Evening journal., 1901-08-24
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

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tinguished Service Order belongs to
Second Lieutenant d. l.. Campbell. OF
. the Welsh Regiment. in South Africa
The deed for which he was granted the
decoration was the defense of a troop
train which, on May &c. was attacked
by large force of Beers at Alkamaar.
"she called me pet, said the wit
ness.
"Ohl" the lawyer returned. and
what else?'
Il don't know. l ran then"
| Boston's animal rescue league picked
up and cared for LOO homeless cats
last month.
Have you suffered much from
ltoothache asked the dentist.
"A little" answered the young
woman in the chair, but not much.
My teeth, suspect, are like mammals.
She has never had anything done TO
hers. and she hasn't an unsound tooth
in her head"
How are your fathers teeth "
Poor papa! His are all gone. They
never were anything but mere shells 4"
We'll" said the dentist, breaking it
to her as gently as he could, Its very
evident that you inherit your upper
jaw from your mother and your lower
jaw from your father"
Only one man in 100 in the labor
unions of the country is reported un-
lemployed by union officials
About 10000 geese are annually
brought from Russia to Saxony. A car
load consists of LOO, and they have
no food or drink during the journey.
Eyes" said the old inhabitant, "a
mule kicked him 'crost a ten-acre field,
an when he landed a bull tossed him
into pine saplin', an when he got
thar a cyclone blowed the saplin' down,
an then he give up farmin' forever
A wine dealer in Malaga is about to
plant 10000 coffee trees, as a CONNER
cial experiment. While Porto Rico and
Cuba belonged to Spain coffee culture
was not permitted at home.
mo. thanks" said the sad-faced
man when he was asked to join a con-
vivial party. THE fact is, | don't
drink. Found / couldn't afford it, so
swore off. A number of years ago
lived in the West. i was doing well,
and had a bank account that l was
proud of. Seeing a chance to double
my money, l decided to draw it out.
The day was a warm, one, and becOm-
ing thirsty, / stopped to take a glass
'of something cool. / didn't waste more
than five minutes. and was soon in the
inc at the paying te.ler's window. The
party ahead of me received his money
and l was showing my check through
the window when the teller pulled it
down and announced that the bank
had suspended payment. i believe that
the received declared a dividend a year
I or so later, but the amount was so
small that l never bothered to collect
mine. II was pretty expensive drink
for me-"
DO l understand, sah,' said Ken
tuckian, who was present, that you
took that drink alone?"
Certainly"
1T was the judgment of heaven
sab" remarked the Kentuckian sol
EMMY.
The sultan Of Turkey is said to b,
much affected by the death OF one O
his wives. Naturally. Ii breaks tn,
set
Yes" said the thoughtful theoris
1T certainly is possible to be too eau
tious and painstaking Now there wal
young Grub, for instance He knew
nothing about love-making and h
| realized it, SO when he fell in love h
decided to practice a little in orde
that everything might be dome in sucl
way as 20 make success Practical,
assured"
"Well?"
"Well, the girl he selected for prac
tice sued him for breah OF promise"
China says she will pay more atten
tiOn to foreign affairs i'm the future
It is hard to see how she can well hel
it.
THAT rich Mr. Singleton is quite
big gun, isn't he asked Rose.
YES" said Lily, but / can tell 20
one thing-he isn't a popgun."
1t happens oftener than the me
know that the wedding outfit OF the
brides was begun for lsOme other mai
The Weather and the Almanac.
Showers have continued in the lowe
lake region, Ohio Hey, Tennessee
.,,a tl,o couth Al