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The Washington times., 1901-11-24
CONTROVERSY NOT ENDED.
Army Dranance Board Orders a Dis
pppearing Gun Carriage.

The question of the value and utility OF
the disappearing gun carriage is likely to
| be enquired into by Congress at its ap-
| preaching session, unless all present signs
fail.
The gun carriage, which is the joint in
yention OF General Burlington, the late
Chief Of Ordnance, and his successor in
that office, General Crozier. has been rele
gated from the field of controversy for
some time past by the fact that Secretary
Root has kept in his desk two contrary
reports without expressing his approval
of either. The majority reports conclu-
sions are adverse to the disappearing gun
carriage, and this decision. which had the
sanction of General Miles, was consid-
cred the final and effective ruling, until
the subject should be revived for further
review.
Recent developments, however, have
caused considerable surprise among those
who rested secure in this view, and some
enquiry into the matter by Congress is
anticipated. 1t has just become known
that, notwithstanding the action of the
Board of Ordnance and Fortihcations
against the system, the Ordnance Bureau
has awarded contract to the Midvale
Steel Company for several of these gun
carriages at cost of $4,000 each. or, il
the total of seven carriages are to be pur-
chased, the total cost shall not exceed
$2S4. .e63, or about s40.7o9 each.
This award recalls the estimate fur
nished by the Ordnance Bureau in 1898.
At that time the price of material was
much higher than it is today. and the es-
timated cost of gun carriages was based
on an emergency delivery incident to the
condition of war. General Flagler, then
Chief of Ordnance, reported to the Secre-
tary of War that 12-irch disappearing
gun carriage could be built for from s17,-
600 to s32 900.
In view of this action by the Ordnance
Department, just at the time that Gen.
eraI Burlington retired, there is some ad-
verse comment among army officers, and
it is declared to he the intention of mem
bers of the Board Of Ordnance and For
tifcation to again take up the subject at
its next meeting, December 5. with view
to bringing the subject before Secretary
Root for final decision. General Crozier,
the new Chief of Ordnance, will attend
the meeting of the board then for the
first time
The Washington times., 1901-11-24

Paine, author of the age of Reason,
was made after death by John Wesley
Jarvis, who executed the bust of Paine
now in the possession of the Historical
Society of New York. Concerning this
! bust, DR.. Francis, in his "Old New
York." wrote: THE plaster cast of the
head and features of Paine, now pre-
| served in the gallery of arts of the His
torical Society, is remarkable for its f.
deity to the original at the close of
his life. Jarvis. the painter, then felt
1t his most successful work in that line
of occupation, and / can confirm the
opinion from my many opportunities of
seeing Paine He added that Jarvis
said, Il shall secure him to a nicely if
l am SO fortunate as to get plaster
enough for his carbuncled nose
Aaron Burr's Death Mask.
The cast of the face of Aaron Burr
was made after death by an agent of
Messrs. Fowler & Wells, whose pres
ent successors possess the original
mold. The features of the remarkable
adventurer are shortened in a marked
Fowler, the phrenologist, said, on ex-
amining this cast, that 'in Burr de-
structiveness, combativeness, firmness.
ana self-eSteem were large, and anna
tiveness excessive" 1t is said to be a
fact, little known, that Burr and Ham
iIton, whom he killed. resembled each
other In face and figure in a very mark
ed degree, although Burr was a trifle
the taller There was a life-cast made
OF the features Of h,rf yfy
whereabouts remain unknown; it was
made by Turnerelli, the Italian scuIp-
tor, for the latter's bust of Burr. and
the subject made the following entry
concerning it in his diary:
Casting my eyes in the mirror. I
observed a great purple mark on nv
nose; went up and washed and rubbed
IT, all to no purpose. 1t was indelible.
That cursed mask business has occa-
stoned it. I believe the fellow used
quickiime instead of plaster of paris,
Tor l felt a very unpleasant degree of
heat during the operation. II
nave been applying a dozen different
APPLICATIONS to the nose, which have only
infiamed it. How many curses have
heaped upon that Italian! At
eleven went to Turnerelli to sit. Re-
heved myself by abusing him for that
nose disaster. He will make a
most hideous. frightful thing (of the
busD, but much like the original"
LincoIn's Trying Ordeal,
The features of Abraham Lincoln. in
life and in death, are preserved in the
National Museum, in two casts, the
death-mask being in the original plas.
ter, and the life-mask In bronze, or
the taking of the life-cast the following |
account is extant: Mr.. Lincoln sat |
naturally In the chair during the opera |
ton, watching in a mirror every move |
made by the sculptor, as the plaster !
was put on without interference with |
the eyesight or with the breathing of |
the victim. When. at the end OF an
hour, the mold was ready for removal |
It was IN one piece. and contained both !
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fnlE present a
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
NO CLASH ON QUARANTINE.
General sternberg Denies Certain
Rumors OF Differences.

deherai SternberE Denies Certain
Rumors of Dinerenees,
General Sternberg said yesterday that
he had made no Recommendation about
modifying the quarantine regulations in
view Of the demonstrated fact that vel
low fever is transmitted by mosquitoes.
Il simply expressed my personal opin
ion to that effect" he continued, "but
did not speak for the War Department.
There cannot possibly be clash of au-
thority between the War Department and
the Treasury. because the War Depart
ment has nothing to do with the quar-
antine regulations. I have made no Of
fetal recommendation on the subject of
quarantine.
Il have no doubt that the present effi-
cient Surgeon General of the Marine Hos
pital Service will give due consideration
to the experimental evidence which has
been recently presented by board of
medical surgeons, showing that yellow fe-
yer is transmitted by mosquitoes. ana
that, when in his judgment, the present
quarantine rules can be safely modified.
he will be glad to DO whatever is possible
to make quarantine less of burden upon
individuals and commerce."
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
GEN. coRB1N's WEDDING GIFT.
Army Officers in Philippines Donate
n silver Punch Bowl.

a punch bowl Of massive proportions,
suggestive of the splendor of the Far
East, and engraved III unique fashion, ar
rived at the War Department yesterday
from the Philippines as wedding gift to
Adjutant General and Mrs. Corbin.
The bowl is of solid silver, and is in
two pieces-the frame with heavy base
and the bowl proper. The latter is nearly
two feet in diameter and Of unusual depth.
The lower side of the bowl is almost en-
tirely covered with the names OF the
donors, who are officers Of all ranks now
serving in the Philippines.
The frame is adorned with four oblong
pictures, representing typical scenes in
the life of the inhabitants of the arcbi-
pelaro. These views are surrounded by
headings and traceries of a highly orna-
mental design.
Army officers who have been in the
Philippines said yesterday that the en-
craving was very fine exempiification of
the art of the islanders and of their gen.
eral ability as silversmiths. The weight
of the complete bowl is estimated at thir-
ty-fye pounds.
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
eThe Young Colored Americana

Roscoe C. NJ. Simmons. editor of the
washington Record" will address the
Second Baptist Lyceum today at $3.50
b. m. on "The Young Colored American" :"
Time will be allowed for discussion. Mr..
Simmons is nephew of Booker T. Wash
ington, and is forcible and thoughtful
speaker soprano solo will be rem
dered by Miss Nettie Murray, OF ST.
Luke's P. z. choir. and Miss Della y.
White will contribute a plano selection.
The exercises will be held at the Second
Baptist Church. on Third Street, between
H and I Streets, and Mr.. R. w. Thomp-
son will preside.
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
Carpets.

A good Ingram Carpet, 1S
right off the roll. Can't I
be equaled elsewhere...... 81
The Washington times., 1901-11-24

One, two, and three-strap
dressy hand-sewed turn Sandals
OF Patent Leather, Black and
White Kid. Sell regularly at
SIPS, and even at s1.5o, at other
stores.
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
ENTITLED TO BE REIMBURSED
ComptroIler's Decision in Regard 4,
the Use Of Press Passes,

The Comptroller of the Treasury decid-
ed that an editor of magazine who in
that capacity has received from railroad
company pass over its lines in return
for advertising space in the magazine,
and who in his capacity as an Official
OF the United States Government
uses this pass on official trips. is entitled
to reimbursement from the Government
TOT the amount which a ticket for the
Journey would haye cost.
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
Pioneer in the Club Idea.

Pioneer in the Club Idea.
Mrs. Ruffin, OF Boston, who had not
lived among TIE masses, but whose
sympathies were alive to the needs of
her race. was pioneer In the club move
ment Associated with her were Mrs.
b. X. Bruce and many others of the
country. Mrs. b. T. Washington per-
haps more than any of the others knew
the real situation. for she had been in
the BLACK Belt" and seen the igno-
rance and poverty of the race and was
in close touch with its women. Mrs.
John F. Cook and other women organ
ized into league and began work here
in Washington where we have an ex-
ample of one of the best colored wo-
mems clubs.
Under the leadership Of Mrs Anna
Murray kindergartens were establish
ed for colored children which were
maintained till the work was taken up
by the public schools. Now they have
a day nursery where mothers who are
compelled to work out can leave their
little ones in safe keeping. Mrs. Thur
man, of Michigan, and Mrs. Lawson,
of this city, and others in the Women's
Christian Temperance Union have en-
tered into this broader club work,
taken up prison reform work.
There is a National Association of
Colored Women which meets in conven-
tion every two years OF one of these
meetings Western newspaper said:
There were gathered there from all
parts of the cOuntry-North, South,
East, and West-the negro women who
are giving their lives and strength and
brains to the uplifting of their race
and they came together to talk it over.
There were no rhapsodies about Wag-
merriam motives. no interpretations of
Browning, not even paper on Shakes
2eare. but instead there were earnest
talks on grave problems that affect
the colored people.
There were women who handled
the labor question in its relations to the
colored people, other women who spoke
OF the effect of the convict lease system
on child nature, other women who talk
ed on the Jim Crow" and the lynch
laws, of prison work, social purity and
kindergartens, discussing these sub
jects not in general way. but as
each related to their race. 1t was that
which made the convention unique
among club women
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, who for
six years was president of this national
is woman versed in par
iiamentary law and a lecturer whose |
ability is recognized, as she is a course |
lecturer under the direction OF the |
Chautauqua Lecture Bureau. These |
women have gone back and linked |
themselves by their clubs to their less |
fortunate sisters, adopting as their |
motto, Lifting as We Climb
THOMAS j. GALLOWAY.
The Washington times., 1901-11-24

other American negro woman worthy
of mention is Edmonia Lewis, sculp-
tor, now resident in Rome. Italy, who
was patronized by Lord Beaconsfield,
Prime Minister of England.
Club work among colored women be-
can hetwaen the wears of 1890 and 1895
There mad been clubs for study, self
culture, and social purposes, but or
ganizations for rescue work, mothers
clubs, and the woman's club on broad
lines were begun. Later came the day
nurseries and kindergartens Until
now there are business CLUBS, suffrage
clubs, and all the others, negro women
having over 800 clubs doing work
along the same lines as other women,
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-24
Elpxyer CushiOnR.

Next to this red, white and halue, flow
er cushions seem to be the chief popu-
lar favoritcs. One striking cushion is
made to represent large crimson pop
py, the heart of the flower forming the
cushion and the petal being made of
silk. If n sittle ingenuity 'bc used, 1t is
;generallythy no means difficult to make
u pincustNon in the form of the favor
NE flower of the person for whom 1t Is
antended- The daisy andithe sunflower
are particularly easy To initiate, the
petals being stlffene,i with an interim
ing of muslin between sthe two thick
,nesses '6f silk in the case of the sun
flower, Says Home Notes.
For ;1ssa in the hammock, in the gar
Gen or 7lnder the versInda, linen cusli-
ions .aznbroidered a1A1 scented with
flowers are charming. An exceedingly
pretty one was made of green linen,
embroadered with pink clover and stuff
ed With dried clover Blossoms. Anoth-
,er flied with mixture of vegetable
dowu and dried rose petals was EN-
brOidered with brier roses, while n
third, filled with vegetable down scent
ed with powdered orris root, was
ad0rBed with a design OF violets. In
every case the flowers were conventions
ally created and the designs bold anH
effective rather than elaborate.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-24
what a Soldier Should na.

Tommy, button your cont before
you go out"
"Oh, mother, must IY'
"Plaase, Tommy, shut the door"
"Need 1? Can't somebody else do
it?"
Put away your hook, Tommy, if!you
have finished with it."
"Oh, why should 1? Must I really,
mother? Must L? Must IT'
All dhis in Il tone as If some terrible
piece of work is being imposed upon
him end he feels that it is really too
hard TO bear. Expect him TO shut the
door when he csmes in or goes out?
What cruelty! 10 put away his books
andioys? How unreasonable! To run
errands for mother? Oh, no!
Must L? Must II" he says just as If
he was the worst treated little boy in
the world and makes such a fuss,about
doing the smallest thing that It is al-
ways far easier to go and slut the
doors and put away the toys oneself
than make Tommy do it.
T1l tell you another thing about Tom
my. He says that the lesson he hates
most Is drill. He has an old soldier to
drill him at school. and all the boys
worth anything like drilitime better
than any other.
Not so Tommy. Left, right: left,
right! Right about, turn! Attention."
Commands OF that kind do not please
him at all. He is wanting all the time
to turn round and say: Must /? oh,
why need I?'' instead Of obeyins Or
derS.
And so he never does II well. .and I
am afraid he who does no work well
cannot even play well. People who try
to shlrk work never enjoy themselves
at play as they should.
So get into the way of obeying
promptly. just rs if you were soldiers
learning to drill, and don't say Must
II" when you are asked to do some
thing.
What is the good of arguing If the
worl, has to be done? People like Tom
my waste all their time over Need
I's? and "Must Ts?' when they might
have done the work and had a good
play. And IL the something to be done
is not very nice far better get it over
than groan and worry and fuss and
bother to know II you must.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-24
noy., woueo .na UGLY M.n.

One Of the fads of the bright and
beautiful queen Of Portugal is ''con-
fession book" in which she persvades
her friends to record their answers to
certain questions which she propounds
therein. Ono Of the questions is, DO
women admire ugly men?" To this the
empress of Russia answers, Yes, be-
lieyes that some women admire ugly
men--when handsome ones are out of
their reach" Queen Margherita of Ita-
ly says, "From 10 to 80 q woman loves
q handsome man, from 80 to 80 she adj
she worships man iu any shape or
form" Princess Henry of Battenberg
wrote: "Many ugly men are lovr BILE
| undoubtedly; but, then, SO are many
handsome men. However, handsome
Is as handsome does and a good look
ing man with only his good looks to
fall back on would have u poor chance
of winning any right minded girls az
fections."
In answer to another question in the
| book, -'What quality does u woman
most admire in II man?" the queen of
Portugal wrote; Purity in s. man is
surely as grand and ennobiing as puri-
ty In n woman The most contempt
bic of all things is man with a rick
ETY. reputation sneering at the woman
| who is not exactly CONNIE IL ffait.' -
| St. Lonis Giobe-Democrat.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-24
Portraits. x~. Lil.enexsc..

1t cooks as though the doom of the
fashionable portrait painter We're seal
ed. His popularity Is certainly tempo
rarity obscured in Paris. for fashiona-
bic women have decided that 1t is not
CONNIE II faut to have ones own coun-
terfeit hanging in the drawing room or
In Say apartment where the contrast
between self and portrait is called SO
forc9oiy to the attention of others. The
fact is that modern portrait painters
are the worst fatterers in the world,
ami not one of the pictures from their
hands but makes It's original han
dozen times handsomer than she np-
pcnns to any eyes but the idealizing
ones of the painter. says The Evening
Star. Therefore the fair ones have de-
cideG that it is more discreet TO Danish
the portraits to corners where the eyes
of CHESTS may not wander critically
from real to imitation. The Princess
MatiElde Bonaparte, once one of the
most beautiful women In Europe, bun
now well advanced in years, wns the
one to originate the fashion. She has
many portraits. many of them by celeb
rites, who are much incensed at the re-
tlrement of their masterpieces from the
great hdy's reception rooms.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-24
The Fad Manners of Our Girls.

American girls. admired mt home and
abroad for their beanty and intelli-
gence. still rest under the reproach of
possessing bad manners, and no one
who is unbiased cnn question the jns-
tice OF the general verdict on this sub
ject. This is one of those true things
said which ought not to be true. Amer
lean girls, the happ!cst, healthiest.
most independent girls in the world.
should be faultless. Then why are they
80 remiss in this important particular?
The good fortune of the American
girl doubtless leads to her want of po-
lite manners. Accustomed to having
her Gown way" devoid Of Difference
and respect for her parents or for any
one else, not sensitive to the feelings of
others, because she has not been train
ed to observe them. the American girl
goes on her way rejoicing. and does not
realize the careless selilshncss of her
attitude until she finds herself, per-
haps, with very few friends and no ad-
mirers.-Ada g. Sweet in Woman's
Home Companion.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-24
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
a WOODLAND FEAST.
Humn,ine Hirds, Eecs. Dntterhies
aSa 2 .hipmunk Were the Guests.

aZ1 Chipm Were the Guests.
The morning sun fell upon the tree
trunk, warming the sap that oozed
from the fragrant bark. In the air there
came q whirring sound as Of rlult,tu-
dinous wheels. \ score of humnlinS
birds arrived from every direction, all
fager to get share of the fresh sap
that the woodpecker had uncovered.
Suspended in midair upon viewless
wings, they glittered with the brillian-
cy of the ruby, the soft sparkling of the
sapphire, the topaz, the emerald ana
the amethyst. They had heard the sig
nal and were ready for refreshment.
Poising themselves as by magic, they
took food upon the wing. When the
supply was not abundant, the greedy
atoms quarreled among themselves or
tried to puncture the woodp ecker with
their long bills, or they would sit in
rows upon the twigs, reminding me of
a string of Jewels.
Gay, half timid butterflies came,
tasting only when the humming birds
permitted them. They had dropped in
by chance, as had the miserly honey
bees, whose great ambition was to get
rich and who. with Il hive full of hon
ey, wanted more. They were more ag-
gressiNe than social and managed to
obtain more than their fair portion.
The ichipmunk was the last conner.
He parted the grasses TINT obstructed
him on lis way and scampered hurried
ly Hlong logs, regretting his hardness,
for was not this a social function and
one ito his liking? To be sure, there
was nothing to tempt his appetite. He
came merely to join the gay company
and to play "peek-a-boo" with the
woodpecker, which seemed pleased
with his pranks.
The company came to this spot every
day Of my visit, seeming never to be
disturbed by friends of mine who
watched them from the porch The
woodpecker was q hospitable person
age. He kept open house, and those
that were entertained and refreshed
II by him neither impoverished his sup
Jply nor increased his labor.
1t is winter at this writing, and can
locate the members of that social gath.
ering only by supposition. The bees
I are eating bread and honey in the
dome hive. The chipmunk is sitting
alone in his dugout, with plenty of nuts
! on the shelf, longing for the social sea.
\ son to arrive. The humming birds arc
I spending Il summer in the south, and
| the woodDecke-- has, / suppose, follow.
ed his 81 .,iai incl.nations and now that
/ the gay si,nlLler visitors have left the
mountains and the wind is whistlinG
drearily through the leafless trees is
( cumming with chickadees and nut
{ matches, their inseparable companion
Presumably they share with him snug
quarters in some old tree trunk which
he has chosen and followed out for q
I winter home. Winter over and june
! returned. with her sunshine, her bird.
and her mountain breezes, I shall sea
! myself once more on the pleasan
porch. in full expectation of witness
ing another reunion of my little wood
4 land friends upon the trunk of the fra
grant old birch.-Orr Animal Friends.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-24
Card Etiquette In Calling.

If calling upon married woman and
you are also married, you should leave
one of your own cards and two of your
husbands; IL you call upon n widow or
an unmarried woman, only one Of your
husbands cards Is left and. OF course,
your own.
If an unmarried woman calls upon n
married woman, only one of her own
cards IL left.
when making an afternoon call and
tea is offered, 1t is not necessary to re-
move ones gloves.
Cards are left when departing in
some receptacle kept for the purpose or
usually prominently placed.
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-24
E|ss-s--s-|-4-s-a.-a-eN.
I A LITTLE STORY OF (.
t MODERN CH|VALRY. (:
As-f-i-i--i-s-.s.

Fred was lying on the couch in the
sitting room reading and squirming.
One could always tell when he reached
critical point in the story, for he ell
ther gave a bounce that tried the
springs Of the couch or waved foot
excitedly in the air. As his little sister
Ruth once said:
when Pug wags his tail, he wags all
over, and when Fred reads he reads all
over"
He read on, unconscious of the little
figure perched on the arm of an easy
Gilpin observer., 1901-01-24
Dainty Pillow Covers.

Brocndes and velvcts as sofa pillow
covers have had long day. but they
nre giving place this season to covering
of fine muslin, beautifully worked In
raised hand embroidery and bordered
with hcmstltchcd Crills.
Tho pillows are covered first with
some bright tinted silk which har-
mon!ges with prevailing tones Of tho
room. ~ 49,. sfnsys -, .ssss0AsktA