Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-08

that this rule is enforced and that dogs
stay on the outside or in the cellar. But
there are exceptions. The rule is we'll
grounded in the public mind and 1t is we'll
upon the whole that it Is, for dogs are
nuisance.
There are a half a dozen dogs in this
hotel today, but l doubt if any Of the guests
other than their owners are aware of their
presence. When a society woman or an
actress comes along with her sweet little
pet or, as we say, her 'purp,' we do not
see 1t and do not take official hotel notice
in which case we admonish its owner to
keep it quiet or we Danish 1t to the cellar
until the guest departs.
at may cause some indulgent, adoring
mothers q pang to know that as between
the average pet dog and the average child
the hotel manager prefers the dog. Pet
dogs are house trained and are usually
quiet. They don't break furniture, crock
cry, glassware or mirrors, neither do they
kick holes in s. a yard carpet They are
trained not to bark at every sound, and as
a rule conduct themselves like little canine
ladies and gentlemen. Big dogs go to the
ba sement.
while in most hotels the presence of
small pet dogs is overlooked, the clerks
keep vigilant eye out for yellow tabby
cats and green parrots, usually the cher
ished property of elderly maiden ladies'
No matter how desirable or profitable the
guest may be, she is barred if she is tray
cling with her tabby or her polly"
In the Hobbies of one of the fashionable
hotels this morning several gentlemen were
discussing the relative value of other mems
time when employed. All in the group
were wealthy and large employers Of men.
The scale was run from the skilled IRON
worker who earns $40 and So day, to
the laborer in the streets at 81 day.
I'm my state,' said a gentleman from
Bangor, Me-, II served as member of the
legislature and 1 received the magnificent
remuneration of $50 per annum, or at the
rate of about Al cents day by the year.
It's mainly honor in the pine tree state"
But you received mileage, which amount
ed to a few more cents day." said gem
tieman from Baltimore. II, too served in
the legislature Of Maryland, and though
received s. a day during the session, the
state expected me to pay my own mileage
to and from the capital. Since l Travelled
on passes it cost me nothing. however. 1
felt sore over this as l considered that the
state should transport me to the capital
and back without cost. Most of the states
found, upon investigation, allow their rep
resentativeS mileage.
"In West Virginia Tennessee North Car
DINA. South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia,
| Alabama, Utah. New Mexico and Arizona.
the states pay their representatives "a day
during the session: In Texas. Louisiana,
NeAtoSHS, NAissoufi' AAaiah1 w aShington,
North Dakota, Minnesota and Delaware SIS
is paid. In Florida Arkansas and Montana
they earn Sc a day.. Colorado alone paws
81, and California Is unusually generous
with IS day.
Nebraska and Connecticut pay $500 per
annum EACH Hawaii and Mississippi 500.
New Jersey and Wisconsin $500. Iowa $3.50,
Ohio $780, Massachusetts $3.50. Illinois 81 600,
and New York and Pennsylvania 1850,
which is think, pretty poor pay
1.-The United States" said a Washington
ian present, pays its senators and repre-
sentatives about $3.50 day. That's bet
ter"
But all OF the gentlemen. a. they walked