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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
The BaSutO Understood.

"A young friend Of mine" says an En-
gIishman. charged with the repair OF
telegraph wires in the rear Of Lord Rob
erts' army when the Beers were particu-
larIy actiFe vn the line Of communica-
tions. had one or two black boys sick.
and decided 70 ask Basuto chief who
was in chlrge OF some hu1drcds OF MS
tribesmen repairing the permanent wav
to supply them. The Basuto. with bill
lycock hat on his head. was sitting with
his back against the corner Of a truck,
smoking a short pipe To him our en-
giEeer. speaking very loud am clear in
words O. one syllable. said: 'Wc-want
-two-bOys-t elegraphers,' al the same
time holdi-z up two fingers and pointing
with the other hand 20 certain boys
near. The Basuto swell took his pipe
out OF his mouth and slowly repeated IRE
equest. You boys-and--.
so our engineer friend said r. all over
again. The Basuto. without changing his
oppression in the least, replied in incis-
re and rapid parliamentary English. I
don't know low far my Instructions au-
thorize me to detach two boys from the
repair Of the permanent way % assist
rou in the telegraph department. How
ever. I VIII stretch point am do M
2est to accommodate you. Kew York
tribune.
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can't 90 10 the places she thinks she ought
TO 90 to. and she can't go to the places
and DO the things she formerly did with
out causing talk She is in a measure $50
lated and restricted TO certain pleasures,
and-is unhappy.
There is another period in a girls life
when she is happy. almost insaBeiy so.
but Go does not last long and cannot be
called exactly a "timc"-when she be-
comes engaged Perhaps after she is mar
ried and settled down IN life she is happy.
too but the life OF older persons Is never
free from cares and responsibility. and
while they are happy TO a certain ex-
tent. they are not wholly So
a boy Is happy when he earns his first
dollar. bu; that Is an incident and not
a period CT bliss. The same rule holds
good with the man as with the woman
when they have grown oIder-the added
responsibilities, the cares Of family and
business.
And so &c VIII work itself out. in ths
minds 81 those who have lived long enough
70 have had experience. that the happiest
times Of life is between the years OF nine
and thirteen. The times we have between
that period are always remembered the
longest and with the most pleasure. and
when we think Of being happy and Of hap
piness. when we are alone. We rec0llect
those wild, irresponsible. glorious days.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19

United States. The trouble, we APP
prehend. is that the same unTestrain-
ed authority and energy which char
acterizes operations carried on by
the military are lacking where the
undertaking is in the hands OF civil
ians and 100 frequently in the hands
of persons whose course in Il larger
or less degree is dictated or modified
by political considerations.
Perhaps it might not lee a bad idea
TO subject the sanitary administra-
ton of large cities TO military con
troll If, however, the innate antago-
nism to military authority raises an
objection to this policy il viii GER
tainly commend itself to the common
sense Of municipal authority to profit
by the policy and methods of our
military authorities i'm Cuba.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19

II is no uncommon sight to see a pig
vendor carrying. back down. a shoat. the
four legs Of which are tied together. As
the man walks the pigs snout Is scraped
every few feet along the sidewalk or cob
biestones, and the squeals Of painful pro-
test seem 10 delight the crowds. Chickens
are tied together. sometimes in lunches
OF from eight 10 dozen. and are hurled
in promiscuous heap on the sidewalk. or
carried suffering for hours. To see a dog
hurt is = pleasure to the average Porto
kican' and when a tired horse falls and
IS dubbed the native spectator always
outlaws.
One cruel sport. which the Hartzeu hiu
is intended to abolish. is cockdgbtinq
Every Sunday. within short distance OF
san Juan. this time honored form of ~
creation for Porto Ricans attracts a croy,d
OF natives and sprinkIing OF Americans
10 Catano, Bayamon. Santurce or Rio
Piedras.
In Santurce few days ago. an American
woman saw a driver beating two f,Ito,
horses until their blood flowed freely Ne
iaughed at her circumstances. She tbaro-
upon turned upon him a well dira.+.5
stream from garden hose until a ,oIic.
man came along and advised him 20 D.
more considerdte- When the Hsrtl,.I1 1.,,,
- IN ioFce Porto Ricans viii be 49, -
zens. ilan clll-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
CRUELTY IN PORTO RICO

w TITHIN & few months. thanks TO
NV the humane sentiment Of
Americans. most necessary
reform Will probably be well
under way in Porto Rico. Cruelty TO ami
mails viii heneeforth be crime. The
last bill OF the present legislative session
which ended on March 1. introduced BY
Secretary HaTtzeH. imposes severe penal
ties for mal,reating dumb beasts. Il is
believed that Governor Hunt. who will
undoubtedly approve the Law. viii issue
orders that the police are 20 enforce IL
vigorously throughout the island.
At present Americans stand aghast at
the treatment or animals in Porto Rico.
and even now the condition or affairs is
not as bad as il was a few years ago.
From the standpoint OF the humanitarian.
the Porto Rican is essentially cruel.
Consideration for animals seems 20 be be-
yond his comprehension. Horses and
cattle there get little food and many
blows. The spike goad. the lash. and
the club are freely used TO keep lame
halt. and blind horses in service. and
although a Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty 20 Animals existed IN San Juan
during the Spanish regime. IL now seems
to have fallen into state Of innocuous
desuetude. The only interference with
the brutality everywhere apparent is by
Americans as individuals
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
Cause Of Weak Eyes.

A young physician who examines
patients at the wills Eye Hospital says
that poor opera glasses are a more pro
lihc source Of weak eyes. particularly
among young women. than anything else
Al this time Of the year, when the the
atre season is in fun blast. a large num-
Der Of these cases come in to the hos
pitaI from those persons who are obliged
to use cheap opera glasses. if they use
any az oil
The physician said he had been obliged
recently to send patients who came 90
him home FOR their opera glasses. When
be saw them De forbade their further
use
Il know Of no way to stop this eFiI.
he said. and ofIer no suggestions. /
merely state a philadelphia Times.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19

" THEN you ask a person that ques-
wv tion he looks at you and
smiles Afterward when you
have assured him that YOU
mean IL. he viii say. We'll. let me see.
and then his thought viii travel right
back TO his childhood. he win think over
all the things that happened in his youth.
gradually expanding his rec0lIections. and
coming back again through the years that
have passed to the present time. And
when he answers he viii say. The hap
piest time Of lie is between the years OF
nine aud thirteen"
/ thoroughly believe that is so. II is
the time when boys and girls are fun OF
hope. when they know no care. and live
only in the pleasure Of the day. In every
walk Of life the rule is true. You cannot
make boy or girl Of ten or twelve think
OF anything seriously. Later on. when
they have reached the age Of fourteen
fifteen or sixteen. they begin to have
troublesome thoughts. They are net al
lowed to 80 as they please so much There
are more 'erplcxing questions staring
them in the face.
The gil begins to think OF getting into
society She is restless; IL is hard to con-
vince her that she cannot be heard from
for some Years. Meanwhile she is Just
betwixt ami between, so TO speak. She
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19

trade would enhance the value Of agri-
cultural holdings was a pure fauacy. for
today agriculture in this country is in
the deepest ditch OF desperation and de-
spOndency owing to the encroachments
upon it Of foreign foodstuns. which are IN
accountably favored by cheaper freight
rates than home products.
a point is also made by the new cru
saders in the matter of the much-coL
plained-Of lack Of inventive genius in this
country and il is Interesting TO note that
they saddle free trade with this failure.
Industries, they maintain, go hand in
hand with invention The country which
has the largest and most go-ahead manu-
facturers viii produce the greatest mum
Der OF inventors. In times gone By. when
England was at the head OF Industrial
nations by far the greatest inventions
fell 10 her share. Today she is left far
behind in the race Of brains.
do not account Tor it as being due TO
free trade. but it does seem strange that
nations with protected tariffs which were
supposed 10 stihe progress. are now occu-
plying the place she at one time filled. It
seems strange, too. that such things as
free trade or protection should influence
brains, but Mr.. Byng. the leader Of Brit
ish protectionists, declares that he can
prove all OF his assertions on this point
to the hilt He asks:
do We invite the foreign inventor and
manufacturer to settle. and build and
work in our country; TO teach our work
men, to pay our taxes, to enrich our ma
ton? Do We protect him, foster him.
tempt him With ia1unties and subsidies
DO We give him rewards and privileges
as our fathers did-as America and other
do today We do not. On the
contrary. We bride him to stay away. We
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
THEY NEVER CHANGE.

The moon an the women Is jest the same
>cuCe OF Bill shakespeare times
The moon as romd and the girls as strange
As when BIN wrote hi, rhymc7.
I've read I'm the whole cujurin' lot
Or ~taf by wCu az fame
4 Sc read 'sW allan 9 tell YOU what
The girls IS jest tAe same.
There Uss Byron. DRYDEN. an Alex Pope,
An honest Tu3u.a, H1lre.
They sang OF girls, an OF blasted hope
Al hy tIa moon they sN1re.
The glrl- are the same a- Brsay Burns
sang Iu "a sad refrain
The mo-e man studies 'eu, less he learns.
For sagb Research IS In vain.
The moon an tbe women they make no chang.
As .uets siu2 touav-
The moons AS ro,-ud, an the Eirls as st.ar-
An that's the moumu la,-
The moon goes oH- jest as calm an bright
As round the world she whirlz-
They swear by the moon In the dreary night
an swear about tlt girls
" d. Nebit IA Baltimore Ame.icau.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
IS THE STAGE A FAIR FIELD
FOR UNAIDED AMBITION?
b LILLIAN RUSSELL.

sion. who have struggled manfuIly for
years. combining ambition. hard work
and resource in tie schedule OF quail
tications. have faiIed-apparentIy through
no fault Of their own. or il may be by
the inscrutabIe lispensation Of that
Providence which shapes our ends.
~orgh hev them as we will
The trouble principally lies in the fact
that the terms actor" and actress" are
too often applied where they are not an
plicahle- An actor f. born. not made- and
a "erson who is not endowed by nature
with histrionic ability has just about the
same chance Of achieving greatness as a
Western plowboy would have Of shining
rs q goldsmith.
] believe in the old adsge. Nothing
succeeds like success" Let any am
bilious aspirant bear in mind the neces-
s3ry qualifications enumerated above.
and work. work, and keep or working. and
success viii follow as surely as daylight
succeeds the dark.
Degrees Of success there must be. since
there are degrees OF the energy devoted
70 its attainmnt, bu---y no means --1e
smallest measure Of reward 20 an artist
Is the personal knowledge that his effort
has created a personality. foreign TO his
Own, and yet with his soul, and that. too.
successfully.
In conclusion, 7 would most enDbat
lcally assert that the stage does offer a
wide field 20 ambition. provided that
word is used TO convey all that is high
est and noblest in human nature.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
A Song Far South.

Don't view US in our winter robes. with
iclCles galore.
When the remnants OF q blizzard round
our cosy cabins roar;
But take as far away IN March, when
blossoms gin TO blow.
An the green hills have forgotten what
was whispered by The snow.
C'Nioiets, nay lads?
Pin EN- on your breast;
And a red rose for the lover
That loves the lady best.'J
When the northern meadows glisten-
when The birds arc put 10 0ighf
By the SHOWS that beat them soufhwar5
were In valleys Of delight,
And Aprils curls are tossing in yrirds
from field and plain.
Win the ribbon Of the rainbow In the sill
yer Of the rain,
C'NiOiets. my LADY,
Pin 'em on your breast;
And a red rose for the lover
That loves the lady bestt'y
Bloom O. the peach-and daisies that seem
TO break in foam
And toss their snowy Wilderness On the
violet shores OF Home;
And roses rich and reeling in many a red
retreat.
Where Love calls 10 his lover and Whis-
pers: Life Is sweet"
CViolets. my lady?
Pin 'em on your breast;
AND q red rose for the lover
That loves the lady bcst.'D
Frank l.. stanton.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19

making or marring Of that picture. so 70
is with a drama. One strong or enc weak
point may establish or destroy the au-
thor's reputation.
Here is where the actor comes in.
Much depends upon his persona Iity. his
ability 70 develop and characterize the
assimilation OF his soul in that of his
supposed self for the moment. would
indeed like 20 see a play that bad act
ing could not kill 1t would be a great
work, and. given good acting. would grow
and live through the ages. No great
thing ever is lost; but. though Il may
slumber in obscurity while il is maturing.
il win whea ripe burst forth IN all the
beauty Of perfection
Il must not. however. be brought forth
prematurely, else, ike the premature
child. it lacks those points that consti-
ture its only hope OF preservation. and
calls for artificial support and nourish-
ment.
II is a peculiar fact that we get the
majority OF our plays from England. The
explanation OF this lies probably IN the
fact that The majority OF English play
wrishts have themselves been actors at
some time or other.
The dramatiziRg Of novels is not. in
my opinion. piaywriting. dramatist
and q dramatzer are two totally differ
ent things
In conclusion I would mention one fault
that particularly strikes me in many
plays. Every character. criminal or
sanity. should be essentially human
Humanity appeals to humanity and thrills
an audience. whereas that which re-
sembles the impossible Only tends TO ex-
cite sarcasm and disgust.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
A PERTINENT QUESTION

In view of the fact that the Ameri-
can military authorities have practi-
caliy succeeded in stamping out not
only yellow fever but also smallpox
in the city of Havana, it may well be
asked why the health authorities Of
the large cities of the United States
have not found it possible TO eradi-
cate the latter disease. As time is
generally reckoned. il is not so very
long since smallpox was compare
lively an unknown disease in this
country Its annual recurrence. with
almost startling regularity. is an
event of comparatively recent years.
IL would seem that the same means
which have been so successfully en-
ployed in Cuba might be used with
equal success in the cities Of the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
SuPersdtous White House Negroes

Now that Theodore Roose,-sIt r. e.
really conyalescent il will do IN Ten g..
story that has troubled the eUnarstitio,,-
and amused the materiaIists sbout inc
White House no little OF late save tbo
Chicago Tribune"
some time ago the fasteninrs holding
IN place the portrait OF General c-,n+
which hangs on the wall Of one ~ tho
hrst floor rooms. gave way and the huge
canvas with its frame fell TO the fonr
Inc crash brought several attendants ia
the scene. among them more than ono Of
the negro servants about the house.
With an awe-struck tene one Of the ola
retainers declared that some one in tho
family would die. He recalled that the
falling Of the portrait Of presidents Car
Held was followed by the death Of Presi-
dent Mckinley. all OF them predicting il
AT the ti.ae
when the Presidents young son be-
came III at Groton. ~ told YOU So was
the constant refrain OF the suDerstltious
old negroes about the place. When the
servants saw him brought home and on
the way to c0nvalescence. they began 10
doubt the truth OF the solemn warning
but there are still those that firmly be-
lieye something has 20 develop after the
falling Of a Presidents portrait. and as
the young boy slowly wins his way back
10 strength the sUDerstitious negroes
loc,l about for some other victim OF Gen
eral Grants portrait
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
The Knitting Legislator

Mr. Cathcart Was0n. the member Tor
Orkney and shetland. Who employed his
spare time in knitt2g stockings in the
smoking room at the House Of Commons.
mas recently abandoned his practice. Mr..
"ason used TO explain 10 enquirers that
ms eyesisht was very bad. and that. as he
could net be always reading. he took up
knitting as a pastime- The innovation.
though quite an innocent one. annoyed a
number Of old Parliamentary hands. and
o. late Mr. Wascn's knitting needles nave
not been in evidence at Westminster.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
AUTCMOBILES m OUR NEW POSSESSIONS

ands. was unsatisfactory. The United
states Government has determined to try
the automobile for this purpose.
The experiment is TO be made rr-~
theory that. although The
on the islanS-
rlle-
la5s1
~ past
- the last few months betweep
two and three dozen motor vehicles have
been shipped 10 the island and are in
daily use there By the residents. and
among the more prosperous Of the ua-
Jives the machines are decidedly popular.
IT is not at all unusual says the au-
thority referred 10. TO see a native rid
ing through the country districts in 4
uewly-impOrted American automobile
And the fact that the inhabitants OF the
island are ready to avail themselves OF
the opportunity to purchase these ma
chimes made IN the United States is re-
garded as proof positive that rapid pro-
gress is being made in the settlement
and development OF the Islands.
Automobiles have been found as vaIua-
bic in the Philippines for heavy trucking
as sor light transportation, and quite
large number OF motor tracks are used
to transport goods in the interior and
along the coast Around Manila. partic-
ularly. the superior advantages OF auto
mobiles OF high horsepower for carry
ing merchandise have been strlbingly IL
lUstrated
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
WHY 1T IS DIFFICULT TO SECURE
GOOD. WHOLESOME DRAMAS
By SARAH cowELL LIE MoYNE.

A T the present time dramatists must
"A naturally be guided. both in theis
L \ choice Of subjects and in their
method Of treatment. by the pop
ular taste; hence they are not able 20
put their whole soul .nto their work.
A man or woman may be possessed By
the most lofty and inspiring ideas. which
are the germs Of that ideal creation whica
their soul brings forth; germs which. If
given time, and fostered and carefully
nurturee, would result in the production
Of a dra,na rejecting liz every detail the
image Of that unsearchable something in
the dTamatist which We call soul
For two grave reasons. however. this
cannot be. First, he is required TO pro-
duce drama, working often against
time TO complete It; secondly, such a play
however grand and inspiring. is not what
the public requires. Heavy plays take
better in Europe, where men are more ac-
eustomed TO give time and thought to the
value Of liz -ature as presented in she
theatre than they are IN this country.
Here al is hurry and hustle. The strain
and stress Of life is so rapid and severe
that men 90 10 the theatre TO be amused
to gain some relaxation from the state Of
tension thai is weighing them down-to
get out OF themselves. as IL we're.
a dramatist, too, is only human. It is
impossible :or him TO create character
which he does not comprehend The char
acters in a play must Of necessity be "
different Compartments. and therefore
some stand out prominently. while others
necessarily suffer by comparison. Just as
in painting one little corner. a tree.
wave or some small detail may be the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
Coronation Canards.

A number Of silly stories have been
published about the dresses and regalia
ordered for the coronation by certain
peeresses Of American birth who have
married English no5lenen. says the
'.Tatlcr-" According TO one Journal cir
cuiatLng among tho masses in America
the Duchess Of Marlborough has ordered
a coronet which is TO cost e250.000 and
TO rival in splendor the crown worn By
the Empress Josephine. The absurdity OF
this fiction is apparent 20 everybody on
this side OF the herring pond. seeing that
the Earl MarshaI's regulations explicitly
state that coronets are 10 be made OF
silrer-gilt without Jewels or precious
Stones.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
KTCHENER'S REGRETS.

There's gloom t1 barn In London town
When Kitchener regrets.
The Eritislen an d5rkly iI0Wu
When Kitchener regrets
Poor Chamberlain is sick at hCart;
Although be tries 20 hide the smart,
lie -orciy feels tHc ranking dart,
When Kitchener regrets.
You s0c they show the pain so much
When Kitchener regrets.
Iucy know 30 doesn't beat the Dutch
When Kitchener regrets
Il means another sad surprise
When hurghcEs rush aud Brituu flies
Experience can't make them wise
When Kitchener regrets.
And, oh. the list Of captured ones
When Kitchener regrets.
81 mcu and horses. food and guns,
When Kitchener tegrcts.
No wonder stricken London town
A0w wears most pOrteut0us fr0Wu;
Her pride doth tumble weakly down
When Kitchener regrets
Cleveland Plain Deale
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-19
THE PROTECTION POLICY GAMING
GROUND IN ENGLAND EVERY DAY

- REAT Britain's shibboleth Of free
trade is in danger. For some
~ time a revolution fostered by
avowed prptectionists has loom
ed on the political and economical hori-
zon- The cloud has grown larger and
larger until it is now near the breaking
point. An oyer-taxed. over-burdened. dis
satisfied people. seeing its trade gradually
disappear. looks about for the cause Of
the present unsatisfactory state OF at
fairs. For months past the newspapers
have dinned it into our ears that the
reasons for the decline in trade and agrl-
culture were TO be found in the innate
disinclination OF Englishmen to rouse
themselves; tFat their insurmountabIe in
difference to the progress of events was
the sole cause for the great losses which
the country has sustained at the hands
OF foreign rivals; and naturally enough
this belief has been generally accepted.
Now, however, the I-otectionists come
out boldly and say that if free trade is
allowed to continue another ten years
British trade viii disappear altogether
and with IL the British Empire. So they
advocate the introduction Of a protective
tariff which viii place the manufacturer
in a position to cope with his foreign
rivals. They give chapter and verse, says
Ralph Blumenfeld in the Brooklyn
Eagle, to prove their contention that for
eign trade has been built up by the gen
erosityEnd mistaken policy Of British free
trade; that IL would be impossible for
German and American manufactures to
come here to compete with the native
merchants if they we're not protected at
home thereby enabling them 10 have mo-
nOpoly in their own markets and incl
dentally d share of this open one. They
show that CObdens declaration that free