The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-26

SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. 20, 1879.

Coal is going down-by the canal.
How to serve dinner right-eat it.
| A Brookfeld woman was completely un-
manned by the loss of her husband.
Kerosene will clean black silk beautifully.
Use sponge.
Wenever know how thoroughly hollow and
unsatisfying this world is until we have Bit
ten into ounce.
Columbine is the very pretty name of a
young Danbury girl-that is at home; at
school they call her ''Lum."
A Chicago paper is talking about "the next
Worlds Fair" justas if we didn't have troub-
lie enough with this worlds "Fair.''
The memory is treasurer to whom we
must give funds, if we would draw the assist
ance we need.
A Kansas man who tried to steal sthe road
that ran through his farm, is the last high
way robber reported.
A Troy man found $50 pearl in quart
oyster trade was effected thereby Immediately
The pious Enfield Shakers manage to put
twenty-five barrels of cider day into their
cellars and thus keep it from those to whom
it would work injury.
The sophomores of the Michigan Univer-
sity lately underwent the disgrace of being
taken from their downy beds en- dishdbitle by
the Freshmen and thoroughly washed under
a frosty pump spout.
An Illinois woman and her husband have
had passage-at-arms. She used buck-shot,
he stove-wood. The coroner decided that
the superiority lay with the former.
A North Carolina paper announces as twin
merits that Goldsboro' man, 80 years old,
has never heard religious sermon nor tasted
drop of liquor. -. - tae-
The people of New Orleans devour more
love stories than those of any other city in
the Union-that is if they read their local
papers. F
When Cleveland sewing machine agent,
is attacked by by an infuriated customer, he
smiles, and lets the latter hit him on his
cheek. That is proof against any blow.
Smart youngsters in Hudson, N. Y, arm
themselves with an empty envelope and
pass-book, and, pretending to have tele-
gram for an actor, gain admittance to theat-
rical entertainments.
An Indiana newspaper correspondent tells
of a woman who paid deceased female friend
a compliment after this wise: "For patient
resignation, the corpse could dance all around
any woman living"
A young lady up town New York)recently
paid $3.50 for having single dress made.
The care worn look of her intended since he
heard oft, has caused the deepest anxiety
among his friends.
The singers Grisi and Mario annually
cleared, as profits for twenty-five years or
more, one hundred thousand dollars at least,
and now Mario is said to be poor. Much of
the money was squandered in extravagant
living.
Society has lately adopted two sensible
maxims: first, that one may call on as many
or as few as he pleases, and the uncalled-on
have no right to complain; second, that a
hostess may invite whom she wishes, and the
unlimited show bad manners if they take Of
fense. Bravo! H
Several New York young ladies have form
ed an anti-tobacco society, and amuse them
selves by inducing their gentleman friends to
sign pledge not to use the weed, which they
do unanimously, and smoke as much as ev-
er. So all parties are pleased, and the reform
line still moves forward unbroken.
The Nashville newsboy is described as
moral juvenile of staid habits, and the pros
pect is, ifhe continues on his present course,
he will rise to responsible position in life
that Of travelling agent of an insurance COM
company, or peddler of sewing machines, a
colporteur, or something of that sort.
A gentleman from Newtown in Danbury,
Saturday, was so amused at the price of po-
tatoes that he shed a set of teeth in laughing
over it. The moment they dropped his mouth
drew in like whirlpool, crowding and piling
into his throat the most astounding mixture
of profanity and indignation ever heard
there.
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