Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-10
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presented by j. J. Barrow ana Y. w.
Scarborough and adopted by the Cen
trail Association in 1879. 1t was as Ioi-
lows: mo drunkard shall inherit the
kingdom of heaven" biblical Record
er.
Constantinople is the dirtiest city In
the world, the only street cleaners pc
ing the starving dogs, cats and rats;
but the people do use soap. Last year
there were imported into that city 3,5O0
tons of soap selling from 20 to 6o cents
cake. Practically all the soap or
Constantinople arrives from the island
of Mitylene, which makes $1,000 tons u
year from it's olive oil. Constantinople
still burns candles largely. The annual
imports amounts to four million
pounds.
While alighting from tram car in
Vienna some months ago, Fraeulein
Anette Schmidt accidentally injured a
fellow passengers eye with one OF her
hat pins The unfortunate man was
taken to the hospital and eventually
last the sight of the injured organ.
Fraeulein Schmidt, who visited him
regularly, offered, says a writer, to be-
come his wife and look after him for
the rest of his life. Her offer was
promptly accepted and the marriage
took place lately.-Chicago News.
Off the northwest coast of Australia
there is an island which till recently
belongs to no one. 1t is not very
large island. In fact, it measures only
365 yards by 80 yards. 1t has, however,
a good anchorage, and for that reason
it's possession may at some time be
valuable. The British government has,
therefore, annexed the island, and an
official notification of the fact recently
reached the commonwealth minister for
external affairs. The rev British pos
session is known as Cartier island, and
is almost surrounded by coral reefs
Westminster Gazette.
Germany pays mparatively little
attention to poultry raising. For the
greater part of it's supply of eggs and
poultry the empire is dependent upon
Italy. France, Belgium and the Balkan
states. The imports into Germany of
eggs and poultry have increased mar
Nelously since 1872, in which year the
combined imports of these two items
amounted to only 100000. In 1880 they
had increased to $1,000, 900, and in 1907,
$37 845,750 worth of imported poultry
were consumed, with exports that same
year amounting to only S313,5C0 for eggs
and 211, $50 for poultry.
Many clergy grid against copper in
the collection bags, and, Of course, peo-
pie who can afford silver ought not to
give pennies only; but there is nothing
to be said against pence if there is
plenty of 1t. In certain parish not
long ago the vicar announced that an
additional clergyman or second curate
was needed. He said the cost of his
maintenance was to be provided by a
penny fund, to which every parishioner
was wanted to subscribe. The fund
was started and was so successful that
the income of the new curate was as
Sured thereby. The new assistant is
to this Gay called 1.-The penny curate.'--
Church Family Newspaper.
In 9 lecture at the Royal Photogra-
pho Society's exhibition DR.. Francis
Ward said that the power of certain
fish to change their color. in harmony
with their environment, resided in their
optic nerve. He placed a pike in such
a position that it's head was in dark
chamber while the rest of it's body lay
in bright sunshine. The pike remained
black in color but when he reversed
its position and caused its head to be
in the sunlight it's color changed to a
very much lighter hue within the space
of a few minutes. The light acted upon
the optic nerve, thus causing the pig
ment cells all over the skin to contract
or relaX.-London Evening Standard.
Not every resident of Florida knows
what a superior dish for the table is
the stone crab. 1t is to southern wa
ters what the lobster is to northern
George Lizotte, of Pass-a-Grille fenced
in portion Of Bosca Ciega bay some
time ago and planted his water farm
with stone crabs to prevent extinction
of the species. He is studying their
wants and habits and believes he can
largely increase their numbers yearly
Captain CasOn, of Pass Grille, IS pre-
pairing to fence in second stone crab
farm Of large proportions. There is an
enormous demand for the stone crabs
from the numerous visitors to the is
Ae'iiu, gnu tiiS supply, tIiouS,i StSdl, 10
being rapidly depleted-Florida Times
Union.
A South African correspondent tells
the story of a large meteorite, weighing
more than half ton, which has been
sent by DIR. Rogers, Of the geological
survey, from Prieska. in the Kenhardt
territory of Cope Colony, to the South
African museum at Cape Town. The
netorite was fould at Rateldraai and
it looks like q mass of molten metai,
with a number of cavities or pockets
in it. and where not earth soiled is OF
a dark blush leaden color. In parts it
has been Clipped with a chisel or
piCkaX, and in such cuts it shows small
shiny specks. 1t is described as duh,
warped mass of nickeliferous iron, and
DR.. Feringuey, the director of the mu-
scum, ascribes it's advent as due to
the disintegration of some cometary
body.-London Standard.
A Washington naturalist has made a
queer collection of fossil teeth from
drug shops in China, where they are
sold as dragon teeth" and valued for
the supposed curative powers Some
of them have been identified as the
teeth of the Saber- toothed tiger the