Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-12

nutnln pretty, nohow, out de way dc new
woman wears it is a-nuff to disgust a man
of taste. If catches Leonory Jane in one
We quits comp'ny right them
X X X X X
Among the prisoners arraigned the other
day in one of the local criminal courts was
a colored youth who had been held by the
Police Court for the action of the grand
jury. The prisoner listened intently to the
reading of the indictment, and when the
end was reached, entered a plea of not
guilty.
Have You a lawyer" inquired the clerk
of the court
mo, sir" replied the youth.
Were you represented by counsel during
the preliminary hearing of this case In the
Police Court" the clerk then wanted to
know.
II had a lawyer down there, If that's
what you mean.'' explained the accused.
What was his name?'
Lawyer Blank.
'Dld you pay him fee?" the clerk then
asked. wondering why the attorney had sew
cred his connection with the cause.
Yes. sir; ] paid Him fifty cents de-
clared the defendant.
AT this point his honor leaned forward
over the bench.
"Mr. Clerk" he directed. assign Mr.
Blank to defend this case. Well require
him to earn that fifty cents
X X x x
captain lLuCluS YIN VI Company ~
43d United States Volunteers. brother OF
Representative Polk of Pennsylvania. and
a native of Tennessee, arrived In Washing
ton recently from service in the Phillp-
pines.
The officer relates a remarkable expert
ence while in that country. portion of
his regiment consisting of himself and
fifteen men. made an attack on a strongly
defended church in the Island OF Leyte.
The insurgents had all approaches well
guarded. Captain Polk, with his men, in
searching for an entrance at one of the
sides found a covered way leading to an
open door. but the Filipinos massed there
in large numbers and were sweeping the
approach with volleys. Captain Polk
charged, but the fire was so hot that his
men fell back, with the exception Of one
private named MacLay.
Polk. not knowing that he was alone,
broke into the doorway and was at once
surrounded by large number Of Filipinos.
Finding he could not escape, he fought
desperately and managed to Kill two In
surgents and wound another. Finally he
received a slash on the right arm which
disabled him. Another Filipino slashed his
leg with bolo and as he fell to the earth
he was again wounded in the hip. AS ne
lay on the ground with a dozen bolos and
daggers about to descend MacLay rushed
in the circle and dashed the Filipinos aside.
MacLay then stood over his wounded Su-
perior and held the insurgents at bay until
the rest of the detachment rallied and came
to the rescue. For this brave act MacLay
was made a sergeant.
= x X X X
when I was younger than I will ever be
again. said the professor. with three
story head. and eyeglasses Of the telescope
order. Il the victim of such intense
mental abstraction that l removed myself
entirely from the world of practical affairs.
l was In the boundless realms of thought
and paid but fleeing attention to the active
field of human action. 1t was necessary to
notify me when 1 should attend my classes,
eat my meals and even when L should re-
tire
II was al one time requested to lecture in
a New England village and agreed to do
50. The theme was one that had received
my best thoughts. and the mere prospect of
delivering ii was physical pleasure. When
L arrived at the depot my thoughts were
concentrated upon the prepared address. 1
realized that my train was an hour late,
and that l must hurry, but beyond the
mere fact of hurrying I did not grasp a
detail.
=" Drive FAST shouted to the driver Of a
dingy-looking vehicle as 1 sprang In and
handed him s. bill. Spare neither horse
nor whip
Away went with plunge. The car
riage rolled like ship in the trough Of the
sea Street lights seemed a torchlight pro-
cession moving rapidly by the other way.
Constables shouted. dogs barked. small
boys chased us. and business ceased that
people might stand on the sidewalks and
gaze. Up one street and down another we
wheels, grazed telegraph poles and knocked
over such movables as as. barrels and dry
goods boxes
After half an hour Of this bewilderinp
experience l stuck my head out Of the win
dow and shouted: Are We nearly there?'
Where did yez want to go, sir?' came
the edifying answer.
X X X
Every customer Of a big department
store has had more or less experience with
the boy or girl who sits in a little box lid
above the counter and wraps the purchases
that are made" said former clerk of one
OF these stores, land some of the custom
ers know how impatient they have become
waiting for a tow-headed boy or a saucy
little girl to finish wrapping the bundle
Nobody outside OF the store. however,
knows how autocratic some of these young
sters become. They are terrors to the
female clerks below. OF course. every clerk
desires to please her patron by Fastening
the preparation Of the purchase, il possible
Well. tuat explains the remark so often
heard when the clerk addresses the wrap
per: Wrap this for me, sweetie.' The re-
mark varies to Lowe. please give me this
package soon as you can,' or something
else. lou will notice that the clerk never
orders or directs the yOungSter to do any,
thing. To incur the enmity OF these much
needed, but all-powerfu young people Is
terrible. They will simply take all the time
they want in wrapping the bundles next
time. and will favor the clerks who have
talked nicely to them. You can compel
them to do partially right by reporting the
case. but there Is no way you can make
them treat you exactly as fairly and
squarely as they do those they like better.
This statement will explain great deal
when you go to buy again and hear the
clerks address the boy or girl in the box
with endearing expressions. I presume 1t
is really the best way to treat the wrap
pers even If you don't want favors out Of
them. but the point illustrates how even
the poorest paid employee Of a big depart.
ment store has his or her own way Of get
ting even with those who may not treat
them right taffy them with hOneyed