Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
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island to a Star reporter the other day
well it is a fact. so they tell me down
there. And it came near costing me some
money to learn II, too. / was down there
some time ago. and l noticed that while
the whole island was Il flower garden. and
while the natives were very fond of all
sorts Of sweets. there did not seem to be
Il stand of bees in the whole republic.
This. said I to myself. is where 1 get in
my fine work. 1t is strange that no one
ever thought of importing bees. but will
be the pioneer in this industry and make
close on TO a million minute
We'll. l came mighty near trying it. 1
was out walking around Havana and
found that there were numerous bees
that looked like good honey makers in
the fields. and this only confirmed me in
my desire to open the eyes of the Cubans
to the possibilities of home made honey.
Some nights after that, sitting with a
friend in front of the Anglaterra, | ten
tatively preached the subject of bees and
as he was pretty good friend and a long
resident of the islands l suggested to him
the propriety of his getting in the
ground 1ioor. He laughed and said:
Il guess you are about the millionth
man since the beginning of the American
Invasion who has Inquired on making his
fortune that way. But Ill Just put you
next and tell you why it won't work. The
bees that are brought down here from
the north-and there have been good
many brought in the last fifty years-are
Industrious bruteS when they first land.
They find all the conditions favorable.
and they work like Trojans stocking up
their hive with honey to be pre-
pared for the winter. as they do in the
colder chimes. They keep on working.
and then the winter don't come. and in a
very little while they get on to the game.
They lind that 1t Is good deal easier to
pick up a hand to mouth living without
working themselves to death over honey
making and they just go on strike.
You can find plenty of bees down here.
But work? Not any more thar a Jamaica
coon when he has five dollars in his
pocket No. your scheme is all right. But
forget il. It's been tried before.
Now. wouldn't that make you take a
back seat? Talk about Jerry Simpson
scheme of crossing bees with lightning
bugs so they could work nights. Maybe
you'd think that impracticable. But think
oil bees hiring a walking delegate and 60
ing on strike just because they have ac-
quired Cuban citizenship That lets me
out with them. l think they are frauds. "
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kitten came near breaking up the third
act OF The Butterflies at the Columbia
last Monday night. 1t was one of those
theatrical impromptus that is not provided
for In the book OF the play. Mr.. Hards,
who was playing Hiram Green. was in the
midst of funny dialogue with his daugh-
ter Sue. Impersonated by Miss Galloway.
Now. a kitten has no legitimate place in the
play. anyhow. but the theater kitten took
it into his small head to come on at that
point. and he almost absorbed the atten-
tIon OF the audience while he was wander
ing around the stage.
TIE theater kitten is a very small tor
toise shell so small. in fact. that he has not
yet arrived at the dignity of a settled
name, but answers indifferently to Bill,
or Rags" several other endearing
terms. He strolled on in the midst of the
dialogue and took place under the small
table. in a position that would be techni-
cally known as ID l.. c. He was a
funny. engaging little kitten. and when he
suddenly remembered that he had flea on
his starboard flank and went after II with
true feline persistence one could hardly tell
whether the laugh all over the house was
at the kitten or at the stage conversation.
Then he moved out a little. sat down
again and gravely scratched himself under
the chin. The audience laughed. and en-
bOidened by this demonstration. he stroIled
over and IL looked for moment as though
he was going TO hop over the footlights into
the auditorium.
A stage hand came into the right-hand
wings and tried to Kitty. kitty" him off
the stage. but II go and he leisure
ly walked over and took stock of the right
hand stage box. He liked the looks OF a
allowed himself to be lifted up and cuddled-
Then he perched up on the corner post of
the box and took in the show for few
minutes after which he hoped down and
disappeared In the wings.
Possibly he may come around TO Manager
Luckett for wages on pay day. and If he
does they ought to be paid. for he certainly
added TO the fun of the evening
There IS a small. but TO me a very an
noying. break that the newspapers are con-
tinually making: and I see by his recent
proclamation that the President has fallen
into the same error" said an army officer
in talking to Star reporter the other
day. Now. there is little excuse for the
President. himself an ex-army officer. sane
tionng such an error In official type 1t Is
speaking OF half masting' a flag on shore
as was done in the proclamation directing
respect 10 be paid to the memory of the
bate Secretary of State.
You can half mast a flag on shtpboard
il you want TO. for there you have masts
But flag on shore is attached to a staff
and the proper term Is TO half staff It
You could not half mast a flag in the army
IL you wanted to. unless il might be on a
boat. such those Of the civil war that
carried the horse marines. The error is
common enough, but you can depend that
IT gets on the nerves OF an army man every
time he sees II in print"
good story is being told about a qualn,
old Irishman who lives in North Washing
ton. In some respects the old fellow is
like former Washington policeman who
turned out the fire department it Is said
because he 'smeIled smoke" Not long
ago. so the story goes. Pat saw either a
real or imaginary confagratlon. and. dash
ing into fire engine house. exclaimed:
There do be a fire down tn sthreet"
What number" quickly inquired the
foreman.
Number be dommed; hitch up yer horses
an foler me-"
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Many people have an Idea that a police
man performs all his duty when he make.
an arrest and presents his case 10 the tudg,
OF the court" remarked a taxpayer to a
Star reporter last night. But" he added
1.-THE idea is erroneous. a few days age