The evening times., 1896-08-05
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I'll THE LOUNGER

n HERE is aD ancient coiored barber
in Washington who has been on
more familiar terms with The great
men of ttis country than perhaps any other
man in the Capital. For more than Iifty 2
years lie has welded the rnzor over the
faces OF many Of the distinguished states
men OF Its time. Webster, Guy and Cai-
loun were ,.beng his Lest customers, and
the old man delights to recall the good
old days when these men and their COL
leagues sat in his chair and gossiped. A
celebrated gun which bears his Danr, in
cotipapy with a friend from Hartford, Tn
tered the old mans shop. The doctors
frlepd was we'll built, smooth-faeed
man. and as tue old darky ran his hand
uuier, the Hartford mans chin he said:
.sYoa~ certainly does remin' me pintedly
Of Mr.. webster-Mr. Daniel Webster"
The doctofs friend expanded his chest
and tried not to lcos proud as he replied:
Indeed, in what way?''
MOST particularly in youh breff. sah."
replied the old man, and the Hartford gen.
tiefuan changed the subject.
10 TUDENT life in Germany Is very
q exciting" said Il. Mitchell Hum
phreys OF Charlottesville, Va. at
the ST. James. Mr.. Humphreys has just
returned from years study Of modern
languages at the University of Berlin, and
is in a position to know. Yes" he Con-
tinted. 'diink!ng bouts and dueis are as
frequent as ever and form an essential
part of q college career.
I'm these studcnt-drinking bouts picked
crowd will gather in one OF the rathskelier
n Sort OF underground beer garden, about
| O'Clock IN the evening. Then round after
round OF beer is sent in. each man being ex-
| pected to drink every foaming stein set be-
| fore him. This continues until all in the
| room are more or less under the influence,
| when. by vote OF those who can stiH
| write, the most sober man in the crowd is
| elected King OF the Feast. which position
| he holds until the next bout. The title Of
King is much sought after and happy is
he who can gain II several times eonsecn-
| lively. Such a man is deemed worthy OF
| the greatest honor, one Of his privileges
being that every freshman must tip his
| cap to him.
| "Dueis, In which bad feeling are shown
are now tile exception. rather than the
! rule The meetings are generally between
friends, who indulge in an amicable con
test to see who can slash the other the most.
| The sword used Is very much like the ra
pier only it has no point, thus forcing the
contestants to cut, instead OF thrust. The
nose and all vital parts are protected. bul
many a bad cut results from these dueIs
nevertheless A scar IN the face is stii
considered an honorable marx"
~ H. TOWNSEND. a wealthy man
lO. ufacturer OF Akron, Ohio, and pres
ident OF the First National Banl
there is at the st. James. During con
versaiion Mr.. Townsend mentioned tht
fact that he was scboolmate OF Majo
Mckinley
I'VE attended the TrumbnH county schoo
together,' he said. but the major wa
more OF a student than most OF us, s
that /. for one. did not see very mu.h o
him. He was always one of the mos
popular fellows at school. 10th witt
scholars andteachers. gaining many friend
through lis good nature and Cheerful
disposition.
Although one of the lest scholars, h
: was nevertheless conspicuous in the EoS
ish sports whenever he could spare tim
from his studies to join U.S. The good vii
which he won at school stiu sticks to him
and there are none in his section of tn
country so universally beloved and respect
ed as Major Mckinley"
~ NOTICE that one never finds sire,
fakdrs selling hokey-pokey here
Washington said Peter Minnix.
lumber dealer OF Erie, Pa. ..Probabl
there is some reason for it, Ike there is dow
in Erie.
There QUE OF Italy 3 sons would take h
. life in his hands, and a very lccse Sras
he'd have on it, too, il he were to ventul
abroad crying, 'da hoka polka. Il n
came about through pair Of monkeys. II
II assure you, Erie people used TO eat hoke
pokey and relish IT. !.
1.-THE monkeys belonged TO band
+ Italians, who lived down in one OF Il
> .densest sections OF the city. Trey had
1 monopoly on the hokey-pokey tradc. O
, very wnrm night, when the ftallans VIC
an asieep, The two monkeys climbed
n I-, IN, hot,p r. norSsv ffiins MI after thr.,