Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-12
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friend, Paul Latake. for alternating the af-
fections Of his wife, reminds me OF the
young mans first marriage" said S. c.
Wade Of New York at willards this morn
ing. There was enough peculiar romance
In that to have equipped dramatist for
a first-class melodrsma. When Maud, the
daughter Of Joaquin Miller. the poet, was
at convent in Montreal she used to stay at
Steele Mackaye's house on her vacations
In New York. One day, during one of these
trips. she and Arthur ran Oft and got mar
ried Arthur was Protestant. and Maud
found out that he had not been baptized
She was apparently terribly wrought up In
a religious way. She did not think SO
much of brooking parental displeasure by
an elopement, or the fact that her lover
was Protestant, but the fact that he was
still clothed In original sin dismayed her.
She called on the Catholic monsignor, Pres
ton and asked him II a marriage with an
unhaptized person was valid, and that dig
nitary said 1t was not, whereupon Maud
packed up bag and baggage and left Mack
aye forwith, afterwards marrying Loudon
Mccormick, The Chicago theatrical man,
without the Formally of a divorce. In 1850
Mccormick deserted her, and the same year
Mackaye married his present wife. whose
directions. he now claims. were won by
his former chum and associate. Ii wasn't
engaged I'm the patent medicine business 1
believe I'd weave that plot into a play my
SELF"
Il don't believe am more nervous than
most people" said Samuel r. Beardsley of
Cincinnati at the Ebbitt yesterday. but
during the two weeks I have been here the
newsboys have kept me in hot water all
the time / have been compelled to use the
cable cars a great deal in going to and
from the Capitol. and no matter what time
Of day go on a car 1t is sure to be board
ed by anywhere from six to thirty news
boys between the corner below here and
the Capitol. They jump on a car going
down, and continue with 1t until another
they dart. sometimes almost going under
the approaching car as they whirl about to
get on 1t in turn. This continual defiance
OF Providence is almost criminal. and 1t
seems to me that the authorities of both
the city and the road should prevent such
thing. Then there is another habit the
newsboys indulge in that Is a positive null
sance, and they all follow 1t. A boy
gets on the front Of the open car and calls
his papers at the top Of his voice Every
che on the car except a deaf person can
near him. but he don't realize this, SO he
comes back slowly along the footboard and
repeats his shrill yell at every seat 1 have
heard SO many Washingtonians complain of
TINS while on the cars that am surprised
that the evil has not been remedied long
ago."
Americans appear to be a nation of
dyspeptics. and do not think one has to
look far to discover the reason" said DIR.
l.. r. Colweth Of Manchester England at
the Riggs House on Saturday. 1T is very
evident to my mind that the almost uni
versal prevalence Of the complaint over
here is due to the system OF living pursued,
so far as partaking of food Is regarded
Americans eat three meals a day. and those
three are usually embraced in a period of
not over ten hours, as an O'Clock break
fast and a O'Clock dinner appear to he
the general rule. Consequently from the
last meal Of one day to the first one of the
next something like thirteen or fourteen
hours e)apse. The juices OF the stomach do
not require more than eeven hours to dis
solve the most obdurate sort of food. ami
TOUR hours Is usually sufficient for them to
complete the digestion of an ordinary meal
Therefore. with a e o'clock dinner the juices
are through by. say. IL o'clock. so for nine
hours they have nothing to do. Such a
long period of inertia has a tendency to
stagnate the stomach and lead to the
generation OF deletcrious gases. Into such
stomach a hot breakfast is rapidly
thrown without the slightest smoothing of
the way. and the juices are called upon to
do violent work without warning or prep
aratioh. The result is undlgested matter
that becomes soured by the action of the
gastric gases. and dyspepsia Is the In
evitable result. We English folk are looked
Upon as gormandizers because we eat five
meals a day. but dyspepsia Is not preva-
lent with u.s. save among the very high
Ivers and we are a hearty race. Our habit
or eating hearty supper late at night is
believe. the chief reason for our freedom
from chronic stomach complaints and dis
eases. II Americans would only eat at
more frequent intervals during the day and
try 10 arrange the time In something like
equal division between meals the national
aiment would decrease at q rapid rate, /
am sure"
THAT the race is not always to the
swift Is well exemplified in bicycle races"
n oil
wheelman, at Wormley's Saturday. '.rhe
character of the first and second prizes Of
fered in various eventsI am speaking of
amateur affairs-more often controls the
result than the respective skill of those
who win them. 1 remember very well when
the craze for bicycling first struck Illinois
and became afflicted with Il. Prince VINO
was at that time professional champion of
TINS country, inspired me to fast riding by
bis performances. and after a few months
practice 1 became enough Of a sprinter to
try conclusions at amateur meets through
out the state. Machines had big wheels in
front In those days and 1 rode a fifty-two-
inch. At every meet l met a man named
Schenck who could beat me all to pieces
but who invariably rode second, letting me
WIN. me nrst prize was invariably a bicy-
Gle and the second a diamond pin or ring.
One day l asked Schenck why he persisted
in being so kind to me by allowing me to
beat him every time.
NY UOy, he TtpiieOs L ii tel you a tntng
or two Those bicycles given as first prizes
are very nice machines, but they are worth
I.othing to me. l couldn't sell one without
being classed as a professional and 1 have
no use for 'em. Then they'd wear out or
get out of style anyhow. The second prizes
are diamonds, my lad and a diamond never
loses in value If you live a million years
So as you and 1 are the only two riders
who have any cfance in this years races
out here, I'll get the precious stones and
less honor and you'll get the wheels and
the laurels.' Bicycle riders are not the
only aspirants for moral and substantial
EonorS who pursue a similar course, and
there are many tricks in the amateur
ranks. 1 believe, as there are among the
professionals"
A passing drum major inspired Henry
White of Schenectady to "reminiscences at
the Ebbitt House yesterday. THAT fellow
is pretty agile" said Mr.. White. but there
was a lad up in Buffalo a couple of years
ago who was the most remarkable individ-
ual that ever walked ahead of a band. The
occasion was a procession Of the Hibernians
and there was a band in line from EImira
1t possessed and gloried In the drum major
l speak of. The man was simply a marvel
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