The critic., 1891-01-27
LOCAL TALKS.
what Persons, Prominent and other
Mise. Tinh TO Interest Thcm.

wise. Find to Interest Them.
Solomon Bcrnstcin--Ics, strange things
very frequently happen iu our business.
Some time ago seal ring bearing the
initials and motto Of a secret society Of
West Point cadets, came into my posses.
sion. II was found on + street by boy
and sold by him tO pcddlcr | ascer-
tanned that the class, to which the society
belonged, graduated in 1913, and came TO
the conclusion that the ring must have
history. Correspondence was opened
with the West Point people, also with the
War Department, and Information was
given me that ring similar to the one |
had in my possession had been lost by an
Army officer from San Francisco while
visiting Washington.
The ring was Forwarded to him ut Oak
land but IL was not his property, and was
returned to me, with u request that |
write to man located in Montcalm
County, Mich, in regard to It, which
did. In this way | ascertained that the
original owner of the ring was dead, but
that his nephew wanted to get IL. He re-
muneratcd me liberally for all the cX-
pcnsc | had incurred, and last week the
ring was forwarded to him by express.
There is no telling how long the ring lay
buried in this city or how many miles 1t
Travelled after leaving its owner.
Jerry hIonroc--I have been n driver on
the Washingtowu and Georgetown Rail
way for Il long time, and the public makes
great mistake in saying that we do not
keep up our horses ms well as we ought to.
think that as n rule they will average up
as well as the horses on any street-car line
III the country. They are fed plcntifully,
well stabbed and cared for and are only
required to make certain number of
trips q day. There are no big hills to
climb, and on those hills that we have
strong hill horses are used. That white
horse am driving has been in continuous
service for over seven years, and is plump
and hearty and good for several years to
come. OF course this granite block pave
ment between the tracks is hard on the
horses hoofs and some OF them cannot
stand it very long. When they give out
on thin feet the company can readily dis
pose of them in the country, as they are
about as good for farm use as ever.
Charles Wcst-Thcatrica people who
play one-night stands in the West have
some tough experiences. The majority
Of the theatres are lighted poorly, and for
the gas to go out just at some interesting
point in the play is n common occurrence.
One night. at an interior town in Iowa,
company was playing Julius Cesar. When
dntohy commenced his impassioned ora
tion over the dead emperor the lights in
the house went out leaving the stage
shrouded in darkness. out of which came
the suave voice of the local manager, say
ing, GO on with your talking, young
man; well have some lamps here in a
minute" and the rest of the evening the
noble Romans declaimed and ranted in
the sickly glare of gasoline.
Samuel :. Stinson-Quite frequently of
late the people coming out of the theatres
are very much annoyed by group OF
callow youths who stand around the
doors at the close of the performance and
puff cigarette smoke in the faces of the
ladies. They stare most impertinently at
the younger and .prettier girls. 1t is ex-
ceedingly annoying and sometimes em-
barrassing to the ladies and their escorts.
One thing that is amusing, in spite of all,
is the persistence of these youths. have
noticed the policemen disperse them time
and again, only to find them bobbing up
merriiy as soon ms the officers back is
turned. But some extreme measures
should be taken to stop this unpleasant
habit of theirs.
w. c. Reinbold-A unique feature of
this city which many Of your citizens
don't notice as quickly as a stranger does
is the uniformity of the lunch rooms
which are scattered in such numbers over
every part of the city, In themselves
these coffec-and-sandwich luif$h rooms
are an institution of the Capital, but what
has struck me more particularly is the
fact that nearly all of the big ones are fur
nished in exactly the same manner. Walk
i'll one, and you see the long rows of chairs
about the sides, with their arms beckon-
ing to the hungry customer and their
towels dangling so invitingly in their
cleanliness. At the end is the same sort of
counter and the sandwiches and pastry
are all arranged in the very same manner,
While in the rear are the same spigots for
the coffee and milk. Everywhere the
same conditions meet your eye, no matter
where you go.
Mr.. Jarvis-photographs of famous
statesmen of the present time always
command n great sale among visitors to
can administration, of course, photo
graphs of leading men OF that party are
in great demand More photographs are
sold just now of President Harrison than
of any other man in public life, but q
copy of his portrait is rarely purchased
without the buyer also securing one of
Mrs. Harrison. There is still great de-
mand for photographs of Mrs. Cleveland,
and many pictures of her are sold.
Ex-President Cleyeland's photograph
sells well, but not so many are sold as
when he was in Office, whereas the fact
that Mrs Cleveland is no longer mistress
of the White House appears so make no
difference in the peoples desire for her
portrait. Next to President Harrison,
among men in official life, photographs
of Secretary Blaine are in demand and
there is constant sale for members of
the Cabinet and the Justices of the SUI
preme Court. There are also many ptir-
chasers Of photographs of the ex-Presi-
dents. Photographs Of Speaker Reed,
Major Mckinley, Senator Ingalls,, and
other great Republican leaders in Con-
gress are also very popular, and sell bet
ter than those of the Democratic leaders.
Among men not in official life perhaps
more photographs Of actors and actresses
than Of members of any other profession
are sold, and more of actresses than of
actors.
The popular demand in this case is not
regulated by the eminence which this or
that actress has gained in her art, but
rather by her personal beauty. Thus,
Lillian Russell is by far the popular
fayorite and more photographs are sold Of
her than Of any other actress. Photo
graphs of Mrs Langtry and Mrs. Brown
chasefs. Many photographs OF Mary
Anderson used Ia be sold, but since her
departure from the stage the sale has
materially decreased. Marie Jansen Is
also very popular among picture buyers.
Photographs of the famous tragcdians
and comedians of the day always meet
with the popular favor. Edwin Booth
Henry Irving and Lawrence Barrett al
ways sell well. The rising young actors
take extremely well with the public, and
great many photographs have been sold
of late Of Edward Sothern. Richard Mans
| field finds many admirers among photo
graph buyers, and, in fact, representa-
tions of actors of any merit are always an
attraction to purchasers.