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The evening times., 1897-02-06
Thouchts From Goethe.

Nature whose mighty power hath fix'd
the rock, gives to the wave its instability.
tits ever true that he who does nothing
for Others, does nothing for himself.
We are not little when circumstances
trouble us, only when they overpower u.s.
If your conscience is free, so are you.
He alone is great and happy who fills
his own station of independence, and has
neither to command nor to obey.
To repair is more difficult than to de-
stroy.
Fortune gives courage.
Malice seeks not reasons, but pretexts.
Love is capable of much, but duty is of
more.
Plunge blodly into life, it's dephths dis
close!
Each lives it, not to many is it known.
What's done is past. What's past is done.
strong as is law, necessity is stronger.
Good 10 seems to me
lnone's own day stalwart man to be.
Thedeedis everything, the fame isnaught.
Rich interest bears the generous deed.
Mans self is man! Who would be thron'd
and crowned
OF the high honor must be worthy found.
Take couragel Naught is lost as yet;
Patience unties the hardest knot.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
Odd Items From Anywhere,

Jacksonville, Fla, is to have baby
show for colored infants.
An eccentric Biddeford, Me-, man has
lived on one apple day for month.
Massachusetts had the largest foreign
born population New York is second.
In1S95 California produced S15.0OO,0OO
worth of gold and Colorado $l3,30o,0O0.
Florida, of all the States. has the most
water within its boundaries, 400 square
miles.
1t is estimated that there are 5000
men an horses at work on the ice on the
Kennebec, Me, River.
The production of amber in Germany
last wear was about 40 tons, or nearly
100 tons more than in the previous year.
William E. Coake of Portsmouth, R. L,
who recently celebrated his Tooth birth
day, says that he has chewed tobacco
for eighty-two years.
A Philadelphia groceryman complains
loudly to tile courts that he can sit in his
window and count dozens Of people on bicy-
cles riding merrily by, while they owe him
grocery bills. -
Tie ivory market at Antwerp, organized
scarcely five years ago, has become the
largest one in the world-larger than the
two other great markets, that Of London
and that of Liverpool
During the last year 2O7 textile mills
were built in the United StateS of which
&c were cotton mills and So knitting mills
The number of new mills in S95 was 19S
and in 1894 only ia.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN,

The Times feels very well this after
noon. Its circulation is large and free, its
face written all over with smiles Of pros
perity and contentment. And all The
Times attaches are happy, too-from the
very top story OF the composing room TO
the bottom OF the subcellar, where the
great perfecting presses rattle off copies
of the paper faster than the eye can
follow them And how energetic and buSi-
neSslike an OF these Times people are
the various editors: the reporters, hurry
ing about town gathering up, smoothly and
discreetly, all the news of the day for the
delectation of our readers; all Of the clerks
in the business office; all of the advertis-
ing men, with their mono y-making ideas:
all of the Dewsboys, even, with their bound
less enterprise and their pluck!
If there is one thing which more than
all others can bring back general pros
pcrity il is fortitude, and with it faith
fortitude TO struggle, and work still hard
er, and think still more intently; and faith
to believe that all these qualities will
surely win-as certainly they will.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
steve Crane Agnin.

A man walked amid the noise of great
city
A commissioned throb of shouts burst upon
the air. A deep-tone roar succeeded, pierced
by a shrill whistle, the whole com mmingled
in a grand, swelling, laundering murmur
that stirred the heavy air and thrummcd
with numbing vibrations into his senseless
ears.
Confusion reigned.
Also some Shiny, viscouS, thickened stuff
called water. 1t fell upon the man.
.'Ah,' he said ecstatically and he wiped
the glutinous drops from his bedraggled
beard with o handkerchief of Kissing
hue.
ONer head the cddying smoke swirled
in grotesque ribbons.
A heavy hunk sank chokingly around the
man.
'ughr' he said, and shrank into a
doorway.
A stranger cried Hello, -, have you
seen the tunnel explos -
And the man smote him.
'.B' gosh" he said, Il read the papers" )"
and he bought one.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
AN IMPROVED MEASURE.

The Conference Committee on the Immi-
grafton Bill has probably succeeded in
eliminating about ~everything calculated
to kill its chances of final passage, and it
row seems likely to become law, barring
the risk of Executive disapproval, which
probably is not great.
The leading features of the change in
conference renders eligible to admission
the illiterate wife of an eligible immi-
grant husband That is just and right. If
the bread winner, the responsible mead of
the family, is a desirable immigrant, the
mere fact Of inability to read on the wifes
part never ought to shut her out. That
would be cruel and brutal. Inability to
cook, sew and sweep would be far more
sensible reasons for exclusion, than illit-
eracy. In its present form the immi-
grafton measure is much improved.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
POPE LEO XIII.

Tie alarming state OF health which cable
grams from Rome ascribe to His Holiness
Pope Leo XIII, while not calculated to
cause surprise. considering the Pontiff' ad-
vanced years, nevertheless will be regard
ed with regret and sympathy throughout
Christendon
One OF the greatest statesmen of the gen
Grafton, the present Pope has been able, in
spite OF the crippled political condition OF
tie papacy, to impress his personality upon
the march of European events from the day
Of his accession to the throne of St Peter.
His efforts invariably have been directed
to tile promotion OF peace and concord
among the nations. As prince, bishop and
man he has worked hard and ably to fur
ther the great dream of his life, which has
been TO secure the unification of Christian
ity; to bring together in fraternal accord all
the scattered children of the Faith. In
laboring TO this end he has won the respect
OF those who regard the object as unattain-
able, but honor the Christian spirit which
actuated him in the effort. The Pope has
always been known as an ardent admirer
Of America and Of American institutions.
A great and a good man will pass away
from Earth when Leo XIII is called to his
The evening times., 1897-02-06

trusted TO do the medium polite thing as
ministers resident near the governments OF
Central or South American States.
Diplomats everywhere have to smoke
cigars and cigarettes, which is not diff
cult accomplishment. American ENJOYS
have not universally known the language
of the country to which they have been
sent As rule their functions are peace
able and social. They have only to keep
quiet and ignore any affronts or outrages
which may be offered to or visited upon
their flag and countrymen AS to questions
of official policy or action, there is always
a British minister or representative of some
sort who knows just what they ought to
do, and his assistance is often valuable
In general way affability and innocent
duplicity are the winning cards in diplo-
macy. For the first it is safe to back the
ladies every time. The second they might
learn with study, perhaps; but we are a
little doubtful about their present possess
sion of that necessary prerequisite.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
SEX IN DIPLOMACY,

II il be true that Boston lady m ember
OF the bar has applied to Major Mckinley
for the post of Minister 10 the United
States OF Colombia, he Should not lose
q moment in announcing his favorable
decision. The President-elect regards hiR-
self and wishes to be regarded as an up
to-late man. Nobody viii SO consider him
unless De evinces disposition to do some
thing for the ladies. They are doing so
much for themselves, as well as for the
country, that they deserve recognition and
reward Major Mckinley must not think
that he has done everything required OF
him in this direction merely by inviting
several estimable old ladies TO seats at
the Cabinet table; more active measures
are required of him. We had hopes at one
time that he would have lady Senator
from Utah on his hands. Failing in that
we insist that he ought 30 have at least
pne lady Envoy in his midst.
And why not? BY nature the gentler
ex arc born diplomats. AS a rule they
have not yet learned to hold as much
Cognac and champagne as the conventions
pf diplomatic intercourse require OF am
bassadors to imperial or royal sovereigns;
put with a little practice they might be
The evening times., 1897-02-06
LYMAN GAGEAs A SINGLE TAxER
He Contributed to the Cause at One
Time-The Circumstances.

CFrom the St Louis Globe Democrat
Lyman j. Gage is accused of being
singie-taxer He is said TO believe in
the theory of Henry George, that land and
not enterprise should bear the burden Of
revenue for government. The accusation
has foundation. The circumstances sur
rounding the basis are interesting. They
can be given on the authority ofthe Missouri
apostle OF this great reform, Mr. II Martin
Williams.
About a year ago the single-taxers Sc
lectcd Delaware for the dog They pro-
posed to furnish the country with an OBJ
ject lesson on the operation OF their panacea
for the ills of the times. The orators
descended upon the peach orchards and
terrapin farms, and created a disturbance
in public sentiment. Delaware has some
ancient laws and penalties, including the
whipping post Something was found to
fit the crime of preaching progress and
poverty. Single-tax orators Were arrested
for holding unlawful assenlblaGes and were
locked up This persecution had the usual
effect OF stimulating believers in other
| parts of the country to increased efforts.
In Western cities committees went around
with subscription books and pleaded for
contributions to carry on the work OF
, political economy in Delaware. One day
a collector with more nerve than Judg-
ment, as it seemed, went into the First
National Bank of Chicago, laid subscrip-
tion blank before President Lyman J. Gage
and calmly awaited the result. Mr.. Gage
read the heading andlooked the visitor over
with ama2ement.
You didn't expect to get anything here
for that cause, did yOu9'' the banker asked.
The solicitor replied that there were
a number of people in this country who
thought the single tax was great idea,
and that he didn't know but Mr.. Gage
might have been impressed the same way.
At any rate, ne felt it would do no harm
to let the banker have an opportunity.
Certainly, the times were out of joint and
something was needed TO set them right.
Yes" said Mr.. Gage. with little bit
of a smile. II can agree with you that
far
Then he thought moment, and added:
delaware IS long way from Chicago.
1t isn't a very large State. If you
people think you have found the way out,
I don't know but it will do as little harm
to try it on Delaware as anywhere else.
Here's 500"
The evening times., 1897-02-06
KING OSCAR, UMPIRE

The present representative Of the Berna-
dotte family, Oscar of Sweden, is having
rather an uncomfortable time with the Nor
wegian half OF his subjects, who are jeal-
GUS of his too openly shown preference for
Sweden
From recent description of Cbristiania,
the capital OF Norway, it is not surprising
that King Oscar should be inclined TO make
bis soJourns there of the briefest, no mat
ter how mistaken he may be in allowing
himself to be influenced by his feeling in
such a matter. ChristiaDia is said to be "a
rude village of log houses, principally
maintained by the circular-ticket British
tripper. The society is made up OF bar
baric farmers, timber dealers and pur-
veyors OF dry cod, with picturesque heads
and piggisb manners. The city possesses
also a school of dyspeptic dramatists, who
write nasty plays, and an authentic viking
ship, which can be seen on payment OF
fee"
Stockholm, on the contrary, has been
called the "Venice OF the North and is
the prettlest capital in Europe. In summer
the wealthy inhabitants retire to their
country houses on the fJOrds, and leave
the city to the undisputed possession Of
tourists, chiefly American. But in the
winter time Stockholm society is more
brilliant in many respects than that OF
London, Paris or Vienna, and the king
is its brightest and central constellation
Even his enemies admit that there is no
more polished gentleman in Europe, and
that there are few more profound scholar
than Oscar Bernadotte. AS ruler OF
dual Kingdom, however, he has made a
decided failure.
The Crown Prince OF Sweden has been
trained-as his father a third son, was
MOTTO the kingship, and has the con-
tempt OF the specialist for his parents
varied pursuits. He is, however, a gloomy
man, capable, respected and disliked,
and has not been more successful than his
father in gaining the affections OF the
Norwegians Not long ago 1t was reported
in Norway that the crown prince had made
some sighting remark about that country
ACROSS j s wedish dinner table. Immediately
his Norwegian revenues were stopped until
such time as he should see fit to apollo
gize, deny or explain. This had the ef-
feet of putting the young man on his
dignity, and his reply was, "Gentlemen,
whatever | may have felt inclined TO do
before you made your proyisO, it is quite
out OF the question that / should make
a statement now" The Norwegian ex
chequer has been the gamer.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
A simmer and Fan Bag.

A slipper and fan bag is very conven-
lent for young girl to carry to a dance.
for into it she may slip so many articles
that add greatly to her comfort To be
really satisfactory it should be of gen.
erous size, and may be made as follows:
Purchase one yard of brocaded silk, OF
a medium shade, and one yard Of plain
silk. of some pretty-contrasting color.
Make a bag of each piece, and slip to-
gether. so that the seams are all invisible,
leaving a smooth and well-finished bag
inside. Turn the right side over, forming
a deep hem In this run two rows of
stitching and pass an inch-wide ribbon
through SO that it may be drawn at either
side. A pocket may he added to the in
side, into which buttonhook and shoe
horn may be slipped; also one for comb.
A very pretty bag may be made OF olive
brocade silk and lined with blue, or Of
black. lined with pretty shade of pink,
and may be divided through the center,
SO that the fan and slippers do not come
in contact with each other.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
A SluInber Song.

Slumber, slumber, little one, now
The bird is asleep in his nest on the
bough
The bird is asleep; he has folded his
wings,
And over him softly the dream fairy
sings:
Lullaby, Iullaby-lullabyl
Pearls in the deep
Stars in the sky,
Dreams in your Sleep
So, lullabyl
Slumber, slumber, little one, soon
The fairy will come in the ship of the
moon:
The fairy will come with the pearls and the
stars,
And dreams will come singing through
shadow bars:
Lullaby, lullaby lullaby
Pearls in the deep
Stars in the sky,
Dreams in your sleep;
So, lullabyl
Slumber, slumber, little one, so;
The stars are the pearls that the dream
fairies know,
The stars are the pearls, and the birds in
the nest,
A dear little fellow the fairies love best:
Lullaby, lullaby-lullabyl
Pearls in the deep
Stars in the sky,
Dreams in your sleep;
So, lUllabyl
Frank Dempster Sherman, in Ladies
Home Journal.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
OAKS & COMPANY
~ "Saks' Corner"
NEW SHOWS COMING

1t is well that man should sojOurn for
a time in the merry field of nhnlstreisy and
farce before he tries legitimate comedy, for
then he will not take his comedy too seri-
ously, and will bring TO it some of the
rollcking fun and unctuous dramatic
methods that character ize these other
branches of the art. Nat Goodwin climbs
a little higher with every new play. Ills
latest, IAN American Citizen,' has been
highly appreciated Mr. Goodwin comes
back with laurel wreaths piled upon his
auburn head. Maxine Elliott is in the
company. Many people viii go to the
National next week simply TO see her.
The evening times., 1897-02-06

The vaudeville company which comes to
Kernan's next week has never been here
before; but it is all right; New York says
it is. They Were detained eight weeks
in that town. They call themselves the
Robes Bohemian Bmlesquers and there
is something in the very word Bohemian
which is gay and Hght-hearted and alto
gether picturesque. Life in EOhemia,"
the musical skit which opens the enter
tainment, purI orts to show the Bohemians
to us just as they are. The cast includes
Phil and Hattie Mills, Jere Maboney, the
Hill Sisters, Billy Van and Vevi Norbriga,
and the only Mae LOwery.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
uelpcd the slaves Get Free.

Jonathan Drake, who died at Leominster,
Mass, few days ago, was an active aboli-
tionist. He was personal friend of Garri-
son, Wendell Phillips and George Thomp-
son. NJ. p, and his house was station
Of tile underground railway" through
which slaves made their escape from the
South. When the noted Shadfack escaped
from Boston courthouse in 1851 he went
straight TO Leominster, and was shielded
by Drake, who dressed the negro in woin-
ans clothes and assisted him on to Cana6a.
James Jackson slave of jefferson Davis,
was also befriended in similar manner
The evening times., 1897-02-06

Henry E Dixey comes TO the Lafayette
Square next week in FrOhman's company,
in Thoroughbred" This particular play
is one that Mr. Dixey likes, andIikes himself
in it, Thoroughbred portrays the ex-
periences of piOus old gentleman who
goes 20 a horse race without telling il
beforehand. One of the names in the cast,
that of Miss Frances stevens, will be re
membeTed by every one who attended the
summer entertainments at the National.
Itiscurios how every member ofthat stock
company gets welcomed back to Wash
inGtOu
The evening times., 1897-02-06

1t is not exactly practical sometimes
that the gentleman who persOnates the
hero OF a play should also be an expert
acrobat. Not only would exceptional tai
ent be necessary, but there is risk OF life
and limb This is the case in The Side
walks OF New York" Speedy, who i'm
personateS the heroin the third act, cannot
act, but he can dive. and this he does.
That is one feature OF this very lively play
at the Academy.
The evening times., 1897-02-06
JOKES OF OUR OWN

''Dish eT reckless expenditure business
is funny remarked Uncle Absalom.
Now, 1 is opposed to it just as much as
anybody, an yit some er dis congregation
doan' t'ink has no right to W ar dis dress
suit an stovepipe hat, an carry dis silk
Handkerchief. 1 mought as well go ter
de Bradley Martin ball. an be done wifi it,"
"I say said Snooks, confidentially,
"did you ever see a new woman?''
Never" said Brooks, except in the
new jour nalism.''
''He was awfUlly careless about his dress,
was old Mr.. Moneybags."
''Yes, the only suit that ever really
seemed to fit him was a lawsuit
Little drops Of sugar,
BY the hundred share,
Make the bears look happy,
Make the losers swear.
Little things of this kind,
Deity brought to pass,
Make the fortunes out OF
Unsubstantial gas.
''Mr Cleveland said the patent medi-
cine man, do you ever have that tired
feeling?'
YES" said the great man, after mo-
ment of startled wonderment as to how
the intruder got in. 81 have it now"
And what do you do for it?''
young man, go duck hunting. That is
all the testimonial that you will get here.
Good afternoons
The evening times., 1897-02-06

1t was the Hon. Joseph Benton Foraker
OF OHIO, who declared Prosperity will
come within twenty minutes after Mckin-
ley's election" But this was probably
twenty minutes by the old clock on the
stairs
The evening times., 1897-02-06

1t seems impossible TO at least 5000
OF his friends here that Col. Ned HAY couid
really have been in contempt Of court, or
in contempt of anything, in this disagree
able Mansfield business. Doubtless all
OF the details have not yet been given
ont to an anxious public; but several
anxious inquirers have submitted their
surmises.. The most plausible explanation
is that Col. Hay was himself deceived by
Mr. Mansfield: WHO, owing to his experl-
ence as lightning change artist, may have
anneared at one moment as a kind of Dr.
Jekyn and at another as FORT OF Mr.
HYDE. 1t may be that Col. Hay himself
did not appear at the critical moment IN
his proDer person He may have been
mistaken for a lawyer, when, in reality ne
was an ex-Exalted Ruler of the Elks; and
he may have been supposed to be
humorist; when, in very truth, he was
engaged in al out the third act OF deep,
dark tragedy of hard work. II is assumed
by a large ma. ority of his friends that
Col. Hay will represent himself in court
on all casions, and they submit that there
will be nothing Inappropriate in this, nor
ANYTHING intended to contravene the dear
old adage that lawyer who defends
himself in court has a fool for client;
because if Col Hay is lawyer, he is just
as much vocalist and teacher of elocutlon,
and a grand exalted Elk, and com edlan
and a tragedian, all in one, just as much.
The evening times., 1897-02-06

1t was too much to expect the Missouri
legislature, which adopted without whim-
per the dress suit as the proper article
Of wearing apparel after 6 O'Clock in the
morning, TO declare the game OF football
a crime
The evening times., 1897-02-06

Mr.. John L. Stoddard continues To draw
large and happy audiences to hear him
lecture on the various ends of the earth.
Perhaps the thought will some time sug
gest itself to Mr.. stoddard that he might
as well stop advertising. 1t seems as if
it would be hard to keep people away from
the Stoddard lectures even then. This
week he Will continue to tell of Scotland,
England and the Yellowstone, at the Co
lumbia Theater.
The evening times., 1897-02-06

1.-The Brand of CAIN which comes next
week to the Hjou. has an interesting title.
II is a sort Of tragedy OF errors. Two
brothers look Just alike, and one of them
is good while the other is bad or course,
the bad brother and the good brother get
inevitably mixed, and it takes the whole
evening To mcte out to each the fate he
deserves for his behavior The scene is
laid in Spain and England
The evening times., 1897-02-06

Mrs Cleveland, Secretary and Mrs. La
mont and Mr.. and Mrs. Dimmick, OF New
York, viewed the biogTaph at Wizards
Hall yesterday afternoon in party. They
enjoyed it immensely, and joined heartily
in the applause of the large audience.
The evening times., 1897-02-06

A Stanbury, Mo, young woman was
commissioned a notary public on her
twenty-first birthday; which will enable
the other Stanbury girls to keep tab on
the young lady's age.
The evening times., 1897-02-06

McDonOugh and Kennedy produce Isl
beria,' by BARLEY Campbell. at the Grand
next week The plays that we have had
this season furnish fairly good geograph-
icaI entertainment. Nearly every civilized
country IN the world has been represented
on the stage. except Russia, and now we
are TO have that The moonlight scene
in the Jewish quarter at Moscow is said
to be remarkably fine
The evening times., 1897-02-06

Our philanthropic lobby should take deep
interest in the eX-queen' 5 crown land settle
ment claim.
The evening times., 1897-02-06

Mr.. Lyman Cages early contributions to
Democratic campaign literature for 1900
are much appreciated.
The evening times., 1897-02-06

The boiler-plate newspapers of Iowa
are already beginning TO clamor FOR Hon.
Tama Jim Wilson'S syndicated agricul-
tural reports.
The evening times., 1897-02-06

In the appointment OF chimney sweeps
the Commissioners have quite ignored Ohio
men.
The evening times., 1897-02-06

Tie Interstate Commerce Committee will
hear the scaIpers. 1t ought to be the Indian
Committee.
The evening times., 1897-02-06

Having cornered coffee and sugar, the
Havemeyers viii now be ready TO cap
tnre the milk business