Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-10
THE ARIZONA KICKER.
scheme In Forestry-A Poor Piay-Aa
Error at Poker.

n S<ucme IN toreetry-A POor Play-Au
Error at Poker.
From the New York sun.
An EXCELLENT ArrorSrxrSr-we point
with pride to the fact that We have been ap-
pointed chairman Of the Senate committee on
forestry. We regard this as the mos, i'm portsnt
and responsible Craftsmanship on the list and
can truthfully say il came to US unsoaght We
hope no one will charge us with esotism when
we say that the RICH, man has been put in the
right place. The committee has already had
three meetings and transacted a great deal OF
business. Next week we shall introduce bill to
provide for purchasing and planting 1000
bushels Of mixed hickory and chest
nuts on the crest Of the Black
Noun tain range; also for the purchase
and transplant ing of 2o. 900 walnut and butter
nut trees TO adorn and enrich the Giiis river
valley. There is no earthly reason why the
territory cannot supply the world with crAs
apples. She can also be made 20 control the
market on wild plums and buckeyes. There arr
millions of acres of scrub pine and cedar~ou
tie mountains of this territory. Why not re-
place his useless growth with oak. elm, beech,
redwood. sycamore and other valuable woods?
We believe that the India rubber tree would
thrive IN the valleys. and that mahogany and
logwood would be success on tho hillsides.
Our bill viii call for an appropriation OF $780,
100000 as a starter, and If no spirit OF false
economy pops up TO scale down the sum well
make forestry walk to the front in a way TO as
tonish everybody.
DRANATIo.-Tho Boston Dramatic Company
presented The Merchant OF Venice" TO our
theater going public Thursday night: The
play disappointed everybody. There was M
high kicking. Nobody murdered. Not q
gondola was TO be seen. While the actors APP
peared to be well up in their parts. and while
some of Them wore fairly good clothes, there
was total lack Of that CHIC which makes q
play go in the wet. We saw as many az six
good openings for some one to be killed hui
not a hand WAS lifted. At one stage OF the
game they could have made hit BY having q
girl throw herself over precipice. but the
girl preferred to sit in a rocking chair and
read novel Those who went expecting e
see Uncle iom tracked By bloodhouads. OF
Buffalo Bill rescue the passengers of the Dead
wood stage, demanded their money back, but
no one got it,
ing agent OF a liver pill concern in the east
struck this town TO contract for an advertise.
ment IN the hicSer. Finding that he was ar
old newspaper man, and that he purposed re
naming for two or three DAYS 10 take In IN.
I town, we set out TO post him on some of III,
idioms ard customs. He Thought be knew i
all. however, anG that's the reason be is il
bed ia room No. 4S in the hote! with "a bulle
I IN his groin. 1t seems that he dropped iuts
the Wild Eagle saloon and took a hand in
/ game OF poker. One of the things wer,
going to post him about was poker. The gam,
is rather eccentric in this town. Sometime
two pairs beat four OF a kind. and sometime
not. Its good deal according TO who il
playing and how much money there 10 up. L
seems that our friend got royal fash and Wa
called by three jacks. lie at once jumped {,
/ the conclusion that he had won the jackpot
but he was sadly mistaken Big Pete o'Briei
was III the game. aud it an occasion whei
a pair of skies. if held by Pete, would beat fou
aces. While raking in the pot Tie liver pil
man WAS stopped by bullet and even IL b,
/ gets well ne will have bad limp 20 mis- lief
! leg. This town isn't as big Chicago or New
/ York. nor as wicked as St. Louis, but we hav.
our customs and idioms just the same, and:th,
stranger who can't tumble TO them must TAX
the consequences.