Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

One day last week a little woman en-
tered drug store and asked the proprietor
II he had another picture
What kind of picture do yeu mean?''
the druggist asked.
lone like this said the woman, holding
up an attractive advertising print.
II may have one or two OF them lett,
the proprietor said but haven't many OF
them"
The woman said she only wanted one,
and her tone indicated that she was anx-
ious for that one. She explained that the
one she had with her had been given to one
Of her children. Another child, she stated,
was sick and was crying for a picture such
as his brother had.
That's a bad way to bring up your
children ventured woman customer In
the store. DO you try to give child
everything he cries for just because his
brother Is more fortunate?"
But" said the mother of the children,
you don't know. The children are twins
and what one has the other wants.
Suppose" objected the moralist, when
your children get older, they fall in love
with the same girl. what will they do?"
But the mother was ready. She promptly
replied
Find twins and fall in love with them"
Another queer character who frequent
ed the streets of Washington several
years ago is said to have recently passed
away in New York city. 1t was his prac-
tice during the regime of the old street.
sweeping machines here to go along the
cutters on the main thoroughfares of the
city every morning before the hand
sweeperS We're out of their beds and
delve into the piles of refuse that had
been cast up by machine sweepers. 1t Is
said he found many articles of value and
frequently money in the rubbish. The
boys of the streets called the old man
said to be Mccarthy, and he was de-
scribed as lively and full of fun"
One morning just at the peep o. dawn
of silver dimes and quarters and some
nickels in one of the street piles. In all
the find amounted to about 50, and the
clipper" declared that he felt like a
bar room, and he thought that the money
had perhaps been lost by some drunken
fellow who fell into the street after the
saloon had closed at midnight.
Ever afterward he made it a point first
to visit the saloon fronts along his
route" in quest of the losses of some
belated drunk" In New York he is said
TO have been employed as a member Of
the great flock" of white WINGS"
X
A group of congressman were assembled
in the lobby of the Willard the other night
and were discussing the recent Increase in
salaries voted to themselves. One of the
number, a poor man from the far west,
found no difficulty in finding justification
for his vote in favor Of the proposition
But at the same time he RECALLED his col
le.sues with a statement made to him by
q brother congressman, a rich man, by
the way, whose income in one week more
than equaled the congressional pay for a
year. Il don't propose TO use cent of
the Increase had declared the wealthy
member. Il shall give it all to the hos
pitfalls of my district" He was somewhat
taken aback when his colleague remarked
that he also would not use a cent of the
increase. "How's that?" said the rich fell
low. Well returned the poor man, Il
intend to let my creditors have it,"
x x
They are telling an ante-recess story up
at the Capitol bearing on the strenuous
session now in progress. There had been
an informal meeting of some of the Nestors
just before the holidays and they were look
ing over the situation and figuring what if
anything besides passing the appropriation
bills could be done at the short session.
The general feeling was pessimistic, for
II was admitted that neither the House
nor the Senate was fully In accord with
the President on all his propositions But
finally one of the members arose and said
gravely:
representations. i think the outlook for
business is all right. We will get through
with everything We came together for. We
have done we'll already and we will do bet
ter. We have already saved the dictionary
OF the United States, and before we get
through. d-nd if l don't think we will man.
age to save the Constitution
x X
minister of Georgetown and a lee
turer who had spent many Of their
younger days together CHANGED to meet
recently. and at once began to review the
good times they had enjoyed in times
past. One had been q republican and the
other a democrat; they were running for
the same ONCE, but neither had any money
TO put into the campaign, and consequently
had to work their popularity Tor all they
were worth. The preacher concluded that
the best scheme was to pet the children
tell them they were nice, and in a general
way give them a good jollying. They
would he thought, be sure to tell their
parents and so impress the male members
Of the family that ballots would be cast for
him on election day. When he recognized
q little girl in whose family there were
several male members whose votes would
be acceptable, he stopped and chatted for
q while.
You certainly are a nice little girl" he
said. and / going to give you stick
of candy" The little girl took it.
"Oh. MIR. Blank" said the little girl men
a bag of candy. The minister was not to
be outdone by his rival Reaching into his
pocket >he pulled out a penny.
NowTl am going to give you something
that Mr.. Blank didn't give you he said.
I'm going to give you penny"
the little girl. she took the penny. This
was more than the politician had bargained
Tor.
We'll am going to do something that