Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-26
nous American filibuster. from the
Nicaraguan presidency

Nfcaraguan presidency.
Bootleggers in prohibition territory
are VIGOROUSLY versatile. At DeS
Moines, Ia, the latest scheme discov-
cred is that of a man who had a hot
water bottle full of whiskey hung over
his shoulder under his coat. The
liquid was squirted through a tube
into a glass produced from the coat
pocket Immediately after the purvey-
or's palm had been crossed with sill
yer.
A church for every thousand inhab-
itants is the status in the large cities
Of the anthracite region of Pennsyl-
vania. Scranton, with a population
Of 129,SS7. has 129 churches, represent
ing twenty-five denominations
Wilkes-Barre, with 67,105, has 66
churches, of IA denominations and
Hazleton. with 25,452, has 80 churches
Of nine denominations.
Some one on the Emporia Gazette
hanks back to 'one gallus" days in
iamenting the arrival Tin Emporia) of
dress clothes. Now, he says: THE
search for open face suits during the
days prior to a big dance is heart
rending and no person who has seen
S0-pound dry goods clerk try to fit
himself into a suit built for a BOO
pounded will oppose a measure to re-
lieve this condition"
Mushrooms, a worldwide product. are
as plentiful in Siberia as in the tropics.
Owing to the dry. cold atmosphere, not
one infectious disease is known in Green
land.
An army rifle is today effective over a
range of 700 yards, whereas in 1870 the
range was only 400 yards.
The salaries of college teachers with
rank Of professor range in this country
from $3.50 to $500 a year.
New York city has more telephones
than Belgium. Hungary. Italy, Neither
lands. Norway and Switzerland com.
bined
In Germany one man in 213 goes to
college; in Scotland. one in $50: in the
United States. one in 1000. and in Eng
land. one in 5000.
From 1876 to the end of 1914 South Da-
kota has produced s1s..224.ooo In gold.
Cripple Creek, Colo. to the end of 1914
has produced 3209.OOO.0OO in gold.
Fifteen million rats have been killed
as part Of the preventive measures
against the spread Of plague, taken NV
the metropolitan police board of tho citv
of Toxic.
This is from a card hanging in a Shelf.
held CO., shop window: In order to
have good supply Of fresh meat for tn.
manufacture Of our pies we kill half a
cow every week.
The great fire of London in 1866 started
IN house on Pudding lane and ended At
Piecrust alley. Thirteen thousand two
hundred houses were burned, including
SO churches.
The Laurentide company, of Ouehec
producers of pulp and pulpwood. ia r..
foresting its nonagricultural cutover
ianos. IT Is also importing reindeer from
Newfoundland, to see If they can take
the place of dogs in winter woods work.
A letter carrier at the Manchester IN
H) postofiice has solved the problem ~
sorting out mail when on dark street.
ne mas small electric light with a re-
hector attached to his coat, and nv turr-
ing on the switch ne can hold the mai,
IN front OF him and read the addres.e.
easily. '0ses
The department Of agriculture no. $50.
several Forest service experts to work to
save the original navel orange tree
Drought to the United States 40 years ago
IRON which the California navel orange
INDUSTRY was started. Hereafter II viii
oe kept in glass house in Washington.
inc United States. instead Of being Tho
fourth largest consumer Of Brazilian "a.
cao' became in lsll second after Ger
many and the proportion.l ,r.-.... q,