Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-22

certain boarding house not far from here,
some of the boarders became suspicious that
= blooming young widow who occupied apart
NETS in the house, was receiving nocturnal
visits from young gentleman, and just for
the fun of the thing they determined to catch
him. Accordingly a large steel trap was set
one night under the widows window. About
midnight a terrible commotion was heard and
Immediately after, every window on that side
of the house flew open and multitude OF
anxious faces peered out into the darkness.
After struggling in his bonds for some time
to no purpose, the gay and festive youth was
obliged to cry for help; which was speedily
rendered him by the sympathizing spectators.
| He Immediately left wiser and no doubt a
sadder man, and when occasionally seen is
always walking with cane.
just across the bay from this city in a
northerly direction, lies the town of Sancelito.
At Sancelito lives man by the name of Fa-
bens. This Mr.. Fabens is the owner of a
curious chicken. Now chickens are desir-
able commodity to have about farm-yard !;
they are generally content to travel through
this world with but two legs; but this partc-
ular chicken is a game rooster, and filled with
laudable desire to keep up with the spirit
of the age, he comes upon the stage of life
with four legs. The extra legs grow straight
up from his back and are as completely under
his control as the regulars Whenever he
becomes tired of walking right side up, he
gives a ''hop' and walks off upside down.
Occasionally after taking drink he turns
over so as to swallow it more readily. Some
times he turns a number of summersaults in
quick succession, out of pure love for it; at
such times he resembles gymnast turning a
hand spring. He is said to be terrible fight
e., striking right and left in all directions
Mr.. Woodward, the proprietor of the museum
here, is negotiating for his purchase, and from
this 1 come to another wonder
At Empire City they have a curious baby.
1t only weighs twelve pounds, but the weight
is badly distributed. Somehow it seems to
have got stretched out so long that it took two
pairs of scales to get it all into. Its feet were
weighed in one and its head and body in an
other. The feet weighing seven pounds and
the head and body five pounds. They call it
Unabridged, and it well deserves the name.
Its parents are Dutch, (poor but respectable
probably they we're not accustomed to having
babies.
Andnow comes Mrs. Emily Pitts Stevens, the
great Woman Sufragist, of the coast, accom-
panied by half dozen Other bilious looking
females, and storming county clerk Hanna's Of
fee, sternly demands that her name be placed
upon the great register. in order that she may
appear and vote at the next general election
in September. In "accents mild" but with
"smile that is childlike and bland" Mr.. Han
ma informs her that he cannot for moment
think of such thing. whereat the irate
| Emily p. notifies him that she shall forthwith
commence suit against him for damages. At
last accounts Mr.. Hanna was able to sit up
and take little nourishment. This move,
| believe, was made in accordance with the line
Mrs. Stanton were here some three or four
weeks since.
| Since the above was written, another indig-
nant female, Elizabeth I. Sheneck, whether
she is wife, widow or maid is not known, }
has stepped into the arena and thrown down
the glove, by passing into the County Clerks
Office the following emphatically written state
ment. 81 ama tax payer. Taxation without
representation is - tyranny. / am taxed
, to support this government. Am made amen
laII .t. I'll -, Al.
framing of those laws, which isl injus
, tice. ELIZABETH T. SCIENCE"
What must have been the state of that wo
, mans mind when she could not only writ
"injustice". and tyranny" but as though
that were not enough, must make it e.
injustice" and - tyranny" The e.
is good. In Imagination can seem to Sc,
her now, as with flashing eyes, lips firml,
compressed, and teeth tightly set, she throw
all the pent up venom and spleen of her ma
ture in gushing, irresistible force into those
two words.
The Eighth Industrial Fair of the Mechan
Y les Institute opened in this city on the eight
inst and promises to be more than ordinarily
T interesting Near the main entrance, MIR
Goldstein. perfumer, has erected beautiful
marble cologne fountain, from which Jets an,
6 sprays Of cologne are continually playing an,
n filling the air with exquisite perfume. Tn
II cologne was manufactured here, and the foun
y tain is driven by patent force pump, whic
= is connected with the main shaft by which tn
> machinery is run. Many ofthe perfumes man
: ufactured by Mr. Goldstein, are from flower
. grown in California, such as Heliotrope
Orange, Roses, violets, &C.; also Bay Rum
from bay leaves grown in Oakland
; How is this for high? In the Horticulture
department, are exhibitetby Joseph Putze
of Santa Clara county, five specimens O
grapes All the specimens are cuttings, bear
ing grapes, planted in March last. just thin
of it the cuttings were put into the groun
without root last March, and to-day they ar,
on exhibition bearing ripening fruit. One o
the cuttings which is of the variety known a