Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-28

/ FOlduOto 10TH the WORTH Siedles
lsingle crop. 1000 million bushels being
produced annually, equa. in bulk to tn,
entire wheat and corn crop.
Miss Alma-When did you becom
acquainted with your wife, doctor?
Doctor-After the wedding.
Mont Blanc has for the first tim,
seen a fully equipped company of sol
oilers on its summit. Alpine chasseur.
made the ascent and the usua, salut,
was fired at Chamounix.
The river Euphrates flowed through
the city of Babylon, and on each side
OF its banks the walls of the city wer,
carried up to a height as great as al
any other point. SO that even during Q
lsiege the city was as formidably de-
Tended on the river as on the land side
Barber-Your hair will be gray If i
keeps on.
scantyloeks-WeI, hope it keeps
on.
The most remarkable book in the
world so far as its appearance is con-
cerned is neither written nor printed
II is in the Imperial Library of Paris
and the letters are cut ont of tissue pa
per with a pair Of scissors. A sheet. of
blue tissue. in which the letters are
cut, is placed between two pages of
white. and so the matter is read.
A new island has recently been dis
covered in the Japan sea. 1t is diff
cult to imagine that anything remain
ed TO be discovered in that highway Of
nations but the island is described as
an entirely new land. 1t is said to be
two mics long, and of the same width,
wooded, and possessed of several inlets,
afording good anchorage 1t has
been named Yanko. and forms another
naval base for Japan on the skirts OF
Korea.
Many sadder tragedies take place
behind the scenes of a Jheatre than are
even seen on the stage, pathetic as they
may be. An incident that happened
the other night in a Chicago play
house brings out the actors hard lot
at times with especial impressiveness
The leading comedian of the house, as
he was preparing to so on to play the
part Of a rakish valet in the bill, heard
his wife had just committed suicide
There was nobody to take his place
and he was forced to go Through his
merry role to the end. Laughter
sometimes brings tears, showing how
closely allied are sorrow and joy, but
it has good reason for them in case
like this.
The selling of alleged adulterated
milk, for which various parties art
being arrested, is quite an old insti.
tuition, both here and elsewhere. On
the other side of the ocean, notably in
parts of Belgium, the practice at one
time became so common that some
conscientious dairymen adopted the
habit of driving their COWS TO the door
and by milking them in the custom
er's presence put the purity of the ar
.icle beyond question Since all other
precautions against fraud are falling,
it may have ITO come to this in Amer
ica
That's a game that two can play
at" said snaggs. apropos Of nothing
What is?" demanded Spiffns.
Checkers"
When the Governors coaching
party drove up TO the hotel at Will
Jamestown last week" says the Boston
Transcript, 1T naturally attracted a
considerable crowd to the broad
verandas. In this gathering was a
cOlored woman, wearing a capacious
smile and accompanied by a little miss
or years old. The latter advanced
as the party alighted and holding oui
her hand, said" How do you do Gov.
arnor Crane; my father is a governor
too who is your father?" asked
| the Governor. Governor McMillin, o
| Tennessee" was the reply The LITTLE
maid seemed 20 assume that the dut,
Of entertaining devolved largely upoI
her. and she discharged it with mucl
sweetness and unconscious grace.
SPANS anti-clerical outbreak con
| unueS. a play called ftplhelhopu.
by priest named Ordeix, which al
tacks the monastic order and the Jcsu
It's has been brought out at Barcelona
and has been received with frantic ap
plause by the people.
Giessen University insures its stu
dents against accident. paying $500
in case of death. Medical. chemiaa
and veterinary students pay 20 cent
term for insurance; for the other
no charge is made.
One OF the reasons why King I'd
ward was not speedier in his journe
to Germany on the occasion of his sis
ter's death is stated to have been Gu
to n deficiency in his wardrobe. II
did not have the particular uniform
on hand that all the etiquette of III
occasion called for and he had to haN
them made. For of all the monarch
/ Of Europe William is said TO be n
most exacting as TO the dress fittin
the time. II Is a fact that the emperG
wears at least once year and Ofte