Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-30
GLEANiNGS AND GOSSIP.

A life-saVing apparatus invented NV
ScOtchman will throw line half
mile.
The Canadian minister of the interior
reports that there are still Il. sos OO0
acres available for homesteads in Man
itoba, !04.S7S,000 in Saskatchewan and
III, $500 in Alberta.
THE Rev. Mr. Hustlars church il
certainly up to date" Indeed Howl"
why, he calls his vesper services mat
inees, and the ushers take up the col
lection with cash registers. Boston
Transcript.
Indigo is now produced artiGcially
| with the consequence that there is no
longer much demand for the natural
product. Only II districts of Burmah
! now grow the indigo plant, and the
| crop is largely consumed in the coun-
try for dyeing purposes.
Tie wOmans Sabbath allianinc of
New York is trying to bring about a
more general observance of the Sab
bath. 1t has sent circulars to women
who entertain on a large scale, asking
them to give up Sunday entertainments
so that the servants shall not be de-
privad of rest.
From the days of Lucullus down to
our own the gourmets have had their
delicacies. In London just now pen
gums eggs are a favorite dish Of the
epicures. They are shipped to Eng
land from three islands near Cape
Town, South Africa. The time for
serving them is the ordinary time for
serving eggs, breakfast.
A collection of dolls. belonging to the
Countess de Blonay, has recently been
on exhibition at Brussels for the bene-
tit of a charitable society. 1t contains
dolls that were found in the ruins OF
Ninevch and rare dolls from South At
RIGA, known as the F'ingo dolls. The
countess's collection is supposed to be
the finest in the world.
A wealthy young Hawaiian intends
to enter the royal college of marine
architects in Scotland. In order to gain
practical knowledge of seamGnship he
has been serving before the mast Oh
the ship Hawaiian Isles, doing the
same work as the other % members OF
the crew. His father left him an es-
tate from which he derives an income
of $3.50 month.
Judge Albert c. Barnes of chicago
recommends the creation of the once
of divorce commissioner for the con-
sideration of all applications for d.
vorce He does not suggest the es-
Establishment of such an office through
out the country, but only in chicago
where he thinks divorces are too easily
obtained, and sometimes, it Is hlnteo'
by fraudulent practices. which a divorce
commissioner such as he proposes
would help to prevent
The desire for a happy Fourth Oh
July celebration has resulted in the 1oi-
lowing announcement from Missouri
town: The citizens of Carrolltown VINO
own automobiles have kindly consented
to keep them off the street on Satuf-
day, July 3, during our Fourth OF July
celebration. This is done in order that
all of the citizens of the country may
come to our celebration without fear OIL
an accident.
Edmund j. James, president OF inc
university of Illinois, would give p'y-
sicians arbitrary power when they aio
treating cases. 81 see no reason no
said at the commencement of RUSH CUT
lege, at Chicago, that physicians dei-
gated by political appointment TO tano
certain liberties in securing pupho
safety are any more justified In so 40
ing than are other physicians In cas-
es affecting public safety and hea'.n
the doctor should not be restricted ="
any way"
Men who wonder how timid won""
can wear in her hair a thing caiieu =
rat-merely called so-will prapaD'
become speechless by the anpoune0
ment that a London woman wears
live marmoset in her hair, says the lh-
dianapolis News. Other women
wondering if this will became wv
fashion" Marmosets. which are pre- =,
ty little creatures a few lnches -
height, with curiously human la..s
and hands, are the most popular PEI y
| lust now with London women Dul =
far only one has been neard u
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