Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01

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81 picked up a new thing for riders of the
wheel in New York a few days ago." sug-
gested a popular wheelsr:an. and would
like to give it publicity through The Star
Those who have had trouble in finding small
punctures will appreciate 1t. You know the
customary way to locate a puncture is to
immense the wheel in a tub of water.
Wherever the air bubbles there will be found
the puncture- In some cases. however. the
air pressure is not sufficient to make the air
bubbles. In cases of this kind lather some
soap and smear IT over the tire. A soap
bubble will form then over every puncture.
it matters not how small it Is. Once To-
Gated. nearly every rider knows what to do.
thinks he does. which is about the same
thing. for the great majority send them to
the shops to be repaired. anyhow.
Thermometers are being frequently read
in the departments this week, remarked
the Waterman at the main door OF the pen
sion office. and there is the usual discus
sion about the accuracy of their reading.
Now. in the pension office this is no new
thing. for in summer. as well as in winter,
there will often be a difference of four
five degrees AT the west and east ends Of
the building. In the morning the east end
reached il is even all around But when the
sun gets over to the west there is music in
the entire west end of the building. and ii
keeps up until the hour of closing arrives.
The same thing happens at The Treasury
Department, but as that building has stone
walls 1t Is not SO marked. The pension
office. being the only brick department
building, Is more sensitive than the stone
buildings The clerks are also more SenSi
tive. somehow. for in proportion there are
more aged and intirin clerks in the pension
office than any other
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II have never been called to pull dogs
teeth but once" volunteered a well-known
dentist Had I known for what purpose
1 was needed l would not have responded.
but being on the ground l was too ncrvy
to refuse. The case was that of dog be-
longing to the wife of a Michigan Senator.
She had several nice dogs of fancy breeds
and noticed that one of them acted
strangely. The telephone directory of that
day had my name well up on top in the
list of dentists. and / presume that was
why l was called. 1t is no unusual thing
for dentists 10 be called to the houses of
patients who are sick or otherwise unable
10 go to the dentist. and / packed up a
lew accessories and started. 1 was met at
the door by the lady, who spoke of the suf-
feriHgs of Nadge. 1 took it that Madge
was either Il child OF a favored servant
and tripped oftly l could upstairs to
the room to which 1 was directed. /
tiCsI there two three little pug
dogs in the room. nut did not dream that
MsdSr was one of them. In few mo-
rlents the lady came up and picking up the
dog spoke sym2athetically of Madges suf-
erinSs. | was in for IL and in short time
! had Il towel lied in Madge's mouth and
the next thing Madge knew she was three
teeth short 1 was asked my fee but as l
had never performed such a service for
money l did not know exactly what to
charge. / made it s. and was paid. Since
then when L am called by telephone / ask
something about the work to be done. for.
unless ii is my own dog, I prefer TO be
excused from the work.
The hoOdoo which fingers about certain
locomotiS es and street cars has marked
grasp some bicycles" observed a dealer
IN wheels. and We have frequent evidence
of ii. Two years ago l sold wheel to d
clerk in the State Department He had
number of sensations on it. but wound I'D
by riding it off the car bridge at George
town. breaking his RIB and otherwise in
jurirs himself When he recovered he
tackled the wheel again and landed under
street car at the corner of 9th street and
Pennsylvania avenue. He left the wheel
with us for repair, but before it was fixed
up ne left the country and wrote us to sell
II. which We did. clergyman becoming the
owner He, too, had a string of bad luck
with IL and We again became it's owners by
exchange So far We positively know of
six persons who have been injured while
riding IT i am Lot SuperStitious in such
matters, but unless some one wants that
particular wheel very bad. it will never 20
out of our show room again. / certainly
would not sell II to any one unless L thor
ouShly informed .hem of its record. l
know of another case almost as bad The
wheel Is ladies' wheel and II has caused
d great deal of trouble. besides injuring
several persons. The most careful riders
have met with disaster on 1t. Just now
this wheel is on the stocks and is being
thoroughly Overhauled. but the owner hest
On the other hand other machines have
scld and used in this city. one Of them I
course the owner is a careful rider and
gives the wheel attention. He is a clerk in
the pension office and he's ridden back and
forth 20 that office every day since he has
owned It, Two years ago put new tires
on 1t. but otherwise Ii is the original wheel
1 know of wheel which has ridden four
persons into the Police Court They have
lfs the aggregate paid $40. besides lawyers
fees. in the way Of fines There is no doubt
of the hoodoo on some of them
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Though there are preparations adyer-
tised to force the growth of the beard and
mustache,' remarked a druggist, I'VE sell
dom have to handle such things and never
touch them II we can avoid Them for they
all frauds and decentiopS SIN tbara