The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-08-19
GENERAL NERs ITEMS.

Vaccination Is not compulsory In Russia, no.
would 1t seem to be very generally practice
voluntarily. The result may be seen In tn,
fact that 10, $50 900 persons have died Of small
pox In that country during the last sevent,
years. These figures would seem to indicat
that the recent complaints about the worthless
ness of vaccination as a preventive Of small. po,
are without adequate foundation.
Some bad boys at Oshkosh, Wis.,, put hor.
nets nest under the cushion Of sofa In
church pulpit few Sabbaths since, and when
the minister sat down AFTER reading the hymn
he got right up without being told. lie said HI
did not feel like preaching that morning, and
the congregation went home in hurry.
Mr.. Hubbard Of Laconia. N. H., one day last
week picked from tree In his garden good
sized apple, inclined to be red al over. with the
exception Of a perfect picture Of . rooster on
one side which was green. The beak, comb
tail feathers, legs, and every part Of It wers
perfect.
A new wrinkle In the Prusian system ID
their device for getting correct lists Of the killed.
Every Prussian Is to carry his name with him
on piece Of parchment, and attach II TO his
uniform, when going into action. These parch-
ments will be collected from the dead who are
buried on the battlefield, and the enemy will
also be requested to collect them, II he should
remain master Of the field, and return them by
hag Of truce. Machines have already cut the
$40, 900 pieces Of parchment which are wanted ,
and numerous hands copied the contents Of the
rolls on these parchments. ...g..
Chewing gum Is made at Poduck, Massachu-
sets, of gum arabic, rosin and coarse fat.
The following will be interesting to girls who
keep their jaws wagging by gum power: Any
kind Of fat, even that Of dead hogs 10 used In
the manufacture, and when all the ingredients
are placed In boiling kettles, . small quantity
Of the most nsuseous liquid foam Is put In to
whitcn the gum. ...- .-
Holland has sent twelve hundred volunteers
to serve in the Papal army.
A very he,vy and destructive hail storm
passed over Ashland, on Friday last In the
vicinity Of Rafforl's place. crops Of all kinds
were completely destroyed, and were cut OF as
smooth as II moved down with scythe. Win.
dows were broken out, glass and sash.
The Milwaukee Sentinel saws that there were
forty strokes Of lightning In Wisconsin fatal to
life or destructive OF property, between the 9th
and the Goth Of July, inclusive. Twenty men,
women and children were killed, and thirteen
injured, several % severely that they can new.
err entirely recover. Two hundred and thirteen
horses, cattle, sheep and swine were killed ;
eight dwelling houses and six barns were do
stroyed, and six houses and nine barns turned,
with no accompanying loss Of life ether Of per-
sons or animals. t...r.-
At the South Lancaster Adventist camp
meeting Friday brief report Of the financial
condition Of the association. 'howed that during
the last ten months or year. besides the rails
ing Of s77G0, the association had expended
$500 for various publications and was about
5000 better Of financially than one year ago.
Mr.. Wilbur Merrill Of Charlestown. N. II.
has been totally deaf since seven yean Of age.
A few days ago thunderbolt struck within .
few yards Of him, and Mr.. Merrill has since
been able 10 hear ordinary conversation distinct
~. .rrl .s
A couple Of men In Mclean county, Ill. re-
Gently fought duel with three-pronged pitch
forks. Amer being both nearly run through
the body several times one Of the combatants
sank upou the ground and died, and the other
was carried of to b patched up into good health
again, II possible 1ir...i b, -s.
Gold. ll7f.-M,. Steele. sister Of Senator
Conkling. has been appointed Inspector Of Gus
toms at New York. t ~ fe-'s.h
The Associated Pres dispatches ny The
printers' strike In San Pnncisoo has ended In
. return to the old prices and permitting mem
bers Of the Union 70 work In ofboes where non-