The evening times., 1896-03-26
t~>HAT Is a better cigar than ] am
using myself remarked an In.

"-THAT is better cigar than ] am
using myself remarked an In.
yeterate cigar smoker as he hand.
ell weed TO his friend. II always give
away the cigars of that brand which ]
receive. 1t is not because they are bad,
but because they are good" he continued.
This IL how it is. For several years ]
have been buying my cigars OF certain
dealer. ] always got a Kind which cost
$40 per 100. am not orerfond of the
brand, but 1t is the best can get for the
money. and ] feel that canuOt afford TO
pay more for my cigars.
For some time the dealer has been
very anxious to get me TO smoke a cigar
tina costs 81 6 per 100. Heassures me that
the difference betwc il and the one !
get Is far greater than the price would
indicate. Some of my friends also smoke
this expensive cigar and they assure me
II really is exceptionally good.
From time TO time the dealer gives me
one or the sixtecn-cent kind to smoke.
assuring me that IL / will only try il
will buy no other. The truth is | fear he
Is right, so l have rcsOlutely resisted he
temptation to srL oke the gift cigars. In-
stead hand them TO some friend. That is
one of them. That is how ii happens
n GROUP of politicians were killing
time last night at the National tell
ing yarns. The subject OF politics
was ta boOed. and some or the stories told
would have driven Ananias to despcra-
tion had he heard them. An A. p. a. dele
gate from one of the Northern States
rolled Off the following:
This story hi said, "Is vouched for
by Il policeman. 50, OF course, you know
it Is true. a family who resided in the
same Town with ne had been greatly agi
tatcd by tic successive disappearances OF
The milk in the can left On the doorstep
early in the morning. The matter was re-
ported to the police. and he officer on tue
beat Instructed to keep sharp lookout
for the thief. His vigilance was soon re-
warded for one morning soon after the
miikiUan had departed. leaving a quart OF
milk. u irang y-loOking yellow cur that had
been following the wagon iroiied up the
steps. To the surprise of the policeman.
the dog upset the milk can with one OF his
forepa VS.. knocked the lid off and Topped
up the milk as IL spread over the steps.
When lie had consumed 1t all. and here Is
the strangest part of the whole story. the
dog carried the can and lid back TO theiE
original place, and then started off after
the wagon
At the conclusion OF this 1ory the gen.
tltrneu ad .Oprned 10 another SEC, ion of the
hotel. where something besides Potomac
water is dispensed. and specialized as to
Wv VI ~ L a ~ tIe
next President. They thought anything was
possible after hearing about that dog.
M WISH the Commissioners would pass
law prohibiting people from learning
to ride bicycles OF the busy Streets"
remarked a policeman on street yester-
d;.y Afternoon. as ne rescued a beginner
from the wheels OF Il wagon. You have
10 I,ica - he continued, "how many serious
accidents are narrowly averied on this
thoroughfare during the day and especially
since they haze torn everything up for the
new tracks. II stcTps as though every man
and woman who have lea rnrd to Just about
hold themselves on u wheel max a break
for street. / don't know how many
horses heads have grabbed hold OF toaay,
and my throat is sore Yelling nj the drivers.
This morning Il young man came along
on wheel, and from the manner ia which
he woi,i,iesI | am sure that II was no, more
than his second attempt. AT the corner of
Tenth and + he tried to cross the track.
aud the first thing knew he was under the
wheels of q carriage. The rider was very
Indignant n the driver OF the vehicle. and
wanted me to arrest him. but as the maj
was not 10 blame, / could 10; DO that. II
anybody had been arrested il should have
been the man who had no more sense than
to ride bicycle on u crowded street like
this before he had learned 10 manage the
machine.