Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-17

board of the Moscow, Windau & Ry-
binsh railway to turn the gramophone
to practical use, for the board has an
nounced it's intention to set up a huge
gramophone at the MOSCOW station of
the line, so that the arrival and de-
parture of every train can be an
nounced clearly TO the travelling public
At the same time the gramophone will
sound the bell thrice. as il is usual.
before a train starts on its journey.
AS over 20 per cent of the people of
European Russia are unable to read
or to write, the ordinary time tables
are not of the smallest use to them.
and the gramophone referred to has a
splendid future before it, if only it can
be made to speak clearly and loudly
enough.-London Globe.
A new broom which is practically made
OF substitute for broomcorn, the inter-
ior or body being constructed of hay. is
now being placed on the market. Only
the outer edges or exterior of the brooms
are made of broomcorn. The brooms are
neat in appearance, and are said to pos
sess good sweeping qualities, and as
much durability as cheap broomcorn.
The center door type of cars has been
found to be the best suited for use in the
subways of New York. To prevent pas
sensers on the train from blocking these
new doorways the entrance space is BIZ
sected by a railing which extends from
the door sill nearly to the middle of the
aisle. With the space thus divided. an
obstructing passenger would be swept in
to or out of the car by the rush of traffic.
Hans Hubert Dietzsch. popular MEM
Der of the Berlin Lustspielhaus company.
does not devote all his time to the stage.
He is sculptor of no mean order. ac-
cording to a recently published account.
His bas-relief of Matkowsky. which is
now on exhibition, has created much fa-
vorable comment, and bronze replica
which has been placed In the Leasing
house is mentioned as a conspicuous Or
nament.
London constables, when stationed in
the neighborhood of Westminster. are
glad to wear gloves, and not alone in or
der to EXHIBIT the proper gentleness to wo-
men. One policeman says that the SUI
fragette' wriggles and the place to eaten
her for painless disableness is just be-
low, the shoulder. "She's found that OUT.
continued the constable. "and the whole
lot of em stick pins round their arms
and my gloves have got torn to riopons.
Italians love statues and occasionally
erect them to some singular persons. me
little town of Meldola, near Ravenna.
Italy, has lust been been the scene of an
imposing ceremony. In the presence of
the town grandees the people have UNI
yelled monument to Fell Orsini, who
made the historic attempt on the life of
Napoleon III on March "a. 1858. in Paris.
when the casualties numbered 100. The
statue represents Orsni on the way to his
execution. Meldola in the birthplace of
Orsini.
The Episcopal diocese of Maryland will
soon have as its coadjutor bishop cler-
gyman whose early training was in the
commercial world. The Rev. John Gard
ner Murray, rector of the church of st.
Michael and All Angels, Baltimore. who
has been chosen as the assistant and sue
cessor to Bishop Paret. was a successful
business man in Alabama before he took
holy orders in 1894 He was born in Lo-
nsoonng, Md, in 1857. He has declined
two elections as bishop, one by the dio-
cese of Kentucky and the other in Mis-
sissippi.
Ever since entering the train. two sta
lions back the Yankee in England had
teen talking about the speed with which
buildings were erected across the water.
Finally. to cap the climax, he told OF a
twenty-five story building which was
started and finished In one month. HIS
fellow-passengers had given up all nope
that he would ever stop, when a burly
Yorkshireman turned to him. SAYING
"Why. mon, that's nowt. At home I've
seen 'em laying foundations for row o
houses in the morning when I'm goin' to
work, and at night come back they're
turning t people out for back rent"
Siberia exported nearly 5000 tons OF
butter last year, chiefly to Denmark. Ger
many and England.
Leaf and twig diseases. difficult to COM
bat. are gradually lessening midas an
nual production of coffee.
In China, even in the modern Shanghai,
the motor still continues to be the .coolle.
hire s to 10 cents day. -