The Portland daily press., 1867-01-21
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"A story is told of good woman who visit
ed the place in New York where 1t was said
chickens were hatched and reared without
hens. She was shown some drawers lined with
cotton, where the eggs are kept warm with
artificial heat. Turning away with great dis
gust, she exclaimed, SIS that all, Matching
chickens out of eggs9" Who could not hatch
chickens out of eggsS"3
In HARLEM peculiar ornament of white
lace and card board, huug Just outside Il Q
street door, signifies the birth of child; and
for the period of six weeks after birth, while
such badge is visible, no tax collector or cred
itor of any kind is allowed to demand paw
ment.
AT St. Paul, Minnesota, four old people.
whose united age was about three hundred
years, danced quadrille.
The following is the opening sentence of
a French review of Ecce Homo: England
lives entirely upon imported ideas These,
originally derived from Germany, become clar-
iied and rendered intelligible in France. and
are finally accepted in England, or even pro-
mulgated there as new"
Bishop Green, of Mississippi, has issued a
pastoral letter. enjoining the duty of instruct
ing freedmen in duties OF citizenship.
"A Westernjustice lately Mortified a bridal
couple whom he was about to unite by coming
to the house on hearse.
George Alfred Townsend criticises the
needle gun severely. He says>-"A regiment
of men at work with this would look as if thew
were cracking walnuts, or opening oysters, or
killing mosquitoes. You can Certainly fire IL
six times minute after six years practice"
"A little four year old was noticed the other
day gazing intently out of the window at a
heavily laden double team of horses whose
driver was belaboring them in no gentle man.
ner. Suddenly, she turned away with a sigh,
remarking as she did so: MAMA, / am glad
God didn't make me hosses."
The editor of an Alexandria paper saw a
tull-grown Louisianian sitting cross-legged,
playing seven-up with little "nigger" for ten
cents game in postage stamps
-Bonsor (down upon little Stannery, who's
agreat boastsr about mis- swell acquaintance !,
and his extensive travel" and this wear
especially, down Palestine |-"Did you see the
Dairdane.ies" Stannery-" EhT The-eh?
Ohye-yesi Jolly feiiars as ever l met,
lett the club.--Punch.
Since the process of photographing upon
silk and linen has been perfected in France.
many persons have their portraits upon their
linen instead of their names OF Initials. Wash.
ing, it is said, does not injure the portraits.
-MrPunch's advice to an OldIsh Bachel-
or-Repent at leisure, and then marry in
haste.
Mike" said bricklayer to his holman
IF you meet Patrick tell him to make haste,
| as we are waiting for him" "Sure an will, :"
replied Mike; "but what win tell him If I
DON'T mate him?,
"A gentleman visiting in the family of n
worthy deacon, had been showing the children.
one evening, beautiful musical box, after
which he wound up and put the instrument
away in his pocket. At the hour of retiring
for the night, the visitor was called upon for
prayer, and, having got upon his knees, was
IN the midst OF what promised to be a some
what prolonged petition, when suddenly, in
consequence of change of position on the
part OF the supphcant, the musical box started
gayiy OFT with the tune, "Take your time,
Miss LucyP' To say that the prayer was
brought to rather abrupt termination, and
that even the worthy Deacon rose from his
knees all but CONFUSED with laughter, is draw
ing the effect OF the incident quite mildly.
Secretary Stanton has turned over to Sec
retary Browning, of the Interior Department,
for safe keeping the chair occupied BY Presi.
dent Lincoln when shot by Booth at Ford's
Theatre. 1t has been in the custody Of the
War Department since the night Of the assass.
ination.
Mr.. Leonard W. Jerome has given $1,000
to Princeton, N. j., the interest Of which is to
be annually expended in the purchase OF a
medal to be awarded to the graduating senior,
who shall be declared by q vote Of his class
mates to be the first gentleman in his class.
MIR. Forney says pleasantly of the choice
of Cameron for the Senatorship: "There has
never been 40 studied q violation of public
sentiment and public decency as this nom-
| inition."
The Argus and Gen. Butler are cut In
favor of the annexation of Canada.
When King victor's envoy was admitted
to Pho Mono, he began to read q document
commencing, Having heard that your Hon-
ness desires to recommence the negotiations
which were last year interrupted" whereupon
ahe successor of st. Peter is related to have
broken out, in an un-apostolical rage, with
"Comincia don una bsuia" "He begins with
aliel''
Thomas Stanley, an ex-United States
soldier, while passing the public square at
Brownsville, Tenn, a day or two since, was
asked by two Rebels if he was Confederate.
Replying in the negative, he was set upon
and badly beaten in the face with a cane.
Fred Douglass says he is not permitted
now, as formerly to enjoy the luxury of
a whole seat when travelling. Some people
really prefer sitting next a "nigger" to stand
ing.
The Rebel Gen. Sterling Price, wife son
and daughter, have arrived at the Southern Ho-
tel, st. Louis, from Mexico. The st. Louis
Times proposes that committee offriends shall
Call upon the General and inquire whether
he Will accept pardon"
Minister washburn has been elaboratsly
dined by the President Of Paraguay.
The chicago Times published as an in
dorsement of its advocacy of negro suffrage, a
letter from one VIM. Dewitt, who subscrlbes to
the weekly edition, and adds,
an. B.-I don't care damn whether the
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