The Portland daily press., 1866-06-22
VARIETIES.

One of our countrymen, travelling in Eu-
rope, was asked by a foreigner if he had not re-
Gently crossed the Alps. WeI," said the
Yankee, NOW you call my attention to the
fact, I remember / did pass some risin'
ground"
"A st. Louis paper asserts that during the
Crimean war an Englishman then residing in
that city, raised a company of Irish and Eng
lish soldiers, drilled them in room over the
office of the United States District-Attorney,
and marched them, unmolested and unques-
toned, to England, and thence to the seat of
war. Money was raised in St. Louis to trans
port these men across the seas; but neither
the government nor the officers there attempted
to interfere for the Enforcement of the neutral
ity laws" e ~
"A letter from DR.. Guillotine, the inventor
Of the guillotine, has been discovered. 1t
reads 6hus mon cher The punishment
which have invented is SO gentle-so gentle,
that really tits only the idea of death which
could make it disagreeable. Indeed, it one
were not thinking Of death, one would only
experience. the sensation of slight and pleas
ant coolness on.the neck, ct roild-tout r
"A gentlemanly appearing Englishman the
other day deposited in the Cincinnati
Bank neat iron box, which he said con-
tanned $4,000 in gold, to be used in the pur-
chase of real estate. Soon afterwards he bor-
rowed $500 of the cashier for temporary
emergency As he did not return at the ap-
pointed time, the strong box was opened, and
found to be filed with No. 8 shot, which may
be reckoned among the permanent assets of the
bank at $35O0.
The Rumford Medal has been awarded to
Mr.. Alvan Clark of Cambridge by the Ameri-
| can Academy of Arts and Sciences, for his i'm
provement in the manufacture of refracting
| telescopes. Fai4nT 534t11 n
The locusts have made their appearance in
the locality of Pittsburg, Pa, in immense num-
bers, and the groves and forests are resound-
| ing with their noise, which is not unlike that
made by vast numbers of cawing crows.
"A telescope admitting no more light than
the pupil Of the eye, reveals nearly twice as
many stars as the eye alone.
| In 1889, the lightning having struck the
steeple of church in France, there was after
ward found Impressed on the cloth of the
| communion altar the text of the consecration
prayer contained in book lying open close
by. aus..
| = The flag of the gunboat Ottawa, which
was hoisted over Fort Cinch, the first fort re-
taken from the rebels, has been presented te
the State of Connecticut by Commander 7. II
Stevens. 1t will be deposited in the rooms o.
| the Hartford Historical Society.
| ELIAS Howe says that he shall not apply for
an extension of his sewing machine patent
which expires this year, as he has already made
million and q half dollars on it, and thinks
that is enough. Mr.. Howe is much more re-
markable as a man who has got money enough
than as an inventor. fe
i 1t is stated that Mr.. George w. Curtis il
seeking subscriptions for a money testimonial
to Herbert Spencer. Mr.. Spencer's works
have had larger sale in this country than il
England, yet the author has received noreturr
from their circulation here.
John Ruskin's last book is entitled "Tht
Grown of Wild Olive; Three Lectures on Work
Traffic and War" tN g
"A sentimental old bachelor says a woman'i
heart is the Sweetest" thing in the world; il
fact, a perfect honeycomb-full of sells. Bee
| ware. saA .fa8 l j. !e aarle