Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15
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A prominent South Washington druggist
had an experience during the past summer
which he relates to his friends In good
natured way.
And" remarked one of his friends. 1T
lust shows how little men know, or what
little attention they pay to matters about
the dining table.
The druggists family had gone out OF the
city to spend few days at summer re-
sort. and he had his meals sent in from the
house of a neighbor. Every effort was
made by the neIghbor to cater to the tenn
porary boarders taste. and one Friday two
of the doctors favorite dishes-Engsh
plum pudding and clam chowder-were sent
him The chowder sent in pitcher
and. without making an. investigation. the
pitcher was kept until dessert was to be
enjoyed.
Il just know am going tor enjoy the pud,
ding and sauce" thought the doctor. ana
he proceeded to enjoy his Friday dinner.
Then he drew the dish of pudding in front
of him and poured the contents of the
pitcher over 1t. In his hurry the doctor neg
lected to sample the contents or the
pitcher. and 1t was not until he had taken
the second mouthful of the mixture that he
realized what he was eating.
Pudding and clam chowder, he re-
marked "Favorite dishes, and both
spoiled"
The doctor concluded that the next time
he keeps bachelors hall he will sample each
dish that is sent him before starting upon
his meal
Mexico recently added two modern gun
boats to It's small naval fleet, and two SINH
lar vessels now in process of construc-
ton at Genoa. Italy. In recent years Mex
leo has devoted some attention to fortifying
her coasts but has not increased her navy
until now. The two new warships she has
acquired were built at Elizabethtown N. j..
and are designed mainly for purposes OF
patrol along the Mexican coasts and to
transport small bodies of troops to those
portions of the country where uncivilized
Indians create disturbances periodically.
The new vessels have steel hulls, are 800
feet long, displace 900 tons, have a speed
of about fifteen knots and carry two finch
and several smaller rapid-fre guns each.
They have been named the Vera Cruz and
the Tampico.
The two vessels building in Italy are
slightly larger. and will be named the Bravo
and the Morelos. Exclusive of these Italian
built ships. the Mexican navy consists of
four gunboats in the Gulf of Mexico and
two on the Pacific coast. besides several
small patrol boats in southern waters The
two vessels recently built in the United
States are the most formidable ships in the
Mexican navy. There is a naval school at
Vera Cruz. also an arsenal, and a small
floating dock, as well as a small wooden
dock at Guaymas. in the Gulf of California
The facts stated were contained in a re-
cent report to the State Department by Mr.
lie Roy, United States consul at Durango.
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Some Washingtonians who recently re-
turned from the fair at St Louis were COM
menting on the behavior of the Sioux In
dams, who have a model camp there 1t
was easy to see, they said, that these sons
and daughters of the plains do not enjoy
the expo" from their standpoint Frying
iisltCrs. In appears are often reminded of
the attitude of the redskins in this matter
The story of the returned Westinghouse
Is that certain very nquisitive individual
foreign gentleman on touring trip once
stopped before 9 tent and peered inside 10
watch squaw cooking her evening meal
THIS the squaw resented. She did not want
her privacy intruded upon.
She cast angry looks toward the indiyid-
ual. and at last. since he did not move
away, she drew the flaps of the tent to-
gether 50 that he could not behold her at
work
Mr. Tourist. however. was not to be in
terrupted in his studies of American life in
s liS n manner ana, with the approval of
some other visitors who had gathered
around. he lifted one edge of the tent Han
The woman had her back to him and wa g
STOPPING over something on r. So " t'
fore her 'ie oe
But light had scarcely entered tbroueb
.he aperture made by the opening of the
uoor. when she wheeled about and he
lore any one could leave dashed a i.rga
bucket of warm water over tha fnonia a.
INDIVIDUAL and his companions all of whom
feII huFrledly and in no little confusion
Iio~ many times day the suuaW re-
Lated TINS operation the local story-telIers
did not know. 'ei1eiS
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ihe worst whipping I ever received q"
SAID a now very old man. was nearly Gov
eHty -hVe years ago. and l remember il no
We" ~ II II were on yesterday. 1t was
administered by my daddy. and he need 49,
&c, P'S'-D'cheu' hard-trotting, awkward
looking old horse you ever saw in placa of
the rod. and l remember even non, ~. ?
wished that he had used the latter for T
dldn want to sit down for a week after 7
won l say that the punishment was nm
deserved. and l know that IL had the effect
vi curplng my propensities for mischief T
then lived not hundred miles from the
home of Representative Mudd some three
i'i'eS from the post Office. and eight miles
from a friend of ours who had sold dadd,
pig to be delivered when convenient Ono
day when was at the post Office with a
neighbours boy. old - came riding down
the road and tying his horse. deposited tho
bag containing the pig near by He was ac
companied by as 'onery-looking dog as eyer
followed man. and he sat down by tho
bag while his owner went in the store and
post office. Quick a wink we caught Tho
dog and substituted him for the pig Mac
Ing the latter in pen not far off and scur
ried homewards We reached there lust as
the man rode up. and he was well filled
with liquor. Handing daddy the bag no
dismounted just the string was loosened
and the dog appeared. Mr. - deed that
was pig when | tied the bag and started
Where is the pig? exclaimed the man 4
never heard of such thing in my life We
boys were a little way off. and daddy says
to me. Where have you been?' TO the
store says l. Did you see Mr. - there p