Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-23
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Not much" the officer answered In an
evasive way.
Must be joke on you,'' he was told.
Nothing, only young lady having a
tooth extracted by a dentist, and the OF
Tending molar caused her so much pain
that she thought she needed the assistance
of a policeman the officer told his ques-
toner, but what for don't know
X x X
An example of the friendship between a
boy and his dog was witnessed the other
afternoon on upper Pennsylvania avenue.
The boy was about fifteen years of age and
the dog was a beautiful collie. The day
was windy, and the boy wore roller skates,
taking advantage of the elements to aug
ment his speed as he came down the broad
stretch of asphalt toward the White House
and making his dog assist in the work,
which CHANGED. under the circumstances. to
be fun for them both. They were full Of
the animal spirits of youth, and were ap-
parently having as good time as a boy
and good-ratured dog can get out of life
and that is whole lot of fun. The dog
was leading the way, strap attached to
his collar. and held by the boy. serving
as q primitive harness. The attention or
pedestrians and car passengers was at
trdcted to the pair as they passed along
the street, going as fast as the dog could
run. and he had to run fast to keep up
with the speed of the wind. Both the ele
ments and the dog were helping the boy.
whose skates were fine ones, and whose
broad back served as sail to help both
his dog and the wind. Down the avenue
they came at twenty-knot clip. and If
that boy had ever hit depression in the
pavement he would have been a splendid
subject for the study of aspiring young
surgeons at the Emergency Hospital. But
he didn't hit any holes He and the dog
kept on their serene way, the excitement
of the race being reflected on the counte-
nances of both. Suddenly the boy pulled
the strap hard and the dog swerved to the
left and made for watering trough at
the curb. 1t was a beautiful arc they de-
scribed, but unfortunately for the boy. the
dog forgot that roller skates cannot be
brought to stop suddenly can dog
The boy struck the curb and rolled head
over heels across the sidewalk into the
triangular park a the point, dragging the
dog with him. Then the collie jumped on
that boy and licked his face as he strug
gled to his feet, then jumped at the trough
and swallowed water enough to refill his
boilers for another run. And II ever a
dog laughed and had a good time that
was the dog. He was as anxious to be Off
for another run as the boy, and as they
once more started down the avenue pair
of girls who had stopped to witness the
race said in their anxiety for the dog:
What shameI'
But the boy and the dog knew that it was
not. for they were both enjoying to the ut
provided.
Secretary Moody recently decided that
monkeys and parrots do not come within
the category of articles suitable and ap-
propriate to the rank, rating or duty of
enlisted men of the navy. The question
arose in a claim of second-class appren-
tice for So for a parrot and 81 for a mon
key lost in the wreck of the cruiser Charles
ton in Asiatic waters in 1899. The claim
was based on the statute providing for the
reimbursement of the officers and men of
that vessel for the loss of articles suit
able and appropriate for their rank, rating
or duty The parrot and monkey in
voived in the claim were ships pets owned
by one of the men, and while Secretary
Moody sympa thzed with the sailor in his
loss he felt compelled to disapprove the
claim.
x 4 X x
An interesting question is involved in a
case recently decided at the Navy Depart
ment. Last summer the contractor en-
gagged in deepening the channel Of the Po-
tomac river near the Indian Head proving
ground was compelled to suspend opera
lions for a period of about twenty-five
hours in consequence of the testing of GER
tain projectiles at the proving ground. He
filed a claim for damages, and it has just
been allowed by the Navy Department.
1t amounted to $40050, and was based on
the contract price for the quantity of ma
for the interruption. The contractor will
have to wait for an appropriation by Con-
gress, however. before he can get his
money