The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-27
Varieties.

"A partner in an eminent Boston CONNER
cial firm, on looking into newspaper, sud-
denly inquired, "Who is this Dickens they are
making such fuss about?" ,..as, ,rf
n "A new show in New York is Mr.. Nast's
Caricaturama. II is series of thirty-three
political caricatures, each in size nine feet by
twelve, and all arranged and exhibited in the
form of panorama. .fseaoo9 I.aor
The articles that have appeared in the
New York Times upon Mr.. Dickens's readings
are the work Of Mr.. Raymond himself
The Richmond Whig takes great encour-
sgement from the fact that enterprising
Northerners are steadily settling in Virginia
The Chicago Times grumbles because all
our periodical literature is Republican in tone.
Why don't the Democrats learn to read and
start magazine of their own? H'
"A man in St Louis DRINKS so much whisky
that several mosquitoes who have bitten him
have died of delirium tremens. s.' iaA i-f
Two Worcester gentlemen, both older than
the century, are t. saw wood for an hour on
hundred dollars wager. .f-.at
The late robbery in New York recalls a
Wall street incident, illustrating the careless
way in which the precious metals are handled,
and the good nature of crowd. Not long
ago bag of gold, borne on the shoulders of
youngster, burst near the corner of Wall and
William streets, when ring was formed, and
no individual, except the youngster himself,
was permitted to touch the coin until every
piece of it was picked up. r,
We learn from unquestionable authority
that one of our most distinguished litterateurs
we are not at liberty to mention names-will
soon publish thrilling sensational romance
founded on some recent events in real life.
The work is to be entitled "The Chief of the
Six Nations; or, the Kidnapped Bridegroom"
"A writer in Hours at Home hints that
the story of the appearance of the Devil to
Martin Luther at wartburg, proof of which
still exists, in the stains from the thrown ink
stand on the walls of the Reformer's cell, finds
full explanation in one word-BILE. -l,
The story of the Highland regiment vol
unteering to the Papal Legion, turns out to be
without foundation. The regiment was COM
posed of Irishmen, with Scotch colonel.
They had "comic dress prize carnival" at
the Detroit skating rink last Monday evening"
The first prize was awarded to Santa Claus"
and the second to the what is it" both repre-
sented by male citizens. b, .-....f .
"A movement is on foot in Baltimore to es-
tablish home for the aged and INDECENT MEM
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church of
that city. The. society is already formed, and
over one hundred ladies are enrolled in the
board of management. A Methodist reunion
win shortly be held for the benefit of this
Christian enterprise. r.fgegrssl t..a..,a..
The Watchman aud Reflector speaks of
the Independent as Christless in theology.
An English butcher was recently sum-
moned before a Justsce for cruelty to gan
der. 1t appears that he had bet gu nea
with a neihhbor that his gander was heavier
than the neighbors. He won the bet, hut
his eander died Immediately after the neigh
bor had purchased it. On opening the foul
it was found that in order to bring it up to
winning weight it had been feed with two
pounds of small shot. The administration OF
of this heavy diet cost the butcher ten shiIl-
lings fine. .H.....r ..... r-r
v, an ignorant but well-meaning man,
was elected Sheriff of - County, Ohio At
the close of the first term of court after v
had enter ed ON his office he undertook to an
nouuce the final adjournment in the usual
form: "Hear vel hear yel the Court of Com
mou Pleas of - County is now adjourned
sine die" Just as he had completed his SEN
tence young attorney at his elbow whisper
ed: "V--, you were wrong; you should have
adjourned court sine Deo." At once w.
began again, in his bawliLg tones, as all were
leaving the courtroom, and pronounced the
formula-"Hear ye! hear ye! the Court Of
Common Pleas OF = County is now adjourn
ed sine DeoP The disappointed suitors
thought " was right. .r
-Ihe Vienna Figaro publishes this squib,
called "a Frenchman's petitions" ..at
80, listen, obliging Ausfriai .F
To prayer we fam would have heard:
Give us the Second Napo con,
And take in return the Third" ..r
The body of the "Second Napoleon" the
Duke of Reichstadt, lies in the crypt of the
Capuchin Church in Vienna. Hence the
Petition. '