Evening star., 1902-03-01

MI
"I recently witnessed a most beautiful
exemplification of devotion and se.f-sacrt-
fee" said a well-known local churchman
to a Star reporter Such case is so rare
that | must tell you about it, About
year ago a hard working laborer contract
ed consumption. His wife gave him every
attention. but the struggle was too much
for her and she died about five months ago.
The poor man made every effort to ward
off the disease. but he soon became so weak
and emaciated that he was compelled to
stop work. What to do or where to go to
spend his few remaining weeks on earth
enigma. His money gave out, and
he was about to apply to one of the hos
pitalS for admittance when he one day met
friend with whom he had worked during
the days when he was we'll and strong. He
made known his condition, both physical
and financial and asked for advice. Come
to my house. was the instant reply. 1
have only three rooms, but one of them
shall be yours. You shall not want for
anything long as | keep my health and
strength The offer was gladly accepted.
and for over four months that man and his
wife gave the conSumptive food. shelter
and attention. and when he died they went
around among their friends and collected
enough money to give him decent burial.
/ myself visited the sick man just before
he died. and he told me his friends had
willingly and unselfishly divided their time,
day and night. in administering to his
wants. That man and woman are Gods
own people.
Smoking in some of the offices of the
District government has become an intol
erable nuisance was the remark made to
a Star reporter a few days ago. 1T is
next to impossible to get in some of the
offices without passing through a cloud Of
smoke. Smoke is Objectionable under al
most any circumstances, but when one
has to encounter the odors of half dozen
pipes in which as many brands Of tobacco
are used, it is about time to rebel. Only
a few days ago l had occasion to visit one
of the offices of the police de department. and
there l found several men seated in the
room putting away at pipes and cigars and
while the fumes may have been good germ
deStroyers they We're certainly not good
for anything else
After a man had puffed away at his
pipe several minutes ne condescended 10
transact what little business / had on hand
and although i was in the room only a
short time the smoke became deeply rooted
i'll my garments and caused much unneces-
Sary annoyance.
What l would like to suggest" con-
Guided the speaker lis that officials who
have to smoke while duty should he
required to indulge in a good brand of
cigars.
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The union prices in Washington call for
81 for shaving dead men, said a barber
of the city, but it is not always that this
sum is obtained The barber charges much
according to the ability to pay. He seldom
asks less than $50. and the amount runs
all the way up from that to s.. In the
case of rich people the maximum sum al
lowed by the union is charged. Undertak-
arS 11u oh L
man shaved. Often they will shave a
dead man themselves, without calling in a
barber ard put in bill for So They
never charge less than that amount Why
Is so much charged? Oh, of course it is a
good deal like the charges of doctors. drug
glstS and undertakers. but in the case of a
barber there is the additional expense Of
razor. Razors that are used ON dead men
cannot be used on live men afterward
frequently new razor has to be bought
each time. That takes d large part of the
fee. Then again the work is objectionable
of course. With some corpses 1t is any
thing else than pleasant. | don't think S.
Is large sum when everything is consid-
cred. We would always charge it, too if
We thought the people could pay"
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A pug dog has board and lodging in Sena-
tor MCMIlan's stable and he has every
qualification 10 warrant his association on
equal terms with the thoroughbred horses
that take the Michigan senator to the Capt.
tol every morning. Indeed, the pug dog.
whose name is Piper far outclasses the
thOrOaghbreds socially because he has
made himself welcome visitor and guest
in the senator's Vermont avenue house and
Piper would be humiiated if a reception
were held at which he was not present
On such occasions he takes his place on
mat in the hall and no visitor escapes his
keen. observing eye. Pipers knowledge of
affairs OFTEN surprise even those who have
the highest regard for his intelligence. One
Of Senator McMilians grandchildren wh6
NEes at the house. goes out to school every
morning and Piper never fails to be present
IN the hall ready 10 accompany her on time
he accompanies her to school and then
goes back to the house. At the hour for
dismissing the school Piper always returns
ana Is found waiting for his litt le mistress
ana walks home with her sedately He
saturdays and Sundays as well as any one
and on those days Is neither waiting i'm the
morning nor does he go To the school build
Ing in the afternoon.
he law in relation to things lost and
found Is not touched upon in the new re-
vision or codifcation of the laws for the
District" explained leading lawyer 10 a
Star reporter. $50 such matters, I suppose,
will have 10 be disposed of as formerly by
common law or common practice. In Eng
land and its possessions everything that is
found on the highways belongs to the
crown in the absence of any other owner
and those who keep things they find for