The Portland daily press., 1868-04-29
Varieties.

"A Paris reporter, describing the entrance
of the Imperial party at q court bali, remarks:
The neglect of servants in our days really
ought to be punished. A door or window
must have been lett open, for a cold wind
greeted the court group as they reached the
first landing of the staircase. The Empress
sneezed twicep'
The executioner of Madrid has assassinat-
ed his mistress. The European opponents Of
the death penalty claim that this event is the
most striking proof of the fact that execution
will not deter murderers from shedding hn-
Hza4a blood. rllaar4. -5.tff.- - s.sss,,s
The Governor of Missouri has signed an
act, which takes effect Immediately, Furnishing
with fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment
in the county Jail or workhouse not less than
one month nor more than twelve months, or
by both, any husband who shall, without good
cause, abandon his wife, and neglect, or refuse
to maintain and provide for her; or who shall
without good cause, abandon his child or chill
dren, under the age of twelve years, born in
lawful wedlock, and fail, or refuse to maintain
and provide for them.
"A young Indian girl who had curiously
watched the process of marking barrel heads
in Touring mill in Winona, Minnesota, stole
in one day and taking possession of the stem
ellis, ornamented her blanket with the words
"Ellsworth's Choice" and paraded the streets
in great delight, but to the disgust of Mr.. Els
worth, who is bachelor and had made no
such choice. ~ II -,
I The following countries have deprecated
paper money: Brazil, 80 per cent. depreeia-
ton. United States, 20 per cent. depreciation.
Turkey, 20 per cent. depreciation. Italy, 10
per cent depreciation. Russia, IL per cent.
depreciation. Austria 10 per cent. deprecia-
ton. .
In the darkest days of the Atlantic Tele-
graph enterprise, a friend of Cyrus Fields
bought $4,000 of stock for $40 bill That
man is now receiving, on his investment of ten
dollars, $500 per annum in gold. 20
Mrs. Kemble is meeting with great sue
cess in New York and Brooklyn.
Charles P. Bronson, one Of the most cele-
brated teachers of elocution in the country,
died in New York on Saturday, aged sixty-six
years. More than thirty thousand people have
been taught by him, and his book on elocution
reached circulation of one hundred and
twenty-five thousand copies. The principal
work of his later life was the preparation of
Bible, so printed as to sho wv accent, rhetorical
pauses and emphatic words. This immense
labor is complete, but has not yet been pub
lished
Mr.. Chadeayne, of Titusville, Pa, whose
wife and daughter were very seriously iniur-
ed by the accident at Angola, has effected a
settlement by which he has received $4,000.
There are in Congress, House and Senate
thirteen major generals, fifteen brigadler gen-
erals, and six colonels, besides eleven volun-
teer officers of a lower grade.
1t is said that two hundred and fifty chill
dren die annually in Massachusetts from
teething. III ...-
-Talleyrands last speech was characteris-
tic OF his deep-rooted distrust in all profess
sions of disinterested affection. 1.-THE Arch
bishop of Paris would give his life for you"
observed NJ. Dupanloup, the spiritual adviser
OF the dying diplomat. HE could make much
better use of it" replied Talleyrand, curtly'
and expired.
The new five cent coins are the size of the
present piece; the three cent and one cent
pieces are somewhat smaller. The devices on
all are alike-on one side the head of the god
| dess of liberty, surrounded by the words 'Uni-
ted States of America" on the other side the
| Roman numerals 1, III, and "
1t is a matter of surprise that the raspber-
| ry is comparatively so neglected. AS eompar-
ed with the strawberry, given amount is
much heavier and contains more nutriment.
while for quality it can scarcely be considered
inferior. Although it requires considerable
care, the bountiful crops of luscious, high fla
vored berries which it yields will make ample
compensation.
-Ihroughout Alaska what are called ''soap-
berries" are said to be found in great abun-
dance. They grow on bushes somewhat like
whortleberries. When ripe they are red and
JUICY. One quart placed in tub the size OF
Dushel will, when stirred, completely I'LL tho
tub with troth, and the more 1t is stirred the
sitter it becomes, until it can be cut with 4
| knife. The taste for it is undoubtedly an ac-
| quired one, but the commodity is much sought
| after The froth is of beautiful pink color
| Green berries win make nearly the same
amount of froth, but it is of u white color, and
is not SO highly favored. Foreigners stir il
with sherry or port wine, and add sugar, con
sidering it delicious luxury. Large quanti-
ties are dried, and will keep for years. The
dried berries are black and look dirty. A
piece two inches square beaten in a water-pail
will fill it full of froth, of dark pink color.
Mrs. Victor Hugo, being moved thereto by
the reputation of her husband, has done very
successful novel, which is understood to pre-
sent much of the history of her husbands lie.
| A similar literary experiment is about to be
followed by the wife of another illustrious ex-
lie, Madame Edgar Quinet, who has press a
work which will contain not only memoirs OF
her own and her husbands life in bsnishment
but many details OF the prescription OF 1901