The Portland daily press., 1865-02-02

s." Well, George. y asked friend Of
young lawyer, who had been admitted about
ysar' how do You like your new profession
me reply was accompanied by a brief sigh to
. SUI me occasion-s.My profession is much pet-
Ter than my practice"
ana give its meaning, with sentence in which
" was used. The following was literally her an
s.er' sF-e-r-m-e-n-t, a verb, signifying to work,
love to fsrment in the garden p
- Some one was praising the English pub
nc schools to Charles Landseer, and said, Gan
our best men were public-school men, Look at
our poets There's Byron: he was a harrow
boy" YES" interrupted Charles, s'there's
Burns: he was ploughboy.o II
- The negroes who fled from slavery in
Maryland, into Washington and the District
after freedom had been proclaimed there. are
now returning and seeking employment from
their old masters, who readily receive them,
wanting. their labor, and making satisfactory
provision in the way OF wages and comfortable
quarters. s9ieA g slsfe ~ y lA' ss snr g. "a
E"Dixon'' Of the Boston sAdeertissr, tele-
gaaphs that General Grant, Captain Fox and
iother officers have returned from Fort FISHER.
They found it completely riddled by shot and
shell, General Grant expressed the opinion that
it could not have been carried, if the naval fire
had not dismounted all the gums on the side as
saulted by thesoldiers 1870 -. 10
81 Jeremiah Blake, who was discharged from
the U. 8. ship Constellation. at Norfolk, Va.,1
Jan. 26th, was found drowned in the dock at the
end of Eastern Packet Pier, Boston, Tuesday
p,nrp;n0 eupnosod 70 ho ~. fallan ova~hoard n,
attempting to go on board q vessel lying at the
Pier. He was about 81 years old and is sup
posed to have belonged in Bath. rs "a
90 H- THE London Standard Of Dec. Both, en-
fghtens its readers in relation to Gen. Shermans
march through Georgia; says effected nothing;
that it was not successful, even as q retreat;
that he lost thousand men aday; that his men
were barely fed and in constant fear, and that
the number of prisoners taken from him was so
large that twas a tax on the resources of the
south to take care Of them. 'j.,s Il p
% The explanation of the ydrmory Square
Hospital Gazstte is perfectly satisfactory. Put
your hands into our pockets as much as you
please. Take wallet, knife, keys, red chalk,
pencil, toethpick and comb. only spare the
handkerchief We forgot our friend was living
in the atmosphere of the federal ca ,ital, where
to take things without asking Is the custom Of
| the place. haE ora bfs bgrsl9aa aNns5l4ib be- 8
ETThe New York Leader has strong article
devoted to The vile preparations that are now
sold under ths name Of confectionery, and which
parents, without stopping to examine, permit
therchildreD to take into their stomach, where
it remains as sediment, the gastric juice failing
to dissolve it. OF course the result is infamms-
ton Of the n1cous membrane, acute pains. end
ingiathe dsy-lopement of disease that may re-
suit in death. esesa ng0as yisri, 5aai5d .graf
EThe Boston Herald. speaking of the state
ment Of the rebel press that Wilmington was Of
ssno value" tc the Confederacy, says: "And if
Grant should take Richmond itself, some fugi-
tive rebel editor would halt in his 1ightto print
an extra on bis shirt flap with the assurance
that it was good thing for the Confederacy,
and that the yandal hordes of vile Yankees
would soon, be swept from the face of the earth
| by the ayenging sons of noble sires"
l55 - Three hundred feet is no unusual height
for the majestic frs of Oregon, and trees six or
seven feet In diameter at the butt and as straight
as ramrod, excite no particular attention.-
These fir trees are nearly as resinous as south
ern pine, and may be burned down when green
by boring two augur holes OF right angles to
each other, near the ground, so as to meet in the
tree, and setting fire to the chips made by the
augur.
BThe Roman Pontiff is becoming exceed
ingly tolerant He does not propose hereafter
to thrust his inquisitorial hand into strangers
trunk, provided the stranger be an Englishman,
to seize his bible hence he orders, expressly and
officially, "that for the future no Englishman's
Bible is to be touched on his arrival or during
his sojourn in Rome" OF course this extends
to the Italian TRANSACTIONS and editions. This
orderis officially communicated to the English
public by the British Consul at Rome
\ - Referring to the action Of Congress on
the Reciprocity treaty. the Montreal Witness
says: ''This result might have been arrived at
under any circumstances, though We think had
Canada been commonly friendly with its neigh
bors the Treaty would only have been modified !;
but after our Coursol- Lamothe proceedings,
there was no further hope for any extension
or compromise; and those proceedings we're
only the result of long course Of bad feel-
ing, fostered BY those who should have known
better" Visor I. isl qa9 Is ~,
904,AlG $500 ar &