Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-10

he casually mentioned that he was going
to take trip to Europe.
A paragraph to that effect was published
few days later dapper young man
came into the office and handed him a
neatly engraved card.
i saw that you were intending to take
trip to Europe" he explained, ''anj
thought you might want valet and have
come to offer my services In that capacity"
The broker looked over his visitor. and
then said. as If he were accustomed to re-
ceive such applications:
Il suppose you have references?"
The young man mentioned the names Of
several men whom he had served, and the
rich store of his experiences Of similar
kind. and asked
What pay do you expect to get?''
Zone hundred and fifty dollars month
not cause the broker to blink his eyes.
Il see,' he said ref1ectively as If he was
considering the matter well. If 1 find
that will need you l will let you know"
Then the applicant bowed himself out of
the office, and the broker toyed with 80
cents that was in his pocket, representing
his available cash.
X \
The lady of the house." who had been
wrestling with the servant problem for sew
eral years, recently took new departure
with the hope of solving the riddle. She
the lower counties of Virginia. with the de-
termination to do or die in the attempt to
model her into an accomplished cook at
least. The usual bitches and disappoint-
ments occurred and the task proved most
trying one. The housekeeper persevered,
however. until the climax materialized
few days ago. Entering the kitchen one
afternoon the lady of the house inquired
Mile, have you cooked the macaroni?"
whats macaroni?" the Importation from
the country wanted to know
why, here 1t is the employer explained
indicating the raw material.
What does you do with that?' the girl
then asked
Eat it. of course" was the reply.
Good laws Mile calculated II thought
that stuff was what you sucks medicine
through"
X x X
Washington has one of the best fish
markets in the country" said a wholesale
dealer the other day. "At this season of
the year there is an extensive variety of
delicious food from the water. To begin
with is our own Potomac black bass, which
is justly classed as a delicacy. Broiled
with bacon, or served with sauce Meuniere
or maitre d'hotel. 1t is mighty fine eating.
Then there is the white perch of these wa
tiers. Don't overlook that 1t is as good,
ge; channel catfish you will find rich
article of food.
I'VE get many varieties of sea fish The
salt water tailor that comes from the
Chesapeake is fine. and the spots, eroakers
and sea trout from the same waters make
good eating. The little sea bass is tooth
some also. Spanish mackerel is highly es-
teemed In this market, and is rather
scarce. The best comes from New York.
but occasionally we get few from the
Chesapeake.
But the cheapest and daintiest sea food
of all is the humble crab, that swims the
lower rivers and the bay People here
abouts do not seem to know all of its pos
sibilities. In New York it is as great
delicacy as lobster, and the Broadway
restaurants charge big prices for it,
X Il K
According to- Capt. Charles L. Mayo of
New Mexico, who was in Washington on a
visit several days ago. the Indians OF Ger
tain tribes had a peculiar belief as TO IN
sanity When a chief acted queerly be-
cause of the reinforcement of his reason,
1t was a saying among the Diggers that he
had met 1.-The bull man. The latter is
described as being part human and part
animal. The head was said to be that of
mad bull, with big eyes, glaring with fire,
like the bull s-eye lantern of burglarious
fame The body and lower limbs were those
OF q man.
The bull man" was described as the ter
rtble agent of the evil spirit and was sent
about the earth to spread ''en-ra-wa'' lin
sanity among those who plotted evil
against their tribe and disregarded the
wishes of the good spirit.
Consequently Indians suffering with lu-
macy among the Diggers were driven from
the camp, being escorted miles away to
some Isolated region, where they were
turned loose to die by starvation or be-
come the prey of wild beasts.
1t is told in legends of the red men that
the bull man would make himself invis-
bic i'll order to pursue his victims until he
had them alone away from their villages.
Then in the night he would suddenly ap-
pear before the Indian who was condemned
Immediately the victim would lose the talk
ing spirit within him and become .'en-ra-
wa