The Portland daily press., 1866-04-30
VARIETIES,

-Ine MdchsdS Union says: "The cores
pondent of the New York Herald is dam
aging the standing of that paper for truth and
yeracity, by sending the most absurd and nm
truthful reports from EastporL about the Fe.
nians." Damaging the standing for truth
and veracity" OF the Herald is good.
M. Gustave de Beaumont, member of the
rrencn institute, has just died at Paris, at the
age OF slxty-five In 1881 he came to the
Cnlted otates in company with de Tocoue
Vile. In 1889 he was elected member of the
House OF Deputies, and distinguished himself
by the manner in which he treated all ones
tions bearing on political economy. In 1913
he was appointed ambassador at Vienna. but
soon resigned. He did not approve the conn
detat, and retired from political life on the ID
OF december, 1852. He published many books
-one on the social, religious and political
state OF Ireland; another ON Slavery in The
United States. His most important work.
however, is the "Treatise on the Penitentiary
System of the United States, and its applica-
ton to France"
Which are the lightest men-Scotchmen.
lrlshmen or Englishmen? In Ireland there
are men of Cork; in Scotland men of AYR
tart; but ON the Thames there are lighter
men. ---
TO prevent the rusting Of iron, make a
salve by melting together equal weights of
white wax and oil of turpentine. and cover
the parts to be protected with thin LAYER,
and rub in and polish with dry linen rag
In this way machinery, locks swords. steel
magnets, &C., can be well protected from rust.
Stock raisers who are interested in bulls
OF the celebrated Irish breed, will be pleased
to read the following extract from an article
| published in late number of the Nati0n.-
1T makes all the difference in the woyld," SAYS
the writer, whether it was my OK that gored
your bull, or my bull that gored your oxo
The English Society for Promoting Chris
tian knowledge are advertising Hymns for
| use during the cattle plague, with music.n A
| reprobate suggests that they are probably to
be sung to "the tune the old COW died Of"
"A celebrated composer wrote to friend
| requesting the pleasure of his company s.to
| luncheon; key of G." His friend. a thor
| ough musician, interpreted the invitation
| rightly, and came to the composers house
for luncheon at One sharp.-ILlndon Or.
chestrG. -
The iron-clad Toulon fleet of the French
navy, consisting of one ship-of-the-line and
| hve rlgates, has sailed again on three DAYS
cruise TO practice new manoeuyre invented
| by Admiral Willaumez. The fripate Caton
was anchored between the islands of Hyeres
and each ship sailed round her at various an
gies, and each time with increased speed. The
n u,aniesers M oI the circles in these evOlutions
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on board each ship as she sailed round.
| We have been profoundly impressed by
the reflections of the Bangor Democrat upon
the gubernatorial question. After reviewing
the various candidates for the Republican
| nomination, the Democrat moralizes thus:
Happily, in the Democratic ranks there Is no
| jealousy, no strife, and no contest. They will
| seek out the best man for the position without
| reference to his past associations. They care
| not whether he lives in the East or in the
| West. or in the Centre; their only question
| will he: Is he capable is he honest, and Is he
| r;obt on the great question of Reconstruction. -
II is like walking in grave yard, to listen to
| these sombre musings. In the Democratic
ranks all i, at last peace and quiet; no more
strife; no more offices; no use in buying or
importing voters now. 1t only remains to per-
form the last Offices of respect to the defnnct
party, by nominating am annual candidate for
GovernOr-and it really makes not a shadow
of difference where he lives, or whether he is
living at all.
The Richmond Ecdnsiner calls upon its
friends to pray that the cholera may decide
between their adversaries and themselves. To
this pious wish the Detroit Post replies that,
if the rebels make the cholera the test now,
the Democracy will fail them again, for the
strength of that party lies in the localities of
large cities where the disease ravages the
most.
The Bangor Times in its haste to COM
mend the Presidents speech to the soldiers
tautolology, Intending, no doubt, to say it was
'strong in its very tautology" The Times
shutters little in politics. Mail,