Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-30
NEWS NUGGETS.
Boiled Down Items Of Interest the
World Over.

| Excellent brown paper can now be made
it seems, out of peat fiber.
After October the French soldiers pay
will be 27 centimes day, or a little over 8
cents.
On reaching his hotel in Paris Gladstone
| scorned to use the elevator, and spraag MINI
| bly, upstairs.
A movemen, is being pushed in London
| for the endosment of a musical scholarship
| in memory of Carl Rosa
Mrs. Bert Hector, of Macon county, III
| the mother of II children, gave birth the
other day to l6 pound boy.
| Cornell University opened . new year yes
terday with 400 students in all, the number
of lady students showing large increase.
The feat of sculling across the English
channel from Dover to Calais in a small open
punt was recently performed by gentleman
of Winchester.
Hon. William H. Smith, the first lord of
the treasury, anonymously paid for church
| recently erected at Portsea, the cost of
which was f22 900.
One of the last things written ty wikie
Collins was letter to friend, in which. in
a clear firm hand. he said he was getting
When Edward Bellamy published his
"Looking Backward" he never looked for
ward to such a success as 1t has met with
Thus far, its sales are reported at over ll2,-
600 copies.
Several skeletons recently unearthed on
Water street, New Bedford Mass are be-
lieved to be those of English soldiers who
died from injuries received in a fight with
John Paul Jones in the Revolutionary war.
Captain Lawler the daring American who
crossed tn. A .llnt.c in cock leshell catboat,
and was preparing for cruise around the
world. hos been robbed of his boat at Cher
bourg by German named Black, who has
vanished with it.
When Mrs. Hastings, of Carlisle, n. Y,
passed over the dark river her husband had
an epitaph all ready for her monument. A
portion Of it reads "She never borrowed
one single thug from her neighbor during
her 81 years of welded life"
On Rice street, ST. Paul, lives an old lady
named French She is nearly so years old
and totally blind, and has been so for the
past 40 years. Yet such remarkable
memory has she and so well versed on the
Bible that she is able to quote whole chap
tiers from any part of the Scriptures.
Essex Porter, a son of the admiral, entered
Legitime's service in the Hayien war abou,
siI months ago, on salary Of $4,000 and a
| life insurance of S25 900, but, though Legi-
times army has disbsnded nothing has yet
been heard of Mr. Porter by his friends who
are getting very anxious about him.
A kind stranger helped George Ohlinger.
of Aurelius, Mich, to board train at Lam
=. ntl al. E.
it, but no stranger will ever attempt to be so
kind again and escape without scars, for this
one picked Mr. Ohlinger's pocket of s. in
cash, some railroads tickets. aud check for
Sl18.
Mrs. Clara Keefs. a sister Of Helen Dauv-
ray Ward, is claiming attention as sculpt.
or. A statue of ''Newsboy," by her. i. to
be placed near tie postoffice in New York
The chap is leaning against a hydrsnt, with
| bundle of papers in bis hand. His pose is
as familiar as are his well-worn shoes and
| vagabondish looking hat. The model was
made in Rome.
Ben Williams. of Lansing. Mich, ba.
novel way of ridding his face of whiskers
! Every Sunday morning for the past 22 year,
| he has set down before the glass and pulled
the hair ont of the lower par, of his face
with a pair of tweezers. lie Gays that il
hurt like most anything at first. but he DON
mind it q bit now. He is 70 years old. ant
is loaded with nerve and grit.
| 4 remarkable passenger Who arrived il
Las Vegas, N. NJ, the other night was it'll,
hey named Manuel Brazil, years old. VIII
came alone from the Azores Islands, of tbs
coast Of Portugal, to meet his uncle. NJ. s
Brazil, csttleman who lives ne u Fort Sum
ner, and with whom he will hereafter max,
| his home. The little fellow landed in Bos
ton and from there went across the continen
to Sacramento, Cal, and from Sacramento
to Las Vegas. 1t was wonderful trip for
child of hi. years alone and unable to spesl
English to make, but be got through in GOO
| order