The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-02
WASHINGTON CHIT CHAT.



educator all his life, and is now about
lilty years of age. His field as q teacher
has been mainly at Fredoniu, ~ Y. Mr..
Albro evidently believes in u wider gen
cral education OF as many of the Indians
as possible, and until the civilization of
the Indian is more advanced, will not
favor what is known as the higher cducn-
tion of the Indian. lie would teach all
of the children the clements of a simple
education, and see to ii, If possible, that
they should not slip back into uncivil-
ized habits. The greatest danger which
has attended the higher system of Indian
education is that some of the most prom
lslng pupils, upon returning TO their
'rlbcs, have rclapsed into barbarsm. Mr..
Albro Is of the opinion that over-cduca-
tion would tend to unfit the Indian
children for the lives that they would
have to lead.
Verplank Birncy's Recent Works,
w. VerplanlS Birney the painter, says
the New York Herald, spent the summer
with his family at Washington, and
painted there several pictures. Con
solatlon," which, with one or two other
works, goes TO the fall exhibition Mt the
Academy, shows a sad-iaced, bmck-
haired young girl, in DiIectoire black
dress, standing by n window playing
violin. One sash of the window is open,
and little bird on u branch listens. On
a chnir lie music and the viOlin'S case.
The Labor Question" is scene on
lawn, with a little colored waiter boy
lying on his back, with one knee over
the other and holding up peach which
he is about to devour He is in the
shadow, and is having jolly, lazy time,
while beside him on IL blanket stand and
lie pieces of silvcrware he was ordered to
clean, and the chamois skin with which
hn N n fln tyOplr fIhr hpV
is seen on another canvas, lying at full
length on window seat, looking out,
One foot rests on Il rocking chair and
one hand holds a duster. y little bust
of Psyche stands on the seat. The boy
is again shown, this time asleep, dustcr
in hand, on an old chair, in hall near
an old tall clock a small study is Of
! ing tea cup, while the brass urn stands
on the sill The violin girl rcappcars
! on balcony. She is seated on the rail
rest the violin on her skirt and looks
at music lying on the case, which
| placed on chair. A water color call, 4
Letters" depicts young girl seatcd >,
| a window reading. There are no''cTS.
books and tea urn on the windU, sui
Prospects of European War.
Ex-Misintcr Lothrop said in talking
about the prospect of war in Europe;
| VI CbuLot. dll ILdbltIn lIuININ ilNN w
said to be an intrenched camp and war
might be brought about at any moment
by some Unforeseen incident, but what
L mean to say is that the great powers
do not desire war. | take very
different view of the situation than
that | held before l went to Russia.
know the Russian Government looks
with dread upon war, and that the same
ointment prevails at Berlin"
M ,th nxtiI 1n1 a
opinion of the higher order of society
in st. Petersburg.
Il should not have resigned" said
he, +" but for the reason that L felt my
vitality giving way somewhat, and one
at my age, il seemed to me, ought not
to be too far away from home. 1t was
reported that the st. Petersburg climate
was too severe for me, but that was a
mistake. The climate in winter Is not
more severe than that at Detroit"
Mr.. L.othrop says that the recently
published Kennah articles on Siberian
exile convey an erroneous impression oil
the condition of Russia and do that coun-
take" Mr.. Lothrop says, to imagine
the people of Russia live under pcrpet-
ual restraint or that they are in con-
stant danger of arrest and Imprisonment
for fancied Offences Life in Russia
seems to be quite as free and unhamp-
cred as it is here. You must remember
Russia has vast population, scattered
over vast territory, and much greater
population than we have and greater
country. There are undoubtedly cases
of severity, and even cruelty. in the
treatment of Russian prisoners, but the
general aspect of prison life there has
been greatly exaggerated / know the
superintendent of Russian prisons well,
and he is most humane, enlightened
gentleman. He has brought about great
reforms, and does all in his power tc
ameliorate the condition of prisoners"
Blue Blooded Clerks.
There is more of the blue blood OF
aristocracy, or at least the outward signs
of that sanguinary auid, in the average
emplOye of the State Department, says
the Minneapolis Journal correspondent,
than was ever exhibited by the sciOns OF
the most venerable house in Europe
The State Department is located in that
fine building facing the White House tC
the west, which was erected for the aC
commodatlon of the three departments
presided over at present by Mcssrc. Bay
; ard, Endicott and Whitney, respectively
All the corridors of this building con
meet with each other, and there are nC
walls between them. But the State De
partment people do not permit the in
discriminate use of the halls and corri
,
the building by the more plebeian ant
less fortunate individuals who sling inl
for the Government in the other twt
, departments, and consequently an iror
lattice fence was erected some years agt
letween the State Dpartment and tn,
others, and watchmun was placed a
cach gate to see that none but the cleo
should be admitted
But the loldliness of the State De
. partment employees extends beyond this
and they carry their aristocratic notion
TO the fnrthcst possible limit. To-day
! while your correspondent sat talking t
] one of the clerks who at the mOmcn
, was in charge Of bureau, the gentle
r man in question touched an electric but
; ton and swnrthy messenger appcarc
at his elbow in a moment. Not a wor
. was said but the clerk, with n gram
| air, passed TO the messenger n lead pen
Gil, the point of which had been dullcl
! The messenger bowed almost to the foo
I and vanished without sound. In tw
= minutes he again appeared, and, wit
0 an obscquous salam, he handed th
- | ncwly-sharpened Fabcr TO the clerk an
!, again almost striking the floor with hi
4 head he departed without a word HAY
5 ing passed between the two. That
c one sample OF the way in which the al
: IN the diplomatic branch OF the Govern
n mont affects an unsuspeeting young ma
,. who Is induced to accept II gOvcrnmentu
. salary for the service he performs there
i Two Left-at-H Homo COngrossmsn.
- Among the visiting politicians in tow
n to-day are Congressman Bliss and AIorn
. nT In 80.