Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-20
General News.

Copenhagen.
Florida watermelons have appeared in the
city markets of New York.
The latest fancy in dinner cards is to have
real flower attached to a card cut diagonal
ly at the ends.
Mr.. Gladstone's daughter, Miss Mary Glad
stone, accompanied her brother Herbert to
all his meetings during his canvass of Middle
sex.
During the course of some excavations and
dwellings which have been carried out with
in the historic lines of Plevna by the Bulga-
rian Government l6 cannon and 10, 900 musk
cts have been found which Osman Pasha
caused to be buried before he surrendered to
the Russians.
Matrons of forty, maidens of sixteen, and
ladies both older and younger, will doubtless
be glad to hear that white will be worn more
than any color, during the summer. 1t will
be found in every texture, style and shade.
Indeed, spring suits are being made from
white cashmere.
Madame Lin-fu-jeu, the wife Of the Chinese
Minister in Berlin. gave her first entertain
ment the other evening. Everybody went
but there was nothing unlike the soirees
usually given in court circles, with the ex-
ception of the one popularity that the host
ess was unable to converse in any European
language with her guests.
A few days ago a couple of gentlemen of
sntn psrv c$or@ AND
purchased couple of ''imported" Havanas
at two for two bits-and not cent less-two
of the kind on which money is lost if they are
sold for any sum less. One Of the gentlemen.
in biting off the end Of his cigar, discovered
the end of black thread. which he attempt
ed to extract by pulling hard at it; but it was
deeply rooted and hitched tightly. A knife
was brought into reQuisiti0n and the cigar
dissected inch by inch till the entire Havana
was laid open as nicely as possible. To the
astonishment of all beholders-for a crowd
had gathered to witness the post mortem-a
section of a blue woollen sock, at least six
inches long and half an inch wide, was dis
covered as the entire filling of that pure and
odorOus Havana. The deposit was most
adroitly folded to accommodate the wrapper
and deceive the purchaser. 1t is seldom that
the lovers of cigars are fortunate as to be
able to get Spanish sock and a cigar for a
bit; so no complaint was made. Had that
little thread not led to further research the
gentleman would have pulled away, with
swollen neck and popping eyes, at that cigar
for awhile, and thrown it away for bad arti-
Gle.
Richard Miller of Wytheville, Va, heals
the sick by prayer and touch. At least, so
the rumOr goes. He assumes to have had a
dream month ago in which the idea was
impressed upon him that with Gods help he
could perform wonderful cures simply through
faith. He states that the next day, after fer
vent prayer. he healed sick man by touch
ing him. The intelligence of the miracle
went all over the county, and the afflicted of
all kinds came to him and we're healed SIM
ply by the touch of his hand G. n Wertz,
photographer at Abingdon, visited Miller
with paralytic unc,e, the seat of paralysis
being in the mouth, which deprived him both
of the powers of speech and hearing. Miller
looked at the afflicted man, and, after short
prayer, touched him and told him that before
he reached home he would be WELL When
he entered the door Of his house on his re-
turn his hearing and speech came back to
him. and to-day he is apparently hale and
hearty. Miss Irene Newton, a beautiful young
lady of Bristol, Tenn, helpless from rheuma-
tism, was taken to Miller last week, and
when an attempt was made to lift her in the
carriage, she rose from the sedan chair and
said she was entirely well. The miracle
worker is an exceedingly modest man, and
always Indignantly declines any compensa-
ten for his services, alleging that he is but
the humble instrument of God.