The Portland daily press., 1867-07-09
Varieties.

AN exchange processes to be in doubt
which berry is ripest in legal point of view
Stanbery or Dogberry. -4a
"A barrel of whiskey, one of varnish ami
$3.50 cash were the presents lately made to a
pastor by his western congregation.
An indulgent husband and father in
Wayne County, Ind, sold his cooking stove the
other day, to raise the needful to take his fam
lily to a circus.
The Springfield Republican tells this pret-
ty story of two birds: "a juvenile oriole was
caught and Gagged few days ago; and every
say since, its supposed father has flown through
the open window into the room where its cage
hangs, and fed it with insects innumerable.
He flies constantly in and out, no matter how
many persons are in the room, and seems de-
termined that the little bird shall not want for
food so long as he can help it,
Brick Pomeroy,of the La Crosse Democrat,
was lately refused membership in the Wiscon-
sin Editorial Association, ON the ground Of in
decency.
"A teacher of vocal music asked an old lady
if her grandson had any ear for music?
sWa'al," said the old woman, Il ra'ally don't
know; won't you take candle and see?"
"A st. John paper lashes itself into fury
over the fact that the 'semi-sayages' of Mexico
should have dared to shoot "one of the 'ablest
statesmen of Europe" and pronounces it "high
time that some strong arm would interfere to
bring Mexican butcheries to an end, and give
the people the blessings of a stable govern
ment," as they are utterly unfit for self-gov-
ernment." That is precisely the pretext On
which Maximilian undertook to interfere in
their affairs, but it does not seem to US that his
success has been such as to encourage further
attempts of the kind Immediately.
A French chemist, NJ Mabrun, has proved
by practical test that fresh milk can be kept
for any given period, perfectly sweet and
good, simply by the complete exclusion of at
mospheric air After this our dairy women
| and housewives should be able to keep thier
milk sweet as long as they please, In spite of
| thunder
"A French prince has been tried at Paris
as receiver of embezzled money, and has
been found guilty. His offence consisted in
| receiving as borrowed money 5000 francs,
part of the proceeds of certain forgeries COM
mitted year ago by the cashier of the Sous
| Compton des Chemins de Fer. When the
cashier and an accomphce were tried, the
| Prince absconded but he recently gave him
| self up, and has now been sentenced to three
years imprisonment. Crime is the most dem
ocratic thing in the world, and brings princes
and costermongers to level.
| Among the eminent persons lately decess-
ed is the Countess of Clifford, better known
as Lady Dufferin, mother of Lord Dufferin,
i 81, 90 tba ha
sister of the beautiful Mrs. Norton, and grand
daughter of Sheridan, and of his first wife, nee
Linley, "the beautiful mother of a beautiful
| race" says Lord Macaulay, "the Saint Cecilia,
whose delicate features, lighted up by love,
art has rescued from the common decay
-Gorgey. who played so important part in
| the late Hungarian insurrection, has lust pub
| lished a sequel to his memoirs of the Year
| 1S4S and 1S49" under the title of "Lettsrs with
out an Address," at Leipsic.
An exchange draws the following harrow
| ing picture: "What can be more desolate
| spectacle than an old maid sitting on an inves-
ed halt bushel, iu a cold kitchen, with her toeS
on the brim ofa slop bucket, pairing her corns
with case knife, by the light of tallow can
dle?"
"A London wag remarks: 1t is untrue that
Her Majesty the Queen declines to meet the
Sultan of Turkey on the occasion OF his ap-
preaching visit to this country, on the ground
that he is a "harem scarum fellow"
The women have just carried point In
Holland. The Minister of the Interior has is
sued a decree admitting them to the examina-
ton for the position ofassstant apothecaries,
an occupation hitherto restricted exclusivelyto
men. This measure will enable country doc
tors to have their prescriptions made up by
their wives and daughters, and will thus re-
lieve them from the charges of male assis'
tant. The decree has been received with
good deal of astoni shment by the DutohmeD,
who look upon this as the beginning of a sys-
tematc invasion OF masculine privileges.
1t appears that the good people of ST.
Petersburg were rather 10th to see their sover-
eign depart from their capitol without being
accompanied, as he has always been for the
past eight or ten years, by an immense dog
called "Mylord." This dog was much talked
of for his attachment to his master, whom he
never left moment, sleeping always on rug
by his bedside. Only a few days after the
Cars departure Mylord was taken Ill and died.
The news was telegraphed to Paris, but was
not communicated to the Gar. The young
Grand Dukes concluded that he should notbe
told of it as they were sure it would greatly
mar the pleasure Of the visit
The watchword of the canvass in Ohio
was furnished by Gen. Hayes, the candidate
for Governor, while in Congress. Somebody
asked him on the floor, what is radicalism?
He replied, "Radicalism is Righteousness
Gen Fitzpatrick now United States minis
ter to Chill, has written letter to Gen. Whit
aker OF Hartford, Conn, in which he handles
the traducers of his moral character without
gloves. He offers $1,000 for man who will say
that he ever saw him under the influence oi
intoxicating liquor, the same sum for one VINO
has seen him drink since he has been In ohli'
and retribution to all his enemies when he
returns to this country.
A somewhat notable editor was once ask
ed why he did not run for Congress; BLESS
YOUR heart" he replied, II make Congress
men,"