The Portland daily press., 1868-09-26
Varieties.

"A comic paper in Spain was recently seiz-
ed because It gloriied thin women" 1t was
taken as a slur upon her portly Majesty.
The French Emperor was taken from Fon-
tainebleau to Chalons by locomotive using
petroleum as fuel.
Hops have fallen at the West, the crop is
so large. But the growers still think it the
most remunerative crop.
According to the latest European advices,
Garibaldi has gone to Malta, is in Naples, and
has not stirred from Caprera.
The Red River country of the British
provinces rejoices at the departure of the
grasshoppers after eating all the crops.
Nova Scotia appropriates half a million
dollars for unforeseen purposes, "a fund very
convenient to draw upon if forcible secession
should be determined on
Great fires have been raging in the noun
famous parts of Sweden, and the inhabitants
have been compelled to flee for their lives.
The province OF Norrland is said to be a bleak
waste.
In New Jersey the grape vines are break
ing from the trellises by the load of fruit upon
them
-Lippincott's Magazine for October is re-
sponsibe for the following: A hard-drinking
man in one of the New England States justi-
fed his conduct by quoting General Washing
| tons example. "General Washington" said
one of his friends, ''where did you ever hear
that he drank?" "Sparks says so in his life of
him" answered the man; "he says that the
General used to go into the woods to rtsminate
| for an hour"
-Watson's Art Journal tell an incident in
regard to the musical taste of the Chinese am
haCs
| Washington. Mrs. Clara NJ Brinkerhoff was
asked by Mr.. Burlingame one evening to sing
| for the Chinese, but was in doubt what style
of music would suit them best. Accordingly,
by way of experiment, Mrs. Brinkerhoff tried
brilliant Spanish Bolero, at which the Celes-
tial nodded approvingly. as though he had
been used to it all his life; but when she saug
| in touching manner the simple melody Of
"Home, Sweet Home" the Celestial became
human, and paid the tribute of few involun-
tary tears. 1t was a genuine triumph of ma
| ture over art.
During the war of 1914, between Great
Britain and the United States, a resident of
Philadelphia, who took great interest in its
progress, vas in the habit Of visiting the stage
office every day in search of news. One day
| he was at hand when the mail ir, m New York
arrived, and called out to the driver, where
aDouts is General Wilkinson now?" He is
in stdtu q,,o," answered one of the passengers,
putting his head out of the window. "Hcw
tar is that from Quebec?" was the next ques-
ton.
Several years ago some young ladies who
were at Cape May, had occasion to use a piece
of tape. One of them remembered having
seen piece in the window of a little shop.
They accordingly went to it, but the Irish We
man who kept the shop refused to sell it, say
ing that it was the only piece of tape which
she had, and she wished to keep it as sign
that she sold tape.
The Kuklux Klan are destroying churches
in Arkansas. They tolerate no Yankee no
tons.
| More than one million of meals were fpr-
nshed gratuitously by the Union Volunteer
Refre eshment Saloon of Philadelphia durin0
the war. The eaters and providers of them
will of course support Grant and Colfax. The
Friends are not Seymour's friends"
Illinois is on fire." says the Chicago
Times. The announcement does not mean
that the Western Sodom has thus early met
its doom, but is only another way of saying
that the Democrats had held meeting in Be-
oria
-Spriggins says he once prevented a severe
case of hydrophObia, by simply getting on q
high fence and waiting there until the dog left.
-Er.
Some wag has started a story to the effect
that country chap went to a Hartford lob
printing office, the other day, to get some post
age stamps printed. He "wanted 'em real
pad, to put on letter he had writ to gal, and
1t cost too much to buy em of the post-ofice
felers."
"A German Democratic paper in Cleveland
says: "The campaign has begun. Vermont
and Maine have cast their votes; but from
thistles we cannot expect to reap hgs!"
The attempts of the Democratic papers to
) show that the result of the election in this
State is a victory for them recall John Phoe-
! ni1's description of the way he once whipped
an antagonist. II inserted my nose between
his teeth, and thus held my cowardly assalant
down."
Nevada will soon be one of the largest
grain-growing States in the country.
Some wheat in stacks has been ruined by
recent rains in Missouri.
Two Kansas boys were sent to purchase
watermelon, and as they were bringing IL
home said one to the other, Don't let II ian
Billv. COS if it breaks we'll have to eat It right
here and can't take any home" Billy guess
, ed it wouldn't fall; but 1t did.
, -Bismarck it is said, can only rest by being
stupefied with brandy, and the physicians fear
delirium tremens