Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-28
Gleaninqs and Gossip.

Queer idea of jerks i'm advertising
to trade his auto for a mule, wasn't
it?" There was some logic i'll 1t. lie
says if it's case of eternal swearing.
he wants something with ears to swear
at t"-MilWaukee sentinel.
The manufacturers of gloves say
they make a No Woman'S glove larg
cr than they did five years ago. Wo
men have become more athletic ana
| hin hands have grown larger, but they
insist on wearing the same size Of
gloves.
What "A lovely collection of odd
cups" exclaimed d guest, peerinS into
the china cabinet: did it take you
long to get so many" "Oh, no" said
the hostess; those are samples of the
sets W. have had in the last two
years!"-Detroit Free Press.
How do you know that you will ever
attain great wealth." Stcrnly asked the
girls father. Sir" confidently replied
the suitor. Il am both deeply pinua
and thoroughly unscrupulpus." Take
her. my boy, and be happy. y."--Louisville
| COurcr-Journal.
| Nobody seems to want our terri
| tory" said eX-Delegatc Il. :. Rodey Of
| New Mexico. "and there is no telling
! where We will have landed by the time
| the statehood fight is settled. our sta
| tus is a9 uncertain as that of an old
| negro slave once heard of. Somebody
| asked MIN whom he belonged to. An,
don't know, sulI,' he replied; Ole
| InaIse. he upstairs playing pokah.'"
| \ school teacher. one day during the
| hnt F,r Il, i1,,
pills that each draw what he or she
| would like to be when grown up. At
| the eni Of the lesson one little girl
| showed an empty slate. Why" sail
| the teacher. isn't there anything YOU
would like to be when you grow rlp ="
Yes" said the little girl. Il would like
to he married, but | don't know now
| to draw it."-Life.
| Paul Knapp. half breed Potnwa-
| tonic, 10 years old. has been appointed
to West Point cadetship by President
| Roosevelt. Young Knapp was born
near Hartford, Miss. but for years
has lived with his parents i'll Benton
| Harbor where he received the greater
part Of his education in tho public
| schools. Later he went 70 the Hart
| ford Institute. d school for Indians it,
Lawrerce. Kan. Last August he re-
| turned to Benton Harbor and has heen
| doing such work as he could get Some
| time ago he wrote to Indian Commits
| sioner Leupp. who became Interested in
| him. and the result was his appoint
inent by the President.
| There ar" two Quakcrs in til" House
Of Representatives. Mr. Cocks IF New
| York. and Mr.. Butter Of Pennsylvania.
| The latter is known as the fighting
| Quaker" and it is only when he gets
excited that he llpses into til" language
] of his se"t. When Mr. Butler is push
| ed in a controversy on the floor he is
very apt to say thee" for You, For
Z man of peace Mr.. Butler, who only
came into the House in the JJth con
grcss, has had his share to do with
war. He is still a man of peace, how
ever, but has satisfied himself that tho
| only way t" maintain peace is to be 50
| prepared for war that no other power
would care to engage in a controversy
| with US.
An English clergyman had n rich
nariShioner. Lady Blank. who dictated
to and hcctored him outra accnusIy. Al
! length he declined to put I'D with This
Eind Of treatment and told her ladv-
ship 80. Thereafter she refused to nut
anything in the offertory. merely max
ing "A stately inclination over tho plate
| This moved an elder to remark i'm her
| hearing: We could do with Inss or
her manners and more of her cash"
The clergyman, dining at lords ta
hie. tod III" story with great sue cyg
one evening. The host said with a
froWn: Are you aware sir. that Lady
Blank is relative of Inno?" 'rh.
clergyman smiled slightly NO" hc
'"tt, Il wasn't. but in future when
Ell III" story Ill Away, be careful tn
mention thc relationships