On The Strength Of A Five

Washington, trom what I have see of it, is a peculiar place, " said the vis iting young man to a reporter. "111 teil you why I think so, " h contiuued. "The other day I was goin over to Baltimore, and on consultin tuy watch discovered I had but a fe minutes in which to catch my train. Btruck the avenue at Fourteenth stree and boarded a car. "Wheu the conductor carne round f o my fare, I put my hand in my pocke and found I had iiothing less than a $ bilí. The conductor glanced at it, then at me, and shook nis head disapprov ingly. " 'I can't change that, ' he said. "I told him it was the smallest had, but he said then he could no change anything larger than a $2 bilí that they were not required by law to do so. I began to think I would have to get off and walk, when he carne to my relief by saying that I could get tb bill changed and pay him at the end o the line, near the depot. "I thought this was very considérate When we reached the terminus, I tok the conductor that I could have the o changed and pay him, starting for a place on the corner. " 'That's allright. Go onl Gooul he told me, waviiig his band as if he owiied the railroad. "Hovvever, I tried to have the bil brokeu unsuccessfully. Just then I re raembered I wished to coinmunicate soinething to a friend up towu anc asked if I coald use a pay telephone in a corner of the room. " ' ï ou could use it all right if yon had Í0 cents iu change, ' the proprietor told me, 'but you haven 't it. Come back here in my office and use my private phone. That's all right, ' wheu I was profuse in my thanks. "Say, do you know what Ithink, " continued the young man. "I believe ] could get a $100 bilí and live in the capital for weeks for nothing, simply by getting things and shoving it under the noses of the people I purchasec from. They would rather give them to me than take the trouble to break it " And then he remarked that the only difficulty would be in securing the bil] in the first place.