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By FRED COLLINS.

the Athenian mind be more aptly ex-
emplifed than in the noble lines and pro-
portions of its Parthenoa. The structure
is emotionless. but divine in its calm and
in perfect taste. It is the product OF a
people who possess high ideals Of
physical as well as mental excellence;
who trained at once the body and the
soul; who sought to ind congeniaI re-
lation and equipeise between mind and
matter; who did not regard the divine as
at war with material things, nor vice
versa. Here are no soaring lines, no
rising from the earth in longing to the
skies, as in the Gothic cathedTal-there
is no exaltation. neither win there be a
proporuoHate reaction. IN dwelling on
these harmonious horizontal lines. enc
insensibly becomes content with the earth,
and the just ordinance Of material things
The Parthenon has been despoiIed OF its
statues. when adorned with sculpture its
expression was perfect; it vas type Of
Greece who that locked upon these glo-
ricus forEas Of perfect men and women
could DOUBT that the ancient Greeks. in
following their Ideals. attained degree
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PUBIC EDIFICES MODELFD on
LINES Oh. CLASSIC BEAUTY

OF success that IS absolutely unique? And
in these figures, examples OF a matches
art. rested the same nobility, serenity,
and cain expressed in the whole struet-
uro
Passing over the grandeur and cuitiya-
tion expressed in the Roman monuments.
the glorious works Of Gothic Christian
art and the temporary splendor Of the
Re.!sissanee in Italy. what is expressed
in modern works of architecture by which
future ages may read the present charae-
terissies Of mankind? In the first place.
lack OF originaHty-there is no modern
style Of architecture. In the second place,
bad taste-the manner OF using the ar
chitectuTal forms OF the ages mentioned
being, in general. extremely bad Mate
riat wealth, prOsperity-yes. Cultivation,
success IN ethical advancement devotion
Ia any ideal. religious, DhiiosoPhie, or
artistie-no-
It is time that a change for the better
be made in the designing Of cur public
buildings; that we should not rest con
tent with Piling huge loads CT stone upon
the earth but should turn our attention
toward che expression of harmony and
beauty
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-15
ETIQUETTE IN SIAM AND KOREA
By Colonel cE cHAILEE-LoNe Siam and Korea

why 10 you hold on to an individual
who has committed a crime 50 anomina-
Bile that Of Insulting Roblenan} that
the light Of heaven is obscured? # cur
country cannot punish this criminal in
conformity to the rules, / fear there viii
result in the future such misfortanes
that I do not see an end Of them hope
You viii send back without delay this
Kin-Chang-Yo. and that you viii give
him over to my satellites; he is great
criminal; in locking into the house OF an
other he has committed disIoyaI act;
besides. he insuited the master OF the
house Kim belongs to the category Of
the greatest criminals, and, although he
may be in the service CT your consulate,
1 have the right to have him arrested.
The French consul. with the knowledge
that the punishment did rot st the crime,
but was excessive, refused the demand
of the Korean minister. basing MS refusal
under the treaty. which gave him indis-
putabIe right TO protect an -employe OF his
consulate.
The band Of mobiles resented the con
sa;'s attitude. and endeaYored to excite
the popuIaee TO mutiny, and threats we're
made against all foreigners The consul
unwilling to assume the entire RESPONSE
biiity of question involving the safety
OF the foreign residents thus menaced.
submitted the matter to his consular coli
leagues.
The consul protested refore the council
that to surrender the znsa Tor the insig-
nifcant offense Of looking over a wall,
and thus deliver him over to certain
death. was neither IN accordance With the
treaties nor the sentfments OF humanity
He. therefore, refused to surrender Kim.
and notified the council that he would
call upon tta commandment Of the French
ulan-of-war N port OF ChenulPo for a
detaehment OF -sssarines for the protection
of his consu2fte aud the foreign residents
menaced by a savage popglaee. melted
TO revolt by She Korean government. The
detachment arrived shortly after. and or
der being restored, the incident vas quick
II closed.
It VIII be recalled that IN 1855 Korea
sent a minister plenipotentiary 70 Wash
fngton. in spite of the protest Of China
to whom Korea vas tributary the latter
being treated in official letters from Pc
king as the Little Brother. The crimes
OF the palace and the oft-repeated whole
sale butchery Of ministries-;or that IS
the way ministries are Overturned in
Korea-have amply shown the Impolicy
Of imposing Western civilization upon
king and country not less savage than
Bei1aEzin CT Samory.-P Philadelphia Led
ser.
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- URING the visit OF his Majesty the
King Of Siam to Lisbon member
l. Of the suite was guilty OF some
infraetion Of the sisnese pro-
tocoi-a failure, It was said, to pronounce
in the prescribed cadence of the Bang
kok court the euphonious name OF the
King. C-h-u-i-a-l-o-n-g-c-o His Ma
jesty, deeply offended. deferred punish
Hient OF ti.a delinquent eeurtier until his
return TO Siam, where, in fact, sentence
was passed. and the culprit sunmarfly
deeap.tated, decapitation being the only
punishment worthy Of provoking the JUS
tice OF the Siamese King
The incident recalls case IN which the
King OF Korea would have caused tae
decapitation Of one of his subjects for
daring to look over the garden wall of a
nobleman- The unfortunate Korean would
have been decapitated for this immense
French consul. who claimed immunity for
the accused. under the treaty. because
employed by his consulate and conse-
quentIy entitled to his protection
On June s. 1889, a Korean man of the
lower class named Kim-Chang-Y en-
Dloyed as d steward at the French con-
suIate p 5ed By the residence OF Mr..
-Piang-sso. a Korean also, but belong
ing to the privileged class Of mobiles, or
Yang-bans Now the habitations OF the
better classes II Seoul, the capital of
Korea. are- enclosed by a wall, constitut-
ing what is known in the Far East as a
COMPOUND The wall around the prop
erty CT 3Ir. sso-Piang-sso, it appears. was
rather lcsv, which fact permitted Kim
Chang-Yo, the low born ooolie, to turn
his head and leok over and into the en-
closure and to gaze with profane eyes
upon the female inmates OF the house Of
the noble o-Piang-sso, the grayest Of
Tense against Korean etiquette Kim was
caught in the act, seized by the satellites
OF the Yang ban and subjected 10 a Wig
orous and painful basunado- The friends
OF the coolie FASTENED TO inform the con
sular guard who arrived on the double
quick to the rescue. The fnfuriatcd sol
iiers arrested the noble $50 ard conduct
ed him to the consulate. where he was
promptly released. Snarting under the
indignity. punishable by deeapitation, $50
appealed to the Korean minister for for
eign affairs fer redress. The latter
FASTENED to commune ste the case to the
French consul. demt miing that Kim
Chang-To should be given up at once to
his satellites in order. said the minister,
that Kim mag be punished -conformabIy
20 the law" which, as we have said, was
decapitation. The Korean minister added:
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all over the country other singers Of such
songs Whea they couldn't get real
song they took an imitation. and it wasn't
long before tie people began to cry out
against the Infiction. and I felt like a
criminal don't know whether am re-
sponsibIe for any murders or not There
ought to have been some. Il caused me to
consider very seriously at times whether
1 shouldn't scratch ragtime songs myself.
but the constant favor with which they
were received always persuaded me TO
hold On to them little longer. aud
finally the worst Of the poorer sort
dropped oct and I continued my songs
with more confidence.
I have found the coon songs as popular
this season IS ever. -The Bully" song
brings forth Just as many encores as it
ever did, while when ar. Shakespeare
Comes to Town has made a decided nit.
This latter song comes as near meeting
my ideal o. the ragtime coon song. I be-
lieve. as any I shall ever get Il has music
that fairly takes possession Of you Be-
fore I finish it nearly everyone in the
house is consciously OF unconsciousiy
keeping time to Il with his feet. The
words are bright and pointed. They tell
a story. a very funny story. in a very
funny and natural way Songs OF that
character never can lose their popularity
IL they do IL viii be when the art Or the
composer the musician, and the singer
no longer please
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-15
A Good Carriage.

Mere beauty Of face does not avail a
woman much if she has a poor carriage.
a woman may have face as perfect in
outline as that Of a Greek goddess, her
figure may be well proportional. and yet
she may appear unattraetive because she
does not carry herself well. Beauty of
feature and form weighed in the balance
against grace and carriage is always
found wanting.
4 woman's gowns may be modelled after
the most elegant Paris fashion: her
chapeaux may come from the shop OF n
Paris millineT, and yet it may be a source
Of annoyance to her that she does not
make as smart an appearance as the
goyerness OF her children. Why? Simply
because she does not stand properly.
The minute she stands lightly poised on
her feet, with knees straight. chest we'll
out, stomach fat, shoulders back and the
body from the waist fitting ever so
slightly forward, she has acquired GER
tain smartness of effect that no amount
Of beauty nor fine clothes could give 4
woman cannot stand correctly and look
sIOFenly. Yet how fey women do stand
properly! An awkward picture is the chief
fault ia the beauty of American women
who have passed thirty.
One must note with regret the settled
figures and protruding abdomens, for 1t Is
the tendency of the body to fall back
heavily 10 the heels unless there is some
exercise to Offset the action. The sprfngY
step soon becomes a thing Of the 9asf.
and walking, instead of being a rhythmic
falling forward, becomes a jerky I'D and
down movement. The abdomen from that
time begins 10 protrude unpieasantly ard
grace is lost.-PhiIadeIphia inquirer.
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SILENCE

Our best thoughts are in words We never
say:
The well is deep, but naught have YOU
and I
With which to draw for thtrsting ones
today,
And 50 uncontrolled they pass US by,
II We could put Iovss fire in words. but
then
Our best thoughts are in words we never
say;
The golden moment may not come again
And yet its presence takes our speech
away.
How often when we would jest repay
The fitting phrase occurs when just too
late:
Our best thoughts are in words we never
say;
Fame, love, applause withheld BY speech
less fate
And then how much of what we say. We
rue,
Saving what we regret for many day,
Strive as We may we know that 1t is true
Our best thoughts are in words we never
say
"A. P Rex. in Saturday Evening Post.
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GIRL STUDENTS Of PARIS:
HOW THEY HELP ONE ANOTHER

IT He associated girl students OF Paris
have established a .'pret ahon-
neur" for the benefit Of those
among them who are IN pecuniary
distress. At a meeting IN the hall OF the
sociate des Seyants. near the SorbOBHe.
1t was agreed among the young women
studying law, medicine, philosophy. etc.
that those Of their number blessed with
a liberal supply OF this worlds goods
should contribute generously to q fund,
from which pret dhonneur, or honor
able loan. could be made to less fortu-
nate young women hampered IN their
studies by extreme poverty.
L the idea can be successfully carried
cut. says the New York Sur" the scheme
IS good one and the note OF demo
@~atic fellowship rings pleasantly Girl
udents have none too easy a time in the
atm Quarter. even when poverty does
.ot conplicate matters for them.
IN The ateliers. they have now a Ger
ain equality, thanks to the American
nd English girls who stormed the quarter
2ad beat down the opposition which be-
fore their invasion had barred all save d
few daring feminine souls. In the sor-
bonnie the distaste for feminine intrasien
vas even stronger than in the ateliers.
The men tzJserIy resented the presence
Of women IN the lecture rooms ana class
rooms That was natural enough. Har-
ward did not hail Radcliffe with JOY. Co
iurnbia does not apparently delight to
honor Barnard
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heard less frequently. until at last only
in very small towns was the custem sim
held sacred. Soon the solemn, Impressive
custom Of announcing death By the toIling
OF tie bell will be but vague memory
Of the past It's slow, measured accents
no longer tell Che story of the departed
soul. The rhythmic tones that woke in
the breast OF each listener at least a
momentary vibration Of sympathy. that
called for an instant OF rejection and
meditation, is no moro. The bell that
spoke clearly to preoecupied minds. bid
ding them to pause and consider the end
Of LIES race. is now silent.
Now there is only . b-ies notice in the
daily papers. OF, If the deceased chance
TO have been of more than usual note,
longer paragraph ana perhaps : copy Of
his portrait adorns the page. But the
story that the passing bell told, the
thoughts ard faneies that it suggested. tho
subduing atmosphere that its tone cast
about the listener, have vanished With the
passing of its mission.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-15
PASSING OF THE DEATH BELL

- nee not many years ago, when
ever human soul passed to the
~ realms Of the mysterious and IN
known. the toIIing Of tie church
bell echoed the sad tidings abroad. The
slow and solemn peals fell upon the ear,
perchance at the midnight hour, startling
the people from their slumbers and caus-
ing them to lift their heads from their
pillows, and. while wondering. to rapidly
run over IN their minds. who OF their
acquaintanees had been i'll unto death.
Or its tones swept in vibrations Of gloom
over the sunny landscape of a summer
morning, or fingered sadly through the
shadows of falling twilight. At whatever
hour the golden bowl was broken the peal
of the passing bell chilled the air
Doubtless this was true when churches
were fewer and mora crude, and when
bs4t small number Of Inhabitants were
here to be thrilled with the impressive
story of the bell But as villages grew to
cities, and population increased in pro
portion, the sound OF the passing bell was
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-15
A WORD OR TWO TO
THE GIRL IN LOVE

In marriage the sole right you have 20
better your condition is that you take
into your heart the jog of a great and
enduring love. Il with it there should
come riches and the open door TO society,
opportunities OF travel. and an entrance
to a world Of culture which you could not
have obtained without it, that is a gain
which comes as an accessory, and for it
you may be as thankful as your nature
viii permit; but these very joys OF ease
and luxury may prove the undermining
Of your love and the destruction of your
happiness. for the real true love in life
is strengthened with the strength to DEFY
even death itself by pain and sorrow. and
what the world calls disaster, says Lillian
p Il in "Harper's Bazar''
a man and a woman who are not drawn
closer together By hardship and poverty
and sorrow, and whose love is not broad
ened and deepened and made more tender
BY grief which reaches to the depths Of
the soul. either were never in love with
each other, OF else have no depth of char
acter on which TO build life worth liv-
ing. But at the beginning no young heart
can bring itself TO believe these truths.
although older ones know them to be the
foundation Of married life, Therefore,
the young woman who believes that she
has promised to marry the man of all
others with whom she would live her life
according to the marriage service. would
perhaps do well to think a little over a
few suggestions as to her conduct. For
when you are il love and before you are
married is the time to sift and formulate
your theories and plan your life. The
worst mistakes are sometimes run into by
simple drifting.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-15
Wanton Cruelty to Animals.

There should be no reason for the
humane treatment OF animals; such
treatment should be instructive in the
human breast just as any other spe-
cies of virtue But, as crimes Of all
descriptions more or less inimfcaI to
the peace and welI-bcing OF society
are constantly committed. and as law
has been set up as buIwark against
this danger. each ofense having It's
specified punishment, so the crime of
cruelty to animals "a fearfuIIy pre-
valent onc) must be dealt with legally
If it is 10 be reasonably eurbed.
To the human being of seEsibilities.
it is incredible that many men and
women should delight in waatoniy
giving pain to harmless. helpless.
dumb creatures. Nevertheless, when
/ confronted with facts-with everyday
occurrences-it must be acknowledged
that this cruelty is well-nigh unfver-
sal 4 few days ago, under the sane
ton of the Legislature Of Missouri
thousands OF doves and pigeons wero
killed, shattered, and manned, for the
amusement OF marksmen, notwith-
| standing it has been shown that. for
purposes of sport. lay figures would
have served the end as well. If not
better. II is true. the New York Leg
islature recently passed a law pro-
/ hibitive of such disgracefaI event,
and it is understood that the persons
who participated therein were driven
to Missouri for the indulgence Of their
wanton cruelty.
I The wholesale slaughter of animals
for the mere sake of killing. which has
robbed this country and others Of val
liable food supplies, exhibits the same
! spirit toward dumb creatures on the
| part of the sportsman. There is a
/ gentleman" in England who owns
vast preserve Of deers at which he
practices with his revolver for the
/ sole purpose of showing. his prof.
cheney with that weapon; he is but one
OF many, nor is the genuer sex at all
behind in like enobling pursuits It
is fashionable for even crowned heads
to be photographed surrounded with
the earcasses Of the animals they have
/ killed in the chase.
Fiyiscction is by many claimed to
be the scientific phase of cruelty TO
animals Whether this be true or not.
the sooner We have stringent laws
and strict supervision on the subject
Of cruelty to animals, the better Tor
humanity at large.
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to deliver into his leash and harness all
her forces. Aerial navigation IS an ae-
complished fact. It's universal adoption
VIII do much to lessen the discomforts
OF travel Before many years have passed
not only airships but flying machines
viii be in general use It is my belief
that the day is rot fa= distant when a
flying machine VIII be no more a luxury
than a bicycle or carriage Then We
shall have no more suTocating. over
crowded railway cars. but swift journey
ings through the air by means Of ma
chimes which respond readily 10 intelli-
gent guidance.
It would seem from the various ways
my name is printed that there Is no right
way OF writing it. In France I am
Santos, in England 'santos-Dumont; -
here they have made it plain '.DUmont 50
France alone prints it correctly. Ny
name IS Santos, and I should prefer to be
so called.
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OF wine each; the Others say no and
the wine is withheld. Have not the two
as much right to their opinions as have
the four? This is. Of course. an imagin-
airy occurrence. but it is in much the same
fashion that you deal with the liquor
question generally.
There is yet another way OF looking at
the question. Are not the people Of the
United states slaves to the strenuous lives
they live2 In Austria the people have
learned 10 enjoy what they have They
are frugal, and their desire for aquisi-
ton is moderate.
Here. it seems. the people are never
content. They labor and labor over again
to acquire something in which they have
no JOY when IL IS gained. Then they
endeavor to double or treble their pos
sessions, because they have never
learned how to enjoy the advantages and
comforts they have.
Take II ali IN all, I should say that
Austrians enjoy as much. perhaps more,
Individual freedom than do the people OF
the United States
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OUR PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE.

From a dispassioEate study Of the ia
cilities for fighting fire possessed by the
Fire Department Of the District OF Co
Iumbia it appears that the citizens OF
Washington must depend for protection
against this danger chiefly on faith and
the insurance companies. They can pray
that their buildings will not burn down,
aud they can ask the insurance com
panies to reimburse them if they do: and
Of course, in ali ordinary circumstances
the Fire Department viii DO its work.
Competence and discipline are worth a
great deal even with ineffective equip
ment. and that is one reason, perhaps,
that the equipment has been SO long IL
effective.
The full strength Of the Fire Depart
ment OF this city is fourteen engines End
hose wagons, and six trucks and four
chemical engines. These must suffice not
only for the city proper. but for all the
outlying parts Of the District, for Wash
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-15
| THE RACINE COON SONO--REAL S SNP,
By Miss MAY IRWIN.

~ COURSE. the ragtime coon song
ms lost none OF its popularity.
~ I would not be singing them If
it had. Nightly the people ap-
plaud them and cali for more. IF I Weld
ed to all the eneores that are unanimously
voted the ragtime coon song wouldn't
be able TO presen. the work Of the au-
thors of my plays. nor show the public the
good COMEDIANS or beautiful girls in my
company. There are some Tagtime coon
songs that have lost their popularity
They are the ones that never should have
had any vogue. They are the miserable
stuff. whose only claim to being ragtIme
coon songs IS BASED on the facts that they
are written in ragtiEle and have words
which are supposed 10 be negro dialect
They have DO music and their words have
40 meaning. Oae is as 7aueh jumbo as
the other nev6r sang them and never
will. II I did you would hear more about
the decline OF that kind OF music. But
the real ragtime -eoCp songs which have
rhythm and swing 50 them and whose
words are pointed ana hold the interest
are as popular now as they ever we're, ana
viii continue to be SO as long as people
like music and songs.
The popularity OF ragtime started with
my singingef The Bully, which was writ
ten for me and the widow Jones. 1 don't
say that with any egotisna, but just be-
cause it is a fact. Then there spraRg up
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Neaded the Lords Aid Badly.

Little Harriet o'Nen is The nve-year-
old daughter OF Walter 0'NeiI, assistant
secretary of the Milwaukee Mutual Life
Insurance Company, and the granddaugh-
ter Of the late George WisweH Harriet
has viii Of her own. and while the birch
is never used, it becomes necessary at
times to eonfne the pugnacious youngster
to the depths OF dark closet.
One day last week Harriet was IN
usually naughty. and was punished ae-
cordingIy- That night before being tucked
away in her little bed she got down on
her knees ard said the following prayer:
"oh, Lord. please bless papa and bless
mamma, and make me a good girl, and.
dear Lord, you viii have to try awful
lard this time. for have been locked up
in the closet three times today. 's-Mil-
waukee Sentinel.