Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-05
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The grammar school teachers Of Bafti-
more have formally declared by resoIu-
/ tlon that the public school library should
have for Its librarian. In order that il
may be productive of the best results. 4
w0manIy woman, who shall also be q
woman OF culture and learning and able
to give advice and assistance In the Sc
lection Of books.
The streets OF Brussels are now sprink-
led with diluted dIsinfectant. and It Is
believed In Belgium that Its use has thus
far prevented an outbreak In thar COM
munity of a disease now epidemic among
the cattle Of Holland. The disinfectant
il contained in a little cylindrical rescr-
voir. which " attached to the ordinary
watering apparatus.
The little baskets In which Strawberries
are sold by the quart cost, at the factory,
about ihirty-five hundredths Of a cent
each. GAINESVILLE. o.. Is a great manu.
featuring point for these goods. The
to the big berry fields. or sent out
through the commission houses, that sell
them at AIS Of a cent each.
Not having sufficient confidence that a
cat which he procured would rid his
house Of mice. a man In the City OF Mex
leo sprinkled a banana skin with strych-
nine and left II where the mice could get
IT, The cat took the skin and dropped II
into the water Jar, and the whole family
were poisoned. Their lives were saved by
applications Of the stomach pump.
Swiss children are Obliged 10 attend
school six or eight years. fines being i'm
posed on their parents in case Of unex-
cused absence. But as many parents are
TOO poor TO provide food and clothing for
their children not few Of the cantons
have undertaken to provide assistance
and 1t Is estimated that last year 10000
children were thus aided by the state.
There is chance for somebody to make
a small fortune In the southwestern part
of Kansas. The slaughter of calves and
sheep by wolves and coyotes has been so
great that the Stockmen's Association
has offered a reward of $l2 for wolves
and IS for whelps and 81 for coyotes. and
the banks are ready 10 pay out the money
on the presentation Of the proper proof.
At Centraifa. Mo-, lives a man who has
worn the same gold collar button for
forty years. 1t was presented TO him
when he started from his home there
with drove of sheep for California in
1851 He wore 1t throughout his subse-
quent adventurous career in the Rocky
Mountain states, British Columbia. the
South during war time, the West Indies
and Panama.
Reports from 2G06 planters and cotton
dealers in the South indicate that there
is an increase in cotton acreage this year
over last year of $4,000 acres. Except in
Texas. where the weather conditions have
been normal, the crop Is late. and much
damage has been done In the Mississippi
valley by the floods. But the increased
acreage WIFI probably bring the crop UP
to the average.
All the guns, standards and other
trophies captured by the French from
the Russians during the Crimean war
were returned to Russia more than
year ago. Emperor Nicholas promised at
the time that he would return the COM
pliment. But, In spite of this assurance.
no steps have as yet been taken to re-
store to France the guns and the flags
which she was compelled to abandon to
the Russians during her terrible retreat
from Moscow in 1872.
There is a general movement on the
part of those interested in irrigation to
prevail upon the farmers of South Dako-
ia to take advantage of a law passed by
the last state legislature providing for the
construction of dams for the storage of
surplus water in lakes, rivers or other
waterways for public use. Each spring
there is an overabundance of rainfall in
some portions of South Dakota and IL
this surplus could be stored for use dur
Ing the period in the summer when the
rainfall is below normal ii would prove
Of untold benefit to growing crops.