Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-30

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students In the Michigan | University are
Younger by full year or more on the
average than they were twenty years
ago. The ability TO enter the university
at an earlier age, in spite Of the Increased
requirements for admission. Is due, Pres
ident Angel says. to two causes. The
schools are better than they were and
the more prosperous condition of the
parents make Ii less generally necessary
than IL was for the youth to spend years
In earning the means to gain college
education. The increased prosperity OF
the parents ia manifest Ia a somewhat
more generous STYLE OF living on the part
of many students than prevailed twenty
years ago,
Because Of deaths aud designations
eight vacancies In the National House Of
Representatives will have to be filed at
the general election next week. There
are at present without members from
these causes the second, Tenth, Twelfth
and Twenty second New York Districts,
the Eighth Virginia, the Second Tonnes
see, the Fifth Michigan, aud also one In
South Dakota The two districts located
In New York city and the one in virginia
are sure to go Democratic, but in the re
mainder the Republicans stand good
chance OF electing their candidates.
The chief interest ia these eight contests
for the general public will lie in the in
iications which the results will give Of
changes In political public sentiment.
The matter considered by the Sanitary
Convention regarding public library
books a. sources of communicating con-
tagious diseases is not a new one by any
mesns, although it is well that the mem
bers of the convention made II subject
of discussion. This medium OF infection
has long been recognized by managers
Of public libraries and severe rules are
imposed by many libraries to regulate
the same. In Bangor, persons having
out books from the public library when
diphtheria or scarlet fever breaks out
In the family. are required to have
the books thoroughly disinfected before
they can be again received By the libra
risn for circulation Other libraries in
the state may have similar rules, and
all should have. No one can tell how
many times the health of hundreds has
been endangered by the thoughtless
acts OF persons sick with contagious
disease who employ their enforced idle
meas BY reading books from public IL
srsries. knowledge of the situation by
the librarian might prevent all this, and
such information should be given the
librarian In all cases. 1t might prevent
or much lessen the spread of serious
contagious diseases.
The big demand for American corn for
export Is just beginning to appear, and
parties interested are engaging freight
even as far ahead as January and Febru
ary next. 1t is now said by our New
York exchanges that twenty vessels
have been engaged at the four leading
ports of New York, Philadelphia, Balti
more and Newport News. but chiefly at
Baltimore, where 1t was said that thir-
teen vessels were engaged on Monday.
Taking as an average 100, 900 bushels to
the vessel, it is estimated that 2,0O0, 900
bushels have already been engaged for
shipment. This estimate is probably
far below the actual figure, for it is said
that In the local market one firm alone
has engaged l 900, 600 bushels Of the new
crop, which will undoubtedly be sold for
export. and it is estimated that zoos, 600
bushels have already been engaged
for the local market. These yes
sells ars supposed to have been
chartered by exporters who had made