Evening journal., 1908-07-11
Personal and Pertinent

A young man had been calling now and then on young
lady when night as he sat in the paror waiting for
10 down. her mother entered the room instead
and asked him n very grave, stern way what his IN
tentions
coherent reply when suddenly the young lady called down
from the head Of the stairs;
Journal .
on the boundary line farms in Austrian VIII
age there is large gooseberry bush from which the
two farmers have years gathered the product What
grows eide is mine, and you may have the rest
Three years ago the neighbors had a misunderstand-
ing and this came to climax when the gooseoerres be
came ripe lawsuit followed and appeals We're made 10
higher judicial bodies The final decision has just been
recorded in an Austrian paper.
Each party is to have the right pick the berries
which grow his side OF the line just it was orgi-
naly, but neither may destroy the bush The costs are
charged half to each litigant Each had pay
225 The yearly yield of the bush is worth about
one-half krone and the judge told the fighting farmers
with good luck, it viii you only 500 years tc
make the bush pay. Take good care Of it'-Houths
Companion.
the financial sringency a clerk in one of the
New York banks trying TO explain TO stoid old
Dutchman why the bank could cash to depostors
formerly and insisting that he be satisfied with
Clearing House checks But the old could not grasp
the situation and finally the president OF the bank was
called onghen the dissatisfied customer After
detailed explanation of the financial situation the presi
dent concluded Now my good man, you understand
yes" obviously replied the Dutchman Il thinks under
stand It's just like this; baby wakes up in der
night and cries for milk, give her milk -cket-Hiar-
per's Weekly
Dan Russell OF Brownsville and Wren Tyus residing
west of town. went fishing Thursday IN Big Hatchie
River Van Buren, nine miles from here. AS they
stepped into the boat they noticed big moccasin snake
crossing the They agreed to follow and kill It,
They had hardly left the side of the river when the
moccasn discovered their design and back meet
ing them in midstream, showing fight by his upright
position Russell struck the snake with and
him under the water He came up more vicious than
He struck savagely at the boat and its occupants
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In their efforts to keep the snake the boys
turned the boat and both were in the water with the
mad snake. They dived and came up directly opposite
the reptile. second dive made and the snake
lowed Tyus and bit him in the thigh. He up call
ing for help.
Russell managed to get him to the bank and examined
wound which was fast swelling He carried him TO
his home nearby and medical assistance was rem
dered He is very sick but the attending physician
thinks he win reoover.-Nashviue American
II you have been along the Bowery lately YOU must
have noticed the changes in the sidewalk signs catch
invited customers to inspect bargains damaged by FIRE
All these have disappeared What you now see are pa-
cards announcing that owing the panic great
reductions in prices offered
One foxy merchant who had been the Bowery forty
years hung out sign something like this: Don't be
bargains"
The policeman on post said HE always waits to see
what the other merchants do and then he the
chute"-New York Sun.
King Frederick and Queen Louise are both very, much
loved in Denmark, although times the King II Is
u"uShL goes TOO much out of his
~ e pegnnng OF his reign he used to send for people
whom he saw from the castle windows passing through
the castle yard 70 come and have chat with Then
IN the evening says the Bystander he would take stroll
with the prncesses to crowded place his summer
residence called the Danish Trouvlle" which is fro-
puee9 mostly oy shop people and speak to everybody
at random AT the castle all sorts and conditions OF
men are received.-London Globe.
Scottish parson sti the under side Of forty was
driving nome from an outlying hamlet overlook
q young woman. He recognized her the maid of all
work NJ farm which he would pass he pulled up
ard offered her lift Mary gladly accepted his offer
ana they chatted pleasantly all the way TO the farm
gate ~ '
Thank YOU sir" she said. she got down
her. politely - " ''"
bodys ~ NFe'S-