Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-23
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Fifty years ago writer on the Bur-
lington, Iowa, "Hawkeye" furnished
Humor From ment no
the "Hawkeye." only nnyt TO ms G hS1,
to many thousands of others through
out the country in which his aphor-
isms and quaint comments on affairs
were reproduced. In The Star of Sep
TENDER 16, 1878, is the following aSsort-
ment of these Hawk Eye Hits" from
the pen of Robert J. Burdette:
ut is feared that the Washington
Monument will hardly be out of the
way of an early frost"
"A boy on West Hill started to school
on the opening day of the term and
before he was five blocks from home
he had famed dog, lost his geography,
scared a horse, broke his slate and had
three fights. Things are looking up"
1.-THE rapacity-the shameless rapac-
ity-of some people is disgusting. Here
is man in Helena, Mont worth $780,
900 who recently died and left every
dollar of his wealth to his wife and
children. And seven lawyers in the
town, tool"
"A man may sneer at woman all he
will because she can't sharpen lead
pencil, but she has the smile on him
when he stands holding an unoccupied
suspender button in his hand and Won
dering whether it will hurt less to pull
the needle out of his thumb the same
way 1t went in or push it on through"
RogueS galleries were not much in
vogue half century ago. but there was
n.. some movement toward
PORTRAITS OF the exchange of infor-
Criminals. nation regarding the
criminals. In The Star of September
II, 1878, is this item:
Germany has presented to England
and Russia albums containing the por-
traits of all her criminals of note, that
they may be recognized in foreign
land in case they abruptly change their
residence. Similar volumes will be pre-
scented to all the governments of Europe
and to the United States and copies
will also be furnished to large cities
and Seaports. The nations to whom
such volumes are sent will no doubt
return the compliment. BY such an
interchange of albums between the po-
lice authorities of the different govern
ments Of the world information will be
given which may come into practical
use and the material for a curious Ii
brary will be produced"
X
Perhaps it is fortunate for the po-
litical aSpirants of later times that the
u,, following suggestion
6hrenOlOgy printed in The Star
and Politics. Of 9d7o September psa e H. ;
adopted:
"A phrenologist, while lecturing in
New York recently, showed charts OF
the heads of two prominent men and
deduced description of their charac-
tiers therefrom. Gen. Buffers head Is
brainy and cunning, characterized by
self-esteem and acquisitiveness. Kear-
ny has only an inch and quarter of
moral brain &nd eOnceit and tyranny
these opinions of the phrenologist, we
mention the matter as a suggestion of
what phrenology may become as an
element in politics. When all the world
is led to believe in the so-called science,
charts, embellished with representations
of the heads of candidates, divided off
into States and counties and appropri-
ately labeled, will be indispensable as
campaign documents, to prove the fit
ness of applicants for the positions
sought. But 1t is feared that fraud
would faint even this method of de-
termining the relative qualifications of
candidates. chronological charts would
soon become as unreliable as illus
trated-newspaper portraits of distin-
guished men,"