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friend and l entered a quick lunch
room near my office few days ago for
hasty bite" remarked an official of the De-
partmeut of the Interior. THE establish
ment in question is one OF those places that
provide for a great many customers during
the half hour allotted by the department to
its employees for luncheon. Everything Is
done with a rush, most of the customers re-
main standing while they partake, usually
of mug of milk and slice of pie. and no
one ever thinks of removing his hat.
1--WE sat at table and ordered scrambled
eggs and buttered toast. The waitress was
the real naughty thing and we were
trihe provoked. not alone because of her
supercilious manner. but by reason of the
fact that we We're In a hurry, when she
brought us ham and eggs.
What is that?" my friend inquired in an
indignant tone.
'Hameneggs,' Naughty Hattie actually
hurled back.
I'VE ordered scrambled eggs, she was
told
The girl whisked the dish from the table
and flouted TO the kitchen. When at last
she returned she brought dry toast with
the scrambled eggs.
what is that? ?" my friend demanded IN
dicatng the scorched bread.
Toast" was the imperious answer.
I'VE called for buttered toast.
Again the whisk and the flout. There was
revenge showing in the eyes of the waitress
as she finally approached with the desired
article.
'Wiu you please remove your hats?" she
snapped raising her voice so that all in the
place stared in our direction. That ended
the incident but it was only with an effort
that | restrained myself from calling aloud
to the Naughty One a demand for finger
bowls
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one day this week a man walked INTO
the District building and into the office
of one of the Commissioners. Naturally
lie was stopped by the Commissioners sec
rotary with an inquiry as to the nature OF
his business and to the secretary he told
his tale. The mans appearance was suf-
ficient confederation of his statement that
he was down and out" and to this he
added story about having had no work
for more than a month. with pathetic
word picture of the suffering of his starry
ing little one at home.
The secretary felt the spirit of Christmas
rising within him the tale was unfolded
and by making It a personal matter with
one Of the department chiefs he succeeded
i'll getting a place for the unfortunate.
Gratitude was written large on the appli-
cant's countenance when he heard the good
news-he was to report for work next day.
and while it a lowly position Its In
come at least spelled bread for his family.
Incidentally the secretary loaned the man
q piece of silver, and that additional bene-
faction, so IL developed, more than undid
his previous efforts in the poor mans be-
half. The next day came, but not the ap-
plicant for work, and the secretary's in
Qufry brought forth the fact that the silver
quarter furnished the beginning for a Jag
which left the applicant for work in such
condition that he could not report at the
time appointed.
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A crowd of curious persons who assem-
bled in Congressional cemetery last Tues
day, when the remains of Sam Moy the
Chinaman who committed suicide, were in
TERED. were greatly disappointed at the
simple funeral services. 1t was expected by
those In the party that there would be
much burning of punk, and that food
would be placed beside the grave after the
destruction OF the effects of the deceased
The few Cinnamon who followed the corpse
to the grave would not crafty their
curiosity.
Some of those who composed the curious
throng had never seen food that had been
prepared in a Chinese restaurant, and the
sight would have been novel one to them.
There were some persons in the party. how
ever, who had eaten such dishes, and who
had used chopSticks instead OF knives and
forks. One such person expressed astonish-
meut when he saw the basket OF prepared
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with the dirt.
That may be the way they bury them in
this section of the country he said but
1t is entirely different from the manner of
burytng the Cinnamon OF California. Some
years ago when l was in that state l at
tended the funeral of a Chinaman, and the
display upon his grave was so tempting
that 1t disappeared shortly after shutdown.
There was roast pig with apple in its
mouth left upon the grave, and oranges
grapes and other fruit surrounded the pig
can vouch for the cooking of the pig as
had a taste of ii that night after some SOL
diers had visited the cemetery. With the
soldiers ii was not a Case of stealing, but a
case of the soldiers believing it was a
shame to let so much good food SPOIL
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Many stories have been told of the pecul-
lar incidents which come up in the Police
Court, and the warrant clerk has a chance
10 meet with many of those unusual situa-
tons. a few days ago, the warrant clerk
looked over his glasses from his desk to see
a man at the rail of the clerks office
Il want 10 get variant" said the gener-
ously sized visitor.
What do you want q warrant for?" he
was asked
"A dog bit my poy and I want a warrant
for that" was the reply.
who owns the dog?''
IVY. 1t is my dog" was the reply.
You don't want a warrant for yourself
do you?" inquired the startled clerk.
NO, sir, but want the dog shot
You can't get a warrant for the dog"
stated the warrant clerk. why don't you
shoot him2"
The foreigner soon left with his mind
filled with the intricaces of the law and
wondering at the legal learning of that war
rant clerk.
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In tht surveys by the steamers of the
coast survey posts are frequently placed In
the water along the coast to serve as tri-
Rngulation stations. They are marked with
the letters Of the service, as follows:
U. S.
CS
The letters of course. stand for United
States coast survey" The following story