Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-08-23


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Were just as pompous once as you and
Complacent spake their little arrogan,
names,
And wagged their heads, and never
Omar Khayyam Gle Gallienne.)
Dr.. H. NJ. Bracken. secretary to the
minnesota board Of health, stated to that
body. at its last meeting. that his salary
-$S50O year-was excessive, and sug-
gested that 1t be reduced to $500. His re-
quest created much surprise, but was
complied with.
The late Archbishop Janssens of New
orleans, left an estate OF only about S.
600, which he inherited from his father
and three-fourths of it he 3beQueathed for
religious and charitable purposes. He
was entitled to a handsome salary for
years, but drew barely enough to pay the
actual expenses for his simple living.
having allowed the remainder to accumu-
late to pay off the debt of the diocese.
A parish beadle was lately much exer-
cised at the appearance of a strange old
gentleman who, when the sermon was
about to begin. took an ear trumpet in
two parts, out of his pocket and began
screwing them together. The beadle
watched him until the process was COM
pleted, and then. going stealthiiy up.
whispered: I'VE mauna play that here.
III We dae. III turn We oot"-Tit-Bits.
An English scientist has made some in
tereSting experiments as to the effect of
nicotine upon the lungs and heart. He
has arrived at the conclusion that a man
OF easy-going nature can smoke great
deal without much injury to himself
while a nervous man will damage his
health seriously by smoking much. A
man who takes plenty of exercise in the
open air may smoke with impunity, while
he who sits at a desk should take
care"
Those who make no use Of the tele-
graph constitute IS per cent of the total
population. Is this IS per cent to be
taxed in order that the federal govern
ment may buy the plant and operate it,
just to give lower rates to the per cen,
who patronize the telegraph? 1t would
require an outlay of at least $1.50 per cap
ita for the government to own the tele-
graph. The News would welcome cheap
err tolls, but not at the expense of prin-
ciple which touches palpably the founda-
ton Of the government under which we
live.-Galveston News.
A Topeka woman who resides on Nor
ris avenue declared war few days ago
upon a mouse which inhabited her cup
board. Having secured incontrovertblc
evidence that the mouse was in the cup
board she seized the rolling. pip. The
cupboard doors were opened and the
mouse jumped out. making straight for
it's assailant. The woman lost her nerve
and looked around for something upon
which to climb. The stove was the only
thing in sight. She gave an awful.
scream and leaped upon the stove, which
was blazing hot. The soles of her 1eei
were badly scorched. The mouse es-
caped.-Topeka State Journal.
Professor Thurber Of the University of
Chicago, has put to 5000 children in Chi
Cages public schools these questions:
what books have you read since school
began last September, and which one did
YOU like the best?" The answers make
an interesting compilation. 1t is said
that Uncle Toms Cabin has first place
on the list: that Longfellows "Evange-
line stands as low as thirteenth, and
States, as high as fifteenth In the list of
loo favorite volumes chosen by boys above
thirteen years Of age. For the rest.
many of the books that stand lowest on
the list are those written especially for
children. s