Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-13

A Young lady of the city was recently
put in very embarra ssing position by a
well-mcaning friend She was seated in the
car when a gentleman entered and occupied
IA vacant seat beside her. They began a
general conversation and soon the young
man noticed a two-pound candy box lying
on the lady's lap. AS his business also
Included the sale of candies he perhaps
paid more attention to the box than would
otherwise be the case, and while investi-
eating he discovered a strand of hair stick
ing out. Believing the box to be filed
with candy he called the attention of the
young lady to the hair. Apparently she
did not hear him. He waited awhile and
again made the same remark. And again
the lady ignored the matter. Finally 1t
seemed to pray upon his mind SO that he
Dlurted out:
There's Il hair sticking from your box
Of candy"
"Ol yes. replied the young lady without
glanCing at thu box
She continued talking and the man got
the impression that she had misunderstood
him, So he determined to settle the mat
tor for himself. Reaching over he grasped
the single strand OF hair and gave yank.
lie was not prepared for what followed.
Instead of the strand being pulled out the
whole top of the box came off and the
contents We're revealed. There. instead of
two pounds of candy. was a neat roll of
hair combings, which the young lady was
taking to a place In the city where she
could sell them.
Mr.. James Bryce. the new ambassador
to the United States from Great Britain,
Is not reformer. bu, he says that should
he at any time be inclined to embark upon
reform movement il would be in the
direction OF revision OF names for Ameri-
can and Canadian cities. He especially
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they lead to confusion in the mails and
telegraph. AS an Illustration he said that
while in Canada recently he had occasion
30 write a number of dispatches to his
government and addressed them London"
The dispatches went to London, Ontario,
canada. Now he is convinced that there
should he but one London in the world.
Likewise he believes there should be but
one Washington, and he was surprised to
learn that there are dozen states in this
country that have Washlngtons. lover
Of Indian names, the ambassador is Of the
opinion that there is no occasion for duph-
cation in the United States and Canada,
for the Indians have provided an unlimited
supply OF ripping musical names that may
be given TO cities, rivers and other geo
graphical points. The wisest thing the
people of Toronto, Canada, ever did, said
Mr.. Bryce. was to adopt the present name
Of the city in the place York, by which
the settlement was first called
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Grow Hilr' and ''Helrs Bottom were IA
miIar in police circles Justice Thompson
had jurisdiction of the section In which
they were located. One afternoon police
man led before the squire aged colored
couple. and the woman preferred charge
OF assault and battery against her husband
for striking her over the head with a
bucket
Well, uncle. what have you got to say
the squire asked.
Jess dis was the answer. When a
man owns thing It's hissen, and what a
woman has is hern, amt it,
The squire nodded.
We'll, suppose the prisoner continued.
that the woman had an old bucket and |
maTries the woman, don't she become
hisseu. and what is hern is hissen, too,
amt TT"
Il suppose so. Go on the squire said
Well the man said. when l married
her she had an old bucket. and didn't that
become mine? Well, She send me to the
pump, and / took the old bucket, which
she had dunno how long. but 1t was mine.
because what's hern is mine when she's
my wife. The bucket l put on the pump.
and pulled the handle, when the bottom
went out. and she come out jawing about
me breaking the bucket and l couldn t
help Il. l let her have it over the head
Wild tie two pieces hanging to the handle,
bur il was my bucket and my wife"
-"Five dollars" the squire said. And the
wife lcft 10 raise the money.
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The honesty Of John Chinaman is at
tested 10y remarkable occurrence of re-