The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-14
LOCAL TALKS.


WISE ftnu W
Hank Ellwood-There is an actor who
played here few weeks ago that goes on
periodical sprccs, and as Il consequence
his manager keeps the strictcst watch on
all his movements, for a rcd-paint sympo-
stun by his star means a loss of many
hundreds. One morning the company
arrived here from New York and the
star got out of the train and was up town
i'm wcll-known saloon drinking brandy
and soda before the manager discovered
that he was missing. However the actor
showed UP at rehearsal and the managers
fears were Quoted. That night after the
performance the two strolled in the very
saloon the actor had visited in the morn
ing. The manager stepped up to the bar
and asked the actor what he was going to
take.
The latter, without changinga muscle
said to the bartender, who dropped TO the
situation in n moment, "Thc same rs ]
had this morning" Eyes, SIR replied
the handler of dccoctions; and he placed
on the counter sparkling glass of setter
water. The manager fairly gasped with
astonishment, but the clever acting of the
two dcceyers convinced him, and smile
of qualification spread over the mana
gcrial face.
The next day the bartender received
handsome diamond scarf pin, accom-
panied by note, which said "The great
Talleyrand once said that lying with some
people was un art and an accomplishment,
with Others II was degraded and vulgarized.
You, my friend, belong to the former
class
Major NJ. 7. Caldwcll-Capitalist are
seeking investments in the South, and
Georgia is getting her full share of money
going into Southern States. The man who
invests his money in property South has u
good investment.
Tim Sullivan-Tho force in the Govern
ment Printing Office engaged on night
work will receive their extra 20 perCentum
to-day or tomorrow, and you can buy
pools on the fact that they feel good over
II. Some of the men will get as much as
500.
w. S. Crown-Thc people of Washing
ton arc the best marketers in the world,
and il docs not take but q little time to
wait on customer. They know what
| they want before leaving home, and when
| they get to market they make their pur.
| chases and depart. Another thing is.
they keep posted on prices and there is
no trouble in dealing with them.
William II. Brower-l think an excel
| lent scheme for the improvement in the
| position of the electric lights would be to
suspend them in the centre Of a wire
| stretched across the streets from poles on
opposite sides of the street. In the case of
streets which are heavily wooded and the
| foliage obstructs the proper distribution
of the rays of the electric lamp. this would
remove the obstruction in measure and
permit the light to shine mp and down the
streets. This plan Is used with much sue
cess in several cities, and has but few
drawbacks. II would, / think, prove of
great convenience to pedestrians, and GER
tainly would be advantageous to the
equestrians, and, moreover, would hardly
be dangerous--no more so than the ordi-
nary wires. AS il stands now the trees
obstruct the light, and as the former GER
tainly cannot be removed / think this
plan might be used as an experiment, and
would 20 a good way toward solving the
problem of lighting.
Lieutenant Amiss-I want to tell you
one thing, and that is that we have lots OF
cranks to contend with in carrying out
our duties as lieutenants of the precincts
Only this morning Major Moore received
postal card from man who says thai
his residence is at the corner of Ninth ant
streets, which was referred to me. This
man writes that he wants the Police De
partment to compel some 12-yearold boy
who live in his neighborhood to stoI
drum beating and horn blowing. They
have kept 1t up, he says, ever since Christ
mas, and he thinks 1t is about time 1t wa
stopped. He even insinuates that som
one is going TO get into trouble unless tn
children are locked up or moved out o
that section of the city.