The Portland daily press., 1869-01-01
Varieties.

"A farmer in Michigan, finding that his
sheep were disappearing mysteriously recent
ly, placed wolf trap in the field. A few days
afterwards he found it sprung, and now one of
his neighbors is laid up with sprained ankle.
1t is reported that in the event of a repub-
lie being established in Spain, Portugal will
arm all her fortresses and the mouth of the
Tagus with rifled cannon.
"A man was arrested in Cincinnati, seon
after the fearful steamboat accident, for trying
to sell a full set of false teeth, in heavy gold
plate which he had found ON the steamer
United States. They were wrapped in frag-
ment of a handkerchief, marked "Mary Nor
gan"
The Boston Cultivator has "known cider
to be sold in Western Massachusetts, for 75
cents barrel within the past half century"
1t also knew Methodist minister who ran
a whiskey dstillery, made cider brandy, spec
ulated in sheep, and preached on Sunday.
An article in the Moniteur gives a very
favorable account of the progress Of the Suez
Canal works. OF the sixty. five million cubic
feet which had at first to be excavated, only
twenty millions remain, SO that there is less
than ten months of work now to be done.
"A runaway couple from New York were
married on a railroad train Christmas day
Those who live in Omaha are known as
Omahogs.
M. de Lesseps, it is stated, to be the Off
oial candidate for the seat for Marseilles in the
Legislative Chamber, which is vacant by the
death of NJ. Berryer.
The New York Evening Post contains the
following advertisement: "For sale cheap, my
pew No. = Christ Church 1t is very desir-
able pew, and was in great demand before
Professionalism was called failure
do you observe how devotional Deacon
Buffer is?" asked good lady of her husband
"Yes, my dear, the Deacon is very devotional
He always keeps bowed in prayer until the
contribution box has passed."
Friend Mallaby, am pleased that thee
has got such fine organ in thy church,
But" said the clergyman, II thought you
were strongly opposed to having an organ
in chureh?" $50 l am" said Friend Obadiah,
"but then if thee will worship the Lord with
machinery, would like thee to have first
rate instrument.
Talking of horses, the Rochester Union
observes that, as a general thing "they get too
much licking and too little feed. If a man
loses his hat while driving his horse, he licks
the horse to pay for it, If he runs into an
other wagon through. his own earelessness, he
lcks his horse to make it all right. If he
slips or stumbles, he gets licked for il; if he
does anything he gets licked, and il he don't
do anything he gets the same A great many
horses know sight more than their drivers
and it they could change places with them,
society at large would be the gamers, and so
would the horses"
1t is stated that quantities Of raw grain
spirits are yearly exported to France and sent
back as the best French brandy. IL might be
added that those are lucky who get that which
has seen France in any shape.
An English paupsr who made faces dur
ing divine service, and $50 set his neighbors TO
laughing. has been sentenced TO tweniy'one
days hard labor for the offence.
Two young ladies Of Iowa have taken uP
lands in that State under the homestead act
aud purpose removing upon them, 20 run
farm on their own account
DIR. Clifford OF Terre Hanie. Ind, caught
a burglar in ibis house the other night on his
knees Al the kitchen safe, and IN a window
curtain. which be bad taken down for the pur-
pose, about to wrap set Of forks, a loaf of
bread, and lump Of butter. Instead Of call
ing for the police, who were probably nowhere
about, he procceded to give him a sound fog
ging and let him 20.
Some very delicate calculations render
IL probable that Greenwich Observatory un-
dergoes a minute change in It's latitude with
every revolutian OF the moon. This may be
due to a real movement Of the earthis crust
under the influence Of tides in the interior Of
the earth or il may be only apparent aud que
TO a change Of inclination in the atmosphere
strata under lunar influence.