Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-01

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A retired deputy United States marshal
was relating some of his experiences
few days ago. One of them concerned
Inyyer. Some trouble had arisen over the
possession of two sewing machines ana
tho selling company had secured proper
papers by which to seize the machines
which papers were given to this deputy
marshal
When the attorney for the sewing ma
chine dealers learned that the papers were
to be served by this particular deputy ne
went to the chief and protested, asking
that the Iapers be given to younger and
larger deputy The chief told the deputy
of the protest.
When 1t came time to start out to serve
the papers the attorney in question de-
sired to accompany the deputy. Remem-
herring the protest, the deputy told him ne
had no business TO go, and informed him,
In no uncertain terms, that the lawyer s
company was not desired. But the fol-
lower of Blackstone was persistent and
went.
When the house was reached the deputy
marshal f0uad strong German woman IN
possession and he started to explain his
business. The woman showed signs OF
fight.
Don't you resist me. madam warned
the deputy marshal because | am an ON
has no business here. and you can beat
him, throw him down stairs or do any
thing to him you want to.
The woman had not made more than one
move after that remark when the lawyer
thought of clients waiting for him at his
office, and he hit only the high places on
the way to his desk.
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Peculiar mix-ups sometimes happen be-
cause OF the nomenclature of men and
women. For instance man named Black
declared that he had frequently been ad-
dressed as Mr.. White. while a fellow with
the cognomen of Green says he has been
addressed Grown. But young man
named Sparrow, who conducted a small
fancy goods establishment In West Wasn-
inSton some years ago. perhaps had the
most varied experience in that line He
had been variously addressed as Robin,
Grow. Swallow Wren and other names of
birds. until one day an old colored man
went the fun limit of endurance. He en-
tered the sore and after stammer.ng
while finally ejuaculated:
'AIistah Bird / has cum heah to git err"
Hold on there. old fellow said Spar
row. smilIngly. as he took in the old mans
embarrassment. My name is not Bird"
Den dat lady ober yander has dun tola
me all lie. She dun sed it was Mister Bird
dat keeps dis store"
No old man. my name is Sparrow
Yah, yah, yah laughed the venerable
colored citizen. "Mistah Sparrer. Ell. Go
on dar, chile; what am er sparrer but er
BIRD
On another occasion Sparrow became a
Hawk for the nonce. and chased a youth
from his shop who came in and addressed
him in the blandest of tones as Mr.. Buzz
gard"
''De times sutt'ny am hahd," said Uncle
Ike. the well known rock cracker for the
District engineer department. the last time
he visited the District building to obtain
his pay. Il cum up heah ter git ma wages
and hits s'prisn how small dey is wen yuh
think oh all de wuk dat done for 'um
You see hits dis way" continued the old
negro. Il takes dem big rocks dey call
'niggah-heads, cos dey hahd, reckon
an. sets down by de road an crack EN-
wild nah hannah. putin de crackin's IN a
big pile. Den wun of dem ingineer bosses
Gums erlong and seq, Ike seq he. 'Hown
many cubit yahds has y got seq he. Deed,
boss, l SEE, L don no, but ] reckon dey is
foh hun'red.' 'Lemme see.' seq he, Den
he takes outen his pocket sumpln' dat luks
Xix big biskit and he ravels out some
measurin' stuff, and he hols one en- an
ernudder man hors de udder. Dey holler
sumpin out and den dey figger up on
littf yaller book and say, Ike. you ole
niggah. youse only got a hun'red and ten
Good Lawd. boss. l SEE. dat air contrap-
ton you ais got am lynn No faint
seq he, and rides off latin. Den 1 Gums
uoWn mean 10 de o1rlS I'D de boa ID an dat
Mistah Rojah. de spersin' officer hans me
out six dollahs and fohteen cents.
'Howdy spec ] gwine ter buy hog meat
n greens wit dat" said Uncle Ike plac-
Ing his old wartime beaver on his head
let lone sumpin' ter keep me wahm inside
dyurin' dis col wedder?"
as, thank'y kin'iy. sub, datll hep
Httf. Good ev'nin'. subj
X
Our bureau" says the surgeon general
OF the navy, sis very DESTROYS of obtaining
for duty at naval hospitals and on hospital
and ambulance ships nurse CORPS of
trained woman nurses. The special apti-
tude OF women for the care of the sick is
acknowledged the world over, and their
pectiiar fitness for work in wards anc
operating rooms has been demonstrated in
every hospital. The necessity for their em-
ployment in the army has been satisfac-
toriiy established by the experience of the
medical department of the army with the
army nurse corps Gemale). The report |
or the surgeon general of the army for 1905 |
states that the conduct of these nurses has |
been unexceptional and their work deserves |
the warmeSt praise. In modern wars the |
services of woman nurses have proved in
valuable for the care of the sick and |
wounded In time of peace such nurses |
would secure for the sick at naval hos
pitfalls better medical and surgical nurs-
ing service than is now obtainable, and tie |
or great use In teaching and training the |
men OF the hospital corps. In time of war |
they would be needed, in addition, for his |
pital ships, and their presence in hospitals |
would release a large number of hospital |
corps men for duty on men-of-war. The |
recommendations OF the bureau for the J