The sun., 1892-01-20
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-rSs town OF warren Knox county. Ne. v,u .
population OF only c.ooo has thirteen secret soe...s
and another IL being formed.
when Nehemiah Kittredxe OF Bath Me. died \. ,.s
SS6oOO and = widow. Tho money went 10 vs,,o,.
charitable societies the widow having been ,sno,.a -
the will but the societies have given her $40 900
Among the weavers employed in q Biddeford ".
cotton mill Ia woman who stands six feet and th,.s
inches In her stocking feet and is largo and s,rons "a
proportion she IL more than match for any m,.
about the mill either In boxing or wrestling
The Portland Press Club has one OF tho Ola A....
provided by the Maine Legislature for reporter, rh.
tho seat OF Government was removed from rcrtl.,a,
Augusta in 1892. JamesG, Blaine Chief Jus,tc, Pr,
ier and other eminent Maine men used the d.,k Win.
they were reporters.
Benjamin j. woodard, q famous Main. ho,,..
killed two monster bul moose near Nahmaks Ant. Ia,
a few days ago and took their heads and snt,,, -,
Bangor to be mounted. One of tho heads and sn,l..
weighed s9ts pounds. the other s7t pounds and An.
pair had spread OF four feet one inch
The Maine state Liquor Agency does big o,,,,..
In supplying liquor for use in cases of sckn..,,,s
for mechanical purposes" Ex.state Agen, How,,s
in settling with the Governors Council for the bu.n.
transacted during the last si1h; mouths Of hi. Adm.
is,ratton reported that the sales amounted to ss,
07<.65
A dealer in watches Of thirty years .s,.,,.,..
says that he has known many men wro have .-,.s,.
wind their watches every morning instead o. at
hut he has never known one to succeed Thor. A..
men who wind their watches at n xed hour eysrva,,
but m en- in general accustomed to wind them ma,
before going to bed. AMI they seem unable to chang.
that habit
Willis A. and Charles f.. Rich. tn. revivsl.,, WI.
were arrested and Gned at Newton Mass toy ,,i.,u,n
ing the Methodist church meeting there annonnc.a
when they left their home In Maine tha, they wei,
going to Brooklyn to give Tamaee few point. on NH
pit oratory and theology. They crazy on tn. sub
ject OF religion. They will preach street cUrnera
rnilrond trains, or anywhere es>.
Ono Of the matters organs says that clerk shoula
not put on his own head hat intended FOR custome,
In swell hnt store recently clerk tried on CUSTOM
ers hat In order TO ascertain his size ami the cusom.
haughiiy refused to wear the hat again. Neither i'm
proper for clerk to ask customer what his AZ. IA
lie must have tho genius to divine by glance a: The
customers Uranium the size of Its cover
A old toll bridges dos In Maine bear .,sns thai
perpetuate tho memory OF curious law. These sisus
reclaim that all persons snve "paupes Indisn, and
clergymen." must pay toll in crossing the bridge The
indulgence shown to panpers and clergymen t. easily
understood from the practice elsewhere bu, whr the
Indians were exempted Ia not so clear unless indeed
It recognition OF the aboriginal right TO the fret,
dom OF the region.
A mouse that crept into the'ant.room o. tn. cham
hers Of the Supreme Court Judges recently was blind
lame In the hind legs and hair starved II showed no
fear OF the court attendants and ate vreedly when
placed in front OF heap OF crumbs on table In spite
Of its weak and crippled condition showed aght when
attendant pulled its tail tantalizineiy adopt.
ed by Capt. Billy" Ricketts,. who says he will faent
and teach 1t to do stunts"
1T 10 said Of the late Bishop Crowther. = natv. o,
Africa. that he astontshed tho English by emerging
from second class ono hot summer day with
two thick overcoats on. He was accustomed 10
tropical heat At dinner ono day inquisit,vs little
English girl who sat next to him. was observed to bs
wettnR her finger and rubbing It upon the Bishop's
hand to see II the black came on He was . great hu
morst. and appreciated the little lassies curiosity
Tho trafic In opium is rarely concealed in China
town. Anybody who has the money get all he wants
Of the licorice.like mixture which brings balm the
Ceesars soul. Al 10 Mott street recently pompous
Eat Chinnman. with finger nails an inch long. WAS
measuring out quantities of the stun for lot Of CUSTOM
Tho opium smoked in tho Chinatown hells ID
costly 1t has been specially prepared. and is very
much finer than the ordinary Chinaman Afford In
his native land. Opium and gambling are tho chief
luxuries OF the bad Chinaman here.
Tho following remarkable yarn 10 told By Gar.
diner Me. sportsman: He was shooting q very cold
day. and just he was about to return homo he
confronted by = big catamount While loading his
he found. after he had put the In that
had no bullets Beads OF perspiration stood out hts
face and froze like haisones thay dropped to the
ground. scoopng up handful be dropped them into
bis gun. but tho barrel being hot they melted. He
fired. however. and q stream of water that issued
forth WAS frozen instanty into icicls which psns
trated the brain Of the catamount.
This has been great season for sport in the hunt
ing regions OF tho New England States One taxid.r
mist in Bangor has received fifteen moose heads for
mounting this season. all of them being unusually large
and fine. fur buyer in Pennington who returned
few days ago from purchasing tr.p among the trap
pers OF Name. New Hampshire. and Vermont brought
more than score Of bear skins great number OF
skins. including very ne gray: thirty beaver about
as many fisher quantity OF otter. sable coon and
skins. fve or ak hundred mink. and many skunk.
He bought about two thousand muskrat skins In New
m Ia had hAs lad MA
Tho Hon ". II. Ray Of Annapolis. N. g.. while out
Judging tho damages by right OF way the line Of
Nova Scotia Central Railway became separated from
his companions and A. hs passing through piece
OF thick woods he had bot feet caught in trap
In an instant he was dangling in tho air. strung up by
the feet with his head jus: reaching tho ground n.
spite all his Efforts he unable reach tho snare
with his hands His gun had slipped out Of his reach
anu he was unable to re tho two signal shots agreed
upon with his companions at parting He yelled for
quarter OF an hour when he was heard by his On.
panions and rescued.
-Persian hatred Of Europeans Just now creating
some stir in Teheran 10 always latent in that fanaa
community. New Yorker who spent q winter in To-
heran says that this feeling displayed by native.
on the slightest provocation. He met III loots and
threatening faces at every turn and found that when
he handled fruit IN the market native would buy IT,
and the merchant had to make at least pretence OF
destroying 1t. Whatever Christian touches Is pot
luted. The same thing is met with in British Inda.
~neTe eNen servants are known to desire cups and
glasses from which Christians have drank. Anglo
Saxon race prejudice is nothing compared with the
Oriental oathine for the Christian European.
Among the incidents less closely connected
With the recent election at the Union League Club
one which somewhat disturbed the usually placid Col
Erhardt lie WAS riding in Fifth avenue stage to this
club house late In the afternoon The had been
empty when he entered and he found a snug cos-y
seat in tho corner the box lie posted his
nickel and settled down to mediate on tho fight
against Dr. Depew. Presently other entered
MOST OF them were women and the Colonel! who 10
noted for hts poleness and Eaantry took their fares
and deposited them. Some had the exact change but
others handed the Colonel dimes and quarters and he
had to stand up and ysnk the bell and wait at the IT.
tie hole In tho window until the driver took of bis
glove and hshed out the right envelope from HI. coat
pocket. More md more passengers entered unit! the
stage was jammed. and the Colonel continued 20
fare taler. i woman with lot of parcels dropped into
his seat and he was kept busy all the way to the club
. ouse.
Cndeserving Pensioners.
To IHE EDIroR OF TnE SUs-Sir: Tho movement Of
some OF tho veterans toward reducing tho pens!onA
mentioned in the Saturday issue OF THE sus sderedy
q step forward. M benehcent and worthy ch,rty Was