Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-17
GLEANiNGS AND GOSSIP.


during the reign Of Edward II.
Il Paris insurance company refuses
risks on men who dye their hair.
France is responsible for the game of
billiards. Devigne invented it i'll 1872.
No Wine may hereafter be sold in
Spain on Sundays. and the inns must
be closed on week days at midnight.
winter in Egypt. They probably need
ice there and he sees another chance.
Suggestions are already being made
that the next message sent To Congress
by the president be sent in serial form.
A men in New Jersey recently ate "a
ham sandwiches, four dozen pickles, l.
pounds OF cheese and drank Is cups of
coffee at one meal.
An editor out in Texas was evidently
held up for I, new winter hat the other
day for he writes that no hat on earth
was ever worth $40.
The Bible has been translated into
400 languages. Two men spent 20 years
learning the Tahitian language, and %
mere translating the Bible into it.
Washington 3. Thomas. who is tenn
pOrarily to take charge of the affairs Of
the sugar trust and is quite likely to
be elected its next president. is multi.
millionaire and is about 50 years Of age
He was graduated at Harvard and his
chief hobby is golf.
A Boston paper quotes the following
brief eulogy, spoken by bereaved
truck driver: He never did j wrong
thing in his life. He was intelligent,
industrious and affectionate. and he
was never sick day 1t was a mule
that had died. Did you think man
could have had all that truly said Of
him?
A Cleveland skyscraper, 90 stories
high, will be topped by d goddess of
Liberty holding a torch from which a
ieapinS flame of gas will be burning at
all times. The exact hour of the day
and night will be indicated by causing
the fame to shoot high into the air dur
ing the minute preceding each hour.
The bank of England is the richest
bank in the world today. The bank of
France comes next, The bank Of
France is not a state institution. though
the governor and two deputies are APP
pointed by the president of the repub-
lie and are removable by the minister
Of finance. The bank practically repre-
sents the financial power of the repuh-
lic
There is an impression existing that
King Edward has the royal box Of each
theater always at his free disposal, but
lalthOugn there is not 4 manager who
would not be delighted to have the
royal patronage on those terms, tho
king. as a matter of fact, always paws
for his box Cor rather two boXes) at the
same rate rs any individual would pay
for the same accommodation.
a woman who belonged to an ancient
but penniless family married a rich
plebeian, but she never forgot the mes
alliance nor allowed any one else to do
so. One day. attended by a servant,
she went into a store and gave an order
And where shall 7 send it, madam"
said the shopkeeper. Jean" said the
woman, turning to her servant. tell
the man your masters name. l never
can remember it,
| BY the publication of Alexander Mac
donalds book. "In Search of FL Dor
ado" the interesting fact has come to
light that MIR. Macdonald, who is
geOlogist and naturalist. was one of the
first men to go to the Kiondike region,
and among the men in charge of his
dog sledges was Jack London. the au-
thor of THE Call of the Wild Mr..
Mcdonald says that London was a good
worker, and willing. but that he was not
amenable to discipline. and always
wanted to do things his own way.
Miss Katherine T. Harrison is proba-
bly, the weaithiest woman secretary i'm
the world. Her wealth is estimated at
81. 100000. She is H. H. Rogers fright
hand man." so to speak, and her bust
ness acumen is said to be equal to that
of any Of the organizers of the Standard
oil company. Every morning she goes
from her home in Brooklyn to 26 Broad
way in = blue electric brougham. Like
all important business people of the
street. she does not put in many hours
at the Office. usually returning in the
auto before 3 O'Clock.