Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05

ment at his expense and discontinue just
now. And it all comes about In this way:
Allen is of the greatest wits in the
House. A dinner where good fellowship Is
expected would be as barren without Allen
as 1t would be with the absence of the con-
ventional and time-honored juice of the
grape. Allen is the real article.
When the Gridiron Club was preparing
for its thirteenth anniversary banquet the
Mississippi private" was the first one en-
the list TO be sent an invitation, both be-
cause of the fact that his maine begins with
the initial letter of the alphabet and be-
cause the committee was anxious to assure
it's success.
A week ago last Saturday night car
rage rolled up in front of the Arlington.
With elastic step, and clad in most fashion
able full dress attire, Allen alightsd and
walked into the office. Accusing one of
the clerks. he inquired blandly:
will you kindly direct me to where the
banquet IS being held?''
The clerk looked at the sIississippian in
Amusement.
What banquet do you refer toy" he
asked
why. the Gridiron Club banquet" Allen
replied.
1t then began to dawn upon the mind of
the clerk that Mr.. Allen had become mixed
in mis- da ties.
Il guess you are off your trolley, aren't
you?' asked the clerk good naturedy.
What do you mean?" demanded Allen.
You come around next Saturday night
about this time and 1 shall be pleased to
direct you to the banquet hall and extend
to you the hospitality of the ArliEsto
Can it be that 1 am in error Mr.. Allen
soliloquized. as he fumbled about his
pockets for the invitation. Finally he
found it. He also learned beyond any ques-
ton that he was just one week ahead in
filling the engagement A look of deep dis
gust pervaded his usual sanguine vjSage.
Then humorous side of situation
came to his view.
Say" he said to the clerk, 'if any one
tells this on me l want to be that one."
The clerk promised secrecy.
But the story was too good for Allen to
keep He told it to one of his near friends
and now he hears it on every side
TT is surprising the number Of rubber
bands that are used in the mercantile bust
ness these days said a downtown drug
gist few nights ago, as he quickly snap
ped one around a fve-cent package of sodi-
um bicarbonate for a lady customer.
I'VE hundreds of them every day,
whereas formerly We used twine- The man
ufacture OF rubber bands has become an
enormous industry in this country, particu-
larry during the past few years. 1t is not
half dozen years ago hardly that rubber
bands were used almost solely for filing
papers and documents. and you seldom
saw them used outside of city hall or
court house. Now you will scarcely find a
drug store or grocery that does not use
them more or less in place of Irvine in put
ting up the smalle-' packages.
IN the drug business the rubber band
has become almost an Indispensable article.
A band may be adjusted about a package
in one-third OF the time that 1t takes to
wind the twine aroGnd and break II of, as
In the old way. And then the package can
be made symmetrical no kv p
method. Often in using twin one gets the
package all out OF eliape. and a clerk who
Is interested Al his work does not like to
alio" . package to leave his hands in such
q condition Still il can't be avoided when
one Is in a hurry.
Women particularly like the rubber
bands. and. as a rule, they save them. 1t
may not be generally known that a rubber
band is the best known article for cleaning
the teeth i mean for removing the accu-
mutations between the teeth and where a
brush will not reach. Did you ever try 1t?
No? Well, you do 1t and see If what I
say il not the truth. The elasticity of
rubber makes it much easier to penetrate
between teeth that are the closest together.
anu IL is lar superior to a Silken thread,
which is used By many. Women also find
rubber bands handy for elastic mouths in
work bags and small pouches
Il don't know just to what extent rub
Der bands have encroached on the business
OF the Irvine manufacturers. but do know
that they are fast supplanting Irvine for
Use III putting up the smaller packages"
\
One of the most prosperous druggists in
the northwestern part Of the city has not
been shaved by another person than his
wife In eleven years." said an street doc
tor yesterday
This druggist speak of always presents
a clean face. i revsr went into his store
that he did not look as if he had Just left
BARRIERS chair A few nights ago 1 went
into his store to get prescription COM
pounded. AS / entered the door 1 heard a
voice come from back of the prescription
department
"a Sit down. it said, and 1 will be with
you in about five minutes
Il recognized the voice as that of the
druggist. and j asked What's the matter?
Before he had time to answer me had
got near enough to the prescription counter
to look over and see fine-looking woman,
whom recognized as his wife, putting the
finishing touches to a shaw. / watched
her carefully. and / can say that she went
through with the work with as much ease
and unconcern as the most accomplished
male tonsOrialist.
while his wife was shampooing and fix
ing up his hair he told me that he had not
been in a barber shop for eleven yes s.
other than to get his hair cut. and that is
wife during all that time had looked after
his face
The way he got into the habit Of hav-
ing MS vile Snaye MIN was easy, and one
that almost any man might emulate. He
was going around the store one day with
several days growth of hair on his face
when his wife asked him why he didn't
get shaved.
II have not the time to go to the barber
shop, darling. was his reply.
The following day she called attention
TO the fact that he was frightful in APP
pearance and he gave the excuse that he
hadn't time.
when she preached the matter on the
Following day. and he said he had no one
70 leave in charge of the store she took
the matter In hand. She went down town
ana bought as good razor as could be
lound- Then she told him she was pre-
pared to shave MIN, and he could secrete
himself behind the prescription deoart-
ment. He consented, and she is shaving
him today" -
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John III. Ryder. who died in Cleveland
this week, was photographer of world
wide reputation. He was a native of Itha-
ca, n. y, but went to Cleveland when he
was twenty-five years old. "A few years
later Charles F. Browne appeared there
and began his work as a local reporter on