Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-17

her other accomplishments the writing OF
poetry. Her friends claim she can fore
tell coming events with almost unerrfng
certainty. She has been student Of ma.
terra medica since .girlhood. Recently q
number of prominent people have visited
the shanty In which she makes her earthly
abode while waiting patiently for the time
to come when her spirit will be transported
to the land Of the sky and stars" and
every one remarks upon her phenomenal
mentality.
\ y y II
Detective Frank Baur had such good
sport last week when he went to Virginia
in quest of wild turkeys that he thought he
| would try live tame fowl this week. In al
the years of his-married life he had never
bought live turkey.
IT can kill chicken he told a friend
land I see no reason why I cannot kill q
turkey. It's easy"
This, statement was made before the
death of the fowl. After the turkey had
been killed the detective told different
story.
And the story he told did not contain al
that was told Of the turkey incident by his
friends" remarked his partner at head
quarters.
Then Baur owned up When he took the
turkey home and put 1t in the yard he die
not take the precautfon to clip its wings
and when the time came to behead the
Ratchet. AS soon as the fowl got a glimpse
of the Ratchet 1t initiated the wild turkeys
the detective had seen In Virginia, going
over the fence and alighting In a tree two
squares distant.
Talk about excitement shooting Wild fur.
keys" said Baur. ut isn't An 1t with hunt,
ing a tame one. When I started to get the
turkey to perform the decapitation act II
suddenly became necessary to go over the
back fence and start in pursuit. My dog
went with me and 1t also became necessary
to summon other assistance The turkey
was finally brought down from the tree and
thirty minutes or more, but the gobbler was
captured.
''The next day while was enjoying my
dinner, concluded the detective, II felt
had earned it,
i x *
An official circular just issued by the in
sular bureau Of the War Department refers
to a certain ordinance as having been
past by the Philippine commission, and
question has arisen as to whether that is
the proper spelling Of the word in the sense
In which 1t is used, notwithstanding the
spelling Is in accordance with the list OF
three hundred words designated by the
President for simplified spelling in all the
government departments. The spelling of
the word as applied to legislative enact
ments will undoubtedly receive the atten-
ton OF Congress at the coming session.
X X
j. H. Williams. an old and we'll known
city guide. whose headquarters are around
the White House. some time ago came to
the conclusion that the word guide was too
common and vulgar, and. now he wears a
badge bearing the inscription. City De-
lineator, No. l." All the other guides are
green with envy, while Mr.. Williams is
having his hands full of business.
Il have been asked time and again
whether delineator is good word as ap-
plying to my business, said Delineator
Williams, land I have answered that 1t is
better than any other word that can be
used. The dictionary gives the word de-
lineator as meaning to describe so as to
present a picture to the mind; to set forth
in lively manner That Is what we try to
do. Besides there are so many men who
wear badges bearing the word guide that
1t has gotten to be common. and I don't
like it, -
White House and other guides of Wash
ington are not required to wear official
badges. and are really under no restrictions
as to their manner of doing business.