Evening star., 1897-05-01
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means death to the policy business. even
If 1t Is only half enforced In q couple Of
days the draft was sent to the chairman of
the House committee on the District, with
a request that it be introduced. All that
time / vas engaged at the Capitol and
knew the members Of the committee.
asked them to urge the passage of the bill.
and with others 1 was allowed to address
the committee in support of 1t. The last
section of the bill provides a fine for any
one wao knowingly rented premises used in
the sale or traffic In policy tickets.
The bill did not get through Immediately
but In a couple of months 1t did. A few
days before the bill became a law a we'll
known policy dealer. through real estate
agent, rented a house which belonged to
me- The day after the bill had passed
was informed that the house was used as
policy shop and that was to be prosecuted
for a violation of the law as punishment
for having assisted A.r. Noyes in securing
the passage Of the bill 1t Just happened
however. that President Hayes had not yet
signed the bill, and / Immediately called
upon Attorney General Devens at the De-
partment of Justice and informed him of
the facts in the case. He said he would get
the President to postpone approving the
law until had time to serve notice on the
policy people to vacate my house. 1 had
the notice served in an hour and SO In
formed the Attorney General, who then
called on the President and got his approval
Of the bill. If you get into any trouble
now in this matter the Attorney General
informed me. will personally defend you.
The policy people. however, did not move
out of my house. Indeed they remained in
1t three months without paying me a cent
OF rent. and during the last month had
actually to support the family of the policy
man, for. his source Of support having been
cut off, he was entirely without means"
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1t was on New York avenue one day last
week. when the weather had turned warm.
A pretty woman was passing along near a
spot of grass when she began to dance and
scream at the top of her voice. A dozen
men ran to her side and pleaded with her
to tell the cause of her worry. In sobs and
still prancing. she pointed to the grass, and
there lay little snake, not over ten inches
long 1t was trying hard to- wiggle away
from the disturbance. One brave man rush
up and dealt 1t blow with his umbrella.
The blow broke the snakes neck and kill
ed IL, but the man continued to belabor the
reptile. Another man rushed up with a
brick and a stone and struck the lfeless
reptile with each. Still another rode Up on
bicycle and wheeled across the quivering
reptile several times. Notwithstanding the
wiggled its tail a last time. The woman
screamed and pranced again, and the men
once more rushed to the attack. Next a
man drove up with a heavy wagon and roll
eo the wheels over what was left.
is 1t dead row%' she demurely cried as
she walked away, protected by the brave
men who had r.sked their lives for her.
well ruther think so." said a country
man who had stood by and watched the
whole thing with a smile on his rugged
OF hay" he said. but I'm inclined ter
think 1t will never get back ter ther coun-
try. My. it's funny how MANY city folks f.
takes to kill little snake"