Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-26
GIeaninos and Gossip.

The either day in England woman was
drowned in a pond in the preSenc. "
four men. One of them AFTER sl'o ena =
Como ont of the water.' ran 70 mo =
rome. and could not find one he ala,.
90 into the water because he had inliu
enza Another did not ofer aSSlstaliCe
because he had been riding and was as MOI tb..
He might have gone IN, pul one VI '"o
others dissuaded him.
According to q recent estimate OF the
secretary ii the public health committee'
London annually consumes nearly l,ovV:-
WO tons of foodstuffs. OF TINS anou, ~,
water and less than one-third Dy ran;
T'hn shipments include 100000 tons OIL
meat. fish milk. butter eggs. iard, etc. ;
500, coo tons OF fruit and vegefapies' m
Guiding sugar and preserved fruits anu
/ 40 900 tons of grain and flour. 1t Is
rointed out in the committees report that
the system of inspection Is lnefncieut
and that oleomarSariEe is largely soiu %
butter.
II is estimated that the peasants of the
south OF Franco spend on food for ram
iIy of five an average of four cents p day.
For breakfast there is bread. with q
preparation of salt fish to spread on IT,
for dinner, stockfish or vegetable soup or
salad, and for supper lentils, beans or
other vegetables. Water is the chiei
drink. with Il thin VINE once IN a 'Wflie.
Rabbit is occasionally used as havor IN
a vegetable stew. but that is luxury
Beef or mutton is seldom tasted. Most
Of them dress poorly But this economy
is not for nothing. Many Of them hav.
bank accounts, and IN the matter OF
hard cash are we'll enough off.
Eli A. Smith, a United States mail
carrier Of Nome. Alaska, driving team
Of Eskimo dogs from mis- home in
Washington on wager of $1o.0c0. hoped
yesterday to win the prize by presenting
a letter to President Roosevelt. thus
marking the accomplishment Of his
Journey He left Nome on November H.,
1906 and took the trail for 1873 miles to
Naldes. Then he went by boat to Seattle.
there started on his long trip across the
United States. His longest days journey
was s. miles on the first stretch, where
he had plenty of snow and during that
part of his trip lie went eight days with
out seeing human being.
The earthquake has sobered the ia
n,aica negroes, ard they are evidently
taking it as a call to repentance. az our
cook Margaret SAYS. seeking. their souls.
1t may seem to those who do not know
the weak point in Jamaican morality n
strange sign Of repentance that 50 many
marriages are taking place At Browns
was exhausted in the week after the
earthquake. The devoted ministers ann
their assistants of all denominations of
Christians are trying to turn the emo
manent good. The only exception to this
seems tn be in Kingston where suparsti-
tious and noisy zealots prc,ong the fright
and surpass the horrors of the earth
quake with their dysangelical preach
ments.-Correspondenc of the Christian
Register.
Book agents are sometimes forced to
take on peculiar side lines to enable them
to make living, and one of the vendors
in this city has p plan which is most
original, saws the Philadelphia Record. 1t
is merely to find in the course Of his days
wanderings persons who are aiIing and
h. -. ~
recommend to them young doctor
friend of his. OF course, the physician
divides his fees. The agent in question,
upon returning to his clearinghouse the
other evening. summed up his days work
tc a fellow-lodger in this way: Nary a
book sold" he said, but discovered