The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-26
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shafer. Of Cincinnati. at the Arlington.
couple OF old cr0nies Of my acqdaint-
ance have had unique way Of eeIsbrat-
ing their friendship on Christmas Day.
Principally at noon on December a.
they meet at a certain rendezvous and
Bill opens the game by buying "a quart
Of wine. When this is consumed Tom
makes d purchase Of a second quart. the
drinking OF which consumes much time,
and the story OF their years is told and
retOld.
The finale. which is an act II great
seriousness, consists Of Bill going down
into the depths Of his trousers and pull
ing forth so gold piece, which he pre-
sents 20 his chum as an evidence OF
sincere appreciation Without the loss
OF second, Tom makes a dive for his
pocket and extends TO the other a double
eagle. accompanying the gift with fervent
expressions Of everlasting friendship
This quaint custom appears to be original
with the principals OF my story. and with
out going into detailed argument il would
seem their plan is not altogether without
merit
Young men who have a bit Of mechan-
ical cleverness. and are not handicapped
by any false pride are making excellent
wages these days b. acting as chauffeurs
for wealthy people" said Mr. c. W
Chubb, Of New York at the New Willard.
Il know one who. disguised with the
small wages Of a hotel clerk. and the
slim chance Of promotion there was in
his case. took up the chauffeur trade. so
10 speak, although he was the son Of
former governor Of a New England State.
and he is now getting a salary Of $50 =
month from a rich employer in Manhat-
tan, who viii keep him permanently. Be
sides his pay. al his expenses are borne,
and he has made TWO trips through Italy
and France, driving a big touring car with
such cOnsummate skill as 70 delight his
patron. or course, all chauffeurs do not
play in this kind of luck, nor do all get
such wages, but any one who IS at all
competent gets 500 a month, and lives on
the best Of the land
Watch out for the coming session Of
the West Virginia legislature said Mr..
). G. ROose. of that State, at the Raleigh
1t is going TO be the most radical as
semblage Of lawmakers that ever met at
Charleston. and what they viii do 10 the
be a sufficiency. About the first dash out
of the box viii be the enactment of
law creating a railroad commission This
is a sure thing. and the trainers of the
law Will vie with each other to see who
can be the most radical Every legislator
was elected with the distinct understand
ing. if not direct pledge, that he would
carry out the anti-corpOrati0n policies Of
President Roosevelt, and ] don't think
the constituents Of any of them viii COM
plain Of a failure in performance along
those lines"
1T looks now very much as though the
Beers viii gain political mastery in the
Transvaal.' said Mr. Z. p White of san
Francisco. to a Herald reporter at the
Arlington.
Il was impressed with this in a recent
trip 10 johannesburg, where one gets at
all that Is going on in the country. The
reason for the statement is that the Beers
viii stick together on every issue that
comes up. whereas the English are divid-
ed into diverse factions and cannot be
brought 70 act IN unison. The people
Of the country are against the mine own
eTs on all political questions. but the
/ Beers viii present a solid front at the
elections and put their men in office IL
seems odd that the people who only a
little while ago suffered all the humilia-
ton of defeat should I'm a short space Of
time once more become the rulers OF the
| land"
/ Mrs. Ward McAllister, Of New York
/ City, accompanied by her daughter and
son, Mr. II. II. McAllister, are guests Of
the New Willard, and viii remain in
/ Washington several days.
] My small daughter, Nell. aged seven,
was reading the weather line at the top
Of the morning paper. and heard her
say: Tomorrow will be fair in a disap-
pointed sort Of way" said Mr.. S VII
liams, of Baltimore, at the E5bitt
What is the matter? Don't you want it
/ fair?" I asked her
d" Oh. papa replied the little miss. I
guess fair viii do. but I hoped it would
! be excellent The child was thinking Of
her marks at school; and perhaps that
would be a good way of branding the
weather"
Mr.. g. ". Glover. who is at the Shore
ham, has been following the occupation
Of a miner in the Black Hills for about
thirty years.
My home is at Lead" said he. which
is within two and a half miles Of Dead
wood The name is pronounced as if
spelled Iced. and not like the name of
the metal It is a prosperous little city
Of some 1890 people, and is famous for
having in its corporate limits the great
Homestake mine, which is jointly owned
by the Hearst estate and Mr. Haggin.
The Homestake is one Of the greatest
gold producers in the world and there is
enough ore in sight TO keep up the present
output for the next thirty years It en-
ploys about 1000 men, and the monthly
payroll is close to 100000 Most of the
miners own their own homes. and the ma
jOrity have comfortable bank accounts.
I do not suppose there is anywhere in the
United States a single group of lab0rers
who are as well of a s the employees of the
Homestake-
For some reason or other, a good
many Of the mines in the country ada
cent to Lead are not being operated, but
their inactivity is not due 20 any ex-
haustion Of ore. Another great mine, the
Horseshoe, which suspended work for a
good while to put in new machinery and
make extensive improvements started up
recently. 1t has over 100000 Of ore
ready to handle which is Of higher grade
than the Homestake, the average Of
which is not over 81 to the ton
Johns Explanation.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
John" said Mrs. Noodles, savagely.