The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-14
Gossip and Gleanings.

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THE Richardson affair has been done In
ballad.
Wisconsin has raised its Governors sal
airy to $500.
An Engishman wants to know if ths
children of Ham were Hamericans. Lu
The railroad trains in Alabama are
crowded every trip with emlgrants on their
way TO Texas,
"A goyerness, advertising for q situation,
says That "she is perfect mistress of her own
tonguep I1
An old tobacco chewer finds that the Bl .
BILE sustains his fayorite habit. He quotes:
"He that is filthy, let him be filthy stir.n
odd facts in ornithology. A house built
without wings has often been known to have
fiight-of steps.
Rival coal monopolies in Pennsylvania
threaten the Scranton Company thuswise ;
ITO suit our own action we must drive 'u' out
Of auction"
Susan b. Anthony declares that she "wili
have Susan B. Anthony on her tombstone
and MOI relict of some fool of man" Hard
on her father.
1t is stated that the Empress of Austria
is shortly expected at Rome In order TO be
present at the accouchment of the ex-Queeo
Of Naples.
Perhaps it is an old, but 10 certainly Is q
felicitious, saying of Josh Billings, that @ons
single hornet who feels WELL will break uf
large ecamp-meeting."
Rev. Adams Aver has given to the Cam
bridge Divinity School thousand dollar
bond, the interest of which Is to be appropri-
ated to worthy students.
"A poor man who had been sick, on being
asked whether he had taken any remedy, re-
piled: "No, ha'nt taken any remedy, but
I've taken lots of physic."
What is the difference between q couceit-
ed conjurer and an important blood vessel in
the neck? One is vain juggler and the
other is a jugular vein.
"A magistrate, censuring some boys for
lettering in the streets, asked: "If everybody
was to stand in the streets, how could any
body get along?"
"A teacher ,catechising his scholars,put the
following question: "What was made to
light the world" Matches" cried one Of
the youngsters after pause.
"A Spaniard in the first pages of his En-
glish grammar, desiring one evening at table
to be helped to some boiled tongue said: 81
will thank you Miss, to pass me the language"
"A Berkshire County youth got himself
engaged to a woman ten years his senior, and
then tried to back out. Notwithstanding his
offer of $25 bonus, she refused to relinquish
her Claim, and the twain are now one flesh.
Miss Law, Brooklyn belle, in white vel
vet with very long train, trimmed with white
silk, was married to son of Judge Pierrepont
in Brooklyn, Thursday. The altar steps and
the rail were literally carpeted with roses.
DR. Mary Walker, while attending
dress reform convention some time ago, was
accidentally discovered in an ante-room by a.
Mortified reporter, twisting smoking curling
iron through her saffron colored back-hair.
-"Do you call that veal outlet, waiter?'
said ar old gentleman, dining at restaurant
"Why, it's an insult to every true calf in the
country" "Well, sir" didn't mean to IN
suit you," returned the waiter.
All the people who haven't killed each
other in Missouri have taken to killing hogs.
One deputy sheriff, three corn-fed merchants
and 55 500 pigs have recently been slaughter
ed in a single county.
An inebriate in New York, night or
two since, while intoxicated, fell forward on
the floor, his face became buried in his hat,
and being unable to move, he died from suffc-
cation.
"A negro boy in Tallahassee stole can Of
powder, the other day, and, thinking 1t con-
tanned something good to eat, set 1t on the
stove to warm. He will not eat anything
more.
"A Western newspaper having repeated
| the old paradox that If two letters be taken
| from money there will be but one left, the
Vicksburg Times remarks. "We once knew
fellow who took money from two letters and
there was none leit.'
"A young woman in Albany, N. Y, lost
her husband by death, and last Tuesday night
1 she left her home secretly, and was found
next morning PROSTATE upon her husbands
| grave and almost frozen to death. She had
become insane through grief.
"A Western newspaper publisher announc
es: "Any one wishing to subscribe for ouI
paper can have it by sending us meat, vegeta-
bles, butter, bread, eggs, turnips, or anything
for heavens sake, to keep us from starving to
DEATH"
| They have discovered sexton In Prussia
who for years has driven profitable business
il fattening hogs and selling them. They
were fattened on the bodies Of those left fo'
burial in the cemetery, and the cofins vert
used for fuel.
"A San Francisco woman engaged a ser
want girl to do the work of family of five
persons. There proved to be an average o
nine instead of five persons, and at the enc
of five months the girl sued for $50 pc
month extra, and recovered it.
When Providence, r. l., girl makes VI
her mind to be married, nothing can proven
it, The vigorous wooing of one OF then
drove poor fellow to Taunton the other day
but she followed and dragged him into thu
presence of minister. After the ceremon.
she led her husband back to Providence.
The underw writers Of Boston have pre-
sented to the keepers of Minots Ledge Light
house two sets of the international code o
signals for use in communicating with tn
main land, and, in case of vessels in distress
appearing within sight, to give prompt no
tice of the fact. ...z.
| Some ancient tumuli, at Durham, Eng
were recently excavated and found to contain
numerous skeletons, and a great variety o.
drinking vessels, flint knives, bronze drills, ar
rows, spears, saws and other articles, relies o
people of a remote age.
"A New Orleans wife, left at home on
evening by her husband who "had busines
down town." accepted friends escort to th,
theatre. The fates decreed that her husban
should occupy the next seat, with anothe
lady, the occasion of his urgent business. A
soon as the wife made the discovery she lean
ed over and whispered viciously: "Chailes
who is that hussy you have with your sis
ter Of that fellow you have with you. lnere
vas no need of further explanation.
An old lady residing in San Francisco re
Gently had occasion to spank her little boy fol
some youthful indiseretion. He had pesr
playing in the neighborhood of the wharves
and in his juvenile perambulations had sat on
leaky can of nitro-glycerine, the conss-
ouepce of which was that the first smack the
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