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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-25
On the Wrong Track.

From the Detroit Free Press.
The school had been dismissed from the
log school house in the mountains, and the
children went scurrying away just in time
for me to meet the schoolmaster as I rode
by. He was long. 1anky. lazy kind of a
mountaineer, about unlike an educ ator
as one could imagine, but he answered the
purpose.
How d'y' do?" said I. riding up along
side
How d'y?" said he
rs your days work done?" said I.
Eyes, an I'm glad Nv it," said he.
Don't you like it?" said I.
"Only sorter," said he.
Are they so hard to teach AS rhat?'
said 1.
Some NV 'em is" said he.
Are they small scholars?" said ].
Mostly, except one; she's about twenty"
said he
II should think she would be easy to
teach" said !, with a smile.
He looked at me with a quick, unc ertain
look, but there was no smile in it.
You know anything about gals. mister?''
said he very earnestly.
Il know they are the loveliest things on
EARTH, said 1, with ardor.
I've heerd that afore," said he, lugu-
briously.
Don't you believe il? said I.
81 amt saying" said he. =.
"You don't mean 20 tell me that this girl
Of twenty gives you any troube"" said l.
That's what said he. with more energy
than he had before displayed.
Cant she learn?" said I.
"She don't seem to- said he.
why not?" said l.
This time he shook his head and spoke
with emphasis.
DOG my cats eff know" said he. 1--WE
been tryin fer the last three months to
learn her that 1 wuz the Teller she oughter
splice onto, but the more l try the less she
learns. I've got two more months NV school
yit, and I amt goin' to give up a-tryin'
but eff don't get her learnt by that time
I'm going to throw up my Job an hire out
as farm hand. I reckon, mebbe, anil
cut out for an eddicator nohow.'
1t began to dawn upon me that possibly
he was right, but I did what 1 could to
encourage him till he left me at the forks
of the road.
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Colossal Children.

From the Blackburn Times.
The quaint little town Of st. Nicholas, in
East Flanders, boasts the possession of two
children Of such extraordinary abnormal
growth as to put completely in the shade
all similar infant prodigies of the past or
present. These veritable Brobdignagian
youngsters are boy and girl. The elder,
Master Clement Smedst, is fifteen years of
age. and weighs no less than four hundred
and twenty pounds (thirty stone); the cir
conference Of his body is six feet six
inches: he measures thirty-six inches
round the leg and twenty-eight inches
round the arm. His sister Bertha is eight
years old and turns the scales at two hun
dred and twenty-four pounds Sixteen
stone). In spite Of their enormous dimen-
sions their activity is remarkable, for they
trip and skip about with all the agility of
other children of an equal age. 1t is an as
tonishing sight to see these infant noun
tains of humanity romping about in coun-
try lanes with other children Of the village.
One would imagine them to be the offspring
OF a race of giants, so high do they tower
over the heads Of their little playfellows
Their appearance is decidedly Interesting,
both having extremely handsome and reg
ular features Bertha, like other girls of
tender years. delights in nursing doll,
which seems ludicrously out Of place and
proportion in the arms of the young giant
ess. The couple are attracting the atten-
ton of the country around, and on fine days
crowds of people flock into the quiet little
town in order to catch a glimpse Of these
colossal children.
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is THE SHORT.
CUT TO COMFORT.

1t Is yours without asking-without
giving notes-without paying interest
and mark you these words-our credit
prices are the CASH prices Of other
stores-and we have marked everything
in plain figures, SO that YOU can judge
for yourself. There are thousand rolls
Of Mating here for you to select from
we'll tack 1t down-free. There's line
of North Star Refrigerators here a block
lons-al sizes and prices-fron $50 to
$50. 800 Baby Carriages await your In
Kpection-$5 buys a nice one-$10 buys q
nicer one-and SO on up to $50. We
make and lay every yard Of Carpet
free. No charge for waste in matching
lgurcs. Get anything you want-a little
n:oney weekly or monthly pays the bill
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artist for many years.
The school has occupied since it's endow-
ment by Mr.. Corcoran a small building
adjoining the Corcoran Art Gallery on the
north. This. while convenient, is hardly
sufficient for the number of students who
avail themselves of its advantages. The
trustees of the gallery have provided splen-
didly for the school in the new gallery
which is now being built on 18th street.
Few similar Institutions will have more
ample space or convenient studios than are
here placed at the disposal of the art stu
dents of Washington. On each of tine four
floors large rooms have been specially set
apart for the school. Three of these have
north light through large windows; one
opens to the west. A students staircase,
excluded from the uses of the gallery,
connects the different floors. The studio
room on the second and third floors will be
10 by 4S feet, the latter room having mag
nificent skylight In addition to these
rooms, the students will have the use of
the room on the basement floor, beneath
the auditorium. which is As by Ga feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-25

From the Minneapolis Journal
The story is told Of how M. E. Wallace
fooled the pickerel in the upper lake. The
weeds were very heavy, and every time he
hooked a twelve-pounder the fish would
jump into the weeds, tangle the lines all
up and get away. Mr.. Wallace stood this
for some time. Finally. he rowed ashore
and hired from a farmer a moving ma
chine and two horses. Divesting himself
of his garments, he devoted the day to
moving the whole upper lake, cutting the
he caught twelve fourteen-pound pickerel.
every one Of which was badly scratched
from swimming over the stubble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-25

PAINTER. The exhibition of portrait studies
includes some exceptionally sincere and eff
fectiye work. In common with the studies
in water colors, which like the portrait
studies. are the result of but few mont tbs
work, there is shown here disposition to
lay the honest groundwork OF excellence
rather than to pass on to the AMBITIOUS
and difficult stages for which there has
tecn no preparation, and the result of
which can only be imperfect and .dfsap-
pointing attempts.
1t must be said of the studies this year
iE all the classes that they show broad,
Evidently details and finish have been
pc stpcned with a distinct gain and adj
vantage in the fundamental and primary
attachments of the draughtsman and the
colorist.
The Good 1t Has Done.
1t is work like this which must precede
real success in art. As Prof Andrews said
yesterday. in speaking of the work of the
school, Not all art students can hope to
be great The percentage Of great artists
in the average class of students, abroad as
we'll as here. is, 1 think, hardly more than
/ per cent. 1 say this, looking back upon
my own student career, which was for
tur ately extended through several years
of study at Paris. Munich and Dusseldorf.
can say without hesitation that Mr.. Cor
ctran's endowment of this school. the gen.
erous advantage of which we have had
now since the year 1880, has given scores,
and 1 may say hundreds, of young men
end women Better chance in the struggle
of life. 1t has given them a chance to dis
cover for themselves what field and degree
of talent they possessed. and opened to
them doors Of opportunity, which other
wise would have been to them forever
Gle sed. Our students are scattered from
Seattle to Kennebec- So far as we have
time and strength for it, We try to keep in
touch with them, and to know what they
are doing. Many are teachers, some have
succeeded in portraiture. quite a few are
distinctly making their way forward in the
special work of periodical illustrations,
come studying abroad, and we have
others who in time, we trust, will. make
their mark painters of landscape and
the figure, while some may be known in
the list OF great sculptors Of the age.
Miss Daisy Brown, who took the gold
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medal in 1887. is now engaged in design
ing for Tiffany & Co. in stained glass work.
Miss King, who took the medal in 1888.
has applied herself to sculpture, studying
with Mr.. Dunbar and Mr.. Ell;cott, and
now has a studio at her nome. Miss Min
nigerode, who was the gold medai;st of
1880, has proved herself n most excellent
teacher here in the school, and distinctly
promises excellent work of her own in the
near future. She studied Cor two months
last year under Mr.. Chase and hhoda
Holmes Nichols at the Shinnecock sc hool
ard will spend this summer at Ecouen in
the family of NJ. Chialiva, near Paris, con-
tinuing her studies. Miss Juliette .Thomp-
son. who took the medal IT. 1891, has given
during the past season 4 NEST interesting
exhibition of pastels at the Fischer gallery.
Miss Critcher, the medalist of 1892 is still
working here and conducting a class sue
cessfully. Miss Margaret Baker. the daugh-
ter of DR.. Frank Baker of the Smithsonian,
having taken the medal last year, is still
student. Miss Hartwell, the first gold
medalist, is, l believe, still studying in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-25
Their Amusemc nt.

Their Amusement.
From Truth.
Amateur Yachtsman-"What do you do
for amusement up here?"
Clam Digger.-"We watch you city fell
lows sail boats"
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the year is, however, comprehensive in all
lines of study. The exhibition OF water
eQlors by the class under Miss Minnige-
eods's instruction this year presents some
exceptionally bold and earnest work, which
Eiyes strong promise Of talent yet to de-
Velop in this line. Among those who show
especial aptitude in water colors are Miss
Bennett and the Princess Cantacuzene.
Sirl!iGrly good work has been done in the
pc.trst: class under the tuition Of Prof.
R0ter. Hinckley, the well-knowu portrait
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-25
SOME WAR STORIES
Representative Sayers Of Texas Chats
Of His Experiences.
INCIDENTS OF FIELD AND CAMP
A Water Famine and the Effect
on a Battery.
A G A L L A n T YOUT II
Famine and the
on a Battery.
A G ALL A N T UTH

ILI.ED A MAN? NO.
I've ordered my bat
terry to fire. and have
fought 1t from day
light until dark, but
personally, and with
III y o w n h a n d T.. I
never, so far as I
X n o W, XIII e d o r
wounded a Yankee"
Representative Joe
Savers of Texas 1t
was who made the
a n S W er set forth
above. Mr.. Savers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-25
TAKE THE
EASY WAYg

Don't spend half OF your life learning
how to be comfortshlei Look around
see how other people do-if you could
look over our shoulder at these big
books on our desk-if you could see the
names that are written there-if you
could stay here in our Office a half day
and watch the line Of people-waiting to
pay "a little something on account
you'd quit doing without the Furniture
you need-and you'd quit saving up to
pay cash.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-14
THE KANSAS "REDEEMERS."
So Far Doing Remarkably Well, Restor.
ing Confidence,

Topeka Adyocate)
A subscriber at Lorraine, Kan, sends
a remittance and says: please send
me the Advocate; / want to see what
the redeemers are doing for us"
The brother shall know as nearly as
we are able to tell him in the future.
So far they have done remarkably
well, these redeemers. They have
had splendid Inauguration ceremonies
with ball attachments which, of course,
will put us in good standing with PEG.
pie outside the state. Then the re-
deemers in the legislature have pro-
vided for all the friends they could
possibly find standing room for about
the state house, and that puts money
in circulation, which of course is q
great benefit to western Kansas.
In supporting motion to make
places for fifteen assistant sergeants-
alarms in the house (where three is
all that can possibly be necessary, a
red-nosed, blear-eyed redeemer men,
Der from near Topeka got on his desk
and nearly tore his garments with elo
quence. Gentlemen" said he, there
are men who have been faithful and
loyal; who have taken off their coats
and rolled up their sleeves during
campaigns; who have marched in
torchlight professions, and shouted
for old Glory" (0ld Glory in this
case meant the republican party.)
snow, gentlemen" he continued, 1--WE
must remember these men substan.
tally, and not let them sit here and
starve while there is money in the
treasury to pay them" And, OF
course, their names went on the paw
roll along with those of a lot of as.
sistant doorkeepers and other EN-.
ployes who are equally ornamental,
but useless. All this, of course, the
rank and file of the redeemers will
appreciate. Keep your eye on the re.
deemers
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-14

The Boston children's hospital was
unfortunate enough to be visited by
three outbreaks of diphtheria last
year, so serious indeed that applica.
tons for admissions had been refused.
Hecently the disease again appeared
in the institution, and anti-tOxine was
freely used. All the patients were
given an injection Of the serum, and
further admissions were allowed on
condition that each child should be
f'eated upon entrance. The result
was that all the cases of diphtheria
were cured, that no fresh cases have
occurred among the children. and that
there has been no need, as there was
before, to close the hospital. This ex-
perience, vouchsafed for by good med
ical authority, is strong testimony to
the value Of the discovery.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-14

WITH many spinsters the subject of
matrimony.is tender subject. There
are few of them who care to have the
fact advertised that they are still in
the enjoyment of single blesscdness.
With an old bachelor it is a matter of
supreme Indifference as to whether or
not the world knows he is still heart
and fancy free. Why. then. should
the whimsical edicts of society so ar
range matters that the handle almost
universally applied to a mans name
should carry with it no possible hint
as to whether the wearer is married
or single, while the handle to a
woman's name is forever advertising
single or married state. If MAS
ter" gradually merges into "Mr"
when eighteen or twenty years are
acquired by young man, why should
not miss" gradually merge into
"Mrs." at the same age?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-14

A WRITER in an Eastern journal re.
calls the climatic changes which were
brought about in Europe by the de-
structiOn of the ancient forests that
once covered it from the Baltic sea to
Calabria. He argues that the climate
OF North America is undergoing SINH
lar changes, and quotes from our me.
neurological records of the past ten
years to prove his statements. Our
summers are drier and longer, and
our winters wetter and warmer in
some sections. The summer rains are
scarcely sufficient to fill the pastures
and the ponds that were once well
watered, while long and hard frosts
are getting to be rarer than formerly,
the rivers that now freeze only on
the banks having been at one time
bridged with solid ice.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-14
PLAIN AND SIMPLE"
Compare this with the Ostentation OF
Old Party Inaugurations.

Compare this with the Ostentation OF
Old Party Inaugurations.
The inauguration Of Judge Holcomb
as governor of Nebraska on Jan. swas
of character becoming Populist and
a representative of the plain people
Very simple and without display
were the ceremonies, said the press
dispatch. In his inaugural address the
new executive urges at the outset the
necessity for changes in the Australian
ballot law, making its provisions more
clear, favors an appropriation by the
state for the relief of the destitute in
the western counties and insists on
economy in the administration of state
affairs All these recommendations,
like the Inauguration exercises, are
quite in keeping with good taste and
People party principles. Gov. Hol-
comb, who is personally man ofgood
abilities, sound sense and clean char
acter, enjoys the distinction of being
the only Populist governor in the year
preceding the Presidential nomina-
tons, and not only his party but mis-
country may yet call him to go higher.
Iowa Tribune.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-14
WAYS OF MILLIONAIRES.

Chas. 7. Yerkes, the street railway
king OF Chicago, has been sued for
breach OF contract by a man who
claims to have purchased land on
which the Masonic temple now stands,
Mr. Yerkes has been repeatedly
ordered to appear in court and pro-
duce the contract but repeatedly fails
to appear The case has come up last
week with the usual result. 1t has
been before three different judges in
succession and if Yerkes was a poor
man 1t is safe to say he would have
been committed for contempt years
ago.-Chicago Express
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-14

THERE is nothing more remarkable
in the history OF the colonization Of
Africa by European powers than the
fOothold which Italy has gained on
that continent. To-day she has posses
sions extending hundreds of miles
along the Red sea and the Indian
ocean, besides exercising a protec-
torate over Abyssinia. just as Great
Britain did in India she has formed
a local fighting force Of friendly ma
tives, but has also sent out contin-
gents of her own, and is about to
send more to strengthen her military
operations In July last she gained de-
cisive victories and during this month
has not only defeated the Madhists,
but a force of malcOntent Abyssinians.
She has done much to break up the
slave trade in those regions, and this,
of itself, may be looked upon as gain
to civilization.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-14
No Passes for Pops.

The Coming Nation, published in
Tennessee, says the railroads have
sent passes to all members of the legis.
latures elected last November, except
Populists. They don't go with Pops.
The farmers and laborers will always
get what the boy shot at so long as
they vote for men who accept railroad
passes. Passes are brides. Men who
take them are unclean. Therel ought
TO be law, and that we'll enforced, in,
ficting severe penalties ON any legis.
lator who accepts a pass from rail.
road. Its purpose is always to secure
favors from the law makers at .he ex,
pense Of the people. 1t would be far
better for the states and nation to fur
nish the legislators with free trans.
portation.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-14
THE INCOME TAX,
Its Constitutionality Settled n Hundred

A's Sonstitutionalty Settieu hunure1
Years Ago
National Waterman: When the urg-
ent deficiency bill was taken up in the
senate the other day the question was
on Mr.. Hills appeal from the dssision
OF the chair declaring out of order his
amendment to give the United States
courts jurisdiction to deci3e the ques-
ton of the constitutionality and val
idity Of the income tax. But as Mr..
Hill was absent on committee bust
ness Mr.. Morgan withdrew his motion
SO that debate might proceed. Mr.
Teller addressed the senate. He said
that one hundred years ago the Su-
preme court of the United States laio
down rule which governed the case
OF income tax, and that that rule had
been followed up to 1850 without c
break. The Supreme court had de-
clared in 1850 that the income tax was
constitutional, and had defined
what is direct tax and what
IS not direct tax in language so
plain that there could be no mistake
about it. lie knew that the news
papers of late had been filed with
learned articles from learned LAWYERS
that the income tax was dircc tax.
lie knew that an income tax was an
Objectionable tax, but he did not know
any tax that was not Objectionable.
Without the income tax there would
be large deficit in the revenues of
the governmental deficit which the
secretary of the treasury estimated at
S@OOOO,OOO for the year; but if the
present monthly deficit continued for
the year would amount to 500. OOj. 900
instead OF S"O,OOO,OOO With that fact
staring senators in the face, any man
who proposed to abandon the income
tax should at the same time propose
some other tax by which the revenue
OF the country would be kept up to its
expenditures What the country was
suffering from particularly was a lack
OF revenue, not a lack OF gold in
the treasury. If the revenue were
ample there would be no difficulty in
acquiring gold, and no question OF
maintaining the parity between the
different kinds Of money. So, he re-
pcated, whoever attacked the income
tax should come prepared with some
method by which s3O,OOO,OOO year,
the estimated product of an income
tax, would be put into the treasury. If
the income tax were repealed, the de-
tciency would be increased by Just so
much. IN his judgment the time
would never come when the American
people would be without an income
tax. 1t was a system of revenue in
every country, and it was the mos,
equitable method of raising revenue
when it was properly adjusted. He
did not himself approve of some pro.
visions of the existing income tax. He
thought, for instance, that the $4,000
exemption was too large, and that the
exemption should be confined to that
class of men who earn their living by
their daily labor.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-14

Swiss firms have entered into a
contract with the Japanese war Office
to supply a sufficient number OF
watches for one to be given to every
soldier who has served in the cam
paign when the mikadO reviews his
victorious troops at the close of the
war. The watches, which will take
the place of war medals, are to cost
$3.50 apiece.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-02-14

With all the energy of a despairing
and enraged people, let us compel
them to meet it and decide it, instead
of dividing our time, thought and eff
fort upon other issues when crisis is
at hand.
II the money power succeeds in its
attempt TO control the currency issue.
the people are doomed to certain slav-
cry. There are great leaders with
thousands of followers, who to-day
see and fear the danger before us
rather than see this devilish design of
the shylocks succeed, they would rend
party ties and make common cause
with us, were we to make the issue
squarely on the financial question.
A party is judged more by its trend
than by its platform. Last fall, a
larger number of men failed to vote at
all, than all who voted the Populist
ticket. They were too disguised to
vote with the old parties, but did not
come to us. Should we plan our at
tack on the enemy on this line, they
would flock to our ranks, and we would
more than double cur vote. This is the
line of least resistance, the one which
we can win, the one impregnable po-
sition we can take, This fight must
be fought now, or never.
Congressman Bland is credited with
saving in speech delivered at Wash
ington, that there has been no time
during the past twenty years, when a
majority of the members of congress
have not been in favor of restoring
silver to the place it held prior to 1878,
which shows that this phase of the
money question is a strong one. How
this majority shrunk to a paltry mi
nority, we all know; therefore, in the
name of heaven and our beloved land.
let us unite to fight and free ourselves
and our children from the thraldom
OF the corruptiohist and usurer and
the terrible slavery they are plotting.
GEORGE +. WAsHBURY.