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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22

L is true that orato-y docs net occupy
in modern politics the supreme place
which it did IN the politics O. Tic
eighteenth century. or OF TIE first
seventy years Of the nineteca,h century.
Tire elder Pitt achieved AID hcII ,hc first
place In British politics by his oracorIrlI
gifts. lie had. besides. great executive
faculties. but without his oratory be could
rcycr nave become Prime Minister. His
cqu1Uy famous sob. with executive gifts
quite Inferior 10 those OF his father.
achieved and held the Premiership OF
England FOR more than hair a genc-ation
through his clear and persuasive powers
in Parliamentary debate
Tic careers of Henry Clay and James
c. Blaine in our Cvn country illustrate
the possibility OF achieving and long hold
ing political power by these gifts of cIo-
qucnce Lincoln had -ar-seeinS wisdom
end a marvellous sympathy with popular
conscience and intelligence: but without
his exalted and moving eloqHencc he
would not have teen CHOSEN President. or
had the power in the Presidency which
he did There ore many other oZamJ les.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22

The story OF Two Bad Boys sporty Bill The Funny
Family Foxy Grandpa has received
and that should than please Manager A.
Brady The play al indefinite run.
Here is some small gossip CT the
Rich and Harris have Arson Ponds
New York city life and have Charles Frohman
produce the Garden Theatre spring following the
Bostoniaus. Nr Arson the author meodrama called
Her AtOucment which had this city ten years age
His newest play entitled Life
Mrs Sarah C0weH lie Noyne has closed The
Second Duchess Of Marb0rouS husband veteran
actor. W J. lie Moyne III likely to appear on The
stage for several months If
Leber Co announce elaborate revival Of Faust
the Academy OF Music s~aso1.
Captain Brass-DOundS Conversion
by Bernard SHAW VIII be presented special by
Elsie de Wolf Last week Miss lady agent
fake the newspapers, telling finding
baby the doorstep Of the The iahy planted
FOR advertising purposes only.
Before Henrietta Crosmau at the Re
public she VIII AS Like OF
White Rose and Madeline"
sam sLu5ert. manager OF the Herald Square Theatre
is rapidly recovering from serious illness
called Ny Princes Zulu zulu
into The Sleeping Beauty and The Beast Broadway
Theatre "Wednesday night.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22
THE QUALITY THAT ALWAYS WINS
By REV, EMORY J. HAYNES, D. D., of New York.

IT is the combination Of faculties.
rather. Not a certain one. Given
an ordinary amount Of aII-round in
teiligence, 1t Is true that a strong
ambition TO succeed is necessary. Also
an inclination 10 toll rather than the re-
verse, and this is unquestionabIy a
natal gift. No stimulation Of the love
Of work, not even the sudden vigor Of
necessity, really cOunterfeits that mvs-
FERROUS bent % activity and the love OF
u for its own sake which some mortaIs
have II is the antiDodaI Of being born
tired Quick perceptions Of events. sen
sibilities delicate by which one often
feels his chance when he could not
logically prove Il. these are indispsDs-
able. Then there is the gift" TO be
considered; one is a born musician. an
other born inventor or mathematician
or reformer, with large affections for his
fellOw-man.
Back Of all, however, is the constant
coefhcient. the combination That com
bination is, in reality, seIf-mastery With
all his other natural endowments and be-
longings. the successful man has that
essential thing. self-knowledge or self
control He knows the ,hing be can do
best and insists on doing it. His particu-
lar adaptation simply possesses him. Il
YIELDS in one all his powers. II is his
happiness J. prevents his making mis-
takes and so ,,asting himself He knows
what be cannot do as well as what ne
can DO The adjunctive qualities OF cour-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22
LOW PRICE
MAKES IT
EASY TO GET
COFFEE


THE consumption OF coffee in the
UrIted States is greater than that
i Of any other country in the world
We drink twenty-five times as
much as France. +vo and one-haIf times
as much as Germany. and more than the
whc' OF Europe combined The prosper
Gus tines and -he low prices OF conees
have increased the consumption
There are at least fifty different kinds
Of conCes imported into this country. each
having distinctive characteristics, and
there are many grades OF each kind The
best drinking coffee is produced by q
combination Of the best grades Of many Of
these kinds.
There seems 10 be q general impression
that ccnee is badly adulterated- However
true this might have been when coffee was
high. and there is no doubt that chicory
anc steam pressed peas we're used TO a
considerable extent at that time. it is not
true today. with the low price OF coffee;
and The reason that people get poor coffee
is on account OF the very low grade COT
fees which are used and which contain
blighted and decayod berries. and are no
more wholesome than decayed fruit would
be; and, it is said, Of course, to increase
profits.
While Brazilian and Central Ameri-
can conees are today very low, Java cOf-
fees are still held up at very high prices.
and. If one-twentieJh Of lhe coffee which
was sold as Java was really Java the
price would be so hisS - 10 be prohibit
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22

~ ROADLY. this question is very
X easily answered by the man in
l. street car. for a: least he can get
out Of the car and try another one;
but to the man in railroad coach L. Is
an annoying condition. and 70 the man in
a Pullman sleeper it is a serious one.
for he has very little redress. These
three conditions present the subject in
about the most aggressive form in which
II can attack the ordinary Iayman.
I speak OF the street ear first. because
the principle that would govern the ven
tiIation Of that or an express coach or a
Pullman car is the same that would
govern the ventilation Of any room where
there is an assemE!age OF persons II IS
perfectly simple in its diagnosis. but most
difficult In its remedy The air should
descend upon the occupant and be with
drawn from below. and not be introduced
from the floor beIo-, and exhausted from
the ceiling above. Carrying this system
into our modern Office and hotel buildings.
using the same adequate mechanical
means for fresh air. whether warmed or
cooled that We use for the other wants
OF our modern habitati0us. we would de-
velop a system which would supply
through the ducts in the floors by means
Of the = -ders and heavier uprights which
supper ere structures. channels conduct
ing the air into all the rooms by means
Of these ceiling outlets. and exhausting
it through similar ones in the outer walls.
at the -evels Of the floors.
Fresh, pure air is stimulant. and the
craze Of the present Anglo-Saxon race for
il may have much 20 do with their desire
to boss the universe. ard yet this very
race that is now agitating free air. free
dom and fresh linen was born. nurtured
and reared up within the last two genera
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b. EDWARD NJ. SHEPARD,
CT New York.

In cur time and country tho universal
ard almost vCraci0us reading cG u=Ws9a-
Ders has no doubt reduced tEe direct IL
ducEce CT tlc orator. So TIE iumensi1~
Of the country ard the i-l7-ssi5iHty shat
al the people or even the greater part
OF them should hear any Gre orator CT.
rather, saould hear hisn sufficiently to be
permanently Influenced by what he says.
have deprived the orator OF much OF his
pre-eminencc- sun. nothing more wonder
ful in oratory has beeu known in cur
g ueratiou than Mr. Bryan's campaigns
% 1890 and 1900. Yet he found that. al
though his hearers in each Of these cam
paigns may possibly have included mil
lion voters, most OF whom ne touched or
affected. at least for the moment. their
final judgment was more determined by
The Information and stimulus Of the daily
newspaper.
Nevertheless. ] believe that oratory in
the true sense still remains. in our coun-
Try or in our city, one OF the first re-
Cusrements Of a true political campaign.
No candidate in the nation or in a com
munity as large as the Greater New York
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NOT ADUL-
TERATED NOW
AS BEFORE

tive except to the very wealthy. bu- there
are plenty Of other cofees which are ss
palaJabie and as wholesome as Java. s.,
that the purchaser is being deceived onIv
IN the name Of the coffee when he. pays
for Java
There is a difference in the prices be
tween the poorest coffee and the best
Javas OF twenty-five cents pound as
first cost, so that a person who believes
that he is getting a mixture Of Mocha and
Java for twenty cents a pound. believes
that he is able to buy an article from ter
70 twenty cents less than the cost Of pro
duetion- Cheap eOnees are something to
be avoided, as. while they do not contain
any adulterants. they are in themselves
detrimental to health. besides being IN
paIatable. except to those who are used
20 them, for coffee is a matter Of eiuea-
ton. and one can educate his taste either
down or up. but fine cofees are something
which aid digestion and promote cheer
fitness, and it makes a most gratifying
drink. either with OF after meals.
The way to obtain good coffee is to
go to a reliable dealer. not to one who
sells cheap package coffee at cost OF. less
and buys bulk coffee Of no better quail
ity and sells it at 100 per cent profit to
reimburse himself for his loss on the
package Pay a fair price and obtain a
coffee that suits you. and the profit is
such that the retailers will only be too
glad TO take pains 10 see that you are
suited And last. but by no means least,
see that il is properly made.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22

She is trimmed with roses
tons most becoming the airy
tune a sumner mistake.
The Lulu CHASER company. in Dolly Warden" has
settled down the Square
promises to be continued the
The piece refreshing relief many sapdash
steal comedies along Broadway years
Chaser wrinkles mcrrly the caDtivatir Dolly.
pquant freshness IS stimulating that small
shat jaded theatres0es have special
rection The allcd witty Iy
rics;s capitaIy sup
porting Tais Glase-s pop
clarity and she by large majority
Every day two some manager the with
the that he a. play
with star These announcements always carry
name o. Otis skinner Of the
Lieber who Informed public they going
produce The Two Orphans
Now Henrietta Crus-n1n that forthcoming
vivaI -As Skinner probably
Orlando fact. skinner filing engage
rents in the South in Francesca RunI.'
tinue his for several months.
NANCY SYKES
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22
Effect Of MdsticatiOR.

The work Of the muscles used in masti-
cation is a decidedly moderate and purely
local exercise. yet it has a marked infiu-
ence u2On the general circulation Of the
blood. In the case Of the horse chewing
oats. the movement Of the jaws uOticeabIy
acceIerates the action Of the blood current
in the muses. Of mastica-i0n. The work
ing fibre sends out its demands for more
nutrient fluid. the blood vessels directly
supplying the muscles in action take up
the cry. and soon. il the chewing motions
are kept up. the Quickening movement
gradually spreads. involving the heart ac-
ton itself. until the number OF pulsations
is increased throughout the entire circuIa-
tory system
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22

age for dancer bs-7fb>,., Con. ...-7 -,-.-,-
Tor difIcuItiaz sne,ee- h, a.. -, -
seIr-maste-v. The inefi,,.. ~ a.. -..---.-
walton is yitaIize5 ~, b, ana -,
courses that world irir-.. M 80, 30
are rcpudiated AnraI57,. ana ,,.,-.f--, 81
come the mighty sorysrt- ~ g,r-.-,,-
terry The mans lie is an fa.sgar ana
next to the fear CT Cod. 10 ofb.r i-.-.fr,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22
By ARTEMAS WARD.

fall There was always an equal divi-
sion Of profits. The Yankee took the
harvest and the other man took the fan
IN all seriousness. however. the strug-
giles Of young men in the bleak and bar
ren regions Of the New England States
TO maintain life well fit them for the
strenuous activities Of New York. and
most Of them forge to the front because
they have learned 20 converse, not their
energies. but the material results they
create.
A country where men shovel snow all
winter TO keep from being buried. and
dig I'D rocks all summer TO find their
crops, makes men Of strong individuality.
but the very sternness. cruelty. and hard
ships in time reduce the perspective OF
existence to very narrow limits Il is
the New England boy who is stiu ready
to expand and absorb. and not the man
with a Ezsd roek-ribbed horizon. Who sue
ceeds in New York and reaexly con-
tributes to the city-s greatness
The boy who has the daring 90 pillow
furrow through DOuIder-strevu fields has
the hardened hand and unbIinkiaz eve
which viii let him carry his furrow
through Broadway without a trensor.
The Yankee has learned much from the
Irish. and it may be taken that the Irish
shipped OF a bit from the Yankee with
mixed traits they are a great combination.
and while they have done much for New
York, IL has taken New York to bring
them together and provide them with the
opportunities for development which they
lacked at home
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22
By.
F. NORTON GODDARD.
of New York.

own price, and the Legislature voald see
It's duty and do It,
Subject to the limitations fixed 10y the
Constitution, the Legislature may make
laws governing the use Of capital and
the condition Of labor. Il may aud d-es
say 10 the capitalists that they may com
bine in corporations without personal La
bility CT any stockhcIIers for the debts.
that certain individuals shall have fran
chise. giving them forever the use CT the
public streets. the docks ald the earth
below the streets. On the other hand. By
organization and effort. labor interests
have secured many laws for their good
and advancement.
The law-making power performs its
highest function when it kills an evil or
assists the PEOPLE to a better enjoyment
OF life; when it drives evil out of the
tcuemeuts. when it puts on the police
responsibility for the failure TO suppress
policy and enables private individuals
TO do IL: VIXEN il says that labor shall
not De performed on Sunday. that chill
dren Of tender age shall not be employed
I in manufactures. that wOrkI1gmen shall
not be put in jeopardy Of life or limb
Perhaps even. some day or other. the
+ Legislature is likely to take the view
. that there is no such thing IS liberty CT
/ contract between porerfuI corpora
ton and a weak individual and that the
law of demand and supply. whatever else
it may be. is not one Of the Ten Com
mandments- II THAT time comes. then In
the list Of q mans necessities viii be IN
cluded not merely food clothes and
shelter. but also time for family life. for
socia! enjoyment and for Intellectual de-
yelCnmeut
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Dramas SpeCticUmS.

Dear Drama lost her specticums
One day not long ago,
An everybody had to hunt
Betause her missed EN- so.
Her shocked us an her shocked our tIoss,
An hunted envy where,
On top the mantlepieee an clock,
An under envy chair.
We turned the whole pace upside down
The bOOreau was ransacked,
An Dramas sewing boxes were
Des one by one unpacked.
Twas drefful how We all did hunt,
Wiz Drama 'fraid that We
Might step on EN- an break EN-, too,
An den how tould her see2
Iause Drama tana do nussin' tall
Wifout her specs. you know.
An dat's de weasOn dat we all
Des hunted high an low
When envy sing was all upset.
Now. what do YOU suspOsee
Why, Drama foun' dose specticuns
Wight on her pWeciOUs nose.
Kate ThysOn MARI
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22
By BRUCE PRICE,
New York Architect

uous in the closest kind OF atmosphere.
Our ancestors lived in sealed rooms. and
their beds were sealed with heavy test
ers. an5 in the finest houses Of tuo cen
turtles ago many OF the beds OF the occu-
pants were in closets II does rot fol-
low. however. that vitiated air is good for
US. or that an exhausted atmosphere is
right; but the question Is. what viii keep
cur faculties ct their best and our physi-
cal condition at its hcalthiest2
Fifty years ago houses were built With
open areplaces and numbers OF the dis
eases with which we are nov afflicted
were then unknown. Then cane the hot
Dir fsrnace. and as an Improvement uT.on
That came tire stcan. and with the steam
cer-e the indoor Tadiator-aEd there Is the
root Of the whole trouble There Is moth
ing that nan has invented 10 rake him
SELF comfortable with thst has succeeded
more thoroughly in making him iser-
able than the steam radiator. T. cooks the
air over and over again. supplying 10
new element. and depriviug il gradually
Of all the virtues that il started with.
The true solution. 10 my mind. is. as
have stated. TO incorporate into the
construction Of our buildings ventilat-
ing and heating ducts and pour into our
rooms showers Of pure Ozone-using power
to iuhaIc and exhaIe il. whether hot or
cold II can be done and should be done
The heating experts. who are present IN
every architects Office. would do well 10
take up the problem from such a stand
point as this. and with the aid OF the az
hIiated sciences. electrical and otherwise.
;hey should certainly evolve better
principle than the one we now have 20
fan back upon I can see no room too
crowded or space too small for human
hatitatfOn IL 70 provides means Of re-
generation OF the air
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22

TAKEE as a serious problem. ft is diff
dcuIt TO solve. for the Yankee has
L been so closely mixed up with the
other chaps who are not Yankees in
the hustle FOR commercial supremacy
that they cannot be untangled While
they possess half-marked characteristics.
there are others who are no cheap iu.lta-
tiOrs, though their tongues are fitted with
a burr.
It IS a pOnderous proposition to unravel
whether the Irish or the Yankees have
done most for New York Tt is even like
" that New York has done much more
for them than they have ever done for
her. At least 1t may be confidently as
serted that New York has never done
them
These two powerful elements in the
ciJy's progress h ve been equally well
fitted 20 succeed in competitive struggle
The Irish had plenty OF country and no
markets. and the Yankee the best OF
markets, but no cOC Ntry out Of which he
could Sig anything but rocks and wooden
nutmegs. The one could live from the
soil without great labor If his land was
rent free; the other could rot live from
the land even Il he had blasting powder
TO SOW his crops and a magnifying glass
with which 70 harvest them The one de-
yeIoped tire art OF blarney and soft
speech in lodging ground dues; the other
the science CT making something grow
where he othe- fellow could rot and
the wit Of impressing the other that
there would be a great harvest in the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-22
SuPersHtiORS About Babies.

Lately some extraordinary superslitIons
about babies have come 20 light. For in
stance, the Manx people believe that if
viii dwarf or wien a baby Fl any one
steps over it or walks round il. III some
parts Of England people bind the iarant.s
right hand. so that It may have riches
when it grows up. IN Yorkshire new
born babe is placed in a maiden's arms
before being touched by any one else. in
order 10 insure good luck
In South America a book. a niece Of
money. and bottle OF liquor are placed
before the infant the day It Is one year
old, 20 ascertain its bent in lie.
In Scotland baby is considered lucky
if il handles It's spoon with its left hand
and IL viii he perfectly happy ana sue
cessful II IL has a number or falls before
its first birthday. In the north Of Eng
land. when a child is taken from a house
for the first time. il is given an egg. some
salt, and a small loaf or bread. and ocea-
sionaliy small piece OF money 10 insure
it against coming 20 want.
In Germany it is considered necessary
that a child should go up" before IL goes
down IN the world. so it is carried IN
stairs - soon as born. In case there Is
no upstairs the nurse mounts a table or
chair with the infant.-Golden Penny.
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can. 80 is t--e. in any ordinary campaign
&c heard CT even seen by more than
sEaIi portion CT the people But IL he be
able % introduce his views into the minds
Of his hearers by clearly. forcefuuy. SYM
patnctically and persUasively stating
them, ne no doubt has a great and Iegid-
mate advantage His direct influence
upon his audiences is q real though not
dominant factor; and his indirect infu-
euee IS far greater For. as the news
papers. TO matter what their prejudices
may be. cannot If they desire the repute
OF printing the news. refuse to reproduce
the Impressions Of such meetings. the
orator viii in their own columns really
compete with it for public influence.
II must, hO.-ever. be remembered that
eloqUence OK genuine oratOry is more
than fine speech, more than temporarily
exciting speech. II is speech founded
upon truth which the hearer carries away
with him. influencing the hearer not so
much TO temporary applause as TO
thoughtful. well-considered action at the
polls. days or weeks or months after the
charm a the orators rhetoric has subsid-
ed TO "a faint impression.
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ANY project of this character at
this time deserves special notice and
of the harmonious ventures that viii
i'm the end produce the embeliished
city, and il is gratifying to note that
i'm every field of local effort there is a
sturdy inclination to do that which
viii aid i'm the realization of the gen
eraI scheme of adornmeut- All good
luck to the NaSonS i'm their temple
enterprise,
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THE MASONIC CONTRIBUTION.

~ was announced some time ago.
the Masonic fraternity are dctcrmin-
ed To do their share for the new
Washington 10y adding its architec-
tural collection a splendid temple as
a home for the order. Latest reports
indicate that the financial movement
for the accomplishment Of tho project
Is well under way and there can be
no doubt thar the Nasons viii soon
secure the funds necessary to be
ginning.
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Consumption Of Air.

Eighteen per cent more air is consumed
by a man in a sitting posture than when
lying down. 90 per cent more when stand
ing and nearly three times as much while
walking at the moderate gait Of two miles
an hour.
l3reathlessnesg is due. to an INVESTIGATION
OF the blood BY an excess Of carbouic acid.
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Brains of Man and Ape.

Roughly speaking. the brain OF a man
weighs three times as much as that Of
the aEthropoid ape. and the latter has less
and more simple windings in comparison
with ire complex couvolutious in the hui
man brain.