» WASHINGTON LETTER THE END MAN Ns »tarts th» Ball Rolling at th« Burnt Cork Shaw. "Funny t'liig happened ter mt» lar night,” remark«»! the end man wlier the tenor with the clear and liquid spring water voice had responded gra­ ciously to several encores “Why, Mr. Tumlsi,” exclaimed th«; middleman, "surely you nre not going to tell me that you refuse«! a g<«sl cigar?" "No, salt." returned Turn bo decided' ly. "Dnt wouldn’t be funny—dat would! be serious. But as Ah wuz sayin', a funny t'lng hap|M'ned. Wheu Ab went ter b«*d de bed win In de room, an* when Ah wakes up It wuz In de mown In'.” When th«* ushers stopped laughing the other end man swung around, book <«! one arm over his chair and faced the middleman. *T>nt ain't miffin' nt all to n f'miiK'lal problem Ah hah,” he "Ah had t'roe cents yesterday, bought t’ree sticks ob candy nt n pemij a stick an* Ah had on« cent." "Hint'» Impossible, Mr. Bone«," do' dared the middleman. "You simply i cannot »¡tend 3 cent» nnd then have 1' cent wln-ii you otdy had 3 cent» In th« fitst pla«-e." "Ah sho' kin,” retorted the end map "Ah did It dla way: Ah had t'roe cents Ah bought t'ree «tick» ol> candy an* Ah had 1 cent"— "But you couldn't have 1 cent," per Sixt««! the middleman. "But All did!" shouted the end man. I "Ah iM ugbt t’rre sticks. Ah took two; stick« wlf me an* Ah had one sent—to i mnh house." "Gur «cc<>uipll»hc«l basso. Mr Croak- Icy, will uow render that beautiful bul- Ind of sentiment« 'Down. !>own, Down and Out.”' Perrine Lnmbcrt In Judge ¡Hpectsl Correspond»»««.] There's u Jot of dusty correspond­ ence In tile office of the petudon com­ missioner which, though '»rely dis- turls-d by the curious, contains large block« of that element known us "heart interest" to newapajier renders. Thus, for Instance, It is shown that the gov­ ernment pays a (tension to a woman who killed her bus bn nd. the peualou ts-lng paid on account of said hustuind. He was a veteran of the civil war and married Inter. He was brutnl In the treatment of his wife, nnd one day she shot and kill«-«! him In self detenni. Hhe was tried and acquitted. Hhe up plied for n pension as the widow of a soldier of the civil war nnd got it. Ths New Judge's Not»». Chief Justice Falcoiibridg« of Onta­ rio, Mr. Justice Britton and Mr. Jus­ tice Riddell, a newly »p|H>lntxl judge, were «Ittlug together a» a court tu To­ ronto. According to »»in® legalists who were prosent, the |>r«-»eiiUitlou of argu­ ment on behalf of one of the clients wax rather prolix and not very much to the point, to put it mildly. Mr. Jus­ tice Riddell, wlio, by tile way, was not to tile »am«* extent li>ure«l against the tedlou»n«*»s of the proc«sns and Discounts.............................. Bonds and Securities........ .......... ,... cure?" "No.” Real Estate,’Buildings and Fixtures "Did you ever try it?" Cash and Hight Exchange.................... "Well, I once tried to convince my wife that she didn't really want a new gown."—Judge. LI A hi liti aa Looks That Way. Unela Sam's Pensionara. "I wonder If Mars really Is inhabit- Correspondence also discloses the THE "NOTES." fact! that Christian Helene«* has brought (With spologle» to Mr Kudysril Kipling > ed” "Don’t know, but If Haturn la. I'll bet money Into Uncle Ham’s coffers. There H, I. II maiMS thrtt bloomin' nolaeT’ the politicians own It." A»k«-<1 Fll«»-on-Pared®. are n number of communications from "It's coun»»!'» openin' argument," "Think so?" pensioners who have Ixwome converts Tl>® color sergeant said "Certainly; can't you see the ring«?” to that faith, which nre to the effect ”'Oo a» to '«ar th® bully stuff?" —Philadelphia Pres«. Asked Fllc»-un-Parade that they were wrong when they be "Th® chief and hl» two hired men." lleved themselves to be afflicted with The color sergeant said. A concealed spark Is more to be bodily Illa, nud, Is-lng convinced that there Is nothing wrong with them, "For h® do®»n't know hl» law, he mlo- feared than an open Are.—German Proverb. rrpreaent» th® faots; they no longer care to draw pension« 111» logic 1» so rotten you can ■»» through There Is a letter from a Hpanlsh war nil the creeks. Only Too Willing. veteran who wonted a pension liecause And 1» ■ pretty »ure 1» get It where the Reedy Party (entering office)—Ex­ chicken got th® ax. he lost his teeth In the charge up Kan th® court deliver» judgment In th» cuse me, sir, but can you help me out Juan bill. Further corre» pomicile® Wh«n morning." a little this morning? makes It clear that the teeth were —Cleveland l.euder. Mr. Busyman—Certainly. You may false ones and that, although he pos- hare yonr choice of t«*lng thrown out ulbly bait them as Indicatisi, Uncle A Boomerang Contract. or kicked out.—St. Louis Republic. Ham dldu't l«-lleve that said loss mer The author of "A femperance Town" Ited the compensation of u (s-u»lou. and "A Texas Hteer" spent much <>f his Locates Them All. time In his country home, but one day Pardoned by Lineoln. "Why don't you make an automobDa Homo years ago a civil war veteran be appear«*«! unexpectedly In NeW York tour of Holland T’ made claim for a pension. Ills record at the tamin' club. Going struight to "No. thank you. I can Anil all tb«> was looked up, and It showed that he the cafe. he made one large, inclusive ditches 1 want on this side of the was at one time a deserter from the gesture, which brought every man pre«- poud and to spare."—Baltimore Amer army. Under the circumstances he was ent atiout him. “It's on me," said Mr. lean. notified Hint tie couldn't get a pension. Hoyt. Then he told his story. It was before the days of elw-trlc and This didn't discourage the soldier. He came In person and brought with him gasoline motors, aud he had bought a a small can! upon which was written: little steam yacht. He engaged as bls If llsnry Graves rnltata a«aln In our engineer one of bls Yankee neighbors •rmy and serve« faithfully and meritori­ and offered him liberal wages, with ously, ! will pardon hi» crltnr of deser­ the provision that the engineer should tion. A. LINCOLN. find his own coal. It was a long way The record» proved that he had en­ to the nearest coal yard, aud Mr. Hoyt listed again and served both faithfully ha where the prisoner was accu««*«l of qui rml hy Mr Ware, then commissioner “1 don’t cure,” said the foremost of »hoplifting. of |>cn»lon». nnd by him presented to American stage humorists. "Steal It.” "My lortl. my client 1» not a common ! the state of Kansas. $0.50 Ho the bargain was struck. All went thief," urged the barriater for the de- j well until lu the early autumn Mr. "•undown Doctor»." fense. "He 1» suffering from klept«® "Rundown doctor»" are an institution Tloyt went Into bls cellar to see how mania.” Itecullar to Washington city. They are much more coal he would have to “That Is exactly the disease I am Of »er« an amiable company of medical practi­ purchase for the winter. lien* to cure." replied Ix»rd Brum well tioner«, who ply their trade only after eral toua on band In the spring only blandly Youth’s Companion, nightfall; not that these gentlemen , two or three »cuttlefuls remained. The would ¡»refer darkness to light If they theft was siMM-dlly traced to the engi­ A Long Fait Want. neer Saturday Evening Post. "You get right out of here!" snapped had their "d’ruthers,” nor are their $1.50 deeds of questionable complexion that the vlnegnry faced female. "I don't The Sun and the Toleacope. look» beet tn the »hade. "Huudown need no t>ook!" The popular notion Is that the as­ writ $1-5010 "Yes, you do, madam." said the book doctors" have no "ways that are dark tronomer points bls telescope directly nor tricks that are vain. ” They are aa agent ns he went out nnd c| strikes a concave mirror which catch­ tlooBMflccly confidential. HANDBOOK on Pat anta era! capital •ent free. (HdeeC agency fur »ecuring patents. A Fsmlnino Marvel. es the light and. flashing It bnck to­ Pateute taMea thr<»u«b Muna i Co. receive There are thousand» of Instance«, "She's a woman In a million,” ■nld •prcMl nofka. vMbouC cbanre, lu the ward the opening whence It first en­ Embryonic young physician», with the first man, with conviction. tered. fix-uses It into a perfect Image "Hou ho ? ' ask'd No 2 "What has their career yet to carve, secure a of the sun. A handsomely m««tnii®4 w»»k1y. l.«rr«»t «n. '"She writes eight page letter« nud departments of Washington lu order to Female Diamonds. ddean't underscore a alugle word."— keep the pot bubbling while they are The jeweler held a magnifying glass k & F BL, WaablDcioo. D. C. gettlug their medical education after to a superb white diamond. B New York Press. "Do you ms * those little diamonds I office hours. Their diploma thus la­ boriously achieved, they hnng out their on the farther edge?" he said. "They A Cruel D»o»ption. shingle, tentatively holding fast, how­ are Invisible to the naked eye, but the "So your tlunew d«*celv«Hl you?" "Ye«. Hhe told me her father waa a ever, to the government ¡tosltlon until glass shows them quite plainly, securely established professionally. dsaler lu stocks.” doesn't It? Well, they are the proof Concerning Clarks. “Isn't he?" that this diamond is a female; hence "Oh, yea. He make« tbeoe dinky lit- > Statistics show that of the 12,000 we say that there are male and fe­ tie women's fancy collars."—Baltimore clerks lu the pension office aloue about male diamonds, the males, of course, American. 400 had saugulnely prepared thein- being those that don't produce these selves Tor the profession« of law. med­ growths. Nothing to Wsar. "Female diamonds are always the icine or theology. Twoscore have been Benham—lie is a very generous fel­ authors, many more than that editors finest. In fact, nearly all the dia- low. Every time be meets any of the anti publishers. A hundred and fifty rnonds of wide world fame are fe- boys be says, "Come and hav« some­ have iteen newspaper correspondents, males.”—New York Press. thing; everything la on me.' •» and as many more hold university and Mrs. Bonham—That’s the reason college diplomas. A classmate nt Har­ Socisty of ths Cincinnati. there's nothing on his wife.—Brooklyn vard of President Roosevelt, a bachelor The Society of the Cincinnati was Life. of distinguished mien nnd tine mentali­ an order established by the officers ty, Is prosaically holding down a gov­ of the Revolutionary army in 1783 to ; Any Port In • Storm. perpetuate their friendship nud to ernment job at $100 a month. raise funds for the relief of the wid­ A Busy Five Minutes. You can always tell when it's five ows and orphans of those who had It was so minute« to 9 In Washington if you are fallen during the war. in the heart of the town matutlnally. named because It Included patriots by Washington, between At that moment the landscape begins headed to squirm violently with buudreds of whom and the old Roman farmer. men and women In sudden panic lest genera), Cinclnnatua, there were sup­ they fail to reach their government posed to be many resemblances. desk by crucial 9 o'clock and be ruth­ Prossnt Troubles. lessly docked therefor. Fat women “Ah, pretty lady," sakl the fortune •xudlng out of tight juniper suits go waddling breathlessly. Young girls teller, "you wish to be told about your belated by too long a lingering with • future husband?” "Not nnicj,” replied Mrs. Galley. gallant at the last corner frankly run at full speed. Cripples on crutches hob­ "I've come to learn where my present ble at breakneck. Human iteings pile husband Is when he's absent.”—Phila­ over each other at the entrances to the delphia Press. treasury, postoffice, state, war and I Evolution. navy and the other busy governmental hive«. Uncle Ham la an Inexorable task­ I "Father." said little Rollo, "what Is master. And nine out of ten of these evolution?” "Evolution, my son. Is a sort of apol­ hustling horde, however otherwise ele­ gant In his presence, carries a measly ogy which man has Invented for dis­ Sb«—Just Imagine! Supposing you little brown pai>er bag full of lunch. playing so many of the traits of the were so Immensely wealthy that you A few there l>e who foxll.v endeavor lower animals.”—Washington Star. couldn't possibly fpand your Incom«. to disguise their midday meal tn music What would yon do? Royal Remedy. scroll or fancy bag. The case hardened Tie—Marry you.—Now York Mall. MIstrc«« Your cold’s very bad, .Tnne. majority resort to no subterfuge. Washington Is a city of brown paper Are you doing anything for It? Jane­ A Professional Paradox. rib. yes, ma'am. The chemist ’ave lunch bags and no bones about it. "What’s the advance muu of ■ Hence potentially 23,000 little brown gfv’ me some crcmoiilnted «tincture of •how?” paper lunch bags nre used daily nt the Queen Anno. Punch. "The man behind It” cnpltnl, the numeral expressing tbo "Eh?” He is sufficiently learned that knows numtier of civil service employees bore "lie advances the money.’1—Houston In the various departments. |i >w to do well nnd has power enough 1» refrain from evil. Cicero. Post CAIIL SCHOFIELD. i MAGAZINE READERS ADior SUNSET MAGAZINE P atents Scientific American. * New York ........ $ 314,962.7« .......... 60,584.8$ ............ 20,IMA .......... 248,091.93 $043,800.13 Capital Stock, fully paid Surplus and Profits......... I»us ether Banks............ DEPOSITS....................... 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