Evening journal., 1907-07-31
Personal and Pertinent

remember one distinguished Chinese who gave the
a high officer and that he had this country on
q mission of importance, but dreamed of
getting from him more than a perfunetory interview
through of his interpreters. Through secretary
we conveyed TO the big desire for interview.
He talked with his secretary in Chinese for few mo
ments and then the secretary in halting English in
vted as to accompany him and the chief to the OH
GERS suite We filed in dropped into the seats to which
we were bowed by the statesman and waited for
body TO begin.
AS we hestated peculiar smile lit the big mans
face. Lying back in his chair he cooked leg
the other, lighted cigar and dropped bomb by say
ing Fire away. boys; I'm ready But before you be-
gin, who won the boat race?'-san Francisco Call
Where do you people put your money! asked De-
troit preacher OF his oongregaton last sunday What
question to ask when there are ladies in the audience,
Washington Post
do you my dog seems to scent electrical dis
urbances in the atmosphere when they still far of2'
''rhen, suppose, you have warrant for regarding his
nose as storm seentor".Raltimore American
Lawrence Mott. author and automobist condemned
soorching at dinner
Il condemn" M said "scorchng and the soorches but
don't condemn the scorcher unheard. don't condemn
the accused man hastily Hasty condemnation is always
-once a Canadian Railway got OF the train for
a hye-minute luncheon at a railway eating bar
mere was q man beside me gohpllng away ana when
purse,
"'can that ham sandwich It's the worst ham
sandwich ever ate. No taste than sawdust and
small you could hardly H.
We've ct yer ticket said the waiter "This here's
yer ham s'ndv''A'-Pa''"ssPAl' Bulletin
Nose Nero. an Indian who tried to introduce a new
fashion IN evening dress Muskogee other night
hauled up Ia police court and fined $40 lie
charged with heing drunk disorderly and undressed
lie attended church lawn party attired in suit OF
eved the Indian was carrying the union idea too far
Kansas city Journal
Little soly Chls brow puckered by intellectual strain
as he scans on the blackboard sketch of milkmad
and catte) Observation-Disclosures cows
Teaoher-Yes. and what else9
Little soly 0n triumphant hastel-Apd one ladyl
Teaeher-tIow many altogether?
Little solly-one- e-two-three-t tsteps and draws his
right foot up and down his left leg). "Onetwo-th-
tpauses in desperate EFFORT to count little
further then gasps) Oo-oo-o ooh. teacher, don't know
how to add up cows and ladiesl-Iiarpers Weekly
In the eighteenth century servants tipped every
time dincd q friends house Apropos this habit
story is related of Fielding, who often rated David
Garrick the actor about his penurous habits on one
occasion Feldng after dining with Garrick
wrapped in paper 10 the servant his donation
When Garrick next saw Fielding he demonstrated with
him on his behavior in playing of a joke his
Indeed, no." answered Fielding. do the fell
low a real service for had given him half crown
a shilling you would have taken it from him; by Civ
ing him penny he had chance Of keeping il for his
own!'-The Bellman
An Iowa minister attacks the prevalent ooncepton Of
Satan His idea OF the archange of sin is beautiful
seductive parsonage; horns hoofs spiked tall one
who attracts instead of repeling. lnasmuch as the
conception Of a personihed tempter undoubtedly grew
out Of the fact that folly is Of attractive outward guise
and seduces the without his deliberate
consent there is evidently some progress in this re-
vised idea OF Beezebub But IL call for fur
ther revision. As long regarded Satan a
ing lion Of niquity it was natural and by common
consent established that the of the destroyer
should be masculine But II is different now. "a beau
tifu. seductive parsonage the Iowa minister with
subtle qualities which attract" Apparently there not
much room for argument the OF such a person.
age Among the various revised editions that appear
from time to time shall expect which
makes &c necessary change IN pronouns and
the Devil and her angels in proper grammatical form.
Omaha World Herald,