Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-12-18
NeWSy GleahinQs.

Newsy GIeaninss.
OF the 100000 inhabitants of New York
only 900 are of American birth.
There Is only one sudden death among
women to every eight among men.
| The growth of girls is greatest in their
| fifteenth year. of boys in their seven
| teenth.
1t is reported that the Kaffirs have
| been taught by the Chinese to become
| opium eaters.
| The savings banks of the Dominion have
| on deposit 5000 900 of the money of the
people of Canada.
British capital is pouring into British
Columbia. 1t is estimated that G5 900 900
will be taken there by syndicates.
Circuit court judges in Indiana have de-
cided that divorce DEGREES shall not be
valid until the court costs have been paid.
A Georgia paper offers a years SUBJ
scriptlon for every adult 'possum. and
two years subscription for a full-grown
| male 'possum.
quarantine of three months has been
i established in Montana against sheep
from other states on account of an out
break of scab.
A new field of employment for energetic
girls has just been opened. One of the
| leading English golf clubs has engaged
girl caddies
Colorado expects to receive not less than
| $6OOO,OOO from the states big fruit crop
this year, the greatest which the CEN
| tennial state has ever known.
New York is about to have a health ex-
hibition. or sanitary symposium. of which
Charles F. Wingate. the sanitary expert,
is to be the practical manager.
An Arkansas hotel was advertised as
follows: This hotel will be kept by the
widow of the former landlord. Mr.. Brown,
who died last summer on new and i'm
proved plan"
An ordinance in Cleveland permits a
Hebrew who observes the Sabbath on
Saturday to keep his billiard saloon open
on Sunday. but fines gentileS who may
play billiards therein.
1t is interesting to note that the capital
value of the British navy at the present
time exceeds 100000 900, The first cost of
the fleet which led to the downfall of Ma
poleon was but $50,000,000.
In thcket in the upper Harz noun
tain a granite monument has been found
with the inscriptions: Here in the year
1141 the first trials were made with the
cultivation of the potato
A tunnel ten miles long. which will be
the longest in England, is to be cut
through Shap Fells by the London and
Northwestern Railroad. in order to short
en- the west coast route to Scotland.
Thelesbharn A. Charest, a 4-year-old
giant of feet inches, who reached
Tritonia from Glasgow. says he lost 100
| pounds in weight in the passage. having
embarked with a corporeal burden of $50
pounds.
The Real Estate Owners Association of
Montreal. Canada, is about to send Wig
orouS protest to Quebec against the NUM-
cipality being permitted to increase its
borrowing power before new sources OF
| revenue to meet the interest become APP
| parent.
dow in, I ytnra nnlv
sacred or classical music is permitted.
are growing in popularity. The aggre-
gate attendance sometimes reaches 10000:
| AT most of them the price of reserved
seats begins at six pence or i cents, and
| the best prices are 90 cents.
| Many people believe that all sorts of i'll
| luck will follow them if they by chance
| happen to break a looking glass. These
! superstitous folks may. perhaps, be glad
| to hear that unbreakable mirrors are now
| being made by putting coat of quick
silver at the back of Il very thin sheet of
| celluloid.
| According to the chief fire warden of
Minnesota the total damage to forests in
| that state by fire this year will not be
| over $l4 900. This is very creditable
| showing in view of the fact that very
| conservative estimate places the value of
| standing timber in the north star state at
| S100, 600 800.
! The niece OF an ex-governor of Indiana
| is running saloon in Wichita. She was
| educated at one of the leading colleges of
the country, and is a highly accomplished
| musician. She says the Kansas boom
caused her downfall. Her husband lost all
his money and died, leaving her penniless.
A fruit dealer in Sedalia, Mo-. who or
| dered car load of watermelons for day
| when Bryan spoke there, as he says, to
| 90 ,0G0 people. did not receive them until
the next day when Senator Foraker spoke
| to few hundreds. There was not much
demand for watermelons on that day. and
| the dealer has sued the shipping firm for
| losses by the delay.
| 1t has been noticed that within the last
year the chipping of bits from the Stone
| wall Jackson monument. at the place
where he received his mortal wound on
the battlefield of Charlottesville. has
| seriously disfigured the monument, and
| steps have been taken to deal severely
| with relic hunters. otherwise described
| as vandals, in future. The report says
that the monument to the Union general,
Sedgwick, near by, is almost untouched.
Thomas Atkins as sobriquet. says
| Household Words. is disapproved by the
British authorities. Yet the name, it is
alleged. really had an official origin.
Years ago form was sent round to regl-
mental offices to show how soldier who
could not write was to sign his own
name, and the illustrative name was
Thomas Atkins. x. His mark The
name caught on and eventually became
the affectionate nickname of the British
soldier
The writer of an article in recent issue
of the Marine Runschau has laid before
his readers a carefully thought out esti-
mate of the fighting values of the various
fleets expressed in terms of units After
dealing with the fleets of England,
France. Russia. Germany, Italy. the Uni
ted States and Japan, the conclusion is
arrived at that there is only one sea
power of the first rank. namely, Eng
land. Expressed in units the author OF
the article estimates the English at 1,O0l
the French at 466. the Russian at $50. the
American at 1875 and the Japanese at 49,
) Windsor bridge across the Thames has
just been freed from it's 2-penny toll
; through the greed of the corporation
This had an undoubted right to collect
tolls from prescription. as they had beer
taken since the reign of Henry VI. II
asked Parliament in 1874, and again in
1872 for power to charge additional tolls
and obtained it for limited number OF
years. The privilege expired about ter
j years ago. but the cOrpOratiOn continued