Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-18

apeake Beach and stopped in the shade OF
a tail willow were seated on the sand dis
GUESSING what they had found. Most OF
them had gathered some interesting speci-
mems of shells and pebbles and others ex-
pressed surprise at the number of nuts
they had seen on the beach.
THEY must have come from the opposite
shore" remarked one men Der of the party.
while another suggested that they were
from a wreck,
Then" remarked another member of the
party. II suppose the shells came up from
tie ocean"
II don't know how you all does yo' cal
cerlatn'." chimed in an old colored man
who had never been out of Calvert county.
but YOU kin find bushels of. sharks toolhs
on de sho' sometimes, and 'cordin TO Eo
way of reaChin' illusions, l specs you all
nUst imagine lots OF tooth oehtlsts Is at
wuk out dar.
'"There's lots of truth in the saying the
way OF the transgressor is hard " MEM
ber of the police department told star
reporter one day this week. Early one
morning" he said. "a colored woman who
had on her over Sunday thirst. unable
to resist temptation when she saw dis
play of red liquid in a saloon window. Her
desire to get bottle of the fluid was so
great that she broke the window and help
ed herself That she cut her hand was al
most certain and her disappointment at
withdrawing the cork and finding only col
ored water In the bottle, she must nave
thought made her transgression all the
harder.
But" the policeman added. the woman
was not the only transgressor In this city
during the past few days who knows OF the
bardships which result from misconduct
young man. with his plans well lalo. visited
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privilege of using the telephone In the prl-
vate office His visit there was only loi
the purpose of getting some coin. however
and he got what he had anticipated Inc
fact that he was unable to keep the money
was no fault of his, for there was hole
in the bag and the coin spilled on the moor
and street as he ran.
..1-he hardship of the ordinary transgres-
sor" the policeman concluded. rs arrest
and prison. but in the cases l have men,
toned the man and woman escaped ana
the hard part OF their trahSsFeSSioliS was
being cheated
'Some of the letters we receive, re-
marked an uptown clerk the other day
.show curious phases of human nature.
You know that the government pays all the
expenses for bringing home the remains
OF soldiers and sailors who die in the
Philippines Recently the Secretary got
letter from a woman whose husband died
In or the lSldnuS, saying THAT DIG was
willing that his remains should be buried
in that country provided she received the
money it would cost to bring them home.
or course. 1t was impossible to grant her
request There was another case of the
kind in connection with the interment of
the victims of the battle ship Maine. Ow-
ing to the peculiar circumstances of that
casualty il was found necessary in several
instances to put several bodies in each of
the hermetically -sealed baskets used for
their transportation to the United States.
The wife of one of the victims wanted to
reclaim the remains of her husband with
view of giving him a suitable funeral.
That was all right and the request would
have been granted had it been possible to
do Eut 1t SO happened that her huS-
bands body was put in casket with the
bodies of five other men, and when the
casket arrived here II was found that the
names of those inside had been accidentally
erased from the lid. so that it was i'm
possible to Identify the remains of any of
the men. The widow was informed of this
sta tie of affairs. but even then was not to be
gainSaid. and wrote to the Secretary say
Ing that If her husbands remains could not
be Identified she would be satisfied If they
would send her the remains of of the
men In the casket and she would assume
that they were those of her husband and
have the funeral ceremonies anyhow. She
was not gratified, however. and the casket
was never opened.
x X x y
English is in the future to be an OPP
tonal subject in all the public schools In
Saxony, on the ground that it is the most
widely used civilized language in the
world says United States Consul Rich
ard Guenther at Frankfort. Germany. in
report to the Department of Commerce
and Labor.
Although I do not believe am partic-
ularly cruel" said lady to a companion
few days since: - | am bound to say
that it gives me the keenest pleasure to de-
feat the curiosity of certain of my own sex
and never lose an opportunity to do so.
An instance | have in mind is the vul-
garity displayed by women regarding the
contents Of the purses of others. This trait
is most frequently noticeable in street cars
for the reason. l fancy. that in public con-
veyances there is more leisure for dis
play OF interest in what does not concern
one
Not only do the women pick each others
clothes to pieces but they. with only the
exceptions of the most carefully bred, de-
liberately eye each others purses. hoping
To see them opened and give them
glimpse OF the contents. Now this is where
/ get in my pet scheme.
For long time l was annoyed by the
impertineut chances of other women. when
i got into ear and began to open my
purse To get my ticket change. | thought
of many plans for defeating TINS curiosity.
but not until short time ago did | hit
the right one. Since then ] make ii an in
variable rule to have my ticket in my hand
my glove when | enter car. Then
watch the women and have more amuse-
meut than | could at a theater- 1t is more
than amusing to watch the glunCcs Of the
women. like hungary dog watching
bone held by Il larger dog, who me
get In and hope To get a look mt the inside
OF my purse. Then the conductor comes
along and | calmly hand him my ticket
without touching my purse. Instantly
there is change of every feminine eN
preston in that ear and If looks could
kill ! would have been assassinated long
ago. 1t is very funny. really. Try 1t some
time"
Z = x x =
They had just concluded a six-weeks'
honeymoon In Europe. and were busy pack
Ing their trunks in London hotel, pre-
paratOry to sailing for New York. She.
pretty, demure little lady OF twenty sum-
mers who had crossed the pond dozen
times. was going to spend month with
friends in Wales. but he. the groom was
compelled TO return TO the United States