Evening journal., 1901-10-03

n NthNiSSS plSOlltdutI On Tue W eli
ington (Kan) Journal let society
bugs go for debutantes.
Sugar exists not only in the cane.
beet-root and maple, but in the sap Of
lS7 other plants and trees
The production of iron rails in 1S49
was 2l.7l2 long tons. and in 1872, the
year of largest production, it was $685.
S66 tons. In 1890 the production had
dwindled to sos toms
In the town of Irkutsk, en- the ST.
lberian railway. there is at present only
one mana Frenuhman-wh,o speaks
any other language than Russian. A
hotel with polyglot servants Is much
needed there.
We'll. what's the difference between
lunch and luncheon. anyway"
ITS Just this way: If it amounts to
pretty near enough to satisfy you It's
lunch; If it doesn't it's luncheon"
James Monroe Hill, CT Austin. Texas.
is one of the few survivors Of the bat
tie of San Jacinto. which assured 10
Texas its independence. He was born
in Georgia, and is a cousin of the late
United States Senator BENJAMIN H..
Hill, Of that State.
Jones" said a professor to the prize
donkey in his class, what is cleo
tricity?" Well. sir" was the reply. 81
! did know, but have forgotten" " "That
Is very unfortunate" said the profess
sor. THE only man who ever knew,
and he has forgotten!"
"Very clever fellowl He has opened
a very unique dyeing and securing es-
tablishment"
What's unique about it?"
why, he doesn't advertise that he
dyes TO live and lives to dye
A pack of ivory playing cards carried
by Prince Eugene, the colleague of the
great Duke Of Marlborough, in the
campaign against the French under
Marshal Villars, has just been bought
by the Queen Of Spain, who is i'm
mensely fond of such relics.
Towne-Wasn't that Cholly Saphesd
who was Just talking to you?
Browne-Yes. There's a fellow who
has more money than brains.
Towne-Really?
Browne-Yes, just loaned him
quarter.
Records kept for twenty years show
that 3.13O cases of lynching have oc-
CURED in the United States during
that period. Up to August 30 of this
year lO1 had taken place.
Some of the Missourians and many
Southeners urge that Missouri
should no longer be 'classed as a
Southern State.
The lowest tide in any large sea is
in the Mediterranean. At Toulon
there is about four inches which is
the average for the whole Mediterran-
can.
Lushley-No, ne can't stand as much
liquor as he used to.
Iankley-I guess that worries him.
eh?
Lushley-No. indeed. You see. it
does not cost him so much or take him
so long to get jag now.
The Santa Fe Railroad Company
has surveyed for building OF SIS miles
OF railroad in the Southwest.
AS long ago as 1878 the silk indus
try in Italy employed 10000 men,
10000 women and 10000 children.
The three greatest shipping ports in
the world are New York. Liverpool
and Hamburg. Over $4,000 vessels
arrive and depart each year at Ham
burg an dover 1000 at Liverpool
Asiatic Turkey is to be rescued from
semi-barbarism by the construction of
S140. 100000 worth of railroads. one of
which will run through the Euphrates
Valley from end TO end. The new
roads will follow the old caravan
routes and they will touch all the
principal cities and towns Of Bible
lands.
The total emigration of Swedes to
America during the last fifty years has
exceeded $4,000. while about 100000
Swedes have gone to Other countries.
OF the emigrants to the United States
only five per cent have returned to
their native country.
Mrs Grogan-4My, oh. my! Phere
did yez git tn black eye, Pat?
Grogan-O twas wan o thin arch
isths thOt had some wurds wild me an
lClancy.
Mrs. Grogan-O! the murderin'
black-hearted dirthy-
Grogan-'Sh. darlint, don't shpake
hard av the dead
There are more newspapers pub
lished in Iowa in proportion to the
population, than in any other State o.
the Union.
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