The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-23
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 90. 1873.
Gossip and Gleanings.


Gossip and Gleanings.
When does gardener most resemble Nor
walls father? When he weeds his phlox.
The New Hampshire Agricultural Society
offers premium for the red-head ,dest babv
exhibited.
Mr.. Julian. in his ''Trias of the American
Demt mtcracy," proposes the abandonment of
the partJ. Many look upon it as abandoned
already.
They say there's a ghost in the Hoosac
Tunnel, but it ism the ghost of chance that
the bore will be finished within the expected
time.
A Nashville young woman, named Jeany
Murphy, was recently fined $3.50 for swear
ing. The Nashville men all use nice Ian
guage.
1t is'a somewhat singular fact that most of
the papers called Democrat hold Republican
principles, and those called Republican, hold
Democratic or Conservative principles.
There is said to be man in Cincinnati,
who is in possession of such apowerfll memo
ry that he is employed by the Humane So
ciety to remember the poor.
'Can we," asks the Nashville Union an
American, learn anything by experience and
study% I'VE hate to say it, responds the
Courer-Journal, ''but you have never given
us any reason to suppose that you can"
A lady in this State had several hundred
dollars worth of point lace clipped off her
clothing by an adrot thief, while she was at
church, singing, Strip me of the robe of
pride, clothe me in humility"
Last words?' or first? 1t is said that
the last words of Rinaldi, the scu ptor, were
a IN bis delirium he fanc'ed himself at work
in his studio, "How shall 1 manage the ,e
wings?"
An irrational exchange, commenting on
the prolonged leave Of absence taken by dis
tinguished officer for pleasure travel. asks,
SLOWS that for higL?' To which we may
be permitted to reply that it isn't fur-high at
all; it's furlough.
The captain of San Francisco steamboat
is exceedingly popular with the ladies be-
cause he always puts back to his wharf If,
by the aid o. a powerful feld-glass, he can
discern female who has arrived half an
hour after the starting time.
Premier Gladstone, after his walk across
the Grampiars from Braemar, was weighed
al Kingussie, and his weight was little over
II sione-168 pounds-yet Mr. Disraeli in
ssts that he has been in the "balance, and
is found wanting
Philosophical efleclion.-How different is
the basis of mep's minds! What Opposite
tendencies they exhibit in their investigation
ofthe phenomena of mental science! For ex-
ample, the lawyer inclines to The abstract, the
builder to the concrete.
Honeymoon cars are the latest feature or
the Pacific railway. They are very popular
especially wi the public who are not hon
eymooning, as the public gush inserarabl,
from the contiguity of best broadcloth anC
wedding bonnets is thus spared them.
candidate for the civil service recently
gave up his examination in disgust, because
he was asked how many bushels of whs al
could be bought for ten dollars if one bushe
cost forty cents. He said he had not learned
any thing about wheat, but had always dont
his sums in potatoes and turnips.
Lord Reginald-Ain't yer gon' to hay,
some puddin', Miss Richards? It's 81
jolly.
The Governess-There again, Reginald
Puddin'-goin'- yer! That's the wa,
Jim Bates and Dolly Maple speak and Jim
stable boy and DoIy's laundry maid.
Lord Reginald-Ah! but that's the wa,
fathe' and mother speak, too; and fathers
duke and mothers dutchess! So there!
A friend of ours not far from Portland
says his cousin Nathan, who is in public life
is continually heset with bribes to induce hin
to a'e bis influence to help wrong men into
petty offices where little monev may be got
His latest evaporation was spent uron &
country grocer who backed his request, for
''snug little paying Office with barrel o
not over-nicely pared sliced dried apples. The
gift was promptly returned-the bung-holt
having been previously encircled with neat
ly executed motto in charcoal "what maj
would give in exchange for another mans
soul;' also postal card went by the SAM
mail, directed to that grocer in good pla'l
hand acknowledging the receipt of the drie,
apples, and adve tising their return, wifi th,
admission that they did testify to the fitnes
of the donor for the office of justice of piec,
and core-um, where there is always room fo