The Portland daily press., 1868-07-11
Varieties.

"A French newspaper recently had occa-
sion to compliment an official, who, passing
where fire broke out, rendered efficient ser.
vice to life and property. The distinguished
official wrote to the editor, thanking him for
such an unexpected compliment, and expressed
the hope that the government will see that he
is rewarded as follows: "The Order of the
Bath for ha, ing wet two shirts; the Order of
the Annunciation for having caused an alarm
to be given; the Order of the Golden Fleece
for having attempted to save several sheep;
the Order of the Garter for having comph-
mented several young girls who worked much
harder than the men, the latter being better
drinkers of wine than drawers of water"
During the intense heat of the past week
several gentlemen, who went from tempera-
ture of 80 degrees into the Turkish bath,
where the thermometer stood at 100 degrees,
found subsequently that the heat which was
intolerable TO others, was very pleasant to
bear. There is nothing so cooling Of hot
day, singular as it may appear, as a Turkish
bath.
1t is stated that live bear which has
been donated as a prize to the Schuetzenfest
festival at New York, starved to death while
the several committees were quarrelng as-to
which should provide him with the means of
sustenance.
1t is authoritatively announced that no
lives were lost by the collision on the Sound,
Thursday night all the passengers having
been accounted for.
"A clergyman observing poor man by the
road breaking stones and kneeling to get at
his work better, made the remark: "Ah,
John, / wish could break the stony hearts of
my hearers as easily as you are breaking those
stones" "Perhaps, master, you do not work
on yo,lr Knees was the reply.
Nantucket is the coolest place yet heard
from at the North. On Saturday and Sunday
the thermometer did not rise above eighty de-
grees.
The attempt to introduce the American
method into the large hotels of London has
proved a failure. The English like their sys-
tenn best as it is, and do not tolerate any plans
of practical reform.
The war pressure has been so great in
Brazil that the Emperor and the Empress
have contributed quarter of their income to
help the public purse and the other members
of the Imperial family one-fifth OF theirs. At
the same time, the Emperor has refused to
have any exemption from the tax OF three
per cent. on all earnings over 5000 yearly, and
pays that proportion ON the revenue allowed
him for the support of his State as head of the
Empire. He shows himself the most demo-
| cratic of Emperors-being rather beyond Ma
poleon Ill in this respect.
-Bondholders' song to congressional repu-
diators:
Still so gently DER me stealing.
Sugar candy, it is estimated, is consumed
| IL the United States at the rate of about 25O,-
600 pounds per day, or 1OO,OOOOOO per year. OF
| this amount New York manufactures about
26OOO prounds per day; Boston 1900.
Two economical chaps tried to swim theCon-
nectcut the other day, in order to save scents
toll across the bridge. They tied their ciothes
about their necks, but in mid-stream nad 10
cut them loose and send them down the cur
rent in order to heep their heads above water
They can't cover their nakedness with the six
| cents saved.