Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-02
Gleanings and. Gossip.

Gleanings and. Gossip.
Norway is now following Denmark's
example and using her convicts TO till
the soil.
Some out in Indiana claims to have
caught fish with a pearl eye. This is
getting pretty near the home of the
vice-president for Nature taking.
II is estimated that the sun is able
to supply heat to the world for the
next 3000O.O00 years. But it won't If
it keeps on being as reckless as during
the past week.
1t is said that the secret service men
W no guard the Presidents home at
Oyster Bay are having a hard time of
it this year. The mosquitoes are big
ger and more plentiful than ever.
English women are trying to start
movement to make it necessary for
every married man to wear ring on
the third finger of the left nand. Why
not through the nose? And visible.
William Rockefeller is said to be out
after Il loan of a little matter of $15.-
900 900. He ought to he able to make Il
family affair of it, but if not he could
probably get it ut any Of the soda
fountains.
Secretary Wilson says that American
prosperity is the cause of the high
price of beef Tie beef trust has been
called about everything, but this is the
first time is has been labeled national
prosperity.
Some people seem to be worrying for
| fear that the high price of beef in this
| country will cause us to follow the
| continental example and take to horse
| flesh. But horse steak, as served in
| Germany. is not so bad.
A Cleveland engineer has just run a
| train of 80 cars loaded with live stock
over ~ miles IF track in only l. min
| ut-s less time than the 20th-century
limited makes the run. He must be
trying to qualify as chauffeur.
| A nan and his wife were driving
near Pine Bush, n. y, Sunday in a
buggy with The top down. They
thought it rather warm and looked
around to find the top of the buggy in
flames. The man had been careless
with his cigar.
| Jaran and China now use more mer-
curry than most of the other countries,
and this is about the only metal the
price of which has decreased of late.
| In the Fast ii is used for making YER
vilion and in Japan largely in the
compLun,ling of a secret explosive
CnElposiiion.
| A New York policeman carried /:
man five blocks in his arms last week
| surprising him to he i'll. Then ht
| found out he was what is known as &
| .'hospital fakir," man who prctcnds
to be ill in order to get into Il hoSpta
and loaf. If he ever meets that police
man again he will go to a hospital al
| right.
a gas mantle has been patented il
Germany which is nothing more thar
an egg shell, which, according to tho
patent specifications. il particularly
| we'll suited for acetylenc gas burners
The egg shell is converted into 4 glow
ing state by combustion of the gas in
side. 1t j.; said to give n soft ant
pretty light. The next thing will be t
have hen lay one all lit up.
| An Italian appeared before the tow,
clerk of Middleboro last week and sait
that he wanted marriage license
When questioned a bit he acknowl-
edged that he had 4 wife and severa
| children in Italy. but was too poor t.
bring them to this country. He sai6
that he wanted to marry here so HI
could have a home. and was mucl
Idisgusted when told that he could not
| An institution has been opened il
London by 4 society woman for The
purpose of teaching debutantes how t.
act at drawing-room. They arr
taught to enter. to bow, to courtes!
and to depart. Strange to say TIL
school has been an enormous success
for there is nothing which make
Iyoung women 50 nervous az thu
thought that they will be doing TIL
wrong thing when they are brough
into the presence of royalty.-TOwI
and Country.
a number Of the English dukes hav,
little annual jobs to do to keep thei
titles clear. The duke Of Wellington
hal to send miniature reproductions o
the English and French flags to tn
throne on each anniversary of Water
loo. The duke of Marlboro has to d.
the same on the anniversary of tn
battle Of Blenheim and the duke o
Hamilton has to send deer once
year to the kings guard Of honor. TIL
holder Of the Nelson carldum has al
easier job. as he has to sign a receip
for the $4,000 he receives every year.
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