Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-13
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..Talk about the irony of fate REMARKED
, r,,-,I Officer, yesterday ''wouldnt 1t have
had a rare exemplification IL the new pa'-
tleshin Alabama had sunk the new battie-
shin Kearsarge when Rear Admiral Evans
tleet got tangled up III New YORK harpo'
the other day. And it was only ns 'ne
bores, margin that she failed to do so.
The Eearsarge and the hentucky
fast n he mud. side by side and the Ana
hama was carried down upon the.h Wy
wind and tide BY clever management
,,a . net tho Kcarsargc. which was
nearest "a, nor but she was not dble
pass clear of the Kentucky. She So -
that vessel a g.anctng blow on tne "a
board and damaged seN'iai vi ~
and fittings. ~. ro,.a beau
"The Alabama might easily nave W -
forced into the Kearsdrge head on, anu ,,,t-
she had done 50 would certainly H'' .nc
her even If she. too. dld not ~ ,Sc1
hottn,, IA was on the 18th OF June, t'o SUI
when the historic engagement occu, - 80,
the barber of CherbourE Fran, ~ 1,,n,ch
the original Ke8rsarse anu A'au ,tn rehei
-esulted IN the destruction Oh tiIe 80
rI,,at too, py n singular coincidence So
II. Wfnsow, who Is now III IN ssnIiant
the new Kcarsargc. is a son pl tiio - n
commander Of the oris lt ,argfn mat the
was only by the barest margin ~, ena - cor
,tt 81 tho great fight between the MI .4I
leSuI ord the Alabama during the cN a
war was not reversed by their h''i'ies
in these piping times OF peacs'
= y ~
"Tra Human Barometer WAS the
name that was given an aged ma" "i'
formerly lived on Capitol HILL ana Wlloso
death occurred several days ago IN Fitii-
mond Va. His correct name was Il'aiie9
Harlow. and for many years ne WAS II Ia
,nil;,r figure in East Washington as ne
bor5led about using two stout canes ~
assist Iocomotion .
H.. ,v,s q man Of many CornS anu puIl-
ions and. incidentally, rheumatism anu an
imaginary disease the country folks term
"tba go-backs" Hence his nickname ,he
Human Barometer" Old citizens OF tLle
49, snI saw Harlow had one large bunloh
which would predict by its aching whethel
the weather was to be hot or eola. ~ g "a
Germs and his ''rteumatIH gave no'lce VI
the anproach of rain or snow, Wiliie Wiz
he described as "a sort of whirhns ieenns
in ths region of his 'go-backs" told OF the
wind direction. r, Was
nerambuIatiug weather bureau. and the CIT,
liens were won't to nan nm as lie pdSseo
along and ask: - ,,i,,, tn
have today. Mr.. Harlow
With due gravity he would reply
INV bunion says it viii be warmer. my
corns say clear weather, and l thnk D9
the way my 'go-backs' are a-whrin the
wind viii come from the SOUTH t'ooo
moruu-
The Hilton trophy has outgrown It's
original design and proportions and its H.
t,Ire treatment is matter of perplexlty TO
the authorities. 1t is huge metal emblem
of greae weight. and has already doubled
I'm size by reason of the attachment or
eighteen medals dependant from chains.
The most conspicuous of those suoordi-
nate emblems are those representing the
g 81 N.arr NRf
team of 1878 and 1879. The two Pennsyl-
vania emblems, representing the victories
of 1850 and 1892, have prominent places
also There are fourteen other medals hang
ing by chains to the body of the trophy
Every time the trophy is moved these en-
blems have to be detached ana, OF course
each year will now give occasion Tor add
ing to the collection, the emblem OF last
year being that of the Navy Department,
and this year the army team emblem must
be added. The collection of special trophies
was evidently a mistake, but it has been
started and will probably have to be Kept
up 1t will not be many years, If these an
nuaI additions are made, before the en-
blem will require a habitation of its own
and a supporting structure upon which 1t
may safely rest for exhibition purposes.
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81 have telephone IN my residence and
another in my office" remarked a promi-
nent attorney at law of this city. While
the phones are great convenience, in fact,
practically indispensable, source of ex-
trerne annoyance is the fact that some one
has made it a habit of listening almost ev-
cry time my house phone is used. should
have explained that the latter is on party
line.
"A few days ago l was conversing from
my office with my wife at home. She was to
meet me down town. In the midst of the
conversation / heard q clock strike three.
Thereupon l remarked that as it was just
3 o'clock she would have ample time to
meet me at $50 o'clock. My wife promptly
explained that the clock / heard was not
one at our house, but was in some other
house. the conclusion being that another
subscriber was unquestionably listening TO
what we We're saying.
sit is a rather old adage," the attorney
concluded, that listeners seldom hear good
of themselves. can testify that what that
particular listener then heard was far re-
moved from the complimentary class"
:
OF all the signatures that come to the
Capitol attached to official documents none
covers more paper than that of Charles ].
Bonaparte. Secretary of the Navy Mr..
Bonaparte's signature IS about five inches
long and the greatest height of letters is
over an inch. 1t makes the famously big
signature of John Hancock, attached to the
Declaration of Independence look like a
FioA9f NNa-N VIC I'M Se StlJi4S VI JOIN RAUL
Jones that is exhibited to visitors at the
Library of Congress as an example of bold
ness in the writing of ones name appears
insignificant.
Mr.. Bonaparte's signature is written
about twice the of the usual sigma
ture of the President, and Mr.. Roosevelt
generally writes pretty large characters
when he signs his name. The Bona parte
signature has no indication of an uncer-
tain character. 1t is strongly written It
Is begun on one side of the letter paper and
ends pretty nearly on the other side. The
usual note paper would not be wide enough
to hold IL. ,.Aeu it eventually makes its
appearance in the collection of signatures
Of great men that IS treasured at the Lii
brary of Congress it will have the dlstinc-
tIon OF being The biggest signature of all