Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05
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that II should be increased ten to twenty
fold; that for every hootchy-cootchy or
other dancer, elephant, wild bear or mon
key that was to be found on the streets of
Cairo there should be at least ten more
added and everything else in proportion.
and that as far as possible everything
should be run wide OPEN, to use a show
term. 1t was decided that all the rest of
the fair should be allowed to take care of
itself if it would. but forced if 1t would
not, until a change came in the condition of
things, for 1t seemed to be sure that as the
reformation from fair to a show took
place the thing would pay. The change
did the work, for the midway won out. OF
course. none of those concerned was boast
ful or proud of his work, but they had to
do the best they could with a bad case. 1t
also proved that showmen know more about
running show than did the proprietors and
promoters of the fair. If the Paris EXPOSE
ton is to win out it will be a winner for
the same reasons. The people-by these 1
mean, of course. the masses-go to 1t as
a show. and their desires and expectations
have to be catered to-.
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Patriotism in the army, admit. several
years ago was at rather a low ebb, but
there is no trouble about 1t now," ventured
an army officer to Star reporter. From
General Miles all the way down officers
We're alarmed about it, and wondered how
to prevent the desertions which followed
the absence of patriotism. At one time,
1893, assertions had increased UP to nearly
% per cent. though officially 1 do not think
more than 10 per cent was ever acknowl-
edged The Spanish-American brush
cured the disease more effectually and rap
idly than anything else could. One hour
after the first sign of a war was noticed
it was all cured. Patriotism is visible
thing in an army. and it can be seen as
well as felt. One of the best ways to OBJ
serve it is to notice the respect that is given
the flag. Time and time again at garrisons
and posts l have seen the soldiers after
lowering the flag at sunset take the flag
and throw it into a corner of the guard
room. where it would remain until sunrise
the next morning. when it would be raised
Tor the uay. 1t was shameful what a lack
Of respect was given the flag. There was
no use of the officers to storm about it, for
patriotism any more than religion cannot be
ordered. 1t has to grow and it is sl1rprfs-
ing how many things there are that inter-
fere with its growth Some of the older
ones of US had a faith that something would
turn up in time to set things right, but 1t
was only faith. In 1896, 1 think the army
had got about as low in the matter of
patriotism as was possible. for if it fell
lower it would mean disruption. officers
h2d become affected in the same way. but,
of course, not to such an extent when
The sound of war was heard-and the va
rlous means to increase patriotism which
nad Deen put into operation by command
OF headquarters were forgotten. In a day
or so 1t was all over. Then it was OBJ
served that the soldiers noticed that there
was some color in the flag. There was red
white and blue in it all of the time; but the
S0idler-i mean the average soidier-had be-
come color blind and he could not distin-
guish it. As the sounds of war increased
II was noticed that when the flag was low
cred at sunset it was carefully, even ten
derry, folded up and put away to wait till
the following sunrise. The flag was not
thrown into corner in the guard room
any more. Many of the garrisons and posts
actually provided a box in which the flag
was locked up over night, and in every one
of them the box was made or provided by
the soldiers themselves. The moment the
soldier discovered he had flag he was ali
right and his patriotism Immediately went
up 10 100 In the shade. 1t has remained up
there. too
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Let me give you a pointer In putting
away your room stoves for the summer
said an accommodating stove man TO a
Star reporter. I'm the great majority Of
cases people pack away their small stoves
in their cellars for the summer. Cellars
are more or less damp, and the CRATES and
stove lining rust and in some cases actu-
ally consume themselves with rust, for one
summer in damp cellar does stove more
harm that its steady use during the win
ter season. In such cases never clean out
the stove. A good quantity of ashes in the
stove is the best possible preservative of
the inside of the stove. The ashes and cin
ders absorb the moisture which otherwise
would attack the CRATE and other Innings
In the same way 1t is better that the bed Of
cinders in the furnaces should be kept In
them during the summer. Careful house,
keepers are right in most things, that when
packed away for the summer they should
be clean. This rule. however. does not work
well IN the case of stoves and furnaces
This Is not theory, but the result of MANY
years experience. and when once observed
Will always be followed. 1t will be found
that 1t will pay"
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Il have often noticed the vicious propensi-
ties of sparrows. but 1 never knew that
their enmity for other birds, such as robins,
was as great as it is until recently" said
a suburban resident to the writer yester-
day "A pair of robins, as has been their
custom for several past years. last week
commenced building their summer home in
an elm tree on the sidewalk in front of
my house. and the work went bravely on
with song and rapid fiutter of wings. Sud
denly the songs ceased and the work on
the nest stopped. But 1t was not left alone.
for band of miserable sparrows attacked
1t, and II possible were more active in its
destruction than the robins had been in it's
construction
A few days later the robins began an
other nest in a tall maple tree near by, and
the work was pushed rapidly. But few
days since 1t was evident that something
was wrong again. There was a great out
cry on the part of the robins and an I'M
musical chatter by pugnacious sparrows
The latter were again victorious, and at
once proceeded to demolish the nearly fin
ished nest. which work they soon COM
pleted. strings, grass, feathers, ETC., being
scattered promlscuously about.
This was not all, nor the worst, for the
male robin was seen hanging by a cord
fastened to its neck and one wing, dead.
and not ten feet from the place where the
nest had been. The sight attracted the at
tention OF passers-by. but 1t was so high
that none cared to ascend the tree to get
the bird.
Being anxious TO know theyacts as to
the reason of the birds DEATH 1 spliced
my stiff trolling rod. with knife attached
to the tip TO a long pike pole, and with the
help Of a ladder and the assistance OF a
neighbor l succeeded in reaching and cut
ting the string above the bird.
An examination showed that a string,
common wrapping Irvine, was passed
through the wing quilts around the neck
and knotted so tightly that considerable
patience was required to remove it. SO that
death must have been soon effected
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