Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-26
0ddi items Of Interest

way in 1870.
The worlds oceans contain 100000
cubic miles of salt.
The Sultan to Turkey is the pro-
prietor of fine geological garden.
There are more than 1000 distinct
operations in the work of assembling
a watch.
1t has recently been shown that an
automobile can make the trip to CAL
cutta from the extreme northern part
of India without a hitch.
The top of the Philadelphia city
hall tower, which is over 500 feet
above the street, probably will BE-
utilized as wireless telegraph
station, to be controlled by the NUM-
cipality.
1t is announced that with the re-
moval of a row of frame buildings not
far from Blackfriars bridge. the last
wooden buildings within the metro
politan district of London will shortly
disappear.
About 600 patents are granted each
year to British women upon inven-
tons ranging from articles distinctly
feminine in nature to motors, railroad
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telegraphy.
The government tests at Wash
ington samples of the chain to be used
on the gear of the Panama canal locks
withstood tensile tests of $4,000
pounds to the square inch before the
metal parted.
France is about to amend its
present law to provide that a patent
shall lapse if it's holder shall fail to
exercise his right in France or in the
colonies of France for a period Of
three years from it's granting.
In New York city last year the fire
loss amounted to $7,250,000, while the
maintenance of the fire department
cost $7,OOO,OOO. In st. Louis these
figures were respectively, $1,298,00O
and $1,018, 900. In the case of Rome
Italy, where the fire losses last year
We're $4,000, the cost of the fire de-
partment was $4,000.
Twelve hours, with two hours rest,
is the legal laboring day at Odessa,
Russia. Workers under seventeen
must go to school for three hours
daily Christians are not required to
work on Sundays or feast days, nor
Hebrews and Mohammedans on their
religious holidays. Those who have
to work on Sundays have the next
day for rest.
Wagner's little admonition to the
musicians was most characteristic
and worthy to be. noted by many an
orchestra of this day. Gentlemen"
he said, Il beg of you not to take my
fortissimo too seriously! Where you
see if make 'fp' of it. and for piano
play pianissimo. Remember how
many of you there are down there
against the one poor single human
throat up here alone on the stage
Neumann's Personal Recollections."
AS the result of special efforts in
the hatchery work during the year the
output of fish and eggs in 1908 was
greater than ever before in the history
Of the national bureau. reaching a
total of 1,456,28O OF this num-
Der 2413,809,225 were young fish dis
tributed for the stocking and restock-
ing of public and private waters, and
the remaining 457.647.055 were eggs
delivered to state and foreign hatch
cries. The output of young fish ex-
ceeds the greatest previous record for
any one year by 376,000,000.
Mr.. B. S. Straus, M. p, has ELECTED
from the Home Secretary the state
ment that in 1908 as many as 1925
taxicabs were licensed to ply for hire
in the streets Of London, an Increase
of 1902 upon 1907. In the same
twelve months the number of hanson
cabs licensed decreased by 1.205.
Hansoms have in few years declined
by 2,752, while in the same time motor.
cabs have increased by 1924. More
striking still, nearly the whole of the
change has been accomplished in the
last three years--London News.
DR.. Philip Schidrowitz, analytical
chemist, London, said in answer to
DR.. Adeney that there was general
idea that the word brandy was de-
rived from the German The English
word, however, was as old as its
Continental equivalents. 1t was
formerly spelled "brandywine" and
then brand wine." The prefix. which
was common to all the Teutonic
words for brandy. meant a thing
burning or that had been burnt.
Therefore the word meant burnt
wine" Taking it as an English word,
brandy might be defined as spirit
derived by distillation Of the fer
mented juice Of any fruit.-London
Post.
The ancient silver mines at Frei-
berg, Saxony, where number of the
older mining engineers Of this country
were trained in practical work while