Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-07

American system was "a good one. but he
regarded the Mexican idea as the better
of the two.
X X
ITS an ill wind that blows nobody
good" and that applies even to the mini
allure gales which whirl about Washing
toms street corners when the blasts is
sue from the distende cheeks Of Boreas.
Last week. when the street cars going up
18th street near New York avenue were
leaving their accustomed clouds of dust
swirling behind them, an electric phaeton.
containing two women. with the after
shopping expression. drew up at bank
close to New York avenue. Just as one
of them was preparing to leave the car
riage to enter the bank. possibly to de-
post money. but more likely to cash a
check. a mischievous little cyclone struck
her and tore from her hand parcel large
enough to hold half an ordinary ward
robe, but really containing hat-a crea-
ton. one of those extraordinary struc-
lures whose circumference staggers sta
tisticS and from whose crown springs
perfect forest of feathers. In spite of It's
size the parcel was light. and it fioated
off down the street. touching the asphalt
only in spots, and Swimming along like
the birds whose plumage had gone TO
make the barbaric headdreSs. Men gaZed
at the tragedy in sympathy. not unmiXed
with malicious glee, for it is an old story
to see a mans hat careering down the
street. unhampered by conventions, but
a womans top-hamper is almost never
seen scudding before the breeze, with
all sail set and the course open. the
women in the electric phaeton gazed AT
the vanishing parcel in disnay. Goodness
only knows what hours of indecislon,
tryings-on and changes of mind the Sc
lection of that particular hat represented
AssUredly there was not another ike IT
in the whole world, and its loss would
be a blow from which recovery would be
Impossible. But a heet-fOoted7 reScuer
was right on hand. and followed the hat
until it paused for moment to decide
which street it would turn up. Then he
bounced upon it, but with care, so that
ne should not jam any of the outlying
sections of the creation, and brought the
double armful back in triumph to the
delighted owner, who emitted shrll
sQueaks of joy as she embraced her re-
covered treasure. The smiles bestowed
upon the happy man rivaled those which
must have been showered upon the man
privileged to pay for the gorgeous struc-
ture, when consent to its purchase was
wheedled from him. And so everybody
was happy, and stayed so until luncheon,
possibly.
"A lOCdl JUDDSI ICSShtiS o>hS Oil h'PAAAAA
young man on the road to open new
territory. All of the towns being new,
there were no hotel accommodations. and
It was necessary for the salesman to Sc,
cure meals and lodging at restaurants and
private houses, where the price of food
was % cents per meal. In looking over
the expense account the manager no
ticed all meals charged at so cents.
Look here. Charley. l see You have
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trip, and l am reliably informed that 1t
is impossible to get meal for more than
rs cents in your entire territory How
about it?''
well" said the salesman. you are
right. 1t did cost me but Is cents per
meal, but tell you, sir. it's worth the
other twenty-five to eat one OF those
meals" s-.- -. ...
f. +
During the recent session Of the Ameri-
can Warehousernens Association in this
city the matter of cold storage occupied
considerable of the time Of the delegates.
One representative Of an eastern house
favored using display advertisements IN
newspapers advising the people to ask
their grocers for cold storage eggs. He
explained that many interruptions deal
ers sell the cold storage article atter
labelling it 'fresh-laid country eggs, ana
charge the full fresh laid" rate for the
people might just as we'll get the storage
goods in the first, place and pay the re-
duced price for Them instead of being de-
ceived.
DR.. Wiley of the Department OF Agri-
culture advocated labelling the provisions
nut in cold storage. He said, for instance:
'Place on a cold-storage chicken the
time it was first placed in the warehouse,
and make that plain. The buyer Will 90
the rest.
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Four Indians from a Nebraska reserva-
ton who came to Washington last week
to dun Uncle Sam for some lands they
claim were never paid for took a stroll
through the National Museum.
They were anxious to see themselves
as others see them, so they inspected the
collection of Indian paintings by Catlin
life-size figures encased In glass, intended
TO represent Indian life in its various
phases.
ing Immensely pleased as he gazed on
a cooking camp fire scene. TT is very
good" said Hiram Chase, who was guild
ing the party He has been district at
torney for Thurston county. and last
week was admitted to practice here in
the Supreme Court. the first indian ever
enjoying this distinction.
"These exhibits are true and natural, y
he told the museum officials. And Cat
Inns paintings of the early chiefs are ex-
act reproductions of our men of that
day. 1 am no art critic. could not tell
A Rembrandt from a Remington, but l
know that Catlin's pictures are the real
thing. Just as my father and grandfather
used to look before Uncle Sam tried to
make us different. and wear, his kind of
clothes and eat his kind of food and let
the West Pointers and Tommy Burns
and the others do all the countrys fight
ing.
:cIhe only criticism the Indians have
to make of American art. as applied to
never travelled beyond the limits of Penn
sylvania avenue. Any one who knows
anything knows that the facial express
sion of the Indian of today is meek and
subdued Sometimes his face lights up
like the. setting sun at some pleasure or
"reminiscences, but he is never ferocious
looking. the new artist ought to study
evolution