Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-26

The Ever-Recurrlng Pursuit Of In.
formation as 10 the Habits Of the

The Ever-Recurrlng Pursuit Of In-
formation rs 10 the Habits Of the
Ground.HOg.
[Chicaso Tines
THIS story tells how the useful telephone Is
abused to weary the life out Of the man who
has charge OF the sporting column. The scene
Is the city department of a would be morning
newspaper: the time o'clock pm. The teie-
| "Hello."
Hello"
g Is the sporting editor I'M"
The nu sporting editor appears and says:
Hello, sporting editor This is Bacon,
shortrib & Go. We have got dispute for you
10 settle. MY partner bets me 81 that the
gro1aa hog' when he comes out, If he sees bis
THE ground hog editor is out. and won't be
The scene shifts. Time. 4:O5 o'clock. The
Bell Telephone rings. The man Ia charge an.
SWerS:
Hello"
Hello. Times editorial
"Bil- bill bill bill chwick."
90" :. R S6n, sH quite u, get YOU
See here, Central Office. are you going to
give me IS drug store, or amt your"
Young woman attendant: "A.a-ll rigat;
there's another party On the line. made a
Mistake"
Yes. If you1l Danish the young man you are
talking to You'll not make SO many"
''I don't say"
Hello, Times EDITORIAL"
"Eello."
This Is Bacon. shortrib Co.. and"
You said that before. Now, what do you
ME and my partner has made bll-b,l-
BIZ
Precisely the same remark YOU made at the
outset; but don't seem TO catch the drift OF t.
Probably there is a mistake In your instru-
ment. l think, from the number OF conso-
nants that it was built for the Car Nicholas
TO L, task with from bomo-proof, to avoid Nihi-
isis, and is not constructed for the CONVEYANCE
OF anything except Russian aud short.hl ud
Kaye you got an EdIson7'
Suppose you try 1T. Maybe you can get
The Edison bell rings.
"HeliO, Bacon & ShOrtrto"
"Hello. Times editorial Is the sporting
editor in?"
"Y-a-a-s."
The sporting reporter comes to the front:
Crack on. What is the bet about this
when the ground hog comes on the ID of Feb-
ruary. II he sees his shadder-"
TT, The Times ground'h died on February 1st.
Scene, the rear platform Of West-sde car.
Time, $50 O'Clock.
Young man. TO his netghbor who Is hanging
over the dashboard, 'GyOu know how it is ii
the ground hog sees his shadGer when he comes
The Times reporter: "Are you the man who
asked the Times that question this afternoon:'
eyes"
"Now, don't mind giving you the informa-
ton, unofiicially. The popular superstition IS
that the ground hog, Or ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The American marmot (n7ctOHlyS aaOnGr)-attor
alternating Ia his hole during the winter comes
out On February 90, or Candlemas Day. II the
sun Is shining with sufficient force to make his
shadow visible, it Is an indication that the
winter Is not ended, and he accordingly returns
to his hole for another snooZe OF SIX weeks
which brings him to March 18th. The same
superstition is expressed In the scottish dis
itch:
'If Candlems5 Day be bright an clear
Wen have txa winters l. the year,
For the further information OF the young man
az Bacon. Shortrib & Co.'S, and that Of the gen.
eral public 1t may be stated here that February
20 this year was fair. and, therefore, the prog
nost1cat1on has proved true in this instance, at
least. fer we have had good "tTa winters
already, not to mention coming meteorological
possibilities