The Portland daily press., 1869-02-03
VarietieS.

An ice bridge has formed in closer prox-
unity to the Horse Shoe Fall at Niagara than
is usual, and people are taking due advantage
of the fine view afforded by it. The scenes
around the great Falls are very grand at this
season, and the newly formed ice bridge adds
much to the grandeur.
"A party of speculators have built a big ice.
house on the summit of the Nevadas, and will
run their ice into San Francisco on the Pacific
Railroad.
-Bayard Tay lor has finished his translation
Of Goethe Faust"
"A rogue turned off the gas from the whole
city OF Adrian, Michigan, one evening last
week.
"A Mr.. Joel, an Israelite, has been app ,int-
ed judge at Stralsnund, being the first in
stance of Jew being called to the Bench in
Prussia
One of Baron James Rothschild's last bus
mess operations was to reduce the salaries Of
most OF his employees, on the pretext OF the
very stringent mon y market
-"Mother," said little poet Of four sum-
mers, "lStel to the trees makiug music for the
leaves to dance by
-"What have you done with your doll,
Amy?" Lock it up, papa. Going to keep it
for my ftty gel, when get big Just like NAM
ma" "Ah! but suppose you have noue?"-
Never mind. I'll give il TO my s'an'child."
Papa" said Tommy the other day, rs it a
in to change ones mind?" "Well, no, my
boy; why do you ask9" "Oh, you
piled the five year old, II was to be a doctor"
Oh yes, remember" sal the father, what
theu2" "well, if you please think now
that I'd rather be candy storel"
The Literary editor of tue Memphis Ap-
peal, having read some prophetic Eastern crit
cisms of Garibaldi's forthco ing novel, in.
forms h's readers that the work is said to be
very hifalutin' and flop sided,"
Connecticut courts have decided that
man who will not support his family is a pau-
per.
-Quais are fast disappearing from the prai-
ries even as far west as Kansas. The Legsla-
ture is called upon to pass law against catch
ing them by nets.
"A pleasant youth in Liverpool mixed bug
poison with rabbit stew, aud poisoned his
.amily.
"A cowardly fellow having kicked news
boy tor pestering him to buy an evening pa
per, the lad waited till another boy accOsIed
The gentleman" and then shouted in the hear
dg of all bystanders, "Its no use TO try him,
jim; he cau't read"
-Four daughters of wealthy Berlin bank
er Were lately married, on the same day, to
four brothers. The wedding festivities were
very simple, and the sum which would have
been been spent if the weddings had been cell
ebrated IN great style, was given 10 the poor.
Two young Spanish gymnasts are now ex-
hibitins il New York feats with the q jig
lrdpeze so remarkable as 70 lead u Journal of
that city 10 declare that "the Ultima Thule OF
trapezng has been reached" anu to come
slightly melancholy in view OF tie TACT that
the trapeze "as a sensation" is played out
Baron seguier, Procureur Imperial at
| Toulouse, France, having been indecently
goaded and bullied by the Minister Of Justice
to show more zeal in conducting the press
prosecutions which his own judgment disap'
proved Of lost his patience, and seat in his res
ignation, coupled with some expressions which
must sting even Louis NApoIeon. For IN
stance: 40 address the court under the sur.
veilance of q secret police and 10 press Tor
judgments dictated beforehand in Paris by the
Minister of Justice are two things which do
not suit me-"
There is very little water to bathe in in
the Whi,e Pine district in Nevada, SO the peo-
pie go out in the morning without their
clothes aud allow themselves 10 bs drenched
by the clouds which envelope that high region
at sunrise. Using the clouds of heaven for
vapor bath is something new.
-In Wabashaw, Minnesota, yearling bull,
which had been missing for two weeks, was
| found inside of a hay stack, which bad prCoa-
| bly cayed on HIM while standing underneath
| its overbanaipg shelter. He had eaten MS
| wov ,b;rtv ,eet toward the other side, ana
v,han discovered was within few feet oi nd
ortv and Iiobt." He seemed 10th to leave bis
| bidipg place, and emerged vigorous ana i@'
| Tue municipality Of Miss Iongu' "''S
termined to commemorate Loru
monument on the spot where NC u'eu' IN APri
| 1899 The corporation VIII Oe"t nan tue ex
narse of This memorial to the great upholder
81 Creek Independence; the rest will be raised
| nv nublic subscription,
y The late illness of Prince Napoleon Is re-
norted to have so changed his appearance that
| ,be old photographs no longer give an idea Of
his looks.
-"Died of ignorance" was the return of
Hartford physician to the Registrar The ca
was that OF child whose parents did net
know enough to follow his prescriptions.
MIR. Spurgeou, the otter day, was seo'oinR
certain OF his followers who declined 70 iA'er'
fere in polities on the ground that they "ers
"not of this world" This, be areueu' was
mere metaphor. "You might as wei'' nT saia
"being sheep of the Lord decline 70 eat d nS,
ton-chop on the plea that 1t would Oe cAnni0Ai'
ism"