Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-05-29
General News.

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Sir Garnet WolSelcv has been given ,n-
prcmc command over the English forces in
South Africa.
Gen. Butler left Boston Tuesday evening.
with hi, son BENJAMIN |. Butler, for a weeks
fishing in Maine
\ German farmer disputed his tax bill. He
said: Il pays the State tax, the county tax,
and the school tax; but | pays no total tax
Use got no total tax and never had any"
New York ladies. when they take their pet
pugs or Skyes to Central Park for an airing
tie up their little threats with bright-colorcd
handkerchefs or deck their heads with fanc-
ful hats and still gayer ribbons.
Brilliancy is pleasing thing, but sound
judgment sincerely expressed is safe thing.
One is the sail of journalism, the other is the
anchor. No journal can continue to hold its
own in this common sense country that is all
sheet and no anchor, or that, having both,
throws away its anchor The Age.
The average salary of Methodist ministers
in fourteen Southern conferences is said to be
S512, and the average sum paid S435. In
Northern conferences the average is 500,
and the deficiency in payments about II per
cent.
Massachusetts, has a six-year-old boy who
can sing "pnafore' from beginning to end.
That isn't much. There is ii robin redbreast
that sits on Il tree over in Fair Haven and
MARBLES the opening chorus of that opera to
perfection, and we thought We recognized the
words never 90 to sea, never go to sea-" in
the answering echoes of the frogs in the
marsh last evening. -Nen Haren Register.
One of Barnums elephants Emperor, the
only trcacherous beast in the herd. Yesterday
morning handled one of his keepers, Mr.
Chas Schulz, rather roughly. Mr.. Schulz
entered the car on its arrival to unchan his
charge, when the animal jammed him forcibly
against the side of the car. The mans collar
bone was broken and he received internal
bruises which will incapacitate him for duty
for some time. This animal is kept heavily
chained, so that he is perfectly powerless.-
Trareiier
The old chimney of the house in which
Washington was born, on the estate of Wake
field" in Westmoreland county, Virginia is
still standing-all that is left to mark the spot
The tablet erected by Parke Gusts in 1915
has crumbledto pieces. tits suggested that an
enduring monument be placed upon the spot
Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson was seventy
seven years old on Sunday. On Friday af-
ternoon he gave very interesting lecture on
''Mcmory" in Boston for the benefit of the
old South Church He begged that no report
should be made of it. The Herald of that
city, says kindly: Mr.. Emerson is now un-
equal to the effort to speak to large audi
ence His form is still erect his piercing
eye is a. keen as ever; his smile has lost
none of its ineffable sweetness; but still it is
evident that old age is coming upon him rap
idly He read his lecture at a small desk, in
sitting posture, his faithful daughter guild
ing and prompting him whenever he lost his
place. with his audience, of some 200 persons
so thoroughly touchedwith emotion by his in
tirmitics that they did not mind what they
lost. provided only they could look into his
serene face and watch its varying expression {"
\ marriage with somewhat romantic Incl
dents is thus gossiped about by the Milwaukee
Sentinel of Wednesday last ''The young
lady is the daughter of a Wisconsin, street
lawye and is vivacious and pretty The
husband is the sun of famous soap manu-
tacturer of New York city. The plan was
that the young lady should marry "A worthy
and highly connected gentleman of this city
the wedding trousseau was prepared, and the
event set for June. But the young lovers en-
tertaned different notions, and early in March
went to Chicago, where they were quietly
married. When the fact leaked out the ma
rents were indignant, but were finally moved
to forgiveness. The gentleman who loved
and was not loved again took the disappoint-
ment to heart, and, it is said, will not easily
forget, although he forgives. The newly
married couple are passing the honeymoon at
Waukesha at private residence. 1t is UNI
derstood they will remove to the East
~ DON'T WANT THAT STUFF.
! is what lady of Boston said to her hus-
band when he brought home some medicine
to care her of sick headache and neuralgia
which had made her miserable for fourteen
| years. At the first attack thereafter. il was
administered to her with such good results
that she induced twenty-five of the best fami-
! lies in her circle to adopt 1t as their regular
family medicine. That "stuti'' is Hop Bit.
tiers.