Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-08

CURED the clerk in his customary monotone.
calculated to thwart indignant attack.
DO for me! You've about done for me
already; you've caused me about enough in
convenience and worry for one day. wrote
you a postal the other day asking you to
call for my trunks at 2 o'clock this after
noon, and here 1t is 3 o'clock and my trunks
are still at the house. and there Is no train
l can take this evening until after o CLOCK.
1 came down here to find out why I should
be overlooked in this manner and why,
If"
You say you wrote us postal card to
call for your trunks?" Interrupted the clerk.
Yes. did" snapped the lady
What Is the name, please?'
The lady told the clerk her name in an Icy
tone, and the clerk stepped to the hook at
the other end Of the counter and turned
over number of letters and cards Pres
emily he returned, reading postal card.
Now. madam he said, 'if you Will
kindly give me your address I'll see that
your trunks are at the railroad station
within an hour"
He placed the postal before the lady. 1t
read: please call for my trunks on Thurs
day at 2 o'clock. and oblige, Mrs. B..
But there was no address.
well. declared" said the lady In diff
ferent tone of voice from that previously
used Huh. didn't tell you where to call.
did 1? 1t was my mistake. I'm sorry-but
you might have looked me up In the direc-
tory. Well. come and get them for the
next train" And she left the office
That's the way" YEARLY said the clerk
with a barely perceptible smile Of triumph
on his countenance, as he relighted his Gig
arctic and resumed his seat on the express
box.
The handsome bronze statue Of the Sol
dier Of Marathon, the military trophy won
by the army team at the rifle competition
last year.. has been placed on exhibition In
the space in front of the office of the Secre-
tary of War and attracts general attention.
BY direction of Assistant Secretary Ollver,
who is president of the national board for
the promotion of rifle practice, fine ma
hogany stand was made expressly for the
public exhibition of this beautiful piece OF
sculpture.
The Soldier of Marathon is national mill
itary trophy 1t was originated by the state
of New York and has been the object of a
special annual match by the National kline
Association of America since 1879: Ihese
matches were open to teams OF twelve from
the army the navy and the Marine Corps,
and similar teams from the National Guard
of each state or territory of the United
States, including the District OF Coiumpla.
The trophy was Won by the District of Co.
lumbia team in three annual competitions,
and was won by the United States army
team last year for the first time. The base
of the trophy is covered with plates giving
the names and records of It's successive
owners from year to year. These plates oc-
the base and leave no place for the plate
for the victorious army team of last year or
for subsequent victors. To meet that con-
dition it has been decided to enlarge the
base by the insertion of another course OF
hard wood. The army plate Is now IN
course of preparation and will be given
conspicuous place at the front of the en-
larged base.
X x X X
I'VE had a merry scare in the war De-
partment last week. remarked one OF the
officials to a Star reporter the other day.
In considering the case of a soldier
charged with desertion," said he, the OIL
Gals came across MISUNDERSTANDING doc
ument among the papers found in the sol
dier's kit 1t was written in German and
contained a number of strangezzlooklng
hieroglyphics. This document inspired the
remark by one of the examiners that the
man was a German spy who had enlisted In
the United States army to get military In
formation for the use of the kaiser's army.
Because of this suspicion the document was
sent to the bureau of military information
for more thorough examination. When the
document was translated 1t proved simply
to be the will of the mans mother only
that and nothing more, and the people VINO
= he Sca re naturally felt very foolish.