Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-04
GLEANiNGS AND GOSSIP.

Bishop William Paret of the Mary
land diocese of the Protestant Episco-
pal church, who is travelling abroad, is
now at Nice, France. In letter re-
ceived by Baltimore friends the bishop
told of his confirmation of class of
children on Sunday, January Is, in the
American Protestant Episcopal church
of the Holy Spirit in Nice and of his
occasional sermons preached in the
churches there. The bishop is not en-
gagged in any regular work while
abroad. his "Trip being primarily for
rest. He expects to remain in Nice un-
ii. the middle OF February.
The mother of the new pupil inform
ed the teacher that Freddie was a
Christian scientist says the New York
sun. rs he.' said the teacher well.
for goodness sake tell him not to let
the rest OF the children find it out
They will pummel the life out of him
if they do. One of the hardest things
teacher has to do at recess is to
protect an acknowledged Christian sci
enlist from his playmates. This isn't
a religious war. The children don't
mean to be fiendish, but they are.
Somehow they get it into their heads
that nothing can hurt a scientist and
they punch holes in him to see if he
can be made to howl"
BY order of the minister of educa-
ton the hours have been reduced in
many of the schools of Germany. BY
the new arrangements As minutes is
the maximum time for a subject, thus
allowing the treatment of six subjects
in the school day. 1t is ordered by this
high educational authority that the
shortened hours ut school be made up
in home study, and that as little school
work as possible be done outside the
school proper. the chill derives more
benefit" the educator things, from its
play and from the study which it does
voluntarily than it does from grinding.
Self-imDosed mental work is of the
greatest benefit to the school child. and
the attainment of this is possible only
when the child has several hours daily
of absolute leisure"
One of the most remarkable incidents
on record of the erratc action of a pro-
iectile has Just occurred in connection
with the battle practice Of the Ocean
on the Mediterranean station. Firing
had taken place with a six-inch shell
at a range of 5000 yards, and when the
umpireS made an examination of the
target they We're surprised to find
shell resting on the wooden base. 1t is
no uncommon occurrence for q shell
to become imbedded in the structure
which carries the target, but in this
instance the missile was quite free.
Inc only plausible theory of this is
that the shell on being fired fell short,
then rlchetted, and finally managed
10 reach the target before it's energy
was completely exhausted Naturally,
the Shell is looked upon as a curiosity,
ard as such it is proposed to send it
to one of the gunnery schols.-London
Globe
That finer climate once prevailed in
England has at last been proved. They
have unearthed archaeological evil
dence of it. When the Romans did
Britain the honor of living in Eng
land they seem then to have enjoyed
the better weather. For Clement Reid
assures us that the fig and grape seeds
which he has dug out of Roman dust
heaps at Chichester, Caerwent and Pc
vensky. were the offspring of fig trees
and vines that grew on English soil.
OF the plants introduced by the Ro-
mans these ancient dustheaps reveal
the pea, the bean, the mulberry, the
apple, the cherry; but the peach. the
apricot and the almond seeds are all
missing. The fact that all the fruits
and spices found are only such as could
be grown in Britain now seems to show
that the Romans were not Importers of
fruit in the dried state. and, that the
mulberry seeds represent native
growths Boston Transcript.