The Portland daily press., 1867-09-04
Varieties.

In scnool recently, teacher took occa-
sion to relate an anecdote OF little girl who
tried to overcome evil with good" by giving q
New Testament to boy who had il-treated
her. The story was appreciated, for, few
minutes aftcrward, one boy struck another,
and, on being ASKED the reason, said ne was
trying to get a testament" This was practi-
cal bearing altogether unexpected. .
Whatever made you marry that old wo-
man?" said a mother to h:r son, because
You always told me to pick wife like my mo-
ther, was the dutiful reply. y..rsi 5s..Im,... o
h Francis Tingle, only ten years of age,
drowned himself in the Pottery Reservoir, at
Swinton, England, few days since, under
fear of punishment for misappropriation OF
money with which he had been entrusted to
make small purchase. ,,,r., .st.7--. ..,r..-
"A country paper in Wisconsin says that
the Legislature of that State adjourned "non
coppos." This is about as bad as the statement
made by the chairman of meeting held in
Byron Hall, Chicago, about SIX years ago, de-
claring certain resolution passed "crim con-"
The ineal descendant of Dermot Mono
rough, the last Irish king, Is now working as a
stoncmason on buildings at Toxteth Park, Lii q
verpool. The undoubted representative of the
celebrated Earl of Ulster, who fourished in the
time of Elizabeth, and who gave that monarch
a good deal of trouble in Ireland, is policeman
in the Liverpool police force. 4 o.J-.as H. %
The New York Commercial says Dickens
agent has received letters from nearly one
hundred towns and cities asking the loan or
use OF Mr.. Dickens for one night or longer.
For the present printed formula, entirely
non-committai, goes In reply. These letters
come from the entire country, from Eastport
to Omaha, and cities not even mapped out
when Dickens prepared his American Notes
now tender him audiences as large as a brigade.
in halls Of proportionate size and grandeur
Hundreds of miles west Of that Eden whence
the cheerful Mark Tapley speculated on Ame-
rican progress and the great Pogram and the
inimtabie jefferson Brick swelled into unna.
tural proportions, there come invitations to
read TO orderly ana settled and civilized COM
munities, which already have antiquarian So
cieties and talk of the graves OF their pioneer
ancestors.
-fne LONDON Telegraph says a daring
inventor is to bring the fresh air up 10 London,
like the milk, and the meat and the drinking
water. Mr.. Thomas, OF Deptford, carpenter,
sees his way to plan OF pumping pure and
cold rural atmosphere into tne capital. Inc
pure air is to pass through ron tunnels; the
cold air is to go througn otner tunneis anu
through ice-houses; iron pipes are to brancl,
off to the various streets and roads, while
smaller pipes are to be furnished for the houses
SC. Pure air may be obtained at the distance
of Chiselburst Common. By this invention,
says the protector, it might be conveyed to any
court, alley, or other close piace-a plan which,
In case OF fever or choiera' would Dc most IN
valuable: ...r5 ..l s
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Per sAperimen' IN 'nA' cry, eApreu On oa.ur-
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Enghsh watering piaces, thinAS enae Uoo
made the country, and man maoe tne toSn'
the devil must be responsible for tine sea-side..
The following are the dates OF the iounaa-
tions OF Universities: Aoerdeen' is1I; oI An-
drews, l4n; Camos'uge' iiiv' nuonn Aoo.,
Edlnourga. a,e .'1o, 1iaSs, GSys ~, ., u' 90,
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