The Portland daily press., 1869-03-29
Gleanings and Gossip.

-Ine numOrs OF hlgn Onurcnlsm are oc-
casionally peculiar. A Church ofEngland min
lister in Newfoundland, kindly offers to renar-
ry all whom Wesleyan ministers shall "havs
joined together" and to baptize all infants
that unauthorized persons" have sprinkled.
He also requires that all dying in his parish
shall be buried by him; and this winter kspta
child three weeks unburied, waiting for his re-.
turn home. Fortunately, it was in the winter
He also had the body Of an aged woman, who
had been uncanonically inferred, taken cut
Of Its grave, where it had lain a month, and
brought to schoolhonse near his residence,
and alter proper services by himself, buried it
in ecclesiastical decency and order.
Tho ALBANIA and Pbarpar have been explor-
ed by Mr.. MacGregor in his canoe e,--the Rob
Roy. He reports that the Abana has three
mouths. These flow into marsh which has
no outlet. 1t is wrongly called a lake, for in
no part is there hundred yards of open water
at all seasons. The Pharpar has two moutbs.
These both fall into Lake Hijarieh, which 10
rightly called lake, with an average Of Eve
rect of depth, plenty of open water, and an
overflow into another lake. Mr.. Maceregor
does not think these 'rivers of Damascus bet
ter thau all the waters OF Israel" VIVA
beasts, especially wild boars, are numerous
and dangerous, aud the giant reeds make
dense thickets which are almost impenetfable-
In one district over which he was obliged 70
prss on foot, there are savage Arabs ready 60
plunder and murder any stray traveller.
-On a certain occasion, Damon and Py-
thias'' was being played at a theatre in Wash
ington. In the last act as Damon was about
to be led to execution, straning his eyes In the
effort to discern his friend in the distance, and
asking, "Is he soming?' locomotive whistle
sounded close by Hell be here in the next
train" shouted a wag, and in an instant the
emotion was changed to laughter.
Arrangements are makingby the pub
fishing association of the lions Herald at
Boston, for the publication of q literary and
religious magazine to be called The Saint
Paups Monthly 1t viii be printed in the best
manner, illustrated after the general style Of
the Good Words, the popular English maya
zine.
"A bunch of matches, of the ordinary kind,
was ignited by the sun the other day In Q
drawer in the office of business man In Brat
tleborough, vt The fire broke out Just a be
was leaving the store, and when he happened
to be looking at the drawer
-Mehemet Ali, by his foresight in planting
twenty million trees in the upper province Of
Egypt and near the Delta, has increased the
rainfall In these districts ten fold.
"A considerate thief in San Francisco
pawns such of his plunder as possesses per-
sonal value, and returns the tickets to his vio-
tins wSh polite note
"A miner who has been for some time %
White Pine, and has in consequence become .
sadder and wiser man, writes to his friends:
CAN that gistens is not silver; viii return to
| California soon.'
Bachelor Paris is excited over the pfes-
ence of two heiresses Of millions who are net
disposed to build up dilapidated coronets By
marriage. One is an American, and the other
a Russian
Miss Dewey of Albany, Indiana, has In
vented quilting attachment to q sewing ma
chine, and adds herself to the roll of those who
are q standing refutation of the slander that
| there are no women's names in the patent Of
| fee reports.
"A Drama in six acts, showing the hard
ship sometimes. inflicted by the French laws
concerning divorce, is now being played at
the Theatre du Prince Imperial. It Is by NM.
Jules Dornay and Maurice ooste, and has the
curious title of lies Forcats du Marriage"
(The Galley-slaves of Matrimony) a-
There is an ancient legend explaining the
cause of the perpetual trembling Of the aspen
leaves. It relates that when Christ was led to
the cross every tree He passed was ordered to
bow its head. All, with the exception Of the
aspen, obeyed the command. This irrevsrent.
disobedient tree was Judged and sentenced to
tremble and bend at every footstep and every
zephyr forever.
Portugal was the first of European nations
to enter upon the African slave trade. ene
has been about the last to leave 1t on, and has
only within a few weeks abolished slavery In
all her colonies. 1t is to be hoped that her
daughter Brazil, will soon follow her exam
pie.
A young fellow was taking sleighride
with q pretty girl, when he met minister
who was somewhat celebrated for tying matri-
monial knots on short notice. He stopped him
and asked, hursiedly, "Can you tie knot for
me?" "Yes, guess so, said Brother B.
"Wheurdo you want it doue9' "well, right
away" was the reply '.Is 1t lawful, though.
here, in the highway?' ooh, yes this 10 as
good place as any safe as the church itself"
"well, then, want knot tied in my horses
tail, to keep it out of the snow, said the wag'
as he drove rapidly off, fearing lest the minis
lister, in his wrath, should fall from grace.
White kid gloves are said to be going out
of fashion, but this has been said many times
before, and still they hold sway in the fashien-
able world.
The shoemakers say that they ike short
dresses. because the ladies who wear them
buy very pretty 'boots." which naturally are
very expensive.
The following notice, posted In West
ern post-ofice speaks for itself: "wanted to
find (by single gentlsman) a hand withousa
mitten. Information may be left at the pest
office"
A black lace bonnet. called the "Isabslla,"
and composed of a scarf of Spanish net, with
diadem very high in front, is now extremely
fashionable and novel.
The way they churn in Chill 10 to put the
milk into skin bag, tie it to q donkey ana
have him driven furiouslY up and down Ia
four mile beats.
One Of Mr. Dieksns's sons Will iso'ats IN
Germany this Spring.
r..~-. c.rk a Ara-eatinR senator nom