Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-24
ELECTRIC NOTES

The ph1ookTnp'h ha9 hfs3y hem eupeOysn
ahsusA 10 diplomatic cosrsp<Sssncs.
n formal oIsning u he Chicago EIscsssc
e3ub sosk p,scs n ths ~ quartsrs rscssf5y.
Ts,sgysyb rxsss IN India are usss Of Iron,
= scrount II the dsssructioo Ut wosssou onas
b ~ white snts.
Pfo<s-aw Blake b experimenting With shs
vfsw AZ p<rfseting . system a reiephorn
sxumunieation 1t ~.
Cost cveting machines run by electricity
- now 10 far Perfected thas they can Gus
bsewssn 30 snd 800 tons per day.
Tbs Niagara Fails convention Of siectrt
dam xiys- promise u full attendance and
an szcssdinziy interesting exhibit
In 1863 ths average charge per telegrsphic
mssnags va sI.0s. and the proft ~ cents
In is1, the corresponding figures were 81
eants and y cents
In 6r~in the native electric Hight compa
utss have been 20 unsuccss.fal that the whole
matter n iizhsning has hs-n turned over 70
Kagiish comp~siea
Ths changing Of light vibrations To the
phosnscoTs into eIsctrtc vibrations are sasd 70
b. simiIaS TO that which takes piacs Ia ths
mierophone In sound wsys~.
Several accidents from the explosion Of
minssal oil lamps having occurred In railway
eas. In Bnenos Ayrss, tbs government hns
R1yeo directions that hereafter all railway
ears ass n have electric light nttings
ssosn the gu~ian. and the British. az thsy
Hs~h farther and farther into Asia, pay great
seteution 10 arborirnltarc, planting trees.
Ahrut~ AMI flowers wherever they form .
stiiSusnt The result Ia that central Asia h
aeing refore~tssi.
English society 10 making an attempt IA
INTRODUCES \ new dance On this plan -Four
pacs~ are made taougb a march were In
tsnd~d. and then each gentleman embraces
kis lady and ~alszes with ber for four bars,
thsn rsuming pacing. kspeat.
The great fair at Nijni-Sovgorod. which 10
9sw h,ing held, has suffered, 10 far as the
abundance II European pleasure sssksrs
gss~, from the rival attraction d tbs Paris
exhibition Nevertheless, q good many tour
IstA have gone there la search u novelty.
In China the inhabitants are counted every
year In curious manner. The oldest uias
tsr u every ten bouscs has 10 count the fam
lies, and has 10 make list which Ia s-nt TO
ths Imperial tar houss. Last year the ~hols
number amounted 70 s79. 3si 80 inhabitants.
THIS EuropsAn country which po~s-s~ss tho
largest nunhsr Of public libraries Ia Austria
Ia Austria theirs are no fewer thaa 577 public
ii~aris-. containing Bah. 900 volumes with
out reckoning maps and manuscripts total
which comes out at III volumes per 100 Of the
population
highly interesting consignment lately
reached the Bank Of England from South
Africa en- route for the Paris exhibition. II
consists Of several nmps Of what Is called
'retorted" gold and the gross value amounts
70 . cool RiOOOOO The exhibit has bssn ssut
ever to tho Champ de- Mars
A company Of 300 artists have left Madrid
Tor Paris, where they will cooperate In the
tableaux NJ the Spanish festivals. A large
corps de- bsilst. tho entire orchestra 81 the
Thestrs Royal at Madrid. 80 picked ADda.
lusians In their national costumes, guitarists,
mandolinists. students and others are among
them.
The municipal council VI Rome has decided
- dsvot- a sum Of money 10 tho formation
OF Pastsur Institute. Confidence in NJ
Pasteur's treatment Of hydrophobia Is in
creasing In Italy, rs IN shown by the fact
that all the principal towns are providing
buildings for Tim treatment Of the disease by
incubation.
Ferdinand Guxnan. the most famous ban.
dit In Spain. Is dwarf. who at one time
kept n small store at Granada He became
angered at some action taken by the authori-
ties and took To the mountains. lie Is hide
ously ugly in appearance and utterly I'M
srupuIous lie has gathered about him
erev ~ hp T.f NIT in Eurpttp and
over them he reigns supreme.
In = sleeping Car.
~ scs some queer things while knocking
around the country" said n travelling man
yesterday, and ono u the funniest circum-
stances that can recall happened last Friday
night. WINS running up the Milwaukee road
few hundred miles, and when left Sioux
City my only fellow passengers were an old
man and his wife, who occupied the lower
section across from me They had their berth
made up early and soon retired guess It
was the first time they had ever Travelled in a
sleeEcr by the way they acted. for they were
pretty awkward about undressing, and
heard the old lady lecture her husband for
not getting larger room. After much
mutual grumbling all was quiet and then
came deep snore accompanied by one n trife
more sulriued It was evident the old people
were aslsep Al Manila Junction a large
party came In and taxed the sleeper to its
full capacity. The p,rter had To remove the
baggage Of the couple. which was slowed
above them, and assigned the berth TO "A lit
tie inotY.nsive citizen weighing about 100
pounds lie removed his shoes and was climb
Ing into the bunk when the old lady woke ur
and began screaming
This aroused her husband and he yelled for
the porter, who came running down the aisle
'Say. there's n man just come into our ROOM
the old gentleman gasped out The porter
.riei to explain that he would not annoy
hem, and had n right to be there, l,ut mel
her would believe this and the old man do
,larcd that the porter had let him in To roi
hem. He was also indignant 10 think an,
me should be allowed TO sleep In the same
Nnpartncnt rs his wife, and finally he and
he old lady got up and dressed. and insisted
M the porter removing the be,iiing from
heir berth, so they could uso the seats.
2sepet through tho curtains and saw them
both sitting there notlding, but every few
minutes they would suddenly remember and
1t holt upright piticd the poor, deluded
couple, and really the situation was not lack.
Ing In pAthos, for they were thoroughly In
earnest When got OF the train early next
morning they were still sitting there, but
hpth were srund asleep. the old gentleman
with his arms around his wife's waist, and
her head pllowed on his shoulder r-Chcsgu
Herald
Rather small Potatoes.