Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-09
THINGS HEARD AND SEEN

A couple OF bright looking young men
met on 18th street the other afternoon.
How is it going?" said one.
Il got two points on sugar today" said
the other with happy smile.
II wish had your luck" said the first
speaker.
Then they separated, and the envious
one went around the corner and hurried
into brokers office on F street, where he
watched the figures on the quota ton board
with intent earnestness. Both of these
gentlemen were young business men. and.
| like hundreds Of their friends, they dabbled
| in stocks. A glance into any Of the better
class of brokers offices in Washington will
discover the presence of men who are en-
gagged in legitimate trade and in the profess
sfons VINO hnger around the ticker during
any spare moments they may be able to
snatch from their other Duties and take
flyers at Wall street stocks or Chicago
grain, meat and lard. There are many
high rollers in Washington; men of means
who buy large blocks of stock and transact
| their speculation here through the local
brokers. But the latter receive most OF
their patronage from small spectators
whose investments in stocks range from $40
| to $50 at each purchase.
| great many department clerks are
among the latter class of patrons and they
are as well equipped regarding the market
and the history of the various securities
| listed as most of the men in Wall street
! themselves. There is also large specula-
| ton here In grain. while pork and lard in
| spire the gambling instincts of a good
many. Congressman from the east and
| north favor the industrials In their specu-
| iation: the western men are strong on
wheat and the better class of railroad
| STOCKS; but there are few southern Con-
! gressmen who patroniZe brokers at ALL AS
| one OF them put 1t the other day, IT can
get quicker action on a horse race than
| can on the variations of stock quotations
/ in evnnd, Of
old three kentpck poker than in either of
| the others"
| Another strong advertisement for the
| manicures comes from far OF Bulgaria
where the neglect of prime minister's
| finger rails caused his overthrow and re-
ttrement in disgrace. for 1t was nothing less
than lack OF attention to these prominent
points In his anatomy that led to the down.
fall of Stambuloff the Bulgarian prime
minister. Prince Ferdinand, IL will be re-
membered, married some time ago a pr:n-
cess OF the house of Bourbon. and she
brought to her new home down among tho
| Balkans all the delicate refinement and sx-
| quisite sensibilities of Partisan grande
came. One day she noticed that Stambu-
ION ringer nails were in deplorable con-
alton. according to her elegant ideas, and
she called the prime minister's attention to
the necessity of attending to them The
DUH old Bulgarian Bismarck didn't at all
bit Of womankind. and he gruffy told hes
to mind her own business, as he had other
and more important duties to attend to
than that Of dandifying his personal ap-
pearance.
A ruction was started right there be-
tween the princess and the prime minister
and when an individual Of the latter de-
scripron DUCKS up against the female end
or the reigning house whom he happens to
be serving II doesn't take an astronomer
with telescope to discover what the re-
suit will be. The princess might have for
gotten and forgiven the condition of
Stambulons finger nails. but there was too
much woman In her to overlook his ar
rogance. so she put her diplomatic wits to
work and Mr.. StambuIoff now has enough
time on his hands to spend several hours
day In close communion with a mani
cure. All this Is merely preliminary to the
suggestion that Washington is COM
munity Of finger nail biters. This Is not
elegant. to be sure but 1t is true. glance
over theater or any place here where
large numbers OF people are assent led will
discover numerous persons chewing away
at their finger ends, and in almost every
street car an observer who keeps his eyes
open will see the same practice INDUCED In
to greater or less degree. OF course the
habit Is due to the nervous temperament Of
those afflicted with II, and the person who
could invent something to eradicate II
would be almost as great a benefactor to
the human race as he who could relieve a
suffering world from the vile smell of cigar
cites.
There should be school for BARRIERS"
whispered a professor of the art tonsorial
into the writer's ear. as he shipped the
lovelocks from around II. Ever since
shaving and haircutting first began to be
recognized as a profession, or as a great
many people call 1t, a trade, the barber
has been graduated from the brush boy. A
little fellow comes into a shop and begins
by backing boots, handling gentlemen's
coats and hats and brushing them off, and
taking care of the towels and the lather
cups and such things that. When he
gets older he begins to use the razor on the
other BARRIERS. and after while when a
stranger comes in he is given a chance to
try his skill on him. OF course this isn't
most of them. They learn their trade. both
shaving and hatrcuttfng, mechanically, and
they treat every customer the same way.
They will cut the hair of man with
round, smooth skull and the hair from q
head that Is full OF bumps the same way.
and they always shave a face according to
their own rules. no matter which way the
beard happens to grow on IT.. Now. be-
lieve that every barber should study the
peculiarides Of his customers. Before put
ting the lather on the face the beard should
find out which way the grain runs. In hair
cutting a great deal more care should be
used. The barber should study the con-
f1guration Of the customers head. SO that
through. even IL 1t Is full Of hollows and
hummocks. believe BARRIERS school
that would teach all these things and turn
out intelligent graduates who knew their
business would be a mighty good thing.
and I think something Of the sort will be
started one Of these days"
IT am passing through a novel and ex-
ceedingly interesting. even II not highly
agreeable. experience. just now" said
young newspaper man at one Of the down.
town Offices this morning. Il am going
through the tribulations Of the housekeep-
ing side of marital life. although l have
never yet led bride to the chancel rail.
Yesterday all my folks went away to the
seashore. leaving only myself. the young
est of the family, and my sister. who is
next older than me- to assume the cares of
the household. Neither of us have had any
experience in this line. and the results bid
fair to be amusing, II nothing more, es-
pecially in the matter of preparing for
breakfast, as both of us are late sleeDers.
This morning the fiji st break occurred and
thus it happened. The servant Is due at
about in the morning, and 1 am a
sound sleeper. I instructed her to ring the
bell vigorously and not to go away II she
was not very promptly admitted; and also
told my sister, If she heard the bell, to
awaken me, and I would let the girl in
Last night 1 was up till o'clock writing
and consequently, four hours later was in
the soundest of my SAUNDERS when the ice