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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

People who live in the vicinity of
the new reservoir are now saying
that there ought TO be a fence around
it, and that speedily; and their OBJ
servatious are characterized by great
good sense The sooner the fence is
put there the better 1t VIII be
The authorities have already been
besieged by applications from small
boys who wish to go skating on the
ice, when there - any; and all such
applications have been refused. In
cGdentaIly, IL may be remarked that
1t does seem as If there might be a
skating pond arranged for the young
sters Of Washington when the wealth
er is cold enough for 1t, but there is
SO little ice during the winter that it
has never been thought worth while
to consider the matter vt any rate,
they cannot have the reservoir for
that purpose 1t was not intended for
possible drowning accidents
At present there Is nothing what
ever, except the condition of the Their
mometer, to prevent anybody from
swimming in the reservoir If he likes
There Is no fence, and there is only
one Waterman, who naturally cannot
patrol mile and half of irregular
" shaped bank. Any sort of truck
can be thrown into the water and no
body viii be the wiser.
When the fence is put up, it should
be at least twenty feet from the edge
OF the water, and it should be high
1t should also be sufficiently ornamen-
tai not to interfere with the beauty
Of the landscape, for it would be a
pity if the Prettiest bit Of scenery IN
that part of Washington should be
disfgured by a choice collection of pill
advertisements and the like. or by a
blank eXpanse of unsightly boards.
There Is no reason why this fence
should not be of iron open-work or
something OF the kind, in which case
II would be rather an ornament than
otherwise. But fence there should
be, and as soon as possible
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
Consolation.

Stated out dis Sunday night er-caIlin'-
Hejgho. Mirandy janet
Down de road de big black shadders
craTliD -
See dem shadders plain
Mirandy mighty pretty en- peart en- sweet
Look lax she mos nice enough fu' 10 eat,
But she cain use me fu' ter wipe huh
feet
Good-By, Niraudy Janet
Ain no rzs er moanin' CT eT-sighin'
deig1o AiTandy Jane.
Ain no use er frestin' en- er-cryin'-
She done break de chain.
Squirt on de fence-po he wink at NE.
Coon dog er barkln lax he foun' dat tree.
Eros on de medder fu' e you kin see
Good-Dy. Mirandy Jane,
FSimmOn- tree a-rip'n IN de boiler
Down de No Mans Lane
Long dat path ! boun' ter foller-
Heigho, Mirandy Jane.
Moonlight SOC en- white ez er patch er
snow
Coon sit en- grin at OF Tiger down below
When de cal come you 'bleeged fU' ter
go
Good-by. Mfrandy Jane,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
ALONG THE SKIRMISH LINE.

And so you wouldn't vote for the ratifi-
cation Of the Isthmian Canal Treaty. I'm
Gle Joseph"
Who, mel No, honey, I knows too
much. J got a boy out dar in Porto Rico
now en- he say dey can't keep nutt'n' fun
being chawed up Deyer boun' ter do mis-
chief eff you lets dem in de place. I don
wan no ratification in none CT my places.
Not a burned rat"
"The boss lost his temper completely
today"
4 wish he'd lose it where he wouldn' t
know where to look for it again; then
we'd have some peace"
It does seem as if some people worked
Sundays and holidays thinking UP ways
10 be lazy, and got very tired after all.
Z see that Pierpont Morgan took the
train for the West the other day"
That's just the way he would do.
Where did he set it down, does anybody
know"
Il do not write for living I write
for art. said the author, haughtiy.
Aou t4iiuk you 90 but II YOU udu u
write for living you'd be dead and art
wouldn't know the difference"
What ever became Of that old PopuIist
who was going abont Iecturing so hard a
few years ago?
THE last 7 saw Of him he was renting
out his whiskers for an AeoIisn harp"
and what did Cromwell do, James?'
4 think, sir. he punctuated history"
'Puuetuated history, What do you
mean"
He put a period after the king, sir
shes bird. isn't she?"
Yes, an ostrich. She looks as if she
would swallow pretty nearly anything
They extract everything with gas now
adays except money"
4 don't know. Some smart folks down
at the Capitol extract money that way
!. Mans ambition is never realized. AT
first the rural author feels fattered to be
asked for his autograph; then he Is not
satisfied unless his autograph viii sell
for something at a church fair; and finally
he longs for the time when his autograph
viii be TOO valuable to be given TO church
fairs. because somebody might write q
check for $1,000 over it
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

Tomorrow the Executive Commit
tee of the National Council of the
Grand Army of the Republic viii meet
in Chicago to discuss where, and
when. the next national encampment
shall be held The department of
the District of Columbia is making a
strong effort to have it held in Wash
ington, and there seems a certain
poetic fitness in the idea 1t is now
forty years since most of these vet
Grams had their first sight of the
Capitol. and for the majority of them
there viii not be many more national
gatherings OF this sort.
The encampment of 1892 viii be re
membered by everyone who was in
the city at the time, for it was a re-
union such as can be seen but once
IN a generation, as a rule Men who
had not in twenty years been outside
their own States took this opportu-
nity of revisiting the city which they
had last seen IN that never-to-be-for--
gotten review, when the Army of the
Republic was mustered out. Com
rades who had not seen each other in
all the years since the war met un-
eXpectedly around the various camp
fires. and the years slipped from their
shoulders as they talked, and they
marched, and sang, and laughed, like
boys on q holiday.
When the remnants of the historic
old regiments marched down the
Avenue, the sight was one which
brought tears to the eyes of many
people who did not expect to be NOV
ed by it. There is no question that
every man IN line felt the soIemnity-
and the beauty of the scene.
1t Is nearly ten years since dat
reunion took place, and at the next
encampment the ranks viii be per
cepiibly thinner. There IS all the
more reason why the veterans should
have one more chance to reassemble
in city so intimately associated with
their thoughts during the four years
of the nations titanic struggle
There should be one more march
down the Avenue, and this time the
veterans of the Spanish-American war
should be in line, and this epitome of
forty wonderful years of the history
of the Republic should be review
ed by the President who is, as no
other occupant of the White House
has been, the embodiment of the mod
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
Rainbow Chasers.
RhiladeIphia Times.)

The exuberance Of speculative promises
is more radiant than the halo which
movers over the pledges of candidate for
Office. Truth seldom fingers near when
the promoter is picturing the greatness Of
his opportunity. Wise men might wonGeT
why the promoter did not take some OF
the wealth himself, instead Of giving 1t
away to strangers, but the promoter is
an unseIfsh person, he is perfectly sStis-
fed with his commissions and he gladly
lets the spectators have the rainbows and
the emotions. And very few pots of gold
are found at the end Of rainbows, even
when the chase extends TO the courts
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
Not n Bit Scared.
(AtIanta Consttitution.l

The critics of those Southern States
that have adopted the educational quaIifl-
cation may be sure of one thing: That
those States viii not be driven from their
convictions Of what is best by any threat
ened or actual reduction OF representa-
ton in Congress No matter what the
South's representation is, it Will stand for
the integrity and intelligence of the sec
ton One such man is more to be de-
sired than any number chosen for the
mere purpose of salary grabbing and po-
IiticaI stoek-iobbing.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
FRANK A. MUNSEY.

ern American spirit-of the resist
less, restless, progressive energy, the
thorough training, the fearless cour-
age, which, not satisfied with the easy
solution of immediate problems,
reaches into the future and grapples
with coming difficulties.
The life of a nation is marked and
nodded by such events, and their in
iuence IS not transitory.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

It Is barely conceivable that if both
Senator's Tillman and McLaurin
should resign and their designations
be accepted and neither of them re
turned by their present constituents
the people at large would complacent-
" regard it as a good joke on Messrs.
TiIlman and NcLauTin and accept the
result with an amazing degree Of
resignation.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
Medded to Their Idols
Isl. louis Star.l

tSt- LOUIS star
Unfortunately for Germany. her food
products are not sufficient to justify an
increase Of import duties on that class OF
articles. but her AgraTians are not con-
WINGED Of that fact, and therefore are
keeping up the fight against the admission
Of American meats, in the hope of proving
that the nation can meet its home de-
mani
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

The job of clearing the lobbyists
out of the White House is something
like the efforts of the old-fashioned
housewife TO clear the cats out from
under the kitchen stove.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
Hirht Do Something BETTER.

Chicago JournaL)
The American Federation Of Labor has
adopted q resolution asking that Japanese
be also excluded from this country. with
the Chinese. but the reasons for such &C
ton are not apparent. The Federation Of
Labor could ind NOR fruitful and bene-
fetal employment in seeking a rigid en-
forcement OF the present immigration
laws. than in asking for an extension Of
the exclusion act
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
Time Brings wisdom.

(St. Louis Cl0be-DemocTat-l
The growth OF independence among
newspa pers has been one OF the most in
terestfng OF the Developments OF Amer5-
can journalism Of the past half or three
quarters Of a century. Most OF the news
papers Of the country belong to one or the
other Of the great parties, but all Of them
are much faiFer 30 their partisan Oppo-
nents than we're any OF the newspapers OF
an earlier age
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
On the Wrong Tack.

(LouisvlIle Courier-Journal-}
II the President Of Venezuela is pro-
eeeding, as reported, in the belief that the
Monroe Doctrine would protect ysne-
Zuela from compulsory measures OF Ger
many to collect debts, he has very err
roneous conception of that doctrine, and
he must be a very poorly informed man
or very cratic one to entertain such a
conception.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
4 Solemn Warming
lsprfrgfeId News.)

It is hardly wise to jump at conclusions
in this matter but it might be well for the
Senate at Washington TO understand that
the people Of the United States want re-
ciprccity and that branch of the Federal
Government which inteFferes with : Teali-
cation of the plans of the Republican
party in this direction viii have 20 an
swer to the people.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

Senator Hoar persists in demanding
an island for anarchists Perhaps
one OF some cannibaI group would be
offered rent free if the natives were
sent marked copies of the Congress
sional Record
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
No Mhisperer Need apply.
CRaIeigh Post.)

Whenever a caller whispers" what he
has to say TO President Roosevelt the
latter replies in a voice loud enough for
all in the room to understand the sub
ject of the remark. The President is
right This "whisperin~" business has
gotten people into serious trouble.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

We are now told that we are living,
not fin de steele, but ieUne steele.
Until a French dictionary can be OBJ
tanned it is better 20 speak OF it as
the twentieth century
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
sicLaurin versus TiIImsn.
Baltimore Herald.)


Mr. McLaurin is the representative of
that large and rapidly growing element
in the South that believes that politics
should be made subservient 10 commercial
interests and not 10 prejudice. His posi-
ton is not misunderstood, and the vitu-
peration of such political mountebanks as
TtIIunan cannot inture him
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

II there could oniy be an agitation
which would shut up the canteen at
the Capitol as we'll as that at the
army post, the legislators would prob
ably repeal both prohibitions in
double-uuick time
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
Rid for Spelling Bees.
New York Ersning Pozt.l

There have been aany attempts to
better the poor cid English language,
which all Of Us, so TeformeF5 insist, write
and speak in a wastefuI and Illogical way.
These weII-inte1ded efforts have been
quite unsuccessful. and the language con-
finues 10 run its old disreputabIe course.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
Not a Good Thing.
Cincinnati Trihune.l

Some good things have come out of
the Sntipodes. The Australian ballot and
the Australian system of recording titles
are among them, but the compulsory ar
bitration law of New South Wales cannot
be classed among the good things.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
Easily Encouraged.


tUetEoIt EVeillllg NeWs-1
No sooner has the Gathmann gun
proved a failure that the London Spec
tator'' declares European powers won't
accept Menroeism-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

Balloon trips are said to be part of
a new course of treatment for con-
sumption, but this Is all in the air at
present.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

\ Washington correspondent says
that Speaker Henderson Is crOcheting
the House into d huge mesh of COM
mittees. Some Of the gentlemen who
want TO get on committees where he
does not put them viii be likely to
think the work looks more as If 1t
were knit.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
washington the Proper Place.
Hartford Courant.l

The place for the National Memorial
is the National CaritaI. and thousands
will see the Mckinley Arch for every
ton
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

\ New York police captain recently
attended a vaudeville performance to
raise the tone of it; and it is prob
able that this is one of the few suc-
cessfuI efforts which have been made
to elevate the stage.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

The women in haywood, Ill, are
trimming the yhiskers of the breth-
ren at thIrty-fye cents each and Civ
ing the proceeds to the church 1t
would take a drawer man than the
average to wear thirty-five cents
worth OF church whiskers about
town
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

Mr.. and Mrs John Francis Weber
have sold their house on Sixta Street,
South Washington, and viii make their
permanent hone on their farm, in Anne
Arundel county, Maryland.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

1t viii be the beginning of the end
when the National League passes
under the control of a BOARD instead
Of Uncle Nick Young. 1t has been
the diplomatic course OF Uncle Nick
for many years past that has kept the
National League intact.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

Mrs. II. A. CLEARWATER. of New Famp-
shire Avenue, was called to Astoria, Pa,
yesterday by the death of her mother,
Mrs. Stephen H. Bates. Mrs. Bates was
eigh5y-six years old and is survived by
her husband, who has reached his nine
tieth year
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

Ella Wheeler Wilcox eNclaims into
space, let go the Cross" This
would be "a good piece Of advice for
some of the half-drowned ladies IN the
chromos. but it is hard TO say where
they would go If they followed it.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

i man TO whom doctors as well as pa
tieats look for information IN regard to
climatic conditions in certain parts OF the
country is Professor Alfred J Henry. the
Chief of the Division Of Meteorological
Records at the Agricultural Department
This Division Is charged with the compi-
latiou of meteorological and climatic sta
tistics and their application to the va
ried needs OF individuals. corporations, CT
ties and courts OF law. The data compiled
in this division are also supplied tc the
heaIth-seeker and the settler TO whom eli
mate is a matter OF primary Importance
in the selection of place OF residence
To Judge from some OF the letters the
genial professor is receiving from pa
tients all over the country they must IN
doubtedIy be under the impression that
he can do a great deal more for their
health than doctors
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

The origin of the rural term
pushed is now under discussion in
Il New York paper 1t has already
been derived from Saxon, Gaelic, and
Norman French. and viii in course Of
time be found to have originated also
Tartarv
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

\ eat in Susquehanna- Pa smokes
cigars and drinks beer; and pub
lie opinion viii be divided be
tween horror at the wfckedness of
the people who own the cat and grief
at seeing all that good tobacco and
beer wasted.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

Mr. and Mrs Hopkins, of Columbia
Heights. have gone to Lakewood, y. J.,
for a month or six weeks From there
they intend 10 go to Aiken, 5. c., for the
benefit of Mrs. Hopkins health
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

Mr.. Milton ". Blumenberg
the Senate corps of ofhcif
debates, is perhaps the be
in this country. To him
reporters who have TAX
hand. the proceedings
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

Mrs. Portner has isued invitations for
a dinner on Saturday night, December Il,
and will give dance for young people in
January.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

The Agricultural Department is essen
tally a scientific institution. and its en-
pIoyes and clerks have more 10 rely on
than simply political pull 70 keep them
in their Jobs They ave scientists and
the best IN their line. Harry c. Es7Ek-
enfield IS the forecast official Of the yer
and food service, which Is. as its ne
implies, concerned with the 1aviga5Ie
streams OF the United States ID times
OF average OF IoW-wateT stages its busi-
ness is to facilitate commerce by giving
information as TO the stages Of water
along tbs course Of each river. is chief
function, however Is the issuance Of Hood
warnings IN tine OF threatened danger
to life and property along the rivers. This
service maintains 255 special river sta
tons in addition TO the regular WeaEher
Bureau stations along aavigable streams
Fifty-one special rainfall reporting sta
lions ere also maintained II the various
watersheds.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

J. H. souIe. of this city, has zo-d his
summer residence near Rockville to Henry
Esser. also of Washington.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

F. A Atkinson has returned from {
visit to his old home IN Rhode Island
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11
PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT
WASHINGTON PEOPLE

The Russian Ambassador and his adopt
ed daughter, Countess Cassini, expect to
attend the first assembly il New York
tomorrow evening
The Director Of the Mint and Mrs. Rob
erts are entertaining the Iatter's sister
Miss Kirkup who will be their guest
throughout December
Mrs. E c Seward. Of Montclafr. y. J.,
and Mrs. J Edgar Miller, Of Pittsburg
Pa, are visiting their parents, Major and
Mrs I Willard SaXtOn. I485 Huntington
Place.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A Phillips and
family have closed their country place
North Arlington" Virginia, for the win
ter and are located at 1871 Corcoran
street
DR.. Walter ". Maegfl IS confined to his
home by severe cold
Lieutenant Loring Stone, United States
Navy. and Mrs. Stone are at 1886 Eight
eenth Street
Mr.. Frank Fulton James has returned
visiting his mother
Mrs Marion simms Murray has returned
from two months visit to relatives near
Chicago
The Commissioner Of Pensions. M. H.
Clay Evans, has purchased from Mr. Eu-
gene Benjamin, of New York. the resi-
dence 1850 Massachusetts Avenue
J. H. souIe. of this city, has sold his
summer residence near Rockville to Henry
Esser, also Of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs John Francis Weber
have sold their house on Sixta Street,
South Washington, and will make their
permanent home on their farm, in Anne
Arundel county, Maryland.
F. a. Atkinson has returned from q
visit to his old home IN Rhode Island
Mrs. F. ". Ellis and Miss Daisy Ellis
left yesterday for a three weeks visit to
Atlantic City
Mr.. and Mrs Hopkins, of Columbia
Heights, have gone to Lakewood, N J.,
for month or six weeks. From there
they intend 10 go to Aiken, 5. c., for the
/ benefit Of Mrs. Hopkins health
Miss Rose Downing, of Philadelphia, is
spending December with her uncle and
aunt Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. Miller. She
viii remain until after New Year.
Miss sabina Davftt, a sister of Michael
Davitt, former member Of the British
| Parliament, entertained last night at her
residence Patrick Ford, editor Of the
/ Irish World, New York, who came to
/ offer his congratulations to Bishop Co
/ naty, rector Of the Catholic University
on his promotion to the Bishopric Of
Samos.
/ Nine Marie PARCELS. Of New York. is
visiting Miss Theodore Wight on Hopkins
/ Street.
! Mrs Lamar 0. Talbot is at the Lenox,
| 1923 L Street, and viii be pleased to see
her friends on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
/ Mrs. John P Jackson and family, who
are visiting in New York, have taken an
/ apartment at the Everett on H Street for
/ some weeks, and viii go to Palm Bea@h
/ for the remaineT of the winter Mrs.
! Jackson has rented her house on Connec-
/ ticut Avenue to Mr. and Mrs Cracker
I thorpe, of the British Embassy, for the
/ season.
/ Mrs. Portner has isued invitations for
a dinner on Saturday night, December II,
j and will give dance for young people in
/ January.
/ Mrs. H 4 Gillenwater. of New Famp-
] shire Avenue, was called to Astoria, Pa,
I yesterday by the death of her mother,
/ Mrs. Stephen H. Bates. Mrs. Bates was
/ eigh5y-six years old and is survived by
/ her husband, who has reached his nine
tieth year
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

The chief of the Division of Public
Money at the Treasury Department is E
2 Daskam. Within his jurisdiction comes
everything that has any connection with
the administration Of public moneys and
their expenditure Mr. Daskam has been
in the service for many years, and has
held this responsible post for long term
ia the entire satisfaction Of his superiOrs.
He IS a painstaking, faithful. and highly
competent official OF the United States
Government.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

The Commissioner OF Pensions. M, H.
Clay Evans, has purchased from Mr.. Eu-
gene Benjamin, of New York. the resi-
dence 1850 Massachusetts Avenue
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

Miss Rose Downing, OF Philadelphia, is
spending December with her uncle and
aunt Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F. Miller. She
viii remain until after New Year.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-11

Mrs. F. ". Ellis and Miss Daisy Ellis
left yesterday for a three weeks visit to
Atlantic City