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Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25
EOWN NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DEIWARE

pond of water, and on the brink give bat
tie by striking out boldly with its hint
legs and fore feet, but the hind ones il
particular, as on those there are two pow
erful long nails, which are about six inch
es in length and with the force they
command in their action will tear dog
open, if properly struck. 1t can keeI
these dogs at bay considerable time
and, should man come to the assistance
of the dogs, as is often the case, it instant
ly springs upon him, and, without any
further ceremony, plunges into the water
with him, and keeps him under sufficient
ly long 10 suffocate him; and, when wor-
ried too long by the dogs and seeing no
chance of escape, it makes sure of one dog,
and plunges into the water, with the same
object as it had with the man. Many ca
ses have been known where the dog has
been kept under water as long as life re-
mained in the Kangaroo-thus showing
that it would prefer to take its own life
rather than crafty its enemies.
The female Kangaroo, when it is given
chase, will never leave her young unpro-
tected, in case she may have such. She
makes sure to pick them up with her fore
legs aud slip them into her pouch-a place
of safety that nature has provided her with
for them-and, during the chase, when
pressed too hard, she takes out one and
drops it, and continues on until she is
pressed again, doing the same with the
second and third, which are all they have
at one birth; and, should another male or
female come across the little orphan thus
thrown upon the world unprotected, it
will, with charitable instinct, take it to its
care and protect it, with the same fond
ness as if it were its own offspring.
In addition to the amusement of hunt
ing the Kangaroo, there is great pleasure
in eating the flesh, if properly cooked;
and the long tail, when made soup of, bids
fair to excel the American ox-tail, both in
taste and substance. But the manner in
which the natives cat it do not admire
They cut it into slices, and leave it expos
ed to the sun-which is very strong in
that country---until dried up, and then
cover it away for week, or as long as it
will keep.
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

One of the most singular sights grow
ing out of the late war is continuous line
of peach trees of nearly fifty miles in
length, around Petersburg, and extending
toward Richmond. They are growing
from the brcast-works thrown up by the
rebel army, and are the only legacy left
by the poor fellows who were on the ad-
vanced line within one hundred yards of
the yankees. Having eaten the fruit
while on picket duty, they cast the seed
aside, and now they appear in one contiu-
uous line of forty-ive miles of beautiful
trees, which yielded an abundant crop the
last year.
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

Once upon time, before the negro had
acquired another than a pecuniary value,
an old colored divine who was holding
forth to an audience of his own race on the
watchful care and goodness of the AL
mighty, and endeavoring to impress upon
his hearers the value of christian darkey
in the eyes of heaven, illustrated the point
thus: "my bredren, though you can buy
seven sparrows for farthing, de Almighty
hab book to put down where cherry one
of dem falls. Now if the Almighty takes
so much care of de sparrows dat cost only
one-seventh of a farthing, what you 'spose
he do for you thousand dollar niger ?"
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25
Selett poetru,
SUNDAY MORNING IN BED.

When the tiresome week is over,
Wearied limbs then ask for ease;
No grim task is then before you,
No one but yourself to please.
How delicious, then, the feeling
That dawns through the drowsy head,
Of a rest unbroke, unsummoned,
Sunday morning in the bed.
And such fancies throng around you,
Half asleep and half awake,
Dim defined, yet all so pleasant
Fancies like the down, Opaque.
Waking, dreams of love and fortune,
Brighter far than can be said,
Give foretaste OF Elysium,
Sunday mornining in the bed.
And the early sounds contrasting,
Add still Wore to the repose,
Praise who will the early risers,
Sweeter stills the morning doze
Labor, hustle, care all banshed,
And the only sound you dread
Is the breakfast BELLS rough clamor,
Rousing from the Sundays bed.
Poets sing of early morning,
Healthful, active, fresh and fair,
Riches reaped, industry's harvest,
In the mornings early air
Well, in week days let's admit it,
Think how soon ones life is sped,
Let poor mortals' joy, unhindered,
Sunday mornings in the bed.
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colt and 8umor.
LACONIC LETTERS.

Some very amusing instances of "la
comic letters" are given by Mr.. Georg,
Stetson in book he has just published
entitled &C Gossip about Letters and Let
ter-writers." Says Lord Berkeley to thu
Duke of Dorset:
My dear Dorset have just been mar
ricd, and am the happiest dog alive.
Berkeley.
And gets for his answer:
My dear Berkcley-Every dog has his
day Dorset.
A young fellow at college wrote to his
uncle, on whom he entirely depended:
My dear Uncle Ready for the need
ful-Your Affectionate Nephew.
The uncle replied:
My dear Nephew-The needful is not
ready-Your Affectionate Uncle.
1t is pleasant that affection should sur
vive pecuniary embarrasments, as shown
in the case of Samuel Foote'S mother and
himself:
Dear Sam {: I am in prison for debt !;
come and assist your loving mother,
E. Foote.
Dear Mother: So am I which prevents
his duty being paid to his loving mother
by her affectionate son,
Sam Foote.
An English nobleman was deeply in love
with layde fair" He met her one
evening at crowded ball, and as he
could not get an opportunity of talking to
her, he contrived to slip into her hand a
piece Of paper with the two words, "Will
your" written upon it. The reply was
equally as brief" Won't I?"-One
would think that correspondence could
scarcely be made more laconic than this;
but the impossible has been achieved.
Brother Smith of Leeds, anxious to learn
any news of his friend and fellow quaker,
Brother Brown of Sheffield, might have
to communicate, sent him quarto sheet
with point of interrogation inscribed on
the centre. Brother Brown replied by
sending a similar sheet on which nothing
whatever appeared
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

A lawyer retained in case of assault
and battery, was cross-examining wit
ness in relation to the force of blow.
"What kind of blow was given p
asked the lawyer.
"A blow of the common kind"
Describe the blow"
" am not good at description"
Show me what kind of blow it was. F"
81 can't"
+" You must"
81 won't"
The lawyer appealed to the court. The
court told the witness that if the counsel
insisted upon his showing what kind of a
blow it was he must do so.
do you insist upon it ?" asked the
witness.
"I do"
Well, then, since you compel me to
show you, it was this kind of blow p at
the same time, suiting the act to the word,
he knocked over the astonished disciple of
Cooke and Littleton.
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

Bridget, what have you done with
the cream? Those children cannot eat
skim milk for breakfast" "Sure marin,
and it isn't meself that would be after Civ
in the scum to yees. tuck that off and
gave it to the cats.
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

"Do you think" asked Mrs. Pepper,
that little temper is bad thing in a
woman?" Certainly not ma'am," re-
piled gallant philosopher; " it is good
thing. and she ought never to lose it."
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A learned doctor has given it as his
opinion that tight lacing is a benefit to,
mankind, inasmuch as it kills all the fool
.ish girls and leaves the wise ones to grow
into women.
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

An affected singer at Dublin theatre
was told by wag in the gallery to
Z" come out from behind his nose and sing
his song like other people"
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

A Milwaukee bachelor rushed to his
washerwom ans. and arrested her hand as
she was plunging his trousers in the suda
He had forgotten $1,000 in the pocket,
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

There is q man down east, rather face
tious fellow, whose name is New. He
named his first child Something, as it was
something new; The second he called
Nothing, it being nothing new.
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

New Bedford brags of a pointer that
came to dead stand the other day before
door plate inscribed 4" A. Partridge"
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

Angelina Honeysuckle Cauleyfowei
Thistledown, is a beutiful young lady Of
Providence, R. I. with a romantic name.
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

When do girls end a miss spent life
When they marry.
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

A good place for the sons of Ham--the
Sandwich Islands.
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

Strong minded women don't eat eggs
They can't bare the yolk, you know.
Middletown transcript., 1870-06-25

An unavoidable breache of the piece
the stock of gun.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-26
Recent Publications.

Mary's Grammar, by Mrs. Marcel, has been
received from the publishers, Messrs. d. Ap-
pleton & Co., through Bailey & Noyes. The
man or woman who sympathizes with chill
dren 10 their struggles for the mastery OF So
incomprehensible a study Ito chlden) as
grammar, is deserving of encouragement and
certainly will receive the hearty thanks of
those she labors to benefit. Mrs. Marcel, In
her book, has taken the subject of Grammar
home with her, and makes it the theme of
pleasant conversation with her little daughter,
and illustrates its principles by ingenious sto-
ries. We think perusal of the book will open
up this abstruse science to the understanding
oil children, and give them big lit in their
task.
The Physical Life Of Woman, by DR.. Geo. II.
Napheys, published BY George Macleau. Bo,-
ton, is volume of 800 pages, and is sold only
by subscription. 1t seems to have a great
many endorsements from reputable medical
journals and from physicians-also from Henry
Ward Beecher whose approval has carried a
great many thousand things into American
famlies-from a grand piano to a cough rem
edy or patent inouse.trap. In fact we have
come to consider the absence OF one of Beech
er's nervous commendatory sentences from
the testimonials in favor of anything that Is Of.
f.red for sale as constituting prima Jfacie case
a!ainst it. For sale by the agent, @. w. Eos-
ter, Bidd sford, Maine, who wants lady agents
for Portland and Bath and guarantees SIS. per
week
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-26
DAILY PRESS
PORTLAND.
SATURDAY. Morning, March 26 1870

LIBERALISM IN THE RoMIsH CHURCH.
Rev. Thomas Farrell, the pastor OF st. Jo-
seph's Roman Catholic Church in New York,
preached sermon on Sunday last, on the
mooted school question, contained senti-
ments rarely heard from Romish pulpits. He
SAID:
Let no one imagine that we are hostile to
tne Bible. No: we love it, we keep it in our
houses and read it, and love to see it univer.
sally read; but we are opposed to the style
now in vogue of forcing certain forms OF re-
ligiOus reading down The tbroats of those who
are unwilling TO receive 1t. This is intoler-
ance and bieotry under cover oi religion and
the worst enemy of God is the man who rep
resents Him. Let it not be imagined that
my remarks are directed to those who diHer
from me in iaith; they are meant for the con-
sideratiOn OF lovers OF freedom. There is in
tolerance in the Catholic Church as well as
beyond 1t. Some OF its religious orders are
the very quintessence of littleness and bigot-
ry, and the narow-minded doctrines put forth
by some OF its over-zealous advocates has fire.
quent,y driven the people to rebel.
have pleaded for liberty for man-ior the
breaking OF his chains-and hold that it is
slavery of the most CALLING kind to have the
opinion Of others forced on US. The religion
is unworthy OF existence and should be per-
mitted to lie out that needs smiles, gentle
Nursing and glass covers to preserve It's lite
during school hours. If our faith be true and
from God let 1t alone and it will live and pros.
per; if it be not, let it perish; and ii Others
have equal faith in their religious creeds, let
them meet us In tie same spirit.
This sermon develops the existence of lib
eral element in the chuch in America that can
do much In aid of those who oppose the alb
surd views of the ultramontanes.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-26

CANADA has passed, and is now enforcing,
an act which dispenses with juries in crimi-
nal cases on the request Of the prisoner.
Within twenty four hours after prisoner is
committed for trial, he is brought into Court
and asked whether he wishes to be tried be.
fore the Judge or before the Judge and
jury. If be chooses jury trial 1t goes on as
among us. If he is content to be tried before
the Judge alone that iunctionary en.ertains
the plea. If he says not guilty, the Judge
conducts the trial just as ordinary cases, him.
self receiving and passing upon all the facts
and all the law, and also pronouncing the de-
cision, or verdict, and imposing the sentence
The only criminal cases taken out of the op-
| Grafton of this act are those, conviction O
which carries death for a punishment. In
such kind OF cases it Is rightly thought thai
the tribunal which convicts and the tribune
which sentences should be separate and ID
tinct there are phases of this moveman
which deserve notice: The plan saves IN,
Government all jury expenses. Appeal iron
tne Judge on matters OF TACT as well as of Law
is allowed. Under our economy the jury
the sole judge OF the iacts, 10 almost an un
qualified extent. The new system is mucl
more expediGious. Not only matters of law
but mattefs OF fact, too, can be got at and 90
through with great celebrity and with no deni
| al OF equity and justice. The possibility OF {
disagreement is nullified. The likelihood OF
| erroneous verdicts is lessened. TIE ability to
impose on the sympathy, the fear, or the is-
| norance Of the tribunal is mltigated, and dam.
ages to be awarded III cases calling for them
are likely to be more correctly gagged.
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1eT"s $500 per annun,, in adrance.

posaS "a gay denouncing prison labor as op-
and and womsn so ame interests of honest workingmen
mental , 10 ,hs, ;SSondemning strikes as detri-
inc co operative Interests Of employees; indors-
publication OF paper specially devo,ssa s,nS h ,ne
interests OF working women, and The o sstah .Je
lishmeDt OF labor exchange, to be cont,oIaS
by representatives OF the female labor o,can
izations, &c. Now all these resolutions bsus
a sensible ring, and can scarcely tail to meet
general approval. If all woman meetings
were of this character, the case OF th /, pepter
sex would advance much more rapidly and
favorably than It is doing under the leader
ship of such fiery spirits as the editors and
publishers OF the Revolution, and the crowd
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-26

ONE OF THE Doc FAanLY.-Some years
ago, one OF our city hotels was favored with a
boarder OF this sort, who had frightfully raw
epous appetite-tO which Justice Greedu's in
the play :" wasn't circumstance" He was a
tall, lautern-jawed chap, with an exceedingly
hungry look, and had the dllating powers Of
an anaconda. Only lchabod Crane, or huge
mouthed Gargautua, with his enormous appe-
tite tor plenty OF links, and chitterlings, and
puddings IN their season" could be his paral
lei; and what rendered him a still more for
midable competitor at the dinner.table was a
pair OF long arms, which enabled him to
swoop In all the creature comforts" far and
near, about his plate, while he bolted them
with rapidity which would have thrown
Graham into Mysteries. Among the things OF
which he was exceedingly fond were straw
berries in their season, which he generally
contrived to crowd so last into bis " abdominal
pantry" that few OF his iellow-boarders could
secure any portion OF the luxury. One day
tance Of the servants, to mortity him, if posi-
| bic, and shame him out Of bis gluttony.
After he had cleared the dish, as usual, oil
| its contents, and had called to the servant
Here, John, bring me a few more strawber-
RESP two or three walters came In, bearing
huge platter loaded with his favoiite luxury,
and, clearing wide space among the dishes,
deposited IL beiole him. Our her0's eyes spark
LED with perfect ecstacy OF delight at the
prospect before him; he coughed and cleared
his throat, drew his chair nearer 10 the table,
rolled up the cuffs OF his coat. sleeves, and then
proceeded cody and deliberately, but with
amazing celerlty, to relieve the platter Of It's
contents. In an incredible brief time the
entire heap of straw berries had disappeared,
having been transferred with magical dexter
| ity to our hero's stomach, and, turning to
John," who was transhxed with astonish-
ment, he said:
John. couldn't you contrive to scare up
| another dish OF these strawberries, somehow ?
And mind, bring me good lot OF them-ior l
should like to get my share OF them once p
| Western Monthly for ALril.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-26

A CONVENTION of working women was
held in New York day Or two since, at
which, much to the surprise of everybody, the
participants RETAINED from any allnsion to
woman's suffrage. Resolutions were passed,
in which the right Of woman to mans wages,
where equal service was rendered, was advo-
Gated; a protest entered against tue further
importation Of Chinese laborers; deprecating
the working Of women and children o7er ten
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-26

SoRosfe.-The wits that played their jests up
on the N. York Sorosis when it started should
change their jeers for more respectful consid-
Grafton, for il its existence was problematical,
so its success is source Of pride to its men,
bers. Its I'd anniversary was celebrated Monday
and in her address the President warned the
organization against too great prosperity. and
remarked "your meetings tor the last fonr
months have been larger, more perfectly bar.
monious, more full ofinterest ana activity than
ever. Your bills have been regularly paI,l
and your treasury is in plethoric condition. ;,
This is a phenomenon in club manao ement
The object OF the organization as stated bv the
secretary, was to bring women into helnfu
and sympathetic relations with one another
to dlsprove the traditional SANDER that they
are natural enemies, and to demonstrate that
they may be faithful allies and devoted friends
while the trst plan Of Mis-. CRoLY, as stated
by herself, was that womens clubs Should
form the basis Of universal and united Wo-
manhood-an order distinctive as inat OF tne
Knights OF The old~n time. composeuo, y, Moinen
able to command, but willing to serve women
| devoted tn tbe cultivation OF whatever is noble
and true and goo in womanbood; women to
| labor and 10 wait SO TAR us they themselves
were concerned, but jealous Tor the honor,
anxious for the reputation OF their sex, and
more ready to confer honor than to receive it.
| To effect the purpose for which Sorosls was
organized, there has been an active member
ship, and on the roll Of the society are thirty
eight women engaged in literature, six editors.
twelve poets, six musical artists, twenty-five
authors, two physicians, four professors, two
artists in painting, nine workers in ant, nine
teachers, ten lecturers, one historian, one all-
thor OF scientific works, and three known phi-
lanthropisis. This is, indeed, formidable
force, and one OF which sneeriug knights oil the
Quill may well be in solemn awe.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-26
500 BOUNTY !!
OFFICE No. Browns BLOCK,
Cor. Brown and Congress SITS, Portland, Me

OFFICE No. Browns BLOCK,
Cor. Brown and Congress Sts Portland, Me \
March l5 1870
PY recent derision of the Supreme Court of the
- United States, all Volunteer Soldiers who en-
listed prior 10 July %, 1861 and served over one
year, eau now obtain a bounty of 500. This de-
cison does not include cases where Soldiers have
ceived ADD IoNAL bounty under act OF July 2S,
1866, siDce discharse.
Vols who enlisted p!ioi to July %, 1e6i, and were
discharged for dssab Hy,can now obtain 500 ;t
ty, on application at this offc,. Money advanced
on approved claims. Pensions secured, and all
claims against Government olected.
Bring or send dis harges. No charge unless sue.
stul. Advice tree.
tons. will be 70. warded BY return mail.
+. G. PATTERSON,
Portland, Maine
P. s. 1t is believed that all Soldiers who enlisted
after July 49, 1885, for one, two three years, he
war, will receive the above b3unty. Such NAV send
discharges, and their claims snail be promptly at
tended to. a recent decision of the Supreme Court
also Civ es bounty to snch enlisted under what
were known as installment ncunties al the rate Of
500 per year, such the Goth and 30th Me- Regis.
March 14-d1t SStM,
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-26
TO Pile Bridge Builders

PROPOSALS fer Pile Bridging will be received
[ at the office OF The Portland q Ogdensburg
Railroad Company, Portland, Me.
Specifications OF the different structures required
may be seen at this office ON and alter this date.
The bids will be b. the linear loot.
The DIe reserve the right to reject bids from
parties of whose responsibility they assured
and all which in their Judgment may not accord
with the interests of the Company.
By order Of the Directors.
JOHN F, ANDERSON,
mch22H Engineer p. & v. r.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-26

Dentists.
DRS. EVANS & STRoUT, 8 Clapp Block, Con. st.
JOSIAH HEALD, No. 105 Middle Street.
PIERCE q FERNALD. No. 173 Middle Street.
DIR. W. R. JOHNSON. No, 1s3, Free Street.
s. A. PACKARD, Cor. Congress anl Exchange SITS.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-26
Something New (!
MRS. JONES.

IIOT PORK ard BEANS by the quart or by the
ii pot, at W. C. CUBB'S Steam Bakery every
morniuq MOTT
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-26

1929. CHARTER PERPETUAL. 1870.
Capital, S4OO, 100000
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-26

ELEVATED STREET RAILwAY.-From the
New York Mail we gather the more import
ant particulars concerning the elevated street
railway in that city, from the lower end Of
Greenwich street to the depot of the Hudson
River Railroad, which win probably be put in
operation next week. The whole structure of
this road is supported by iron pillars, of half
inch boiler plate, which are eight inches
square, placed on firm foundations, on the
outer edge of the sidewalks, about 25 feet
apart and 6feet high. The upper part of the
the pillars is divided like Y. Upon the ends
of these arms are placed hollow wrought iron
beams, o inches by s, filled with wood, laid a
feet 10 inches apart, 10 support the rails, the
T rail pattern resting on rubber. On these
rails run the cars, very Ike the ordinary
street cars, which are propelled by the means
of an endless wire rope, worked by engines
under ground. The expense of construction
per mile is estimated at about S15OOOO; and it
is is calculated that with two turnouts the
the company can carry 5000 passengers an
honr between the Battery and 3Oth street.
which route comes within the scope of the
charter. They can run at any reasonable
speed-say, twenty miles an hour.