The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-11-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Employer and Driver war and the In
ventors Volcanic
France,
Especial Correspondence.1 ]


into + street. The two giant horses
reared upon their launches as the
driver suddenly drew back on the reins
But 1t was too late. He had turned the
corner so swiftly that he had not no.
ticed the short, stout man who was
trying to get out of the way of the big
horses. The little man held his um.
brella up as shield, but i'm vain The
nearest horse struck him and knocked
him backward into the street Luckily
the speed had been checked sufficiently
So that the horses did not tread upon
the PROSTATE form.
A policeman rushed up and jerked
the terrified driver from his seat.
Crowds of citizens rushed to the aid of
the fallen man and assisted him to his
feet He commenced to swear vigorous
ly in spite of the profanity ordinance
which made him eligible for arrest.
"Oflicer," he cried angrily as no
brushed his clothes. must man wear
a fender when he crosses the street? Is
there no protection from these ignorant
drivers of beer wagons? Hero, you
idiotic driverl You're this, and a
that and something else also Can't you
sec, you unprintable thing, you? How
dare you ruin my clothes by turning
that corner so sharply? How dare you
laugh nt me, you so and SO? I'll have
you arrested. I'll have your employer
fined Officer, hold that man until his
employer pays me for the damage done
me. Any man who will employ such
an ignorant blookhead as driver ought
to be compelled to pay a fine Of 81, 900
I'll see about this, pumpkin.
The driver, at first afraid to look at
the man he had knocked down, pushed
his way through the crowd to beg for
lenicncy. Suddenly he gasped
Its the MASTER" he cried, ian l
never see him / lose mine job sure
here
"Officer, interrupted the short, stout
man, "let the man go. I will settle
with him. And never mind what said
about filming bis employer. The man
drives for me-
The short, stout man was connected
with well known brewery in Wash
ington and presumably squared things
with his driver later that night
War and the Inventors.
Commissioner Of Patents Duell says
he noticed a slight decline in the appli-
cations for patents during the war and
attributes II to the fact that many me.
chanics who are inventors enlisted, for
since peace has been established applica-
tions for patents are again normal. The
war naturally stimulated the minds of
inventors and as consequence hun.
dreds Of applications have been filed for
military apparatus and engines. In
some future war some Of the things for
which applications for patents are made
will be valuable agents, but many are
the work Of cranks and have no value
except to the student Of psychology.
Some Of these applications are anus.
ing enough. One from minister Of the
gospel in Texas, accompanying bomb,
which. 1t Ia claimed. will destroy the
largest battleship the moment 1t strikes
the deck, apologies for the fact that
one Of his profession, whose duty 1t is
to save souls, should have invented 90
destructive an engine. He explains,
however, that the quicker the war is
ended and the more destructive 1t is the
more souls will be saved, thinking per-
haps to conduct conversions in the same
manner that the Irishman converted the
drowning Jew, who, after making him
repeat the Greed. thrust the poor Hebrew
under the water. rejoicing that he had
saved one soul.
Volcanic France.
Matters In France may quiet down
In little while and things regain their
normal condition, but Just at present
the outlook is decidedly stormy" said
Mr.. w. Holman of London to some
newspaper men the other evening.
1.-THE whole atmosphere Of the ma
tion right now Is volcanic, and there is
no telling when an upheaval may come.
All this Is by no means pleasant for the
foreigners who have gone to great trou-
BILE and expense to make an exhibit at
the Paris exposition, and lots Of them
would pay handsomely for guarantee
that peace would be maintained until
the exposition was over. The situation
at best 10 disquieting, and there are
many who believe that such a state of
revolution will exist when the time
comes for holding it that the exposition
will have to be abandoned.
"The best reason for doubling these
gloomy predictions is that there is no
single individual in France with enough
prestige and ability to play the role of
Bonaparte. II the great emperor could
come back to earth, he would work his
own sweet will with the republic.
Followed by LII.
Wherever we went ON the Hawaiian
Islands" said Senator Morgan of Ala
bama, one Of the commissioners whom
President Mckinley named to recon-
mend code Of laws and form Of gov
ernment for our possessions recently an.
nexed, i've were followed by the ex-
queen, Liliuokalani. She pursued us
from island to island, and at different
places held 'hokupu, or native reoep-
tion. She was attended by few of the