Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-12-02
GENERAL NEWS.

there is a sharp division in community.
GENERAL NEWS.
German IN Iowa has started wooden
shoe mandatory.
Some quarrymen in Wales have been un-
earthing Roman coins.
In Japan person can live comfortably on
two cents day.
Altoona failed to raise military company,
because everybody wanted to be captain
A Wilksbarre man, worth 100000, refused
10 pay his poor tax, and went to Jail.
In Lynn 5000 pairs of wooden heels are
made weekly at one factory.
West Virginia does not like its name and
wants to be called "Appalachia"
The grain shipments by the Erie canal are
said to have increased this year by a
million bushels.
A letter from the head of a family remain
ing in Paris says ''No one can imagine what
the privation from meat, grease and cheese is,
without they try"
Out of the one hundred and thirty-fve in
mates of the New Haven Conn. Almshouse,
there are only nine who have not been con-
yicted Of crime.
GOOD sort of a man was recently asked to
subscribe for a chandelier for the church.
"Now,' said he, "what's the use of chan
delier? After you get it you can't get any one
to play on it."
Connecticut papers say that in some parts
of the State cider is more plentiful than water.
In New Hartford one man with big orchard
has built gigantic tank. holding $50 barrels
and nearly filed it,
It is stated that GOO Irishmen and 400
Frenchmen have left New York to join the
French army. The Irish generally preferred
to 20 by way of Dublin, Liverpool and Lon
don, so as to join parties organizing in those
cities.
An English literary paper reprints some
Love Poems" by writer's of different nation
alities. The following words comprise line
in one of the poems:
"And ten thousand bushels of sorrow lock down
my eyebrows overcast WI II carer
The Common Council of San Francisco are
debating the question of compelling all build
ings hereafter erecled in that city to be made
earthquake proof, after plan patented by
California builder.
A man arrived in Kansas City few days
ago, from Omaha, who had been d captive
among the Indians for fifteen years. He was
on his way to Galena, H., his early home.
His parents still reside at that place.
A recent prairie fire, near Sioux Falls City,
Iowa. drove the Buffalo into town, and the
streets, lighted by the lurid glare, were filled
with sea of moving hair, clicking hoofs and
glistening horns. The citizens fastened to
the doors with their rifles and secured gen
erous share of the noble game.
Work at a cartridge mandatory in East
Bridgeport, CT, was seriously interrupted a
few days ago by the prophecy offs fortune
teller that the establishment would shortly
blow up. A number of the female operators
could not be induced to resume work until the
fatal day had passed. and some lost their stua-
tons in consequence.
The wife of a manufacturer in an inland
town, whose daughter was about to be married.
sent notice to her friends requesting that il
they intended to make wedding presents OF
silver ware, they would send the money in
stead, as she was about to visit New York
and would prefer to buy the articles herself
'for it will be SO nice to have the things
match. you know"
DIR. Hall tells the story ola Scotchnan who
sung most piously the hymn;
Were the whole realm of nature NINE,
That we're a present tar 10 small"
and all through the singing was fumbling in
his pocket to make ture of the smalles,
piece of silver for the contribution box.
The London Daily News says The pros.
peetus has been issued OF the South African
Diamond and Mineral Company (limited)
with capital of ESQ, 600 in $4,000 shares o
fl each. The frs: issue, however, is not II
exceed 5000 shares. 1t is proposed Il
secure and work concessions connected will
the diamond fields of vaal river aud else
where, in South Africa.
John Bull-'Got all the arms you wanti-
ali the ammunition ?-all the coal p" France
eyes, ALL" j. B.-"And you don't wan
ANYTHING more from me?" France. mo.
4. B.-"Then / think it is time for me to in
terfere."
Among the many reform movements nov
agitating the British public not the least i'm
portant is that Of woman suffrage. A srea
meeting has just been held in Manchester
and it 10 reported that many distingnishe
nsr.ors were present and took part.