Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-05

The War Department has its full share OF
queer visitors One was there yesterday.
lie called first on Adjutant General Corbin.
but he had scarcely begun to talk before
that experienced official smelt rat and re-
ferred him to MIR. NJ o. Chance. the sec
retary's private secretary. as the proper
man for his business. Mr.. Chance is kind
and polite and received the visitor with his
usual suavity. Handing Mr.. Chance
bulky document. the caller said in a quick.
business like manner: Here. Read this.
It's about my flying machine. I'll give the
machine to the government If 1t wants it,
but if it doesn't at this point the mystic
rious visitor dropped his voice to a solemn
whisper and added threateningly. I'll give
it to the public" Mr. Chance retained his
serious demeanor and said: We'll, the sig
nal service looks after our flying machines
and Gen. Greedy is the man for you to see
The visitor then started for the elevator to
seek the chief of the flying machine divi-
sion, appropriately located near the roof
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\ Georgetown matron, who has kept her
youthful figure and comeliness far into the
period of gray hairs. was walking through
one OF the downtown parks the other even
ing. when a young man slipped up to her
from behind and caught step. The lady
just enough to indicate that the youth
was not yet twenty-four years old, and
then walked on rapidly. After a moment
the youth said Good evening" The lady
replied. with a grand air, Good evening""
The two then walked along until they came
10 light at the end of the park. When in
the full glare of the light the lady turned
End looked the youth full in the face. DO
YOU see these gray hairs?" she asked.
They indicate that 1 am old enough to be
Your mother. I'm very sorry for you, sir.
But I'm more sorry for your mother.
want you to walk all the way home with
me. and save me from any further annoy
ance this evening, and then l think you
would better not do this any more. Don't
you think So?'
But the young man had edged over to the
curb and when the lady finished he slipped
into an alley and disappeared.
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THE greatest and most historical battle
field spot in the history of the world is
that in and around Fredericksburg, Va
saiG a veteran of the civil war "A COM
paratively small territory in this region
would take in places where were fought the
great battles of Fredericksburg, Chancel-
louisville. the Wilderness, Spottsylvania
Court House, Laurel Hill. the Bloody An
gle. Todd's Tavern and a half dozen
smaller but hardly less bloody struggles.
More than 5O0!OOO troops We're engaged in
these battles, and more soldiers were en-
gagged in combat than in any battles in the
worlds history The total losses in killed
and wounded at these battles were 129. s3S.
besides. immense number of deaths from
disease. In the official data collected by
Col Fred Phisterer. in his statistical rec
ord. the figures Of the losses at Fredericks-
burg. and other important battles in the
vicinity are given as follows: Fredericks-
l.ar-e I.a-~ ut ~
confederate loss, 4.576: charlottesville,
Union loss. 5000: confederate u PSI; Will
derness. Union. 3I,137: confederate IL 400:
Spcttsyivania Court House including Lau-
rel Hill, the Bloody Angle and Ny river
UEion loss, 26,461s confederate, 5000 The
general officers killed in these engagements
were: Union. Maj. Gems. John Sedgwick
Hiram G. Berry and Amiel w. Whipple.
and Alexander Hays. Brig Gems. George D.
Bayard. Conrad F. Jackson Edmund
Kirby. James C. Rice and Thomas G..
Stevenson: confederate officers of promi-
Tence killed were Lieut. Cen Thomas j.
Jackson. Brig. Gers. Thomas r. r. Cobb
JGnius Daniel Abener Perrin Maxey
Gregg. E F. Paxton, j. NJ. Jones' Leroy A
Stafford and Micah Jenkins"
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The social qualities of a cup of tea have
not escaped the notice of people Interested
in the study Of mankind. Why there should
it's influence as mild stimulant is cues
tion that is difficult to understand There
Is no doubt that a tea table breeds conf
dence and dispels the chilliness of formal
manner.
Ii is not surprising. therefore, that the
conversation on rainy afternoon in the
parlor OF a Washington residence becams
rather intimate as the hostess sat chatting
with a solitary visitor over a cup of tea
They were talking about girls and ~
course it soon developed that there were
practically only two in the world, and these
happened to be their daughters
have made up my mind remarked
the visitor as she helped herself from a
plate OF small cakes that stood on the
table, that If my daughter did not accom-,
plish anything else she should at Ieast
know how TO make her own clothes In a
measure she would be independent for the
reason that large Item in a woman's ex-
pense for living would be materially re-
duced- You know that 1t costs three and
four times the price of the materials in a
dress to have one made"
1T is my observation" observed the hos
tess as she prepared to make a fresh sup
ply OF tea. that the women who know
how TO fashion their own dresses are in
reality slaves Of the needle and have
neither the time or the inclination to at
needs in common with most girls is such
a training will teach her the value OF
money and enable her to spend II to the
best advantage. i propose to teach nv
daughter the business Of managing a house
which requires an equal amount of tact
ana Judgment as any line of business
housekeeping IL business and an import
ant one There are employees to be man
aged. there Is a stock to be bought to the
best advantage and then there is the ad