Evening journal., 1908-05-29
Personal and Pertinent


ing husband OF whom she is proud Having noticed
that this gentleman paying marked attention to
fortunate enough discover among husbands papers
number Of letters written by the said lady.
She then reelected to what she should pursue
size thought long and at last hit strange plan.
From among the correspondence the lady selected four
letters. pasted them on the back of her fam and then
companied her husband to dinner where she knew
would meet her rival 1t not long before the fan
lowed look at it.
The fan then passed from hand to hand and when it
reached the rival she turned crimson and under the
text Of sudden indsposiuon withdrew hastily.-The
Gentewoman
The discussion at present going concerning the
treatment Of barmaids in the licensing bill has revived
interest in the OF joint committee of the English
House Of Commons which gave surprising facts
to the Of the employed in England and Wales
Three Of these Hebes weer over 75 20 were between
65 and M lO7 between So and 65 and 322 between As
SO. II Is OF below these that the great
jorty OF armsids found Between the of 25
30 there were 1881 The favorte between 20 and
26. in which class there less than 12O23.
Then notices bad feature, which account
TO small extent for the anti-barmaid agitation.
ployed in this trade. 1s4 between IA and Is. 25
dren from 10 TO IA London employs 10O barmaids
under aO--New York sun
IN certain sections of the country there
ored wtrds Which required TO do duty with wide
Nariet| OF me enlhgs' Such Is the word smart among
Yankees, and up along the Labrador shore the worc
civil" The following conversation between two natives
overheard by traveller.
We soin' to have lots of dirt to-day" one
glancng at the sky.
Nav ltn he civil" replied his companion.
'How aid sou get with the captainY
oh, ho Lot civil to hunting deer by and by. When he
he Didn't nothing but he got civilized"
Did you SO down the Ketcheeg"
nav II too civil for him. He wanted lots rapids
so we went down the Boomer. Them's about as ciyl
rapids as want to see"-Youth's Companion.
Mr. Sergeant wilkins once defended breach Of prom
Use case for singularly ugly little which he
tod the Gt,ehdant after reading his brief, must be
through.
"eatlcinen jury" he said at the close Of most
eloquent speech you've heard the evidence for the plain
tia and, gentlemen of the jury. have admired that
most heWscnirg lady, the plaintif herself Gentlemen
do you believe that this enchanting this fascinating this
captivating, uls accomplished lady would for
favor the advances listen with anything
and Indignation 20 the amorous proestations of tho
wretched and repulsive homuncuus, the deformed
degraded defendant
His client looked up from the well Of the court and
plteOusly murmured;
AIR. Sergeant wiuinsl oh. Mr. Sergeant wilkins!~
silence srl" replied the Sergeant in wrathfu under
tone Gentlemen he continued, bringing his fist heav-
fly down the Desk before him. "do you think
lovely lady ths fair and smiling creature would ever
have permitted an oer of marriage to be made her by
this miserable atom Of humanity this creature
tworence9"
Instant verdict for Accommodations.
Some years ogo says Representative Champ Clark he
was chatting Nith number Of Senators from the South
IN the Senate cloak room when Butler Of South Caro-
lina whom Clark then for the first time came in
After introduction to several Senators Repre-
ssntatives Senator Butler exchanged few remarks
them and then left the room.
One Of the Mississippi Senators turned Clark say
ing To look at Butler you'd never suspect he a
wooden leg would you?'
"No." eNclann,d Mr. Clark surprised
"Fact!" Continued the Butler was an officer in
the Confederate army you know. II was not long
before he had leg shot leaving hospital he
was supplied with an artificial leg Eventually he again
went to the 'front.' and this time bit blew his
artificial inemter to pieces Just think reflective
y added the Senator IF Butler had been Union
he would now be drawing double pension from the
Government Philadelphia Ledger
An old woman put in the witness box to tell what
she knew aoout the humiliation of a prize pig by a
motor Beng sworn she asked II she had seen
the car kill the pig in question
Il seed e."
Then. said counsel. tell Court in as few words
as possible tust how Il occurred"
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