Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10

man who wanted the warrant to 3earch
the girls house. "a spiritualstc medium
Sa id So.
The clerfk recalled the number of eases
that are constantly being brought before
the court because of the use of another
kind of spirits. but could take action
upon the womans statement. and had to
refuse the warrant.
X
"Rear stories this year in Idaho have
been of infinite Variety said hig mining
engineer who has just arrived in Washing
ton. 1.-The best one l have he ard was tod
by Bergman l.. Jacobs, & well-kTown
ranchman of Fremont county. who was in
Pocatello the other day. Jacobs. like all
other ranchmen in that neck of the woods
enjoys the sport of deer hunting and never
let's a fall pass without INDUCING in his
liking for big game shooting. His ranch is
only a days ride from the heart of the
Teton forest reserve the famous jackson
Hole country This is the story as Jacobs
told it,
81 was hunting deer and had laid my
gun on bowlder while examined some
fresh tracks on the mountain side Hear
ing q slight noise behind me l looked up
and saw a big grizzly bear within a few
feet of me and intently watching my move
ments glance showed me he was be-
tween me and my rifle. As l Strengthened
up the animal began to move in nay direc-
nifty to get out of reach. AS he kept on
thought l would endeavor to bump him
hard enough with rock to turn him aside
until l could reach the rifle. What ap-
peared to be rock of suitable size lay all
most at my feet. I made a quick grab at
it. 1t moved in my hand, and in an in
slant l saw it was n rattlesnake. The
snake was evidently in its first stage of
winter sleep. Its movements were SOW,
but mine were not. l proceeded to throw
it from me without loss of time. As it hap
pened / threw it directly in the face of the
advancing bear. The bear threw up it's
head and made vicious snap or two at
the snake, but missed. BY this time the
snake was waking up. Like a flash 1T
struck twice at the bear. Each time it
buried its fangs in one of the bears eyes.
With roar the bear whirled. AS it turned
the snake slipped to the other side of the
bears head and struck it in the other eye
1t was all over in an instant. The snake
fell to the ground and quickly disappeared
among the rocks. The maddened bear
rolled on the ground. arose to its feet and
charged aimlessly about. / had no diff
Guilty in keeping out of its way. The
sound of its own movements drowned the
noise of my steps. At a favorable moment
I reached the rifle, and in less than ten
seconds there was a very dead bear in the
neighborhood. I never heard of another
case where a defenseless man. confronted
by two dangerous foes. was able to pit the
pair against one another to his own advan-
tage in so short time
X X x X *
The door to one field of public service in
the District government at least is tightly
closed against the man whose natural
molars have given way to the ravages of
time and the strong arm of the dentist. and
who is obliged to depend upon plaster of
paris grinders for the proper mastication
of his food The board of police surgeons
recently went record as stanchly OPP
To hn foeo Of
the District man, the opening of whose
countenance is adorned with artificial
teeth In other words, the toothless need
not apply; they need not aspire to wear the
helmet They may revel in the delight of
possessing non-aching teeth, but they cannot
serve the capital city as guardians of the
public peace and security. The reason as
signed by the men Of medicine for this
discrimination is that man with artificial
teeth is predisposed to gastric troubles. This
is the reason that appears on the surface.
and it is based upon scientific research; but
ii is believed by many residents OF the Dis
trct that even other and perhaps more
potent reasons have actuated the physicians
in barring the ''store-teeth' man from the
force.
With the stated reason in mind. it is
easy to magine the probable serious con-
sequences to the discipline and efficiency
of the police force. if. just at the moment
the blue-coated minion of the law is reach
ing up to pluck the juicy. ripe banana from
the fruit dealers bunch. he should be sud-
thwarted in his purpose Or again, imagine
how demoralizing it would be to the dig
nifty of the force If at the very instant an
officer is about to impress a Keeling ''vag"
with polcemans authority. he should be
suddenly seized with twisting sensation
and perform the antics of a contortionist
before the eyes of curious crowd.
But leaving the gastric troubles out of the
consideration. even more serious cOnse
quences might result from the employment
on the force of men with artificial teeth.
The force should stand, undoubtedly, for
truth and honesty. and the false in any
form whatever should not be permitted TO
enter its ranks. Under this principle false
teeth should surely be barred. To permit
this one form of falseness to, enter the de-
partmeent might pave the way for the en-
trance of others and from the little seed
planted in innocence of wrong, the weeds
of dishonesty might spring up and thrive
1t does not pay to wink at the little things
Then again. what embarra ssment might be
occasioned an officer. if, in haste to ap-
pear at the Police Court to give testimony
in a case he should suffer lapse of memo
ry and leave his plaster plate of toothIets
reposing the washStand. compelling him
to lisp mis- damaging allegations to the
Judge? How lacking in force this would be-
Or If memory should fail him in other in
stances. what terror could toothless po-
liceman strike to the breast of hardened
law breaker? How could he successfully
perform his duty around a peanut stand?
What chance would he have in daring raid
on a lunch counter? Just glass of milk
for him, thank you.
But the edct of the examiners has gone
forth and none of these things imagined
will come to pass. The policemen of the
District will all be fully qualified to enter
a grub fest or participate in a barbecue, at
least at the time of their admission to the
force. If man wishes to keep his chances
good for enrolment in the police force he
must keep out of the dentists chair for
the very moment the forceps enter his
mouth his prospects for becoming minion
of the law are diminished and they con-
tinue to diminish in proportion as the bill
of the dentist increases.
There is of course. obvious force in the
coal magnate argument that IL the con-
sUmers would stop buying coal there would