Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-28

ing advantage of the willingness OF Gu
! ban property holders 10 dispose of their
estates al a sacrifice, and are making
| large purchases of sugar, tobacco and
coffee lands.
Since the war Indiana has spent $iso,-
100000 for public education. and is spend
! ing now s6090.6G annually. 1t possesses
school properly to the value Of $50 0oo.CeO.
and ITS productive school fund amounts
u more than $1,000 600.
Switzerland. though she spends only
half 4 million dollars yearly on her army.
can turn out 10000 trained men in two
days in case Of need, ana has a reserve Of
600 more and landsturm 81 10000.
| The army maHoeuvres this year VIII be
held in the mountains Of the EnGadine
DR.. Magnus Macle.tn one OF The British
scientists now IN Toronto, has been much
he discovery That fresh water failing
shrDuEh air cleciriies IL negatively. and
that salt water ciertrifes 4 positively
and considers the discovery Of the great
est Importance.
Some idea III the size Of Alaska may be
formed when 1t Is known that II contains
an area Of ,5t9 square miles This Is
more thau twice the area OF Texas
rw Ike states vi the size Of PennsNlEa-
nla could he carved Qua OF the territory OF
Alaska. with enough left over 10 make
scAte like South Carolina.
There arc nnw twerls y-seveu societies Ia
the United States, membership I'D which
depends on descent frptn ancestors who
distinguished themselves by coming over
to America SIS an early date or hy being
utiieers In American @slrs priUr 20 1851.
Most al thtm arp in ltoUrl5hiHS e0ndi-
iion The oid aris.ocrauc Cincinnati
loads them IN age.
one Of the fashionable Kew York shoe
stores now 4dVergises: Thin limbs
transformed into rounded beauty while
yon walt Price - CENTS. Investigation
disclosed The fac; chat this good news iS
exclusively Tor tAe bicycle girl. By pay
iue - ceT.ts extra agy pair OF h3gh bicycle
boots or lcgglHgs may De So padded that
ihcre Is apparent beauty tn Inc rounded
cdrves.
The goober is 10 H. made into oil and
Hour .n Nirgiuts. Ii IS used u she extent
OF ssUHi000 worth III France 20 make pli
FOR toilet soaps and flour for hospitals.
The factory II to work US Eve tons ~
peanuts a day yiediug ~ gallons OF oh
worth 81 "a gallon. 49, gallons nf crude
ola. al 20 cents, 56Sii pounds OF meal worth
cents a pound and as much more stock
feed worth o. cents q hundred
Il. t. Vaughn d Philadelphia Million
aire II just completing one OF the finest
hunters lodges ia one % the finest game
parks in Gne United States. ou North Elk
creek Il Few miles from WRitc River. Col.
Mr. Vaughn has purchased the Shideler,
Duom ana Lamb ranches which include
large tract IN the Whi1e river valley,
ana IN the Lands along Elk creek valley
for four mites. and mas inelosed Il all
with a strong fence.
by ghe death Of a cat the Temple quar-
ter in Paris receives legacy of 10000
francs for its elementary schools. The
eat : mistress. VINO died In 1872 left the
money for tue inaint nance Of her pet cat.
with the reversion ri its death TO the dis
trict municipality If IT would look after
the oat. 1, speaks well for the honesty
Of the trustees that the eat, which IL
row dead II the age OF Is years, should
have survived lis mistress five years.
1t is believed that near Bucyrus O..
there is buried lo0 pounds Of pure gold
that has been there since the seventeenth
century, when two FrenchE1en on their
way from the great lakes to New Or
Both men dleU. ard as the Indians feared
the spirits of The dead men. the gold was
never searched FOR. Professor Morehead
OF the Ohio state university, and two
other men, win begin a search for the
buried treasure.
An early work by President Faure has
been discovered ia the second hand book
Stalls Of the QuaI Noltaire. Tx is entitled
lie Havre. It's Commerce. Industries and
Navigation, Information Compiled and
Annotated by Felix Faurc. Consul of His
Havre." on the title page. for Il motto.
a phrase Of Napoleon |. IS printed: lie
Hlvre, Roucn and Paris form but one
city Of which the Seine is the main
street" Mr.. Faure was Greek consul for
twelve years, from 1869 on.
The Second Baptist Nobleboro. pays its
pastor. Rev Mr. Pettengll. every Sunday
at the close of the service.