The Portland daily press., 1868-06-05
Varieties.

"A New Hampshire farmer has flock os
sheep whose wool became filed with hay seed
during the winter, aud now the result is crop
of grass on the back of each individual. An
exchange suggests that by little management
he might produce lamb and green peas on the
same stock.
"A person from the rural districts was walk
ing through Montreal the other evening, when
rough looking fellow laid hold OF him by the
collar, shook him and insisted upon knowing
the hour. The farmer pulled out pistol with
the remark, "My man, it will be just one if L
fire. The fellow left
The wife of Hon. s. G. Hamilton, of Mays
vile, Union county, Ohio, who was murdered
by his insance son last December, died few
days ago. She was woman of many excel
lent TRAITS but of late years N was thou chit she
was partially deransed. The insanity of the
son came through that branch of the family.
Since the tragical death of her husband, Mrs.
III. has been declining
Canned beefsteak, from the Texas prairies,
is in the New Orle ans market.
MIR. Dickens has had singular legacy left
him. The Rev. Chauncey Hare Townsend, an
Englishman, has bequeathed to him $1,000 and
gold watch, and begs him to publish, without
alteration, so much of his notes and reflections
as may make known his opinions on religious
matters, which he verify believes would be con-
duciye to the happiness of mankind; for which
purpose he bequeaths to him his manuscripts
correspondence and private letters and memo
randa.
Twenty years ago the newspapers of Eng
land aud this country commented upon the
sale by the Duke of Buckingham OF the con-
tents of his splendid residence at Stowe in or
der to pay his debts. Stowe had long been
noted for its numerous historical curiosities
and antiquities of great richness or rarity.
They were sold at auction, andthe names and
addresses of the buyers were carefully taken
down. The Duke of Buckingham is now Sec
retary of the Colonies, and for years past has
been gradually recovering his fortune and re-
placing in his ancestral halls all objects of the
former sale that he could buy.
The report that Father Mcmahon, having
been discovered reading Fenian newspapers,
was seized and fogged is denied by the Peni-
tentiary authorities at Kingston, Canada.
The State Geologist of Illinois has Just re-
ceived the first instalment OF European fos-
sils, in exchange for those forwarded to the
Paris Exposition from that State. 1t consists
of seven hundred and sixty specimens from
the Permian formation of Europe, and COM
prises as perfect and complete a set as could
be made out. They were from the collection
of Professor Gevity, director of the Royal
Museum in Saxony.
Scribe, the French poet, had hired house
in the country, to pass the summer As soon
as he was fairly installed, he went in search Of
a farmer who had milch cow. Having found
one he stated his want. my good man, my
servant will come every morning to buy pint
of milk" "Very ell, it is eight sous" "But
want pure milk-very pure" "In that case
it is ten SOUS" "You will milk in the presence
of my servant" "Ohl then it is to be fifteen
sous"
The recent great eruption of Mauna Loa
has followed remarkable fall of rain it being
estimated that during March at least twenty
inches fell on Hawaii. In some districts it
rained necessarily for weeks, and even twice
that quantity may have fallen on the more ell
evated lands of that island. A similar rainy
season preceded the eruption which continued
for the six weeks following January 23d, 1859.
1t is thought that the steam produced by the
penetration of water into the molten interior
is the cause of the eruptions and EARTHQUAKES.
"A Paris correspondent says be has just
overheard prayer at Notre Dame. "Oh, be-
loved Saint Joseph" murmured a rosy little
grisette, on her knees, before the flaming ia
per she had just lighted in his honor, grant
me good husband, plenty OF ironing to do,
shirt-collars without starch, and charcoal with
out smoke; and to my dear old aunt an easy
death. All these blessings as speedily as may
bel"
Mr. Phoenix, the great nurseryman OF
Rloominoton, ILL.,, is reported to have said
wore a young man would plant pine see q.
10 raise trees to saw into lumber for my owl
USE"
We cut the following from New York
exchange:
In the neighborhood of Leeds, Maine, the
curious document, in a wretched
scribble, is to be seen in window: "a Da
Skool kept at - plaise, terms pens and
pens per week for reeding and knitting anu
righting and sowing"
With deu respect for onr metropolitan con-
we would suggest CORRECTION
For 'Leeds, Maine read Leeds, England.
We do not talk of two pence and three pence
in this region, as any but stupid item'hunter
might have remembered.