Evening journal., 1901-10-10
CAUGHT Al RANDOM

ayers want to increase the freight load
thirty tons per train and by 50 doing
figure out an increased profit Of $46,-
100000 per year.
Western railroad managers are put
ting on more trains TO accommodate
increasing passenger traffic.
The entire Southern Pacific system
is being reconstructed.
Young Athlete have muscles to
beat the bandl
His Wife-Then you must have mus
cles to beat the rags, also.
There are 10000 positions to be filled
under the United States Civil Ser
vice; approximate salaries, SIS O00, 900;
unclassifed positions, 100000; salaries,
sSO,OOO,OOO
Russia's yield of petroleum is S.
100000 barrels a year, and that of the
United States 5S,OOO,OOO.
Little Harry Cat the seashore)-
Mamma. can THE fish see to swim
right through all the big brealSers?"
Mamma-"Of course they can, my
dear"
Little Harry-"WeCl, I'd think they
would get the soapsuds in their eyes"
In 1871 Germany had only eight
cities with over 100000 inhabitants.
Now there are thirty-three.
In every 1000 British men there are
thirty-fve widowers; in 1000 British
women there are seyenty-eight wild
ows. sE RI
How do you keep from getting tam
ned. Bobby" asked the young lady
visitor comparing her own sunburned
hands with his.
s"Oh that's easy" replied Bobby
IAN a fellow has to do is to mind
the teacher
Among the peasants of Turkey al
most all the doctOring is still done by
women. In COnstantinople there are
laws against these healers, but they
flourish, nevertheless.
Husband-''The doctor says that If
keep up this race for money I'll break
down when / am forty" Wife
Never mind. my dear. BY that time
we shall be able TO afford it."-Lfe.
Medium can tell you about bur-
led treasure.
Patron-Please don't! My husband
is always footing that into my earss
Medium-Does he know anything
about a buried treasure?
Patron-Yes. his first wife.
President McKinley's death occurred
on the anniversary Of the death of the
Duke of Wellington. who died Septem-
Der a. 1852. and also on the anniver-
sary Of the death of General Montcalm,
who was killed September IA, 1853, at
! Quebec.
A regular system of incapacitating
men from serving in the Russian
army by causing them to so Temporal
rily deaf, has been discovered at
Odessa. The prOprietOrs, Messrs.
Schapira and Essigmann, who did q
great trade, have been arrested.
Sue-I hear that Mary Smith, of
Pittsburg, has come into possession OF
a fortune. Is she just the same as she
used TO be?
BeEe-Oh. no. She is Mae Smythe,
of Pittsburg, now.
Porto Rico has no debt No country
is more lightly taxed. 1t pays for nc
army or navy. 1t has no internal
, revenue taxes. 10 enjoys unrestricted
trade with the United States. This
p amounts to a bounty on every ton o.
> sugar n raises It's government i.
economical. Its chief charge is fo
/ schools. Brigandage and petty thiev
/ ing have been suppressed. After al
/, the strain and vicissitudes which war
, hurricane. famine and the reorganiza
: tion of its political and social system
r brought, it is awakening to a new life
4 20! mamma" cried Tommy, "Wil
lies pulling the pnssys tall"
. Hes very bad boy TO do that,
b said mamma.
e Yes. and he's selfish, too. COS h
won't Get me pull it at all"
lIlt NSuttn VI 0WNADAAf .NAAo eNAA' -
). sonal words of sympathy to Mrs. Nc
n Kinley. has been an invalid for man
! years. and is now said to be in pre-
g carious state of health.
a Some of the great main roads out G
e London are famous for their beaut,
S and are lined with some of the mos
e charming villas and country mansion
e in England or the world.
n Some people reach the zenith of ha1
u piness when they imagine themselvt
n to be in society. and are able to ger
ID crate contempt for those who are striN
e ing to follow their example.