Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-06
His Son Ran the Business.
From the Detroit Free Press

From the Detroit Free Press.
An acquaintance asked him how the saloon busi-
ness was. and he fairly hoped off the sidewalk as
he replied: 81 lose more ash $40 yesterdayr'
"How?" 'Vhy, my wife like to go oop to Belle Isle,
und leaf my son Shake to run der saloon Itels
him eaferythlngs to d. und Shake he says he runs
dot blaze in a vhay to astonfsh me all oarer
And how did he come out?" "Vnell, pooty Queek
after ! vhas gone man comes in und says my
blaze vhas chosen headquarters for a Clea1and
guo. He like TO see If my peer vhas all right, und
snake filled him schooner twice oop und vhas
tickled all oafer" "Man was q fraud?" loot
course he yhas! He vhas gone maybe half an hour
when No comes In. He tells Shake my
blaze was picked oudt for headquarters for a
monkey He fills oop some schoonerS for de
stranger, und vhas free NIT cigars" "Another
irau fraud. "Oof course, but 10y son Shake he
yhas shust as tickled ash a baby. und When No.
comes in nit about twenty five pig vellers behind
MIN und says my blaze vhaS selected as headOunr-
tiers for Butler Club. dat greenhorn OF a Shake
sets oop der beer und cigars for Everybody. No /
he come pack init crowd, und No. 2 he comes pack
beer und two boxes Of cigars" "Well well?" s.then
comes home dot poy meets me like sweet oil, und
he says we hat der bulge on all der saloons in be
to go into partnership. When l discovers how he
vhls fooled, vhas SO madt l break my own WIN
dows und walk der floor all night. After dis vhas
home all der tine. and II some stranger vhaIks In
and says ahem-hm-'yOur place has been selected
for head shust at that point he Will feel cy-
und fists hit him all at vonce all oafer his sacred
pody. l vhas right oop on ali der games, While
shake vhas so green you belief some cows pasture
Oh him all summer"
RECEPTION TO AMERICAN SCIENTIs7s-A recention
was given at the Academy OF Music at phiadaiphia
last night to the association OF American scientists
President Lesley, OF the American association Oc-
cupied the chair and introduced Dr. Pepper who
delivered an address OF welcome upon the con, ill.,
sion OF which the lecturer OF the evening Prof c. A.
Young, OF Prin eton. was introduced and delivered
an elaborate address upon 1.-THE pending problems OF
astronomy" After the address promenade con-
cert was given by HaSSers orchestra, during which
a collation. was served in the foyer. The reception
lasted until midnight.
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED PENSION SwINDLgR-
DR.. L. Watson Lyle, charged with extensive pen
sion frauds, was arrested in Crfttenden county
ky., and taken to Louisville Yesterday The aI-
thoriteS have been In search of Lyle for two wears
and half. 1t is charged that he has been travel
ing from place TO place. representing himself to be
an empiOye OF tue United States Pension Office
His principal held or work has been in Illinois and
Iowa, where he is saiC to have swindled people out
OF $4,000.
MALARIAL FEVER IN Observation-Disclosures have
been about twenty-five cases OF fever in ElktoY
form OF an epidemic and pulling the local physi-
cians some calling 1t typhoid end others malarial
fever DR.. Chancellor, OF the state board OF health
examined some OF the cases. and saws he thinks
the disease malarial In its nature, owing to the
June freshet, which deposited large Quantities Of
mud on the meadows along the creek. There have
been no deaths so for.
s'sister," named Morrow, while melting wax In
workshop OF the Lebanon Shakers In Columbia
floor yesterday andwas fatally burned. The build
ing was consumed