The Portland daily press., 1867-10-18
Varieties,


Varieties.
"A Wisconsin wine maker was 0vertaken
last allby cold weather, and some 5000 pounds
of his grapes were frozen up.in boxes. Wine
made from these grapes in April was zone hun
dred per cent. better than that made from the
same quality Of grapes in the fall.
"A gentleman about TO travel ON French
railroad had at the time Of entering the car,
an unlghted cigar in his mouth Observing
that there was a lady in the compartment, he
was about to replace the cigar in his case;
when loi from the lady Is feet there rose fierce
dog, in a threatening attitude AT the same
time the lady snatched the cigar from the gem
tleman's mouth and threw it out OF the win
dow, with the remark 81 dislike smokers, they
make me ILL.," The gentleman, with polite
bow, rejoned: 81 do not like dogs; they annoy
me-. Then seizing the animal by the back of
the neck, he pitched him after the cigar.
The Italians, residing at Louisville, appro-
priatey celebrated ON Saturday the three hun
dred and seventy fifth anniversary of She dis
covery of this continent by their countrymln
Columbus. r. s... t....
! Walker went to Dutch tailor and had his
measure taken for a pair OF pantaloons. He
gave directions to have them made large and
full. Walker is heavy man and likes his
clothes loose, and when he came to try on the
new unmentionables found they stuck tight to
his legs, whereat he thus demonstrated: 81 told
you to make these pants full" After some oh
jurgatory expressions of profaue nature the
tailor ended the controversy by declaring, 81
dink desc pants is full enough; if dey was any
fuller dey would shplit!'
AS illustrative OF the respect with which
Burns was honored by some of his country
men, DIR. Rogers relates that Sir John Dal-
proofs in the printing office where the poets
books were in press, when the rustic bard en-
tered, and seeing a stranger ON his iayorite
stool, looked annoyed. The foreman saw it,
and asked him to step into another room. He
then asked Dalrymple to vacate the stool.
"WhatP said Sir John, "dO you suppose I'll
resign my seat to yon impudent staring fell
low" "That is Robert Burns" said the fore
man. Sir John sprang to his feet: "Robert
Burns y he exclaimed, "that quite alters the
case. Give him all the seats in the placer
One year ago the number of students at
Michigan University exceeded that ever known
before at an American college; but this year
the admissions surpass those OF last year. The
law department alone numbers about five hun
drei. The professors in this department are
two judges of the Supreme Court of Mich-
gan, judge of the Circuit Court, aud lead
ing member of the Detroit bar. The Univer-
sity is now drawing students not only from
the Western and Southern States, but even
from New England. ....l.. r.4I -.I
The Peoria (Ill) Democrat says: "The
party engaged in making the survey of the IL
linois river for the United States, initiatory to
the construction OF a ship canal, ten in num-
ber, were at the Metropolitan Sunday.
They went to Bath, where they will commence
the survey of the lower Illinois river. Anoth-
er party will survey the upper river above
Bath" s..,i.- U.....
1t is publicly announced in all the papers,
that McCOole and Coburn are to have prize
fight for $4,000 a side. This is scandalous If
the fight ever takes place it win be the fault of
the police who easily prevent it if they
wish.
An effort is being made in New York to
preserve unbroken the library Of the late clas-
steal scholar, DIR. Charles Anthon. 1t contains
many rare and valuable works, and should be
preserved. The only way tor the proprietors of
libraries to secure their treasures from prompt
dispersion after their death, is to bequeath
them formally to some suitable public nstitu-
ton. The sdUdnt can then rest quietly in his
grave, and his heirs will be spared the mortif-
cation of announcing for sale, at auction or
otherwise, "a rare and valuable library, the
property of an eminent scientific gentleman
recently deceased" .1dJ D. .a
b Two maps just published in France are
entitled "Franoe that can read and France
that can write" They show the districts in
which persons married in 1866 could not sign
the register--in proportion varying from 80
to 20 per cent. The Steele, which sums up
these statistics, says: "One-third of France un-
able either to read or writel Fifty-five depart
ments out of 80, in which the number Of llit-
crate persons is from 50 TO 70 per cent. ds~-s
not shame9 And we talk of a new military
organization Let us rather busy ourselves
with the instruction of this black phalanx of
ignorance; let US devote to this national work
tithe OF the millions we uselessy squander.
Let us begin by beating Prussia on this ground.
As regards primary instruction We are in the
lowest rank of the European Powers, and we
imagine ourselves to be marching at the head
of civizatiOn!"
"A correspondent says: the most melan-
choly news has reached me concerning the
health of the Empress Charlotte. There seems
no hope of her recovering her reason. The
other day the inmates of the Chateau de Ter
vueren. where she has been living lately, were
thrown into the greatest CONSERVATION by her
sudden disappearance. For long time their
search was in vain. At last they discovered
the unfortunate Princess hidden in distant
wood close to a farm, where it appeared she
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mers wife, who had not recognized her.
q In Dayton, Ohio recently a man and
woman laid separate claim to a COW. Each
provedb cloud of witnesses that the other
was at fault, and each proved respeetabihty
and integrity Under such circumstances it
became evident that both were honest IN their
claims, and the Justice with the wisdom of
Solomon directed the COW TO be sent into
field with the others. The man claimant then
tried all his persuasive powers, but the cow
would not recognize him. Then the woman
called "Ponyl' and the intelligent animal
scattered the crowd that surrounded her
and broke for the woman where she rubbed
her nose against her mistress, oyerioyed To
find her. The Justice decided that the COW
was hers. H s.f..ar .....
"A party OF excursonists, in all three wag
on loads, left Poughkeepsie a day OF two since
ON an excursion to the Fishkill Mountains.
| When they reached the summit or camping
| ont place, the horses attached to two OF the
wagons took fright from some cause or other,
| and started down the mountain at the top Of
| their speed bringing up all right at the bottom,
| without having incurred any damage to the
| vehicles, horses or harness. The occupants
had got out previous to the starting OF the
| horses.