The Portland daily press., 1869-04-07

"A Boston exchange has discovered that
Victor Hugo is "The Man who Rit" the story
in Appleton's Journal.
Brigham Young runs his theatre ON an
economical plan. Complaint is made of lack Of
programmes. Brigham's manager says he
can't afford to print enough to supply every
one, and expects that they win be "kindly
passed around
The second number of Appletons Journal
has an eight-page supplement, finely illustra-
ted, describing underground life-a coal mine
aud coal miners. This number is better than
the first.
Every Saturday, for the current week, has
Professor Huxley's lecture on ''The Physical
basis of life, !" which has attracted so much at
tention in England.
-"Pippins and Cheese" is the appetizing
title of collection Of magazine stories just
published in London.
Mrs. Partington says she is not particular
where she attends church,-she Is satisfied
with "any paradox church where the Gospel is
dispensed with
Bismarck will not let his two sons enter
diplomatic life, as he doesn't think they are
smart enough The Duke Of Argyll has put
his youngest son into store at London.
We regret to learn from the New Bedford
Mercury that Mr.. Albert Bierstadt, now In
Paris, has troublesome affection of the eyes,
and is under the care of an oculist. He 10 ex-
pected to return home next August
The Herald of Health tells us that sleep
ing after dinner is a bad practice, and that ten
minutes sleep before dinner is worth more
| than an hour after It rests, and refreshes,
and prepares the system tor vigorous digestion.
If sleep is taken after dinner ii should be In
the sitting posture, as the horizontal position
is unfavorable to healthful digestion. Let
those who need rest and sleep during the day
take it before dinner instead of after, and they
will soon find that they will feel better, and
that their digestion viii be improved there
by.
"A lady resident at Boston Highlands had
two hens and a rooster. On Tuesday the
rooster passed away" The next noon the
two widowed hens left home and after an alb
sense of two hours returned with STANCE
rooster, and after marching around the gar
den till towards sunset all three took up their
quarters in the hen house. The popularity of
the affair is that the hens had never strayed
from the premises before since their purchase
"That beats human natur."
"A lucky lottery speculator in New Or
leans drew $40 900 the other day. On his way
home he stopped to assist handsomely-dress-
ed female who had fallen on the street. helped
her into a street car, and when ne mad seen
her whirled away felt for his money 1t wasn't
there.
An Englshman of Dittisham lately sold
his wife for ESQ, or about s242, gold; and then
to rive the purchaser fair chance, he left the
town and promised not to return. But the
,;fa soon followed her husband, and they met
at Totness and had good time on the mon
av with which the old bachelor had bought the
lady and ssold" himself. The happy pair
could make handsome living by repeating
the operation monthly.
We see it stated that only fourteen mem
bers of Napoleon Us Grand Army are now
living The correctness of the statement may
well be doubted, seeing that it is not yet ATTY
four years since that army was disbanded, and
that, first and last, some millions of men must
have served in it.
"A new work in England called ANNALS OF
Our. Time" is curious notebook of events
that have happened during the present reign.
Dealing with the year 1s43, the editor notes
that on the Sd of July the Newcastle Journal
wrote as follows:
at is stated that Bright, the anti-corn law
agitator, is expected to visit the wool fair
which will be held at Alnwick shortly, in or.
der to scatter the seeds of disaffection in that
quarter. Should he make his appearance.
which is not improbable, it is to be hoped
there may be found some stalwart woman
ready Co treat the disafected vagabond as he
deserves"
Mrs. John Jacob Astor celebrated the
coming of age Of her son, lately, by furnish
ing Mr.. Brace, of the Children's Aid Society,
with the amount required to provide one hum
dred orphan boys with homes at the West II
these one hundred lads should, as they proDa-
bly, will, grow up to be useful citizens In tue
new country to which they may go'youns nat
Astor may ind among them some day srste-
full friends who can be OF essential service to
him.