Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-11
GIeanings and Gossip.

The Salvation Army is established III
- countries and colonies and breaches
the gospel in 81 languages.
Vienna has only 50 inhabitants per
acre. the city ground comprising A.
5o3 acres aud the population being L.
613. 000.
The largest rlow over built mas
been successfully used on q Texas
ranch. The implement clears Il strip
of ground seven feet wide.
\ letter from the South says that a
number Of rohbcr bands have posted
notices beside the road saying that as
the people are trying to pay off the
public debt. it will be a shameful thing
if any more robbery is committed. and
they affirm that they will stop
Korean Daily News.
HarlI-k 10, the wife of the mikado, is
not only a woman Of great intelligence
and crudition. but poetcss of talent;
she will certainly take her place in
the literary history Of her country.
Every japanese child knows her poe
try by heart and on all the important
events Of the reign she has written
Observation-Disclosures.
October always begins on the same
dag of the week as January, April as
July, September as December. Fcbru-
airy, March and November begin on
the same days. May, June and Au-
gust always begin on different days
from each other. The first and last
days Of the year are always the same
These rules do not apply to leap year.
Peter West of Pcndleton Or, prob
ably holds the worlds record in the
divorce business. He is an attorney
and has tried 301 divorce cases i'm
t'matilla county. Besides his pro-
fessinnal work for clients, he has had
some personal experience, having been
divorced eight times and is now living
with his 10th wife. lie is rather an
interesting character in the eastern
Oregon town and not at all averse to
discussing his speciality in legal prac-
tiCc.
TIL" Yankee fisherman has been COM
plim"ntcd again. for the fishing boats
of the Atlantic scahoard are to be
copied by the Japanese. At the pres
ent tim" the Japanese fishing boat is a
frail affair and has hard work in
standing up to stiff breeze. Reports
have been made on the yachting lines
and fitness of til" Gloucester TYNE of
boat. and Japanese fishing craft are to
be built after thnt model. The
American style is expected to Inc
adopted gradually by the Jarancse
fishermen e ncrally. which will mark
the passing of tn" light junk. equally
a"apf"d t" Scullng or sailing. and the
substitution of the dory for In. s,m-
pan.
Tho great Leipzig Mcssc is stin a
word 7" ""njurc with in Europe" saws
y nSui '""rG" \. lift. "Thcrc arc
"'il'r s"-called fairS-moSt of the
saxon cities still observe their annual
tair dayS--hut. excepting the LcipZiC
ihlr All hay" lost their meaning ~
such and have become little moro than
carnival days. I attended MANY of
th"m-Gcncral fairs. OK markets. horse
fhlrS. etc..-annual events dating from
III" Middle Ages. hut found them with
OUT commercial significance and oh
served only rs local holidnys. Tho
merchants of the world however. still
como to tho great fairs at I.eipzig. and
com" Tor the purpose Of huying and
scliing. OF showing samples or If con-
tractlnC for seasons stock from the
samples shown"
In the Manila Times Of April - an
Fears the following i'm regard to
Aeuinalho. leader Of tho Filipino re.
volt III 1899 and president Of the
sh"rt-lived Filipino republic: "Aguin-
aid" has so generally been identified
with his roles Of soldier that too little
attention is given to tho role he is now
paying rs emulatOr Of Cincinnatus
tlat of farmer. or hacicndero. in which
ny MS example he is probably confer
ring upon his countrymen. as much ~
NOT more real good than in his moro
distinguished position. The mart
winch ASuinaldo is now playing was
drought ont prominently this morning
IN n conference held with the royer-
nor-@"neral in which Capt. Slceper
dlect"r Of lands. Mr.. Miller. DR.. Ne
som and Mr.. Edwards also took mart
i was regarding the use of q stoam
piow on his linus estate, a part of
"h'cn Gen. Aguinaldo occupies as !
tenant II the government"