Evening journal., 1907-11-22
Personal and Pertinent


Prof William Sumner Of Yale has been interviewed
and has made his remark about the recent so-caled
panic and its cause Prof. Sumner is teaching
ology, not economics which is greatly be deplorod
The Yale men of few years ago used TO saw that Billy
Sumner the best teacher they had in the college,
and his books and his other writings have Illuminated
a good many minds They very clear and Sumner
made them interesting SO far economies be
tertaiung ne made it Probably in England. If he
lived there Billy Sumner would be adjunct of Parla-
ment and his figures and his reasoning would generally
be adopted by lawmakers and administrators. Here
however we don't experts because, perhaps, we
an experts-from the President down. poll
ucians have had their lesson and have further
for experts They had David A. Wells i'm The In
terna Revenue once, but he outraged the mll-owners
with figures they sent him adrft and he went home
Norwich Conn. where De made fortune largely
out OF cotton-mi stock they say-that is, the pro-
tectionists say-that that proves that David A. Wells
at heart protoctonist on the contrary, his
duct like that of ilustrious British ronmaster,
who had protected mills here and free-trade news
paper at home. When he charged by fellow
countryman with Inconsistency his reply was, IT the
Americans are economic fools, why shouldn't take ad
vantage Of them2' Sumner was cossmate Of William
O. Whitney who was very fond Of tho professor and
who used to like TO play with him in New Haven.
Sumner never got rich whitney, he never seemed
to care TO- amused his mind in another way,
he once enormously amused Whitney by telling his
old friend that the Yale corporation had greatly increased
That's splendid" saio whitney. "How much do
.rwo hundred ana afty dollars year" said Sumner.
And he always wondered why Whitney laughed so
loudly and so long.-Harpers Weekly.
Attached to one Of the field parties Of the Geological
Survey during the past summer young college
student who could draw q nice water-coor sketch
of the various strata of the earth right through to the
learning was more less defective. One evening he
came TO the chief Of the party in state of high ex-
Il have found remarkable stone" he declared;
something that will create sensation It is as round
as a barrel and just that shape and must have rolled
i'm the bed of swift stream. 1t is unlike
any roc, i'm this vicinity so must have a vast
tarce-probahiy i'm some mighty iceberg-but as there
are mountains to the west it may have come down in
1t was agreed that the entire party should inspect
find the first thing tho following morning Accordingly
they followed the young for mile and at last
reached the mysterious stone which was standing on
end in fence corner About that time an old farmer
came along and one OF the scientists appealed
do YOU know anything about this strange stone?" ne
Dstone?r the farmer said twinkle coming into his
eyes. "Waal vas. Fact is, that bar'l o. cement
that here IN the rain. for three win
ters and the bari slaves has dropped on"-Harpers
reporter was congratuating Mr. Marconl at sydney.
n s. upon his with transatlantic wireless tele
But sir" said the reporter othey tell me you are
working hard That you only sleep four hours nght?"
"Yes that is true" said the inventor.
ed. You growing famous to be sure but at what
7 am not like tho Italian Admiral Iibertin them
'Iibertini" he went on had won many battles ana
great and at ball given in his honor lady
But how irghtfuy fat our dear Admiral is getting
yes said the second lady Isn't it fortunate? other
wise he wouldn't be able to wear all medals ~
/ Washington Star.
Young Featherhead, after purchasing his elegant
new touring car taken with a swelling the
his He went and consulted his physician
about
Doctor" he said "are there such things as automo-
] bile Diseases
TT is not uplikey.' was the doctors response at
least outomobiling may develop tendencies TO disease
I that lie dormant under ordinary conditions"
well wish YOU would look at that spot the back
Of my neck and ten me IL the excessive Of my
| motor-car has anything TO do with t."
The doctor complied.
"ITm" ne said gravely "That looks II it might be
either car-buncle automo- bile Youths Com
| panon
Uncle Oo little BERTHE, years old who is being taken
on bed)-Cood night. BERTHE OF course you always
remember your cunts and uncles i'm your prayers2
Berte-Oh, yes, Uncle Felix. Shall ten you what
7 sas, j saw God bless Aunt Kitty and make her thin;
and God bless Urcc James and make him fct and God
bless Uncle Fs'~ and'-which do want TO me-fat OF
thin Punch