Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-12
GLEANINGS AND GOSSIP.

American patent laws seem TO be the
most satisfactory of any country. and 1t IS
probable that the statutes of many cOlln-
tries will be changed in the near future to
conform with those of The United States
The clubwomcn of Texas are making an
indignant protest becaus" women pris
crs nave recently been set ut work on the
rock pile at Fort Worth. They said that
since women are not allowed to have am
equal voice with the men in making lhe
laws which they are -orcGd to obey or
the same punishment meted out to men
for the same crime.
The smallest newspaper in the world.
according to the publishers statomch',
East side of New York. II is Of the sz,
OF a postal card, with one halc on the
address side DEVOTED TO ACCOMPLISHMENTS;
and the paper" proper printed in snail
ter The name denotes its character, and
it contains principally. humorous para
graphs, with local, national and interna-
ticnal points.
Meteors prove that the air is still dense
enough to make those little bodies inran-
descent through friction at a hight Of 100
miles; but up TO the present man has sue
ceedeG in exploring the atmosphere to a
hight of only 80 miles. The greatest au-
thentic height attained by a human being
is $500 feet. Kites have been flown to a
hight of 21,l00 feet. and an unnamed
balloon. carrying recording Instruments.
has reached $500 feet a little more Than
Is miles.
The New York Times recently asked
Prof T. r. I.ounsbuly of Yale an interest
ing question, and has now published his
answer. II am sorry to say. he writes,
that, in my opinion, the new English re-
qllirements in colleges have not had the
slightest effect toward increasing the taste
FOR good literature among Young men,
Actually | fear. a great many men nave
acquired instead violent hatred for Eng
lish literature: owing to the preparation
required in it
Taul Wainemans "A Summer Tour
in Finland contains this pretty bit of
folk lore: Midsummer is TIC great annual
festival Of Finland From every hight
mating Of night and day, who are then
united. The Firms possess a poetlcal le&,
enf relating To this annual custom k"il
and Amarik the sunset and sunrise. be-
seeched the lord OF the sky to give them
permission to be cternally bride ana
bridegroom, and once wear to CLASP each
other in their glowing arms.
Young men wishing to enter the civil
service of the United States through the
competitive examination door now nave a
plittarine opportunity. The department OF
agriculture needs IN editor. and the cx.
animation will he held on the 24th. The re-
Guirements are merely experience, thor
ough knowledge Of spelling. grammar.
manuscript editing. proof-reading. etc,
thorough knowledge Of French, German
and mathematics ami 'fundamental
knowledge of entomology. zoology. and
veterinary cscicnce." Go early aid avoid
the rush.
Pieces of metal ard granite dug recent
~ from the ruins of the Shultletf school,
| in Chelsea, Mass. We're almost too bot
to hold in the hand, tie heat from the
great fire of April = still being retained
| in part Tho superintendent o. public
| buildings heard of the tirding of the hot
| metal and decided to Investigate for him
| self He went to the ruins and picked up
small! piece of iron which had Just been
uncovered and which. to his surprise.
| proved 50 warm that he had to shift il
| from one hand to the other in order to
| hold it at al,
The Protestant Episcopalians of Wash
| ineton, -. c., resent the published sus1
eestGn that no poor clergyman can afford
| to become their bishop The SALARY offer
| ed DIR. Mann was not $500" but SNf| a
year" says DR.. McKim. with the use of
| the episcopal residence and $1,000 more
| for necessary EXPENSES The statement
| that Rishon Satterlec's salary of 5000
was not sufficient to pay, the WAGES Of II"
| servants in the episcopal residence Is an
srrdv and erotesquelv untrue Bishop
Sattcrleo did rot have q private income
| of $50 ooG a wear ON the contrary, his
| income was very modest one.