Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-11
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Theatre, London, for a year.
An Edinburgh tartan house ha. made a
nev Scotch plaid and calamity introduced il
as duchess of Fife CLOTH
Frank J. Lee, formerly private secretary
to Sam Jones, the revivalist, was arrested in
Sacramento, CAL, for rob 'ery.
| Mr.. Edison says he receives ap average OF
1000 letters daily, many Of which contain
offers of marriage with his daughter.
| The new census of India gives the popula-
ton in March, 1888, As 1853, ,477,72s Of which
| &C, ,624 ,37s belong to the native States.
The jury in . breach of promise case a.
Champaign, ILL.,, awarded cent damages,
and advised the plainliff to be ware of book
agents.
The people Of the Sierra and Fresno re-
gions 10 California are at last moving in the
matter of having = State reservation Of their
great pine and sequbia forests.
The Edison Waltz and the Buffalo Bill
Galop have supplemented the Boulanger
March a. popular music in Paris. The
Whtelaw Ried Sonata is an imminent possi-
bility.
Sir Charles Russell, the English barrister.
makes more money than any lawyer in the
world. He lives well, works hard, and still
rejoices in the fact that he is comparatively
young
Monaco. to which only consuls are &C
credited, has big diplomatic corps in the
rest of Europe, and its diplomats display a
profusion of gold lace and titles purely for
the honor of serving the principality gratis.
The Corvallis Times and the Yamhiil
Ledger out in Oregon, have been having a
controversy, and the Times man says the
Ledger man 'ought to be in hades setting
redhOt nonpareii italic at a nickel a thou
sand"
English statisticians say that England be-
| fore next harvest will have to import l47,
000, 900 bushels of wheat The United Stat 6
| has it and unlt IS spectators ru, up the price
| (ss they have done before) and stop ship
ment, American farmers will supply the bulk
of it.
| A young woman created a scene in the rail
road ticket Office at Zanesville, o., the other
day. She laid q six shooter IN the counter
and proceeded to search for her pocketboOk,
then bought a ticket for Seattle, W. T.,
showed the weapon in her pocket and de-
parted.
| Prof. Anderson. minister to Denmark un-
der the CT. veland regime, is much incensed
at being removed. He wanted to remain six
months longer TO finish book on which he
was engaged. He is now general agent for a
cod-l liver oil company.
| Some ingenious man has invented an cleo
trio fishing line, by which the difficulty of
pulling up fish caught in deep water is
avoided. Just get the fish hooked, then
| touch small battery at the end of the fish
| ing pole and the particular fish reached for
| will come up to the surface of its own accord
A retailer remarks that it is the easiest way
in the world to win the good will Of many
females, no matter how intelligent, if you
can make them understand that they are able
to wear siZe under the shoe they call for
OF course, it may not be looked upon as an
entirely square proceeding, but there is
not much harm in the practice.
A down-east constable had hard expert
ence not long s.ncp. lie ser. nlt fteT a
gang of poachers anl was not only cordially
| received b. them. but vas invited to accom-
| pany them on a hunting exhibition The
/ reason for so mu h cordiality was not appar
| ent until the officer found that his late com
| panions had nanag, i to leave him alone IN
| an uninhabited island. where they kept him
two days and nights
The hotel keepers and other persons 10
Washingt II who would like To have the
Worlds fair of 1892 held there have by no
means given up the fight They see that
New York. Chicago and st. Loni. are waa-
ing . contest for il. and believe they can slip
their city in as sort of dark horse" They
have organized local board of promotion,
which in turn. has given birth to so called
national board of promotion; and they have
formulated = financial scheme to raise the
necessary guarantee fund.