Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-31
NEWS NUGGETS
Boiled Down Items of Interest the
World Over

Queen Victoria is very anxious to make
visit to India.
The English premier will before long be
the duke of Salisbury.
New York's public baths are used by about
30 900 persons week.
They are trying to transplant Connecticut
oysters on the coast of Sweden
Mrs. Humphrey Ward has just been Of
fered $1,000 for a story of 30. 900 words.
A store in Atlanta, Ga has been built
entirely of paper.
DR.. Nansen, the explorer, says that the
ice in Greenland is 6 600 feet thick.
A Chicago dime museum manager is trying
to get hold of Geronimo and Sitting Bull.
There are $40 900 miles of railroad in
operation in Il e world. of which 1sl 900 are
in America.
Zola is the be.t-paid novelist in France.
He has been able to realize on his realism
as it were.
Phil SherIdan's private secretary from
1875 to 1880 is in Jail in Kansas City for
horse stealing.
The hottest weather ever known in the
United States was felt at Phoenix, Ari.. in
June, 1888, when the thermometer marked
ll9.
Judge Keatley of Iowa, who has made
personal inspection Of the schools of Alaska,
reports that there are about IA schools in the
Territory, three of which are for white chill
dren. the rest being for natives.
A Bombay newspaper announces two mar
riages, in one case the bride being aged
years. and in the other Is months, while the
bridegroom was 80. This is the system
which Pundita Ramabai is struggling against.
While Thon a. II. Blythe of San Francis
CO. WAS alive there was not chick or child
who claimed relationship with him. Now
there are l27 heirs registered in the courts,
as he left 81 900 900.
J. c. Whitaker. the colored youth who
acquired such widespread notoriety on ae-
count of his car when at West Point ard
who is now a member of the Sumter, ) c.,
bar. has been elected principal of the Color
ed Graded school in that city.
In England it has just been decided that
when man is hurt by the slamming of
door of a railway carriage he cant recover.
The idea 10 that he ought to have sense
enough to know that it is as natural for
door to slam as for a dog to bark.
northern Europe has been intense of late
The central observatory at St Petersburg
has not recorded such high temperature at
the same time of the year since IVA.
New York has pension law for it's militia.
It is two years old, but the first awards IN
der it have just been approved by the gov
eruor. The highest award is S12 per month,
given to a militismsn who Lost both arms and
one eye.
Luke Crawford of Thomaston. Ga. is the
champion horse snapper of that place He
had one day three horses. altogether not
worth 5000, and during the day traded FIVE
times and quit with one horse, IL being one
of the same he started with He also had as
result of the days work $3.50 in money.
bull and buggy.
The irrepressible sea serpent has bobbed
up again. This time Mt Cape MAY. The
great monste, had square black head and
vas of immense proportions. with flappers,
ius and feelers. like 4 crabs. and a mos.
ugly sight to behold.
There is gentleman living near Quit
man, Brooks county, Ga, who never ate
morsel Of bread or meat in his life. He sub
sists principally on fruits and potatoes. He
weighs nearly 200 and was never sick iorger
than an hour in his life. He drinks gallon
Of milk day.
Some three years ago Thomas Emling Of
uloverville. Ga, deserted his family aud ran
of with q woman from May field. Subse-
quently he returned home, his wife condoned
his fault. and as her agent he carried on
business there. He has again gone away
with the Maydeh woman, taking with him
all the money he could lay hands on-about
$500. 1t is thought that the fleeing couple |
have started for England.
The other day the plough of 3 peasant in
the island OF Cortland unearthed valuable |
treasure in the shape Of two large spiral |
armlets. \ buckle and = long bar used in pay !