Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-26


One of the many small boys in the city,
who was under the impression that the
presentation of a few dogs cats to one
of the circus men would entitle him to
admission to Baileys show succeeded In
getting under the immense stretch of can
vas by his perseverance. Sunday after
noon he went to the circus grounds and
asked one of the men If he could see the
show If he produced any live animals to be
fed to the wild beasts.
of course you can, the boy was told
I'm afraid. however. that you will be I'M
able TO bring enough of them at one time
in order to entitle you to ticket.
Il can bring you whole lot of them at
one time" said the youth who so anx-
ious To the show I'm broke and |
certainly do want TO see the show. and IL
there is any way that / can get in | IN going
to do it..
How old are you. SOM? the circus man
inquired.
Ten years" was the prompt response of
the youth.
Then you will have to bring in just ten
CATS the circus man told him, and
know you will not be able to do that.
Wont I?' exclaimed the boy, you don't
know"
Secreting big box some distance behind
the show grounds. the youth who was so
cred cats belonging to the neghbors of
his parents until he had what he thought
would entitle him to admission to the show.
Feeling supremacy happy over the thought
of being able TO see the big elephant the
little pony and the giraffes all for nothing,
the youth made for the circus grounds and
sought the man with whom he had made
the bargain.
Say mister" the boy said. I've got the
ten cats for you and l want to get in the
circus
Cats for me?" said the circus man. en-
deavoring To appear surprised.
Yes the boy said to him. You may
fool the cats, but you can't fool me. You
are the man who promised to let me in if
got you ten cats. and I'm here with the
goods
And so am l." said the man "A boy
who will do SO much work to see the cir
Gus ought to see it, and he showed the lad
inside the big tent.
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II there is any man in Washington who
Is glad Father Gapon is dead it probably
is Commissioner Sargent of the immigration
bureau. The worst of 1t is that the CORE
spondents who sent the story about the
finding of his body did not make the iden-
tifcation positive enough TO preclude the
possibility Of finding him dead or alive
somewhere else.
The interest in Father Gapon in the i'm
migration bureau started some weeks ago
when some correspondents who ought to
have been old and staid enough TO have
known better called on Commissioner Sar-
gent, and as he did not have any real
news, they undertook to do things to him
In the Gapon line. One Of them opened
the ball by saying that it was understood
that Father Gapon was headed for the
United ties and that the immigration bu-
reau either knew all about it or ought to
have known and were holding out the In
formation The other CORES pondents were
next Immediately and added some de-
tails about the news and took Mr.. Sargent
to task Tor keeping them in ignorance
about such an important arrival. The COM
missioner protested his ignorance and
promised if anything turned up he would
keep them advised.
\ few days afterward came the first re-
port of Father Gapon's death in Russia
The commissioner seriously flashed the dis
iAtch IN cDntraVentiOn Of the charge that
he knew Father Gapon to be coming to this
country. Then, a few DAYS later there was
the dispatch from Switzerland announcing
that he was alive In that country and even
saying that he had been in communica ton
with some unnamed correspondent In
NashiuStoh. ms was too good to lose, so
the same bunch of reporters got together
again and sOemnly paraded into the com
missioner office and taxed him with being
the unnamed correspondent and with know
Ing all about the whereabouts of Father
Gapon and all his plans. past, present and
future. BY this time the commissioner be-
gan to get worried and remarked To the
acting secretary that the newspapers
seemed 10 think he knew all about Father
Gapon, but that ne really did not know
any more than he read in the newspapers
and he added sarcaSticaIly that he did
not believe more than half of that.
Then came the finding of Father Canon )
BODY at OZARK. but. as has been minated
the correspondent who sent the story did
not make the Identification positive
enough to preclude another Canon ont
break. and the result is that the commits
s.oner OF immigration is sitting up in his
once wondering what charge of connivauce
ana coIuSion IS likely 10 be brought against
4lin next and wishing that if Father Gapou
Is not dead he would hurry up and die
and stay dead at that.
Joe Slbley Of Pennsylvania has a great
admiration for Joe Bailey of Texas Many
years ago. when they were first acquaint-
e. and there was quite mutual regard
between Them they were spending the
evenings together ana sibley began speak
ing about case he had in the Supreme
Court involving "a large sum Of money He
told Bailey great deal about *, and final
j. spoke or the points upon which his at
torneys were 20 argue it Ia the court
Bailey paced the floor thOughtfully for a
few moments and then said:
Sib.ey. ] don't think / would argue that
case along those lines"
Then hc outlined q new plan and Sbey
was so impressed that he told his attor-
ueys They it and changed the course
OF the case 10 meet the suggestions Of
Bailey and Sibley won the case.
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Three Italians each holding a bunch OF
small balloons. had expensive experiences
on the circss lot last week while they were
euteavorng TO make sales. Men with buck
cts OF circus" lemonade others selling
peanuts, and still others who were dispos-
Ing OF hot sausages were doing business in
the crowd without being moIested; but the