r perfections.

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SHERWOOD AND ROBIN HOOD.

The officers of Sherwood Forest, famous for having been the
head-quarters of Robin Hood in the 16th century, were a warden, his
lieutenant and steward, a bow-bearer, and a ranger, four verderers,
twelve regarders, four agisters, and twelve keepers or foresters, all
under a chief forester; besides these there were several woodwards for
every township within the forest, and one for every principal wood.

HALBERT H.

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The late Duke of Norfolk passing down Piccadilly with Sheridan, as a
gigantic wooden Highlander was just then fixing at the door of a
tobacconist, asked, what was the reason of this usual location. "Ay, ay,
I see it now," said the duke, "it is as much as to say, bargains here, a
man may get the most for his farthing." "No," said Sheridan, "it seems
quite the contrary, for if the Scotchman could have driven any thing in
the way of bargain, he would have gone in."

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A Mrs. Tomlinson is mentioned in the papers as having, lately died,
worth thirty thousand pounds, chiefly amassed by habits of extreme
penury. She had, before this accumulation, separated from her husband,
to whom she handsomely allowed five shillings a-week. This was observed
to realize the often-repeated saying of Solomon--"A virtuous woman is a
_crown_ to her husband."

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SUGAR MADE FROM RAGS.

The compiler of a Catechism of Chemistry up to the latest date, says,
"It is a remarkable fact, that a pound of rags may be converted into
more than a pound of sugar, merely by the action of sulphuric acid. When
shreds of linen are triturated (stirred) in a glass mortar with
sulphuric acid, they yield a gummy matter on evaporation; and if this
matter be boiled for some time with dilute sulphuric acid, we obtain a
crystallizable sugar."--Now is the time to look up all your old rags,
&c.

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A choral society, consisting of 160 members, has just been established
at Breslau, for the cultivation of ancient music.

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JOHN OF GAUNT.

There is a curious tradition respecting the estate of Sutton Park, (the
seat of Sir J. Burgoyne.) near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, which states
it formerly belonged to John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, who gave it to
an a