Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-14
GLEANINGS AND GOSSIP.

A Nebraska man developed stock
farm in a county of his state, and bullt
a hunting lodge The farm did not
pay, and the lodge was given to the
Methodist church and turned into
chapel. In a few years there was no
congregation. and the chapel was sold.
farmer was it's next owner, and ne
converted it into corncrib.
The secretary of the board OF
uuadrennial appraisers of the city or
Cleveland. o., finds that A per cent. OF
the residences of Cleveland are occu-
pied bv their owners. There are 55,SlS
residence in the city, half of when are
valued officially at less than $1,000.
There are 1918 flats, small enough
number to make Cleveland people think
ethir city remains city of homes.
The commencement exercises at VAL
paraiso university. in Indiana, were
held last week. The graduates OF all
the departments numbered 1903. Dur
ing the year there had been total
enrolment of 475S, the largest in the
history of the university. The UNI
versity has $50 instructors IPe
president, n. B. Brown, announced
| that a number of new departments
would be added next term.
Buffalo newspaper congratulateS
| Chautauqua for it's metropolitan char-
acter, which is displayed recently by
| its indifference to a drowning accl-
| dent and what is described as the
near drowning" of girl. Ihere
would have been a ilutter over such an
| episode in most any community OF
| from 1900 to $1,000, the paper THINKS
| but Chautauuua scarcely broke It's
citified reserve to the extent of a rip
nile of excitement. 1t takes the Chau-
| tauo,la salute to wake them up.
The Cleveland Leader says that
whether or not Boston outruns 81.
J.ouis in the race for high census hg-
ures, the Missouri city will not be
really the fourth city in size in the
country. st. Louiss limits have been
extended to include all that normally
belongs to it. except East st. Louis,
across the river, while Boston's flgures
renresent only about half the popula-
ton within radius of 10 miles OF lis
center If Boston We're TO annex
Cambridge. Somerville, Chelsea, New
ton. Brookline, Lynn and its SUBURBAN
cities st. Louis would be utterly out
of ST Louis proceeds from the con-
viction that in a short time CleVelanu
will be racing neck-and-n neck WIN
that big town" Census ranking
only "superficially interesting IN me
Leaders opinion.
The united brewers ASSOCIATION has
furnished statistics which snow tNa'
the beef consumption in TINS country
has increased 51.2 per cent. since lsoo.
The increase in the population Will pe
close to % per cent, judging from 'he
census indication. There mas peei'
an increase in the production Oh us
titled liquors. A revenue tax was
maid on 93,391,S21 gallons in 1900 ana
on 134,572,0lO gallons for the hsca'
wear ending June 80, 1910 or an III
crease of 44.9 per cent.
A reference catalog has been com
niIed by one of the state librarian
staff in Indiana for the guidance Oh
the LEGISLATORS in the business OF Ia"
making. Some members Of the Legls
lature NAV regard themselves lattefeu
when they read in the preface the 1oi-
lowing quotation from John stuart
Min. "There is hardly any kind OF IN
teIectual work which so much needs 10
he done not only by experienced anu
exercised minds, but by minds trained
to the task through long and iaborlous
study as the business of making laws
A Kansas city (Mo) traveller III
Paris writes home commencing tae
mayor and his cabinet for their inteh-
ton to have street lighting hXtureS oi
an artistic design. He describes the
liahtine fixtures of cities of the ola
world. and says that next to the trees
they contribute most to the beautllui
appearance Of European thorough
fares. He does not say that there Is
more illumination, or better illumlna
ton in Europe but that the afternoon
paid to artistic designs might well De
copied in the new world.