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DIAMONDS IN NORTH CAROLINA.—The Wilmington Chronicle says,—"At a late meeting of American geologists in New Haven, Conn., Professor Shephard expressed the opinion that both diamonds and platina will be found in abundance in the gold region of this State, and also in South Carolina and Georgia. This opinion he predicates upon the fact that elastic sandstone has been discovered in some of the western counties of this State, Burke and Buncombe, and in the other States named, and where this is found, it is a geological indication of the presence of the diamonds or platina. In Hall county, Georgia, one perfect diamond has been found in one of the gold washing deposits, worth thirty-five dollars, and another was broken in pieces by the workmen."

NINETY YEARS AGO.—The following advertisement is copied from the Philadelphia Gazette published in Philadelphia, July 11, 1755.

General Post Office,

Philadelphia, February 14, 1755.

It having been found very inconvenient to persons concerned in trade, that the mail from "Philadelphia to New England" sets out but once a forth night during the winter season, this is to give notice, that the New England mail will henceforth go once a week, the year round; whereby correspondence may be carried on, and answers obtained to letters, between Philadelphia and Boston in three weeks, which used in the winter to require six weeks.

By command of the Postmaster General,

WILLIAM FRANKLIN. Comptroller.

SOCIAL EXAMINATION.—There go a gentleman and a scholar. "Pass, There."—"There, is a noun of multitude, first person singular, nomerative case to go." "Very well: go,—the next. [Tom makes for the door.] Come back! Pass go." "I was trying to go past." "Next." "Go, is an insensible, rig'lar verb, finity mood, perfect tense; first person, go it; second person, go ahead; third person, no go; made, in the third person, to agree with Daddy's old gray mare understood." "Very well, next, pass gentleman." "Gentleman are an abstract noun, substantive mood, neuter gender, but in opposition to scholar." "Right: scholar, the next." "Scholar, is an obstinate pronominal adjective, ridiculous mood, imperfect tense, first person, because I am speaking, and governed by a." "Give me the role." "Scholars are governed by indefinite articles."

"Very good: nine merit marks apiece."

TO MAKE BLACKING.—Put one gallon of vinegar into a stone jug; add one pound of ivory black, well pulverized; half a pound of leaf sugar; half an ounce of oil of vitriol, and one ounce of sweet oil; incorporate the whole by stirring. This is a blacking of very great repute.

MORMON TEMPLE.—The Mormon Temple, it is said, is still in progress of erection. It is about one-fourth the size of Solomon's Temple, and can accommodate 12,000 persons, being 4,000 on each floor. Three hundred and fifty men are zealously at work upon the building, which it is supposed will be finished in a year and a half, probably at a cost of half a million of dollars.

HOW TO GET RID OF TROUBLESOME ACQUAINTANCES.—Give out the report that you have met with reverses of fortune, and it is astonishing how your "fair weather friends" will mind their own business.