The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-18
TALKOF THE TOWN.

Reviving PROSTATE horses from the eff
hose is said TO be becoming q favorite
diversion OF horse owners In this city.
Rosinante. a beautiful animal. owned
By E. Gummel. was overcome the other
day IN p street northwest Passersby
saw the animal prone on the sidewalk
and later witnessed a novel method OF
administering the water cure"
Through the medium OF q pint bottle.
containing some mysterious looking fluid
and cold dashes Of water the horse was
brought 10 its feet. but a moment later
keeled over again This happened four
times. and things looked discouraging.
At last some kindly disposed woman sug-
gested that hose be used as q cure
Rosinante was persuaded after much
coaxing and pushing to stand on the
sidewalk, while some one turned on
hose from a hydrant In front yard.
For an hour or more Rosinante was
watered faithfully. and was even allowed
TO hold the nozzle OF the hose in its
mouth. a bucket of water, with a big
lump OF ice. was brought and the ami
mails fevered head was bathed.
The water cure soon brought results,
and Rosinante went back TO harness with
a horse laugh on its face.
When a local from southern Maryland
pulled into the Union station last night
an old negro, wearing a Prince Albert
and a silk hat made his way down the
platform. He was met by a city friend.
who began to enlighten him upon the
topics OF the hour.
What does you think ub de fght?"
asked the visitor
Well. well. it's list as 1 pronosticated.
sab. and de Lord was wild dat Niger,
sho." replied his host
Dat sho am de fact. indeed" contin-
ued the Marylander And / mout list
as we'll tell you. Brother Jenkins, dat
had due ample preaminitiOn ub de VIC
tory. You see il was just like this:
DE night afo' de fight I was preami-
lating in de back yard when I sees a
earth When l turns to see what's left
in dat place where dat star come from.
thar amt nothin' but black spot thar
Den I SAYS 20 myself dat II sho am de
voice OF de Lord. And den presently I
hears a terrible noise like a yoke ub
oxen fan'n on a plank flo, and l says
den for sho dat Mistah Jeffries is sho
gwine 10 get a knockout blow on de
Foth of July. knew il. sun
"'Paintin' flag poles is fun said the
man who had just finished gliding the
/ ball on top OF the District Building stan
I have painted many In my life, in
Guiding the one on the top of the Singer
and Flatiron buildings in New York
No, II doesn't make a fellow dizzy af-
ter he gets used to 1t. 1t is Just like
walking on the ground to us. We go
UP as high as 1000 feet above the ground
and hang to a slim flag pole, or walk
! across a narrow bar of iron without the
slightest fear of falling.
Get use to It? Why II amt ali in get
| ting used 10 il or learning it. II is some
thing like writing poetry-you have got
to have 1t In you or else you can't do
it, Painting this flag pole amt nothing.
1t is Just about ninety feet above the
ground. I Just happened to be open for
job and needed the change"
say, I tink he's drowned. fellers, .
said a long, lanlSy boy at the Bathing
Beach yesterday afternoon, just after
emerging from long dive. Il seen him
layin' on the bottom. and he was only
elinchin' his fists. and wasn't movin' no
other way. Let's go down after him
quick
Whereupon about twenty young heads
cleaved the water. and all that could be
seen of the bunch Of merry bathers Yves
an occasional foot. which kicked out OF
the water with d splash. After the res
cuers" had been under the water for
about second and half boys head
bobbed I'D out Of the water about S0t
feet from where they went under. At
ter taking three long puffs he grinned
and went under again.
Then in punches of four and FIVE the
would-be HGe-savers came 10 the sur.
face
Where can he be?" said one.
'T'H bet he's dead said another.
All under again." shouted a third
!! And with a great splashing of water
they ali dived 10 the bottom again il
I search Of theiI missing comrade. Again
the one supposed 10 be drowned came al
4 from the waters. pulled, smiled, ant
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