Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-19
Gleaninus and Gossip.

A monument is being designed IN Rlch-
mond, Va, to be dedicated TO the memory J
of Edgar Allen Poe.
In ReddinEtOn, Eng. hot oatmeal muSh
is delivered with the milk each morning
to these who desire it.
King sciSoWath of Cambodia Is soon ID
visit Paris. and will bring with him i
numerous rctinue, including a special rctI-
nue. of 100 dancers.
The town council of Southcnd. Eng, has
denied a license to an 0mribuS company.
because the town owns the street car sys-
ten, the business of which might be in
terfered with by the buses.
Mr. Speaker" yelled John Wesley
Gaines Of Tennessee during one of the
sTlabbleS over points of order on the leg
iSlative. executive and judicial bill. IL
make the point of order that the House is
in disorder and ought to be in order be-
fore a point of order can be ordered"
The four principal nerSonageS in the
british Empire. ranking after royalty. are
Scotch-the prime minister. the archbS-
hop Of York, the lord chancellor and the
arch bishop of Canterbury The govern
or-general of India is of the same race.
as are several who hold important offices
in the ministry. such as the chief socre-
tary and the lord-lieutennnt of Ireland.
In Mexico gold mine has just been
sold for $4,000, for the discovery of
which chickens are entitled to full credit.
A few months ago the value of the prop
erty was unsupported. but one dav the
employees of Albert Pa1os. a merchant of
Tapalpa. found grains of gold in the
crops of his fowls and Immediately took
stops to acquire the land where the birds
rCamCd.
Mayor Clute Of Schenectady. n Y.
thinks it foolish to spend money for the
musical educa tion of children and then
rcrmt the dispensers of street melody to
lower tho standard of popular taste by
grinding out ra--t!ne airs. He is credited
with an intention to exercise a mild hut
effective censorship to tho end that chill
lrCn who have hppp tgupht IN know q
good thing when they see it shall not be
subjected to temptation to enjoy bad
thing when they hear it,
The new French president lis deeply at
taChed to his umbrella. which accom-
nanieS hni on every occasion. ard is like
~ from now IN to h COME q favorite sub
jcct for French political caricaturists
rruCh like the collar Of Mr.. Gladstone or
only other chief Of state who has eyer
been given to umbrellas WAS King Louis
Philippe. who rarely was seen without
one and in whose hands II took the place
OF both Sc"Dter and sword. Yet in spite
"f this analogy of tastes. il was NJ Fol
Iicrcs who. as premier. resnonsihle
for tn" expulsion from FrrnCo of King
l.ouis Philipne's grandson. tho late Comte
do Paris. and of the Duo d'Orleans
F.. O. Mccormick. assistant traffic man
aEer "f the Harrimnn r,ilroad system hn-
E1n life as q rewShoy in the place of his
birth. Lafayette. Ind That was over
~ H'dlS 'iSb. ttlS 1lfSt r4lrp;l0 work was
rs a clerk with tho Lake Eric ard West
crn. Going over TO the Nnron. nc worked
m to the genera! passenger agency. than
WAS general passenger AGENT of the Civ
cnnati, Hamilton ard DAYTON. the Ri;
Four. th" Southern Pacific and then to
Now York aS assistant traffic director TO
the Hartman lines. II is said "tho
father of general passenger agents is n
term often anrMed to Mr. NcCor,'ioiS for
il IS said that moro men now general pas-
Inr hit~,
than anybody elSo i'm thc business
PennSylvania' senators apnear to he in
= c"'r'D"titiOn to discover which ono con
he tho best oX"nnlar TO the truth Of tho
old sowing. early TO bod carlv tn rico .
etc. PennSvlvanianS. and othorS FOR that
matter. too. Who have rcccrtIv hid or-
c1Tfon to 500 Snrntor Penrose or rather
tn try TO 500 him in the evening hnye dis
covered that o'clock & not too car1v IN
hour to "xpoct th~ ~c,io~ co,,...e.. ., 10
IN bod. Senator Enoks early retiring in
nlinat'onS arc well tnow~ Also r'S r~t-
tin" I'm hetincS. Whon QUAY and Cam
crCn w"r" the S"ratOrG f"nm PernSvI-
v'"i" y WIS safe to ask for them I'm to
mldn'"ht tn" indr,ir'r being prcttv sure
~ frd both still "hroad. They sav Cnm-
cron sarv more s"nri""s then anv MAN
Who eyer lived in Washington, and Sena-
tor cuav saw Il good manv
Ono Of thn Pcn"svlvr ~fa rrn-rbrre of
'ongr"SS appeared in tho ~ ~ital Wit, y
h"d'r hr"iS"d nose. He maintained d q dig
.'''h Sl"n'C" airHif y tor t"-o d'.v Th ~
IN" H""@t'or% grew too ncrsonnl and h.
Gathered \ lot &C his tormnntorc ahou.
h''n md said: "You fellows have been
nAnitcTfinr -" "~holr in.oroSt in M.
nose. Now. if t"i' Won how hurt -.
III Ill Won H'ft a~tinr mo n,cst'orso"
Th"v FL nro-,i"odo" .'yVnII" 10 e,;5 ..y
went over I" Phi'adelrhia n few days
aPn ~ vit""Sc - 'nunchir- ~ Cra,,oc'.
S''nNHrd got there "arIv Tho ,rar1-
ser IF the ward who is ? n,rticr,or
,''"N" or "''n". in"'t"d NO down under
'h" S'''H th"' "''"C to t,o Io,,ncrn1 to or .
nv. th"r bold the shtn on the wavc
Nh'l" u'"S '~@i"r tr~"c or-~,o,.s wi,
'''@n 'nc"k"d au-nv tho rostraipipg nroo
'I' ~" St'7 ""'n" d"rr n-,d VT 49,
.,o. "n the nose. Good afternoon. gen