The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-08
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PERSONAL AND PECULIAR

Mr.. Arthur gets more invitations to dine
it is said, than any man in America.
Northern story weeklies of an inferior
grade have an enormous circulation in the
South.
Fireplaces suggestive of winter nights,
with steaming hot kettles of apple toddy, are
in use in the White Mountains.
1t costs fifty cents in a western city to
have barrel of flour taken from the mill to
the door of dwelling Thirty-five cents
more will land it on the dock at Liverpool
Archibald Forbes, the English war CORES
pondent, is engaged to daughter Of Quarter
master-General Meigs. BE was with her at
Mt. Desert this summer. 1t is said the we'd
ding will take place this fall.
"This is hard lines" said the Secretary of
State for India, in formally reporting def
cit to the British Parliament; and the Lon
don journals are making fun of his official
English.
1t appears that the sandy wastes in the
in terror of Long Island are to be utilized.
The thrifty farmers of Suffolk county are ex-
perimenting in raising peanuts on this hith-
erto improbable soil.
Charles Look of Ellsworth has war relict
in the form of piece of copper set in sage
orange stick, which he uses for cane, that
was taken from the hull of the frigate Cum
berlad that was sunk by the rebel ram Mer-
rimac, near Newport News, Va.
The sidewalk vendors in Chicago have
been paying for their privileges to the prop
srty owners, and it is stated that 100000 per
annum is derived from this source. The city
| authorities are about to take steps looking
| to the diversion of this sum into the public
| treasury.
| The horse that Jesse James, the outlaw,
rode during his raids is now the property of
| DR.. Vail of Nashville, Tenn. He is large,
| finely built roam, with magnificent neck and
breast clean cut limbs and flashing eyes. He
| bears a number of deep scars made by the
| bullets of those who attempted to capture his
| rider.
| A man who speaks of himself as "money
| dresser" by trade makes his living in New
| York by his manipulation of old coin. He
buys the plugged silver pieces and Clipped
copper coins that are dropped into the gate
| boxes along the elevated railroad, and fixes
| the money up so that it will pass again.
| Now and then he comes across a rare coin
worth many times its face value.
| A Manchester, Me-, girl who started out to
earn same pin money, has succeeded admir-
ably. She engaged in the poultry business
and with her own hands constructed neat
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her fowls. The building is clapboarded,
painted and abundantly lighted. She has q
large flock of birds and is reaping her reward
in the way Of goodly number of dollars.
The Hon. Samuel j. Randall went driving
at Long Branch with VIM. M. Singerly of
the Philadelphia Record, political oppo-
nent of Mr. Randall Somebody spoke to
Mr.. Randall about it. ''When my enemy
| drives the fastest pair of horses in the place,
and tells me they are liable to trot the best
road mile on record almost any day." was
the reply, Il can sit very comfortably with
him in the same wagon"
The history Of Frederick A. Cover, the
popular inventor and experimenter in balloon
ing, whose fate since his recent ascent from
an English town is shrouded in mystery,
would make fascinating romance, says the
Philadelphia Press. His mind was original
in distinct degree; he had presence, tact
| and skill all in his favor; and although he
had for the time retired from business, it is
| evident that he possessed one of those tenn
| peraments which would not long be satisfied
without action.
Says correspondent Of the Chicago Her
aid: By the way, did you ever hear how
Frank Jones made his money. He had an
| elder brother who early in life began to brew
beer. His business prospered, and he had
tact and judgment, and before long he was
very wealthy and all the time growing richer
He gave Frank good position and made
him one of the family. Some years ago the
brother died, and then Frank married his
widow, and became father to his brothers
children and the boss of his big business
He virtually stepped in and took his BROTH
ers place, and very soft place it was too
He married his brothers widow and his for
tune and is said to be rich enough to buy
bodily any city in New Hampshire excepting
Portsmouth and Manchester.