Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-24
GLEANiNGS AND GOSSIP.

Coal enough to load u l0J cars Was
locked down the MononSahcla i'll DarSeS
during August. In trains ot 30 ears each
this would be at III" rate OF - Il day.
one political club in New York city has
3S7 members in the fire department, lsi
in the dock department, 2sI in the STREET
cleaning department, and = affiliated
young women Who are public school
teachers.
The shipments of gold from Caltagena
Colombia, to the United States during the
fiscal year ending June 81, 1891, writes
Consul Isaac :. Manning, amounted 10
SlS, ~, as against S22J.SlJ for the fiscal
year 1906, or Il gain of 800 per cent.
John Burnhan OF Nashua, y. H.. cele-
hr:tted the 1U4th anniversary of his birth
Saturday. lie attributes his long life TO
the sleep he has mad. He never retired
later than . o'clock, and is usually in bed
by $50.
Consul-General II. g. Miller of Yollo-
hama reports the organization OF a
new cotton thread company in japan
with a capital of $l.tO0,GV. of which 10
per cent. is held by japanese and 60 per
cent. hV English capitalists. This COM
bination Is expected to end the COmpeti-
ton between japanese and English thread
maEufa cturers.
The dairy and food commissioner Of
Pennsylvania has gathered up samples of
~ brands of patented breakfast foods for
ANALYSIS to determine whether chemicals
have been used in their preparation. 1t is
said that every brand known in the state
has been included. which is the surprising
feature of the news, the number being So
small.
Consul-General \. G. Snyder of Buenos
Ayres reports that according ~ a pub
lishrd statement the sale; of real estate
during April, 1907, in BuenoS AyreS con-
sisted of 1913 transactions. valued at ST.
1925 Tie returns for the tiIst four
months of the year aggregated Sil $40 St3,
in comparison with $i1,3S3 POO the same
period last year.
'rlp from tho frpo in1,lCtrI- N
Louisiana is something over sl0o,0o0 per
anTlm. The frogs are shipped alive in
barrels, packed in moss. over 1,WW0Ul
barrels of this living freight arr shippe,!
vcarly-SOme going west as far as Cali
forria. or course they are no ordinary
frogs. hut are carefully raised ana fat
tened. being fed on bread. meal and
cracklin"S Kansas City Journal.
An architect of CaSScl has been granted
patents in Germany and other European
countries and also in the United States
for an invention for the manufacturin;;
Of glass telegraph and telephone poles. a
stock company has been organized AMI
a factory for the manufacture of glass
poles has been built at Grossalmerode, 4
town near Casscl. The glass mass of
which the poles are made is strengthened
hv intcrlacir'g and INTERVIEWING with
strong wire threads.
Adams county stands at the head of the
counties Of Pennsylvania IN the growing
of apples and has become faflous All
over the country for its product. 1t is go
ing to have al apple crop this year that
will heat all former records. The fruit
belt extends along the South mountains,
from near Fairfield ir York Springs. Ri
fuS Lauvcr Of BiGlcrNile has sold his
crop Of about 1000 barrels at s2,35 PEI
barrel. Samuel Dream of Biclorvillc has
sold bis crop at S'-1r per barrel ana John
NJ. Dream at same price The lowest
price heard of is ;. n barrel.
In Salisbury cathedral few DAYS ago
EnhaSsador Reid unveiled q handsome