Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
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Nick Longworth has been docked seven
days In the past month for loss Of time up
at the Gas Works on the Hill That's no
way to furnish house.
Over at the City Hall yesterday our fell
low-worker in the journalistic field, Col.
Mclean. offered to trade US four cords Of
wood he had received for subscriptions for
barrel OF kerosene oil we had taken in.
He explained that he used coke up at his
house. Nothin dom, COLONEL We need
that Oil. We use gas at our house usually,
but sometimes we have company, and have
to really light UP.
Somebody gave Uncle Joe Cannon, fore
man up at the Gas Works, a meerschaum
pipe for Christmas. Back to the woods !!
Never smoke anything but cigars" says
Joe: land only smoke half of a cigar
Chew the other half. This gives the fun
of two vices. with the reputation for only
one
His honor the Mayor is not the boss he
used to be. He can drop his boots on the
floor from a stepiadder now a-nights with
out hurrying the young man who is saying
good night to daughter down in the parlor
Troubles are worse than women in their
objection to trotting single. At least that
is what Cap Shonts, the boss over at the
know, as. besides the common council on
his neck lately, he's had eleven boils in
nine weeks on the same part of his
anatomy.
Maj. Scott G. Bone denies emphatically
that he said that Henry Ltchfield
West was not the equal of Horace Greedy
as newspaper man. On the contrary.
Maj. Bone gives 1t as his decided Judgment
that Henry Litchfield West Is the equal of
Horace Greedy or any other dead newspaper
man. Another lie nailed.
Uncle Nick Young and Alderman Arthur
Pue German have been discussing all win
ter down at the grocery how and when Dase
ball originated. Gradually they have
worked the game back to 1920. which was
as far as either of them could remember.
''Thunderg' said Uncle Nick last night. IF
1t goes back Of 1920 we will have to write
to Lave Cross to get the particulars"
Henry L. West. our popular and active
county commissioner, was given quite q
little reception down at the depot yester-
day. when he arrived on the 500 train.
He has been up to Boston on a visit. The
Comm. says that his extensive travels have
not altered his opinion that Mai Scott G.
Bone is the greatest modern exponent of
Journalism. He asks us to also incidental
ly mention the fact that he walked up from
the depot, as he very rarely carriage rides.
Congressional Record please copy.)
Will Loeb, the urbane Chats a new word,
and we like IT. secretary to his honor the
Mayor. has been promoted from the ranks.
He is now an officer in the Anti-Race Sui
eide Society. It's boy.
Ben Minor feels so good over base ball
that he Is giving away passes for the open
Ing game. He says that his team Is about
sure to beat out Rockville and Laurel next
season, and that If Alexandria thinks 1t
has got anything on us let 'em come on
and try it. We think Ben is an optimist,
whatever that Is. About those passes.
Ben's office is in the Colorado building.
The power on the Brightwood railroad
ran plumb out the other day, and several
hay wagons were put in commission to
cover the route. The improvement was
much appreciated by the patrons.