Evening star., 1901-06-01


| reported adversely on the proposition. but
in spite of them all he finally got his pat
ent and left the city. / do not know
whether he has any heirs or assigns. but
do know that modern experiment has
proved that his idea was correct. and that
1t may turn out that the govern
ment may have to pay royalty
to use his invention. If this happens to be
the case it can be easily seen that the
thlng is of enormous value. 1t was Won
derfully simple when explained. but ex-
perlence IS that it is the simple funda-
mental inventions that are the money
makers. Already the English government
mas set up claim to the use OF the dou-
ple-pointed projectile. as far as that gov
ernment Is concerned, by referring to a
douDle-pointed projectile for use in cannon
which has been on exhibition In the Tower
OF London for over 400 years. proving again
that there Is nothing new under the sun
pu pul II IS doubtful If any of our museums
nave doubie-pointed projectile among
their exhibits Personally L would rather
own the patent that to own the patent of
successful flying machine for l think in
it, t'ohe' Ia
X X * x
among the many excellent Yankee prod
ucts that are we'll appreciated in nv coun-
try said an English paper-box manu-
facturer to the writer recently ARE straw
boards The American made boards have
only been sold in England during the past
two and half years, but they have dis
tinctiy caught the fancy of the British
ooxmaker and the testimony Of all who
use them is that they are in every respect
- per cent better than any other boards
in the English market Being without
adulteration and made of long pure wheat
and rye straw. they completely meet the
requirements of the English box manu-
facturers
Prior to 1898 German D,,tc cfr
board makers had a monopoly of our mar
ket, but the superiority of the American
articles, both as regards to quality and
manner of putting up, was so apparent
that it has pretty well supplanted the Eu-
ropean product. The sales of American
German and Dutch competitors for this
branch of English trade do not adopt the
American plan of manufacture they will
soon nave to retire from the field
X X x
Attitudes affect people in many ways"
said a western railroad man, who nearly
every day crosses portion of the line OF
that road in Wyoming, where the alti-
tude is over 5000 feet. I'VE seldom have
any serious cases." he continued, but we
often have our hands full. Men and wo-
men faint on getting too high in the air,
and We have to work with them pretty
hard. They turn blue. bleed at the nose
and gasp for breath. Our usual plan is
to dash cold water in the faces of the VIC
tins and rub their arms, feet and hands.
Occasionally the altitude affects a mans
mind. The other day we had a school
teacher get on with u.s. AS we climbed
higher and higher he began to act strange
ly. Soon he was in the baggage car talk
ing strangely and declaring that a man
was trying to kill him. We worked with
him to the best of our ability, and thought
he had partly recovered. At Green river,
Wyo., he got off the train as If to get a
breath of fresh air, but as he appeared to
have returned to full possession of his
mind the conductor and others of the train
crew didn't watch him. They missed him
when the train had gone eastward some
distance and sent word back by wire to
| look out for the fellow BY the time the
telegram reached the town, however, the
man had gone off to Green river jumped
in and drowned himself. All this came
about because the altitude had made the
man light-headed, and he was not re-
sponsible for his actions
Whether going to Rockville Bethesda
West Chevy Chase or Tenleytown. few pas
sengers fail to notice and remark upon a
singular pair of signs that decorate the
front of house 32d street just after
leaving the limits of Georgetown. The
house seems to be perched up on stilts from
deep ravine. The signs read Boarding
Cats Cat Shelter" There is house
number. too-20l5. A peep over tho fence
and down thirty feet so discovers a shed
with an inclosure covered with wire net
ting. looking for all the world like a chick
en- house. except that ''meows" instead of
'clucks' emerge from 1t. and furry beings
instead ot feathered ones can be observed
through the iEterstices. Foggy Bottom,
where II Is newly traversed by the G. street
branch Of the Capital Traction Company,
affords an amusing sign or two. One on
2ith street announces that pigs Feet,
Fish, Chitians and Ice may be secured
within. and beneath IS the Juvenile attrac-
tor, 'Snowballs." A little further on the
thirsty are informed that eight bottles of
beer may be bought for quarter.