Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-08

There are 1900 sporting and fishing clubs
in this country.
Mime. Patti is announcedto sing ut Carne-
gle Music hall, New York, on November 8.
Brewer county. Kan. has man who can
husk and crib 1856 bushels of corn in ten
hours.
Among the agricultural wonders of the
state of Washington is a cabbage weighing
So pounds.
The largest creamery in the world is said
tn be at st. Adams, Vi. Capacity, % 900
pounds daily.
1t is rumored that the experiment of OPP
srating boats on the Erie canal by cleo
tricity will be made shortly.
The Brooklyn Eagle says that the grave
Of William j Florence, in Greenwood ceme-
terry lies uncared for and unsightly.
Mr. Mansfield has decided to eliminate
the ballet of wool nymphs from his pro-
dnc,ion OF THE Merchant of Venice
1t is estimated that there are A., 900 900
sheep in the United States, 60 per cent o.
them being west of the Mississippi river.
The Round Tower" at Newport is not
castle, nor was it built by Danish explorers.
II was mill erected in the early days of
the colony.
With the Oregon at last launched. the
American navy has now in the water and
rapidly approaching completion three of
the most powerful battle-ships in the world.
Miss Mary Smith, an English woman. has
established small cottages in Gloucester
shire for women of limited incomes. Her
philanthropic scheme is proving a success
Posters took their name from the fact
that in former times the footways of Lon
don streets were separated from the drives
by a line of posts, on which advertisements
were displayed.
Flammarion, the French astronomer. who
has been study ing ant life, says that if ants
had the statue Of men such are their Other
q qualities that they you'd som achieve thu
empire of the world.
Nelson 'ruttle, the proprietor of uoique
general store. died at Nashus. N. H.. on
Sunday, aged "a years. He had kept the
store for many years. and some of his stock
had rotted on the shelves.
One of the dailies in Paris circulate.
| ,0O0, 900 copies. It is rather mixed chit
chat sort Of paper. In England the London
Times leads with 100000 In America til.
New York World claims 375 900.
Dentists are great users of costly metals.
Besides gold for stoppings, two-sevenths of
the worlds consumption of platinum is
employed bv them in making the wires by
~hich the artificial teeth are firmly fastened
TO plate.
Gorham Abbott of Winste,i, Conn, was
made deaf and dumb 80 years ago BY an at
tack of scarlet fever, and spoke TO word
since until a week ago, when he began to
utter sounds and is now thought likely to
fully recover his powers of speech.
The Duke of York is considerable shorter
than his wife. So, as), the Princess of
Wal is taller than her husband. This i.
the reason why the Princess is usually pho
tographed In sitting position if her royal
spouse is to make part of the picture
II has been suggested by residents of
Ridgetown, Ontario, that on account of ths
great slaughter of wild fowl, and in order
TO preserve the birds for the true sports
men. that lsw be passed limiting tn,
shooting of wild fowl to two days week
Tn l. m Ion Fox Terriers Club shox and
The Kennel Club dog show opened at the
Crystal Palace, London, week ago. There
we're 2297 entries Am ing the exhibitors
we're the Duches, of Wellington, the
Duchess of Newcastle and a dozen other
titled ladies.
The frst fork. made in England were
manufactured III 1903 Their use was ri l.
u ul-d by the men OF the tine. who argued
that TIL English race must b- degeneratisa
when knife and spoon were not ssiii
-, Mt for the table use. Last year a Shef
field firm made over 1000 900.
During the last six years 1861 student-
we're admitted TO the Indian Industrial
5 no i at Carlisle, Pa. of whom l4s3 WEIR
hny.. and s7S girI-. These came from 50
iii ", Ut tires: 1897 have left the school
Of who,n oaly 60 graduated, ali sii.ce 1889,
none having completed the course earlier.
Three large pilIxrs of stone are located
nesr the village of San Jose. Peru, on the
shore Of Lake Titicscs. They are known
by the natives ~ standing stones" and
tall stone gods" Upon the north side Of
each Of these huge powders the rude feat
ures of human face have been deeply
carved. the other three sides of each being
chiseied with designs of various shapes,
kiads and sizes. These carved symbols
are all supposed to have some reference to
sun worship. which the anci,nt Peruvians
are known to have practiced.
number Of great bridges are being con-
.trus ted in England. The high level bridge |
srro.s the Mersey. At Liverpool. is to con- |
,ist Of three spans on the arched suspension |
pr neiple, each of lla0 feet, $50 feet above |
he river at high water The railway bridge |
proposed across the Bosphnfus. at Constan- |
iuople, will be s645 feet long. The pro- |
ected channel bridge between England and
France runs in . straight line from the |
south Fofeland to Cape Blanc Nez. Twol
bridges just completed across the new North
Sea ard Baltic canal have spans Of $40 feet |
zach. and, besides railvaye, carry also .
common roadway and foospaths.
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