Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-15
GLEANINGs AND GOSSIP.

Two hundred and fifty persons in
England last year paid each 100000 as
an income tax: $500. 900 paid taxee on an
income of less than s35OO
One Of the large brewers now comes
out with the statement that there
should be legislation which should
tend to increase the popularity of beer
rather than curtair its sale.
There are several kinds Of snakes
which the natives of certain parts OF
Australia eat. The reptiles are roasted
and are said to taste much like an eel.
Still, most people will beg to be ex-
cuSed.
Thread made from the spiders WEB
is lighter and stronger than that which
comes from the slikworm In France
there is a factory used only for the
manufacture of spider thread.
I'm time said the doctor. this
trouble may affect your mind" "Oh,"
she replied with sigh of relief. Il was
afraid you might say it would ruin my
complexion. Chicago Record Herald.
The duke of Hamilton was grea.
swimmer and diver in his early youth.
When he was in the English navy he
often used to dive under the ship AMI
once received a serious injury while
performing the feat.
A stranger went into a New York
restaurant the other day and showod
that he could make fairly good meal
without meat. He ate Is eggs. two
punches of asparagus, two punches
of radishes and can of shrimps.
"Binx is always moving his lawn
Yes answered the neighbor who
takes life easy. "Binx doesn't realize
how a man in his shirt sleeves pushing
lawn mower spells the looks of d
lawn. Washington Star
The reason why birds do not fall off
| their perches. says Health. is because
they cannot open their feet when their
| legs are bent. When hen walks its
| toes close as it raises its foot and OpeI
as it touches the ground
lie Petit Parisien thus Characterizes
Russia's new Parliament: Like the
magician of the Thousand and One
| Nights who was inclosed in bottle
and who. on being let out, became
suddenly giant. the Duma. hardly
born. takes to itself colossal proper
tions"
| Among the letters received by Primo,
| was one from veterinary urging hin
| to take the contents of a bottle which
| accompanied it. The medicine
efficacy had been fully tested. he wrote
on horses suffering from sunstroke.
Clocks are now being made with pho
nographs attached. The machines cal
out the hour instead Of it's Icing struc
on a bell or chime. When it is time t
get up you can have the clock ar
ranged to call you anything you lik
that will make you too mad to sleep.
King Edward has played many part
in his time, one of them heing brick
maker and builder. At Osborne ther
still stands Il small fort erected by tn
king and his brothers. At Balmors
there is tool shed which WAS entirel
constructed by Prince Albert and som
Huh! What do you know ahou
war? Did you ever hurl yourself int
the imminent deadly breach, or see
the bubble reputation even at tn
lannon's MOUTH" We'll. no; not ez
actly. Not to any noticeable extern
: But l have taken home uneXpecte
company to dnner''-Puck.
IfAll the smells in the Chicago stocl
yards were reduced to liquid an
sprayed with altar of roses they woul
form a body of perfume 7-1Sths tt
J size of Lake Como. The perfume laf
: would evapOrate in three years. tN
months and ii days, and. when tt
wind was blowing northeast. tw
points east. the perfume would !
, Azores islands.-Chicago Tribune.
A few months ago the president al
IIOinted Il committee to make thOrOuG
investigation of the business method
t of each Of the several departments
, Washington, with a view to riddir
, | them of some of the red-tape ways
doings things. Secretary Bonapa rt
f lon being interviewed by this committe
| told the following story. whic
; beautifully illustrates the free use
red tape in the government service
Zone of the, naval officers on certai
ship desired to change a thermomet'
from one side of the vessel to the Othe
f assigning very good reasons for doir
! So This could not be done. aCcordir
to naval regula tons. however. until