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Evening star., 1897-03-06
MAKING LINCOLN PRESENTABLE.
Mrs. Lincoln "Fixed Up" the Presi-
dent-Elcct to Meet a Delegation.

In narrating When Lincoln Was First
Iraugurated," in the March Ladies' Home
Journal, Stephen Fiske writes Interestingly
of the memorable Journey from Spring.
field, ILL.,, to the national capital, and tells
of Mrs. Lincoln's efforts to have her hus-
band look presentabte when receiving a
delegation that was to greet them upon
reaching New York city.
The train stopped writes Mr.. FiSke.
''and through the windows immense crowds
could be seen; the cheering drowned the
blowing off steam of the locomotive. Then
Mrs. Lincoln opened her hand bag and
said: ..- ..r -..
Abraham. ] must fix you up bit for
these city folks.
Mr.. Lincoln gently lifted her upon the
seat before him; she parted, comhcd and
brushed his hair and arranged his black
necktie.
do / look nice now, mother? he af-
fectionately asked
We'll, you'll do, Abraham replied Mrs.
Lincoln, critically. So he kissed her and
lifted her down from the seat, and turned
to meet Mayor Wood courtly and suave,
and to have his hand shaken by the ether
New York officials
Evening star., 1897-03-06

There was tremendous cheering at this,
and it was some time before Gibbons could
proceed. Marsten sat silent in his chair,
with the helpless feeling of a criminal in
the dock. He felt the chain of circumstance
Tightening around him.
.'Braunt was hero in death. and hero
in life. He was frankly and honestly
against us from the first, and he fought us
had emulated. He took strike pay, and
been forgotten and which know has been
forgiven. There was nothing underhand
in his opposition, and he broke the back
when he had reached the desperation of
utter exhaustion But, while giving full
credit to the splendid character of Braunt
our stanch opponent, and that 1t was he
ULion
Now, gentlemen, am a plain man, who
does not think himself any better than the
average. / do not look for angels with
wings among my fellow workers. 1 look
for plain, everyday motives when trying
to trace cause from effect. 1t is not natur-
al for a man to beg for reduction of his
screw unless that man is angel, or un-
less there is some hidden cause for his
doing We strike to increase our wages,
and | have never heard of deputation Of
vorkingmen waiting on an employer to
ask for a reduction. Mr.. Marsten does
hat know to be most unusual and
what believe to be unnatural What is
his motive? Who is going to make up the
Evening star., 1897-03-06
Written for The Evening Star.
CONTINUED from last Saturday,
fbnu.cr NNIy-Coutiuued

Marsten resolved to let nothing stand in
the way of success. He believed he could
n,ore than earn any salary they gave him.
and no man in London had a greater in
Centive for making and accommodating
money than he had: nevertheless. he de-
sired above all things to hold the good
opinion of the men. and to convince them
that he was working for them, and not for
himself. He realized that alone he was
Iowerless. but with their united support he
was invincible.
He called a meeting to reconsider the
salary of the secretary. and that meeting
well attended: for the subject TO be dis
cussed had more interest than his aban-
doned educational campaign, the purpose
of which to teach them the principles
of combination. Most of the men thought
him fool in not knowing his own good
luck.
Marsten, addressing them. said that his
whole object in taking the secretaryship
was 10 bring about an amalgamation of
labor which would make the results of fu-
ture strikes certainty All the rights
mankind possessed had been won by battle:
but the battles must be successful. and
success was only possible when there was
no dissensiOn in the camp. He frankly
Evening star., 1897-03-06

the dots of high light, and there you are,
don't you know. 1t all seems simple
enough to talk about, and plenty of -fel-
lows are trying 1t, now have shown them
the way; but somehow they don't hit it
off, don't you know. But sink the shop in
a Surrey lane; 1 hate talking shop. any
how! Now, am l going to get my invita-
ton, or am l not?'
'Of course you are. Ny father Is most
anxious to meet YOU.
That's very nice of him. But. 1 say,
Lady Mary"
The young man stopped suddenly and
| the girl looked up at him. She read in his
eyes such honest, undisguised admiration
of herself that she dropped her own and
blushed still more rosily.,
What is it?'' she asked. Have you
forgotten somethng?"
NO" he said. eagerly taking the unre-
sisting fingers of her two hands in his, as
| they stood there. mo, l have just remem-
bered. I ought to have something to say
to your father, don't you know. We can't
| talk about painting. and-well, Mary, we
should have some topic of vital interest
| to US both to discuss, shouldn't we?
The girl laughed a little, but did not re-
ply The three dogs stood some distance
| off, regarding the pair with suspicion; and
| low growl from one of them indicated
! that the situation was unusual ana must
not be carried too far.
What shall l say TO him, Mary?' cried
| the young man with a tender thrill in his
| deep voice. May 1 tell him l care more
for his daughter than Tor any one else III
| the world? May II?
| The girl made attempt to withdraw
| her hands, nor did she do more than give
| him one swift. brief glance
IF it is true she murmured, Il see no
reason why you should not tell him So"
True" cried Barney, fervently. There S
Eothing on earth SO true, Mary, my dar-
| ling, as that 1 love you. And do you-do
| you care in the least for big, laundering
! fellow like me?'
Always, always" said Lady Mary. Ever
since l first met you. And long before the
| world recognized your genius, Barney, l
did"
| The jubilant young man, suddenly aban-
| doning the hands that were thus promised
| him, clasped the girl to him and kissed her.
| 1t is a remarkable thing that man often
| attains celebrity for doing something that
| hundreds of others do better. while the
| world remains ignorant of performances
| that are really entitled to fame. AS Bar
| rey threw one arm around Lady Mary S
waist he saw, out of the corner Of his eye,
| the big dog spring at his throat. Yet the
| young man kissed the girl tenderly and
| as gently if nothing particular were
| happening on the other side of him: and
Lady Mary. closing her eyes for the mo-
ment, rested her head against his breast
| and breathed deep sigh of contentment.
| She was awakened from her momentary
dream by savage, mouthing growls and
Evening star., 1897-03-06
Quite Evident.

From the Chicago Post.
1t was fifteen or twenty minutes after
the tiff. He was willing to leave it all in
the dim. shadowy past, but 1t was evident
she was not.
Here is an account of a woman who in
sisted upon burying her pet dog beside her
deceased husband" he said, looking up
from his paper.
"She couldn't have thought very much
of the dog" she returned in a cold, un-
compromising tone.
Immediately thereafter he adjourned
''sine die" and also "sine noote."
Evening star., 1897-03-06
A Scheme.
From Puck.

From Puck.
Algy-"suppose you buy stocks. Cholly.
and sell them at the same time"
Cholly-"Aw-yesF'
Algy-"One OF us would make money,
doncherknow, aud we could divide the
profits"
Evening star., 1897-03-06
What He Wanted.

From th- Philadelphia Press
''well,'' said the artist. sharply, to the
tramp who had entered, what do you
want here? Hurry with what you have to
say
Sir replied the tramp. with Unborn dig
nifty, Il did not come here TO be insulted.
merely thought to step in and inquire IL
you had any model for your valentine
cupids. If not. desire to apply for the To-
sition.'
Evening star., 1897-03-06

motives. In which he wishes TO make at
mospheric and sentiment eminent
rather than technique. This may be
has always been his custom 10 give a good
deal OF consideration to style and tech-
nique.
Evening star., 1897-03-06


mospheric and sentiment eminent
rather than technique. This may be
counted as a new departure for him. as il
has always been his custom TO give a good
deal OF consideration TO style and TECH
nique.
Miss Sewall is the only washingtonian
who is represented by decorative work at
| the exhibit of the New York Architectural
League. which is now open. bu: in the
more technical part of The exhibit there
are three drawings contributed by MIR.
Glenn Brown, the archite,.. One of these
is a pen drawing by II. p S. Keller show
ing the zebu house at the Geological
Park, and the others, showing the deer
house ana llama house. bear the sig
nature of Glenn NJ Brown. The two lat
ter ones are i'm water color, and ex-
tremely effective.
Several new paintings by Mr.. R. LeGrand
Johnston have been hung upon the walls
of Neerhoffs gallery, ana there is none
better than the strongly painted cattle
picture, showing three cows in an oTen
pasture. Another interesting canvas is a
stable interior, and the contras. between
the dark stable and the snn1y laidscane
seen through the doorway is very we'll
brought out. The doorway is partly ba ~rei
up. and several sheep are looking visit
fully through the rails out toward the
green fields beyond. One of the mcst
pleasing landscapes shows a stony pasture
near Wsstmoreland, n. IL
K
The Washington Water Color Clu;, has
decided to mold its annual meetings in
March instead of November. The officers
| who are to serve during the ensuing year
will be elected at the meeting. which is TO
be held at 4.:i0 this afternoon in Professor
| Andrews studio. and fuN attendance is
desired.
Mr. Albert u. Gihon, son of Medical Di-
rector Gihon of the United States navy, and
| a former resident of this city, has attained
considerable prominence rising land-
scape painter. Mr.. Gihon was the pupil OF
Benjamin Constant, Jean Laurens and 9TH
er equally celebrated French artists. and
| mas for many years been following his pro-
fession abroad. He is visit to
this country, making arrangements TO con-
duct "a class of students of both sexes to
France for the summer for landscape paint
.Lg.
Evening star., 1897-03-06

At the Authors Club.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Have you read Dawson's last bookf'
Il hope so.'
Evening star., 1897-03-06
A R T AN D ARTISTS.

The bronze doors which Frederick Mac
Monies has designed for the central door
way of the west main entrance reached the
new Congressional Library some little time
ago. and orkmen have been busy prepar-
ing 10 put them in place. This has been no
easy task. as the casting was rather poor
ly done, and the doors have required a
good deal of tinkering. Since their arrival
the different parts have been reposing in
the basement, and the curious visitors who
have penetrated that part of the building
have seen the doorway In a rather dis
jointed condition. The subject of the sculp-
tured decoration is Printing, and the lu-
nette, which is to face toward the interior
of the building. bears on a shield the
words Homage to Gutenberg On the
other side of this lunette is design in low
relief, containing in the center the seated
ngure OF Minerva holding a book in her
lap. On either side of this figure is a
cherub bearing a huge pile of books upon
his shoulder. The open spaces of the COM
position are filed with a small printing
press of the earles: type. OWL the lamp
OF learning and other objects which still
further elucidate the legend which 1t bears
AIRS Typographical" Beneath this semi
circular design are the doors themselves,
each ornamented with a long vertical panel,
containing a stiff female rgure grasI.ing a
torch. One of these figures bears the title
lntellectus. and the other, which is
similar to the first in appearance is called
"Humanitas'
Evening star., 1897-03-06

The Chesapeake has furnished the sui
ject of Mr.. Edwin Lamasure's most recent
work, moonlit view Of long stretch Of
shore, with many inlets indsnting and run
ming back into the marsh. Another new
water color is q sunset, In which he las
used telling color. Mr.. Lamasure is now
planning to execute q number Of little
Evening star., 1897-03-06

Those among the local artists who plan
to send pictures to the exhibit of the So
ciety of American Artists and the Spring
Academy should bear in mind that can
vases must be sent to New York in a very
snort time. Pictures for the academy will
be received from March IL to 13, inclusive
The exhibit will be thrown open to the pub
lie on April 5, and will close on May 10
Canvases sent to the society will be re-
ceived on the 18th and 10th of March, and
the exhibition will be open to the public
from March % to May /. The work of
washington artists cannot be said to have
ever played very important part in either
OF these exhibitions, but if few painters
have sent canvases the individual contribu.
lions have usually been able to hold then
own among the best. 1t is to be hoped tha,
this year more artists will contribute as
Washington ought to be well represented In
these exhibitions, which are perhaps the
most important annual art events in the
United States.
Evening star., 1897-03-06
THE MUTABLE MANY.
BY ROBERT BARR.

y IS 7 N y,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04
INVITING LABOR COMPETITION.

1t would be surprising to learn that the
cago has declared against any further re-
striction of immigration were it not also
announced that "such legislation is a re-
acton airy attempt to check the progressive
movement of the wage earners Of all coun-
tries''
In this declaration is found the spirit of
socialism which is a strong element in the
which speak for organized labor. The
prime object of labor organization is to
prevent that competition which is sure to
have detrimental effect upon the scale of
wages. Yet here is an organiZa ton which
declares in favor of that serious COMPETE
ton which comes from immigration. In
stead of being content to maintain high
grade of wages in one country having the
largest number of wage earners of any of
the leading nations, the Chicago organiza-
ton proposes to bring into direct compe-
tition all the low-grade labor of Europe
that steamship companies and the rulers
of congested population can induce to come
wages in market which has now more
unshlled labor than there is demand
for. Those Chicago men would nave these
thousands come here to sink wages to the
level of other countries in an effort to ben
eft the labor of all the world. Undoubted-
ly the Chicago Central Union would de-
mand the repeal of the Chinese restriction
Iou,S and all laws which lraen foraio1, nan
pers out of this country. 1t seems strange
that the Chicago organization should do
this when President Gompers and other
official representatives of labor are among
the most earnest advocates of the proposed
educational test for immigrants.
The United States is not responsible for
the condition of labor in Europe, or in those
us shiploads of very poor and densely ig-
norant immigrants. If the governments of
those nations whose laboring classes are
in poverty had pursued the policy of the
United States as far as possible there
would be much less wretchedness than
there is. Having created the conditions
it is not too much to require the ruling
classes to deal with them. Certainly those
governments should not be permitted to
unload their least desirable class of work
ers and paupers upon this country. To
keep them at home may cause great suffer-
ing, bN great suffering there viii find a
remedy.
1t is more than possible that the Chicago
declaration is the first notification of the
.,..t. ,,xs.,,,,,t a., fr0o vfzad labor tbat
it will renew its fight upon President Com
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04

ing banks and selling decorations. For the
honor of great name and career. for the
honor of human nature itself, the Journal
hopes the investigation may prove that
the charge is unfounded. Whether true or
not, the fact that it has been made and
is to be investigated shows that the ele-
ments of scandal exist in Italy. No such
charge has ever been made against any
American statesman, even in the heat of
campaign. The dispatches hint that SignOr
Crispi may have been victimized by his
wife, who is said to be a very extravagant
woman, and it is also said that he claims
to have spent a very large sum in the cleo
tions of 1885, with the knowledge and APP
prevail of the King. Imagine the wife of a
secretary Of state in this country manag
ing to appropriate 100000 of the funds of
a government bank or imagine a secretary
of state claiming to have expended q large
sum in carrying elections, with the approval
of the President All these scandals are of
recent occurrence. They belong to the news
of the day, and they are not all. There
is scarcely a country capital i'm Europe
that has not it's scandal political or social,
civil military, public or personal. Eu-
ropeans who are in the habit of elevating
themselves on pedestal of assumed moral
superiority and passing censure on the bad
manners of our Congress and the corruption
of American politics had better look nearer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04
THE COLLEGE PROFESSOR.
Insufficient Income Lessons His Pro-
fessiOnaI Energy.
Joseph Jastrow, in the Outlook.


Nine times put OF ten the ,pitifu, or
tragic stories of professors who have bro
ken down. and who ARE usually the men
whom the college could least aHo 1,Sa, ~
show that a prominent cause OF the Dreak-
down was the necessity OF eklng out an
insufficient income by writing, or IecLu I'M
ing or other remunerative occupation. Inc
road is blocked to him who cannot pay
the professor who cannot afford secre-
tary must do his own intellectual druqgery.
II his meditations are interrupted by an
insulting cook striking for another oolldr
that he can i'll spare these dollars are ue,
Quoted from the next order Tor DOCKS, anu
he has one more opportunity OF practicclns
the art of doing without. In The Con-
fessons of College Professor matleIs
that pertain to the expense account W III
genious economies and philosophlc conSo-
latons, are painfully conspicuous Inc
professor whose income enables MIN 10 at
tend the sessions of learned societies, 10
keep well in touch with the literature or
his speciality to indulge in the lnVlgorat-
ing and broadening luxurleS OF european
travel not to mention the necesSlues OF
restorative summer outings, is rapidly dit
ferentiated from his unfortunate colleague
whose resources are cut snort Just Dei0W
this margin, and who must practice all the
economy he can command to make both
ends meet The best of US need some slim
illus to keep US going the man wn ,o must
stay at home loses the stimulus of the con-
tact with his fellow-professors; the man
who cannot buy books does not read them;
he begins to lag and lag further and fur
Their behind, until finally he loses the am
bition to do otherwise Such. perhaps is
the evolution of the delightful If you will,
but certainly not enviable "dead-beat
A further reason why this lack of prop
err income is a menace to the value of the
PROFESSIONAL profession is to be found in its
inevitable tendency to attract the ADLER
young men into more remuneratirf teldS
1t cannot be overlooked that ourS Is an
intensely mercantile community, and that
the painful contrast between the position
of the professor and of other intellectual
occupations, as judged by the accepted
standards of success, must tend to repel
many brilliant but ambitious young man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-04
TRADING STAMPS.
scheme Which Is AntagOnized by
Connecticut Merchants

Hartford COurant.
The merchants of New Haven and Nor
With are up in arms over the trading
stamp" scheme The New Haven Retail
Merchants Association will hold a meeting
Tonight to see how to get rid of this trou-
BILE, and in Norwich the newspapers are
publishing vigorous attacks on the same
methOd.
A trading company of outsiders has set
up headquarters at each of these towns.
Certain merchants are persuaded to render
a discount to customers of per cent. for
cash giving the customers not the cash
thus saved but trading coupons for that
amount, which are accepted at the trading
company's" store in payment for articles
there
Five dollars worth of trading stamps, for
instance, secure an article held at So at the
trading store. But presumably that store
is not run for love. The managers are not
in it for their health. They have to get
their profit and pay their rent, buy their
much of that s. of discount is really Sc
cured by the customer who thinks he has
The reasonable demand is set up that the
merchant should offer per cent. discount
for cash direct to his customers, and not
roundabout to maintain subcompanyS
A New Haven lawyer claims that the
whole arrangement is illegal. He cites TINS
Every person who shall sell any personal
property and shall offer to the purchaser an
interest in other property to be ascertained
bv lot or hazard, or any article of value or
any interest therein, as a present or gratu-
ity the quality, kind or value of which shall
be unknown to the purchaser at the time
of sale shall be fined not more than $500
or imprisoned for not more than three
months, or BOTH
He holds that the stamps are of value not
known to the purchaser. Other lawyers
question this, but it is intimated that some
of the merchants who signed contracts with
the trading company say they regret 1t ana
were frightened into signing Through rear
some rival might do it, and that these mer-
chants will decline to stay In the scheme
on the ground that it is illegal Then the
tract and the courts can pass on its legality.