Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-06
GIeanings and Gossip.

her forests, the country will soon he
treeless.
The North German Lloyd steamship
Kaiser Wilhelm III discharged az
Plymouth recently 100 tons Of silver.
made up of 1917 boxes of Mexican dol
lars and 834 bars of virgin silver. 1t
was a record consignment Of silver.
A new steel for tools is being placed
on the market; it can be hardened by
simply heating it to a high tempera-
ture and allowing it to cool in the air
Tools made Of this steel do not become
soft through growing hot while being
worked.
At a sausage exhibition at Bernc,
Switzerland. in the spring. no fewer
than 1856 varieties of sausageS will bs
on view. Berlin should make q good
show on the occasion. as more tran 400
diiferen kinds of sausages are to he
foun1 in that city.
The city of Odense, where Hang
Christian Andersen was born April 2,
1906, has purchased his home for the
purpose of transforming it into an An
der5cn house, in which may be pre-
served objects associated with Dem
marks best known writer.
The duke Of Abruzzi. cousin Of the
king of Italy, has almost completed ar
rangcments for voyage Of explora-
ton into the heart of Africa. He has
been assured that the British and
French government officials will as
sist him in every possible manner
New York at present boasts man
on whom the surgeons have operated
80 times. But Milan. Italy, has one
no mas been operated upon 50 times.
though he is only 40 years old: While
Pembroke Dock, South Wales believes
ii holds the record with woman who
has undergone As surgical operations.
The total Indebtedness Of the United
States ON November l. 1905. was sl,2S4-
i61, 413.34; France, 1902, 1886, 100, 403;
German states. s2.es1,621, 600; Italy.
1923. $3.50. 6O5,O 900: Russia. 1902. So
414.O61,7Si; Spain. s2.061, 3S9.972:.g United
Kingdom. $685.. 1S6333; AustriaHun-
gary, s1o7 ,464,O25.
"Have you a Bible / can see for a
minute" asked Col. WOrthington of
Chairman Burrows at the Smoot hear
ing. NO" replied Senator Burrows.
1--WE seem to be short of Bibles 81
have one in my committee ROOM" said
Senator Dillingham;. II always keep a
Bible there" ooh, yes" said Senator
Knox, "you took my old committee
room. and l left a Bible there when I
moved"
Major Sylvester, chief of police in
shington, is required by law to
make annual report to Congress show
ing how efficient his force is. This
year, as usual, he gives statistics as to
arrests and i'm this department of his
report two lines attract attention.
The persons arrested are classified as
gamblers, pickpockets, tramps, lawless
characters, saloonkeepers. etc. but it
is said that among the list were ''onc
United States senator" and 1.-TWO repre-
sentatives in Congress. Major Sylves-
ter diScreetly refuses to reveal tn"
identity of these distinguished law
breakers.
The women grape pickcrs of Cali
fornia are picturesque. There is just
a dash of Indian to give color to the
cheek. a touch of Spanish. and just :.
suspicion of the old blood that built tho
wonderful cities ages ago in lower
Mexico, making combination attrac-
tive to the lover of the picturesque.
Dark hair, flashing black eyes, intelli-
gent faces, perfect courtesy. intclli-
gencc that but needs suggestion to lead
to higher grades. indeed. one could not
look at those pickers. these cholos. AS
the tanderfoot called them. picking
grapes. to see that it required but
clothes and environment to make re-
markabe change.-Chicago News.
The movement to mark the field of
a.,
Frederick, Md, was begun at the re-
union of Union survivors of the battle.
held in Frederick. July 9. 1904. upon the
40th anniversary of the engagement
In pursuance of the purpose appeals
have been made to the legislatures of
the various states whose troops par
ticipated in the battle i'm which the
federal forces under Gen. Lew Wallace
delayed the advance of Gen. Early's
forces. and thereby saved Washington
from capture by the confederates. As
4 resLlt Of the movement bills have
been introduced in the New York. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont
legislatures. and that of Maryland will
also be asked for an appropriation for
the memorial.
The leeward side of ship is the OPP
poSite side to that on which the wind
blows when it crosses her course, and
which is termed the weather side. Lee
ward is on the lee side opposed to
windward, on the weather side. A Ice
shore is the shore on the lee side Of the
shin, or the shore on which the wind
blows; and a ship is said to be under
| the lee Of the shore when the wind
blows from the shore, or when she is
| i'm some measure sheltered by the
| shore. The names "leeward" and
"windward." as applied to the West
| India islands, were given to them from
| their situation i'm voyage from the
| port Of Spain to Carthagena or Porto
Bello. The islands which lie to lee
ward extend from Porto Rico to Dem
| crara.
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