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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-12
JIM1NEz WAS misunderstood.
Former President Of Santo Domingo
Tells of His Troubles.

dispatch from New York last night
says: The most notable passenger on board
the steamship City of Washington, which
arrived from Santiago today. was the de-
ported former president of the republic Of
Santo Domingo, Juan JimineZ.
After the assassination of President He'll
reaux in 1899. Jiminez obtained the presi-
dency. His partner in the government was
Vice President Horatio Vasquez. Late in
April Fasquez started a revolution, which
resulted. In two weeks, in the absolute
overthrow Of Jiminez, who took refuge at
the French consulate, and a few days later
sailed for San Juan. Porto Rico, by a
French steamer. Friends of VasqueZ have
declared that the revolution had its genesis
in the belief that Jiminez was preparing
for the overthrow of the constitutional gov
eminent and the establishment Of himself
as an absolute dictator. The former presi-
dent declared tonight that his overthrow
was all mistake. Said he. through his
interpreter:
"Vasquez l always considered my friend.
On account of his position, he had abso-
Lutte control of the army. When he started
this movement his first overt action was to
phone, connecting the outlying districts and
provinces with the capital. After the army
had fought for two days under his leader
ship. he declared to them that I was In
danger not only of being injured. but Of
being killed. and their steady advance tn
Puerto Plata was made under the impres-
sion that they were coming to nay rescue
THE condition is this: Constitutional CIV
ernment is abolished. Congress no longer
has any force. and Vasauez Is practicaily
dictator Whatever the outcome of the ex-
listing conditions In the republic ay be
will not be party to either its future eoy-
ernment or other participation In its AZ
fairs
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Had Inception at Boston.

The vacation school was started IN Bos-
ton in 1885. the board of education of that
city having placed several school buildings
at the disposal of the projectors, who be-
came financially responsible for the expense
involved with the result that on the OPEN
ing day thousands more than the schools
could accommodate were turned away.
Ten years later The Association for I'm
proving the Condition of the Poor in New
York, appropriated 81 600 to conduct sew
eral vacation schools. Philadelphia and
Chicago soon followed and one by one such
schools have been established in other cities,
until now they number over twenty. al
though at present only few are under
municipal control
The attitude of the poor, overwork ed
mothers toward this new endeavor has from
the first been as satisfactory as could be
wished. Data is at hand to show that
wherever vacation schools have been eS-
tablished an immediate and marked reduc-
ton in childish offenses has followed. and
where formerly arrests Of youthful culprits
We're common, few now occur
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the ladies of the G.: A r.. the National
Association of Army Nurses. the Ladies
Aid to the Naval Veterans. Daughters
of Veterans and Ladies Aid to the
Sons of Veterans Each one of these
will hold it's own convention. and each
meeting will be of pronounced and gen
eral interest. That all have arranged
to assemble simultaneously with the Grand
Army of the Republic, the largest associa-
ton of war veterans n the country, sig
nifies that the period of the October en-
campment will have an extraordinary and
practically unreasonable interest for all
who had any part in the great struggle or
the early COS.
The preparations for the encampment
have been undertaken by a committee OF
about sixty residents Of Washington,
chosen at the instance of the Washington
Business Mems Association and designed
to represent all that is most substantial
and progressive IN the distinctive city life
of the natioral capital These gentlemen
have met and conferred with the execu-
tive committee of the q. A. r., and the
preparations which have resulted from
those conferences have been approved by
General Terrence singularly complete
and very attractive. President Roosevelt,
the members of mis- cabinet individually
and nearly every member of Congress have
all expressed a pronounced personal inter-
est in the success of this reunion, and
nearly all have promised to attend It. With
so general a support from the city of
Washington and this active cooperation
on the part of those who comprise the ma
tionai government it seems not too much
to anticipate that this reunion of 1902 shall
draw to the capital one of the largest and
most notable aSsemblages the city has ever
known
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CIVIL SERVICE IN NEW YORK.
Commissioner Kraft Says the System
is Farce

A dispatch from Albany. y. Y, yesterday
says: State Civil Service Commissioner
John F. Kraft today filed with the state
civil service commission a lengthy protest
against tie action OF the municipal COM
mission Of New York City. In it he char
acteriZed the work OF the municipal COM
mission, as approved by Mayor Low, as
more destructive Of honest civil service
than anythir that has happened TO the
system since the law was enacted in 1855
He declare that merit ard fitness is no
longer the basis in that city of appoint
ments and promotion. but that those in
authority have other notions as TO the tests
applicable To the eligibility OF the persons
10 be appointed"
He attacks at length the laws passed
by the last legislature. which were de-
signed 10 reclassify positions. and COM
Pares the methods of former municipal
boards with those of the present one He
declares that the New York city munich
pal civil service commission is "'practi-
cally destroying the foundation upon
which the machinery Of civil service rests -
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DORSEY SUED FOR DAMAGES.
Former Senator From Arkansas Charg
ed With Breach of Promise

A dispatch from Los Angeles, Cal, yes
terday says: The marriage a few days ago
in New York city of former United States
Senator Stephen w. Dorsey has brought
great disappointment to Mrs. Harriet
Eliza beth Joralemon, who resides at No.
Ala West I'D street L. s Angeles, and now
she announces, through her attorneys,
Messrs Earle & Creole, her intention to
begin against him a $4,000 breach Of
promise suit. The papers have been pre-
pared.
Mrs. Joralemon in affidavit, filed in
the office of the county recorder, says
she had been very close friend of MI
Dorsey since sh" met him last August
and declares she was induced to advance
from the position of secretary to that of
fiancee under a proposal that he would.
in the near future, marry her. She says
she could not have been more dutiful or
affectionate toward MIN had she been his
lawful wife.
Mr.. Dorsey's marriage in New York was
unknown to her, Mrs. Joralemon declares,
until she read the press dispatches two
days ago. He had told her he was going
east on business and had said nothing to
her of his approaching marriage.
The affidavit is subscribed and sworn to
before James w. Creole, a notary public,
and gives notice that the property where
Mrs. Joralemon lives, in West 22d street,
belongs to her as a gift from Mr.. Dor
sey in consideration of her services and in
view of his alleged promise to marry her.
Mrs. Joraiemon declares that not only did
Mr.. Dorsey tell her she could have the
house and lot. but he gave her all OF the
valuable effects it contains and put her
in actual possession. The property is
worth several thousand dollars
Former Senator Dorsey was very promi-
nent a member and officer of the repub-
lcan national committee during the cam
paigns Of 1872, 1876 and 1880. He was
elected to the United States Senate from
Arkansas in 1873.
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EDUCATORS MAKE SUGGESTIONS.
Close of the National Convention at
Minneapolis.

Yesterday was the last day of the Ma
tional Educational Association meetings.
which have been held I'm Minneapolis. The
morning was devoted to a general session
in the exposition auditorium. Superintend-
ent H. S. Tarbell Of Providence, r. l., was
in the chair.
The first speaker was william T. Harris,
United States commissioner of education.
Washington. d. C.. whose topic was How
the School Strengthens the individuality Of
the Pupil" 1t was a mistake. he said. to
suppose that the school tended to develop
a type OF character like one of the COM
mon results Of machinery. Rather did it
tend to develop individuality in thought
and action. The cultivated man drinks in
the printed word, which develops fine
shades Of thought. Without means of this
sort the child has little more opportunity
Of gaining knowledge than the gorilla Of
Central Africa.
The National Federation of Teachers was
organized. the following officers being
chosen: President, Margaret Haley, Chi
cago; first vice president. Miss X. Maud
Clum. ST. Paul; second vice president, Miss
Mary MCGOWAN. Cincinnati; secretary. Miss
Annette Rosenthal, Milwaukee, and treas
urer, Miss Emma McCabe. New York
The officers will constitute an executive
committee. and there will be a board of
dir ectors of one from each state. Meet
ings VIII be held at the same time and
place as the National Educational Asso-
citation. The purpose Of the association
was frankly explained by the president as
wholly a material one and of a protective
nature. Miss Haley said she hoped to
see an association grow that could pro-
tect its members from violations Of con-
tracts and other indignities that as in
dividuais they could not hope to resist ef-
fectua1y.
Among others made the following impor-
tant recommendation.
"On account OF the increased RESPONSE
bilities placed on the bureau of educa-
ton In the Organization and administra-
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ton Of public school systems in the re-
Gently added territory Of the United
States, in successfully conducting an extern
sive system OF Indian schools. and in aid
Ing the various states and territories in
securing good and efficient school systems,
We urge upon Congress the necessity for
organizing the bureau upon broader lines
and clothing the commissioner OF educa-
ton with higher and more definite powers.
We believe that the time has come for the
recognition of the great Importance OF
educational interests Of the country in the
conduct OF state affairs by the organiZa-
ton OF the department of education as an
Independent department, taking equal rank
with other departments.
I'VE reiterate the statement which has
SO often been made in the declaration OF
principles Of this associa ton. that the COM
mon schools of this country are for the
education OF all the children. They are
the one great agency upon which the ma
ton is to rely for a barrier against the
setting up of class distinctions which have
no place American SOIL We believe
that a conservative but efficient compul-
sorry education law, with the proper regu-
lation of child labor, is necessary to the
complete realization OF a good common
school system.
I'VE regard true education as inseDara-
BILE from morality, and believe the pub
lie schoo. the recognized agency to make
this relation binding. We urge public
school authorities of the country, teachers
and parents, to give strict attention TO
moral instruction In our schools. the
true foundation of character and citizen
ship. Every consideration OF good public
policy and healthful social conditions point
to the necessity of such instruction.
1T is apparent that familiarity with the
English Bible. as a masterpiece of litera-
ture. is rapidly decreasing among the pupils
in our schools. This is the direct result
of a conception which regards the Bible
as a theological book merely and thereby
leads to its exclusion from the schools OF
some states as q subject of reading and
study. We hope and ask for such a change
of public sentiment in this regard as will
permit and encourage the English Bible.
now honored by name IN many schools,
laws and state constitutions. to be read
and studied as a literary work OF the
highest and purest type, side by side with
the poetry and prose which 1t has inspired
and in large part formed.
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In Other Cities.

The marked differences as to vacation
schools throughout the country are mani
fest AS one goes from city to CITY to studv
and inspect them When two do the same
work. it is'st!n not the same The Newark
schools have been carried on for years only
Tor The primary grades, however the work
being largely upon nature study In New
York the subjects have been mainly indus
trial and the chief aims have been to in
terest children 20 attend school, and then
70 IeNciop some manual dexterity. which
would give their work real value
Boston seems TO have aimed at the gem
eral object of Keeping the children off the
streets and interesting them during A ror-
ton OF the summer. In Chicago there has
been more or less of an effort 10 make the
work educational. One of the most suc
cessful vacation schools in the countrv
however. Is conducted at the Greenlaaf
scnooi, Washington, by Mr. RAYMOND pjor
qon' whose genius and unfagging industry
nave placed these unique schools on a firm
basis in this city.
One. among the MANY pleasing d;ya,S,o,s
prevailing in all these schools, is the cx-
cursion- What delightful memories are
awakened by the mere mention of those
breathing spells afforded by a trim int tho
country. the suburbs, about which so many
CITY children are woefully ignorant
vacation schools may not achieve their
Lhshest possibilities until determined er-
Tort Is made to turn the whole heino or
the child into new channel entic;nG W
cause OF its novelty. but always educa
uohal. Having the missionary value of the
schools In mind, preference should he GIVEN
10 the poorest children who shouI1 he
brought into helpful environment taugbt
/ useful trades and kept menta:,y alert.
IL Is believed that the work whatever
II may De- should follow proper laws. with
some regard for correlation with work Of
the regular schools, with nsistent reg, nd
i lot drawing out the native bent of the
child Tor constructive work along unusuaIi,,
| attractive lines i'
Chuuren have creative instinct natur.
| any, ana therefore. apparatus should he
furnished SO that their well-regulated usc
| can AFFORD an outlet for the exercise ~
TINS power When done 1t will be surnris
/ ING 10 see what creditable results NAV no
| accomplished in very short time 80
\ WcFk OF such character conducted nm
| DER the guidance of teachers possessing the
| requisite technical and pedagogical sim
VIII De or special value to the moor tho
| very people for whom these institutions
are designed. inasmuch as il will oJva
tnelr children an opportunity to acnuire a
KIND OF instruction which parents only can
supply py their own PREFERENCE through
| travel or home environment
The Teachers Work.
| After all has been said and done how
ever. 1t should be frankly stated that the
| success of any vacation school cen,ers 9,
and about the teacher. Though efficient in
all other respects. he must possess that
| rarest OF qualifications. common sense. en-
| aiding zeal to be tempered with discrs-
uon, IN the handling of children during an
ordinarily unfayorabe season Of the wear
ne must In short, have the power OF adap-
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liability. Then. indeed, can the vacation
schoo. attain some valuable results: %
BY teaching the parents through the
pupils" as was said last summer by Conn
missioner H. B. F. mcfarland, lit can
exert a powerful influence for good on the
social conditions of communities" CD 1t
will have helpful influence by its educa-
tive power on the work Of the public
schools, inasmuch as the long period OF
idleness hitherto granted pupils results in
mental and moral stagnation. which
months OF most persistent enort during
the early part of the regular term can
only partially overcome; and CD 1t can
create a strong public sentiment for the
continuance of the school term during the
summer.
1t is firmly believed that the great and
varied benefits of vacation schools Will be
desired more strongly after clearer in
sight into their aim and scope shall have
been secured. The eostliness Of that kind
OF economy that does not recognize the
civic progress. embracing, as it does, the
kindergarten and valuable training for
all, may appear when children reach man
hood
Lincoln School.
Today ends the third week of the Lincoln
Vacation School. Miss I. 1. Russell. princi-
pal. So great has been the increase in the
enrolment Of the school that it has been
found necessary to have an assistant in the
sewing department, and the services OF MISS
J. M. Nelson have been secured for that
work.
The work in the school is progressing in
spite of the warm weather; the girls take
an especial pride in the replica department,
where they are taught to make hats, belts,
baskets and other useful and ornamental
articles of paper. shoe strings and straw.
The cooking department demonstrates its
practicability by preparing luncheon each
day for the faculty. Wire twisting, solder
ing and photography constitute the work in
physics Considerable ingenuity has been
displayed in making paper flowers and
vases. The teacher in awning has sue
ceeded in making his work very practical,
and good results await those who visit the
school next Friday night, when a night
session win be held from to pm.
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SCHOOLS IN SUMMER
Important Factor in Lives of
Poor Children.
MUCH ACCOMPLISHED
PUPILS THEMSELVES SHOW AP-
PROBATION.
Washington Has One Institution
Which is Already Showing Salts
factory Results.

If one who doubts that vacation schools
have passed successfully the experimental
stage. should visit a school during the mid
die of July. his fears will be removed.
That hundreds of children, many too poor
to attend school during the regular school
term, can be tempted to enter and
then be captured by the fascinat-
ing work of these modern summer
Institutions means much for the uplifting of
the community, and that dozens of public
school teachers give weeks of their vacation
for this work, free of charge, speak vol
umes for it's civic and missionary spirit.
When summer comes the rich go to the
seashore or mountains. The poor remain,
perforce of circumstances, to swelter. Small
wonder that the children of the latter. with
both parents away, and nothing themselves
to do. have frequently adopted devices for
entertainment.
Investigation has revealed that juvenile
crimes greatly increase during summer, for
the restless nature of children crave ex-
element, their native energy employment,
their imagination food and, other source,
the streets furnish the supply. In the city
of Washington, except for the 1000 or more
vacation schools, 42,711 children under
high school age. are without school accom-
modations from June Is to September 30
It is a truism that change, rather than an
utter lack of employment, is best for child
for adult.
Fresh air trips, summer homes and excur-
sions had been tried, but only partially re-
Heved the situation. because they did not
reach many, SO that 1t remained for Boston
to offer a more effective solution. and a
very happy one. of this child-during-th
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We have an immense line
of Bed Room Furniture In
sets or single pieces. All
are now reduced to the low
est notch in our history.
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The Professor.

From the Chicago Tribune.
That remarked the professor, cycling
with some distrust the ragged and dirty
greenback the grocer had given him in
change, lis certainly filthy locker"
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HAD [FADIlIEID. 50

is liquid, applied externally. II has none Of the
disagree cable features OF salve or ointment II is
the only CURE Of skin diseases yet discovered.
Zema-Cura Will positively Eczema. Acne
Heat, Herpes. Lupus Eryslpelas, Uticaria tNettl,
RASH, Barber's Itch, Mosquito Bites. Black Heads
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What Was Found in Chicago.

While vacation schools have been of great
benefit from a civic standpoint alone, since
they keep hosts of children out of harm
way, authorities differ as to the character
of work that should be followed therein.
Professor VIM. R. Harper, president of the
University of Chicago. and appointed by
Mayor Harrison the chairman of a com
mission of nine experts TO make a thorough
examination into the condition of the public
school system Of that city reported:
To the thoughtful observer the enorm Gus
waste incident to the present method of
conducting school systems is evidenced The
city has an investment of many millions
in school property, used for a few hours
each day for hardly more than half the
year. Many experts have seriously CEN
sidered whether 1t Is not advisa Bile 70 hold
sessions with a full corps of teachers all
during the summer months. There is no
question that if this plan were adopted the
attendance would include a very large pro-
portion of Chicago children of school age
Not only would many backward children
gladly seize the opportunity to attain the
grade that can naturally be expected OF
pupils Of their age, but many of the more
studious or better endowed would lie en-
aoled to advance more rapidly and secure
better education before economic neces-
sites forced them to become wage earnecs
Your commission, indeed. does not regard
with favor the long vacation universal in
our American school system"
The number Of vacation schools Under
municipal control in the various cities ac-
cording to statistics for 1901, are as follows.
Boston, 4; New York. u; Philadelphia =.
Washington. /: Providence .: Newark X.
Hartford. 4. and Buffalo, 2.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-10-19

For Sale Cheap good, large, gen.
tie. family buggy horses, good sec
2nd-hand farm wagon, an extra good
half Jersey half Holstein milk COW,
and good heller, r. months old; will
sell all or separate. See j. q. Gregg
40 once near old gin factory. 2IO-ot
Call and see us and our display Of
meat. We will show visitors more
meats. better meats, meats In our
own cooler. than was ever shown In
Bryan al any one time before.
27t Franklin Bros.
The Navasota delegation showed
up strong for the big show yester-
day, headed by Gov. Geo. D. Neal.
Ms. John r. Garrett and little sen
of Calvert We're guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. q NJ. Brandon yesterday.
Mrs. =. w. Wyman Of Navasota
was the guest Of Mrs. J. Il. Carlton
yesterday.
Miss Lille Hardy and Master
Rufus Hardy OF Navasota visited
Bryan friends yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Hawkins OF
jacksonville were ia the city yester-
day.
Prof W. T.. Connolly and grand
son Hin Wright Of Hubbard City,
returned home yesterday after
week spent at the fair here.
Phone r. G. Harder 4 Co. for the
best feed stufis Of all kinds. pa
Methodist church services as usual
today with preaching blythe pastor.
Prof. and Mrs. J. J. Jopling Of
Niadisonyille were among the visit
DTS TO the city yesterday.
Oysters any style az Elite restau
rant today. Phone 2G7. 272