The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-03
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Gossip and Gleanings.

| Gossip and Gleanings.
California is going into the asriculchaw of
tobacco.
A woman is before the Chicago courts for
'.worrying her husband with razor"
A promising boy staggered his mother Sun
day by asking if ''bats were mice angels
An old lady describes genius as "a man
what knows more'n he can find out. and
spills yittels on his clothes"
Capoul, in consequence of some mysterious
pecuniary squabbles, has left the Theatre Itai-
len. He is going to Rome.
Miss Charlotte Cushman goes to Europe in
May to visit her friend, Miss Hosmer. In
Rome.
The Italian theatres are greatly crippled by
the withdrawal of the Government subven-
ton; some writers prophecy the ruin Of the
opera in "the land of song"
And for truth, beguied with self-conceit
thought that men would throwe rewards On me;
But as fish seld bites without bait.
So none untorced, mems needs will hear zee.
-Gdscoigae.
Foreign journals report that Paulus, the
leader OF the band of the French Garde Re-
publicaine, viii visit America with new
musical organic ltion.
Now morning, robed in saffron-colored gown,
Her head with pink and pea green ribbons dressed,
Climbs the celestial staircase and looks down,
From out the gilt balcony Of the east.
-Jenyns Tor "Jenkins.')
A Danbury man was explaining to his wife
Sunday morning how his mother used to
cook pan cakes, when she interrupted him
with the batter pit cher. He is ROW expert
menting with new kind of salve.
A fussy man makes complaint to the police
of his wife, who eats dly cake in bed. If the
police don't help him lie is going to get suit
of underclothes made Of sheet iron and
wear them nights.
A new novelist from whom great things
are hoped in the dim future, tells about
youth, who, alone in his room, pressed the
carpet-bag of his beloyedtahis passion tossed,
aching heart.
The verses commencing,
~ breathe on the face of maiden"
are respectfully declined We shouldn't like
to encourage this poet until we know what he
drinks.
To add to Stokess misfortune, and lessen
the probability Of his escaping the gallows,
it has just come to light that Fi'k's
murderer is related to Mrs. Governor
Dix; with fact, instead of inclin-
ing the governor toward Stokes, would make
him less inclined to interfere, lest it should be
attributed to family influence.
A journal is soon to be established in Ha-
vana, having for its object ''thc defence of
modern Spanish ideas in conformity with the
spirit of the age.' The journalist proposes to
himself difficult task. We don't know,
however where modern Spanish ideas are to
be found Those which prevail in Havana
seem to be of the date of the middle ages.
The Savannah Ne,rs eliminates the horri-
BILE in making up its reading matter. Says
the Ne,cs: ga malicious moke in Jones
county dogged the cows of Mr.. John Spear
until the latter demonstrated with shot gun,
! and-but why harrow up the souls of our
readers? tits enough to know that the kline
will hereafter browse in peace"
A subscriber who has been engaged study
ing IN work on hygiene, despairingly writes
us if there is anything created that is perfect
~ II harmless to eat freely of. The only thor
ouphlv wholes0He. article Of diet we know Of
is a stout twine. 1t should Be fastened with
sip-knot about the waist, and WIZ WnnensexsT tae ne
patient feels pang of hunger he Is to draw
up the string.
Mr.. John Bry's last little spree ended even
more tragically than a swelled head and un-
quenchable thirst. Johnny thought he was
home the other night, when he was wander
ing about Massachusetts field; so he laid
him down, with his little brown jug beside
him. Some time during the night Mr.. Bry
was gathered to his fathers, and he never got
the worth of that rum be had paid for. We
don't suppose he would have cared so much
about dying if be had only drunk the stuff
up.
The japanese Government Is getting very
much in earnest in its movements for reform
and proposes to have no nonsense in the flow
cry realm in future. 1t has given due notice
to all actors and wrestlers that they must
choose some more useful and honorable en-
ployment within three years. 1t will be
very serious matter tor the Japanese if they
are to be deprived of their amusements, but
as an Offset for this privation they are to be
allowed to let their hair grow around the low
er part of the Uranium. There are always
compensations under a wise government
A Detectives Story.
A little episode in the life Of Detective