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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-28
Agricultural Machinery for Russia.

Agricultural Machinery for Russia.
Every month brings fresh evidences
of the inaccuracy OF the claim made
during the consideration Of the Dingley
bill that a protective tariff would re-
duce our market abroad. A shipment
of 5000 tons of agricultural machinery
to Russia in a single day, with an
nouncement of similar consignment
for few days later, is one of the evil
dences of the growth, under a protec
manufactures.-W illiansport QPa) Ga
Zette.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-05
From Demon to Angel.

(From the New Orleans Times Democrat.)
He came into the hotel parlOr with
out being asked. A number of gentle
men and ladies were engaged in con-
versation He was evidently a guest,
and had a perfect right TO the apart
ment; but the fact that he was de trOp
did not affect him in the least. He
had disagreeable and fOrbidding face
and manner. His countenance bore the
marks of dissipation and degradation;
his eyes were bleared. He was ugly,
when he took a chair the conversation
ceased and there was an unpleasant
constraint, as if an evil spirit were
present. The ugly man remained seat
ed, with his head bowed down. fTown-
ing at space. Little by little the con-
VersatiOn began to revive, but atten-
ton never thoroughly left the ugly
man. Without noticing any one he
walked nOnchalantly to the piano and
opened it. There was a deathlike sill
ence. Who asked for music? was the
involuntary thought, but no one had
the courage to speak to the intruder
He ran his fingers carelessly over the
KEYS. and his ugliness disappeared.
From demon he had become an angel
He seemed to be playing to please his
own fancy, wandering without effort
from one theme to another. The list
eneTs were charmed; tears came to the
eyes of the ladies. The music was tell
ing of life: of its joys and sorrows; Of
deep woods with the sun in lacewOrk
on the ground and birds singing in the
trees; or moonlight in the faraway,
dreamy places; of recOIlections of de-
parted friends. and the sadness of dis
aUpointment How could such a deli
cate, soaring spirit, moved to the mys-
teal expression of harmony. be lodged
in that coarse. degraded body? The
ugly man. charming his listeners so that
they We're enraptured with him. was
like Caliban. the vicious. destructive
demon. who dreamed Of the music on
his island: THE isle is full of noises.
sounds and sweet airs that give delight
ard hurt not"
The pianist was a Paul VeTlaine. a
dual being. one who leads one life of
the body and another of the spirit. Sud
denly the playing ceased abruptly. the
PLAYER turned on his stool and gave a
harsh, cultural laugh. He was the
ugly man again.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-05
TEACHING CHILDREN TO PLAY.
DR.. Jennie G. MerriIl's Address on
Public KindergartCns.

The Public Education Association held
its regular weekly meeting I'm New York
yesterday afternoon at No. 5ss Fifth Ave
nue.. and was addressed by DR.. Jennie c.
Merrill, supervisor Of kindergarten in
struction in the public schools. Or. Mer-
rills subject was "Our Public Kindergar-
tens" and she spoke most encouragingly
of their progress and prospects.
THE results of their work cannot be
measured" she said. I" by what is accom-
plishcd in the classes themselves. Their
influence is being felt all through the
schools The kindergarten stands for the
play spirit, for small classes and large
rooms for pleasant surroundings and for
close relations with the home: and in all
these things its example is leading to bet
ter things elsewhere.
Large rooms" she continued ARE
particularly needed in New York, be
cause many of the children live in such
small quarters that they become cramped
i'm their movements. Some of them actu-
ally do not know how to run. Most of our
kindergaTtens have rooms that are nearly
all that we could wish. Most of them
have pianos and many of the teachers
show great taste and ingenuity in d7ccrat-
ing the walls. In one that l visited re-
Gently the decorations constituted a kind
of history of the year. There were Au-
tumn leaves IA branch of the Christmas
tree, the flag that had been used on
Washington's Birthday and many other
things suggestive of different seasons.
"A walk around the room would be most
instructive, and | am going to suggest to
the teacher that she take her pupils for a
little pilgrimage around it and have them
stop and worship at the shrines."
In, fnr q
Merrill thinks that one should come down
a little to their level, and not try to be
too classic. Abiding to the idea that
beautiful things around them distract
the attention of children. she quoted Rus
kin to the effect that bare. empty rooms
cause inattention, as the children's minds
are then like birds with nothing to perch
on.
Speaking of large classes. DR.. Merrill
said that they brought out the brute ele-
ment in children and checked the play
spirit, which, she thinks, should be pro-
longed as long as possible. She would be
sorry, she said, If the admission of chill
dren to the kindergarten at four years of
age as they may be under the new char
ter, should lead to their beginning the
study of reading and writing any earlier
than they have heretofore done. She
supported her opinion by quoting Plato
and said that on account of his apprecia-
ton of the Importance of play the hon
or of having almost established the kin
dergarten had been claimed for him.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-05
Farmer Wilter's Mistake.
From the Detroit Free Prrss.)

Frum the Detroit Free Press.)
Old Farmer Writer'S son. being head
strong and full of visionary ideas, ran
away from home when he was little
more than half grown, and for fifteen
years the folks at home heard nothing
Of him. Then the name of Homer Will
ter began to appear in the paper. He
has made a great hit on the stage and
was becoming famous.
"Marthy,' said the old gentleman to
his wife one evening, Il reckon | better
find out Were both mighty curious
To know whether it's our Homer. 1
never been in no theater and | hain't
got nuthin' in common with them actor
people, But l guess I'll slip down there
to the city ithout sayin' nuthin TO no
body and see if it's our boy on the
stage"
The mother tearfully approved and
put in anxious hours until the old man
returned. He looked disconsoIate be-
yond comforting, and it required a good
deal Of persuasive inquiry to draw him
out.
We'll, | might as we'll make a clean
breast of it," he said at last, though |
meant to break it to you kind of gentle.
It's Homer. | went there and seen him
kickin' up all kinds of monkey shines.
never had no idee that a Twin man
and growed up could make SIGH a fool
Of hisself. The people jest rOared and
laughed and it only seemed to make
him foOlisher. 1 was never so shamed
in my born days, and l got away it'll
out tellin' anybody who l was. He'll
never mount to nuthin' in the world.
and We might as well make the best
We kin of it,
But when Homer came home and
paid off the mortgage, ordered some
new buildings. hired two men for the
farm and a woman for the kitchen, the
old folks began to suspect that they
might have made a mistake. When he
had them down to the city. billiards
couldn't keep them away from the
theater
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-05
PLHIN POINTS
HB0UT VISITS
Guests Can Always Manage
to be Welcome.
Selfishness in Conversation or In
Arranging knioyahie Events a
Bar to Frieadliness.

"1'o be really good visitor is an ac-
complishment in itself. and must be
studied and acquired with care says
a hostess. There are. it il true, many
persons who are gifted with 80 much
native tact and good feeling that they
are never guilty of hurting other per-
sons sensibilities or committing those
little gaucheries which are trying to a
hostess: but these. on the other hand,
sometimes err on the side Of being too
thoughtful They consider themselves so
uncomfortable. and, therefore, need to
make a study OF .the art OF visiting, as
well as the less polite ones.
americans haze been thought to he
less interesting ar visitors than as hos
tesses. for the reason that they are used
10 leading. and do not follow i'm the wake
of another gracefully or Craciously
The woman who can easily divest
herself Of selfish proclivities is an always
welcome guest. Many enter the homes
OF Others with the expectation of being
waited upon and entertained continually.
never considering that their duty is to
supply an equivalent amount of amuse-
ment.
The visitor who comes 10 her friend :
town house only to make it a stopping
place while she does Autumn or Spring
shopping or attends a series of recep-
lions. teas and musicals is "a downright
bore. As a setoff to this inconsideratc
person is the other friend who insists
upon taking 50 much work upon herself
that her visit is altogether spoiled for
the hostess. who feels that she has been
making a convenience OF two willing
hands and feet.
The ideal visitor takes friendly but
not Drving interest I'm her friends
plans and hopes: she has pleasant con-
hdences to make in return. many bright
tales 10 tell and discriminating mind in
the matter Of length OF visit
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-05

1t is. or should be, the highest aim of
every merchant to please his customers;
and that the wide-awake drug firm of
Meyers & Eshleman. Sterling, ILL.,. is do
ing So is proven by the following, from
Mir. Eshleman: In my sixteen years ex-
perience in the drug business, / have
never seen or sold or tried a medicine
that gave as good satisfaction as Cham
beriain's Collie. Cholera, and Diarrhoea
Remedy. Sold by Henry Evans, Whole
sale and Retail Druggist. 93S street
and Connecticut avenue and street
northwest. and 142S Maryland avenue
northeast
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-05
KINGS IN a. SG PALACE GaSH0' lac
sl2-S1i sth St us Market Space
&c


(From the Richmond Times)
An episode occurred at the Academy
OF Music last night during the rendition
of the Prisoner Of Zenda," which Gre
ated something OF a commotion for a
time.
Just before the curain went up a
handsomely dressed young lady came
in and took a seat i'm one Of the boxes.
She was accompanied by a female
somewhat muftied up. No attention
was paid to the occupants of the box
at first. but after they had removed
their wraps it WAS seen that the lady's
companion was a bright-skinned
mulatto.
Mr.. Leath soon became cognizant Of
the fact and instructed one Of the
ushers to go to the box and tell the
ncgress that she must go to the upper
gallery. The usher carried out his in
structions and the woman went with
out dissent.
A little while later a young man
came i'm and sat with the lady in the
box until the end of the play, after
which they, accompanied by the neg
ress. took a carriage and drove away.
Ii was ascertained later that the
lady and gentleman were brother and
sister, and We're stopping at the JEFF
ferson. The gentlemans name is MIR.
Evans Treadwell, and the lady is Mrs.
Nadia Swinnechse, both Of san Fran
cisco. To Times reporter Mr.. Tread
well said that he and his sister were
travelling for pleasure, and that she
was accompanied by her maid, whom
she was accustomed to take with her
to various places as a sort of body
guard. He said he was born in Nir-
ginia, but had not lived here for many
years. and neither he nor his sister
knew anything Of the customs Of the
city. His sister, he said, had prompt
ly told her maid to go to the upper
gallery as soon as she had been inform
ed that it was against the rules Of the
house for her TO remain in the box.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-05
Songs of Gagged Bird.

ltTOm the century,
Mr.. John Burroughs says. 1 have
never yet seen a Gagged bird that
Wanted-at least. not on account Of its
sOng-nOr a wild flower that 1 desired
10 transfer TO my garden. a Gagged sky
lark viii sing its song sitting on a bit
of turf in the bottom Of the cage. but
you want to stop your ears. il is 50
harsh and sibilant and penetrating.
But up here against the morning sky,
and above the wide eXpanse Of fields.
what delights We have in il, It is not
the concord of sweet sounds; IL
is the soaring spirit Of glad
ness and ecstasy raining down
upon us from heavens gate"
Then to the time and the place. if one
could only add the association. or hear
the bird through the vista of the years.
the song touched with the magic Of
youthful memories,
A number Of years ago friend in
England sent me a score Of sl<ylarks in
a cage. l gave them their liberty in
field near my place. They drifted away
and I never heard them OF saw them
again. But one Sunday Sc0tchman
from neighboring city called upon me
and declared with visible excitement
that on his way along the road he had
heard a skylark. He was not dream
ing: he knew il was a skylark, though
he had not heard one since he left the
banks of the Doom. a quarter Of a cen
tury or more before. What pleasure II
gave him. How much more il meant to
him than It would have meant TO me!
For the moment he was on his native
heath again. Then / told him about the
Iarks L had liberated. and he seemed To
enjoy it all over again with renewed
appreciation.
Many years ago some skylarks were
liberated on Long Island, and they be-
came established there, and may now
occasionally be heard in certain locali-
ties. One summer day a friend Of mine
was out there observing them: lark
was soaring and singing in the sky
above him. An old Irishman came
along and suddenly stopped as II trans
fixed to the spot look of mingled
delight and increduIity came into his
face. Was he indeed hearing the bird
of his youth? He took OFF his hat, turn
ed his face skywaTd, and with moving
lips and streaming eyes stood long
time regarding the bird All my
friend thought. eff 1 could only hear
that song with his earst'' How it
brought back his youth and all those
long-gOne days on his native hills The
power Of bird-songs over US is so much
a matter Of association. Hence il is
that every traveller to other countries
finds the feathered songster of less
merit than those he left behind. The
traveller does not hear the birds in the
same receptive. uncritical frame Of
mind as does the native: they are not
in the same way the voices of the place
and the season.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-05
A Point About woman'- Influence.

The lives OF r.ue-teuths of or great
mon nave been shaped by the Influence
q a woman. therefore how necessary a
woman should have influence and indi-
:iGualtty. In order TO manage n nus
band you must be perfectly able to man
agv yourself The oak and vine theory
is a quagmire, steer clear IF H. When
YOU are once able to correctly manage
Yourself | Ventu.1 to siy the husband
VIII fall gracefully into line
Keep your individuality. individuality
swallowed up in matrimony either makes
a fool or a fiend of one or the other of
the contracting parties, depending on
which one gets swallowed. Remember
that two souls with but a single thought.
two hearts that beat as one, does not
mean that one soul is going to do all the
work, but rather that their hopes. aims,
plans are one but will execute them ac-
cording to their own ideas and individual
tiles To manage yourself. understand
your capabilities and make the most of
them. Never tire of self-improvement-
Then the husband, after you are in this
condition. will he pleased fascinated. and
YOU will have an influence lasting enough
to keep him interested.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-05
FUN ABOUT THE FACETS.
Where Stories Must End when the
Flames Flicker out.

a fagot party. says the Woman's Home
Companion. must be planned several days
ahead of the appointed evening. The
Invitation must be accompanied by the
request that the guest come prepared to
sing song. dance a dance or tell story.
The lights are turned down and fag0ts
thrown on the CRATE fire. The length of
the song or dance, or whatever the guest
has selected to be delivered, must be de-
cided by the time used in burning n fagot.
Driftwood Is pretty To use as the cop
peras in ii gives a fine blue and green
flame. so. also. are wagon hubs. used in
a town where defective ones can be OBJ
tanned at the factory. as they make
beautiful spiral flame. Ii is related that
Stockton's Lady or the Tiger was told
at just such a party. The flame died out
Just as he reached the point where the
story ends. and the exclamation of de-
light made him leave il in the present
unfinished state.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-05
Flour Must Be White
Fashion Demands What Doctors
Say is Wrong.
A PLAN TO PLEASE BOTH IS
SUGGESTED.

Doctors deny the use of a fine whits
flour. while their patients are equally de-
termined to stick to il for appearance
sake. The truth Of the matter is that
physicians object mainly to the quantity
of white flour consumed and not because
Of it's Wilderness. White -four. as we all
know. is almost pure starch its color
having been obtained by reason OF ali the
darker phosphate properties of the
wheat being discarded in boiling
The thing to do Is to restore the phOs-
plate or the properties which the doctor
says must be replaced and at the saYna
time satisfy the demand for Wilderness.
This Is accomplished by a baking powder
prepared by the RumfOrd Chemical
Works Of Providence. r. T., which does
give to the white flour the heaIthfuI
properties and does not affect it's color
This is an important point 20 know. since
IL is question that has bothered a great
many of US. Women know how to make
fine cake with white -four. but II is
doubtful If they would succeed with the
'grahams" and cOarser fiOurs.
Mrs. Helen NJ Barker of the National
W. G. Il. u. is very much In favor of the
Rumford Baking Powder and writes TO
the members of the union. in a circular
letter. recently: "RumfOrd Baking Pow
der Is OF the highest grade in efficiency
purity and healthful quality and costs
less than other high grade powders
have satisfied myself by its use in my
own home and feel assured 1t will give
perfect satisfaction"
Rumford Baking Powder Is so well
known that probably no trouble viii Do
experienced finding II at your grocer
but in case he does not keep Il. do not get
discouraged. but write to the RumfOrd
Chemical Works. Providence. r. L. or
Chicago. and they will tell you where Il
is sold. They will also send you little
pamphlet descriptive Of their products
and the woridfamous HorsfOrd's Acid
Phosphate
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-05
FRENCH MARRIAGE SYSTEMS.
Affection Rather Than Convenience
q New Feature. -.

Miss Anna l.. Bicknell is an English
woman who has had most unusual OPP
portunities for studying French life. For
in the household OF Napoleon III. and
resided in the Tuileries. For the Ccntu-
~. Miss Bicknell has written an article
on French Wives and Mothers" in
which she says:
THE old marriage de CONVEYANCE,
which caused so much sorrow and con-
sequent evil i'm former days. when a girl
was taken out of a convent to be shown
the man to whom she was about to be
married. is now a thing of the past. II
must be acknowledged, however. that
marriages are still made up, often too
hastily and specifically, by nicely bal
anced family arrangements and by the
intervention of friends. Nevertheless.
attraction and repulsion are now taken
into consideration. and a girl is no long
er forced to marry a man whom she
positively dislikes. l could quote in
stances in the very highest Historical
aristocracy where. at the last moment,
after the trousseau had been sent III
marked, according to custom, with the
initial letters of the two names elaDor-
atelV embroidered and all the social pre-
parations made the marriage was broken
off because the bride had declared that
she could not get accustomed To the
bridegroom. nor endure the idea of see
ing his face in her home during her nat
ural life In one of these instances the
family lamentations over the initials of
the rousseau were really amusing. For
tunatefN- substitute was soon found
whose name. like that Of the rejected
sutton, began with an Y, and the COM
plications were thus happily settled.
The great object of the French girls
life is marriage. From the time OF her
birth her parents have prepared for this
event. and in many cases they have con-
siderably straitened their income and
curtailed their enjoyment to make up her
dot. Every girl in every class is expect
ed to have something; those who have
nothing are exceptions, and constitute
minority of old maids The girls who
from choice do not marry generally be-
come nuns, usually much against the
wishes of their parents. The old tales
of young women being forced into con-
vents to improve the position Of their
brothers are forgotten in these days
when, while no child can on any pre-
tense be deprived of a share in the faith
er's inheritance. monastic vows are not
recognized by law. Nuns and spnsters
are exceptions; marriage Is the rule"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-05
Not Disconnected.

A fashionably -dressed old lady caused
much amusement in a southbound Lin
den Avenue car yesterday morning, says
the Baltimore American. shortly before ii
O'Clock. She entered the car at Dolphin
Street and stood near the door for
moment. CHANGING up and down the car
for an unoccupied seat Looking imme
diately behind her. she saw an empty
space. and proceeded To sit down. Tn
fortunately. her sight was bad, and she
sat upon the floor. for the seat which
sometimes occupies the space was one OF
the adjustibe kind and had been removed
to the front of the car. She arose, with
the aid Of the conductor. but instead of
getting out at the next corner, as most
women would have done, she smiled with
the rest Of the people in the ear and took
seat which gentleman offered to her.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-05
WOMEN As MUSICAL COMPOSERS
Germany. France and America Lead
ia a Brilliant Coterie,

Germany. France and America are the
nationalities hest represented by women
composers and the list i'm each of these
countries is a long and brilliant one. Par
is gives as Mile Chaminade whose COM
positions are marked by spontaneity and
originality. and while others have dis
played equal talent, hers, by reason OF
the field IL covers. ranks first i'm import
ance. OF our American women, Mrs. III.
H. a Beach is said to be the most ambi-
tious. and her "Jubilate for the Dedica-
ton OF the Woman's Building at the Co
lumbar Exposition Mr.. Hughes pro-
nounces n sort Of clarion note of tri-
umph-thc cry Of a Balboa discovering
an ocean of opportunity. After
examining il. IL seems impossible to OPP
pose anything but bigotry to the ac-
acknowledgement that women can write
great music"
Another clever American musician, more
especially a song writer. Is Mrs Jessie
l.. Gaynor Of Chicago. Her Rose
Songs have been gathered into an al
bum. and her group of children's songs,
FOR Little Folks have made their COM
poser justly famous Mrs. Gaynor was
born in ST Louis and has studied chiefly
with Dr. Louis Mas. In spite of Ru-
binsteiu's harsh structures this gifted
woman has written exquisite love songs
and lullabies as well two things the emil
nent master held it impossible for
woman To do.
From Germany We have the brilliant
pianist, as well as composer. Fraulein
Adele Ans der Ohe and a number of tai
euted workers whose achievements are
scarcely less notable than hers. And it
all goes to show that women can COM
pose music and are composing good mu-
sic. Mr. Hughes. ia concluding his pa
per. says. THE survey Of the field of
present activity ina music throughout the
world enlarges the claims Of women to
consideration. For. now that Brahms is
dead and Greig has almost ceased to
write. there are not many men to be
justly preferred above the best Of these.
To deny that the most capable Of these
women write better music than the av-
erage male composer would surely be
beyond even The most conservative. once
il is granted that certain women can
compose better than the average man, l
do not see how il is logically possible to
deny the sex musical CaDability"