The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-27
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THE PR ESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, AUG. 27, 1872.
Gossip and Gleanings.

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Gossip and Gleanings.
The Federal Council at Berne has oppose
the foundation of new Roman Episcopa
see In that city, decreed by the pope.
Ihere has been no other instance in tWent,
years OF so large fall of rain in England il
the hrst seven months of the year as in tn,
present year.
The church of the parish of Hucknall Tor
kard, in which Lord Byron was buried, i.
likely to be restored. A committee of parish
toner's has been formed, and large part O
the amount (s25O0) required for the purpose
has already been promised. The church at
present is sadly out of repair.
"Would you take the last cent person ha.
for glass of soda water?" asked Kankaket
youth. eyes," responded the unthinkine
proprietor; whereupon hopeful pulled out the
cent and got the drink.
The most extraordinary Instance of pa.
thence on record is that of an American iudgi
who listened silently for two days while {
couple of wordy lawyers contended about the
construction of an act of the legislature, anG
then ending the controversy by quietly re.
marking, Gentlemen, the law is repealed. u
In one of our large cities, short time ago
Western editor was met by friend, who
taking him by the hand, exclaimed, 81 am
delighted to see you. How long are you
going to stay?" ''Why, 1 think" said the
editor, 81 shall stay while my money lasts. -
GLOW disappointed 1 am," said the friend
Il hoped you were going to stay day OF
two."
complacent landlord of mountain hotel,
at breakfast the other morning, planted his
thumb in his waistcoat armholes, leaned sig
nificantly back in his chair, and said, ''Gen-
tlemen, where do you think that beefsteak
comes from"' "From near the horn," was
the quiet reply of one of the boarders. 1t is
singular that the landlord hasn's put any
conundrums to his boarders since.
The grandma of little four-year-old had
been telling her one day not to say that peo
pie lied, bnt rather say that they were mis-
taken. Her grandma, to amuse her, told hel
bear story which was tough one to be
lieve. When she had finished, the little cir
looked up into her face and exclaimed
Grandma, that is the biggest mistaken
ever heard.''
Is there any gift of the benefcent Creator
which man will not abuse? Cantaloupel
now are an excellent vegetable in their way
AS an Introductory dish to a suostantia
breakfast they find their proper sphere, but to
convert them into whiskey is an abomination
and sin, and yet there are men so degraded
as to do it, and then ask from the Revenue
Department the privileges and immunities o
distillers from fruit. ...
There is a terrible eastern Question
looming on the horizon again, The French
ambassador, at farewell interview with tn,
sultan of Turkey, asked permission to 81
down. 1t was graciously granted, but tht
breach of etiquette was highly resented. Hi
Serene Majesty is terribly indignant at tn,
presuming Frenchman for daring to get tire,
in his presence, and proposes to ''makc sta
chamber matter of it, or something worse
Rev. George Whitefield preached 1900
sermons, more than ten week, for his thir
ty four years of ministerial career; and Wes
ley AZ, 400 after his rerurn from Georgia, NOR
than fifteen week! His travels on horse
back, down nearly to the seventieth year
were more than equal to the circumference o
the GLOBE every six years. Meanwhile, hi
published works amounted to about two hun
dred volumes.
A TRUE PICTURE.-How many men there
are who have ground and ground to MAKE
money, that they might be happy by and by
but who, when they have got to be fifty o.
sixty years old, have used up all the enjoyabl,
life they carried toll, and economy and frugal
ty, to the excess of stinginess, and when tn,
time came that they expected Joy, there wa
no joy for them.-Beecher.
The st. Louis Globe SAYS Chicago will peti
ton the next Legislature to change her nam
to Edwardsville, in honor of the director
man who has made her ION paper) city O
100000 inhabitants.
In the crop of Georgia rooster, killed las
week, was found full set of vest buttons. /
number OF Cincinnati tailors have sent t
Georgia for a thousand roosters, and propos
manufacturing vest buttons on large scale
"This is George the FOURTH" said an sx
hibitor of wax works for the million, pointing
to very slim figure with theatrical crown
on his head. 81 thought he was very stou
man." observed spectator. every likely,
replied the man, shortly, not approving of tn
comment of his visitor; "but if you'd bee
here without victuals half so long as h
has, you'd be twice as thin"
Boys will be boys. An English paper give
an account of remarkable lad, Edwar
Smithies, who, in the Huddersfield polio
court, charged his schoolmaster with an as
sault. The dominic pleaded guilty to tn
castigation, but, in extenuation of the Gaming
stated that Edward was guilty of the follow
ing offenses: First, general insubordination
inattention, and boisterous conduct in school
secund, proraue swearing IN scnoor; tnlro
hittipu n oir RI IN fI,a ,>;+ of %bo ,to,x~ool, -