Evening star., 1902-08-30
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work as the government expects of it's en-
ployes during the day.
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Showing the at one time Spanish ascend
ancy. both in the far west and in the far
east, and how the web of life weaves itself
out, there is a divinity sometimes shapes
our ends, rough hew them as we will
Geronimo was the name of the Apache
chief fighting against whom Gen. Lawton
won his spurs, and, strange irony of fate
Geronimo was also the name of the Fill
pino chief one of whose band shot Gen.
Lawton dead. The Apache Geronimo Is
still In the land of the living, eighty years
of age, but standing off Old Father Time in
great style. He is "a ward of the nation -
drawing his thirty a month regular
yaller leaf about him-smoking his pipe of
peace all day long and dreaming the happy
hours away with not thought of the past,
though the old chap has more scalps to
his credit than any big Injun living. Geron-
imo. moreover. is "a man Of infinite jest"
what do you think the old joker did the
other day? Actually had the nerve to petit
tion Uncle Sam to help hunt the late
'lamented" Tracy, but the government had
Tar away" visions of Community of self
interest, and the request was respectfully
refused. Tracy, per Sc, was bad enough,
but Tracy and Geronimo, What a combi-
nationi
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cleared for Guam, at one time a we'll
Known Americanism and criticism, it's ori-
gin was as follows: When the Australian
gold fever was at its height way back in
the fifties. shortly after the rush here Of
the forty-niners." ships sailed to Austria
liza chocabloc with gold seekers, without
having return cargoes secured to them.
They had therefore to leave Melbourne in
ballast and try to "scare up homeward
freights somehow or other; but the Gus
tom house authorities insisted that before
clearing outward some port of destina ton
became a habit Of the captains to
name Guam. small island in the
group of Ladrones east of the
Philippines-hence the expression cleared
bound for anywhere. off on a wild goose
chase, etc, but almost incredible to
relate cleared for Guam" after all these
long years, is now an accomplished fact
cherished 'insular''-or officially speaking
one of his new colonial possessions with
which "a ruShin business'-or "roarin
trade" as John Bull puts it's done every
day. Who would have thought it, news
would brought it, that to clear for Guam"
would become an actual reality near
ly fifty years after date, and mira
BILE dictu said clearing to come from
tralia at the present time is just finishing
it's winter season." such as 1t Is. They
never saw snow in Melbourne, and 55 to 60
is considered cold with top coats all the
go. Curiously enough in Australia the
farther north you go the hotter 1t gets.
Sometimes 1t touches 12o in the shade in
northern Queensland about Christmas time,
too. Lignum-vitae, which sinks in ordinary
waters, floats in Australian waters.
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IT want to find out" said a lady clerk in
one Of the departments to a Star reporter
Just how that young lady dressed her hair
at the government printing Office to cause
her to lose her position" On being assured
that the men at the government printing
Office who had handled the case were too
much lacking in knowledge Of hair dressing
to describe the case themselves she said
We'll, women are awful tenacious In their
views about their hair and how it should
be combed. They will quit their husbands
or their positions rather than change the
style of their hair dressing. 1 remember
that my sister had a f1rst-class girl as
servant. The only objection she had to the
girl was that she would wait upon the din
ner table with her hair curled in papers
My sister spoke to her at last and informed
her that the collection Of pieces of papers
on her head did not assist in developing the
appetttes of the people at dinner, and sug-
gested that she use curling iron for her
hair, promising the girl the use of her own
irons. Well, what do you think? That girl
resented the Interference with her private
affairs so much that she Immediately quit
her position. That seems to have been the
same way with the young lady press feeder
whose case was mentioned In The Star
Simply because horrid man wanted to see
womans hair combed to suit his tastes
this young lady has to lose her position"
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A Treasury Department pessinlist was dis
coursing on men and affairs around the de-
partment in his usual style. And then 1
sometimes read the pretty floral thoughts
of philosophers whose stomachs have never
given them trouble to the effect that all
men are more or less generous and consid-
crate Of others. I think the same thing
occasionally-nit. But I would like to give
you an unexampled case Of generosity and
thoughtfulness that occurred in this depart
ment a few days ago. You know George
Mitchell and Robert Wilson, the two old
colored men who attend to the toilet rooms
and similar work in the department. They
are old and bent with years, but are as
honest and honorable as men of far higher
stations in life. These two old fellows fre-
quently find valuables that have been lost
by department clerks. They invariably
take the articles to Capt. CObaugh the cap
tain Of the watch, and turn them over to
him until they are called for by the owners
The other day one of the old fellows found
pocket book that contained $25, besides
valuable papers. belonging to the chief Of
a division in the treasury who draws a
salary or $500 q year. The old fellow
turned the pocket book over to Capt Co.
baugh and the owner easily secured It.
What do you suppose he gave to the honest
old fellow? dollar. did you say? Not
much. He looked the building over. found
the old man and. with look of pride and
satisfaction on his face, handed the old
negro 10 cents. Wasn't that reward? !?
Wasn't that generosity" And the pessi-
along with pf
that were moro expressive than elegant
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