Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17
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cy me, mammal Do the chairs and floor
talk, too, down there"
And the husband and father is laughing
yet.
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There are so many things said about
newsboys that are rot wholly compliment
ary," said Capt NJ W. SaXton of the War
Department to Star reporter, that 1 am
glad to be able to add my experience. A
few days ago, while taking my usual route
from the War Department building to the
9th street station at close of office hours, 1
bought g copy of The Evening Star from a
1ewsboy at the corner of 9th and F streets
northwest. Owing to the duskiness of the
evening and infirmity of my sight, and my
being in hurry, l gave him two cents and
a five-dollar gold piece instead of three
cents. l discovered this shortage when L
reached home. and as this purchase of the
paper was the only financial transaction 1
had had, I reached the conclusion as to how
it had occurred. There was apparently no
hope of recovery of the money. 1 doubted
if l would recognize the boy again, as 1
had bought from him no more than two or
three times at scattered intervals. The next
day took my usual route, and at the cor
ner of 9th and f streets appeared boy
soliciting me to buy Star. At venture
| said: Did buy one from you last night?
I don't know said he. We'll, if did, said
L, L paid you too much for it oh! You
are the gentleman, then, and here is your
money said he, and he produced it from
his jacket pocket-the So piece 1 had given
him, and he appeared as pleased as though
/ had taken him out and given him an oys-
ter supper. He said he did not discover it
until counting his cash at home with his
mother. When they saw the gold piece
they were both astonished. Mother and [
both agreed that l should keep the money
with me and the owner would doubtless
call for it
Il have no positions to offer, but it has
occurred to me thas if this should be read
by some business man who appreciates in
herent honesty, thi; boy might be enabled
to leave the streets and selling papers and
directed in 4 read of usefulness that seeks
boys of his caliber. l have his name and
address. He goes to school during the day
and sells Stars afterwar1.''
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"A comparison of the methods of hotel
keeping in Europe with those in our land
discloses some interesting facts to the OBJ
server says Mr. Alfred Wyman of the
Hotel Scarborough, Atlantic City, who has
lately returned from a four months trip in
Europe generally and Italy and the Riviera
especially. aside from the fact that the
Americana is made to pay 10 per cent of
his railway fare in taxes to the government
over and above his fare. which sum is col
the trip, His accustomed luxuries and ne
cessities, which are never lacking in any
hotel in the United States. are either
wholly missing across the pond, or, if there,
have to be paid for Very dearly. Imagine
the feeling of one of our 'drummers on
finding six frapcs day on his bill for
electric lights and the same amount for
heat,
Although the employees of continental
hotels will tell you that they receive no
wages al all. and are wholly dependent on
tips. yet you will find anywhere from ) to
IL francs daily for service on your bill
Writing paper in Italian hotels Is retaiied
at 10 centimeS a sheet, and the restaurants
in the land of sunshine charge 80 centiInes
each person each meal for the CONVERT
winch, translated, means the plates, knives
and forks. But where the hostelries on
the 'contiGong get in their finest licks is
in the matter of the lift, or. as the French
call il. ascenSeur.' Gilt letters three feet
high announce the important fact on the
hotel omnibuS-when they are so fortunate
as to possess one of these curious luxuries;
every one connected with the establishment
VIII tell you with shining cpuntenance and
pride in their voices. We have lift Well,
We only tried one of them, in a very large
and impressive marble palace in Milan. 1t
was large enough to admit two people
standing closely together, and is operated
automatically from the office When YOU
are In the door locks, and You lift to your
floor at the rate of a mile a month; then
the door opens, also automa tically, and YOU
have one-haff minute to get out: for the
door closes again and the lift slowly de-
sends again TO the office, having so nobiy
performed the miracle of lifting OF
course. you always walk down. as there
are no bells and no operator, and, besides
it is more healthy to walk. anyhow"