Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-13
IN HOTEL CORRIDORs.

IN hOIfLL COAhlDORS.
I'VE continually hear about mysterious
parties Of strangers coming into a country
neighborhcod and digging around in de-
serted places in search of lost or hidden
treasure. but seldom learn of a successful
ending of such quest" said George Roll
Inns of Lynchburg at the Raleigh yester-
day. "A couple Of men met with consid-
cradle luck in this way. though. down near
Danville not long ago. One day a farmer
named Leary was visited by the men, who
wanted to know II there had ever been an
old gum tree growing alone on a hill on
his place Leary remembered that such q
tree had stood in a hilly field, now grown
up with a thicket, many years ago, and
took the men to its former location. They
asked him for permission IL dig hole at
place some distance from the tree stump,
and told him their purpose was to recover
some valuables buried long ago, and IL
they were found he would be well reward
ed. Leary told them to go ahead. Scarce
ly had the top soil been upturned before
several large tin boxes were uncovered.
two of which were full of old silver ware.
The others contained musty documents.
The men paid Leary handsomely and de-
parted. Now every farmer on the Dan
river is wondering whether II wouldn't pay
better to prospect for buried treasure than
to raise precarious crops"
There is a great deal stronger senu-
ment in the New York legislature in favor
of the scheme recently proposed to connect
the Atlantic with the great lakes by
means of a ship canal than the railroad
corporations which are vigorously fighting
the idea would like to have people think"
said Erastus Dillman of Troy at the Coch-
ran last night When bill was intro
duced for the purpose and the cost of the
work estimated at hundred and fifty
millions, the suggestion seemed too stu
pendous for consideration. but the people
have got 1t into their heads that such
canal would be mighty profitable thing.
and one needn't be surprised in the course
of the next few years to see such work
actually begun. My! what country 1t
would be, sure enough. when an ocean
freight steamer could discharge her cargo
at a dock in Chfcago!
.sThe recent blizzard and snow filled up
most Of the roads in Maryland as high as
the fence posts on either side." said George
Randall of Montgomery at the Metropoli-
tan last night, land when the storm ceas-
ed the only way the farmers had to get out
for supplies was to combine and clear the
roads Of drifts. In a remarkably short
time communication between towns and
outlying places was In this way establish
ed. and the success of the cooperative
work has led to a favorable discussion OF
continuing 1t on the roads at all seasons
of the year. in order to keep them in good
condition. The roads in Montgomery coun-
ty could be kept in as perfect order as
street pavements almost II the farmers
who use them would agree to join with
their neighbors upon stated days, three or
four times a year. and devote themselves
to fixing the broken places and repairing
the drains. I am in great hopes that this
will be DONE" .
A pretty good story was told at the
Ebbitt last night, which illustrated that q
change had been brought about in the
a well-known elderly physician and an
equally prominent young lawyer Of this
city. so that the older man now reviles the
other as generously as he used to praise
him. 1t all grew out of an afternoon spent
in playing the seductive game Of seven-up.
The physician was feeling at peace with
all the world; he had received several
III respected fees and had finished his round
Of visits. and he was particularly pleased
when he espied the legal wight. He called
him to his buggy and suggested little
luncheon, with a few games of high, low.
jack and the game as an epilogue. The
youth was nothing 10th, and the program
was started going. There never was such
bad luck as that which pursued the doctor,
and he lost game after game at an ex-
pense of 25 cents each, until no less than
nineteen consecutive quarters were trans
ferred to the lawyers pockets The TWEEN
tieth game was won by the physician in
two straight hands. Then his opponent,
with the most serious and determined look
Imaginable upon his face, arose from the
table and deliberately threw down his
cards.
IT wouldn't play another game of severn
up with man who had such luck as that
II I burned for II" he remarked, and out
of the room he stalked
The doctor was as mad as a March hare
and 1t only made matters worse when he
was told that his friend was only playing
joke on him. He remains unappeased
still, and the chances are he will continue
so.
"The story in The Stars hotel talks
about the female enrolling clerk Of the
Kansas legislature refusing to enroll bill
until her claim for overtime was settled
reminds me of another interesting phase
of the woman in politics out there" said
Warren Evans of Topeka at the Riggs
House yesterday. "Just now the female
ed over election matters. and the main
thing they are considering is registration.
The Kansas law compels every person
registering to give age as well as name.
and the age requisite is what bothers the
ladies. OF course, the young and pretty
ones toss their heads and laugh at the
idea of any one Of any sex being afraid to
say how old he or she is, but their more ad.
vanced sisters, whose hair is getting thin
in spots and who can't attribute their
wrinkles altogether to the effects of clcse-
are blinking at the age part of the law. as
If they wanted to balk. The funniest part
of it is that the women's associations in
Topeka are discussing the matter seri-
ously." 80
Republican Victories I'm MICHIGAN,
Reports from village charter elections
held throughout Michigan on Monday shows
decisive republican victories where party
lines were strictly drawn. In most cases
however. the results turned upon local ist
sues and upon the candidates' personal
and popularity