Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-05-24
General News.

Forty years ago the Britannia, the first
steamer of the Cunard line, sailed from Liv-
erpool for Boston.
Some people put stockings on their hens to
keep them from scratching, but better plan
is to s'shoO' them.
be so much alike that they frequently borrow
money from each other without knowing it.
Says Talmage "When l near that four
angels are doing all the singing for heaven
I'll permit four people to do all the singing
for my congregation
A Waterloo veteran named Cornelius
Woods died at Halifax Thursday aged ninety
two years. lie was in the Fifty-second regi-
ment and had seen much service.
A Spanish lace veil fastened by two large
gold pins. in the four-leaved clover pattern,
was the very effective substitute for bonnet
worn at theatre in Boston the other night.
A youngster joyfully assured his mother
the other day that he. had found out where
they made horses; he had seen man finish
ing one-''he was just mailing on his last
foot
A few days since young lady of East
Boston dreamed that she saw her mother
alive in coffin and very sick. Her mother
was in New York at the time. Two days af-
ter the dream the lady received information
by telegraph that her mother had died of
pneumonia in great pain.
Among the late arrivals at Bridgeport, Conn.,,
cutlery shops, are three Swedish women, who
work in the blacksmith shop. They wear short
dresses, stout boots, and do the regular black
smith work, having been trained to that Oc-
cupation in their native country.
Jenny Lind's eyes are described by Mrs.
Hooper as lovely as ever in their expression
and in their soft depths of lustrous blue Her
abundant brown hair, slightly silvered, she
dresses in the same fashion as Of old. She late
ly spoke in warm terms of affection Of Amer
ica.
Near Mechanic Falls, during the recent
thunder shower, little boy was sitting at
the foot balm of gilead tree, which was
struck by lightning. The tree was consider
ably spintered. but the boy was uninjnred to
all appearances. Soon after the accident he
was seized with nausea, when a physician
was called, and on removing the little fellow 5
clothing there was found upon his stomach
and chest an imprint resembling the trunk of
the balm Of gilead tree, its buds and branch
es as perfect as could be drawn bv
the hands of skilled artist. The bow is
we'll, and it is said experiences no discomfort
whatever.
Thirty hours swim was undertaken bv 4
young lady in England q fortnight ago. Be-
fore entering the water, Miss Beckwith in
vited several ladies into her dressing-room to
see that she had no assistance in the way of
concealed floating supports. She swan in
the whale tank, which was surrounded by
spectators. who frequently applauded occas-
ional displays of ornamental swimming She
continued gliding easily along the forty feet
of water in the tank. varying the breast
swimming by occasional changes to the side
and back and BY easy floating. She took
coffee and beef tea from . floatinv table.
During the night she amused herself by sing
ing and reading, the latter process being &C.
complished by floating ON her back, and hold
ing the book in both hands.
How to cook a husband: The first thing
to be done is to catch him, Many : good
husband is spoiled in the cooking. Some
women keep them constantly in hot water.
while others freeze them with coniugal cold
ness: some smother them with contention.
and still others keep them in pickle all their
lives. These women serve them with tongue
sauce. Now, it is not to be supposed that
husbands will be tender and good If treated
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