Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-05
Gleaninqs and Gossip.

1ieaninqS ana 0oSSip.
There is one man who is surely a
Nature fal<Ir and that's the butcher
who advertises spring lamb this sea-
son.
Danish doctor has discovered that
tears are fatal to microbes. Ii you
don't believe it catch a microbe and
make it cry.
john d. Rockefellcr's barber is said
to be worth S1oO0OO. There is one sure
thing. He did not make it cutting
John DIS hair.
Dan Il. Hanna, son Of the late scna-
tor. is to put up costly monument on
his farm in memory of q prize bull
that has recently died.
man wits drowned in the mash vat
of Detroit brewery the other day.
The brewery officials say that he met
his fate in good spirits.
Some one has written book emit
tied How to Become Il Successful
Author" Now it remains to be seen
whether or not he really knows.
Or. John b Rich claims to be the
oldest man in New York who was born
there. lie is %, and says that his
great age is due to moderate eating.
The street railway system in johann
ncSburg went wrong for 4 couple of
weeks recently and over 5000 bicycles
were sold there during that period.
The duke pr Abruzzi, who is now in
Comalnnd of the Italian squadron in
Now York harhor, pronounces his
name as if it were spelled "Ah-broot-
| zee
The Oldest house in the Oldest town
in Maine is soon to be repaired and
pat into shape as Il summer home.
This is the Old Bray home at Kittery
Point and it was built in 1913.
Miss Ginx had liberal art educa-
| ton: four years III New York, two in
| Berlin. three in Paris Il see. And
| what is she doing noW--linderGartcn-
ins or painting a?"-PuCk.
Arthur Pauline, Il telegraph operator
at Wichita, Kan, is said to have made
| $4,000 in wheat during the past five
years He has backed his own judG
ment in the market and has done no
plunging.
1t is being suggested in London that
| al children be made t. have their
names and addresses written in the in
side Of their hats SO that they can be
cared for by the police if they stray
away from home.
DR.. Henry Van Dyke has reached
London on his way back from Pales-
tine. He has been there gathering
material for dramatic poem he is
writing. the scenes Of which are laid
principally in Damascus.
| Mrs. Anne r. NJ. Lycctt has just died
| i'm Baltimore at the age of - She was
| the mother Of u children. and was
married at 16. She always said that it
| was no more trouble to bring UP 81
children than it was 10 raise few.
| TIE Kansas militia is figuratiVcly UP
in arms because the man who selected
| thu. site for the annual state cnCalnp-
! Inrnt chose o,,c in such an Out-Of-the-
way place that the girls won't he able
To get out to watch the men lie heroes.
The school department of Birming-
ham, Eng, has added sensible inno-
walton to the curriculum of its cook
ing school. Twice week the classes
are taken to the markets and taught
what things to buy and the best things
To leave alone.
| Ninccntc S"Enwa, 4 young Mexican
millionaire. has taken 10 bnll-tEhting
| as Il uaStim". He has appeared rs n
matndur several times. ami killed his
bulls iu approved fashion. lie says II"
docs ii purely rnr the excitement, and
| his ambition is to ~ {" Spain and
i make good" before a critical Spanish
audience.
i Roy. George Wilson. rector of Can
! field. Eng has lust died. ami 50 am
! other Of FnCIand'S famous old sport
i ing parsons has gone. Mr.. Wilson was
i frlly rs much at home in the saddle
as in the pulpit. and had been 4 mem
bcr If tho Essex hunt and followed
tho hounds for more than so years. He
| did not wear the CLOTH" but often
rode 10 church on his hunter. wear
| ing a high hat and dark hunting coat.
/ 4 tourist arrived at a Highland viii
/ lagc, and was surprised to learn that
| there was not doctor within 80 miles.
"But now do YOU do" he asked an old
woman, "Nhcn any of you folks are
taken il?" ooh" said she, Eve jist
/ gle them a glass of whusky.'' But if
! that does them no gnod?" Just gle
4 them arither ane" "And if that does
them no good?" 'Weel. just gle them
an;ther ane." But even if third
ono does them no gOod?" oh! weel,
| if three glasses q guid whusky disna
cure them. they're gaun tae dee,
ony-wev."
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