Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-09
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Georgetown boasts a new baby in the fam
lily. He saw his mamma powdering the
baby's little rosebud of a face with one OF
those perforated devices filled with violet
powder This was something new to Henry.
His own face being a boys. Is beyond the
powderinE stage. and his mammals exqui-
site complexion needs no reinforcements OF
the sort. He was therefore very much at
tracted by the performance. and mace up
his mind to do some powdering himsei1 at
the first opportunity. This opportunity
came one bargain day. when his mother
was of to the shops and the baby asleep
In Its bassinet But, alas. IL was ohly nan
an opportunity. after all, for he couidn I
and the powdering OUTFIT. However. In
spite of his limited years. Henry Is young
man of resources. He sneaked down to the
dining room, then upstairs to the sleeping
baby.
Presently he heard the cooks voice from
below she was setting the table for din
ner.
ooh, Henryi"
What you want?"
Did you have my silver pepper CASTER?
Yes" replied Henry who is truthful, II
mischievous.
.'where did you put it?'
ct got It,"
What are you dccn' with it?''
Pm don' what want TO do VIII IT,
well. guess want to know what you
are dom with It! Whenever your ma goes
out the house that's the time you raises
old Ned"
So the cook went upstairs to find the
babys tiny sleeping face "a black as her
own. and Henry still industriously powder
ing II with the contents Of the pepper pot
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"Naval nomenclature" remarked an OFF,
Ger of the navy the other day, is certainly
peculiar. Take the navy yards. for IN
stance According to the usual STANDARDS
they are mostly misnamed. The Ports
mouth IN. HI navy yard. where Russia ana
Japan concluded terms OF peace. Is not IN
Portsmouth at all. being located ir Kittery,
Me Then there ia the Norfolk navy yard
which Instead Of being at Norfolk is across
the river In Portsmouth. Va.
Zone would certainly suppose that the
great New York navy yard was located IN
the city Of that name, whereas In ract' II
is on the other side or the Fast river IN
BROOKLYN. Still another instance Is the so
called BOSTON navv yard. which Is IN
Charlestown. And there are others"
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Peeping above high banks of yellow clay
IN the vicinity Of the new union depot, now
n course Of construction. is the gabled roof
Of a building that has long been occupied
,s liouor saloon. In the work OF pil!ng
I'D embankments OF clay for the proposed
Elevation OF the railroad tracks this struc-
ture has been surrounded on all sides by the
high walls OF earth. Just a small walk Is
left on the street surface for patrons of the
saloon to reach the place and get their
"nips"
The proprietor OF the place Is evidently
philosophical fellow. for he has taken
to HIS wailed-in establishment On the
gabled roof which Is IN plain view Of
pedestrians and workmen on the elevated
places about him he has placed a big sign
board IT reads:
Subway Saloon. A Little Disfgured.
Help Us Out OF the Hole"
THE smallest labor strike record"
said local leader of workingmen, "oc-
Cured several days ago In East Washing
ton and It might be added that the salary
= consideration involved was the smallest
feature OF the small walkout.
1T happened this way" said the labor
leader. IAN italian vendor Of candles en-
ployed two little boys to hull peanuts to be
used in making taffy The father Of one Of
the boys Is a horseshoer and members
of that trade have been on strike for some
time, the son Sammy became imbued with
the strike fever. The italian paid the boys
fifty cents a week each for their services,
which required several hours each day,
Say. Jakey.' remarked Sammy to his CO.
laborer the other day. this Teller amt
payin' us enuff wages. an my pa has said
so. Let's go a strike for higher pay
The boys agreed and Sammy ordered
walkout. their demand being for an in
crease of % cents week, making their
princely income for six working days. 70
cents.
Did they VIM No, they did not That
italian Just hired two little colored boys
as strike breakers and the lads who formed
the membership of the 'Amalgamated Broth
erhood of Peanut Hullers' are out on the
bricks for fair"
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This is a genuine snake story told The
Star reporter by Capt Croker OF the
schooner Lawrence Ray, now lying at
Georgetown loading coal, veracious a
sailor as ever trod quarter deck Said the
captain;
Several years ago when I was In the
Pura (BraziD trade the captains OF the
vessels did big business In buying snakes
at Pura for about $40 each and selling them
in the states for about twice the money
they paid for them. The snake business
very brisk 1T the time the incident hap
pened and one down east skipper was
happy in having secured twenty-one
snakes. big fellows. which he kept con-
fined in a box on deck
The sailors on the vessel had a pet