Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24

ssThat 1t Is not well for a man OF I'M
certain habits to make his home in row
OF buildings where there Is not variety
enough In the architectural features to dis
tinguish one house from another after
dark" said policeman to Star reporter
was demonstrated a few nights ago when
resident of South Washington returned
home. -.
late hour one night and entered the wrong
house. He calmly went to bed In the room
that correspondent to his sleeping room IN
his own house. and the occupants OF .ne
house kindly permitted him to remain there
until morning. When he realized Wnat
he had done he was greatly mortheo, out
he did not say he would change his habits
He did resolve" said the policeman,
that he would be more careful In the fu-
ture and was. but fate was against him.
On the night of his second adventure,
with something of jag on the man
not knowing that his wife had loaned some
Of her furniture to a neighbOr VINO was
having a church sociable.
Not only had the neighbor borrowed
some of the furniture" said the bluecoat,
but she also borrowed the lawn chairs.
1t was after midnight when along came the
owner of the lawn chairs.
1--we seen these chairs BEFORE he NUT
tered, and they can't fool ma on my nome
this time
Turning through the gate he walked
along the path and plunged into the church
gathering. -, -
what happened? Well, he did not take
part In the sociable, BUT the socfal affair
came to an abrupt ending. and the next
day his wife sought house IN another
section"
Frequenters of Lafayette Park. especially
those who go through the paths that cut
Its southwest corner. have stopped for sew
eral mornings during the past week to
watch a kind hearted old gentleman dig
his hand in his pockets for chestnuts. pea
nuts, bread or any other food which sQuir-
rels fond Of.
The squirrels have become accustomed
to the daily visits of this old gentleman,
but the other morning. as he was accompa-
MED by boy. the squirrels did not come
They were afraid of the little boy, with his
red tie and Buster Brown collar. So the
kind-hearted old gentleman retraced his
steps. sat the little boy. on a bench and
then returned in quest Of squirrels. They
disappointed him.
The boy, in the meantime, big enough to
understand the tee-hees OF two girls pass
Ing by, heard them say:
Dear me, Carrie. but that old gentleman
must love nature He comes by so often,
always to feed the little squirrels"
'"Tee-hee. Wonder what causes man
to be so good. especially when he has
reached the age Of. said the other.
He must have been disappointed IN
love-" continued the first, land now pre-
fers to devote his good efforts to animals.
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'It does not seem to be generally KNOWN"
remarked a department Official. that the
dignified Department of State has made
q change in the form Of official correspond
ence somewhat in the line of the simplified
system Of spelling. The particular change
I have noticed Is in the adoption of the
good old English words 'htther and 'thith-
err In place OF their more modern and
longer substitutes. For instance. the Sec
rotary of State now acknowledges the re-
through another department In the follow
ing style: Referring to the reference
hither by your department. etc. It's all
right, know. but 1t has strange look.
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Here's one on Paul Morton former Secre-
tary of the Navy. and at present president
of one of the great life insurance COM
panies. 1t was told by Washington man
who participated in the adventure. in a
we'll known New York hotel. recently:
II was going up in the hotel elevator.
which was crowded. he said. "Some pas
senger called out for the third floor, but
the elevator shot past without stopping.
Fourth cried another, still no stop. Then
there was chorus of protests from the
passengers.
She w-w-on't STOP sputtered the ele-
yator man. And She didn't stop. either.
until the end of the lift at the twelfth
story was reached. We found ourselves at
the attic entrance, way up among the tim
hung there. Usually 1t drops. We got out
In hurry. without any great attempt at
dignif1ed exit.
"'Guess I'll walk said Paul Morton. 4
don't carry enough insurance to go back IN
that thing
"'Wen, you could have done a mighty fine
business in issuing policies for few min
utes, II you'd only My had the enterprise
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People who have an idea that senators do
not work like common people should OBJ
serve some of them going to the Capitol
early In the morning. few days ago Sem
ator McCumber of North Dakota went into
the building and to the rooms of the COM
mittee pensions. of which he is chair
man. before $50 O'Clock. Very few depart
mental employees were at their desks at the
time he began looking over his correspond
ence.
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota Is
probably one of the earliest risers, as he Is
one of the earliest men in the Senate to get
down to work. 1t is not unusual for him to
De at his committee room before O'Clock
and sometimes he reaches the Capitol be-
fore the elevators begin running.
Some OF the members of the Supreme
SON4 Va hNC Ciilcu SUITES dT6 early Work
ers. More than one of them finds that his
thinking machine when dealing with knotty
problems of the law works more readily In
the early dawn and rises in order to get In
the best work at that hour
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Without intending to be invidious," re-
marked the man who walks about town.
'the finest lawns in town are in the sunken
gardens on the avenue front of the State.
War and Navy building They are nearly
equal to the famous lawns In England
Even now despite the lateness OF the sea-
son. the grass is bright and as green as