Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-13
Curious condsasatlons.

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Ruskin's "a books bring him In 10000
year. Swinburne, who writes very
little. makes 5000 year by his poems.
The population Of Palestine Is in
creasing rapidly. Ten years ago there
were only 5000 residents In jena; to-
day there are nearly 5000.
Dawson City now has two newspa-
pers-The Yukon Midnight SUN and the
Klondike Nugget. Both are weekiies.
and are sold at 80 cents per copy.
London Is much healthier in summer
than In winter. In the third week Of
January 2O21 deaths were notified,
while in the third week OF June the
number was only 1893.
It is said that many people in Maine
are 30 offended at the advertisements
painted on boards and barns along the
country roads that they refuse to deal
with the Arms which so advertise.
Scientists have demonstrated that
the purest air in the cities lie found
about Is feet above the street surface.
mis- goes to prove that the healthiest
artments are those on the third
noor.
An Oregon sheriff made service OF
papers on the defendant in foreclos-
nre suit by forwarding the document
to the Attendants address at Cavite,
Philippine Islands. The defendant Is
first lieutenant In a company Of Ore
gon volunteers.
Daniel Ambrose. the colored post
master Of Pickens. Miss. was induced
to make win. in which he bequeathed
to a Mr.. Finkston the postofiice and
''all appurtenances thereunto belong
ing, to have ana to hold during the
lifetime Of the ssid Pinkston."
To give An alarm when any predeter-
mined temperature Is reached new
thermometer has wires inserted in the
side OF the tube to complete IN electric
circuit as soon a. the mercury rises,
the wire being LED to d switchboard.
which is set at any desired tempera-
ture.
Corks can be easily Withdrawn from
bottles by means OF q new attachment,
consisting Of an endless strip of cam
vas or other heavy fabric. which Is
forced into the neck OF the bottle with
the cork, loop being left At the top
of the bottle for the insertion Of the
finger.
When a man walks q mile he takes
on an average 1868 steps, iiftihg the
weight OF his body with each step.
When he rides bicycle Of the average
gear he covers a mile within the
equivalent OF only 627 steps. requires
TO force, bears no burden, and covers
the same distance in less than 6ne-
third the time.
The prize peach story of the seasdp
the largest specimen of the fruit even
grown, is said to have been found il
the orchard of Emery Thomas. The
peach grew on a twig less than an inch
long. springing from one of the main
limbs. 1t is q inches in circumference
and nine inches in diameter.
Some years ago in France there died
q maiden lady who had been for many
years llabitual snuff taker. She left
directions in her will that her coffin
was to be filled with tobacco, that the
mortuary chamber was to be carpeted
with il, and that tobacco was to be
scattered before the hearse that con-
veyed her to the cemetery.
The cruiser Dixie, manned by the
Maryland Naval Reserves. has brought
with her from Fort Caimanera,
Guantanamo. an old style Spanish
mortar which the crew want to present
to the city of Baltimore on the occa-
sion of the municipal peace celebration.
September IL. The mortar weighs 2700
pounds, and was cast in 1901 of pieces
of bronze brought from Sevilla and
other places in Spain.