The evening times., 1895-08-08
GOSSIP OF Inf DAY.

Park who are REQUIRED to pay their 80
and 70 cents 10 wttna s1ee game, especially
tho rooters on the 6seAehefs. are greatly
amused over the c0ntr1vance Of two Mary
larders who have euchered the management
by erecting private boxes, in q tree over
looking the grounds These enterprising
gentlemen selected n s6bstantiai tree To-
Gated on their own Property near the grand
stand close 10 the fence and nailed steps ON
the trunk to height cf thirty feet, where
they built platforms and fastened two
chairs.
Every evening there IN a game the seats
are occupied, and the small boy looks upon
them with envy. Monday, the first day
the seats weFe brought into use, the sur.
rounding trees were filled with boys of va
rious colors. Their tenure Of occupancy
was short, as upon the ringing OF the bell
for the beginning OF the game two cops
appeared on the scene, and such scrambiing
there was 10 reach the ground, but our
friends In their private boxes sat serene,
and when the demand was made for them
10 come down they simply replied: This
b our property. Can't man sit In his o wn
tree" This answer caught the bleachers,
and the small boys and ihe policemen quietly
walked away amid the teers OF the crowd.
Mr.. w. de C. Ravenel, representative of
United States Fish Commission I'm the Gov
ernment board of control at the Atlanta
Exposition, has just returned from the
site OF the coming Cotton States exhibi- 4
tioa, and brings encouraging reports OF
the arrangements for the great show.
THE aquarium Ia just being completed
for both fresh and salt water fish" he
said Today by the middle of next week
We Will have the water turned I'm the fresh
water tanks and Will begin to bring the
salt water for the others. This wafer We
Will carry from Morehead City, N. c., IN
coal oil cars. 1t will take 80 600 gallons
OF salt water to FIJI them.
Though the exhibit in the fish depart
ment Will hardly be as large as 1t was at
Chicago, 1t will outclass the Worlds Fair
display in other ways. Because OF The
southern position OF the city, and by
reason OF the fact that We shall have real
sea water, there will be many sefni-tropi-
cal sea fish and deep water plants that were
not seen at the White City"
There IL q police scheme in vogue In |
many cities Of great size in this country |
that should bs adopted here" said one OF |
the progressive members OF the Metropoh- |
tan force 1T Is the selection of spe-
cial squad, composed OF big. fins-looking |
men, to patrol the principal street or |
avenue in the city. New York, for IN
stance, has a special Broadway squad, |
composed of the pick of the police force. |
Why wouldn't it bsIa a good idea to select |
a sufficient number of big men from each |
precinct in this city TO do duty as an ave-
nue. squad The Eight OF big. manly police
men always creates a favorable impress
sion on a visitor, and ws have some of the
giants OF the country on the force here.
Holsey, Mellen and Hodges. OF the First; |
Hart, OF the Third; Tim Henry, OF the
Fourth: Gordon, Of me Sixth, and num-
ber OF others, good Officers as well as big
men, who would makea fine sho wing on
Pennsylvania avenue. g
The thousands Of sparfo We at the Center
Market have been holding indig nat ion
for the psst three days. Their
peaceful homes have been invaded by q
owl. ard each night after the
little birds have sotght their more or less
downy nests, his owlship saliies forth
and proceeds to devour any members OF
the tribe OF smaller birds he can find. 1t
is an easy matter for him to swoop down
on a nest or roost, carry off two or three
little sparrows, and eat them at his leisure.
This same owl, an immense bird, has made
the Center Market his headquarters at
This time OF year for several seasons past
An enormous number of sparrows roost
around the caves OF the market, and It is
/ great forage field for the owl. Last
night watchman Mccormick saw a flock
IF the little birds assembled ut one of the
rests chattering in the most indig nant man
Ter, and he regards the intrusion OF the
,wl as the cause of their clamor.
A wild eyed man, with a clear case OF
merry go-round of the head, rushed up to
voss at No. 4 police sta
ion shortly before midnight last night
md demanded protection from his wife.
Il have been keeping company with an
'ther GIRL" he said, .and unless you lock
ne up, God knows what that woman will
10 before morning. She Is a female an
Lrchist. and may cut my head off while
am asleep"
He was told to move on, and he wandered
down E street, and was soon
ost to view in the darkness.