The Portland daily press., 1869-01-19
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The Hartford (Ct) ministers meeting has
been discussing woman suffrage, and all but
two, out of forty opposed it as unscrptura!.
"A Scotch clergyman named Hackstoun,
one day, said TO Mr.. Smibert, the munster of
Cupar, who like himself, was blessed with a
foolish or rather wild youth for son. "D'ye
ken, sir, you and are wiser than So'omon"
'How can that be, Rathillet?" inquired the
startled clergyman. sou, ye see," said Hack
stoun, Solomon dIdna ken whether his son
was to be fool or wise man; but bath you
and are quite sure that our sons are fools"
An Englisbman laughs at the American
estimate of English preachers, which puts
Spurgeon, Newman Hall, and Puushon first
among them, and says that Punshou is q
mere deelaimer, Newman Hall is scarcely
known beyond his own congregation, aud
Spurgeon is the tavorits OF the coarse and sen-
sational; while the really great preachers of
London are Melville, Cupming, Samuel Mar
tyn, Binney, the B shop of London, the Arch
bishop of York, and DR.. John Henry New
man.
"A recent French paper describes an excl.
ting scene. Mdlle. Rose Saqu, rope dancer
was performing some jugglery feats, balane-
Ing daggers, lighted torches, &c., on the tight
rope, when suddenly the terrible cry "You
are on fireP arose from the audience A piece
OF burning stuff from Que of the burning torch
es had fallen on her head and set her long hair
ou nre. With one foot on the iron rope and
another in the air, the woman did lot lose her
presence of mind. She passed her hand over
her clothes and felt nothing. "Auz esera.sr,"
cried the excited people. Mdlle. Saqui uuder-
stood, and carrying her hand to her head, rap
idly s,ified the fire. She then continued her
performance as if nothing had happened.
"A newspaper firm in Cleveland, having
advertised that they would send q COPY of
their paper gratis for one year to the person
sending them "a club of ten," received the ten
spot of clubs from young lady in the couu-
try.
"A New Orleans inventor has made car
riage that runs by spring power, wound up
like clock.
"A "Mush and Milk Festival" was held in
the Town Hall of Ashland, Ohio, lately
"A rather novel sight was witnessed on one
o. the wharves at Alexandria, Va, last week.
About eighteen colored women who were
gathering chips there were told if they would
unload a barge with a cargo of wood, then ly-
ing there, they might have the bark. They
Immediately set to work, and it is said, did
more work in lite time than the same rum-
Der of men of their own color were ever known
to do.
Baron James Rothschild said, one dav, he
always knew, when people were talking about
his ellow-Hebrews, whether the latter were
| rich or poor Upon being asked to explain
how he came to know that, he replied: "why,
you see, when people are talking about q
wealthy man of my creed, they call him an
Israelite, but if he is poor they call him a
jew"
They can'tt try cases in the Florida Courts
because the juries go to sleep.
AT meeting of the London Medical Soci-
CIV, DR.. Blake, a distinguished practitioner,
said that he was able to cure the most despe-
rate case of toothache, unless the disease was
connected with rheumatism, by application of
the following remedy: Alum, reduced to an
| impalpa5le powder, two drachms; nitrous spir-
its of ether, seven drachms; mix, and apply to
| the tooth.
"A Leipsic paper warns its "hir readers"
| them is "made Of human fat from the Paris
ian dissecting rooms"
The old Archduchess Sophia, mother of
| Maximillian, was most strenuously opposed to
the acceptance of Napoeon's subscription to
the monument to that unfortunate priuce and
spicy correspondence on the subject has TAX
en- place between her and the committee
which has the matter in charge
"A few evenings since an Irishman was
riding from Salem to Beverly on a horse car,
and the conductor called for his ticket, but the
passenger was unable to find it. "What will
do?" says Pat. "Pay me seven cents" says
the conductor. "Murther an GUNS, hut didn't
| give but six cents for the ticketp "Can help
that" replied the conductor, "our fare is seven
cents, or ticket" which sum Pat unwillingly
passed over Soon after he called the conduct
or, with joy beaming ON his countenance, and
said, 1--WE found the devil now give me back
my cent and take the tickel;" which was done,
much to the amusement of the passengers,
poor Pat not thinking he was paying double
fare.
Louis Desnoyers, who died the other day
in Paris was the originator OF the satircal
journal ChariUari
California is long way in advance Of
her Eastern sister States in one thing SIZE
has established a school in her State Prison
for the instruction OF prisoners This is in ac-
cordance not merely with humanity but with
sound economy and common sense.
The Boston Post declares that New York
has become so wicked that they have been
obliged to widen He'll Gate" Whereupon the
New York Times retorts that "the Post NAV
be just in its inference, because the object of
the widening is to make broader the road TO
Boston,"
In the year 1874 five years hence, there is
to be transit Venus, and although SO far
ahead astronomers are already making their
preparations for observing it. 1t appears that
places in high southern laitudes are desirable
on this occasion, and it is proposed TO send a
party of astronomers from England to the
nearest point on the south pole that can be
safely occupied. Tie Astronomer Rryal, Mr..
Airy, believes that it is practicable TO send out
party to the Antarctic continent, provided
with good huts, clothing and food, there to
spend year, as it is unapproachable at any
thing near the time when the transit VIII take
place. Mr. Airy even proposes to accompany
the expedition himself Should the govern
ment accede to the proposal, larger party
will probably go out in order toinake scientif-
ic explorations both before and after the tran
sit.
One of the religious journals tells of a
church which pays its choir $4,000 year, whila
its contributions to missions are only SlOO!
In the centre of the largest valley in the
great Horseshoe Basin of the Rocky Noun
taiDs, in the Territory of Montana, there stands
a remarkable landmark, called Beaver Head
Rock 1t oyerhangs river of that name.
measures $50 feet in height, and is visible or
miles up and down stream The traveller.
trapper, or emigrant, who has safely es, aped
through Dakota and reached this spot. al
though at the base of the Rocky Noun; aims,
may gaze upon nayigable waters that reach to
the Gulf of Mexico.