The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-13
Nuts and Raisins.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor will remain
in Europe until late in the season.
Oscar Wilde has had his hair cut, donned
civilized attire and married Miss Lloyd.
Ida Lewis is still dangerously i'll at the Lime
Rock light house, near Newport.
A new story from the pen Of Julian Hsw-
thorne is laid in Ireland.
The o. S. Minister to Brazil, T. A. Osborn,
is guest at Washington.
Mr.. Sol Smith Russell has bean engaged as a
member OF the Museum Company.
The Ms. of BurDs's "Holy Willie's Prayer"
recently brought $40.
A biography of Rachel, the actress, will soon
appear. Arsine Houssaye, French author,
now in his SEVENTEEN year, is preparing it.
The Vatican Library at Rome is claimed to
contain seventeen love letters from Henry
VIII. to Anne BoleyD.
Miss Maud Howes's literary venture, 1.-THE
San Rosario Ranch" is said to be artificial, de-
void of humor and crude.
A thin coat OF varnish given to newly laid
straw mating is said to preserve 1t for years
besides adding to its beauty. 1t should be re-
newed about once in six months
The daughter of Mr.. James Coates, the sew
ing cotton manufacturer, will be married at
Newport during the season to Mr.. Theodore
Frelin ghuysen, son OF Secretary Frelinghuy.
sen, OF President Arthur's cabinet.
"Tattooing artists the men call themselves
who make a regular business of tattooing.
They claim TO be very successful and depend
largely for patronage upon sailors aud people
in the show business. For tattooing the latter
they receive as high as $500 apiece.
Cancers and other skin diseases not only In
America, but in Great Britain, are becoming
alarmingly prevalent. During the last four
teen years there have been 6843 deaths from
cancer in New York city alone. More physi-
clans should make the cure OF this terrible dis
ease speciality.
The Ryan Revolving Fort named after Cant.
Ryan and invented by the late Alonzo Hitch
cock, is to serve as the model of an iron fort for
the government. The inventor believed his
greatest work to have been the invention Of
the vox humana fan tremolo used in all or
gans.
The trustees of Leicester Academy, at Lei
cester, Mass, are arranging for the Centennial
celebration on September 4bh, 1884. This is
one of the Oldest academies in New England
and the pupils are scattered over this and 9TH
or countries. Among the legion of pupils arc
many who have tscOme distinguished in vari-
GUS walks of life. An invitation is extended
to all form eFly connected with the Academy to
be present. Former pupils are requested to
send their names and address at once to Hon.
Charles A. Denny, Leicester, Mass, Treasurer
of the Board of Trustees that circulars OF in
formation may be sent them.
Professor Bartholomew, the educator of the
horses that composed the Equine Paradox"
is having a car of his own designing built for
their transportation by the Laconia Car Com
pany OF New Hampshire. 1t is to be 20 feet
long, 81 feet wide, and will stand IA feet high
on the rail. The roof will be of the monitor
pattern with figured glass and ventilators, and
the system of doors provided on each side will,
when the car is stationary, be used as bay
windows, and arranged so that they may, to
| large extent, be operated on by the horses.
| The car is to te the home and headquarters Of
| the equines, and can be transferred to any
| place in city or town. A piazza, a water tank,
| and means of transportation for water and feed
will be among the many oonveniences afforded.
| The car will be completed about the 10Th OF
August, and will cost something over $1,000.