The Portland daily press., 1878-01-30
Men and Women.


was with Ghourko's army in the Balkans,
writes home that on entering redoubt just
captured from the Turks the first rifle he
picked up was stamped "Tauntop, Mass. )" aud
the next Providence, r. L."
Senator VOORHEES, is graphically described as
giving, at first sight, the impression of a mau
having "a large amount of forehead.
larger amount of hair, and long frock
coat" His hair is very luxuriant, is worn
rather long and always combed straight
back away from the forehead. Added
to the shape of the head which is larger than
the average and largest on top. it gives an ap
pearance of top-heayiness which is increased BY
the long but narrow beard and dropping mous-
tache. The color Is a compromise between red
and brown.
Weather notes for women. A lady corre-
spondent at Lake Tahoe, with the Thermometer
at 10 degrees below zsro writes: "Our beauti-
ful Daughter of the Clouds is as free from the
embracing srms of Jack Frost as she ever was
Since Time was young these waves have rolled
to the shore, winter and summer alike, free as
the mountain storm that kisses their cold lips."
"A Vireinau maiden, whose afianced did
not appear on the wedding night, went to the
window and remarking that it was good wealth.
er for marriage any how, put on her bonnet
and acted as bridesmaid for one Of her friends
across the street.--A young woman in Toledo
after receiving ten notes in as many hours from
lover whose addresses she had rejected, sat
down with fury in her eye to write an answer
that would wipe out his love making as with
sponge. But the little page with a dimpled
chin that never had know the barber's shears"
touched the hem of her rgarment and whispered:
"If you please mum, don't write anything that
will scare him so he won't send any more notes
cause Pm making five cents every trip in this
bad weather.
The flight of birds once upon a time gave
Master Romulus chance to hold back the re-
turns until Brother Remus's vote was canvassed
and to establish a political precedent for the
canvassers of future ages. A goose, moreover,
did once set dozen of her kind cackling for
dear life, and Rome was saved. Who says
then, that ornithological por.ents are to be
passed over in silence By British patriots? Ear
ly in January an enormous eagle was seen how
eripg over Windsor Castle, and finally the
handsome bird perched upon the walls Prince
Christian, accompanied by several keepers, en-
deavored to shoot it bu. without avail, for the
bird escaped. In order il possible, to capture
it, a trap was laid into which it subsequently,
entangled itself but tore itself away, leaving
one of its imperial toes in the mesh The bird
is supposed to have come from the north OF
Scotland, and it was seen for the first time the
day after Her Majessys arrival from Balmoral.
Superstitious souls regarded the presence of the
bird Indication fhot hat h.
British and Russian Crowns was inevitable.
John Bull ought not to forget, however, that
an eagle is emblematic Of the imperial arms of
the three great Powers that constitute the
Triple Alliance.
Miss Won Hillern Is pleasantly described by
a writer in the Cincinnati Commercial: As she
races around the track, she looks like fish
darting through the water. She is as straight
as an arrow, and her shoulders are very broad
aud square for womsn's. Her walking is not
In the least like that of ordinary persons. 1t Is
like that OF an Indian on long journey. She
seems to propel herself along with her arms
and shoulders almost as much as with her feet.
The peculiar swing of her elbow and shoulders
reminds one continually of the motion of q
birds wings Her toes no not turn out as CIV
illzed peoples are supposed to. They go straight
ahead, and the left foot perhaps points slightly
inward She is an excellent business woman,
has invested her money 10 Boston, and takes
shrewd care of it. She is native OF Freiberg,
in Baden, and is a Jealous and pious Roman
Catholic. One good result of her exhibitions
is the inspiring of ladies to pedestrian exer-
else. A ladies' walking-club has Just been
formed in Washington, its members pledsina
themselves to eat an oatmeal breakfast, put on
loose, light Bloomer walking-dress and take
long walk in the country at least three times
q week.
Henry M. Stanley (for he has good right 50
to call himself, although his original name was
John Rowlands) was born near Denbigh, in
Wales, in 1910, and of parentage so lowly that
at the age of three years he was placed in the
poorhouse at st. Asaft, where he remained for
ten years and received an education which
gained for him place as teacher in school at
Mold, Flintshire. When fifteen years old he
shipped as cabin boy on board vessel bound
for New Orleans. Hsre he found employment
with merchant named Stanley, who soon
adopted the lad and bestowed upon him his
own name. But his patron died, leaving no
will. The civil war broke out, and young
Stanley entered the Confederate army. He
was taken prisoner, and soon after volunteered
in the service of the Union, becoming an en-
sign on the ironclad Ticonderogs After the
close of the war he entered upon the profess
sion of journalism, and travelled as news
paper correspondent in Tarkey and Asia Mi
nor, paying visit to his nat We Wales, and to
the poorhouse where his childhood had been
passed, and of which he entertained grateful
recollection. To the good education which he
received there he said that he owed all that he
was and all that he hoped to be. In 1867 he
returned to America, and was sent by the New
York Herald as a military correspondent with
the British army in the Abyssnian war. Next
came his search for Livingstone, followed by his
great expedition just concluded. On these we
need not dwell Time works wondrous
changes. The pauper of a quarter of century
ago is now the welcome guest Of monarchs and
the admiration of savaus and of all who recog-
nize pluck and talent-ADpletop's journal