Evening star., 1896-02-22


Other night were talking about lazy people,
when one told an anecdote that broke up
the meeting. The relator said that fami-
ly of his acquaintance living HI southern
Indiana subsist upon fish entirely. y
Stream runs through the little farm upon
which they reside, and fish hawks are pieI--
tiful- The boys OF the household keep clcse
watch for fiSh-hawk nests, and catch the
birds before they are able to fy. Then
these chicks are raised in happy-so-lucl<y
sort of way until the older birds of the
flock II ain them how TO fish,
The hawks are let loose and the boys
lay in the grass by the side of the stream
Watching them When hawk catches a
fish, the prey is taken from the bird. which,
however, is allowed to eat all it wants
when the days fishing is over. They have
enough hawks 10 keep fish hand sCih-
cent to supply them with fool and to sell
a few. by which their scant clothing can
be replenished. Not one of the family ever
attempts work OF any kind, and they
supported entirely by the hawks
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One of WaSh:ngtons lawyers used to
practice in Kentucky. and tells good stories
of his experiences in the mountains OF that
state.
Il went to recover a tract of land in Bell
county, he said, .'and met at the door
OF the cabin the place by the
against whom 1 was instructed BY my
cEapt. widow, who held the claim through
her deceased husband, to proceed. 1 ac-
costed him, and explained the nature of my
Visit, being anxious to settle the matter
peaceably if possible
" Strange he said slowly. as he looked
into the open fireplace medtatively; this
hyar pears to lie kin o bad business. Pm
a peaceable man an don't want no trouble
with nobody Dad fust cum hyar when 1
war boy, an thar seemed TO be heap of
trouble bout the title Fust an last. 1
reckon thar war ten killed. Then We didn'
hyar no more bout the title till dad war
de ad, when feiIar cum long an thar war
mo trouble. He's buried jess beyant that
thar poplar.
Then two var ago another cum at me.
en- his widder, it seems, don't want ter
CRAP IT. an hired yo' as a lawyer. I'm a
pe3ceaDic man, stranger, an don want no
tFouo!e, but ii seems to this hyar title
Crter be settled by this time, cause l amt
got no time goin' to cou't boat it, Thar
amt but ore way ter settle it. 1 don like
ter hey no fout with woman but reckon
II heF 20. lessen yo' air willin' ter settle it
with me right hyar.'
excused myself from that mole of set
t!lhS II, and upon reporting to nv client
she refused to allow suit to be brought,
tied. '' SCI
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Among the men who visited the CapitoI
yesterday could be seen a " hite haired old
gentleman. with shabby clothes, who
watched the proceedings of the House with
great deal of interest. 1 saw him
several times and once he stopped me
to ask question. which gave me
opportunity to become questioner in
turn He politely declined to give me
his name after telling me of his visit, and
liz. not blame him He is now nearly
eighty years old Over forty years ago he
served one term in Congress, and this is his
first visit toWashington since that time Not
Il member OF the present House was a mem
Der of tie one in which he served not even
the venerable Galusha A Grow. and the
WISH 10 the scene of former triumphs was
sai one to him, and especially SO as the
years have not dealt very gently with him
since ne was honored by his people with the
trust of representing them in the national
legislature. and is now DEPENDENT upon his
friends. who let the old man take a trim
70 y ashiiiSton and live the happiest part of
ms Ike over again, and yet his coming was
a Sa1 one, Tor he felt as he sat in the GAL
iery that he was no longer a part of the
government and had outlived his time.
aS&et him why he did not make himself
known and 50 on the floor. bat the old man
L met typical old Col. Sellers the other
day 1 have known him for several years.
The first time I met him he was at the
head Of a company organized for the pur-
pose of buying up all of the oil lands of
Tennessee His scheme failed and an
other syndicate has now cleared a for
tune ont of that enterprise Two years
later | found him at the head of a big rail-
ROAD project. He and his friends lost all
OF the money they could raise and now
the railroad is being built by others Two
years later he was at the head of a boon,
town enterprise, and one brick building
man OF winch IS blown down, stands as a
monument over the hopes he buried there.
Now he tells me that he is organizing a
company with ten millions of dollars cap
l1ai 10 start cotton mills In southern states
and lie Is confident of success although so
little of the vast sum is as yet available
that he Is forced to borrow small amounts
from his friends in order to pay his board
nihS: And there are many such men in
Washington.
I'VE are having quite a rush of visitors
these days." said one of the lieutenants Of
the treasury watch, ito see the fla, in o,,r
watch room. This flag Is the one that WAS
used to drape the outside of the box in
Ford's Theater on the night President Lin
coin was assassinated. 1t Is one of the
greatest attractions In the building to
strangers, though there are but few of our
residents who know the flag Is on exhib-
tion here. Indeed, I do not believe that
one-half of the employees of the building
know of its whereabouts but somehow a
large number of the visitors from other
cities ask for it as soon as they enter the
bniidlhS- The greatest attention is given
our description of 1t, and memories of Lin
coin are called up as We point to the tear
IN IT. which was made by the spur on |
Booths boots as he jumped from the box
10 the theater stage, causing him to fall to |
the stage, breaking his leg, and hastened !
II 1t did not entirely secure, his capture"
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Reading of the preparations for the |
spring seine haulings reminds me-" said q |
weil-posted local historian, "of tho fact |
that early In the present century one of |
the most successful seine haulings in this |
section took place on the Tiber. The best
of the fisheries were had on what is now
known as Pennsylvania avenue between
9th and 10th streets. Here the great catch
of the Tiber occurred, though 1t was by no
means the only scene Of seine hauling. on |
that one time famous creek; and that |
brings to my mind" said a well-known |
journalist. who was among those listening |
to the remarks, the fact that only forty |
years ago there were a number of fish !
caught in a stream that ran along * street |
about where it is crossed by Vermont ave-
nue., and on branch of the same creek |
that ran through the block bounded by |
Connecticut avenue. nth and NJ streets |
i have had many q meal of fish caught in |
both Places |
The various propositions to increase the |