Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14

Thomas Jones, son of Capt. Thomas E..
Jones. formerly an employee of the PEN
sion office, but now farming in Virginia.
Some time ago the little fellow, with sew
eral boys and men, was watching flood
of water, caused by heavy rains. rushing
and roaring through cut at the rail-
road. Some of the boys rolled up their
pants and waded in the water In the
number was Adrian Nease. boy about
young Jones age. Nease stepped into a
hole and disappeared from sight. the
water being over his head. The little
fellow called for help when he came up,
but no one responded. When he came
up the second time Tommy Jones called
out: I'll save Adrian" and sprang into
the water and reached the drowning boy
just as he came up the third time. There
was desperate struggle between the two
boys. but young Jones had presence OF
mind enough to give his playmate Wig
orous kick in the stomach which leSsened
his strength, and he was then enabled to
get him to land.
Young Nease was thought at first to
be dead, but little rubbing by some of
the brave men who stood and watched
the mere child rescue the drowning boy,
brought him around.
"Of course the little hero was ac-
corded great praise for his bravery and
his devotion to his playmate, but he had
overtaxed his strength and the wetting
he received caused a long spell of fever.
While he was sick and unconscious he
would murmur. Adrian shall not drown
he shall not
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Though very few people are aware of
the fact said an army officer the other
day. 1.-The United States government owns
and maintains a national cemetery in
Mexico. 1t is located at San Cosme near
the City of Mexico, and was purchased
and established in the year 1850 for the
of TWO ~
soldiers OF the United States who died or
were killed in that vicinity during the
war with Mexico. and also for the pur-
pose of interring the bodies of citizens of
the United States who have died in that
vicinity since that period. The existence
of this cemetery was forcibly recalled to
the minds of the officials of the War De-
partment this week by the receipt of
requisition from the superintendent
amounting to $40 for the payment to the
government of Mexico for expenses in
CURED in connecting the cemetery with
the sewer system of the city,
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Silas. the old blind negro who ,eddles
matches around the city, gives an terest-
ing account of his woes Just drop a
nickel in his hand and ask him how it
happens he is blind.
Now, look er here boss it WIZ de
devil my ole oman and snake juice dat
put out my eyes. OATS de trufe, as sho
as stan here, kaSe she got upperty an
says she amt gwine ter let me preach d..
gospll. Den she goes, she does, an she
puts er spell on me an piZens desc eyes
wild snake juice.
Dat wuz when we wuz livin' down dar
in Culpeper. an one day L goes to de
meetin' house, whar 1 hyard de preacher
say dat ev'y man got ter go out an preach
de gospil. 1 lowed dat wuz right, an l
''ternines dat Use gwine ter do it. I goes
home an tells de ole oman dat Use gwine
ter stop raisin 'bacco an go out an
preach de gospil.
"Lordy, boss, imagine yer see dat dar
oman prance er roun'. She jist lit out
lax one of desc here young FLIES in a
new, pastur'; Wat dat yer sayC she
ter preach de gospil, is yer? Wat yer
'spect Ire gwine ter do, an watts desc
chillun gwine ter do? 'Spect yer gwine ter
feed us on pray'r, Is yer?'
Den she goes outen de house, an
jist knows sumpen's up. but l didn't go
to preachin. boss, kase she tucken put dis
spell on me de mex week, an marry wink
could see. wuz jist as bin as one Of
desc lutherwing bats is durin de daytime
Yer see, she did dis. Soon as she seed dat
out an cotches six snakes. diffunt kinds,
an den she cuts de heads off wild de knife
an mash EN- all up. an dat day when I
comes home fun de field she puts de
JUICE III illiII VI my olu Il6l an
when l gets back ter de field an gins
ter wurk de sweat runs down til my eyes
cotches it. I amt neber seed no mo- since
dat day, boss. an Use jist er waitin' fer de
good Lord ter take de spell Off"
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Practical, iokers have about exhausted
the patience of the clerical force out at
the National Geological Park. Last week
some one walked into the office of d
well-known downtown attorney, one of
whose specialties is the handling of in
sanity cases, and left the following note:
Insanity case for you, phone North
1909: name, Fox.
Immediately upon his return to the of
fee the attorney called up the number.
Hello, This is Attorney Smith. Where
is Fox?"
I'm a cage, you fool. Where do you
suppose
"How's that?" interrupted the attor-
ney angrily.
an a cage" came back the reply
"a bad case. Ell? Where can l find his
reiatives?" Inquired the lawyer, subsid-
ing bit.
Say, old man, this kidding is getting
tiresome," came through the receiver
You are not talking to madhouse
This is the Zoo
The joke passed quickly through a GER
tain colony of attorneys. and Lawyer
Smith is trying TO find the joker.