Evening journal., 1908-08-27
Personal and Pertinent

Some years ago the Yankee schooner sally Ann under
cohnd 6captain spooner was beating up the connec-
ucut river Mr. Comstock the mate. at his station
forward Accord his notion Of things the schooner
lay along the larboard shore So art he went the
captain and with his hat cooked on one side said;
"Capn Spooner, you're getting leetle too close to
them flats. Hadn't ye better go abeout?"
The captain glared at him.
'Air comstock jest you go forard and tend to your
part of the skinner. III tend to mine"
Mr.. Comstock forard in high dudgeon
Boys" he beloved out see that that ar mudhooks
"Ay, ay siri"
Let go. thenl" he roared.
the anchor. out ratified the chains and like
a cash the Sally Ann lufng into the wind and then
brought up all standing Mr. comstock walked aft and
well capn. my part the skinner is anchor
Everybodys
Miss Lydia Conley. a clever wyandotte girl, is the
only Indian woman lawyer in the world. She is member
of the Kansas bar and ~ Kansas CITY, anent recent
Indian that she conducted she told an interesting
legal story.
your is a just is always the thing 20 do You
know the story of the Kansas land claimant?
well. out here many years ago a man brought suit
before the squire land that had been
rageously hlched from him. His case was good one
but the other side had docored the plaintiffs witnesses
iot or title Of testimony had been recorded
and said;
squire brought this suit. and yet the evidence,
excepting my own. is all against Now, don't
one of lying squire but these witnesses are the most
mistaken lot of fellows ever You know me, squire.
Two years YOU sold boss FOR sound that
blind as bat made the deal and stuck to It, and this
is the time have mentioned it, When you used to
buy grain SQUIRE you stood on the scales when the
wagon was weighed, but never said word Now do
you think the kind Of a TO kick up rumpus
and fellow unless he has done real wrong
Why squire, If youl recall that sheep speculation you
but at this point the squire very in the face has
ty decided the in the plaintiffs favor"-Arbansas
Gazette.
A certain John simmons had been a twenty-year alb
staner but fell from the ways Of grace and worshped
the vinous god with all the fervor of convert
Feeling the need of recuperaton he sent his boy to
adjacent hostelry for bottle of whishey
But" cried the hotel proprietor, who's il for?'
For father" said the boy.
Nonsense Your father is total abstainer and has
been 10 my knowledge. for longer years that you've
wen, at all events he sent me for it."
What does he want IL for?'
ITO let you into secret" said the boy. ashamed to
tell the truth he's going fishing and he the cork
to use for noat'-Phiadelphia Inquirer
Both sides alike brave" Admiral Dewey
North South soldiers sailors And the bravery
of the recruits was thing to be seen to be believed
"There used to be circulated. though story about
a Connecticut recruit This Young man. after he goi
initiated fought well. but his engag gement
very nervous. A chum Of his in the line ahead
! Of him, and when the bullets began TO fly the chum
'Thereupon the recruit shouted exctedly:
Hey, Jim, don't duck. I'm behind vel st Louis
Republic
and a marry they have widely opposite
views all questions neither wants to give in and the
usual wrangling follows Who can say which is right
Who say which is honest? story coming Kan.
City illustrates how the average and hi.
wife get together on any question Frank Land brough
suit for divorce charging that his income only Sl2
week, and that his wife bought s12 hat Mrs. Land
replies follows;
"This hat only 90 cents Why made it with
hands! l bought the framework He wouldn'
even pay for that had TO borrow the money from
had hat costing than SO in my
life the trimming this hat? Il just 81
! cents. Did he pay for itY No-never bought it wit