Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-26
Odd Items of Interest

Building blocks Of glass are in COM
mon use in Silesia.
Pigments Of more than 400 different
cOlOrS are secured from coal
The population of Russia is increas-
ing at the rate of 2,500,O00 year
Effort to regulate the hight of cleo
trio "sky signs in New York has
failed.
Cinchona planters are in n bad way
in Java Bark has fallen heavily IN
value.
There are less than 500 miles of rail-
way in Colombia, and nearly all tray
cling must be done on horse or mule
back.
In Texas there are fifty-five coun-
ties, 35,0O0,00d acres, without foot OF
railway Most of Texas is over ten
miles from "a railway, and there are
places 100 miles away.
Inter der Linden IS the center of
Berlin and the hub of the German en-
pire This magnificent boulevard is 1913
feet in width and under the shade OF
its lime trees the BcrlinerS have
meeting place which is equal in arcnl-
tectural beauty to any in Europe. 1t IS
lined on either side with magnificent
hotels, restaurants and palaces.
Seated opposite the late James Nc
Nell Whistler at dinner one evening
was q patronizing young Lord. Dur
ing a lul in the conversation he ad-
iusted his monocle and leaned for
ward toward the artist. CAV, y'knoW,
Mr. WEistler,' he drawled, y pahSsea
your house this mawning." THANK
toll n n
you very much"
once. when taking breakfast at no
tel ir HichmoII. John Randolph COM
planned that the eggs were not 1reSh.
IF you want fresh eggs, waiter, al
ways buy them ir CHESTERFIELD "a
county Just across the James,. How
come Chesterfield eggs better'n Henri
20 eggs, sah2' because, you rascal,
the Chesterfield people are too poor to
keep theirs long"
Many eclipses are noticed in the rec
ords of all ages. Astronomers can de-
termine accurately when eclipses must
nave occurred and the eclipse records
are proving valuable to historical stu
dents as a means of determining the
dates of important events. From these
studies T. IL. Cowcll has found evidence
that our year has decreased within his
torical times.
An economical retainer in which to
ship PRODUCTS such as cement. lime and
plaster is described in Popular MeChan-
les Its halves. are separable and can
be nestled in a compact form for the re-
turn tourney. The cost of the barrel is
about 81. which IS a little more than
,f !,
are said to be good for at least fifteen
round trips and the room they occupy
when empty cuts down the shipping bill
One-half.
The legal adage de minimis non curat
lex was apparently reversed in the
Glanorgan County court, held at car
diff, Wales. recently, when workman
seriously sued his employees for COM
pensation for injuries sustained While
putting in shop front, the injuries
being the result of a flea bite. The
claimants solicitor asked for an ad-
iournlnent, as he said his client was
i'll. The Judge granted the adjourn
ment. but was informed Immediately
that the claimant had been seen In
the neishborhood of the court. There
upon the judge called the case again
and gave Judgment for the defendants
on the ground that the man might
have been carryings the flea for half
an hour before he went to work.
According to q Cabinet ordinance
recently issued In Toxic. the onerous
restriction on the use of Western ink
in Japanese official documents has
been removed after thirty-two years.
In 1876 the japanese government
ordered that in any official document.
save In the case of writing on foreign
made paper in one of the Western
languages, Western ink should not be
used from that time onward. THAT
obsolete order in question servived I'M
molested until this year. The abol;-
ton Is welcomed by the japanese
press in general.