Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-03
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'I have heard several times of telepathic
communication" said a gentleman well
known in the hotels of Washington to
Star reporter yesterday. but 1 never had
il brought home so closely to me as 1t
was the other day. I was visiting at the
house of friend who is a practical cleo
trician and who has charge OF a dynamo
in one of the department buildings. He
happened to be absent at the time. although
1t was past his usual time for getting home,
and his wife and 1 were sitting in the par
lor commenting upon his hardness, for he
was usually the most punctual of men,
Just as / looked at the clock for perhaps
the sixth or seventh time and had noted
that it lacked fifteen minutes of being
O'Clock my hostess gave slight gasp and
sat rigid in her chair Every muscle seemed
to be tense and she gave the appearance
of one laboring under the strongest shock
For the space of perhaps second she re-
manned in this condition and then sud
denly grew limp and helpless as II some
strain under which she had been laborlng
had been removed Almost Immediately
she revived and looked around with
questioning air. When | say that all this
occupied not more than two or three sec
Onds at the most you will realize how queer
it all was. Isn't it funny she said on
received terrible electric shock l know
the sensation because my husband has a
small battery in the house and often gives
me electricity for nervousness. AT tnat
moment the telephone bell rang and L an
swered it The message was that my
friend had taken hold of the wrong lever
at the switch board that distributed the
current from his dynamo, and that the
surgeons at a nearby hospital hoped to
save his life. / asked when it occurred,
and the reply came About quarter to
five / can't explain it. and don't intend
to try l have troubles enough OF my own
of a very material nature without going
into the supernatural to hunt for more
problems to figure out. l am happy to say
that my friend entirely recovered but both
he and his estimable spouse are as much
at a loss as l am in reasoning out the
strange occurrence.
= THE thea tiers are d neyer-failing barome-
ter of individual prosperity" said we'll
known theatrical manager to a Star re-
porter recently. when the people have
money to spare and turn to the theaters
you may safely Judge that the period of
prosperity that We have waited for so long
is at last upon US. This season, so far as
have been concerned. has been an excep-
tionally busy one. and I believe this condi-
ton of affairs extends all over the country.
The people like to be amused or educated
as the case may be. by the stage, and now
that they have the money to crafty their
desires in that direction they are patroniz-
ing the play houses with a vengeance. Poor
shows, even, are receiving a fair amount of
patronage, and when really good show
comes along. provided the public has been
sufficiently made aware of its merits in ad-
vance. it is simply overwhelmed. Our own
local play houses have profited by this state
of affairs. while in New York everything
has gone with a rush Wages may be
raised in mills, mines and factories and the
farmers may raise their Quadruple yields of
grain, but the true index to individual
prosperity is the amount of money people
are willing to spend for enjOyment's sake
alone"
Ihere are any number of So-called
haunted houses in this city" said prom
inent zeal IS ATE dealer recently in CONVEX
sation with a Star reporter. Il have had
ore house on my hands for several years at
time Simply because man cut his throat
while standing by the mantel in front
room. l have rented 1t, however. and for
that reason 1 cannot give you it's exact To-
cation 1t is sufficient to say that 1t is as
desirable house as there is in the city,
regarding both finish and location. While
cannot say anything definite in regard to
the authenticity of the statements made
regarding this particular piece of property
l can state that a friend of mine, who is
rot drinking man, by the way. passed
anything but a comfortable night In the
pressed gasp of the seIf-wounded; he heard
the blood drip On the floor, drop by drop, in
most bloOd-curdling manner, according 20
his story. and he saw the form of man
enter the front door and ascend the stairs
and enter the room in which the suicide oc-
cured He says he will swear to this IL
necessary Nevertheless. 1 think a few
digestive tablets would do him good Two
or three tenants, however, bore out his
story. and 1 am only waiting to see how
lcng the present occupants will remain in
it wouldn't surprise me a bit If they should
move out within the month.
During the last days of the Roberts case
in the House the galleries were greatly
crowded From each door the crowd ex-
tended wedge-shape into the corridor. Peo-
pie. with more or less patience, waited for
some one to come out, that some other
one might go into the gallery. Two gall
leries are reserved for the families Of
members. Admission to them is by card or
by escort OF the member in person. Like
all the other galleries, these were filled to
their utmost capacity by the time the de-
bate began. After there was rot an incn
of space left a member of the House ap-
peared as near to the door as the crowded
condition would admit of, accompanied by
three ladies. Seeing that 1t was impossible
. to proceed further in the corridor, the
member worked his way around through
the crowd until he had found the door
keeper. flattened against the wall.
Il want room made for these ladies TO
get into the gallery he cried. stretching
his neck above the shoulders of those who
had not been able to push aside. between
him and the guardian of the door.
Tfs impossible replied the doorkeeper.
there is room left
rs not this gallery reserved for the fami-