Evening star., 1901-12-28

There is a Washington portrait artist WHO
prflfes himself on his ability to COOK lie
has summer home at Arundel-on-the-hay
and during the hot weather he always mas
a number of bohemian friends with him.
His wife was away from home Wheh
contingent of friends drifted in upon him
one Saturday night last summer Ihey
were accorded a royal welcome and the
evening was spent in sailing on the water
ami slipping mint juleps, a favorite decoc-
tion Of the artists.
When morning came the host was up
early to prepare stcaming hot breakfast
Hot biscuits he had placed on the bill OF
fare. and he started out to make them
He stirred the flour and water and then
hanpened to think that there was no bak-
ing powder in the house. A happy thought
came \ box of seidlitz powders he al
ways kept in his room. my Wouldn they
do in place of baking powder? ne querleu-
Ar excellent substitute he answered hilii-
self.
The seidlitz powders were stirred into the
dough. which Immediately began 10 rise
Ambidexterous he succeeded in getting the
dough into the tins. A quarter of an hour
later when ne opened the oven door, each
biscuit touched the roof of the oven. Ihey
had the shape of mushrooms. There was
great laughter at the breakfast table when
the ethereal biscuits were brought on. one
of the guests saved his and brought 1t 10
Washington. where he showed 1t to a local
baker The baker. with laugh, registered
the opinion that he didn't think the Ameri-
can people had reached the stage where
they demanded a medical biscuit
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I've been a close observer of police
men in Washington for a number OF
years" observed a caller at police head
quarters the other day. land 1 must say
I've found them fine lot of men. 1t does
not follow because the Dennis mystery was
not cleared up in a weeks time that the
men are not all right That they have
done their best nobody can question. Com
pared with some other policemen, they are
more than all right"
''Iigw's that2' was the anxious inquiry OF
q listener.
Well. said the man, Il had occasion to
visit cuba. and was in the city of Gibara
the day the troops were withdrawn. That
afternoon | heard several reports of pis-
tOl. and l thought, of course. there had
been a renewal of hOstilities. Looking
around. 1 saw one man on the ground and
another man standing in the street with a
weapon in his hand. The armed man was
j Spaniard editor of a newspaper, and his
victim was an American.
And right there he added, Il noticed
what would not have occurred had the af-
fair happened in Washington. The shoot
ing had taken place in front of a police
guardians who were in sight of the aSsail-
ant and his victim did the disappearing act
No sir" said the man who had wit
messed the affair, Washington policemen
would not have shown the white feather in
this way, and they're all right even if they
are not all born detectives"
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Considerable surprise was manifested by
those in the room at the time when, a few
days ago. of the leading members of
he bar bn yio
cial position. entered the clerks office at
th- city hail. presenting strange appear
ance- The former judge. usually the per
spDitiCatIon of dignity. was Iudicrous TO
look upon. for the reason that he wore a
small derby hat at least dozen sizes too
small for him. which was kept on the head
only by the exercise OF extreme care. A
shout of laughter greeted the mirth-Pro-
V0king sight
Has your head sweIled simply because
you have been retained in the famous case
OF Blank against Rlank?" inquired a face
tioUs lawyer. No reply being forthcoming
another advocate Of merry tendencies ven
tsrei 10 ask.
Is ir possible. judge, that you have gone
crazy. and are about to institute proceed
irss against yourself for writ de Iunatico
i=9U:rend0?''
S,iII no reply. the ex-rnember of the bench
dividing his attention between balancing
tnr diminutive article of headgear on his
craHium and examining equity docket
Judge. where did you get that hat?''
with the emphasis on the did" then sang
one Of the assistant clerks.
Speaking TO me?' at this point remarked
the target of the faCetIOus darts. looking
up on. Wore my silk hat this morning,
but II began raining. and as | had to come
over here to court from my office | bOr-
rowed my office boys hat: that's ALL" and
the respected attorney uncOncernedly pro-
ceeied with his examination of the docket
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Il felt little bit conscience stricken that
h wing been in Washington nearly month