Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-08
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Among the improvements made ry the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to its new
road bed on Maryland avenue southwest.
said an observant citizen. ''is an In
genious arrangement to protect those fool
ish people who persist in sticking their
heads out of car windows. This arrange
ment Is nothing more than large Drooms
placed alongside the tracks arranged SO
that the broom ends will strike the heao OF
arm Of any person projecting from the VIII
dow and cause its withdrawal to place Oh
safety. These brooms are erected at both
ends of the deep cut from 9TH street u
14th street and are made necessary because
in that short section there is very niue
space between the cars and the uprlehts VI
the street bridges under which they run.
These brooms are larger than the ordlnar!
domestic broom and differ from that ar
ticle also in having the broom stra" oi. .ie
side of the top instead OF on the emu oi .ns
stick. They are designed simply as oa .hsir
signals and will undoubtedly serve their
purpose They may possibly scratch the
faces of some rubbernecks, who Will, now
ever. forgive that indignity when they
realize that otherwise they mlshl nave io''
their heads"
II any one is hungry for trout ana trout
fishing they ought to go to Lake rance
according to the report OF some Oh the
experts Of the fish commission, VINO nave
just been out there. Lake Tahoe IS on 'ne
California Nevada line, more in Cahlorhla
than in Nevada. 1t comes near being 'he
original of the tourists story to the effect
that in the western country fsh can De
caught in one pond and cooked In an ad-
Joining one Lake Tahoe Is icy cold ana
gets above 81 degrees while at depth OF
800 to 900 feet it is as low as ~ degrees
Yet there are hot sprin-s on the pailh'
where the water Is 131 degrees on .he sur
face with probably greater Temperatures
at lower depths. The fish run from u 10 ~
pounds In weight for the big fellows; ana
while this Is not as big as a tarpon' II Il, is
still pretty sizabie for game hsh; Inc
record catch was in 1900. whei, nearly o.
OnO mounds were shipped to the market aho
this did not count about 10000 pounds usso
by the campers and the hotels along lhe
bank. ..;.;,
cease. but 1t is declared that there are
spiders on the lake shore that SPIN "eps
strong enough for fishing hnes anu oile
party Of anglers declared that they were
saved from death after winter night OF
the lake by immersing themselves Clones
and all in one of the hot springs on inc
shore Of the lake. Ihere are hu truthfu,
stories told about the lake by government
scientists but the consensus OF opinion
seems to be that it is a fine fishing locality.
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BIuejackets of the monitor Nevada nave
turned their backs on the billy goat and
game cock as mascots and are now deVot-
ing their loving attentions to a king
snake, which has become the pet or the
ships crew. 1t is asserted that the new
mascot eats out of the hands OF the sailors
and can brave the toughest seas without
getting seasick. just as though II were
Sordenad old salt The Nevada was re-
Gently placed in reserve at Annapolis. and
the sailors. during one Of their jaunts down
along the Severn. discovered the snake ana
taking a fancy to him. took him ABOARD IN
enjoy his new life on shipboard.