Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-03

Of Cheyenne at the Riggs House last night.
"a considerable herd Of them ranges in
the Red Desert In the western central part
Of Wyoming, and are occasionally seen at
intervals near Its borders. A bull buffalo,
accompanied by three cows, was recently
reported as having been observed by a sheep
herder near Mud Lake, which IL northwest
Of the big bend Of the Muddy. Other herd
ers have frequently seen them in larger
numbers. but they are very shy. and keep
away from the haunts of men. 1t Ia simply
inconceivable for q man who went west
thirty years ago to realize that the noblest
Of wild animals have been made almost ex-
tinct. He knows they are gone, but Is al
most unwilling to trust the evidences of his
own senses. ] was near the boundary be-
tween Colorado and Wyoming once, or
where the boundary is now. and saw the
big herd going south. They covered the
earth as far as one could see. and they
kept going for over ten hours. The next
day and the next, for over ten days, herds
equally as large came steadily by. There
were millions and millions of them. Now IT
is hard for me to believe that none are left.
except the few in captivity. the herd in the
Yellowstone, one or two hermit bulls in the
Bad Lands and the bunch in the Red Desert
of Wyoming"
Il heard a conversation on a street car
today that gave me food for much serious
Pennsylvania at the Wormley this morn
ing. Two men were engaged in deploring
the way in which the democratic party had
deserted its henchmen in the distribution Of
offices. One was evidently from Maryland,
and he was particularly bitter upon sun Try
prominent politicians from that state.
why he exclaimed, they not only won't
get a good, honest, Woodworking democrat
an office. but won't even get one place in
the navy yard Now there was Bill Thomas
o There kf21
harder than he did last campaign. He spent
his own money, and when 1t came to cleo
ton time he put fellows names on the
registration list who hadn't any right TO be
had, only they were rotten black repub-
licans, and did as much for the success Of
the party as any man in it. Why. he even
perjured himself fifty or hundred times,
and what do you think he got? Nothing.
Pom my soul, the politicians who know
what he'd done. and got him to do II, too.
went right back on him, and wouldn't even
get him a job in the navy yard here. Now,
who In the world can stick to a party when
its workers get treated like that?
The Marylander's companion agreed in
the opinion that Bill Thomas had been
treated shamefuly," continued Mr. LifIie-
field, and the worthy pair continued CONVEX
sation in that strain until l left the car. /
turned over my mental memorandum book,
and was struck with the many instances II
contained of my coming in contact with
just such persons; men of apparent intelli-
gence and evident responsibility, who did
not know the meaning of the word purity
when taken in nection with politics, and
who devoutly believed that patronage should
be distributed among the corrupt scoundrels
who manipulated elections, and there were
as many of one party in the lot as there
were of the other. i tell you the cool man.
ner in which political villainly is regarded in
this country is enough to make the veriest
optimist shudder at the future"
MY native city may be taken as an OBJ
ject lessen with commendable results by
other municipalities in America" said Hen
ry Lewis of Cleveland at the Arlington yes
terday. 1T believes in beautifying what is
already beautiful and thus increasing its
attractiveness and consequently adding to
Its prosperity. Every one knows that Euclid
avenue is the rnest residence street In the
world, or In this country, anyhow, and its
suburban portion is to be still further i'm
proved. Under the provisions Of a recent
act of the legislature IL will be widened to
a hundred feet. In the center will be car
tracks. with a broad grass plot planted with
trees on each side separating them from
the carriage road. These viii be twenty
feet wide and will be lined at convenient
intervals with itching posts Inside Of these
and running through a grass parking will
be bicycle path, three feet wide. and
then will come the sidewalk. Each half of
the street will be exactly the same. 1t is a
pity all Of our cities do not look ahead with
q more Sensible view OF the future. Amer
leans are becoming great travellers IN their
own country, and when they leave a stufry,
ugly city, where they have spent their lives
ana reach q pretty enc, they go back home
and get disguised, and in many instances
pack up and immigrate to the more attract
I've place This city of Washington has not
become the great city IL is because the gov
eminent has its habitat here; it has become
the central city OF American culture and re-
finement and wealth because Of its beauty.
l would like to see an epidemic Of aestheti-
cism spread through the Union and attack
every city councilman and alderman In it,
Make city beautiful and prosperity and
population will follow as a matter of
course"
History of the cuisine fairly teens with
descriptions of costly meals" remarked
Louis Davies of Brooklyn at La Normandie
last night I'VE read how that profigate
Heliogabalus, the Roman emperor had a
single dish on his table once that cost 500
900. and how another Roman, Aelin verus
gave a supper to a dozen cronies that cost
quarter OF a million dollars. Then Vitelli-
US, still another Roman and an emperor
likewise entertained his brother at a little
snack that used up a couple of hundred
thousand; but these were ancient fellows
who had nightingales tongues and humming
birds brains ana similar marvellous dainties
Coming down to modern days and plain
ordinary, everyday ham and eggs ate q
supper once in this very town, that cost q
friend or mine 81, 400. A gentleman named
Parker kept an establishment where your
Press Club Ia. and devoted IL to entertain
Ing gentlemen at sundry games of chance
One night the friend / speak of and myself
were killing an evening here together when
We conceived the brilliant idea that a visit
to Parkers would be just the thing We
put 1t into execution at once have never
gambled in my life and my friend has not
done 1t since. We went upstairs and en-
tered the room just as supper was an
nounced. Ny friend did not want to eat
anything. but was hungry. and when some
plausible rascal of a dealer told me- that
there was broiled Smithfeld ham, nahked
with pullets eggs as a sort of side issue to
the otherwise gorgeous feast, broke for
the supper room despite my companions
pleadings. OF course he followed me- when
he found his protestations were useless and
we enjoyed the feed immensely. When we
came out my friend pulled out a $50 bill and
said he would play a turn or two to pay
for our supper. 1 begged him in turn not to
do 1t, but he was as obdurate as had been
But why linger on the misery. He lost his
$50 bill and tried to get 1t back. In two
hours 81, 400 were gone glimmering. l have
never felt so downright hungry since that
a slight request from a mere acquaintance
cannot keep me away from a deadhead
feed"