The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-23
THE PR ESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST %, 1872.
Gossip and Gleanings.

| Fh1DAI MOhNlNUS AOUUOl 20, 1917.
Gossip and Gleanings.
A resident of the northern part of Buffalo
bought his boy trumpet a few days ago, and
his neighbor, mad at the footing, bought his
boy drum. Another infuriated neighbor
got his boy California devil" one of those
things which screech a mans hair up on end.
The irate man across the road gave his boy
an old boiler and club, with instructions to
pound all day, and he also spends most of his
own time showing lawn mower around.
An undertaken was passing by fruit stand
No one saw him, as he supposed. He stepped
out and patted large cucumber patronizing-
ly, as much as to say: "Good boy, old Cucu.
Go for EN-. Steboy. Seize 'em. Gripe 'em
A waiter at Cape May thinks that a ball
lately given there was the best of the season
because there were more toothpick coats
there than ever before.
Lillian Edgarton is at work on lecture on
female dress-''Frcm Fig Leaves to Dolly
Vardens." 1t is good subject, and has the
merit of a striking title, certainly.
At the camp meeting at Martha's Vine
yard, the thieves are said to be very deyout in
their devotions, but some of the enthusias-
tic brethren think the process of conversion
somewhat expensive.
That Mexican revolution is said to be over.
Well, it may be-but it is like the prckly
heat on young baby, sure to break out
again when it is not expected
The neatest thing In Western journalism
is describing a railroad accident in which
train was wrecked, and several passengers in
jured, as bump of destructiveness." We
think so.
Mrs. Partington awakes from long slum-
Der to say thaG she thinks this thing of shak-
ing hands across the bloody sarcasm is all
tomfoolery,
The problem of telegraphing in the Chi
nese language, to write which requires some
$4,000 different characters, has been solved in
this way: A few thousand of characters, most
used are cut upon wooden blocks. On the
opposite side of each block is its number.
Duplicates of such numbered blocks are at
each talaOrarh station Tho Cb;no
select the blocks which express the thoughts
to be transmitted. The operator telegraphs
only the numerals designing these blocks,
which enable the receiving operator to select
similar blocks at his end of the line.
A husbands is generally the architect OF
his own misfortunes.
He who can manage woman can govern
nation. The converse not alwags true.
A woman deceives to conceal what she
feels-a man, to pretend what he does not
feel.
The Arizona diamonds are merely brilliant
| rial to pave garden walks with or line foun-
tain basin.
"When will correspondents learn to write
only on one side of a sheet of paper?" asks
contemporary. We should set the time as
the same day that writers for the press write
all proper names with special distinctness.
The proprietor of Lamartine's former resi-
dence is reported to have sold within the last
two years, to travellers, over 1000 quills with
I which Lamartine wrote his ''Jocelyn."
This is the verdict of a New York coroner's
jury came to his death by being
found in the Hudson river"
A California paper tells about ga girl pos
| sessed of devil" whereupon the gallant
New York Mail remarks: ''We are glad they
are so uncommon out there as to form an in.
teresting topic for newspaper comment
Here we never think of noticing them as any
thing abno rmal."
| 1t is reported that man in Cincinnati fel
from the top of a four-story building, the
other day, to the stone sidewalk beneath
without being injured in the least. He was {
life insurance agent, and struck on his cheek
At the time of his fall he was leaning on the
edge of the roof, showing his papers at 9
| painter whom he had treed ON a swinging
scaffold underneath.
| Why, demands the Musical World, must Q
| young lady who goes to Europe to study sing
| ing necessarily become a snob, and give W
the name that her parents have made respect
able? We see that Miss JEANNE Armstrong
| of Wiscasset, Me-, is singing in Italy under
the name Of Giovannina Arvigiana.
Why do the Democratic papers find it nee.
essary to be constantly reiterating the hon
esty of their candidate? Is an honest man
so rare among them?
A good joke is told of Southern mer
chant who recently took a trip to Canada
While taking dinner upon one of the steam
ers, said merchant very innocently took al
egg, broke its shell and emptied It's contents
as he supposed, into an egg cup. After ar
ranging it to suit his taste, he raised the sup
posed egg cup when 10! it was china nap
kin ring. The indignation of the merchan
and the mirth of the guests were alike un
mistakable.
Ernest Longfelow, the artist-second son
of the poet Longfellow-has gone abroad fol
study and travel.
| The Albany Express is authority for thu
following thoughtful words: "The mos
violent passions have their intermissions
vanity alone gives us no respite"
George Mcdonald, the popular Englsl
author, sails next month for America. Dur
ing his stay in Boston he will be the guest G
his friend, Mr.. James T. Fields, on Charlie
| street Mr. Mcdonald will ha accor,no,;o