Evening journal., 1901-09-05

The railway returns of the United
Kingdom for 1900 show that during
the year the number of passengers
carried, exclusive of season ticket
holders, was 1,142, ,276, $50, an increase
of about ttirty-fve and a half millions
over 1899. The amount OF goods con-
!, veyed shows an increase Of over
thirteen and half million tons.
The immigrants arriving in this
country last year (44S,572) were greater
in numbers than since 1898 (5029 917).
Since 1896 the heaviest immigration
has been $4,000. in 1892; the lightest,
229 900. in 1898.
The shalloFest of all seas are the
Baltic and the Adriatic, which aver
age only 43 and 45 yards depth re-
spectively
This tear compelling tale is from
1.-The London Globe: "A young lady
bought a dormouse. After keeping it
for some time she had occasion to
send a present to a friend, and util-
ized the dormouse for that purpostA
A few months later the friend wrob,
! TO say that he pet did not seem very
lively, and was refusing its food.
Would she come and inspect it? SHE
came and inspected It. and. fins lly.
telling that this was the case for pro-
fessional opinion, called in a vet. The
VETS verdict was brief and to the Doint.
The dormouse' has been dead just six
months"
| willie, am glad TO hear yOl say
you would like to be an angel What
would you do IL you were one?"
| I'D fly up to the top OF that big
cottonwood tree in our yard an take
my kite out OF it."-Chicago Tribnne.
! A borrowed leg is the bone Of CEN
tention between the Miners Associa-
tion and the widow of ose of its mem
bers. This man some years ago lost
his leg in an accident. and the associa-
tion supplied him with an. artificial
one. When he died his cork leg was
buried with him, and now the associa-
Ttion says 1t was only lent.
! Ella--Bella told me that you told
her that secret told you not to tell
/ her
stella-Shes a mean thing-I told
her not TO tell you told ner
: Ella--Well I told her / wouldn't
ten you she told me-so don't tell her
did
The Pikeville, CTenn) Banner has
been trying a little imagery on Con
), gresham Moon, of that State. It says:
| John A. Moon. M. c.. of this district
spent few days with the good people
OF Bledsoe. Representative Moon is a
}, watch tower on the temple OF liberty
and a lion holding at bay all who would
enter and violate the democratic TEN
. pie
/ -
Mrs. Snaggs-I could never under
}, stand why the Russians call their ruler
the White Car
7 Mr.. Snaggs-I suppose that the nu-
merous plots against his life keep him
pale all the time-Pitusburg Chronicle
"The business OF the moonshiner
| fiOurishes best in autumn. when corn
is fit for harvest" according TO an
Alabama Federal oicial This year
the Illicit stills have not had as large
an output In our section as usual, be-
cause Of the high price of that cereal
4 We put all the restrictions possible
upon them, but Il will probably never
be possible to crush the business out
entirely. The moonshine whiskey is
sold TO neighbors and friends. and in
the towns there is always some saloon
\ keeper who will purchase it when
brought to his place in the night
time"
is that man political boss?" the
young woman inquired, with a shade
lof aversion in her tone.
mo. answered Senator Sorghum, 'he
= isn't as yet. But he's bright fellow
= and he is in line for promotion"
@ The word influence at first had an
astrological meaning. 1t referred To
J. the subtle energy supposed TO eman-
r ate from the sun, moon and stars, and
l. to exercise some mystic power oveI
NhN AoAts
IS The most extensive system OF canals
n in the world is in the Great Plains Of
China, which is fairly scanned with
canals
Is Peace has come at last.
m And now the sword shall be niadt
ie into plOwshares!"
" "Plowsharesi" sneered they. "Wha,
II an ideal Souvenir spoons. of course!"
rs For they were a commercial rather
le han an industrial people.
An electrical generating plant al
most as large as the great Niagar
Falls plant will soon be in operatio
at he Falls OF Glomen, Norway.
A pot containing gold coins OF tn
fifteenth century OF French and Spar
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