Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-05

going to be lucky. after all. but instead of
moving away she extended her hand and
aid But have little BROTHER
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Talking about promissory note and
financial integrity" said Speaker Cannon of
the House of Representatives few days
ago, Il remember when l was boy l
swoppcd dogs with a young friend who
agreed to give me 81 to boot. He didn't
have the money and he suggested that he
should give me note to which | agreed
He wrote a note just like this:
" L owe Joe Cannon 81, which must be
paid.
That was recognized first-class com
mercial paper with us. 1t proved as good
as gold. for it was paid"
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Representative Dayton of West Virginia
is one of the men who can tell story of
how they might have become miilionaires
Some years ago Judge Golf, who lives at
Clarkesburg. owned a large tract of land
from which the timber had been cleared.
1t was not a very attractive proposition at
that time. the land did not promise much
in the way of agriculture, and no one
thought of 1t as desirable for any other
purpose. Golf. on an occasion when Day.
ton was visiting him. suggested that he
buy it and develop it agriculturally. 1t was
a big tract and Goff would have been glad
IL
have taken almost anything. as 1t was i'm
possible for him to personally put it to use
and he could not see any prospective profit
in holding 1t.
Dayton didn't see any reason why he
should buy the tract of land and Judge
Golf obliged to hold to it. After
some years oil was found on 1t and eventu-
ally the property became worth about
S3 100000. Now Dayton occasionally gets
In that part Of the country and looks at
the S30O0,0OO tract of land which might
have been his for a few hundred dollars.
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Most folks possess anna ling ideas regard
ing the solar system and all things pertain
ing thereto" remarked an astronomer con-
nected with the United States naval OBJ
servatory.~ Each Thursday evening some
of the visitors who are given an opportun-
ity to peek through our big telescopes ask
the most ridiculous questions ina ginable.
Across the front lens of each instrument
are fine lines for the purpose of assisting in
making calculations. Sometimes these lines
produce wonderful impressions on the
novices who happen to be gazing at
planet or other heavenly body. Not long
ago young woman who should have
known better exclaimed:
oh. l see two fine black lines right
across the moon. What are they?
Il could not resist the temptation to reply.
That is trolley line, miss.
And. do you know the astronomer add
ed she actually believed what 1 said'
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Several times during the past twenty
years the local police have investigated
stories about supposed bomb throwers in
this city, and to one of the Investigations
is attributed the white hair or bald heads of
some of Capt. Boardman's detectives.
Numerous wild stories had been told al
police headquarters about particular man
had in f1a
of the city
Hes an anarchist" declared one of the
persons who told of his suspicious conduct.
He makes bombs in his room every night,
and you can see him about the public build
ings carrying Internal achines."
TN never forget the case long as /
i've. said man who was connected with
the force at that time. but who is now an
ex. There were two men sent out one
night to follow the man who had caused so
much alarm. He left his room and saun-
tered along the street until he reached
car line. Close behind him were two
sieuths, and when two cylindrical-shaped
arrangements were carefully placed upon
the car seat one of the detectives nearly
tainted He pictured himself as the object
for police insurance collections. and could
see his wife a charming young widow
Neither had any charms for him, and he
quickly adopted the advice of the small
boy to go way back and sit down.
When the Withholding, bushy-haired
man strolled to the Capitol with his suspi-
corresponding objects there was no doubt
left in the mind of the frightened detective
concerning his business. Still it was a deli
cate matter to arrest him without more
definite information respecting his business.
While he was thus being Swallowed by the
two men others were Investigating his con-
duct elsewhere. One of them gained an en-
trance to his room by climbing through the
second-story window, and found on the
stove a pot of herb medicine A woman
at whose house he had been seen. said she
had bought a bottle of patent medicine
from him. and at his house the detectives
were told that his nightly occupation was
that of making his herb medicine.
There was nothing in the affair."" con-
cluded the former detective, but some of
the men We're made gray by the series or
rights to which they were subjected