Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-10
GIeanings and Gossip.

A statue of Gen. Nicholson. the munity
hero. has been unveiled at Delhi by LORD
Mimic, the vicerOy OF India.
A man of 50, elected a Judge for Fruit
gen, Swift, is to go through university
course in order to enable him to pass the
examination required by law.
London has just completed beauty
show in which men as well as women
man was won by Il porter named Forsey.
Paul !. Rainey. rich New Yorker. is
having Il wireless telegraph system placed
on his yacht the Audrea. She will be the
first private boat 10 be equipped Win inns
Improvement
when do you consider a man at his
prime of life" when he's old enough
To quit writing poetry and not too old To
begin writing love-letters to his stenosra-
pher. '-PhiladelIhia Press.
Shakespeare seems to be the best
seller in London of recent years. The
publishers say that nine new editions a
year have be,n published for the past SIX
years and all have met with ready sale.
Tie members Of the Salvation Army
saw that there are ~. 600 of their meetings.
held every week in addition to 3, 600 open
air meetings. 1t is sand that over l,WU,N0
people attend the indoor meetings every
seven days.
The school board at Reading, Pa, lately
elected Miss Annie r. IIecbur, who has
been in active service for 10 years, teacher
emeritus. at half pay. Miss Heebur will
act as substitute teacher when the super
intendent thinks it advisable. This IS an
approach to the pension system OF New
YORK.
Young woman in one of the smaller
California cities recently ran for the
school committee in opposition to her
father. The campaign was 4 hot one and
the girl won out. 1t is said that she
sought the job because her father had
said that he would discharge a friend of
hers if he were elected.
no
ing among the middle classes of the Who'll"
world and is increasing among the very
poor and the very rich. Such is the con-
cluSion drawn from Il foreign tour by
John G. Woollcy, once prohibition candi
date for president, who has returned to
Chicago after l3-months trip abroad.
Nearly every king in the world is short
or in statue than his wife. Queen Alex
andrl is six inches taller than King Ed
ward, the cZarina head taller than III"
car. the king of Italy hardly reaches the
shoulder of Queen Helena, the queen of
Denmark towers above her husband. and
the GerIcan empress is 50 much taller
than the kaiser that he will not have his
picture taken with her unless she is sit
ting down.
A woman who lives al Escanaba. Mich,
went into the city recently to do some
shopping. Or her way ho'nc Sh" was so
taken up with her bargains and bundles
that she for got her baby and left 1t IN
the railway station There was panic
offspring. and she at last recovered it.
The largest mass of Lcc in the world is
probably the one which fills up nearly
the whole Of the interior of Greenland,
where it has accumulated since before
the dawn of history. II is believed nuW
10 form a block about GnOm square miles
in area. and averaging a mile and half
in thickness. According to thee" stats
ties the lump of ice IS larger i'll volume
than the whole body of water in the
A naval officer he'd be N tried for drunk
enness and the report of the coult-martial
was before Secretary Bonaparte. Some
fricnas OF the officer who is really Il good
fellow and fine officer. but too popular
for his own well-being went before tn"
secretary to say" him You see. Mr.. |
Srcrntary; said one Of them; IN my
know what his trouble is?' Yes said
the secretary. thirst" |
DR. judah Leon Magncs. rabbi of Tenn |
PIE Israel Brooklyn. n. r.; is sad I" he |
Of Themple Emanu-Fl. the largest syna- |
cog of the Reformed Jews of New York |
oity. Rabbi Magnes is not vet 2t years |
graduated from the university of Cincin- |
aat.; and has studied at Berlin and
Heidelberg universities receiving tho de- |
gree of Phi, ID. from the latter in 1907.
It is n curious fact and not without sig |
nifcanre that according to statistics |
given by the editors Of the Monthly Rec
ord. 4 magazine edited and published by |
the inmates Of the Connecticut state |
prison at Wethersfield there are I'm men
prisoners and only II women. why this |
Tishop Doane sees as
many women criminals and drunkardS as
there are men; in case Wonltn voted.
would voting alone develop hundreds or
NomaE criminals where there IS now one.
A London writer suggests that. mas
much as Lord Grey has given back to
This country the picture Of FRANKLIN
looted from the house OF that great
man in Revolutionary days. Britain
wnuid be grateful if some scraps OF
SIX captured by Americans about that
time should be returned The writer ADDS
mat some years ago when he was VISIT
ing West Point he saw STAND OF cap
lcred colors. The officer who was SNOW
ng him over tho military academy TACT
Iully remarked that tn" coiors mad come
mt" the possession of Aneicans When
England had some heavy engagements on
INC continent of Europe"
Prof. Charles Sprague Sargent. au
thor of the Manual of the Trees OF
orth America" has just retlrntu lroH'
south America. where he spent TUG W.
Ter In the study of the trees oI tit ""u''
General James Grant Wilson. OF NV
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