Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-05
Odd Bits.

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taste to put on the market paper nap
| kins in the form of American flags.
DIR. George Ebers. the novelist and
| Psychologist, denies that he is about to
embrace Buddhism. He is a Christian.
| The suicide of Henry +. Champlin in
| Colchester, CT. is the third suicide in
a single family in that town within a
year.
Senator George l.. Shoup of Idaho
| was formerly one of the most noted
| Indian fighters in the army of the
West
After a disappearance of more than
50 years the first confederate flag made
in Mississippi has been found in New
York.
Lii Hung Chang took with him a let
ter of credit for expenses incurred at
tho Cars coronation amounting to
| $500. 900
Sir Henry Irving, although not the
millionaire which some Americans
credit him with being, is still wealthy
man. with large property interests in
London.
One of the busiest persons at the
synod of the English Presbyterian
church has been Rcv5 John Watson,
better known outside of Scotland as
Ian Maclaren."
Sims Reeves first sang in public in
the village of choir at North Cray,
Kent. England. The clever actor. w
). Pcnley. was formerly choir boy at
the Savoy chapel.
Rev. Arthur ONeill. the last of the
Charter prisoners, has just died at
birmingham. In 1872 he was impris-
oned for nearly l. months with Thomas
Cooper and others.
In the village of Kuticut, Ind. there
is man named Archibald Hammer
Mr. Hammer has three sons whose
names are Trip Hammer, Tack Ham
mer and Sledge Hammer.
Father Pamphile De Venster, the
elder brother of Father Damien. who
died few years ago in mnistering to
the iepers of Molol1ai, Hawaii, has
taken his brothers place there.
There arc so palaces belonging to the
imperial family in various parts of
Japan. but the present emperor has
never occupied more than three or
never seen.
A Niennose amateur faster who tried
to initiate Succi was found in a dying
condition on the twenty-first day of his
fast. He was 4 rich man and was en-
dcavoring to establish a record of 81
days without eating.
NJ. De Selves. a nephew of NJ. De
Freycinet, and for Is years postmaster
general of France. has been named
perfect Of the Seine. His predecessor,
Nj. Poubclle, is to go shortly to Rome
as ambassador to the Pope
King Humbert of Italy is. after the
German Emperor. the most erratic of
European monarch, and up to the last
moment the movement of Italian
royalty are uncertain. The King hates
public functions of every kind.
Princess Pauline Metternich, widow
of the former Austrian ambassador to
France, is making long stay in Paris,
where she was 50 long an arbiter of
fashion. before retiring to Vienna. The
princess is now 60 years of age.
Ten thousand voters in California
have signed pledge agreeing to vote
against every candidate for the state
legislature who refuses to agree in
writing to submit constitutional
amendment in favor of single tax
legislation.
The forest area Of Europe is much |
larger than most persons in this coun-
try are aware of. In Russia there are |
500, 100000 acres of forest. or 40 per cent. !
of the whole; in Sweden and Norway, |
e. 900, or 81 per cent; in Austria, |
$1,000, 900, or 30 per cent; in Germany. |
81 100000, or &c per cent; in Turkey,
25 ,000, 900, or % per cent; in Italy. A.
600, 0OO or 90 per cent; in Switzerland
700 900, or Is per cent; in France, b.
100000 or II per cent; in SPAIN S,000,-
900. or per cent; in Great Britain,
5000, 900, or per cent. Even little Den
mark has per cent of the total area in
forest. while Greece has nearly 2,O0O,-
900 acres, or IA per cent, and Holland |
and Belgium have each Z per cent of |
wooded land.