Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-28
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.


Agenaeman whose STOPPING. slender form
was CARRIED in a fashionable Oxford Walk
ing silk-lined coat and whose clear. pierre
ing black eyes looked straight ahead from
beneath contracted brows and shs
pitched rim Of dark derby, hurried
over the marble floor OF the Arlington dis
morning ~ II his life depended upon covering
Just many alternating black and White
squares in just 50 many seconds The gentle
man was III mas q. Plsft the rcpubliesn
leader Of New York, and 90 great vas hi. haste
that he omitted to register.
TEr Srsn representative caught Mr. p1so On
the Nv with this result: Am here on public
bu.inessp How long do intend toss.vp How
Is the republican organization IN nv cityf
What are nv views On detail upon the silver
question: 10 think Mr.. Hin Oil
oppose Mr. Cleveland IN the Senste7 Am I IN
favor OF national quarantine CONTROL Il a
fact thst believe republican victory 10 an i'm
possibility south Of the Harlem river Tor the
next decadeg How would the anti-option biIl.
II passed. be welcomed in the New
York produce exchange? VIII the Manhattaa
elevated road leave one stree; free in New York
II its proposed extensions are grauted2 Nhy,
my dear fellow, Won are asking too much Of Q
busy man Next time l eome-not now; good
day."
''If the horse could stand it, sAid q A.
Rowbothan. a well-kno~n resident Of wtuui-
peg, Manitoba. TO The STAR representative az
the Arlington this morning "a man could leave
Winnipeg and ride 1000 mile west and north
west over a level prairie before he would be
DISTRACTED by the mountains. This give. an
idea OF the great territory living west % VIM
nipeg, which. 10 the eastern man. seems way
out Of the world The soil 81 this rrairt. pro-
duces the finest spring wheat grown anywhsr.,,
ana THIS enormous plain I've just men
TONED will IN few years 10
the great granary OF the world
Eastern people have a misty idea OF orr expau-
sive territory. We are Just commencing 10
grow wheat compared 90 a decade hence.
though our crop two wears ago was 30 900 90
bushels. We have but little snow and in the
many years l resided in Manitoba never cav
the tops OF the bright prairie grass covered
cattle fairly ron In fat and We becoming Q
! great cattle country. While most Of our SET
/ tiers are from across the water. vet the num-
Der from the western states Is yearly increasing
! We have no Wild west frontier scenes There
are no settlers killed over DISPUTED claim. a.
has been an everyday story IN the west for
years. Our homestead laws require a three
/ years residence Of six months each. Land NAV
be pre-empted. too Gold has been discovered
In wonderfully rich quartz deposits . few miles
east OF Winnipeg, aud paving mills have just
been erected by Minneapolis capitalists pre-
dict q rush TO the Lake OF the Moods district
next wear. Winnipeg has IS 600 inhabitants
and Is a thriving city. Our winters are cold
but we do not mind them. The atmosphere 70
dry and the days are clear, fresh and sunny,
murky weather being almost unknown"
The man In the light suit was IN a hurry He
was hungry. His matutinal cocktail had been
down precisely nine minutes aud Was Begin
ming to be self assertive.
The individual in uniform by the dining
room hat rack caught the tile the man ia the
light sui: tossed him, gave a quick glance al
the back of the light suit disappearing IN the
dining room entrance. placed the hat in
row with a score of other tiles Of all
styles and sizes. Half an hour later
the man in the light suit emerged
from the dining room slowly, and with an ex-
preston Of satisfaction, for the cocktail had
succumbed to the attack OF coffee, porterhouss
steak, chops and other concomi;ants Of a good
breakfast The hat vas now adjusted. the cigar
lighted and the individual in uniform added q
silver coin 10 the pile in hispocket. q
The ability OF the hat boy to remeu} Acr
different faces and heads and the hats tina, n,
with them, said the clerk 10 THE STAR repre-
sentative, us marvellous. Out Of the hund-e.ls
who daily pass into that dining room. strnneers
transients and permsnents. he never makes Q
mistake and returns the wrong hat.
/ a cohless mNsef am perpleyed AZ
! the wonderful memory and faculty Il
association, which il the chief recommendation
Of Che average hat boy. One would imagine
that in a rush he would hand over the wrong
hat, but he never does. However tina, 10
all he has to do, and his position depends
upon his accuracy he soon becomes Al expert
in his particular line
MY good friend Butler Of Iowa" said Con-
gresham Smith Of Illinois 10 THE srAR repre-
sentative. would make a splendid hotel clerk.
He Is affable, can smile sweetly say nice things,
look seven ways at once, can tell Q
good story and Possesses other qualifications
which will make him In demand with the hotel
men when be tires Of shaving for his country
on the floor OF the House. He has prodigious
memory for names and localities as well a
faces. He told me that he had not been In the
House three weeks before he knew every
member by sight, could give his full name. in
GLIDING initials, and the district and state he
represented When il is considered that thsrs
are only about $50 OF US his abilities NAV be
| fully appreciated can remember faces, but
as 10 names m like a mariner in fog with q
broken rudder, a boxed compass and g sfliced
main brace"