Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10

At tEe beginning of the school year at
Ease College, Front Royal Va. ros-
ter of the faculty and students was COM
piled which is unique among such records
1t Is a sort of puzzle, and instead of the
names being written they were suggested
by phrases or words of which the appella-
ton of members of the faculty or students
were SMILES. OF course several different
names might fit some of the descriptions
but among the limited number connected
with the college there could be no mistake
The roll follows. the name of the person 1t
was desired to indicate following each item
of enigma.
vegetable iBean) Endurance CBarrit).
y forest; means of crossing stream
tWoodford). A noted general of the north
Grant. An animal of the desert Camp
belD. Black GetD. To wound with horns
tGore). a part of the body; powerful ARM
strong). Real estate (Land). The god of
wine (Bacchus). woman's weapon; part
of the body QBrumback). A method of
cooking, one who cooks tBrubaker). Peo-
pie who conquered England Norman The
cry of wolf or dog (HowelD. Part of a
house (HalD. y jot; measure of ground
CWhitacre). y dignitary in church Dish
OPP. One who works in metal (Smith). A
rabbit; part of the verb ito be- OHarris).
y freeman of a city (Burgess). One who
provides footwear (Shoemaker). An excla-
nation; to bring up child (O'Rear)- One
who makes clothes Craylor). military
commander (MarshalD. To have summoned;
a deep pit for water caldwell. An arctic
explorer I'erry). color Gray. A county
of Virginia tWarren). Anger; letter of
the alphabet (RathelD. An exclamation II;
to bow down 20 NeilD. Found on old iron
tRust. The explorer of Oregon (Clark.)
y Roman orator (Anthony). A fermented
beverage; a county (Aleshire). One who
makes you tired; human being Bore
mani. To travel foot. relatives
CHopkins1. \ Hebrew prophet (Elias>. A
man s CHI istian name; male child (ROb-
ertson)- y laborer in cotton mill (Weav
er). What we like to hear at a. m. tBelD.
A pleasant evenings entertainment for
small party might be originated after the
manner OF the foregoing. the names of
well-known members OF the families of
those present being hidden in suggestive
words and phrases.
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A colored man, who said he was a man so
far as years were concerned although he
the size of boy. called at police head
quarters one day last week, and said he
wanted an application.
"Applicat ton for what?' he was asked.
For the police" was his prompt re-
Spouse.
Then you want policeman" queried
the man behind the desk.
Il guess you don't understand me-" said
lne CoIpIeu man. mean want u De d
policeman"
How tall are you?" he was asked.
-Four feet and a half
He was told that he would have to get
just fourteen inches more in he. ght before
his application would even be considered.
ANY old job will suit me- he said show
ing his disappointment
The disappointed man was then ques-
toned as to his employment. and he said
he was an undertakers assistant
gr..ft irNer tirnI r +l.. Job he
said, land l thought l would like to do a
little work for the government. l don't
want TO leave my boss because I'm afraid
of the work. but I just want change.
When l started in the business 1 used to
dream and see ghosts, but l stuck to it
until | satisfied that the yarns about
ghosts didn't amount to thing. All l
want now is a job that pays good money,
and I don't care how hard the work is.
I'm sorry l amt taller
He put in an application for a laborers
position. and went away satisfied that he
will succeed in his efforts to get a situa-
ton under Uncle Sam.
at is a curious fact. but one that has
come to be well established" said a men,
Der of a group of takers at a club the other
evening, that the President of the United
States is a center of attraction for persons
who may be described as having badly bal
anced mental apparatus. This includes the
various species that range from those who
are really insane through all the grades
of what are known as cranks. 1t seems TO
make comparatively little difference who
happens TO I'LL the first place in our govern
ment. it is the President of the United
States who is the object of this unwhole-
some attention and not the man.
There seems to be no difference of opin-