Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-06-15
EENERAL We U.S.


The best surety of long life is to belong to long
lived family and to have descended from ancestors
of great age. Unfortunately this is not possible
for all and so the next best thing is to live good
life while it lasts. and by temperance and sobrie-
ty to make it as heal,hful and happy as possible,
so to transmit to posterity better constitution
than one inherits from his ancestors.
News of the last missionary who penetrated to
the Timbuctoo has been received; but it comes
from the natives themselves. They say: "He
was good; send us some more"
George Eliot says "The finest childlke faces
have a consecratng power, and make us shudder
anew at all the grossness and basely wrought
erefs of the world lest they should enter here
and die
L. 7. Kingston, the English essayist ard author
of life of Artemus Ward, died on Friday.
Tobacco is generally classed as a sedatve rath-
er than stimulant, yet its "reactions" Ito use
chemical term) are sometimes as violent as those
of alcohol. Recently at Hobart Town, in las
mania, jury which had failed to agree on cirm-
inal case was locked up TO enforce averdict. The
result showed the danger Of keeping twelve per-
sous of different views in the room for an in
definite length of time. Weary with fruitess dis
cussion, some of the jurors commenced smoking;
Others, equally weary but hostile to such a soace
protested vehemently against it. Discussion
swelled into rage, and words were followed by
blows There was frightful row; the furniture
was broken, the windows smashed to atoms, chairs
but fortunately without their occupants-hurled
into the street, and the inhabitants of Hobart
town alarmed and scandalized. After all this, the
jury agreed even less than before, and the judge
in despair, finally discharged them
Never mind; after the Old South is down we
shall be left here, and it may still be thought by
other Americans worth journey to Boston to
look people in the face who have stood idly by
with their hands in their pockets (pinching their
purses) while the second most famous historic
building in all the land was taken to pieces for
the sake of the old lead in it, and that the land
might be devoted to useful and profitable pur-
pose, as unsentimenal people esteem use and
proft-Boston Daily Adrertiser.
Professor julius II. Seelye and Professor Ros-
well d. Hitchcock, ofthe Union Theological Sem
mary, are talked of as successors to DIR. Stearns
Governor Rice, of Massachusetts,, it is said, will
sign the warrant for Pomeroy's execution at the
next meeting of the Council.
There will be no increase in travel to this coun-
try and no diminution in the travel to Europe on
account of the Centennial
young gentleman in one Of the rural districts
in this State, who is evidently in pursuit OF knowl-
edge under difficulties, writes: "When put on
q new suit of clothes, and call on young lady, l
never know what to do with my hands. Pray tell
me what shall l do with them 7" Our experience
is that if you will put one OF them around the
young lady's waist, it will be no trouble whatever
for the other to take care Of tself.-Louisrille
Courier Journal.
The duelhng mania is spreading in Europe. a
lieutenant of engineers and an infantry captain in
the Belgian army have just fought about lady
near Ghent The parties fred three times. The
captain, who was the insued party, was struck
three times, once in the thigh, once in the jaw,
and the third time he was shot through the heart
The captain, Charles Van Hecke, was forty five
years of age, and the father of family.
WHEN ROSES ARE IN BLOOM
In May when roses are in
Bloome my roses cheeks were
red before that month could
end its Days my charming
rose was ded.
Fore fifteene years That ros to
me was dearer than perfume.
In one short week The fever
ragged which lade hir in the
toOme.
o gloomy winter pas away |
long to the spring WHARF sin
and death shall Be more
and geses rane has King.
o how could read mothers
hart in such time has
this my daughters
is dead my darling child
mis-.
will waight with patience
till the day when my
Sweete ros shall Bloome
more fresh and beautiful
when she mmortalled from
the Toome.