Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13


but nevertheless it is a fact that the ladies
are great consumers of peanuts, REMARKED
the proprietor of a fruit stand located on
n prominent downtown street corner.
am somewhat Of an observer and have been
forced to take note of TINS particular lea
ture of my business.
Nearly every night belated huspanus
stop here and load their outer pockets Win
the festive goober, the purchase OF lesa
than two bags being an exception. 10 my
mind the peanut trade has made serious
inroads upon the fried oyster business, LOT
nv regular customers tell me that their
wives prefer warm COOLERS to bivalSes Done
up in cracker crumbs for late supper.
4 X
While a Jury was being impaneled IN CIR
cult Court No. l recently one OF the tales
men asked to be excused from serving, on
the ground that he suffered from deaf
ness
Can YOU hear what / am saying?' CHIEF
Justice Bingham of the Supreme Court OF
the District of Columbia, who was on the
bench softly inquired.
Yes, sir" promptly replied the citizen.
chow does the deafness affect you, them
the chief justice desired to know.
why your homer the citizen explained,
II can't hear at al with my left ear
The chief Justice smiled. Il suppose,
he said after a pause, that under the
only one side of case
The talesman was excused.
X X
An effort Is being made to secure gym
nasum for the marines stationed in this
city. 1T has also been urged that the gov
eminent provide an amusement hall at the
new Marine Barracks. where lectures, con-
certs, etc. could be given and chess,
checkers and innocent games of cards
10 Dlaypd during leisure hours
of the marines. 1t Is represented that the
gymnasium Is essential to the proper phys
teal development of the recruits, and that
the amusement hall would tend to improve
their morals and intelligence by removing
the desire to go outside for questionable
pursuits.
1t remained for an American manufac-
turer to meet the demand for an Arabic
typewriter. The United States consul at
Alden was repeatedly urged to encourage
American manufacturers to make a ma
chine suitable for use in Arabia. He was
informed that millions of people in western
Asia, northern Africa, India and elsewhere
would be benefited by such an invention
The consul interested himself in the matter
and had considerable correspondence with
American dealers. with the result that
concern has finally placed suitable ma
chine on the market.
X
Nelue Ell I1ee1 married u Cnlnarnan, ana
is now in fair way to own a North Da-
kota farm by special act of Congress. The
family history of the Hens came up in
the House of Representatives this week,
when Dill was passed granting to Nellie
Eft Heen the south half of the northwest
quarter and lot Of section = and lot / of
section ), in township l54. north of range
lO1 west in the state of North Dakota.
When all of this was transmitted to the
House after being read by the clerk it was
found that Nellie Eft Heen was a white
woman who had married Chinaman. The
Chlnaman had duly taken up land claim,
and the preliminary papers had passed
muster After the required number of
years had been spent on the farm and the
necessary improvements made to prove
up the land office discovered that Heen
was an oriental, and also that no Chnaman
could become a citizen of the United States
and that no one not citizen of the United
States could secure land under the home
stead act.
The appeal was then made to Congress
for special act deciding the land to Nellie
Eft, the Chinamans white wife and when
this explanation was made there was no
objection to the passage of the bill.