The Portland daily press., 1869-04-27
Gleanings and Gossip. /.

"A good story is told of q German shoe
maker in Utica, who having make a pair Of
boots for a gentleman of whose financial in
tegrity he had considerable doubt made the
following reply to him when he called for the
article: Der poots ish not quite done, but der
beel ish made out" 81 ~.
George William Curtis closed an after
dinner speech with the following words:
Most men, when they die, like to have some
line indicative OF their aspirations carved up
on their gravestones; as for me, come death
whenever it may, should prefer to have in
scribed upon nay grayestone: Here lies one
who, early and late. did all he could to see that
other men had fair play"
English coach builders are beginning to
announce that they are prepared to build light
carriages on wheels imported from America.
They seem to have discovered at last that the
Americans are half a century ahead of them
in the matter of carriage building.
"A good many gay fellows slip up, a good
many heavy fellows get heavy falls, good
many ladies, young and old, are upset in the
most aggravated style, and good many ssri-
gus accidents are caused by the carelsssness
OF orange and banana eaters, who stupidity
throw rinds on the sidewalk. Stop ID. ~
The fact that there are ne Hebrew, as
there are no Quaker beggars, is owing to the
peculiar and systematic arrangemsnts mada
Dy these seets for taking care of their Door.
Each Jewish synagogue has COMMITTEES of
the most respectable members, whose business
1t is to become acquainted with the condition
ofevery Hebrew in their district, and, If mecca
sary, to afford assistance. The aged are PEN
stoned, and the disabled placed in hospitals or
furnished with regular relief va sse
"A Frenchman with several assistants IL
conveying olive seeds and cuttings in hermet-
lcally sealed cans to Louisiana with the design
OF establishing the culture of that fruit there.
Two seeding members of church choir
in Albany take their revenge by sitting below
with the congregation and singing atrociously
out of tune.
"A speculator wants to lease the street
lamps in Chicago for advertising purposes,
and agrees to keep them in good order for Ave
years.
Iowa plants every three years forest of
100000 trees, and within considerably less
than half dozen years 25OO0O 900 forest trees
have been planted and are now growing in the
northwest. Tits good news that the American
mania for tree destruction is abating in any
part of the country
e. q @. Judson, Med Buntline," who
went out to California some months since as q
temperance lecturer, has backslidden terribly.
He is hard drinker, and keeps a faro bank at
White Pine. t.r
The PoPs's bull against Masonry: "Those
freemasons are nothing but sects Of iniquity,
han lu hx
crimes. They are full of perverse maneuvres
and diabolical articles; sorrupters Of morals
and destroyers of every idea of honor, truth or
justice; propagators of monstrous opinions;
disseminators of abominable vices and un-
heard-of wickednesses; overthrowsrs of all
authority, whether OF the Catholic church or
civil society; and capable" (such is the as
founding conclusion) ''of driving God himself
out of heaven if it were possible"
AN English magistrate has sent vagrant
to prison for three months for stealing an in
FAINT for begging purposes.
Tho "good old times are really returning
A Maryland grand jury indicted man for
witchcraft, last week, and the ssmi-annual le-
gal fiogging in Delaware has begun.
Sir Walter Scott was, in one of his walks
leaning ON the arm of his faithful attendant.
Tom Purdie. Tom said: ''Them are fiue nov.
els Of yours, Sir Walter; they are lust inyalu-
able to me-" Il am glad to hear it. Tom
YES, sir; for when have been out all day,
hard at work, and come hame very tired, and
take up one O. your novels, I'm asleep direct
ly."
"A well-known physician used TO say that
roast beef, serenity of mind cold water baths,
and an amiable and pretty wife, would make
almost any man healthy wealthy and wise.
1T is understood that the French Gable
Company will land their shore end of the ca
BILE ON this side at Cape May, New jersey
under authority of bill passed by the legisla-
ture at its last session. A company was or
ganized at Camden on Saturday last, to co-op-
| crate with the French Company.
"A German gives the following as a sure
cure for hydrophobia: ''The bite mnst be
bathed as soon as possible with warp vinegar
and water, and when this has dried, isw
drops of muriatis acid poured upon the wound
will destroy the poison of the saliva, and re-
lisve the patient from all present or future
danger. faTlA .s
"A little girl in Sunday sshosl was asked
BY a teacher: "Mary, do you say your prayers
morning and night:'' "No, miss, don't"-
why, Mary are you not afraid to 60 to sleep
in the dark without asking God to take care
of you and watch over you until the mora
ing?" "No, miss, I amt, cause sleep in tho
! middle" al.p b. ra'f