Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-20
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| Russell Sage recently gave the children
Of New York village free ride over
one of his railways. ,,fi-t
Z In every mile of railway there are sew.
en- feet four inches not coveref by the
trhils. the space left for expansion.
| Another paving material has, been dis
| covered in Florida at Tampa. 1t is the
pebble phosphate, and is said to be very
| good and cheap.
| resident of North Carolina is glee.
| fully pointing to a sunfower stalk on his
place that is twelve feet tall and has fif-
| ty-twO flowers upon 1t.
In a run between Wibber and Titusville,
| Il New Jersey wheelman caught whole
Smarm of bees on his back and carried
them a number of miles.
Some wonderful stalactite caves were
discovered recently at SterkfOntein. eight
miles to the northwest of Krugersdorp, in
the south African republic.
Ten judges of the English supreme
court continue on the bench though they
have passed the period at which they are
by law entitled to retire on pension.
Nevada is the most sparsely settled
state in America. There are nearly two
and half square miles to each inhabi-
tant; next comes Idaho, with one inhabi-
tant to each square mile.
A loving Hackensack nephew. charged
with the duty of preparing an epitaph for
gested the following: &Deeply regretted
by all who never knew him." ~
There ARE twenty-six negroes under in
dictment for trial for murder in Mont
gomery county. Alabama. and Dallas
county, not far away, reports eighteen to
be tried for the same crime there.
l. The Russian photographers have a
strange way of Furnishing those who. hav-
ing received their photo do not pay their
bills They hang the pictures of the de-
linQuents upside down at the entrance OF
their studios. st
King Leopold of Belgium offers a prize
of 5000 for the best military history of
Belgium from the Roman Invasion to the
present day. 1t may be written in Eng
fish, French. German, Italian. Spanish or
Flemish, and manuscripts must reach
Belgium before Jan. Z 1901. 's's
In the house of a deaf mute brother and
sister. William and Julia Barnes. who
have lived alone on a farm near Column
bus, Mo-, an investigating committee OF
neighbors found. after the death of the
brother at u years, money to the amount
Of 5000 hidden about In all sorts of places.
The Phoenix, Ariz.. fire department
turns out for parade and Qualifications
whenever one of its members becomes q
father. They have had eleven such
birthday parades" this year, and ex-
pect several more. Encouraging infant
industries the social economist might
cali it.
Ireland is now being opened up more
than ever for visitors. Its attractions are
being more prominently placed before
tourists. and increased facilities have
been provided for viewing It's many natu-
raj beauties. The presence of royalty
cannot fail to give y stimulus to tourist
traffic.
Some Swiss convicts recently escaped
from prison and an advertisement an
nOuncing the fact says that with the
close-crOpped hair. knickerbockers and
striped jackets the fugitive murderers
may easily be mistaken for American or
English tourists excursioning In the Va
laisan Alps"
/ After several unsuccessful attempts