The evening times., 1895-08-21
Gossip Of fhe Dau.

Two lawyers were discussing legislative
acts past, present, and TO come, this morn
ing.
DO you know remarked one of them,
''that there is probably not larber shop
or a saloon in the city that Is not violating
the law all the time? Such is The case and
drug stores, too, may he counted along
with them. An act OF the old legislative
assembly, pissed on June 90, 1870, and
still in force, says that the owners or
keepers of restaurants, eating houses
barroonis, soda fountains, barber shops,
and bathing houses shall keep posted In
o conspicuous place price list cf the
commodities they have for sale. Failure
to comply with the law is deemed IL mis-
dcneaIior, punishable by fine OF from
$50 to $50. Except in hotels and res
tauEants where the bills Of fare are kept
the law is violated In almost every In
stance"
1T Is not rare nowadays" said proni-
ncnt Mason, to find comparatively young
Masons who are well versed IN Masonic
law and good authority on Masonic mat
ters generally, and far advanced beyond
some of the .wheeiliOrses' In everything
pertaining to Masonry.
ION Investigation it will be found that
these bright Masons are industrious Ma
sonic students, reading the current Ma
sonic publications and such Masonic Htera-
ture as can be secured.
by the way" he continued, we are
going to have another conimandery. A
petition for authority will be presented mt
the meeting OF the Grand Encampment.
1t will be designated Orient Conmandery,
No. o, and will hold its conclaves In the
hall OF Naval Lodge No 4"
1T Is a question with me-" said a Dis
trct official. musingiy, whether or not
pedestrians have any rights that vehicle
drivers must respect.
Il have witnessed incidents that escaped
being accidents only by the agility of the
man who walks. Drivers OF light and
heavy carriages go often at n break-neck
speed around the corners OF streets, seetn-
ingly unmindfui OF what may occur at the
crossing.
There ought 10 be n dozen ur So arrests
for such conduct. Women and children
are in constant peril from this source and
the practice ought to be stopped, and that
suddenly
"The need OF another roof garden in
Washington is growing more apparent
every day." said a gentleman in the
lobby of the Arlington last night.
There are very few places in the
National Capital where one can go To
spend summers evening and free HIM
self from the cares and busincFs trials OF
the day, and strangers in the city during
the summer months are particularly at
loss to know where To go. The theaters are
all closed, and riding in the open cars is a
little tame and grows somewhat monot-
onous So / suggest a roof garden as
solution of the problem.
There one can go ard enjoy his cigar,
listen to good music, and at the came time
be far removed from the heat and the
crowd. Other Eastern cities have grasped
the idea and it has in every case know
of. proven successful financial one. While
the idea has often been agitated here,
1 hope some entcrprising man may see
the need of such n place, and have push
enough to give the citizens of Washington
something they have long needed, and his
success is assured ~
..In the District OF Columbia remarked
a psiice court official the theft OF goods
or money to the value or amount OF S35
constitutes grand larceny, while in the
ad djoiniug State OF Maryland any one be- |
coming unlawfully possessed OF goods to
the value of 50 is liable TO criminal prose- |
cution under that charge. Accordingly, |
grand larceny cases are comparatively |
few here, while petit larcenies in which |
The amount exceeds 50. are heard in the |
police court every day. If the law was |
The same in the District as in Maryland the |
Deuiteutiary at Albany would he filled |
10 overlooking with District Offenders, |
iud perhaps the number OF petit larcenies /
would be less
Humor and Rhyme.