Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-12
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Indeed" said the newcomer by way of
reply.
And spent the afternoon yesterday at
the St. Asaph nool ROOM" added the legal
Sherlock.
Really" lawyer No. 1 calculated, in
tones of surprise.
Yes No. went on to say. "And fur
thermOre you lost all the cash you had
with you"
Il surrender" at this point the subject of
the comment fastened to explain. ET-
erything you have said is true, but have
no idea in the world how you traced my
movements so correctly.
Simplest thing in the world" said the
other. after the manner of the great de-
tective of fiction. "Only a matter of school
boy deduction. 1 noticed you had yellow
clay clinging to your shoes. The section Of
Virginia about The south end of the Long
bridge is the principal place in this vicinity
where such mud is encountered. You rush
ed away from the city hall yesterday after
noon after hastily glancing at the CLOCK IL
was natural to assume that your plan was
to catch a train and that you were headed
for st. ASaph. If you hadn't lost every
cent you had you would have employed
bootblack to remove that mud the minute
you got back to town. And there you are
Easy, isn't it?'
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q may be behind the times" remarked a
lifelong resident of this city, but 1 saw
one to me. 1t was bicycle being led from
the rear axle of buggy and it whirled
around corners as slick you please.
The device for leading bicycles has been
adopted by the proprietor of local livery
stable. The plan is, when a patron teIe-
phones an order for vehicle to be sent to
a certain address, to attach the bicycle to
the carriage and send the outfit with an
employee of the stable as driver. The en-
ploye rides back to the stable on the
bicycle.
The stable derives an additional advant-
age by using the Device added the cltl-
zen. who thinks he has discovered some
thing new. Within the diamond frame OF
the wheel is attached a sign which serves
as an effective advertisement 1or the livery
eSta bliShment."
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The District Commissioners, collectively
ard severally have to deal with many odd
problems and many odd visitors during the
course of a day. People outside the Office
can little imagine the innumerable pre-
texts upon which the callers base their
visits. The secretaries to the Commission
ers endeavor to save their chiefs from as
many visitors as possible because they
have come to know the triviality that
marks most of the quests. notwithstanding
the fact that each and every caller insists
at first that his errand is a purely per-
sonal one and can only be attended to by
the Commissioner himself.
One day the early part of this week 4
woman called to see Commissioner Mac
farland. His secretary, Mr.. Hibbs, greeted
her and asked what she sought
Il just want to see Mr.. Macfarland Tor
a moment. 1t won't take a minute.
But can't l attend to the matter for
you?" continued Mr.. Hibbs, the Commls-
siorer is very busy this morning and there
are a number of people here ahead OF you
who waiting to see him.
No, Iii wait" said she, and sat down.
After half an hour had been licked off
by the clock on the north wall and there
were still a number of callers ahead OF
her the woman approached Mr.. Hlbbs
desk and said:
Maybe you can tell me what 1 want to
know
I'll endeavor to, madam said Mr..
Hibbs, with customary suavity.
Well" she went on. Il wanted to ask
Mr.. Macfarland if he thinks it would help
a tree that seems to be failing to put lime
around the roOts?'
Mr.. Hibbs suppressed a smile and assured
the lady she had struck the wrong office.
He referred her to the superintendent of
parking.
Two former United States senators were
sitting in down town cafe a few even
ings ago. quaffing mint juleps and talk
ing about old times. The conversation fin
ally drifted to the late Senator Zach
Chandler of Michigan. who was for many
years a familiar figure in Washington.
Senator Chandler was, l think, under
estina ted said one. THAT is to say, he
was much better man than some persons
thought him to be- He had good, large,
vigorous head on him and a generous heart
in him.
He was thoroughly honest and brave.
The people of Michigan trusted and loved
MIN simply because they knew him and
couldn't help it. He was rough and awk-
ward. and yet gentle and kind hearted
woman. One day in 1879. when we
Were campaigning together, | said to him.
Senator, L would like to see you PreSi-
dent. You are the sort of man we need just
now.
No. no. he replied with empha sis, 4
hope | shall never contract the presidential
fever. 1t is sure death. Men recover from
the smallpox, cholera and yellow fever: but
they never get over the presidential fever.
1T was a characteristic expression of a
man who meant what he said
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Senator Pettus OF Ala bama called or Com
missioner Proctor of the civil service COM
mission a few days ago in order to make
some inquiries about the intrica cies of civil
service rules. Inc senator suggested that
the commission had had a rule different
from that Mr. Proctor read to him and the
latter explained that a change had been
made.
You can change a rule quicker than a
man can get out of your building suggest
ed the Alabama senator in quaint accents
We have been trying long time -
promptly responded Mr. Proctor, ''to per-
suade Congress to appropriate money for
q new elevator
No appreciate the force of this
retort who has not ridden in the far-famed
elevator in the building occupied by the
commission. young man is paid a salary
to run" the elevator. but if the auditor OF
the Treasury Department. whose duty II
is to allow this item of expense ever makes
close examination into the facts in the
case. he will discover that the elevator
never has been run 1t moves at the
speed universally accorded to snalls