Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-25

Alice c. Staples has been engaged tor the oc-
casion,an Jean Ingclow's "Songs of Leuen,"
finely illustrated will be among the other
attractions. ., -.
On invitation OF. the House of Representa-
tives, David Barker, Esq, of Exter, Names
favorite poet, will read selections from his
poems in the hall of the House of Representa-
tives, this Thursday evening, at half-past
seven o'clock. He will either read my FRS.
Courtship," or selections from poems of a
serious character, entitled "Rhymes that
couldn't help" The reading is free and the
public cordially invited. All may be assured
of rich treat, and a ''feast of fat things
especially if the first named poem Is recitcd
We have heard it, and know.
Between three and four hundred persons
turned out last evening to hear what Miss
Edith OGorman, ''the Escaped Num-" had to
cay about her experiences in the Convent of
st. Joseph, Hudson city, N. j., and the or
phan schools connected herewith Some
very direct charges were made against the
immaculate" priesthood, and the sisters of
charity" within convent walls, but the crimi-
nal phases Of the life were left to be drawn
by differences rather than by direct state
ments. In regard to the treatment of the or
phans in the schools her charges of cruelty
and even murder were direct and explicit. OF
course we must take Miss O'Gorman's word
for the truth Of all she asserts, and certainly
her audience last evening seemed 70 be in ynn-
pathy with most thatwas said. White handker-
chiefs were freely displayed in the galleries,
and there was as much weeping as over
narrowing tale 10 the latest sensation news
paper. Miss O'Gorman is a good looking
Irish lady, aged about 30, and has written a
hook.
An Augusta boy recently emgrated to the
State Of Michigan, and although he has been
shivering with the cold for several months,
dares to knock the iciclcs from his fingers, and
pens this boastful letter to friends in his old
home. These Kenaebecers, when they go
abroad, are terrible 'brags:"
'In looking over recent number of your
paper, notice u reference to one of the mills
on the Kennebec as having done good sea-
sons work, saving about 10000 feet Of
lumber. We do not propose to boast or COM
pare our work or our State with others but
TO give the people of Maine little idea of
what is done here, will state that one of our
mills, which makes no pretension to fast saw
ing, has done a far seasons work. AL
though the logs this year have averaged very
small, the work of the mill toots up at the
close of the season-total number of feet
sawed, 100000 900; largest days work during
the summer, 100, 900 feet. Come up to that,
and we will set you another stent."
1t is thought that farmers may as we'll get
into some other business if the following is
based upon fact, and of course SO reasonable
a statement could not be doubted: An old
veteran in Dexter said that in consequence
of a failure of certain spring at which his
cattle received their drink, he was obliged to
resort to another. AS the latter one had not
been used for the winter it had to be dug out;
so, armed with shovel and axe, he commenced
operations. At last the ground was reached,
and after emitting away the ice around the
edge of the spring, wonderful sight met his
astonished gaze amongst the dead grass by
the edge of the water those irrepressible
grasshoppers were visible in great numbers
and their movements were characterized by
undated activity. As they were evidently
preparing for vigorous campaign next sea-
son, the prudent agriculturist who saw this
remarkable spectacle is adopting means for
his own protection he now has a dozen tur-
keys in training, and his farm will doubtless
be the scene of terrible conflict next sum
mer. e'F
An old gentleman in Sidney is represented
as being terribly sot," when his mind is
made up. What he thinks he knows, he
knors, and "there's the end ont" In pre-
dieting the various changes in the weather he
is peculiarly rigid in his representations.
One day last summer shower came ND
which threatened to send upon the dry and
parched earth the much needed rain. The
old gentleman stood in the back door of his
domcile, watching the gathering thunder
clouds, until they gradually veered round to
the north, when he exclaimed, "Well, we
shan't get any rain here, but it pours awfully
about mile to the north" The next day be-
ing the Sabbath his son, who lives two or
three miles distant, dropped in. 'Well,
John,'' said the old man, ''you had nice
shower W, there yesterday; it must have
rained very hard at your place" The son
replied that there was scarcely any rain in
deed, he was at work in the field at the time
in his shirtsleeves, and as but few drops fell,
he didn't think it worth while to put on his vest.
"Oh, HI, john" said the old man in a
rage, "what's the use to tell me thatp Didn't
THand in my beck door and see il rain ore,'
heref"