Evening star., 1912-11-10

When "Nympo Jones was neWSpapoi
reporter in this city he had a series Oh
most marvellous adventures. and the name
OF Nympo is wreathed with recollection
OF all sorts of hairbreadth escapes In the
news room. which was graced by MS
presence for SO many years. "Nympo Is
now consul general at Winnipeg. ana
so important a parsonage that they say
the bands play the national anthem ior
him whenever he enters a restaurant.
"Nympo's' adventures in Leonardtown,
Md, furnish conversation around the oiu
newsroom even to this day. and tney nap
pened long ago. Gen. George H. Harrles
commanding the National Guard of the
District of Columbia. was reporter hln-
self then, covering the House or Repre-
sentatives George took a trip on one Oh
the Potomac river and Chesapeake Day
boats, which stop everywhere on the Trip
down the bay. and which take about
three days to make the voyage to BATH
more.
When George arrived at LeonardtoWn
he viewed the prospect with conslderaDIe
humor The village seemed to be fraught
with possibilities for a humorous writer
and George Harries' pen was equipped
with a humorous streak of rare quality
The village of IeonardtOwn was not
progressive spot according to Georges $
letter home. and, the description of the
town, its main street, its characters. It's
methods of barter and sale, its channels
of justice and the local color made many
a laugh when il was printed.
Some one read il in Leonardtown.
A year later 'Nympo' Jones took the
same trip. Arriving at Leonardtown, ne
showed out his chest and began to make
a tour to impress the villagers.
Il am Jones'" he said to the leading
character OF the sketch, as he leaned
against a weatherbeaten building.
write for the paper. And he mentioned
his newspaper.
The village character was all ears.
You have been here before?' sug-
sested the villager. You wrote piece
about Leonardtown about a year ago?'
And Jones, still wanting to impress the
village and desiring to ingratiate himself
with Leonardtown. replied
Yes. l wrote the article on Leonard
own. Nice one. wasn't it?'
Let us draw the curtain for moment
and look upon scene > In the busy news
room, the city editor was waiting word
from Jones. He waited all the morning,
and waited all day, but no word from
Jones. Something important depended on
hearing from Jones, and there was con-
siderable discussion as TO what had hap
ened to him.
Finally a great light dawned on one of
me men:
Il will bet he said, that Nympo has
for George Harries story about the
place"
When Jones was finally located, the
yord came back that he was fortified
n the cabin of the steamboat, guarded
v the captain and crew, while the en-
aged popuace was lined up on the bank,
Waiting to lynch Nympo Each of the
characters drawn SO faithfully by George
ndrrieS was sitting on the dock waiting
to take a shot at Nympo.
They say that "Nympo' made the run
Tor the boat from the town at the rate
of mile minute, that he touched earth
only about once in every 500 yards, and
then his toes simply grazed the high
places. Leonardtown will never forget
him, or forgive him, and since Nympo
has become a diplomat he had forgotten
this episode in an eventful career.
Representative Robert Henry of Texas,
chairman Of the rules committee OF the
House and a firm champion of a change
of date for inauguration day, was talk
ing TO some of his Texan friends in the
town of Waco. Tex, once, explaining to
them that land in Washington. ID. c.. Is
good investment, and that some OF the
prices here rather steep.
There is land in the business sections
of Washington which sells at $40 a
square foot. said Mr.. Henry.
..Ah, go on, Bob said a white-haired
Texan. who had never been outside of
his county, that amt so"
why not?" said Representative Henry
Because it's so durn far from Waco"
was the answer.
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A lady was entertaining several young
sters with catch questions:
Seven knights came riding by and
each took an apple from tree with
seven apples on it-yet there were six
apples left" she said, How was that?'
The question was too much for her
audience.
Finally she explained:
Each took an apple. Each was the
name of a knight. His name was Each,
understand?
Then one irresponsible youth of eight
broke out:
Each amt no mans name. Each is a
disease, and | got 1t.
There was Swede in Minnesota who
yoted the democratic ticket to aid pros
,erity, according to Clarence Hecox, men,
per Of the Mckinley Manual Training
school faculty
4 republican politician asked the Swede
What ticket he would vote.
'Ay tank Ay been vote dam-ay-cratic
icket" said the Swede.
Why? How's that?" asked the repub-
lean.
..Baycause a falIow tole me four year
Igo il Az vote dam-ay-cratic ticket Ay
been have yob all time. Ay did vote
Iam-ay-cratic ticket for Bryan an haf
good yob ever since.
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Columbus was born at Genoa Of poor
,ut honest parents.
No, he wasn't. At least according to a
Spaniard who has sent several thousand
:opies of his latest work to the big news
laper offices of the world Columbus was
ot an Italian. but Spaniard. This as
;ertion, however. is not so remarkable as
ne advertisement Of the book, which was
eceived by Capt. j. Harry Shannon.
cry, y G.. u. G. The advertisement,
With the original spelling is as follows:
PREVED THE HISTORICAL FACT.
We address ourselves TO historians, lit
rates. journalists. reportars witerS pub
ishers peaple at culture. peare and good
vil: TO the church the army, the naveg.
he academies and societys of culture, to
he schools and colleges, to iberians and
americans. that moving heaven and earth
hey may shout to the civilized world:
'-Colon, was bonn in Galicia. (Spain)!
Grosvenor Dave was talking about the
own OF Yonkers, y. Y. once to an au
lience of lesser intelligences.
The Yonkers schools" he said. '.havt
ield the premier position among all edu
ational institutions"
After the meeting "A man approached
Ir Dave with this query:
Say, Mr.. Dave what are them thing.
-ou were talking about?"
What things?"
why, them yonkers.'
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j. Adam Bede used to tell a story abou
man who was so crooked that when HI
led they did not have TO bury him in tn
rdinary fashion. They just screwed hin