Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-28
GIeaninqs and Gossip.

The speed of the electric current III con
per wire is 'c,jO0,00O meters second
The fastest ocean steamer makes onis
IS meters Il second.
Women are to be admitted to be doctors
of medicine by the university OF iraEuc.
which. however, refuses to admit thc!l
as doctors of philosophy.
Preliminary arrangements for holding IL
British South African exhibition IN Ion
don carly in 1W1 have been completed by
Can't BAN, IL member OF the Cape Far
lament.
Mile Butticar. a Swiss, is the tirst Eu-
rope,n woman to choose engineering as a
nr,rcs.ion She gained 4 diploma VIII
honor at Lausanne UNIVERSITY. beng :l%th
in order OF merit. She IS now practclhts
in Geneva.
Tobacco which used to be the medluiil
of exchange in the early colonial DAYS Oh
Virginia. is today the currency ot t'riliS'i
New Guinea. The British ;niu'hiStrat"i
there reports that the medium is not the
means of a lively trade.
An expert on fishing has given the Tot
lrwing data on fish. so what are we Goi'i;'
to do about it: The black bass Is not IL
bass-it IS Il suntish. The white perch Is
not Il pcrch-it is a bass. The rock BASS
is not "A bass-it is u sunfsh. The wall
eyed pike is not u pike-it is ii perch
Linlcy Samlorlrnc the famous English
cartoonist, always works from models,
iect of the greatest care. lie goes I"
considerable expense and trouble to get Il
uniform that he may sketch 1t, and ~.
has Il collection OF 1000 photographs Oh
all sorts.
The widow of Don Miguel of Brazil,
who ruled for several years over Portu-
gal, is the only member of amy royal fam
lily in Europe who has taken 1uil vows
as u nun. Don Miguel was driven mt"
exile to make way for his niece. Cue'n
AZ, ,l,lI., % Ur:Inulnntnpr
the present king.
The original New England WAS on til"
Pacific coast Francis Drake. in 1872. III
the close of a months stay. took possess
ion of the country for his sovereign.
Elizabeth. and named the new acquisition
Nuova Albion (New EnClandJ b, cauS" II"
thought the white cliffs near what Is
now Point Reyes rescmbled the chalk
cliffs near Dover.
An Italian resident of Tennessee has
been having II tobacco dispute Will Con-
crcSsmau John Wesley Games and threat
ems to defeat that gentleman ut the next
congressional election. On hearing of this
Mr.. Cares remarked gently. Defeat
me: Why. if that apparition appears lii
nv district I will shoot him full of holes
and kill him every day for II week Il
necessary. Il surely commiscratc tn"
gentleman after the third day" said Con-
gresham Cousins. who stood near by.
As his wears go on Senator \lliSon's
reputation 1bl conservatism ana Su'tiu't
utterancc increases. Everybody IN Wash
inston knows the utility Of trying to get
the Iowa statesman to commit himself. y
day or two ago. so the cloak-:OCm story
goes a mar met Senator Allison III one
of the corridors of the c1pitol. Senator"
he said. taking out his watch. what tim"
huve YOU GOt?" Senator Allison toCk out
his own watch looked at it, and then in
qIired softly. "What time have youS
The most important person in Fort
Hancock. Tex. is George Ross. who holds
more public offices probably than AIRY
other man in tho county. He is postmaS-
ter of the town receiving his appointment
from republican administration. and IS
member of the board of county commission
crS of the county. having been elected to
that office as Il democrat. In addition To
those two offices he is justice of the
PEACE being elected 10 that Office as an
independent candidate He is also public
school trustee for the precinct.
The throne-room Of the royal palace Of
Madrid is one of the most magnificent in
the world. Decorated in led and gold, it
confirms rock crystil chandeliers, coloS-
sal looking glasses of the finest quality.
marble tables and priceless norphvrv. II"
ceiling is printed by Tiepolo with thu
Majesty of Spain" in illustration Of the
virtue of the kings and the nllulincsS
al the people. who are represented in the
different costumes Of the provinces. Her.
the Sovcrei-nS of Spain receive on grand
occasions when alive, and when dead are
laid out in state.
Congressman j. A.lam I:edc was. tho
speaker at the big banquet at Grand
Rapids the other night. at which women
were Admitted to hear the speeches. Mr..
Ecdc apoloSiz"d for the non-:I appearance
OF Representative Weston of Indiana.
who. he said. was dctaired at home be-
caus" of family matters II want it
distinctly understood" said Mr. Bcde.
thai under tic Roosevelt administration
the national bird has been changed from
the eagle To the stork. The eagle may
scream. but the storl7 delivers the goods.
| never posed rs an AdoniS," Mr. Rcdn
continued. My wife always insisted that
she would never marry anv but a six
foot man-one with big black mustarhc.
But She hurried me and now We have a
string of six little Bedes''