The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-07
Varieties.

The English Parliament adjourns to-day.
"A quarry of beautiful blue sandstone, in
exhaustible In quantity, and of splendid quail
ity for building purposes, has been discovered
ON the farm purchased for the Soldiers Home,
near Dayton, Ohio, and has produced great To-
cal excitement. The quarry is said to be
worth the entire sum paid for the farm.
The Pope, it is reported, sobbed with emo
ton while pronelncing the absolution for the
deceased Pontifcals in the 5ixtine Chapel,
ard, in fact, is reported as having been 50
overcome that he was compelled to retire for
few moments to compose himself, whereupon
the whole congregation wept, abundantly-
There is, of course, another side to the picture
the 800 young insurgents whose bodies were
found riddled by the Chassepots around Monte
Rotondo and Montana. For these his Holi-
ness has no tears. Il, f-.-s-t- f-r',.e-e..
The Saturday Review generously admits
that for his literary works DIR. Holmes "will
deserve to be remembered for more than the
life of an average teacup." l.t,
"A working man named Bourcey was tried
recently in Paris on charge Of raising sedi-
tious cries. While following a detachment of
troops on the Boulevard he shouted out, "Vivs
Garibaldil do not like either the Pope or
the Emperor; he has sent troops to Rome, and
he is 1ost" The man was condemned to O.
fortnight's imprisonment and 1sfr. fine.
AN English Admiral has published q
Sailors Book" which contains some
interesting items regarding some sea phrases
which have acquired an extensive currency
ON land. The phrase "till aus blue" means
until the ship gets into blue water. "The devil
to pay and no pitch hot" is calker's term.
To "pay' seam in ships side meant to
pour hot pitch into it after the oakum had
been driven in. The "devil' is the seam next
the water, which was most difficult to put the
tar into. Thus the "devil to pay, and no pitch
hot" meant the worst of the work to do, and
no material in q proper state OF preparation.
"Son of gun" was first applied to the ehii-
dren, born at sea, OF gunners' wives who were
sometimes allowed to accompany their hus-
bands, and whose sleeping hunks were under
the lower deck guns. ---,.r ..-... r..,-.
The Boston Transcript says that the pub
lication of the names of Harvard students
brought before the police court, by the Cam
bridge and Boston papers, has had a most sal
utary effect. The offenders deem the publica-
| ton OF their names greater punishment than
The United States Senate has expunged
| tho word .honorable" from its journal. The
| clerk had prefxed this title to the names Of
the senators, and Mr.. BLckalew moved to
strike it out. The Senate agreed, and its mem
bers are hereafter plain "Mr." This Is repub-
| lican simplicity.
The Chicago Tribune Of Monday calls att
tention to the arrival of the daring arctic voy-
ager, DIR. Hayes in that city. 1t seems that
the adventurous explorer, who probably got
nearer to the North Pole than any other white
man, was entirely eclipsed by Weston, whs
was lust then the hero of the impetuous Chi
cacoese. The Tribune therefore advises the
obscured DIR. Hayes to change his programme,
and advertise that he will enter Chicago, going
at the rate of seven miles an hour, walking al
ternately on his hands and head. By SO doing
he might hope to rival the great walker.
Assign in San Francisco bears this inscrip-
ton: "How Sing, Cigar Maker. All Choicest
Brands Havana Cigars Made to Order"
A Peruvian letter writer gives an account
of affairs in that region, and among other
things describes the method of horseback rid
ing in vogue among the Peruvian womeh.
He says that the "women do all the "orA, anu
the men are good nothing setoi salnoier'
and thieves" The women rae on sne nind'
,au.o-a 80 their horses, without q saddle,
,.-od with the load on the horse In
80. Thew mount the animal by taking hold
{ s;s tail. making loop by doubling it up
"a clasping with one hand the upper and
lower parts of the tail, then putting one foot
on the joint of the horses leg, they ascend as
if going up stairs. They usually stand erect
ON the horse before sitting down. The horses
never kick or stir whilst this curious process IL
going on. -, 4 f-...
we find the following in an exchange
where IL is called pertinent: ave saw bill
sticking up on the fence yesterday, Informing
the neople that a fine mich cow was lost We
enter an inhammatory protest against the use
of that word 'milch.' Why use it? Would
Won talk of the 'milch of human kindness?
Not very frequently. How would it sound T.
, hear one speaking of the 'milch Of the coco
| nut?' 1t would cause the hearer to snicke
louder than thunder. Then why talk abou
mich cows Quit 1.-THE above is neithe
"pertinent," witty nor wise, but simply N
}. outbreak of ignorance. Milk Is noun .'''Y
e is an adjective, pure, Saxon word' s.N ~
It fies "giving milk" We do no' s.N :.
g. "milch in the Cocoa nut, because uis' - ~ :,
:. -. no no, and we do not speak OF mil
- ;, ssa.,,se 4 would be a barbaiism. Whs
- 'o~ norance undertakes to be critical
feel inclined to cry, Quit IT, s-s .-'g