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Father Democracy Explains.

By JOSH WINK, in the Baltimore American
We'd had family quarrel for a dozen
years or So
4 Tumpu5 that was started just between
the boys, you know;
An Grover-he got sulby, an he went
away 10 fish.
While David moped around because he
couldn't have his wish.
An Tommy-he left home one day; he
wanted three-cent fares:
An Eenry-he got SOS he see Z chaz-
yum anywheres!
An Billie candidated some and county
faired a lot,
An never seemed to realize the worth
O what he got.
Well, things went on-the family split.
an no one here to home
The boys a-runnin' wih-you know
these youngsters when they roam
TIL finally We thought we'd get the
childrun hero oncet more,
An let en- see their father at his hos
p1tubble door.
We sent out invitations for a bounti-
fuI re2ast,
An Dave an Grove said they'd conc
that peace was here at last;
But Bill an Tom an Henry wrote they'd
be here If they could,
An said they hoped the bill O. fare
would do US all some good.
We gethered II the table On that night
O. harmony.
But Dave AID Grove vas the only ones
that I could see.
Fer Bill an Tom an Henry had engage
1ents otherwhcces,
An SO We had to fix things some to hide
the vacant chairs
Then Grover-he got up to talk can't
tell all hs said,
For Grover makes the dictionary go an
hang its head;
An Da=e-he Eade few remarks; he
wanted peace again.
An lowed we'd have TO have it. If We
frowned on Bill an Tom an Hen.
An now the fambly's split again, worse
than It was afoee,
For Tom is ragin' al aroun', a-lettin'
up 2 roar;
An BiII-gee whiz, He's got his cross
O. gold an crown O. thorng
An busted EN- all OF again, an pound
ed Growers corrsI
An Henry Lawzy ne! That boy does
rothin' else but write
On chazzuns -yawnin' chazzums-gapin
chazzums-day an night
II this is peace-I tbs is what We had
that dinner for,
Then III agree 10 starve, If it will
plunge me into var!
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-26
NEW INDUSTRY.

A tapestry settlement" Is a new
industry which Is to be established IN
the near future. Its commercial head
quarters VIII be IN New York, where
the goods are TO be sold. The situa-
ton Of the factory IS yet to be Sc
leeted- The promoters Of the scheme
want a place where wool IS raised, and
where the women have not all forgot
ten how to spin and weave. Ohio and
West Virginia are spoken Of In con
neetion with the project
The plan IS partly the work of
Douglas VoIk, the artist, who has
already given considerable study Ia
American handmade rugs. He be-
Iieves that If the workmen are dealt
with direct, eliminating middlemen,
goods can be woven as eheaply by
hand as by machine, and when It Is
considered that the hand work can be
done IN the country, where rent Is
nominal and living cheap, while the
owners Of a large factory have mani
fold expenses Of all kinds, and are
obliged to pay their employees wages
which VIII cover the cost Of living IN
towns, this seems very plausible.
The origiuators Of this scheme will
begin by offering a price for certain
fabrics, woven according to methods
not entirely dissimiIar from the old
time weavers, and VIII then send IL
structors, trained IN Europe, to teael
the weavers new designs and improv
ed methods. They hope to produce
goods as fine as the old-time tapes
tries.
This IS a move decidedly II the
right direction, and much more praise
worthy and more. likely to succeed
than either lace-makine or embroid-
cry. Tapestry corresponding IN gen
craI effect to the heavy old-time fur
niture which is coming into fashion
cannot fail to be popular: and while
the industry VIII furnish a market foI
the wool Of Inc farmer, II viii aisG
furnish an occupation much more
healthfal in every way than sewing
knitting, or Iace-making.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-26
LAWYERS BECOMING SPECIALISTS

Il may seem & gloomy and hazardous
prophecy to say that, within twenty
years. the Individual or general prac-
tice attorney wiz be extinct. save only
in the remoteT country districts. says
Success" Yet, after observing the
trend Of events for a number of years,
and listening. as the author has. to the
stories Of many hundreds Of attorneys
throughout this country. he is forced
TO this conclusion.
Reduced TO & chemical formula. com
puted On a scale of 10, the sum Of legal
business may be said to be compounded
CT the following:
Real estate. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS parts.
/ Corporations .-.---.--..-.-.-2 parts
Commercial cases ard "collec-
tions" ------...-.-.. .---....--2 parts.
Wills and administration Of es-
taJes i part
Accident and negligence suits IL part
/ Defense Of criminals .--.-.------1 part
Fifteen years ago the real estate
practice was the nest lucrative branch
OF the calling. Ten Thousand dollars a
year was looked upon as very small
income for lawyer Who made it his
specially. Its following practically ceas-
ed with the organizatieE OF title insur-
ance companies. Thar fees are less
than the individual lawyer could afford
/ to accept, their STAFF comprises counsel
Of the highest skill in this particular
lire. and. best Of all from q laymaR's
standpoint. the comFany's financial re-
sponsi5iHty IS unguestioned Ia case an
error Is made. It IS quite true that
there now exist certain law firms claim
ing to do 4 real estate business; but, IN
nearly every instance. it viii be found
that their work is Ioaning funds Of
clients or Of members upon bonds and
mortgages. But even the loan" bust
ness has been cut into by the title cor
Dorations. many OF which are now en-
gagged in selling bonds and mortgages
Of which they guarantee payment Of
principal and interest.
One OF the few stronghoIds in the
real estate line still left TO the law
yer In large city Is the representation
Of clients whose property is being con
demned for the opening CT widening OF
streets. This is usually done upon q
contingent basis, the attorneys recelv-
ing a percentage Of the amount recov-
cred. Competition In this field is ex-
caadipzIv- kea1 md # Il not considered
beneath tho dignity Of most repu-
table firm TO employ agents for the pur-
pose Of obtaining contracts from prop
eFty owners the moment proceedings are
| considered. Certain changes which VIII
materially interfere with the pursuit Of
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-26
THANKFUL FOR SMALL FAVORS

It is highly gratifying, of course,
that the bill by virtue Of which all
telephone wires within the city limits
are to be put under ground VIII be
come a law just as soon as the Presi-
dent has attached his signature to It.
The removal Of the unsightly poles
VIII 90 far 10 relieve the thorough
fares of the Capital of a grievous m
cunhrance, and it viii be another step
toward putting this city on Level of
progressveness, in this respect, with
the large cities OF Europe.
The question arises: Why were not
the telegraph wires included IN this
bill, II anything, the network they
form in the streets, and the thousands
Of huge poles supporting them, are
even more of an eyesore than the tele-
phone poles and wires which are con
siderably less IN number. The same
reasons hold good II the one ease as
IL the other The telegraph compan-
les cannot contend that II Is not prac-
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THE ARGUMENT
ACROBATIC

The esteemed atlanta Constitu-
ton" Is not generally given to jump
ing at conclusions, but in some Of its
recent editorials it certainly has
reached the desired end by that aero
bate method Moreover, the jmpIi-
cations of the conclusion itself are
somewhat peculiar In their nature.
The employment of children in the
cotton mills of the South IS practice
which all right-minsIed people of any
section Of the country must depIore,
and a good many humanitarians of
the section IN which the mills are stu
ated are working bid for legislation
which viii prevent this. It Is said
that the conditions closely parallel
those which existed IN the English
cotton mills seventy-fve years ago,
when infants of five and SIX years
were kept at work Ten and twelve
hours a day. 1t is also said that these
mills are supported manly by North
ern capitalists, who have selected the
Southern States as sites for these fac
tories, because child labor is not al
lowed in the New England cotton
mills. Hence several Southern news
papers, among them the @Constitu-
tion," have been hurting diatribes
against New England for furnishing
the capitalists who employ children
in their mills. The point where their
argument breaks down IS that Of sug-
costing what New England can do
about it, If it is so.
This practice of blaming New En-
gland for all the evils which affiiet
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-26
ROMAN ALPHABET IN JAPAN.

The Roman alphabet grows more and
more il 1avor with the nations Of the
earth The latest country to take steps
toward tts adoption is japan. The gov
erument recently appointed q commits
sion to draw up a plan whereby Jap
arese writing may be made to conform
TO modern English and French forms,
says 'HarDer's Weekly" II. China prog
ress in the same direction Is reported,
and missionaries there say that the old
and infedbIe sign-writlng Is sure to
90. Germany is rapidly falling into line.
and the number Of books and pamphlets
printed IN Roman characters increases
year by year. IN Russia. however, the
individual alphabet peculiar to that
country still shows TO sign Of change
the one country whose literature is al
most inaccessible 10 the foreign born
student But, from broad survey, it
seems inevitable that eventually the
one aInhabet-the Roman-WIll rule the
world.
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VIOLET EYES.


Milady's eyes, like vernaI vIoIets
That deck the affairs at the Eastertide,
Are full with melancholy purity.
Yet IN their depths the elves Of mis-
chief hide;
And oft they come from their obscurity
To gambcI il the light her smile begets
MiIady's eyes are changefuI as the day;
Their morning Is as clear as noun
tain air.
And sparkIes with bright beams Of 1ner-
rimont:
Their noon is full Of color. here and
there
The gently-drifting clouds Of discomfort.
And in their eve soft summer noon
beams play
But well love TO see 3EIlady's eyes
When storms across their sunlit sur
face blow
Tie violet is dyed a darker hue,
And suIlea thunder seems to rumble
low
Within; while through a film of tear
born dew,
Swift flashes dart. her anger's augurIes.
and yet, II I might max MuaGy's mood.
I'd leave those eyes their own sweet
tenderness,
And 10 It add a gentle draught I know,
Which should intoxicate AZ my caress:
And those dear eyes with love should
ever flow,
To tell me I had won where long I've
wood
John Chester Phillips. in Baltimore
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-26
DEOENERACY IN CITES.

We have all been searching to dis
cover the real. underlying cause OF
moral, social. aud political degeneracy
in cur large cities. but there is an ar
ehitect out in Chicago who has no DIFF
fculty with the problem. He says
Flats Inasnuch as more than two
thirds OF the population Of our own city
dwell in quarters called apartments
BY the landlords, but flats" BY the IN
sympathetic, it behooves us to hear
what the Chicago architect has to say
in support Of his theory In the first
place. he points out that fat life has
an unfortunate effect upon the Ameri-
can housewife. As long as she lived in
q house where there was work to do
which could not be imposed upon a
janitor, or any other creature of CO.
operative existence, she performed her
household duties thoroughly and with
good cheer. When she went 70 live n
q fat, where hot water was supplied.
and the ashes went down the dumb
waiter to the ianitor, If there were any
ashes fmore likely gas stoves, and not
even fire to light in the morning., she
began to lead a life Of ease and luxury.
until now she does not even do the
mending.
Next, It appears that fat life is cur
failing the population In a great nun
Der of fats applicants are asked wheth-
er or not they have children. II they
have, they discover that this is an Of
Tense. A dog is bad enough in a fat.
but a child is impossible, or. at least.
so many landlords hold. Children annoy
grabbed old people who live on the floor
above, or on the floor below. and they
threaten to move On slight provocation
Grabbed old people are better rent-pay-
ers than parents who have shoes to buv
every week or so, and pinafores and
toys, to say nothing Of doctors bills to
pay, and other expenses incident 10 the
bringing up Of families. Then there is
the young man who earns only $1G0 a
month II there we're no fats. small
houses would be built to accommodate
him when he marries, bat now his only
shelter is the fat He and his wife are
tempted 10 rent a fat with a room CT
two more than they actually need, ana
pretty soon they take g 5oarder- This
ruins home life. Evils of every kind
are likely TO follow the destruction Of
the home. Danger Iuras il the deco
rated parlor, the dining room with buffet
furnished, the super stTenuoUsness OF
the steam heat, the lack OF privacy The
Chicago architect thinks that there viii
be a reaction when people realize that
there can be no true development IN
dark and ilI-ventilated fats. He is in
favor OF stringent building laws and
strict enforcement OF them. The result,
he thinks. would - % make fats so eI-
penstve that men and women OF mod
crate means would have to look else
where. and this is what he desires. IN
the interest OF morality and social prog
ress.-New York Evening Post.
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Employment Of children in South.
ern Gotten mills.

the rest Of the country, particularly
the South, has gone so far of late that
1t Is absurd. The whole section could
be picked up bodily and put into one
Southern State, and It's population
would not equal that Of one bic city.
Moreover, a third or so of this popu-
Iation Is foreign-born and has none
of the characteristic traditions of the
section, so that # the native New
Englander, in addition to earning his
own living, has time to exert all this
alleged influence on the rest Of the
country, he must be very active per
son indeed.
IL this particular case, It is I'M
likely that the mass Of the people Of
that section have encouraged the ult-
grafton of capital to another part OF
the country, because 1t would do them
a great deal more good at home. That
they are opposed to child labor IN
factories is proved by the stringent
laws against II which they have pass
ed. They cannot go into Georgia and
Alabama and pass laws of the same
kind there, nor can any law be framed
which will prevent a capitalist born
in one section from going somewhere
else to invest his money IN the most
unlawful and heinous kind Of traffic,
if he happens to feel Ike It
If thc Legislatures Of Georgia, Ala
bama, and North Carolina cannot
pass laws to stop this abuse, how do
they expect the people Of New En-
gland. at the other end of the coun-
try, To help them2
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THE INFLUENCE OF WOMEN

The
be
working in girls
to stop working either
persuade
work the
5 i'm Q bsurdiJ.
a though
all
dions, this
other things the o
incidentally, might
5 i reasonable
but the things give
while Of the things
the tradition when it
O
and sentiment especially
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ticable TO place their wires under
ground, for II has been done else
where, and the prospective burial of
telephone wires knocks another prop
from under that plea. There remains
then the objection on the ground Of
expense. but that Is one with which
the legisIating power need not concern
itself
The telegraph companies enjoy
large and valuable public franchises,
and they have 10 right to complain
if the public occasionally demands
something IN return. The subject of
the burial of telegraph wires in this
city has been mooted more than once.
but. for some reason or another. has
always been permitted TO drop again.
It Is TO be hoped that before long
Washingtonians viii again agitate it,
and that they viii have the hearty Co
operation Of the Commissioners and
the District committees in Congress
In the effort to have all overhead wires
removed.
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MY HOPE.

Unto each life some joy is given,
If We but trust and gait.
Ny happiness as q little child,
Who met NE at the gate
The treasures that We cherish most
Are quickly flown.
And life is robbed Of Ierfectncss
Since she IS gone.
Care and sorrows fed when toll was
over,
And the day vas late
And with her little arms outstretched
and happy laugh
She ran to meet nc at the gate.
Each has some hope Of heaven,
And the good to come,
And often signs for streets Of gold
And iewoled crown.
Give them their crown, God! and harp
TO play.
But be my fate
when earthly cares and SORROWS are no
more)
A little child shall meet me at the
Charles W Patrick. in Dallas News,
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WHAT THE HUMORIST HAS DONE
FOR THE CAUSE OF HUMANITY

Humanity has the newspaper joke
writer to thank for the relief from the
once numerous stolen jewel" stories
OF the actresses who yearned for pub
Lefty. says the Independent" He was
quick 10 see the fun OF the trick, and
prompt 20 write jokes about It
He has lifted the almanac from It's
ante-deIuvi2n style OF bu.ror BY first
writing jokes about it. and then writing
them Tor IL
He has punctured the pTetensions OF
gaseous politicians. and nipped dema-
gogic schemes n the bud
he has reused EeapeckeG husbands 70
& realization OF their manhood.
He has guided the new woman past
the shoals OF Stiffness " MS Haunting
signals Of sarcastic gIee.
he has heated the street cars-In some
oiJies-anO has compelled me conduc-
tors 70 be more polite
he has cured the country cousin Of
the green goods habit, and has led him
20 that point where he does not respond
70 the Invitation 70 inspect the place
where the river cayed in
He has caused the cowboy 70 cease
shooting up the town, and mas rIdicuIed
b gEing until organized charity IS IN ex-
isteuce.
He has reucdeIed the restaurant sys-
ten OF the country, and has given the
world q ne9 form OF boarding house
pruneless ana almost hashIess.
he has frightened fortune hunting
foreign nobIemen until americans have
ar occasional opportunity to wed an
heiress.
He has driven the bright child from
the Darlor. ard the Currew-shaII-not-
Ting-tonight eIocutiozIst from the ros-
trum-
He has done what he could 10 over
come the bargain hunting propensity Of
woman, has relieved society Of much OF
its folly. has lifted golf from a fad 70 q
sport, has made the polar explorers do
more exploring than lecturing. has made
hysterical novels less lystericaI. has
forced sensational preachers TO seek
other methods Of advertising themselves,
has ridIcuIed Congressman until IL takes
more than q high forehead and a Prince
Albert coat TO constitute & statesman.
he has introduced the purse-proud par
yenH 70 grammar, has resisted all ef-
forts OF aggrieyed mental scientists to
think him out OF his business, and has
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THE VALUE OF A F.NOERNAIL

amioa Of somewhat
peculiar He said have
in
of Of
ocourta gotO
various other
Of
the
eyebrows
in
fugernan
neglected
rnadef ortune
Herr MuIer's angenan wiIgO i
Of ind
notably being that
ppendages
parngs the punish
gentleman resided
SC vUIner q
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this line of business are, however, being
discussed by many municipalities.
Corporations have ceased to be appre-
eiable factors, owing 10 the organizz-
tion Of various incorporation eou-
panies." one Of which. for $50, plus State
fees. VIII organize a company. and for
$25 per year viii thereafter provide an
Office for directors meetings. write the
minutes, prepare the annual reports and
attend 20 the various details which the
particular State statute makes obli-
gatory.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-26
URGENT NEED OF A FIREBOAT
TO GUARD THE RIVER FROM
By Hon, JAMES A, norton, Representative From Ohio

Before This session adjourns Congress should make
provision for the purchase Of fire patrol boat for the
District Of Columbia It was bat recently that ascer
tanned that the river front unprotected IN far that
the Fire Department has fire patrol boat
This Is matter Of large importance to she National
Capital and one that calls for Immediate attention The
city Of Washington should be supplied with he largest
and best re-fghting apparatus III the world and no fire
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-26

department Of city with lengthy water front IS com
plete without fire patrol beat.
cannot understand why the citizens have not agi-
ated this question persisteny, why II has not
before now been brought to the attention of Congress
No one can tell when fire viii break out the river
'front.' and it possible that another blaze viii occur
when there Is stiff wind blowing and great damage viii
be done before the urgent necessity of fire patrol boat
viii dawn upon Congress
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-26
SHALL WASHINGTON HAVE
A MONUMENT TO LINCOLN?


question: submitted today solely to the people of the South
States would be answered IN the affirmative. This fact itself
a great why the should be built.
We recall with what mighty hate Lincoln
these Southern people during the civil war; when looked
upon the very head front influences brought
conflict and carried their conclusion all Of It's tremendous
That hot hate has slowly cooled loving admiration the supreme
moral genius that made him the spirit
clusters the spiritual beauty honest SOUL and long
the annals Of umine the history Of the world his
and achievements VIII quicken the hearts of
Lincoln wrought great souls often do within the shadows
almost which nothing could
ed HIM but the purity Of He carried America through
the terrible hours Of conflict II his heart and brain
Build, then this be splendid Capital Of
world that It's majestic beauty shall nnoaze,
material things the matcess this greatest
Americans
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checked the habit Of shooting guides IN
Maine.
He has done other things. The list Of
his achievements IS weII-nigh endless
Ponderous editorials have been written,
and great orators have Numbered
against evils. but his shaft Of sarcasm
has found the weak joint in the armor
against which astute argument was
merely wasted air.
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JUVENILE ECONOMY.

Mamma-EthsI. how often have told
you about leaving your crusts? There
may come a day when yoL'l DO glad to
get them
Ethel (demurely}-Yes, mamma; that's
what I'm saving them for.
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SELF-CONVICTED.

CaIIow Youth-Only fools are certain;
wise men hesitate
Fair Maid--I don't know about that
Callow Youth-Weu. I'm quite certain
of il
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4 WONDERFUL BOY.


We met in the midst OF a dream;
But m waiting for Kim to come truei =
The style Of his nose I've completely
forgot.
But his eyes. I remember. were blue.
II was Just p n. by TIE clock
Which stood, recall, CT its head
When his mother spoke Up and said:
kiss ne. my soa,
And run away quickly to bed
I thought that the next thing would os
Loud wrath and perhaps even tears;
But iRstead-weu. I really give you ny
word
That I've not been SO staggered for
years.
For he numbled. this wonderful boy
Il can feel nay astonishment yet!):
IT'S pity I can't go at Z, when you
know
How tired and sleepy get"
felt myself falling away
I'm dreams chairs collapse without
squeakins},
And when I came to the first thing I
heard
Was the voice OF the fond mother speak
ing
She was kind, she wss patient, but firm;
and her calm words decided his fate:
1T is settled. my son, that a boy og your
size
Must learn to sit up until eight
sat on the foor. and stared
IN dazed way from one to the other:
full boy
And the son OF wonderful mother!"
Frances Wilson in St Nicholas.