Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27
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CORRESPONDENTS

lin this c0iuan WIN Be answered all question.
quirers should write side OF the paper only
and address their letters TO 'uncle Jasper" star
ONCE In case of difi1euit conundrums answers may
be delayed for week Consequently IL
may be advisable for all Questioners watch this
column carefully.l =.
WATCHFUL-was anybody called liar
last week7 II so please give names and
reasons therefor. A--Wed like to oblige.
supplement next Sunday devoted exclu-
sively to this subject.
FAN.-what is meant by the expression
hitting the toboggan?' A.-Take back
them cruel words. We were always loyal
to the home team, and besides Webster has
gone out TO lunch.
INCIDENTAL.-what is the most popu-
lar expression In the newspaper business?
NOW is the time to subscribe" Take
1t to heart.
/. x ks Uncle Joe Cannon candidate
for the republican nomination for the presi-
dency In 1898? A---Brush by please How
old is Ann" was easy compared to that
HOUSEK KEEPER. is the hest time
to put up strawberries? A.-Serously now
that never appealed to us. We rather hest
tate to say. We put them down, tho. every
morning for breakfast. So Tar they've
stayed put.
CITIZEN.-What has become of Barnes
Ale is now residing in the state of An
ticipation. But do not cherish undue hopes
1t Will be the District for his after the Sem
ate performs according to schedule.
REGGIE.-When calling on a girl Is 4.
proper to hitch up the trousers at the knees
20 keep the crease from vanishing? A
That depends. Reggie, dear. on how well
you know the lady. At certain stages o.
the game it is CONNIE il faut to place {.
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YALE.-I understand that mushrooms
are better by candle light. Is this true!
A.-They were in our day. Ell. but then
we've been married long, long time.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Uncle Jasper, did
you ever see an elephant without trunk
A.-No, little one, but we once saw an ele-
plant without q valise. The poor, unfor-
tunate animal had stopped to rest beside
the track while the circus special was be-
ing made up.
CURRENT.-While passing the Capitol
building at twenty-four minutes after t%p
Thursday afternoon heard a terrioi1
racket from within the Nkildng. But
don't have to ask you what IL was, KEEP
resentative Gaines of Tennessee was max
ing a speech. A.-Wrong. Dead wrong
We remember the time and the place. KEEP
resentative Brownlow of Tennessee was
laughing at one of his own jokes about
Representative Wachter OF Maryland All
OF those Tennessee folks are NOISY.
ANXIOTS.-Why was Representative
Jim Sherman of New York made one or
the conferees on the railroad rate biilF
AIR. Sherman is chairman of the repub-
lican congressional committee. So But
need say more?
UNCOMFORTABLE tell no
some method of avoiding the annoyance or
excessive perspration. A.-When fully
dressed climb into a bath tub full Of water
at temperature of 9S degrees, remaining
in recumbent position for five minutes.
This Is a remedy. You VIII be sur
prised to find that for some time there
after persptratfon Will not annoy you, TO
ma tier what you do
b. NJ K-If the members of the House
of Representatives want to adjourn at
o'clock what is sure way to keep them
in session until Z? A.-ThiS Is really too
easy Just let Representative BERTHE Adam \
of Pennsylvania make the motion to adj
tourn.
LITERARY read the other day in
standard publication that those persons
born on the 10th of March are Invariably
wealthy before they reach the age OF thirty?
How about it? A-Nothing about 1t. That's
our date and our better half Is still hand
ing us car fare and cigar money every MORN
ing. Try Mother Goose rhyme next
REAL. ESTATE.-What is the value II
property north of Chevy Chase lake? A.
Just about Kenlworth, we should say. DO
not be Harsh to us. We mean no harm-b
CIEvERNESS.I understand, Uncle Jas
per that Representative Wharton of Illinois
songs? A.-Well. he has good many, but
London Bridge Is Failing Down and
This Little Pig Went to Market are stil
strong with him. UNCLE JASPER