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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
ExiIed.

o. the misty purple hills
Wind among the heather
o, the sunshine on the ioeh,
And We two together
There the bUFnie wakes the wood
WI its elm laughter,
Calling US that stray beside
Aye to follow after.
There the great harts stand at gaze,
And the heath-cock's Growing,
And ef8r upon the bTae
Faint the kye are lowing.
There the wee hares nestle soft.
Where tie san lies sleeping.
And IN spray OF rainbow light
Rise the salmoa IeaPinE,
Roses bloom beside the door
OF the summer Smelling.
As they bI0omed when Highland clans
Down the glen came stealing.
As they grew for white eockades
In the morning early,
When the English troopers fed
Frae our bonnie Charlie.
o, the misty Scottish hills,
And the Highland heather,
Windy light upon the loch,
And we two togetheri
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
The Time to shop.
Boston Advertiser.l

About this time Of the year the wise
shopper makes up her Christmas list and
makes the bulk. If she does not make all,
Of her purchases for Christmas gifts. It
is because she is wise that she does SO.
In the stores she finds the pick Of holiday
novelties. She also finds it easy to get
attention. She is not pushed and hauled
in crowd Of hundreds Of eager eleventh.
hour shoppers, and she escapes the physi-
cal exhaustion that must always follow
such football tactics. She is sure of find
ing what she wants, of having it altered
or engraved or retouehed, If necessary.
and OF having IL delivered at once. She
is sure that it will reach it's destination
in time, and that she will not be worried
by any Of the many vexations that over
take the unfortunate who postpones her
shopping until the rush sets in. Proba-
bly, out of every 100 shoppers, at least e5
will acknowledge that this is true; but
it is quite safe to say that 80 out Of the
95 viii be found where the turmoil and
scrimmages are thickest, about three
weeks from date.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
ALONG The SKIRMISH LINE.

Some people would like to have it
thought that their milk of human kindness
is cream, when II is really skim.
And you call shat model for a study
of still Iife-that breakfast table?''
Yes; why not?''
Nothing; only wouldn't, If were you,
rely too much on the idea that the butter
will not get up and walk
$50 you want to play the piano. do
you?' said the oId-fashioned farmer to his
daughter
Yes, pa replied his daughter.
We'll. II you can hitch an arrangement
on to it that viii do the churning, you
can pound all you want te; but don't be-
Heve it can be did"
did you say" exclaimed the excited
naval officer, that opium made the man
lie like Logo"
q did"
Sir. I demand to know what you meant
by ft?''
Well" said the fmperturbable one. 'I
didn't really refer TO a sailors log;
though, when I come to think of it, dope
can make a man lie like that. too.''
What's the difference between being
broke and being bToken7'
Why, when you are broke you are
merely down on your luck; when you are
broken your luck has come down on you"
He made a speech Of burning eIo-
cHence," said the enthusiastic partisan.
Was it insured?' asked his friend. alb
-mindedIy.
What are you and Katy disputing
about. Nora ?"
sure, ma'am, Katy says her amt has
got brown kitties, and I says it's brown
creeturs. for how could a woman have
brown htties in her throat, If you please,
ma'am2''
There is consolation for the opponents
Of football IA the fact that at any rate
it does not tend to the consumption of
highballs.
The number Of people who insist on
dressing themselves up in cotton batting
to play Santa Claus and catching fire
from the candles indicates that traditio
should have dressed Santa Claus in a suit
of armor
John, see here; I've got circular that
says You will save % by subscribing to
our book club. and buying this magnif-
cent set OF books And the books cost
$53 and I don't want them Do you see
how l would save anything
No. my dear. don't; but perhaps the
man meant that you would save him g
that way
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
Nothing to Debate.
Topeka State JournaI.0

Minister WI is making fight against
the re-enaetment of the Chinese excIu-
sion On the ground that it is unfair and
unjust to single out this people from
all the rest OF the world and make them
the object OF such legislation He would
like to debate the question with some of
the advocates Of the exclusion law. But
there is nothing to debate. Nobody has
made any claim for keeping out Wu's
people on the score of Justice: IL is
largely q matter OF business and incl
dentaIIy OF morals.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
would Make It IIIustrious.
New York SUM-

# the first session of the new Congress
attends to the ordinary needs OF the Gov
eminent for the next fiscal year, starts
the greater navy well on its way by q
liberal appropriation for warshIps, set
ties the inteToceanic canal question by
beginning the work OF construction. and
provides cable communication with Ha-
wall and or island possessions in the
Far West, 1t will adjourn to be forever
illustrious, even if it does nothing else
Of great Importance.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
Publishing NOW q Lofferr.
Merican EeraId.l

Publishing is becoming something of a
lottery. The lucky publisher who gets
hold of q book selling up into the hun
dreds Of thousands makes deal OF money.
but these grand prizes" ara rare, and 50
1t happens that, IN the true spirit OF the
gambler, Publishers are taking up ali
sorts Of books In the hope Of some day
striking luck. TIiis accounts fer ths Tood
of new novels, few of which mere than
barely pay expenses.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT
WASHINGTON PEOPLE.

Senator and Mrs TalfafeTro have TAX
en- IVA Massachusetts Avenue for the
Congressional session
Miss Ellen D. Anderson viii be pleased
to see her friends Mondays and Fridays
during December at the Cumberland,
Thomas Circle.
Mr. and Mrs J. E Block are located in
their new home, 226 n Street nor hwsst-
Mrs. Mary Kaufman, 71s D Street
southeast, is convalescing from a serious
illness.
Miss Polly Burnett is visiting the
home of Mr.. B. H. Warner, 200 Massa-
chusetts Avenue
Miss Mai Coleman, of New York, Is visit
ing Mrs. Louis Q, Morris aud Miss Norris
at the Olympia
Misses Mabel and Rosetta McGiTL of K
Street northwest, have returned from
Philadelphia, where they went to attend
the Army and Navy football game.
The recently elected officers OF the Crys-
tai Social Club are: J T. Barber, Presi-
dent: Miss K. Jarvis. Vice President:
Miss B Brown. Recording Secretary; Miss
S Baker, Financial Secretary; Mrs Bar
Der, Treasurer, and Mr. J J Cummings,
eTgeant-at-Arms-
Mr. H. D. Gordon and family have re-
moved from their home in North Laurel.
Md, to 1915 K Street for the winter.
Mrs. Louis T. Morris and Miss Morris
will be at home at the Olympia. Tuesday
afternoons in December and January.
Rev. DR.. Stuart and Mrs Stuart are en-
tertaining Lieut. William J Barden, OF
the Engineer Corps. who has been with
General Wood N Cuba for q year anG
more, Mrs. Barden and their son, Stuart.
Mrs Julius A West, formerly Miss Ray
Kaufman, OF Toledo, is visiting her par
ents at go II Street northwest
Mrs. Albert G. Bracket viii be at home
next Saturday and all succeeding satur-
days throughout the winter
Mr. and Mrs Francis E Alden will be
pleased to see their friends Tuesday even
ing. December 10 at 1874 S Street north
vest.
MISS LAWS anu MISS DuIahd5 VINO nave
been visiting Mrs. Fred c. Croxton, 1929
Princeton Street, Columbia Heights, have
returned 10 their home in New York.
Mr.. John F. Williams and his son
Mitchell have gone West for months
vacation. They viii visit Mr. Williams
old home in Iowa near Sioux City
Mrs. Alice Hausemann, Of Sixth Street
southwest, left Monday for q short visit
to friends IN New York
Miss Agnes Harrison. who Is now with
relatives in St. Louis. Is expected home
on Saturday.
The Misses Ada and Alice Clarke have
moved from Capitol HilI to Tenleytown,
D. c.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

The President advocates that the
officers. enlisted men, and midshiP-
men of the navy be kept upon blue
water as much as possible MI
Roosevelt viii never be discovered
trying to teach boy to swim on
drv land.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

The trouble with some Of these
confidential people who are trying to
get the Presidents ear is that when
they do, voice like megaPhone
comes with 1t.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
The Army.

to the number of our soldiers, but he
wishes to see those men made the
most efficient force in the world to-
day. To obtain that end, he recon-
mends the formation of a general
staff, the institution of promotion by
efficiency and not merely by senior
ity, the better pay Of re-enHsted sol
diers, and the training Of our West
Point graduates in field work rather
than in mathematics In all OF these,
he has the support of every practical
soldier and of every intelligent civ
niaR-
Mr.. Roosevelt has struck no new
note IN craftsmanship, but he has
justified the country's confidence in
his eommen-sense-a confidence which
was freely given to him in the dark
days when all the world mourned
the dead Mckinley.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Mr.. Roosevelt says that reciprocity
is the handmade of protection; which
indicates that the hired girl problem
is about to enter politics.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

1t is reported that Mr. Kimberley,
of New Orleans, is feeling of his head
every morning now to be sure 1t IS
on straight
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

1t seems to be necessary to inform
a few rural subscribers that the birth
day of the Sultan of Turkey is not
necessarily Thanksgiving Day.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

The prospects are that the imH1l-
grafton sieve VIII in future look lit
tie less like a group of large holes.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
Her European sister.
Kansaa s. Journal.l

The European counterpart for the an
eient lady in America VINO saw George
Washington is the venerable dame who
danced at Brussels On the eve OF the bat
tie of Waterloo.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

When a lamb has been through his
first experience in Wall Street he gen
orally feels more sheepiSh-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Some people who are PrinciPled
against profanity do their thinking
In dreaGfully bad language
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

1t is better to be Duke of the to-
bacco combine than Prince Consort IN
a strange land
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Private John Aliens enjoyment OF
life seems to depend very little on
being in Congress
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

The ghost OF the turkey is still
haunting some boarding tables
in the form of soup.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

The Columbian University students
seem TO have carried football tactics
into class meetings.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
The Navy.

present naval programme, the United
States stands well among the nations
as a Possessor of ships, but it lacks
men and it needs trained officers.
The President desires four thousand
additional seamen, one thousand ad-
ditIonaI marines, and an increase in
the number of naval cadets-''mid-
shipmen," as he prefers to call them
studying at Annapolis. Those ad-
ditions, and the constant training of
our seamen. viii give the United
States a Navy worthy Of our com
merce and our standing among the
Powers.
IN his remarks upon the Army. Mr..
Roosevelt has spoken as a man with
a present-day knowledge of the re-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
National
Supervision.

Columbia. At present these are an
tiquated and unsatisfactory; to bring
them up to date, to make them applf-
cable to all of the exigeneies Of joint
stock law in the United States. would
be work of great Importance to the
nation at large and to the Capital
City in particular.
: The President has realized the OBJ
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

essary to secure
q complete re-
vision of the cor
porate laws of
the District of
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Miss Agnsz Harrison. who is now with
relatives in st. Louis, Is expected home
on Saturday
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Mrs. Alice Hausemann, of Sixth Street
southwest, left Monday for e short visit
to friends in New York
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
The Trusts.

Aotation they should be forced to
make true statement as to their ex-
act holdings. They should not be
over-capitalized and full publicity
should be given to such part of their
operations as ii is for the public good
to make known. 1t had been well had
President Roosevelt gone little fur
Their mo detail upon this subject and
had recommended the incorporation
of all joint stock companies in the
National Capital at Washington. To
make that possible. 1t would be nee
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
whereby the ma
ton may protect
itself against the
Anarchy.

possible recurrence of outrage against
its President His recommendations
have the hearty support of the Cit
zens of the whole country They are
sane, iudfeious, and if properly re-
srected ought to be effective The
United States Is no dumping ground
for men who are murderers by con
vietion- In recommending that as
sauIts upon the person of a President
or of one IN the line of succession to
the Presidency, should be accounted
crimes against our Institutions and
punished as such, the President has
voiced the VIII of the people
The new President has been able
to announce to the country con-
tinued prosperity, which, taken IN
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
R9C0mmen-
daiOnS.

rine, of Bureau of Forestry with
vastly extended powers, of the intro
duetiOn of irrigation into the arid
regions OF the West, the construction
of a Pacific cable, and of an Isthmian
Canal.
The President viii be supported by
the nation in his recommendations
for the increase of the Navy. espe-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

The Misses Ada and Alice Clarke have
moved from Capitol Hill to TenIeytown,
D. c.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
Prosperity.

In Europe, is 4 matter for profound
qualification to all American citizens.
As Mr.. Roosevelt has said, this pros
perity does no. entirely depend upon
good laws. but might most easily be
People who have been alarmed, by
the enormous development of indus
trial corporations, viii be treasured
by the Presidents recommendation
that trusts should be placed under
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

duStries, IN rec
ommendiRg the
c n c 0 uragement
of an American
Merchant Ma
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

soIete nature of our present Consti-
tuition, Constitution drawn up by
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Detective Lacy is ILL., He has been
missed from his place at Headquarters for
several days. No little task deyoIyes
upon Lacy, for he alone represents the
negro race at the Detective Bureau. His
work Is peculiar IN that he deals alnosk
entirely with those Of his own race who
violate the Law.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04


delivered TO Congress The country
Is in possession of the policy of its
i---- new Chief Exec
The New Nnfn. utive- The bust
the extent to which their interests
VIII be affected by the change in
Presidents. Mr.. Roosevelt came into
the White House an untried man, 4
statesman whose national policy was
unknown to the great mass Of Ameri-
can citizens, whose views on the great
questions never had been revealed
To q commercial nation it was mat
ter of serious import. Men had wait
ed for the inaugural address Of Presi-
dent Mckinley before embarking upon
The great enterprises foated within
the last nine months They had
had four years experience of his at
titude toward the development of the
country. His reelection promised
continuance Of a policy which worked
for the good Of the country. His in
auguraI address confirmed it. Sud
denly an assassin's hand stabbed its
way into the calculations based upon
his continuance in Office.
Mr.. Roosevelt has devoted himself
at the. commencement to a consid-
Grafton of the means open to him
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Richard II. Webster, Of the Office of the
Assistant Attorney General for the Post
office Department. has again returned to
his desk after an absence OF ten days.
Mr.. Webster visited his mother IN Ken
lucky. who was III, but is now on the way
to recovery.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Mr.. John F. Williams and his son
Mitchell have gone West for a months
vacation. They viii 7isit Mr. Williams
old home in Iowa near Sioux City
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Mr. and Mrs. Francis E Alden will be
pleased to see their friends Tuesday even
ing, December 10 at 1874 S Street north
west.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04
The Presidents Message.

'''a The Presidents message has been
delivered TO Congress The country
Is in possession of the policy Of its
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Mrs Albert G. Bracket will be at home
next Saturday and all succeeding Satur-
days throughout the winter
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Miss Davis and Miss Durand, who have
been visiting Mrs. Fred c. Croxton, 1929
Princeton Street, Columbia Heights, have
returned TO their home in New York.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

soIete nature of our present Consti-
tuition, a Constitution drawn up by
eighteenth cen
The fury statesmen,
with a horizon
Constitution. bounded by the
- Mississippi That
Constitution was never designed for
a population of eighty millions of Peo-
pie. Still less was it projected for
the population of five hundred mil
lions who viii occupy this country
in the course of a couple Of genera
tons 1t is out of keeping with the
times and with the people of the
United States that our development
should be bound by red-taPed doeu-
ment
The President has met the wish of
progressive America in desiring a
new Secretary of Commerce and In
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

The recently elected officers OF the Crys-
tai Social Club are: J. T. Barber, Presi-
dent; Miss K. Jarvis. Vice President;
Miss B Brown. Recording Secretary; Miss
S Baker, Financial Secretary; Mrs Bar
Der. Treasurer. and Mr. J J Cummings,
eTgeant-at-Arms-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

The General Land once can boast Of
three women lawyers. They are Mrs.
Emma r. Bailey, who has recently been
admitted to a postgraduate course In
the Columbian University; Mrs Jennie L.
Munroe. and Mrs. Kate II. Burt. Mrs.
Munroe and Mrs Burt handle some Of
the most difficult and complicated eases
which come before the Office They have
for several years been engaged on con
test work. where the homes of the
parties Htigant are involved In many
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Policeman Robert Burns is again az his
place IN Police Headquarters. He has re-
covered from his Illness of two weeks
duration, although he yet suffers from a
severe cold. For years he has filed a
peculiar position, being one of the Oldest
members of the force yet engaged in ac-
tive duty.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Mr.. H. D. Gordon and family have re-
moved from their home in North Laurel.
Md, to 1915 K Street for the winter.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Misses Mabel and Rosetta McGiII, of K
Street northwest, have returned from
where they went to attend
the Army and Navy football game
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Representative Cooper Of Texas, who
was day late in being sworn in, would.
on a vote of the House, probably get the
first prize as the most amiabIe man in
that body. He is liked by everybody, and
one of these days his admiTing constftu-
ents viii proceed to elect him Governor
of the Lone Star State. Mr.. Cooper lives
in Beaumont, the centre OF the new oil
district, the fame Of which has spread
over the globe. His friends here had sup
posed that by this time he had added sew
a-aI millions TO his bank account, since
the petroleum strike was made right at
his door This superstition, however, is
branded by the gentleman as erroneous
but he admits that he is in on more than
one good thing which bids fair to make
him q pIutOcrat some day.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Mrs. Louis T Morris and Miss Morris
will be at home at the Olympia Tuesday
afternoons in December and January
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Mrs Julius A West, formerly Miss Ray
kaufman, OF Toledo, is visiting her par
ents at go Il Street northwest
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Rev. DR.. Stuart and Mrs Stuart are en-
pertaining Lieut. William J Barden, OF
the Engineer CORPS. who has been with
General Wood N Cuba for a year anG
more, Mrs. Barden and their son, Stuart.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

There is less red tape IN connection
with Sc uring an interview with General
ShaHer berger, the Second Assistant Post
mater General, than with any other Gov
ernment official that occupies a position
of equal responsibility. This, however, is
mainly due to the ever-obIiging private
secretary of Mr.. Shallenberger, Mr..
George 3. Clark He is always on the
alert to do all In his power to give Wis
itors or callers on business the desired
information, and It Is very seldom that
MIR. Clark does not entirely satisfy those
who have occasion to call on business Mr..
Clark is 3 Washin gtonian.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Frank Bowers LittoH, who has recent
" returned from the eclipse expedition
to SuInatra, has been appointed professor
of mathematics in the navy Prof Lit
tren has been assigned to duty at the
United States Naval Observatory
Col Perry Carson. Janitor OF the Dis
trict Building. is not by any means be-
hind the times. though he numbers his
years by more than half century Colo
mel Carson is president of the Blaine IN
vincfbIes, and he never lets an appropri-
ate occasion pass TO marshal that body
and march it to the centre of whatever
may be going on in . political way in
the District OF Columbia The troop is
made up of very tail colored men, and
when they march with their whip-cord
suits and broad felt hats, the observer
on the sidewalk is filed with the i'm
preston that the days Of giants has not
ceased upon the earth The Blaine Irwin
cibles are a troop of big fellows, and
they are not uamindfuI Of the proprieties
and amenities Of life
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

qulrementS OF
war. He desires
no great addition
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-04

Miss Mai Coleman, of New York, IS visit
ing Mrs. Louis O., Morris aud Miss Norris
at the Olympia