Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-22
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.
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Camelshair brushes are not made
from the hair of camels. but from the
tails of Russian and Siberian squr-
rels.
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young. superin-
tendent Of public schools in Chicago
has decided that children shall be
taught the art OF Tipping, which is
nothing more or less than how to des-
cend from moving vehicle.
The British Board of Trade has fixed
IA new minimum ascending scale of
wages for women box makers, the full
effect of which is to go into effect not
enti February 1. 1913. by then it
will reach 6l2 cents an hour.
of the great mems signatures that
were written to the Declaration Of In
dependence hardly one is legibie now.
Bat this is due to the fact that some
69 years ago in taking facsimile the
press copy absorbed the ink from
nearly all the signatures.
The German engineer. Frahnl, has
devised method of diminishing the
rolling OF ships, which is the principal
cause of seasickness a water tank is
placed on each side of the vessel. and
the two tanks are connected by a pipe
provided with any suitable device for
varying its effective cross-action and
the FRACTIONAL resistance opposed to the
How of water. IN this way the oscil-
latiou of the mass OF water from side
| To side can be regulated. in period and
phase, so that it is opposed to the roll
ing OF the ship. which is thus dimn-
ished.
Autographed photographs Of ttm
presses and Queens are Among the un-
usual collection of pictures being
made by julia and Alys Meyer,
daughters If the Secretary of the
Navy. The young women lived in
Berlin. Vienna and Rome when their
father was the American Ambassador
in those capitals and their collections
then were begun. Large and delicate
ly tinted photographs of the kaiscrin
and the Queen of Italy were presented
to the Washington young women by
those rulers. The collectors have OBJ
tanned photographs of almost every
Queen in Europe, and these are
mounted artistically and attract much
attention in the summer home of the
Meyers in Hamilton. Mass
Banana culture is said to have been
practiced since the origin of the hui
man race.
The redskin of British Columbia is a
splendid farmer and his house is scru-
pulously clean. Usually it consists Of
two or three rooms and cellar where
supplies are kept
The japanese are advertising for
/ 100 Chinese cocoon experts to pro-
Imote sericulture in Korea. 1T is
thought that the silkworms OF Man
churia will thrive in the northern part
of Korea, as the climate in the two
countries is similar The Japanese
have bought about 100000 cocoons
from the Chinese at fancy prices and
began their experimental work in
June.
Wonderful as ii may seem to rain
soaked Brooklyn. there is an evening
newspaper in st. Petersburg, Fla,
which guarantees to hand out its en-
tire edition free to its subscribers and
TO everyone who asks for a paper ev-
cry day the sun does not shine UP to
time of going to press. They call st.
Petersburg the Sunshine CITY,. and
SO apt is this characterization that the
newspaper in question has had to give
laway it's entire edition only three
times since the plan was first estab-
llished. about a year ago. The idea OF
| the novel scheme is to advertise the
Ichnaate Of st. Petersburg. which is a
suburb of Tampa. and is typical
southern boost" city. ~
The origin Of the game Of chess is
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