Evening journal., 1903-09-23
CAUGHT ATRANDOM

A Freshman in a fresh water college
once wrote an essay on Lincoln. in which
he said: Lincoln was a humorist who
took an interest in polltics." History will
probably say that Balfour was a golf
player who played with a Premiership.
An association has been formed for the
purpose OF Brsuadng the railroads to
have baggage handled tenderly. The peo-
pie in this association are the real millen-
mum chasers.
Al last weeks Populist conference in
Topeka, Kan. there were present Taylor
Riddle and nine other puzzling persons.
Seal rings are popular with young girls
now, but the diamond solitaire from the
right young man is hard to displace.
Wolf welsman, OF Hoboken. aged lO4
attributes his good health to the fact
that he has used beer and light wines and
litue water. This Is credible. Il the Ho-
boken water is like the sehuylkin ar
ticle.
IT. takes six years for grass tq srow
where sheep have pulled It up and tram
pied it..
Rural parks to the number Of $50 are
maintained by trolley car companies OF
the United States.
Because Of threats and demands Of la
Dor organizations. It is said that the rail-
roads OF this country are considering
plan to establish a general employment
bureau, which will engage all the minor
employees.
The most valuable mahogany log ever
imported through the Gulf port was land
ed at Pensacola recently en- route to
Louisville. The log is only "a feet IN
length and q inches In thickness, yet its
value is s2sOe. 1t was purchased in
Africa.
The Nielsen china factory, in saxony.
lis making water pipes for water works
which, on account Of the various advan-
tages they have over iron and stone pipes
seem to be a promising article, although
they are more expensive than the latter.
THESE pipes are very thin and glazed, and
are imbedded in iron pipes, the space be-
tween the two substances being filled UP
with cement.
The Missouri Athletic Club. of St..
Louis has secured as director Of its new
SjO0.o00 gymnasium Alexander Moffert,
the champion amateur swimmer Of New
York city.
Father Daselon OF New York, who has
been chosen to the head Of the Paulist
Fathers for the ensuing nine years was a
classmate Of General Grant at West Point
lie had then no thought Of entering the
priesthood, As a disciplinarian he IS in
ldulGent Of Individual temperament, bat
eNacting In his demands for the perfec:
exocution Of tasks assigned.
man was seen weeping copiously
al a comedy recently in one OF the less
prominent theatres.
one OF the ushers approached him
and asked him what was the matter.
He said;
-rhis theater advertises seventeen
exits, and this play is so rotten I'm cry
ing because can't use al Of them at
once"
Patience--Did you say your brothers
automobile Is unmanageahle at times
Patrice--Wh yes; this afternoon
when he had his wife out Il stopped
twice IN front OF millinery stores and
three times In front OF saloons.
De Style--why didn't she believe him
when he told her he loved her?
Gunbusta-- Why. he used TO write the
predictions for a weather bureau.
The leather trust invadeth France
Race suicides sirocco
Z Reduces crop Of Gallic Kids,
And now she wants Morocco.
Now Nature shows her thriftiness;
We see on every side
g no tree can boast brand new Dress
a But wears the ona Dyed