Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-07
GLEANINGs AND GOSSIP.

| born in Jay county, provides that eF'
| cry surviving veteran of the Civil wal
| who served 80 days and was honOrably
| discharged shall receive pension of 81
a day. When the Civil war ended. Rep
resentative Adair was two years old.
| A new railroad company has been or,
yanized TO build a line from Teziutian
state of Puebla, through the state OF
Vera Cruz to the port of Nautla. The
$2.509. 600 gold capital has all been SUBJ
scriLe1 Th, line will develop Il region
| rich in fruit. sugar, coffee, oil. ETC.. and
| Tho freight on the lemon trade alone
will pay the expenses of the road.
branch line will also be operated be-
| tween Papantla and Msantla.
Italian geologistS are trying to solVe
ouzZie wnicl arose over finding the
iocdy Of white bear on Mont Blanc
1t was thought at first that the bear
must have been preserved in the ice. as
no white Lears have been known IN
| the Alps within that period. But II
has been proved that the bear had been
dead only few days so now a hunting
expedition is to he sent our from Aosta
| to see if more bears can be found.
| Al Tue dIftual VI e'iN
bury college alumni association of New
York. John VI: Thomas. president OF
| the college talked about the obligation
of educational institutions to make the
most of their financial resources. "A
college must make efficient use of us
capital whether much or little, ne
sad. My business as president is not
to sit on Mr.. Rockefellers doorstep, put
to get to work by sound business meth
DDS and obtain results from what L
have"
Congress has appropriated Slo,oD.ooo
for the thirteenth census ana may DC
asked for $4,000000 more. Not counting
the latter: but including the s1O,0oO,V 600
congress has expended over $3Lo0o,ooo
Mn census taking to date. beginning
with the first census in 1890. Director
Dhrand hopes to save $l.O00.00O or more
n Nhe thirteenth census as compared
IN \itS predecessors taking into ac-
t Nhe larger scope and size Of this
Many times has the Chinese govern
ment urdeEed a census made of the
population Of that country. but there
has pow bccn one which is accepted
totals. ese computations have varied
greatly so that they are not deemed
of any more valued than as estimates
on which to base other estimates. Fig
ures given by geographers have fixed
the total population at = figure as high
as 15O, 900. 900 while the more conserva-
tive figures of the different censuses
vary from 100. 0O0,00O to 206.O00,000. A
census is now under way which is be-
ING conducted on such lines asvto war
rant the belief that it will be OF value
i'm arriving at the population ana re-
sources of the country. The dltflcutt'es
in the way of this work are stupendPus
hut a systematic effort is being mage
nv the government to secure the cory
rect fipnres. ~"tHNyt
John L. Griffiths. consui-general d.
London, reports that a consignment VI
Australian chilled beef reached tne
London market in good condition IL
came from Brisbane. and was Sixty
two DAYS in transit and SOLD readlly d.
Smithfield at So to cents a pouilu
for hind quarters or a little more than
for beef from Argentina. There were
1870 quarters in the consignment. me
experiment proved so successful that
the importer cabled to Australia to IN
stall Immediately the necessary ster-
ilizing machinery. and he predicted
that it would give great impetus to the
cattle industry there. The proprietor
o.! a London cafe reports that the chilli
ing process is vastly superior to freeZ-
ing in preserving the character OF the
meat.
Successful experiments have been
conducted in Germany with new
compound known as 'apokonin," for
laying dust and improving the surface
of roads, and technical observers be-
lieve that it is the best and most last
ing road covering yet produced. Ralph
c. Busser, an American consul, says
that the process of manufacture is Sc
cret. but it is known that coal-tar oils
are the main ingredients. The heavy
penetrating qualities of the oils give
great binding power to the compost
ton. and this, together with the pres
sure applied produces formation
iron-likc in its consistency, making the
surface of the road so smooth and
hard that snow and rain water cannot
penetrate. Another important ad-
vantage lies in its sanitary qualities.
as it is asserted that the creOsote
present in the coal tars. together with
the high temperature of the compost
ton. combine to destroy all the bac-
terra in the dust.
The Norwegian government has
placed the steamship Michael Sars at
the disposal of Sir John Murray and
DR.. HORT. the Norwegian fishery d.
rector. for deep-sca exploration in the
Atlantic ocean from the Canary is
| lands to the FaroeS According to the
London Times the purpose of the
| cruise is to try in the great ocean the
| new methods and instruments which
have been developed within the last
few years, especially during the inter-
| national fishery explorations. 1t is
| believed that the great fishery nets
and travis which are now used for
economic purposes in shallow waters
can be used with success in great
| depths, down even to three and a hall
| miles. On one occasion the Challenger
from depth Of nearly two miles, with
| ten-foot trawl. brought up twenty.
seven fish belonging to seven species
but recently the Michael Sars hI