Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-07-09
EENER4L VIEWS.

The Northern Kansas and Northern Nebraska
Railways have been considerably damaged by re-
cent storms.
There is fresh activity in the Pennsylvania oil
region. Many of the old wells are still active,
and nine new ones have been started.
The ladies of Savannah Ga, have formed Sc
ciety which prohibits any member purchasing
wearing apparel which shall exceed twenty five
cents yard.
In using the words 'brny deep, which it is
not desirable thing to dc,-always put them in
quotation marks, for fear that people might think
the phrase original.
Atlanta, Georgia, is the first Southern city in
which since the war the national anniversary has
been celebrated by the white people, and this year
is the first time it has been done there.
A contractor has made arrangements with a
town in Hungary to work out debt by taking an
egg daily from each one Of the 900 inhabitants
for six years. This ill give him 4, l6l, 900 eggs
Gold hunters who anticipated harvest in the
Black Hills region will not be so sanguine OF
fortune there after reading the report of Prof.
Janney, the geologist, who was sent by the Gov
eminent to examine the region.
As if the farmer is not troubled enough with
bugs already, Illinois has gone into producing
a new variety. 1t is "a long, slim, slate colored
bug and when crushed in the hand or on the per-
son makes as bad sore as the Spanish fly"
In case tried in one of the New York courts
last week. every one of the five witnesses exam
ined, man or woman, was divorced person, and
all were related to one another, fathers and sons
and daughters, sisters, brothers, cousins.
Madame Christine Nilsson sang recently for the
benefit Of the Westminster School for Nurses in
London, and the proceeds are estimated at about
$500. She sang for the same object last year,
when similar amount was raised
There is village in New Hampshire WHICH
has produced twenty-six editors and it was in al
fusion to this circumstance that pious old dea-
con there remarked; "Yes, there were twenty
six on en-, but as they've all left town reckon
the Lord won't lay ii up agin u.s."
While attending church at Portland, Me-. re-
Gently, Miss Annie Louise Cary went into the
choir and assumed the soprano part, which ran
quite low in the closing hymn When the congre-
CATION passed out, commenting on the glorious
voice Of the unknown singer, lady who prides
herself on her musical taste said in answer to the
question of friend. 81 think it is one of that
street choir She has a pretty good voice
but it lacks cultivation sadly" And now the
prima donnas friends are urging her to supply
that lack during her forthcoming visit to Europe.
Mr.. Frank X. King was to make balloon as
cension at fair in Hyde Park, VT, on Thursday
last, but high wind which came up prevented
successful contamination Of the undertaking.
Hydrogen gas was manufactured on the ground
TO fill the balloon but the wind was so strong that
ascension with any degree Of safety was en-
tirely out Of the question. 1t was found impossi-
bic to retain the balloon except at the risk of its
destruction and it was liberated without an occu-
pant. This is undoubtedly the balloon which is
reported to have come down at Boothbay, Me-,
the same evening. The distance from Hyde Park
to Boothbay in an air line is about 10 miles.
THE MAGAZINES.
Harper's Magazine for August is brilliant
number The last contribution in the number
Me- Longfellow's poem-s by no means the least
important. This poem, occupying five pages Of
the magazine, where il is published by arrange