Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-21
MONOCLE AND TILE.

| Mr. Kilkenny is the name of an eminently
peaceable citizen in Centralia, Mo-. and he
| doesn't own any cats.
| Jacob II. Simms, who was born in slavery
and came north at the end of the war, is
| foremost among the colored lawyers Of New
York city
| Ben Dixon, Center Creek (Afo} miner,
has experienced three great falls during his
| life. The distances, it is claimed, were 2uO
| feet, 1i5 feet and 50 feet.
| The Rev. Isham Mills, Massachusetts,
ex-cIergyman, has applied for patent for
weltng shoes. He hasn't entirely relin-
| guished the care of soles.
Thomas Perry, IS years old. the tanitor
| Of the Presbyterian church at New Rich
| mond, Ind, is descendant Of Joseph
Brandy. the once famous Iroquois chief.
NJ de Lucy, the French naturalist, has
| shown, at least TO his own satisfaction,
| that if man ever flies he will have to use
| wings twice the size of the ordinary door.
Samuel and Smms Gammel Of Hickory
Flats, Simpson county, KY, are probably
the largest twin brothers in the United
States. Their combined weight Is 542
pounds.
Senator Jones Of Nevada is SO thoroughly
| the master Of the subject Of finance that he
does not need to read up ON the authorities
He is an authority himself and has q turn
for original investigation.
Peck's Bad Boy, that is, George Peck,
Jr, the son OF the governor OF Wisconsin,
promises to become as prominent il poll
tics as his father, Peck, Jr., has been APP
pointed an assistant pension agent
AL Field, II negro minstrel, according to
his own statement, is a cousin of Eugene
Field, Of whom, rs "A boy he was q great
chum. He says that he has frequently tried
to get his cousin, who is born comedian,
to 90 upon the stage.
Mr.. Alfred de Rothschild possesses q
lion cub which he has trained to follow
him about his house and grounds. Its food
consists of rice and boiled mutton, of which
latter article it readily consumes upward
of five pounds per day.
John Edmonds, librarian of the Mercan-
tile library Of Philadelphia, has occupied
that place for 81 years and followed the
profession of a librarian for Is years. He
has seen the Philadelphia collection grow
from 1900 volumes to 10000
ars in the senate and is an adept in various
modern languages. He holds high rank
with his associates as lawyer and orator.
His speeches in the senate are models of
erudition, force and elegant and virile die
ton.
Colonel X. Bruce Ricketts, of Wilkes
barre is said to have sold 1900 acres Of
land in Sullivan and Pike counties, Pa, to
a Boston syndicate. soon after the war he
bought vast tracts OF wild land there for
about IS 600. This sale is said to make him
millionaire.
Postmaster Dayton of New York owns
card containing the proclamation of the
postmaster general in 1872. Ii announces
that the western post, between Boston
and New York, sets out once fortnight
during the three winter months of Decem-
Der, January and February"
In Gounod's youth, 30 years ago, he had
fife voice, and Jules Barber wrote OF
him. There are no singers equal to him,
even among the tenors paid ut the rate of
1900 francs a minute" He was a man OF
great personal attractiveness, handsome,
versatile, polished and at his best in so
ciety.