Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-14
GLEANINGS AND GOSSIP.

GlEANlNGS AND GOSSlP.
| Greece is 4 large consumer of edible
| oil Her 100000 people use about 25,
| 600 tons of oil a year.
The Minnesota state fair drew q
| crowd of $4,000 people on one day. That
| must be pretty near the record
| An English scientist has now invent
| ed an instrument with which he can
| look into your stomach and watch the
| food digest.
AS far as can be learned, the Wright
brothers and Glenn Curtiss are not TAX
| ing much interest in the good roads
| movement.
The Providence Journal has discov-
| cred that there are tour Chicagos in
| the country. What's the use? One is
quite enough.
Baseball has invaded Berlin, accord
! ing to a German paper. The kaiser
| may soon turn his attention to the
game and remodel it bit
A splinter that has been driven into
| the flesh can be removed by the aid of
/ steam. Secure a widemouthed bottle
and fill it nearly full of hot water, place
| the injured part over the bottles mouth
and press slightly. The action thus pro-
! duced will draw the flesh down, and in
a minute or two the steam will extract
the splinter, also the inflammation.
| Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait does not
overestimate the lords of creation. She
was speaking recently Of another prom
inent woman who is somewhat luke
warm in the suffrage cause. THE trou-
bic with Mrs. Blank" said Mrs. Gait,
| lis that she fairly WOrships her hus-
| band. She thinks that he is absolutely
perfect. Why, the woman actually be-
| lieves that the parrot taught him to
| swear"
| The family relations of vertebrates
have long interested biologists. Is man
| to trace his ancestry to a sea worm or
to crab? Prof. Godrick of Oxford
| claims as the trunk OF the family tree
| primitive Wormlike FORM rejecting
the limulus liking crab as being a too
| highly specialized form. DR.. Patton of
| the United States and Dr. Gaskell of
| England, on the other hand, see in the
| king crab the Adam of their race.
| TASTES differ remarks the Baltimore
| Sun. eff one has the liberty of select
ing his ancestors. some of us undoubt-
eddy prefer the octopus"
| writer in the Oestrechischen Nachrf-
| chten begins an article on the "Un-
| masking of the Russian emperor.
Once upon time" he says. "he was
| in Jaran with the crown prince OF
| Greece, while making a tour of eastern
Asia. A young Japanese fanatic struck
| him on the head with a cudgel, and
since that time his mental powers have
been impaired. He can follow no writ
| ten or oral discourse which lasts longer
than few minutes, and for that reason
it is an easy matter for those who sur
round him to deceive the ruler of all
| the RuSSiaS."
There is an amusing story. writes
| correspondent, being told in French
| circles about President Fallieres. A
short time ago, it appears the presi-
dent visited his native town of Loupil-
Ion, and there ran across one or two Of
his boyhood companions. whom he had
not seen for a number of years. He
asked ore of them what he had been
doing. to which the old man replied
with evident satisfaction. that he had
built np@ fiourishing business in the
drapery line. and what have you
been doing?" he in turn asked of M.
Fallieres. The latter explained that he
was the president of the republic
"Wh2t-' exclaimed his old companion,
"Ch. dear. dear! My poor friend. how I
pity you
A teacher in one of the public schools
of Vienna, in order to test the ability
of her Junior class-girls eight to nine
years old-in composition writing. gave
each little miss subject to be discus
sed lat once, without consultation and
without help of any kind" The arti-
cles were found to be so interesting
and amusing that they have been col
lected for publication. One article on
MY three happiest days" is notable in
the unique collection. In well-chosen
Clothing, particularly new clothing.
is a powerful mental and moral tonic.
according to medical specialist quot
. ed in the Outftter, of London. The
specialist says that shabby or lift
ting clothes are a source of constant
worry, which tends to take the keen
er edge off the wits of the ayera ee
= man. 1.-THE mere fact of being smart
, ly dressed adds the doctor. sis a..
strong mental stimulant. and the man
who is shabby, and knows it. is often
less capable than his well dressed
mental Inferior