Evening journal., 1908-06-02
Personal and Pertinent

There is one in New York who has to bless
the telephone system He is an invalid maybe If he
printable thoughts about the hello business. even as
you and l." The story told in this way
"The sick mar had called up friend and was giving
an account Of his afiction. He lamentng his
dtlon which shut him of the sunlight and the bloom
confinement
white amenting the inevitable of the wire occurred
In other words somebody cut in To put IL another
wires became crossed
"rhe sick the wire, however. didn't yell Keep
out most Of us do. There something in the
voice OF the Intruder that like cadence It soothed
the sick man and he listened.
when lis friend got chance to renew the connection
lie wanted him 10 keep out He listened to the unknown
and pleaded that she might finish.
"rhen he talked 10 the unknown and the unknown
sponded She knew his number, he didn't know hers,
and with the ersy Of her she kept him guessing
rhe day messenger left the sick mans hous
book and some flowers the sort OF flowers she had heard
him he liked But the messenger gone before
he could hlrn.
THAT day was called up on wire The voice was
the he had heard the day before. It asked
about his condition The inquiry was sympathetc-the
kind that takes hold OF sick when he is alone.
In response his plea that he might know the
% his unknown benefactress she replied II is Mar
guere, just that and nothing more shall never be
more than voice to you.
This inquiry plea and the response to the
plea occur ed day after day The sick is still
ceivlng flowers cnd books. He has exhausted his
genuity in uns to ascertain the name whereabouts
OF the mysterious woman whom he met the wire
Thus far she has the best OF it.
II he RECEIVERS the romance may end II he con-
tnues sick he will be puzzled and delighted by turns
New York sun
Jane Adams, the talented head Of the Hull House
said bitterly apropos Of suffrage at a recent
dinner in Chicago;
There wcmen who will laugh at us for our in
in the ballot and who will then give hours
in the prva their rooms electrical massage
machines face steamng engines curious masks and huge
hesh-reducing mechanisms.
AN elderly of this type. after an afternoons
struggle with all sorts of beauying devices dyed her
hair a bright gold.
DO you think it makes look youngerg she asked
me
Yes said About three weeks Washington Star
Magistrate (stcrny)-Didnt tell you the last timo
you were here never wanted you to before me
again.
Prisoner Yes. sir; but couldn't make the policeman
believe it-1it-fits
It becomes evident from the following story which
varying ideas in existence what constitutes vol
untary testimony any subject
did understand you to say that this boy voluntarily
confessed his in the mischief to the school
house, asked the Magistrate addressing the determined
looking female parent of small dirty boy charged
with heing concerned in recent raid upon unpopu-
lar schoolmaster.
Yes sir. he did," the woman responded Il Just had
70 persuade him little, and then he told the whole
thing vountsry"
How did persuade him ?" queries his worship
Well, FIRST save him a good licking" said the firm
Parent and Shen put him TO bed without supper and
took his clothes away and told him he'd stay in bed
TIL ne confessed what he'd DONE If twas rest Of his
DAYS and should lick him again in the morning And
IN less than half hour he told me the whole story
yountaruyl"-TA-R Rits.