Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05

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A tall man whose face showed the result
of exposure and whose wearing appare
consisted of well worn garments. including
soldiers coat. called at police headquar-
ters the morning after the departure of the
"WiId West" show and asked for assist
ance.
What's your troubie?" the caller was
asked
Trouble said the caller. I'm in trouble
but l want to make trouble for somebody
else.
You see" he explained. II was red
lighted by the Snowman before a settlement
of my accounts had been effected, and now
I'm anxious to overtake them and cause
them trouble
Then ventured detective you think
you can cause showmen trouble? 1 was
under the impression that such people
never had troubles"
But they do just the same" said the
man wearing one of Uncle Sans discarded
garments. Down in Kentucky the people
came near holding the ticket wagon be-
cause one of their number had been robbed
and then some of the men with the show
got in trouble because they were accused
of having kidnapped a girl
What about being red-iighted?" the de-
tective inquired That's one on me-" he
admitted
i've been 'red-lighteG many a time
confessed the caller. TITS nothing more
than being put off a train and given the
cold shoulder. and most people who have
been in the show business know what it
means.
IF you think showmen don't have trou-
bles. concluded the stranger, you ought
20 go in the business once"
Tho a canal bItjlI hos hoo
greatly reduced since the French company
began operations on the Isthmus of Panama
twenty years ago" said a sojourner on the
line of that canal TO a Star reporter today
Il remember when Slaven. the American
contractor. brought his chain and bucket
dredses to the isthmus and began work on
the low level adjacent to Colon. The COM
pany had been paying 81 and even 81 % a
cubic yard for this class of Iow-leveI dredg-
ing. Slaven bid % cents cubic yard for
the work and the Frenchmen laughed at the
proposition. but gave him a large contract.
saw Slaven standing on the deck of the
first dredge he set to work. with his watch
dn hand. The dredge was built on an en-
tirely new design. The buckets each held
cubic yard of material. Perhaps thirty
of them were on n long chain that ran to
the top of a derrick and down in such a
way that they We're forced into the mud
and came up flied. Every few seconds a
bucket would emerge from the canal filled
with material from the bottom side of
the bank. Saveu held his watch and as
the buckets came up ne counted the seconds
and repeated each bucket emerged from
the water: - cents-25 cents-25 cents
etc
I guess can stand that he exclaimed
finally My French cousins can laugh but
they will pay the bill
'-Slaven finally had eight dredges at work
there and he did more real work than any
h. St,-1,s, d
dredges We're the best that had been de
viSed up TO that time They ran day and
night The material So cheapIy excavated
was carried off to the side of the canal in
long chutes-
That was an immense drop in the price
of such work. but since then low-level
dredging has been done at Galveston for
a little rs 4 cents cubic yard. These and
other improvements will play a very i'm
portant part in the work of building a canal
either at Panama or Nicaragua. We will
have an enormous advantage in very many
ways over the French because of the ad-
vance in Invention
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During the recent appearance in this city
of the Philadelphia base bail club of the
American League several of the visiting
players were accompanied by their wives.
A private box directly in rear Of the Phil
adeiphia players bench was placed at the
disposal of the ladies. who proved enthu-
sIastic .'roOters' for their team. At one
stage of one Of the games Umpire Carruth-
ers made decision on a close play that
did not cause in the breasts OF the Quakers
anything that ever distinctly reSembled joy
Monte Cross and his band rushed toward
the umpire and First Baseman Davis was
seen to toss his padded glove high In the
air.
When the Washingtons had been retired
Tor the inning and the Philadelphia players
Sau0TgFEu 10 the bench the ladies
leaned forward and inquired:
MI Davis. what were You saying when
You threw your glove in the air.
Didn't say a word" declared the first
basernan. Honestly, / didn't open my
mouth
is shat so?' commented the fair IN
auirer We thought you were saying
The Fourth of July is a day of absolute
torture TO many persons" remarked a ply
stefan The noise and din of the celebra-
ton means racked nerves and irritated tenn
per 70 thousands. 1t may be a sign OF
changes which appear to be working in
mans constitution under the strain of our
streIuous life. it may be due to the
improved methods of making a noise which
the fireworks now provide. but it is GER
tain that people suffer more than they
used To suffer
"I.made a study Of the case on this
Fourth Of July AID | observed that the
explosions ard detonations had a distinct
effect on people exposed 1t was mani
Tested in many ways. but Enthusiastically
We certainly are growing more nervous
all the time, more susceptible to shock and
sensible OF surroundings. The constant
wear and tear upon the nervous system re-
suits in more tension upon the nerves and
friction Of temper"
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The dominant races upon invading the
territory If less progressive people have 4
habit of remaining towns that have enioved
distinctive cosnomen for even hundreds
OF years. said an extensive traveller to a