Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23

city than the meeting room Of the Washing
ton stock exchange
One rainy day recently Mr.. Charles C.
Glover was the only man present who had
on straw hat. 1t was taken at once as
the subject of many good-natured
knock" by the members who sat near
MIN. In the midst of the regular call some
one thought up new one and let it fly at
the hat. Mr.. Glover, who pretended to be
getting tired OF the fun they were having
with him. remarked that he would part
with the hat for IS cents.
Soid!' sang out Billy" Hibbs president
of the exchange.
A member sitting next to Mr. Glover
era hbed the hat and brought it to the presi-
dent desk. Mr.. Hibbs drew out a dollar
Dill and passed it back to Mr.. Glover
I don't want the money" said the hat
less broker. Give me back my hat"
can't do It, Regular transaction on the
exchange. replied Mr.. Hibbs. And he
straightway took up his gavel and brought
II down with resounding whack on the
crown or the straw. Then, grabbing the
nat at the front and back by the fat brir,
ne .Wisteo II into an entirely new and de-
cidedly more jaunty shape while the rest
or the exchange howled with delight.
III mine. said the president: and. as If
10 conclude the matter. he jammed It down
the stock list. -' Va
oisilKe very much even the thought of
Sritlclslng member Of the gentler sex hut
one OF them placed me in a most embar
RAISING position a couple of weeks ago. -
.eiiaiheo Washington young man who
has just returned from his vacation
II happened at Coney Island 1 was a
member OF party that went down from,
New York to do Dreamland. Luna PARK
the 'Bowery' and everything else there
within reach. We enjoyed as elaborate a
luncheon as the best cafe available could
provide. AS we left the dining room T
oHered to carry a small box which one Of
the young ladies of the party had.
Is 1t valuable? 1 asked her.
Merely some sandwiches she replied
careiessly. Thought we might get him.
cry
Il carried that box around for counle
OF hours, until 1t became a nuisance. AS
there were no signs of hunger 1 tossed
the supposed lunch to White Wings street
sweeper as We crossed from Lima p.rl
to Dreamland
When We reached New York and were
about to separate the young lady turned
10 me and asked for. the package
oh' explained. I gave those sand
island a. 'he
Il was astonished when she forthwith
coiiapsed- After while the creature man
aged TO gurgle Historically that the pack
mirror and her garters with gold bmcLias
studded with diamonds or rubies or so,na
thing. TO say nothing of other vaIuables
MADE rush back to Coney, but OF
course DID not recover the missing articles
That girl took all those costly things with
her on the supposition that she might 20
In bathing and would need them while
dressing. It's up to me now ~ r.rIaae
the truck 'epiaee
Some women-there. / am constantly
forgetting that 1t is not good form to speak
i'll Of the ladies'"
4 X X
ut Is only now and then that amerio.,s
get an insight into the humiIia ting att,t,ao
taken by European statesmen in DEALING
with their sovereigns,' remarked an official
of the State Department to a Star mon
few days ago. The remarks of M. WHITE
in replying to toast on the Kaiser Wilhelm
II during his voyage home were an examn,a
OF the humility of really great men in re-
ferring to the august sovereign, who In this
case is not at all man of strength.
In the most humble language he remind
ed the people who had sought to honor him
that he was practically worm, fit only to
grovel in the dust and TO obey the will of
his master. He told them that that august
master had dictated everything he had done
In conducting the negotiations with the
Japanese ENJOYS. If any mistake was COM
mitted 1t was he who committed it, but all
that redounded to the honor and the glory
OF Russia had been inspired by the emperor.
Poor fellow! Few Americans know how
i'll it would be for NJ. Witte If he had dared
hold his head up like any American citizen
would have done after performing a duty
well and truly for his country and have sim
ply remained quiet and allowed the world
10 judge whether he or the puppet at ST
Petersburg had anything to do with the
conduct of those diplomatic negotiations
which resulted so greatly to the advantage
of Russia l tell you, whenever a true
American gets an insight into the Iowness
of citizenship In such a monarchy as that
of Russia, either abroad or at home he an
preciates what it is TO be an American citi-
zen and to be an heir to that independence
that was established by the revolutionary
fathers and which still survives to even a
greater extent than II existed a century
ago.