The Portland daily press., 1872-10-31
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 81, 1879.
Gossip and Gleanings.

THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. 81, 1879
Gossip and Gleanings.
few days of this pure oxygen and on
streets will not soon see the OK again.
Winning election bets is the last reporte
cure for rheumatism. The medicine ISM
popular in Greeley circles.
Acynical lady, rather inclined to fiirt, saw
most men are like cold-very easily caught
but very difficult to get rid Of
A handful of dried apples and a half pint O
rain water affords square meal and alder.
manic rotundty to the Memphsian stomach
Miss Laura G. Redden complains that
American women eat too much horse radisll
AID too many pickles at lunch, ,entaiing sharr
elbows, thin calves and red noses.
A German chemist affirms that a man
would die in twenty-five days if forced to live
on bread alone. He does not add that he has
ever tried it.
Exciting from Chicago! Good news fol-
kerosene manufacturers. A niece of Mrs.
OLeary's COW has just been introduced in
that city.
care you not afraid that whiskey'll get in
to your head?" asked q stranger of man he
saw drinking at bar. 'No," said the topper,
''this liquors too weak to climb
The students of the industrial uuivers ity at
Champaign, Illinois, have completed forty
five horsepower engine, perfect in all its de-
tails.
The Spanish Senate votes to retain the
practice of cutting of the heads of political
offenders. In this country it isn't necessary.
Men close their heads here without it.
Western locals mention the weather in this
wise: ''The year grows splendid: on the
hlly steep now fingers long the warm and
gorgeous light, dying by slow degree into the
deep, delicious light
The most thorough preventive yet found of
dishonesty and ipeculation among horse-car
conductors-Typhoid, epizootic, gastroery-
sipelatous, catarrhal laryngitis. 1t is hard
thing to ask for, but easy to get, for there is
enough of it about.
A man has invented process by which he
proposes to improve the worst cases of bald
head by simply planting upon them fresh
crops of hair taken from the heads of other
persons. Now, why not graft ON a new head
at once? We know scores of men who would
be vastly benefited by the process.
There is an island in the Caribbean sea
which, according to the Chicago Times, is
"almost solid gold" This is remarkable
story; but the Times, though Democratic
paper, does not support Doctor Greeley.
Walt Whitman warns the American peo
pie of his purpose to read his poems in pub
lie. Proprietors of the lines of European
steamers in New York are making every prep
aration for the emergency.
If there is anybody under the canister oi
heaven that have in utter excrescence,' -
says Mrs. Partington, ''it is the slanderer 60
ing about, like boy constructor, circulating
his calomel upon honest folks.''
President Thiers has forbidden the sale ol
caricatures of the ex-Emperor Napoleon and
his family. If Horace Greeley had such arbi-
trary power in this country, what would be-
come ofpoor Mast! Considering the change
able nature of French politics, Thiers proba-
bly, feels a little sensitive on the caricature
business, and wishes to establish precedent
which may be followed by his successor.
81 can't drink liquor" said Bob, cit goes
right to my head" SWELL" said Bob.
friend, "where could it go with less danger ol
being crowded."
AhO ui9hity vi oluCC 10 HOb W UC tllHCe
with. The mayor of Rutherfordton, N. c..
| recently fined woman of the town for dis
respect in calling the city marshal cold Pew.
ter Buttons" The term was not exactly
horrible; but we don't know of any title more
disrespectful or more likely to dampen the
ardor of an officer of the law. Old Pewter
Buttons! 1t is really appalling. Why didn't
the woman kill the marshal and spare his
feelings?
Recent Publications.
LIFE LESSONS FROM THE Book OF Prov.
ERBs. By William Stevens Perry, d. D.,
New York: T. Whitaker
This is compilation of essays from dis
courses delivered by the author to successive
congregations under his pastoral charge.
They were prepared for the young of his
cure, and embody the result of the writer's
reading and experience alike. The first ot
the series is consideration of the Book Of
Proverbs, the time and circumstances under
which it was written, and the experiences ol
the wise King. The different style and mode
of composition of different portions of the
book are also noticed; and the author divides
the contents into classes applicable to home
life, friendship, industry, trade, politics, &c.
and these are made the subject of the essays
There is no professional starch in these pages
they are like the man, tender, sympathizins
and faithful. Their language is terse, vigor
Gus and to the point, and the tone is that o
earnest conviction and pathetic appeal, otter
rising to the character of grave and powerful
eloquence. 1t should be put in the hands o
every young person, for it will attract thei
attention, and produce lively impression OF
all classes of readers. Once become ac
quainted with it will be treasured and re-
read with delight. DR.. Perry was formerly
rector OF st. Stephens church, Portland, ant
his friends in this city will be glad to be pos
sessed of the book