Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-04
THE late Bishop Fowler" said Buf
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Frederick the Great had tender, feet
and used to have an old double who
broke in new boots for him.
"A German company in Ecuador
cleared S117.571 in one year in cocoa
production, with a capital of $476,000.
The longest pipeline in the world is
that which extends from the Oklaho-
ma oil wells to New York harbor.
To build a tunnel under the English
channel, according to present project,
would entail an expenditure of $4,000
600
Lord Strathcona, Canadian high
commissioner in London. has given
half million dollars to McGill univer-
sity.
More than 100000 worth OF birds
We're imported into this country during
the year 1908. They We're largely par
rots and canaries.
The smelter production Of lead in the
United States III 1908 was 40S,523 tons
of 1000 pounds. against 442015 tons III
1901 and 1889 tons in 1906
At present the monastery of st. Ber-
nard costs about $4,000 q year to keep
up. This money is partly collected in
Switzerland and partly derived from
the revenue of the monastic order.
A dentist surgeon expresses the opin-
ion in the Dundee Advertiser that the
chief cause of the increase of dentai
troubles in recent years is that the
bread now generally used is made from
roller ground flour.
The great telescope of the Paris en-
position Of 1900 which was built at a
cost of $15G0Oo. is now offered for sale
by the receiver of the exposition at
about one tenth of it's cost It's hous-
ing requires building 100 feet long.
1t is reported that Ehata Eitaro, a
wealthy resident of Omi province, will
present thirty thousand fireflies to the
emperor in a few days. These firefiies
are said to have been caught by him.
self and his mother and wife.-Japan
Weekly Mail.
The crew of the T.. s. s. Louisiana
prides itself on having more cups anG
trophies than any other ship in the
navy. Sixteen of the trophies are of
silver. and the Battenburg cup. which
stands about twenty-six inches high, is
of solid gold.-The Blueiacket.
The thermal waters of Hot Springs
nm, ca" w w tVStth III Siloit "
find a cure for the disease of pellagra.
Two subjects, one case fully developed,
and another in the incipient stage have
been brought to the place from Mis-
sissippi for treatment and observation.
Among tho latest activities of awak-
ening China is to be service of mo-
tor-cars across the Cobb desert to re-
place the tea caravans of old. The
service will cross the desert between
tTrga and Kalgan, which will shortly
be connected with Pekin by rail.
None of the railroad companies
which have adopted electricity in the
regular service of moving trains seems
disposed to give out any figures show
ing the cost of operation, but it is de-
clared that in point of convenience and
regularity of service the electric has
shown a decided superiority over the
steam service.
In process recently patented In
Germany for the. regeneration of vul-
canized India rubber, fragments Of
old rubber are mixed with from one
tenth to one-fifth their weight of anilln
and the mixture is heated until 1t be-
comes fluid. The regenerated rubber
| is said to be little inferior to new