The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-19
HE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Washington Bibliophile Pay
SIPS For a Field Primer.
CHAMP CLARK ACTS AS SALESMAN

HOW 6cnCrnI trOsNfnOr tofne TO Ap-
precinte the siRnifcance OF "Crap
Terms"--Comedinn Francis Wilson
Makes Friend of Ex-secretnry
John sherman.
William E. Curtis, Washington cor.
respondent of the Chicago Record, tells
of remarkable case Of barter on the
floor of the house recently. Mr.. Frank
L. Hanvey, a Washington bibliophile.
in the presence of Congressman Cochran
and Benton of Missouri, handed Con.
gresham Champ Clark $125, and in re.
turn received from Mr. Clark a much
worn little book with blue cover. The
book was one Of the seven existing
copies of the original edition of Eugene
Fields "Model Primer" and was the
property of Mrs Bob White Of Mexico.
Mo.
When subscriptions were being raised
in Missouri for the Field monument, J
West Goodwin, the well known Mis-.
souri, editor. conceived the idea of re.
printing tut II itlu hO'lel llIlltI anu
selling facsimiles In writing an ac.
count % the manner in which he pro.
posed to raise Field monument fund
he related how he had secured a copy
Of the first edition from Mrs. White
Mr.. Goodwin's story fell into the hands
of Mr.. Hanvey of this city, and he at
once opened correspondence with Mrs
White She did not care TO part with
her treasure. but when Mr.. Hanvey
told her he was willing to have her
name her own price she referred him to
Congressman Clark.
An interview took place during the
holidays at which Mr. Hanvey offered
$125. The book arrived the other day,
and the next morning Mr.. Hanvey met
Mr.. Clark on the floor of the house by
appointment just before the opening Of
the session, handed him the check for
$125 and received the book. Mr.. Han
vey told Mr. Clark he would not feel
perfectly satisfied the book was genuine
until after he had shown it to Francis
Wilson, the comedian, who is an au
thority upon the works of Eugene
Field. Mr.. Clark assured Mr.. Hanvey
that if Mr. Wilson did not pronounce
the book copy of the original edition
he would, of course, return him the
money Mr.. Hanvey is contractor at
213 Twelfth street, Washington.
"Come seben, "come 'leben, "big
Joes my point" 'got you faded,
"fever in de souf, " and few similar
expressions are perfectly plain English
to General Grosvenor now. They were
not before the other afternoon, says tho
Washington Post
The story of how he came TO appre-
ciato the significance of those terms the
whole house Of representatives knows
The house was considering penal laws
when the instructing Of the general
took place The proposed law prohibits
all gambling with cards or dice par
ticularly. The general arose to move an
amendment so as TO include the seduc-
tive game called "craps, The Buckeye
statesman went on to explain that he
understood that craps was one of the
worst gambling games ever invented
He thought the youth and manhood OF
the frozen territory should be protected
Therefore he proposed that the prohi
bition should be extended to includl
craps
Very few members were paying any
attention to the generals remarks
Among the few was General Shattuc
of Cincinnati, which city is noted for
the number Of its "crap joints. First
he looked ON with approval. Then his
face got red. He looked embarrassed
and began making signals of distress to
the Iestor Of the Ohio delegation. The
general talked, however, until the Gin
cinnatian pulled his coattail and ejacu.
lated in stage whisper heard all over
the house, "Craps is a dice game.
Thereupon the general was the sub
ject Of a boisterous laugh. In the con-
fusion that followed he said something
abolt being thankful that there were
some things about which he was not as
well advised as some other persons.
When General Grosvenor resumed his
seat, General Shattuc engaged him in a
very earnest conversation. General
Shattuc swung his arms, snapped his
fingers and his jaws worked as if he
were uttering the persuasive words,
Come six, baby needs new shoes, or
Here's your fever in de souf right
often de reel "
A few nights ago, when Washington
was being treated to spell of Dakota
weather rain, snow, sleet and hail
coming from tile clouds simultaneously,
ex-Secretary John Sherman's carriage
drew mp in front Of the Grand Opera
House, where Francis Wilson was play
ing "The Little Corporal, " says the
New York World
Mr.. Sherman and his daughter alight.
cd and hurried into the lobby of the
theater, Having neglected to purchase
seats, the venerable statesman was com
PEELED to take his place in long line OF
anxious people who were waiting an
opportunity to pass mp to the box office.
While he stood in line Actor Wilson
came into the theater.
"There's John Sherman, said a
friend Of Wilson, who was hurTying by.