Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18

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CINCiNNATiANS ENJOY.
From the Cfncip ii Enquirer.
"Hokey- pokey, winkey wung;
pOlly-nieku9. come hOmy. cum:
Ilaiigrry, W. iigery, chingery. cnnng,
The King OF the CaliIDul islands"
"Oh, no, not that Observation-Disclosures
ice-croam," and sun-burnt son OF Italy stood
on Vine street, and yelled yesterday afternoon,
"IIokey-pokey." and the echo went away UP
the alley, along the side streets, and up through
tue French flats, and ringing through the beer
halls, and tiercat the hOkey-pokey man was mt
bareiOoted, some in Spptle>s white, and small
boys Of all sizes, each OF whom held out nickel
ana received III return something done up i'll
white paper, about the size OF a cake of CHI Co
late.
.Hokey-pckey! What the devil is hockey
p0key' asked the Enquirer man.
An Ifishman said it was italian for ice cream.
Somebody else said 1t was y sort of candy.
LETS try it?' and the Hokey-Pokey man was
"Give US some hoEey -rokey," and the descen-
CANT OF the Caesars opened the ten-gallon ice
crsan freezer that was fastened on Il wheclba,-
tow, to which two extra wheels had been added.
making an original combination OF carr aud
wieelbarrOw. He drew forth the condimcnt,
neatly wrapped, and received the essential coin
1t tasted rich and good, and spoons and sau-
GERS were not needed to consume 1t. II Is soil
diticd leo cream, and you can eat IL cake Il, you,
would u banana or pine apple, holding it in the
paper and throwing this away when consumed.
How long will it keep"
"ln your pocket one hour, while you're eating
fifteen minutes"
IA great nventiOn?"
Yes. just the thing for picnics, no spoons nor
saucers needed, no washing Of dishes. You cat
1t as you would piece of cake stick of candy,
no danger OF dirt, as YOU mold it in the clean
paper; and don't have to wash your hands, as
they don't touch the cream
''How much do you sell day."
"There are three Of Us now in the city. This
freezer that have holds two hundred cakes |
shall sell them all before evening, but have
regular routes. Along Central avenue, down
l.oDgworth street, up Vino and 9th, 4th and
who buys i.e"
Why. everybody. Children got onto 1t first,
and tell their parents; women send their kid :,
out for it; girls sitting on doorsteps send their
younger brothers. and fellows that are onto the
racket buy cy.pokcy and walk along the
street and eat 1t as they would IL banana or
apple. Sometimes the hokey-pokey man has II
wooden sample that he carries in his hand that
pokey men in Paris and London. In fact, it
was In London they got their name. In Paris
they call 1t 'sourbct, and sometimes .gelati.
1t was introduced into New York and phil;tdcl-
phia during the centennial year, and into this
city only about IL month ago. There :,.e three
carts now travelling the streets, and to-day
three new ones start in.
SIX CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.-Thurs-
day night the residence OF Josiah NJ. Evans, II
small twostocy log hut, near Gay nam pto.,
C!ear1ield county, Pa. was destroyed by fire,
ana six OF lis children, ranging in ages from q
to 10 years, We're burned to death. evans was
ana went Out. TO ais horror. he discovered his
dwelling in flames. Hequickly gave The alarm,
but before he could reach his six children, who
We're sleeping on the second 1ioor, the roof Tell
aOlazc. His wife and three younger children
sleeping ON the lower floor, were rcscGea