Evening journal., 1908-01-09
Personal and Pertinent

Higgins had acquired a habit that he found hard to
break Il came from desk work in Office where there
piece of paper from tab rolled and unroed it
between the thumb ana forednger for many years
hat nc found It hard to think without this accompan
mont Try cs he would. he could break himself of
the habit aud finally gave up in despair
one day while on the street weighty matter kept
troubling him. but he found it impossible think clear
~ Cnconsciously putting his fingers his pocket
they came in contact with $40 bill Il was all the
money he had eft from the last months salary TAX
ing ont the bill. he rolled and unroled while think
ing out the problem At the conclusion he careessy
TORE me bul in'" bits as he had always disposed Of
ms ro OF paper and tossed them into the gutter And
that broke hm.-Judge.
George b. cortelyou, the Secretary Of the Treasury
was talking at a dinner about the panic
There's story about a wel-known railroad man I'm
the panic that is almost too good" Corteyou
This man IS kind hearted and he deeply moved by
a letter that country parson write him when things
we're looking their worst
The ietter ran like this:
Dear Sir; As the pastor Of - Church my aim
has always been investment and not speculation Re-
gardng your railroad a business institution
solid rock, / purchased 400 of its shares M
lo6 sinking little all in them and great deal more
They have now fallen to 55, and l undone Ny
congregation face as a bankrupt and al nv
age-72 years--what am TO do? I throw myself upon
your mercy
Well" said Mr. Cortelyou "the banker read This
letter several times and his pity for the moor
old parson Increased Finally calling stenograp
he wrote TO the that considering all the pan-
tu circumstances Of the case he would himself buy
back the te0 shares at 1oe the price the parson had
paid for them.
Immediately receipt of this generous letter the
parson wired TO his brokers:
Buy 400 Dash Railways at 55, and send same round
to Dashs president, who win give you 1os for them
Washington Star.
Ihe astronomer p Stroobant explained to the French
Academ OF Sciences recently the utility Of longpose
astronomical photographs in furnishing for cal
culane the orbits Of photographs record
the traces of faint comets when they far from
the sun to be with telescopes Thus they greatly
extend the distance which the path the comet
can be marked out and this is extreme Importance
IN calculating with accuracy the elements of its or
bit When a new comet has become visible the
method pursued by Stroobant its earlier
traces on tie Photographic negatives observa-
tofies-Nouths Companion.
If you want TO keep of hold-up men," said an old
detective to the observer carry hod-up man
IS more AFRAID of cane than he is OF revolver He's
deathy afraid tnat the carrying will iab it in his
race or eyes or get the end of it In his mouth on this
account they're just much afraid Of a small light
stick as they Of a heavy one.
There are so many different ways OF using cane
hat man doesn't know just which way guard against
II And any mar can use 1t. Nine out Of ten who
carry revovers couldn't hit the side a with them
and the holdups know it, but it doesn't take anv skn
or practice to learn to slsmbang away with a walking
stick"-ColuIabus Dispatch