The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-14
thought He Had Jim Jams.

That peculiar disease known to the
.IeuICdl WoIlu as deIrlun tremens and
TO careless ,scofrers as the jim-jams is
| very much Ike greatness" said a we'll
| KuoWn correspondent 10 writer for the
Washington Star the other night II
mean tnat some men achieve the inns.
NAlle Others have the state OF ultra W.iiz-
%lhesS thrust upon them A friend of
| Iilhe Went out TO the midWinter exposl-
uoh OF san Francisco. He was one Of
| party or newspaper men who had hon
! invited out 10 see the show and or -
| UP 10 the coast there was as is rsi,,I
| VIII SuIh parties, porter with long
| heched bottle ana shOrt-shanked glass
81 tne beck and call of every man Nh,
nlehd had never been one OF thrso four
iliIe neat and repeat boozers ALTHOUGH
ne was pretty good when it came 10 n
S SPtiiaB, ana no III a small Held for short
instance ne was as liable TO get Il place
as an entry In the bunch But a.
remarked, he had never tried n ionp
stay ra swinging gait with John barley
CoIn up ana riding at weight. Consc-
pucntly' When he reached Frisco his
nerves were not as stationary. so 10
, speSK, as the Washington monument. lie
TOOK two or three pretty good drinks
when he landed. but somehow or otber
they didn't happen to reach the right
spot, 50 he left the hotel and strolled down
tne street. thinking the air might do
MN some good. Noticing q pretty larpa
crowd on corner near his hosiery h.
sSuntered toward IT to learn the reason
i Ii , ioS sathering' and discovered that bull
nsht Were being received and posted I'M
on a bulletin board "P
re took his position in the roadway
wa CIe outSkirts Of the crowd ana was
m"tCnihs the board. when suddenly n
moved away from I'm front of him and
IIaItdei me whole building along with n |
iinSS,4intly ne decided that his alcoholic |
rra I,,t nau auected his optical pow |
oo, ou' ne determined 10 prove this Tho |
DRY 10 his perfect satisfaction So Ie |
H"atihSu bdck ana caught up with the
c'r ''Ins ana me bulletin board again. oc-
Nupy ing what appeared to be about mo
same SPOT he had relatively held bcforc
me Inc building moved away lie had scare
i f., a., aead ihe next bulletin when the build
o o3 "an' s lie was absolutely dumbfound-
- Gnu pretty near scared TO death AZ
ne turned and looked down the street
hoorS Iu Dten amazed at that bulletin
m4IIihed he must have felt when The
wnoie street as far as his eve could
his 1'oH In PICKED Itself up and moved out Of
longer 10 make further tests Ue struci, |
bee line for his hotel and rushed 10
us. us room without even waiting for the
an button and jumped into bed When
me boy answered the summons he Wa
sent post haste for a doctor. and nre,fv
soon soon me man OF medicine made his az
My friend told the medico all about
,t,' "Trip from chicago, and the various
NIHus' quantities. and quantities of drink
~ hdu taken, as far as he could renner
,eI, ana then sorrowfully impaired to The
'OVtor the information that ne Lelievn6
"a H"S on lhe verge OF bad case OF
y, iSsie- ~aggies. The physician ass1rei
ls ne" patient that there were mo- n,i
v.0es OF such catastrophe Imminent
VI my friend was obstinate He knew,
e was going 10 have them. and 49, l
ne doctor wanted TO know the $3.50 '
Dr this knowledge ne I'M and toiT III bty /
oW. not only single buildings Inn I'm ',,.I C
mes OF populous san Francisco street :
tqi Just gotten move on them AMI >
10 away from him. A stranre lirht h
cameo from the doctors azure eve 49, o
inquired whereabouts In the c6mnmn q
MS patient had been oyertaL@r ~, v
csc supposed optical deluslons ,rbS o
t'er' IN a weak voice. Informed No., u
len the physician laughed q me- l'r,t,. II
ugh ana leaned over and informed mn; u
aftul friend that he had been stanains,, 81
the cable car turntable which is su
ted IN front Of the building Iyhero OF
bulletins were displayed. ana T., baS Il
en- giving him a gentle Whirl NJ H., OF
ehd gave shrek OF glee ana ~ a.
tel clerk and bell boy wished ,bn ie &C
a a sleme in the house ins,ao6f ny ht
.ln electric bells, because No - bad y,
inns sent up every ten minutes fnr N
next hour and Il half. ana evervo,a "
:. mem % was different from its predecrs- hc