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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-05
Does ACfing Have ANY
Effect Upon Conduct !?
BY JOHN DREW.

II is fallacious consideration that
the parts played by anyone have any
effect upca the actors personality. for
the actor arscts the part; the part does
not affect the actor Edwin Booth was
one OF the kindest-hearted men alive, yet
one CT his greatest parts was Iago. Jo-
seUh jefferson has played Rip Van Wrinkle
for over a quarter OF a century. but in
real life he has none OF the qualities OF
the haf-druuken scamp that he portrays
so exquisitely. The mere fact Of play
ing the part Of Fagin viii not stimulate
a man to become a PickpOcket. One Of
Sir Henry Irving's best representations
is that Of lingo. No one would ever dare
say thar because he enacted the part so
cIeverly upon the stage. he would lower
himself TO the thoughts and feelings Of
the character when of the boards
7 know there are a number Of stories
told Of the old actors that seem TO con-
tradict this theory. There is the we'll
known one Of the elder Booth chasing
"a fellow actor down "a long fight Of
steps and out into the street with a
drawn sword with murderous intent
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-05
The Face Of ErecufUe Sessions
BY WILLIAM E. MASON, u S. Senator from Illinois

bsomed be
ordered The to
We'll o int session
was to--Eoou
3f
o he oI
oh Yes! ~ButyouH 60"
did
jus run or he Senate myself
wasa
S n
esty moved that
be realized
the door
which shaken
Of the !,
m o a n sess
The chief elappel
Of an fzet tn
pie all moved out the
in the usual and Tic audy informing his neghbOr
be in his
Office Podunk The President OF the Omitted
i S A
journ carried In broken
OF lenonad
seously it possible be
o
business in
the people and the employed
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SANITATION IDEAS OV.

Washington they
earnestly believe calculated 10 OF sanitation These
rules almost elaborate abridged aera mda propose
various reforms the establishments pole
If
have to be provided barrels The those
suIertuous
Der good
II Will be acknowledged by the the onsoril
that there few of these places City Distances
which could improved The question
worth the while to hem the
and rules for his guidance especially
the who seeks shaved
take an involuntary bath in other aniptic
the chair where the hirsute amputaton take
trouble with f
eror of its advocates
While the decision compel keep
during the operation viii b generally majority the
posed regulations viii
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-05
II NEW USE FOR WINDMILL.

The use Of belt or winlmiIs to light
the entire city OF Chicago was presented
as a possibility OF the future by Franklin
H. Head in a lecture before the students
in the College OF Commerce and Admin
istration at the University Of Chicago
recently. Er- Head suggested a series
Of windmiIls running dynamos which
would charge storage batteries with cleo
ricity This statement was made % IL
IustraJe the enormous value TO the world
Of a new storage battery invented by
Edison. Mr.. Head had a model Of the bat
terry on the chapel desk before him. and
made reference TO IL.
When I was in New York recently Nr.
Edison told me OF a new storage battery
he had invented" said Mr. Head. IF what
he thinks is true he has made O most val
liable storage battery for electricity. The
lead storage battery in use on one street
car line today is too expensive; it weighs
seven tons and has % be reeharged too
often The new battery Mr. Edison has
invented weighs in proportion one-fourth
and seems indestructible- He has had bat
teries in his laboratory a year and a
half and they have kept 5hrir charge or
electricity. His invention is Of enormous
value TO the world.
There are endless sources Of power
about us, IL the power they afford
could only be stored up. Take the wind
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rors Mr. Robson says: 1T is many since W H.
Crane and have appeared play two Dromos
There TO be big demand through country
we'll known star IT. conjunction with the revival popu-
lar classic play When ago. put
Stops Conquer Of giving occasional per
formances played large receipts
without handsome scenery you-that
almost altogether fell back upon made money
thereby
Il have been delighted somewhat astonished
the public has taken
rieta At the Boston Museum played with the
orchestra under the and done quite well
IN other sections OF the have talking
the plan for appearance in the
r0rs' with manager Daniel Arthur. made
Up minds to spare expense either production
Ward vokes. who have always played the Columbia
Theatre during their pilgrimage Capital
occupy the Academy OF Music
The comedians under the stair
lessee Of the Academy which doubtless
change from the Columbia This K
show is called The Head Walters
than the past productions Of these two funmake-s
Otis SINNERS New York season viii be brought 10 a close
Saturday night and he will Immediately city
his Columbia
SINNERS metropolitan production George
Boxers Francesca Rimiu OF the
toll striving. best Of
the finally TIE Gotham
after the theatre the provinces realized his real
merit
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Question Still Unsettled.

The pretty young woman with the fur
trimmed jacket leaving the train il
rolled into the Dearborn station, - tked
briskly toward the exit
She was met by a tall. good-lOoking
young man with a large and beaming
smile on his face.
Il was sure you would be here, Jack, d"
she said holding out her hand
He made no verbal reply
He merely stopped, gathered her in his
arms. and implanted a kiss on her up
turned lips
The comments by the suburbanite OBJ.
servers were substantially as 'ollows:
Yum, Num,"
30, Jack! o, o. o. jack"
He met her all right anyhow"
Don't Jack. desr."
Break away"
Don't block the procession"
Before all these people, tool"
zone more. deaFest!"
What would mamma say"
90 Jack. how cold your nose isl
Vent dubsi'
Who says all the world loves a Iover?-
Chicago Tribune.
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mill-it is not constant. But with the
new Edison storage battery the windmill
could run a dynamo when the wind blows
and the power generated could be saved
IN storage battery. A belt Of windmfIs
around Chicago. say for forty miles. could
supply storage batteries with enough eIec.
tricity 10 light the whole city OF Chicaga
constantly. and possibly TO heat 1t. too.
For manufacturing purposes the stor-
age battery would prove of great value.
Take a factory where the manufacture
has 100 horsepower provided constantly.
AT noon when the plant is shut down there
is great waste. With the use OF a ssgr-
age battery the manufacturer could save
all the power The farmers windmill
would mean much more 10 him. By che
use Of dynamo and STORAGE battery no
could have his windmill do the thrashina.
and cut the corn for fodder. while his
wife could have IL 20 heat the hatirous
and do the churnjug- 30 might put up
three windmilIs and heat mis- house with
out the use of fuel
Mr.. Head explained thac Mp. Edison had
developed a new oxide % iron. an oxide
which never occurs IN nature and an ua-
known composition OF nickel which were
used as the poles OF ;Es new batter. ami
explained that steel was used in the cell
because Of its elasticity.-Bo Tran
script
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Is It Permissible FO1 Men TO Cry?
BY MARSHALL P. WILDER.

bring out the higher lights OF the sun
shine so We appreciate laughter all the
more on account Of the tears that we
shed
Vow. while I am a stranger 10 tears
and a friend 10 laughter I often find
tears on the checks Of those who laugh
the hardest, and think you will find
those that have no tears have no cor
responding exhibition Of merriment in
their hearts. ! mean by that that the
stolid kind. who could not cry il they
would. and would not If they could are
the hardest ones in my audience 90 show
appreciation by laughter
Ofteutimes the absurdity Of q situation
viii cause both laughter and tears at one
and the same moment An acquaintance
Of mine. who had been away for a num-
Der Of years. returned 10 see his mother.
The dear old lady came rushing out TO
meet him. and in her eaEerness TO reach
his arms trirped on her dress and fell
headlong at his feet. and although their
eyes were sunuse4 with tears, they both
burst out laughing at the very absurdity
Of the situation
No. I do not think e. is a weakness on
the part Of a man TO cry. for. AL have
said. if IL be a weakness. il must also
be a weakness 10 laugh. and IL .here
were no more laughter in the word my
business would be at u standstiII and 1
should be a bankrupt
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-05
THE CARS POLICE IN PARIS.

Prince OurousoH, the Russian Ambas-
sador TO France. is reported 20 have said
that he was cot the real representative
OF the Car in Paris. and that the embassy
was nothing better than a house Of call
for visiting grand dukes. There is more
truth in this than the uninitiated would
suppose.
The official representative Of the auto
crat is in tact not his confidential agent.
The task OF keeping the Gar informed
about the real state Of affairs in France
is cOnfded TO a parsonage who has no
connection whatever with the Russian
foreign office. but exercises the vastly
more important duties Of chief OF the
Cars police IN Paris. There are no
less than three separate and distinct
Russian secret police systems in the
French capital
Like all OF the Cars most trusted
advisers, his Majesty's most important
secret representative in Paris is a Ger
man and baron. He has at his DIS
posaI unlimited funds and a most perfect
system OF espionage Not the least i'm
portaut part Of his work is to SPY on
He has also 20 report the movements OF
the nihiljsts. but that is mere child's
play The embassy calls for much greater
watchfulness. The Ambassadors move
ments have robe carefully recorded and
note kept Of ali the visitors and
habituaI callers at the embassy.
But the most difficult and most re-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-05
CURES USELESS WHILE
CONDITIONS PROPAGATE
DISEASE.

While devoted scientists are busy seek
ing the cure Of consumption and philau-
thropists labor TO prevent its spread. one
element in the question should not be
overlooked: the indirect causes which
predispose the human system 20 infection
Whatever tends to run down the physical
health takes from a man his power OF
resistance 10 disease
II VIII be found that certain conditions
are beginning to prevail in this country
whose continuance means death TO thous-
anda for the very reason that they reduce
the normal strength Of human beings. and
leave them sure victims 30 consumption.
typhoid and other diseases. OF what use
to discover germ destr0yers, 10 scgregate
consumptiyes in saniJariums. TO intro
duce methods of disinfecJion. while the
indirect causes OF consumption multiply
with every year2
a primary Indirect cause Of consump-
tion and typhoid is ovarwork- Well.
then. warn the people against overwork.
To what purpose. when millions must
oyerwork in order 20 keep body and soul
together Here is the point. the rub. the
hitch. Among the workers Of the land
conditions prevail and multiply which
render overwork unavoidable These con
diuons exist in this city. in the country
North and South. and wherever the greed
Of man remains unchecked by conscience
or by law
Take the instance Of the children en-
ployed in the cotton mills Of the South
The whole world heard the protest
against that iniquity a short time ago.
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znunerative task eendded to the police II
to shadow" the French Government.
The minutest information is called Tor
regarding each Minister'S habits,
thoughts, words. deeds. and the company
he keeps Baron X" is such an ex-
pert at this work that he can often pre-
dict = long way ahead what the Govern
ment will do
When the Gar contemplated his recent
trip 10 France re wished TO corroborats
the baron's information and sent another
agent. with an entirely new Soy system.
10 study Paris. The baron astuteIy got
rid Of his rival by bepraising him 10 his
imperial master and suggesting that Il
wSsld be a good thing to have so sxcel-
lent a man in London To LOndCn he
therefore went. and now the barren has
only two opposition systems to check
mate, viz. the private police OF the Min
lister Of Finance and the private police Of
the Ambassador
~ Witte has his own highly Efficient
spies in Paris 10 keep him informed on
financial matters. It is they who give
him q hint when a loan could be negotia-
ted Strange as IL may seem. the Minis
tiers police and the Cars are at daggers
drawn Both are. however. united against
the ambassadoriaI police. which is OF a
most elementary kind. The Ambassador
is said 20 rely mostly on society women
for information--Chicago News.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-05

Rudyard Kipllng, in one OF his fascin-
stIng Jungle Stories" tells us that when
It came time for MowgIi. the man-cub,
TO leave the jungle and return to the
haunts Of men, he turned to his friend
Bagheera. the black panther. and com
planned that something hurt him Inside. 81"
IAN going TO die, Bagheera ." he
asked.
No answered his old friend. You
are not going to die. but you are going
20 cry. for you are man-cub and not
e true child OF the jungle" And in O.
moment or two the lad had his arms
around the panther's neck and was wet
ting his friends glossy coat with his FIRST
tears.
Vow this must be meant 10 mark
distinction between the man and the
brute. between civilization and the jun gle,
and IF it be sign Of weakness Tor a man
TO cry, it must also be a sign Of a higher
sensiblity. Historians tell US that all
great men have been moved 10 tears a.
some great crisis in their lives but how
seldom we hear Of the tears Of the more
brutal Of men.
But ! am supposed to be a mirth-pro-
voker. / am a dealer in laughter. and
my experience has been mostly with
this latter commodity: but laughter and
tears are moved by the same set Of
muscles. and as il requires shade 20
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-05

while Stimulating the character CT a muir
derer upon the stage. but this was the
Vagsry Of drunken men. Theg tell Us
that Iacready used to shake a ladder to
work himself up 20 a proper frenzy Tor
a certain scene. but am quite su-e that
none Of the old worthless was 50 satura--
cd with his part that he forgot himself
iu the intensity Of his Stimulating passion,
for this would not be art. but realism in
its worst form
OF course, we muz- make the effect
upon our audiences convincing, but TO
my mind the more perfect the art the
more convincing the actor becomes. And
so IL is with the portrayal Of the gentle
man upon the stage 1t is not the ques-
tiOn OF the tailor or the cloths hat a
man wears. but his own idea Of the char
acter that he intends TO portray
During the present season have been
playing part in which I am decorated
with a Victoria Cross II this mimic life
should become real TO me. I would. Of
course. imagine that had a real cross
upon the lapel OF my coat and that
was entitled to the honor. which would
be absurd.
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BY REV. JOHN TALBOT SMITH,
of New York

But il is not necessary to 90 so Tar from.
home for examples. The stores and Of
fees Of the city. the factories or New
England the railroads which enter New
York, the street car service provide
numerous examples It is incredible how
insolent!y the most respectable and
wealthy corporations viii violate the law.
the instincts Of humanity and even the
sarage's instinct Of Justice for the sake
Of ID few dollars.
! have seen an old signaI-man az a
raiiEOad crossing work from in the
morning until II az night. every day Of
the week. for twenty years, for the sum
Of s. a week. He held his position within
ten miles Of the New York Legislature.
through all the legislation which pre-
tended to limit the hours Of labor His
employers publicly expressed their com
mendation of the aforesaid laws. and
pOckCJed the S400 a year saved by making
the signaI-man do two mems work.
The people employed iu the factories.
stores and Offices Of this city are regularly
forced to work beyond the legal hours by
their employers. and rarely receive any
extra compensation. Wages IN these
places are all az the starvation point
for the majority. This is an injustice ia
itself When the extra hours are added
the injustice becomes a crime that should
certainly be punished by fines and i'm
prisOumeut The low wages and me long
hours mean exhaustion at work and poor
food and poor housing at home. Facto-
ries. whatever be their product. are very
exhausting On IabOrers- They encourage
the employment Of women and children.
They give the lowest wages as a rule.
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might have been better fitted with vehicle display her
undenable talents actress. the
stars there histronicaIy
she She is indeed, worthy something the
sensational tumble Of taWdry artificial
Of Alice she is splendid attachments.
dramatic S romantic plays o
peri0d-TnIlantic only fact
style Of plays the theatregoing public viii
aEaHsa Alice" dramatic
drama, extremely doubtful
Academy Music who have up a higher
standard ueodramatics supplied
Harmed with would for the nothing
ing than the regulation Academy tariff There
superabuudanee, almost military
play
sb red. while others take blUeish
stirring the expressions
OK widest patriotism OF quite generally
that the action OF Alice takes place VincenAes the
State Of Indiana the play bill carefully
advance the of the curtain
aIs the concerned. might
well selected sequestered
South Africa during the Boer
Of chiefly vehicle for the
Miss Harneds charm. Persons liked Richard
assuredIy
cy alice if they realize
Harneds pleased
performance. uncomnonIy
crate the is generally good
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The Yankees and the Princes.
BY REV. EMORY J. HAYNES, D. D., Of New York.

parsonage" as We were pleased 20 haE
them treat General Grant. for Instance
when abroad. IL is all satisfactory. DO
it up brown while We are at It. We arc
hosts But II he detects a sycOphantie
treason to Bunker Hill sentiments this
universal Yankee simply lays It up agia
him till next lection" The great wheel
turns Ex-President Adams came back
10 Washington as a momber or the lover
house, and it is one Of our heaIthiest ira
ditions. We shall probably never even
pension an able-bodied ex-President.
No man can remain at the fore In Amer
lean public life whose secret heart is dis
satisfied with the civic gospel proclaimed
by the notable rumDus we had called the
American Revolution.
By the sober creed OF millions OF farm
er's boys such a thing as hereditary
right to rule" is arrant nonsense. In the
bows eyes the ruling family are simply
intruders. except that the tacit consent
OF the governed may possibly pass in lieu
OF an election. We cast the vote openly
and purpOseIy. and think this is a faz
better way- To the boys mind there il
something ridiculously impudent in one
family nirlbIy stepping TO the front and
saying 10 a whole great people Here we
are again, The king is dead But We
have a king in our family all ready"
Indeed Who asked you2 That is the
exact view the young fellows who are
The men or tomorrow take OF the ease
There is Do change in our republican
creed
So while We are going to hang ont "OId
Glory and send It flying in foreign wa
tiers. 10 show that we wish everybody
much joy. don't forget that II means
just that and no more. These millions OF
boys. in shops. stores. factories. and on
the farms that stretch under the fash
ing sunlight. are marching to the Old
music. They still stick the old feather
in the cap and sing
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Nothing c,n stop the present world
sweep toward the perfect democracy.
There is rot the slightest danger Of any
reaction toward a Iegalized aristocracy in
this Western Republic. In fact, the whole
social system OF the titled classes. %
with rights BY birth and the frightfuI
and ridiculous burdens Of taxation &c
imposed. is considered by us as most an
tiquated furniture We know il IS every
where on its way TO the political junk
shop. No publicist FOR a moment disputes
this in any country.
That e7terprising person. the happy
prosperO-s, hard-working Yankee. is just
good natUred enough 10 smile and be
courteous TO all the princes and kings
thai yet linger on the stage before the
cur. ain falls We regard them as pic
turssque- We can patronize them as we
can read 'IyanhOe" with a pleasant half
hour We never did fear any OF them
Much less now that the public under
them are in most mOnarchies the real
masters. thanks 10 our successful revolt
But the Yankee is a gentleman II other
peoples want to keep their kings and en-
Perors ali righs. 1t is his wish to be
amiable when there are no guns around.
For the most part the American is too
busy TO pay much attention TO the poll
itics Of foreign countries Occasionally
he stops and wonders how such fol-
de-rot- as q coronation that really
crowns nobody can be put on the
boards, for he knows that the real ruler
Of England Is che Premier. who may be
snapped tomorrow The Yankee now and
then removes his hat TO wipe his brow.
and for the moment grows a Bit hot as
he reads Of the itching to shake hands
with a prince. He blurts oct something
not very pretty about the sEObs-- But
on the v hole he contents himself with
watching out Of the corners OF his eyes
the mayor or the President. who may be
doing the honOrs-
L these officials treat visiting royal
YANKEE DOC
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DANISH MUS ICE AND
UNSANIG4Rl CONDT-
TONS

while making the heaviest demands on the
physique The poor workers are brave
aud spirited Rather than surrender or
ask for charity. they work to the point
OF complete exhaustion
Here the bacillus Of CONSUMPTION finds
!ts victims. The children worked to death
in shops, stores. factories. the overwork-
ed railroad men, the victims Of the hide
Gus sweatshops. the brave, honest souls
who labor till they drop at the loom and
the engine. are handed over to the clutch
Of typhoid and consumption
There can be no question that the evil
conditions are spreading. Senator Hanna
has drawn attention 10 it, The Tenement
Commission Of New York has drawn at
tcntion TO IL. The examination into adul-
terated foods has sounded warning
What can the workers do cut fail if they
are to be ovcrworkcd, uu6erpaid, badly
housed and uuderleI2 OF what use is il
20 build sanitariums # tha victims Of con-
sumption. are on the Increase. as all the
figures shove
Philanthropy is an admirable thing
But too often the phiIal-, hropists draw
their immense means from the low wages
and long hours of their workers. While
the scientists are laying traps for the
bacilli Of typhoid and consumption. while
the philanthropists are coaxlng the Leg
isIatures TO build sanitariums for the ex-
tirpatiou of tuberculosis. let another
class Of earnest workers attack the-ter-
rihIe conditions which breed victims by
theNhcusaud for the modern Moloch The
employers Of labor need 90 take the ques-
tion before she tribunals OF their con-
sciences
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FATE

The sky is clouded, the rocks are
bare.
The spray Of the tempest is white in
air;
The winds are out with the waves
az play.
And ! shall not tempt the sea today.
The trail is narrow. the wood IS dim.
The panther cIings to the arching
limb.
And the lions ..heIps are abroad at
at play.
And shall not join in the chase to-
day.
And The ship sailed safely over the
sea
And tho hunters came from the chase
IN glee;
And the town that was bulIded upon
the rock
Was swallowed up in the earthquake
eek. Bret Harte.
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The Girl for Him.

Van Sport-What would you DO il you
had a husband VINO came home al O'Clock
in the morning?
MilliCent-I wouldn't speak 10 him
Van Sport-Millicent. you are just the
girl for me, Come now, say you will tie
III inc