Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-10-24
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place of redidence; the third to a COM
mon crop-and bird which feeds on it.
mo. I'm not very well impressed
with tine house. said The prospective
Tenant. THE yard is frightfully small;
there's hardly room for a single flower
bed.
Think so?' replied tine agent; but
--er-mighn't you use the folding
flower beds?'
The number of wealthy young women
who do not care TO marry and who
lead a charming, Independent life. set
Ting up their own Lares and Penates,
seems to increase.
Once There were two brothers, each
Of whom thought the other was better
and more deserving than he-in 4
book
MY books are not popular" said the
author but that Is a good Sign
write for Posterity"
The only trouble about that sort or
writing is-Posterity doesn't pay house
rent, and is utterly oblivious to the
grocery bill.
The only man in the world who
wouldn't like to bear THE rich mans
burden is the man who has tried it,
and even he is open to new convictions.
The man who is always saying disa-
greeable things about humanity always
excerpts present company, but present
company doesn't except him.
The Boston Herald calls attention to
the fact that few Presidents of the
United States have had middle names
The list is composed OF John Quincy
Adams, William Henry Harrison, James
X Polk, Ulysses S. Grant. Rutherford
b. Hayes, James A. Garfield and Ches-
ter A. Arthur, seven in all.
when we speak of the Father of
Lies, said the Sunday school teacher
whom do we mean?"
"Herodotos, promptly answered a
little Boston boy who happened to be
in the class.
Vine culture and the production of
wines has in recent years become an
important industry in the republic of
Chile. Lying as it does between the
Andes mountains and the Pacific
ocean, and extending north and south
for distance of 2,4OO miles, Chile pos
sesses conditions of soil and climate
THAT are admirably adapted to horticul-
ture. and especially to the cultivation
OF a variety OF wine producing grapes.
Harris-If You knew he was lying,
why didn't You ten him so? Buck
What would have been the use? He
knew he was lying. fast enough, and he
would not have felt so pleasant toward
me If | had let him know 1 knew it,
too.
Duluth is TO have a free municipa
employment bureau.
"Blanches papa paid o. round million
for her count" said Miss Flynn
SHE always said she wouldn't marry
a cheap man, added Miss Kittish.
Not a single infectious disease /
known in Greenland
A cast bronze statue. weighing lilo
tons, is one of the curiosities of St
Petersburg, Russia.
The little Elfin. the smallest of the
British royal yachts. is to be broken
up. after nearly half a century's ser
vice as a dispatch boat for the late
Queen Victoria. Her fate is thus as
sured. Soon all that remains of her
will be in the form of a relic, possessed
probably by the King.
a woman's premauTely gray hair
often the result Of marrying a man
reform him.
During the session Of the British
Parliament that began on January %
and ended on August II no fewer than
o,44S questions were asked in the House
of Commons. This number has only
once been exceeded. in recent years at
any rate, namely, in the session 1894,
when the number of questions was
6.534. But the House sat on 226 days
during that session. whereas there
were only lis sittings during the recent
session.
.H.sl
Earthen, stone and china ware b
The value of S6,279,34l were importe
into the United States for the eigh
nionths ending August 1901
When a girl gets ,etter from tn
right man regretting he can't come
DINE at her home. She makes all tn
other girls green with envy Ivy acting
like the letter was a proposal of mar
riage.
BY an army order just issued by
Lord Roberts. al ranks of Irish regl
ments are required to wear a sprig o
shamrock in their head dress on st
Patrick's Day.