The evening times., 1896-11-12
SOME LOCAL STORIES.
Lights and Shades of Washington
Seen Through Short Paragraphs.

Lights and Shades Of Washington
Seen Through Short Paragraphs.
It's a fact worthy of note that there has
not been a bank robbery by burglars in the
| history of the city.
| 1hls is upon The authority OF detective
| who has been connected with the force
| for score OF years.
Meantime, every other big city In the
| country has suffered To the extent Of from
| one Ia n dozen. .bursted safes. and several
murders.
The detective could not account for II,
except upon the ground that the pro
fessionals" are too closely watched. An
| illustrationof this occurred In the experience
of President JanIcs, OF the National Bank
OF Washington.
ny cop" OF the force had been visit
ing New York, and there he got wind OF
seven burglars who had put up job to
break into the bank here.
Hasleuing home he went to Mr.. James,
and said:
'-Sir. Jnmes, have you an under vault i'll
your bank?'
Il have" was the reply, somewhat to
the astonishment of the detective. who had
not kirpwHit, despite his BELIEF that ile kn. W
everything.
We'll" e" continued the law officer, Il
know of seven men in New York who say
there is enough money III your under vault
10 last a lifetime. You would better put
TWO men with breech-loadcrs inside the
vaults every night"
The advice was followed and improved
upon 10 the extent OF placing watchRan
| outside the building. The Burglars came,
found everything ready for a warm rccep-
| ton. were chased out of town. ajId the out
| side watchman is still on duty.
Five magnificent specimens of the full
blcoded Russian wolf hou1d are owned by
| {. Z. Clifton, OF p II. Hill s Co, who lives
| on Stoughton street.
Countess is the name of one, the mother
| Of the others and sue is q beautiful savage
| beyond question.
| some years agoCol ByronG Da niels, then
| consul at Hull, England, presented to the
| Zoo two dogs, male and female. OF that
| breed, and was promised by DIR. Baker, 10
| charge of the Zoo. thepick Of the firstlitter.
Coming here a year ago he was presented
with Countess and gave her to his friend,
| Mr.. Clifton. She is perfect type Of her
kind and is the terror OF delivery men, news
boys and others having business III the back
yard. ms!
A beggar with sense of shame is a
rarity, but, by the way, the man in ques-
| ton was not IA mendicant pure and simple,
| only forced To do ii by untoward circum-
| stances At any rate Henry W Waugh tells
Of an experience he had last night which
| shows the workings of the human mind and
| the dark side OF the city.
Absorbed in pleasant thoughts he was
passing the Lafayette Opera House when
| his vision was ohstruCted by two feet clad
| in hardly recognizable shoes.
| IF you please, sir, give me cents. 1
| have already and with the others / shall
be able to get bed tonight"
That's an old story, but tone Of manli-
4 ness in the~fellow's voice led Mr.. Waugh
| to stop. Another victim of hard luck. He
| was a miner: there had been strike; he
| foil owed the suit Of the strikers: then lac
| became weary OF living at his brothers.
4 table; having no means To repay generosity
| that robbed little Dephews and neices of
| the necessities; and out he started upon
| the road that ends either in w ork or tramp
| ing for Iife-too often the latter. He came
1 here; there was nothing, of course; he
wanted to get a nights rest in a he'd, and
/ in the morning he was going home.
| Mr.. Waugh gave him so cents.
| "Get bed,r said he, land breakfast. "
| Thenhe passed on, and abstractedly, Y, with
out design, he walked around the block
please give me 6 cents
He knew the voice. looked up slowly, ant
| the two mems eyes met.
| Forgive me- said the man OF the
| lower crust 81 did n OF know it was you.
The other with money in his pockets
| his wants comfortably supplied his cloth
| ing warm, was tempted to raise his cane
and use it. He paused.
| "Sir, l don't want you to think me a
| liar. 1 have your so cents in my shoe.
| | thought after you left that it would be
| better for me TO get my bed money and save
| the so cents to help me on my way. It's
| the truth ~
He looked honest and his voice sounded
truthful Mr.. Waugh said:
| Here's cents and % more to add to
the so"
| Give me your name and address, sir
| brokenly replied the fellow. III pay you
| again. God knows will. You have giveI
| me new life andcouraee. 1havcenough now
to help me get footing. God HESS ou."
| Iffhe stars have souls ma ybe they twiDkled
brighter because of the sight.
About two-score men are employed now
| on the F street sewer excavation In q
/ few DAYS the mum her Will Re increased to
| a hundred at least. The Contractor says
| the time will never come, so far as he can
| see, when ii VIII fe possible for machines,
| similar to the oster now in use, to be
| able TO do nearly all the work Men will
| always be needed TO shovel out and place
| the supports. ~
| The labor saving of the holster may be
| Judged from the fact that now yard of
| dirt can be shoveled into the big bucket
| and at once carried to the surface and
carted off. BY thc, old method the dirt
| had 10 be thrown from the bottom upon a
| platform, and so, upward, upon series
of platforms, until atthe top it was wheeled
| off in barrows.
Ask for Sale in Equity.
Harry A. Beck, Lillian Beck, Fannie n.