The Portland daily press., 1868-02-04
Variet3cS.

. "A Southwestern paper thinks Wendell
Phillips excels Ia scolding rather than ia
swearing. Which leads the Commercial Ad-
vertiser to inquire whether this is roundabout
Artemusia mode OF calling the siIver-tona ued
orator "poor cuss?" ~.
Sultan Aziz has gained some knowledge
by his recent travels among civilized people.
He announces his intention of establishing q
lyceum on the French plan; he proposes to re-
organize the Turkish military system, railroad
enterprises are encouraged, tho sultan's son
and heir is to be educated in Europe and the
Sultan himself dined with subject tho other
day. ''''Oo - -i ''-t
we are now asked to believe that it wasn't
either Mrs Akers or Mr.. Ball who FIRST. in y
verss desired their respective mothers to rock
them to sleep. The latest statement is that as
long ago as 1852 q, blacksmith, 'esiding in Lex
ington, Ca, named Edward Young, contrib
,,ted the poem to the Southern Field and Fire
side. This is vouched for in print By the COM
positor who set it up. ~ ''-''''' - N-'@-
The English papers publish, with salts
faction, Fcnian riddle that has just been
ooncocted. The problem isL''My FIRST when
he makes ny second, calls himself my whole;"
and the solution is-Patrios.
Recent experiments conducted by the
French Government show that the water tanks
On board a ship should be coated inside with
tin, and NOT with galvanized iron, as at pres
ent. 1t was discovered that the water, under
certain conditions, dissolved the zinc OF tho
iron, and rendered it injurious TO health ~
Private letters received from Chicago state
that Mrs. Lincoln is insane beyond all doubt.
She recently sold all the furniture IN her
house, ana has two old men as boiy guard, bo-
lieving she will be robbed and murdered Her
mania is for selling, and dread lest she como
to want. +"
When dyspcptic and lnelancholic young
professional man bewailed his prospects 10
Chief Justice Parsons, and said he didn't see
how he should get through the world; :" "Did
you ever know any one to stop on the way?"
wasth grave and co1soling reply. % ~
| "A Victoria (VancouveE's Islsnd,) des-
| patch, says that public meeting was held on
| the 29sh ult to discuss the expedieney Of the
colony applying for admission into the Do
rninion OF Canada. A resolution in favor of
consolidation and declaring that an overland
wagon road to connect Victoria with the Do
minion Of Canada is essential to the prosper
| ity of Victoria, was unanimously adopted.
| The Good Tempiars of Wisconsin are ex- 4
| ercised on the sweet cider question" About
a eeore of lodges are nearly ready to 90 to
| pieces In consequence Of the mania Of the
members for apple-iulce. The Chief TempIar
has notified them to let cider alone, no matter
| how sweet P'l .a A
| "A CHEYENNE vigilance committee recently
| tied together three men guilty Of theft and al
| fired to them placard with these words:
4 NEXT case goes up tree"
| "A hsif.paralel to Rogers romantic story
Of 7Ginevra comes to us from the South a
boy ten years Of age and his sister, about six
| years old, were playing in yard in Mobile
! few days ago, and got into empty carpen-
ters chest The lid closed down upon them,
and the hasp caughtthe staple, fastening them
| In. Then mother searched the neighborhood
/ for them, but to no purpose. Happening to
| pass the chest, she heard slight noise, and
hastily lifting the lid, saw the children, clasp
/ cd in each others arms, and nearly dead. Med
ical assistance was called, and after much dit
iculty the children were brought TO.
The editor Of the Vermont Record is "no.
at home" as follows: "The man who left his
name as Ginnis O'Flatherty, was about seven
feet in length, and drunk accordingly, and who
| called at our Office en- Friday, accompanied by
q hoe-handle to ask if the editor was in, Is re-
| spectfully informed that the editor is not in
town. and Is not expected to RETURN" it '-.i
| Last Tuesday, says Buffalo paper, a chap
who has lived and moved and had his being
where the Buffalo zephyrs play for great
many years, more o- less, was travelling on q
railway in the New Dominion. He neglected
to provide himself with any OF the oid-fashion-
ed filthy lucre, but had plenty of greenbaeks.
i NIyI.a AL ffNF i1a
fares. Yank asked how much he had TO pay.
cone dollar and sixty conts, was tho answer
at which the passenger produced his green
hacks. only to be told that such was not re-
rarded as currency in the Dominion and would
not be received. "Well, how much win tho
faro be in that stuff ?"l 'gFwo dollars and ten
cents" replied the official, who was posted well
on the rates of exchange. sand I shall re-
ccive ninety cents in change" queried tho
Yankee. Eyes, and the conductor com nnonc-
ed counting ont ninety cents in Uncle Sans
notes, which he offered to the Yank. SEX.
cuse me, cir, that is uoteurrercy here. want
good, honest silver; notes or that kind are at
discount" A wrapgle followed, but finally
Mr.. Conductor was constrained TO perceive
the poiut, aud paid over ninety cents In er'gnt
silver pieces, which the shrewd Yankee, sines
his return, has been exhibiting as VI ''
last trip to the Dominion. -'-'
An English paper remarks that ln the
event Of European war, hns'anu would havo
in its army the oldest field marshal in the
. wo,ld-sir John Burgoyne. He is near
ninety Years Old. Yet the readers Of Mr. Mot
lev,s history will remember how the old Span
jsh veteran Mondragon, at the age Of ninety
two, out uaneuvred ana out-fcught the yigcr-
Gus and capable young Prince Maurice.
"A Missouri paper tells the'followin- story
about nan who had never travelled on tie
cars before: "rhe conductor oane for his iarH,
when our Clay county friend handed over Nv
and refused to receive any change, in the de-
light Of his situation. Let the thing get said
he. i don't want any change. Never rode in
the keers before, and am willing to pay some
! thing extra for the fun"