Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-18

A clerk in the redemption division of the
Treasury DepG rtment says that the clean
est paper money in circulation is thai
which circulates in Washington, while the
dirtiest is that which comes in from Chi
Cago for redemption. St. Louis is a close
second to Chicago, and Cincinnati next.
New York is next to Washington in the
record fer clean money, Philadelphia next,
while Baltimore ranks rext to Cincinnati
for having dirty money. The money that
comes IN from Chicago. besides being dirty
Is always much mutilated, so much so, he
SAID" that there is twice as much time
consumed in patching it up prior to can
collation. as there Is in counting it,
x x X y
do not know how to explain it." OBJ
served a regular rider on the 18th street
cable road. but / have never yet heard a
conductor pronounce the full name of
Rhode Island avenue. They call out Diland
avenue Invariably. putting the emphasis
on the Di every time. AS 1 am a Rhode
Island man, do not like to hear the name
contracted into Diland. Up our way we
are always particular to pronounce the
Rhode"
while in Geneva some months ago." said
Col. j. r. Reynolds. II visited the princi-
pal watch works there and as matter of
curiosity asked the manager what was the
highest price watch that was made in Gen.
eva He said that the most expensive
watch turned out in Switzerland was worth
800. This witch lad split second hand
and struck the hours if needed 1t also
had in 1t a tiny musical box, which played
three distinct tunes. This watch, he said,
was the finest that could be made but that
ornaments, diamonds. ETC.. could be worked
into the cases, which would run the price
up INTO as many thousands as the pur-
CHASER desired. He said there had been one
"atch made IN his eS.,4 bliShment the ca
OF which had been studded with diamonds
ard which cost S11.0o0 but as far as the
watch itself was concerned it was a 500
watch
In early days" remarked an old citizen
the finest snipe shooting about Washing
ton was along stream that ran through
the square bounded by NJ X, 10th and 18th
streets- The sand banks We're numerous
anu the snfpe seemed to prefer to feed
there TO going out to the 'slashes,' which
was the term used for the entire northern
part of the city from 18th street west to
Rock creek and Georgetown. Black birds
ana reed birds seemed to prefer forty
years ago. and even in more recent wears
TO cC7gregate on he hills which is now
the site OF the Louise Home on Massachu-
Il
many bag full of reed birds in the local
lily where are now standing fine residences
along street between 10th and 18th
Streets.
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There may be a reason for it that do
not understand" said Representative John
son. but Washington is peculiar in regard
to its signs of for rent or for sale on IN
occupied houses. 1 have not been in need
OF house, and have not suffered In con-
sequence, but have thought about 1t con-
siderably, however For rent signs are
rattle" plenty in some sections of the city,
but in no instance have 1 been able to
learn from them the price asked for the
houses OF course, if | took the trouble to
look up the agents owners. l could find
out. 1t seems TO ME it would be a conye-
nience TO those hunting houses if the
amount of the rent asked was added to
the signs This rule prevails in many other
places. and L canIOI understand why the
Washington real estate agent who is
active and e1terprising, does not adopt it.
They. observe, frequently advertise the
price. the renting or selling price in the
newspapers, but never on the houses them
selves"
X = x
Police officers frequently go to sleep
while patrolling their BEATS" was the in
formation volunteered by a well-known
member OF the police force, especially
daylight. They have no idea of hoodling,
either. Only a short time ago 1 knew of
an officer whose beat did not extend south
of Pennsylvania avenue on 18th street,
who. while asleep, walked all the way
down along that street to the Long bridge
When he awoke he was within ten feet of
locomotive coming across the bridge and
was So frightened that he did not find his
way back for nearly an hour. 1 know of
another ease, and heard the story from
the officer himself, who wandered all the
way along street from 9TH street north
east to Judiciary Square He got all mixed
up in the square, and actually had to ask
some one where he was before he could
find his way back to his beat. OF course
there are officers occasionally who settle
speak of are those who actually and with
out any Intention or desire go asleep while
theY are walking about"
x X x
Treasury clerks once INDUCED in a mild
kind of gambling was the contribution of
an old Treasury Department clerk toward
the entertainment of few friends, ION the
internal revenue receipts, and many dol
lar has been won and lost by those who
tried to guess nearest what the receipts
would be. But this Is all changed now,
and the fad for the fellows who are not
content unless they are risking something
on their judgment is placing small bets on
the number of bicycles the express wagons
will contain as they pass up and down 10th
street. Nine out of every ten express
wagons have bicycles on them these days,
all the way from one to five, though often
they carry full load. An outsid-r cannot
imagine the amount of fun the clerks get
from this kind of betting. few days
since a clerk who has been remarkably sue
Cessful IT his betting, was caught cheat
ing. He had a man stationed on top
of the Corcoran building. who saw the
wagons as they came up the avenue before
they turned into 18th street. This confed-
crate flashed by a piece of looking glass
the exact number to the man in the treas
Ury building. The scheme, however, could
only he worked in the afternoon, after the
sun crossed the meridian. In the morning
hours he had to depend on luck. but in the
afternoon he had what the boys call
cinch on the game"
1T was a simple incident in its way, but
very interesting" remarked a well-known
physician, and attracted the attention of
hundreds of people during the day. What
refer to was the suicide accidental
hanging of a sparrow on Sunday last, in
bunch of string that still hangs from
tine cornice of house on Sd street north
west just above B street. My atten-
ton was attracted by the unusual amount