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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01
Tone Of the School Room.

1t is difficult to define tone" when
applied 20 the school room, but every
one familiar with teaching knows what
It is Some schools look upon the
teacher as kind OF police officer. put in
his place to keep order and 20 secure
the proper amount Of study; other
schools look upon him as a friend and
helper. and treat him as an elder
brother, OF. better, as conslderate and
respectful parent Tone" comes from
the teacher-that Is, when he has been
long enough In the school to impress
himself upon his pupils. When a new
teacher enters upon his work he soon
perceives the tone" left BY his pre-
decessor. and sees at once what his work
outside the textbook is 10 be- Tone
is always moral or immoral in eharac-
ter. it cannot be neutral. for the teacher
is not like shoemaker or carpenter.
There can be no such thing as an i'm
moral shoe or house, neither can there
be such thing as teaching, neutral in
its tone.
Every days work makes the teacher
and his pupils either better or worse.
There is often more moral uplifting
in q recitation in geometry than in a
sermon. Even the calling OF the roll
may be done in such manner as TO rem
der the school happy or miserable The
same may be said OF every school ex-
ercise. Moral tone IS not always con
nected with mental ability on the con
traTy, many highly intellectual teachers
have been hard, harsh, cruel and ex-
acting There was once q teacher who
could sing with great effect. His voice
was musical. his manner kind and con
ciliatory and his whole bearing that Of
q refined gentleman One piece he used
to sing so effectuaIly that tears would
moisten his cheeks during its perform
ance, and many OF his pupils would be
visibly affected. 1t is needless to say
that he attached himself to hts pupils in
a remarkable manner. But he vas so
poor IN arithmetic that frequently he
would ask help from his advanced Iu-
pills; yet the memory Of that teacher
remains IN the minds Of his pupils after
many years. as a bright spot N their
early years. when teachers were as a
rule. harsh and unbendlng and the
school room was rarely place Of hap
piness.-Educators' Journal.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01
CHECK TO EURO Fan GREED

1t IS gratifying to find that the
Government of the United States has
not abandoned its attitude of oppo-
sition TO the extortionate demands of
the European powers, Great Britain
excepted. upon China IN connection
with the payment of the indemnity.
at the time of the original negotia-
tons it was stipulated that the indem-
nifty was to be paid In taels at fixed
ratio Of that coin to he gold dollar
Since then the market value of sill
yer has gone down considerably, and
Germany, France, and the other pow
ers have demanded that China shall
pay It's debt according TO the current
price Of the white metal This would
add about seventy millions TO the
amount of the original debt, and
against this China has protested. Her
protest is supported by the United
States and Great Britain, upon the
ground that not only IS this exaction
unjust and not IN conformity with
the protocol, but the practical effect
Of the extortion would be to retard
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01

him that his mother was suffering from
an external growth which was becoming
dangerous
oh" said Lord Lister at once, I'VE
must remove that. I'll cone and do It
one afternoon. If you viii aIlCw me-"
The astonished doctor. OF co.rse. con
seuted. and in the midst Of all his heavy
| engagements Lord Liste. took a long
railway journey. operated with remark
able skill and departed. as If such an
event was Of no consequence or razIty-
His commencement IN Edinburgh had
an element Of romance. The only letter
the young man bore was one introducing
him TO the distinguished Prof. syme.
But It brought him more than hts first
appointment OF house surgeon in the In
Urinary. for he fell IN love with tae pro-
fessor's daughter. Agnes. whom he mar
ried. Lady Lister died In 1893, after
thirty-seven years Of happy life. All
through his career Lord Lister has been
an early riser. have known him to
astonish professional men by making an
appointment for $50 In the morning. or
even earlier Some OF them would imag-
Inc 1t was meant TO be $3.50 p. n, but If
they mistook the time they would find
that the busy surgeon had ailocated that
time 10 someone else.
He has. as most scientists have, a
wide interest in things, and his powers
OF observation are abnormal He him
self was speaking OF this the other day
and he remarked on the great advantage
Of drawing as good training for obserya-
ton THE man who Sketches" said
Lord Lister. looks again and again at
the object before him to make sure Of
the details OF form or of color that he
desires &c transfer TO his canvas: and
thus the sT-imDortant habit Of correct
observation Is acquired"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01
A STUDY OF THE PONY PEOPLE

Werner states that the average height OF
fifty grown men was ffty-two inches.
The average woman was about four
aeterlstie OF the pignies is cunning.
Their vocabulary is limited The names
of animals are made OF sounds most
characteristic 0! the beasts they de-
scribe. The religion consists primarily
in the worship OF the sun The pigmies
are not idolatrous and have very few
superstitious practices. After Mr.. Yer
ner had won the confidence OF the pig
mics he told them that there are wise
men who believe they are descended
from apes This statement, he says,
met with storm Of indignant protesta-
ton.
Mr.. Werner is satisfied that she pig
mics are human beings in every sense OF
the word. and he gives physical, physio-
logical. and clinical data 10 sustain this
contention They have In some degree
all the emotions and passions OK the su-
perior races. They have rational pow
ers. They are greEarious in their hab-
its, while the highest apes. the goriIIas,
go in pairs. They are probably the low
est type OF men, but they are men never
theless. They are slow to comprehend
the principles of Christianity and to act
upon these principles. They are. In
fact. extremely materialistic IN their
views OF life. preferring the sodium
chloride Of commerce 10 the salt OF re-
ligion-" Mr.. Werner does not despair.
however He believes they have souls
with light enough in them to see the
way to their spiritual redemption.
Are the pigm1es physical degener-
ates? Were their ancestors larger men.
and were the ancestors of the pigntes
also the ancestors Of the larger men9
Are the pigmies an unchanged race from
their creation, or from their appearance
on the globe as human beings? These
are questions which are worthy OF study
by scientists and philosophers. Mr.. YER
ner does not attempt 20 answer them. !
although he suggests interesting theo- /
riea- The wise men who are deIving
Into the origin OF species viii ind the
pigmies a perpIexing but a fascinating
problem.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01
FEALTY IN PRETORIA.

Pretoria Is beginning TO take on an
English aspect. The bronze figures Of
the typical YooTtrekkeTs. which were
intended for the base OF the Kruger
statue In Government Square, Pretoria,
have been presented to Lord Kitchener.
who has had them shipped 10 England
In order that they may grace, as e war
trophy, the Royal Engineers quarters
st Chatham On the site OF the Kruger
statue Samuel Marks, who has given the
bronze figures, has offered q large sum
to place a statue of the King. and It is
further stated Ia letter TO the Lon
don Telegraph" that this loyal British
subject IS willing 70 place statue Of
the late Queen on the opposite side OF
the square. Already the face Of the
government buildings displays the royal
arms cut IN the solid stone.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01
THE
ARMY BLUE

Il said that the families of army officers very indignant
Secretary Root for his order changing the army
from blue green The sentiment of the uniform they utterly
destroyed
This be but it sad fact that in these days
considerations do weigh practical Possibly when
comes to think of it, well that they do IN time Of
The army of the day intended for show but for
and every effort being made adapt equipments
service 1t than probable that days of pitched battles
armies belonging nations the open field gone by
the wars OF the future viii be less bubht and guerrilla
mshng hike that which has been going in South Africa
In such the color of the uniform prime importance The
army which has the most going
most men, Hence the khaki dress OF the British soldier the
and brown costumes with Department has been
experimenting
1t has taken England years when
thoroughly drilled but inexperienced troops capacity
skill sharpshoo irregular force IF bush-fg the latter
will win every time other things being equal
The American officer has Numbered the British
fee has The American regular sharpshoer ner
ally exceedingly Secretary Root Is
following out the generally practical policy exp
need officer and endeayong
which viii reduce minimum the being
there sentiment IN live soldier than in
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01

Abraham and David would have been
driven out Of public life had they lived
in this century. Noah would have been
denounced from every platform IN the
country and Ham fulsomeIy belauded for
exposing him; and poor st. Peter would
have been kicked out Of the church as
liar We should never have cause to
ask ourselves W ether. in spite Of their
failings. these men were not great and
honor-worthy. Out would have reached
our PharisaicaI hands for the stones and
down they would have gone
We have abolished virtue. and for It
substituted a lot OF miserable little af-
fectations which We call virtues" II
man is a teetotaler and belongs to a
purity league, we say he IS narrow
hearted. narrow-souled libel on man.
selfish and hard. and cruel and weak
a man with no more real worth in him
than there is in q BTummagem idol.
What matter He has no vices-what
we call vices-and therefore he Is q
good man
Is the Unselfsh. generous. big hearted
man necessarily a villain because he
does not always succeed in su7oressing
his natural instincts; and the evil
speaking, evil-thinking. bitter hearted,
mean-souIed man a saint because he
has none? Neei we "unco' guild" people
be so very certain that we are the ideal
Of manhood?
II seems TO me that some Of Us, In
seeking to drive out sin end by driving
out virtue also. We become unhealthy.
unnatural monstrosities. We are so
far above our fellow men and women
that our sympathies cannot reach down
to them
We are SO occupied with the first ten
commandments that we forget alto
gether the eleventh and greatest We
are SO convinced that this world ought
to be an abode of misery that We do
our best to make it so for everyone
connected with US.
/ l sometimes wonder If we understand
this subject OF virtue and vice quite
as thoroughly as we imagine we do.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01

in emergency cases. and years hospital
experience
Is there not some capacity which I the
Of $4,000 annum? ever loved Uncle Sam
like the writer and would faithfully perform
service for the Government provided the Government
willing AID in undertaking. Surely there ought
to be opening for OF ability. persona I
acquainted with President William Mckinley my father
having introduced him Fredericksburg
a small boy
Am printer by trade. Can you get me position
the Government Printing Office. Washington city
lived eight years? Am willing anything honest. to
make living. Why don't G.. P employ to make
speeches for them and pay for my services? can
make good speech And where faithfully
ed gentlemen in G. in P should willing
reciprocate
The friends thou hast their adoption tried Crap
pie them to soul with hoops Of steel"
just much debt any other. that you
Will in beriending befriend yor Can
good graduating students you could
aid the sale OF them.
Hoping that you viii aid me. CT put in communica-
ton with someone that will.
I am. yours.
The gentlemans application has been placed on file
But it strikes that of such versatility should
be able to command more than 5000 per annum outside
Of the Government employ. On second thought, per-
haps he is patriot who is willing sacrifice himself by
working for Uncle Sam.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01

immeasurably the financial rehabili-
tation Of the Celestial Empire.
The policy of this country IN reIa-
ton to the settlement of the various
questions arising out Of the disturb
anees In China has been marked
throughout by absolute fairness. Just
as our troops distinguished, themselves
by their vigilance and idelity to
property interests when the allied
forces took possession of Pekin, 50
our Government has ever since given
proof to China that it is opposed to
any scheme or policy which might
serve to ernbarrass the Chinese In re-
storing order in the empire. We sup
ported the demand for the evacuation
of Tientsin, and now again we, with
England, are standing between the
already tsx-ridden people of China
and the grasping tendencies of the
other powers.
There IS every prospect that our
position will ultimately be accepted
as the correct one, because, as the
London Spectator" recently remark
ed. America begins to weigh heavily
in diplomacy"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01

This earnest prayer OF Abou Ban Ad-
hem most aptly describes Lord Lister
the surgeon who was consulted in the
critical period OF King Edwards illness
and who holds the post Of Kings sur
geon. says writer in the Philadelphia
North American"
OF Quaker stock and Of naturally re-
firing disposition. Lord Lister has con-
seientiously refused TO advertise him
self. and consequently he is less known
10 the people OF the United States than
are many scientific men who deserve far
less fame.
Lord Lister was the discoverer of an
ttseptics. discovery which revolution
izei surgery and which has saved more
lives than have been lost in all the wars
IN the last fifty years. He rarely talks
about himself, yet once in q moment of
reEiniscence he told a visitor how he
maize the discovery which will fmmor-
talize his name. Step by step he de-
tailed In his slow, musical voice, the
revelations which led up to the final
moment Of triumph. Then knew that
I had achieved something which no 9th
CT man had DONE" said he, as he re-
called the discovery Of the antiseptic
idea. He has always been opposed to
the discovery being called -'Listerism. "
and would never think Of giving his own
name TO any idea. however much It was
due TO his original research.
This Is the same man who said In z
speech when he was given the freedom
Of the city Of Edinburgh: For myself.
7 confess that highly, and very highly,
as ! esteem the honor you have con-
ferred upon me, regard It and all other
worldly distinctions as nothing IN com
parison with the hope that may have
been the means Of reducing in some de-
gree the sum Of human misery"
Some time ago an English journal, de-
string to publish the portraits Of the
sixteen most distinguished men in Great
Britain, wrote to him and asked for his
photograph. In reply to this request.
and with q modesty that is final proof
OF his true greatness, Lord Lister wrote:
Very honorable to me though your re-
quest IA, fear cannot comply with It.
I have. however, the satisfaction Of
knowing that there are many more de-
serving than am Of being included in
your list of sixteen
There Is another story which Illus
trates Lord Listers character IN a very
graphic manner Among the students
that attended bis lectures at one tine
vas man who afterward became a
country doctor with q small practice
years. remembered him at once. and
asked after his parents The doctor told
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01

JEROME K JEROME.
HumoTist. Novelist and Editor.

Properly to disc ass the question it is
important to understand what we mean
by good man" 1t seems to me that
the best men are very often far from be-
ing good men-as goodness is commonly
understood. We have forgotten the true
significance OF the word virtue" now
adays. We call that man yirtuous who
has no vices.
Following this argument TO It's logical
conclusion, We are compelled to the as
sumption that the most virtuous thing
in nature Is an oyster. His life is
chaste and pure. He is strict water
drinkeT- He never enjoys himself; and
he never $50 long as he livesl gives e
moments pleasure to any other living
thing He would appear to be the ideal.
according to certain noisy section Of
the community Of what a Christian
should be.
Il Is quite IN keeping with the sort
Of talk and writing that Is prevalent
just now 10 imagine an oyster lectur-
ing lion on the subject Of morality.
You never --ear me- the oyster
might say. roaring and bowling round
camps and villages, making night
hideous. and frightening people out Of
their lives Why don't you stop at home
and be RESPECTABLE, like me? I never
go about lighting other oysters and tax
ing their wives from them. It's dis
graceful I never kill anteIopes and
missionaries. Why don't you live as /
do. on salt water and mud-or what
ever 1t is that I DO live on-and then.
after while. If yog cry hard and do
all tell you, y2u may come TO be as
good as I ami"
An oyster mas no evil passions. and q
lion has many; but is it. therefore. so
very certain that the oyster is a nObler
animal?
The truth Is. we righteous folk
have got into the wrony way Of esti-
mating our frazier feIIow-men and
women. We judge them. as critics judge
books, not by the good that is in them,
but by their faults.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01
A Dreamer Of the Valleys.
By FRANK L STANTON.

I.
Never wuz much of a trayeler-never
wuz built to roam;
RutheT be here, In the valleys, singin'
the songs OF Home.
Here, IN the fowerin' meadows, one
with the plains an hills.
DFeanin' deep In the daisies-driftin'
On with the Fills.
Never wuz much Of a traveler-goin' so
fur away.
The stars don't fringe the darkness
the sun don't light the dayl
Here, IN the old home-places. ever the
bright light seems
To fall on the fairest faces. an bless the
sweetest dreams.
III.
For the world IS wide az weary, an
often Its light appears
To shine from the heights above US
through a strear1in storm OF
tearsI
An though still the foxers will bios
som IN the pathways where we
roam,
The sweetest Of the flowers are there
IN the wales OF Home.
atlanta Constitution.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01
HER LITTLE FELLOW YET.

What funny creatures mothers aral
I sometimes laugh to see
For all my bigness and NY age
How mine looks after me
She wants to warm me when I'm cold,
To dry me when I'm wet;
do believe she thinks me- just
A little fellow yeti
I'm not q schoolboy any more.
With satchel at my back;
II won't be many years before
don the haversack
I'm going TO join the volunteers
Ny father was a vet
And surely then will not be
a little follow yeti
All. well. the mothers good as gold,
And kind as kind can be;
There's no one else in all the world
That's half as kind to ne
So let her think 1t II she will,
When I. too, am vet
II may be l viii wish I were
Her little fellow yet!
W. A Maitland in Christian Work
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01
Corset War in ROumdRia.

The outbreak which threatens Rou-
mania has been caused by the minister
OF public instruction forbidding girls in
the higher and secondary schools 20
wear corsets, and, in case Of refusal,
directing the fOTcible removal OF the
offending article, says the London
Daily Graphic" Tie future mothers Of
Roumania. remembering that the an
cieut Romans, from whom they claim
indirect descerE, wore a kind Of stays
(does not Martial make fun of fat
women, and does not Ovid tell Us that
a big waist kills love?}, and that the
corset, with short interval, has been
worn ever since, are naturally up in
arms against the arbitrary decree. 1t
is 6. case of war to the whalebone, and
It is pretty safe to prophecy that the
schoolgirls viii win.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01

July since work was started on the con-
struction Of the first of Americas great
roads; 1t is only fEty-one years since the
waters of the West at Lake Erie we're
first reached by through rail from the
Atlantic coast. and as recently as Apo
mattox there were only $4,000 miles Of
main track In the whole country, as
compared with 200, 600 miles now.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01
SEA-SHELL MURMURS


EUGENE LEE HAMILTON, in "New York Mail and Express
The hollow sea-shell which for years hath stood
On dusty Shelves when held against the ear
Proelainns its stormy parent: and we hear
The FAINT nurrnur Of the breaking food
We hear the sea. The sea- It is the blood
In veins, impetuous and near.
And pulses keeping pace with hope and fear
And with feelings every shifting mood.
Lo, In my heart I hear, as IN a shell,
The murmur Of world beyond the grave
Distinct distinct, though faint and far It be-
Thou fool; this echo is cheat as we'll
The hum of earthly instincts; and
4 world unreal as the shelI-heard sea
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01
THE BURDEN Of THE ROSE

CLINTON scoLLARD, @New Orleans Democrat"
In the garden where the moths were winging
Like white wraiths across the twilight gray.
Did I dream harked the roses singing
In rapt chorus some old roundelay
OF the tongue of forgotten day.
One sound ever, ever kept recurring
That all others into vagueness blurred;
And felt within me a strange stirring
At the magic music that 1 heard
All hfe's rapture centered in one word.
Flashed the thought though through diyination
Such as that the exalted spirit knows;
(You, beside me, gave the inspiration D
From the songs beginning to its close
Love-that was the burden Of each rose!
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01
HUMOR AND PATHOS IN THE
APPLICATIONS OF OFFlCESEEKERs

Applications suferings.
again. application both the pathetic
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01
GOOD MEN AND OYSTERS

"The most viTtuous thing in ma
tuTe IS the oyster. His life is caste
and pure. He is a strict water
drinker He never enjoys hiEself."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-01
KING EDWARDS PHYSICIAN
LIKE ABOU BEN ADHEM

y pray thee, then,
Write NE as one who loves his fellow men. -
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Secretary Root is endeavOring to con-
trive dress for the regular which viii
reduce to a minimum the chances Of his
being shot. There is more sentiment in
3 live soldier than in a dead enc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-05
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES

Tile Glowing petitions in bankruptcy
llaNc been filed in the United States
district court: Ruy LIE Barn of Next
ia. Vim. Frost of'Hampden. and Her.
man A. Haskell Of Portland.
John d. Bailey. aged SO years. died
az his home in Woolwich, Tuesday. A
widow and four sons, Charles M. OF
Lynn. Mass, DIR. Emery of Auburn
Franklin f. Of Denver, Col, and Lin
coin OF Woolwich. survive him.
The grand jury Of the United States
district court made a partial report at
Portland. Wednesday. and the follow
ing indictments against parties engag-
ed in the liquor business without Ii
cense was made public: Beecher Ken
dall, Porenzo Peduzza and Augustus
ZanZie.
The December meeting of the Maine
Commandery of the Military Order OF
the Loyal Legion of the United States
was held at Portland, Wednesday even
ing. Lunch was served at o'clock. A
paper. entitled "Appomattox; Its Rela.
ton to Our National Development
was read by Capt. H. H. Shaw of Port
land.