The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-10-02

The yield of wheat is very large. The other
cereals generally show fair average. Hay,
though light is, as rule, of excellent quality.
but root crops in great many districts have
not turned out well.
Brass bands serenade the inmates of the
Michigan State prison.
1t is estimated that 50, 900 have been re-
ceived this year in New Hampshire for board
for summer visitors, not reckoning what was
paid at the mountain hotels.
The walls of Rev. Mr.. Hepworth's new
church, in New York, are rapidly rising. 1t is
amidst cluster of six expensive and imposing
churches, one of them being Rev. DIR. Chapin's
church on Fifth avenue.
Edwin Booth is preparing to produce King
John in grand style this winter in New York,
and hopes confidently for "hundred-night
rum"
Fame-An English paper came to the Boston
Post Office few days ago, addressed to
''Ralph Waldo Emerson, Esq, Philosopher,
Massachusetts, New England, U. S., North
| America"
A manufacturer in Bristol, England, has
| just made a monster umbrella for an African
chief 1t is 65 feet in circumference, the lance
wood ribs being feet long, and there are 140
yards of material in it. 1t is covered with red,
| blue, and white chintz and takes two men to
expand it.
Cumulative of Stanley, an ambitious Danbu-
ran is fitting up an expedition to search for the
author of Beautiful Snow"
The Boston board of aldermen passed an order
on Saturday to divide Boston into twelve dis
tricts assigning one alderman to each, to act
as an assistant board of health, with authority
to employ physicians to visit all dwellings, vac
cinate the inmates, and take measures necessary
to prevent the spread of smallpox or other
dangerous diseases. ..I.--.- .
1t is expected that by the anniversary day of
the great fire October 81 at least one-third Of
the burnt district of the south side of Chicago
will have been covered over with new business
structures; and the character of these new
buildings far exceeds that of those destroyed,
as regards both their solidity and their general
appearance The rapidity with which our burnt
districts are being restored is one of the mar
wells of the age,-Chicago EUening Journal,
September a.
Staid fabrics, sober in tint, fine in texture,
have taken the place of the light and airy
chntzes and muslins which Haunted so newly
and gayly only few weeks ago.
Happy the man to whom heaven has given a
morsel of bread without laying him under the
obligation of thanking any one for it than
Heaven itself Don Q,i1ote.
Mr.. Dawes truly said at Springfield, 'The
character have earned in lifetime of public
service can neither be improved by certificates
NOR injured by ibels, and fearlessly leave it to
its own defence. ID
Sweden has three queens: Queen Dowager
Josephine, mother of the late and present King;
Queen Dowager Wilhelmina, wife of the late
King Charles; and Queen Sophie, wife of the
present King.
The Ciuilian says: eve learn that the gov
ernments of Belgium and Germany have, in
consequence of the increased price of provisions
which is fully felt upon the Continent-in-
creased the salaries of their employees. We I'M
derstand that salaries of less thsn 81 800 year
have had fifteen per cent. added to them, while
incomes of above that amount have been in
creased by ten per cent.
A man-of-war now lies in Salem harbor, the
first time such thing has occurred since the
Old Ironsidcs sought shelter there from British
pursuit in April, 1914. '-t s.t o'1i' t'
The Boston Advertiser says the stories re-
Gently circulated concerning the Boston and
Maine SUPPLEMENTARY have no foundation in
fact. The directors voted Mr.. Merritt a four
months vacation some time ago. and appoint
ed Mr.. James NJ Furber to take his place dur
ing his absence. Mr. Merritts health was very
poor, but he had no intention of resigning, and
for some time refused the offer of vacation.
His health is improving during his absence in
Europe, and the directors will take no steps to-
wards finding successor unless Mr.. Merritt
finds himself unable again to assume the duties
of his position. Meanwhile the directors have
no fault to find with Mr.. Furbers administra-
| ton.