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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
"There among soled for
yeaTning merely good music, very

pectaney of the next number on the pro-
gram.
An East Side KubeIik - Perhaps. How
can I know? Probably I shall never
see or hear Of him again And Why? Be
cause. humanity guessing, the heavy rou-
tine Of his toilsome life viii after while
stunt his intellectual growth and so dull
MS musical enthusiasm Probably he viii
never get his chance"
II is a great and difficult problem, not
so much how 10 bring good music to the
masses as how to bring the masses to
good music That is. how to give these
East Side KubeHks, Paderewskis. Ger
ickes and PaUrs their chance" to study,
to hear. TO develop what is in them, to
rise to their appropriate level. And by
East Side mean the poor and strug-
Cling youthful musicians Of this city and
country II is easy to say that real tai
ent viii assert itself and find or make its
chance" SO it VIII. and his in multi
tudcs OF eases; but many poor youth OF
Unborn musical talent must be an in
portant breadvinner of his family. must
lay aside his musical hopes. must extin-
guish his musical aspirations. must be
deaf to the music that sounds in his ears.
and must forget that he might. too. create
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OFFICERS

In the
made
consular
By who have
o. G
Concerning the diplomatic
Of
specific training
o the new
to deav
combined qualified
American industry call
all the qualities experience
possible
the
appointments 0
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25

In Stanford University it assuredIy has
a place in connection with studies which
may be called professional" but are
not on that account friberaL In civil.
mechanical, and electrical engineering
work the education of the mind and the
education Of the hand and eye go to-
gether- Certainly no person with q pro
fession would be injured by knowledge
of the mechanics Of life, even if the train
ing itself were OF secondary value.
Devoted as I am to what is known as
the liberal culture I should welcome
the experiment OF giving some measure
CT credit in the so-caIled college course"
to manual training with educational aims.
In my own college, where so many
students are fitting themselves for foreign
missions, such training would be in
mensely helpful.
Today in India industrial schools are
becoming part Of the most effective
missionary activity
0berlin's motto is Learning and La
Dor" She was built up by sturdy effort
and is meant for the people. In such
school some recognition Of manual train
ing would not seem out of place.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
By
CHARLES SPRAGUE SMITH,
Managing Director Of the New York
Peoples Institute

or tragic literature by the master minds
in their respective countries. who invar-
iably give them the same conception.
If, then. this Interpretation OF humanity
running its course is essentially the same
il the history and 1iteTatures of all ages.
the number Of warm impulses of the hu-
man heart and the qualities in the make
up OF human being have been the same
since the beginning OF the world, and they
are the same today.
The rich and poor have the same hearts
and the same human sentiments. The con
dition that We have to deal with in the
present is to penetrate the caste environ
ment Of the rich and to impress them with
this fact we must likewise educate the
poor, to enable them to express these hu-
man sentiments intelligentIy. In this
way will the two classes De brought into
better understanding with each other.
It is very difficult 10 reach the rich Ny
efforts to organize from their ranks for
this purpose was G fat failure.
The poor are hungerlng fer education
The Peoples Institute was organized to
supply this need, and has been a decided
success The social feature OF the Peo-
pies Institute is the Peoples Club, which,
after three-year struggle. is il four
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
A Cure for Insomnia.

How many OF US. asks the london
Daily Mall ever give our lungs fun
draught Of the fresh air that is the life
of the whole body
We all know what cur lungs are for.
We ali breathe at least thirty times a
minute.
Yet we practically never breathe with
all our lungs; never breathe properly,
It is possible for nan to exercise
his whole body, to keep it strong and
well. simply by breathing properly
Every child should be taught to breathe
and to get into the nabft Of filing the
whole lung space at each inhalation.
and OF emptying it completely at each
exhalation.
Do you know there is no better way
of getting TO sleep soon after going to
bed than by breathing property Here
is a specimen breathing exercise:
Push away your pillow and lie fat
upon your back with your muscles re-
laxed- Slowly draw in the deepest
breath possible, hold it for four seconds.
then slowly expel it until your chest
and abdomen have collapsed.
Repeat this until yen are tired or
fall asleep.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
A Potter Fooled.

Several young men, members Of q prom
inent West Philadelphia library, had vain
" attempted to becon-s acquainted with
certain young lady there in charge as IL
brarian. Plan after plan was tried, but
all proved of no avail
Finally. one day when these gentlemen
we're standing on the corner the young
lady. carrying a sui case. aIighted from
a car. One Of the gentlemen. thinking his
opportunity had come. stepped forward
aud politely offered t. carry the case.
She handed it to him and they walked
together up the street. He was think
ing of the progress he was making and
how Jealous and envfous the other fell
lows must feel.
All went well until they reached the, Ii
brary door. when she reached for her Slit
case and handed him a nickel That was
aIl.-PhiIadelphia Times.
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TITLES FOR WOMEN WANTED
BY
]. HOWARD GORE.

foreman. Shall these States. as soon as
they admit women on the jury, revise
their statutes in this regard? If so, what
change must be made-foreman OF fore
woman foreman or foremistress2 or
what?
Many of our colleges are admitting
women under conditions similar TO those
which prevail with the men They like
wise grant degrees 20 women, interpreting
3. 4 Maid Of Arts" and B. s. Maid
of Science" The significance Is faultIess,
but the initials are hardly fitting NJ A
is fortunate in its twofoId application, and
so. too. is that degree conferred by a
Kentucky iDstftutfou-M P; Master OF
Permanship.
During a recent convention Of the
Daughters OF the Revolution, frequent
mention was made of our foremcthers"
without a dissenting murmuT, but the
Hibernism Of the patriot who addressed
the meeting as fellow sisters" was no
ticed by the more thnaghtfuI IN this
ease. recourse might have heen had to
the common gender 'fellow-c citizens. 3"
which would possess the further sdvan-
tage of emphasizing woman's equal citi-
zenship with ran
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
Matrfmony, which has been Hkened

MatrTmony, which has been Iikened
To public feastz. where meet public rouf.
Where they taat are without would fain 90 in
and they that are within would fain go out.
may be legally entered by all persons, re-
gardIess of race. color, or previous con-
dition of servitude,' except the follow
ing: First, those who have been married
and whose marriage has not been termin-
ated by death or a decree Of divorce; sec
end, those persons who are non com2os
mentis, or are without sufficient mental
capacity TO appreciate the nature of the
act; shird, these under the legal age, and
fourth. persons within the prohibited de-
grees Of eonsanguinity or affinity.
II a marriage takes place and either Of
the parties to it happens to have hus-
band or wife living, the marriage is null
and void alb inftio, without being so de-
creed, and the individual having the plu-
rality OF spouses should consider himself
or herself, whichever it may be, extreme
y lucky If he or she escapes term in the
penitentiary for bfgamy.
a sound and disposing mind is of
course sine qua non to a valid marriage:
therefore, the marriage Of an idiot OF a
lunatic is nuIIity. and on application
TO court of equity or court possessing
equity powers, the marriage viii be va
Gated and set aside.
If either party be under the age of seven
years, the marriage is null and void. If
either party be under the age of consent,
which, at common law. is fourteen in
males, and twelve in females, the mar
rage is not absolutely void, but merely
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25

Z DEVELOPED my idea OF the Brother
hood OF Man from the unity OF lit
: erature. in the course of teaching
that study for eleven years at Co
Iumbia University.
The idea Of the unity of literature is a
very simple one The emotions chronicIed
upon the pages OF the literature OF any
one country are much tia same as upon
that Of any other. There is also much
literature in every country the authors Of
which are consigned TO oblivion It is &C
cordingIy a waste OF time to deal with
any but the master minds. These agree
generally in their conception of humanity
There is. therefore. but one literature,
that OF Aeschylus. Homer. Dante. Spen-
ser. and Goethe
CorrolIary to this idea, and always
working upon it for a background. is the
humanitarian interest Of history. Men Of
all countries have been oppressed or IN
cited to war in much the same way, and
have risen through such trials to greater
developments and the political successes
which gloTify a nation IN the course o.
such development they run the gamut Of
human emotion These emotions are seized
and inscribed upon The. pages of romantic
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but little has been achieved that is
worthy Of the attention of the present
generation OF Of preservation by poster
ity-
Of national airs We nave but one that
is really unsteady valuable. That is the
Star SDangled Banner" The national
hymn. America. is tune borrowed
from the British who, IN turn, stole it
from the Germans We ought to have a
national anthem as distinctive in must
cal harmony and symmetry as the nation
itself is singular and distinct among the
peoples Of the earth To this task the
musical genius Of America may well ap-
ply itself. It is fair and promising field
for the best effort Of ali our composers
in esse or in posse The Rhode Isl
and Society of the Cincinnati serves a
noble purpose by offering a gold medal
for the best new melody to be composed
for America Hail to the man or the
woman that viii evolve melody worthy
the thought:
NY country its of Thee,
Sweet land ~ Liberty;
OF Thee I sing.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25

father IS the superior authority in the
home Instead, she commands the situa-
ton and teaches equality OF headship Of
father and mother. because she is worthy
of equality
Such mothers as this we would have in
every home If, in the training of our
girls. we laid sufficient emphasis on the
necessity Of se1f-reliance as an imperative
quality OF the perfect wife and mother.
The more actively women assume the di-
rection Of philanthropie work in church
affairs and in politics the more seIf-re-
liant viii they grow.
Responsibility in thought and work are
the means needed to develop the wife who
will in truth prove helpneet 10 her hus-
band, and the mother whose. children viii
never cease to love her, because their
love is grounded IN respect.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
A Question Of Discipline

A curious question has arisen in
connection with the discipline in a
New York school II is co-educa-
tionaI institution, and one of the
young men being educated there
handed a note to a young lady. also
a student The young lady did not
know the youth and construed this as
an impertinenee- She gave the note
to the faculty The boy was exam
ined and expelled. not because he had
written the note. but because he lied
when he was asked about it. and this
conduct was considered bad for the
discipline Of the school
Now the matter is hauled into
court, on the Plea that when school
undertakes to educate boy and &C
cepJs his tuition fee it enters into
contract which it is bound TO keep.
no matter what the boy does. In
other words, it has no right to expeI
a student whose conduct is prejudi-
eial 10 the tone of the school. This
IS new idea entirely.
Most teachers win say that it is
easy to see where discipline viii go
if the students get this notion into
their heads. and in this conclusion
they viii be right There is no use
n trying to maintain order anywhere
without some sort of government. and
the government must have some sort
of punitive power or it is farce.
We have done away with corporal
punishment in the schools, and about
the only resource which a teacher
now has is that OF expelling a stu
dent who IS utterly hopeless.
But there is another side to this.
which evidently neither this boy nor
his parents saw. In strict old
fashioned school the pupils we're told
when they rebe1led gainst the rules.
that when they entered the school
they entered into a contract to be-
have themselves and observe the reg
ulations in force, or take the conse-
quences- It seems as if something
might be said on that line Is 8 col
iage not to have the right which is
possessed by the ordinary weIl-regu-
lated club?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25

LITTLE fellow Of about ffteen-a
q typical East Side boy-sat in one
1 / Of the hack seats at the concert
in Cooper Union Hall the other
evening. Apparently Of Hebrew birth. he
had the romantic color and features often
found in the youthful OF his race. Evil
IDENTIFY he had. too, its native love for
music, for he was drinking in almost
BREATH =ssfy every note of the orchestra,
and unsonsciously zo1led together his
program. which for the time was 20
Rim The neck Of violin. and was follow
ing the violfns in their rapid movements,
shifting up and down his roll of paper in
time with them. When the last sonorous
notes Of the -Meistersinger'- overture had
died away. he sat back in his chair with
closed eyes, as if in delicious dream.
] was standing close by. and when ne
came back TO earth I asked him if he
played the violin.
Yes. he said, bashfully.
How much?"
oh. not very much now; but If ! had
the time and the chance
Then he stopped as if he had perhaps
said TOO much to a stranger, and turned
with an expression Of submissive hope
lessness toward the stage in eager ex-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
LAWYERS
PROSAIC VIEW OF THE HOLY STATE
By A. LEFTwIcH SINCLAIR. Assistant City Solicitor.

voidabIe, and upon reaching the age OF
consent, such party may disagree TO the
marriage and avoid it: but if at that age
the parties agree 20 live together as hus-
band and wife. they need not be married
again.
Marriages within the forbidden degrees
of eonsanguinity or affinity are void. and
in some jurisdictions the statutes declare
that persons within the prohibited de-
grees who shall intermarry shall be pun
ished by Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary.
The degrees of relationship within
which marriages may not be legally. con-
tracted are different in different Iocali-
tiles.
The following marriages are prohibited
by the code OF the District of Columbia:
First-The marriage of man with his
grandmother, grandfather's wife. wife's
grandmother, fathers sister. mothers sis
ter, mother, stepmothcr, wffe's mother.
daughter. wife's daughter. sons wife, sis
ter. sons daughter, daughters daughter.
sons sons wife, daughters sons wife.
wife's soE's daughter, wifess daughters
daughter, brothers daughter. and sisters
daughter. Second-The marriage Of
woman with her grandfather. grand
mothers husband husbands grandfather.
fathers brother, mothers brother. father.
stepfather. husbands fathers son. hus-
bands son, daughters husband. brotber,s
sons son. daughters son. sons
daughters husband. daughters daughters
husband, husbands sons son. husbands
daughters son, brothers son, and sisters
son
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
THE THRUSH.

The brieTs and leaves and The underbrush
Are IN league with the thrush
They are full of subtle and quick sus-
picion,
And when I am trying TO find admission
Into the thicket. they reach to stay me.
And all the vines and the thorns DELAY
me;
And when I am creeping alcng-along
Softly, lest ! should break the song.
The vines viii futrer
With words Of fear.
And the leaves wiz utter,
'Anear-anear
And the thrush viii stop
And suddenly drop
Into the dusk OF the upEerbrush.
Then l Will listen, and in the hush
The ear peFceives
i step IN the leaves;
And I look below
In the shady room
And his browns aglow
In tie ieafy gloom;
And l catch his eye,
So wariIy shy.
And then-we are almost frfends-and
then
There are the chattering leaves again.
Foolish timOTOus leaves that crv.
Have care for the folk that pry..'
Mary Burt Messer in the May Atlantic.
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By WILLIAM ]. LAmPToN.
u have never seen any profession
which more eagerly yearned to get
its name into print"

advertiser as a charIat2n and quaek But
the plain advertisement setting forth the
name address Office hours and specially
Of the reputable physician should be ad-
vertised. not only for his own advantage.
but for the advantage OF those who may
be seeking his services. and who. ~ rea-
son Of the lack.of the knowledge, which
is withheld as unprofeSslonaI may fail
into the hands Of quaeks who do adYer-
tise
Dr. Shrady says: 1T has ever been held
by the medical profession as wrong for
any member Of it TO draw attention to
himself" etc, and yet, as a newspaper
reporter and editor. have never seen
any profession. not even excepting the
theatrical. which more eagerly yearned
to get its name into print or vas more
anxious for the reporter not to get the
name or address wrong in mentioning the
physician who was present at an accident,
or was otherwise lucky enough to get into
some position whereby he would become
better known to the public
IF one will read over the stories of
accidents day by day IN the city papers
he viii rarely fail to find that the physi-
clans name and address are correct.
whatever other mistakes may occur. And
why is it, It is the result Of the hunger
for publicity which is worth so much. and
yet is denied n the legitimate manner
Concerning fees and honoraria'' re-
ferred to by DR.. Shrady, and the services
of professional men not being paid for in
dollars and cents. let Us pass that BY on
tiptoe so as not to awaken the sIImbering
opportunity to speak, loaded as il IS with
fees SO large at times as to make even
q multi-miilionaire wonder if life is worth
living at the price.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25

IT HE best wife IS she who is her hus-
bands eomrade and helpmeet, not
L his dependent nor his drudge She
is intelligent. sympathetic, and
self-respecting- When he is discouraged
and unfortunate she will be able to rein
state his resolve and purpose through her
calm and sensible advice and conversa-
ton. The most important of her quaHfica-
lions is self-reliance. Then will the
heart OF her husband safely trust in
her" and her own courage never faIter
This is the woman who is likewise The
best mother. She maintains her children
confidence as long as she lives, because
she has proved worthy of their respect
She does not threaten "to tell your
father if you do that again" as many a
foolish mother does, and thus uncon-
sciousIy train her child TO realize that the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
The Morning Summons.

When the mist is on the river. anu the
haze is on the hills.
and the promise of the springtime all the
ample heaven fills;
When the shy things in the wood haunts
ana the hardy on the plains
Catch up heart and feel leaping life
through winter-sluggish veins:
Then the summons OF the morning like a
bugle moves the blood.
Then the soul Of men grows larger like
a flower from the bud
For the hope Of high Endeavor is a cordial
half divine
And the banner cry Of Onward calls the
lagg2rds into line.
There Is glamour OF the moonlight when
the stars rain peace below.
But the stir and smell OF morning Is a
better thing 10 know.
While the night is hushed and holden and
transported by dreamy song.
Lo the dawn brings dew and fire and
tie rapture OF the strong
Richard Burton, in the MAY At
iantic.
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QuickeR6d Consciences.

It was a dark. rainy Sunday night. vet
the African Methodist Episcopal Churc!s
was crowded 10 the door Just as the
old colored preacher was about to pro
nounce the benediction, Brother Thomp
son jumped upon one of the benches ana
shouted, Brothers and sisters, when
came in dis church tonight I had an UNI
brelIa and 1 laid it in one of desc afsles.
an some one done take it away, an I
know just zactIy who it am, an If sa
don't bring il TO ma house afor next Sun
day III expose EN- afor = whole eongPa-
ton "
Brother Thompson did not attend the
services the next Sabbath, but it was
learned from his nephew that twenty
seven umbrellas were left at his house
during tie week.-PhiladeIph Times.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
National Importance of Athletics.
By HERBERT Kelley.

There are many great advantages IN
the rational practice Of athletics. II
takes men manly, strong, ready-in a
word, vital TO the best Yitality-wheu it
is carried out with earnestness, with a
proper spirit and under proper rules 1t
were an easy matter 10 double the
strength Of an uncultivated nation by
properly developing the spirit Of athletf-
eism. Those four magnificent qualities Of
mind and body-preeision, decision. pres
ence OF mind, and Observation-Disclosures
into s saats-., hammered into It until all
the nation was individually Influenced by
them, would make the nation grander
than any Influx OF wealth, fashion, or
glory OF conquest II would beget a new
kind OF athIetIelsm-an athIeticIsn Of
soul. which would lift men aud women
into superior beauty, both OF body and
mind.
It would also insure length Of DAYS.
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clans advertising, I think the pre-
Donderance of public opinion is largely
with Governor Waller, who believes that
physicians should advertise
I am quite sure from numerous state
ments made tc me by the younger ply
sicians during the past few years. that
very many of them are thoroughly in sym
pathy with Governor Walters views. and
I know also that throughout the country
it IS common 20 find in the local newspa-
pers the advertisements of physicians.
True, they do not take half page nor a
whole page and give prices and bargain
days" and that sort OF thing, but they do
advertise, aud the reputation Of the
physician is not lowered in the slightest
degree.
DR.. Shrady holds that an advertisement
is seIf-praise and must not he permitted.
There is no more necessity OF self-praise
in an advertisement than there is in
prayer. It is not advocated by any who
believe in advertising by reputable and
regular physicians that their advertise
ments shall be Of the kind commonly
known as display"
Advertisements may be in quite as good
taste as the choicest selections in news
paper. and q physicians mentioning his
Office hours. his address and his speciality,
if he have one, car be presented with no
more shock to his dignity, nor more jar
to the medical code. than is produced by
the handsome gilt sign Gu his door or in
his window. Among reputable physi-
clans no more than this would be ad-
yertised, because more would stamp the