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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-10-07
G. A. saIa and Nj. Eoitaph

Among some autograph letters and
historical documents sold recently were
a series Of eight letters by George Au-
gustus Sala addressed to W. p. Firth.
including an amusing forecast Of his
own epitaph:
When die 1t may he written on my tomb.
He wrote the worst burlesdue ever acted.
He abused the constituted authorities
and
with malice prepense
maligned
The Royal Academy of Arts.
He did the things he ought not to ha's
done and never did
Those he should have done.
He was stout In person and bloated In
countenance and
Ha never came to dinner when he was
asked
But when he dropped In unasked was
no doubt better company than many In.
vtted guests arei
-PearsOn's Weekly
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statesmen WANTED-Earn $4,000
monthly and expenses; sell or ad.
vertise cigars. Woodfern Co.. New
York. N. Y.
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CLASSIFIED ADS
WANTED

WANTED AT OMEGA boy to work
around P. o. and carry special let
ters. One that is not afraid of work.
Apply at Post Office.
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FOR SALE-Two six-room residences.
screened. southern exposure, with
city water. close in on Moseley st.
and Oak Grove Ave. For prices and
terms see Mrs. e. B. Roberts.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Fifteen head of Jersey
cattle. six meat hogs and 20 acres
of land adjoining the city limits See
B. G. Wallace.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT OR SALE-New seven
room house good well. cistern and
barn. Phone 1876.
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LOST-$2O between Read & Stewards
and First National Bank on either
side of the street. Phone $40 for re-
ward
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LOST-On Main street between First
National Bank and Parker's lumber
yard, package of school books Find.
er return to Haswell's book store. T.
NJ. Turner.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

silk hat still looking gloomily across
the street. Ten minutes passed. The
d:gnitied man cid not move The cross
ing policeman again approached him
and for d second time repeated his
query.
,, is there nothing | do for YOU,
sir2' he asked.
The dignfied one recognized him with
difficulty. then light came into his eye
My ole fren." he said cordially, ex-
tending his, hand.
The policeman shock hands gravely.
Now" said the dienified one with a
burst Of confidence I'm going ur-
burden self to you. Tell you all
Everything"
The policeman waited.
Gotta gum inquired the dignitied
TIE policeman. q little astonished, ad-
mitted ne had.
Very thing" said the dignified man.
For whato''
Kill that green leopard said the
dignitied man This is q queer city
I have been waiting for the last hour
to cross the street. How can man
with teeth foot long is sitting in the
middle Of the car tracks and looking
at him."
Like the farmer in Bret Hartes inl-
mortal poem. the crossing policeman
said no more. lie simply looked at the
dignifed stranger and then fled toward
rhe nearest police box.
The policeman who told this story said
that such conditions Were to be accepted
not as the unusual. but as one of the cir
cumstances OF the crossing policeman's
life.
II have seen men who We're mortally
q fraid to cross the street said he. They
hadn't any particular fear, like the mar
whom | dealt with, but they simply be
| lieved that they were about to be rur
over
Contrary TO any opinions that you may
have formed, 4 crossing polcemanS life
is not happy one. In the first place
every street car conductor and every
wagon driver regards him a menace
especially sent on earth by BeelZebub t1
harass and annoy them. They don't dare
to talk back to him in the way they
would like to, principally because OF the
fact that the police regulations specific
ally cover this point. But they don't
hesitate to express their views unofii-
cially
The motorman feels that he is liable To
be reported for malfeasance in office. AS
Evening star., 1913-12-07
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR
IN SCOTCH kits
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

LONDON, November % 1913
MISS PAGE tells of an amusing ex-
AVA perience her father, the American
ambassador. had in Scotland lately. 1t
seems Mr.. and Mrs. Page arrived at a
country house to learn that their luggage
which had been sent on in advance, ap-
parently had been lost. During their long
motor drive they were caught in a
Scotch mist and were saturated to the
bone with dampneSs. The hostess
promptly offered the use of any garments
in her wardrobe to the ambassadors wife,
but it so happened that the men, mostly
guests, had with them only set OF
evening clothes each and the host never
wore anything when in the north bur
kits.
"A kilt is fine garment" said DR..
Page. Cannot some one be SO kind as to
lend me one?' You can have as many
as you like replied the laird. 1t was
then Mrs. Page chimed in and said the
doctor, she was sure. would get his death
of cold in a kilt. Everybody assured her
that she was greatly mistaken and forth
with magnificent kilt for evening wear
was produced, into which the ambassador
changed and assured the company he
never felt so free and easy In his life
and that IL it were possible he would ar
ray himself in such garment evermore.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

a matter of fact, the crossing policeman
rarely attempts to do anything that
would injure the motorman. But then
the motorman doesn't know that. And he
believes that every time Il crossing police
man holds up his hands there is some
thing sinister in it.
Occasionally when traffic Is thckest
one of the farmers from nearby Mary
! and Virginia comes on the scene. and
tnen there is sure to be some excitement.
When these farmers have come into
Washing ton for a few times they learn
the regulations governing the traffic and
cease to snarI at things. but until they do
learn they lead the crossing policeman
q merry life.
Not long ago farmer came into town.
lie was one of the kind Of farmers made
famous by the drawings OF Frost. He
had long chin whiskers and a long, shape
less overcoat and he rode in a wagon that
seemed To be leaning against itself in
order to ward off complete dissolution
His horse was patriarch. with bent
knees and q large, hammerlike droopins
head. The wagon was loaded with vege-
tables OF all kinds.
AS the farmer drove along the vege-
began dropping gently into the street 1t
was like Omar's line:
The wine of life IS oozne drop by drop,
The leaves of life falling one by one.
only instead OF ooZing wine and drop
ping leaves, the ancient wagon substi-
tuted turnips and sweet potatoes. Bliss
fully ignorant of the trail OF food he
was leaving behind, the farmer con-
tinued on the crossing The crossing po-
liceman noticed him and wandered over
to tell him of his loss. When he ap-
preached the wagon he. as a matter of
habit. held up large hand Now this
particular farmer evidently had no pa
tience with police regulations gen
eral things and with the policemen who
Were appointed to enforce them He rose
from his wagon and shook his gnarled
fist. He awakened the bony somnam-
bulist that was drawing the wagon.
Now looky here he snarled, II been
Goin' acroSt these streets and corners III
about every derned fool way that you
fellers tell me and every time you stop
me just the same I'm gittin' tired of
it. Now you leave me alone
Il only wanted to tell you,' said the
Evening star., 1913-12-07

not to say reflective, way in which he
gaZed at the passing traffic. He was a
dignified gentleman OF middle age Upon
hi3 head he wore silk hat showed back
ut an angle that ill-accorded with his
dignity. His overcoat was open and a
heavy cane was swung from his right
hand. ImmOvaDle, save for the hand
which swung the stick, he stood there
and gazed with pensive, haif-sad express
sion at the endless stream of wagons.
cars and automobiles that passed him.
The crossing policeman approached him.
Can | do anything for you?" he in
quired politely.
The dignity of the man with the silk
hat increased several degrees. He turned
his head slowly and fixed his eyes upon
the poiceman's face. He wagged his
head slowly from side to side with por-
tentous gravity, while his body swayed
slightly.
NO, sir he replied at last. He gazed
Evening star., 1913-12-07
UP-TO-1rEll[EE MINUTE DANCES.
By Joan Sawyer.

largely upon the natural grace of the
dancers but any one who can turkey trot
at all will be able to do the castle walk
after very little practice.
The main difference between the castle
walk and the other turkey trot steps Is
that il is developed from the toes rather
than the ball and fiat foot. Again, ii
modifies the ordinary turkey trot in re-
spect to the shoulders. which for once are
not held III rigid poise. On the contrary,
TO get the right effect in the castle walk
you must make each of your shoulders
Evening star., 1913-12-07
The Castle Walk.

A y insinuating and pleasant varia-
~ ton Of the turkey trot is provided
in the castle walk. which became
so popular last winter after it had been
seen in the musical play in which its
originators We're featured performers.
Like many other things that at first seem
difficult, this will be found easy 10 ac-
quire once the routine movements are un-
derstood and put into practice. OF course.
the effect. as in all figures, will depend
Evening star., 1913-12-07

unrLindful. The crossing policeman comes
TO his aid just as an irate automobiles
has concluded a masterful description ~
the Italisn's family tree. Hitherto the
pushcart man has been a stole. Blu;
the sight OF the crossing policeman, tae
only man who stands between him ald
oblivion. his emotion bursts forth.
You Iefta me lone. he SnarlS - 80
getta me locked ~ | getta my cousn p
report You to Maja Sylves.
The 20 iceman guides him out OF c:f-
ger and watches him as he ST.
trudging UP the street.
You beta not locka me up." is the
fina' announcement Of the Italian. 81.
notta do nuthn'.''
Nothing. mind You. when he has pgou-
ably driven half dozen strong men 10
the point of apoplexy.
Because he doesn't have TO report l,ack
10 the station house when he is relieved
from duty, the crossing policeman IL able
to do many little things which never I
into the papers and for which he nevcr
receives his need of credit. The other
afternoon about $50 O'Clock a eros sing
policeman was standing on the cur5
near his post. when little girl, pos oiy
nine years old. came UP TO him.
Can you tell me where I'll find Mis-.
, Smith at Takoma Park" she asked
The crossing policeman. when h ~
covered from his astonishmcnt. frank
admitted that that was one OF the I'll mss
he didn't know.
But" he added. IF you'll wait fex
mirutes. II try to find out
TIL wait" said the child
Four o'clock came and the second
watchman came on to relieve the crossing
policeman.
Child o yours" lie asked, indics tias
the youngster.
Friend" replied the other I'm 20
ing to take her home"
They got on the street cars togs si.r
and began the long ride for Talon
Park. 1t was dark when they rea ched
there. At the store near the station. isa
Mrs. Smith in question was located. ard
the big policeman and the little gill
trudged toward the house.
| Il found Your little girl down town.
/ said the policeman when the door MAS
| opened. And | brought her home
Then. declining invitation to dil4ne.,
he started home 1t wasn't a big thir
perhaps. hut il was an act which added
two hours of service to the policen III r
day. No one will ever he able TO t,4aN..
him because. in his own language ne
doesn't believe in lot Of fuss be, aus
you do your duty.
During the Wison-Sayre wedding tie
crossing policeman at 18th street arr
New York avenue was fairly swaI spei
with pedestrians. Hundreds Of autoa,o-
biles and thousands OF people afoot s.lTg-
ed across the street lie was rul aiI.S
here, there, everywhere. keeping de-
! and preventing that thing which tAe
! crossing policeman most dreads-a J.ssi.
And il was no small achievement to ha.e
handled a crowd AT a street corner N.itf-
out having had a single accident
The crossing policeman doesn't ;-.
(! into print as the solver Of great Grim
1.-the capturer OF daring criminals. -.e-e
/ isn't mucn of glamour in his life.
But he has his reward in the innU .tr
able little human incideirs and acciG ,nts
/ that occur during the days work.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

f was standing at
the intersection OF
the tracks at 9th
street and Pennsyl- l.
vania avenue, and
his attitude sug-
gested the inspired
grace of Patrick
Henry when that
noble patriot re-
quested the British
government for a
carload conSign-
Evening star., 1913-12-07

crossing policeman, mildly, that you are
losing some of your vegetables"
The farmer was too far gone TO be
sidetracked in his argument
What If l am" he yelled. Cant a
man lose a few vegetables in these
streets without havin' one of you fellers
gettin' ready to arrest him.
The crossing policeman quit right there.
And the farmer. still snorting about the
outrageous abridgement Of rights which
prevented a man from throwing away
vegetables, continued toward Center mar
ket.
Next to the inexperienced driver the
man who brings the greatest sorrow 10
the crossing policeman's soul is the team
ster Of the type that takes chances
There are some drivers in Washington
who delight in just missing curhs-and
sometimes not missing them-and per-
forming other tricks in a spirit OF pure
bravado. Once they get behind pair OF
horses they become like charioteers OF
old. They will drive ahead of street
car which has just started across an IN
tersecting track. and then smile happily
if the outraged motorman misses the
back wheels of the wagon by inches
And they are possessed of the deepest
feeling of injury when the crossing police
man comes along and interferes with
their little play.
The writer stood at the corner of New
York avenue and 18th street the other
day and listened TO the dialogue between
a crossing policeman and one of these
teamsters. The teamster had been stop
ped by the policeman just as he was
about to take chances in front Of
| Georgetown car.
Didn't you see that car? demanded
| the policeman, Sternly.
| ''Cose ! did, boss replied the team
ster, with hurt look.
What in thunder did you try TO drive
| in front of it for?'
I" Cause, boss, | knOWed l Could gel
acroSt ahead of it.
Don't you know that's against the
| law
! What law. boss?''
THE law, the law impatiently.
The negro paused for a moment il
| thought.
well. boss" he said finally ALI
| gotta say is dat if de law thinks it xii
drive desc year horses better den | kin
| den I'd like 10 see it try.
! And with this thought he departed.
!: !.
| The humble huckster occupies much O
/; tine policemans time and shows but lit
tie gratitude for what is done for him. His
theory of progression at congested stree
intersections is sublimely and supremel,
his own. He waits on ore side OF the
street until two streams of traffic have
started on their way, and just when there
isn't hardly room either side for :
! fox terrier, he charges forward wita ais
pushcart.
There is a thunder of swearing the
son OF Italy or the Balkans dives ahead d
Drivers yanl1 up their horses within
foot of the pushcart. The huckster il
asked whether he is trying to comm
suicide. and. if So why he doesn't picl
out a quiet place. Several gentlemen 0,
Irish extra ction cheerfuily offer to tak'
the job of his hands by numbering hin
for the small sum of a nickel. He j:
Evening star., 1913-12-07

steadily ahead and puffed slightly.
Perhaps you are lost?" said the cross
ing policeman.
Member said the digniied one, giving
his hat another push, and speaking with
slight difficulty, member one Washing
tons oides' families Lived here all life .
x ::
u dont like to be inquisitive. said
the policeman but perhaps you're wait
ing?"
Il am said tile dignified one.
Now usually a crossing policeman
doesn't ask all these questions, but
something about the combination of
high hat, CLASSY eye and dignity con-
vinced the crossing policeman that he
might be needed He turned away and
left the dignified man with the high
Evening star., 1913-12-07

The repetition Of the movement with
the alternate swing from side to side
serves to move the dancers forward at a
rapid gait, 50 the general effect is spir-
tied.
1t may be well to warn beginners not
to attempt variations of this sort when
the dancing floor is crowded. as the live
illness of the measure is such that good
guiding is needed to avoid collisions. The
lesson Of what TO dance and when is
something, indeed, that many people
seem not to have learned. After all
the pleasure Of dancing is largely af-
fected by the general sense of agree
able companionship created. You may
not know everybody on the floor but
if the dancers are ordinarily polite a
condition of camaraderie is engen-
dered which makes IL pleasanter all
round. ON the other hand the one
couple that bump their way over a
floor. unmindful of other people $
rights. can spoil the evening for a
hundred others.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

That" said the crossing policeman.
wistfully. happens TO lots of new auto
mobile owners. And they all feel as if
We were in a personal conspiracy with
the government to make them do things
that they don't want to do"
Vehicles are but part of the cross
ing policemdn's sorrows. The human
biped. going upon the primordial means
OF locomotion, is as much trouble at
times as excitable driver or earnest
~ obstinate autoist ever dared to be-
Policemen on the fixed posts are per-
miIted TO walk from corner to corner
and help enfeebled and nervous per-
sons across the street About Thanks
giving time the traffic was heavy. There
We're number of wagons from the va
rious big stores indulging in their annual
custom of Juggling UP the bales Of food
TO late shoppers homes and the street
cars were we'll filled with people, though
they ran close together. 1t was during
the late afternoon and the darkness like
a winter day in Pittsburgh had settled
over the surrounding scenery.
The crossing policeman vas first at
tracted to the man who stood upon the
left-hand street corner by the pensive.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

nent of liberty or a dose of rough on
rats. One hand was raised in deciama-
tory fashion toward the lowering skies.
II was large, We'll built hand about the
size of a ham, and it was incased in a
white glove II would have taken a street
car OF more than normal courage to run
up against that hand.
The index finger of the other hand was
leveled pistol fashion at 9Th street car,
southbound. For moment there was a
tense and awful silence. The hand. silent
" held aloft. rebuked the motorman of
the PENNSYLVANIA avenue car. eastbound.
The leveled finger. aimed at the chest of
the 9th street cars motorman, held back
that conveyance in its progress south.
The crossing policeman spoke:
Hi ne yelled, Hi, Hi!''
The crushing of brakes. hastily ground
on suffering wheels, ceased.
The 9th street motorman desperately
reversed his brake and waited Another
car came up behind him and halted. Be-
hind il a teamster profanely inquired
whether tea would be served.
::
IL was one of the incidents i'll the life
o. the crossing policeman. one of the in
cidents whose number is myriad and
whose variety is infinite. Two street ears
had attempted TO start across the inter
secting tracks at the same moment Pos
sioly had the crossing policeman not been
there something serious might have hap
pened. As il was the passersby We're
merely treated to a realistic moving pic
lure drama.
This particular crossing policeman was
. man of determination and dignity. He
had as much dignity as southern SEN
ator after dinner. Ambushed behind
thick, lowering mustache, and possessed
Of a facade that looked like the Capitol
dome ne was a man whom no one would
treat lightly.
slowly the hand which was raised de-
scended. semaphore fashion. Then it
beckoned Inajestically toward the motor
man OF the Pennsylvania avenue car. The
Inotorman was irish and Ted-faced. He
lie was talking gently like a man whose
aloud
Come on" rumbIed the crossing police
man.
II can't" said the motorman, plain
lively. He spoke few words under his
breath with obvious relish II can't I'm
stuck on the track
ANY one but a crossing policeman would
have been nonplussed. But the crossing
policeman wheeled heavily north like a
thirteen-inch gun going into action and
beckoned 10 the 9th street Inotorman.
Abouts time, grumbled the latter as
his car started across the tracks.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

rotary movement. bringing them forward
in time to the music and to your own
footsteps.
To do this variation you should move
forward alternately with the right and
left foot. allowing d slight springiness 70
develop from the waist line. Do not hop,
but keep your feet on the floor making
the spring by means of a slight bending
at the joint Of the knee. AS the man
moves his right foot forward there should
be corresponding movement with the
shoulder, the general effect suggesting
that the entire upper part of his body
from waist line to head We're being
showed forward. Then. with the left foot
going forward, the body movement is on
the corresponding side. Naturally, as
the movement of the mans body is for
ward, that Of his woman partner will be
backward. AS the mans right foot is
put forward the wOman's left foot goes
backward, and there is an accompanying
lateral movement of her body from the
waist line upward, and out at the point of
the shoulder.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

Then the crossing policeman supervised
the lifting OF the ret OF the second Penn
sylvania avenue car. This was done in
moment, and the first car was showed
across the deadly blank space, which
il at all intersections and the chief sor
row N the lives OF nIotormen.
The crossing policeman kept a watchful
eve on the teams as they went slowly by
He saw to it that the ears were moved
along fast was safe. And in ten
minutes he had cleared the slight block
ade and traffic resumed again the even
tenor OF its way.
There are many Neutrality-suspicious. 10
Wlon The crossing policeman is an indi-
vidual possessed OF the easiest job on
earth. They see a neat umbrella ar
ranged for aim so that the rain may not
reach him They see automobiles and
wagons and street cars and pedestrians
o"ey the wave OF his heavy and ma jest tic
land. They think 10 themselves that he
rever has TO get in brawl or rornp
wildly down the street after a pickpocket
Nno do 100 yards in ii seconds fiat
And they especially the younger ones,
sign sor an opportunity TO wear u blue
coat with brass buttons and be the mon
d-chs Of all they survey.
And among these euyiouS ones there is
hardly one who realizes the infinite tact
and patience required OF the crossing po-
iiceman. of the tireless vigilance which is
his portion. OF the avoidance of accidents
which forever confronts him.
The writer oI all this spent one day in
drifting around the various fixed posts
Of the Washington police. He beheld
them in their shades and varieties OF
service. And the writer. who has spent
years in looking for an easy job decide ed
that position as a fixed post police
man was not for him. As facts never
seriously mar any story-so long as they
are not too pTevalent-a little information
as 70 the hours OF the crossing policeman
may not be out Of place