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chicken. as every one knows who has had
any experience with that curious fowl,
seems largely composed of wings and legs.
1t generally fell to 1sabels lot to draw q
leg.
Consequently 1t was with great surprise
that on her first visit to the country she
contemplated a real live chicken on its
native heath. She had been told that 1t
was a chicken, but she had her DOUBTS
until reassured by her mother. Even then
she was not quite satisfied. Mystlhed. as
though graphing with some problem be-
yond her power to reason out. she ex-
claimed:
But see. mamma. it only has two legs"
A sweet summer idyl was shattered into
flinders in local summer garden tother
evening. The orchestra was grinding out
thirsty music. the dusky walters We're
hustling the suds and a large ornate moon,
one-quartcr shy Ioitered over the premises
Just little while before closing time an
earnest looking young man of esthetic
aspect and carefully manicured hair
drifted in among the near-palms. dropped
into 4 chair. made motions at one Of the
alcohol obtainers and started to take a
glance around. But he just started, For
right at the table next to him was sweet
child of about eighteen who looked the
goods. Her shaded violet lamps looked
out from under dizzy lid supporting the
product of a Florida ostrich farm. consid-
cradle fossy clothing of price surrounded
her fair young person, and her mouth
was a rosebud, cupid's bow and nineteen
other poetic things all in one.
All" said the esthetic young person
to the friend with him, How sweet! How
delightfully."- charming! How Innocent!
How refined And how out of place she
appears in this sordid atmosphere of beer
and pretzels."
And the esthetic young person. who was
human after all. sent one of those loving
Newfoundland dog looks at the sweet child
and got a flash from the violet lamps in
return.
How I should like to meet her." he
confided to his friend. How dainty she
is. and how fine it would be to know her
and talk to her"
And just then the sweet child arose.
settled her ostrich farm with one graceful
pat gathered her ornate skirt into walking
shape and turned to her escort
Come on. kiddo.' she said, the rosebud.
cupid's bow all smiles. leave went
I've been sitting round this joint all even
ing tapping up booze like a dusty antelope.
and If we don't do the big duck mighty
sudden I'll get 1t handed to me where I
swallow. There amt nothing doing here,
anyhow. Come on. kiddo. come on
The esthetic person watched the sweet
child swing out of the garden. sighed
heavily from the chest up, and banged
on the table with his glass, carefully
avoiding his friends eye
Waiter he said. in an autumn leaves
dTe-ldillHS voice, tWO SlelnS-Qulck
X *
Usually when the President goes away
from the National capital for any length
of time" remarked stay-at-home official
to a Star reporter "he designates some
member of the cabinet to sit on the lid,'
or in other words. to represent him in this
city in case OF necessity. That duty usually
has been delegated to either Secretary Root
or Secretary Taft but has sometimes been
assumed by other members Of the cabinet
For some unexplained reason it was not
done this year. and it has happened tina,
the highest official of the government on
duty in the National capital for weeks at a
time during the present summer has been
assistant secretary to one of the execu-
tive departments.
In the past it was extremely unusual
for the President and all the members of
his cabinet to be away from Washington
at the same time for any extended period
but that condition exists at the present
time and has occurred frequently since the
PRESIDENT went to oyster Bay early in June
last, Neither Secretary Root, Secretary
Taft nor any other member of the cabinet
has been in Washington for any consider
able stretch of time since that date, and
1t has happened that all Of them have been
away at the same time. No embarrassment.
has resulted, however. as the President as
we'll as all the cabinet ministers have re-
manned in close communication with their
representatives in Washington throughout
the summer, regardless of where they hap
pened to be. so that really there was no oc-
casion for any one to hold down the lid
for the President this summer"
X
A Washington ventriloquist had consider
able fun the other day at the funeral of
venerable coored man in Prince George
county. Md. near this city, by the exercise
of his mystic power at the opportune time
during the obsequies. The minister had
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ception of the final Dust to dust and ashes
to ashes. and the six stawart colored
pallbearers had seized the ropes and were
lowering the coffin into the grave The
ventrioduist. who had stationed himself be-
hind big tree near the burial party, then
directed his voice into the grave as the cof-
fin was half way to the bottom. In the
most sepulchral and ghostly tone he could
command he exclaimed:
Easy. boys-easy. Lower me down easy.
Use an ole man. boys-easy"
The effect of the hollow voice. apparently
from the grave. was magical. The pail
bearers dropped the ropes. and. with the
mournerS and friends of the deceased. fled
preciptately, and. 1t is related. persons liv-
ing in the vicinity Of the graveyard had to
come forward and complete the burial.
An old-fashioned Concord wagon" with
q buggy top. the whole outfit spick and
span, glittering with varnish. stood on G
street few days ago behind a leisurely
looking horse whose mind seemed totally
detached from ideas of labor.
Pedestrians cast a casual eye upon the
eauipage and passed along, all except two
men one of whom was fascinated by the
contrast between the heavy lines Of the
wagon and the excessive polish of the var
nish. To that observer the most striking
part Of the turnout was a shining brass
tablet a cross between a coffin plate and a
physicians sign. which was fastened to the
side of the wagon.
1t bore the legend
Il. A L.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.