Evening journal., 1903-04-24

To the poet Fake the German Govern
ment has just granted a pension Of $3.50 a
year, tribute never before paid TO poetry
in Germany.
Baron de sibert has entered an action
against the Paris Metropolitan Railway
for twopence, the price OF a toy balloon
which his child was not allowed to take
into one OF the carriages, and was obliged
to leave behind him.
Sir Liang-Chen-Tang, the new Chinese
Minister 10 the United States, was once
the star pitcher in the Phillips Academy
baseball team when it was regarded as
The best organization of its kind in Massa-
ehusotts. This was twenty years ago.
Not for a century has 1.-THE Garter been
bestowed upon so young man as the
Duke Of Marlborough. Consuelo Wander
blt's husband -Four Of his seven prede-
aessors In the dukedom got the Garter, as
did six Of the seven Dukes Of Rutland. six
OF the eleven Dukes of Bedford, four of
the ten Dukes Of Leeds. and all Of the
eight Dukes of Devonshire.
The problem Of taking care Of our ex-
Presidents is perplexing one. and some
/ ingenious person has suggested that Pres
dent Roosevelt shall be made President OF
Harvard University when he closes his
political career. That's amusing Presi-
dents Of Harvard are not elected by pop
ular vote; they get in on merit.
The Worlds Fair has almost been
acapsed by the "boodling" exhibits in st.
Louis.
Lajoio's recipe for playing baseball is
10 bat home run whenever you 20 20 bat
and never to make nun. This is like
The advice on how to be successfui-just
succeed.
king Victor Emmanuel. whose great
hobby is coin collecting, is just putting
the finishing touches to his magnificent
work on the coins of Italy. the cost of
which will be $4,000. The KINGS COL
lection of coins consists Of 10000 speci-
mems.
In recognition of the passage in his
last regular message to Congress- rec
ommending kindness to the cavalry and
lartillery horses and consideration for
their services, President Roosevelt has
been elected an honorary member OF
The Washington Humane Society.
AT a society dinnyr last year the
Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler contributed to
the fun of the evening by propounding
this conundrum: "Why was Noah the
greatest financier of his time?" No one
was able to answer, SO he gave hls fell
low-diners year think it over. This
ySar Dr. Cuyler WAS unable TO attend
the dinner but he telegraphed this
answer: Noah was able to float a
stock company at a time when all his
e contemporaries were forced into in
, voluntary liquidation"
" Maudr-Wasnt it vulgar for tn,
Swingletons to print that long list o
e wedding presents when their daughter
It was married?
e Irens-Horibly. There wasn't
d thing in the list that cost over $40.
One day a fox saw a fine ripe plum
- but it was beyond his reach.
So, as he had no friend to shake tn
= tree for him. he turned up his nose a
!. IL and passed on.
10 IT'S wormyl" he said.
i, After all, remarked THE parson, 81
,e pays to be good"
,f "Im not quite sure of that" reptile
l. the lawyer. You get only 50 for tyin
ir a knot, while l get $50 for untying It.
l- Teacher (to little six-year-oldD
J. Now, Freddie, what is volcano?
Freddie with freat confdence): Oh
rs know that It's a mountain that inter
s. rupts ali the timel
II we could only deceive others a
eaEilyN ais we deceive ourselves, whs
great regulations we would havel
he Mr.. Chsatum is a township trustee
lg Reno county, Kan. II he We're know
liz as Honest John" or something iii
ny that, he would be under suspicion.
ct A man HAS taen fined s25 and COS
ay in West Virginia for shooting and XII
n ing a neighbOr. Some Of these da-
ch men who kill others will be subjects
a to some sort of discipline. even in Ne'
ay lucky.
=, Edward Elgar. whose musical sc
~ ting of Cardinal Newman's poam. I'll
s Dream of Gercnteus." has just be-
- heard for the first time in America,
~ a Roman Catholic, an organist by pr
~ fession, and was a great friend OF q
Cardinal.