Show TERSE UNS UNSON ON PERSO PERSONS S N There is a solid citizen in New York whose fortune was founded on sand It amounts to a few millions James Everard Ev- Ev erard dug the earth out of the hole in which sits the architectural il monstrosity known as the general postoffice This earth proved proved to be fine building sand sandi a very scarce article in New York Jim not only received big pay for removing It but sold It for fancy prices thereby laying the foundation on of his ample com con Sir ir Herbert Maxwell l at the British sea sea anglers' anglers dinner told a story illustrative illustrative illustrative illus illus- of the Instinctive propensity of British nature to have a little Innocent innocent innocent Inno inno- cent gamble on something Three officers officers off off- cers in the Transvaal were down with fever and Just before the doctor went his rounds In the morning each patient put pit half a crown in a basin and the theon theona theone on one ona whose temperature was the highest took the pool Col William Hester for fifty years connected with the Brooklyn Eagle and and long its president has been honored by several hundred of his associates on that great paper They presented him with an engrossed letter of congratulation congratulation tion and a gold watch and chain In celebration celebration cel cel- of his golden Jubilee Jubilee- of service Philadelphia Public Ledger Josef Hofmann is more than a piano piano- player He is an expert mechanic and andI an Inventor invent as well Since his arrival I I In country this season for a conI concert concert con con- cert tour he has secured at Washington I a patent right for an Improvement on a aI I steam engine This is the second patent that the young young- pianist has secured In Inthis Inthis this country this season I IThe The Shah of Persia has had built for him bin the smallest genuine phone in the world It is on exhibition in Baltimore The company has now under for his imperial Majesty Ma Ma- jesty what will be the largest gramophone gramophone gramophone gramo gramo- phone In the world which will require i over one month in building |