Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-23
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jaw and a certain look of ecstatic delight
on his face told the bar that he had taken
a chew of Kentucky plug.
Then he leaned back in his chair, crossed
his hands contentedly in front of him and
proceeded to enjoy the mastication of the
tobacco Then 1t was that Chief Justice
Fuller played 1t low down on him. Mr..
Harlan thought his turn was not coming
for some time, but as soon as Mr.. Justice
White concluded his decision the chief JUS
tice leaned over and hooded to Mr.. Harlan
to go ahead
He was fairly caught He could not talk
with that quid in his mouth, that was GER
tain He looked from right to left In an
embarrassed way for moment. while
Chief Justice Fuller smiled and the mem
bers of the bar began to grin. Finally, as
he had to go ahead, he leaned over the
cuspidor and. taking the quid deftly from
his cheek. deposited 1t. and after drink OF
water proceeded. while the members of the
bar smiled. and some Of the elders on the
back rows even laughed.
X X X X
President Roosevelt's absence from the
city gives little excuse for White House
cranks to visit that building. Consequent
ly the police officials there have not had
to deal with many cranks in the last two
months Nearly all the attaches of the
White House at the north door have been
on duty there for years and they remember
many cranks who have been there In form
er years.
When Mrs. Cleveland was in the White
House in Mr.. Clevelands first administra-
ton all the female cranks in the country
wanted to see her. One day a queer looking
little woman walked up to the north door.
In the ends of a shawl she wore was swad-
died very old. toothless. half blind skye
terrier. Il am Cleopatra, you know" she
said. with an attempt at queenly dignity.
The ,dOorkeeper bowed with reverence 81
am going to visit the tombs of nv ances-
tors in the Pyramids shortly" she said.
and | want to leave with Mrs. Cleveland
poor Charm1on. The Pyramids are so damp
l fear Charmion will take a cold If take
her along with me- The doorkeepers felt
sorry and studied hard for way out of
the affair. They didn't want to take the
dog for fear that the woman might call
often to inquire about it.
Mrs Cleveland authorizes US to say that
to accept SO valuable a present from Cleo
patra would be beyond the laws of the
White House." an official said, ''and she
recommends that your highness provide
yourself with physician to guard Char
mfon against colds and take her along with
you" The little old woman's face filed
with new thought and she went away
happy.
An eccentric who called at the White
House during President Harrison's admin
istration put his right hand to his hip
pocket on entering the front door, His
arms were promptly pinoned to his side by
of1clals who thought he was about to take
Out pistol. The man looked surprised
when the doorkeepers felt his back pocket
and found no weapon. Il come here on a
mission of philanthropy" he said. II am
told that the President is a cold, cold man.
l brought this to him to enable him to
keep warm. He pulled out a small red
flannel undershirt. two inches long by an
inch wide. and solemnly handed it over to
a doorkeeper The main was satisfied and
went away The doorkeeper handed 1t to
General Harrison later II have always
known that my stature was not prodigious.
but l did not know I had been reduced to
those dimensions" is what President Har-
riSOn said. % %
x X X
ut is feared that the recent labor trou-
bles at the New York navy yard" said a
naval officer today will interfere with the
prosecution of the work on the battle ship
Connecticut and give the Newport News
Shipbuilding Company a decided advantage
in the work on the battle ship Louisiana
These two vessels sister ships and are
being built In competition in order to de-
eide questions In dispute regarding the
building of warships in government yard
as compared with similar work done under
contract at private ship yard. Both ships
were authorized in the same bill, and the
orders for their construction were issued
at the same time. The labor strikes at the
New York yard have delayed the work on
the Connecticut, and the naval construc-
tors are of opinion that they should be
given credit for the time thus lost in con-
sidering the work done on that vessel and
the progress made on the rival ship. AL
lowances are made to provide constructors
for delays on account of strikes and other
causes beyond their control, and the claim
is made that similar consideration should
be made In the case of work undertaken
at the government yards"
X X x X X
TT isn't often that government offices 90
a-begging." remarked an official of the
Navy Department the other day, "but there
is a striking instance of that sort In the
Navy Department at this time. There are
five vacancies In the corps Of civil engi-
neers. and it has been found almost impos-
sible to get competent men to take them. A
high order of ability is required, it is true,
but the pay is not bad for young men
starting out in professional life. Civil en-
gineers have the rank and allowance Of a
junior lieutenant, and are paid 81, 100 at the
start, with an increase of rank and pay af-
ter five years and ten years service. In
the latter case the annual pay is $500 AS
rank. and are paid 81 800 at first increas-
ing to 50, 100 after five years service Can
didates must not be less than twenty three
years of age, and the maximum limit for
civil engineers Is thirty-fve years It
seems to me that this Is a good opening for
at least five bright young men,"