Evening journal., 1909-12-23
WAYSIDE

An East Side school teacher yester-
day was explaining the use of the
word delight, and asked any OF the
little girls II they could form sem
tence containing the word delight
one little girl, a regular Eva Goronow-
ski from one Of Myra Kellys stories
held up her hand quickly. well, Eva.
said the teacher, I'VE viii hear from
you" Quick as q flash Eva came
back with. MY papa failed down
der cellar stairs last night init delight
and landed in a box Of shavings. an
We had no insurance. THAT will do,
Eva" said the teacher quietly. en-
deavoring to conceal her emotions.
Il never did like washday very
much" exclaimed the Married Man
"and now / detest the mention OF t.
A few days ago my wife told me sweet
iy that I had better go TO bod early
for II would be "a case Of getting M
with the birds the next morning. Wen
of course, I decided 10 make the best of
81. for wash is wash. and IL has TO be-
attended TO II you don't want the
Board Of Health on your trail. So
according to orders ] piled out OF bed
the next morning az something like
o'clock and stumbled around in the
dark getting ready To help out. IL
about twenty minutes 1 heard an audi
ble protest arise from the kitchen
what's the matterT says I. Can't fint
any soap. replied my wife and ther
commenced an expedition I'm search o
SOAP. But there wasn't any soap IN
the house. not even the remnants o
cake. IL was awful. She wouldn'
let me go to bed again and so I haC
20 wait iii after o'clock when tn,
grocery store opened before I coul,
get any soap. When the store die
open laid in enough-soap TO wash th'
outside OF a battieship"
curious state of affairs is disclosed
hy discussions al a number of Womeni
society meetings in Wilmington
churches this last month, anent tn
raising Of money by sales and suppers
Aside from growing sentimen
against financing churchwork by en-
tcrtainments. there are practical diff
nculties. which may be summed up n
a composite comment. Il spend none,
and time baking and sowing, NOR
time in arranging. and then 90 and bu
the supper OF the apron. 1t would b.
cheaper for me TO give a dollar out
right. If every member gave dola
there would be funds in plenty VIII
don't weg We do. we have, and
don't work In the first place my hus
band win object to tho dollar vigor
ously. although he win pay double tha
in with the family grocery bill ilR
lamb. and will furthermore go 10 th
sale and under the inspiration OF
good time win buy lavishly In Oh
second place. members cannot pay, q
forget 10 pay, or postpone indehnitel,
The result IS a deficit, which the sam
few always have TO make up. Wha
are we to do?"
"The most exasperating part Of
mans clothing" said the Irato Observ
or lis that little loop fastened to tn
inside Of his coat collar. intended I
hang up the coat by. Nine times on
of ten that loop catches IN your cola
button when you take off your Goa
and something rips. II the collar but
ION doesn't break. tho loops rip. and (
either case Il Is most eNasperatinl
And then. Of what use Is the loop7 No
body ever hangs up a coat by 1.-THE
hang the garment up by the collar, II
when they hang SC up by the loop
pulls the coat out Of shape. I've tol
my tailor 20 cut out the loop. as
has caused me more annoyance tina
anything ever sewed TO a garment"
sea
Il awakened at five o'clock IN
morning. strolled out 10 tho Brand!
wine and took my customary plunge
said Riley this morning. Il have be,
doing this for thirty years. which a.
counts for my excellent health. I b;
some trouble with morning. howevs
After ! had broken hole through q
ice and had leaped into the cold wat
some boys on their way 10 Barley NJ
dam 10 skate amused themselves
tying knots in my clothing on shol
and / nearly froze whiel chewing Il
knots from my undertaking, stocl
ings and trousers I'll be a little mo
careful tomorrow where / put n
clothes"