The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-25
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Scotland" applied to the nine of diamonds, 10
a corruption of the Cross of Scotland, or Ct.
Andrews Cross which resembles the card; or,
rather, the card as it used to be painted in old
packs. Another explanation is that diamonds
mean royalty, and that every ninth King of
Scotland has been a curse to his country.
Some velocipedists travelled from Roucn
to Paris on their velocipedes in less than
day.
"A man in Cincinnati, intending to com
NIT suicide, first bought and donned new
overcoat, that he might make his exit respect
ably, and then drowned himself
"A venerable Democrat in Madison, Indi-
ana is grieved sorely for having given his son
an education. 81 have had ten sons grown"
says he "and all of 'em voted the Dimocratic
ticket bat one. spilled him by giving IN an
edcation and so he is Republican and votes
against the Dimocrats."
Robert Small, the negro pilot to whom the
Grant club of Ward ten, Boston, sent a beau
tiful flag for the Republicans of Beaufort, 8.
c., acknowledges the gift in handsome letter,
and says that his own town poled four hum
dred Republican to forty Democratic votes.
"A poultry raiser in Australia has pen Of
10000 acres, in which he keeps ostriches, for
their feathers, not eggs.
Stealing bridal presents is much In vogue
in New York. If such thefts should have any
effect in checking the foolish and vulgar dis
play of those things we should be glad of 1t.
Emerson, in one of his recent lectures,
told very good story of Count Gurowski, II.
Illustrative OF his sturdy independence of char
acter. Where is this bog?" asked he of some
body in Cambridge, when he was poor, and In
a strait for victuals and lodging; 81 wish 10
dig in it; too wish to earn some money"
And on being demonstrated with that such
work would degrade him, he replied, 81 can
| not be degraded; I am Gurowski" This ia
worthy of the stiff old hero.
The Albany Journal has found something
| to praise in Minister johnson. 1t is that he
| lives in decent house He took a msgnlf-
| cent mansion in Portland Place, and the
American Legation is once more in a reputa-
BILE neighborhood, which has not been the case
for the last two or three years.
A new epidemic is reported, and il is fear
ed that it has started ON a tour round the
| world 1t is called the mai pake, or Chinese
leprosy. The disease is fearfully prevalent In
| the Sandwich Islands, and it is there thought
| to be contagious. One hundred and fifty cases
were reported in Hawaii alone in four weeks.
| The il innate relations between San Francisco
and the Islands, with the character of the pop
| ulation of that city and the habits of its Chi
nese immigrants, cause wel-f0unded fear
that the disease will soon reach there. Com
muniti s where cleanly habits prevail, pure
air penetrates, pure water is a daily drink, and
proper food properly prepared furnishes sus-
tenance, have no cause for alarm. But, un-
| q has los
population, to which all these things are
strangers, if not forbidden by custom.
There are three books considered absolute
" perfect and free from typographical errors;
and only three. These are An Oxford Bible,
the perfection being attained by means of the
standing reward of a guinea for the discovery
of mistake; an edition of Horace, published
in London and Leipsic, and an American re-
print OF Dante.
| Col. Drake, the man who sunk the q ct
oil we'll ON Oil Creek, is said to be in extreme
restitution He can hardly be worse of than
many ci those who succeeded him in sinking
| wells and-themselves
The German book publishers complain
bitterly of the dulness of their trade. They
assert that the growing popularity of literary
papers in Germany has almost destroyed the
book trade, as far as light literature is concern.
| ed.
| 1t was a pleasant feature of the Woman
Suffrage Convention held in Boston last week
that most of the lady speakers seemed little
disposed to scUld the monster man. 1t almost
seemed as if they had come to the conclusion
that he was at worst necessary evil, and IL
was no use to abuse him. Mrs. Julia Ward
| h fbar rOOda md hrfo ~
thipgs:-"One of the features that have offend.
ed me in the earlier advocacy of the extended
political efficiency of woman presented itself
in the unkind suggestions made and entertain
ed concerning the opposite sex. do not vans
to hear obuse of my father, grandfather un.
cles, and male relatives in general 10 pos
even wish to hear my husband nin'eu Nv ss
Satan behind the scenes LII we iooA rouuu IN
this assembly we shall be convinced that the
friends Of man are the friends of woman"
CT sov. boy, stop that OK" IL haven't gos
,toncer, sir" "Well, head him, them
ua Is already headed, sir" "Contound your
im mpertinence-turn him." "Hes right side
| out already, SIR" "Speak to him, you rascal,
you." "Good morning. Mr. Ok"
Prussia is now engaged in building swi q
wooden corvette, the Ariadne, to be armed
with six very heavy guns, seventy-two and
ninety-slx Founders of their system. The idea
is 10 engage iron-clads at remote distances,
and, by maneuvreing, to avoid close action.
| TIE many friends of Miss Kate Reienolds
ui,, ho Glad to learn that dispatch has been
oooived from her since the accident at the
Exeter Theatre, and that she received no In
Jury beyond some bruises, and was indeed able
"a continue her engagement the following
night
The French Empress paid the millinss
with whom she recently quarrelled $4,000
year.
Navigation on the Chesapeake and ONO
Canal is to be closed December 10th.
Mississippi is to have q cotton olss'nins
and print mill, to be built BY q ahfenen eASr
talist.
Mr.. Brigham Young is now the 0ne-.eTsn. ven.
tv.sstb. mart Of a widower. he has )ass ioss
one of his wives.