Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-09
STRAY GIFTS.

From November n Nav the exportatiou a
rut flow srs from the little town Of Canney. On
the south coast of France, reaches the sum OF
e713. sG5
The number Of birds seen in the vicinity OF
Philadelphia since the first day Of January
last by the Delaware Valley Ornithological
club had recently reached 1I2 species
Never touch vine that has three fingered
leaves; that is, leaves divided into three
parts. Vines that show i've fingsrsi leaves
may be handled with safety Poison wv has
three fingers
A summer cottage built by New York
millionaire is Of hemlock logs newn on three
sides with the bark left on the fourth side. A
veranda is constructed on three sides OF the
building Of hemlocs logs in the rough
The bolo flower, discovered by DR.. Schaden-
berg growing upon . volcanic mountain in
one Of the Philippine islands, is perhaps the
largest flower in existence, being about three
feet in diameter and twenty-five pounds in
weight
modification Of Edison's photograph 10
said 10 have been devised by painter in
Milan. 1t costs under so and the wax vim
ders are reproduced in zinc by the galvano
plastic process at q cost Of i've cents each
selling price
An engineer on thelron Mountain road has
perfected an automatic bell ringer on his 10
oomotive, and now, when running in corpo,
ration limits, or whenever the bell must 10
rung, he Just jerks a spring and the bell 10
kept going by steam power till he turns Oh
the steam
| An extraordinary feat in telephoning was
recently accomplished between st. Peters
burg and Bologne, a distance Of 2.4,l5 miles.
| Conversation WAS kept up. notwithstanding q
rather high induction. The Russian engineer,
propose TO converse by telephone over . dis
lance of 4.6s5 miles
professor In the University Of Klausen.
burg claims to have compounded . solution
| which completely neutralzes the poison in.
troduced into t.ie system by the bite Of
| mad dog. This solution consists Of chlorine
water, salt brine, sulphurous acid, psrman-
ganate Of potassium and eucalyptus oil
4 curious fact il noticed in connection with
| the formation Of barnacles on ships' bottoma
In the majority Of cases there Is . much
heavier growth Of grass and barnacles on On
aide than on the other, and In numerous n
stances one side will Be- almost free from
| marine growths while the other 10 y foul =
poaibls
During one Of the snow storms OF the u.sk
winter in the Rocky mountains nineteen en-.
ginss we're required for one train, which was
made up - folows: First Q snow pillow. with
1ine engines behind it. then Q train Of min.
arr with another Ave engines, and behind
his i've engines with . gang Of men to dig
b tram out should it get stuck
mustachs trainer has appeared. Il il an
'aAstac, curved strip Of thin mstal. at either
i0ff OF which 10 secured an adfustabls plata
acsd on the inner side win soft cloth. in
rider that the machine may comfortably clssp
b. ends Of tbs mustachs Tbs latter i. care
fully arranged at night or during periods Of
ssciusaon and ths trainer axsd upon IL
There u . firm in Cincinnati which e,ch
ysa1 osan q 900 gold dollArs into gold Issf.
and - each dollar en- b beat into a shese
that viii carpet two rooms I65< fsss suuars.
soms idea may b formed Of in tsaufty II
requires Loo shssss Of gold laaf 70 equal /.
shickneo shsss Il writing paper, and eaka
eo,oOo OF them. piled one upoa IL oehs. :,
squal an inch IN thicknsoi
The largest Milling ship In ths wossA = II
TIE posse~sion Of Franco She Il Q vspsl Win
svs masts. on four Il whieA suuar~nA =
sarrssd. Tbs lngtA b ~ fsse, Win heam
q forsy-uins fssG Ths cargo whIah H.
France could carry % q. go soaA n -
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