Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-09
Personal and General.


fall from Il bicycle.
Ferdinand Brunetiere, editor of the
Revue des Deux Mondes of Paris. is tn
deliver the Turnbull course of lectures
in Johns Hopkins university during
March and April
The negro nuns who are seen from
lime to time in the streets of New Or
leans always interest visitors to the
Crescent city. They belong to the Holy
Family of Sisters, which was founded
in 1912 by four free colored women. In
the convent there are at present IS
sisters, 20 novices and six candidates.
The court of appeals for the northern
department of Kansas has decided that
divorce does not become operative
until six months after it is granted
The object of this ruling is. presum-
ably. to break up the practice which
has been frequent in that state among
divorced persons of stepping out of the
court granting the separation into the
probate court and contracting new
conjugal bonds.
Trinity church. New York. for the
first time since its erection in 1899, is
undergoing extensive repairs. Time is
telling on the old edifice, and a general
overhauling is now in progress. At the
time of its erection two other buildings
had occupied the site as Trinity church,
the first church having been erected in
1896. Until the advent of the sky
scraper Trinity was the tallest edifice
in Gotham. Now it's mere pigmy.
Up in Michigan a Sabbath school SUI
perintendent, at the close of an address
Oil the creation. which he was sure he
had kept within the comprehension Of
the smaller scholars, smilingly invited
questions. A tiny boy. with white.
eager face and large brow, at once held
up his hand. Please. sir. why was
Adam never baby" The superin-
tendent coughed in some doubt as to
what answer to give, but a little girl of
nine. the eldest of several brothers and
sister. came promptly to his aid.
Please. sir" she said smartly. there
vas nobody to nuss HIM"
William Mckinley win he the twenty
fifth President of the United States.
On the Goth of February, six days be-
lore his Inauguration, he will be fifty
Abraham Lincoln was when inaugu-
rated in 1861 Mr.. Lincoln. like Nc
Kinley. was born in the month of Feb
ruary--on February L. 1909. He was
inaugurated on the 4th day of March.
1861 twenty days after the completion
of his liftysecond year, whereas Mr..
Mckinley will be inaugurated six days
after it. Like Lincoln. Mr.. Mckinley
served as a representative in Congress
before his election to the Presidency.
Charles Hall Adams, the United
states CONSUL general in Liberia, now in
his country on visit, says that Lii
IBERIA is fairly prosperous, and that in
lustrious and intelligent people are
able to make a good living in the coun-
.ry. The principal industry is the
caising of coffee and palm oil, and
lumber of American negroes own good
plantations and enjoy incomes of as
much as $4,000 a year. All the neces-
saries of life can be raised with little
trouble. The houses are built of lum-
Der, most of which is imported. Most
Of the commerce is with England, there
being no direct trade with this country.
A stout. middle aged man in flawless
apparel with single exception, walked
painfully down Broadway. New York,
one day last week. His long coat had
just the right amount of flutter to its
skirts his trousers had just the cor
rect quantity of crease, there was no
better silk hat on the promenade than
that worn by this respectable citizen.
One foot was covered by a perfectly
1ichAl IA ~ 4
spat: the other foot was naked. Close
behind followed a perfect valet bearing
the other shoe and sock. "Phwat's this
mane?" demanded Policeman Connors.
who had run over to see what the crowd
was about. Election bet said the
por.ly party. This good loser refused
to give his name.
The Washington Star tells a good
story of an old lady who applied at an
employment office for a maid. She
said: Il want little girl between ten
and fourteen years of age who is fond
of mushrooms Fond of mush-
rcOms?" inquired the employment
agent. That is something never in
quired about of applicants. l don't
understand" well, always require
IL, fepneQ the ola Iauy. Il am very
fond Of mushrooms myself, and there
are so many mistakes made. The idea
came to me several years ago, and it
was dispensation of Providence that
it did or l would have been killed. I
have my maid eat a portion of all
mushrooms brought to the house be-
fore they are served to me. 1 have
lest two excellent maids from toad
stools during the last five years, and of
course l could not think Of taking the
chsrces of eating mushrooms unless
have a maid to test them"
Probably the most unique parade of
the campaign was that at Wheeling,
Vain honor of Mrs. Lease Two thou
sand five hundred men were in line.
dressed in female attire, and some ex-
ceedingly elaborate costumes were
worn, while several brass bands many
drum corps and multitudes of humor-
Gus banners and transparencies made
the spectacle not only a fine one, but
highly picturesque. The advance was
taken by twenty old maids, attirei in