The morning times., 1895-09-01

known as "the DOCTOR" This peculiar old
man Is said to be a miser. He manufactures
medicines in bis third-story room and ped
dies the stuff about town. His principal
customers are colored people, who buy his
Rheumatism Killer and Fever and
Ague Drops" The doctor is as stingy
as an Arab sheik. The other boarders de
clare the queer-looking, iron-bound, heav-
ily-padlocked trunk in-his room is nearly
fun Of money Of every denomination from
pennies TO 500 bills.
The old fellow makes all his wn cloth
ing, principally In warm weather, from
salt sacks, which ne purchases from
wholesale grocer on Pennsylvania avenue
He pays a reduced rate for his board, as
be only eats one meal a day. This one
is dinner, and the landlady says he is al
WAYS the first one at the table and the last
TO leave. He devours enough food at that
meal TO last him tWenty-four hours. The
only wonder is that he has the stomacbic
capacity for such a mass of meats, bread,
vegetables, pie, ct cetera. The landlady
says she is going TO get rid OF him. He is
the human hog in the G street menagerie
and a losing investment 20 the house.
MYSTERIOUS STRANGER.
A tail, nervous individual, with pallid
face and fun black beard, came TO the G.
street house the other day and engaged
board he remained in his room most OF
The time, and whenever tile dOorbell rang
ne would come pitter- -pattering in his slip
pered feet TO the head of the stairs and
peer eagerly at the door until he
had seen The person who pulled
the bell and heard what they had TO say
After remaining in the house three days,
always acting IN a mysterious and suspi-
cious manner, he suddenly disappeared on
the third night after receiving q telegram.
The following morning two keen, briary-
looking men called 10 see the nervous strang
er They were detectives. He was wanted
in Pennsylvania for forgery and false pre-
lenses.
Not the least interesting picture in this
album OF oddities Oh shady G street, was a
shy and coy maiden who earns a living dur
ing the fan and winter months by doing the
/ heavy stand-around act in the local theaters,
OF what is termed extra lady" or female
super During the summer, ii is matter
! OF catch as catch can" with her. Her last
/ summer engagement was with a side show
4 at Coney Island, where she played the star
/ part Of headless Lady in an aggregation OF
/ freaks and curios. She has a rather pretty
/ face, especially whenit is made upin behind
/ the-scenes fashion. Her hair is golden,
/ and her form rather statuesque. It is said
/ this yivaCiOUs young lady gave up her Coney
/ Island engagement TO come TO Washington
and prepare for her wedding. Being touched
on that subject she replied naiyely.
yes, the headless lady is going to
/ wed the C0ney Iland India rubber man"
Then She broke into a merry peal Of
/ laughter and dashed up stairs, two steps
/ at time, singing at the top OF her
4 voice.
i want a man
] want d man
] want mansion in the skies"
This gay young female has a number Of
1 male callers and the day must be an ex-
! ceedingly rainy OF stormy one that does
not find her at one OF the river resorts,
the central figure Of an adniring circle
! OF dudes The freak she is going TO wed
is a rather handsome fellow, but his
/ skin is loose and nabby, and the hun
! dreds OF spectators who pay 10 cents
each TO enter the tent where he is on
! exhibition, take infinite delight in seizing
a section Of his epidermis, pulling it
/ outward and then letting it fy back like
a rubber band The headless lady is a
giddy creature and has already succeeded
In getting all the male Boarders in love
with her, but she declares she will be
! loyal TO her India rubber man, until they
are made one by due process Of law.
HER SON A SAILOR.
Among the pathetic pictures in the
boarding house is a venerable lady, nearly
] so years OF age She is The mother of a
4 young naval attache Who is On the for
eign station. He pays her expenses and
an extra amount TO d ColorCd woman for
attending 10 her wants The poor old soul,
her thoughts are all about her boy who is
SO far away, Failing in one of Tie la- waito
I cruisers over Tie bosom Of old .uautic.
She is in constant fear that she may die
while he is yet i'm foreign lands This old
lady is connected with one OF the most
aristocrauc families in the South.
Another female VITA a sad side TO her
life's story is a sad-eyed woman, not more
than 2s years oe age Hers is indeed a
pathetic case. Not many years ago a
/ buoyaut young clerk in one of the Govern,
meut departments, as pretty as spring
morning, she fell in love with a handsome
dary-eyed clerk in the same department.
Their love was mutual, and she had hoped
that they would be married and end their
days together.
one DAY, however, he dropped from his
pocket a letter, just as he was leaving
the parlor after having spent the evening
with her. After his departure she found the
missive, and, woman Ike, she read it
The letter was from his wife in Illinois,
aud after addressing him in the most en-
dearing terms. begged that hesend larger
remittance from his salary on pay day, as
the baby was in need-of several articles oi
dress, and little Fred's shoes were entirely
worn out.
The contents proved too much for the de
ceiyed young woman. She burst into tears
and retired TO her room. where her heart
broken sobs could be heard all night. Sh'
did not leave her apartment until the police
ambulance called TO take her to st. Eliza
beth Insane Asylum, q maniac. Under the
skllful treatment of DIT. Godding and Iii
assistants, her mental equilibrium wal
partially restored, and her married sistel
pays her expenses in the 6 street boarding
house. She is, however, a totteriDg wreck
a living, yet half dead, picture of man.
duplicity.
TIE STREET FAKIRs.
A pair OF gaudily-attired street fakir
present another view in this 81 per weel
museum OF humanity They each carry
tourists satchels strapped about thei
shoulders, and as the old colonel expresse,
#. are gifted with "the cheek Of a team o
lions" These young men sell little squar
/ cakes OF white soap, which are "labele,
Magic Cleanser for removing stains