Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-09-16
GENERAL NEWS.

A baby show has just been held in ST. Clair
county, Mo-, under the auspices Of the agri-
cultural society. After the babies were seated
it was a beautiful sight. Thirty-four little
noses evoked admiration; siXty-eight little
fists alternately churned the air, and were
crammed into thirty-four little mouths sixty
eight little eyes were fixed upon vacancy !;
sixty eight little lungs were inflated, ready
for starter; sixty-eight little legs stuck out
straight, and $40 little toes sawed the air.
1t was beautiful sight, and presently there
arose sound not altogether as attractive as
the sight. Then the committee went to work
and the crowd looked on curiously. Imagine
the scene on awarding the prize which had
been offered by an old bach There were
pale faces as the verdict was rendered, and
there were fearful eyes as thirty-thrce mothers
turned away.
The Fairbanks borrowed five dollars to
make their first scale, and are now worth
S3,oO0,0 900. A contemporary draws from
this the following moral lesson: all young
men out of employment, 60 and borrow So.
This interesting comparison Of the two
leaders of the English Parliament appears in
London daily "Mr. Disraeli is four years
older than Mr.. Gladstone, but his Parliamen-
tary life has been shorter, and the wear and
tear of it upon phlegmatic and unexcitable
system cannot have been severe. Mr.. Disrael
is careful not to overtax his strength. Scarce
ly night passes that Mr.. Gladstone does not
overtax his. Last session, out of 2S7 divisions
he took part in 22l. 1t is quite common
occurrence for the Prime Minister to be found
in his place at o'clock A. NJ, when the
business to be transacted is quite of second
rate importance"
A blacksmith has succeeded in changing
the gait of pacing horse to that of q trotter,
by simply fastening an extra pair of shoes
heavier than usual to tie fore-feet whenever
he wants the horse to trot, and taking them
off at all other times. The sudden change of
weight on his fore-feet forces the horse to
change his gait.
A country merchant who had been dunned
number of times for bill which he claimed
to have already paid, finally sent the money
to the firm in Waterbury and wrote as fol-
lows: "Please, if you can send me receipt
that will last until the appearance of the angel
that stands with one foot on the sea and the
other foot on land and proclaims that time
shall be no more, and oblige, yours, etc."
The senior partner replied, enclosing the re-
ceipt, as follows: "This receipt runs from
the creation of the world, and is good for the
above amount until time shall be no more,
however that fact may be announced to the
public"
The exports of railway iron from the Uni
ted Kingdom still present decline, having
only amounted in July to 1873 tons, as COM
pared with s2,563 tons in July, 1879, and S.
PSI tons in July, 1871. In these totals the
exports made to the United States figured for
1925 tons, II 1906 tons, and AZ, 1856 tons re-
spectively; and those to Russia for 2l,226
tons, 6,409 tons, and 1910 tons respectively.
The boys will regret to know that the Ten
nessee peanut crop this season has proved an
almost total failure.
The churches were well filled Sunday.
The shape is an improvement, but the trim
ming is not wholly satisfactory. They set a
little further back on the head than the sum-
mer styles, we think.-Danbury News.