Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-09
Odd Items Of Interest

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Alaska has a trifle fewer than
miles of railroad.
| 1t is stated that the first bread
made by a Chinese.
The teeth of squirrel win penetd
deeper than those of a dog.
Since Marchuria was converted
a province it's expenditure has incr1
ed rapidly. Its balance sheet last I
was six million taels on the wrong 1
A sixvolume edition of Molia
plays has been sold IN Paris for hi
francs, or $S5,0D0. The book cont
thirty three original illustrations
Moreau lie Jeure and is dated 1773.
Under the guidance Of the vi
Cross Society of Geneva, second \
gress for the repression of fraud in|
production and manufacturer of
| products will be held at Paris next
tober.
1t is Impossible to thrive on we'd
bles alone They must be supplemj
ed by eggs, cheese, Italian pastes, I
as macaroni, brown bread, good 81
oil, butter, nuts, cereals, pulse.
German papers report that 4
pany has been formed at Mannh
with a capital of several million !
lars for the purpose of exporting
certain make of automobiles to
United States.
A patent was recently issued for
arc lamp in which use is made
mantle similar to that of Welsh
gas mantle, which surrounds the
and is heated to incandescence tn
by.
Owing to the new law dealing
the publication of books in Korea
which will shortly come into opess
it is believed that nearly half the b
now in the book stores will be wa
cated.-korea Daily News.
Western Europe is beginning 70
freight to the far East over The +
berian railway which formerly
by water via Hamburg exclusl
An increase of passenger train
Japan and China by way OF Vladl
tok is also noticeable.
1t is estimated that there vii
produced in Alberta this year 2oe
bushels of wheat. and that the we
half of Saskatchewan will do at
as we'll. If the facilities were
quate to handle this grain at va
yer, the whole of it would find Its
| tination through that port.
Titanium is said to be the only
| suitable for the bearings and axl
certain modern gasoline motors
run at speeds as high as S,W rev
| tions a minute. The metal is optaJ
| from rutile, or titanium dioxide,
eral Of little commercial impol
hitherto.
The New York city departms
finance has made public a stan
of the funded indebtedness OF tn'
nicipality down to November ~
At that time there was fundeo
| outstanding of 1874. 1o6,lS9 and
porary debt of $92,37S,20O, ma.
combined gross indebtedness OF
4S4, $50.
Duncan Proctor. who claims y
as the lightning poultry dresser
town for a week to look after
stone over his wife's grave 10
Vernon cemetery. Years ago nc
the poultry business in AtcnlM
Andy McKeever, now dead. ~
husk the feathers off a chicken
rate Of a chicken a minute
claims New York city. U. >. a.
home, and is a patent right va
Atchison Globe.
For drastic automobile laws
can probably take the palm. ~
islature has passed bills, WHICH,
other things. provide that wnea
tomobile driven along a PUBIC
meets another vehicle the o
shall stop his machine, and II
women or children in the ou.
risge he must get out and help
the animals drawing it. whe'n
are horses, mules or oxen, saieH
machine. How the law is 70
forced Southern papers do MOI
Daniel "A. Adys. the coloree
ant at the American Geograp
ciety, New York, has been W."
ciety for twenty-eight yes
knows mere about the soc''s
most members. He is an
man and has a remarkap'o 4
The other day a nan entered
and Adys addressed him BY
visitor was astonished.
said, chow is it that you ~.
lyon have been. in here Dei"
replied. eyes, I know" Saiu
tor, but only once. and tna'
years ago"
Lady Roberts was from =. A
ideal soldiers wife. puttlns
country before any persons
The story is told that N
months of their married
rslvde. having suggested that
- na.v,v married
send him to China. Mrs.
swered with warmth tnaI ava
owe his lordship small 49,
making her an obstacie
bands career. It was w ~
officer was sumomned g nm
receive the v. c. 50 spIeno'
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