Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-25

1.-THE Geological Park these warm nights
IS by no means the quiet place it is during
the day said one of the attendants. The
sudden coming of summer had a wonderful
influence on the animals, and this is very
marked after the sun goes down. They
break out in the widest noises during the
early part of the evening and keep it up in
rather lively style till nearly midnight. At
ter that they settle down for sleep, and
they quiet enough until the next night.
The slightest thing starts them off The
monkeys seem to start the music and the
lions and tigers furnish the volume. The
yamp of the hippopotamus and rhinoceros
Is no more musical than they are beautiful
In appearance. 1t can be heard for half
mile. In a couple of weeks the animals will
settle down for the rest of the summer"
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soda water is furnished in much better
condition now than during any previous
season." popular druggist remarked.
The sirups are now carefully prepared,
and the modern soda water apparatus is
as near perfect. it seems to me, is pos
sible. The facilities for handling and crush
ing the ice are great Improvement on
what they were even a few years ago.
There is some criticism, however, heard for
the reason that quite number of druggists
have adopted the modern size glass, which
only holds about two-thirds as much as the
OIu-IdSnlOned soda lumber
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THE age of fish is almost unlimited" OBJ
served an official of the fish commission, in
reply to question. Prof. Baird devoted
a great deal of time to the question as to
the length of life of fish, and he found that
the ordinary carp. If not interfered WITH
would live five hundred years. In his writ
ings on the subject he stated that there is
now living in the Royal Aquarium, in Rus-
s.a. several carp that are known to be over
SIX hunired years Old and that he had as
Certdined in number of cases that whales
live to be over two hundred years old. A
gentleman in Baltimore has had an or
binary gold fish for sixty-three years. and
MS father informed him that he had pur-
chased it over forty years before it came
into his possession
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The amateur cyclist runs a great
danger" ~, marked an experienced trainer,
in his efforts to train down. This is the
time Of the year when number of young
men are preparing for cycling and other
events, and in nine cases out of ten they go
al it the wrong way They train down in
stead of training up, weaken instead of
strengthening themselves. They think be-
cause Il lot of prize fighters, wrestIers and
naSe haII players are engaged in training
down. tnat Is. reducing themselves by get
tiS rlt Of lat 10 take on muscle they
should DO likewise, and they begin by tax
ing powerful cathartic draughts and work
ing down hesE, wrapped up in heavy sweat
erS- After a course of this treatment they
are less ut TO DO any good work than they
were when they began. 1T is all right for
WHISKY or heer-sOake1 people to train down
q little IN anticipation of being able 10 per
form athletic work. but the young men who
are no over fat or liquor soaked do not
need such treatment"
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w"iI-kuCwn Insurance broker said. in
Speaking of fire insurance risks: Contrary
TO the general idea. insurance comparies
wo-;iG Eatle" take risk on a powder mag
azire or 4 powder mandatory than on an
Ice house In the case OF a powder manu-
factory there is the greatest care taken by
those who work in it. or who visit it, There
Is no need Of signs hanging about warning
PERSONS not to smoke. for they would never
run the risk of entering with a cigar ar
pipe, even il the rules of the place allowed
H. No" with ice houses it is different Go
INTO any OF them and you will find the TO-
smoking signs in plenty. There is but little
care no yever, for many people think such
places Will not burn. They do burn how
ever, and the result is the insurance com
panies charge the higher risk on ice house
property
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mere Is some queer testimony offered in
pension cases. remarked an examiner in
the y. T.sion office few days since THAT
relating to marriages is specially so. as It
brings out some peculiar incidents. / have
case now in hand of a widow proving her
marriage The case comes from Missouri
Me- prot 'sr-in-law of the widow testifes
q that 1 went with my brother when he
nouSht the license TO marry Another wit
ness teStitlsS, remember the MARRIAGE
Well ana VIII never forget it. for the rea
son that | was disappointed in not marry
ing her myself. for 1 must admit that she
was the only young lady at that time that
l had ever cared for. Since then / am NOT
so particular, for have had three wives
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one OF the attaches of the United States
geological survey tells a wonderful snake
story. and he claims it is true. So does his
WIFE who was one of the parties to If
BOTH are well and favorably known in this
CITY nut as there is so much doubt OK
pressed about their story, they prefer that
tner names shall not be given for the
present According to the gentleman
while in the far west in the early part of
last summer he ran across rattIesnske
The snake was apparently in great agony
and, upon examination. it was found that
thorn was sticking through it. The gen.
tleman was an expert in handling snakes
ana he had no difficulty in pulling out the
morn much to the relief of the RATHER
Ihree months later he visited the Same
no.
same snake. He packed it up in a box and
decided to bring it to Washington. A few,
nights afterward the gentleman and his
vile arrived in a promising western tovyn
ana took quarters in the swell hotel of The
place. During the night thief entered the
room. and would have got away with CON-
siderable plumber had not the snake. in his
gratitude for kindness shown him srucI,
MS tail out of the window and given a
rattle which attracted the attention of the
police.
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y most exciting incident happened one
day last week in front of the door CT a
carriage mandatory of this city. A lady
who is prominent in social circles had lust
arrived at the place to look at a carriage
which she had ordered. She was accom-
panied by a lady friend As they were
about to alight from their carriage thew
noticed that there was some excitement in
the office of the carriage mandatory.
While hesitating about getting out mad
dog rushed out of the place and iumped
into their carriage, an open victoria The
dog passed under their feet, jumped OUT of
the carriage only to repeat the same per
formance three times. before the almost
paralyZed carriage employees could dis
patch the animal