Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18

A K in this city many incidents occurred
that were pathetic and at the same time
amusing. At the sixth street passenger sta
ton Sunday, October ) veteran attracted
attention by reason of the fact that he was
weeping bitterly. A kind hearted lady at
tached to one of the reception committees
approached the old man and tenderly in
quired the cause of his distress.
i've lost my little boy" explained the
former soldier between sobs
What is the age of the lad?" asked the
lady. who was planning to call on the police
to locate the youngSter.
Hes thirty-seven years old" the veteran
said in reply.
Al the same railroad station another com
rade received much sympathy when he made
known that he had left his wife Al Il hote!
while he went forth to meet some friends.
lie suddenly remembered that he could not
recall the name of the hotel nor had he any
idea of its location.
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Much has been said in praise of the local
street railway conductors for the courtesy
and pol;eness they display in their treat
ment of visitors t. this city. Many Of the
men who ring up fares have given evidence
that they also enjoy a joke. One day last
week a party of six from n country town
hailed ear Of the f street line but before
boarding the same inquired of the conduc-
tor:
How muchu you haul us to the Capitol
for?''
We'll. being as there are half a dozen of
You / u make II cheap and carry you for a
quarter" promptly answered the conduc-
tor. Step aboard lively. please"
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The case of f. ]. Dimmck late a private
in the United States Marine Corps, is
unique in the history Of the military service
Both the age limit and the time service
limit We're waived in his case. He is fifty
years of age. and his period of service ex-
tended only from August 30 to September
Is of this year. During that period he was
rated as private. with pay at the rate of
S13 month. Dimmck is a lieutenant col
orel and inspector of rifles practice in the
Illinois National Guard, and spends con-
siderable time in this city advocating the
enactment Of the new militia bill. He is an
expert with the rifle. and makes il a point
to attend rifle meets and state guard en-
campme MS. His service with the Marine
Corps was that of a coach" to it's rife
team, which took part in the recent match
al Sea Girt, y. J. His term of enlistment
merely covered the period of preparation
the special authority of the Secretary Of the
Navy To get him in, as well as to get him
out of the service.
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Mr.. George r. Wales, counsel for the
civil service commission. always has A
fund of good stories, with which he is wont
70 regale his friends
While in EImira. y. v a few DAVIS
ago he said Yesterday, Il stopped at a
fruit stand. which was in charge of man
whose face was wrinkled and whose back
was bent with age. He couldn't have been
day younger than eighty.
InoSe are nice-looking apples I said
to him. '''0
e Yes. they be the old man replied.
What kind are they? What's the name
Of them | asked
I can't tell ye the name" he continued
'Rut they grow on a tree that WAS pIanted
By my old grandmother, as much as forty
and the old man seemed really serious"
said Mr.. Wales.
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There has been a striking similarity be-
tween the apparent deadlock between the
coal operators and John Mitchell and a
joint conference committee OF the Senate
and House as the end of session draws
near and an important measure is held in
the balance between failure and the reach
ing Of an agreement" This was the ant
comparison of an experienced House en-
ploye on the coal strike situation
The conf-rees report disagreements to
thtlF respective houses, and those houses
NdSh up their representatives. to the con-
troEersy with gustO and enthusiasm They
come together again, and again there is not
the SlignteSt sign of yielding on either side
The day of adjournment draws nearer and
nearer and the prediction is freely made
that it Will be absolutely impossible to
bring the TWO bodies together on any SORT
of an agreement.
In the coal strike situation the Noyem-
her election day IS the end of the session
and the endeavor has been to bring the
warning forces together. In this case. as
In that oi the conference committee, agree
ment has come suddenly, where ONLY a
snort time before it seemed absolutely i'm
possible and also in this case as in that Of
the leg lslative deadlock, 1t has been an
nounced IN The small hours Of the night
This only shows the success of Ameri-
can Institutions and the "Reminiscences of
Americans in their dealings with each
other when vital principles or interests are
at stake-a spirit of eminent fairness and
Cancellation"
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speak ng about trusts" said a real estate
agent Of this city today. reminds me of
an instance of a trust on houses that was
attempted with considerable success at
Findlay, Ohio. Early in the spring time in
1889 an enterprising young real estate man
at Flndlay realized that houses would r.
In great demand on the 1st of May He con-
ceived the idea of securing leases on every
vacant house and on every house from
which a tenant intended removing He Sic
ceeded 10 a very large extent in doing this
so that when moving day came he was in