The Portland daily press., 1872-08-19


nonoi = Vi tne composer, and funds are invited
ior 'he purpose of erecting worthy monu-
ment to him in that CITY.
0epper-toed fans are now sold for the bene-
LII OF young ladies who have no one 10 Love
ana VINO chew the stuffing out of every otbor
hilu In one evening when hopis in nrooress
D' order OF the King of Bavaria. model
representations of Wagner's works are ~ ho
gwen Tor the space of two years at Munich
"o Troy mllliners, who hated each other
as only rival miliners can hate. started g.,
EUROPE each fiattering herselftha the other
was ignorant of her intention. and found
themselves the occupants of the same state
sooin on the steamer. The way they avoided
each other was study for philosopher.
Ayoung lady recently wrote to H. G. ask
ing MN for the best remedy for dandrpr
ne rephed by saying, go West, Young woman
90 west and apply to some frisky tribe Of
inu'alS' They remove dandruffby simple
remedy and warrant it never to return.
Somebody has invented solution which
imparts to photographs dipped therein flavor
akin to tears. Susceptible young people who
have pictures they ought to cry over, but
don't feel as if they could spare the time and
water, can have the objects of their affection
picked at slight cost.
DR.. McElroy of New York being about to
marry his fourth wife, some one asked his
daughter who was going to perform the Ger
emony. She replied, 81 don't know, but 1
presume it will be DR.. Spring He generally
marries father''
An intelligent Georgia negro, who was on
an express train, went for his hat when it
blew off. The hat was not injured any to
speak of, so the eldest son of the jumper wore
to his papas grave two days after.
h Dickens received over ten thousand pounds
for ''Little Dorrit." But'Douglass Jerrold re-
ceived only ten pounds, for "Black-eyed
Susan," the most popular drama ever pro-
duced on the English stage, and died leaving
his family without sixpence.
1t is said that badness is becoming fear
fully prevalent among the ladies, caused by
the chignon fashion. What was designed as
an ornament will soon become necessity to
hide deformity.
The poet Herr Mosenthal has supplied
Herr Antoine Rubinstein, the pianist, with
the hbretto of an opera, 'Lea," tie subject
being the history of the Maccabees.
Joaquin Miller, the California poet, author
of 'Songs of the Sierras," is on a visit to
Newburyport, the guest of R. S. Spoford.
The Worcester Gazette heads an item
probable Fatal Death by shooting" ''Fatal
Death'' is good.
An enterprising snake at Aurora, ILL.,, crept
up the ceiling and gobbled bird that had
been hung high to be out of the cats reach.
A Pennsylvania paper speaks of 'justifable
suicide
Ague, says the N. Y, World, with its at
tendant fever, is prevalent in the uptown
eastern districts of the city. Quinine is at
premium in the drug-stores there, and people
are kept awake by the bark of the wild cal
isaya.
Young Mr.. Miller of Indianapolis went out
for a little cat-shooting the other night, and
shot school teacher who was studying
astronomy in the back yard. The young lady
was not seriously injured.
Miss Edith Challis, well-known actress
in London and New York, whilst travelling
some months since, was very attentive to an
old lady who iell i'll on the journey, and sub
sequently died. Last week Miss Challis was
greatly astonished on learning that the old
lady had remembered her in her will to the
extent of two thousand pounds year for
life. In consequence of this she retires from
the stage.
Taraia, a veteran New Zealand chief who
for nearly century had been the terror of
all surrounding tribes, and who remembered
Captain Cook perfectly, recently died. He
was simon-pure cannibal, and it is stated
that his favorite breakfast in his very savage
days was nice, fat child, giving preference
to the female sex. Ever since British rule
had been established in New Zealand, he had
been staunch friend to the whites.
One of our young citizens who went to the
country last week to work on farm for few
and sshaa1fh of
tion," returned yesterday little out of sorts,
but healthy. He had blistered his hands
hoeing corn, tore the seat out Of pair of
twenty-dollar lavender pants at a picnic, one
eye was blacked from attempting to draw
water with an "old oaken bucket" and crank,
his forehead was frescoed with mosquito bites,
a stone-bruise gave him the Alexandra limp,
he was freckled like the leopard, andhad been
sun-struck four times. With these few excep-
tions he had experienced an elegant time, and
is going next suDmer-to Jail in preference to
the country.-CIerelatd Leader.
The sunny tempered editor of the Atlanta
Weekly narrates his last experience in the
following graphic manner: "We were in our
sanctum the other day, writing as fast as we
could, when our sub-editor editor called to us
that the editor of the opposition paper was
was coming to see us. We are an admirer of
the melo-drama. and always endeavor to at
tend to the dramatic unities. So we ex-
claimed in stage whisper, 'Ha, our rivalp
Then we hastily put on our best coat, put
some of the incest bound books sent to us to
be reviewed, in a conspicuous position on our
table, ran our fingers through our ambrosial
curls, and practiced a sweet and selfcompla-
cent smile in the little looking-glass that we
look in whenever we feel that there is any dan
ger of our becoming excited. The sub-editor
heard us rushing round, came in and said,
Tll defend you to the deathp That isn't
necessary said we, 'bnt if you'll take down a
few volumes of the classic authors and
throw those peanut-shells out of the win
dow, the office would look more profess
sional, you know He obliged us. We
sat down and resumed our writing in an
attitude, which, though quite uncomfort-
able, is the one generally adopted by Fame
Inscribing the name of Washington, Shakes
peare at Home, and other prominent authors
as represented in cheap Autographs. A heavy
step on the stairs. Our sub. darted into his
room. A peremptory knock-and our dread
ed enemy stood before us. He is tremen-
dous-looking man, this editor, and he gazed
upon us with ferocity that made us wish
4 Al NecN 1f ~.