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ROSINA vOkES' ILLNESS,
Rapid Consumption Has Forced Her
From the Stage Forever.

Rapid Consumption Has Forced Her
From the Stage Forever.
Rosina Vokes is confined to her room in
the st. James Hotel. and for most Of the
time to her bed. says the New York Times
She is a very sick woman, and the fact
that she continued to play until last Sat-
urday. when she fairted on the stage in
Washington, is a tribute to her remarkable
will power rather than to her strength.
Her disease is rapid consumption, and IL is
playing sad havoc with the Popular actress.
Since arriving In New York on Sunday she
has been obliged to deny herself to her
best friends. and no cards are sent to her
Her husband, Cecil Clay, is a constant at
tendant at her side. and she has the best of
care that money can command. 1t is the
intention of Mr.. and Mrs. Clay to sail for
England Saturday II Mrs. Clay rallies sufYi-
ciently to be moved to the steamer. II not.
they will take the first steamer possible
after Saturday.
The Rosina vokes Company has been dis
banded. and all its members with the ex-
cepnon OF N. Marius. are now in New York
city, without an engagement. A plan was
formed by Clarence Fleming. Miss vokes'
manager, to continue the tour booked but
this has fallen through. The scheme was
Tor Fioiiiott Paget. another English actress.
organization on the commonwealth plan,
salaries to be paid proportionately from the
nightly receipts. Mr.. Marius, however was
offered an engagement by John H. Russell
As stage manager Of his Comedians" and
his acceptance broke the ranks Of the COM
pany and the scheme was abandoned.
Clarence Fleming. who has been Miss
Vokes' manager for the past nine years.
win manage the tour Of Edward vroom. in
his new version of "Ruy Bias" beginning
January =. Speaking of Miss Vokes' coll
lapse, Mr. Fleming said: She has contin-
ued acting without rest against the advice
OF her friends. and the result was foreseen
long while ago. Four years ago 1 tried
to induce her to confine her work to alter
nate years, but her love for America was 30
great that she was never happy away from
II, Last spring again an effort was made to
induce her to rest this year and return to
America next season. She could not bear
the notion of breaking up her company
however, which has always been like a
family party. and she refused to listen to
the advice. She has kept on playing for the
sake Of keeping her company together until
her strength has utterly given out. ana II is
not at all probable that she will ever play
again" 80
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FOLLOWING PRECEDENT.

Old Bill Bolts Had Found the Heather
Chinee Not at All Accommodations.
From the New York Herald.
A good. honest fellow in his way was Bill
Bolts, but he had never had an opportunity
TO study moral philosophy as taught in the
Biddefcrd, in Devon, and very likely some
of his ancestors had helped Drake ''waIlcp"
the Spaniards. He had followed in their
footsteps by enlsting in the navy TO fight
for his queen and country whenever called
upon to do so.
When he returned from a voyage to China
he brought with him a present for a gen.
tleman who had been very Kind TO his old
mother during his absence. 1t was 4 Curl
ously fashioned Chinese garment made Of
bits Of a species of straw strung together
PHASE, sir, you must excoos un being
torn, he said bashfully when he presented
1t, the Chinaman wouldn't part with un
aisy.'
He had run across a Chinaman wearing It
somewhere in the streets of Hong Kong,
and the unfortunate Celestial not UNDER
standing his summary request to Hand
that over here" he had simply yanked IL
off him.
To the suggestion that his conduct had
hardly been consistent with strict honesty
he replied:
"Beggin' your pardon sur, he wuz only a
haythen, an 1 never heard that taking
things from a haythen counted as stalin'"
WELL" replied his friend. 4" If many Illus
trious Englishmen had not acted on that
assumption I don't know where the British
empire would now be. SO I'll keep the
heather garment"
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Standing erect and without leaning AGAINST
anything, the man persuaded me that he
active about 1t. Then ] caught a .iny-sone
recitation about somebody's cough drops
had no cold or cough. but 1 wanted to
talk with the apothecary and so / asked for
a package Of his goods Incidentally I in
CURED and learned that Washington Is a
great place for the obtaining Of a choice
variety of throat and lung troubles; that
our early evenings are insidious with their
rogs and cold, damp winds, and that these
coughs II taken in time, may be cured with
these here drops" The peripa.etic doctor
told me he had been In the business q good
while; that his earnings have been fairly
good and satisfactory; that the work is
rather laborious, but that ITS a heap bet
ter than workin' fer somebody else at q
dollar and a half day
Inc experience put a new Idea into my
mead. which. 1t seems to me. might be use
fui curing such times as the present. If one
man may sell cough DROPS on the street
why may not many men sell many other
remedies In the same manner? Instead Of
cough drops, the peddler would cry: "Stom-
ach drops! cures dyspepsia, heart burn,
stomach burn. &C." or else he might cry:
Brain waters! cures headache nervous
ness. insomnia. &C." The different ailments
are almost innumerable. and they might all
be cured on the streets Hundreds OF men
might. In this way, find work.
leaving my cough drop friend, and rolling
up my pants. / resolved to elaborate nv
plan as walked and to lay 1t before the
District Commissioners as possible vehicle
TOT carrying a part OF the prese1t hard
times load. ] would be philanthropist ard
just then a small boy intercepted me at
the crossing. He was colored bright. fairly
wei attired and In earnest. In his LETT hand
ne heia an OLD broom, while the other one
was helc up to emphasize his claim that he
had been sweepin' here all day TO Keen the
crossin' clean fer you all. Won't Won Gimme
a penny s,''e
AS he was the first sol, a,a,..s
sweeper I had seen in twenty ,sar.
humored him and continued my walk CON
WINGED that the average individual NAV 49,
food and lodging under almost any consi-
tons, H. on the pinch. he is not over ?. .ttdt
Gus; II. In other words. he does not like tha
visitor to Washington. get up too high ana
30 overlook small opportunities
CHAS. 8. HATHA WAY
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small percentage re n ain permanently
and a large majority regret that they, less
fortunate. are forced to say goodbye to us
and our many notable possessions.
Speaking OF visitors and objects Of inter-
est reminds me that have been impressed
With the notion that the average human
being flies too high when he reaches Wash
ington. Somehow all of us ordinary chaps,
simultaneously with leaving the cars that
bring US to the national capital. become
possessed Of the notion that we have grown
IN all ways. An inch or two has been add
ed to our stature. we eye the nickel-slot
weigher as We realize that our weight has
increased. and. full of satisfaction over
belief that while in Washington at least we
are liable to be mistaken for a cabinet Off
Ger. q Senator or a member Of the House,
we begin to argue with ourselves on the ad-
Ntsebility OF buying q new and larger hat.
The First Week.
It II the conceit. natural and therefore not
heinous. which causes us to look only from
high attitudes and to see only big things
during the first week or two Of our stay in
Warrington OF course we see the great
marble shaft-the city's stupendous sun-dial
Sescsuss wherever we may be we can't
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der. I realized tina. my white-bearded old
merchant had perfect faith in humanity.
He carries his wares within reach OF all,
and his money drawer is likewise without
lock or key.
"How's business / asked. as the old
man fumbled at his case to pick out the
pencils for me. His reply was: It's pretty
slow. Not so good as it used to be-
waited to hear him add that he sup
posed the hard times had something to
do with 1t. but l vas disappointed. On the
contrary, he changed the subjct by say
ing: Il think were going to get some good
weather now, and II we do 1 guess trade
ii pick up"
Does the weather make much differ
enee with your sales?' l asked.
only by keeping me off the street. 1
amt so strong as / used to be. and can't
stand the wet and cold well. Why, when
l was boy. wet and cold or dry and warm
twas all the same to me. an 1 could do
days work with any of EN-" Then the
old chap told me how he lost his eyesight,
and about how he had got along since that
calamitous visitation, and when l asked
him II sometimes he did not feel discour-
aged. he replied: 20. no; when my time
comes I'll be ready.'-and as he hobbled
away. feebly crying: "Pen-sills! pen-sillsr'
saw that 1 was being eyed rather curious
ly by a policeman. Instantly l concluded
/ was being laughed at as a sentimentalst,
and SO / approached the peace guardian
with: DO you know the old mann"
Yes. I've known him by sight for a long
time. and I was glad to see him make
sale. All right? You bet he is. That is, i
never saw him beg or steal or do anything
wrong, and he seems always moving and
trying hard to make q living"
Thoroughly ashamed of myself for sus-
pecting the old man. began to feel that it
would be only square 20 overtake him and
buy an additional couple of pencils. when
was addressed with: Say. mister, can't
you give me some work to do. I'm from
Danbury, Conn.,, and I'm broke"
Go to the Country Young Man.
asked the young man who stood before
me how he happened to be In Washington,
ard he allowed that he came down to en-
list because of hard times at Danbury
Then he explained that now that he was
here and had seen and talked with some Of
the soldiers. he didn't want to go into the
army. He said he was willing to do any
kind Of work in order to hang on to the
81. IS he had in his pocket
Then you're not entirely broke" 1
added. and he continued: mo, an that's
why 1 want work. don't want to be with
out cent"
/ asked my companion II he could milk
q cow and take care of horses. and he gave
an affirmative answer. as he did when !
asked if he knew about cutting wood and
the care of poultry and livestock in general
Then l advised him to start afoot toward
Baltimore, applying for work of farmers
on the way. His objection to this was
that he did not care to be taken for a
tramp, but when l told him there were
clothes and manner would indicate that he
was one OF the other kind he said: 81
guess it's the best 1 can do" and disap-
peared up It'll street.
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dozen grave Arabs are sitting cross-legged
on the diven drinking their little cups Of
conee and smoking their nargtlehs.
The Coffee Maker.

dozen grave Arabs are sitting cross-legged
on the diven drinking their little cups Of
conee and smoking their nargtlehs.
The Coffee Maker.
Just at the door Is the charcoal fire of the
coffee maker, over which he il making our
coffee in little tin pot with a long spout.
First he heats his water until 1t is boiling.
Now and then he puts in the finely powder
ed coffee with little sugar and let's it rest
a moment before he pours 1t out Into the
tiny cups. Our coffee is black and very
thick. but Of an excellent flavor, and we sip
1t In leisurely fashion as We watch the
strange scene around U.S. Some of the pa
irons OF the cafe are looking straight in
front OF them, smoking snd slipping their
conee In an distracted manner as II their
thoughts were far away. Others less digni-
ned gaze curiously at the mad Americans,
ana doubtless many scathing criticisms Of
us animate their low-spoken conversation.
ihey are great story tellers. these Arabs,
and over their little cups Of black coffee
ana their cool nargilehs relate wonderful
tales OF adventures In Abyssinia, the Bag
dad OF these new Arabian Nights. The mar
siien ienos itself readily to the narration Of
marvels. for with its long stem yonder old
Dheik can emphasize the wonderful teats of
his hero and from its fragrant depths ne
draws fresh inspiration with each deliberate
puff.
But let US turn away from Moors and
Arabs and seek the European quarter What
a dlnerence between the cool grounds and
frank faced houses OF Mustapha Superior,
as the cluster of villas on the heights is
called. and the barred houses of the Moors.
through whose high walls fresh air and sun
hght enter only through narrow Sits. A
splendid road leads down into the town,
around the steep hill side until 1t
meets that same boulevard from which we
started out.
1t Is dark and the lights on the harbor
send their long beams Of red and green and
white across the water. Down two pairs OF
stairs and We find ourselves once more on
Inc quay, ready to take boat again and say
good night to the ancient Moorish stlong-
hold. HORACE MACSARI,AND
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Congratulating myself that i was not
The only person who had been imposed
upon by counterfeit objects Of charity, 1
left the car and hurried across to the side
walk to have my attention attracted to
q short. STOPPING and tottering figure which
was carried along by the woobling shutfies
Of feet keeping time to the quick tappings
Of pair Of canes upon the fiagstones.
"Pen-sills. pen-sills." was the cry which
came to me in piping. childish treble. and
saw the old blind pencil peddler.
There was a sight. especially In these
hard times, to do one coed. Deprived Of
sight, so that the trade learned in early
life was useless; weak and feeble and DID,
Do that the wet muddy streets were a
snare and the chilling weather a discom-
fort this human being had sufficient pride
and love for life to do his best to avoid
being a public charge. and the best Of US
can do no more. / bought a couple Of pen
els. and as / dropped 10 cents in the lit
tie receptacle which was between and an
adjunct 70 his doubls-barreled pencil hoI-
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well. Mr.. Pulkerham. what can we d
for your" said the editor
You see. mister, it's just this way" said
the grocer as he took q chair. Business
amt what IL orter be and ordinary adver-
Using don't seem 20 draw worth q cent
Now. ever since Sanford who keeps the tea
store on the corner above. was accused Of
having two wives hvfng-one IN the peni-
Tertiary and the other hawking fruit IN St.
Louis-the women flock to his store to buy
their groceries. Now, IL you would write .
column saying that I had eloped with two
beautiful daughters OF one OF our leading
citizens. and my wife. for the sake OF the
family. had kept the horrid secret TO her
self. IL might draw Sanford's customers 70
my store. I'll go away for a few days. and
the sympathy my wife will get viii give
my business a boom that will tide us over
these dull days"
"You are not half much OF a fool -
you look" said the editor.
well, that is neither here nor there.
You send up one OF your young men TO get
some points as 70 my bad character from
the netghbors. Give me a whole column.
Don't spare me. Say that I keep my old
grandmother chained in the cellar. Pile n
on az thick as you have mind 10. III pay
the bill-full rates. A whole column, re-
member. on the nrst page. With big head
line. 30 long"
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PRACTICAL GIFT TO HARVARD.
James A. Garland to Provide Fou
Series of Art Lectures.

Series of Art Lectures.
James A. Garland Of New York has ar
ranged a practical gift to Harvard in the
form Of four series Of art lectures. for
which he will pay all the expenses. Mr..
Garland has already given to the Harvard
University Museum $4,000 worth of rare
gems. He is not a Harvard graduate, but
he Is educating his son at Cambridge.
BY his gifts four courses of free public
evening lectures on art are to be given this
winter. the aim being to add to the his
torical treatment Of art the finished treat
ment Of professional experts. The lecturers
will be Edwin H. Bastfield. artist and mas
ter of decorative art in its highest sense;
Thomas Hastings Of Carrere & Hastings
architects. who are the designers. among
other large buildings Of the hotels at St.
Augustine Fla: F. Hopkins Smith, whose
Illustrations and stories for the magazines
have made his name familiar in every
household, and Prof. John c. Van Dyke
the art critic and lecturer Of Rutgers Col
lege.
Mr.. Blastfield's lectures are to be upon
the Renaissance. Mr.. Hastings upon archi-
lecture, Mr.. Smiths upon illustrative art
outdoor sketching, processes in black and
white, &c. Prof. Van Dyke will give six
lectures on Renaissance painting.
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mere encomium. The author has done his
work perfectly; his prose is poetic and deals
with wealth Of fascinating romance.
THE FORTUNES OF NIGEL BY Sir Walter Scott.
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The latest published Of the Dryburgh edi-
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SUCH AS THEY ARE Poems. BY Thomas Went.
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Many Of these poems have been published
In various periodicals. but they are none the
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DOSE PoYs." By Frederica witman, author Of
Ihs Legend Of the Mound, shut In"
Washington Letters" &c. washington. JOIN
r. Sherry.
THE PHILADELPHIA RECORD ALMANAC ron
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A Deadlock.

A Deadlock.
From Harper's Bazaar.
what Is this?'
"A young man Of the period. IL he not
q work Of art?"
He Is. indeed"
"Is he engagedr'
YES"
ITO whom?'
ITO young lady Of the period. who loves
him deeply"
And when are they to be marriedT"
Never"
Never! And why not?''
"She will not marry him until he has paid
his debts, and he cannot pay his debts until
she marries him."
"OP'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-16
Written for The Evening Star.
To Melpomene.

KOr. Odes, III, 80
A monument more lasting than OF bronze,
A pyramid Of more exalted height
Than regal palace have proudly raised.
Which neither wasting storm nor raging wind,
Nor years in endless series rolling on,
Nor flight Of ages ever can destroy.
shall not altogether pass away,
My greater part shall be exempt from Death,
Ny fame renewed by ages yet to come
Shall ever rise SO long as Rome's High Priest,
The yestal Virgin silent by his side,
With solemn step ascends to Joves great shrine,
1t shall be said. from lowly birth made great
That was first to sing Aeolian verse
Unto Italian measures soft and sweet
Where Aundus pursues his rapid course,
And where King Dannus reigns DER rustic men.
Ny muse! o take the noble pride allowed
To worthy ones and kindly bind my locks
With wrsaths Of laurel from the Dslphic shrine.
e ".
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From TEXAS s,ftings.
As he shot into the editorial arena he
wiped his bald head with his gaudy silk
handkerchief.
want to be attacked" he said as he
winked at the answers to correspondents
editor.
The man who attacks people and who
sheds the innocent gore of indignant read
ers who have had their names spelled
wrong In the paper can be found down the
passage. second floor on the left" said the
mild young man, who was indicting an
answer to Julia BIS request for a recipe To
remove freckles from her ear.
You misunderstand my meaning. young
man" said the stranger as he Owed into
his pocket and produced a o by business
card. on which was printed:
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3. H. PULKERHAN.,

D. H. PULKERHAM.,
Dealer In Choice Teas. unpar-
alleled Coffee, Cheapest Su-
gars and all kinds OF Family
Groceries, Domestic and Inn
ported. at the Great CONT
mental Store and Home Sup
ply Emporium,
g3 WASHINGTON AVE.
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Knabe Pianos, ST. Pennsylvania avenue
p. Tschaikovsky: Combine with great VOL
ume Of tone a rare sympathetic and noble
tone color and perfect action.-Advt
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The sight Of SC many people on the edge
of want caused me to strike an economical
streak and I concluded to walk over to 18th
street. Hardly had l turned into F street
when / noticed a man who stepped briskly,
who had a somewhat jaunty poise to his
hat and across whose shoulders extended a
leather strap as though supporting some
load in front. And he was singing tried
to catch the words of his refrain, but
couldn't do 1t. while the tune he chanted
was so forbidding that did not dare to
oyertake and pass him. AS he reached the
corner Of F and 18th streets he stopped.
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v z r Y L o Y A l.
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visit the city OF
Washington at some
time or other during
his or her life, and
many Of them have
that hope fulfilled. OF
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$4,000 To the Leading Counties.
$4,000 To the Press.


Upon Conditions Easily Accomplished and which will
All OF Texas recognizes the importance eredaDle the
%aa s fh g nn WITH the nSs G Sa nd G and
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% @ pop e nn ah s eaa gg ea the p a % and ad
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could suggest through easily
office be through that Chairman The COMMITTEES should make thorough Of
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should through their hands what method be used for
0
County policies
for evcryan collection O
When ladies'
by of making
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and surely
representing Texas at the Worlds Fair and
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Clerk County Court, Mel ennan County
This certify that the Poident New wv
has purchased the Waco hho
It's further certified that bonus placing"
investment although is
Yours respectfully,
C c. OCH, Mayor OF "S'0