Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-01
NEWS NUGGETS
Boiled Down Items OF Interest the
World Over

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sweet potato trust Hot.ioie II WI
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hrs. neNa LOCKWOOD no" In Lo"uo"'
expected, ION account OF her extreme IN
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Isn't it just bit significant that nobody
mas 70 stahu around h'~hhg d. 'he .oP VI
ms voice. hepu"iicahs' ee' ''se'hef
Ii cannot be possible for the laundry PEG
pie to take vacation this summer II II
the worst summer o. record for limp collars
| Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe is in much
better health this summer than last. Hell
physical condition is superior to her mental
Theodore Roosevelt wears n flannel shirt
in Washington. This explains his free and
easy way of settling hard problems in no,
weather
The "Heavenly Foot Society" has been
started in China by the women, in rebellion
against the venerated fashion that compres ses
their feet.
Douulass Robinson of Jordauv;l,e N Y
ha. sent 10 the Marcbione., of Dufferin. in
London, $500 for the fund to supply female
physicians for the women of India.
you c.pno, grind . hand orosn in ,he
streets of Jersey CITY until Won have maid a
license foe of Ak and evan tban tho yrinaipo
must ce.se between p NJ andoA M
A bear tried tn devopr N;sses S,.ia Fapev
and Jennie Marin i, Ru,te count- C.Efor
n;a the other d.v bp, Miss Eanav,s brothe,
arrived On tho aroma ;ust !, ,;mo 10 Zoo,
R,u;n from taxing h;s fr.t b;ts
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vi. n"s oe." 'n.iouuoe' Al 'ne we
of sI0O 600 for a S,a,e lihrary hr;ld;p.
s5o oOo m no .nnropr;,tad hv tho nre,en
Iao;.Io,rr. onJ tho roma;,aar a, .ha nav,
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presiuent u are, pi1vlueu III ms WI, una
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Irnivers,v librarv NAV select bs a;ysn n
tha, ;,s,;t,,,;au
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george W. Ea'oh' OF iorringtoh' Cohn'
WIN 'ne assistance OF ms hired men, siaugh
'e,ed 81 oiacK snakes IN Few minutes th'
o'hef "ay. lhe iarees. was over h''ie Zee
o,d h.,r in . .haan nas,u,a ~
rather Ryan, OF haismazoo' Is one OF tnf
most expert electriciahs IN the country IL
one corner OF MS room ne mas skull so ar
ranged that IL chattets its teeth when the
pnesty scientist siyiy touches an electro
button concealed ABOUT MS desk.
According to the Engineer there Is nc
properly recorded instance OF a locomotive
attaining greater speed than eighty mlie'
an hour BACK pressure ana various resist
ances' including mat Oh the AIR, will IL Is
asserted, prevent any higher speed than this
being reached.
Mrs Mary f. E. Hanchett, who died
recently at Chittenango, N. Y, was the sec
ond woman graduate OF an American medica
college. She received the degree of medi
cine from the Albany Medical College In
1870. She was woman OF great inteili-
gence and force of character.
Said the Autocrat of the Breakfast Table
years ago, If you would be happy in Berk
shire YOU must carry mountains on youl
brain; and if you would enjoy Nahant, yor
must have an ocean IN your soul. Nature
plays at dominos with you; you must match
her piece, or she Will never give 1t up to
you.
Herr Wolff the violnist, recently told how
he obtained the instrument on which he
PLAYS II was a present from the Due dc
Camposice. The duke valued the instru
ment at 2cOO gulneas. but NJ Wolf values
almost as much as his life. 1t has the
famous Cremona varnish, although the
maker 10 unknown
Mr.. Mathews. the Young Virginia artist
who was so successful in touching up the
portrait of George Washington in the east
room Of the White House last summer. il
nov engaged in rendering the portrait OF
! Abraham Lincoln preseptable The canvass
of the Lincoln portrait is not nearly so well
preserved as was that of Washington
1t was at the shop of Herr Spithoever the
erudite bibliophile, in the CITY. The pretty
American traveller wanted a copy of MAJ
O'Rells book on the United States, and said
So The Herr BbIiophle glowered through
his spectacles a moment and replied with
noble scorn: "Gott in Hmmel. Mees
| Marcus Auretius vos in neffer der ITnided
Sbtafes.
An Iowa Justice of the peace refused To
fine a man for kissing an Omaha girl again st
her will until the young lady was produced
| in court One look was sufficient. He
| promptly fined the offender $50 and sen,
him up for six months He said man who
would break the statue for the privilege of
kissing such a homely girl a. that deserved
the full extent of the law.
| There has been a gratifying decrease in
| immigration during the last wear. The total
arrivals in June were only IS .059, A. COM
pared with SIS AIS year ago. The total for
| the twelve months ending July | was 43s sI9
which is lOI POI less than for the preceding
twelve months. The number of immigrant.
we receive is still too large. bit the fact that
the movement is in the right direction i. en-
| couraeing.
Auou.c S.h;.h of No,,b p,.s,ax Ne,
b.. w-;,.er io,,s, ~ E,o;n,a.;oa -.
,;oner Stenbsn.on 81 Nv w. So, ~ =
comm..;onar s9o - he vii, n;ck ~, $50
nice young German French Dsn;.h =,