Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16


ways have the sport. Some OF them hsn
a week and would have to come home
empty-handed unless some one took pity
on them and made them a present, or they
got an opportunity to make purchase.
caught the fish and have Witness and
sent the fish to be counted"
Now, after the season has closed, Detec-
tive Fred Cromwell, who belongs to the
class of fishermen who are satisfied 10 SIT
on log and use q f1ve-cent line, comes
with most remarkable fish story. Like
his former partner, Muller, he has VIII
ness, and was able to show his fish. He
found his fish, bass measuring four inches
In length. one day during the past week.
The fish had been taken in by an oyster
and came from the shell when the bivalve
was opened.
"And it was alive he told his sporting
companions in the office. Il had It put In
a jar of water and it remained alive until
a child put some vinegar in the jar"
1t was then time for roll-call, and Corn
we'll hurried to the squad room before he
heard any comments upon his story.
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81 participated In legal proceeding a
few days ago that struck me as being
somewhat unique and certainly amusing,
even though the Joke happened to be on
me-" remarked a prominent member of
the local bar
"In case in which am counsel ques-
ton of law arose that it was desirable to
have settled at once. To that end I pc
titioned the court to take certain action,
merely to raise the question. The same
day 1 submitted brief which I thought
convincing, and was confident that the
points / made therein would warrant the
court III promptly denying the petition
had fled for the purpose OF bringing up
the question of law.
Imagine my surprise. though. when his
honor granted the petition, remarking that
while the brief was very able legal ar
gument the law was against me. OF
course, I was Interested in having the
brief upheld and the petition denied, not
withstanding the fact that 1 was the petit
toner"
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Although the United States has been
generally successful in its naval engage
ments," reminiscently remarked an old
naval officer the other day, 1T has struck
its flag to the enemy on the high seas
oftener than most persons suppose. Dur
ing the war of the revolution the British
captured fifteen Of our yessels-the Lex
ington, Cabot. Alfred. Hancock. Raleigh.
'Crumbull, Virginia, Providence Boston.
Delaware. Confederacy, Hague and Ranger.
THESE were captured at sea. The Jersey
and Washington of the fotilla. under the
command of Benedict Arnold. were cap
tureu on Lake tnanpIain. In ltSS the
French frigates LIE Volontaire and LIN
surgent captured the Retaliation, COM
manded by Lieut.. William cambridge. In
1872 the Chesapeake, Capt James Law
renee, surrendered to the British frigate
Shannon. The Essex, Capt. David Porter,
the President. Commodore Stephen Deca-
tur; the Argus, Siren, Nautilus, Vixen, IT.
gress, Somers, Wasp, Rattlesnake, Alli-
gator, Grower, Julia, Scorpion and Ohio
We're also captured by the British Thirty
two American vessels IN all have struck
the American flag TO an enemy"
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Il have just finished the manuscript Of
a book that Is to be brought out by a firm
of English publishers" remarked q Wash
ington man the other day in conversation
with a friend. land you have no idea how
difficult 1t has been to conform to the
peculiarities of the English spelling The
publishers are very rigorous on this point
and insist on the ''u" in such words as
labor and honor. I don't know whether
they still spell wagon with two 'gs or not ;
haven't had occasion to use that word vet -