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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10
THE PASSING OF QUAKER INFLUENCE

humanity, to be rooted there forever;
but they have stood as exemplars or as
modest teachers only, never as genuine
protagonists- This, as some OF their no
best men and women have thought. may
have been their best mission. more effec-
tive than any othc= mission could be The
PRINCIPLES that they have thus represent
ed have had strength to travel by them
selves. They only needed to be f=mly
though gently launched to move on for
ever more Others have accepted them
and striven for them in their own way.
and have been able to point to the true
exemplars
The cider Inhabitants Of Philadelphia
and many who are not very old, well re-
member when the annual meeting OF both
Of the main branches of the original or
ganization Of Friends were the character
istic events OF the year, particularly if
considered from the standpoint OF pic
turesqUeuess. It was so in New York,
though in lesser degree. It is with a
peculiar deep sadness that We note year
by year that the distinctive Quaker cos
tune is BECOMING rare and rarer in pub
lie places where it once abounded, and
that the Societies Of Friends, Orthodox
and sHicksite,' so-caIIed, are steadily ard
surely dwindiing. until nov, in almost
any Of their meeting houses. whether in
this city or elsewhere, are always more
empty benches at sitting for worship
than there are worshipers"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10
THE GOOD OLD NAMES.

oh, the good old times are coming back,
just like they used to be;
The girls are wearing dresses like the
ones We used tc see;
The Greeian Bend is here again; the dip
and waterfall;
The net to hold the ringlets IN. the old
shell combs and all
And. oh. the very best Of all the many
changes is
The Edyths turn to Edith and the
Lyzzyes spell it Liz"
Oh, the good old times are coming They'll
be back to cheer Us yet;
The rowdy two-steps' passing to the
stately minuet;
The womenfoIks are tearing all the good
old ways and airs;
We see the oId-time pictures and we sit
on old-time chairs;
And the MargueIytes are Maggie" and
the JuIyets turn to Julie"
While the MayTnyes turn TO Mary even
at the boarding school.
Oh. the Gwendolynes and NeIIyes grow
far scaTcer every day.
And IT'S been year or longer since VIC
saw Maybeile or Mae"
And the PhyIlyses and Fannyes seem 10
slowly disappear,
While the SsIlies. Sues and Jennies are
among the latest here.
Yes. the good old times are coming back
to give US glad surprise.
And before long some Elizabeth will vow
that she IS LIE &
Baltimore American.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10

Straits railway builders have not
been idle 1t viii not be many years
before the traveller will be able to go
by rail from New York all the way
TO the Yukon. Does anyone doubt
that the rails Will be carried to the
netheTmost confines of Alaska, if it
be found profitable to do so?
Then what remains? To construct
a tunnel under the Straits; a tunnel
thirty-six miles in length. \ long
tunnel under water, you say; one the
construction of which presents diff
cultfes from which the stoutest en-
gineer of this day may well quail.
True, perhaps But just as much as
the engineer of the twentieth cen
tury is in advance of his colleague of
a hundred years ago, Just as much,
it is fair to assume. viii the engineer
of the twenty-first century be more
skilled than his brother of our times,
and viii solve 4 problem which we
regard as insoluble with as much
ease as we have accomplished tasks
from which our forbears in the en-
gineering line would have shrunk in
dismay
From Paris TO San Francisco by
rail may be a dream today 1t may
be a reality a hundred years hence.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10
NOCTURNE.

Speak softly, sweet, and bid the Iutes
play low;
Let the low laughter live but in your
eyes,
Dusk be the air and dim where, spirit
wise,
Move we in noiseless passage to and fro
One lies asleep beside the fountains flow,
LuiIed by the murmurous waters fall and
rise;
Him may we not awake to other guise
Than this still shape that doth not hear
or know.
Fair on the borders Of dream he lies.
Loath to let slip the ways by which he
came,
Shilling each sense that seeks the world of
men.
Hush, sweet.-no whisper-nay, no speech
of eyes
Lest, reused at last by mention of his
Love shall awake that viii not sleep
again
-Jeanaefte Bliss Gillespie, in The Book
man.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10
INTERESTING THINGS.

The proyerbiaI early rising of the lark,
expressed in the catch phrase. up before
the lark" Is denied by an eminent or
nithclcgist, who claims that whereas the
greenfnch is up at o'clock in the morn
ing in suIaner, the blackbird at 4. and the
hedgeTcw sparrow half an hour later, the
lark does not appear till about 3.
A light eater was recently twitted with
the familiar expression that he ''ate no
more than would feed a canary" To
prove the criticism inapt he watched
canary and found that it ate thirty-two
times its own weight in a month, or more
than its own weight every day. T.-is is
considerably more than the most glut-
tonous poTker could ever be accused OF.
A strange form OF hysteria caused BY
excessive heat is attacking the American
marine in Eastern waters. It is called
Boo-hoo FEVER, because the principal
symptom IS a tendency to weep. There is
great depression and often violent baby
like crying. A few hours of rest usually
cures the trouble.
The old custom Of giving a purse to the
bride at q wedding is still observed IL
odd fashion il parts OF Cumberland, Eng
land The bridegroom provides himself
with a number Of gold and silver pieces
and at the words with all nv worldly
goods I thee endow" hands the clergyman
his fee and pours the other coins into a
handkerchief held by the bride In other
places the bride asks her husband for
gift of money or property on the day af-
ter the wedding and the request he Is
bound in honor to grant.
The Highland costume has almost dis
appeared from Scotland. The natives are
still very fond of the kilt, and it is emil
nently suited to the country, but its dis
appearance is due to its cost. 4 good kilt
costs at least 500, and a poor Scottish
farmer must consider the difference be-
tween that and the cost of trousers
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10

The roads Of GaIiIee wind among lovely
gIades, through groves Of oak and are
illuminated by an abundance of flowers.
There is profusion of underbrush and
immense cactus hedges divide the fat
wheat fields The arabic land is all under
cultivation and filed with prosperous vii
lagos, which are invariably surrounded by
groves OF olives and figs. There is an old
Proverb that it is easier to raise legion
OF olive trees in Ga1iIee than single
child in Judea, The high pIateaus are IA
Vora5ie for the cultivation of both olives
and mulberries. and good deal OF raw
silk is sent out Of the country, although
but little is manufactured here.
Judged by their own STANDARD the Call
leeans are probably more prosperous and
have more to be thankful for than any
other subjects OF the grand Turk. but it
would be impossible to persuade an Amer
lean family to live a week under the con-
ditions in which these happy people have
spent their lives. The mud huts Of ire
land are palaces compared with the novels
OF the Calileean villages. They have no
windows or ehimneys. The opening cut
for door furnishes all the light for the
interior, and the smoke goes out of hole
in the roof There is not a hundred feet
of lumber in the entire place. except the
door, which more often than otherwise is
made Of Stats The furniture is very
seanty and most of the families sit on the
earthen foo. The bed is a mass of sheep
skins with the wool on, and it is filed wit.
all sorts Of insect life The cooking is
usually done in camp kettle out OF doors.
and nearly all the food is stewed. In most
households single dish, big earthen
bowl, is considered sufficient table furI.i-
ture. and around it the parents. children
and any visiting friends gather and help
themselves with their fingers And set
they are happy, and boast that their eog7-
try is full of the blessings CT Jehovah
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10
RETAINING THE ARID SOUTHWEST
By ROBERT N. BARKER, in 4The Forum"

hedges. and other physical attributes Of
the weII-ordered New England com
munity.
More than LOCO miles Of canals. main
and sublateraI, carry the waters of the
Pecos to q myriad of little farms. where
they are sent through tiny bitches. banked
with earth. until every living organism
has received its share. At the unusuaIly
low yearly rate OF $L25 per acre, the
farmer has the right, at twenty-four
hours notice. to all he needs. The water
is hard and OF an excellent quality; but
its chief virtue is the possession Of 4
great quantity Of carbouates and phos-
plates Moreover, the valley is a veri-
table bed Of gushing springs, enc Of them
being sufficient TO irrigate 10000 acres.
and another having flow of 1 900 gallons
per minute. Here are grown the finest
cantaloupes in existence. as well as
peaches, apples, pears, grapes, and pIums
Of the highest standard Of excellence The
vegetables arrive early. and include beets.
asparagus. sweet and Irish potatoes, cauIi-
flower, onions. eabbages, and celery. The
local markets take large share Of these
crops. and the remainder finds a quick
sale as far north as Minnesota. Much Of
the land is devoted to alfalfa, Kafir corn,
sorghum, milIet, and other forage crops,
these being the most profitable because
Of the large tributary ranches
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10
WINE, WOMEN, AND SONG.

In Paradise the Lord delayed
Until the vine to grow He made.
That Adam from the glowing wine
Might gather power and joy divine;
But Adam, all too innocent,
Yet knew not how the gift was meant,
Or how the golden grape in fine
Could yield him flowing, fiery wine
To pass the time a better aid
The Lord bestowed. and woman made,
And Adam, now 10 more alone.
Attained in love a bliss unknown:
Full joyously flowed on his song,
without care the whole day long.
Dame Eve joined in with heart and voice.
And so man learned how songs rejoice.
When later for our mortal host
The key to Paradise was lost,
Three heavenly boons did yet remain.
That morta- man might hope again.
Who loves not wine. woman, and song
VIII be a fool his lifetime long.
Martin Luther, he surely the truth must
have told,
For the council would else not have
plagued him of old,
When he said: He who loves not wine,
woman and song,
VIII remain but a fool his whole life
long.
For not only Luth'ran for all three
may pine.
Zen the kosheTest Jew loves song, WON
an and vine:
And tho Mahomet wine to the faithful
forbade.
He allowed them instead all the women
they can add.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10

certainly the schooImasters Of the world
The Frenehman has adopted our sporting
vocabulary wholesale. lie sport lie
yacht, Ia boxe" are heard en- every side
in Paris Over $500 British grooms. and
stabIeboys are IN the service of wealthy
Frenehmen, so no wonder that France
takes her sport as we'll as her games di-
rect from 'perfdious Albion"
Even little Switzerland has developed
an ambition 10 be classed as a sporting
nation, and, quite recently, imported
pack Of British hounds with huntsmen,
whippers-in and all accessories complete
They are to be used in the country near
Geneva. It may be mentioned that, in
return, the Berne Shooting Association is
giving cur war Office some hints On the
organization and management Of rife
ranges. In the matter Of craftsmanship
the Swiss have always been IN the fore
front since the days Of William Tell
Baron Kanda, of Tokyo, arrived in Lon
don few months ago charged by his
government with discovering the best
method OF teaching English in japanese
schools. 1t appears that japanese school
boys put IN an hour q day between the
ages of twelve and seventeen at learning
the English language The baron, who
was himself educated in America. con-
siders that the best textbooks IN use for
teaching our language are those edited
for use in our Indian schools.
Even Russia recently sent over 10 these
shores deputation charged with gather
ing certain information The mission
numbered eighteen, and their object was
to gain an insight into British commercial
methods. especially into the packing OF
goods for shipment to distant markets
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10

kLTdERE are certain forces in the
worlds ethical and religious
1 life says the philadelphia
Tines which are very real
and very potent, the extent of the infu-
ence Of which however, 1t is exceedingly
difficult to measure by concrete symbols
Such 22s been the people called Quakers,
one body of which is now holding its
yearly assembly in this city.
AT one point in the seventeenth cen
fury it seemed that the Society of
Friends, founded by George Fox, might
some day have an expansion wide enough
for it to equal in numbers some of the
great militant faiths that lay claim to a
catholic or universal mission. Charles
Lamb, writing more than hundred years
later even, with quaint and tender kiudli-
ness. of the Quakers hockfng to their
yearly meeting, said that with their dove
like costumes Of peace they 'whitened'
the streets of London What may be the
reason of the decline Of the Friends is a
problem which has already been much
discussed, especially among themselves
The root cause undoubtedly must be
found n their passivftiy, not to say neg
ativeness of attitude Nearly all of the
history which they have made has been
that OF protest. but protest coupled with
no active resistance They have stood for
great and beautiful truths. ideas that ia
large part have finally won the world,
that have sunk deep into the heart Of
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10
THE IRRIGATION ENTERPRISE
AND ITS SPLENDID BENEFITS
By RspTsssntativs CALDWELL EDWARDS Of Montana

depth of fifty, sixty, or eighty feet
are practically worthless for irrigat-
ing purposes. These same tracts,
however, are supplied with an under
stratum of water that can be reached
from ten to twenty feet. This under
ground water creates streams and
creeks in the arid lands, which are
soon lined with timber.
As the standard of country IS de-
termined by the number and char
acter of its homes, so any enterprise
that viii increase the number of
homes and improve them, is well
worth the serious consideration of
any legislative body The irrigation
bin should be passed by Congress. 1t
is a measure that viii be of vast
benefit to a great number of the
American people
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10

TT is an absolute impossibility to
estimate the value of the pro-
L posed irrigation bill. except in a
general way. At present what is con
tempiated is simply beginning. It
viii take 4 century or more TO per-
feet the irrigation system proposed
in the bill No one can predict at
this time where it will end.
My own personal experience and OBJ
servation for the past forty years
has taught me that the canals across
the country, the water of which is
used for irrigating the fields, are of
the greatest possible benefit. Fields
that have heretofore been worthless.
are now covered with grass and
grain.
There are large tracts of country
IN the arid States, where wells at n
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10
DE WHIPPO'WIL'S A-CALLTN.

when the whippoorEin aIights upon the
house he Southern negroes say 1t Is a sure omen
OF dcash-l
De whippo'wiIrs a-standin' on de ridge
pole OBJ de cabin,
Yo'. Dinah, hear de warnia'? funeral
Yo's f1tter'n ne fer glory, 20 prayers
20 better say.
Fer de whipDo'wilrs a-caIlin' 20
away.
Yo' aIlus was the bestest. dar amt no
use denyin',
Use sech pore old sinner jes' amt
fit fer dyin'
Call in de pickaninnies and count EN-
fore yo' went,
Fer de Prophet-bird say yo's de one
he meant.
De whippo'wiII's a-caIIin', all nights ben
calm Study,
Dat bird he know his business. he teIIin'
20 git ready.
Git ready fer de iubiIo, de comm jedg-
ment day
Fer de whippo'wir's a-eallin' you
away!
De whippo'wfT's a-caIIin'-who say dat
scare-bird sings2-
He's ringin' OBJ 20 death-kneu, yo's
gwine ter spread 20 wings,
pey's fittin' up de mansion where yos
a gwine ter stay.
And de whippo'wilI's a-cal1in' you
gzzz5s11e--zserz=
I spicioned OBJ It. Dinah. befo' de call I
heard.
Las night it amt de fust time I hear
dat warnin' bird
A screechin' like de debb1e, I seen him
wink his eye,
He's calm OBJ 20, Dinah. ter de sky
De angel CabrieTs comm dat bird he
amt mistook,
Dey's gatherin' in de harves'. I read it
in de book.
De good Lord glib yo' ter me, He's TEX
20 les de same.
Use gwine ter be resign-ded, Dress
His holy name.
Who's gwine Ter do de washin'. oh Dinah,
when yo's gone?
When Use a-piciIin' cotton or hoein' OBJ
de corn.
Fer yo's gwine up ter glory and Use de
one ter stay,
Dat whippowiIl am calm yo' away.
Now. Dinah, quit yo' Iarfn'! 20 stop dat
fOOlin' round
What? me ole shifess Niger what's
crumb'rin' OBJ de ground?
Ne am de one he's calm? Oh, Dinah,
what 20 say
De whippo'wiH am CALM me away?
You, sambo. fotch de rife. I'll Iarn him
how ter singl
He don't stan on my ridgepole a-shakin'
oh his wing,
I'll show dat fooI-bird somethin'! I'll
larn him how ter dancei
Salute, now down de middLei dis ere Is
yo' las chancei
It's right and left he's goin'! Lor, see
dat bird chase
Dat whippo'wiITs done CALM folks
await
Nelly H Woodwork, in the Boston
Journal.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10
oUIcK-wITTED CLERGYMAN.

The Rev. Or. Mackenzie. of San Fran
cisco. was once calling on a new parish
Toner who had a limb" of a boy. She
had invited the doctor TO dine Willie. I"
she said to her hopeful pass Dr. Mac
kenzfe a potato" Willie seized the po-
tato between thumb and finger, and be
fore his mother could utter a Mortified
remonstrance he had tossed it across the
table and squarely into the good mans
lap. Judgment" cried Willie zone
strike quoted the quick-witted clergy
man. willie, leave the table" stormed
his mother Madam" said the minister
do not Judge him harshly See how
beautifully he put the sphere over the
plate" And from that time there wasn't
q more earnest worker in all the big
Sunday school thSa that same Willie.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10

T UNDOUBTEDLY the greatest system
] in the arid Southwest is in the
~ Pecos Valley Of southeastern New
Mexico, where over s., 000. GOO has
been expended by private enterprise dur
ing the last twelve years in turning aside
the waters Of the Peeos River and making
q wonderfully exuberant garden CT the
valley famed in song and story as the
former retreat Of the most desperate train
robbers, cattle thieves. and other out
laws that the West has ever known In
this valley. which is 120 miles long, two
enormous reservoirs, Mcmillan Lake and
Lake Avalon. have been made by the
erection OF dams carried across the river
just north of Carlsbad One of these is
114e feet over the top. and completely
fills notch worn by the river through
bed of solid limestone. Mcmillan Lake
is thirteen miles long, and contains
enough water to supply the entire lower
valley. while Lake Avalon is half as
large There are now available for cult
walton over 250, coo acres. OF which perhaps
one-ffth is engaged Here irrigation has
not only restored a sun-baked alkali
plain, but it has created several pros
porous little settlements, and has trans
formed the towns OF Carlsbad and Roswell
from ugfnteresting and shadeless gamb-
ling holes into attractive and lively small
cities, each with a wealth of fine trees.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10
Not the Right Man.

How long" asked the youth. Ought a
young man to be acquainted with a girl.
Miss Flyppe. before he may venture to
call her by her first name?"
How long have you known me?" she
asked in turn.
About six months -
well. If he's the right young man,
that's long enough time"
Then, Susie-"
But you're not the right young man.
Mr.. Spoonamore.' Chicago Tribune.
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nTHERE are always blackIegs
travelling by rail and on watch
/ for victims" said an Official

LTHERE are always blacklegs
travelling by rail and on watch
/ for victims" said an oficial
Of q Michigan railway who was
in a chatty mood, "and our road used to
be a favorite route with them. We in
structed our trainmen to put them Of
whenever discovered, and We hired detec-
tiyes TO make trips and expose them, but
we couldn't get rid Of the pests A pas
senger las as much right to amuse him
self with cards as with books, and even
when sharper had game on the man
selected for victim would sometimes re
fuse to be saved. So many complaints
kept coming in, and our efforts appeared
10 amount to 50 little, that I sent for
one of our detectives one day and said
TO him:
Pick out the sharpest bIackleg Of
all and bring him to me. I want to
talk TO him
sHe brought a man to ne in about a
week, and I led on BY asking:
DO you know all about the she'll
game, three-card monte, and marked
cards%
Everything worth knowing, he re-
piled.
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Edition of The Times any stand Washington suburban
towns trains elsewhere will confer favor by notifying
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-10

FORMING EDITION, one year 50: six
IL ontks, So so; three months, SI-25. Morn
ing and Sunday, enc year, 81; six months,
$50; three months. ST. Sunday sdi-
ton only. one year, So six months, 81;
lbree months, 90 cents.
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sUBscRIrTLoN Rates TO OUT oE TOW,
TOWN POINTS. POSTAGE PREPAID:

EVENING EDITION. one year. S.; six
months, SI.5O; three months, - cents
Evening and Sunday, one year, 50; six
months, S2.5O; three months, SI-25. Morn
ing, Evening, and Sunday, one year. SO;
six months, So three months, $3.50.
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IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION.

OF surprising Importance the people Of this country the subject
again under consideration the House of
REPRESENTATIVES has been suggested the pending bill
providing for an educational This test be the
nprans ability of the United States Constitution
either in English language and that ALL This true
vopd probably exclude the portion of the mm
grants from Hungary. other European countries from
which an influx is anything desirable but be doubted if such
test would keep other elements equally unwelce aecesons
to the aggregate of American citizenship
OF importance however, connection with the mmigra
tion question naturalization There need for radical
bearing this subject The statutes should be
amended that the United viii acquire immediate jurisdiction
the of the latter TO claim the
lection the diplomatic consular officers of his native
country his committing act which would bring the
American control of the United States authorities
would not be require immigrant landing declare
acquire citizenship and thus make himself amenabe
TO the Of the and any infraction Of the
step having been taken the period of probation ought to be
Instead of years less than ten should be required
admit postuant citizenship the full dignity ard of
privileges conferred by it. In the majority of eases
than of five TO infae foreigner with
conception citizen the Republic There
exceptions but is these exceptions that point
the necessity for such a change as is here Indicated