The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-05
Ite ms.
Vermont, like Connecticut, will fast on
Good Friday, April Z.


Vermont, like Connecticut, will fast on
Good Friday, April Z. ..,-'.-.
The journal des Debats, prominent Paris
paper, wittily says: "Tbey say we have no
government we have halt dozen of them
The unwelcome announcement is made
that Nilsson is American born, daughter of
an American father and Swedish mother;
which will take all the romance ont of her
music.
During the last soup seasan in Boston, ffty-
nine days, 19,9SS gallons of soup was given 10
96,723 persons at cost of $3467 %, an aver
age OF little more than 2 cents per per-
son and IL IL cents per gallon.
Judge Leavitt of the United States Court
at Cincinnati has decided that in Ohio a ner.
son cannot be imprisoned for failure to pay
fine, which he held was In the nature OF a
debt.
The following paragraph is floating aboutl
"Young ladies who are now called .beautful
blondes" few years ago was simply desiona-
ted as STOW heads" Even so.
The following short rules for the care of
furniture are from an article in the Technolo-
gist: "Keep water from everything porous.
alcohol from varnisb, and acids from marble.n
Why don't they make "Little Church
Ronnd the Corner" excitement now, ont of
the refusal of DIR. Lewis OF 81. Johns, Wash
ington, to marry, Chiet Justice Chase's daugh-
ter in Lent?
Ten years ago no one thought that to-day
slavery would not exist in the United States,
One year ago who would have thought that
the Democratic papers would be prasing Mr..
Sumner to-day? The world moves! --'
The painters of Detroit, Mich, are on a
strike to effect a reduction of working hours
from sixty to fifty-nine per week.
The recent explorations in Jerusalem have
excited great interest among the fraternity of
FreemasOns throughout the world on account
of the discovery OF what are believed to be
"Masons marks" on considerable number of
the immense foundation stones recently un-
covered under the debris OF one of the ancient
temples of that city.
The champion old eagle has been found in
Austria. When killed he had around his
neck steel collar, On which was craven the
date, 1916, with hafeffaced armorial hear
ing. The figures would make the bird at
least 226 years old. The mortal remains of
the ancient screamet have been sent to the
museum at Aram.
The Christian charity which excommuni-
Gated George ii. Stuart for singing HYMNS. is
now supplemented by the Christian honesty
OF attempting to get possession of the church
which he and his friends built. Mr.. Stnart.
it seems, is good enough christian to build
church for these reformers, but not good
enough to sing the praise of God in it.
The English have strange freaks. Theodore
M. Payne, only son of a wealthy retired mer-
chant of Leeds, went to London number of
years ago, entered upon career of reckless
dissipation, and suddenly disappeared. il
was supposed he had either been murdered or
committed suicide, but very recently his ma,
rents, it is stated, have heard Of him as a
Greek priest in Arch angel. Payne. now a.,
43d year, is a graduate Of Oxford, and a man
CT fine mind and attainments.
During the siegeo; Paris many workmsn
were forced 10 part with the only means thew
haG ior ootaining the necessaries of life. Late
&c Ptete 1000 glove makers scissors. 40f) sew
ing machines, quantities of carpenters and
smiths' tools, large number of mattresses,
anu az, mnsicai instruments belonging to the peo-
PIE VINO formed the orchestra at small thea.
Tres, and who were without employment for
SIX months. The total number OF articles in
pawn were 100000.
An American youth of nineteen summers
distinguished himself at a recent reception by
the pope, by substituting polite bow anu
hearty hand-shake for the usual sckeEins
custom of kissing the old gehtemans SUI; eu
stretched fingers. Jolly rio HonJ SsIobttnI M ioke
BILE enough to consider 1t dengn''u, Johe,
and patted the heretical boy on the shouider
win the annreciative question II be were not
from New York. ..-
Jobp Stuart Mill, at recent meeting in
r 1"dn,, voln IN protest against the proposed new
ar,mv bi advocated for England the army
system @1s Of Switzerland; to wit, that every
chId should be drilled, and each citizen should
be drilled annually for fortnight. The only
strong military force now Is nation in arms.
and he illustrated, by reference to the late
American war, how much could be done by
recruits.