Evening journal., 1907-11-15
Personal and Pertinent

The other night at a little gathering of magazine
against the New York newspapers Il have worked for
many newspapers said Robert H. Davis, OF Munsey's,
"and yet that wasn't true to its read
ers. When cub / worked the Carson Appeal,
out in Nevada. Late one night when pulling
Off the 800 circulation Washington hand press a
haf-dressed man with stubby black beard slipped i'm
through the door and asked II had suit Of clothes
could let a feer have There -svas always a lot of
old clothes hanging behind the press that anybody was
welcome TO- We told him to help himself Pretty
he we'll rugged started leave but hesi-
tated. watching the printing What does the paper
COST he asked We told him ss lie dug up the
when git settled, ne said. I'm travelling
With that he went out In about half an hour
heard the catter of hoofs and the changing weapons
and looking into the moonlight we recognized the
sheriff and four heavily armed deputies. They came in
Had we seen a half dressed man with a stubby black
beard? we had Which way did he goq / started 10
tell them that he had around the corner through
the side street toward the hills The foreman nudged
TO keep quiet. TN attend this he said Then
he went on 70 say that the man had down the
main road the canyon. They mounted and rode away
in the wrong direction
our visitor was Black Bart the highwayman. who
had just escaped from the penitentiary.
What did you do that forg / asked the foreman
with some indignation
rHel be saii. you wouldn't go back on a sub
Captain Bglow Of Yale talking about applicant
gIse viii never make football player" said Captain
Rglow Tie IS as different from a football player
from beer.
"A with motor cycle stopped at mountain
ed for bottle of beer The landlord from a sunny
shelf bottle hung with cobwebs He busted it and set
it before the eycist with flourish
you'll find this the best milwaukee, sir he said
The cyelist opened the bottle, poured little into
Landlord he said, this is very thick and muddy
'rhe landlord lifted the glass and looked at it, He
tilted t from side to side 1t thick and muddy
that it would scarcely spill
It's the thunder he muttered It's the thunder
that has done this
well thunder thunder I can't drink ii, said
the motor cyclist But III tell YOU what You might
You might just put it i'm bag for me- and IN eat
it ON my way home '"--washngton Star.
The matrimonial failure of Pat bartender in the
center of the city, has been common knowledge for
some time, and il has also been no secret that Pat
reaN does not blame his wife for her impaence with
his habits Pat is i'm dead when says that his
wife really is toe good for him and deserves divorce
which the set-ahasing Pat would gladly grant her IL
IL wasn't expensive The good faith of Pat in this
respect was however never more forciby illustrated
he has just Pat the doctors saw YOU are
very sick said his wife during her visit to the hos
hurt me by telling the TRUTH" answered Pat well,
wife, finally yielding 20 Pats insistent demand for
the truth. Don't YOU believe il; doctors make habit
OF holding out hopes to the last" drawled Pat in his
wearisome style. They are only breaking the news
to YOU gently am going TO get well"-Philadelphia
A wel-known officer has a beautiful daughter A
young ensign, with but his salary fell I'M
hand. The father at told that he had hardl,,
enough TO keep him in white gloves and to burnsh his
brass buttons.
We'll, Admiral, what say is true: but when YOU
married you were only a midshpman with even a
smaller salary than mine How did YOU get along q'
asked the ensign, who thought he had made a good
But not so The crafty old sea-dog thundered forth
Il lived on my father-n-aw for the FIRST ten wears
but I'll be hanged il you going TO do it'-rit- BITS
Willie came TO school for the first time In one hand
ne carried cap ana in the other a bunch of bananas
/ teacher W
Willie went In a few minutes he came hack
walking slowly and painfully
ssssTs did you put the bananas" asked the teacher
II hid them an right gasped Willie; they're safe in
] side Of me.'-Philadelpha Ledger