Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-27

MisSouri's penitentiary is said TO be the
largest prison in the United States and is
declared by people who are capable Of
judging of its merits TO be among the
model institutions of its kind. The
earnings of the 1900 convicts confined
there are now sufficient to pay all OF lis
current expenses.
White stevedores were tischarg the
steamer Tower Hill at Glasgow they dis
covered the body of young man buried
in the grain ABOARD of her Nothing was
found on the body to show whose II was,
but it is supposed that the man was car
ried into the hold from a grain elevator
in New York, where the ship loaded.
Official figures show that during the
late baseball season 2.SS63l persons
passed through the twelve league turn
stiles. In the eastern cities the attend
ance was greater than in the west. Bal
timore played before more persons than
any other team. Boston and New YORK
standing second and third respectively.
The high wall about Girard college is
IAN eyesore and nuisance TO Philadel-
phia, says the Ledger. but the wall must
stay, because Girard's will said so. and
the Girard heirs in Paris are still on me
watch for flaws in the management OF
the great beneficiary scheme of the phil
anthropist in order 10 secure the Millions
in it.
Some expert declares that 4 sixty-mn.
ute engagement between the two heeis u
the modern type would involve Il cost OF
over $500. 000. And this estimate takes mo
view only expenditure OF ammunition an.
wear and tsar of guns-ieavns our "a
consideration damage to and loss OF 'es
sells, which might amourt TO mliAoiis VI
dollars.
When all of the work for the develop
merit of electric power at Niagara IAN
now under way is completed the tolai
available for use will be 10000 horse pom,
er. The immensely of this power Mln III, III
understood when il is known that II wi VIII
be sufficient 20 turn every factor! Mn If
now running in the state anu cry
New York.
When Miss Frances E. WHARF s,fd BY
enumerated birthday was ce'e'i CHRISTIAN
the PHILADELPHIA Woman ~ MS
Temperance union one iaaS o'' Wtrar6-
toast or sentiment: Frances w.; ,irst
never in war. always 10. PSI os the en-
in the hearts of her conifduss I'd noblest
bo6iment of all that is pes' ''''
in her SEX
Cement is claimed TO be oeltei and
rial for street paving thah asp ha;ns in
this new kind of pavement - .,cas over
tFouuCeN Ill Berlin. II 80 ha that II
asphalt paving are claimed ~ security
is noiseless. that it offers NOR in the
to horses, that it does not solse eh,a and
heat, and therefore more
that it causes less dusk.
There is boy in a New Jerse! io9s dice
who cut his throat while cu'p,b a way,
of bread. He did the work IN suc' folding
however. as to invite disas t Srew the
the loaf in front of him ne AZ gr' The
blade across N toward his ooay' ted his
knife slipped and the blade pehs, ,nxnosing
throat. cutting deep gasn anu
but not severing his winGpiN'
There are according 10 am ,sl 10 80
archaologist no less than lloi' in North
absolutely distinct LANGUAGES rowth Of
and South America. AS t4e links the
language is very slow. ne go. a va
fact of the existence of so srt a"nr,t;uens.
riety of speech on the western - in
nroves that the native red men me- .;s Of
ha bited them for many tiio"9
years. 90
Nearly 1900 ''moonshiners Judge
been tried when United ota.;,,o, dock
Newman finishes with the crif ii'n; at
a. ~ tba term of court now in session a,,r,
Atlanta. For many days past Tue ~ a.
has been disposing of THIS ca a day.
Tenders at the rate of about ,Ment' weeks
and this will continue seN e,h ex-
longer. This involves consaelatha Wv are
peuse to the government. ana a. i'm
sentenced to six mohtn51 with
or;snnment the eXpense does nor gus .,an,y
ta,eir conviction. They are ,a nay
lined hut almost invariably aVo.u ',nef's
nent of the fines by taking 'iie
path.