The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-01
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 1. 1878
Gossip and Gleanings.

Gossip and Gleanings.
Whites club, London, didn't want any
Shah in theirs, so they black-baled him.
Predominant opinions are generally the
opinions of that generation that is vanishing.
-DisrdeH.
A shoddy miss at Saratoga told literary
gentleman that she read Shakespeare ''when
they fust come out.''
There is no policy like politeness, and
good manner is the best thing in the world
either to get good name or to supply the
want of it.-Bulacer,
A theatrical manager, who has nice little
place IN the country. has put up on his garden
fence since the cherries ripened, sign-board,
reading, "Free list absolutely suspended
Illinois triumphantly pr ,claims the iiscov-
cry that fever and asue is a certain antidote
to sunstroke, and urges its peculiar advanta-
ges as a residence for persons susceptible to
heat.
1t will be about twelve years yet before the
new translation of the Bible is to be completed
and Tommy has concluded to defer connect-
ing himself with the Bible class until that
happy day, from natural fear lest he may be
misled by some incorrect reading or imper-
feet rendering of the present version.
Mr., Gladstone entertained the prince and
princess of Wales, the Grand Duchess Gar
ovina, and a lot of dukes, counts, marquises
and other fellows at a ''luncheop," recently,
and as he wished to make the thing high
toned throughout, he engaged the Fisk uni.
versity jubilee singers, now travelling in Eng
land, to sing during the afternoon. The roy
al folk were greatly delighted, and Mr.. Glad
stone asked them to drop in again sometime
For the humiliation of gophers and wood
chucks, we have dogs, and feline vigilance is
healthy restraint upon inordinate muscipa-
lar multiplication, but the fecund cockroach
has no natural enemy among domestic ami
mails. How more than priceless would be a
microscopic terrier, with the ability and the
disposition to invade the strongholds OF these
detested insects, and visit upon them the con-
dign mastication their crimes deserve.
A Paris journal lately perpetrated the fol
lowing squib at the expense of the French
ministry: ga gentleman lately presented
himself at the residence of new minister. !
wish to see Monsieur X, if you please He
does not live here, just now; he is installed
| at Versailles. Since when% Since he be
came member of the cabinet 'Ah, he ha
| entered the new cabinet! Be good enough t,
allow me to sit down a moment. l will wal
| till he goes out ofoffice."
From Columbus, O., comes one of those
| singular episodes which seem to justify be
lief in the supernatural. A lady in that plac
was awakened from her first sleep the othe
night by mysterious voice excaiming
s'Your brother William is dead" At thi
spectral warning, of course, she screamed an
swooned and would not be comforted, an
| passed the rest of the night in tears and harts
horn despite the consolatory skepticism OF he
| attendants. And the curious part of the ST.
ry is that the very next day she received
! letter from this identical brother in neigl
boring city announcing that he was quite we
and in possession of a profitable contract wit
| the town authorities.