Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-10
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An old Virginia farmer and minister
of the Christian Church were having an
argument the other day as to whether y.
not the farmer should become church
member The farmer questioned the minis
ter IL he believed in foreordination, ana the
man of the church. waving the question
aside to avoid further argument, SAID 'ha'
he would take It for granted that the teach
Ing was correct.
well" said the farmer. If it was FORE
ordained that l am to be saved or 10 oe
lost then what is the use of me joining 'ie
church,"
OF God with an expression OF confidence
that he had landed telling blow.
''WeIl. my good man." replied the preach
err. '1f 1t was foreordained that you are
either to die rich man or to land IN the
moor house why on earth are you rouSing
every one on your place at O'Clock these
mornings and working yourself half 10
death in the effort to get the products OF
the soil TO market so as 70 increase youf
bank account
This was poser for the old farmer. and
with a half-hearted gasp he replied We'll,
guess you are about right, parson
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"The employment of dogs for military
purposes" said an army officer, has been
heretofore confined to searching for and
succoring the wounded after an action or
to giving notice on the outpost line of the
approach OF strangers. The Germans have
now gone rather beyond that. At the minor
maneuvers of the I'd Bayarian Infantry
brigade last July eight dogs were used
which have been trained by the men of the
lager battalion, and were employed exciu-
sively In carrying orders and reports be-
tween the brigadier and the regiments I'M
der his command. the papers being placed
In white metal case and hung 10 the dog
neck. The results were considered ex-
ceedngiy satisfactory. and authority mas
now been accorded for the further training
OF a larger number of dogs. OF those I'M
der trial six were English breeds, while the
remaining two were German sheep dogs
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Superintendent Tyson Of the municipal
lodging house reports that there were one
third less dodgers in that institution this
wear than last. When asked whether the
reduction in number indicated that the
wayfarers who patrouize the city's lodgery
were becoming industrious and going 10
work. he replied that the condition resulted
from three causes in his opinion
The first OF these. he said. was the mild
ness of the winter; the second, because IN
dustrial conditions are better ana 1t Is
therefore easier for men to obtain employ,
ment and the third, that he has established
q new system of giving the lodgers their
tasks OF saving and splitting WOOD. winch
is not popular with them Formerly those
who were given lodgings and meals at the
establishment were required to saw and
split sixteen sticks of wood The result was
that the men picked out the smallest logs
Now Mr.. Tyson has built WOOL ts,ll =.
and whether a man takes the big sticks or
the little ones his task Is the same, ana
there can be no Sinking as heretofore.
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young and enterprising clerk In the
District building very much wanted few
long 90
and he applied for it on one OF the regu-
lation forms. On this form is a blank
space where the applicant is supposed to
state his reasons for being excused from
duty.
II have never seen New York. and now
have an excellent opportunity to do So"
was the reason" assigned in his applica
ton by the clerk in question.
He got the leave, but ever since he has
been the helpless butt OF all sorts Of Hey.
Greenhorn" jokes at the hands of his as
sOclates. Nevertheless, he AYERS. among
the things he did not bring back home We're
n gold brick bale OF green goods and the
air Of high and mighty man of the world.
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Two congressman who had been visiting
washington public schools were comparing
present-day educational facilities with those
OF their youth These two men had once
attended the same country school out west.
You remember" said one of them. Gin
those days we went to school from $50 I'M
IL 4 o'clock, with an hour for dinner. Don't
you recall the big. one-roomed school house,
with the great wood stove in the center, sit
ting in it's sawdust-filled box. And the wood
box outside the door which the boys had to
keep filed.
II can. zee dear old Mr.. Thornton, the
teacher. sitting there by his table, looking
over the top of his specs, with mighty
keen eye for any OF the big boys who would
furtively essay a "chaw' tobacco I'm the
long afternoon hours Don't you recall the
s!x-foot hickory switch with which he could
reach over and flip whispering scholar?
But he was a teacher ali right. and what
lie drUmmed into us and beat into us with
that peeled hickory was pretty likely to be