The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-12-20
THE PR ESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. go, 1879.
Gossip and Gleanings.

MVhNlNU, DEC. 20, 1879.
Gossip and Gleanings.
African peanut flour is lately discovered ar
ticle of food.
secretary Boutwell, has a s;star who 4; D.
Seuip'fess and she is going to Rome
/
nc '''r system is to be abolished at the lead
ing opera-house of Italy.
Ambrose Thomas is comn,et;,,
entitled francesca d Rimini.' Np''A
Odd again-It was the first pair that At. th.
first apple 'D0
Another Kentuekian touched buzz saw a
cay or two since to see if it moved. 1t did.
The King of Italy was snubbed bv an Amo,
oan "ohan' 70 whom he attempted to talk
sweetness.
ms ne" hlng OF Sweden is an accomplished
musician, and takes great interest in the nm
sicai affairs at Stockholm.
Detroit has girl nine years old. who can tai,
ane minute for full hour. She also steals.
and is obstinate.
"nnam' who is an undersized clerk in a drv
goods store, objects to being referred to az
that little dry goods Bill"
The following advertisement anna.rs n
provincial newspaper: 'Two sisters want wash
ing Address-"
Only classical squibbers are expected to com.
nens On I1iton's assertion that Mr. Greeley
L.
MT Snygross, "a banker of Constant;,onla hos
secured a contract for lighting the street. 81
| enes. ''Ss LUZ Dios-
Ahe rairDanks, scale manufacturers bor-
rowed five dollars to make their tirst scale. and
are now worth S3,OOO,OO0. Go and borrow five
dollars, young man.
! Three hundred young women have applied
10 avail themselves of the permission accorded
70 their sex to study medicine in St Peters
burg.
fasdeioup is, also, going to cross the ATTAIN
uc, and seek his fortune in the West He will
De accompanied by his celebra ed orchestra in
this projected tour through the United States.
A man in Kansas accidentally fell into a vat
OF boiling water and was killed His bereayed
children erected a tombstone to his memorx
with the brief but touching inscription, Par
boiled
A Saint Paul newspaper thus rings ont thu
| epizootic: Welcome once more the reign of tho
rem, the return to duty of our equine friends.
and the era of gaiety, and sprightly runaways
for which we have pined.
A dlsconsolate editor recommended a friend
| who was in training for foot race to try run-
ming daily paper in a small town for a short
time, saying that if that didn't take the wind
and steam out of him, he must be a iocomo-
tive;
There is nothiug so dear to the New England
er as an anniversary, no matter what Of Hare
| Is one which the Boston TravelIer gives: ssOne
year ago to-day the Grand Duke Alexis went
out to Cambridge to visit Harvard" What
tnfiliing remembrance Inter Ocean
AT late wedding in Philadelphia calcium
light was thrown on the bride as soon as she
left the church. and was so managed az to
flood the carriage with light, and thus exhibit
the beauty and the toilet of the blushing bride
and groom to an admiring multitude.
"a IennsyiV@nia Dutchman proposes post
humous joke. He has goose more than six
| tyyears old, and he proposes that this goose
shall be killed and eaten at his funeral dinner.
1t there are going to be many poor relations
at that dinner they will petition the old.man
to drop off as speedily as possible.
Scranton is full Of ingenuity The other day
Scranton youth was observed sliding down an
alley, and enjoying himself hugely. He would
coax big dog up the alley, ard then when the
animal ran back, the lad would grab hold of its
tail and slide down most beautifully. In play
ing this game, it is always best to select good
natured dog-one that doesn't take much pride
in his tail.
A letter from Dallas, Texas, to the Houston
Age, says that twelve "Indian" cattle thieves
were lately caught in one of the western coun-
ties and hung to the limb of tree, because
there was no limb of the law to plead for
them. Before hanging them their faces were
scrubbed and eleven of the twelve did not pan
out as Indians-they bein. unprotected or
phans from Kansas mostly.
Mrs Daniels of Shawnee, Kansas, wrote
Mr.. Fortner note inviting him to meet her by
moonlight alone, there or thereabouts. Mr..
Daniels got hold of the note, but had it deliv-
ered and then went and kept the tryst instead
of his wife. Mr. Fortner Immediately sent for
the doctor, who at once went to exploring that
gentleman's anatomy in search Of lead mine
His official report of the exploration places the
number of buck-shot at thiry-eight.
Few rightly estimate the worth
Ofjoys that spring and fade on earth
They are not weeds we should despise
They are not fruits Of Paradise,
But Wild flowers ON the pilgrims way
Which cheer but not protract his stay,
Which he may not too fondly clasp
Leaf they should perish in his grasp,
But yet may touch and wisely love,
As types and proofs Of joys above.
A funny man tells how he discouraged q
horse-car conductor. The latter asked him to
Make little room, sr?' Says ''You want
me to make a little room, do you?' Saws he.
Yes do" SaysI, "What kind of a room do
you want, bath room or q billiard roomY''
Says he, ''Sir, there is room for eleven on this
seat" Says 1, Sir, there isn't" Says he,
There are eleven on the other side" Says I,
Il see it, and there are ten on this side now,
and you tell me there is room for eleven more"
Says he, Il mean there is room for one more. "
Says |, We'll why in thunder didn't you say
so? One isn't eleven" He smiled with such
an expression of entire woe that the driver
shouted whoa to his horses
RAILWAY DISASTERS ON THE PRArRIEa-A
newspaper correspondent ''out West lis respou-
sble for the following:
- came across garrulous old lumberman
last evening who was telling over and over