The Portland daily press., 1869-03-10

Cork trees are now raised, in Florida, from
seeds imported from Portugal. c1
( Some Of the old Italian cannon, made of
ribs of wood covered with hide, are still to be
seen in the arsenal of Genoa
"A man accompanied by his wife and five Z
children appeared lately at the Fall River
Mass police court, and prayed to be sent one
month to the house Of correction, as he could
notFefrain from the use of Intoxicating drink.
The presiding justice granted his prayer.
AN honest farmer was invited to attend a
party at the village squire's one evening,
where there was music, both vocal and instru-
mental. On the following morning he met
one of the guests, who said, swell, farmer,
how did you enjoy yourself? Were not the
quartettes exceilentlast night?'' "why. real
ly' sir, can't say" said he, "for didn't taste
'em; but the pork chops were the finest I ever
ate" .-
AN English Judge, Baron Anderson, on be-
ing asked to give his opinion as to the proper
length of a sermon, replied Twenty minutes,
with leaning to the side Of mercy"
"A live smelt, i've inches long, was recent
| ly found in the shell Of an oyster, in New
York.
Bear stake is becoming popular in Paris.
The bears ase imported from Russia.
They have Society for the Protection Of
Babies in Paris. The object of this assoca-
tion is to encourage mothers to nurse their
own infants, and to discourage the system of
baby farming, SO extensively practised in
France. tfi a1-
Lord Brougham was one of the plainest men
who ever lived; his face was quite a marvel of
ugliness. Once at a wedding breakfast, being
asked to return thanks for the bridesmaids, he
said: 'T am greatly fiattered by being asked
| to return thanks for the bridesmaids, and
have been trying to determine for which OF my
merits it is that 1 have been selected for the
honor of representing these fair young orea-
tures-whether for my youth, for my inno-
| cence; or for my beauty" In the end he took
credit 90 himself, amid merry peals of
laughter, for the possession of all three.
I -Yelocipedes sell for $25 in Quebec.
"A Florida paper apologies for shortcom-
ings with the frank explanation "The publish
| er is off on q bum"
| "A Paris editor undertook the solution Of a
| great social problem at a recent masked ball
| how many of the gloves worn are new? Un-
der pretext of kissing the hand, he smelled of
S56 pairs, and only 1s were free from the scent
| of benzine.
| "A two cent evening paper. ts- bsc called the
Tribune, is to start in Boston, next month.
Fishes, eyes have been utilized. They
make fine description of gluten.
Three bachelors in an Iowa town played
novel game of cards the other day. The loser
| was to marry during the year, or support the
other two bachelors for the following year.
| "A new dramatic idea in Paris is lecture,
critical and explanatory, preceding the per-
formance of a tragedy. at,-re5 rs---
| AT recent fire in London, wooden
house in cloth-fair, smithfsld. which had es-
capped the great fire in 1866, was destroyed.
The story of the success Of the German
novelist, Fritz Reuter-, is as wonderful as any
thing in the history of literature. He is not
far from fifty years of age, and had never pub
lished book seven years ago. Up to that
time he had lived in poverty, giving lessons at
therate Of five or ten cents each, and wander
ing about the small towns of Mecklenburg
and Pomerania BE is now one OF the most
popular writer's in Germany. His last novel,
| aThe Montagues and Capulets Of Germany"
sold on the day OF its publication to the num-
her of 1900. which IS equivalent to sale of
seven times that number in this country. His
stories have been translated into other Ian
guages, and his copyrights have made him a
rich man, SO that he has built himself beau
tiful villa near Eisenaeh. in full view of Lu-
| theirs famous Wartburg.
Every fireman in Chicago has his life in
sured for two thousand dollars, at the expense
of the merchants of that city, SO that the four
poor fellows who were killed few days ago
left some provision for their families. This is
avery wise and humane idea.
An article on Thomas Carlyle, '.from u
distinguished source" is announced to appear
in the May Putnam's.
Journalism is growing in the South An
exchange Acknowledges the receipt OF the nrst
number of The Live Oak Advertiser, puohsh-
1 ed at Live Oak, Fla, and The Live Giraffe,
published at Raleigh, N. @. The southern
| Republican is the name OF new paper Just
established in Demopolis, Ala.
-Chignons are to be abolished by the select
| world of Paris. ...
| California encourages the planting of
shade trees by the roadside by the payment of
| one dollar premium each. -.
A newly arrived family were lately gazing
in at a shop window in Rockford, III. Little
Girl-@Oh, mammal is that en?" Mamma
mo, my child, that is howl" Father-"No.
my child, that is neither EN- nor howl, but
it is a beagle, the hemblem of this blasted,
countryp' lr rra
The rumored death Of the Pope is.dsnied BY
. cable dispatch.