Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-19
GLEANINGs AND GOSSIP.

Even now a lot Of the wise ones are
] putting their money in circulation by
| buying Christmas presents.
When Upton Sinclair hollcrs because
he is Il victim of scnsationalisn things
have reached pretty pass.
/ Lieut.. Col. w. c. Hayes Of the
Chinese battlefield commission has
gone to China to put bronze tablets on
| the graves of the American soldiers
, vino fell near rien-tsin and Pekin.
There is report that the govern
! Incnt may take over the jamestown eX-
position buildings and use them as Il
training station. 1t won't rain eX-
position promoters there anyway.
1t is said that the people of Ontario
will have to face Il serious fuel prob
lem before long. No coal has been dis
covered there. and the timber in the
province is practically exhausted.
There seems to be one member of the
British peerage who is about as unpop-
uiar as possible. Popular opinion is
trying to place the blame Of being tho
inventor Of the picture post card on
him.
Experiments are being conducted at
the New York skin and cancer hospital
with intense light to ease pain. The
physicians refuse to say whether Or
not it is successful. but they have been
using it for some time.
An agent called at n house not long
ago and asked the German servant girl
who came TO the door if the family
wanted any nursery stock. Il guess
not" replied the girl. they havf five
childrens alt ready"
An officer of one Of the English fish
cries reports that he has recently cap
tured 4 crab near Montrose, Scot,
which was marked and put into the
sea near Scarborough $50 days before.
The crab had Travelled $50 miles in that
time, or about 800 yards a day
|. Boston keeps finding relics Of Paul
Revere. The latest is his old well.
but it is doubtful if it 1s pulled up and
put in museum. 1t was found by
men who were restoring the old Re-
we're house at the north end of the CITY,
A couple of pieces Of Old china were
also found in the back yard.
Some students Of the university of
Missouri have formed Quo Vadis
club. The membership is limited to Is.
and in order to be eligible for men,
berSh:p student must have
"bummed" his way at least 1000 miles,
slept one night in a box car and have
begged one meal. The club is formed
to raise the moral tone of the uni
versity."
Lord Rosebery has suffered from in
sOmnia for many years. and thought
that when he retired from politics he
would be able to sleep because the
nervous strain would then be let down
But he found this was not the case. He
has now learned that the swish of the
waves on the seashore makes him
sleep. and he spends much time by the
sea where he can rest.
In some Of the downtown skyscrap-
erS the elevator service is suspended
on Sunday and the ianitCrs and their
families. who in many buildings are
quartcred on the topmoSt floor. have to
descend and climb from 20 to 30 flights
of stairs wh6 they want to get in
touch with the outside world. In one
building, which is "a stories high, the
10-years-old daughter of The jaritor
makes three round trips each Sunday.
one when she goes to church i'm the
morning. one when she attends Sun
day-.chool in the Afternoon and another
when she goes to meet her playmate
after dinner. Each flight consists of
20 steps. making 96C steps to round
trip. Three trips make i $3.50 steps
Il mountain climbing rccorG.-New
York Tribune.