The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-05-23
Original and Selected.


movements of civilization, in other words, al
ideas, either start from France as their birth
place, or, at least, are compelled to pass
through France in order to be put into the
proper shape to affect society. An exchange
thinks Chicago has similar office in Ameri-
can civilization; and instances the house
raising movement, the Nicolson pavement
movement, and especially the pure water
movement, which if it did not originate with
that city has certainly received an astonish-
ing impetus since Lake Michigan was tunnel
led. A F '.. fl.- - 81
AN irascible old gentleman was taken with
sneezing in the cars lately. After sneezing in
the most spasmoIic manner eight times he ar
rested the paroxysm for a moment, and extri-
eating his handkerchief, he thus addressed his
nasal organ, indignantly saying, 90, go on, &C
on-you'll blow your internal brains out pres
entlyp t.a i1I.a tsrer.. l.,.l.,5-
Emile Girardin in late leader, after ex.
pounding his plans for the regeneration Of
France, remarks: "But this plan has not been
legitimately born in the cabinet of minister
but illegitimately, in the Office of an editor
What credit should be given to his rash pre-
dictions, which have no merit except that Of
being verified by events? What thanks should
he have for his warnings? What thanks does
he ask? A hearing. He cries to you: Strike
but hear The blockhead! Don't hear, but
strike" ,.....-.., ,
"A writer in the Edinburgh Review makes
what for the Ritualists must be rather distress
ing revelations Us to the origin of the Rituals
tic vestments which these gentlemen deem so
essential in Christian worship. He shows that
they are simply the articles of clothing worn
by the Romans in everyday life, and which the
church preserved in her ceremonial, Just as she
preserved the Latin, when everything around
her changed. Probably the most imaginative
Roman, under the empire, in his widest dreams
never pictured to himself the possibility of the
in the Forum attaining after the lapse Ofmany
centuries, the character of sacred vestments, %
having books written about them, and large
bodies of educated men engaged in the careful
study of their cut and ornamentation as mat
ters of the deepest spiritual Importance.
In a small party the subject turning on
matrimony, a lady said to her sister, 81 won
der, my dear, you have never made match
/ think you want the birthstone" To which
she replied: ''No, not the birthstone, only the
spark" .... .,..5.. ,........ 81
Little Albright, the Japanese boy per-
former, has become the fashion in New York
The Express of the 18th says: "The Aristoc-
racy borrow him every afternoon that he can
be spared, for their children to play with. n
day this new human toy was loaned for three
hours to one of our first old Knickerbocker
families, to delight the youngsters"
AT fete given in Paris by Marshall Mel
in Easter week, one of the large saloons was
transformed into garden in the midst OF
which cascade of real water fell from rock,
and, by the effect of green electric fire, seemed
TO pour down showers of emeralds into basin
beneath. Beyond this mysterious passage
led to an Arab tent ornamented with magnfi-
cent draperies.
III is SAID that the new masonic Temple
which Is to be dedicated on ST. Johns da VI oath
proX.,) will be one eff the finest buildings in
Boston. .s.ae
"A Boston correspondent writes that tho
Liquor law appears to be doing good in that
city. Liquors are disappearing from public
view; the hotels stopped selling Saturday.
--Ristori sailed for Europe on Saturday.
Her departure was witnessed by crowd Of
friends and admirers She will return to the
United States next Autumn and appear in an
entirely new play, by the author o" Elizabeth
on the subject of Marie Antoinette.
There are now in England ibetween two
thousand and three thousand shareholders in
companies founded upon the principle OF unit
ing the interest of the capitalists with the in
terests of the workers, and at least eight thou
sand to ten thousand work people are employ
ed by these companies. These numbers are
daily increasing 20 r-t
"A friend asked little girl, (which do YOU
love best, your cat or your doll?" The little
slri thought some time before answering, and
then whispered in the ear of her questioncr
Il love my cat best, but please don't tell NV
doll"
The Greek Minister to Washington, Gener-
al Kalergis, died last month in Athens A lot
ter from Paris says: Gle was taken III hero
not long since on his way to Washington. and
obliged to renounce his mission to the United
States. The Partisan medical men ordered
him home Immediately, and he died soon after
his arrival at Athens E