Evening journal., 1908-06-04
Personal and Pertinent

Father Collins the well loved priest St Agnes parish
delights in a Joke, especially if 1t be himself He
tells with many chucke of of several
os that he overheard in the aviary in Golden Gate Park
They were debating to the family connections of a
certain bird One said that it a slSyark and the
others insisted that 1t was not Finally the first sailor
walked 10 Father Collins and asked his opinion
Fetier, olNpalid that the bird undoubtedly was sky
lark The sailor went back to his companions elated
Didn't tel you so?" he said "The holy father says
Maybe eaid of others. not yet ready to yield.
THE deuce he Doesn't" exclaimed the first "Aint he
sky pilotY--San Francisco Call
Jack had raid his always out Of the poverty Of
his childhood he had fought his way through the uni
versity After graduation he felt he see Europe
and with the little accumulation had he Crossed
the pond trusng 10 good luck to get home again.
ms trip OF sightseeing over he found himself in Liver
pool without money and with means of getting any
lie thought he would just down to the steamship
go on board ana see how It would seem only he
going home
AS he wandered over the big liner his attention was
attracted by crying baby. The mother travelling
alone. and while she attempting to see to all the
thousand and one details incident TO the beginning
ocean trip the baby had neglect he felt he
had received and was crying The mother was at her
wits end.
Jacks kind heart prompted him to say Let me take
your preparstions made"
This request. unusual from stranger and espe-
cally from a man stranger naturally filled her with
sunrise; but she looked Jack squarely in the eve for
second and trusted him. Il wish you would" she said
Jacks care extremely satisfactory TO his baby.
ship and when, in a half-hour the mother was ready
to reclaim her child she found happy baby cooling and
trying to devour bunch Of keys at one gulp
Sne laughed as she took the youngster and thanked
Jack Then she added, quite in fun Il wish you were
going clear across"
Jack saw his opportunity He said: Madam I'm
college student Of funds and longing for home If
you will my passage to America will take care
OF your baby all the way
Ills proposition accepted and he kept his word
He is prominent lawyer now and he looks back with
considerable amusement to his experience getting home
irom Europe.-Youths Companion.
Roy w Enig and Leon J. Cox Of this otv are ,npch
seng patch il Is story of that hunts ginseng ana
they can boy this dog for reasonable figure they say
The dog is owned by a Brown county man who is get
ting rich merely by waiting TO hear the dog bark The
dog goes into the woods and shifts can smell ginsenk
a mile, the owner says, and ginseng root
Is found The dog begins barking If treed coon
ALI the has do is follow the dogs bark dig
up the ginseng root and take it TO market
When the root is not too deep the dog the digging
stores the ginseng in its mouth. takes and
posts it at tne feet of its The Of the dog
IS having an easy time He scks the dog the ginseng
industry AID the dog is making him The dog said
to mover make failure and that account the local
ginseng magnates anxious to talk business TO the
owner OF the anima-Coumbus correspondence Indian
apolis News
Talking Of British cousnsq" inquired e Black
Ryan tax atorney of the Southern Pacific We'll heard
one the other DAY Big fat Brtsher showed into one
OF tnose eomnar Iments at the last There
an American In there reading his newspaper
It's sixty miles to my station, remarked the English
man. and, say old chap, I'm treating myself for
wounded FOOT and say, II you mind TIL put some
OF tuis lodoiorm on my ankle. Beasty smelling stun
20 ahead, said the American. But when he got the
run oaor or Il he showed window pulled out
'isar and lighted 1t and began putting away vigorously
iiere' hefe' my good fellow, protested the English
Chronicle ~
When tacitu host entertans guest there is
sure 10 pe rowarding the onooker and
what do you think Of place on whole?'
MT hrown as he stood with his old friend
al for
was 70 Dear the twenty-four hours guest away
ar iauler eooo little place." said Ray impartially
all that" - ' NiHe "iii 0Hansc
ss, inoeeo said his host with great heartness and
no ht Oh ohence. Il hope before you come again the
',,, nu ~ sp,Nhs VIII have made good growth-then
yum see ehanse"-Youth's Companion.