Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-06-26
GENERAL NEWS.

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Apples and pear trees promise bountiful har
vest in Western Massachusetts.
Joaquin Miller says "there is nothing to see in
Philadelphia till you get outside Of it,
Lieut. Gov. Sisson Of Rhode Island has SO far re-
covered his health as to be considered out of dam
ger.
1t is reported that Mr.. Gladstone has promised
next year to resume the leadership Of the English
Liberals.
An Omaha newspaper man is organizing
Fourth Of July balloon excursion to the Black
Hills.
Alice Brown, known as the fasting girl of Evans
vile, Ind, is dead. She ate not q mouthful fol
fifty days previous to her death.
A pavilion, costing $50 900, and covering al
acre of ground, is to be erected at Philadelphis
solely for the display of woman's work.
Lumber freights from Ottawa to New York are
lower than ever before, four dollars per thousand
feet being the ruling price.
Forty-two young ladies received the Baccalau-
reate degree at Vassar College, and the trust
ees Of that institution have elected a lady to a
professorship.
The condition Of Carruth, who was shot by Mr..
Lands at vineland, has so improved that he will
soon leave his home for visit in Central New
York.
The Philadelphia Press says that there is every
prospect that during the Centennial, next year,
the charges for living at hotels in Philadelphia
will be reasonable and fixed.
"Mr Putkn," said the broker ''the world looks
different to a man when he has bottle Of cham
payne in him." Eyes, sill" replied the clerk, "and
he looks different to the world"
San Diego and Los Angeles countries, Califor'
mia, are the great honey producing countries
of the State, the former expecting to distribute
some 600 tons, while the latter claims an equally
large product.
Jefferson Davis has accepted the position of
president of the Texas Agricultural College,
which was recently rendered him with a salary Of
$4,000 year. The ladies of Houston have been
holding moonlight fetes" to buy a homestead for
him.
The friends Of the lac Prof. Joseph Winlock of
the Harvard Observatory, who like Prof Agassiz,
had 10 time to make money, will be glad to learn
that handsome sum has been raised among his
professional associates in Cambridge for the bene-
fit OF his family. Already about $4,000 have
been subscribed, one half Of which comes from
the thoughtful generosity Of Mr.. Alexander
Agassiz.
A countryman purchased Few hat at Bur-
lington store, last week. leaving his old one with
the merchant, who kicked it under the counter.
The next day the countryman returned and, after
a search among the rubbish, found the old tile,
and turning down the band pulled out a $50 bill,
quietly remarking 81 came near forgetting where
put the money
From an Eastern plas, with freckled fas and a
very Roman nos the stranger cam and announced
his aim sstem to disclos. In tons prophetic he
sed "fonetc" spelling must prov the thing, that
silent letters were jenyus' feters-and his name
was Professor Bng. When he sat or walked, by
the our he talked conserving his sistem strang,
and he opened skool wher he taut by rul to spei
| at the shortest rang. In the skool youth, who,
to tell the trooth, was the wkedest boy in toun,
just mad a not when the techer sol an example of
spelling doun. And he rased row by shoing old
How Indeed twas cruel sell a not on his string
from Professor Bing relating to "meting How $
Bel" The Who'll truth to TEL it was injecting
ing house bell" the "fonetc" man had ritten, but
old How deluded, at once concluded his daughter
Bell was smitten. In pashun hot, big charg Of
shot he lodged in Professor Bling; and the voice
profetic which sed 'fonetic" cesd ssing anything.