Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-25
cLEANINGs AND GOSSIP.

.,,.s which il to be held the con'lns
sI,, ,ncr in London. are estimated q, ' to
81, 0nG. nearly az OF when VII ,h o' vnriotls
bv the sale OF TICKETS ioi III"
meetings. "a,
C,,lvanism owes it's origin to Mime. Cal
ynria noticing the contraction OF Wy
muscles Of a sh,nnen TOE ,,.orSon at the
n,omeUt The. professor (her huSbanh) W"9
taking an electric sparl; nom INC 'h"-
chine. This mint was followed up ny s.
pc! imentS
Down in Texas an enterprisinE W"ter-
melon grower has invented a nihchinc 10
seed the rlclons. and now melon S,eo;' az
selling as low as IL cents a pound num,
drcds of acres of melons are now SloW'
in Lipscrilbe county each year l3f ~, i
sDetihc purpose Of obtaining seed, IN"
melon itself not being used
The Canadian Pacific road from Ar"oH
10 Regina, Saskatc hewan. a G1Stahcr OF
* miles, is a perfectly straight Inc from
torIrirul to terminal. Another straight
line is on the New South Wales govern
ment railway. ~ miles ionE. The Cana
dian national transcoitinental road mas a
straight stretch of 11 miles
In a recent speech before the Parlin-
mcnt of New South Wales, Australia. u.
" sullivan said: THE present ministry
may bjrnder along for u few months.
hut while gazing at the stars they VIII
stumble over the pebbles, ana tfth tH''
am rulance VIII take them to the il"sMthi
where tho Sfinnin@ sh'hiS Vi t'tH p''"'
cessors are stored
Cha:treuse, the right to tn" nam" OF
which the Carthusai monks nave Iist
successfully contested, like many other
wcli-l,nown liquors was liist III td.; in q
monastery as :: cordial Tor tie sick. 1t
Is said to be a most complex product, re-
shifting from the maccratiOn and dlhti!a-
ton of balm leaves ma t?ps as i piIhci me,
pal ingredient. together with orange Peel.
dried hyssop tops. peppermint. worm
weed, angelica seed and root. cinn:'rihn.
mace. cloves. ToEruin beans. rala'1us
nd
Prescnt-day pillagers at Fec will bag
very few feXIcS compared with tho uuin-
THY wnicl, might have been looted a en-
tiny ago, for tn" nianuiaciure of the red
and .rln,ss cap. with its black thtSel.
Which adorns TIE heads Of the Lr"autinr
peoples. haE long since ceased IL the %a-
cred city OF its origin. Tnnis is now the
African factory OF the hcadgear loved
TuniG has formidable rivals in Germany
and Switzerland, who make handsome
proiit ny helping to clothe the Mn""ul
man -Lordor Chronicle.
Nothing aroused the wrath ald dis,i.iir
Of tho late Congressman Jerry Si!.r"pl
more than hragging about .ii!luencr ailt
luxurious living. enc day Il rich senator
remarked unnecessarily: i was obii&"d
week. Though nc was in many ways :.r
Invaluable. fellow. h" was continually
h ha,,sama Iro'" s Slt 9: said Id M simpson
gravely. Il car SynIDathi2c with YOU. l
have asst been obliged 10 Discharge my
third groom. lie was always l"aflnS IN
the servants billiard-rOom."
In 1906 only one-eighth of 1 per cent.
of the national forests was burned
over, and only three-one-hu of
l peg cent actually destroyed. In all,
1,10O separate fires were extinguished
by the forest rangers. Any one of
these, if left to burn itself out. as has
been the national habit, would probably
have developed into IN old-fashioned
contiagration. And the total cost o:
prevention was So, 000.-American Maya
zine.
The plan to utilize the glacial waters
of the Val Gamma in Italy involves
about 10000 horsepower. 1t will be
obtained by works on the Gratascolo,
the Dezzo. the Torbiole. and Lake
Arno. A tunnel 2.406 yards through
rock will take the water from the lake
to the dischargng reservoir -Four
series of iron pipes will conduct it t"
Fresile, where 5000 horse power will
be generated. At Cedegolo &C, 900 horse
power will be produced. a tunnel $3.50
yards long through q mountain will
conduct the waters of Lake Salarno
into the ArnO.
What is really the greatest natural
wonder on earth" 1t is easy TO
answer now, since the stupcndous Falls
of the ZamDeSi river have been dis
covered. David Livingstone called the
main fall the most wonderful sight
had visited in Africa" And when one
iinagines the spectacle OF one of the
worlds mightiest rivers, two miles
wide, falling sheer 400 feet. it is not
hard to agree with one of the greatest
travellers and missionaries that ever
lived. Niagara is only half mile wide
and 1oS feet high. so that it figures as
4 mere cascade in compariSOn.-Th
Travel Magazine.
A Bostonian bought an estate III
Scotland without having seen it. Last
summer he went over to have Il look at
the place. The drive from the nearest
railway station to Glen Accra was q
matter Of twelve miles. AS the cart
logged along the Bostonian said: Il
suppose you know the country here
abouts pretty we'll, my friend" aye
iika foot o t." his highland driver
anSwe red. And do you know Glen
Accra?" aye. weel." was the reply
What sort of a place is it," the
American asked. The Scot smiled
grimly. "Aweel." he said. IF ye saw
the dell tethcred on it, yes just say.
Poor brute