The Portland daily press., 1867-08-28

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AN Australian paper tells of flying ans in
the vicinity of Havelock, which on being de-
voured by chickens eat their way out of their
crops, at the expense of the chicken's lives lTr
--Caboo Doorgdass Mookerjia has been o.
TRANSMITTING the ''Pleasares of Hope into Ben
galese. at,f oml d9s ut l.rat.a yirr.t
There is story of Archbishop Whately
which, though old, is good enough to bear re-
pittion. The archbishop once remarked, ut is
no wonder that some English people have a
taste for prosecuting on account of religion,
since it is the first lesson that most are taught
in their nurseries," Somebody expressed Gre
dulity, denying that he, at least, had been
taught it. "Are you sure?" replied DR.. Whate-
ly. "What think you of this? .. i.e s.., -.r
odd Daddy Longlegs wont say his prayers, :.
Take him by the lett leg and throw him dowi siairs
If that is not religious persecution, what lisp"
The question Of cremation Ia being agitat.
ed again in Paris. Great apprehensons, it
appears, are entertained that the proposed
new cemetery at Pontoise, though Of the great
extent of 2125 acres, will exercise bansful eff
feet on the health of Paris. The plan originat-
ed by DR.. Cafe. of that city, of burning the
dead by means of an apparatus to which he has
SiNCh tuC hdhic VI oeuOOphCOcJ uPpooho W DO
iavorably entertained BY its adoption the
ashes of the deceased might be easily preserv- @
ed. n N''t z" 's-- lt '--iA
The Belfast, ireland, whig says that the
fax crop this year will be excellent. '-4 g
The Wisconsin papers tell Of gentle
zephyr which passed throughthe town of Nom
dovia the other day. "It swept nearly every
thing in it's path for a space Of from eight to
s,,u 40
two feet in diameter ia two, and carrying the
tops some distance. The bodies Of large trees
we've distinctly seen at the height Of one hun
dred feet in the air. tossed and whirled about
with tremendous force" 'iliaa aNnl tlntui soon
Tile West End, new paper in London,
elassifies the clergy Of England thus: ave
have the mild, sehool-visitng, weak-eyed, tea -
drinking croquet playing curate, with strong
conviction that he stands in need of feminine
sympathy; the pet parson, who finds his way
as naturally into the drawing rooms of fashion,
able watering-places as fly into sugar basin;
the comical parson, who is great in organising
archery clubs and bazaars, as well as in acting
the part of social buffoon ON every possible op-
portunity the dancing parson, the hunting
parson and lastly, the parson who is denomi-
mated, par excellence, fast >" N' -'
DIR. Holmes, in his last installment of The
Guardian Angel, says: '@There is infinite pathos
in unsuccessful authorship The book that
perishes unread is the deaf mute of literature. e
The great asylum of Oblivion is full of such,
making inaudible signs to each other in leaky
garrets and unattainable dusty shelves" aa
DIR Scoutetten, at the last meeting OF the
Paris Academy of Medicine, exhibited litho-
graphic plates Of various sorts of probangs and
speculums found in the ruins of Hercuaneum
and lPompeii, and photograph of mural
painting from Pompeii, representing surgical
operation perform ed on Eneas during the siege
of Troy. ..l .,...t .....,,., l..rl
"A severe practical joke was played upon
Newburyport yachting party on the Goth inst.
The wind having died away, the Yacht was an
chored for the night, and the tired party turned
in for a snug sleep till morning; during the
night, three of the party spoke a passing boat,
and, unobserved, took passage for the city. At
signals Of alarm and distress were
made by those left on board, and boats were
obtained, grapnels set, and every effort made
to recover the bodies of the supposed lost ones.
After days fruitess search, and in the great
est alarm, the anxious ones returned home, to
be laughingly accosted by the jokcrs as they
landed on the pier.
Reporters, as well as compositors, some
times make queer work with their. originals. q
One of the fraternity, reporting one of DR..
Chapins sermons, hearing TIE sentence, "Christ-
isnity has been the orifamme of freedom in all
ages" intelligcntly rendered it christianity y
has been the horn blower Of freedom in all
ages" ...
The liie-saving raft Nonpareil is at present
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terest is shown to view the life-raft on which
Captain Mires and his two men crossed the
Atlantic.
"A little girl Of three years was saying her
prayers not long since, when her little brother
about four years old came slyly behind her and
pulled her hair. Without moving her head
she paused, and said, please, Lord, excuse me
a minute while kick Herby."
The Rev. Mr. -p paid his devoirs to a
lady, who was prepossessed in favor of Mr..
Psalter; her partiality being evident, the former
took occasion to ask, in room full of company,
Pray, Miss how far have you got in your .
Psalter?" The lady archly replied: "As far as
Blessed be the man." .l....-. isl..,f I'd
The N. Y. Evening Gazette seems to have
positive genius for impertinence. In recent
chapter Of its Gossip about Writer'S" the
and dignfied Mrs. Catherine Sedg-
wick, lately deceased, is patronizingly referred
to as Kate Sedgwick." Is vulgarity an n
essential element in the makeup of the "spicy
newspaper" .t.lr ....-r ...r. ....a
"A pathological correspondent asks if it be n
not possible to prevent the creeping into usage VI
Of certain substantiyes y'd into adjectyes. He 70
says: "When reporter OF Washington or re-3
porter of the courts sends the news that Mr.. Co.
has a widthy house, or X street is breadthy,
or that Mr.. B. made lengthy Speech or that d
..Judge Nc made lengthy decision, we ask ID
hi Sopr knowledge of pure English may be
Of uss TO make progress (not 'progress) in your
clever (not 'talanted) way to stop barbarisms,
and to restore such honest adieetives as long,
broad, wide and high to pristine and honest =
use." U.UI.-f r.. " .,......-t f........a.1
Wear your learning, like your watch, in
q private pocket, and don't pull it out to show
that you have one; but if you are asked what
o'clock it is, tell it. ......ff .sf...s.H
The Court Journal loves to laugh at all
things TRANSATLANTIC. Speaking of our Rus
sian possessions, it says: "The Americans are
much puzzled with their new territory. The
Tartar and Indian crossed must be difficult
animal to civilize. But nothing isimpossible
with our cousins" -rt4ag -... ..........
"A novel speculation is announced in Bue-
nos Ayres, being nothing less than the open
ing of a"Joint-Stock Hospital" Subscribers
who pay $12O in silver, as monthly dues, are
to be admitted free in case Of sickness or aeci-
dent. ....I. ,.....t ..f....s...l. ........ f.,e
AT the time of Gen. Meaghers death he
had in the hands of the editor of Harper's
Monthly the first Of series of papers he was
to be called, Rides in Montana
BY Colonel Cornelius OKeefe, late of the
Irish Brigade" This first and Gast) instalment
viii appear in the October number.