Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-20
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"barracks'); from there 1t was taken to
the old penitentiary and buried in grave
under the dining room. almost In the CEN
ter Of the building When the middle OF
terwards) the body of Booth was removed
Gas recorded in the columns of The Star
at the time) and delivered to his friends In
Baltimore, from whom some promise was
exacted about the inscription that should
be placed on his tombstone. His friends
respected the promise and inscribed br1eny
the identity of the body Inferred there.
Edwin Booth could never be lnduceo 10
rently reported that he could never De IN
duced to speak Of his brother nor OF the
unhappy affair in which ne had ensaeeu
X X X Z.
"J noted a peculiar circumstance in con-
nection with the recent disastrous fire at
the Fendall building" remarked member
of the bar whose offices are located IN that
structure Zone Of the rooms VISITED ny
the flames Is rented by a young woman
stenographer and typewriter. In ner olllce
she had a small refrigerator which she
purchased for the purpose OF keeping niiA
and mineral water cool. :,
"a fter the fire had been extinguished l
CHANGED to observe that the names nao
practically destroyed the exterior OF the
refrigerator, the wood being badiy cnarIeu
and burned Out Of curiosity l lifted wnat
remained
surprised to see large block OF Ice Win
in. A box that will prevent ice from melt
ing In the very midst of flames OF the IN
tensity of those of the Fendau build1ng
fire is to my mind a wonder
sryour honor" policeman said yester-
dav In addressing one of the judges OF the
Police Court, that man was drunk when
I arrested him." pointing in the direction
Of a man who was leaning on the rail OF
the dock.
"How drunk was her" the court inquired
about seven-tenths." the officer replied.
"Wbat made you arrive at such con-
clusion as that?" the prosecuting attorney
asked the guardian Of the peace
81 heard the judge say the other day that
ten drinks would make any man drunk ana
this fellow acted as though ne nad apout
seven drinks" was the reply.
X y
In far-off Russia there is today q dis
tinguished man In both political and busi-
ness affairs whose name is Obrenovitch.
This distinguished Russian Is of especial
interest to every son of Erin because he Is
an evolution from a brave and chivairous
Irish lad who went to Russia many years
ago. married q Russian lady and In course
of time reared promising son. The name
of this founder Of the family Of Obreno-
witch was Patrick O'Brien. He bore that
name until his last days. but when the son
came along toward manhood the name was
deemed too foreign in its sound and he was
called Observation-Disclosures meaning son
Of" So the sturdy Russian name was
formed, and today the family OF Obreno-
witch Is one of the most respected In the
realms Of the car.
\ X
The long twilight of the summer evening
hxr hn 1onnor
of the night Through the open window
came the voices Of the life of the city, sub
dued and tranquilized by the calm Of the
approaching time Of rest. Little Vapory
clouds passed out Of the windows. their
changing forms outlined In the light that
came filtered through the foliage of the
trees from a nearby street lamp. The red
glow of two cigars indicated the position
of the chairs occupied by the men Of the
household. left behind In the deserted
house by tho going of the family to some
resort in mountain or seashOre.
AS the cigars burned away and were re-
placed with fresh ones, without eliciting
the usual gentle word of remonstrance. the
conversation ran on with a freedom that
seemed to be enjoyed by the smokers.
Finally the talk drifted to superstition.
and one of the men said:
Il had an amusing instance recently OF
the curious uOUOnS tHaC Illeu eulcItdlH "a
cat in some way wandered into our office.
and when noticed it told the boy to put
1t out. My partner objected. He said 1t
would certainly bring bad luck. as the COM
ing of the cat meant undoubtedly good
luck 1 yielded the point without argument
and the cat stayed.
Not long afterward word came in of a
fire in a building in which our company
had a policy and we suffered quite loss.
A few days afterward the cat made US an
other visit and 1t was not interfered with.
But that same day another building was
held my peace. However. the next time
the cat came around, which was not long
afterward. my partner jumped up in great
excitement and shouted out directions to
chase the cat away or kill 1t. He said in
explanation that 1t was bringing bad luck.
But held my peace"
TT is poor rule that won't work both
ways" observed his listener, as he fun
bled about for match.