Evening journal., 1908-07-30
Personal and Pertinent

Albert was a soiemn-eyed spiritual looking child
'Nurse" he said day. leaving his blocks and lay
ing his hand gently on her knee nurse Is TINS SouS
mo dear" said his nurse, this is Sunday 1t is
Thursday."
Im so sorry" he said sadly. and went back to his
blocks.
he question and the nurse tearfuy said
TO the cook "rhat child is too good for this world
on Sunday the question was repeated and the nurse
with a sob in her voice said Yes lamoie Ihis Is
Gods day" ,,-,-, c.
cess Magazine
''Now" said the woman who sat surrounded by sew
eral miniature mountains of fashion books can you
tell me how much this dress will weighY
with the kind OF trimming you selected little
less than five pounds" said the dressmaker
"Oh, that's not heavy" said the customer You may
buy the material and trimmings already decided upon
what strange question" said another customer
when the first woman had gone out Isn't It unusual
ask about the weight of dress2"
mot now" said the dressmaker. There was time
when If a fancied particular pattern made up
from certain kind of material she would order it, no
matter il it weighed one pound or one hundred pounds
But in this day of hygenc living many woman gives
thought TO the literal burden of the clothes she carries
around and desires Information on that point before de-
dressmaher to have some idea on the subject and al
though cannct forecast the weight of gown to the
fraction of an ounce can give some pretty straight
guesses"-New York Sun
In Of the Philadelphia public schools a little
girl pupil whose ancestors and coregionists have
held that the principal end and aim Of the life OF
IS
OF her studies but she has an nveterate dislike of geog
raphy, and It seems impossible TO teach the study
her The other day her teacher made impatient by her
seeming unwneness to learn her geography lesson sent
20 Roes mother note requesting her to that the
girl studied her lesson. The next day showed no i'm
provmen however and the teacher asked Rosie whether
she had delivered the
Yes maan," the reply.
tho teacher
les maam."
What did she say?"
MY mother said that she didn't know geography.
an she got marr 3D. an my aunt didn't know geography
an she sot marriei. am you know geography and you
didn't get married"-rhe Notebook
characteristic the Billiards is that Of being close
mouthed John l. Billiard OF Merden is like his father
III TINS rus Information Is extensive and he knows what
others about him for considerable radius doing.
but he is NOT given to talking much OF the father
there is told an alecdote which has become classic in
His knowledge Of the financial condition and position
OF others was known to be by far than
that OF the general run of people, who when man
dies that they really knew little his real standing;
ana on one occasion an acquaintance sought 70 take ad
vantage OF ms mutual friend had died and the ques-
oner wished to oispe the general doubt how
money he had left
john he said to the present Boston Maine mag
Mates father Il see So-and- SO is dead"
4 guess he is" remarked John Billiard "They say
The other moved closer IN very confidential way and
SPOKE m that intimate tone. How did he eaveg"
John John Billiard leaned forward toward the questioner
aTos M os IAN on ms knees in characteristic attitude
soeb sae ne he left IL all" And he straightened up
win twinkle IN his eye-Boston Transcript
It Is eleven years since the intrepid Andree sa,io,
sway into the mysterious regions Of the frozen North
me iate OF him and OF his balloon remains mystery
which probably win be solved In his da, 81 -
cent as It was, oeronaucs nfancv now Win
arshps that can remain aoft twelve hours the feat
he attempted is possibility one rnssss % .. Z
from him after starting brought by carrier nigson -
the wholer Aiken II ran thus: P'seon 7"
"July IS. 1880 ok noon. lat 50 degrees o. long *
degrees 3 east Good speed eastward. 10 degrees TO
south All wel en- board This is the third pigeon post
me envelope was OF parchment saturated with para
nm and was made fast by threads to tail feather OF
the pigeon.-ral Mall Gazette