Evening star., 1902-08-23
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men We're heard. The place proved to be
the home of alleged moonshiners, where a
ten-gallon still was operated. In the small
shanty, according to reports. the occu-
pants were preparing their dinner, which
consisted of squirrels, half-grown rabbits
and birds with the necessary accompapi-
ments. As the little party of men and
dogs approached the house they heard the
occupants moving about in a manner
! which aroused their suspicious. 1t was
about a minute or two before their identity
was made known. and they then enjoyed
the hospitality of the moonshiners.
And the dinner was an enjoyable one"
the detective remarked when he returned
home and related his experience. THE men
in the house, he added, Thought we were
revenue offers, and had hidden as much of
the distiery paraphernalia as they could
before We reached the house. They had a
supply of applejack and peach brandy on
hand which they kept in casks down the
mountain"
The ingenuity of the Post Office Depart
ment in delivering letters with addresses
that ilegible to the average person has
often attracted attention but more unique
address has never been placed on an en-
velope than one that was received at the
pension Office This letter had it's front
face ornamented with pen-and-ink sketch
of a mans face. Below the picture was
the address washington, D. c." There
was no delay in delivering the letter. The
features were those of Mr.. H. Clay Evans,
recently commissioner of pensions The in
depreciation of the address was correct, the
letter coming from western pension at
torney, who prded himself on his ability as
sketch artist and wished to test his pow
erS to make realistic portrait of the COM
missioner, which he did with the utmost
success. so far as having it recognized AZ
the post office and promptly delivered was
concerned.
Lieut.. Santelmann would like to have
above all things a modern band stand on
which to render his open air concerts in
this city. While many inferior bands have
been provided with half shell stands, pro-
viding perfect sounding board to make
effective the efforts of the musicians, Lieut.
Santelmann has been obliged to lead the
Marine Band, with seventy pieces, one of
the finest musical organizations in the
world, without this important feature OF
open air concerts.
"A half shell band stand would be Of
the utmost benefit to the Marine Band in
giving its open air concerts in this city"
said Lieut.. Santelmann, when asked by a
Star reporter today in regard to the needs
of the great musical organization of which
he Is the director. 1T is very difficult to
render music when the musicians them
serves cannot hear the other instrume nts
seventy musicians occupy a very large
stand. and in the open air they have to
Keep their eyes the stick very closely
in order to know when to come in with
their parts. They cannot hear the instru-
ments on the other side of the stand and
thlS condition not only makes the per-
formances very hard for them but rem
ders 1t impossible for them to play with
that feeling they could give the music If
the sound Of other instruments should
reach them Although I stand almost
over the band as one might say, 1t is fire.
quenty impossible for me to catch the
fun effect of the music. If we had a half
smell band stand fully 5000 people could
near the open air concerts and they would
not only hear better. but the result would
be an Improvement in the music
wv nat is the tendency of the musical
taste Of the Washington public?" Lieut.
Santelmann was asked
Il find that the people appreciate the
better music he replied. "'Rag-time' does
not go very well with the people here. If I
give them bit Of 'rag-time' music in
response to an encore l find they do not
applaud as We'll as if I give them some
thing better. l notice, too, that there are
great many people who attend the open
ar concerts regularly. They are people
OF musical taste and they like the best
you can give them"