Evening journal., 1901-10-09
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

long, high prov. The instrument
has a scale from low A in the bass
clef to Il in the G clef. It is used 10
accompany vocal music.
Albert, aged five, was one day sit
ting on the floor near the sofa and,
seeing some tiny coIbwebs hanging
from the bottom OF It, he exclaimed
"Oh. mamma, there's a whole lot of
moths in the sofal"
why, Albert, how do you know
there is?" she asked
Because" he replied, pointing TO
the cobwebs. 81 see their tails hanging
down"
We'll. that's the best ! can do for
YOU" said the theatrical manager.
You've been idle so far this season
now will you remain idle al. the rest
of the season or take this small part "
"l'll take it," said Lowe Comedy.
In this case a small roll. is better than
a whole loaf"
Gustave le Bon has discovered a
striking difference in the phosphor-
escence OF Brazilian and Cape dia-
monds. The former. which have be-
come quite rare OF late. have always
been noted for the live.iHess OF their
light. The BRAZILIAN stone, he says,
exhibits a brilliant phOsphorescenoe
after being exposed to the radiations
of a magnesium ribbon, while that of
the Cape, under similar circumstances,
shows no results.
Friends, here's a truth that is as clear
AS 1t is deep:
How can a fellows wife be dear
While talk is cheap? "
They say Wedder's wife is quite a
business woman"
Yes. and she makes it her business
to see that he is the silent partner"
Wisconsin cemetery has what is
called the ''Onion Tombstone" One
corner OF the slab is adorned with the
marble reproduction of a bunch of the
odOriferOus vegetable Beneath is the
date of the birth and death of the
woman whose ashes lie below Accord
ing to the sexton, Aunt Betsey was
fonder of onions than of anything else
and often remarked that she did not
care for flowers or poetry on her tomb
stone; she would rather have Just a
plain bunch of onions.
Newer deceive in the slightest way
my child. 1t will grow on you"
why, papa says that your hair is
deceiving. 1t didn't gorw on you
mammal"
Vegeta,ine is a new product prepared
from the cocoanut, that is being manu-
factured by a Marseilles firm. 1t is a
kind of butter, which it is stated, is es-
pecially adapted to the use Of bakers
and cOnfectiOners. The article is harder
and whittier than butter, which it only
resembles in its fatty nature. 1t is OBJ
tained by refining the oil extract of the
dried cocoanut.
Lucy, where's that other tail beau
yOu used to have?"
laws. Miss Nancy, don went back
on dat man; he didn' have no taste at
all-dat man wO' silver shirt studs
when he had a gol front toof."
There are forty counties in Texas
which have to seek legal advice outside
their limits, as they have not a single
attorney Of their own.
The New York Central vii. expend
S7,0O0.0OO in electrically equipping su-
burban lines.
Tommy" said the father OF pre-
cocious five-yehr-old at the dinner
table. don't You think that is pretty
big piece of cake for a boy of your
size?"
1T looks big, papa" replied Tom
my, "but it's sponge cake and nearly
all holes"
The expected increase in the worlds
visible coffee supply this autumn is es-
timated at 100000 bags.
Chicago meat packers are selling
meat cheaper in Havana than in Chi
cago.
Haven't made much progress since
yesterday. have yOu?' remarked the
hare. Gee Whit but you're slow"
Eyes" replied the tortoise langWdly
| that's so. / suppose that If there's
anything in that transmigration theory
| must have been a messenger boy al
one time"
Malta Is Offering up prayers in the
churches to avert the threatened in.
crease of taxation by the British Gov.
lernment. The feeling OF the people
lagainst the substitution of English fol
Italian as the official Language is very
bitter.
"I don't believe that beggar is bhnt
at all"
"Oh. yes, he is-color blind"
In 1894 the capital of the Bank o.
England was e1,200000. 1t is nov
e14,500 900.