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The evening times., 1897-04-03
Trained Nursing.

Somebody who has been investigating
tie subject says that the average life Of a
trained nurse is only ten years. The
reasons for this, so far as can be discovered,
are that the nurse is peculiarly susceptible
20 illness, owing to the contagious nature
OF diseases which she encounters in the
practice OF her profession, and to the
trying character OF the work itself This
ten wears lease OF life viii seem rather
Rn Improbable statement at first sight,
unless is il supposed to mean, not that the
nurse dies at the end of that time, butthat
her professional life ends. This, Of course,
insight easily bc the case; for many trained
nurses do not practice their profession for
nearly ten years The profession itself
Is new one, and many of its members
are graduates Of the last few years.
Sometimes a nurse gets married, If she
Is a young woman; and il, as is frequently
the case, she goes into the business quite
late in Isfc, the ordinary risks OF mortality
should be counted in So this statement,
after an does not prove that the profession
OF trained nursing is quite so deadly as it
would appear
SO far rs the peculiar susceptibility of
nurses TO death by contagious diseases is
concerned the same rule holds good in
the case Of doctors, who are not particu-
harry shor-lived set OF men. As between
an ordinary man who doesn't know how
60 take care of himself and a doctor or a
trained nurse who does. the chances IN an
epidemic are decidedly in favor OF the pro-
feSsional. There is undoubtedly, how
ever, a great strain on the strength and
nerves Of the woman who goes into this
business, and one reason OF this is that
the prices paid for the work put it for the
trained nurse far out of the reach of poor
people. Her work as apt TO be with very
bad cases. cases OF life and death, where
the zsfs.scst care must be taken, and the re-
spoaSiblHy is even greater than that of
tile doctor. When the patient gets wel
enough 40 get along without extra skiIlful
sttertion. the trained nurse changes 10 some
The evening times., 1897-04-03
Pharisees and Hypocrites.

Great Britain allows its beautiful and ac-
.compsished ward, the Sultan to outrage and
murder miserable Armenians by the thou
sand. and to visit the horrible curses of
piIlaee. fire and sword upon their wretehed
country.
The Uiited States permits the allies OF
Cleveland and olney. the Spanish, TO kill
prisoners and wounded men in hospitals,
TO outrage and murder helpless women,
and to butcher innocent little babies in the
public streets, and has not word TO say
tn reproof. protest or warning.
These national attitudes look strange TO
the uninstructed outside observer; but they
are not so. They result from something
that must be considered highly honorable
10 both Empire and Republic.
The horrors in Armenia and the atroci-
ties in Cuba have not stirred the blood
or excited the Christian wrath of the two
great English-speaking nations to he point
OF TO stop them. Oh, no! They
have commonly and concidenuy shown
TO the hest, which are the financial. ele-
ments in 10th countries what a sad thing
war. outrage, torture and butchery is
when you come to look at it; and what a
sweet and nobie thing is white-winged
Peace with Arbitration.
SO the best, which, as we have observed,
are the financial. elements have been too
busy building their temple in honor of
the dove of peace and the lamb of arbi-
tration to notice the throat-cutting and
burning alive in Armenia, OF the auction
sales of little Cuban girls, or the Spanish
military amusement of slicing length wise
ten small Cuban infants in the town of
Arternisa, just to see how often you could
do IL at a single machete stroke.
But arbitratio seems to have grown
ricbe,ty and weak in the back, and is a
failure in fact. That is a sad blow to the
best elements: but now that the matter
is out Of the way, perhaps they may be
able TO pick the Olney-Pauncefote cotton
out Of their ears and hear the cry Of out
ragged. tortured humanity.
The evening times., 1897-04-03
THE APRIL MAGAZINES.

The Century Magazine for April is rather
unusual In its goodness. Perhaps the most
interesting article to Washington people
is that ON ''Old GeoTgetwOn,'' Illustrated
by numerous portraits from American gal
leries. The Porter articles on Campaign
ing With Grant, continue TO fill many
pages with pleasant "reminiscences and
there are also short articles on Grant
by Gen. Sherman and Frederick ID. Grant.
One OF the fiction features OF this number
is the initial chapter OF serial by Mary
HaTtweIl CatheTwOod, called THE Days
of Jeanne D'Arc" With the exception OF
Mark Twain, VINO blOssonIed out as Lis
toTian in his "reminiscences, Mrs. Cath
erwOOd is inquest ioBably the best-fitted
of American authors to deal with this SUBJ
ject. Her literary style is both quaint ond
delicate, and her work deserves a place
in the first rank of historical fiction.
There are two OF three short stories, and
two or three rather ordinary poems, in the
main body OF the magazine, but the best
Of the poems are away over in that col
lection dubbed ''In Lighter Vein The
Hunting Song" by Thomas ID. Bolger,
deserves TO be quoted far and wide, and
Paul Laurence Dunbar has an entirely
satisfactory bit of dialect verse called
ION the Road
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The National announces for next week
the closing performances OF Madame Sans
Gene after one OF the most successful
records known to the dramatic stage in
this country. 1t was here in Washington
that this great Sardou play enjoyed it's
birth. and it has fulfilled its first inn
pressions everywhere, being greeted by
distinguished and brilliant audiences where
ever presented. Kathryn Kidder, who
plays the title role in this play. has stead
lily sustained her reputation as a come
dienne who is both talented and alto
gether charming And she can justly he
considered one OF Americas most notable
women of the stage. The closing per-
formances of this great play viii lie char
acterized by a series of presentations that
will be credit to the declining period OF
an eX cellent play.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

In connection with the question of Cuba s
reasonable claim to recognition, it may
Gen Ruloff did not skulk into any remote
cove TO land, but steamed right up TO the
wharves of the open port of Banes,
where the steamer carrying it discharged
its cargo. This looks as if some part of
the island was under control of the Cuban
Republic.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

There can be no doubt that Mr.. Caltleron
Carlisle is right in his statement that
Americans taking service under the Cuban
republic forfeit all right TO protection from
this Government If we are not mistaken
Mr.. Carlisle was counsel for the Spanish
legation during the former war in Cuba,
and was decorated with the cross, star and
Gordon of the Order of Isabella la Catolica
for his services. Consequently he knows.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

John Hareopeas his engagemcntatt the La
fayette next Monday with Arthur Wing
Pineros The Hobby Horse ana this
promising comedy will be repeated ON Fri
day evening. On Tuesday evening we Will
see Mr. Hare for the first ti Io as Old Eccies
in Robertson Caste Heis familiar with
the Robertsoaian methods, for he played
Sam Gerridge in the original production
Caste viii be repeated On Thursday even
ing and at the Saturday matinee. On
Wednesday and Saturday evenings A Fair
OF spectacles'' will be played IN conJunc-
tion with ne w one-act play, when George
Fourth Was King 1t is an attractive rep
ertoire aud will be well played by the Lon
don Garrick Company.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

EX-Secretary Herbert thinks that if the
arbitration treaty fails il will be because
of the Senate's jealousy of the executive
power. In its original form, the convention
would have robbed the Senate of a high
prerogative, and that was one OF the
things it was designed to accomplish.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The Presidents determination not to
vacate any OF the forest reservations until
survey and further report from the
scientific forestry commission, is com
mendable, Once Mr.. Mckinley thoroughly
understands the gravity of this question
and the awful consequences of Western
deforestation. he will turn deaf ear to
the lumber grabbers.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The current issue Of McCiuTe's contains
another insJallment OF Capt. Coura-
seous.f ftherc is one thing more than an
other which Mr.. Kipiing particularly en-
Joys il is To recount how some cub of a boy
was licked into shape by his beJJeTs. in
the army or the jungle; and his satisfac
ton shines through every line Of this story,
for il is an American miIlionaiTes son
who undergOes the operation. The first
article in the number Is a description Il
the Pope Manufacturing Company, which
properly belongs to the advertising pages,
but is put in so near the frpntispiece that
IJ is deceiving. There is a fine story,
The Speabinder, by octave Thanet, and
an article by Hon Henry Cabot Lodge on
Alexander Hamilton. The magazine con-
cludes with shoe article, which is more
advertising placed next to reading mat.
ter" 1t doubtless pays 20 have the adyer-
tIsing ages and the legitimate in such
close Juxtaposiuon, but IL is not exactly
artistic.
The evening times., 1897-04-03
Madeleine Lucette Ryley, who is the most

Madeleine Lucette Ryley, who is the most
talked about of Americas fair dramatists,
and whose successes in the field of dra-
matte art are yet fresh, has written
new play, entitled THE Mysterious Mr..
Bugle," which win be produced for the
first time in this city at the Columbia
Theater next Monday evening. OF hardly
less interest in this connection is the an
nouncement that the leading role in Mr..
Bugle' will be assumed by Miss Annie
Russell Associated with Miss Russell will
he company Of comedians headed by Mr..
Joseph Holland, and comprising Mr.. Guy
Standing, Mr. John L. Wooderson, Mr..
Edgar Norton, Agnes Findiay and Grace
Fisher.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

the Castle Square Opera Company next
Thursday opened with q rush yesterday
morning The entire house will be sold out
earlyin the week In the cast will be Lizzie
Macknichol, Edith Mason, Anna LIGHTER,
William Wolff, Oscar Girard, Tom Persse,
william Stewart and chorus and orchestra
of 100.
The evening times., 1897-04-03
COMING TO THE THEATERs.

The first appearance here OF the Haley
Band since It's triumphs at the inaugural
ball is set for tomorrow evening at the Ma
tional. Westinghouse proud of Mr.. Haley's
organization. Not only did 1t score great
success at the inaugural ball, but 1t has
never given an unsuccessful public con-
cert during the whole of its career Mr..
Haley seems to possess the knack or pick
ing popular programs that please the peo-
pie, and the one arranged for next Sunday
is very attractive. Besi des the band
members, there viii be solos by Miss Ber-
tba Lucas, violinist; Miss Fannie At Lee,
soprano, and Mr.. william Grosskuth, cor
net virtuoso.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

Keats popularity is att ested by the sale
in London, for So, ATS, of the original man
uscript OF 'Endymion"i the poets hand
writing, on paper with the watermark
dating from 1914 TO 1915 The original
autograph manuscript OF "Lama" brought
81, 525. Both manuscripts leave Eng
land and may, it is said, be brought TO
the United States.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

At a meeting of the New York Chamber
Of Commerce on Thursday, resolutions con-
demnatory Of the Dingley bill were passed
and win be presented to the Senate One
speaker referred to the measure as ''an
act to paralyze commerce
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The interesting feature of the Cretan
news today is the report that British troops
are destroying the Christian villages, burn
ing all provisions and supplies they can
find, and protecting their Turkish friends
in pillagng the country. There will be
some sharp exchanges in the House Of Com
mons over this Incident.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

Having inserted itself everywhere else in
the public ecoaoay. the wheel has now in
vaded the field OF politics The wheel, in
fact, proposes to make the Chicago munich
pal election turn upon it. This should rem
der the local campaign not only hot but
scorchng.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The attraction at the Lyceum next week
will be Weber's Olympia Burlesque Com
pany. The opening burietta, Right Mr..
Wrong is a clever musical arrangement.
An olio OF exceptional features follows, in
which will appear Miss Letta Meridith,
whois said to be the most perfectly formed
woman on the American stage; the Whitney
brothers, expert musical artists; the Hope
sisters, singers and dancers, and Miss Abb
bic Larneraux, the charming little soubrette.
The concluding feature of the program win
be an up-to-date burlesque entitled The
Greaser,'' which abounds in witty dialogue
and humorous sayings. prominent fea-
ture introduced in this part of the program
will be the John Good Dance. executed by
six pretty girls.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The drop from the Austrian mission to
an assistant secretaryship was so great that
it broke the back OF Col Grants self
den wing willingness TO serve the Admin
istration. This lis hard because the col
onel is used to serving the Government
for d consideration.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The twenty-one Presidents OF the United
States have belonged to churches as fol-
lows: Christian, 1: Unitarian, 2; Methodist.
3: Presbyterian, 9; Episcopalian. 8. There
has never been a Baptist. CATHOLIC, or
Lutheran President, although some Presi-
dents had parents belonging TO some Of
these churches.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

Casters Magazine for April begins with
an article on Electric Traction City
Streets at home and abroad Pictures
are shown Of the trolley as il is built and
run in Paris, Hanover, the United King
dom, Toronto, Chicago, New York and
half a dozen other places. The advantages
OF the various systems Of construction are
discussed in a scientific way with clear
ness and conservatism. Another fine ar
ticle in this number is the short biography
OF George Wallace Melville. IL is one II
those biographies which read like ro-
nance. and is ably written by William
Ledyard Cathcart other articles Of in
terest are, Commerce on the Great Ameri-
can Lakes" steam Engines for Mod
eTn Power Houses and An Artificial
Ice Skating Rink
The evening times., 1897-04-03

Hon. Thomas c. PIatts Black Eye.
Senator Platt has a black eye. This is
not the normal condition OF his eve, nor has
he been in prize fight. The easy boss
OF New York state is far too smooth and
gentle n man to do anything like that
The evening times., 1897-04-03
How 1t Tastes in Boston.
tFrom the Boston Herald }

Gradually the aeidulated strawberry is
travelling northward- Last week she
came from Florida, today from Georgia,
and next week it may be from q Caro-
lima, and very cold and sour and flavor
less does the queen of berries taste when
Boston swallows her. Pass the sugar
barrel, please
The evening times., 1897-04-03

Mrs Hobart has cOntrived TO give bit
of home-iook to her rooms, as the walls and
mantel are adorned by family Portraits
favorite books lie within easy reach upon
the tables, and an opened piano suggests
skill in that direction.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The Springfield Republican says: tThe
report that Rudyard Kipiing, our Brattle-
boro neighbor, who has been in Eagland
of late, has been sent to Crete as war
correspondent of the London Times, at a
salary of $4,000 a month, is Confirmed
by letters received by his friends in Yer
mont. Both parties to this contract are
TO be congratulated"
The evening times., 1897-04-03
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

"Aunt Maria says said little Mary,
that the ChatterUons have got skeleton
in their closet. Whose do you s'pose 'tis?'
We'll" said little Mildred, II don know
for sure, but Uncle Jim says Mrs. Chatter
ton had a book peddler call on her one
day, and he began to talk and she began
to talk, and when she got through there
wasn't nothing left OF that pedtiler but a
few bones. So maybe that's where she
put him.
'You ought to go to our church, Fedora, -
said one sweet girl to another. We've
got lovely modern Improvement"
What i s it?''
Why, there's a special bicycle rack
down one aisle OF the church, where we
can stack our Easter Wheels
The late Oliver Optic knew a boy when
he saw him. He didn't imagine he was
writing for a patent wingiess cherub war
ranted by Ben jamin Franklin to grow up
into good citizen.
Hon. Pitchfork Tillman saws something
will drop before the tariff bill passes the
Senate. Perhaps it viii be Mr.. TiIiman's
pitchfork.
People who have been prying into the
Administration cupboards say that the
Treasury preserves are not OF the green
gage variety.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The story writing faculty is not con-
fined to single member OF the Kipling
family. Mrs. J. NJ. Fleming, sister.
tells love stories OF the Anglo-Indian
life in a jaunty way, which shows she
is familiar with the social as her brother
is with the military side Of it,
The evening times., 1897-04-03
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

1t is claimed that the oldest pack of
cards in the United States is one that
was found not long age in a closet in q
very old New Jersey house. The cards
are of English make and evidently OF
the time of Charles /.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The Brooklyn Eagle says: There are
still more thieves in Brooklyn than we have
use for 1t would be interesting to
know just how many thieves Brooklyn does
require in her business
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The Gar Of Russia, it appears. has 4
nice new wrinkle. While practicing every
morning on a bicycle in his private park
at Tzarskoe Seio he fires at rocks and other
birds with a small rifle while riding on
the machine.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The special feature of the Review Of
Reviews for April is an article on the
new Administration at Washington. by
Albert Shaw. II contains a character
sketch of the Cabinet. and thirty portraits
and Illustrations President Charles F.
Thwing discusses Choosing a College" a
timely article at this season of the year,
as also the one on .'OniCesee king at
Washington" There is the usual summary
of articles in leading magazines, and as
usual Judge" gets the lions share OF
mention in the selected cartoons Of current
events.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

Senator PIatt was the recipient the other
day Of a handsomely oTnamented card,
bearing the following inscription: IAN
things come to him VITO husties while he
waits"
The evening times., 1897-04-03

Only 5,212 persons in Prussia had q
fortune of 1,000 600 marks (S250.00O)
in 1896, as compared with 5,256 the
year before The richest Prussian is
Baron Roth schild, of Frankfort on-the
Main: next comes Herr Krupp, and then
the Prince OF Pless.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

Queen Victoria it is said, is very much
hurt that Sunday is now so much less
carefully observed than in early Victorian
days, and would gladly issue, were she
able. q condemnation of Sunday dinner
parties and unsuitable amusements.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

few years ago Alfred F. Calv8rt. the
mining king of West Australia, refused
So, 200 900 for his mines. The other day
he sold the same mines for S325, 900.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

Booker T. washin gton will he one of the
orators at the dedication OF the st. Gaadens
monument, which was erected in honor Of
Col r. g. Shaw. who commanded the First
Massachusetts, Colored Regiment.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The picture Of the smiling feline BEAM
ing forth from the various bill-bOaTds Of
the city heralds the appearance Of
"CharIey's Aunt which comes to the
Academy next week and for the first
time at popular prices.
There is something in "Charley's Aunt"
which the public want. That something
is good, wholesome fun. and plenty of it.
1t is very simple thing. too, which causes
most OF it; man masqueTading in the most
delidously droll and awkward manner in
female apparel, with scarcely any attempt
whatever at miuiiCking lady-like airs and
graces This is where the rare fun comes
in A female impersonation, so called,
would never be half so humorous.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

Gov. Pingree OF Michigan is to visit
Maine IN the summer, and some OF the
towns OF the Pine Tree State are desirous
Of having him talk on municipal reform
while there.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

j. r. Allen is now postmaster OF
Fai1baven, Vt, receiving the first post
masters commission signed by President
Mckinley.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

Marie Delna, who is today admitted
to be the first dramatic singer Of France,
was once waitress in an inn.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The Chicago Times-H erald says that a
Mr.. Scott shot himself in the veStibule.
Where is that, we should like TO know?
The evening times., 1897-04-03

A feather bed has been struck by light
ming. and there is now no place for scared
people to goin a thunder storm.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

Oliver Byron will open at the Grand Opera
House next Monday in The Ups and
Downs Of Life The play is a aelodrama
brimful OF comedy, creating roars OF
laughter during the four acts OF the piece.
The comedy portion of the play hinges on
a matrimonial advertisement. An Irish
serva mt girl advertises for a husband and
signs herself lady of rank She is an
Swcred by mother menial who passes Off
as a lord The situation is very funny.
Kate Byron, as Jane Judkins. has Gained
well4leserved applause; Oliver Byron as
Vivian Ransone. the hero OF the piece, is
a pa rt we'll suited to him. Fred Warren,
the popular comedian. is immensely funny
as Lord AIphonzo Smith. The compa ny is a
strong cne, and the piece well mounted
by new ard beautiful scenery.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

''The Forum for April has rather .
protesting and stirred up look. on giancing
over the title page. It contains articles
on "Has the Senate Dcgenerated?'' by
that arch-schoolmaster, Hon. George Fris-
bic Hoar; "Retrenchment, OF Ruin bJ
Hon j. Sterling Morton, who seems de
terInined not To be forgotten; ON The
Futiiity of the Spelling Grind by j. NJ.
Rice on "Shall Nevada Be Deprived
OF Her Statehood by William
M Smythe Unlike some OF the people
who have immortaIized themselves on
the affirmative side OF this question, Mr..
Smythe seems to know very well what he
is talking about. In this chorus there
is rcstrul note Ia the article on Emerson
and Thoreau,' by f B. SanbOTn. who is
surely best qualified to write IF these two
great men. 1t suggests n wOndcFment
what they would have thought on sll the
sub jects which these other people are dis
eussing with so mach YiYacity This num-
Der of 1.-The Forum is interesting
The evening times., 1897-04-03

A poSteresque magazine tif there isn't
such a word there should be- arrives in the
shape OF Clack Book, price 154c cents,
Easter number decorated with an angular
cheTub and some geOmstrical Easter
lilies. Some noted names appear in tha
table OF contents. George " Cable, whd
has never before been suspected OF having
a tendency toward anything Bohemian, CON
tributes Questions from Story TeileT'a
CatechiSIn John Ken drick Bangs is
represented by one OF his characteristics
effusions, and there is a little gem Of
lazy poem by Thad Stevens varnum. 1t is
as careless and as perfect as the bit OF
sun and shadow which il describes
The evening times., 1897-04-03

A story called THE War Of Worlds, by
n g. Wells, begins in the April Cosmnpoli-
tan. 1t was 70 have been entitled Tho
Martians'' il Mr.. Maurier had not got his
story into print first The present in
staIlment is rather grewsOme, and makes
one imagine the sort OF nightmare which
might result from mixture OF champagne
supper and Darwinism. 1t deals with
octopuses, for one tiiinG Mr.. John Brisben
Walker wries on Modern College Educa-
tion,'' considering the things it does not
do and should do.
The evening times., 1897-04-03

The frontispiece of st. Nicholas for the
current month is a eharming little picture
of a pussy cat and a small dog sitting
very close together. Tie title is "Chums."
There is a Quaint little verse by II. G.
Bunner, and the conclusion OF story by
Noah Brooks. An interesting semi scien-
tific article on Seeing and Relieving"
deals with optical facts and decisions,
and there is the usual pleasant medley Of
stories and poems.