Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-28
ODD ITEMS OF INTEREST

Probably at no time in its history mas
the port OF Philadelphia harbored yes
sells of SO many different nations. some
Of the flags which f1oated over ships In
the harbor recently were the British,
Spanish, Italian, Argentine. Mexican,
Russian. Norwegian, French. Austrian,
Danish, Dutch, eGerman. Brazilian. Bel
gian, Swedish, Greek, Japanese, Chill
ian, Cuban and the uruguyan
The Louisiana state board OF educa-
ton has put its foot down on Mother
Goose rhymes, throwing out reader
series because of these ditties in them.
FIX Governor Hall and other prominent
members. who are plantation born and
reared, thought they belittled the far
mer. Superintendent of Education
Harris and other members of the board
fought valiantly for the rhymes, but
were outvoted.
| The serious shortage of merchant
vessels was again brought home TO
American ma Cufa cturers recently when
some Of them lost an order from the Ar
gentina government amounting to 81
100000 because Of their inab lity TO state
defln tely when delivery of their goods
4 I'tiN ~ iii"'NS' iit SllIfi III IildtlG-
! facturers even tried to buy the needed
vessels, but failed, so the order went to
English manufacturers.
\ Farmers Of Crisfeld, Del, received a
severe blow for their coming farm work
when Al young men left to work in y
large lime and stone quarry in Penn
! sylvania. The average farm wage does
not appeal to the young men, and with
work near the cities at SO a day for
eight hours work, instead of the work
from four in the morning until eight
at night on the farm. they are leaving
as fast as possible.
| bill will soon be brought m again
! In the Dutch parliament, it is reported.
for putting through the project. 50 fire.
quently agitated in Holland of rectal, i'm
/ ing the Zuider Zee the extent Of VIII CT
i is estimated at 100000 acres. The sum
or $eo'ooo'0oO was to have been appro-
! prlated for this great work in 1914. bur
the war put an end to the scheme
! Many Dutch papers are now pointing
out that # the dam, projected as A prn
llminary to the >reclama ton, had been
quilt. recent flood catastrophe would
have been averted
one or the biggest lega cies music har
! ever received is the $500. 900 fund re-
Gently left by Bryan Lathrop. of Chic
ago. The purpose Of the bequest is ex-
pressed by Mr.. Lathrop as follows.
The city Of Chicago now has univer-
sites, technical schools, museums and
an unsurpassed orchestra. but it has no
public school Of music. such as the Con
SER toire Ct Paris. and it is. in my
op'n on, very desirable that an institu-
+, ton should be founded in Chicago in
which an education can he obtained in
the higher branches of music and musi,
composition, not inferior to that pro
vlded in the cities Of Europe"
! The word "humbug" had it's origin az
follows: Among the many issues Of
base coin made from time to time i,
| ireland there was none SO worthless az
that made by James II at the Dublin
: mint. It was made Of whatever metal
was the easiest to get lead, conner
pewter or brass. and so low was its in
trins'c value that twenty shil,ncs Of
| Il was worth only two pence sterling.
The soft mixed metal Of which tho
worthless coin was composed vaq
known to the Irish as "unimboe," pro.
Aounced oombog. meaning soft copper.
| OF worthless money. Thus the phra So
"humhue" originated by a person saw
ing. THAT Is 2 piece Of uim hog"
Don't try to pass off your u.m bog on
| me-"