Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-22
Gleaninqs and Gossip.

pay the big bills their wives have con-
tracted for precious stones.
| LONDON is now getting walked up over
whether the war or navy departments
| should nave charge of the airShipS anu
| balloons bought to be used i'll war.
| The Long Island City man, who mas
had three children since he was 50
years of age, will hear something TO ms
advantage by addressing T. r., Gen
eral Delivery, Washington ID. G
| Puck.
| The sultan Of Turkey has been called
the sick man of Europe for 50 long
that no one places much credence IN
the report that now his health is really
failing and that he cannot live six
| months.
| The latest bit Of press-agent work
over London New York wedding is to
the effect that the rich American par
ents bought SO many flowers for
decorations that their great fragrance
made one of the bridesmaids faint.
| 1t is reported that the natives in
| Natal who have been in revolt against
| the British authorities, are led by
| witch doctors. These doctors have
sacrificed many babies that the native
| troops might be made imprcgnablc to
| British bullets.
| "Look at that Boston girl at the
| phonograph-sh is is actually smil-
ing" eyes, she is listening to Prof.
| Belcom's delightful dissertation on the
| 'Funsous diseases that attack the
larvae of the brown-tail moth. -
| Cleveland Plain Dealer.
| 1t is rumOrcd that we are to have 20
weeks of Henry James in one of the
| playhouses in this city. If there is an
actor by name Henry James, all right.
But if it is Henry James the author,
| it's us to the woods-I.os Angeles (Cal)
Times.
| The young crown princess of Ger
many is fast becoming the leader of
| fashion in Berlin. Recently she took
up the fad of carrying a long cane be-
decked with a bow of ribbon the color
of her gown. Many women are now
following her example.
| Sir Jonathan Williams, retired
| English physician who has spent
| number of years in this country, says
| that the purest English spoken i'll the
| United States is to be heard i'll Ken
lucky. Kentucky has been noted for
| other best pure things, but never talk
| before.
Columbia is evidently out after the
| scalp of the university of Chicago. A
Columbia professor has just announced
| that he can sober off /; drunkard by
hypnotic suggestion. This might work
| if someone didn't happen along Just
| then and suggest a drink.
| DR.. u. ID. Ashley of New York, who
| assisted Dr.. Lorcnz of Vienna in his
| operation on little Lolita Armour. pub
| fishes a statement in one of the medi-
| cal journals denying the report that
| this operation WAS unsuccessful. lie
says, moreover. that from IS to 90 per
cent of the operations don" mere ny
I.orenz have turned out entirely salts
| factory.
| Lawrence, Kan, is i'll tears. Gen. w.
Is Mctcalf gave it an old Spanish
cannon " hich he brought home from
| the Philippines. This was given to the
| Grand Army post. But when the 2otn
Kansas came home from across the sea
the Grand Army had the gun cut iii
two and medals made from the barrel
for the boys Now some vandal has
stolen the brcech of the old gun.
! If anyone wants to find real polite
ness he merely has to 60 to a country
IWhcre lcSe majestic IS good for 60 days.
| In Italy one of the papers recently said
that the eruption of VeSuviuS had the
Honor of being witnessed by the king.
lin Germany one of the papers stated
| that a royal prince had been pleased to
he born the day before. The king of
Spain recently asked the time Of one of
| his aids The aid had either left his
watch at home on the piano or else had
q ticket at the active end Of his chain.
for he could not find his time-piece. So
he told the king it was whatever hour
his ma jesty chose to have it.
Nov some unkind person has started
4 campaign against the cherries which
never do anything but smile at you
| from the bottom of the glass. 1t is
said that q Pennsylvania firm vas
fined $500 recently for the manner in
| which these cherries We're prepared.
| Further. it is said that the cherries
were packed green. soaked in an alkali
| bath to bleach them. then coIorcd with
q coaI-tar dye and soaked in for
| maldchydc to preserve them.
We are a restless people" observes
| the ScdgWick (Kan) Paragraph.
| Every thin woman longs to be fat.
| Every fat woman wants to grow thin.
| Every town man longs for the time
when he can retire to the quiet of the
country. and every farmer hopes to
some day quit work and move to town
where he can take life easy. Country
| newspaper men would like to try their
hand on a city daily. The fellows on
| the big dailies dream of a time when
they can own a paper Of their own In
youth we long for maturity. in age we
yearn for the happy days Of childhood.
| There is no excuse for it other than
| that we all seem to be built that way.
The grass seems to be just Il little bit
greener and thriftier most any direc-
ton from the place you occupy right
now. Contentment IS as near to hap
piness az you can get in this world
| Health and Beauty.
| Women with poor eyesight should