Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-20
eLEANINcs AND GOSSIP.

the question az why musicians wear
ia man on, Long Island was peo3sed
by a men the other day and has died
of the injury received. 80. eH
A couple were married in Pennsyl-
vania recently and had the marriage
service put into verse for them.
The New York health department
reports that suicide is on the increase
in that state. During October 1875 peo-
pie killed themselves.
The city solicitor of Tacoma, Wash,
has ruled that billboards are COM
mon nuisance, and IL the courts sus-
tain him these eyesores will be wiped
out of the city.
Indiana can find a boast in about
cause more money was stolen from
her post-ofiices last year than from
those in any other state in the Union.
1t is now announced that ex-Presi-
dent Castro says that he is coming to
this country to receive justice. The
Cleveland Leader wittily remarks that
if he gets it his friends needn't send
flowers.
A minister in the South preached a
sermon about cigarets the other day
and made some unusual statements
A tobacco paper has offered him $lo,'
900 to use in any charity he sees fit
if he can prove his statements.
George NJ. Shippy, ex-chief Of police
in Chicago, is back in that city again
after a trip abroad that he had to take
for his health. He says that he thinks
he is still an inspector in the depart
ment. He ought to be more than that
A teacher in the Bayville O.. ID high
school says that any man who smokes
cigars is no gentleman. The principal
of the school thought this thrust was
aimed at him, and a nice little row re-
suited, after which the teacher hunted
up new job.
Elizabeth Hirsh of LiegnitZ, Ger, IL
the first woman to be elected to the
governing council of the Hansa Bund
an organization of financiers and
CAPITALISTS to promote German trade
and commerce. She is the manager
of a large factory, and the election Is
in recognition of her remarkable
business ability.
-Four sisters, who are real daugh-
ters Of 1872" are to meet for the first
time in wears at the Illinois meeting
of the Daughters of 1872 in chicago
this month Mrs. l.. Nj. Satterlee or
Chicago is SO. Mrs. ]. F. HerVey OF
Chicago and Mrs. Elizabeth Jones OF
jacksonville, Or, are younger. They
are the daughters of William Two
good, who ran away from ms nome
at Pttstown, \. Y, to be drummer
hoy in the war.
The famous Appian way was con-
structed by digging two parallel
trenches, three feet in depth. at the
bottom of which We're placed two
LAYERS of fat stones in mortar, upon
which a layer of cobblestones was
placed, also laid in mortar; then came
a course of pebbles in concrete, over
which were placed large, flat blocks
OF smooth lava well Joined together
forming an even, uniform surface. IL
was primarily a military road, and
extended from Rome to Brunduslum,
distance of $50 miles SO perfect was
the construction of this celebrated
road that it still exists in places as
good as ever. notwithstanding IL Was
made more than 20 centuries ago.
The ''red water plague is a malSer
which is receiving afternoon from
engineers in different parts OF the
country, and while they have sileo
considerable light on the matter, there
is much vet to learn about 1t. 1he
trouble consists of a discoloratloh oi
the hot water with a rusty sedllleh,'
the cold water at the same time pelis
much less affected. although not en-
tirely unaffected. Under the hot wa
ter faucets marble bowls become red
dened, and the first rush OF the not
water from the faucet after it has Deen
smut off for few hours has a olstlnct
rusty appearance. Copper flush TANKS
and metal ballcocks are affected serl-
ouslv where the discoloratlon Oh inc
water is more marked.
The substitution of steel for WOOD
goes steadily on. Beginning win Jan
nary or Whereabouts, the Natlonai
lead company will pack it's white lead
in steel kegs, having decided to aban-
don the use of wooden kegs. This m
rovation is made because the COM
panv has concluded that steel kegs VIII
have many advantages over the "oou.
en- kegs. In the first place, the steer
package does not absorb the OIL from
the lead as porous wooden packages
do. and there is, therefore, no drying
and caking of the lead around the
edges. making it possible to remove
every narticle of white lead easily from
the steel key. The new steel Kegs aiso
will be much lighter, as we'll as peinS
stronger than the wooden ones, ana
this will effect a saving in frelSht
charges. Taking up less room thah
the wooden kegs, the new steel pack
age also will save storage space.
WAVES ne TILE DRESS