Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-08

her Of valuable papers. He advertised Tor
their return, Offering considerable reward.
but in vain. A few months later he went to
DonaldsonviIle La, making his headquar-
tiers there while he inspected the cypress
forests west of that place. The river came
up suddenly one night and the water sur
rounded his house, keeping him prisoner.
When, at the expiration of few days, the
river subsidized, among the debris in front of
the house was the box that had been lost In
Minnesota. 1t had been lined with metal
and this fact kept the contents intact. When
opened, nothing had been very seriously
damaged by the water.
x X X X
An attorney from Springfield, ILL.,, was at
the Capitol the other day, and the subject
Of sensitiveness about age came up Ihe
most remarkable instance of that" he said,
was man-not woman-and very able
man mentally, too. Judge Sydney Breese
for many years one Of the justices of the
supreme court of Illinois. died at very ad-
vanced age, but no one ever knew how Odd
he was. Upon one occasion the judges Of
the supreme court of Iowa visited the Hi
rois supreme court. Judge Wright of Iowa
was at that time very old. and he had gone
west from Ohio, the state of Judge BreeSe's
nativity. At the banquet table Judge
Wright said to the venerable Illinois 5urist:
Judge, We must be about the same age
We left Ohio in the same year. we nave
l wonder how much further the coincidence
extends. I would not be surprised II We
were born during the same year. II not an
impertinence, l would ask how old you are !
l am seventy-eight.'
Judge Brecse arose from the table. his
face lvid with anger, and saying, nerceiy'
L would consider it the height OF impert;-
hence, SIR left the room and would not ap-
pear again when Judge Wright was pres
emit"
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Politeness and gratitude are both rare IN
this world, but l heard a true story. Illus
trating both. VIM. E. Bridgennan of Low
ell, Mass, wealthy banker, lately deceased,
was well known in Washington, where many
friends still sincerely mourn his death. Five
years ago he went to the Pacific coast. On
the same train was Michael Foley of Los
Angeles, who depended upon his labor for
daily bread. During the journey MIR. Bridge
man was taken Ill, and Foley nursed him as
though he had been his son. No pay was
asked or given. A few months later Mi.
| BriGgeman returned east and sent gold
| watch to Foley. A year ago he died, and iii
| his will was found a bequest to Foley OF
| 5000. 1t was hard to find the man who had
| been kind to the old gentleman. but about a
! week ago he was located and the money
paid to him. 1t reads like a romance, but
| every word is true.
| !. X x
| TT is remarkable what an important par1
| the kodak plays in maritime transactions
| as well as others, these days. observed
Capt. Tanvers, an old whaler, to Stal
| man You may not know 1t, bu,
] 10 big ship ever leaves port now without 8
kodak and a supply of Photographic ma
! terials. This is especially the case OF
whalers and other ships who go out on long
| cruises. The day Of listening to yarns OF
whalers has passed. Today the whalel
must show the photograph for everything.
| LAS whale is worth from three to five
thousand dollars, and as it costs from TWEEN
| ty-five thousand to seventy-five thousand
| dollars to send out and maintain a whalel
| and her crew for her catch, yarns, interest
| ing as they may be, are not regarded by tnt
\ men who furnish the money for the enter
| prise as a sufficient remuneration. Theywan
| the facts, or photo of them, if they lost thu
| more for a party to go off on a loafing cruise
| ard return in nine or ten months, empty
| after having eaten up several car loads O.
provisions and ran up the wage bill into thu
! higher thousands
Every place the ship touches has to b,
script has to be shown of every importan
| incident of the cruise. The whale is rathe,
| particular bird these days, and you havt
to go away up into the arctic5 to even ge
a sight of him. As he becomes scare Ii
| becomes tricky, and he gives all who ar,
| after him q race for their money. Their,
are any number Of substitutes for whale
| bone but somehow the demand for tn
bone still continues. 1t brings all tine wa!
| from $1.75 to s. per pound. The moderl
" haler cares little or nothing for whale oil
| The cheaper mineral oils, petroleums, etc.
supply the demand for lubricants, SO tina
there Is no money in whale oil and 1t i
gathered only as an incident OF cruise"