Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08
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| one occasion, after hard days march
| through mud, the rain falling steadily the
| command halted for the night. Through
sheer luck young Henderson stumbled
| across the trunk of a big, fallen tree. He
nosed about bit and was delighted to find
that the trunk was hollow the interior be-
ing dry and warm and carpeted with leaves,
and of sufficient size to accommodate him
nicely.
Congratulating himself on the prospect of
good nights rest under shelter Hender-
son proceeded to spring some little dis
lance away for drink of fresh water.
He fastened back Ito his dry nest in the
| tree trunk, and on reaching there was dis
| concerted and then disguised to find that
| during his absence another enterprising
| soldier had been foraging. The newcomer
| was in possession of the stronghold and
| positively refused to surrender or vacate,
so Henderson was compelled to pass a
| comfortless night in the rain and mud
| one evening last month Major Henderson,
| who accompanied the party of District off,
| GERS who attended the maneuvers in the
| capacity of observers, was relating the
| foregoing experience to a number of lis
| teners. When he had finished native of
the Gainesville section moved forward and
| said:
man in that tree"
Major Henderson was not only greatly
| surprised but immensely delighted to dis
| cover his rival of nearly half a century ago
| for the comforts of that hollow tree. They
| spent the remainder of the evening talking
| over old times and the details of their days
| of real fighting.
| x j, x x
1.-The desire of some people to have
| ticles in their homes that have histories
! exists to extent that many people do
not realize said a prominent auctioneer
| of this city today. Many people like to
| point to this or that in their homes and tell
| an interesting story about it. 1t is that
| craze for things that have a history that
| frequently is money In the pockets of men,
| bers of the diplomatic corps living here
For instance, when Prince Cantacuzene
| the Russian minister, departed and his eff
fects were sold at public auction a sam
ovar that had been brought here by the
minister from ST. Petersburg and used by
him during his term in office was put I'D
and sold for s104 There was a large as
semblage bidding for the effects of the
minister, and several persons seemed de-
| termined to have that samovar. The min
| lister afterward expressed great surprise
at the price the article brought, saying
| that he had purchased it in ST. Petersburg
| for $40. The auctioneer who sold the eff
! fects of the minister was as much sur
| prised as any one at the way the bidding
| proceeded but as the bidders kept raising it
| he had nothing to do but to carry it as
| high as possible Later when he told the
| story he remarked that he hated to take
| their money, but he just had to do it. The
people who bought that samovar knew that
| one, for a tenth of the amount they bid
| but they wanted the article that had been
used by the Russian minister
Recently the effects of the minister of
the Argentine Republic were sold off and
people who had known the minister crowd
ed in his home to bid for some of the ar
tlcles In many instances these household
| articles sold for much more than the price
at which exact duplicates could be pur-
chased in the stores of this city, but then
they were from the minister's home and
some people seemed to think that that
| made them better.
Not only do many people want articles
| In their home with histories but many
also want family histories, and when they
cannot get them one way they will resort
| 10 misrepresentation to get them in an
other. Recently l learned of a case in
| which a resident CT the northwest pur-
chased an old mahogany table under such
CONDITIONS that he could have known moth
ing of that tables history. The man who
sold II to him later had occasion to go to
his home. and there he saw the table. and
pasted on the under part of it was its his
tory written out very carefully. and recit-
ing the names Of members of his family
through whom it had passed in coming to
him
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| The next generation Of observation-disclosures
| may be permitted to gather loads of large
English hickory nuts in the parks of the
| city and in Rock Creek National Park If
the plans Of Engineer Commissioner Bid
die and Superintendent of Parking Lanham
are successfully carried out.
| Several days ago Mr.. Frank Shoemaker.
| who resides in Petworth, called on Colonel
| Biddle and presented him with half a peck
| or fine, large English hickory nuts which
he stated, he had gathered from trees on
| his place in Petworth. Mr.. Shoemaker said
| that he had frequently heard Of Colonel
| Biddle's great interest in trees, and as the
| hickory trees on his place were fine, large
| specimens he took the liberty Of present.
, Ing planting to the Engineer Commits
! sioner, with the suggestion that the nuts
| be planted in the city parks.
| Colonel Biddle approved the suggestion
and turned over the nuts to Superintendent
| Lanham, with instructions that they be
| planted and tended in the nursery for a
Few years and later be set out In the city
parks He also gave Assistant Engineer
Richards, In charge of Rock Creek Park a
pocketful of the hickory nuts and request
| ed him to plant them in Rock Creek Park.
1t will be many years, it is stated, be-
| fore the hickory trees are spreading their
shade and bearing nuts in the city parks
| but the next generation, 1t is believed may
| be able to reap the benefit of the planting
| of the nuts soon to De made.
While it may be many years before the
| hickory trees are bearing nuts" said Colo
| mel Biddle. ut will not be very long, If the
| trees grow successfully, before they are
/ furnishing good, healthy sprouts, and
| understand that there is nothing better
| than a good, healthy hickory sprout, WELD
| ed judiciously by wise parent, to train UP
| the younger generation in the way It
should CO."
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