Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-09

enthusiasts in the departments, old and
young, ard they are more regular in going
out to see the games than they are in
attending their churches Bible classes.
On the day of game 1t Is noticeable how
the fans hurry UP with their work so as to
have everything ready to jump out as the
hour of 4 arrives. The government gets
the advantage of this extra squirt from
thousands. On other days the clerks are
not so particular and do not hesitate to
let unfinished work go over until the next
day. But on ball days they run risks
ard clean their Gesks UP so that they can
not be held back from the game"
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People hereabouts have only a vague
idea of the politics of Texas" remarked a
well-known Texas politician. land they
get things wonderfully mixed. The demo-
Gratis are cut up into factions. as are the
republicans. One of the factions of the
republican party is known as the black
and tans' that is, Ii is composed of repu5-
licans as they run, black and white, good
bad and Indifferent. The kid glove element
of the republican party is known as the
lily whites. This is not a division of the
colored element as is generally understood
but a division of the whites. The lily
whites feel that they too good to mix
Up with the ordinary republicans of color
and they hive by themselves. n. W.
Quincy, who is we'll known here is the
leader of the black and tan faction. which
Is the stronger, and 1t was he who chris
tened the other lily whites 1t is war to
the knife with them, with the black and
tans in the lead. however"
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''The Geological Park here" said Phila-
delphia visitor. "rar ks high among similar
Institutions throughout the country, al
though ii is not claimed for it that it is
completed. or even half completed. When
1t is filed up and all the buildings erected
/ think. and 1 have seen nearly all similar
places il this country. that it will surpass
the Zoo at the Central Park at New York
In Philadelphia the Zoo is on a grand
scale. hut the charge for admission de-
prives many of the pleasure of visiting it.
Twenty-Five cents is the charge in Phila-
delpnia- Think of the advantage the chill
dren here have over our children in Phila-
delphia. There is one thing I could sug-
gest in the way of improvement here. and
that Is there should be some small boats
on the lake or creek for the use of chill
dren. There would be no danger in case
of an upset, for the water is not waist
deep.
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"A drug store of the present day" said
Mr.. w. 5. Thompson. ITO supply ordinary
demands. must keep about 15,o.rO articles on
hand. Every root and seed that has me-
diciEal value. as we'll as the leaf flower and
bulb of the plant, has to be kept in stock
D.
arations made from them, tinctures. ex-
tracts. fluid and solid. sirups and decoctfons
almost without number. Then come the
thousands of chemicals, acids salts, active
principles the various preparations, pills.
pow all the proprietary medicines and
hundreds of articles known as sundries per
fumes and fancy articles
y
The mileage of Congressman runs all the
way. said a clerk at the Car irol from
- TO sllUp The law requires that the mile
age shall be calculated by the nearest route
of travel y Maryland Representative gets
the lowest sum-&}-which includes his com
ing and going, while an Oregon member gets
the larger sum The California Congress
men get on an average $3.50 each for mile
age. Inc mileage is. of course, a good deal
more than Is usually paid, and it helps ont
IN some cases in paying other expenses"
Il do not know exactly when hat bets be
gan on elections remarked a leading hat
dealer. but the betting of hats has ALWAYS
been a popular form of betting and alrea1
nave hIed for future delivery a number
OF nat bets Just now. however the bets are
on the nominations, presidential and ntbar
wise. AS soon as the numina tions have hean
made the number of bets will Increase varv
rapidly. but not too rapidly for hat dealers
Ihere Is one peculiar thing about hat bets.
ana that Is they are nearly ALWAYS for tba
higher grade of hats, and oftensr for sill
hats than any other kind Still. In many
Iases. lhe pets are limited to the hats usual
ny g worn oy the winner. which generally
means nat that costs about So
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Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin was
gallant private soldier in the tenth Wis
consin regiment during the late war. He
uoeS not believe in keeping alive the ami
HloSities OF the struggle and is never hap
pier imam when he runs across one of his
Old foes. and they get a chance to talk
ABOUT bygone days. The other day he met
a Virginia soldier, and they chatted of the
days on the Rapidan, Rappahannock and
OF the surrender of Lee.
There never was" Mr. Jenkins said 70
mis- friend. "a bitter feeling between the
prlVates of the opposing armies during the
war remember how we used to swan
things on the Rapidan. The boys would
get together and talk and swap everything
with each other. 1t was not three hours
after the surrender of Lee until seventeen
or eighteen confederate soldiers walked
INTO our camp. We had a good dinner pre-
pared and were just sitting down to it
We invited them to partake of it. One of
our boys said: Come on; we've got some
thlhs good today. and witty confederate
answered. Yes, dog-gone you, you stole il
from us If you have got ANYTHING Then
we all fell to. ate heartily and told stories
when the armies Were disbanded and we
were on our way home We often ran across
company until time to part and always
got along pleasantly
I've been down SOUTH" said a republican
politician TO some friends at the Capitol
and I've had some funny experiences For
the first time in my life / attended a re-
publican ward meeting in a southern city
Myself and friend were the only white
men present. The proceedings opened in
typical style. with all kinds of curious mo-
tons and parliamentary decisions. About
an hour after the meeting opened two col
ored politicians became involved in a dis
pute- In few minutes they had clinched
and hair and skin began to fly. Their
friends also became involved somebody
put out the lights and the fun began in
earnest We happened to be near the door
and got out all right. We didn't wait to
find out the result. but the papers next
morning announced that the affair had
been broken up by the police after several
OF the combatants had been badly injured
1t happened that there were few razors in
he assemblage. and consequently no lives
were lost. but pieces of ears, noses and
other useful articles were found lying
around on the floor. A good deal of chew
ing had been done in the dark"
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i heard e charming girl a feu days sfpoe