The Portland daily press., 1868-05-11
Varieties.


season.
"A photographer in one of the country
towns in Massachusetts was recently visited
by young woman, who, with sweet simplici-
ty, asked: "How long does it take to get
photograph after you leave your measure?"
The Court of Dion, France, has once more
confirmed the declaration that the secrecy Of
ietters is absolute, and that such as have been
addressed to third party cannot be received
as evidence.
The teegraphic reports of the Method
ist conference at Chicago are extremely
lneagre, giving only the baldest outline of
business proceedings. For any Just idea of
the spirit of the debates, as we'll as for the res
olutions adopted we shall be obliged to wait
for the fuller reports to be sent by mail.
There can be seen church near Bergen,
Prussia. which can accommodate nearly one
thousand persons. 1t is circular within, oc-
tagonal without. The relieves outside, and
the statues within, the roof, the ceiling, the
Corlnthian capitals, are all of papier-nache,
rendered waterproof by saturation in yitriol,
lime water, whey and white of egg.
In view of the Tying trial the English pa
pers say: "There is no doubt that the unity of
the American Church is threatened" We
were not aware that there was any body claim
ing to be "the American Church"
Speaking of wine bibbing at New Years
calls, the Toledo Commercial refers, for the
proof of its evils, "to the case of poor, heart
broken wife of our acquaintance, who, when
demonstrating with an inebriate husband, was
met with the following whitening words: You
need not talk to me! 1 never tasted liquor in
all my life till took it at your hands when
| you urged it upon me at your fathers house
on New Years day!'
The Rev. John Henry Hopkins, ir., because
of failing eyesight, is to vacate the editorial
chair of The Church Journal, which he has
occupied for 16 years.
-"Howiver," said Mrs. Poyser, "I'm not de-
| nyin' the women are foolish; God Almighty
made 'em to match the men,"
The Young Mems Christian Association of
b oston have invited Rev. Stephen 81. Tying,
| Jr., TO pass this week in that vicinity, during
which time he will preach in several of ,hs
churches. The announcement of the fact
says: HE comes for no other purpose than
to preach the Gospel and wishes no reference
to be made to personal matters
This "notis" is posted on a tree by the
roadside in N. H.: CAV persons are Forbid To
Pick buries or Plums of on this pease. p. s.
Nor blubres'
| The New York Methodist, the able advo-
cate of "Lay Representation" in the Method
ist Church, claims that the Methodist Episco-
pal Church has grown to be the largest of all
Protestant denominations of the country, and
one of the prominent branches of Protestant
ism throughout the world.
I'm the Brooklyn Court of Sessions, the
other day, juror claimed exemption from du-
ty on the plea that he was a gambler by pro-
| fession, and keeper of faro bankl He is to
be prosecuted for gambling ON the evidence
furnished by his own affidavit
| "A memorial church, to be called "The
Church of the Heavenly Rest" is to be erected
on Fifth Avenue, New York.
| "A full size copy in marble of the Apollo
Belvidere arrived in New York last
week. 1t belongs to Mr.. Sheppard
of that city, and is the only marble
copy of this celebrated work in this country.
The figure, which is seven and half feet
high, is cut from single block of Rayacione
marble, without spot or blemish.
| The Salt Lake Telegraph of the 9th has
full reports Of the "Thirty-eghth Annual Con-
/
| ter Day Saints" Elder Smith advised the
abandonment of the use of "swine's meat"
in which Brigham Young warmly seconded
him. 1t is declared that an effort is being
made to bring over from Europe this season
at least 5000 adults.
| The new anesthetic, methylene, is said to
be not only perfectly eficacious but perfectly
safe. Two English surgeons-Messrs Spencer
| Wells and Peter Marshall-have employed it
instead of chloroform in surgical operations,
and in ten great operations insensibility pro-
duced by it was more complete and more rapid
than with chloroform. The patients were
thrown into sleep in space Of time ranging
| from three to seven minutes One of the
greatest advantages offered by the new agent
is the complete suppression of that period of
violent excitement experienced by the patient
before falling asleep, which attends the admin
istration of chloroform.
California supports several missionaries
in Texas
"A paper in indianapolis, Ind, proposes
that hereafter instead of saying, "Let us sing
the Doxology," the minister shall say, "Let us
put on overcoats, adjust furs, slip on gloves ),
grab our hats, look to the Lord, and be dis
missed for this is what the people do"
The long promised road from Jaffa to Je-
rusalem is now actually making good progress
under the pressure of an intimation from Par
is that the Empress was about to make pill
grimage to the Holy City.
The excavations now going on at Jerusa-
lem are opening up new fields of investigation
for students of the topography OF Jerusalem,
and there is every reason to believe that most
of the disputed questions there may now be
settled.
M Alphonse Karr has written letter to
a friend in which he says that he has abandon
cd commerce and returned to a literary life.
He adds. "After living fourteen years at Nice
have ratired to st Raphael, in an old house
- tho saosbore. Its name is CLOSED House,
home n see you in it one of these days. 1t is
.,,a r,ost delightful spot on earth, but do not
Eel II. l have a garden and boat, and
hencefcrward shall sell nothing but prose-"
England is selling off her old naval ves-
sells for just what they will bring, and the
prices paid show that they are estimated by
the public only as frewood and old metal.
"A new fashion is announced in Paris. La
dies carry their parasol- umbrellas-we believe
the technical name for the implement is an
en-tout. .cas-hitched to their sides like swords,
which confers on them Especially il they wear
hats and plumes, and high boots with high
bse,s, a decidedly military appearance.
I'm Indiana an effort is to be made to estah-
,;sh colored schools, By the present laws the
ooIored men of Indiana are taxed for the sup
,,ort of schools from which their own children
are excluded.