The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-20
THE PR ESS.
MONDAY MORNING, MAY 90, 1879.
News, Gossip and Editorial Notes.

MONDAY MORNING, MAY 90, 1879.
News, Gossip and Editorial Notes.
The progress of the Greeley wedge through
the Democratic hickory is as rapid as a due
regard for the safety of the wedge will permit,
but 1t is most particularly unfattering for the
hickory. -. --
Now that Congress won't admit white
coats and hats free of duty, it is to be hoped
that no lenient custom house officer will al
low these articles to accumulate in bonded
warehouses, for after November 9Th they will
60 out of fashion.
Miss Mary C. Pike, daughter of the Hon.
James s. Pike, Of Washington, is now one of
the editor of Woods Household Mdqazine,
published at Newburg, N. Y. ..-7-4 ~.
A writer severely describes the exodus at
Eden, saying, 'The devil drove woman out
OF paradise" Yes, yes; but he could not
drive paradise out of woman. '-a
Mrs. Joaquin Miller is reported to have in
timated that she would do up her own domes-
tic history in her lectures. She should be re-
strained from setting such perncious exam
pie. There are too many women who can
tell domestic troubles. a..rf. ..r.-...s .,sl
This story is going the rounds again: An
Arkansas Judge had his law Office close to a
certain doctOr's-in fact, they were separated
only by plank partition with a door in it.
The judge was at his table, busy with his
briefs and bills in chancery. The doctor was
writing letter, and pausing at the word
economical, called out, Judge, isn't e-q-u-i
the way to spell equinomical ?'' "Yes, think
it is" said the judge; '.but here's Webster's
dictionary; can soon tell" He opened the
book and turned over the leaves, repeating
aloud, "e-quinomical l-e-quinomical." Find
ing the proper place, he ran his eye and fin
ger up and down the column two or three
times, until he was thoroughly satisfied that
che word in question was not there. Closing
the book with slam, the judge laid his specs
on the table, and rising slowly, broke forth,
''Well, sir, I've been a Daniel Webster man,
and voted for him for President; but any
man that will write as big a dictionary as this,
and not put as common word as 'equinomi-
car in it, can't get my vote for anything here
after.''
There is rapid advance in the price of
flour. 1t is advancing twenty-five or fifty
cents barrel every day. Dealers think the
advance is due to scarcity and not to specu-
lators, the supposition being that farmers
would sell their grain at this season If they
had any on hand.
Two practical jokers in a Virginia town,
xrrt., Lao .~Io II
on social occasion while the mamas enjoy
ed dance, changed the clothes of the little
darlings, and arrayed each one in strange
habiliments. The mothers, after an hour or
so of terpsichorean delights, took their baby
vestments and the dear little forms therein
contained, and retired to their respective and
once happy homes. On preparing the little
ones for the crib, sexes had changed-girls
were boys and boys girls-and with one uni
versal yell the outraged Materials set out on
baby hunt. At last accounts most all had
succeeded in recovering the lost heirs; but
the wags keep out of the way of those mat
rons as much as possible. -a ,.6a..
Our caricaturists seem to have a peculiar
fondness for representing Mr.. Greeley as
wearing high hat. This is incorrect. Mr..
Greeley has worn no such headgear since the
latter part of 1854, and has no covering on
his venerable crown other than felt hat
A Texan tells this story of lost opportu-
mites: 'Now, you see,' said he Gland was
cheap enough at one time in Texas. have
seen the day when 1 could have bought
square league of land, covered with fine grass
and timber, for pair of boots" sAnd why
didn't you buy it?' asked his companion.
"Didn't have the boots" said the Texan. -
The Springfield Republican states that
Kate Donovan, whose singular abstinence
has been b T,re noted, still lives, and retains
her plumpnt of appearance, although, if
reports be true, Is months have passed since
she has retained anything in her stomach long
enough to receive from it any nourishment
whatever. Six weeks ago the city physician
gave her teaspoonful of beef tea, and for
the fifteen minutes before it was thrown up,
her sufferings were fearful. Since then, no
similar attemp. has been made to force nour-
ishment upon her, and she has taken during
those six weeks only small quantity of
water. -.--....t .-..s .-..- 1a.a
Democratic voice No. If the Baltimore
Convention endorses Horace Greeley Pll bolt.
Democratic voice No. 2-If the Baltimore
Convention doesn't endorse Horace Greeley,
I'll vote for him anyhow.
Sort o. confusin', isn't it9
Maine is not so very mean State after all,
and it is evident SO long as her bonds sell
above par, that capitalists do not fear that
the old State will become bowling wilder
ness at once. 0% a4