Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-15
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like are the property of the company in
which the horse is serving, and not the real
name of the horse. The name plates were,
as a rule. placed on the stalls when the en-
CINE or truck house was built, and all horses
have to drop their real names and adopt
the company names. In no other way could
the identity of the horses be maintained
1t matters not, therefore, what the name of
horse is when he is bought for he has to
take the name that is on his stall. Thus
Frank of one company, who happens to be
serving as temporary substitute In an
other company, becomes Jerry or Tom as
long as he serves in that company. care
full record of each horse is kept by his num-
Der, not name, as also his final disposition;
1 mean as far as the fire department is con-
cerned, for all good fire horses are sure to
find a place reserved for them in horse
heaven. Thus truck A, on New Jersey ave-
nue., has a record of over 300 horses which
have been in use by that truck company
the original in the city, during its useful
existence
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There's nothing to be said about Cuba,
1 guess said the man who has just come
back. Il rather think that the people who
have come back before me have exhausted
the subject.
But 1 had a funny little experience in a
new restaurant which has opened in Ha-
vana. Attention Is called to the fact that
there you can get genuine American cook
ing, as well as butter and ice water, which
are innovations on the island. Anything
you want to order the large sign reads; so
we went In.
"a shutting colored waiter came up and
started to serve US regular meal. Ny
friend protested, and said that he wanted
to order from the card.
Amt got no card, dat l knows on an
Swered the waiter.
Bring US an omelette souffle. said my
companion.
the darkey held confab with the cook be-
hind the screen which hid the kitchen.
Then he came out again and asked, What
was 1t you gents ordered?'
The order was repeated, and he retired
in dazed way. trying to remember the
words. Next he passed by us, and, dom
ming his big sun hat, went out. In few
moments he returned with the proprietor
We repeated our order to him, and hoped
Tor results when we saw him walk conf
IDENTIFY to the kitchen. After five minutes
or SO he came back, and in most apollo
getic tone informed us that through some
GORGEOUS oversight the chef was entirely
out of eggs, and couldn't We order some
thing else.
You bring US some ice water said nv
friend, and in the meantime we will think
up something else
When the waiter returned my friend
gave careless order for hannah eggs And
when they came in a few moments later-a
Dig platter of thenl-were we SURPRISED?
Not much!''
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Oh, no., said the tObacconist to a GUS
toner. who had Just handed back a pack
age of cigarettes across the counter. chose
cigarettes are perfectly fresh. l received
them from the factory less than fortnight
ago, but 1 am not surprised to hear you
say they are old stock"
Each one of the cigarettes was perforated
from one end to the other with small holes
and the paper had a yellow appearance
Those holes" continued the merchant
are the work of the most troublesome in
sect known to our trade. The entomologists
at the Agricultural Department have long
scientific name for him. but to us he IS
known as the cigarette beetle He infests
all sorts of tobacco, but appears to be es-
pecially fond Of cigarettes. Thousands of
cigarettes are ruined by the little pest and
he gets in his work on all kinds of dried
tobacco
Nor is his peculiar appetite appeased by
tobacco alone, for he feeds with equal relish
on rhubarb, ginger, cayenne pepper ergot
tumeric and all sorts of stuff like that. The
beetle damages cigars and cigarettes prin-
clDally by boring them out and making
round holes in the wrappers so they will
not draw Leaf tobacco is rendered useless
for wrapping purposes by being punctured
with holes made by both the larvae and the
beetles. Filters and ffne-cut tobacco suffer
from the reduction Of their substance by
the actual amount consumed by the larvae
There is one case on record where the
beetle was accidentally introduced into a.
store In shipment of plug tobacco. In a
very short time-about three weeks I think
the insect increased and almost took pos
session of the place. 1t entered the cigar
cases and completely. ruined high-priced
stock of goods. We are beginning to know
how to deal with the pest now and don't
suffer from it as much as formerly, but
still I'm truly sorry to see them appear in
my stock again This is the first package
OF cigarettes I've noticed the beetles in this
season, and I've got to go right to work to
put them out of business