Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-21

GLEANINGS AMI GOSSIP.

Alfred Dreyfus has turned socialist
and the French socialists are greatly
rejoiced.
The season for freak chickens IS nov
at hand. Glend Falls, N. Y, reports
one with two heads and web feet.
Along with the anniversaries which
are due soon is the 18th of that "croSS
Of gold speech which upset the Demo.
Gratis.
A poor girl won an automobile in 6
the old white elephant in new clothes
A new Jersey man has made pei
dog a legal partner in his firm. And
yet New Jersey objects when fun is
poked at her.
Another man claims that he has dis
covered q method of making gold out OF
scrap-iron. No, he is not junk dealer
This country seems to be wrong
again. All the women in Paris are
wearing hats which go up in the air in
stead Of spreading out flat.
Another point which most of the pa
pers have neglected this year is that
the r-less months are now here and it's
up to the timid clam.
Bryan seems to be getting good dea
of hope from the fact that the news
paper cartoons of him are not as bad
as they used to be.
A Connecticut farmer has raised a
potato which he says is better I'M
cooked than cooked. It's doubtless bet
ter uneaten than either.
Yonson of Minnesota now says that
he won't run for vice president. He is
evidently afraid that some one is go
ing to try to sheve him.
A London minister says that people
who talk too much are apt to go insane
Better not read this to your wife. No
use taking chances.
The Denver Post recently printed a
long story headed "Ilow Tramps Are
Made Most Of us supposed they
were, like poets, born, not made.
A Pittsburg woman used her A.
months-old baby as q club on a man
the other day and nearly killed it. And
yet Pittsburg claims to be civilized.
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surance company on the ground that it
helped start the panic last fall. If he
wins, the company will be some busy.
II. III. Rogers now says that he has
never juggled railroad stocks. This is
probably true. To juggle you have to
run the risk OF dropping something.
One good way in which England
could show just what she thought of
William Walled-off Astor would be by
giving the Chesapeake's flag to this
country.
Tom Watson now wants the capitol
removed from Washington. He has
wanted several other things which he
stands about as much chance of get
ting
If the Sick Man of Europe has really
paid 100000 for diamond, it's an aw-
full joke on some of the nations he has
been bluffing for the past 10 years on
the plea of poverty.
The fact that Comdr. Perry is trying
to get ready to make another dash for
the pole does not seem to get a great
deal of action out of the Walter Well
man publicity bureau.
One sure way to stop this night-rid-
ing business in Kentucky mighty quick
would be to order the 9Th cavalry down
there. Kentucky wouldn't take more
than one chance with the fighting
9TH"
A Kansas man got hold of the wrong
bottle the other morning after shaving
anC rubbed a lot of carboic acid over
his face by mistake. He says that it
was almost as painful as a safety razor.
From the way in which some of the
newspapers in the middle West are
constantly running editorials on the
condition of the prune crop it is sus-
pected that editorial salaries are not
being increased much out that way.
The principal of the Horace Mann
school in New York is trying to make
the girls of the school stop wearing
high-heeled shoes, big hats and loud
jewelry. He will have everyone's SYM
pathy in his efforts but that of the
girls.
A good deal Of talk is being made in
cabal to stop rich Americans break
cause physician has been prescribing
champagne for his patients. But North
Carolina is under the dispensary sys-
tenn, it must be remembered
\ number of prominent society wo-
men in London have, it is said, formed
a cable to stop rich Americans break
ing into Englich society. Judging from
some who have gone over there the
English women cannot be greatly
blamed
II is said that Senator Jeff Davis
writes all his speeches for fear that he
would say some things for which he
would be sorry if he spoke off-hand. If
ne ever gets extemporizing the Con-
gresslonal Record will have to be print
ed on asbestos then.
A really strange story comes from
Chicago 1t is about the reader of me
tiers for a gas company there It is
SAID that he failed to read cipher on
mete: for several years, and the con-
sumner made many dollars 1t is a good
story, but 1t never could have hap
pened. Meter readers see differently
Catarrh,
Called an American disease. Is cured
by an American medicine. originated