The Portland daily press., 1868-05-04
Varieties.

The Brunswick Telegraph prints the fol-
lowing bit OF Latin, which is susceptible Of
translation into the refrain of one of our most
popular songs:
Qlis crudus e1ainl lectas albus ct spirdrit.
Who will furnish the key?
One evening, we are told, after weary
march through the desert, Mahomet was
camping with his followers, and overheard
one of them say, II will loose my camel and
commit it to God," on which Mahomes spoke,
"Freud, tie thy camel and commit it to God"
"A project is on foot to establish a Nation
al Publishing House for the Blind"
THAT is probably the Oldest piece of furni-
ture in England" said a collector of antique
curiosities to friend, pointing to a venerable
looking table as he spoke. "How old is it?"
asked the friend. NEARLY four hundred
years." "Pshaw! that is nothing. I have an
Arabic table over two thousand years old"
"Indeed" eyes, the multiplication table"
Last September Mrs. Darlington fell in
to the water while attempting to get on .
Staten Island ferry boat. BY the intrepidity
of young newsman named John O'Connor
she was rescued. Jefferson w. Bodine, a boy
fifteen years Of age, rendered valuable assist
ance in the rescne. The facts having been
made known to the Life-Saving Benevolent
Association of New York, that organization
voted silver medal and purse of $50 to
O'Conner, and purse of $25 to young Bodins
in recognition OF their timely assistance.
The Havre journals announce that the
German emigrants embarking at that port for
America are more numerous this year than
usual. VI,
The Rev. Jas. McCosh, LII. D. has been
elected President of Princeton College. DR..
McCosh formerly occupied the chair of Men,
tai Philosophy at the Queens College in Bel
fast, Ireland.
In the insane hospital of Indiana there
are forty seven women crazed by the brutal
conduct of drunken husbands.
"A pastry-cook of Milan expressed his 10y
atty by sending Prince Humbert two gigantic
pates de toie grds for his wedding feast.
The Chicago Republican gives male FASH
ion reports. Among them we find very
pretty morning suit" "Hat a la pompadour,
of tan-colored silk; q loose frock ccat, fasten-
ed below low collar, with button solitaire
waist slightly adjusted; moderately tight
sleeve, with a cuff; singe-breasted vest, but
toned high, with small standing collar-both
bound with galloon; very tight pants. with
wide stripe down the side. This suit is of Law
| ender gray cheviette, percale collar, safety
guard necktie, with quizzing-glass attached,
| which is quite a novelty-Laporte gloves, haw-
| thorne cane and medallion handkerchief.
This is an exceedingly stylish suit for travel
ing or morning promenade, and suitable for
either an active or listless style of beauty"
One of the Zouaves who recently went
from Canada to join the Papal army, writing
from Rome, says, that if the Roman question
were settled the Canadians would not COM
plete their two years engagement, but would
come back Immediately. He says they get
about twelve cents for five days service, and
manage to increase that to about fifteen pence
| per week by selling half their allowance of
bread; but out of that they have to purchase
good many thugs, SO that they are in no i'm
mediate danger of becoming millonaires.
| They have story in Chicago to the effect
that drunken captain who met private in
his company in the same condition, and order
| ed him to "halt," the while endeavoring to as
sumo firm position on his feet, and talk with
dignifed severity, exclaimed: Private Smith,
I'll give you till thic) four o'clock to gissober
in" "Cap'n," replied the soldier, "as yoa're o
| S7SS SAe"S maui LII give YOU III NhAeJ
five o'clock to gissoberin."
The Chicago people are enjoying the
"Grand Duchess" Chanfraus "sam," and
John Dillons "Paul Pry."
= A Rutland (Vt.) marble firm have reeeiV-
ed from Georgia an order for tombstone, to
the usual inscription on which is to be added;
Height, seven feet; weight, 4So pounds. As
tall as a Vermonter
The Japanese Dickens, Kioyte Bakin by
mama has written one story in 1O6 volumes,
which was thirty-eght years in going through
,ho nre,s. A serial and no mistakei
-Bierstadt's Crossing the Plains" is now
on exhibition in San Francisco. The artist, il
is stated, asks $4,000 in gold for the picture.
"A young actor was once instructed to de-
liver the following message to Lord Randolph,
in 'Douglas"-"My lord, the banquet waits.
But having lost the run Of the sentence, he
called out, amid the roar of the audience MT
Randolph, your supper has been ready i0r
some time"
} -"I say, John, where did you get that
/ rogue's bat?" "rlase, yer Honor, said John,
sit's an ould one o your'n that the Missis gave
, me yesterday