Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-09
GIeaninas and Gossip.

The s.rw, In vino vcritas.
Would seem to leave no douor +,
That either rye or corn TIC S''i
of truth We hear about n,x
Emmett CayIem, aged 10 years, ana
| his sister, Lottic, two years MS Juiiioi'
children living not far from George
town. Col, a few days ago ran oo"I
and killed ii large gray wolf without
assistance. The youngsters had SCI
| traps for the pests. One was caueht,
but snapped the chain and started OH
with the trap on one foot Thc chll-
drtp followed and killed the wolf with
| "A 22-caliber rifle.
one of the strangcst cases of klcpto-
mania ever brought to light was heard
Of in Paris. A certain woman had
such a passion for smoking and for col
oring mccrschaum pipes that she had
been for 4 long time stealing pipes of
this description from shops. In the
fat which she occupies there were
| found no fewer than 1000 pipes, not
one Of which, it is believed, she had
| paid for.
Mohammedans of the Caucasus have
| a religious ceremony called "Chucksee
WuckSce." 1t is a ceremony in which
the fanatics cut and wound themselves
| in the following CHASTITY fashion, ac-
cording to Il traveller: Each man.
grasping a kinjal in his hand, brought
| it up in front and down on the crown
of his head. Almost at every stroke
| the blood guslled forth. and soon one
man after another became a staggering
blood soaked figure.
| An English firm received this letter
from some one on the Gold coast:
Dear sir: | am with much affection
ate to write you this letter to say that
| | have seen your name in magazine,
| so try your best and send me your
| catalog and SO therefore you must
| hope me. and send me the cataloS, when
you receive this letter send send me as
quickly, don't you forget me. and ]
also. too. 1 have nothing to say again,
| with best compliment to yours. /
am yours faithfully, ETC."
| DR.. Dukey. a German specialist, as
the result of numerous and systmatic
| observations on school children and
| older students, fixes the amount of in
! tcllectual work compatible with tie
| normal development as follows: For
pupils from five to eight years Of age,
10 hours a week; eight to 10 years. u
hours; 10 TO IL years, II hours; II to
| IA years. % hours; IA to Is years, 30
hours: Is to IS years. 80 hours; 16 to
II years, 40 hours: II to IS years. As
hours, and is to 10 years, the maximum
| of so hours
| The pastors union of La Crosse,
| Wis., has practically DECIDED that
money in itself has no more moral
t-f., IL ,,I I
the acceptance of tainted money for
religious and educational work whcr-
ever obtainable. 1t was stipulated at
Il meeting of the union that the accep-
| lance of the money will not be i'm any
case an Endorsement of the method
by which it fell into the donors hands
1t was pointed that all money at one
time or another figures in shady bus
iE"ss reals and is handled by crooks.
Big Tim Sullivan, the BOWery
Tamnany king. met an impecunous
constituent recently and took him to
dinner in restaurant much more
| pfetcnt1ouS than the man was aCcuS-
| TONED TO. He was q. fellow of almost
infinite appetite and the amount of
! 1000 he slowed away was something
| portentonS. When "Tim'' thought the
| man had consumed enough substantials
| no asked Now, whatll you have for
dessert" "What's that?" "Oh, some
thing tn top off with The constit-
utnt lanSuidly scanned the bill of fare.
i guess I'll have beef stew" he re-
Piled
The day after Senator Bailey had
put ii all over" Senator Patterson
| because the latter had refused IN bc
bound by Democratic caucus action.
Senator Carmack of Tennessee was
discussing with Senator Spooncr som,
OF me hardest things in life men are
called on to do. What do YOU think
IS hardest thing that man could