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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
By ], FRAIsE RICHARD, Education Evangelist

guard his orthodoxy. Is made IN these
words: where are we at?7 1t IS a
question whether the harm he infliets
by his false syntax Is not greater than
the hcterodoyy he is striving to eoun-
teraet. lie ought, perhaps, to be tied
for syntacncnI heresy.
Some time AGO I was IN the rotunda
of the Capitol when two Congressman
were passing through to the House.
One remarked to the other: BE
tween you ell and we ALL" Murray
Kirkham, Brown, and Greene ali lived
too soon to master this new gram
NAUTICAL SHINING against the code of
rules they left us
\ IandIady in this city recently an
nouneed On her cards: Furnished
rooms, wit, OF without excellent
board" 1t is suggested that rooms
without excellent board" are hardly
desirable. however numerous they
may be.
Seeing the sign Meals ID and b
cents" I really wondered whether the
proprietor would charge 10 cents OF
% cents or compel me to pay AZ
cents.
\ placard in the Pension office pro
| tects reserved space by the strange
announcement For Ladies Wheels
Only The painter had evidently
forgotten how 10 form the possessivt
plural. His announcement seems t.
express fear that ladies are likely tC
occupy the space with their sewing
machines, bird cages, or wardrobes
OF other property
| A certain business sign reads: "Oul
prices are as low, for similar goods
as any other house in the United
| States" Is it not unusual to compare
the height of prices with the heigh
of buildings?"
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By
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN,
Composer and Impresario.

Gently: and that same strange story is
often heard in the divorce courts. What
other instrument than d piano resem-
bles woman in this curious capability !?
The piano aud the woman are the two
chief ornaments Of the home. That Is
peculiarly their place. and they adorn 1t
exquisiteIy. The church houses the or
gan and the place of the bass drum IS
at the head Of the marching regiment
the violin Is a gypsy wanderer. apt to
be met with anywhere. but the piano
and the woman are parlor bodies for
ever and everywhere.
There IS not only a striking likeness
il many points between the woman and
the piano, but also a strong affinity. To
no other musical instrument does miss
or madam take as she does TO the piano.
And no other instrument is so respon-
sive to the caress of her touch This is
because Of its Iightness and delicacy-
the qualities which the male practicer
must also acquire If he would succeed,
the very qualities essential to the sue
cess of his address as a wooer-
Is there yet a skeptic? If so. lead
him TO the keyboard OF a piano and ex-
plain TO him its octaves- They num-
Der seven So does woman's. Her
first eight years are her octave of child
hood: the second her girlhood; the third
her goddesshood; the fourth. fifth, and
sixth her honeymoon; the seventh her
middle age. Beyond that she never
passes. OF all musical instruments the
one most like a woman Is the piano
Quad erat demonstrandum
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19

4 few evenings ago [ was passing
along the street, when I met a very
kind. worthy gentleman, who was
wheeling his three-year-old daughter
in her little carriage, In the carriage
was a cloak. which he thought she
needed to protect her feet, Stopping
for moment, he said to the child:
Put it down where your feet IS"
Immediately came the rejoinder: i
don't want II where my feet IS"
Three years hence this little girl
will be sent to school to study Ian
euage. In some manner the attempt
VIII be made to impress upon her
mind the stereotyped rule: The
verb must agree with its subject in
person and number" Theoretically,
she viii be forced to accept the state
ment: but her practice viii have been
warped and measmabIy stamped for
life III the wrong direction by an I'M
proper start. She viii, accordingly,
encounter difficulties from that source
as long Is she lives.
4 month ago l found myself IN one
of the parks of the city in the early
evening. A little hoy three or four
years of age became separated from
his mother. He began to cry In
terest in his welfare was intense,
Judging from the crowd assembled
about him. In the number of anxious
inquirers confronting him were two
eolored servant girls, who reIinquished
their personal charges for the time
to ask him the important question
where do you live 2" The intens-
ity of the question VIII have the effect
to impress the useless at" upon both
child and the interested bystanders-
\ recent announcement in the
newspapers of a subject for a public
lecture, by a preacher who desires tC
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, first time submitted to the judges for
adjudication. Some are the result Of
the natural evolution of the law; others
find their rise in new conditions, which
are continually springing up. The judges
are compelled, therefore, to render de-
cisions in cases for which there are no
precedents. These decisions may or
may not be justified in the light OF sub
sequent events
If the opinions handed down by the
court of appeals are examined it VIII
be found that the decisions are often
carried by as narrow a majority as
four 10 three This shows that this
court Is not always unanimous in its
opinion upon the work Of the lower
court. But we must have fnauty some
where, and by common agreement that
fnaIity IS vested in the court OF appeals
and in the United States Supreme
Court.
But law is not an absolute certainty.
It is human in its conception and its
execution, and therefore is subject 10
the vagarics that are coineident with
flesh and blood. Judges in the lower
courts are prone TO error somewhat in
proportion as their ability as pleaders
overwheIms their judicial balance
Experience has shown that the i'm
munity of judgment extended to those
who preside over the courts. exec pt in
those instances in which an overt &C;
/ is committed, has been beneficial TO the
/ judiciary and TO the cause OF justice
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19

The custom Of wearing rings upon the
thumb prevailed IN England until the
close Of the eighteenth century, and IS
Of very ancient origin, says the London
Lady" There is mummy case in the
British Musem which represents an
Egyptian lady wearing rings upon the
thumbs OF both her hands The Romans
were greatly addicted TO this practice,
and as many of their thumbrings were
most cumbersome and inconvenIent. the
patricians varied their rings with the
season. terming them summer or
winter rings. as the case might be.
During his visit to Rome Addison saw
some OF these old rings. and comments
thus upon them: so very thick about,
and with such large stones in them, that
its 10 wonder a Top should reckon them
q little cumbersome il the SINNER sea
son OF 50 hot a climate, THE Emperor
Traian possessed a winter thumb ring
which measured some three and half
inches in width and bore q bust in high
relief OF his consort, Plotina- English
thumb rings do not appear 10 have been
less massive During the latter part OF
the middle ages they formed part Of the
necessary adjournment Of q bishop when
he was srrayed IN foil pontifcals.
Thomas a Beckett possessed a thumb
ring set with valuable ruby, which was
about the size Of a hens egg. The ring
was a gift from Louis VII Of France
At the Reformation Bluff King Hal
seized the Archbishop's ring from his
despoiIed shrine and took it for his own
personal adornment. thus bringing
thumb rings back into fashion for a
while. They had long been abandoned
by the upper classes and had gradually
come 10 be considered as indicative Of
the burgess class Thumb rings were
often set with the tooth Of some animal
IS an amulet. 4 VOLTS tooth was sup
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
SEEMS TO BE UNFAIR

In the controversy which has arisen
between the Inspecto. of Buildings
and Mr.. Lorin NJ. Saunders, regard
ING the regulations in relation to
covered front porches, the sympathles
Of the general public viii be M
questionably with the latter. Briefly
stated, the issue Is: The Inspector of
Buildings holds that only houses of q
certain frontage arv entitled to the
privilege Of covered front porches.
while Mr.. Saunders contends that this
regulation imposes an unwarranted
hardship upon persons who are not
fortunate enough to own, or be able
10 rent, a house Of the standard front
age set up by the building regula-
lions.
Considered from purely aesthetic
standpoint. there Is much TO favor tht
Official view Of the case. 1t would b.
undoubtedly desirable If greater uni
formity could be attained in the mat
ter of the width, height, and genera
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THE SPORTS OF OLD TIMES

meets in carriage drawn by four black
being led by a groom who acted as her
pilot"
II note in the Sporting Magazine for
January, 1890. states that Lady Sails
bury. one of the boldest female riders in
the kingdom, relaxes q little with her
own foxhounds. Some few years ago
she invariably went over the gate; she
now waits with more prudence until the
gate is opened It was not until Lady
Salisbury was seventy-eight years Of
age that she gave up the hounds and
ceased following the foxhounds. and
even then she said she thought she was
good enough 10 hunt with the barriers"
The fine old lady was burned to death az
Hatfield House, IN November, 1896, at
the age OF eighty-six."
1t is surprising to find it asserted in
this history OF Hertfordshire that
shooting at flying game was not prac-
ticed till the end OF the eighteenth CEN
fury" It was the practice in the reign
OF Queen Anne, when Pope wrote Wind
sor Forest" Sir Roger de CoveTley tells
Mr.. Spectator that the yeoman who over
takes them On the road is a worthy man
and shoots flying In 1927 poem on the
art of shooting flying, called "Ptery-
plegia," was published BY fellow Of St
Johns College, Oxford. In 1870 we find
a graphic description Of it in Thomson's
Autumn
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character Of dwellings, but It so hap
pens that these matters are frequently
determined by the pecuniary eircum-
stances of the owners. Now, 1t would
seem to be manifestly unfair 10 decree
that Jones, who rejoices IN the pos
session of L house which Is eighteen
feet wide may treat himself to the
luxury of a covered front porch, while
Smith, whose dwelling has a front OF
only fifteen feet, Is denied the priv
Iege TO add to his comfort in this
manner.
The Inspector Of Buildings states
that the Commissioners have the arbl-
trarv power to determine this qUes
ton. II this be so-and no doubt
II 'iS-there is all the more reason
/ for letting the maxims OF equity pre-
vail. Surely there is nothing equit
able IN regulation which causes
mans right to make his home as com
Portable as possible to depend upol
/ the difference Of a foot or two IN tn
width of his dwelling.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
Bits Of Talk.

she-And you have kept your resolu-
tom
He-Yes; I haven't tasted a drop for
nearly a year.
She-And you are better and happier
for 1t, are you not?
He-Oh. yes. Let me see, the time
will be up IN about three weeks--Town
and Country
Helen-I have Just refused tc marry
Mr. Gingerley.
Edith-Oh, did he propose?
Helen-Weu. I cant say positively,
but that Is how I construed his inco-
herent remarks Brooklyn Life
4 want to take out some life tnsur-
ance." said the caller, unless you con-
slider my occupation hazardous.
What is your occupation asked the
agent of the company.
Il am an automobile driver"
That's all right We only draw the
line at people who live along the streets
you travel over
Little Walter was eating lunch, when
he gave his arm q sudden shove and
splash down went the glass of milk.
az knew you we're going TO spill that,
said mamma, angTily-
We'll. If you knew" queried Walter,
why didn't you tell e?''-LittIe Chron-
icle.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
A BASEBALL JEREMIAH
By JOSH WINK, in the Baltimore American"

The Nationals came Ike wolf on the fold;
Their purses were buging with silver and gold,
With banknotes and Iuere spcndulix and drafts
To dazzle the eyes that were looking for CRAFTS.
The ball team was shakv. the rocters we're sore;
And strife was a-brewing in old Baltimore;
The ampires were eensared, despised and revilod,
Abhorred and detested, and anger was wild
The dollars were jinglel in listening ears.
The banknotes were rusted to silence all fears;
McGfraw heard the siren-his heart gave thumP-
Her melody whipsered: .0h, jump, Muggsy, jump"
Afar in the distance lurked Freedman and Brush,
Their money was clnkinc-its noise wouldn't hush.
MeGinnity wavered, and SO did McGann,
They seooted with CronEl and R. Bresnahan.
Then Seymour and Kelley packed satehes and trunks
And went to the sleeper to pick out their hunks.
The battle was over; the wounded and slain
Law prone on the diamond, there to remain.
The Nationals came like wolf on the fold.
And blew in their greenbacks. their silver and gold
They batted us here on our own native heath,
And left IN the darkness with wool In their teeth.
Oh, wall in our sorrow, and bark from the tomb.
And list to our grievine and witness our gloom!
The rooters are hapless-no one gees to bat
How can they be roofing, with none to root ht9
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
Golden Silence.

Chicago Inter Ocean-There still ap-
pears to be some doubt in Europe as to
whether the United States IS going 10
dominate the finances and commerce OF
the world, and while Europe is doubling.
the United States continues TO saw wood.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
PIANO THE MOST WOMANLIKE
Of MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

"Often we see two play the same
piano; not seldom we find the
chords of the female heart respon-
sive and loyal to two lovers at
once"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
HER SAD PREDICAMENT.

she says she'll have to have a new
bonnet before she can sing IN the choir"
.'wen?''
We'll, he says that she'll have to sing
In the choir to get the money for q
new bonnet"-Chicago Post.
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NO USE A-ToILIN ALONG.
ByW- c. ", After F. L Stanton

Life, with its cares and its sorrow,
Is mere of q sigh than song;
There is never a hope for tomorrow
So there's no use a-toiin' along
There's naught in this prospect to Dor
row
The strength to trample tho wrong;
For there's no sweet hope in tomor-
row
So there's no use a-toilin' along
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
THE WHOLE AND THE PART.

He-How often a wonan's face is her
fortunel
She-Yes; and how often a mans
cheek is hisi
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES To OUT OF
MORNING EDITION, one yea, s.; six
months. $50; three months, &I.25
Morning aud sunday, one year, S-Ti si1
months. $3.50; three months. s. %
Sunday edition only, one year, = : sil
months. 81; three months, % ceits.
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TOWN POINTS. POSTAGE PREPAID
EVENING EDITION. one year. 50: six
months, SI-5O; three month";, - cents.
Evening AM sunday, one year, -; six
months zs2-50; three months, S1-26-
Morning. Evening. AMI >uldaE, one
year, 10; six months. So; three months
$50.
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Rather Strong-Scented in Places.

Chicago Record Herald-Mary Mac
Lane says her Azglo-Saxon Is az pure
as possible. Still a little fumigating
now and then might help it.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19

Any person who buy the Morning Afternoon or Sunday
Edition of The Times any stand in Washington suburban
towns trains elsewhere will confer favor by notify
ing the Publisher Times Tenth and Streets Wash
ington, D. G.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
WHISPERS FROM A
WON1ANS HEART

There is natural balance in the
forces OF nature Water is the truest
exponent Of this; 1t seeks. finds and
maintains its own level, even though
il creates a commotion by so doing.
Why. Niagara Falls, the most glorious
spectacIe II American nature, and also
the noisiest. is only great natural
body trying to find where it belongs and
get there. So It is with human beings;
the greater the nature the more force
they nut into the effort TO find their
level. and the more apt they are 10
sweep away any obstacles that may get
in their path, with the result that they
are dominated by the casual oniooker
as destructive and dangerous persons.
How much better we can swim IL we
know there is a man in a boat rowing
along near Us to render aid Il We need
IL. We won't be apt TO call on it if
it is there. but If we feel we are alone
in all that great water we will realize
how far It is TO the bottom and prac-
ticaIIy demonstrate how quickly we can
get there. The knowledge that we have
some one to turn to in our troubles
keeps the troubles from becoming so
great that we must load some Of them
OF on 4 friendly shoulder.
Is there any misery on earth so great
as that we endure by reason Of an act
Of ours which makes US seem, no matter
how innocent, unworthy the commenda-
lions of the person for whose sake We
most desire to shine? Every criticism
OF US seems an aspersion OF his judg-
ment and 4 consequent reflection on
him. The fact that he may not so con-
slider it does not make the matter any
easier to bear; rather harder. If any
thing. I don't know whether men feel
this In as strong q degree as women,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19
SHOULD JUDGES BE JUDGED BY
THEIR RECORD OF REVERSALS?
By EDWARD LAUTERBACH, of the New York Bar.

the higher tribunal Is
not the supreme judges criticism,
but s all"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19

but certain I am that women are sell
dom disconnected even by the pecuniary
side OF business failure unless there is
a fear that some one viii say to the
man in the case land there always is
one), rs that what you call clever
woman? I don't think much Of her
management"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19

Sorrow alone may make people softer
and more lovely in nature. but true
usefulness and beauty come when sor-
row plows and plants the seed, and
happiness comes after with the warmth
that gives life
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19

Happiness is the right of every being.
II God had not in-Snded US TO be happy
He would not have put US on this beau
tiful earth, where everything combines
to make US so. But we can't sit still
and be passiyeIy happy. We must be
active verbs Of happiness. We must re-
member the poets advice
They who joy would win
Must share H. Happiness WAS born twin
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-19

II you are going to be away from some
one you love FOR whole day it shortens
the time wonderfully if you know ap-
proximately what he OF she is going to
do at certain hours during the period.
Counting the mental mIestones makes
the Journey shorter.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05
rake til. handles of the rope IN on. n

I wouia not advise you. II you are = yoeae
man. 20 kfn the roots Of your bard. You may
be sorry some day, and then Il will be too laes.
A Reader - VIII you plesss tell ne
OF a good shn food 10 apply after msssaginr the
neck. to remove the brown streaks caused ~
coiiars2
Wet a cloth IN hot water. PIaes IL around your
neck until the skin is hot. Wash with sour but
termilk. r
Constant Rssdsr-H0z can I reduce my double
chin7
Diet. mAssags. and taks the chin
Woman OF Forty-My hips are. twice a.
hlg as they ought TO be. though my abdomHn -
NOT large. Need my hips os 30 VERY big2
No. You can reduce your hips by walking ssD-
Drink not more than q quart OF nrid 9 day.
This includes your cup Of ccfes IN the morn
Ing. your tea. drinking water and Eravies-
Viola PeunAdd-I have been reading yorr a.
tlclss and want 20 add myself 70 your list e
strugElers. ! have about arrived At the ecnesa-
sion that my neck and cheeks are impossible. I
have tried 70 many movements and remedies fog
hllihE out the ruts and Euiiies. skin foods galore.
which I'm afraid will produce supernaous hair.
the rotary movement % the head. a sort OF cup
ping coutrivancs. and arm movements. All e
these / have used without any appreciable gala.
nv bust and hips are piump-tn fact. my whole
body IS plump except in the aforementioned pcr-
tons OF my anatomy. VIII you be good enough
70 come 20 my aid With some Of your clever gug-
many times that you are worn out with shernt !
cannot bear to sing In public. as ri be obliged -
DO this winter. and have nv sudience say every
time l open my mouth: How huagsy she looksFe
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nays a remarkable child. She finds no
pleasure in riding unless her mount t.. as
she expresses 90. 'as lively as lightning
She loves not'a mean horse. but a high
strung and even a nervous one.
When not az home Marguerite Is sure %
he found with some veterinary surgeon or
~well-known horseman discussing Ills AMI
remedies, races and r~ecoris. traits ard tenn
peraments OF horses She Is a loyal little
friend TO all horsemen and possesses n re-
markahie knowledge OF hoTsehesh.
Fhe three little sons OF the former Secra-
tary OF the Territory. Mr. Charles AkerS.
began their turf career with their first pair
OF trousers and a hurro. one day last fail
the twO younger boys John end Harlow.
disappeared from home. and the most dill
gent search failed 10 ind them. Late that
evening they wandered back into town to
the Akers mansion with a Wild burro. They
Ind gone out on the desert IN search Of a
burro and had found one. All three OF thp
boys frequently mount the stocky little an
imal at one time and enjoy a rough but
Jolly ride.
HORSE TRAINER AT NINE YEARS
Dora Ambrose. a pretty little e-year-o'd
child. il n splendid rider. She broke her
cwn riding horse 10 the saddle and 10 one
else has ever mounted Il. she takes riding
as a matter OF cuurse. and. unlike many
other Western children. loves her Coll ba-
bies qui:e IS well as her horse.
Harry" Folk. The son OF A wealthy
rancher. who went 70 Arizona from Massa-
chusetts IN search OF health. IL one Of the
sturdiest hoy riders In the Territory. He
has trained his pony to many tricks. His
mount is especially adapted 10 the plctur-
esque but ever necessary qualifications OF
what Is known as a COW pony"
Bertram- Barr has a record OF having
broken thirty horses and Spanish mules.
which latter are said TO be the hardest ami
mails in the world TO conquer. He il 1E
years Old. small for his age. but with the
build Of an athlete.
Dixie George. descendant OF IN old Blue
Grass family. shows her Kentucky blood At
the early axe Of = She does not ride a
burro nor vet a Western pony. but a thor
.ouEhbred Kentucky steed. She has never
attempted to mount an unhroken horse
Her father Il one q the leading horsemen
In the Territory and has cultivated IN his
little girI the love OF this sport.
RHima Chalmers Is another little Swear
old tot VIII braves the dangers OF fast
-iding.
There are hundreds more healthy rosy-
hard-muscled. merry little boys
and girls IN Arizona who could shame
many a bOaEted horseman In the states