The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-01-26
Varieties.

MT. emerson, In his lecture on
ness" illustrates what he nei'S tne hausntl-
ness OF humilityn Dy the story of Jesuit
who confessed that when the Devil visited him
in his cell he arose and offered his Satanic
Majesty the chair, because felt that he was
more worthy to occupy it than myself"
"A Chicago paper announces that a reli-
gious discussion has been arranged between
Worlds oii1ite5 Crisis, and of Il paper called the
of Christian church. The debate is to come
off in Dubuque, and is said to be exciting
good deal of interest.
The Belfast Journal tells of an ambitious
authoress of that city, of the mature age oil
nine years who has wiitten the opening chap
ter of a novel. Two of her characters are de-
scribed as "twins, one five and the other six
years DID,"
"A speech by DIR. w. H. Griswold, of
Waterbury, Ct, when his friends gave him a
mammoth pair of skates as champion, on
Monday, was a model of brevity: "Gentlemei,
you've got meP'
-Farwell Hall in Chicago has been rebuilt
and handsomely decorated, and is now open.
"A new Catholic church is to be built in
Fond du Lao, Wisconsin, next summer, to
cost S35,OOO
Certain New York editors advocate re-
form in favor of close-cropped or "fled" hair.
They declare that "filing" will, if generally
| adopted, revolutionize American letters. They
claim that the filed" head is not only cooler
in its judgments, but also that the noble era
nial development characteristic of the editor
ial profession is thereby shown in all Its naked
beauty.
"A hlnnH lu Nrsw ad in
Boston. An item intended to announce the
fact caused considerable sensation owing to
the printer having accidently substituted the
word "cats" for oats.
San elegant silk velvet costume, trimmed
elaborately with black feather trimming, very
soft and pretty" attracted much attention at
q church in New York last Sunday.
A writer on Spanish matters says the
wealthy look to the Duke de Montpensier, the
priests to Carlos, and the Provisional Govern
meut to some candidate in their pockets, but
meanwhile the people are looking to Fed
eral Republic.
Wood cards on thin shavings of veneer
are enclosed with invitations, which occur on
the fifth anniversary of marriage. The Tin
Wedding comes on the tenth anniversary, and
is announced by tin card. Crystallizsd cards
are used for the fifteenth year, or Crystal We'd
ding. An appropriate present for this occa-
sion, by the way, is a punch bowl, server and
cups, entirely of turquoise or pink glass in the
present style. The Silver Wedding, twen-
ty-tive years after marriage, lelul'es the
invitation and monogram to be letlered in sill
yer; the Golden Wedding in gold leat.
An Ohio editor is getting particular about
what he eats. Hear him: The woman who
maze the butter whicl we bought last week 10
respectfully requested to exercise more judg-
ment IN proportioning the ingredients,' The
last batch had too much hair in for butter, and
not quite enough r waterfall There is no
sense in making yourself baldheaded, if but
ter is 35 cents a pound"
"A Lynx lately entered house near War.
saw, Wisconsin, and was first seen by the oc-
cupant, Mr.. Averill, with his for. feet upon
the foot OF the bed. Upon MIR. Averll maxi
ing move TO get out of bed, the beast re-
treated to another room, and crawled under a
lounge. Considering discretion the better
part of valor," Mr.. Ayerill put up his revolver,
and opened the door, when the lynx Aed.
PA, will you get me pair of new skates
if will prove to you that a dog has ten tails?'
"Yes, my son." well, to begin, one dog has
one more tail than no dog, has'n hep" "Yes. "
well, no dog has nine tails; and if one dog
has one more tail than no dog, then one dog
must have ten tails" He got bis skates
On the death of Princess Charlotte, when
wall of sorrow came from every pulpit in
Great Britain, a celebrated divine startled his
listeners with the text; Take this cursed
woman and bury her, for she is kings daugh-
ter" This was not designed as an insult; far
from it; for the preacher in his sermon took
the view that if such character as Jezebel
was should be buried with pomp simply be-
cause of royal birth, how much greater should
be the respect shown to the memory of so vir.
tuous woman as the Princess Charlotte.
"A Boston paper says Boston boy twenty
one years of age-Paul West-has, within the
year purchased at Calcutta two cargoes OF
merchandise; at Rangoon two cargoe', ana IN
China two cargoes of teas, and shipped tnem
to Boston, without the aid of any resident
neutrality-suspicious. in the case OF Cai-
cutta, but at Rangoon, and emma, the nrst
time it has ever been accomplished by one OF
any nation.