The Portland daily press., 1867-06-06
VARIETIES.

,.....-.sss VARIETIES.
The Argus doesn't publish President
Johnson's Raleigh speech, and hash t heard yet
from the election in Washington Monday.
We observe paragraph going the rounds
of the papers giving the "last words" of various
celebrated persons who have died. Those of
Webster are, however, omitted. They arc
'zythepsary, zytsum." See his ~ Unabridged
Dictionary.
In Pennington, Conn.,, they are building
the first dwelling-house erected in that place
for twenty years. Rather sleepy community
one would think.
,.--Rev DR.. Curry, editor of the Methodist
Christian Advocate, avs the Atlantic Month
ly is the organ of free thinkers; the New York
Tribane has always been anti Christian; the
Nation is edited by polite infidels; the Times
is RECKLESS of truth, propriety and decency,"
and the Evening Post has Unitarian proclivi-
ties The good doctor finds no paper he can
read with satisfaction but the Herald, which
he declares to be ''the least dangerous of our
dailes." tf, .,..r
Gen. Neal Dow, in his recent speech in
London, said an old gentleman had lately ask
ed him when the United States Government
was going to pay off the rebel bonds. His an
swer was when you pay off the Fenian
bonds" u 15a AS4aa#
"A horticulturist advertised that he would
supply all sorts of fruit trees and plants, espec
tally pie plants of all kinds. A gentleman there
upon sent him an order for one package of GUS
tard pie seed, and dozen mince pie plants
The gentleman promptly flied the order by
sending him four goose eggs and small dog.
The Peoria Ull.) Transcript relates the case
of William Moss, who was rendered insane by
severe attack of typhoid fever, and while be-
ing taken home, fell from bridge, and striking
his head against stone, was instantly restored
to his senses.
"A man in Milwaukee has set up new fac
tory. The capital invested is small. A board
shanty, a large kettle, and few tools suffice,
while dead dogs are bought for trifle. The
animals are first skinned The hides are used
chiefly for gloves. The hair is put in mattresses.
&c. The grease got from boiling the careasses
is used for making soap. The glutinous mat
ter is sold to the gluemakers. : The bones are
sometimes used for knife handles, but the most
are dried, ground up, and sold as .deodorizers.
The average profit ON each dog is said to be 81,
3d. '.,''s ~ y. "a
8-It is said that the beautiful picture Of In
gres, lie Balm DIES Femnaes Turques, which was
sold to Kahlil Bey for $4,000, has found some
eanxious to pay 80 OO0f, in order to recover it
to France. But Kahlil Bey will not consent.
The Buffalo Express tells the following -
Mr.. ---. might have been seen yesterday
h in, bol, oh No;
street, accompanied by his wife. Now such
sights are common enough, but when it is stat
ed that paterfamilias is ninety years of age, his
wife but seventeen, and the baby eight months
it must be confessed that new phase is put
upon the matter. Such, however, is the case
The venerable father walked with an elastic
step, and the youthful mother seemed to be as
happy as mortal need be in this sublunary
sphere, while the baby smiled and crowed in
ecstacy of delight" $500
"A private letter from Auburn says, 1T has
rained continually in this burg for four weeks
1t is now six months since the laundress has
been able to dry her clothes out of doors. The
painters have been waiting four weeks for o
chance to put a coat on my house, and wait in
vain. 1t is raining this morning as If the rain
had just begun in full strength. The farmers
are blue enough" n
-"Shall women have votes?" asked stump
speaker. Certainly" replied strong mind
ed woman in the audience "Is woman made
only to sew ON buttons? And, if she is, it is
against the law of Nature to turn away the
needle from the polls" p @-v 3 q ~
Mics Bissell, in Beecher's Norwood il
afraid that Rose Wentworth, as child. is SO
good that she will not liye.l II don't think you
need take on bout it," replies Mrs Marble
"Mebbee you'll find enough human natur in
her to suit you afore you get through This
is certainly the experience of most guardians
ofchildren. 80
The Free Masons of France and Germany
have considered it their duty to take up the
subject ola peace league. The lodges conjure
all brother Masons of every country to aid the
cause of peace and self-government. 1t seems
likely to become a formidable movement
through the means of this organization.
The New York World notices the frequen-
cy of attacks on and robbery of citizens in
street cars and omnibuses with little interfer-
ence from the police, and says:-"In view of
these facts and the insecurity of persons and
property on the public conveyances of the city,
it seems clear that the brigandage ofItaly is
merely playfulness beside the brigandage of
New York"
THE clergy OF the cathedral at Milan"
says the Lombardia, "are in CONSERVATION. A
valuable necklace, with a double row of pearls,
has just been stolen from the neck of the Vir-
gin called dell Aber o." The question is, who
| is the thief? % 81 SH IN 81
| -Mr. Arthur Rose, better known as the
N.fs. Brown of Fun and the Arthur Sketchley
Vi various English periodicals, has under con
sidefa'ion the expedieney of visiting this coun-
try next winter on tour somewhat similar to
that of Artemus Ward to England
We read of novelty at the Pari. Exnosi-
ton in the shape of an artificial horse. which
when ready for the road, will travel twenty.
five miles, and can then be wound IN and
again 60 the same distance, and so on ad infn-
itum. '--- f-
The great American excursion to paris,
Italy, Greece, Crimea Holy Land" SC. will
leave New York on Saturday next Though
the two names which first gave it ecIdt (Sher-
man and Beecher) have been stricken from the
list of passengers, it is still expected that the
affair will prove quite gay and festive. 40
An Irishman applying for license to sell
spirits, being questioned as to his moral char
acter and fitness for the trust replied "Och,
an Its there we are; sure and its not much of q
character man nades to sell whiskyw