Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08
BY REVERE RODGERS.
Where Charley Hickman Got It.

Charley Hickman is a noted bargain
hunter. Indeed, Hick likes nothing better
than to attend auction sales of goods and
so forth, especially when these sales are
conducted after the manner of lotteries.
Possibly they appeal to Hck on ac-
count of the many chances a fellow has
to take when he is bidding on packages
whose contents he is not aware of.
Every December, just around Christmas
time. the post Office authorities hold an
auction sale in order to dispose of the
hundreds of misorected and unclaimed
articles which come through the mails,
and, they having no claiments, are sent
to the dead letter office, where they are
done up in packages of d miscellaneous
description, and, when the time of the sale
arrives, are handed over to the auctioneer,
who disposes of them to the highest bid
der.
OF course. the person bidding Is entirely
ignorant of the value of the package.
Last December, at the time of the an
nuai sale of unclaimed articles at Wash
ington, Charley Hickman left his store
early in order to be one OF the nrst pur-
chasers on the ground
Doc White, his partner, good naturally
expressed the wish that Hick might bid
in an automobile, and Charley laughlngiy
replied that if he did he would make the
clever Chicago twirler present of It,
Doc White was still i'll his store when
Charley returned that night, and when
he asked Hick how he had made out at
the sale Charley replied:
We'll, Harry, l got it in the neck for
fair this time
why. how's that?" inquired Harry, as
he noticed the stout-looking package his
burly partner was carrying.
''Wpll' explained Hlck, as he SANK
YEARLY into seat and began to unloosen
the strings on his bundle. Il bid this par
Gel in. and when ! opened it l found that
it contained five dozen neckties.
AL Orth's Retort.
AL Orth, Jimmy Williams. Kid Elber-
field and Hal Chase of the New York
Americans were witnesses last summer of
the games held by the Irish-American
Association, when the speedy five-nlile
English champion, Arthur Shrubb, ran
away from his field with ease.
In the other long-distance events Mr..
Shrubb did the getaway act with equal
cleverness. and after the sports the game
little English runner, in conversation with
the sporting editor of IL New York daily,
casually made the statement that all the
American runners he had met were easy
fof him.
Young -Shrubb didn't make the remark
in d boasunS manner, out as merely
stating a fact.
\ few moments after the newspaper
man had finished his interview with the
Englishman he happened to go into
nearby cafe and herein ran into the four
ballplayers.
The talk naturally turned on the recent
exhibitions they had Witnessed ana this
caused the newspaper man to repeat
Shrubs statement.
Well" drawIed AL Orth, as he lazily
lolled back in his chair. Shrubs correct
about the English being the best at the
long-distance running game when they
get up against the Americans"
Il don't see why they should be-" snort
ed the doughty Kid Elberfeld, who is an
intensely patriotic soul.
We'll. you see calmly replied the big
pitcher: they first beat us in that
long -distance match from Lexington to
Boston in 1776, and we haven't been able
TO catch up with them in any of the
running events that have been pulled off
between representatives of the two ma
lions since