Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-09-20
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

Anthrax, the sixth plague of Egypt
mentioned in the Bible is rayaginS
the lower counties of South Dakota.
Three Of New Yorks most promi- !
rcnt clergymen are club members. |
Dr. Rainsford belongs to the Univer-
sity and the Players; DR.. George
Houghton is a member of the Calumet, J
and so is Rev. j. Mcclure Bellows.
Luther Kountze the banker, has had |
placed on his lawn at his Morristown, |
N. j.. residence the cannons that were
taken from MORO Castle, Havana,
during the Spanish-American War.
They are immense bronze pieces of the
lime of Philip V Of Spain.
Sinnick-There are just two sorts OF
charity in this world.
Minnick-Yes?
Sinnick-Yes; one sort that begins
at home and stays there and an infer
Tor sort designed for export.
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II. N. Pillsbury, the chess expert, re
Gently played, one night, twelve stimuli |
taneous games of chess and six games
CT checkers. winning them all. Then. |
next morning, he worked out the
games for a number OF his friends. not
making a mistake in repeating one OF
the moves.
A curious lantern fly discovered by
naturalists in the Malay archipelago
possesses the power of jumping a dis
lance OF several feet without opening
its wings. 1t has a projection on its
head which, when bent back and sud
denly released, throws the insect into
the air. This fly was seen to jump
from the ground to the roof of a hut.
.Wife-There's a burglar down in
the cellar, Henry"
Husband-Well, my dear, we ought
TO be thankful that we are upstairs"
Wife-'But he'll come upstairs"
Husband-"Then Wen go down into
the cellar. my dear. Surely ten
roomed house ought to be big enough
to hold three people without crowd
ing"
Keats commonly wrote a short poem
in a single day, taking two or three
more to polish and complete IT,
In 1899 the inheritance TAX in
France produced tho amount OF 1885,
100000 francs O$Ss.SS7,7OO)
D'Auber-Have you seen my paint
ing, 1.-THE Haymakers," up at the Acad-
envy?
-Criteel-Yes, and heard cont
ment on 1t today
I Complimentary?
Criteek-Judge for yourself An old
, farmer who was looking at it said;
/ WAL that makes me tired
! The vogue betraying a revival of The
old-time jewelry set with garnets ia
apparent in another chain. which con
sists OF four strands Of tiny garnet
beads, with a large red-tinted bead at
! intervals. the latter studded with a
small stone Of contrasting hue
= OF the eyer-changing DEGREES OF fash
ion. The newest music roll is made
!. Of gray or brown walrus leather the
horn-hack alligator roll is also an ex-
ceedingly smart receptacle for the
sheet music OF the devote of the an
OF Beethoven and Mozart
? Gun-metal is used extensively in the
. accessories Of the stylishly-attired wo
) man, and the designer OF masculine
appointments is also aware of the ef
4, fective accompaniment gun-metal may
become to the fastidious man of fash
ion. The cigarette is now carried in ;
gun-metal case studded with tur
Quoise. delicately wrought into a fora
r. decoration for the corner. outlined il
o gold. Pearls are sometimes introduced
while the garnet and amethyst ar
also utilized in effective contrast to tn
dull hue Of the gun-metal
o A cigar case for pocket use is mad
+. in the exact shape Of a cigar in gun
el metal. just large enough to hold on
Iel fragrant weed. There are no mount
1t ings to relieve the plain gun-meta
-s case.
= A gentleman's card case is also de
~ signed in gun-metal with tiny tu
er Quoise Ornamenting the outside
be An exquisite, highly-polished shell
ingeniously designed for an ash tra'
81, The body Of a snake in mtarnishabl
brass coils around the shell. forming
III support for it, while the head CT tn
" serpent, with glittering emerald eye
We rises above and over the tray.