Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-05-20

An architect says that it looks dangerously easy
f. for amateur to build himself house from pic
turesque designs.
The spiing style Of hand organs has only one
stop 1t begins in the morning and stops at night.
EMl Derby reply to Secretary Fi,h'e last note
Oh the Winslow eNtralitoa case Ia; been received
in Washington.
An exchange tells of Phaaaelrhia youth
whose defence To breach Of promise suit was,
thu: contracts made on Sunday no legal.
Dom Pedro note paper aad envelopes arc the
latest thing out in stationery. The paper meas
ures six and half inches by four, and is covered
without lolding-by envelopes OF the same size
IN Iiishmln being tried for assault and battery
in Virginia City, Nevada, when asbel if he had
anything TO say by way of defence replied :;
well, your Honor, saw but little of the fight
as was underneath most of the time
some oAe writing for an English paper descrip-
ton ofthc Centennial grounds at Philadelphia says
that Belmont avenue divides them into two zones
the temperate" and the ''intcmpelate.' On one
side are ali the fountains and thc lake; on tue
other are the restaurants.
The indianapolis Sentinel calls the editorial
notemahci Of the New York Commercial an icon
truth is that the notes are funny, and that it takes
a fair knowledge of blue glass TO make man say
that hay fever" is mild form of new -nown-la
The arrival at Philadelphia Wednesday of the
French Transatlantic steamer -Ameriqae with n
cargo of French celebrities, who are mostly rep
rescntatives of their counuymcn at the Exhibition,
was an interesting event. There was also on board
a number Of Russian gentlemen representing their
government in tue Worlds Fair, and some por-
tons of the colossal statue of Liberty for New
York Uirbor.
The number of applications FOX tickets to wit
ness the execution of Piper is proving large as
the day approaches. la view of the absolute m-
possibility of admitting everybody to the scene Of
the execution, it is said that the sherfhas decided
to issue passes only to the sheriff, Of other coun-
ties officials, twelve legal witnesses and the repre-
sentatves of the press. Already members of the
Boston police department have been refused cards
Of admission.-Bostoa AdeestjSsr.
y Des Moincs man, who has Just mysterously
disappeared, was known "Calamity' Brown,
from his war experience. lie bore the marks Of
eighteen rebel bullets, one of which passed through
his head, destroying one eye, one through his
body, and several through his legs and other parts
yet he recovered from all his wounds, and was
able to work, and walk with the aid of a cane
one of the bullets having injured one knee joint
There is one thing which husband and
wife never have ard never can agree, and that is
in what constitutes well beaten carpet. When
the article is clean its mans impression that it
should be removed, and he be allowed to wash up
and quietly retire. But woman's appetite for
carpet beating is never appeased while man has
a whole muscle in his body. And if he waited
until she voluntarily gave the signal to stop he
might beat away until he dropped down dead. 1t
is directly owing to his superior strength of mind
that the civilized world is not widow this day
DaH5Vy Nescs.