The Portland daily press., 1872-08-06
THE PRESS
TUESDAY MORNING, AUG. 6, 1872.
Gleanings and Gossip.

Gleanings and Gossip.
A San Francisco woman recently applied
for divorce on the ground that her husband
had been four years addicted to the use ol
opium. The court refused to crafty her
wishes, ruling that "the immoderate use OF
opium, though it may operate substantially
the same las alcoholic liquors, is not intem-
perance within the meaning of the statute,''
and that should the prayer be granted, per-
haps the next application would be on the
ground of intemperance in eating.
The Japanese government has gone suffi-
ciently far on the road towards Western civil
lization to permit men to wear their hair as
they please, but fearing lest this freedom
should extend to women, it has issued NO
tification to the fair sex that the hair of fe-
males may not be cut short
They do not treat the editor of the Provi-
dence Herald properly at the eating houses.
He heard of seventeen year old rooster that
had died in Alabama the other day and tear
fully said that he had not thought that the
chicken which he had for dinner came so far.
The chief singer in Danbury choir is
making reputation for himself more endur-
ing than stencil plate. He calls God Cav
oo-oo-ad, which is rather neat, and can turn
back-hand spring with his voice over thir-
teen of the highest notes without dropping
his hat.
A Hudson coroner sends word to the local
newspaper that he has cucumber twenty
inches long. Probably he thinks if he can
get some one to eat it he will be sure of a
job. e
Robert Collyer says that he has written
many sermon in the Pullman cars. The
Christian Register thinks that may account
for some of his most progressive thoughts,
as we'll as for his rapid delivery.
Quite recently, coroner's jury in Connect
icut were celebrating over the body of man,
whose prediction for strong drink had
brought him to quiescent state, and they
had just concluded to bring in a verdict of
delirium tremens, when the supposed defunct
rose to semi-recumbent posture and playful
ly exclaimed, "Here's one of your jury as
votes No."
Two men in St. Charles, Mich, named H.
W. Hampstead and Franz Schores, who had
been riding in a buggy, exposed to the hot
sun, from which they suffered greatly showed
on their return home signs of insanity, both
being affected in the same manner. They
have since grown worse and worse, until they
have become raving maniacs, and are too
dangerous to be at large.
During the dog days, every one should be
careful what he eats. Watermelons are cal
led extremely injurious, especially when eaten
in the damp night air, on another mans mel
on patch. f.
Mrs. Spinks always keeps her jewelry in a
box, which, together with her silver, she
places each night on the piano. She ''isn't
going to have any burglars coming into her
room.'
Mitchell Hart, the Hebrew millionaire who
died in New York last week. sacrificed every
thing-pleasure, comfort, sleep even-to that
one absorbing business of making money.
He lived the life of hermit, and in all his
life was not inside a theatre, did not attend a
party or ball, and never had a holiday. He
died without having seen Brooklyn, Hoboken
or Staten Island.
The Springfield papers say that the trouble
with their aqueduct water is similar to that
which Miss Portia found in the quality of
mercy; it is not strained.
Much of the election news from North
Carolina must have been furnished by the
"reliable contrabands" of the war.
A Buffalo boy killed another a few days
ago by throwing bottle at him The rising
generation do not mean to disgrace their
ancestors by any namby pamby sentiment.
The LATEST member of the race for which
Mr.. Sumner makes constant efforts, lives in
Connecticut. He ties his fish line to his dog
and when he gets bite, kicks the dog.
In the last exhibition of roses at the Lon
don Crystal Palace a new feature was intro
duced,-a display of floral talent in the shape
of Bouquets for the button hole.,
The entry of circus into a country town
is generally looked upon as an occasion for a
general holiday and rejoicing, but it is some
times productive of serious consequences.
The festal joy is very apt to be turned to grief
from some cause or other, and the cup of
happiness to be favored with bitterness.
Such was the experience at Terre Haute last
week, when the entire place turned out to do
honor to circus and menagerie. The pro-
cession passed the Prairie City Bank. and
was gorgeous in gilded chariots, piebald hors-
es, spangled warriors and Amazonian queens
The trumpets brayed, the drums beat, the
elephant walked leisurely along, followed by
long train of mysterious wagons, camel or
two and phaeton drawn by Shetland ponies
The bank officers could not resist the fascinat-
ing display, but rushed forth, one and all, to
feast their eyes upon it. Silly bank officers !!
When they returned, they discovered that
some watchful and enterprising rascal had
taken advantage of their absence to cause
some six thousand dollars of the banks funds
to disappear, no one knows whittier. Circus
es, we fear, will be unpopular in the financial
circles of Terre Haute, for some time to come,
and we think we can confidently assert that
the next triumphant entry into town will lack
whatever prestige the presence of enthusiast
tic bank officers can lend to such ceremonies.
SIPPINGs OF PUNCH-The happy medium.
Gentleman between two ladies.
Astronomical. 1t is well understood lin