Evening journal., 1901-09-25
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

CAUGHT AT RANDOM
A handsome memorial window in
memory Of Lieutenant Commander r
B. M. Mason has been received at the
Annapolis Naval Academy, and will be
placed in the chapel.
Uncle" Alfred Jackson, the colored
body-servant of Andrew Jackson, died
in Nashville, Tenn, the other day at
the age of 90. He was one of the last
servants at the Hermitage" under its
first owners.
The Charleston papers say that Sen
ator Depew has accepted the invita-
ton to deliver the opening address at
the Charleston Exposition on Decem-
ber 1.
Three different walters at the Gil
lette Hotel asked a prim, precise little
man at dinner If he would have soup
A little annoyed, he asked the last
waiter who asked the question: rs it
compulsory?"
No sir" said the waiter; Il think
it's tomato"
One Of the richest sulphur deposits
in the world has lately been discovered
in Trans-Capia, Russia. The geologi-
ca, formation is very similar to that in
which the Sicilian deposits occur. 1t
is only in recent years that sulphur has
been found in Russia.
After n woman comes home from
church she has the same sort of guar
anteed credit feeling that man has
just after he makes a fat bank deposit.
The Buddhist priests of both China
and Japan have musical instrument
called mokcugy, or wooden fish, kind
of drum. 1t is used by the priests
when reciting their prayers, one tap
being given to every sy&able.
Malinda-What kind OBJ a man am
Mistah Jackson?
Susan-Oh. he's one oh desc kind dat
if he took up a collection you'd sus
pect dat he had a false bottom in his
hat.
Formerly most opals came from
Hungary, and more recently from Mex
leo. In 1889 an Australian hunter, while
pursuing n wounded kangaroo, came
across an opal. Since that time Aus
dra.ia has yielded nearly $4,000, 900
worth OF cpals.
Scribbs-You used to have some lit
erary ambition"
Stubbs-Yes. years ago; but fame is
so common now that l wouldn't have
it.
Senator Clarks Partisan house is one
Of the handsomest in that city, and
generally regarded as only second to
that of eX-Queen Isabella, OF Spain.
A friend of the late Walter Besant
relates that the novelist always kept or
I his desk before him list of tn,
characters Of the novel he happened tc
be at work on, their relationship ant
appearance.
Poet Riley likes the voices of the
Southern women. They have such a
1 pleasant drawl."
1T must be quite an agreeable
change to him after the malarial trem-
, olo of the HoOsier DANES"
The Jordan is the"Descender." Dur
f., ing its course il falls over 1000 feet
At no point is it navigable even by I
5 small craft, to any considerable dis
tance, and presents the unique specta-
Gle of a river which, has never been nav
E igated flowing into the sea which con.
tains not one living creature.
About the time a boy begins TO thinl
about his sweetheart his mother begins
6 TO forget hers
why is the Isle of Wight a fraud?
Because it has Needles you cannC
thread, Freshwater you cannCt drinl
l. Cowes You cannot milk and NewpOI
you cannot bottle. Tit
b The hobby Of Governor Geer, of Ore
' gon is a love OF good horses. He
l. said 20 be the best judge Of horses i
e ibis State.
,
'el There is nothing that makes man S
A thankful he is married as to have hi
d wife wake him up in the middle OF th
'ol night to ask his opinion Of new ide
+ she has for a shirt waist.
n The sugar cane of China is said b
y botanists to be an entirely distin
"a species from that of India, and tn
,s fact is supposed to indicate that the d,
N velOpment of sugar cane was carried o
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