Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-22

He Talked for Over Two Hours ut Mst.eros
Music Hall.

ne Talked Tor over Two Hour at Met1er0tt
Music Hall.
Last evening there stepped upon the stage OF
Metzerott Hall a tall. white-h haired man of mill
tary bearing. Removing his overcoat anc
gloves dark blue swaIlow-tail suit was dis
closed, adorned with brass buttons. large
boutonniere Of red roses and . number Of
medals were fastened upon his breast. His face
was rudy, heavy white mustache covered
his strong mouth and his hair was brushed care.
lessly back from a sloping forehead
This man was Citizen George Francis Train.
Smilingly acknowledging the applause which
greeted him he deposited q bundle Of news
papers upon q chair and insisted upon his audi.
tors gathering closely about the stage before he
began his remarks. Then followed one of the
most remarkable and original discourses ever
listened to by a Washington audience. As
Citizen Train explained. it was not lecture: il
was. as he desired it should be, . quiet CONVEX
sation between friends. His remarks were
emphasized by slapping his right knee, jump
ing into the air and swapping his fingers with
remarkable force. He illustrated about every
thing he said through the medium Of a large
blackboard, upon which he drew innumerable
figures and circles.
HIGH TIME THAT HE GOT HERE.
He announced that he was born . man, and
that Washington was the first town he ever got
into that he did not have half Of the people to
meet him. Not even the reporters had met
him, and he therefore thought that it was high
time that he got here.
Holding up a copy Of yesterdays STAR he
remarked that the town appeared to be broke,
judging from the number Of delinquent tax
payers.
II have been around the world i've times"
there. But the world never got around me.
The first time l went around it took me two
years to do it. Years after that went around
it in eighty days, and Jules Verne made fic-
ton Of what had done in fact. Laid Nellie
Bly, on the shelf by eight days and Bisland
fifteen. Ungallant. but bad to do il. Want TO
go around in thirty-six days and save the
worlds fair from the biggest financial Panama
the world ever saw. They don't see it, and /
am going to let them go down"
He said that he never voted, never belonged
to political party and never made q political
speech. yet he knew more than the rest of the
world put together. Drawing a pyramid on
the blackboard he illustrated the world. Sew
eral circles at the bottom were common hu-
mainly. Half way up was a mark to designate
Emerson. Huxley. John Stewart Mill. all
that crowd are down here" Dashing of halo
about the top he exclaimed: 81 was born there.
The only man nobody owns"
Speaking OF George Washington. he said that
his face was pitted with smallpox. that he
wore goggles. and yet his portraits showed
smooth-faced man, innocent Of glasses.
TOO SMALL FOR THE CAPITAL
Washington is too small for the capital Of
this country. 1t will have to be moved else
where" he remarked. but he did not suggest
where. "There are too many Washingtons,"
he continued. There should be but one
Thus Citizen Train talked for an hour and
quarter, when he pulled out his watch and said:
Il beg your pardon the lecture is over" But
his hearers would not consent to its ending so
soon, and he went on for an hour longer. In
viting his audience to ask him questions, many
were put to HIM, covering every subject pos
sible. In answering them he said among other
things: Marriage Is not a failure among the
poor. but it is among the rich" Il defy dis
ease. death and every thing e!se." II would not
tax the liquor dealer, but 1 would give him
enough whisky to kill him. ''If all the de-
positors in banks should ask for their money
revolution would result" 1T is really won
derful what a man can do chewing tobacco
when he gives his whole mind to it.
At the close Of his lecture he announced that
he felt compelled to remain longer in Washing
ton, because he believed that his presence here
for time at least was absolutely necessary. He
was encouraged to do so by several in the audi
ence. who offered to obtain hall for him if he
would remain and again lecture. What do
you think of me?" he asked as the audience
prepared to leave. " Did you ever before see such
an intellect Cries of 'You are great" elm
mense, Without an equal" and similar re-
marks followed his inquiries, and the face Of
Citizen Train was wreathed with smiles
Citizen Train will lecture again tomorrow
night At Metzerott Hall.