The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-27

= F a ceItain coIored driver had been
In the courtroom. instead Of on the
i street. and had paid as little at
teutiOn 70 "yeronner" as he ex-
hibited on the occasion referred 70.
somebody would have been fined for
contempt Of court in short order.
Justice Gould was spinning up Four
teenth street. in his electric. The nudge
was just within the speed If~ni+ and
was enjoying himself thoroughly. Fin
ally he overlook a creeplnr street ar
which he prepared 70 pass Just al that
moment, a heavily loaded brick wagon
with highly COIored driver cut across
and occupied the middle OF the road.
space between the car and the curb.
There wasn't room on either side for
the judge and his electric to pass.
His honor tinkled his bell win much
prOmDtness- His ownership looked back
languidIy, disiuterestedIy. and noting
that IL was merely an automobile. pro-
ceeced calmly on his way. So did the
car, so did the judge. The funeral
like procession kept up for half a block
With due respect 70 the court, his
honor giared rather spiteTuIIy az the
colored head OF the procession. who sat
firm in his determination not 10 turn
10 the right nor left Occasionally re
would look back az the judge and then
doze or again.
At last. at last. the creeping car.
stopped Tor a moment, the Judge saw q
loop-hole and darted by. AS he passed.
he took one parting glare at the driver.
and the driver took another disinterest-
ed look at The judge.
aUtoist he'd have spurred up a bit. 10
doubt Had he been in court he would
have gotten a good scarce, no doubt.
NO CHANCES WITH HER MAIL.
A Iarge-sized negro woman. clad in
shoes half worn out, green skirt, a
waist that once had been white, and a
Lat that had seen the light Of many
years, walked into downtown drug
store. made her shunuug way 20 the
Lille cage behind which a clerk handles
both the stores business and that or
Uncle samuel. and dep0siting a some
what dirty letter upon the glass sur
face OF the little counter, remarked in
"a loud voice
81 wants TO send this yeah lettah 10
AIisjal Jawn y. RockefeIah JOhnslng
at BuIlvIue. 1Iississip- wants II regis
tahed, 700"
The dainty little clerk took down the
postal guide from a nearby shelf. Pc
rused its pages once. twice. and then
for the third time. while The brown
skinned patron IN front OF her hoped
uneasily from one foot 20 the other, /
casting glauces OF suspicion from one 20 /
another or the little crowd IN the store I
You loOk-a-heah. woman" she said, I
AT last. II Amt got much time 10 fool
with YOU CANT you ind that pusu-
0Tue2r
No said the clerk. Il don't believe (
there is such an office I cant register I
tina. letter unless the name is IN the (
book"
Gimme that Iettah. child. amt /
Ewine fool with this pusroTIs bizness T
less can git that Iet-aa reE.~tahed. Il
don't want none of them politicians .
Jhiuklu' 7 wrote 10 some Standard Oh 4
magnet, I don't. You gimme that lettah F.
and Ah.u take It 10 the Eenl pustofTus, I
All WILL
As she shurled out os the door she I
turned one glance OF superlative dis .
gust IN the d .rectioD OF the spectators, 7
and then dIsaF peared with this Parthian /
shot:
You amt rwlne make no SeParor I
Fourac-es outuhme. Use gwine reEistah 7
ma mail wen T addresses any genlum .
friend with a name Ike that
FULL OF RICH FOLK, THIS.
one OF the veaIthiest legislative dis
tricts IN the United States Is IN Mime {
sofa. according 10 Fred d johnson. Of
81 Paul. who is here % look after some
local matters before the Treasury De 1
partment-
The district" said ne. "ts known as
the Tnirty-sINth legislative. and Is IN
St Paul The wealth Of the citizens 81 /
the district IS perhaps better known IN
Wall street than I'm our state. We cali
the Thirtv-sIxth the Millionaire district. /
and for the next two years il Will be
represented AZ the state capitol by Cal .
= stone Among his constituents are
James J. E-:u. master railroad builder, I
and Frederick Weyerhauser. the lumber I
king, who, according TO NIcClure's Mag I
azine. is the richest man in the world /
bankers. 5obbers. and manufacturers
thu weaIthiest in the Northwestern I
live in the Thirty-sixth. which has al .
ways been known as the silk-stOcking /
district L may also be mentioned that [
the famous prelate. Archbishop Ireland, I
Frank b Kellogg national trust buster, 4
and Gov. John A. Johnson live il the I
Thirty-sixth legislative district"
NOT A SAILOR NOW.
DR.. Henry c. Boyer. chairman Of the
exhibition committee of the tubercu- /
losIs, IS a medical inspector IN the
United States Navy. He has spent
most OF his life In the service. has seen !
every country worth seeing. and speaks |
almost every language worth speaking. I
He has never gotten over being a
sailor. When he walks il IS with a
swinging stride that IS like a whin or
an ocean breeze. and when he talks he /
cannot disguise the sailor lingo.
Dr. Boyer was seated in his Office at
the New National Museum the other I
day, when a caller dropped in TO ind j
DR.. Fulton, the secretary general
Where is hep asked the caller.
up on deck answered the erstWhile 4
fleet surgeon Of the Pacific Squadron
The caller looked puzzled He started \
for the door uncertainty, and then