Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-28
80 80 THINGS
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in that big building is u to o'clock and
the rain came down in torrents during that
period. with the result that only few of
the hardest OF the thousand employees
were brave enough to leave the building.
ihey. with a few of the older employees
who always bring their luncheon from
home. We're the only ones who able
to get anything to eat all that day until
the departments closed at 40 o'clock.
Notwithstanding the large force employed
! in the big granite building, it is the only
one of the executive departments without a
| lunch room attachment. What makes the
omission the more remarkable Is that
there is a fine large apartment on the up
per floor OF the Navy Department wing
set aside, rent free. for any reputable
caterer who cares to make use of it. 1t
was occupied for many years. up to a few
months ago, by wel-known caterer, but
for some reason was not we'll patroniZed
and was finally abandoned. Most of the
employees who knew of its former existence
went there Monday for q bit. when they
found they could not go to their usual
luncheon places. only to find 1t veritable
banquet hall deserted"
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It in a Washington Sunday school.
The sweet girl teacher had been telling her
class OF hrIght-faced youngsters about the
life of Christ, and at the conclusion of her
recital she told the children that she
wanted each one to promise to try to live
Ike Christ for the ensuing week.
How many of you" she asked. will
earnestly try To live as did the Savior until
we meet mere again next Sunday"
Every little listener raised an affirmative
hand save One-a chubby girl. the pride and
joy of the teachers heart.
WHY. SUSIE said the teacher In a
panied tone. Il counted on You so. Aren't
You going to show yourself as true a Chris
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be like the Savior as the others have prom
iSad?'
Tears of disappointment and modification
crowded to Susies eyes.
Dear Miss Kate" she almost sobbed. Il
should love to do what YOU want, but
can't possibly be Ike the Savior this next
week. have promised aunty to be like
George Washington"
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\ widow living in Prince George county
a short distance across the District line
was in peck of trouble a few days ago
when she got fish bone IN her tooth. She
worked at the bone from the time she got
up from the breakfast table until it was
almost time for the ringing of the dinner
bell. and then she summoned one of her
sons from the field to assist her.
Tho bone in my tooth has set me almost
crazy" declared the woman to her SON
I've tugged and tugged at it until l am
almost sick, and 1 want you to help me-
The widow had pair of scissors a knife
part of her manicure set and the frag-
ments Of a number of toothpicks on a table
near her.
And" she said to her son, I've used
every one Of them. Get the bone out of
my tooth or send for the doctor before 1
get sick"
Then the son took a hand at the game of
extracting the bone. He worked even
harder than his mother had struggled until
1t dawned upon him that he was wasting
his energy in useless manner
Mother said the in a disguised
tone, don't you think we could make bet
first?
The mother disappeared. removed her
false teeth and had the bone removed in
less time than it takes her TO tell the story
OF her thoughtlessness