Evening star., 1902-04-19

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~ young lady of my acquaintance, who
Is a public school teacher, had a very funny
experience one cold morning recently" re-
marked a man who goes calling. My
friend possesses a rather expensive fur neck
piece. which she values highly 1t is one
of those animal affaips including the head
OF the beast, eyes. mouth. teeth and all
This teacher is assigned to a school in a
part of the city where the children have
not had the benefit of the most refining sur
roundings and influences. To speak plain
ly. the ma jority of the young citizens are in
the tough class.
AS the teacher was about to enter the
school building the morning | refer to an
urChin with freckltd face made a spring at
her and graSped her about the neck. He
was evidently excited. Suddenly the boy
shouted: I've got i'm by ther throat
lcmme git at is tail This exclamation was
repeated several times.
With the assistance of the ianitor the
teacher was rescued. so to speak BY dint
of persistent questioning the little fellow
gave the information that he had consid-
cred the fur a live animal and his sole
idea had been to protect the teacher from
possible harm.
President Roosevelt shaves every day, or
rather is shaved, said an attache of the
White House "A young colored man named
Delaney. who is a messenger at the White
House. is the Presidents barber He is
from Alexandria. Va. and was in the gov
eminent service for some time before he
was assigned to the White House to at
tend to the Presidents head and face and to
perform the duties of messenger. Delaney
usually shaves the President between 30
and o'clock each afternoon, after lunch
is served and the Presidents guests at
lunch go away. Sometimes the shaving is
done earlier in the day. l have seen De-
laneN making his arrangements for shaving
be fore 30 O'Clock at an hour when the
President was supposed to be receiving Wis
itors. but this was nearly always on days
when there were no visitors or callers wait
ing to see the Pr Sident In the cabinet
room is a folding BARRIERS chair which. when
not In use. is placed against the wall and
remains unObserved- The President sits in
this and is shaved in the cabinet room.
Delaney folds the chair and puts il away
dnne. the President apparently begrudges
the time taken and wants to be up and do
ing sonnet hing. President Mckinley always
shaved himself. using either a safety or
regular razor. He could handle razor
with great ease. as he had been accustomed
II shaving himself for years. When he
went away he shaved himself as usual. He
could do the job on flying train as easily
does not know how to shave himself com
frrrahly and takes Delaney with him when
h goes off anywhere
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Most If the bass fishermen in town have
Joined the golf clubs. The CLOSED season.
for bass is aow on and will continue until
June /. during which time no real fisherman
would fish for bass. But a fellow has to do
stmcthiHs and as two-foot snow is about
the only thing which can make closed
= gson for golf. the lovers of outdoor life
are taking 70 golf in great numbers. SeV-
eral desirable golf clubs are in existence in
Washington and every forenoon and after
room the suburban bound cars carry their
contingent Of club-laden men and women.
who come back with high, rich color and
dusty boots
Senator Hanna Of Ohio is one of the most
remarkable men in Congress. He is some
times grun In his manner and might easily
give the impression that he is a hard man
T. enter into conversation with.
While he is one of the busiest men in
the world. he always finds time to listen to
persons who beg his ear. Senator Hanna
has one popularity that stands pre-emnent
He never eats alone. If he is not with
some one he invariably enters into conver-
sation with the waiter or some one at an
other table. He is lover of good things
but the gastric juices of his stomach do
not always perform their proper functions.
The senator was eating lunch in the Sen
ate restaurant the other day when an old
friend from Kentucky. who was on d visit
II the Capitol. drifted in. Around the SEN
ators plate We're grouped a number Of dish
IS and ne was deiving into them with ap-
parent relish. They entered into conversa-
tion and finally the senator said:
DO You know that | have one ambition
in life: ambition that is paramount to
all Others
The presidency queried his friend. good
naturcdIy.
No said the senator.
Well. what them
Il would like To eat everything that the
palate could wish-the finest dishes that
Can be prepared and
Here The senator stopped.
And WHAT asked his friend.
Il would like to have the work Of diges-
ton devolve upon some good democrat
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The desire Of people TO get into private"
galleries AT the Capitol often passes the un-
Outstanding of people who would just as
soon watch the proceedings from one gal
lery as another. especially as the private
galleries have nOt 4 single advantage either
In the nature Of comfort or desirabiity of
the view Of the Senate and the House of
Representatives that can be secured from
them In the Senate and House galleries
are set aside as private and admission to
them can only be secured by presenting a
card signed by senator in one case and
by representative in the other 1t is a
rare occasion. indeed, on which a crowd is
In the public galleries and there is not the