Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-16
Gieaninqs and Gossip.

AZ last the reason for the backward
waiting until Alfred A1stins new W. poem
about it had come out
Gold brick men are now making a good
deal OF money in Japan, where they find
II easy to sell their goods. The Philip
pines may be unloaded on them vet.
South Africa seems to he suffering had
ly from an ovorsurply of locusts Just at
present. It is aid that in some places
n" reldt Is Just a moving. red mass of
th@ bugs. which are choking springs and
everything. The crops are being ruined,
hui the Beer farmers will not join to-
Gcthcr 10 kill The locuStS merely irving
TO drive them Of their own land on to
that of a ncighbor
\ brieht-faced little boy in n sailor suit
snlntrd TIE occupants Of 4 "a. <s.ns motor
c'i' 50 quantity on an English road that
tt"E si"pped to give him siXpencc.
You're very polite little fellow" the
lldy motorist said. do YOU salute all
the strangers v no PASS in the Same.
WAY! No. no. ma. am-only motorists"
TIL" boy stammcr"d. lingering his siXrCnct,
ncrv"Isly Father SAYS I've always t.
he r"hte 70 them, hrcau5r motor, cars
bring him trade. The lady seemed dis.
appointed. What is your fathers tad.
my little man? Docs he repair motor
cars NO a'am; he's an under
tafer, wtls the significant response
IN odd custom of great antiquity still
prevails in the town Of Oakhlm, in Rut-
lhHdshire, says the Dundee Advertiser.
Every peer of the realm passing near the
castle which was built hy Wakolin de
F"rrclS. is expected to deliver II shoe
from the foot of one of his hprScS or to
pay fine in default. The fine usually
taxes the form Of an ornamental horse
shoe, often Surm0urted by the COronet of
tn" peer presenting it. The total number
Of SHOES AT present in possession OF the
local authorities is 800. and among tn"
most valued are those presented by
Queen Elizabeth. King George ~, Queen
NirtDri1 and Dngnn Alexandra
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union of South Manchester, CT, has
asked the chief of police 70 stop prac-
tic" which they say IS vicious and de
trouble in making setting hens stay on
their nests. and he init upon the plan of
soaking their corn in whisky before he
fed it to them. The hens become recon-
ciled to setting on their nests after they
have eaten the corn. he says, and it is
two on three days before they recover
from the effects Of the whisky. He says
the hens come off the nests in due time,
the chickens are sober and industrious.
and he thinks H. is entitled to credit for
valuable discovery.
From the Atchison kan) Champion ;
Home Circle department: Church White
complains that he recently bought sey cral
CClluloid collars. having heard thom high
lY recommended as being practically in
dcStructiblc; he accidentally dropped IL
lighted match upon his collar while try
ing t. light cigar and destructive con-
flagration encirclcd his neck ut once. He
says that for five minutes he booked like
saint with misplaced halo. FOrtu-
nately John Compton was at hand with
a hand grenade and the fire was eXtin-
eulShed without injury to the adjoining
property AR. White wants TO know
whether there is any firtproof paint We
can recommend to preserve the rest of
his collars from such contingencies. We
know of nothing that would be suitable.
The hest plan is 10 buy porcelain or gran
iteWlrc collars.
The forts Of Cuba are interesting frors
2 historic point Of view a well as for
the purpose to which they have been put
since the establishment Of the republic.