Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-09-08
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Kansas City Star.
Boston has an anti-noise campaign. Claims
for immense amounts were made in court Tor
damages to property caused by elevated trains.
According TO the Boston Post Judge Mason
in the superior court held that noise is 4
nuisance and that the complainants had a
cause of action. He estimated that the damages
Tor noise amounted 70 aDout nun - n, ,S a.
the damages from all causes that were claimed
The state department is to indulge itself
with a new great seal OF the United states,
as the old one is worn that Il viii not make
a clean-cut impression on the documents II Is
used on. Congress appropriated $1,000 to have
a new seal cut: but the old design, Of course,
will be followed faithfully. Only three seas
have been used since the formation OF the
government. they having been made in 1852.
1871 and 1885, respectively
The thriftiness OF a London shopkeeper Is
illustrated in story told Of dry goods dealer.
The merchant in question possessed very ex-
citable temperament. and on hearing his as
sistant say to a woman customer, NO, We
have not had any for a long time, unable 10
countenance such admission. he turned 70
the customer, fixed his eyes on the assistant
and said: 1--WE have plenty in reserve. madam
plenty upstairs" The lady was thunder
struck and then the assistant informed his
employer that his reply was 20 her remark;
we have not had any rain lately
Travers anecdotes continue to multiply, says
the New York Times. New York club
man, whose reputation as conceited and IN
sufferable bore was a byword, was attempting
to impress a group Of men as being a society
pet. What a hos2itable fellow - is he
said, naming one of New York's cleverest men
Il
and his wife fairly insisted that / stay for
dinner Such a time I had getting away!
Why, when 1 started to leave, they came right
out in the hall and backed up against the
front door" After you'd g-g-gone out?'' IN
quired Travers.
New Zealand officer is authority for a
story illustrating the lacOnic, businesslike
traits of Lord Kitchener. He had been sent
to Pretoria. While he was enjoying a pipe a
ragged-looking gentleman in Khaki came
along the line. The stranger wore no stars
or other distinguishing marks and did not
look in any way impressive. Passing IN front
OF the young officer he asked, "COlOnialg'
Yes" was thereby. ''WhichT' Third New
Zealand" ''Ah, you are 10 join Plumer. "
The stranger then began to talk inside or
ders'' in a way that surprised the New yea
lander who remarked that he waiting
Just such orders from Lord Kitchener. Well
you've got them. I'm Kitchener" was the ua-
expected reply.
Two roval round-faced men occupied the
front seat of a car bound backward few
evenings ago says the Galveston News. One
was telling a tale to the other-that is, he was
telling II by syllables and words, and not by
connected sentences as both Of the gentlemen
were so fun of laughter that Il seemed im-
possible to repeat ineligible, connected
story. But il was funny. The whole car fun
Of passengers thought At any rate, the en-
tire number was convulsed. though II one OF
them had been asked the cause Of his merri-
ment he would have been unable to explain It.