The Portland daily press., 1868-06-10
Varieties.

The Revolution says there is in New York
a nautical school which for sixteen years has
been successfully carried ON and taught by
two ladies'. The school was founded by Capt.
William Thorn, author of the Practical Navi-
gator" and "Thom's Tables" who was aided in
his work by his wife. AT his death, his SON
in-law, Capt. James H. Brownlow, succeeded
him. He had the aid, not only of Mrs. Thorn,
but of her daughter, his wife, who had made
several voyages with him and studied naviga-
ton, both practically and theoretically. After
his decease, the two ladies conducted the
school, and, during the late war, prepared for
the navy two thousand mates and captains of
the merchant service, who took two or three
months instructions at the nautical school, by
way of preparation for the strict examination
required by the Naval Board. Mrs. Brown
low studied engraving at the Cooper Institute
School of Design, and illustrated work of
Capt. Brownlow upon the stars. She claims
that this is the only work in the United States
entirely illustrated by a woman.
Madame Swetchine says resignation is
putting God between ones self and ones
grief
"A French paper, which classifes all its
telligence," that President johnson has been
acquitted.
"A gentleman learned in the origin of So
cial customs, ON being asked what was the
meaning of casting an old shoe after newly
married couple as they started on their trip,
replied: ITO indicate that the chances of hap
piness in matrmony are slippery"
-Brougham, speaking of the salary attach
ed to the rumored appointment to new judge
ship, and it was all moonshine, Lyndhurst
remarked, "May it be so, Harry; but I have
strong notion that, moonshine though it be,
you would like to see the first quarter of it"
"A boy in Cincinnati put a metallic car
fridge on the horse railroad track just for fun
and shot himself.
The army worm, so fasal to the cotton
crop, has appeared already in different and
widely separated parts of Louisiana. 1t has
also made its appearance on many plantations
in Fort Bend County, Texas.
Simmons, the sculptor, is in London.
The Prince of Wales begins to show the
effects of his fast life. He is bald, and is get
ting gray, though he is not yet thirty.
"A London critic says of Mile CASTELAR,,
the French violinist, that "her violin must be
the coffin in which is buried the soul of Pa
ganini."
The expenditure of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church in the United States on account
of its bishops amounts to seventy-six thou
sand dollars year.
Philip Williams, of Turner, in this State,
who is SS years of age, was piowing in his field
on Tuesday, the 26th ult., with yoke of oxen,
holding the plow and driving himself He
seemed as spry and active as young man of
thirty.
Miss Garrett, L. s. A., is delivering a
course of lectures on the physical training of
girls before the London Association of school
mistresses. The English papers speak highly,
of them. Our American ladies will have to
bestir themselves. Ia
in his latest novel "The Rock Ahead"
Mr.. Edmund Yates says: "The lowest order
| of sporting men is the lowest order Of any
| thing"
| A iolly correspondent of the Tribune
writes for copy of Warnings excellent book
aTbe Elements of Agriculture" and signifi-
cantly and seasonably inquiries if it gives direc-
| tion how to plant corn from boat, that pro-
cedure being made necessary by the recent
| prevalent weather.
The followius mysterious puzzle has near
| ly .'turned the brain" of a score of adopts who
| lmye tried in vain to solve it: a
| BOD,
The explanation is ga little dark e (darky)
| in bed wrong end to- with nothing over 1t.
John Paul has been to Saratoga, and found
| it dull there, the season not having commenc-
ed. He saws: 81 didn't gather much news up
there. Generally the people were glad to see
me. for thew wanted to know who was nomi-
natad at the Chicago convention, and how i'm
noacbment had turned out, and how things
aonoraIlv were going on, not having heard
o-oI from the outside world since last sum-
- The Adirondack railroad is irregular in
rrnning, it seems, and the mails cannot be
denended on with certainty, notwithstanding
| the excellent management it is under. This
is owing to the fact that the engineers and
conductors catch trout along the road and
cook them in the boilers, a practice which the
superintendent is trying to discourage win
praiseworthy earnestness, though himsen iOnu
of fish,
An apotheeary asserted in large compa-
nv atbat all hitter things were hot. No,
replied physician, a Oi''er 00i" uay Is a."
Wbv is dancing like milk? Because it
strengthens the calves ...... ..........