The Washington times., 1894-12-17
SOCIAL SAYINGS AND D0ENGS.

tary OF War and Mrs. Lamont to that city is
the granddaughter of the late Henry Sanders,
of New York, whose name has been Il house
hold word to every school child throughout
the United States Tor almost half century.
Mr.. Sanders was the author and compiler of
the series OF Sanders Spelling and Reading
Books so generally used throughout the
United States. HIS death few years since
put stop to the publishing of the sixth re-
vsed edition of his books. Personally TO the
last he was a most interesting old gentleman.
who retained his faculties intact TO the day OF
his death. and spent the greater portion OF
. each day working upon the revised e,.it on of
his books that he looked forward 10 with
pleasure to having corrected to meet the pres
ent requirements OF the schools and educa-
tional institutions generally.
Among the fayori;e "reminiscences Mr. San
ders was fond OF relating was the struggle he
had at the outset OF his career to ger his books
even looked AZ 10y the New York publishers
The idea of getting up system OF spelling
books and readers 'urred to him while Il
very young man. tea hing school in remote
country district SO imbued was he with the
excellence OF his proposed methods of teach
ing over those then in vogue that ne care
fully prepared the copy, and. abandonin.y his
country school, went 10 New York, where his
first visit was 10 Harper's publishing house.
As matter OF course, tae manuscript 50
carefully prepared Was refused with Il celebrity
that lett no doubt as to its genuineness.
| Wholly without means to publish the books
for himself, the young country school teacher
then >et oUt 10 make n tour OF the printing
firms in New York, and finally made some ar
rangement by which few proof sheets were
set up.
Armed with these he turned his face from
New York, and following the towpath de
termncd 10 visit the large cities OF northern
New ork, trying with what success lic might
to have his work published, either through
the medium Of a publishing firm or some ed
ncatiOna institute with sufficiently advanced
ideas TO perceive the merit Of the work he
had expended so much time ana talent upon.
Without the money 10 pay his traTeifas eX-
pcnseS The young fellow tramprd 1t Tor many
weary miles. when upon stopping at q certaln
place upon the route mapped out before leay-
ing New York, he vas surprised and delighted
o find awaiting him a letter from one of the
very New York flr8s that had declined to
look iayoraHiy upon his project en- lie first
presented it. In response 10 the letter he re-
turned &c New York and from that time oat
his fortune was made, Tor the books once
/ published and properly put upon the market.
were readily adopted throughout the country
anI made EOt Ouly fortune lOr the pub
li-herS, but what is more rarslY the case,
for the compiler of the books.
There are all sorts and kinds of ways to be
/ sorry .or the Misiortunes and struggles of
! poor people. but there IS one very apprec able
! way in which those who are pIenti.uiIy sup
I Piled with this worlds goods can express
! tat sorrow in material manner best cUlcu-
! lated to benefit those Tor whom the sympathy
! is expressed. 1t Is not often. however, that
rich people bring up their children 10 look at
matters IN this same practical manner. One
! very wealthy woman whose daughters are
/ now promiuent in sOcie,y. however. recog-
! niZed this fact and taught her children from
! their earliest III ancy in accordance. Each
OF the chIldrenhad an independent income.
! Whenever Il case OF distress or one deserving
/ of charity was brought up before them FOR
mention or discussion the mother invariably
! said Rhcn one of her daughters expressed
! herself as sorry for the sufferers, How sorry
are you, - or .l0 WORTH And according
to the financial amount OF their sorrow then
! expressed they were required 10 give OF their
plenty.
There is a young man, aspiring to be a
dude. employed in one OF the newspaper OF
! fees in the CITY, who, whatever eXtravagance
/ of fashion he may indulge il for the future,
1 will @ most care Vi not to again commit ths
! error OF !ndulging ia a nicely curlsd Gang, as
/ il was on this account be came TO grief not
/ long since. Naturally his hair is of the shoe
brush order in regard to stiffness. without
/ the slightest inclination TO curl, but that fact
/ does moi seem to ave deferred him at ali
i during the winter from initiating the other
! c. apples more favored of nature in this re-
/ spect. The aid OF the barber and the liberal
use of the curling tongs were called in to such
! effect that the young man finally emerged
from the tonsOrial chair with as aItisticaily
! curled bang could be found upon the
/ length of a walk after shop hours down Penn
/ sylyania avenue
The Joker men in the newspaper Office
stood il as long as they could and then they
began to make ,okes innumerabie at his eX-
/ pense. The youth cod it all stocaly at
! first since the ambition of his calloW fancy
had been Cratited in having the tongs re-
/ place the Indian stral-htnesS OF his tenderly
/ fOstered bang by wavy appearance that in
! his eyes at least embodied Hogarth,s line Of
/ beauty. 1t was not long before the frequent
/ use o. the tongS began TO give in. addition to
/ the wayine5s, an unmis;akab.e singed Ioook.
Then the maL in the Office, finding that their
] little joses fell wide of The mark in inducing
! .he youth TO abandon the cherished Aane. re-
] solved upon plan of action that finally
/ brought him to his senses and accomplished
/ what they had so long sought in vain to DO.
II was one fine day when he WAS sitting
/ guilelessly 1t his work looking MP every now
and then TO take covert look at his bang in
a little pocket mirror he pulled out from time
10 time ior this purpose.
With just the slightest trace OF curiosity
/ he finally noticed one OF the men at an ati-
| Joining desk leave his seat and in turn pre-
sent a tile slip of paper to each of the other
| reporters. who laughingiy pulled ont some
coin when the paper was passed on to the
next one. Alter short ais@nce from the
room the man who had lett his seat for the
purposa of presenting the slip OF Iaper re-
turned. and, standing by the side o. the in
cipient dude, giayely laid down a handful or
pennies. twenty-five in number, together
with the slip OF PAPER signed with as many
names of his fellow laborets At the top,
written in large numbers, was the notice that
the subscription was for the purpose of al
lowing the once dude TO have his hair cut.
Mrs. Elliott and Miss Maud Elliott have re-
turned 10 the city and are at their home. 1920
Jefferson Place Miss Elliott has sufficiently
recovered her health to be able to see her
friends every afternoon at O'Clock.
Mr.. Henry White. formerly attached to he
American legation in London, will spend the
winter in Washington and lease5a house for
the season
Mrs. and the Misses Kinney have returned
from New York and leased for the season the.
house on street owned and formerly occu-
pied by Ambassador Eustis.
Mrs. Blaine has decided, if possible, to lease
her house on Lafayette Square. and to that
end large plaeartls have been placed upon the
premises during the past week.
Miss Daisy Seymour of Glyndon, Md, will
go abroad in the spring, with her aunt, to
finish her musical studies.
An Omission of the Types.
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