The Portland daily press., 1872-03-01
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A st. Louis woman, over six feet in height,
recently married a man who is but four feet
nine. When she wishes to kiss him she has to
stand him on chair.
The 'Women's Protective Association of
Marshalltown, Illinois, is the name of an Or
ganization devoted to putting down the repre-
hensible practice of kissing good night between
the sexes. .s4f7t i5lls'a g. .-gs- .ssssY
A Danbury Mantalini, who played suicide
with laudanum, &C., to test the affection of
his spouse, was quickly resuscitated by the
ladys running cambria needle into one Of his
lower limbs saa -sa2ssiasI
The law introduced into the Sandwich Is
lands by the American missionaries for the
preservation of female morality, has been re-
pealed, because its only effect was to cause the
unwedded mothers to destroy the unborn child.
To such an extent was the practice carried that
the islands were threatened with depopulation.
Joe. Bonvirt of Grass Valley, Cal, went out
walking ON Dead Mans Flat. He should have
been at home on that day, reading a Sunday
school book. While he was out he picked up
nugget of gold which was worth $780, The
nugget was quartz specimen which had been
| washed smanth by time and water. The exam
4 PAS VI coC A1Ohfiie luuoe uOt Uc lOuOWtu
party of spiritualists have purchased fine
piece of farming property in Santa Baraba Co.,
Cal, on which they intend to establish them
selves in a sort of community life, taking the
Oneida colony of New York as model All
property is to be in common. The ground will
be apportioned out to the various families, and
the profits will go into common purse, to be
equally distributed. AJl0U
A st. Johns (Newfoundand) lover recently
married girl whom he supposed was as poor as
church-mouse, and not being a CrGsus him
self, love in cottage was his only expectation.
After the knot was duly tied, however, the girl
informed him that she possessed 91, 600, 900
sterling in her own right, and one of the hand
soonest residences in Canada is to be the future
domicile of the happy pair.
T. The Santa Cruz Gal. Sentinel says: "Chas
McKiernan, more Familiarity known at Mount
ain Charlie, says the mountains are full of land
slides, many of them of vast dimensions.
Acres of huge forest trees have been moved by
slides for considerable distance, and left
standing as erect as though never disturbed.
This accounts for the large trees which are con-
stantly seen, during high water, passing down
the San Lorenzo and ON to the sea-" Qun0n
On Wednesday two Pittsburg ladies dressed
in wooden tights met face to face in the prize
ring to determine the possession of lover who
swore allegiance to both. A select crowd of
Bohemians had assembled to witness the affair.
A stakeholder appeared, Juggling by the collar
the casus belli; umpire, seconds bottle-holders,
all were there, but the courage of the fair ones
failed them, and they determined to leave their
respective Ceases" to the Geneva arbtrators.
e. W. Bird has been appointed postmaster at
New Haven, VT, the appointment being made
sor probationary term Of six months. during
which the conduct and capacity of the appoin-
tee can be tested, as required by the civil-ser-
vice act rr,-HrrF
New York papers say tenement house, barn
and other out-buildings, belonging to Mr. Fes-
sender, brother of the late Senator Fessenden,
on Richmond Hill, Stamford, Conn.,, were
burned on Monday night Loss, upward of
$4,000.
law has inst passed in Wisconsin making
election days legal holidays. We want that
law in this State and in every State in the
Union. fas ..-.syf ~.
Victoria C. Woodruff proposes to form a new
party which shall have for its motto, '.Progress,
~So AAou6he, Civ OAddnmclcu lAVeS.
Two young ladies of Berlin having fallen des-
perately in love with the same young man. who
is described as an Adonis, felt that they could
only find happiness and responsibility in be-
coming his wives. They therefore took passage
for this country, en- route for Salt Lake City,
where perhaps, they will arrive day too late
for the fair, news of Mormon ism being at dis
advantage having probably not reached them
when they left rs
Speaking of Stokes appearance in court,
Tuesday, the New York Star says he looked in
finitely better than he did few days before.
His face was ruddy and his expression cheerful.
His moustache was waxed to marvellous de-
gree of stability, and his hair, slightly tinged
with gray, curled gracefully over his well-shap-
ed head. His clothes were just as elegant and
as scrupulously clean as ever. asSNF4 3
In response to request from New York for
his autograph, Gen. Spinner, United States
Treasurer at. w ashington, lately wrote: ''You
ask for my autograph with sentiment, My
sentiment is this When a gentleman writes
to another on his own business he should en-
close a - .