Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30


ed 81 bill by young man in company
with a couple of ladies.
please. and take three OUT was the
reply.
Reaching down into the top pocket of his
coat. the bell puller brought forth eight
slips of tickets. each slip consisting OF SIX
tickets and from one of the slips he tore
off three tickets, handing the remainder 10
the young man.
What's these?" the passenger asked the
conductor.
railroad employee answered.
Yes but | didn't ask for all these.
You asked for tickets and ! gave them
to you" he was told.
The conductor decided that the passen-
gers on the car had been amused enough
and he returned the cash for seven slips OF
the tickets, after telling the passenger that
1t would be we'll for him in the future to
state the number of tickets he wants when
presenting bill
What is believed to be the first breach or
promise case in the Philippines under
American occupation Is being tried In Ma
Mia, according to a mail just received at
the War Department. The parties to this
suit are Thomas Reyes. a middle-aged and
passably good-looking Filipino. and Jao To
JOY more than middle-aged Chino or
rather unattractive appearance. The wo-
man alleges that she was deceived by JOY
promise to give her quarter interest In
his business, estimated at $4,000 Mexican,
and the house in which they We're TO i've.
After living together for about three years
Joy refused to carry out his part OF the
agreement. The reason he gave was that
he was unable to decide on the character
of the marriage ceremony At nrst he
wanted a civil marriage, and then rejected
that in favor of Catholic ceremony, and
finally refused to get married at all
mn -Ay1fJ hnf
broken by his unkind treatment and asks
the court to award her a quarter interest
In the mans business as partial balm to
her wounded feelings.
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1.-The most aggravating thing ever wit
messed occurred recently at Sea Girt, n. j.,
remarked a District National Guardsman
who was on duty at the Jersey range in
connection with the competition for places
on the all-American rife team Similar
happenings. have no doubt. are continuing
there daily.
Two companies of the 10th United States
Infantry and one company OF the Sth
United States Infantry are in camp at Sea
Girt and they will remain under canvas I'M
til June 10. The ceremony of guard mount
ing is held each evening about o. clock. 1t
seems that that hour has been agreed upon
by all the gnats In the universe for the daily
starting of an attack on humanity. At any
rate. when / was there the tiny insects sue
ceeded in rendering life miserable for
short period each evening for bipedS and
quadrupeds.
The particularly aggravated ones were
those soldiers of the regular establishment
whose duty it was to participate In the
guard mounting. Just about the moment
the inspection began. when every man In
uniform was supposed to stand rigidly at
attention. the gnats grew fercely agrees
sive. and the soldiers must have undergone
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stand the annoyance and raised their hands
for the purpose of brushing away the tor
mentors The officers appreciated the stu
alton. however. and nobody was taken to
task for the military offense.
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you have of course. heard the express
sion. Getting close to nature he re-
marked as he glanced across the table to
his friend. who was enjoying the ease Of
man who is occupying his favorite seat at
his club.
II am not interested In such things" was
the rather irritated rejoinder. Il don't
propose to be dragged out to readings to
hear some one trying to tell what Browning
meant or what Ibsen Is trying to say. The
chances are the authors don't know them
selves. and naturally they are obscure"
1T is very evident you have had recently
what they call literary evening"" said the
first speaker. as he scratched a match on
the box on the table. Your head is still
in whirl and you have evidently the no
ton that the same kind of program Is in
progress here. Well. this is not literary
club or a tea or anything of that sort. l
was thinking of my place out in the coun-
try and what unexpected things happen to
a man who seeks the quiet and rest OF
truly rural locality"
What is the matter now?' interrupted
the listener who seemed to be more cheer
full at the prospect. Did your corn Guilt
yator turn out to be stump puller?"
NO. such things happen along the first
six months of your experience in the coun-
try said his friend good naturally. After
that you don't get stuck any more than
one does in any line OF business No, what
started me was thinking of the singular
things that occur. or rather they seem to
be going right on as part of the process
Of nature. only half the time We don't
know anything about them. Just the other
day l noticed that something was the
matter with the tender buds and leaves OF
some young trees l had set out in the
grounds. l saw no Indications of insect
life. and could not imagine what or where
was the enemy
Finally l visited the trees after night
and | detected a humming sound soon
as l came near them. Taking hold of the
trunk of one of the trees gave 1t a vigor-
Gus shake and down showered hundreds OF
what proved to be the insect commonly
known as the May beetle i found they
came up out of the ground after dark to
feed upon my trees. So | offered head
money to the children OF the man in charge
Of the place. and the result was that in
day or two no less than 1000 of them
were captured.
But think of the audacity of the scheme
Hiding In the ground and when 1t was dark
and l was In the house. then to come out
and raid my trees. l have seen stock
manipulators In my time. but IL seemed to
me that the May beetle works a game that
is sure winner nine cases out of ten This
time II failed because they were probably
misled in believing that the place was
still owned by a green city fellow instead of
by a crafty old hayseed."
II don't suppose they trouble your neigh
Dor on the adjoining farm" he was asked.
II never heard my complaints" replied
the cautious agriculturist But II seems
to me that their particular function is to
assist comparative stranger like myself
In getting acquainted with nature"
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The spring meeting of the flyers at Ben
ming gave the Washington sports the bet
ting fever" remarked a member OF the DO
lice force to Star reporter one day this
week. 49,. The, disease is contagious" he
added. 'and the patients are more numerous