Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-09

Cp In the Black Hills in South Dakota are
a number of those queer individuals, the
prospector or grub stalker, whose prospec'
holes dot the hillside for miles like great
rabbit warren Their little log cabins are
usually far from the haunts of man IN the
Businesses of the mountains. and their lone
Iy labors are only occa sionally rewarded by
discoveries of the hidden riches of the earth
One of these strange characters, in fact. the
most eccentric in the hills. was big red
headed Irishman. For twenty years he had
tunneled and blasted without strike re-
warding his toll. Last summer Dame For
tune smiled upon him. He opened up rich
load. which he quickly disposed OF for gooc
round sum. With the money In his pocket
he FASTENED to Deadwood, where he an
nounced his intention of taking trip to the
Emerald Isle. In arranging the itinerary OF
the Journey the ticket agent asked him II
he wanted a cabin or saloon passage. The
son Of Erin very Indignantly responded: "A
cabin. Is ii? Plat the divil would be doin
in a cabin with tin thousand dollars in me
pocket Put me in the saloon and put me
forninst the bar. Dye moind.'
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When Justice Wright of the District
bench was trying a case before Cincinnati
judge and jury, some years ago, he drew
from an expert witness the subject OF
certain words that had been troubling other
lawyers and the jury to a great degree.
.'Delusions," illusions and "hallucina-
lions had been frequently mentioned by
witnesses and afterward referred to by OPP
posing counsel until judge and jury were
confused In their minds on the whole sub
ject. Finally one of the attorneys betrayed
by some questions which he was asking
that he had been assuming that all three
words were synonymous. This made mat
ters worse. and Judge Wright asked per-
mission to straighten it out He succeeded
better than he expected. After answering
a couple of questions. the doctor said: IF
you will allow me to answer in my own
way, without pinning me down to legal
forms. l think / can make straight In the
minds of all of you what / have been try
ing to explain to the gentlemen all day.
1t Is this way: If a man thinks he can
drink all the whisky he can hold without
being affected by it. that is delusion: if
he tries 1t some evening. and on the way
home sees lamp post and thinks it is a
ghost. that is an Illusion; II he finally gets
home and in removing his shoes imagines
they are full of snakes. that is hallucina-
tion."
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All sorts Of queer devices are offered the
army board of ordnance and Notifications
as engines of destruction. One of the
sented to the consideration of the board
contemplates the use of large fish. prefer
ably sharks. for the propulsion Of subma-
rfne torpedoes. According to the plan pro-
posed shark is to be imprisoned in a tube
at the rear end Of the projectile, and is to
be controlled In its movements by the active
application Of wireless telegraphy. In case
the shark became restless and ATTEMPTED
10 swim away on his own account 1t was
10 De given an electric shock, and in that
way Kept on Its course until the torpedo
hau reached its target Another remark
aoly ingenious proposition emanated from
the same fertile brain, and contemplat led
the employment of large and powerful
olrus LOT me movement Of war balloons in
any DESIRED direction In this case also the
Dlrds harneSsed to the aerial vehicles were
10 be controlled in their movements by a
system OF wireless biography. These bal
looms were to be provided with tornedoea ar
bombs. which could be dropped at anv de-
sired point by the use of wireless teIep-
raphy. ee
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iouhs girls are prone to evolve unique
lucas In the decoration of their rooms and
display more or less ingenuity in gathering
euiiouS or interesting articles to place dis
play In their corners" Some are partial
10 athletic adjunets. some gather as many
posters as they can find room for and more:
..
others runs to articles suggestive of west
ern frontier life and so on with almost
endless variety.
Possibly the latest idea in this regard IL
represented in the decoration OF a corner
lately fitted up by a pretty maid of Alex
andria. The corner arranged by the Vir-
giEia maid is brilliant with the colors NJ
numerous calendars. She enlisted the sarv-
ices Oh many friends in the gathering of the
GATE guides. and selected only the most
artistic ones to be hung in the calendar
corner. Most prominent is one of the dean
toned etchings given by The Star to its
subscribers on New Year day Numerous
government clerks supplied her with the
official calendars of their respective de-
partments. and together with the various
commercial productions, the collection com
prlses very interesting exhibit
From year TO year commercial firms have
striven to Guido their competitors in the
artistic hniSh or their calendars spending
more and more for their production with
the result that row many represent the
highest art of the artist. engraver and
printer Those seen in the calendar corner
are OF all sizes from small cards to the
immense twelye-page books of some of the
great railway systems The latter though
not very beautiful. serve as balance in
the scheme OF the decora ton OF the corner
The young lady should not have any diff
Guilty in keeping track OF the fleeing days
of the year.
During one OF the many parades that
passed down the avenue last year" said
resident of Washington who has not
failed to attend one OF the great pageants
that have traversed Pennsylvania avenue
during the past quarter of a century, IT
witnessed the operation of bright ruse on
the part OF a person who desired to cross
the parade lines, which finally resulted in
very iudicrons tableau.
1T was but short while after num-
Der of people had made a rush to get
across. several succeeding. and the police
men at that portion OF the line had their
dignity trile ruffied. A middie-aged gen.