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? 7 WAS Prof Agassiz, the eminent nat
uralist, who made the prediction
! twenty years ago that within fifty
years the whale would become ex-
tinct, and the prediction made may be
verified in less time than he mentioned.
In the years gone by. when great fleets
went out from the United tates, England,
Germany, and Russia to hunt the whale
in every sea. even to within a few de-
gress OF the North Pole. ne was annually
slaughtered by the thousand, and one
might have safely predicted its total ex-
tinction if the fleets continued its work
But they did not. Other oils came to be
preferred, and in place OF fleets. vessels
went out only by threes and fours- The
whales have been given a quarter of a
century in which to restore their NUM-
Der, but it seems as If the respite came
too late. In every known sea they have
been growing scarcer year by year, and
hunting the Ieviathan of the deep is now
as uncertain as hunting the elk Of the
forest.
The hunting of the whale for his oil
ceased several years ago, as the price
dropped 10 a low figure. but there are
quite a number OF vessels pursuing him
for the whaIebone he yields. This is
found in the Arctic whale alone, as no
other species is thus supplied, and he
must be followed to the frozen seas Of
the north There are uses for whale
bone which no substitute can I'll, but it
seems as If there would not be a pound
Of it 70 be had in a few years In 1926
no less than eighty-six whales were taken
by the Nantucket fishermen, and old
southampton, L. L, was famous for the
taking OF the whale as far back as 1863,
when the catch of that port was twelve
To this day the men of Amagansett
put off from the shore to the stirring cry
Of There she biows!7 The American
whaling industry has had some serious
setbacl1s. In 1871 thirty-three vessels be-
longing to the Arctic feet were crushed in
the ice, and during the civil war the Con-
federate privateer Shenandoah captured
and burned q large feet. There is prec-
ious little romance left in the whaling
business as well as mighty little profit.
Whale fishing was about the first in
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28
What Do You Know7

Here are some questions about things
you've seen every day and ali your life.
II you are a wonder you may possibly an
s#er ene u two Of the queries ofhand.
Otherwise not.
What are the exact words on a 2-eeut
stamp, and in which direction is the face
on it turned?
IN which direction is the face turned on
? cent? Ga quarter? On a dime?
How many toes has a cat On each fore
footz=Q On each hind foot?
Which way does the crescent moon turn?
To the right or left?
What color are yeur employers eyes2
The eyes OF the man at the next desk?
Write down, offhand. the figures on the
face of your watch. The odds are that
you viii max at least two mistakes in
doing this.
Your watch has some words written or
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28
Off to the Woods.

Of to the woods, in the early Spring.
on and away, where the sweet birds sing;
Of and away like birds on the wing
OF to the woods, where the fresh green
tips
Speak to our hearts with their budding
lips
Call unto IS and none may resist;
on to the woods to make there your tryst
OF TO the woods, We sad or ye gay,
on and away for the liye-long day
OF to the woods. make haste to obey,
or and away-on, of and away.
Gertrude Dixie GaskiIl In The Chicago
Living Church.
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On the Use of the Word Get. "

Harvard professor. after telling his
class in composition never to use got
ten" added that NEST persons should use
get and got" about one-tenth as much
as they do Is ne not right?
Get" means to acquire. to gain. or to
procure. It is used correctly in such sen
fences as Get understanding" Please
yet my book, Il have got it for you from
the shelf. He Is getting what you
want and also in The idioms-to get at.
TO get away, to get down, TO get home. TO
get near, TO get OFF or CT. to- get to a
place, to get the start, and to get mp.
II We restricted ourselves to these uses
of get" We could net be criticised. but
We are likely not to do SO, especially
when we use got with some form of
have" Two mistakes have got" in
stead Of have aud have got to" in
stead of must" are the most common.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28
CAUSE FOR REJOICING

There is twof"Id cause for rejoic-
ing over the prospect that we are to
have Municipal Building at last.
First, of course, that II is to be built;
second, that so desirable and appro-
pirate a site has been selected for it
The location Is central taking account
of the constant trend of the city in a
westerly direction, is easily accessi-
bic, and in the line of the proposed
improvement of Pennsylvania Avenue
in the evolution OF the Greater Wash
mgton-
In planning this structure regard
should be had for the general char
acter of the city. the Capita- of a
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28

great and wealthy country. While
the building need not be larger than
the needs of the local government
call for, it ought to be INTELLECTUALLY
comparable to structures of a Ike
nature to be found in the capital
cities of other countries There
should be nothing cheap about it.
either in material or design. 1t ought
also to fit in well with the other
great public edifces already existing
here and to be erected in the future
Washington has long expected this
contamination. It is to be hoped that
the expectations cherished in regard
to this public structure VIII not be
disappointed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28

printed on its face. You have seen these
words thousand times. Write them o,,t
correctly Few can do this. Also -
- lhe number in the case Of your watch ,
Ho" high Gin inches is a silk hat?
How many teeth have you?
what are The words on a po1ieernan,s
shIeId2
how many buttons has the vest or
shirt waist you are wearing?
nov many stairs are there in the first
Light at-"ur house2
40" many steps lead from the street
to the front door of your bouse or est9
What is the name, signed in Fac-Simile
on any 81, -, $. or $40 bill you ever saw
on We read dozens OF those names Can
you remember one?
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By o. SELLERS Secretary washington Branch Y NJ C. A

IT HE dawn of the twentieth cen
tury finds the Young Mems
L Christian Association the most
potent factor at work among young
men for their moral, physical, and
spiritual welfare. The association
viii always remain true to the great
fundamental principles which have
been so often reiterated at its great
conventions. including the so-called
Paris basis, which is the platform of
the association movement throughout
the world and was adopted at the first
worlds conference held in Paris in
1856.
This platform is that THE Young
Mems Christian association seeks TO
unite those young men who, regard
ing Jesus Christ as their God and Sa-
Yiour according to the Holy Scrip
lures, desire to be His disciples in
their doctrine and in their life, and
to associate their efforts for the ex-
tension of His kingdom among young
men"
To successfully accomplish this the
association makes use of the gym
nasiunl, educational classes, lecture
courses, sOciaIs-ifi fact, all of the
best elements of club life. No money
has been spared to supply the wants
OF all young men and make the
Young Mems Christian Association
the next place TO home, or, as it is
sometimes said, a home downtown.
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&" Play Ball. -

Play balli' The old cry echoes Ger the
peaceful vale Of Cherry Creek. and
from the bIeacheTs comes a roar as
rows Of rooters spring a Leak The
batter grasns the willow club, the
pitcher strikes an attitude the
catcher gives his hands a rl.a, the
umpire stands with keen eyes gIued
upon the play; the ball has gene, and
once again the seasons ont
Way Up the Geographic pole the eager
small boy percnes high, and in the
fence each knotty hCIe-and they are
many - frames an eye. The score
card merchants voice rings out, the
voice through all the winter dumb
the peanut veRders loudly shout, the
kid procIaiEis dis chewing gum, and
that same cushion man is there to
save our pantalcttes from wear.
The knocker with his noisy knock, the
kicker with his mulliSh kick, the talk
er with his baIly talk upon the seats
as flies are thick. The ladies in their
smart attire, enthusiasm IN their eyes.
are there In bevies to admire ard laud
the players to the skies. and spank
their dainty hands when one OF hand
some figure makes 4 run.
The old excuses now are fed to bosses
from employees lip: The grandma on
her dying bed, the wife at home down
with IA grippe. That dying grandma
viii be spied beside her grandson sit
ting there, the sick wife by her hus-
bands side, and how those frauds
will blush and stare to catch their
employers eyes lit uD with half
amused surprise!
The game is on. the seasons here, the
stricken ball cuts through the al.
the batters fan the atmosphere. the
runners round the bases tear. The
umpire calls the strikes and balls,
puts runners out when they are in.
nor heeds tie cooters' angry squalls
that hey VIII Kill him sure as SIM
The seasons here, the same old Inuss,
and on the seats the same old Us
Denver Post.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28
AN ENyIED PLACE.

Happy. happy,
Little Jappy,
On a paper fan,
Though you are not statuesky.
Yet you're very picturesly,
Funny little man.
IT'S not sadly;
No, but gladly,
I would take your place.
For your coat of bright vermiIon
Much has pleased my tickle Liliaa.
And she kissed your face.
Never, neyerI
Whatsoever
Coat of mine she sees.
Is she aught 20 be but scernfuI,
That's the reason I'm so mournful,
On, my Japanese.
The King
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Too Quick

Lady Ito bird fancier)-I must get you
TO change that parrot, Mr. Chickweed
I've only had him a week. but quite half
z dozen times he has shocked nv visitors
with MS horrible language.
Bird Fancier-I thought you wanted
one that was quick 20 learn, ma'am,-
Punch.
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SECOND PLACE.
BY HARRY RoNAIHE.

You change your heart. ma belle coquette,
As easily as your glove.
And I know you'd pine and pout and fret
In the chains of a lifelong love
If we we're married, you'd firt with jim.
Or whoever the man might be:
So I'm content you should marry BIN
For then you'll Airt with me
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The Counts Impression.

Edith-They say her husband. the
Count. acts dreadfuEy.
EtheI-Yess seems TO think he was adj
Ealtted 10 the United States free Of duty.
Life.
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Any person buy Morning Afternoon or Sunday
Edition The Times any Washington suburban
towns trains elsewhere, a favor by notifying
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES TO OUT or

MORNING EDITION, one wear s.: six
months, $3.50; three months. $I-25. Horn
Ing aEd sunday. one year. 81; six months,
1850; three months, al, 40. Sunday rdi-
ton only, one year, 81 six months, ST;
three months, 90 cents
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EFFECTS OF RECENT ENEFACTIONS
ON POPULAR EDUCATION

SOme great things their development
gifts meant"
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TOM FONTS, POSTAGE PREPAID:
EVENING EDITION, one year, 50: six
months, SI-5O; three months, - cents
Evening and Sunday, one year, 81: six
months, E2-5O; three months SI.EJ. Morn
ing, Evening, and sunday. one year, SO;
six months, -; three months, $3.50.
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= HE tendency in this country is
to extend free public educa-
I..--..-..l L,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-21

are calculated to destroy the hope and
ambition of the youth of our country,
1T being well understood that the am
bition and hope of the young men of
this nation have made it great,
Therefore, be it Resolved by this
congress, That the president of the
United States be respectfully urged to
use all the power vested in his Office
to the end that the growing power
and influence of the trusts may be
destroyed,
And Be it Further Resolved, That If
in the wisdom of the national con-
gress the laws now on the statute
books are insufficient to suppress this
growing evil, that other more stringent
and efficient laws be speedily enacted.
The silence that ensued was akin to
embarrassment, which Mr.. Wetmore,
however, relieved by pointedly asking
If the matter would be discussed when
the committee on resolutions reported
He was informed that it would, and
sat down, remarking, .s."WeI, that's
what we Missourians want. No dis
eussion was INDUCED in.
Thurber Also Has a Resolution.
This little incident occurred during
the morning session, and because of
the evident reluctance on the part of
the delegates to discuss the matter
gave every indication that the .resolu-
ton would be shelved as quietly as
possible, but the surprise which the
first resolution occasioned was made
complete when .a-second, but the re-
verse in tenor, was handed in by F.
H. Thurber, of New York, at the open
| ing of the afternoon session.
1t was as follows:
To Leave the Trusts Alone.
| Resolved, That if it can be shown the
| organization of industries into social
| ed trusts" results, as their advocates
contend, in economy in production and
distribution, improved quality and
lower prices for the general public, and
increased employment with better
| wages for labor, they should be en-
couraged. If, on the other hand, as
their opponents believe, this cannot be
/ shown, they should be discouraged
but great subjects should be carefully
Investigated and decided on the prin.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-21
UNCLE SAM WANTS
BOYS FOR THE NAVY
Examination to Be HeIi in St. Paul
for cadetships in the Revenue
Cutter Service.

Civil service examinations to secure
cadets for the United States revenue
cutter seTvice1will be held at the St.
Paul Federal building, Aug. % TO 27,
inclusive. Two cadets for service on
the department school ship will be APP
pointed at once.
Applicants for cadetships must be at
least eighteen years of age, and not
more than twenty-five. A cadet is paid
a salary Of $5R0sa year and his living
expenses.
The examination consists of all the
rudiments and several high school
studies. Fhe7 subjects on with the APP
plcants viii be. tested are spelling,
geography, history, United States con-
stitution, $500 grammar, composition,
rhetoric, mathematics, including arith-
metic, algebra, geometry and trigono-
metry physics, English literature and
and one modern language, either
French, German or Spanish.
According tc Civil Service Examiner
Mefoney,55heFe is not a more desirable
department in the civil service list
than the revenue cutter service. III
a boy can't secure an appointment to
Annapolis, / know of no better SUBJ
@Stitute than a position in the cutter
service, said Mr.. Moroney. while it
does not rank quite so high-.as~.tha
naval department, captain of a rev.
enue cutter equivalent tosa ma jor cir,
ethe army, and first lieutenants as army
captains. The pay is exceptionally
large considering the work The cap
tain of a revenue cutter receives ST.
500; first lieutenant, 1880; second
lieutenant, $1,000; third lieutenant
$1,400. and cadets, $500 annually. All
the age of sixty-four years officers are
retired on three-quarters pay.
'sAny high school graduate, who has
been fairly diligent during his school
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-21
SCHIFFMANN'S PUP WON
AN AFFRAY THAT LASTED ONE
ROUND, BUT WAS FAST
Showing How a High-Bred Pup Lost
His Self Control and Sought the Life
of Blue Booded Cat and Got His
Master Into Trouble.

If Fred Schiffmann's soul was not
wrapped up in a small brown dog
which he views with even more favor
than he does the monthly reports of
the deputy oil inspectors this story
might never have been written.
If there was not a Maltese cat that
was the pride and joy of the tenants
in the Manhattan block the trouble
would not have occurred.
But there was a cat and there is a
dog and Schiffmann. The cat is in
the hospital with a broken leg, the
dog is going about with a weather eye
out for roaming tabbies and the oil
inspector is haunted by the minion Of
the Humane society.
Where Schiffmann goes there goes
the dog. The master went into the
Manhattan building, the dog followed.
Pussy stood on guard at the portal.
She put up her back and invited the
pup to fight or fly.
Towser forgot in that moment all
the lessons that his master has been
teaching him by precept and example.
He abhorred violence, but he could
not stand a bluff.
And the cat and pup mixed.
When it was over the cat had a
broken leg. Towser needed some hair
restorer, for the bald spots on him
were many. Schiffmann, excited as to
manner anu plDh DIS W COItlplGA1Ou
was something more than an interested
spectator in the parting of the dog and
the cat which was strenuous if not af-
fectionate.
Prejudiced persons said that Schiff-
mann helped the dog. They went to
Humane Agent Moak, who went to the
authorities to get n. warrant for Schiff-
mann for kicking the cat. The war
| rant was not issued and now it is pro-
| posed to have Mr.. Schiffmann and the
| dog hauled into the municipal court.
And the dog isn't saying a word.
Mr.. Schifmann said last night that he
was. not anxious to avoid Mr.. Moak-he
| was looking for him, in fact.
II didn't see much of a fight myself, -
he said. "Thecat landed on the dogs
back and perhaps the kitty was hurt when
got the dog from under.
I'm not sensitive about what people
say of me, but don't think was ever
cruel to an animal
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he remarked, Had we known you forty
years ago, as we do now, there never
would have been any Civil war. We
were licked, and acknowledge it, but
we have one consolation-when we
cried enough, you said, THANK God"
Mr.. Kittrel declared the prosperity
of the North over the South was due
to the fact that at the close of the war
the Northern Soldiers returned to their
farms and stores direct, leaving be-
hind thousands of camp followers, who,
in the name of a party which they did
not represent, further plundered and
impoverished the people of the South.
He said that the South was doing
handsomely now. AS to the negro
problem, he said if the North would
keep it's hands off the South would
solve it.
The most important resolution intro
duced at the afternoon session was by
D. G. Lewis, of Oklahoma City, o. T.
1t was for an American merchant mar
Inc, and pledged the congress to use
its endeavors in providing American
ships to distribute American products.
Eustis Promises a Fieht.
Former Mayor Eustis, of Minneapo-'
lis, promises a battle royal today in
his intention to have stricken from the
printed proceedings the speech of F..
H. Thurber, of New York, on the
Meat Trust" Yesterday he introduce
ed motion that Mr.. Thurber's paper
be laid on the table, and that only a
mere reference be made to it in the
printed proceedings.
AS Mr.. Thurber was absent, consid-
Grafton of Mr.. Eustis' motion was
made special order of business for 10
o'clock this morning.
| In making the motion, Mr.. Eustis
| said he could not see why the beef
| trust, or any other trust, should be al
| lowed to thrust its differences before
| the congress. Repeated inquiries from
! the delegates as to who Mr.. Thurber
was, and what he represented, brought
out the information that he is president
| Of the Export association, of New York
and an honorary member of the asso-
citation.
Plan to Reorganize.
The congress is now sustained large.
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ly by the cities In which 1t holds it's
annual meetings, each subscribing the
money for &ts maintenance, but a
movement ye$terday was started to
place the organization on q sounder
footing and make the representation a
permanent ore. Much encouragement
was .reNeiveQ, and a large number
came foawarG and individually sub
scribed S. each for an annual menu
bership. q --s-.s..s-..
Resolu4io Ions introduced late yester-
day aftefnooH included a plea for
statehood for Arizona, the establish
ment of dredges at all deep water
ports and the building of an interna
tional dam at Ell Paso, Tex.
The prfncinal business today will be
the consideration Of the report of the
committee orH resolutions and the Sc
lection of the next place of holding
the annual meeting
The contest is between New Orleans
and Seattle, with the odds in favor of
the former city,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-21

President-John H. Kirby, Houston,
Tex.
First Vice President-Col. B. F.
Montgomery, Cripple Creek, Col.
Second Vice PRESIDENT. Bradford
Prince, Santa Fe, N. M.
Third Vice President-John Ripping
er, Seattle, Wash.
Fourth Vice President-N. G. Lari-
more, Larimore, N. D.
These officers were selected yester-
day by the nominating committee for
the new directory of the Trans Missis-
sippi Commercial congress and were
duly Endorsed by the delegates when
presented for their approval.
Spirited Contest for Office.
What with a spirited contest for the
Office of president in which John H.
Kirby, of Houston, Tex, won out over
J. Houston Mcknight, of Wichita,
Kan; several efforts to secure the in
dorsement of the congress for trust
and antitrust legislation and a de-
mand that certain utterances and pa
pers be expunged from the printed pro-
ceedings, the delegates, it might be
SdIu, spent d QeclueuIy strenuous DAY.
Col. Moses C. zWetmore, of st. Louis,
a millionaire tobacco manufacturer Of
that city, set the pace for the day,
when he presented aSresolution calling
upon the congress to assist President
Roosevelt in securing legislation that
would curtail the growing power of
the trusts.
The resolution follows:
Col. Wetmore's Resolutions.
Whereas, The trust system has been
and is a menace to our republican
institution, and
Whereas, If allowed to continue to
form combinations in restraint of
trade, and the elimination of COMPETE
ton, the wealth of the entire country
will be concentrated in the few,
And Whereas, The said Combinations
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-21
COMMERCIAL CLUB PLAYS HOST.
Trans Mississippi Delegates Are Ten.
dered an Elaborate Reception.

One Of the features of the Trans
Mississippi congress was the reception
rendered the delegates at the rooms of
the Commercial club last evening. The
club parlors were handsomely dec
GRATED with palms and cut flowers, and
for three hourssthe delegates and their
wives and daughters were entertained
informally.
The guests were sreceived by Theo.
f. Smith and daughter, Joseph Jockey
and wife, John Caulfield and wife and
Secretary Slime, of the Commercial
club; H. J. Smith and E. r. Moses,
president and chairman of the execu-
tive committee Of the congress.
Music was furnished by mandolin
orchestra, and light refreshments serv-
ed in the dining ROOM
The club committee who had charge
OF the function We're: William Wood
bridge, DR.. J. B. Darling and C. r. Me-
CandleSs.
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WIFEBEATERS MUST
SERVE THEIR TIME
Board of Pardons Rules That 1t Will
Show This Class of Offenders
80 No CIemency.

Members of the Switchboard of par
ions have agreed that no more par
dons shall be issued to persons con-
Victed of wife-beating.
Mrs. Tobias Eller, whose husband is
now serving a sentence at the st. Paul
Workhouse for pounding his wife with
his fists and afterward with a chair.
appealed to the board for a pardon for
him.
Another application was made, sup
plemented by the appearances of tba
wife, who still bore traces of the beat
ing administered by her husband.
Both applications for pardons were
turned down by the board and in the
future W1fe-beaters will have to serve
OUT thelr sentences so far as the board
Of pardons are concerned.