Evening journal., 1902-01-16
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hospital suffering from dysentery, is
going to Japan on two months va
cation.
In the year 1900 English miners
brought to the surface 2l5O94,7Sl tons
of coal.
At Montalti. in the province of
Genoa. in tearing down an old church,
small under ground room was found
full of art objects of the Roman time,
chiefly chiseled silver amphorae and
vases filled with gold and silver coins.
The number of Government officials
in France 10000 Fifty years ago it
was 1SSO00
In Texas superstitious people carry
small bone from a fsh's head but
the luck only comes after the charm
has been lost.
Rev. DR.. Hiram w. Thomas, pastor
of the Peoples Church, of Chicago, has
expressed his willingness to go to the
reconcentrado camps of South Africa
10 MlolllUult lnt iAOItN AhAhNN ny AAN
American Transvaal League.
"scribbler has written really re-
markable novel
rs that so?'
Yes, it's simply impossible to dram
atheist"
About 100 Odessa drosky owners
have petitioned to the town council to
be allowed to reduce their fares from
20 kopecks to 10 kopecks per journey.
The owners say in support OF their pc
! titiOn that they cannot compete sue
cessfully against the trans and omni-
buses. which practically run in every
direction.
The olive crop of California this year
will be 5000 barrels. as against 1000
barrels last year The price has drop
ped 33 Is per cent. bringing $40 this
year. as against $50 last year, and will
yield a profit of only $40 to the grower,
as against $40 last year.
Tess-Archie Jones says I'm regu-
lar Venus and the sweetest tempered
beauty he ever met.
Jess-Ol then that can't be the Ar
chic Jones l met last evening.
Tess-Why. what did he say?
Jess-He said he knew you.
Louis XIII could not grow a beard,
and in compliment to the Kings
smooth face the courtiers all shaved,
and Deardless faces were the fashion
during his reign.
The wheat crop in New South
Wales is estimated at 100000 BUSH
els. being an average of 1913 bushels
per acre from an area of LAC, 400 acres
i Tommy-Wellhe grabbed me round
de neck. an / soaked him one. OATS
how he got de black eye.
Mother (aghast) t)-Why, Tommy,you
mustn't fight that way. Pm ashamed
Tommy-Aw. what do you know
about IL? Kitten in de clinches amt
barred.
An expedition. consisting Of experts
who were to find out whether the Ger
man Ostsee offers profitable fishing
grounds returned lately with q negative
answer.
In recent book of travels in China
special point is made OF the general
honesty of the people, as illustrated
bv the numerous stalls and shops that
are left to look after themselves with
b out danger of theft
Jack-what is the secret of your
popularity with the ladies'?
Toni always mistake the society
queens for debutantes and the debu-
tantes for society queens.
l The Trans-Siberian Railway gives
he cheapest rates in the world. It is
possible to buy an emigrants ticket
9 covering 5000 miles-nearly three
weeks iourney-for about SO.
d 3t s#hlFi'
Two farmers at Dyea, Alaska, raised
i ,5 600 bushels of potatoes this year
md will receive for them 81 a bushel
8 The potatoes are described as large
solid. mealy and palatable, and con
r tain more sugar than potatoes growl
n lower latitudes.
Hungary hopes to be able to rails
n cotton. although the warm season
)nly FIVE months long and the plan
n -eduires seven months to ripen. TIL
lifhculty is to be overcome by specia
le preparation of the seed and by addin
certain ingredients to the soil.
In consequence OF two years oveI
ul production Of wine the situation /
France has reached such a point ths
e. the Government is considering reli'
y measures. .-Ai