Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-26
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| Helen Narick Roswell has been selected
| to stat !: string OF woniCn's CLUBS on the
| lsthinuS of lInaI'.t.
| Mrs. Dicketson. the new hostess; of the
Itc1Cu Tree. Terriers, l;uckS, England,
! is liaeal descendant Of Bacon.
| Lord and Lady Blayc have Just started
ON Il tour in South Africa. Lord Eraya
| has at his country seat, Stanford Hall, IN
| Worcestershire. many interesting lne'nri-
| toes OF his numerous travels.
| Tie last friend of Biyon. the poet. has
| inst GicG at DarlinShurSt. New South
| Wales. She WAS Mrs. taiherin. Cum
nicr. the widow of Waterloo veteran,
| and was ninety-ei%ilt years OF age.
| Ming Alfonso of Spain rs very fond of
| the sea. lie and Queen Victoria EuSenie
ind one of uEeir greatest pleasures at
| san Sebastian in the long daily swim
| Eolh are perfectly at home in the water,
| the young QIeen having early acquired
! the art of swimming in Solcnt waters.
| /: is now only fourteen years since an
appropriation Of $l0Wa WAS made for eA-
| p,-lncn;s with the probe %! ldral fre"
| delivery. As recently ~ tc" years ago
| tile appropriation for this new service
| amounted t. Only $:0.W0; last year it was
more than S.. .,tn,01n while this year rural
| free delivery will cost $,1G0.6ca.
| James NJ. NihberIs. of Wethersiield.
Cunn.. the Oldest ha2sagemaster in
| lnirrica. las resigned because Of rhe,lina-
tisln. lie is eighty seven wears old. anu
has been baggagcmaster the Valley
! division of tie New Haven line sine il
started, running the first train in 1871
liz gets a pension and free pass.
| 1t is probable that the portions of the
| Culluan diamond removed i'll cutting II
| foi presentations by the Tiansvaal to
! King Edward may be used to make a
necklace for Queen Alexandra. The dia-
| mond is 1882 karats uncut, and II is said
| That one OF the cut portions VIII he al
most as large as the koh-i-noor III its
| cut form, lm karats.
| .tcco1din" 10 a recent book of reference,
| Washington has - public statues. New
| N0rk 81 boston sc and Philadelphia 81 and
| Chicago POSSIBLY %. 1t is sad that the
iyl:.l nuInl,er of public statues in the
| country at large is 35S 1t is not stated
whether these Figures refer solely to por-
tr:iit statues. hut presumably they do. for
American cities have few idrai statues
| and sill fewer fountains.
II" Grand Duchess Cyril of Russia,
who h"s h'cr staying il. London. Is By
birth British princess, being = dhugli-
ter If the lat" Duke Of SaNe-COburG. She
! is - handsome. dark-haired woman. and
, Il perfect dresser; is clever. witty we'll
! | read and an admirable musician. she
also paints prettily. especially fruit and
flowers, ANA her pictures have been on
| view in London exhibitions. TIL" grand
duchess takes rank as one Of the best
, | sport SWOncn in Europe.
Prof. Howard \. Kelley. of John Hop
kins Hospital, received $ol,"m for twenty
L | one days treatment Of tn" Wif'. of !
wealthy min" owner. Prof. \. Mcl.ane
: Tiffany, nj the same city, was paid $lo,ot
{ f"I performing operation on New
| York patient. and Pros. =! W. Chambers
! received 5000" for operating on u deputy
warden WI" had bcti. stabbed ~ a prs
| oncr. \ Chicago physician. pr. &. II
! | Parkes. charged $4,000 for enc operation
1 The heavy snowfall and storms in the
| Alpine region last winter and late in the
1 | sniirG forcihly Illustrate tire proEerh OF
. its being an i'll wind that blows no good
. | For tn" last half century th"i" has ben
| | observed u steady diminutI"n IN tie area
: cf The Swiss placiorS. and icrelniads have
f appeared in print to the dark prospect
e should tp"ii&tS once turn their faces ii
= other directions The riSorS of lh,
= lave changed all this. According 10 al
. tho authorities. they nave left j deposit
, | which will 20 far to rclEthlitate tin
. glaciers.
Iowa has Il comparatively new law re-
rn,in% rGhlic school teachers TO underct
STATE examinations, apparently to be an.
nual Within the last few days owe
1o0,WC examination papers submitted by
'."n teachers hay" been III process OF
lrrndinG and marking by some 10 teacher:
of known ability who have been doing
the work in the State House II is sale
that about . per cent. of the teachers o.
+ aSpirantS to he teachers Will have failed
I The law WA. passed for the purpose o
|. | raising tl!" grade of the teachers, and til,
= ] standard required in examination will b'
!, | mad" more severe from year to year.
q Springfield Niass.> Republican.
V If there was one thing which Grieg. tn
n weakness for more than another-nfXt, o
| course to his beloved music-it was some
| thing good in the way of eatabies. =.
$ fine portion Of oysters. caviare or Nor
q | W"Slan Srnwhen would excite and chez
him up wonderfully" writes the Cincin
rAn conductor. Franz Van der Stucken
One day We fingered before Tie shol
= window Of 4 renowned delicateSsen store
: Wien hc-aTred with his insenara hi,
!. gloves. umbrella and ruhhcrs-eXclaimed
| enthuSiast!cally: What an ideal SYN
phcnN' How perfect in al its details
$ II form. contents and Recommendations
= | Things About Persia" cruelty is comrlol
IT there. ~fo exec utioncr cuts threats in
If public square and the spectacle excite
little interest Criminals are sometime
crucified and some tir'-s walled up alive
q | women. for certain oftenS"S. are cas-
Is ltca1lnno from a tower. The Persian is ;
| rrnti" ar Of S,,pri>irlg courtesy and no
| fteueSs. hut say these writer's: '''Th
T. same man Who drops rose petals unde
$ VCur feet In order TO make them avoi,
n the hardness Of the road will not hestat
to make Won suffer the most cruel tor
, | lures He delights in the mrIrn7 ur of tn
i | tiV,;let ir the moonsfine. hut the SCUM,
of blood flowing from an oren ,voIn1 ha
| also for him its fascination. The sinein
| Of tho nightingale fills him with raptri,
" in no night but he 1iuiVars with plaas
ure at the cry of pain from victim"