Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-27
Gil EANINos AND GOSSIP.

Indiana is claiming another record. A
woman out there Is a grandmother at rs.
Now man in California claims that
ne can grow fruit on rosebush. Rose
tomatoes?
Great Britain now has So registered
trade unions with a total membership of
1.973.56O.
The temperature of steam at one pound
pressure is 1853 and at 30 pounds pres
sure 1t is 274.3
The majority Of the immigrants now
arriving in this country come from Aus
trla Russia and italy
A few such days and some man will
take desperate chance with his last
years straw hat
Astronomers say the tail of the comet
will sweep New York in May. Sounds
like an election forecast.
The Chicago Record-Iierald says that
one thing has not advanced in price any
way, and that talk is as cheap as, ever.
\ man in Philadelphia. who is the
father of II children, says that he isn't
worrying any over the cost of living.
With Russia planning to spend s375,-
OOO, 600 for a new navy many people are
wondering just how broad the smile is in
Japan.
Now physician says the automobil-
| ing is the best cure for a weak heart.
It's a safe bet he never rode in a ma
chine very much.
There were nearly 100000 horses in
| this country on January |, 1900. The
| new census will probably show an in
crease over that number,
The Atlanta Constitution says Hail
| to the peach Evidently praying for
the early destruction of that much-ad-
vertised Georgia peach crop again.
| One of the big fountains in front OF
the borough hall in Brooklyn went dry"
suddenly last week. Investigation
proved that big eel was stuck in the
supply pipe.
A conductor of the Great Western
railroad in England recently retired af-
| ter so years of continuous service. II is
estimated that he Travelled 100000
miles.
Some one has figured it out that an
able-bodied hawk can fly 102 miles in an
| hous This seems bit excessive to
| those who have watched the leisurcly
| foppings of the average hawk.
1t is said that there are about r.
600 600 900 letters written every year
and that fully S,0OO,OOO,ooO are written
| i, English. Only about 1000. 900 900 are
| in French and 1,2oO.oOO.OOO in German.
| The Pittsburg !apers are getting IN
| aionant because that city is being re-
ferred to as second Sodom' lheS
should stop to think about how Sodom
would have felt had it been called 'he
| first Pittsburg.
|
mon to man the United States fleet If 1t
were to be placed on a war 1ootihs.
| These figures do not include oflcers diiu
men detached for various forms OF shote
duty. 1890
A DOO-pound suntish is said to nave
bceu caught off Santa Catalina. Cal, las'
week The pumpkin seed fishermen IL
tho watershops pond will have to insti
new strength into their maginatlons to
stand the pace
| According to the mortgage record, Man
haitian island goes in debt, on real es'
tate security. to the amount OF so"'"'
each. day, but the daily payments keeI
the total at a lower proportionate teVe
THAN it has ever been before.
I One of the bylaws of cottage hospi'
tai in Wales reads: mo patent sha'i
curse or swear or use any indecent Or
abusive language. nor shall play at
cards or dice, nor smoke within the in
Urinary without the authority OF the
medical officer, and at certain hours.
| William Travers Jerome once went
down to Georgia to address the Georgia
bar association. Col. Peter Meldrlm was
| showing Jerome around. You see that
MANI" said the colonel. pointing out a
distinguished person who sat on the hotel
porch. Il do" We'll, sub, that Is a
man i'm whom our state takes great pride
l He is Judge -, sub, the only man IN
/ Georgia who can strut sitting down.