Evening star., 1903-08-29

tions of the country are certainly interest
Ing as a study and are sometimes very
amusing" said an officer of the Artillery
Corps who has just concluded tour o1
duty in Pennsylvania Il was riding
through the lower counties of Pennsylvania
a few weeks ago few miles in the rear OF
my command. The people Of that section
do not see the army very often, and when
they do it attracts a great deal of attention
AS the day was hot l was riding very let's
urely and became engaged In conversation
with girl. about ten years old, shotuu
say. who had just driven some COWS ID
pasture. With that peculiar rising 1nne2-
ton typical of the Pennsylvania people sne
asked me where l was going and how lar
l had come and where We expected TO stop
for the night. After 1 had satisfied ner
curiosity In that direction she pursued her
inquiries further and asked II we were on
the march all the time. l told her we were
not.
We'll she asked, as she turned in at
her house, where do you stay still at?
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A statesman recently on business trip
to this city gave 1t rs his opinion that the
Importance of the men of national affairs
and their relation to the government and
it's service can be determined in no better
fashion than by observing the actions of
Ross. the veteran colored doorkeeper to the
private Office of the Postmaster General
Ross has been in the government service
for many years and has served under sew
erai Postmaster Generals. He knows every
man of prominence in the country and they
all know and respect him. 1t Is said that
the Importance of any person can be
gauged by the manner in which he is greet
ed by this privileged individual Ross is
said to be all that stands between the
Postmaster General and nervous proStra-
ton. and ne has certainly earned such
reputation He has guarded his charge
carefully from all intruders for many years
and has turned away many persons whose
business with the head of the Post Office
Department could be just as easily trans
acted with some one else Ross is the firm
friend of all the newspaper men that visit
the department. and he is never more po-
lite and attentive than when answering
their questions and arranging for inter-
views between them and his chief.
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II had an experience a few days ago in
Baltimore" said commercial traveller who
has been In all the cities of the country,
that threw a new light on the habits of
the Inhabitants Of that place. 1 occasion
ally like to while away my time eating pea
nuts and like the Jumbo kind. In Balti-
more 1 approached an italian vender and
reproached him with having inferior pea
nuts on his stand. 1 told him I had failed
stapds in the city whenever 1 went out to
look for them
The Italian was very apologetic, and in
broken English that l will not attempt to
quote said there were no Jumbo peanuts to
be had at the wholesale houses in Balti-
more. He explained further that the peo-
pie liked to get enough peanuts to keep
them eating for a long while and so they
bought the kind that could be sold at the
rate of cents quart. Not being able to
1T
set anything better, bought quart of the
nuts and the size of the bundle and the
length of time it took me to eat the pea
nuts will not soon be forgotten"
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Mr.. James Arthur Kemp. chief clerk of the
police department. recently brought to the
office from his Rockville farm evidence to
show that he is successful a farmer as
he is a chief clerk. The evidence consisted
of three potatoes. the combined weight of
which was more than six pounds He
brought them in to present TO former Lieut..
Vernon. who has a farm in Virginia near
Falls Church. The latter admitted that his
farm had produced no such potatoes this
year nor could he boast of his fruit as he
had during past years because of the dam
age done by the early froStS He was will
ling to admit. however. that lie will have
big crop of persimmons this fall unless
insects attack the trees and cause the fruit
10 tall. Perslmmon beer. a non-intoxicant
Is popular beverage in the old dominion
and the lieutenant may have plenty of the
thirst quencher on hand to drink while the
chief clerk will have potatoes to eat Major
Sylvester was in the office when the sample
OF the potato crop was brought in and he
promptly took possession of one of them
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1t is certainly true that New York city
and vicinity has been thoroughly nautical
during the past two weeks" remarked a
% NaSninptOpiaD wi vie cd ba
for the purpose of witnessing the second
race between Reliance and Shamrock TIT
1t seemed that everybody was deeply in
terested in the outcome of the contest AS
result many unique devices were invented
by the newspapers and other enterprising
concerns for the purpose of keeping the
hundreds OF thousands of folks who were
unable to leave town to witness the race
promptly informed of the progress of af
fairs off the Jersey coast
Il was particularly impressed by one in
genlous arrangement that was operated in
az. Immense snow window of Broadway
estaoilshinent- A stretch of the ocean was
represented by papier mache construction
and upon the imitation waves sailed a min
lature Reliance and small edition of sham
rock III. AS the bulletins arrived nv wire
the uhy yachts In the window were operat-
ed accordingly-they tackled Shamrock tool,
the lead, Reliance gradually oyerhanled
ana passed her, and the race as II actuaIIv
was sailed was faithfully reproduced in
that show window. A large throng watch
eu the movements of the toy boats from
start 10 hnish the spectators displaying as
much enthusiasm and enjoying the affa;r
almost as thoroughly though they were
ABOARD a revenue cutter following closely
'he reai competitors for the Americas cuD
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know man in Brookiand who has the
most historic chicken house in the district
or anywhere else for that matter" said n
suburoanite to a Star reporter. when the
remodeling and rehabilitation of the White
House began over a year ago many pieces
OF timber were torn out and thrown aside
never to be used in the building again. The
ehtire east room was torn to pieces IT will
DC remembered The immense floor siIls
OF that room were taken out and iron sills
put In their places. After the work was
wen under way and the wiring for the
electric lights and other interior work was
about ready to begin. the subcontractors
erected In the grounds a number of smsli
ouiiolngs to house themselves and thcir
material from the weather while they were
engaged In completing their work In nut
'ns up the temporary buildings they used