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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-30
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(FrOm the Boston TranscTiDt)
Uncle Jethro-TheTe'5 no trusting these city
storekeepers-
Aunt Hannah-Nhat's the matter now JetIro2
Uncle Jethro-I bought a porous plaster night
before last and when got II home l found It was
full OF holes.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-30
CURRENT HUMOR.
Il eciDrOcify

From the Boston GlObe)
Landlord-How do you expect me to live if you
don't pay your rent?
Artist-And how do you expect me TO live if /
do
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-30
Any Old Hour

From Harper's Bazar.)
Jimmy-What time do yer have ter get ter
work?
Johnny-o. any time ike, as long as I amt
later than : o'clock
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-30

Only citizens Of the United States may
be admitted to practice before the Su-
preme Court. Yesterday, that august tri-
bunal admitted a, Porto Rican attorney.
This action in effect would seem to estab-
llsh the status Of Porto Ricans as citizens
OF the United States. Does IT f0reshadow
a decision in the constitutional cases
which shall uphold John Marshall and the
Constitution?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-30

Attorney General Knox is being urged
to purchase or rent a house IN this city.
He has received hundreds of letters on
the subject, some giving advice and others
making alIuring offers. He has had op-
portunities to get almost unheard Of bar
gains, but he prefers living at a hotel,
and says he does not intend to make an
early change. He expects to settle down
in a comfortable home next fall If he
still finds the duties of his new office
agTeeab bic
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15

of his soul. His burial in consecrated
soil is also prohibited.
1t is not expected that Count TOlstOi
will resent this action Of the church
in any way. In fact, a strict inteFpre-
tatiOn of the doctrine which he has 50
ardently preached, that of noninter-
ference, would not permit of his doing
so. But the effect the action OF the
church has had upon the Russian peo-
pie could scarcely have been antici-
pated. Hundreds of admirers of the
count, who, instead of being frightened
into silence by the radical measures
taken by the church. have boldly asked
that they might share like fate, and
be relieved of any obligations TO the
church.
Count Tolstoi has long been a thorn
in the side of the Russian aristocracv.
What they class as his eccentricities
wOull long ago have landed him in Sc
rious difficulties had he not himself
beer OF the Russian nobility, though
never in sympathy with its teachings
and practices. He has been a strange
man in a strange land. A scholar who
has given 10 Russia a prominent place
IN the literature of the world, and who
stands out prominently as the great
est of that great trio of Russian writ
ers, the other two Of which are Fedor
Dostoievsky and Ivan Turgueneff.
This man who has been placed out
side the ban Of the established church
Of his native land. whose portrait has
been torn from the walls o. Russian
universities by order of the imperial
government, and who, rumor now saws.
has been banished from the country of
his birth, is a descendant of Count Pc
ter Tolstoi, who figures prominently in
history as the trusted friend of Peter
the Great. He was born in Yasnaia
POliana, in the government OF Toula
August 2S, ls2s. He was educated after
the manner Of Russian MOBILES. first nv
private tutors and afterwards al the
old Russian school, Kazan university
From the day on which he left the
university down 10 the present time q
European writer divides his life into
three distinct parts. The first of these
is described as Of but brief duration.
anc began AZ the age Of p, when he en-.
t&Esd the commissioned ranks of the
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
Gen. Lee and Fupston

Il remember Funston Very vr.ur
said Gen. Fitzhugh Lee recently .oT.
morning when 1 was consul -
in Havana a hungry. hunrr6-.aogfr-
chap appeared in my office. Fa so;9
his name was Funston and thar -
had been fighting with the Inn
gents for a year and a half and -r..
he was sick and wounded with
Mauser bullet through his Iuros bf.
hip broken by his horse being sbo,
under him and his constitution sbs,,
tered by fever. He had made his wav
to the coast. l bought him a ticg4,
10 New York and also fitted him or.
with some clothing. When Funston
arrived in New York, January 4,
1898, a blizzard was hOwliug thr5uo5
the streets, and he must have sbir.
cred as he Hmped down the Gan,
plank. After his return TO Kanss;
war talk was in the air. lie was
appointed colonel Of a regiment. and
YOU know the rest.'-N. D. Times
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
What His Friend Mnnted

An old friend Of Mr.. Carnegie's who
kept his fast trotters and held the rec.
ord, was beaten in a brush by g0ung
man. The old gentleman disappeared
for some time. He had gone 10 hen.
lucky TO get a horse that would rees.
tabish his supremacy. de was being
shown over q stud, and had already
been past a long string of horses with
their records on the stall and the vic.
tories they had won. Then be was
taken through a long line of Young
horses with their pedigrees, from
which the dealer was proving VIA.
they were going TO do when thsygC
on the track. The old gentleman. WiP
ing his forehead-for it was Aotd
suddenly turned TO he dealer and
said:
Look here. stranger. you've shown
me have beens' and you've let me SEE
your going TO bes.' but what IamhsF'
for is an User "-WorId's Work
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15

quarter OF the world. Such critics as
Matthew Arnold and George Meredith
were each carried away by its power.
the latter giving As his opinion that the
beautiful, erring Anna was the most
perfectly depicted character in all fic-
tion. With this tale and The Cos
sacks" ended the second period in
Count Tolstoi's life.
The third period of TolstoTs life. the
period in which he is living at the pres
ent time, shows an entirely new side of
Jhls interesting man. Such fame as he
had acquired by his ventures was not
pleasing 10 him, and he deliberately
turned his back upon all of il. and en-
tered new field. He began the work.
ing out of life problems and evolving a
higher and religious and moral phil
oSophy. This Is the Count Tolstoi of
the last period, a man whose writings
preach an unyaTying text. who lives A
life OF studied simplicity. and 10 whose
residence people make pilgrimages in
order that they may see him MAKING
boots, for one of the tenets of his new
Ialth Is that everyone should support
himself by a simple trade.
1t Is the events of this third period
OF his life that have brought 10 Count
Iolstoi degradation by the govern
ment OF his own country. excommuni-
cation by his church and possibly ban
lshment from his native land. and
THESE at a time when he is well past the
allotted threescore and ten years al
lotted 10 the life OF man.
Count Tolstoi is the father of nine
children, and was until recently The
Possessor OF great fortune, but this
ne mas made over entirely to his wife
and family, and now earns his meager
hVlng at the trade of a shoemaker.
BERNHARD BRISTOL.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15

As solution Of the Negro prob
lem, the subject of deportation has
again been raised and while those
who favor sending the colored
people to Africa or some where
else, thus removing the cause of
race friction in this country, may
he friendly disposed to the race,
the Boston Herald reflects the
public sentiment of the eOantry
when it says; The place of the
Negor is in the South, He is
better off there than in the North
srn States, The South needs him
where he is, admitting all his
faults. He is the natural laborer
IN that section and to deprive the
South of him in that capacity
would be to take from her what is
4itally essential to her prosperity.
The great mass of the Negroes who
raise crops, acquire property and
ds to tue taxable wealth of the
immunity in which they live are
Far and away the best labOring
and serving class the South has
ever known, or eyer will know"
This isall right as far IS it goes bnt
there ought to be some reciprocity
and while the colorei race is con-
tributing its full share to the gen
eral sum Of business prosperity as a
producer of wealth, that race
should be accorded its full share OF
quail rights and privilege as
American citizens, without let OF
hindrance.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
The Interesting Life Of
C0unt LEO TOLSTOI
His Work in Russia Soldier Author and Philosopher
and -ExcommuniCated by the Church

Russian army and accompanied his
brother to the Caucasus. Two years
later, on the outbreak of the Crimean
war, he was called TO Sebastopol, where
he was actively engaged. He had the
command of a mountain battery, and
he assisted in the defense Of the cita-
del.
The second Of the three periods Of
his life is described as beginning at the
close of the Crimean war when ne re-
signed from the army and began TO de-
vote himself TO literature. This began
in 1856, and it was rot until four years
later that his first book appeared.
Though Count Tolstoi did not write
many books in this first part Of his lit
erary career two masterpieces stand
out in bold relief. These are War and
Peace" published in 1860, in which he
turned to account in marvellous man
ner his observations and experiences
of actual warfare gained during the
Crimean struggle. and Anna kare-
nina" a study of Russian social life.
"War and Peace" is actually a tale OF
the invasion of Russia by Napoleon IN
1912. 4 stupendOus work. crammed
with detail, the wonderful and terrible
pictures which il gives of that disas-
trous campaign have probably never
been surpassed. IfTolstoi had written
nothing else this work alone would
have stamped him as a master, though
as a story-that is 10 say, considered
as an artistic whole-it must yield sec
ond place TO Anna Karenina," q" which
appeared in 1876. "Anna Karenina"
! met with enthusiastic praise in every
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Romantic Meeting of Two Cousins
on San Juan Hill.
Their Relationship Discovered in an
ENtraOrdinary Way-NOW They
Are Partners in business
and Fast Friends.

According to the Omaha correspond
ent of the New York World Arthur L.
Drake and William Francis Drake,
cousins, partners in the cattle busi-
ness near Ogallala, owe their acquaint-
ance and partnership To an accidental
meeting on the battlefield after the
charge Of San Juan hill, Cuba, before
which they never knew Of each others S
existence.
After the close ot the Spanish-Amer-
lean war each Of these men received
his discharge. the one from the rough
riders and the other from the Third
United States cavalry one year later.
In August, 1899, they located in west
ern Nebraska, and have since been init
mately associated.
No story of fiction has ever been
imagined or told which surpasses the
remarkable history of their family,
and more especially that of the IA
theirs of these two young men, them
selves. their two sons and these sons
little daughters.
Arthur j. Drake and Francis NJ.
Drake. twins. were born in Birming-
ham. Ala, April p, 1886, where they
lived until Arthur decided TO go north
when he was 10. After travelling
through many of The northern states
he located on a farm near Milwaukee
He never wrote home. He married
Miss Mary Sherwood and was the IA
ther of two sons, one of whom is Ar
thurI4. Drake.
Francis NJ. Drake remained with his
! father and worked for him in a store
He was married in 1859 and is the IA
ther of one child-Wi!liam Francis
Drake.
At the beginning of the civil war Ar
thur J. Drake volunteered for the
union and Joined the Eleventh Wiscon'
sin infantry. Francis NJ. Drake went
with his state and the cOnfedeTacy and
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
A Tramcker in Nnn,.-

There are many queer ,nrsr,.-
the world, but of them AN j. - ',''S u
ful if any rank higher in Tho aJ1o'' ~ Z
Of the Odd" than the traffic o.--. --al4
on by an enterprising Yarl.s- ---ea
New York. He has his place 10
basement Of one of the o4f.. .-s
ings on lower Broadway. ana .'-''-' g--
IN labeled trunks and travsr.-,.-r w i-s
that IS, trunks and trarer-rs, Ls' S-s'
that have seen service ab~os9 s1
that bear the labels of f0ra.g, p .'-l l-l
A man going to Europe. f. D.. -
Judlclously, can on his refr-, VI & a'
twice what he paid for hi. rgr S5'
trunk at starting. The ar-s-.7.. Ut
Yankee who conducts this ..-..-. .'.-s
fc meets the pass eugers Of fr,---. - l-'
steamers. He sizes uD his r-.s -'..-s
with an accuracy Doru Of ro-.- pc
perience, knowing insr-nc-4r.r.
it is that has probably eyrsr.-..4 '-' r.
funds on his trip on the o,r.- ..- ms
and who viii be very w.Itrg p, ''-s' -l'
cePt a good price for his b-rabsIa5
travelling appurteHalc-~. The -
labeled, Of course. The f-rh.- L
price. There is almost M rib -'
this business, becag-- the man s.- -
a greater demand than be car ,r- ms
ply for the decorated merehsrFfss
which he deals.-Sa-urEar r-...
Post.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
MEETING ON THE BATTLEFIELD.

MEETING ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
was a member of the Thirty-frst Ala
bama infantry.
During the siege of Vicksburg by
Grants forces the soldiers on either
side became friendly al certain places
where they were stationed in trenches
close together and would often call
each other "Yanks" and "Rebs" in a
social way, trade tobacco for coffee
and exchange other articles. Here
the twin brothers met for the first
time after Arthur left home.
After the war was over Arthur j
returned to his home in Wisconsin
where he died in 1850. The other broth
er moved from Alabama 10 Texas,
where he engaged in the cattle busi-
ness. He still lives in that state.
After the battle of San Juan hill
a wounded rough rider was sending a
dying message TO his wife and only
daughter by a kind-hearted private OF
the Third United States cavalry. who
was doing all in his power 10 sop tho
hemorrhages from his wounds and save
his life.
The dying man took from his watch
chain a locket which contained the
photos of his wife and child.
This" he said, ''is for Edith Drake,
my only child"
My God" whispered the other
that's the name of my only child"
Then he hesitated. He knew the man
had not the strength 10 answer ques-
lions. so he waited until the rough
rider was strong enough TO talk. There
in that southern hospital these two
men discovered that their fathers were
brothers and that they had each a
daughter named Edith Drake and that
their little girls were nearly OF the
same age.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15

John D. Rockefeller recently
made a gift of three scholarships
in Columbia College to colored
youth in the South. One of the
beUefciaries is to be selected from
Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, one
from Spellman Seminary, Atlanta,
Ca, and one from Hampton In :
stitute, Virginia. Each scholar
ship is worth 500 dollars. If the
three lucky students prove meri-
tOriOus as they doubtless will, no
man can tell what good things will
fall from the bOunteous table of
Mr.. Rockefeller to help worthy and
ambitious students throughout the
South.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15

Merrill duty as the representiys Of
the law of the State of Georgia to
keep his prisoner from the hands
of the mob and he did his duty
brayely.' - Let the Southern press
follow the lead Of The Constitution
and forever sweep away this nesti. e
of rank barbarism known as lynch
ing bees.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
Pope's EIaborate wardrobe

a large stah ot women Is employed
al the vatican for the sole purpose OF
keeping the pope's wardrobe in per.
feet condition. No spot or stain NAV
disfgure the garments worn by his
holiness, and, as he always appears in
white, even a few hours wear deprives
the robes of their freshness. 1t Is
considered that no mans hand is dain-
" enough for their care. so in this one
respect women are permitted TO serve
the pOntiff. Only the most delicate
materials are used. moire silk being
the summer fabric and a specially
woven fine cloth the winter one.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15

Governor McSweeneY of So nth
Carolina appears to think he is as
bigs man as Pitchfork TilIman. The
game is up to Tillman to tender
his resignation unqualified. The
Governor says he will accept it.
McLaurin has the best end of Il e
fight as matters now stand.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Washington Bee.

From the Atro-Americau Ledger.
The Washington Bee assumes a
-zreat deal 10 itself when II processes
TO know more about Baltimore and
the Baltimore Public schools than The
Afro-American Ledger. But we are
not accustomed 10 boasting about our
knowledge, As we feel assured that
what We do not know is great deal
more than that We do know. We had
occasion to call the Bee down a week
or so ago in reference TO its wide
spread knowledge of Baltimore affairs.
The Bee asSered that there would be
large number Of teachers needed in
Baltimore, as all the white teachers
were 10 be turned out and replaced
with colored teachers. AS a matter
of fact we stated that there was 10 be
no wholesale turning out of white
teachers from the COlOred schools.
This is a fact. the Washington Bee TO
the contrary Notwithstanding. There
NAV be one or possibly as much as
two colored schools turned over TO
xolored faculties in the fall, and this
depends greatly upon the number of
graduates from the Training School
and those who take the examination
this month More than that we were
advised of the probable appointment
of Mr.. Hugh Browne some days be-
fore the announcement was made, so
IN that we are not behind. Why did
not The Bee announce the fact if II
knew and thus get ''ScOOp" upon US?
The Bee is wise in its own concelt.
The Afro-Ameriean Ledger is a
little chagrined and disappointed
as THE BEE we'll knows. Of
course The BEE got the first tip
Of the appointment: Of Prof.
Brown to the p'incipalship of the
Baltimore High School. And
that isnot all. There are to be more
appointments made in your High
Schools, editor Murphy to the
contrary Notwithstanding. THE BEE
arogates, to itself that it has more
knowledge of what is going on in
the Baltimore Schools than its es-
seemed contemporary, although it
declared that there would be no
shange whatever in the Baltimore
Schools. Take your medicine
editor Murphy like a man and
don't get offended because The
BEB knows more about your
Schools than yourself.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15

Wenotice shat teachers Institutes
and summer schools are to be
opened in various parts of the
country to further the cause of
education. The profession of
school teaching is one which should
require the highest culture and
perfection and all persons engaged
iu the work of teaching should
be abreast of the times and catch
on to every new method that is
really beneficial in imparting
knowledge to the youth of our land
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
Golden Carpets at Aaetion.

According 10 a Lisbon correspond
ent two magnificent carpets, present
ed by the Infanta Donna Sanche to
the royal convent of So. Antonio in
1900, have just been sold by auction
1t the municipal chamber 10 pay for
repairs at the convent and church.
The sale of the carpets which were
Persian, about IS feet square, en-
broidered with real gold, caused much
excitement. The most eager bidders
were two groups, French and Ger
man. Bidding began at $4,44o, and
the Frenchmen secured the prize for
$3.50, which is regarded as nearly
$4,000 below the real value. Two 9TH
er equally splendid carpets from thu
EStrela convent were also announced
for sale, but public feeling has become
% strong that the sale has been
ecuntermanded.-N. Y. Sun.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
,oUNT LYOF NIKOLAlVITCH

OoUNT LYOF NIKOLAlVITCH
I. I.TOLSTOI, the famous Russian
writer of religious and social tic-
tion, has been a noted character in
many ways during the past quarter of
century. and he now seems destined
to end his days outside the fold Of the
church of his native land, and stamped
as d hereto.
During the past three months Count
Tolstoi has attracted unusual atten-
ton in all portions of the civilized
world For the past few years he has
dropped much of that style Of liteTa-
ture that made his earlier books IA
nous, and has taken TO writing ser
mons, in story form. upon the one text:
Resist Not Evil" His continued
preaching of doctrine of noninterfer-
ence, and his appeals for an orthodox
religion founded solely on the teach
ings of the life of the Master, has at
last reused the ire of the officials of the
Orthodox Russian, or Greek, church,
and he has been eXcOmmunicated. In
the decree which debars him from all
spiritual privileges of the established
Church of Russia il is stated that his
teachings are not only anti-eeelesias-
teal. but anti-Christi as well. Those
outside of the teachings of the Russian
church who have read his later works
will scarcely agree with the church
officials in their Interpretation OF
what is anti-Christian.
The decree forbids all bishops and
priests of the church TO Officiate in any
| way at the counts obsequies when he
dies, or to sing masses for the repose
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
Not Recognized.

The latest news from Tacoma,
Washington to the effect that the
Grand Lodge ofMasons has decid-
ed, by resolution, not to recognize
negro masons. There will be
day when men as we'll as negro OF
ganizations in Freemasonry will be
recognized. The negro is coming.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
rnn wan saved H1s Money.

An old negro died suddenly in
Richmond, Va, recently. 1t was
thought he was in poverty little short
of what might be termed abject. He
had for years been suhsisting in the
barest way on an income derived from
picking the feathers off fowls for
market For picking a chicken he
would receive two cents; for duck
or turkey, five cents. After the negro
was dead the people with whom he
lived went through his possessions to
learn the value of his property.
There were found in his old trunk
$500 in money and certificates of bank
deposits aggregating $1,000. The ne
gro left a fortune of 81 800 in money,
and as far as Is known all of it was
made by picking feathers from fowls
for the table of the white nan.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
An Irish HctOrt

Pat. the driver of the coal wagon
seemed puzzled when he got up o.
High street the other dav. He locke.
al the numbers of setrra. h0uss
and scratched his head in a perPe1e.
way. Finally Mrs. Eaton. for whom
the coal was intended. appeared an.
inquired:
BEG pardon, but is that Goa. 10
Eaton?"
NO, mom," responded Pat pronP.
". Its not for attn. its fur 1lrL'
in'!"-Detroiu Free Press.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
OIL on the Waters.

Il wouldn't fight, my good l5-
said the peacemaker.
But he called me thirt ST. q
planned one of the C0mbatants.
And he called NE a lazy -o-.'-
cried the other.
Well" said the peacemakef :, :
renely, Il wouldn't fight over =. -
ference Of opinion; you may 0,.- "
right. Bits.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
They All smoke.

Nearly all the men and ".--.- 80,
Japan smoke tobacco. The -a--'--
pipes with longer stems Than .-- .r,
and, if one Of them wishes 10 s- -.-..,
gentleman a mark ot --For 7-5 --- H.,
her pipe, takes a whi-t. lal-s '' &C..
and lets him smoke. - D1.lo-'
Press.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
Quakers Call on the King.

King Edward VII. received Ls,'-.. -'.
a depuIation of Quakers ofrE-- 80
the best wishes OF that ,re' --
prosperous reign. He said ID .,Ll q.
that he hoped his reign "o-- ..
ness a widespread acceptance %. .-'
principles, the esta1Ls-Ir-. -
peace, and the growth OF -
help.-N. Y. Sun.
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15

The Atlanta Constitution hits the
nail on the head in a recent edi-
<Orial saying that if there were
more sheriffs like Sheriff Merrill of
Georgia there would be less lynch
ing. alt will be argued" con-
tinues the editorial, that the life
of Negro murderer is not worth
the sacrifice, that the sheriff might
easily have winked at the work Of
the mob and better lives than that
of the Negro wretch would have
bssn spared Other sheriffs have
done such things. It was sheriff
The Washington bee., 1901-06-15
wo-L of MnIe Masps.

The male wasp is said D! "a
urahsts 10 perform no "JLA Il
ever, while others assert '-.- -. .--
males are the scayenE-Ts o- - '--- a,
munity, keeping the nests 60 5- lea
carrying out the bodies OF '-
Nature.