The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-06-26
Varieties.

- One Sunday, in the Episcopal Church in
Parkersburg, Virginia, as one of the wardens
was carrying around the large silver plate, q
young lady of four summers put in her mite,
remarking as she did SO, in tone that was
heard by those in the neighboring pews:
mamma, I put my money in the pie-pan%
A Brooklyn gentleman, who has great
faith in Catec hism, and teaches it with per-
tinacity that would challenge the admiration
of Luther or Calvin, was putting the young
est of four through course one day when the
question came up: who tempted Eve?" The
little fellow, after few moments thought,
with an air of confidence exclaimed: 'It's the
gentleman who lives in hell; I've forgotten his
namep r.
Josh Billings says: 81 never bet any
stamps on the man who IL always telling what
he would have did if he had bin thare. have
notised that this kind never git thare."
The New Glasgow Nova Scotia) Chroni-
| Gle says that two frogs were found few days
| ago deeply imbedded in the Acadia coal NINE
One of them was killed, unfortunately, by the
fall of the coal. They were found In small
cavity filed with water, in the centre of tho
coal seam 100 feet beneath the surface. The
living animal is small-sized, perfectly shaped,
aud is quite lively; but at the same time is
blind and has NO mouth. When put into fresn
water, il becomes insensible, and the water De-
| comes covered with slime; consequently 1t
| can only live in water taken out OF the coal
mine II is at present in possession OF Major
| Marion American Consul at Pictou.
The Minneapolis Tribune says: Among
our dispatches this morning is one from Lon
| don dated this morning at one O'Clock, which
was received here last evening before II 2o'clock.
Many of our readers are learning the news of
| London this morning before probably one half
of the reading citizens of London"
in Warsaw, New York, resides Deacon
| NJ, a straightforward, honest old man, not
generally accused of putting too fine point on
his expressions. But the ot er evening, at q
prayer-meeting, he did attempt refinement
and succeeded. Thanking the Lord for the
| ''plainness OF the way" lie continued: "Yes
Lord, thou hast made it so plain that way
faring man, though "a little -belo,s-ms -av-
erags-could not err therein!'
Two old friends met, not long since, after
a separation # thirty-fve years. wen I"m'
said one, show has the world gone WIN you
old boy? Married yet?" Yes, ana We got
family you can't match-seven boys and one
Girl" II can match it exactly" was the reply
"e,r have seven girls and one boy.
A writer ia the Edinburg Review has
h,on investigating various local publications
in the north of England, and considers him
self warranted in assuming that the total mum
her of lives sacrificed in British coal mines
from the earliest notices down to the present
time is not less than 25OoO.
The temperance movement is making
serious inroads upon the exchequer OF deaier
in intoxicating beverages in Washington.
"A Hearts Content despatch says that tn
repaired cable continues to work perfectly, an'
mas be considered reliable as though no da"
ace had occurred. 1t was found to have teeI
absolutely crushed Notwithstanding its heay!
iron armor, for length of 12o feet