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The evening times., 1900-01-23
DESPONDENT AND ILL.
W. Ellsworth Moore Commits sui
eide at His Home.

eide at His Home.
SWARTHMORE. Pa. Jan. 22.-DespOnd-
ent from continued illness and the loss OF
an only son ". Ellsworth Moore. a promi-
net resident of this place committed
suicide in the bathroom of his house by
cutting his throat with razor. The un-
fortunate man was found a few minutes
later by his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs Moore arose about s o'clock
and Moore went into the bathroom as
though to shave himself \ few minutes
later Mrs Moore was startled by a grOan
and the sound of a heavy body falling. She
quickly ran across the hall and 20 her
horror saw her husband lying on the floor.
the blood streaming from an ugly cash IN
the neck. She fell with a scream TO the
floor in a faint Mrs Hurst. a neighbor.
hearing the scream. ran to her assistance
A doctor was called in and later Edward :
Fry. Coroner Of Delaware county, was
notified.
Ellsworth Moore. who is IS years Of age.
has been a resident of Swarthmore for more
than fifteen years His father was a Pres
byterian minister. formerly of Kenneth
Square. Until last October Moore occupied
responsible position with a mercantile
agency. but was forced TO resign on account
OF i'll health. Since then he has been in
low spirits. and his despOndenCy was
heightened by an occurrence last Saturday
night. by the drowning of MahlOn Larsen.
which recalled to Moore the loss of his only
son three years ago.
For the past week he has been even more
despondent than ever. and his family have
been in constant fear that he would kill
himself
The evening times., 1900-01-23
HOSPITAL STEWARDS NEEDED.
A Great Demand for Their Services
in the Philippines.

Great demand continues for hospital
stewards in the Philippines. The trans
port Tartar, which sailed from San Fran
cisco January II. carried siXty-eight men
of the Hospital Corps. who will be assign
ed to duty in the islands. Among them
were one hospital steward Of the regular
army. one of volunteers, and four acting
hospital stewards.
The Medical Department of the army is
regularly sending its enlisted men 10 Ma
Mia When men are enlisted in the Hos
pital Corps they receive from one 10 two
months instructions at either the school
of application at the Washington Barracks
here or at Angle Island.
1t is proposed to send $50 Hospital Corps
men to General Otis on the hospital ship
Missouri when she sails from San Fran
cisco for Manila. She is now en- route
from Manila TO San Francisco, and is due
at the latter place about January 81. To
secure this number of men il Will be nee
essary to withdraw recruits from instruc-
tion at the schools of application, whether
they have received a requisite amount OF
training or not. The time required for
this training depends upon the aptitude of
the recruits for the service.
The evening times., 1900-01-23
SEARCHING THE COUNTRY.
an Aged Farmer MystcriOuSly Dis
appears From Home.

GREENYILLE. Pa. Jan. 23--OvsT one
hundred men are searching the country
about Fredonia. this county trying to find
some trace Of Joseph Campbell a farmer,
aged eighty-two years who disappeared
from his home Friday night Campbell
came into the house with mud on his
shoes. and was requested to go outside and
clean it off. Since then no trace OF him has
been found
The creek bottom was dragged Tor sew
eral miles and bl0odhOunds were placed
on trail without result. Campbell was
partly psralyzed, and it would be impossi-
hIe for him to walk far
The evening times., 1900-01-23
FREDERICK'S WAR LEVY.
A Committee of Citizens to Petition
Congress-

FREDERICK, Nd, Jan. 23.-The legisla-
tive committee appointed by Mayor Chill
ton to petition Congress to reimburse the
city of Frederick for the levy made upon
The city for $1,000 by JubaI A. Early on
July 8, 1868. left this morning for Wash
'ngton to confer with Senators Wellington
and McComas and Representative Pearre
as to what course to pursue in presenting
the claim.
The committee took with them the petit
tion that has been signed by many thou
sand citizens of Frederick. The commit
tee is composed of Hon. Milton G.. Urner.
chairman; Joseph d. Baker, Col D. c.
Winebrener, former Mayor A. R. Yeakie.
Henry Williams, E. Y. GoldsborOugn.
Thomas H. Haller John G.. Hardt, and
these city officials: Mayor William F.
Chiffon, Courcilmen George H. thinner
man. John E. Schell, Jonathan Biser, Ell
mer S. Brown. Charles B. T. HendricksOn,
and City Attorney Hammond UrneT.
The evening times., 1900-01-23
BnryiHg the Tattered COlors
(From the London Chronicle.)

In connection with the story of the British
flag said TO be burned at Pretoria, it is perhaps
worth mentioning that in the middle of The last
century it was no unusual occurrence for the
tattered or wounded coloTs as they were
quantity styled, to be inferred In a North
Country paper of May 81. 1763, there is the
following passage; The old colors OF the Twen-
ty-fifth Regiment Of Foot, Lord George Lennox's
(now the Kings Own Borderers), quartered at
Newcastle-upon-Tyne. being much wounded in
Germany, particularly at the glorious and ever
memorable battle Of Minden, buried with
military honors."
The evening times., 1900-01-23

traditions which cannot be of advantage
to the American body polite must be OPP
posed with vigor. There is room in this
country only for things that are progress
sive and purely American. The language
is English. the flag is red, white, and blue,
and every institution should conform strict
ly to the precepts and teachings of the
forefathers, proceeding according to the
dictates of patriotism for the upbuilding
of our own national fabric, and without
foreign adulterations
The evening times., 1900-01-23
Rocks About Famous Women.
From the Kansas City Starr

rom The kaIlSds OIIE SIdT.J
4 German statstician has been counting up
books that have been written about famous
men. He finds that Marie Antoinette, Joan OF
Are. Mary Stuart, and Pope Jean head the list
with over a hundred books each. They fol!
lowed in order by Maria Theresa, Queen Eliza
beth. Catherine II of Russia. Marie de Nedici
Mime de MaiHtenon and Christina of Sweden,
then al a considerable interval by Nine. de Stae
Queen Louise of Prussia. Mines de sevlgne. de
Pompadour and du Barry. the Duchesse de Berri,
Ueloise Charlotte Corday, NinOn de Lenclois
and Queen Caroline OF Brunswick. Nine books
have been written about Katharine Bora,
Martin Iuther's wife.
The evening times., 1900-01-23

The winter muzzle act of the District
Government may have been adopted and
applied to the House Of Representatives,
but as yet it has not been accepted in the
Senate. Mr.. Aliens resolution liz that
body, directing the Secretary of the Treas
ury to report upon the Stillman Morgan
any suppressed scandal correspondence and
to tell all he knows about those Standard
Oil bonds, is evidence that one branch OF
Congress is still an independent delibera-
tive body TO some extent, and that the Ad-
ministration leaders were wrong in think
ing that the New York Custom House deal
and cognate things could be effectually
and summarily suppressed.
The evening times., 1900-01-23
Porto RicO's Sulphur Baths.
Hrnm the NeM York Sum-

A Philadelphia syndicate has leased for a long
term the sulphur baths at Coamo and the hotel
and large estate which go with them. Comao
was once the West Indian Monte Carlo. 1t is
high up in the mountains east of Ponce. Ii
was formerly the resort of wealthy planters and
mer-LL--ts of Cuba and other Islands, All the
gambling games OF the Mediterranean principally
were in full blast. Summer was the harvest
time for those who could afford it got away
in the mountains during the rainy season. The
site of the old hotel built nearly one hundred
years ago is exceedingly beautiful.
The evening times., 1900-01-23
The Meaning of Tugela.

(Frere Correspondence OF the London Times)
The name Tugela means ''fear,'' and it has
received the name from the raPidity with
which it viii come down in food. A thunder
storm among the mountains in which it rises
will raise the river many feet in few minutes
and resident on its banks told me that he has
seen it rise forty feet in a single night! The
current is at all times exceedingly swift, and a
comparatively slight rise is sufficient to make the
drift impossible while heavy rise will sweep
away any temporary bridge that may have been
tied.
The evening times., 1900-01-23
Women as Professional Gardeners.
CFrom the London Telegraph.)

A woman was recently appointed as head gar
dener to the Marquis OF Bute's grounds. lady
in Ireland was obliged to call in the assistance Of
skilled woman for her gardens aId houses be
cause her old Scotch gardener allowed her no
cortrol of her flowers and fruit, grudgingly sup
plying the table and rooms. - give away any
of the produce he rendered well nigh impossible
Her experiment is most successful. She gives
her feminine gardener $500 a year, a free house
coal. and light, and pays two under gardeners,
both girls, and one man for rough. heavy work
The result is corn in Egypt plenty OF every thing
ard no Crumblng. There is something very
81 mpathetic to a in gardening, who feels
toward her plants in some degree as toward
children.
The evening times., 1900-01-23
Ehartum rs Winter Resort.
(From the London Telegraph.)

Egypt will be the popular winter resort of Eng
lish tourists. but not just yet. Lord Kitchener 5
ideal is to have a rapid railway service TO Khar-
tum. the climate of which is said to be fine.
Cairo has long been favorite place in which TO
escape the rigers of an English winter, but many
people have grown tired of the place. while
khartum will have only the fascination of
association with the success of English arms. but
all the delightful possibilities of new ground
The evening times., 1900-01-23
Dawson BecOming HOmelilSe.

(From the ST. Louis Globe -Demoerat.)
The coming of 200 or 800 wives TO Dawson last
summer inauguTated a new condition of things.
A school is already started brick building Is
put up--coai stoves are using native coal, eest-
ing $50 ton and wood SIS per cord. Frame cot
tages with bow windows and piazzas erect
ed last fall, white curtains drepe the windows and
msttings and rugs also are in evidence.
The evening times., 1900-01-23
CURRENT HUMoR.
a Double Meaning.

From the Detroit Free Press
Nfke-An' phwhere's O'FlynH now
Pat-Bedad he's under the ground
Mike-Deld2
Pat-Nirer a bit. Hes got job dlggiu' coal
The evening times., 1900-01-23

1t would be hopeless task to attempt
sufficient admiration for the advertising
genius of the Topeka newspaper which is
about TO turn itself over 10 the six days
management of an eccentric preacher who
proposes to run it during that time in the
manner he believes Jesus would conduct
daily journal. There is nothing in the
yellow
The evening times., 1900-01-23
No Compromise.

From the Indianapolis Jcurnal)
"Did the doctor say that outdoor air would
hurt youY''
ono; he said outdoor air would do re good,
but mustn't ride AROUND towU in any OF these
ice-boN cars
The evening times., 1900-01-23
Cramped Quarters.
I,or,I,I

From the Chicago Times-IieraldD
sJ wonder why Fergus always puts IN about
half of the morning yavsning and stretching Mn
self :. -
..He lives in fat and hasn't room to 40 Il at
Tor,,
The evening times., 1900-01-23
4 Coincidence.

| (From the Detrait JOuEnall
''rhe JoneSes are going TO have silver wed-
! ding"
! mot the Chicago Jonrses"'
1.-THE Chicago Joneses. II happens that Nj.
and Mrs Jones have each been married twent!
| five wears on tho 18th OF this month.
The evening times., 1900-01-23

General opinion still favors the idea that
the House of Representatives is deter
mined to drive another nail in the coffin
of its constitutional integrity by refusing
a seat to the member from Utah, Brigham
H. Roberts 1t would be so easy TO do the
right thing in legal and proper form, by
admitting the polygamist on the strength
of his prima facie rights. and then expel-
ling him. that there is ground for wonder
that the Tayler committee has elected TO
take the course it has.
The evening times., 1900-01-23
DipIonRey.
.nIis InI.rnn1 y

Gror the indianapolis JoGrHi1
..I read, the Presidents message clear through
to Henry.
''You did?"
YES; | knew i couldn't keep awaAe Il he
read it to me-.
The evening times., 1900-01-23
MufunI ENpInnntiOnS.

From the Chicago Trihunel
'fWhv, good morning, Mr. ThUrnhilL
Good morning. Niss-ah-Twvman.'
''But / am not Miss Twyman.
''Glad to hear it. I'm not Nr. Th0T1hiil.
The evening times., 1900-01-23
Fighting the Paper Trust.-Repre

sentative Dorsey W. ShacHlefo1d OF the
Eighth Missouri district, seems determined
20 send his name ringing down the corrl-
doris of time with some other distinction
than that he was the successor Of 'Si!-
yer Dick Bland. the blessed old soaL VINO
for so many years held aloft the banner
of bimetallism through storm and stress.
Judge Shacklefords fame has already
flown on feet wings 10 every nook ard
Granny OF the Union. He has introduced
bill TO put paper on the free list. whence
it was removed by the tariff thirsty Ding
ley in the Fifty-f fifth Congress, 70 the IN
speakable dismay OF every publisher in the
land. big and little. For his pains, Judge
Shackleford has had his name entered In
the Paper Trusts book OF slaughter. but
it is also being printed diurnally and heb
domadally by the newspapers everywhere
with paeans OF praise. This conjunction Is
enough not only TO bring Judge Shackle-
ford endearing fame. but also 10 secure
his reelection this year. He is being del
uged with postal petitions from pub
fishers everywhere, demanding the passage
of his bill at this session, and these peu-
tions he began filing in the House today.
The evening times., 1900-01-23
The California senatorship.-Cali-

1hc
fornians in Washington say that probably
nobody is more anxious for Quay's defeat
than is Governor Gage of their State. 1t
appears that the governor, though bound
TO the Hon. Dan Burns by peculiar rOliti-
cal obligations, is really eager for some
thing to happen so he won't have to ap-
point that malOdOrous statesman to the
Senate Governor Gage will have TO give
the certificate TO the victorious Burns II
the Senate establishes the dreaded prece-
dent by seating Quay on the appointment
of the Governor of Pennsylvania. If, on
the other hand. Quay is turned away. Gov
ernor Gage will have an excellent excuse
not TO appoint Burns. Instead. II is sald
he will call a special session OF the leglo-
lature in the firm belief that the deadlock
can be broken 10 the complete undoing OF
Burns and the triumph of Scott, the great
shipbuilder of the Pacific Coast Oh course
the election would be only for snort
term The Democrats are confident OF
their ability 10 carry the legislature 10 be
elected this year. in which event 1t is said
Mayor Phelan of San Francisco, would
be sent TO the Senate for the long term.
The evening times., 1900-01-23
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Bryan BeImont's Guest.-How mex
tricably confused is the Democratic sit
uation in New York was shown by the
dinner given last night to Colonel Bryan
by o. H. p. Belmont The host has for a
year or more been pleading with the Ne
braskan to drop the silver question. In
the company he invited to meet the guest
were men representing every shade OF
Democratic opinion-from that OF 10
to / to gold monometallism, from that OF
territorial contraction to still further ex-
pansion. Even Editor William r. Hearst's
left lung" the oracuIar Arthur Bris-
bane attended the feast and had his hired
hands fill page of todays journal with
the picturesque utterances and the pic
torial poses of Colonel Bryan. And yet
the Hon. William Sulzer, the most ver-
bose advocate between the Atlantic sea-
board and the mighty peaks of the Allie
ghenies of everything Colonel Bryan Is
supposed to cherish. and the spokesman of
the imperturbable saturnine Croker, was
not hidden to- the feast. Nor has Tammany
vet agreed to dine" Colonel Bryan in the
patois of New York. Some of the braves
are going to informally eat dinner with
him at the Democratic Club this evening"
but it is stated that the Tammany Society
stubbornly refuses to give the function Of
fetal countenance. II Richard Croker were
in New York it is thought the situation
would BE- relieved of its tension, even II
Croker had to knock down a few of the OBJ
stinate braves to afford the desired relief
SulZer is expected to be one of the Yoca-
tive features of the dinner at the Demo-
cratic Club, and how Colonel Bryan is TO
be saved from embarrassment is causing
considerable concern in Washington. The
acceptance by the Nebraskan of Belmont 3
hospitality over the livid Sulzerian protest
is taken to mean that the Colonel is not as
averse to Belmont's ambition TO be made
the running mate as SuZer and all Tam
many are. If Mr.. Belmont should attend
the affair this evening and have his brow
illumined by the joy irradiated from the
Nebraskan's face the claim would be made
by the Belmont partisans that Colonel
Bryan intends deliberately to beard the
Tammany tiger in it's lair and insist upon
Belmunt's Vice Presidential aspirations be-
ing accorded respectful consideration.
This. of course, would lead to more trouble
that might gain disastrous proportions un-
fess Richard Croker's broken leg heals In
time for him to come from Europe and set
things right In Tammany.
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Il is undouhted proof OF the Intelligent
and keen interest taken by Americans In
the Anglo BeeT question that about 900
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perhaps. all stories of such seeking must
be- and the characters and situations inter-
esting as they are in themselves, hardly
afford scope for the kind OF work Mr.
Waterloo does best, except in the case Of
the inimitable and delightful Billy Dodge.
Billy is a small boy afflicted with an en-
.en1y slightly larger than himself To beat
this enemy in a fair fight is his sweetest
hope in life, and he takes up the doctrines
of Christian science and peryerts them
to the end of making himself invincible.
The first time he fights with Jim McMas-
tiers, "holdin' a thought" that he is going
to win, works beautifully; but the second
time he is so busy with the thought that
he neglects to observe just what Jim is
doing. and he suffers the painful conse-
quences and then renounces all adven-
titlous aids to his muscle. ''Holdin' the
thought may be all right for girls, out
with boys It don't work. Remember, moth
er, after this | travel on my muscle week
days. an keep Sunday like a clockv'
(''The Seekers" BY Stanley Waterloo
II. s. Stone & Co, Chicago. $50. For sale
by Lowman & Hanford)
@ @ {.
If there needs must be books of selec-
lions for the use of the reader and the
speaker. Mr.. George Riddle is certainly
a competent person to decide what shall
go into them since he knows by actual
experience what things lend themselves
best to defamation. "A Modern Reader
and Speaker is notable for the fact that
it contains much that is good from tn,
literature of the hour--Henry James,
George Meredith, William Winter. John
d. Long, Carl Schurz Henry w. Grady
Tolstoy. Anthony Hope, Richard Hard
ing Davis, Edmond Rostand and Kate
Douglas wiggin are some of the people
represented here, along with older favor
ties.
GA Modern Reader and Speaker"
Compiled by George w Riddle. H. S.
Stone & Co, Chicago. $3.50
The critic may be pardoned for linger-
ing over the exterior of Moods and
Other Verses" volume of poems by
Edward Robson Taylor, published by
Elder & Shepard. Very few books Of
verse have anything In their contents so
satisfactory to the aesthetic sense as thfs
dainty Quaker-like binding OF blue-gray
cartridge paper with its effective white
label printed in black-and-red Mr.. Tay-
lor's verses are sweet musical and i
good taste. They show cultivation and
a trained ear, but no very strong poeti,
impulse and no original forms of expires
sion. The best of the verses are tn
translations and the series of tributes L
other writer's. all of which show higl
development of that fine critical apprecia-
tinn which is not satisfied with anything
less than the Illuminating phrase.
("Moods and other Verses" BY Ed
ward Robson Taylor. sl25 Elder &
Shepard. For sale by Lowman 4 Han
ford.)
-Cornelia Atwood Pratt.
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Dcecher on Influence.

MT. Beecher one day attended match
game Of billiards, and several newspapers
criticised him for so doing. A few days
later. while he was sitting on the edge Of
the platform in his lecture room. a young
church officer said to him: II don't be-
lieve there is any harm In billiards. but
don't you think YOU injured your iniiu-
ence by attending the game?"
Mr., Beecher tucked one OF his legs under
the other and, nursing one knee. said
slowly: I've noticed all my life that
ministers who are always taking care of
their influence never have much influence
to take care of. Very early in my min
istry | made up my mind to take care of
my work and let the Lord take care OF
my influence. Those ministers who keen
looking behind them to see what has be-
come of their influence remind me OF
nothing so much as an old cat chasing
as own tail."-Ladies Home Journal
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lating TO the private life Of the German
kaiser and of the Empress Auguste Ihis
book, he claims was accepted for publ
cation by Messrs. Barrie & sons, who,
after having had II set up and the Illus
trations made for it, refused to issue II on
the ground that ii contained improper
matter. and that II was full Of statements
regarding the personality of the kaiser
which would be reasonable II published in
Germany. What gives the whole affair
especial interest Is the insinuation by the
plaintiff in this suit that the suppression
of the book was really due to influences
brought to bear upon the publishers
through the German embassy at Washing
ton, and at the instigation Of the kaiser
himself
8 o g
"Dana Tempest" a novel, which rep
resents some of the best work OF Mary
Cholmondeley, author of Red Pottage,"
is shortly to appear in a new edition. with
a portrait of the author, and an introduce
ton which will give sketch of the au-
thors life and methods. The publishers
will be d. Appleton & Co.
@ @ o
1t was the wish of the late Mr.. Moody
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The short story.

with few exceptions. the worlds great
noyelists have been masters OF the short
story. They hammered at the short story
until they perfected it as a literary form
as distinct and self-contained as SON
net or a ballad. They found that the
ideal short story, like the ideal lyric, can
deal with only one main emotion or ex-
perience-that the slightest irrevelancy is
fatal-that every detail must be bound
with living cords TO the heart-that every
word must bear on the creature; every
man. be he but a street scavenger, is a
whole bundle of men, and every one Of
them of varying moods. Where is the
chance to paint a man in a short story?
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@OTES AND NEWS.

Occasionally. amateur book making is of
very superior sort. The illustration given
OF page from "Idylls of the Lawn" a
volume of short stories selected from the
University of Virginia Magazine, is worth
attention as "A demonstration of the style
of drawing best adopted to the medieval
romances so much in favor at present.
{. {. .
The new novel by MIR. Robert Hlchens.
which the Frederick Stokes Company have
announced as In preparation has hai its
title changed to Tongues OF Conscience"
Mr. Hichens is now in Sweden correcting
the proofs as they are sent to him from
this country.
II Is stated that Beatrice IIarraden will
write a play for Ellen Terry
(. (. 4.
The new novel by II. g. Wells is entitled
Love and Mr.. Lewisham." and It is said
that Henry James. w +. Henley and
others have read 1t In manuscript and
speak OF it In terms of warm praise 1t is
to bear the imprint OF Messrs. Harper a.
Brothers, in London and is to De pub