Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-19
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become an engineer. he wrote me a few
days ago that he had bought a railroad,
and could ride in an engine. If he wanted
to-"
There is a merchant in an Ohio town
whom to name would be adding insult to
injury after his experience in Washington
a few days ago. He is locally known at
his home as "Old Honesty" because he is
constantly repeating the maxim, Honesty
Is the best policy" In fact, it appears up
on his business cards and wrapping paper,
while he carries it out in all Of his business
transactions. He visited Washington this
week, and going to a hotel, changed his
clothing. Then he started out to view the
city, and, it occurring to him that he had
not been shaved for a week, he entered a
barber shop and took a chair. One cheek
had been deprived of the hrsute growth
when 1t dawned upon the merchant that he
had left his money in his other clothes.
my friend he said. 81 have just dis
covered that I have changed my trousers
and left my pocketbook at the hotel. You
will have to trust me until go and get the
money when you get through" The barber
did not say a word. He washed the lather
of the unshaved side of the mans face,
pointed to q sign mo credit" and the hon.
est man created sensation as he walked
down the street.
Senator John NJ. Palmer of Illinois is ono
of the quickest men at repartee who ever
appeared upon the stump. After he had
served term as republican governor he
was making a democratic speech at
Hoopeston. and in the course of his ar
gument instanced several men, notably ex-
Ser ator Lyman Trumbull, who had left the
republicans and gore into the democratic
fold, giving their reasons for doing,
when voice from the audience asked:
why did John NJ Palmer flop?"
WELL my FRIEND" rejoined the general,
Il don't exactly know, but have heard 1t
said that John NJ. Palmer turned through
pure cussedness."
The applause was almost deafening.
They tell a good story about a man who
formerly represented a southern district in
Congress. but who is now judge. He IS in
the habit Of going on sprees, and several
times has been on the verge of delirium
tremens. a maIady that he has always fear
cd. Upon one of these occasions he slept in a
room in a hotel where the landlord had Q
pet monkey.
There were two beds in the room. and in
the middle of the night the other occupant
of the Congressman's sleeping apartment
was awakened by a noise. Looking to see
what it was, he discerned the statesman
sitting up in bed, with a boot in his hand.
Upon the foot Of the bed was the pet mon
key. In tones of extreme fright the Con-
gresham addressed the animal: II you
are a monk the Lord have mercy upon you.
If you are not a monk The Lord have mercy
upon me-" He hurled the boot; there was
a howl from the monkey, a sigh Of relief
from the Congressman and a moment later
he was snoring peacefully.
Col. VIM. A. Roebling and wife of Tren-
ton n. j., were in Washington the other
day. and remained over night on their way
to the Atlanta exposition. Mrs. Roebling is
president CT the Georgetown Convent Alum
nae Association. which will meet in At
lanta on the 23d. Col. Roebling is the man
who built the Brooklyn bridge, an engineer
ing project which surpassed anything Of
the kind that had ever been attempted up
to that. time. Although in poor health, he
takes an active interest in public affairs.
He was a delegate to the last republican
national convention, at Minneapolis. Col.
Roebling served all through the war in the
Army of the Potomac, and yet he has never
been in Washington since the close Of that
eventful struggle. That the change was
remarkable he acknowledged, yet he was
prepared for great Improvements over what
the city was at the time he was last here.
Col Roebling stopped in Richmond on his
way south, and saw that city for the first
time since the war closed. In fact, he has
not been south but once since the war, and
then went through to Florida. Mrs. Roeb-
Ing was a prominent member of the lady
board of managers of the worlds fair, and
expects to meet a number of her associates
or the board while in Atlanta.