Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-09-22
GENERAL NEWS.

1t is related that boarding house keeper
in Arkansas was once disturbed by the report
that his boarders were mutinous because OF
too frequent appearance of hash on the break
fast table. Accordingly he descended to
breakfast tina next morning, laid one porten-
tious horse pistol on each side of his plate al
the head of the table, and said "Any gentle
man who says he don't like hash, lies. Mr..
Brown" he continued, turning to the nearest
boarder, evil you have any bash!'
From all parts of France come reports that
the railways are unable to transport the goods.
This results from the vast accumulation of
production that could not be moved during
the military operations, and from the extern
sive destruction of railway rolling stock. The
Government has partially opened the coast
ing trade to foreign flags. The railway COM
panies are making great efforts to supply their
rolling stock by importation and home manu-
facture.
Bismark has an income of more than
5000, 900 per annum. He believes he was
poisoned by some unknown enemy during his
recent visit to Frankfort on the Main. He
has lost his appetite and has been in poor
health ever since.
Senator Wilson recently gave graphic
account to his neighhors and friendsin Natck
Mass, of his visit to Europe, and told them
that, after all his enjoyment, the happiest day
in his life was when he came in sight of Long
Island
Hearth and Home for September 23d, has
cartoon representing carpet salesman ex-
hibiting his goods to a lady, who appears TO
be demonstrating with him on some point
The salesman eXclaims; ''lligh, madam!
Why those carpets are sacrificed at three
dollars a yard. Tweed & Co. paid us more
thar a thousand dollars a yard for just such
carpet"
Senator Brownlow is driving about Knox
Knoxville Chronicle says, continues in good
health.
j. G. Holland has prepared new lecture
for the approaching season.
Those who are not easy at home will not
find enjoyment anywhere else, the man who
yawns at his own freside will only lacerate
his jugular if he goes to "a crowded city.
Happiness is an internal arrangement, and if
it don't bloom at home, it won't flower any
where. To undertake to run away from EMU,
is as futile as to undertake to run away from
death.
Out on the lire of the Pacific railroad in
the vicinity of Denver bridge, short time
since, a young sqrraw belonging to rowing
band of Indians was taken i'll and died. She
was the mother of a pappoose about four
months old, and, according to custom among
the tribe, it was decreed that this child should
share the fate of its mother, and be buried in
the same grave with her. The live child was
placed on the body of its dead parent, and
the "clods of the valley" piled above them
both. Persons cognizant of what was to be
done with the child, offered twenty dollars
for the little one, but were refused; and in
an after effort to save it, were too late.
Banks were first established by the Lombard
Jews in Italy; The name is derived from
the word ''banco,' bench,-benches being
erected in the market-places for the exchange
of money, &c. The first public bank was at
Venice, about 1850. The Bank of England
was established in 1898. In 1896 its notes
were at 20 per cent. discount
The boast of Tammany-M Millions for car
pets, thousands for legitimate expenses.
"My God, my Father, while stray
Far from my home, in liies rough way,
Oh teach me from my heat to say:
Thy Will be donel
at thou shouldst call me to resign
What most prize it meier was mine
only yield thee what was thine:
Thy will be done
"Renew my soul from day to day;
Blend il with thine, and take away
All that now makes it hard 10 say;
Thy will be donei
"Then, when on earth breath no more
The prayer OIL mixed with tears before,
rll sing upon the happier shore: