Evening journal., 1903-10-07
CAUGHT AT RANDOM


In he case Of Lou Dillon :. appears to
be merely question Of how fast the
Wind shield can be carried along in front
Of her.
France has only twenty-seven million
aires and England sixty-nine. In this
country you cannot throw a stone with
out hearing one yelp.
The University OF Chicago professors
are coming TO the defense of Abdul Ha-
mid. Now we see the speedy finish of the
old reprobate.
Tho concert Of the Powers Is nowadays
making music about as harmonious and
inspiring as that Of secondhand street
plano playing "Hiawatha."
A professor THE Northwestern Uni
versity says THAT slang is and ever VIII
be the language of the people That may
be. but there IS still a question whether
IL is wise for college professors to make
1t tho language of cultivated people.
Mrs. Russell Sage thinks she has solved
the veXed servant problem. She says
she las had one servant for ten years
and enother for thirty. That's an very
WELL but the trouble is that one-half of
the servants are not worth keeping th.r-
ty hours.
The Duchess OF Marlborough believes
strongly in physical draining for chill
dren, and her own two sons, the Marquis
Of Blandford and his little brother, lvor
Charles. are undergoing a course OF IN
lstruction daily ait Blenheim Palace.
Mr.. T. Waldron, Of North Vassalboro,
Me-. has an apple tree in his yard, the
spread Of the limbs of which one way is
A. feet and cross the other Is Al feet.
Abel ID. Makepeace, the cranberry king
OF Cape Cod. the largest Individual grow
er IN the world. estimates this years
crop as Slightly smaller than that Of last
year. A year ago his vines produced 16,
900 barrels.
John S. Abbott. who resides near Lake
Manncu. Ind. brought a natural curios-
lty to town recently in the way Of
weli-formed potato grown on a sugar
cane stalk. The stalk Is small, but has a
head of seed at the top end and a regu-
latlon tuber ait the bottom.
The most wonderful bird flight noted
is the migratory Achievements OF the
Virginia plovcr. which leaves its
Northern haunts In North America,
taking a course down the Atlantic, usu-
ally from 400 to 500 miles east OF the
Bermudas. reaches the coast Of Brazil
I Is... yNrmIsf 80
covering a distance of 1900 miles at tha
rate Of four miles a minute.
All ha;ter puddings should se cooked in
a hot oven. as q slow one is apt to make
them heavy.
Remembsr ITO grease the mould or basin
used for baked puddings before the mix
ture Is put into a..
See that the mixture is stiff when aour
and suet are used as tho pudding is liable
to break If too thin.
When making puddings oe perfectly
sure that all the ingredients are absolute
ly frcsh. Even the slightest suspicion Of
tain; IN suet, milk or eggs Will be accen-
tuased by the cooking process.
Remember that pudding cloths should
never be wcshed with any soap at all.
They should be soaked In cold water, and
then well washed in hot coda water.
rlnsed. ana afterward put in The open air
to dry.
Some people expect their prayers to
be answered when they enclose a one
cent stamp.
1t is the woman who was never ao-
customed to wealth that always piles
on the most pitoouH agony when she
gets it.
Baggs-"What is the best thing TO
do for a failing rubber plante"
Waggs-"Ask for the appointment OF
a. receiver"
A small fraction OF an ounce OF
radium. properly employed would pro-
I vide a good light sufficient for several
lrooms, and would not require renewal
during the present century.