Evening star., 1895-05-28

his acceptance. In the course of time n
letter came from the commercial agent
acknowledging the letter announcing the
receipt of the acceptance Of the place.
This the State Department Acknowledged
ana IN turn received an Acknowledgement
from the appointee. And this has been GO
ing on Tor thirteen years. and no one can
tell when 1t will stop, unless the commercial
agent dies.
Whenever a ship Of the United States ia
anchored In an American harbor the olfi-
GERS are sure that they will have to serve
the purpose Of the curiosity seekers THE
great American public" said one of Uncle
SANS noble seamen the other day, 'is fully
aware that 1t owns its share of a battle
ship or a gunboat, ard it intends to have
the worth Of its money when an oppor-
tunlty offers. 1t is claimed by the officers
that they do not object to allowing per-
sens VINO desire to see a man-of-war to
wander over the ship and see what II is
l ke. but they do object to the curiosity of
some persons who insist in coming into the
ward room and going through their cabins
ana all their private effects as If thew
owned those articles as well as the shin
San Diego, Cal, is said to be the place
most abhorred by officers on account Of
curiosity seekers. One of them said thai
man could not lie down in his cabin and
gel the sleep necessary to stand watch
without being reused out with the excla-
asleep Come and look, girls" At other
times the crowd would gather around the
skyhght over the ward room and watch
TIE ofhcers at meals, making such com
ments as they chose on the appearance of
the men and what they We're eating, as
II they had been a part of q menagerie
ttat had just been fed. Save us from
riding at anchor at San Diego" say the
officers who have been there
II is said by travellers who have recently
been abroad that they could not secure
any kind of accomm oda tions In the orient
unless they had tickets from some of the
great tourists agencies. 1t is said that
these people have secured ARRANGEMENTS
with the best hotels in all the countries on
the line of travel taken by tourists, and
that travellers who are not booked by them
are placed in the most disagreeable situa-
tions by the hotel and transportation men
who seem to stand in with the tourists
agencies.
These youngsters are incorrigibie. There
Is one in Washington family that seems
to have reached the climax of what chill
dren will say. He was taking dinner with
the family of a friend of his father and
mother, and felt impelled to do some of
the entertaining. I'VE had big time over
at our house last night" he announced.
with the air of one who had some import
ant information to impart. Indeed" said
the gentle hostess. not expecting anything
serious. what did you do?' "Oh. / didn't
do anything" answered the youngster, and
before he could be stopped he related
what he had said was a big time. "Dr
- was at our house last night. and
when pa came home he went for things.
he kicked the doctor out the front door
and slammed him down the steps. Then
he bloodied mas nose. and kicked over the
chairs. He said that If that doctor came
around there any mere he would shoot him
full of holes. until he was a deader. BUT 7
don't care" added the youngster with non
chalance, "he amt no relative of mine;