Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-11-23
GENERAL NEWS.
every year

Stocking Suspenders are ne" articie ioi
ladies' wear just coming into use.
The English crown contains 100 diamonds
and is valued at $500, 900.
New York is called spirited city because
there is "a free rum shop on every corner
The Christian ladies of Chicago have re-
formed and provided situations for 1850 aban-
doned females during the past year.
A Dutch Judge, on conviction of culpril
for having four wives, decided ''He hash
punishment blenty; Ifs NIT one."
The City Council of Titusville has repealed
the ordinance permitting the transportation o.
nitro-glycerine through that city.
General Walker has nearly completed the
work of the Census Bureau, and in few days
The sign in church vestibules, "Young Ia
dies will please not eat chesnuts during SER
vice." is indigenous to Illinois.
Paper clothing is made in China and Japan.
A coat costs ten cents, and whole suit a
quarter Oh uOlldI
The Philadelphia police have captured ton
of burglar tools this year, but only one
hundred and twenty pounds of burglars.
The first iron propeller steamer for river
service at the west has just been built and
launched at Cincinnati
A correspondent describes NJ. Theirs as ga
little, old shor. man, in a shabby overcoat and
dirty white hat with black band"
A Boston Alderman has been sued for 'lar-
ripping" the son of neighbor. The affair is
not so pleasant as eating turtle soup.
Ice men begin to talk of short crop of ice
this season. Last year it was on account of a
lack of cold; now it is lack of water in the
ponds.
The report of the congressional printer will
show that the accommodations for doing the
work are entirely insufficient, the work having
increased nearly one-half within the year.
The experience of all the agents of our
charitable societies confirms the opinion that
it is very unwise to give money to street-beg-
gars.
Never mind the obituary, Judge" said a
Montana culprit when the Court became pa
thetic in pronouncing sentence, "Let's fix the
time for the funeral"
British capitalists are said to be gradually
buying up all the most valuable mines of the
precious metals in the Pacific States of Amer
lea.
A jury at New York has fixed the price of
"kissing ladies for fun" at $3.50. They decide
that it is apt to raise hopes of marriage, and
make breach of promise suit good.
1t is stated on diplomatic authority from St.
Petersburg, that Russia has large bodies OF
troops massei on the Vistula and farther south,
and armed vessels on the Black Sea.
In one barracks at Berlin there are COO
American sewing machines, which are run by
as many Prussian soldiers, who have been de-
tailed to make uniforms and boots.
A young lady having read about man hav-
ing invented stove which will consume its
own smoke, hopes he will next devise method
whereby tobacco consumers can consume
their own smoke.
After three trials before the Pttsburg Dis
trict Court, verdict for 1925 has been award,
ed to young man of that city for the loss OF
one of his toes on the Pttsburg & Manchester
Passenger railroad.
Pttsburg was amused by the spectacle of a
young man elegantly attired chasing fugi-
tive rooster through the waiting rooms of the
railroad station, and quoting Scripture at
him, recently.
James Hopkins is said to be the weathiest
man in Baltimore. He is Quaker, seventy
five years old, and was never married. He
began life poor, and is now reputed to be worth
seven millions.
The Morse statue will not be allowed in the
New York Central Park, because it is marble,
and marble fades. Some New Workers arc
starting S225, 900 testimonial to Grant, Sher-
man and Mcclellan.
DIR. Duvall, the GAINESVILLE (Wis.l wife MUIR
derer, now in prison for life, asks to be chap
lain Of the institution, as he believes his
religious views and his ability to express then
entitle him to that position.
''Brdget, l wish you would step over and
see how old Mrs. Jones is this morning. ~
Bridget returned in few moments with the
informa ton that Mrs. Jones was seventy tive
years, ten months and eight days old.
bio Lewis advises people to pay their ply
sicians stated sum per annum for keeping
them well, the sum to be decreased givei
amount for every case of sickness. This i
the rule among the Heather Chinee," ant
there is nothing to object to in it. 1t seem
to be based upon strictly rational foundation