Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-19
Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.

Written Exclusively for The Evening Star.
II know fully as well as any one else
that it Is taking big risks" ventured a
weather expert who has considerable ex-
perience and luck in making predictions
about the weather. but / am willing to
take the chances and express my opinion
about the Fourth of July weather. In
looking at the matter with the record of
the last thirty years before me j observe
that 1t has rained twenty-five times in the
afternoon In view of this record 1t woulo
not be much of a risk to say that it would
likely rain on the next Fourth of July.
1t happens, however. that the public is
interested more in the weather on the 9Th
of July. the day that will be celebrated
this year. than on the 4th. which is Sun
day. WE'LL I think 1t is pretty safe to say
that 1t will not rain on the 18th, Monday,
though 1t will be by no means clear. and
toward evening 1t may shower little. but
there will be no storm about it-that Is,
none of the storms which have character
lied Fourth of July evenings in this sec
ton in some years i am not as clear LOT
the Sunday, though. My judgment is that
there Will be lively hail storm Sunday
afternoon, accompanied by severe blow.
1t will be very warm and disagrteable on
the afternoon of the 9Th. and will take
much of the pleasure out of the day, ana.
with the fireworks display in the evening.
I predicted a rain for the last Fourth Tor
The Star, and though the weather bureau
didn't take any stock in my judgment, the
rain came. though 1t did not do much
harm for it was over in less than an hour.
But look out for my little hail storm on
Sunday afternoon preceding the celebra-
zion Unless all the most reliable signs
fail II Is pretty certain to come. IL Will
be lively while Ii lasts.
THE forgetfulness Of people is past I'M
derstanding" remarked an official OF the
avenue cable road to Star reporter, land
It Is peculiarly noticeable among those
who ride on our cars, and. indeed, all lines
of street cars On the steam railroads
people know they are to get out al GER
tain place, and they gather their traps as
they get out BIT on street lines they are
liable to lump out at seconds warning. on
remembering that they have forgotten
something, or because they see persons on
the street that they want to talk to. Only
the other day. one of the bank messengers
remembered that ne had left paper of
some kind in store. and of he jumped TO
go back for 1t. In his hurry he actually
forgot TO take his little satchel with him,
containing his money and bank business
papers. Fortunately p passenger picked 1t
turned 1t over TO the office. In less than
twenty minutes the messenger was at the
car office and got his satchel. To say that
he was frightened is to pat 1t mild He was
simply terroriZed. Knowing that he was in
trouble we telephoned the bank that the
satchel was safe. but the messenger did
not know that until he got to our office.
Another case just as exciting and mex
plicabie happened only recently. lady
who resides in East Washington started
up town with her baby. AS she neared 9TH
street she saw her mother on the street.
and IN the excitement of the moment she
got off the car and actually forgot to take
of her baby. The baby was so much inter-
ested in the other passengers that did not
notice the departure of the mother. BY
the time the reached 18th street the
conductor realized that he had a baby on
hand minus its mother 1t went to the
property room at the office. and was there,
as happy could be. when the alarmed
mother returned for 1t on the next car.
Other, though not exactly similar, cases of
forgetfulness are happening every day."
Taking the number of colored people in
the city in con parison with the number Of
Others" remarked an official of the city
pest Office TO Star reporter, 1.-The former
write and receive more letters in proper
ton to the others than is generally sup
posed. 1t is wonderful how colored people
enjoy writing and receiving letters, and
many of them seldom allow a day to pass
without writing a letter. By this. of
course, I mean those who are educated
enough to write letters. Those who cannot
read OF write get and send many letters
and manage in various ways to have their
letters written and read for them. In MY
own residence my cook, though she cannot
read or write, always has more letters go
ing and coming than any member of my
family There Is another thing about this
ola nS kot
viii not use a postal card under any cir
cumstances- They want a sealed letter or
none. for they have an idea that the letter
carriers read all postal cards that go
through their hands Ny experience in this
connection is not unlike many Others"
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There Is no doubt that the seasons are
changing in this section of the country"
remarked an avenue merchant to a Star
reporter Here it is the 18th of June and
less than one-third of the people have vet
put aside their winter underclothing What
was once known as the spring trade IS a
back number. and merchants find the step
IS from winter to summer goods with sell
dom any noticeable break. am old enough
10 Remember the time when the spring
was due TO open on the 18th of April. Then
stoves were taken out and houses put in
readiness for the summer. As years passed
alorg the 10Th of May was the accepted
tlme to make necessary changes, until now
Il has run until the middle of June / don't
handle any straw goods. but those who do
tell me that but few straw hats for men
have yet been sold. while the number Of
straw hats for ladies was never SO small
as during the present spring"
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The success of the Sunday afternoon
opening of the corcoran Art Gallery has
done more" said member of the commit
tee on public buildings and grounds of the
Senate TO a Star reporter ito hasten the
Sunday opening movement along than the
years that the question has been agitated,
and am convinced that the next sundry