Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-23
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

June frostS and Wet summer n
England :.ayv caused a honey shortage
there.
The government Of New South Wales
has appointed (. committee - assist il
the development Of inventions likely 70
be Of general public 1r!.itE
( careful tesr Of Two Swedish ships
Of identical design showed electric
motors more economical for propulsion
than .r.pi- expansion steam engines.
Tn artificial c.iorinG % gold fish |"
meet prevailing tastes by keeping them
in water containing certain chemicals
is extensively carried - in Sicily.
League 6urinS. u cooperative pur-
chasing. III Washington. unGe: the So
perVision # the goy r+-TeE- officials.
has resulted in = saving c: So = So
I month ny those participating.
Twins are more often born II tenn
i,erata than other climates. the rake n
the United States being 70 cases in &f2
average battles. Tri7,etS arc found 70
occur once in every 1910 births.
BY tronsp!ant!ng young trees upside
down, 50 that the branches develop
roots. and the roots leaves. an Eng
lish railway has produced small shade
trees in less time than ordinarily.
The Swiss Is liable 20 military SER
vice from the aCe Of - TO that of 8 if
physically fl. Rich and poor serve
shoulder TO shoulder. the common asso-
citation having marked effect on the
democratic solidarity = the republic
The Young Mems Christian .AsSocia-
ton announces the value Of its proper
y in this country al s10o,o ,ij0. Part
of las, years income on this capital
was an increase Of 4n.@Ca men III the
Bible class enrolment. This association
owns 80 buildings.
Florida. where fullers earth was irSt
discovered III 1850, now leads all other
states Of the Union N production Of
that mineral. with - per cent. of sfle
entire American production. The dis
coyery was accidentally made by men
experimenting on brick h,;raing.
That a time Will come when South
American trade will he for South
Americans i hin;ed by many an item
IF industrial expansion whereabouts. \
factory At Valparaiso. started IN 1885.
now turns out 200 kinds Ct knit goods.
including 5000 dozen pairs Of hose q
month
BY repeating 26 times the prefix
great" then uttering grandmother,
one expresses the relationship Of Fat
ina. daughter of Mahomet. to ShieE
nj Islam. head Of the Nohammcds Il
faith in the Philippines. VINO is row in
this country raising funds for Moro
education.
Our honey market is practically de-
prived "f a former large German pat
ronage. but a poor English crop may
bring the trade 10 par. In ordinary
Years the British buy almost no hon
ey of rs. The yield of the average
American bse colony this year has
been $50 pounds, four pounds above |
normal
Captain Eugene Bourassa. a military
officer in Montreal. who in private life
controls 4 clothing store. states thai
the war has caused among his patrons !
an average expansion Of chest measure !
from &C t. e inches. This is true not
only of those in active service. but of
all the others. He explains it on the !
ground that all the men are mentally
and physically preparing for service
now or in the futurc
Charles +. Steinmetz, of the General !
Electric Co. believes that electricity
which with every other scientific |.
agency is in its infancy, IS destined t. I
rehabilitate the soil Of the earth, which !
has lost productivcnesa through lack /.
Of fertilization after hundreds Of mar |;
vests BY supplying the soil with nj |
trogan from the air. through electrical !
devices. the United States will ne able |
to feed the world. The result will be !
wonderful. stupendous, beyond all |
present view.