Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

Several newspaper men walked into the
Office of Secretary Shaw at the Treasury
the other morning. The spokesman of the
party asked the Secretary If any news had
developed during the morning. The reply
OF the Secretary was littA, story.
When | was in the west few years ago
l was approached by some promoters who
desired to sell me some mining stock. l
made inquiries of the men about the prop
erty
lone of them replied. We have the claim.
have the stock printed and ready for
sale. but We have not commenced the devil
up-ment.
Il haven't even a claim. and there has
been no devil up-ment."
please give me my dollar back COL
ored man. whose countenance indicated dis
appointment. requested of one of the as
sistant clerks of the Supreme Court of the
District OF Columbia a few days ago At
the same time the visitor to the city hall
handed an unused marriage license across
the counter
What's the matter?" the clerk wanted
to know.
The license is no good to me. so I want
my money back" the man replied.
What's the matter with ito" the clerk
asked. after scanning the paper.
w ny, lHt man tApidlitt tiouSht
the lady a widow but when 1 went to
her with the license and the minister she
up and said that her husband was living,
and of course she couldn't marry me-
Very sorry" the clerk announced, turn
ing away. but the lady is probably to
blame. not this office. We cannot refund
the money
After staring into vacancy for fully five
minutes the visitor slowly walked away
finally realizing that in addition to bride
he had lost dollar.
x X X !; X
Does that man look as if he ever carried
from" was the inquiry made by one pedes
tran of another on street a few days
ago. pointing toward a prominent business
man.
Garry iron?" queried the second p@des-
trian. Why. of course. he doesn't, and
don't believe he ever did. He has been in
busine IS here a number of years, and he
certainly never performed such hard labor.
Your statement just shows that man
is not to be judged by his looks. Years ago
i saw him do hard labor as almost any
man ever experienced. He carried iron all
right. but it not matter of choice
with him.
You see" he explained, che was in Uncle
Sans service, and was ordered to carry
iron as a matter of enforcing the discipline
of the army. He went out with others who
under similar sentence, and the man
who was to enforce the order was green
recruit. All he mad learned at that time
was to obey orders. and he thought others
should do likewise. The men went to the
stoekade where the work was to consist
OF carrying a hfty-pound weight from one
point to another. and then get similar
weight and carry ii to another point. The
men under sentence laughed at the recruit.
and told him they were going to have an
easy time.
But the recruit politely informed them
that he had duty to perform and ii was
his intention To enforce the order to the
very letter. He enforced the order all right
and the men carried the IRON.
How could one man enforce such an
order? asked the man who had never seen
any service.
''He merely loaded his rife" was the re-
spOnse "and declared he would kill the
first man who refused He was green re-
desire TO use his rifle. 1t was because of
this fear that they labored so indus
trously.'
Il thought you were enjoying the cool
breezes of the Adirondacks' said one
prominent business man to another as
they met on the golf links the other day.
Il ought to be. and I thought should be-
and I'm kicking myself that I'm not" was
the reply.
Why
"Well. 1t was this way. Wife and l had
been we'll settled for a week at the club
house way back in the mountains and l
thoroughly enjoying myself fishing
some and loafing a good deal. when l re-
ceived a telegram. relayed by telephone
from the vice president OF our company
saying. Business active; hurry home /
thought | could read between the lines
that something very important was on the
tapis that needed my personal attention.
/ worried a good deal that night didn't
sleep very well FOR ii was on my mind |
decided TO break camp and catch the morn
ing train fifteen miles away. We got up
at daybreak, walked five miles through
the woods rode ten miles in a blackboard
and caught the train. When l walked into