Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-07
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only six weeks of that period above ground
III tne sunlght, one of the men said that
some one had started the story especially
among children, that druggists were paving
nVe cents apiece for locusts With the
uhquestioning credulity of childhood" he
went on they had not stopped to ask why
any one Was willing to buy these creatures
but had simply decided to earn as much
money as was possible in this way AS a
RUE tney We're discouraged by their elders
aha oon imagine that much locust gath
erlng for gain was done by children. II
would nave been easy to collect a great
number during the first few DAYS of their
t pplei existence above ground. but after that
.hey remained in the tops of the trees and
lew We're within reach of the little folks
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3 Henry Lacy is.the only colored man con-
nected with the local police department In
the capacity of detective. He has made an
ehvlabie record. and no member of the
corps doubts his ability to cope with the
llsht-hnsered gentry. Scores of crooks
nave peen sent away as the result of mis-
Investigations.
ne may be able to cope with crooks and
pi'A OUT olshonest men in a crowd" re-
tidrheu member of the force discussing
the sIeuth's detective ability. but accorl-
ing 10 ms own statement. his education in
another line was neglected He cannon +, n
t1e dl1erence between ordinary ice cream
and frozen punch
" men he was much younger than he
Ho" is he was employed at the home of a
member of President Buchanan's cabinat
L mere was society function given at the
mouse one night and it occurred TO the then
mousse boy that he had an opportunity to
So even with the caterer for some sIIpposF5
affront. pP9"'
II ne could make a shortage in the re-
,resnments he thought there would be tyou.
PIE LOT the caterer and to cause a shortage
VINO We're seated on their vehicles in front
OF the house. Each driver was given q
small freezer of what Lacy thought was
one ~ ''p'ieo
Much to his surprise the supposed cream
turned out to have been frozen punch. and
Wnen he had finished he found his mind
Mas Mas muddied. The well-known Samuel
Iloustoh OF Texas was one of the guests
ana the condition of the colored boy
proved ANNOYING to him. The Texan was
Always good for dollar tip and his over
coat had been put away so carefully nv the
boy that it could not be found"
cheated myself instead of getting even
Win the caterer, said Lacy, when relating
the story, land it was four days before
found the coat, too late to get the dollar"
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Inc business of getting autographs of
hlteo States senators is one that Is piled
Vigorously by the little pages who look af-
Ter the welfare of members Of the august
body that sits in the north end of the Capi-
toi- The time when the pages NAV an
proach senator's for their signatures is
carefully defined. They are permitted tn
get signatures up to fifteen minutes before
IL o clock daily after the Senate adiourns
ana AT times when recess is taken for any
reason When recess was declared for an
nour before the vote was taken on the
fhlippine bill last Tuesday the wages went
hoy
Dehlnd any senator who could be caught at
MS desk ana one by one they placed their
DOCKS BEFORE them Some of the pages had
TWO or three books. One of the odd things
observed from the galleries while this me-
ceedihS was on was the course that was
tdheh 10 secure the signature of Senator
v est or missouri Mr. Vest in his PHYSICAL |
~ weak condition finds 1t irksome tn write |
MS name in response to calls for his sigma
lure. ard the pages have gotten in the
habit of going to his son. whose handwrit
rug rug can hardly be tod from that of his !
father. whose clerk he is. Tuesday after
noon the pages formed in a line beside him |
ana ne Wrote Senator Vests signature in !
nan dozen of the autograph albums that |
W. we're pun oeIore nim These albums Will all |
De treasured as keepsakes and no one will |
ever Know how that signature got in them. !
II Will De Just as genuine as any signature |
a hundred years hence |
Mr. CuShman the representative at largo |
from California has a way of signing his |
haine mat eXciteS suspicion and pleases the |
autograph hunters. He always makes II |
Francis w. Cushman. at large from the !
state of California "
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is this police headquart erse" INQUIRED |
settled woman who called at the detec |
tive office one morning this week 81 want |
to see Major Sylvester" she said. whom
a detective had informed her that she was |
In the right place.
Have you been robbed?" she was asked |
or do you want to make a complaint?"
Neither she answered eve heen
complained about by neighbor who re- |
ported that L was a disagreeable woman
ana why such report was made | don't |
know. i
DO L look like I'm very disagreeable?"
she inquired.
The woman explained that she lived in
county village and told of rumors she had
heard about what her neighbor had said.
i nave cousin who is a sergeant on
me police force. the woman said. "and he
-oid me could get what information I |
wanted by calling at headquarters
Such reports are made to the precincts
she was told. land if you go and see the
lieutenant you may ascertain what your
neiShbor- thinks of YOU"
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