Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27

at him and predicted that he would become
tired of country life before he gathered his
first crops, but ne disappointed them.
Weather conditions did not seem to
bother the growing crops" remarked
friend OF the lawyer-farmer. for he has
gathered good crops every year and greatly
improved his property"
Put when you talk about farming" said
Mr.. Pugh. I've beaten al my neighbors
this year"
In what respect?" he was asked.
Just had the finest lot of hogs In the
country he said Five of them and they
weighed 1915 pounds
That's going some In the hog line" said
a friend who heard him tell Of his success
fui efforts.
The farmer said he had the documents to
prove the weight of his hogs, and thereupon
produced paper which showed total
weight of the number of pounds stated, and
1t also showed that there were six hogs ac-
counted for. and the 2,970 pounds included
the boxes in which the hogs were shipped.
In the absence of figures, his friends assert,
there is no telling what the wood weighed.
and at any rate the animals were not sent
to the county fair.
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Fully one half Of the horses used by the
brewers Of Washington said fat and
ruddy driver of one of the big wagons.
ARE beer swillers, and there are horses
belonging to our company which will not
leave the delivery yards until they have
had their bucket of beer in the morning and
at lunch time. They have acquired a taste
for the beverage and they refuse to do
their work until they have been supplied.
Now, l say the horses have acquired
taste for beer, but l guess l am wrong
about that, for 1t is my candid opinion that
horses naturally love beer. They seem to
have the same taste for it that hogs have
for the mash and beer from the still
houses. 1t Is well-known fact that in
running down and locating Illicit stills In
- ~ ofR oar
are frequently aided In their work by
watching the hogs. the razor-backs snif-
fling the mash for two miles distance.
'Our horses fatten on beer, and 1t is
noticeable fact that those drinking the
most beer keep in the best physical condi-
ton ard can stand the most hard driving.
The horses draw the line on stale beer, and
one of them will have to be powerfully
dry in the throat before they will drink it.
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Did you ever hear our door beil?" asked
one OF the young men of Gallaudet Col
lege the other day of reporter who was
calling at Kendall Green. The reporter
had been at Kendall Green many times
before. but at no time had he heard of the
kind of door bells used to attract the at
tcntion of students of a college for the
deaf and dumb.
az: show you the bell" said the Gallau-
Diet student as he stepped over to the door
there was knob. He pulled 1t out land
let 'er fly" and for several moments there
was a noise like house falling down. The
racket was caused by heavy post which
Is :nclosed in a wooden case about five feet
high and which Ia allowed to fail when
the knob is released.
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While travelling In the west during the
past summer well-known Washington
man asked the porter of the Pullman to
get him Il magazine.
"All OF de new kind am out. sab"
said the porter. but maught finNe few:
dat Will do" ~- - -
After q time the colored man cane into
the car with about dozen old sniaga-
zines with the covers torn Dis am de
best All can do" he said as he tai1 the
magazines down.
The Washington man looked at the
books awhile. then called to the. porter
and said: Well. boy. suppose you get
me something real interesting and lively
to while away the time.
The porter bowed and in about three
quarters of an hour returned with
worn copy OF book. entitled 'Iiding
Through Missouri on a Mule.
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The officials OF Uncle Sans weather bu-
reau, ont on oath street, receive many copies
of direful predictions made by long-range
weather foreeasters. as they are termed.
bling up In all sections OF the country. There
are four of them known to be In Pennsyi-
yania two in Ohio, several In New YORK,
New England. and quite number In the
Dominion OF Canada. 1t Is the opinion OF
some Of the weather officials that most OF
the long range predictions are based upon
the old-time signs, omens and superstitions
that folks used before the introduction OF
the science of meteorology to foretell the
coming Of storms, rain. sunshine and snow.
The flying of crows. wild ducks and other
birds toward the south told OF the coming
of q storm; pigs carrying straws to their
stys meant the approach of cold wave.
There are other lOngtime-a ahead weather
prophets who predicate their forecasts of
disaster on the recent earthquakes, hurri-
canes and the like, and take 1t for granted
that other similar disasters VIII follow in
the continuation of the freak weather that
has been in evidence throughout the year
1906.
Ore OF the latest and most terrifying Of
the long range forecasts that were made
the other day pretends to foretell that the
record. That beginning early in December
the earth will be covered to a great depth
by snow and ice, and the rivers and lakes
will be frozen solid from bank to bank, with
a temperature away below the zero mark.
..At best" said Prof. Edward b. Garriott
of Prof Willis l.. Moore's official staf OF
forecasters, 1.-The so-called long-range fore
casts are the merest guesswork. II the men
who make them could really foretell
weather conditions correctly as far ahead
as they profess they can, their names,
flames and fortunes would be assured In q
mighty short space of time