Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-12-14
GENERAL NEWS.

Tweed is supposed to be singing II love to
steal awhile away
Every husband thinks that he can tame shrew
except the poor fellow that has her
The crop report for November shows an in
creased production of corn, cotton and tobacco
Senator Dawes continues very lame, and it is
not yet certain that he has not Iecevcd permanent
injury.
That was a smart little boy who denied breaking
the eggs, but allowed that the shells did come off
of some of them.
Gen. Forrest the hero of the Fort Pillow mas
sacre, joined the Presbyterian Church at Mem
phs last Sunday.
Thaddeus Stevcns's physician has brought suit
against his estate for $4,000 for alleged unpaid
professional services.
Are you going to hear Sankcy J" said q gentle
man to his friend, who had been talking somewhat
sorrowingly concerning a failure. ono; | am
Moody enough now" was the reply.
Ex-senator Nye has so far recovered his reason
and health that his friends have removed him
from the Insane Asylum. Strong hopes are en-
tertained Of his complete recovery.
Spurgeon told his students the other day to avoid
the use Of the nose an organ of speech, for the
best authorities are agreed that it is intended to
smell with.
Duluth girl married young man because he
lifted his hat so beautifully he passed her. She
got divorce because he lifted the table so beau
tifully when the dinner didn't suit him.
miscr, who for thirty years has lived alone in
small house near Manchester, England, allowing
no person to remain in his house, died recently,
and money and securities to the value Of 100000
were found on the premises.
superb five guinea volume on Windsor Castle
will be the great holiday book in England. 1t is
published with Victoria's permission by Mr.
Woodward, the librarian at Windsor, and will
contain two dozen photographs of the exterior
and interior of the castle
The Newfoundland cod fishery has not been
such failure this year reports have indicated.
The catch has been only one-third less than the
average instead of one half while at Labrador it
has been nearly up to the average The trouble
has been a scarcity of bait.
According to the Boston Pilot there were in
1925, so years ago, one Roman Catholic priest in
Maine; one in Massachusetts, and one in New
Hampshire, with eight churches. There are now
in New England, according to this authority, l
archbishop, bishops, All priests, 432 churches
and Catholic population Of nearly million.
The letter attributed to Thomas Carlyle fling
ing dsdan on American colleges, has already
been denounced as hoax. What he really wrote
to President Eliot, under date Of Nov. %, was as
follows: "Some days ago received your cour-
teous and obliging letter and along with it the
University diploma appointed for me on the Goth
of June last, which lies safely reposited here
In return for all which can only beg you to ex-
press to the Governing Boards Of the University
my lively sense Of the honor they have done me-
and my cordial thanks for this proof of their
friendly regard which l naturally wish may long
continue on their part. Toward Harvard Univer
sity have long had feeling of affection-in
some respect, almost veneration-and to Harvard
and to you, its distinguished President, l now
cordially wish all manner of prosperity and good
esteem from wise men on both sides of the
ocean,
"Tweed sailed away in gallant bark,
And he didn't come back no more;
Perhaps he was drowned or ate up by shark,
Bat he didn't come back no more"