Evening journal., 1908-06-13
Personal and Pertinent

II wise young who paused before he
swered the widow who had asked him guess her
You must have some idea about it," she said, with
what intended for arch sdewse glance.
Il have several ideas" he admitted with smile "The
only trouble is that hesitate whether to make you ten
years younger on account OF your looks or ten years
older account of your brains"
Then. while the widow smiled and blushed he took
a graceful but speedy leave.-Youths Companion.
The negro's love of titles of whatever sort is anus
ingy illustrated by story told by the Governor Of
Southern State.
appears that the congregation of a colored church
in Georgia conceived the notion that it would add greatly
their dignity pastor the church were enabled
hearing of an institution in the North which would,
for value received, confer such degree into
correspondence with that end in view Reply came to
the effect that the sum OF s5 would obtain the desired
dignity
daeulty arose. however in that the congregation
was unable TO raise more than SSs Finally, after much
confabulaon, the congregation delegated OF their
number to see The thing out Accordingly the following
message was sent to the institution mentioned
Kindly forward our pastor D. being unable
to afford the other at this time"-Harper's Weekly
siot-machine hend unburdened his soul to me re-
Gently There's no denying he said. that the habit
is as strong as drinking or smoking For months have
been trying 10 wean myself of it; but it's
simply have to see those wheels around
Look here -and he displayed a bundle OF cigar
checks Il have enough of these things to keep IN
smokes for six months have no idea what they
me-but 1t was enough Why don't quit playing until
they are all gone? Why don't you quit eating and
Il go into cigar store with the firm determination
TO get tust what want and right Sometimes
succeed But cftener the machines catch me- Perhans
/ play dollar and fnd that away ahead. Then
being velvet, play another dollar. on which I get
nothing Then another dollar goes. once in awhile
nave regular spree dropped S2S6O into machine
this morning. The checks / got for money would buy
me about Se2 worth of cigars getting by the box
Why don't get them by the box all the time and keen
away from the stores? I've tried that too Then some
morning I'll leave home without taking any cigars with
ne Half block from the house I'll discover my for
getfuness. but instead Of going back I'll up nv
mind to so into cigar store play the machine
The truth is that in my subconscious mind / know
am going to drop few nickles. When 1 get 10 the
cigar store-same old story. Can't go to get a light
without touching up the machine.
cnne right in"
When l left him he paying nicSels to see the
wheels so around and accumuating checks he didn't
aeed-san Francisco Call
The recent death Of Nine. Nansen the wife Of the
Arctic explorer recalls the unusual divorce her hus
band persuaded her to procure him before his de-
parture on his famous voyage of Polar exploration so
that In the event of his returning she would he
iree 70 marry again In Europe especially i'm seam
anaVia, all sorts Of documentary proof and convinc-
ing evidence are required of the death of a missing
husband before his widow acquires the right 10 COM
tract another marriage Dr. Nansen was well aware
SET o"wn as missing and many years would have no
eapSe before his absence would construed bv Tue
courts as legal evidence of his demise that Nine Nan
seh would nave lost all her youth beauty before sha
Woulo ne iree 10 wed again. OF course. when Nansen
returned rom his successful voyage board the Fam
ne Was at once reunited by law church 10 his
~Ie ana II may be remembered that he dedicated .,
the following phrase: ITO her who chrstened fbe sht
ana 1ho BAD the 10 Waitr-Relman 'F'