The Washington bee., 1911-02-18
CRAWFORD IN kits.
The Novelist Expressed Great Sur
prise When He Saw Himself
as Child.

,
In Republican, conventions and voted
for Blaine as long as there was a
Blaine to vote for.
Colonel Snow used to tell this little
story of the late Marion Crawford
He had AIr Crawford in Flor
ence. Italy and when the novelist
"a me to Washington Colonel Snow was
the first person who showed him the
doors made by the novelists father.
Thomas Crawford.
These are the senate bronze doors
on the eastern portico. They repre-
sent scenes connected with the RevO-
luton and the founding Of the govern
ment
The panel representing Washington's
reception at Trenton when on his way
to his inauguration in New York con
tains among the populace portrait fig
ures of the sculptor. his wife. his
three children aud Randolph Rogers,
the sculptor of the main doors of the
capitol.
The novelist, who had never seen
the doors before. quickly identified his
mother and father
YES" said be, mother used to
wear her hair just like that"
Then. gazing at the largest child,
FGuntleFoyiSh figure in kilt. with long,
flowing hair. he added speculatively:
"But / wonder if / ever really did
look like that."-New York Sun.
An insulting Pronoun.
The ritual Of society, as women
make it. is very exacting the world
over, even in almhouses. The London
Outlook reports a serious trouble
among a set of workhOuse officials
The infrmary nurses, three in number
had demanded a separate sitting room
and the delight Of Sunday dinner
therein, and the matron had sought to
humble them by sending the cook to
enjoy her Sunday dinner in their COM
pany. The brawny cook described
what occurred as follows:
well, Nurse Blank, she come down
and got inside the door. -Four COW
ers" she says -Four? Who's the
fourthY Me- says I. Your she says,
and with that she tOsses her head and
walks away"
Here cook drew a long breath, then
! continued. IF it hadn't "a been Sun
day, gentlemen, l should have let her
: have it for calling me your"
London Psvements In the Old Time.
Occasionally a side pavement added
to the comfort Of the foot passengers
and spared them the necessity Of
foundering through the deep mire OF
the roadway. These p8yements, how
ever. were only partial, and passengers
made use OF the highway, soft with
mud and filth thrown from the houses
and obstructed with heaps Of manure
which dogs and swine made their lair.
The latter animal was so useful a scaV-
enger and could be kept at so little ex-
pense as to account for the pigsties
which stood In the main streets Of all
our towns. even in London. When q
royal procession was expected TO pass
along the narrow roadway dogs and
pigs were driven indoors and gravel
was thrown down to make the road
passable. Usually, however. the streets
were left in their primitive nOisOme-
ness.-"DentOn's England In the Fif'
teenth Century"
Punished With Starvation.
In the whole wide world there is not
a class Of people to be found who in.
fict severer punishment upon them
selves than the Caribs Of Central Amer
lea. Their religion. which is one Of
the most peculiar kind. demands self
punishment for sins intentionally or
unintentionany committed. The pun
ishment takes the form Of starvation
and close confinement. If the sin be
in the form of a lie, no matter whether
it is calculated 10 injure another or
not the sinner goes without either
food or drink for three days, at the
end Of which it is believed that the
offender has paid the penalty for his
or her sin. disappearing and using bad
language are punishable by absolute
starvation for two days. Assault,
ufulihtLieSS duu OLueE serious Sll5
call for four days starvation for one
week. three days starvation for the
second week, two days starvation for
the third week and one days staTva-
tion in the fourth week. All sins are
punished with starvation. For that
/ reason crime is very low among the
CaTibs who are among the best be
haved and most truthful people in the
world-Exchange
{ MansfieI&'s Baron ChsvriaL
Richard Ma&sdeld's firsp great sus-
! cess in January, 1888. waS as BaroA
| Chevrial in "A Partisan RoauancS," &
| part that came - him through the re
fusal Of the veteran ] H. Stoddart IN
a. VI. Palmer's UnsoH Square company
/ to play the part. Mansfield gave maAy
hours to a study Of itA possibilities ard
| the details Of realistic makeup.
1T was probably tba asOgt realisticaI
| ly detailed figure Of Fehaed moral and
! physical depTayity, searcksd TO It's in
| evitable end, the stage has ever seen
| For a moment after the cErtain fell
| there was hush Of awe ana surprise
then the audience found itself and call