Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-11

to Star reporter, Il think / have picked
up d few ideas about people and things
generally ard have come to the conclu-
sion that the character of a person can be
read pretty well by his manner of walk
iEg; that their habits and disposition are
Marked very clearly by the way they ap
pear on the streets. A careless person.
man or woman; a SLOUGH or a sloven, walks
that way, while those who have aspirations
or energy will indicate in the way they
get about. a firm, determined person is
likely TO be firm and determined in his or
her walk. Likewise the fop, the fiirt and
the person whose greatest stock is show
gives evidence of it in many of their street
movements. In the case of the determined,
energetic. the people who get there, as it
were. their walk is marked by rapid, long
steps, which are the same under all cir
cumstances. while the tops and flirts
change the style of their walk to suit the
prevailing weather. One hour they will
walk one way and the next hour their
manner of walking will be entirely differ
ent. and at all times uncertain and unre-
liable On the other hand. those who walk
easily and gracefully are very liable to be
easy and graceful in everything else they
do. / don't think l could even put any
trust or confidence in those who have a
shutting. secretive manner of walking or
those whose every step looks as If they
kind of persons cannot be depended upon
Is workers anything else. They are
naturally Sneaks and deficient in character
generally. If they are dishonest they COM
nit their vrongdoing in Sneaking sort OF
way. and are never bold and open about it.
A heel walker is generally solid kind of
a character. while those who do the most
of their walking on the forward part of
their feet are fond of sport and inclined
strongly toward the sentimental things in
life. The springy walkers are the happy
people. but are not strong mentally. The
proud men of women walk in way that
bears out their dispositions. l don't think
/ ever knew of a thief habitual wrong
doer of any kind that stood straight up on
his feet. The best time to study the
character of people by the way they walk
is at night. You can then get your impress
sions from what you hear instead of from
what you see
1.-The responsibility of parent during
the school-going term of the child is
great one" explained gentleman whose
sen has recently obtained some prominence
in leading university in New England
though many parents do not realize it
Until it is too late. While 1 do not want
to encourage any child to relax any proper
effort toward advancement or any parents
to hesitate to assist their child in that d.
rection, / would also like to have them
understand that there is such a thing as
crowding theE,. Crowoing is detrimental
to education and injurious to the child in
many ways. 1t is well enough for children
to take the various grades in the public
schools as they come along from year to
year. but if it happens that child for
natural reasons gets little behind the pro-
cession it is better to remain in that
position rather than that the child is
crowded to keep up In the ordinary
course of things. a child that may be a
few marks behind In one month or term
often more than makes II up the following
month or term L think. also. that per-
feet child is a misfortune. There are chill
dren who are perfect in attendance, in
studies and in department far the
school record goes, who are by no means
perfect in nything else. Let me illustrate
by a real case that came under my per-
sonal observation. The victim fine
looking young girl, only child. The
child was not strong as the average
physically, though specially bright intel
lectually. She had no difficulty in keeping
up with her class, and the greater part of
the eight nine years she attended school
actually led It. There were times, how
ever. when she should not have attended
school. not being well enough physically
to do So hut her parents had become so
crazed over her record that she was crowd
CO to school well not. An absence of u
day or 80 in month would have interfered
with ker record of attendance, and the
PGltIil1 NOull not HSlen II, lnOuSn II
would have benefited the girl. She was,
therefore. forced, though she never needed
forcing. for she was as enthusiastic in
the matter as her parents TO attend school
whether sick or we'll What was the re-
suit? just about the time she was to enter
the highest grade her health broke down
and sic died. Her record was perfect
thougr. at the expense of everything else.
This Is no imaginary case but a real in
stance l could give others II necessary.
Better miss a few lessons or a few days.
1t will pay in the long run to avoid crowd
ing in any shape
Herring Hill. Georgetown. is as old as
Georgetown itself, and as famous" EXPLAIN
ed an old resident of West Washington to
Star reporter. and though behring's are
rot to be picked up there nowadays. there
was a time when nearly all the behring's
caught In the Potomac were sent there for
sale Georgetown, as many know, was a
full-fedged city half century more be-
fore Washington was ever thought Of
When Davy Burns and others were farm
ing the land on which the Executive Man
SIGN. Treasury. Post Office and Interior De-
pdrtinents now stand Georgetown was al
ready in its glory and had a mercantile
position known to the world of those who
go down to the in big ships An estu-
airy of the Potomac. a good-sized bay, ran
Up as ldr as Where the NJ street bridge now
stands. and many is the thousands of ships
that have unloaded there. In the spring.
time, 1t was the fish market of the entire
81 rounding country. Not only were the
herring and shad sold there, but all the
curing and smoking were done there All
of this was done on the high land on the
hill. and Herring Hill came honestly by its
proud name, though it is now nearly a half
mile from the Potomac proper"
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The outcome in the Klondike regions
next year will be of great direct interest to
more persons in this city than many may
suppose" said a rather heavy investor In
claims and mining properties to a Star re-
porter. as it will doubtless be to many
others in other cities. 1t is difficult to
make any calculation as to the amount O.;
money that has been subscribed to the
stock OF the very numerous corporations
and syndicates that propose to make the
venture of their lives next spring. The fact
Is there Is always a great amount OF money
ready to engage in out-of-the-way enter
prises, and the -klondike has captured
much OF this The great majority of the
klondike investors in this city have 1t is
true. only put small amounts in their risks
but the combined sums make a very large
amount. In u quiet kind of way the
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