Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01


who had made the proposition couin
realize it. the leader OF the charitable
workers replied: 'All right we Will sell
them to the highest bidder.
The buyer gaSped few tunes 1or
breath, mounted chair and announced
that he had kisses for sale, with the
purchaser privileged 60 choose MS own
kisses. And furthermore that, While each
kiss would be sold singly, the k1sser
would be entitled TO any number. eacn
to be paid for at the same rate he had
bid in the first.
Right then and there interest in sleek
steers and full-blooded horses fell abso-
lutely to less than the unknown guam
tity Y. More brokers and buyers crowded
and fought and damned their way into
the large exchange room than ever be
fore in it's existence.
The bids were started at 80 cents and
finally one bidder came to the conclusion
that Il five-doIlar note was just about the
right price for the first smack. This
seemed to sfagger the others for the mo-
ment, so the charitably inclined gentle
man implanted a chaste salute upon the
lips of the first heroine. Then he helped
himself to three mOre-and then he pass
cd over a twenty-dollar bill.
After that the sales were rapid. kisses
selling from 20 cents UP to S.. The sale
ing quotation was then put up on the
bulletin board, where it remained for
several days:
Kisses steady to strong, with tend
ency to higher prices on account of
shortage in the supply.
Up In New York state is man, nine
ty years old. whose proud boast is that
he has not shaved nee he was twenty
years of age-Which. OF course. means
that his hirsute adornment grew for
seventy years unmolested. AS con-
sequence his white beard is long and
flowing and the envy Of every callow
youth who anxiOuSly scrutinizeS his
upper lip with hand mirror and a mi
croscope.
But to the owner of this patriarchia1
dppenddge the transaction is more or
less of a successful investment. Though
he occasionally has his beard trimmed.
he figures he has saved over $4,000
and an incalculable amount of time by
refusing to waste 1t on barber. More
over. he attributes his longevity TO the
embargo he placed on razorS.
Early in October the good ship Con-
cho was skimming the waves its
course from New York to Galveston.
When about 200 miles from its desti-
nation three water tunnels leading
from the gulf to the sky were sighted
In attempting to avoid the rapidly
moving water whirlwinds the ship ran
into one of them. Instantly there came
the deluge. But it was not one of salt
water spout, literally rained from the
sky. They simply Stor1ned the vessel
and her deck was covered with them.
The passengers We're badly frightened
and vastly relieved when the deluge,
which lasted several minutes, ceased.
Though miraculous stories are al
ways connected with fish. there comes
from Alaska one that has all others
faded to mere nursery tale of the
aquarium At the usual meeting of
the American Fisheries Society in New
York. some months ago. a Toledo man
rudely Jared the discussion of the
science of fish culture with the state
ment that he had seen fish growing on
trees and bushes in Alaska. He was
backed UP in his assertion by state
fish culturiSt.
Another interesting piscatorial effu-
son comes from Nashville. Ind, and
states that early in March two of that
towns worthy citizens were fishing
close together in certain creek. \
large and hungry bass. SO the news ac-
count ran. came along, took the min
now on one mans hook and then COB
bled UP the minnOw on the others
hook. Both men jerked on their lines
at the same time and landed the fish
which was fastened to both hooks!
To this statement both fishermen are
willing to make affidavit.
Surely no record of the unusual in
1910 would be complete w thout men,
tion of the hobble skirt. and 1t is not
intended that this review shall be so
handicapped. In the American home
Of the "hobble" skirt-little old New
York again-a certain devotee Of this
fashionable atrOcity was vending her
way. N series of short hops. skips
and jumps. along Broadway one night
just before theater time. The street
had been torn up for repairs near