Evening journal., 1908-05-07
Personal and Pertinent

Eben NJ Byers Plttsburg's famous golfer, talking
dinner about dawdling players.
Nothing is vexatous" Mr. Byers said, than
20 follow o. these dawdlers over a course. They
all should be served bow-egged chap was the 'her
He was playing at Englewood. His play slow
It poor. Setting his warped legs wide apart
he would miss the ball three four times hand
running He was retardng half dozen good, brisk
players. but this he didn't seem TO mind at all
Finally man. having drawn very near, lost pa
tenoe and with shot sent his ball flying direct
y between the slow players bow legs.
he yelled anfrily:
Say do you call that golfr
mo said the other, but call 1t pretty good cro-
quet.' Washington Star
Patrick Rrannlgan had contracted TO dig a we'll in
the sandy part OF the and he had dug down some
forty feet when, coming 20 work one morning he
found that the feet Of his well had caved
In and would have to be dug out again. lie sat down
by tho well wait for his helpers when happy thought
struck him he arose. took off his coat hung it up in
plain sight. hid his TOOLS and walked away.
A few minutes later his helpers came, and finding
Pats coat and seeing that his tools weer gone. came
10 the conclusion that their boss was buried under the
fallen sand ard with the help Of all the neighbors inn
uedlae'y set to work to dig him out Not Til all the
suspect that they had been hoaxed into doing just what
the boss was trying to dodge-Harper's Weekly
The mind reader pressed his hand to his brow and
remained silent for nearly 1--WE minutes Then he swept a
searching glance over his Bushby audience and spoke
There Is a person known to every one in this ROOM
he sad. In slow impressive tone "and the thoughts
OF enc man are on her at this moment She has the
characteristic o. being generally in hurry and US
ualy little late she is generous about large things
but rather close in regard 20 small She will
half block fer moving street car and when it stops
she will wait fer the Never has postage
stamps in the house. and does like make change
IN hurry Now cannot help believing that there is
in the who win know that read his
thoughts like a book-if he would kindly rise"
Then as vita one accord every man but one rose to
his feet
You'll have to speak a little louder for Mr. Howes
benet said one OF the men, addressing the mind read
or. whose face peculiar look. He's deaf but
hen rise all right he hears you"Youths Companion
Just election Governor OF Massachusetts,
says Representative Mccall "Nfr Crane sent his son
Robert 20 sttcnd military school in New York The
younser Crane by Of his manly ways modest
disposition, made himself solid with faculty
THERE was al oral examination one day. during the
course or which young Crane asked TO give the
name Of the Governor OF Massachusetts, After mo-
meats hesitation Robert replied
I don't lnov sir
claimed:
what You don't know who is the Governor Of your
own State7 Reject my boyi'
Very eorry 81 said the boy quietly but really
why, Robert cried the instructor don't YOU know
that yeur father Is the Governor MassachusettsT
on. core &c think Of it, responded the youngster,
neeVe ne ala tell me something or the sort but I
didn't take much stock in IT, thought he was Josh
! ING mo San Francisco Chronicle
a Washington educator tells an amusing story OF
MS college DAYS in New England one OF the insttu-
uons most eminent professors leoturng His class
was TOT some reason restless ndgeting for a
tune number Of tho took no pains 20 conceal
I.ei' Ne'i'lheas The professor remained a while In
air"eht lhconsciouaness Of their attitude sud
ceihy ne stopped After instants pause he leaned
toiMa,n ms lace taking charming and character
is.Ce-s pu1@ieai expression, and said
tenuemen. must ask that you be patient ana hear
WIN me Few moments longer I win have a few more
pearls 10 cast"-Washington star.