Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-07
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'purItanos' the 'breva' and 'panateIla
having a distinct shape of their own. The
'panatela' is a long, thin cigar, with taper
ing ends, whereas the 'breva IS nnlsneo
off short at both ends and has an even
thickness throughout except slight mar
rowness at the end which Is held In the
mouth.
.If you will examine cigar box you will
find stamped on the front of the box the
size of the cigar. and at one end the color.
On the bottom Of the box. at the side. you
will find some fancy name. such as Flor
de Habana' or Flor Finos." These are
only stock words and mean nothing further
than that the tobacco is good Havana. to-
bacco. although the cigars may have been
made in Connecticut. On the under side OF
the box you will find only the factory
stamp and label announcing that the maker
of the cigar has filled all the requirements
of the law. II 1t he a domestic cigar while
the top is devoted to the name of the par
ticular cigar with the name and address Of
the manufacturer. The inside cover is apt
| to be embellfshed particularly in the cheap
er grade of cigars. with some gaudy pic
ture. usually that of scantily clad fe-
male.
"Undoubtedly the best tobacco smoked IN
cigars i'm this country is the native-grown
Cuban tobacco. and the cigar is further i'm
proved If 1t is made in Cuba. particularly
in the province of Havana. For this rea-
son many so-called Havana cigars are in
reality cigars made in this country and
shipped to the island. whence they are re-
shipped to the United Sta tes. and the rev.
enue stamp is duly pasted on the boxes to
deceive the uninitiated.
Many smokers who prefer light wrap
per enjoy the flavor of the Manila wrapper
with the Havana ffller. To satisfy this
teste the Havana tobacco frequently Ia
wrapped In Connecticut wrapper which Is
colored to look like Manila wrapper.
inferior grades Of cigars frequently are
made of dOctArod ocfd hoip ,oad
TO stain the wrappers a light straw color
In spots The best leaf OF the tobacco
plant is that which grows nearest to the
ground. and when the rain splashes mud
ON the leaf these little straw coIored snots
appear when the tobacco is cured When
tfese spots are genuine the wrapper will
be good tobacco of its grade. but whether
II is ACID stain or not only the expert will
be able to determine
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Got bother" asks the drug clerk at a
local free dispensary.
And if the patient has none, it is his
business to get one and the prescription is
passed back through the little window till
the patient can find his bottle
As rule. the patient has not even the
penny or two that the drug stores would
charge for bottle. and they go through
the highways and byways. to the dumps
anywhere. everywhere-where there might
be bottle.
Every sort of bottle is handed through
the window. Beer bottles for little prescrip-
lions. bowlless liniment bottles for big pre-
scriptions. soda water bottles. extract bot
ties. whisky bottles. green bottles. red bot
ties. dirty bottles and clean bottles are
handed to the drug clerk
Please get a little bottIe?" says the drug
clerk in his sleep. Jump at him and say
BOO. and he will scream Bottle" When
the restaurant waiter asks what he will
Fave. he absently says Bottles"
An old woman carried bottle to the
Tree dlspensary the other day. but was
given two prescriptions. One medicine was
1or internal ana the other for external use
Where is the other b6ttle?" asked the
drug clerk Here are two prescriptions
and one bottle"
Eth? Can't you put them both in this
bottle-a nice big one?" she piped
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Fare. please called out the conductor
There was no response.
Fare. please" he called Out again, rails
ing his voice and putting in 1t something of
a peremptory demand.
Still there was no response and the pas
senger thus addressed did not stir.
1t was on the rear platform of a 14th
street car one evening last week The
passenger had his back turned to the
conductor and seemed deeply absorbed In
contemplation Of the structures which lined
the thoroughfare. He looked prosperous
enough his clothing was neat and we'll
fitting. and he bore himself proudly erect
though somewhat stiff1y.
To attract the attention of his immobfle
fare and to enforce his demand the conduc-
tor probed him gently in the small of the
back.
Gee he fairly yelled and jumped back.
What Is this?''
OH said a swarthy little passenger on
the platform, it's only clothing dummy
common ordinary clothing dummy We
chump. 1 made him myself. Let both of
us off a G street" And he handed the con-
ductor a nickel
The latter was too dazed to collect the
coin al once. but finally he pulled himself
together. He took hold of the supposed
passenger and pulled him around. When
his glance met the cold eye of the dummy
| and when he regarded the features on which
calm repose stood written. he looked like a
man who had made up his mind and had
the situation we'll in hand
If that gent is with you. he said to the
swarthy little man, ut will be 5 cents
more
For the dummy" queried the swarthy
man with tinge of profound establishment
in his voice.
For the mute yes" said the conductor
mo chance of deadheading things like that
on this car. It's too lifelike; one would al
most expect to hear it talk. 1t would be
one mark against me IL the Inspector saw
this here graceful gent on the platform
of dark night and me not having collected
his fare"
The swarthy man handed the conductor
) cents for his genteel looking companion
and the conductor rang up two fares In a
rather emphatic manner.
Proprietor of Lunch Room-"Of course,
sir. you admit that our chef Is an artistY
Guest-"Without doubt. 1t was prob