Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-03

Watch hInl-Settin' i'll dc pew .
W Ell mcetin day come rouii
He in de big collection
Dat fer the heather sake;
De saints sleep thro' de sermon,
But Satan wide awake.
You better keep a lookout.
En- watch de way you so.
or ne II IAN YOU i'll de region
Wher dey amt a fake er snow.
Atlanta Constitution.
John l.. Sullivan described the other
day joke that he once played on
Bob FitZsimmons.
When Fits he said was interest
ed in farming, l told him that my cous-
in had lot of fine Dorking roosters,
and would send him one if he cared
for il. Fitz said he would be delighted
to add Dorking roster to his collec-
ton of chickens.
so got the Dorking, packed IT In q
basket, and then, for Il joke, laid an
egg beneath the bird on the soft straw.
"FitZ wrote to me the next day in
great astonishment. He thanked me
for the Dorking, which, though u roos-
ter undoubtedly. and a fine one, too.
had yet laid an egg on its way to him.
Had l ever heard of such thing be-
fore?
Il wrote back and said:
1.-The Dorking roster, in laying an
egg, has certainly broken all records.
What makes this happening still more
remarkable is that, if you examine the
egg. you will fined it to be hard
boiled one"
The late c. A. Bradenburg, of Phila-
delphia, was wellknOwn among show
men. The dime museum that he con-
Quoted was one Of the largest and old
est in the country.
Mr.. Bradenburg spent his summers
at Lake Sunapee, in New Hampshire.
He had large and costly cottage on
an island. and his yacht, the Barbara
r. was till 1904 the fastest on the lake.
In the 1904 races the Barbara + was
beaten by a motor boat. and the cham
pionship pennant that she had carried
for years was taken from her.
Mr.. Bradenburgh's remark, as he
surrendered the pennant to the pull
sating. laundering motor boat with it's
engines. taken from 4 powerful auto
mobile. typitied the mans hopeful and
CHEEKY nature.
It's n bad defeat" he said, "but it
might be worse.
1T reminds me of young lady.
"'What a sad thing it must he she
said. to be disappointed in love-
Yes said a married woman, but
it must be infinitely worse to be dis
appointed in MARRIAGE
That Blinker girl is hateful" said the
girl with the tip-tilted nose.
She is" aSsented the girl in the Alpine
hat, but how
How did | find it out?' said the girl
with the tip-tlted nose. We'll. the WHY
! came to grief with her WAS this. We
decided to give 2 ghost party at our last
Some old sheet and pilowcase affair.
| SuppOse?'
Nothing of the kind. You all sit in
dark room and tell ghost stories in turn.
The person who tells the most blood cur
ding one gets the prize. OF course, the
incidents are all supposed to have hap
pcned to you personally.
Naturally. | wanted to create Il good
Impression, especially as Harry WAS there
that week. and that Blinkcr girl was fair
ly haunting his footsteps. Somehow.
couldn't manage to think or even dream
of Il good one, though | ate Il supper OF
WEIGH rabbit on purpose. Finally. the
Very day of the party. | went to see my
la'lndress ABOUT my dress-we We're all to
Wear white. you know. To my ioy
found on her mantlepiece an old, dogeared
book of ghost stories. | borrowed it ut
once and took it home in n triumph
You were in luck
Il thought so then. Well. that evening
| told one of the Stores-of course max
ing myself the heroine.
1T was great success. and felt that
the prize was mine. when that Blinker
girl stopped talking to Harry and began
to applaud.
Then She said. oh. how delightful.
And did it really happen TO YOU
- OF course it did" | said
g How perfectly charming.' she cried.
My old nurse used to tell me that stut,-
when l was II very little girl. and shall
always enjoy it SO much more now that
know you are the heroine,' Tit Bits.
Senator Tillman was accusing a politi-
cal leader Of overhearinE and arbitrary
methods.
He goes too far" said the Senator:
HE is like the militia captain they u.rJ
to have in Concord
This man came to Concord with war
in the militia.
IT, Was a martinez. The first day he
reviewed his company. he examined every
hair on their heads. every button on their
coats. IL was an ordeal for them
on the whole the captain was pleased
with his INSPECTION. One thing dissatisfied
him. Though. lis men ali hnd clean
:haFcn upper lips. Some had S1e-Wh
k"rS. some had mutton chops, some had
coates, some had patriotic chm u, ar.
lhtr" was rot on" who had Il mouetpchc
The captain complimented his com
rany in short Speech. and cpnclud, q hy
saving: 'H
Only one thing is lacking to mako :,
crack. martial looking company Of you-
mouStachcs. | want every man Jack of
YOU To raise mOuStache'
AZ thiS orucr the men looked at ono
aho'h"f. ana Il young farmer stepped ont
from the ranks. Saluted and said:
What color will~you have them. Sir?'
respectfully dressed man. on mectin.
distinguished actor. claimed his A.
4lEiintancc on professional grounds
don remember you. my good sir :,
said the actor
Nev"itheless We have often played to-
Gethcr In Hamlet You remember IIo-
ratiOy' ~
let" w NY ''''ih-
;, Certainly not. But yon remember that
Ifofatic. describing the ghosts disappear
ance says. But even then the morninr
COCK crew aloud; and at the sound il
snruhk IN h;iSte away and vanished rom
otr sight? 2" ''o'''