The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-02-12
Varieties.

There il an old guide-board in North
Barnstead, N. h, which has the following GU
rious inscription: "Pittsfield miles Alton 2
rods Is feet IL IL inches"
lin order to amuse the children on Sab
bath lady was engaged in reading from the
Bible the story of David and Goliah, and COM
ing to that passage in which GOliah SO boast
ingly and defantly dared the young stripping,
a little chap, almost in his hrst trowsers, said;
"Sster, skip that, skip that; he's blowingi I
want to know who lickedl"
"A dictionary of scien tific terms is in course
of preparation under the direction of the
French Academy. 1t will be very extensive
work; four years are allowed for its compile
ton. ef ftoT
Criminals are executed by being shot, iu-
stead of hung, in Utah. The Deseret News
contains the sentence of the sentence of II. P.
Sweet, who was found guilty of murder in the
first degree. He was doomed to be shot to
death on the 10Th ult, in Provo City, by the
Sheriff of Utah county. ~,
The "History of the Reign of Queen
Anne" soon to be published by Lord Stan
hope, will be the sequel to Macaulay's Histo-
~, bringing it down to the peace of Utrecht.
The Social Science Association, which
meets in Albany next week, viii discuss some
questions of much interest, and will be par
ticipated in not alone by Utopian dreamers,
but by many well-balanced, intelligent and ex-
perienced men. Such announcements as pa
per on "University Education" by Goldwin
Smith; one on the Supervision OF PuDhc
Charities" by +. b. Sanborn; one on "aousi
Lodging-houses," by @, L. Brace ana one on
Protection of the Ballot" by o. f. Adams,
Jr., show the practical nature oi 'ne suo]eeta
to be discussed. oisaolA ~
-Extrava0ance seems to have reached its
limit in a recently finished New York Fifth
Avenue residence. 1t is said that the curtains
a. The windows are so highly wrought as to be
for point lace, and the furniture is GOV.
ered with Indian shawls brought from tLo
Paris Exposition. Such suits were not un-
common in the private rooms of ladies of high
rank in England forty years ago, but were
considered magnificent even by them. The
doors are very fne bronzes, brought from
abroad, and bear the monogram, which also
appears through the house. inlaid in solid sill
yer.
We printed not long since, story of
big eagle carrying off little boy in Tennes-
see. The Louisville Courier wishes to hint to
that eagle that there are in the streets of LOUIS
vile good many rascally little blacHsuA'N'
that he may have for the taking
"A good story is going the ROUNDS ,,ies'las aas
ing the lengths to which enthusiast, en.nusla'i .or ss,-
ence may carry her deyotee. A0erSa,n oco'cn
nrofessor of entomology was 30 uehgnteo at
az .rr;val of an eminent pursuer OF insects,
.ss. AZ - ;nv;ted him to bed and board in cham
-. Next morning, DR.. Macfy greeted his
nest: aAnd how did ye sleep the NIGHT, Mes
TAR Bshemoth9" "Not very well; strange bed,
perhaps? But" "Ahr" quoth the doctor,
eagerly, "ye were jest bitten by something,
ieh?" swell, to tell you the truth, doctor, /
was" "Just think of thatl Bitten, war 20?
Now, can you cay it was anything at all note
worthy that bit ye? Peculiar, ehS" "Fieas'
think. But such devils for biting Deyer mS'
in my life." "IshOuld think So indeet, ;mnort. mort
great glee.) THEY'RE sicilian Asas import
| ed them myself. ICONS 'a' -'l-