Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-16
Odd Items Of Interest

liz cool Helus Vi England cover "a
0e0 square miles.
A telephone line is being construc,ol
in the Alps which will hold the ,oo
ord for height.
The latest japanese bank notes ~.
printed in English as well as Japansa
character.
During the last seventeen years Amerl
can coal mines have killed o2aO ma,
made at least 10000 widows and ,,nwsr,
of 10000 orphans.
Bows grow most rapidly in their GOV.
enteenth year; girls in their fifteenth
accent successes in the art Of SKI
sailing have stimulated the TOW dc.
signers, and already there are mum.
Der of flying machine toys to anus
the children.
Italian women may not engage il
any industrial pursuit which occupjs
their time at night. Males under fiji
teer years of age are also barred from
night work.
Two big vessels for use in the Paci
fic trade are now building at the Mits
"hishi dockyards for the Orienta
Steamship Company. One is of 1850
tons and two of $3.50 tons each.
Cpalescent glass for use in the man
ufacture of stained glass windows |!
made in this country in a manner
which can not be duplicated and th.
material is shipped all over Europe.
Prof. Kirsopp Lake, of Leiden. ha;
undertaken the preparation of photo
graphic facsimile of the ew Testament
leaves of the CodeX Sinaiticus Thu
work is being done at oxford, by thu
oxford University Press, and is to b
completed this year.
There are more than twenty varie
ties of tulips to he found growing wiki
in the country about Florence. the ear
earliest of these, tall scarlet one wit
very handsome flowers. being general
found among the corn: later on there
a dainty, small, striped red and whit
one. and various lovely yellows h
shades varying from pale lemon to
deep orange tint. with reflex petals
iii A Tuscan Garden"
ocean shells.
The Deutche Thcater-Zeitung of Bei
lin relates that at recent dress re
hcarsal in that city the bells had sound
ed for an important scene when TN
leading lady called eXcitedly. "Not yet
Not Yet. Watt" Inquiry on the part 0
the stage manager revealed the rae
that the doorway through which SD
was to enter vas not broad enough TO
her hat. Change the hat" commands
the stage managed. widen the door,
answered the actress. Both insisted
having their own way until the dira
tor cast his vote in favor of the acues
ard the stage carpenter was instrucle'
to change the setting to admit "witho'i
danger to it or the wearer" the mon
ster headdress.
Mich Diede had bad luck last Satur'
day while he want to hitch a pulVerlhe
on and hitched two horses on ano
wanted to tie the others of them WIN
he had tied one on and wanted 70 "
the other on that side turned over y
the hind side and came under the puf
verizer and cut his hind legs till in tnt
bones so the animal had to been kllleu
as soon as possible while the otheh
cut themselves bareiy.-Menno Is. ~
Herald.
Prof. David w. Marks. who died "
London recently, was probably the on,
Jewish minister who held a place WIN
the same congregation for sixty-ni.'
years. He was ninety-seven years 0N
but was a member Of the youhss.
class" having been the first clereyl'a
Of his faith to cast aside. in an Ehsi''A
congregation, some of the antique uSdss,
and to make the service of the reio'n.'
kind. He was recognized as one Oh ~
learned men of his time, but was NV
university graduate.
Among those who attended the WV
ried funeral at the metropolitan oF' !,
house were an old German coupe VI
for years have been regular patro"'. " y
the Irving Place Theater. Wneh i,
services were over the man SAID u =
ncignbor that the flowers and the h,us
were all beautiful and that the sl.s,
throng showed that the people OF y, =
York appreciated the work oil tls =
tor-manager But" he SAID
rich Conricd, although a pubic ~
was always so closely identlfleo ~ ~
German art that few words III ~
man at his funeral would nave =. -.
only appropriate. But for 'he qul
ton made by DR.. Wise there W.
have been not one word OF Gern"n I.
the whole service. New YORK lr'D'p
An archaeological collection Has :
Gently been installed in the museu -.
Vanderbilt University as tne s n
Gen. Gates p Thurston. The reis, a.
clude specimens from Tennessee 3
souri,, Arkansas and other SOU
states and Indian relics from Per1 -, !
number of specimens were taken ~ !,
mounds near Nashville, Tenh1 -
show such skill as to point - ~ n
higher civilization than that OF tio ~,
dams who dwelt there In historN II :,
The Peruvian relics show so close !,
s>mblance to these remains tna
theory of kinship between the o.
Of this potters and the people ~ : 4
has been advanced. In addi''on .,.sraa
Indian relics, there are many n'
gems and senni-precious stones