Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-07
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,vercoat which, though somewhat WORN
vas in his estimation. good for more weai
md tear. The lady gazed at him for
rnopnsnt and then answered: Why, tha'
-,-oat was not at to wear. and besides was
tired of seeing Ii on you so / gave IL 10
man the other day for putting IN seVeia.
!oads of coal The husband contempla Ecu
his wife for a moment and then said wen,
the family is Just out -, for had nVe new
crisp bills in the inside pocket OF that coat.
'1T1on't worry about those bills, continued
MS wife; II have not been searching In your
pockets for the last steen years Tor notniiit'.
You can just pledge few more OF oa t"J 5,d
Oils that the who put IN the coal uiu
not get them" He made race, put ne
picked up his light coat and marched our
of the house determined TO put ms money
in the right place hereafter
some one called the attention of Herberf
Putnam librarian Of the Congressional Ii
hrary. to some new book recently published
and asked how he liked it.
II haven't read It,. replied Mr.. putnam
mot read IT, was the astonished reply,
why, fl was written by friend II not
r'rLat makes no difference" remarked the
librarian, Il never get time 10 reao poohS'
X
Senator Blackburn tells a story OF lhe
5avs when Riddieberger was senator from
Virginia which recalls the late seha'oi
Harris OF Tennessee. All these senator's
we're then members OF the committee oii
District of Columbia, and there was IRAN
ghiSe bill OF some kind pending. over "ni0ii
there was some contention. 1t was referred
70 a subcommittee OF which Rlod4epersei'
Harris and another senator were mehoeiS'
There were two reports, Riddleberger max
Ins the minority report Inc bhl was
fsrred to another subcommittee hlouIe-
berger being the man reappouteu' VIZ
.xo different senators, and again ne mace
a mfnority report When the question
came nm as to what should be done WIN
the bill Senator Harris SAID, III MS p4'0"
and emphatic manner: -, -,
Mr. Chairman I move that this Dill DC
again referred to a subcommittee ana tiia1
nat subcommittee shall consist OF the sen
ator from Virginia. l make TINS susseS1Io.i
IN order 20 ascertain II the senator ii'N'
Virginia can agree with himself"
x x X x
Two ladies and a gentleman sitting at
one of the many tables in lunch room the
other day while waiting for their ORDER
we're discussing anatomy. The young man
ii7 nor come in for any of the attention OF
the onlookers. mostly women VINO were Ia
tarested In the gray gown Of one and IN the
Hand-embroidered Japanese blue SILK waist
,f the other.
l,rotdered Japanese blue silk waist. had
he courage to tell me last week that Wo-
mans heart is smaller than that of man.
And she looked askance at the lady IN gray,
who IN turn looked reproachfully at the
young man. IA, e,,or.o,,
Rut ne supported the glance with spartan
bravery. and was not moved
"Oh YOU are wrong, the lady III gray
sa!d to him: truly. you are.
NO. ! am not" was the decisive reply:
yes. YOU are" insisted the one IN the
hand-embrofdered Japanese blue silk waist
And you know it. Beside. Sara here she
turned toward the lady in gray-'t IS
proved by the fact that woman can foNe
more nobly than man."
Certainly" assented Sara
still" unused the young man. that does
not prove that l am wrong. nave looked
into the matter fully. and ] find that the
greatest medical authorities concede man
heart to be larger than that of woman. ON
a n average according TO DR.. Blanchard, wo-
mans heart measures S02s inches In surface
while mans measures 32% inches.
An eloquent pause followed. and then the
iady in the hand-embroidered japanese plue
silk waist. after winking at her companion
exclaimed:
Maybe. but what We lack in quantity,
then we make UP IN quality
The young man smiled. showing that he
knew women. They had forgotten that he
as yet had not been proved wrong.
diplomat was reniniscng the other day.
and spoke unreserve6ly of his early days as
a lawyer. amusing his listeners with some
anscdote. mostly at his expense,
After my shin2le had been hanging over
my door for three DAYS" he said. my first
client sent for me. He was man who con-
fessed 10 me that he had snatched q purse
from q woman's hand. He wanted me to
take the case up FOR him, and he was to be
tried the next day. / went over the techni-
calities OF the case at once, and. full OF en-
thugiasm ! was ready to move the judge
with an eloquent address.
The next day my brief was prepared.
After stating my side of the case. and be-
ueviHg I had made a Eht with the court I
wanted 10 conclude by saying something
bright. Aud I did.
." Your honor I exclaimed. this case
shows eXtenuating circumstances. You must
mako allowances for the dIsinterestedness
4 the accused. because the purse
empty"
Let me call your attention. said a vet
cram War Department clerk. who Innocent
~ thought he had made a discovery, to
star reporter one day this week, ito the
symbols of life and death IN the decorative
treatment OF the iron frames OF all the
doors and windows In the granite building
housing the state, War and Navy Depart
ments. Next to the familiar Greek border
pattern there is a line OF molding in which
the principal figures are an egg, symbollcal
of life. and dart, or arrow head symbol
al OF death. The things are actually there
IL can plainly be seen by any one curious
enough TO look. Whether the decoration
las the meaning attributed to it or is sim
ply an artistic series OF figures without spe-
rlal significance other than beauty and
harmony. ! do not know But, despite the
-act that this decorative holding surrounds
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