Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-20

When the Seattle High School base ball
one of Its players a young named Ten
Million.
civil Service Commissioner Greene, In
commenting on the unusual appellaton. re-
called instance of a queer cognomen that
had come under his observation. somewhat
In the same class with D-Cady Herrlck, I'M
successful candidate for the governorship
OF New York against the late Gov. Higgins,
and W J MCGEE of the Smithsonian In
stitution But while in the case of these
gentlemen the initials are not really such
since they begin no word and are abbrevia-
lions for nothing whatever. In the instance
cited by Commissioner Greene the initial
had meaning. making the whole name a
parental admonition.
II remember that years ago l knew q
good woman who followed what used to be
the humble occupation of monthly nurse,
said the commissioner This Mrs. Quick
was full of wise saws and modern instances
and used to lose opportunity to give good
advice. Her only son she burdened with p
name which never let him forget his duty
to the business world. She named him John
B. Quick"
Madam said a MISUNDERSTANDING old
gentleman on the rear seat of an open troll
ley car, since the smoke of my cigar
seems to annoy you. would 1t be presump-
tuous for me to ask why you deliberately
came 10 the smokers seats when there Is
plenty of room In the forward end of the
car? 1 ask this because l have noticed the
phenomenon before l shall. suppose
have to throw away this cigar, which Is an
expensive one. and just lighted 1 had sup
posed that l could smoke 1t here without
troubling any one, but this teaches at
last that the smokers seats are those pre-
n of ha nIn Of to
bacco. The speaker threw his cigar away
but the lady remained stonily obivious.
There Is a doubt in my mind" said an
official of the State Department. apropos Of
a recent examination of candidates for con-
Bulshps, whether the best consuls will be
secured ultimately by the entrance Of
these young men into the service. perma
nent members of 1t. No matter how desira-
BILE they may be. personally. I cannot help
feeling that with long service abroad, I'M
less in countries positively repulSive, they
will become denationalized. un-American-
lied and willing expatriates. Their only
sight of this country will be during brief
and infrequent vacations, and imperceptibly
their individual interests viii become bound
up with those Of foreign countries. I may
not take the right view of 1t. and my fears
appear not to worry my superiOrs, but
that's the way l feel about 1t, and can't
help IT.
X X
Fred Nj Cornwell. lone of the finest
OF Inspector Boardman's staff of detectives,
has been In the business of "pinchng"
people for number of years. and he now
realizes what 1t means TO have the strong
arm OF the law laid upon him. He was
actually arrested one night last week, but
he was not placed behind the bars. his ar
rest having been brought about by his own
foolishness. and he was released before he
reached the patrol box. Now he Is in a po-
sition to tell how it feels to get arrested
his experience heretofore having been In
playing the role of the one making the
arrest
1t was Detective CornwelIs day to do
duty at headquarters until 10 o'clock at
night. and he arranged to meet his wife at
the transfer station. 9th and G streets
northwest, shortly after that hour. When he
left home in the morning his high panama
hat was 50 shaped that his wife thought
she could recognize him at any distance
During the day the shape Of the hat was
changed, making complete change in the
appearance of the wearer. The detective
was on hand at the street car junction
ahead of his wife. and he took seat on
the coping at the northwest corner of the
Interior Department grounds.
The sleuth had been seated there but a
short while when his wife appeared on the
opposite corner. She craaed her neck to
get a glimpse OF her husband and she
showed her disappointment at his apparent
failure TO keep his engagement Feeling
certain his wife had not recognized him
the husband made an effort to get up lit
tie Irritation with his better half. but she
refused to pay any attention to him. She
did pay attention TO Crossing Policeman
OBrien. and the latter crossed to where
the detective was seated.
Il want To tell YOU" said the crossing
policeman, that you Will have to stop
your flirting with that lady across the
street
THE lady must be mistaken" declared
the detective. II have not firted with her"