Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17

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aboard a. q maid. secured quarters for her
and all was lovely until the ship steamed
into Manila bay. Then it was found that
Chinese exclusion laws prevailed, and the
amah could not land. Moreover, Chinese
eholera was suspected to be concealed about
the amah. and no one else could land.
men we were, said the young lady
out there in Manila bay ana the whole
shlpioad OF people giving me and the amah
Hail Columbia. | begged and pleaded with
the officers TO let me get off. because
was missing several parties. l told them
mad brought the amah for Mrs Taft. but
they SAID II didn { make any difference, the
governor of the islands could not evade the
laws. Wen, they fixed ii up some way.
think she came in as my personal servant
or something. Any way. after being held up
zen Gays we were allowed to go ashore and
the amah went 10 Mrs. Taft But tell YOU
was the most unpopular person in the
orient for that ten days
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The eXplana ton seemed to be entirely sat
A'~Ae 80 ~ Iidu TIE elIecC at the
time But on sober second thought. it did
appear rather absurd that a woman should
go TO an auction and return in apparent
triumph exhibiting as the only result of
the time spent there. to say nothing of the
money, an old chair that was without a
bottom.
What in the world did you want to get
that old thing for. and what are you going
to do with it?' she was asked
I see possibilities in it," was the calm
and apparently sufficient answer Naturally
no one wished to appear wanting in the
apl!lty 10 see practical result, and so
there was apparent acquiesceuce In the wis
dom of the selection. At the same time the
usefulness of a chair without a seat seemed
70 be rather doubtful. The phrase used
however, carried the day and the woman
escaped without the loss of her reputation
FOR good judgment
The acquiring of a seatless chair sus-
Sests the foresight of another feminine
MIND that placed in a picnic basket a cork
screw, although she had brought nothin..
mat needed such an instrument. The men,
tai process which had resulted in provid-
ING a corkscrew easily accounted for
When the owner Of the basket was asked
why she had put it in she said as If 1t was
the most obvious thing in the world to do
Il thought perhaps some one might bring
d bottle
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A story is going the rounds of the de-
partments anent a recent birthday cele-
bratlon OF one OF Uncle Sans fair lady
employees. The young man who claims
her as his best girl was casting about for
some appropriate present to give her on
the suspicious occasion which marked the
twen'y-third milestone on her Journey of
life. He finally decided upon handsomely
bound copy of Whittier's poems This was
presented to her in due time. After the
guests had departed and the young man
and his best girl we're left alone, she ex-
pressed her displeasure at receiving a book
of poems
You know" she said. Il never did Ike
poetry"
''Wen. dear" replied the gallant lover
you may take 1t down to the book store
of Blank q Co. and exchange 1t for any
book you may fancy
When next he called the first thing he
asked her was whether she had exchanged
the book for another more to her liking.
reply.
Let me see the new book" said the
ardent young man.
She produced the volume It was gaudily
bound, and IN golden letters on the cover
was the inscription: Aunt James Ready
Cook Book"
You know, Harry, I am great on good
things TO eat" was her comment.
Yes, but gosh ding 1t, from poetry to
cookery is an awful drop, Eileen"
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Representative Sperry OF Connecticut,
who is chairman of the House committee on
the alcoholic liquor traffic, and who is wen
known by his colleague to be a teetotaler
was standing by the House elevator look
ing very solemn. Up comes Delegate Mark
Smith Of Arizona.
What's the matter. Mr.. Sperry? You
look kind of down In the mouth"
oh, nothing; l have little liquor bill
over in the Senate that's worrying me-"
We'll" replied Mr.. Smith, why don't
you pay it?"
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'It may be- said Secretary Root the other
day. referring to the proposition to estab-
Iish colonial department of the govern
ment, that at some time we shall require
n separate department for the business Of
our colonial possessions. but there are Sc
rlous objections TO that proposition The
cabinet is already large enough. A very
serious injury to the government business
Will result when the cabinet is unable to do
its business conversationally. That point
has pretty nearly been reached now At
all events the question IS q long way off"
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Like other military equipment OF earlier
days" said grizzled veteran Of the civil
war in reminiscent mood to a Star re-
porter, the time-honored army blanket OF
blue seems to have had it's day The quar-
termsster general has reported that the
supply Of such blankets Is now about ex-
hausted. and that future demands for such
articles Will be met by the issue of olive
drab blankets TO match the new army uni
form. The new blanket costs 1924 or 81 10
more than the familiar blue blanket and It
VIII be necessary to increase the clothing
allowance Of the soldiers TO meet the differ
euce. Changing the color OF the army
blanket is TO secure uniformity in the cIotn-
ing gHHiUHpnf. ft4lEE-dr4h lS believed tn Ina
o. better color than blue for military field
service. all things considered, and | am
not prepared 10 dispute It, although l can
/ not gcFress feeling OF regret at the pass
ing Of the army blue clothing equipment o.:
other days"