Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-26
those concerned to hope that before long
the bogus baronet will come within me
rather short arm of the law.


The English railway companies are not
yet bold enough to experiment with the
third-class sleeping compartments. Though
they hare made no trial OF It's possibilities.
they are quite confident 1t would not pay.
1t is needless 10 point out to them that
there sleeping cars In other countries
that would correspond to a third-ciass
sleeper here. but even that won't convince
them that their provision is possible. They
point out that the tirst-claSs sieepers do not
pay, and by some mysterious process of
reasoning, they arrive at the conclusion
that the third-class sleeper would not pay
either. They are SO adamantively opposed
TO the idea, and IL Is useless to remind them
that the ordinary first-class passenger traf-
fic does not pay, and that they rely for
their profits on the despised third-class
passenger, who would probably be quick to
avail himself of sleeping berth on a long
night journey,
Their chief argument in opposing the idea
Is that 1t would not pay to have extra Sleep
ing coaches FOR all the third-ciass passen-
gers WHO might want to use them. This
plea Is based on the presumption that En-
glish people would not endure the publicity
or the American car But, as every one
VINO mas Travelled by night knows. English
men are not generally affected by this ex-
cessfve modesty. and sleep quite openly
and unashamed In full view of their fellow
passengers. The railway companies may
oioi .he odS, out the traFellng PUBIC VIII
soon demand from them the privilege of
gong TO sleep comfortably on long night
journey.
me anniversary of the birth of Charles
Dickens has induced correspondent of
the press to search the London directory
for persons bearing Dickensian names
Those who imagine that the great novel;
lists exercises In nomenclature were too
weird to be true to life will be surprised
by the list. Not to those who are aware
that Dickens used to apply to the direc-
tories themselves for the names of his
characters. To Hoxton must be accorded
the first place, for it contains the only
Oliver Twist IN London. There are two
of the Skies family In the city but many
are Sykes. The latter mood of spelling the
name became fashionable after the publ
cation of "Oliver Twist" Mr. Pickwick
has a namesake in North London. and
there are six Wellers one of whom lives
near Mr.. Pickwick. Other Pickwickians
comprise ono Wrinkle, nine Trotters one
Bardell, thirty-seven Sawyers-none of
whom, by the way, Is a doctor-and two
Wardles.
Curiously enough. the two firms of tailors
In the city are respectively known as Dom
hey Son and Paul Dombey. The Chick
family has eleven representatives London
boasts no fewer than six Tapleys, five of
whom are something in the city," the
sixth optfmist dwelling at Hammersmith
There are four Ridges, four Guppys and
the name of Mrs. Harris is found thirty
seven times. Evidently Mr.. Harris is real
enough this time. but as for Mrs. Camp,
WELL there amt no such person" Either
she has left London or Dickens found her
elsewhere. Perhaps the grea est surprise
of all Is that in the ranks -. the dress
makers there should be a Mantalini, and a
lady, too. j.. H. MOORE.