Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-10

ahead of the latter. The man showed his
Indignation at the whistling of another
man, and showed clearly that he wafted
to protect the woman. He was more inter
esfed IN the AFFAIR than the woman Was,
| however. for he kept turning and looking
for the man. While he was thus engaged
the woman stopped to tie her shoestrinGs.
and while she was in a stopping position
the man walked against her, and down she
went
DO YOU think the woman appreciated the
interest he took in her. Indeed, she did not,
She turned upon him, and not only told him
what she thought of his rudeness, but
called for a policeman to arrest him. There
was detective near there at the time, but
he did not respond to her call, as he had
witnessed the affair. and knew the acct
dent had been caused by the mans desire
to be chiyalrous."
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Much of the life of Sir Thomas Upton.
the English yachtsman, is a matter Of
common knowledge I'm this country, but
the story that he worked as farm hand
In Virginia in his youth Is new to many.
1t is stated that Sir Thomas put in a
full year of hard. consistent labor on a
big farm near Wilson Depot in Dinwiddie
county not far from the city of Rich
mond.
According to the story. he came to
America as steerage passenger In 1866
and spent two years working In the
rice fields of South Carolina. Then COM
Ing to Virginia. he met farmer from
Dinwiddie county to whom the English
lad hired himself as a hand for the
customary hard work in the fields at
the usual small compensation of which
board and lodging formed the larger
part.
The boys habits of industry and his
I ct ..4l
his attractive disposition. soon won the
friendship Of his employer, who made
him a member of the family. The quail
tiles which later showed themselves in
the man of business and public affairs
were clearly indicated in the youth.
Upon leaving the Virginia farm Upton
returned to his native shores, where he
gradually but steadily assembled to sue
cess. His old employer must have been
greatly interested and not little sur
prised to see the name of the farm lad
as a challenger for the International
yachting cup and as q member of the
English nobility.
While the District government Is not a
material" one. it cannot be denied that
it maintains two nurseries" In these
nurseries, one situated on Brightwood ave-
nue. and the other at the foot of E street
southeast, the children" are young trees
and the "governess' is Mr.. Trueman Lam
ham. the superintendent Of parking. Here
seeds are planted and, nurtured with sun
shine and rain, they sprout up and prosper
Tor die) just as human children do. When
they arrive at the age Of sturdy youth
they are torn from their homes and sent
out into the world to fight the battle of
life, each being placed In a house" dug
for It along the curb of some District
street. Unlike some human children, how
ever, 1t does not have to fight the battle
of life alone. Te protect 1t from the fierce
wind box is placed around it and to this
the child is tightly strapped until his limbs
grow sturdy. When this Is removed a
coating of wire is placed around him as
protection from beasts Of the horse kind.
IL he Is injured in limb the limb is am
putated to save him from blood poison
Should he become infested with insects
he is sprayed to remove these. and often
a good citizen provides him with a collar
of cotton batting to prevent insects from
reaching his leaves. Notwithstanding all this
care, however. he sometimes dies like other
children from animals biting him (loekjaw),
from the dreadful miasma of esca ping gas
and sometimes from constitutional weak
ness. He Is then removed and often "cre-
mated and another occupant of the nurs-
cry is put in his place. Thus from the
cradle to the grave the District looks after
its children.
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A man whose hand was against every
with distrust of his neighbors was COL
league of former Senator John L. McLaurln
in the legislature of South Carolina many
years ago. When the former senator was
In Washington last week he related to q
party of friends some of the unusual incl
dents brought about In the legislature by
the eccentricities of this individual. The
man was SO radical In his views and strong
In his prejudfces that his enemies freely
called him an anarchist, the senator said,
and withal he was denSely ignorant along
certain lines. But like many others of
these traits of character he had rugged
honestly a strong personality and was q
man of convictions and hobbies He be-
lieyed 1t to be his constant duty to defend
the orphans and widows of the state frem
scheming and INSCRIPTIONS politicians.
One day In the legislature Mr: McLaurin
introduced g. measure for the repeal of sew
eral Old and useless statutes, among them
being the tenure by courtesy" law. In
stantly the redoubtable champion Of the
orphans and widows was on his feet, his
eyes blazing and his arms waving.
What Is this?" he cried, wildly: IAN
other attempt to rob defenseiess women
and ehildren7 I raise my voice IN indis-
nant protest.
Then he burst forth into a heated flow of
oratory in denunclation of tyranny and OPP
preston that fairly shook the place In
vain 1t was that Mr. McLaurin and others
tried TO still the tempest of passionate In
vectfve. Their attempt was worse than a
failure. for in the discussion Mr.. McLaurin
unhappily described the law In question as
obsolete
Yes. obsolete, obsolete" yelled the ex-
cited legislator. who had but the vaguest
idea of the true meaning of the term.
THAT IS Just what ] thought. An out
rageous attack upon the sacred rights of
the widows and orphans of this state.
will oppose 1t with all my powers OF mind