Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-10

England, has perfected = transparent un,-
breiis which will allow the bearer tn see
shat 10 directly in front and escape being
run into. IL 10 . sensible .. we'll az fosei
improvement.
Green Howell, 80 yssr-old negro hv'"1
near Gainesville Ga. VS. As black IS tbs see
Of spades 20 years ago. Taen two ~h'e
spots about the size of nickel Ape srsd up
on his skin. They continued 10 spread until
he 10 now spotted ali over ard sppsa likely
TO become - white as any Ca 'cs,ian
An old observer Of presidential life i
Washington says that each nes p esd.
begins his term BY spending more menry
~ hospitality duriT g the frat year of OH e
han during any of the succeeding ones
the expenditure decreases gradually. II il
aid. ustl the fourth year, when the ort,inar.
Presiden, begins to think more about SAVING
money for the coming rsiay day than about
spending it for dinners and receptions
Sir Edwin Arnold lectured to the stu len,s
and professors al Harvard college on TUESDAY
evening in the College thea,er, in Cambriise
His subject was the philosophy of the Bah
mins, AID in the course of his remarks he
.aid that in India 18th 200, 900 900 inhabl-
ANTS there never occurs u marriage Of in
rlina.ion. Yet there are more happy MARI
ages in India. more happy homes, more pure
| domestic relations than in any other part OF
he world
A Chinese banking house il soon To b.
opened in New York city, and it will be the
| first of its kind in the United States. A
mali rate of interest is TO be paid to eaca
| -eguiar depositor. and the money is to be let
put on larger interest to legitimate bushes
| houses 10 Mott street. where the present IA {
! Of interest is between 10 aud Is per cent fol
small loans on good security. This bankirs
.che me indicates that the Chinese population
is increasing rapidly.
The sher II Of Charleston, S. G.. sold a
auction the effects of FIVE Chinese laundi y
/ men who had come into the city and opene,
| laundries The city charges license of SlO'
for Chinese laundries. The five Chimes,
opened laundries here and refused to paw this
license. The sheriff levied upon their effect
and so d them. A Chinaman named Charle'
Chin Sang bought the entire outfit for $50
and will re establish his cuuntrymen in bust
ness, but the sheriff will levy on their effect
! again and again until he realizes the entr,
$500, besides the costs. Most Of the wash
| ing in the city is done by the negro women
and these have declared war against this
/ Chinese.
/ A remarkable mistake was made at tn,
opening of the Industrial Fair at Toronto
| Sir John Macdonald bad n ale his openin,
speech of congratulstion. AMI before calling
upon him to press an electric button stat;in.
/ the machinery, President Withrow il vlte'
one or two other speakers TO deliver address
! es One of them was Mr.. John Ley.
NJ 7. z for Toronto. He advanced to thu
front anil LAID his heavy white hat right o.
/ top OF the electric buttol. Instantly Their
was shrieking of whistles, and the machin
~ in the building began to run. Tht crow
roared with laughter, and after much gestic
ulation and running about the EiarageI
stopped the proceeding and the machinery
was restarted by Sir John and Lady Macdon
aid