The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-24


her missing 4-year-old child, went into the
bedroom, and there found the little one
| sound asleep.
Austin Corbln's wedding present to an old
friend in Philadelphia was the use of HIS
| private car for trip to Mexico. The car
was provided with every thing needful, in
Guiding corps Of servants.
The New York Sun thus answers an in
quirer: you can get the Congressional Re-
cord Tor tile Fiftieth Congress from the Pub
Tic Printer at Washington in fifteen volumes,
more or less, for SIS, more or less; and we
ADVISE you not to, for coal is much cheaper
10 burn and quite as Interesting to read"
The Rev. Herbert ID. Ward making Plea
for short Novels" in the Boston Traveller
said recently, "A taste educated by such a
master as Guy de Maupassant will teach us
what we want" Many critics have already
called attention to the value Of de Maupas-
| SAINTS tales in The Odd Number considered
| as lesosns in the art Of short story writing.
Sixteen years ago Swiss cobbler named
Bernaserni left his home in the Canton Tes-
| sin and emigrated to the Argentine Repub-
| ic. He has now returned the p0sessor Of
| millions which he has made as dealer in
leather and hides. He is now building on
| tbs, place where his Swiss honse stood an
asylum for 200 children.
The French government supports music
| anu tuC ny LHD lOllOWlQR dpDIOpEld-
tiODs for 1891: Grand Opera $4,000, Thea
tire Francois $48, 900. Opera Comique 100000,
Odeon $4,000, Colonne $1,000, popular con-
certs $1,000, and besides these sums 500, 900
addltlonal Tor the general encouragement OF
musical and dramatic enterprises.
During one of the snowstorms Of the past
winter in the rocky mountains, nineteen
engines were required for one train, which
was made up as follows: First snow plough,
with nine engines behind 1t, tfen train Of
nine cars with another five engines, and be-
hind this five engines with gang of men to
dig the train out should it get stuck.
An italian journalist recently sent his
newspaper the story of his own suicide, and
then underwent asphyxiation over a char
coal fire. He had good opinion of himself,
Tor ne wrote footnote to his article, adyis-
Ing the editor to print 100 extra copies o. the
paper. as "a number Of people would be glad
to read an occount of his DEATH"
One OF the most interesting military sights
in Europe is afforded by the spectacle of
dogs at drill in France. They are under the
command Of a sub-lieuteuant, and are sur
rounded by an admiring group of vagrant
ours. who do not enjoy the distinction of
being enrolled under the French flag. The
dogs are trained to act as scouts, messengers
and sentinels.
remarkable coincidence is reported from
West Virginia. A census of Elm Grove was
taken Friday. preparatory to the incorpor-
ating the village as town, with the follow
ing result: Number of males over 81 years
Of age, 148; number Of males under q years
OF age, 14S; number Of females over 16
years of age. 148; numbered females under IS
years OF age 14S; grand total 562.
AT Peterborough n. IL. recently Carl Coffin,
was playing with small revolver when the
weapon was accidently discharged. the bull
let entering the upper side Of his left thigh.
Upon examination the lad found that the
ball had passed through the leg and lodged
beneath the skin on the opposite side, where
upon he cut 1t out with his jackknife befor-
ing returning to his home, which was near by.
Mamma, if ii is all the same to the crown
ed heads of Europe, may we wait till Alex.
gets big enough to wear a waistcoat before
our engagement is announced in the Sunday
papers?" murmured the young Grand Ouch
ess Nenia Alexandroyna Of Russia when
told that she was probably to be engaged to
the fourteen year old king of SerVia, and
that the engagement would be a blow 70
Austria and menace to Servia.
A chemical fluid was recently experiment.
ed with in Cincinnati which is supposed to
have the effect of preventing the suffocation
of iremen by smoke. Sponges saturated
with this fluid are to be placed over the
mouths and nostrilS OF fremen. In the ex-
pertinent at Cincinnati the firemen entered
the densest smoke, remaining for fifteen
minutes or longer without unpleasant sensa-
tions. 1t Is stated that the Cincinnati fire.
men consider this fluid wonderful success.
The Adams Express Company has just
completed the first half century of its ex-
istence. Fifty years ago Alvin Adams start
| York. his sole outfit Consisting OF a CARPET
bag, which he carried in his hand. To-day
the company employs 10000 men, 5000 horses,
vUa md han
miles Of railroad, reaching every state and
territory in the Union, paying handsome
dividends on a capital of S12,OOoOOo
A friend and admirer Of Kelly. the motor
man, has this to say about the mysterious al
legged invention: 1T costs nothing more,
after tie machinery is made, then the vibra-
tory concordant impulse which associates it
with the polar steam. As long as the trans
mitter is in sympathy with the sympathetic
current of the triune polar stream, the action
of the sympathetic instrument or engine cop
tinues everybody of coarse under stands just
how the case Is.
The Mexican postoffice department Is about
to adopt a novel device. A photograph is to
be placed in each principal Office in the
country, for the accommodation of the nu-
merous citizens who cannot read or write.
The illiterate Mexican will 60 to the post
office, talk his message into the receiver Of
the photograph, and when the cylinder
reaches Its destination the person addressed
will be sent for, and the message will be re-
peated to him by another machine.
A movement to secure bust of Susan d.
Anthony has been set on foot by Miss Fran
ces Willard, and an appeal for cooperation
has been issued to the women Of the country.
1t is intended to have the bust completed in
time for the Worlds fair in Chicago, where
1t Is expected there will be a gallery of po-
traits and statues of distinguished women.
An American female sculptor, either Miss
Harriet Hosmer, now Of Chicago, or Miss
Annie Whitney of Boston, will be asked to
model the statue.
Captain n. FL. Mauter has resigned his
thirty years charge Of the steamer Island
Home Of the New Bedford. Matthias Vine
yard & Nantucket Steamboat Company. He
entered the service Of the company in 1855,
and took charge of the Island Home in 1860.
No accident has ever befallen the famous
boat, which was also used for wrecking, and
and the veteran captain has not been absent
from his post day on account of sickness.
This is a remarkable record for our change
able New England coast weather, winter and
summer.
There is a species Of acacia, which is COM
monty called the angry tree. When the sun
sets the leaves fold up and the twigs coil
| tightly. If the shoots are handled the lea
yes rustic and move uneasily for time. If
| this queer plant Is removed from one spot
| to an other it seems angry, and the leaves
| stand ont in all directions, like quilts on
| poreupine. a pungent and sickening odOr,
| said to resemble that given off by rattlesnakes
when annoyed, fills the air, and it is only
after an hour or so that the leaves fold in
| the natural way. Virginia, New, has one Of
| these trees, brought from Australia.
There is pretty romance attached to Miss
| Dorothy Tenant, who is going to marry
Mr.. Stanley. Miss Tenant is the original
| of the beautiful girl in Sir John Millais
wellknown picture called Eyes or No."
| which shows young woman meditating on
/ the fateful answer to a love letter, which
| she holds in her hand behind her back. you
| NAV call ii whichever you like, either yes or
no." said Millais to her, whom he had COM
/ pleted the picture. why not leave it an
| open Question for the PRESENT." was her art.
| full answer. They say that Sir John will
now present the painting to her with the
| simple inscription, Yes"
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