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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

The London Chronicle has the follow
ing to say about n. de Margerie, Of the
French Embassy:
N de Margerie, who has recently been
appointed -Conseiller de Tambassade' at
Washington, is considered one of the most
promising Of the younger French diplo-
mats He began his professional career
ii the French Ministry Of Foreign At
fairs, and his reports from PeBin OF the
social agitation IN the interior of China
gained the commentator Of N Hano-
taux He has made a Speciality Of Chi
nese studies, and was one Ct the first to
foresee the present conf liCafiouS- His
wife is Jeanne Rostaud, sister of the au-
thor OF 'Cyrana de BerEerac-' and is said
10 be one Of the brightest and Wittiest wO-
men Of the French Diplomatic Corps. She
has at present only theoretical knowI-
edge Of English. but Is perfcctiug herself
IL the language
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

Mrs Burrows, wife of Senator Burrows,
who has been III for several weeks at Al
lantic City, is now improving. and viii
leave in a few days for Yonl1ars- After
visiting their daughter there. Senator and
Mrs Burrows viii go 10 their home in
Michigan
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr.. Justice David Josiah Brewer. OF
she United States Supreme Court, and
Miss Emma Miner Mott, daughter of the
late DR.. William Miner Mott. Of Oswego.
\. 7. will be married next Thursday. at
Burlington VI The ceremony VIII take
place at the home of the brides near rel
alive. Mrs. J. 1. Hail. Owing to the
death of Miss Motifs mother. the ceremo-
ny win be private. Justice Brewer and
his bride viii spend the summer at the
formers cottage on Lake Champlain and
IN the autumn VIII reside at the Brewer
residence. 1872 Massachusetts Avenue
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

etabIes in which the banana figures most
ConspicuOusly. and with a pathetic sketch
Of the poverty evidenced by the demands
of sickness and burial.
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Nc Possibility
NC O577
(Frona the Chicago Tribune

@Are you never afraid, Uncle Rastus,'' asked
one OF the sccffers- E'of falling from graceZ''
--CunneI." replied Uncle Rastus -b1w hin .
pusson fall I'm de bed r0ck!'
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31
A DESIRE FOR FREEDOM.

The ardent desire on the part of the
native Porto Rican planters themselves
to be freed from slavery on humanita-
rian grounds. is TO be credited with its
final abolition. For many years the Porto
F;fcaus enGeavored to have the Spanish
Government abolish slavery in the island
and almost or quite tw5-thirds of all
slaves were owned by native Porto Ricans
In 1870 they secured the so-caIled 'Noet
law, by which all newborn slaves were
made free, and on March y, 1873, the
Porto Rican representative in the Span
ish Revolutionary National Assembly
aided by the Spanish Liberal party, Sc
cured the passage Of a law abolishing
slavery in the island forever. The condi-
ton was most wisely embodied in the
law that all freedmen should enter into
contract with their actual possessoTs. with
other persons or with the State, for q
period Of not less than three years Three
officers Of the insular Government were
appointed TO protect the interests Of the
freedmen in their contracts, and provision
was made to indemnify the late owners
under appraisais. The number of slaves
freed was g go, and &2E the average price
paid their owners.
Under the system and conditions which
have very generally prevailed Throughout
the island since the emancipation. there
have been practically no means whereby
rhe freedman or his white feliow-tOiIer
could. though free from legal tie TO the
Iand or its owner" change his locus or
his lot Lacking any incentive TO labor
beyond obtaining the barest necessaries of
I existence. the peOn has had little or no
ambition TO better himself or his sur
roundings a few have struggled up 10
something better than they had and were,
/ but they have been TOO few. and their
success has been too exceptional to breed
much encouragement The mass has been
content TO live and die their fathers
did The chief bar has been the compare
tive ease with which the actual necessa-
ries of life can be obtained, and the con-
sP0lent absence of either means or am
hition for better things. No vision Of 4
/ decent cottage and garden of his own has
giaddened the hopes or neryed the purpose
of the average peon. It involved too
much Of imagination. Of initiative. of
energy and too slow an acquisition, little
by little. to bring 1t within the bounds OF
his hope or even his yearning. Besides,
he argues. why should he try? If his mind
ever awoIse 20 thoughts and plans OF bet
ter possibilities, reflection reminded him
that property was only for the masters;
that taxes were adjusted by omnipotent
alcades to take from one of his class
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

Miss Rena Mitchell. Of this city. was
among the invited guests at the we'd
ding Of Charles Z MacFeTran and Miss
Bertha Nipple which took place at Chcs-
ter Pa last Wednesday.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

After severe illness of several weeks
Henry + Perrine. d weII-known citizen
Of Buffalo, y. \, and stepfather of Mrs
Grover Cleveland, died yesterday in the
general hospital at Buffalo, n Y
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

4 small, select organization, known as
The Yellow Cats" and composed Of gen
ial spirits from among the membership
OF the Pennsylvania Bar Association, 81
which John X Richards United States
Solicitor General, and James NJ. Beck,
Assistant Attorney General of the United
States, were guests, were entertained last
night by the ex-Attorney General Of Penn
syIvania W. L. Hensel, at his country
home IN Ephrata, near Lancaster To-
day the party took a trip to the Corn
wall ore mines and ex-senator Cameron
will entertain them at Donegal Farms.
Mr.. Eyu Ting-fang, the Chinese Minister,
made an address at the exercises at Cen
eTal Grants tomb in New York yesterday
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

Captain and Nine. VignaI entertained
the French Ambassador. N. jules Cam
bon. at dinner last night The other
guests were the First Secretary. VI. De
Margerie. Lieutenant Commander Fara-
mond, Il. Hermite, N. Geofroy, and II
Boeufve, all of the embassy The enter
tainment was in the nature of q farewell
dinner. as NJ Cambon expects to sail for
France on June 6.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

Admiral and Mrs. Dewey have closed
their Washington residence and gone to
their country home, Beauvoir. in the sub
urbs-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

Senator Albert J. Bevrridge has arrived
in Berlin F0r-ign advices say that he
has been visiting Prince Won hatfield, at
Trachenberg, SiIesIa, studying rural con-
ditions Today he is to have Interviews
with Count Won BueIoW, Baron Won
Rheinhaben. Dr.. Won Miguel, and Dr. Won
SiemeuS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

Miss Eleanor Goodrich, daughter of
Capt. Casper F. Goodrich, L S N, and
Thomas Campbell are TO be married at
Annapolis, Md tomorrow John LoriI-
lard Arden, Of New York. VIII be Mr.
CampbelIs best man. There viii be no
bridesmaids
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

Lieut. G. c Davidson L s N has
rented a cottage on Catherine Street.
Newport, for the summer.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

Brain fatigue relieved by Royal Headache Tab
lets Harmless and effective
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

Chief Justice Fuller IS in New York,
where he is q guest at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31
PORTO RICAN CONDITIONS
The Idle Class of the Island Com
posed of the Wealthy.

Funerals Conducted With Great
Ceremony and POmp-AgricuIturaI
and Mineral StatiStics-The Grew
ing of Secds-Good Laws Needed.
IN the bulletin of the Department of
Labor just issued is an interesting paper
on the labor conditions in Porto Rico by
Doctor AzeI Anes. IN Porto Rico. he
says, the classes which do rot come
within the designation of wasc-workers,
while relatively fewer in number than IN
the United States, have their lines Of de
marcation much more sharply drawn and
their status more clearly defined, the
spiri tot class being far more dominant
wIch Latin peoples than with the Anglo
Saxon. Outside these classes it is safe 10
include the great mass who, except as
they craftily or indoIeHtIy eyade their
responsibilities. eat their bread in the
sweat of their brows-"
Those possessed of means disdain both
[ labor and the Iaborer- The wealthy
/ class notably the women, are emphati-
| caIIy the idle class, though the vicious,
/ the wIIlfuIIy in5oIent, the beggar, ana the
/ large number of the physically afflicted
! each contributes a large quota thereto
( Poverty in various degrees and the low
/ er grades Of toll. the latter usually pro-
! curing bare subsistence only is the lot
/ OF the great mass OF the people.
The sharp lines of demarcation between
/ the capitalist, the merchant, the planter,
! the factor and their families. and the
wage-wOrkers are due to the fact that the
Intelligent. welI-informed, and thrifty
/ producer, the master craftsman. and the
skilled mechanic, such as are found in
the United States, have here 50 small and
50 poor representation
I More potent, however, than any other
factor in fixing and holding the great
/ body of the wage-workers Of the island
1 in the class of lowest conditioned ser
/ wants of toll is the want of incentive. OF
stimulus, and of opportunity 1t was long
since discerned and expressed by mission
| aries to the tropical islands that until
the natives could be made to want some
thing there were no available means fol
Preaching them and improving their con-
dEtion- So long as a banana diet and 4
palm shack in the country and the cheap
est of food and single room in the
towns cover alike the needs and ambi-
tions of life; 50 long as the bare neCeSsi'
ties of existence can be obtained by the
minimum Of labor, while the climate en-
! courages incidence, and no incentive eX-
lists to greater effort or the overturning
| of Iong-rooted tendencies, 50 long viii the
condition of the great body of the labor
| ing classes continue very much as It IS
and the percentage of toiIers remain as
4 today
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An EXCESS OF LABOR.

An EAt IS DF l-tDOh
"A fact which impresses the observer
of labor conditions in Porto Rico is the
great excess of labor Of the lowest grade
No more significant proof Of this super
abundance of labor could exist than the
fact that not q few planters, even those
somewhat remote from the shipping ports
and commercial centres, and sometimes
situated at no great distance from the belt
railroad. or even from the sea coast find
+ It cheaper to transport their coffee, to
| bacco. and other products on the heads
of poems to these ports and markets than
/ By railroad, buII-carts, or even by sea
( 5-nhappily, this excess of labor over the
( Industrial demands Of the island does not
materially stimulate personal activity in
( small agricultural or other industries on
I the part of the unemployed. Their natu-
/ raj incidence and small necessities seem
/ to lead them to accept Indulgence and
/ vagrancy as no great evil.
one is painfully impressed, whether in
| the streets of the city or town, or in the
4 hill country, by the number of human
/ wrecks, the many beggers, and the sunk
I en-eyed, paIlid. anaemic men, women, and
! children Extreme poverty. hamilton and
7 decrepitude are found, and although the
( island is one of great resources and has
+ a good record for thrift there is rea-
! son to believe that from the earliest days
/ of the Spanish occupation this condition
| Of things as to the Iaboring classes has
/ been only too prevalent, and at times
worse in some respects. than at present.
/ Tradition, sustained by weiI-cOrroborated
! facts, indicates that the natives were
/ PyeEl-uigh exerminated in the first cen
/ fury of the Spanish rule by the barbarity
/ Of their conquerors and the severe Iabors
: enforced upon them Whatever the later
/ years of settlement and better civiIiZa-
4 ton. OF foreign and alien observation may
l have done to ameIiorate the conditions of
/ the enslaved indigeuts, the evidence is
/ conclusive as to the cruelty and oppres-
sion Of the early Spanish invaders.
4 Never, for d century at least did the
/ native bondsmen receive any more
/ thought or consideration from his task
4 masters than was essential to continue
/ his effectiveness as a working machine.
( When slavery was finally abolished. the
I legal relation to his master a change
/ which he could hardly grasp, and which
/ he accepted without enthusiasm: and it
/ required the fun three years Of the con
! tract relation called for by the act of
/ emancipation to habituate him TO the new
/ status and what it involved. Gradual as
! was the separation of master and slave.
/ and popular as was the abolition of sIav-
| cry. the changes resultant were in large
measure responsible for the low state of
I peon labor today
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31
$1,000 each.

Girls English Box Refers. in brown,
cardinal, navy and mode Gaeviots and
tan covert cloth: sizes to Il
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31
$2.68 each.
Special Values in Shirt Waists.
Value 81.

DpELIdI diEICS III OH " dIoLos
Boys Unlaundered Shirt Waists, fine
quality of percaIei eoIors perfectly FAST
very pretty patterns-aH with patent de-
tachabIe waistband; collar attached or
made with separate neckband; sizes to
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31
$500 each

Misses White Pique Suits, sailor blouse
and gored skirts trimmed with narrow
HAS folds: sizes S to I6
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S. each.
Value 81.

a lot of about 50 Fancy Mixed Chevfot
Sailor Suits. all wool; prettfIy braided and
trimmed; light and dark elects well made
and well fitting; sizes 3 to s
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

Funerals Conducted with Great
Ceremony and POmp-AgricuIturaI
and Mineral StatiStics-The Grew
ing of Secds-Cood Laws Needed.
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Special price, SOC ca.

Also Shirt Collar Blouses-a most popu-
lar style for boys-percaIe. madras, and
chambrays; light and dark coIors; sizes
10 II
SOC each.
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about all he had: that 10 labor. to acquire.
and 10 save was to do SO only for some
one more powerful and acquisitive to
whom he must sooner or later surrender.
For him there was neither motive nor
rational hope. Why SHOULD there be great
CT efrort2 Wretchedly housed. fed. and
clothed, with beEEariy pay and more beg
carly treatment. there has been neither
physical mental, nor moral stamina 10
hearten or TO build upon.
Along with the changed conditions of
trade with the United States new sugar
enterprises are starting on every hand. old
sugar lands long lying in pasture. because
it would not pay to worl, them are be
ing reclaimed. greater prosperity prevails.
and wages have been raised to 81 cents
gold day Poor cane bad IItivation
ana Obsolete methods Of sugar making
have been far more responsible than the
price Of sugar or the tax upon it in linn
ting profits to figures that paid only the
baTest cost Of subsistence to those who
produced the crop.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-31

AT H7c Choice Rhfaest o e
Al Brooches. perfect fmfta-
tons Gold-fHed Necklaces. Heavy
Sterling Silver Bracelets, Black SILK
Fobs. Gold-fHed Cuff Buttons, pretty
settings. which would regularly sell at
soc to SIS each
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-16
EARLY STRAWS OF FASHION,.

The dropping hats will be much seen
in the spring.
Tucks will be very much in evil
dence the coming spring and summer.
Mixed cloths are very much seen-
that is to say, black with liberal pep
pering of white, gray with white, ano
pastel blue.
Gowns are made long on the shout
der, yokes and collarettes are run
down long on the shoulders, or the
shoulders are trimmed.
Cashmeres will be popular the CON-
ing spring, and all the women at
Nice and Monte Carlo are wearing
the light pastel shades in cloth and
the pale pinks, blues and beiges. as
usual.
It is really too early to tell whethe.
the furore for gold will run over intc
another season. We must wait ana
see if we feel gold when the summer
days come Cravats are seen on thu
new cloth gowns
For slender women nothing can b,
prettier for the spring than the bolero.
with basque backs, consisting of three
little pieces on each side, one over tie
other and rounded at the ends Above
these pieces is belt.-Katharine d..
Forests Paris Letter in Ladies' Hons :
Journal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-16
Counting Years In Japan.

Mr.. B. Mayehatake, a young Japan.
csc who has been studying in Chicago.
gives an explanation of the method by
which time is reckoned in the chrysan-
themum land. The Japanese year be-
gins on our January /, but instead OF
counting from the birth of Christ a
reckoning is made from the reign OF
Japan's first emperor, Zimu. Our 1871
Is the year 1861 in Japan. When new
ruler mounts the throne distinctive
name is given to his reign and sort
OF petty calendar is kept OF the years
II his government, lst as we keep
track of the age of cur republic, writ
ing in legal documents: Year OF our
Lord 1901, and of the independence OF
the United States the 125th." The
name for the present mikado's rule.
which began thirty-three years ago, IL
Neiji. This word is pronounced May
zee, and means peaceful government"
Therefore, the current year in japan
u Neiji "a as well as Zimu 2561.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-16
EVANS NEWS.

Tho Daughters Of Tabor gave lawn
marty and platform dance. Il Was well
attended and > good time reported
The Gallilee Baptist have painted their
shurch and II makes our town look better.
We all fesl like singing, "Hallelulah I'D
Done"
Mrs.. Dodd Of st. Paul has been lectur-
ing here on the B. Y. P. U. Tor the past
week.
Lawyer Woodson waz here on business
last week.
Mr.. James Wesley and son OF Buxton
were visitors here last Saturday.
A good many people of our city were
over to Buxton last Sunday.
Mrs. James is expecting her cousin
from Illinois.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-16
Caleb Powers and Nunbsr "1s..

Powers. the Kentuckian convicted q
completely in the murder Of Goebol
may be excused If he put some faith
In the idea that thirteen is an unlucky
number. He was nominated for Office
June Is. 1899; arraigned July 13, 1900.
Is one of thirteen conspirators named;
was defended by thirteen lawyers; his
sweetheart was the thirteenth witness;
the evidence showed that 1900 so:dieS
were ready to defend him: he gave
Culton $1,000 to pay the expenses Of
the mountaineers: he took $500 with
him when he As1: the evidence close1
Aug. H.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-16
PRACTICAL ADVICE.

A stitch in time saves nine.
Never let a child sob itself to sleep
An egg beaten up in milk is a good
pick-me-up.
Sponge black silk with spirits to
revive it.
SCOT covered with salt is easily
brushed up.
If broken wash the bruise and ap.
ply vaseline.
Apply arnica to . bruise il the skin
fe anbroken.
A hot bath taken at night affords
refreshing sleep.
Lemons slowed separately in dry
sand keep fresh.
Dry hair turns gray sooner than
moist tresses do.
II your clothes catch fire instantly
roll on the floor.
Crawl out Of room where there
are smoke and fire.
When you want to cut whalebone
warm it by the fire.
Sufferers from dyspepsia should not
drink while eating.
Cut glass needs scrubbing With
warm water and soap.
Bruised cloves kept among furs
Brighten moths away.
When the dirt is removed rinse II
well with cold water.
The busy housewife should get an
hours sleep in the afternoon
1D1< $~
tace while escaping.--Roston Journal
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-16

You assume no risk when you buy
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Dia
rhosa Remedy. All Druggists will re-
fund your money it you are not satifed
after using it. It is everywhere ad-
mitted to be the most successful rem
edy in use for bowel complaints and
the only one that never fails. 1t is
pleasant safe and reliable.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-16
SIOUX CITY ITEMS.
Last Week.)

(Last Weekly
Miss Willie and Master Roy Mitchsll Of
Yankton. $. D.. spent the week in The
city visiting relatives.
A picnic was given Thursday by Mrs.
Il. Ross for the visiting strangers in the
eityr quite o lew attended.
Mrs, Helen Furgerson OF Grenada.
Miss, arrived in our city and will make
her future home with her son +. Furger-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs Helm of Norfolk, Neb.,
are now located in this city.
Miss Rstta Dodd Of St. Paul, Mimi
10 in the city for few weeks.
Mr.. 4. E. A'ges has moved his family
30 Manila, Iowa.
Miss Mary Carbin has been quite sick.
bat is able to be out again.
Miss v. Williams has returned to her
home ut Leavenworth. Kansas.
(This Week
The Mt. Zion Baptist and the A. M. T..
ehurch Sunday schools picniced at River
side Thursday; quite . large crowd At
tended and reported good time.
The sick are Mrs. Fl. Petit, Thos.
Sturges. Messdames Lee, Cage and Lash
ley.
Rev. T. A. Clark spent the week in
Chicago with his family.
Rev. e. Wilson returned from the Blnffs
Thursday. ....
An entertainment was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. Yossum for Rev
CLARK, Tuesday evening.
Quarterly meeting last Sunday morning
ut the A. Nj. E. church. ....
Covenant meeting was held at Mt.
Zion Baptist chhrch Sunday morning.
Mrs E. Stokes Of Yankton came down
Friday morning and returned Monday.
She was the guest Of her sister, Mrs. G.
Lee, while in the city.
An old fashion barbecue will be given
BY the pastor and members Of the A. M.
E. church, at Riverside park, on the 22d.
Speakers from Chicago and other places
will take part. A good time is expected,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-16

Dsitimors's City B.ctsrioloEist.
Dr.. William Lloyd Stokes, bacteriol-
ogist of the city of Baltimore, has been
elected a member of the faculty Of
the College of Physicians and Sur
Geons in that city, and has been given
the chair of pathology.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-16

Leave Chicago on big at 1000 p m.
All the best scenery of the Rocky Noun
tains and the Sierra Nevada by day
light in both directions.
These cars are carried on the limited
trains of the Great Rock Island Route,
Denever and Rio Grande (Scenic
Route, Rio Grande Western and
Southern Pacific.
Dining Car Service Through
Buffet Library Cars.
JOHN SEBASTIAN, g. P. A.,
Chicago.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-16

Britains DsEenersting Physically.
According to Arnold White, an Eng
lish critic, the Inhabitants of the Brit
lsh Isles are degenerating physically.
He bases his conclusions on the re-
suits Of recruiting for the Boer war.
In the Manchester district alone 5000
out Of 1900 men who offered them
selves for military service were GER
titled UNFIT to endure soldiers life.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-08-16
A Harmless Powder.

Oatmeal mixed with water makes
most soothing face wash, as well a.
softening and whitening the skin. It
should, however, be sparingly used BY
those with large pores, which it is apt
to clog. Fine oatmeal, or oatmeal
flour, forms a very good face powder.
and is, of course, absolutely free from
tho harmful ingredients Of many e.
pensive powders.