Evening journal., 1904-02-02
CA UGHT AT RANDOM


There is always a difference OF opin-
ion between the boss and the employe
about merit meeting its just reward.
Little Chick-Mnmma. why did you
just pass Mr.. Dominick without speak
ing to him?
Mother Hen--He doesn't belong to
my set,
The United States buys from Cuba
three times as much az Cuba buys from
the United States.
orders have recently been executed
IN Japan for a supply OF fishing nets
for Alaska. valued at $4,000.
Biologists speak Of that fraction of
the rainfall which reaches the sea
through streams as the "run-off." The
run-off in Connecticut is half the rain-
fall while IN the Mississippi basin it is
but one-fourth.
Most fishermen on the French coast
avoid going to sea on the first two days
OF November owing to a superstitious
fear Of the death wind and the be-
| lief that drowned fishermen at that
time rise and caDsize boats.
Hash win probably be honored by
Governmental recognition. Commis-
sary officers In different parts Of the
country, under orders to make experi-
ments in the use of hash. have issued
canned hash TO some OF the troops with
most satisfactory results. II future
experiments are as satisfactory hash
viii probably be introduced as a part
Of the ration OF the army.
Dissection has no place In the Chin
ese study Of anatomy The Chinese
look upon the skull and the pelvis each
as one bone. They think that the
small intestine communicates with the
cavity OF the heart, while the colon
terminates in the lungs that the liver
Is the habitat Of the soul; that tie
gall bladder is the receptacle of cour-
age; that in its ultimate structure the
body is composed OF fire, water earth,
wood and metal Truly this is fearful
and wonderful.
Poet Laureate Austin Is supporting on
the lecture piatfofm the thesis that the
people dislike the higher forms OF
poetry" they dislike some of the-lower
forms, too, as Austin well knows.
THE cable has been lately telling us that
tthe Grand Duke Alexis has broken the
bank at Monte Carlo. The management
lof that old swind.e has lost none Of its
skill In advertising FOR gudgeons,
Although the sea covers three-fourths
OF the earth's surface Il does not pro-
vide In the same proportion for mans
wants Only about per cent. OF the
people In the world gain their living
directly from the sea.
In Siam some OF the women intrust
their children to the care OF elephant
nurses and It is said that the trust Is
never betrayed. The babies play about
the huge feet OF the elephants who
are very careful never to hurt their
little charges.
Carts. wagons. drays, trucks ETC.. are
not employed largely In Syria and Pal
4 estine. on the farms a wagon of any
description Is hardly ever seen. Grain
is brought In on the backs of camels
and donkeys. Delivery wagons are un-
known in Syrian cities.
Coal constituted nearly 40 per cent
OF the total tonnage OF American rail-
ways last year. 1t cost s1.s7 to carry
a ton from Yorkshire coal fields in
England to London a distance of 15s
miles while coal is brought from
the Carbondale coal region In Illinois
to Chicago, 276 miles, for IS cents a
ton.
The Acknowledgement OF South CaroMns
reports that there were only 222 murders
In his State last year. South Carolina Is
falling behind Dahomey. and will hav,
to brace up.