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TWeatietb Century Club

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Mrs. ]. S Kornfe1d was the hostess
fol the Twentieth Century Euchre
club last Wednesday afternoon The
members Of this organization were out
in full force and all enjoyed the after
noon TO the utmost. The club game
was played. and the prize winners
were Mrs Louis Roth and Mrs Meyer
Weller. Light refreshments were
served
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\ tally-ho party was given last Tues
day evening by several of the young
men Of the city. Twelve young ladies
and gentlemen composed the party and
81 had 4 gala time before abandoning
the faliy=ho. Those in the party were
Misses Montgomery, Inez Thompson,
Mia Smalt. Mary Lindsay BERTHE
GeGE Myrtle Saunders: Messrs. L. D.
ffaie. Same Peafce, -- Rogers Joe
Fraahand Currin Nichol Clifton
Howell
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An employe of the machine shop oil
the name of Stephens had the misfor
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Train Ne. I has to be turned at Paw
Paw junction and backed to Bird 5
Point on account Of the new turn table
being put in at that point
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Screens have been placed over the
windows of the yard masters office
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Firemen ofday and Hoffman ar
wing OF on account Of sickness.
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Eaa following eugtHeefs ar on tic
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# a.s and Wilson.
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The following bHaliamen have dead
headed to Memphis 10 bring in the
Dallas reunion specials: Talifaro, Wal
den, Nix, Ausfin Jackson. Sutton.
Pate and Freshman
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sWitehman E 7. Davis has resigned
his position WitJt tho Cotton Belt.
The Washington times., 1902-08-31
SOME THEOLOGICAL PROBLEMS.

''The Gordiah Knot" is the title of a
small volume by Arthur T. Pierson. well
known as writer on religious subjects
There is little in it which is in any sense
new. but it is an honest and earnest
effort to help honest and earnest doubt
ers. and as such, is to be commended.
On the general subject of doubt the au-
thor says:
There is the more reason for trying
to help an honest doubter, because he
is not at rest in the region of doubt.
Skepticism is restless sea, on which
anyone who sails is tossed up and down
and driven toSand fro IN endless uncer-
tainty. There is no solid ground on
which to stand until something true is
found and believed. They who pull
down cur faith should build up some
thing better; for man is religious ami
NAL and needs religion. II is fair 70
ask for some better book if we are to give
up the Bible, and for some better Saw
iour If we are TO abandon Jesus Christ
The theistic theory may not satisfy some
men, but they cannot be content with
a chaos of absurdities, mere tumble
of conflicting and contradictory notions,
in its place. II is scarcely sane to scout
one theory for supposed lack of proof.
only to accept other uDproven theories
The Washington times., 1902-08-31

Folly in the Forest" is a fairy tale
by Carolyn Wells, that brilliant writer
of airy nonsense for grown people and
children. 1t is a sequel to Folly In
Fairyland." by the same author. issued
last year. and the present book is likely
to prove instructive as we'll as fascinat
ing to the average child, though the in
struction is impaired in homeopathic
doses, and will not be recognized.
The forest in which the small heroine
OF the story finds herself is peopled by
the famous animals of history. litera-
ture and mythology. with whom she i'm
mediately makes friends. The CONVEX
sation contains a good deal of harm
less punning. = and some new conun-
drums, and the puns of Carolyn Wells
are always far removed from flatness.
Among the animals introduced are
Pegasus. the Chimera. a Dragon. the
SPHINX, Isaac Newton's dog Diamond.
the T:ojan horse. Dick Whittington's
cat, Crusoe's goat, and the geese that
saved Rome.
Several extraneous bits of literature
not connected directly with the story
are introduced, such as delightful nom
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came. Faster and faster he rushed. The
beat of his hoofs sounds like the roll of
distant tom-toms, growing louder and
louder. All below the shoulders of the
great horse was maze. Stronger and
still stronger he came. his head stretch
ed out before him, the big veins SWELL
ing in his neck. Fifteen thousand people
gazed with wonderment and awe. Fifteen
thousand people saw great horse trot-
ting as they never saw a horse trot be-
fore. Cresceus was two lengths from tho
wire He shot past the wire in a whir-
ring of wheels and a laundering of
hoofs In 2:09H. A roar that shook tho
hills went up again and again from
$4,000 throats. And in the midst Of It all
the Judges could be seen dancing wildly
about in their little stand. shouting inc
herently. Then the great crowd knew
and the roar became tempest Of
sounds"
A few more men like Mr.. George
Ketcham may make an American Derby
something more than dream. Mr..
Ketcham has given most Of his time
and attention for some years to this one
horse, and the result is not only that
the worlds record has been lowered by
some seconds, but that the entire busi-
ness has resolved certain impetus.
1t Is needless to say that every racfng
man will read this book with kern m
terest But Il Is also cer-ain that
good many people who are not especially
Interested in the subject may read 1t
with delight and profit. From merely
literary point OF view it is worth
hundred OF such milk and water products
as BLACK Beauty" 1t itnot sentiment
tai tract; il is the real life story OF
wonderful horse. indianapolis: The Hoi-
lenbeck Press.)
The Washington times., 1902-08-31
ARTISTS AND ILLUSTRATORS.
Fanny Y. Cory.

The recent opportunity offered By "St.
Nicholas" to it's subscribers to name
their most popular illustrator has given
the first choice to Fanny Young Cory.
and no one will question the discrimina-
tion OF the young critics. Miss Cory has
come forward within the last two or
three years. and has made the drawing
Of children her special effort. Magazine
readers are thoroughly familiar with
her style. which is simple and direct TO
the last degree. and it is hard to say
when the happy innocence OF childhood
has found a more sympathetic interpre
ter. Miss Cory has just finished a series
of drawings for a new book of nonsense
prose and verse by Carolyn Wells, which
will be published by A. c. McClurg g.
Co. this fall. They are in her most en-
gaging manner, and when the cleverness
of the author is considered, it is easy to
imagine what a treat awaits the chill
dren in this book. which is named The
Pete and Polly Stories"
The Washington times., 1902-08-31

instead. Napoleon once said to skepti-
cal officers who were about him: You.
gentlemen, seem TO make amends for
not believing in Christianity by making
haste to believe everything else II
faith sometimes runs into credulity.
what about the credulity of incredulity!
The folly of believing too much is not
so great as the folly of believing too
little. Some doubters initiate the East
ern dervish, who. hidden TO search in a
riyer-bed for the philosophers stone,
got into the habit of throwing away
whatever he picked up. and so flung
away the priceless treasure even when
he had it in his hand"
hitherto unpublished poem by
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, entitled "Omni-
presence" is quoted by DR.. Pierson. 1t
is as follows:
Nothing is created vainly," saith my soul.
''All things that are
Have deep, unfathotned meaninC-falling leaf
or shooting star.
There is one whose tender love is folded in the
buds that blow.
Thou canst hear his holy footballs in the drop
ping of the snow.
His starry isles Of heaven, and all that lives
and moves and is:
Even the heart -throts in thy bosom are the
echoing ot his
(New York; Funk & Wagnalls Com
panyD
The Washington times., 1902-08-31

the personality OF the horse stands out
vivid and unmistakable. It is a book
which would certainly be popular in the
country OF the Houyhnhnms.
Cresceus-the name, by the way, is
pronounced to rhyme with "precious"-
was named after famous jockey who
was a slave of Caesar, and whose por-
trait Is to be found in one of the old
pictures of chariot race. The pres
ent bearer OF the cognomen is a horse
to delight the heart of the Roman char
ioteer
Two or three chapters are devoted to
the pedigree and training OF the colt,
and then come the records of his repeated
triumphs. The story reads like the prog
ress of a conqueror, and the glimpscs
OF the individuality of the horse which
one gets in the narrative. as well as the
character sketch OF him at the end, prove
once more what is known by every lover
of the horse. that 1t is not the directing
human intelligence, nor even the care
of the breeder and trainer, which wins
races. but that intangible. unmistakable
thing which in the human being We call
the soul. 1t is this which sets Cresceus
apart from all the other colts and horses
which had apparently as good chance
of fame as he. 1t is the same thing
which set Napoleon on the road to power
while lie was yet an obscure lieutenant.
and has brought Kitchener from obscur-
ity into the blaze of such glory as few
men either achieve or endure There is
no lowering OF the human race in such
a comparison.
Cresceus is a great horse, precisely
as the men who make history are great
men. There is a wide difference be-
tween thoroughbred trotter and some
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pain or ennoyance-tEe CHEEKY stoicism'
which CARLYLE extolled-the readiness TO
bear fatigue and bad weather in pursu-
ing field sports or athletics. over which
Kingsley used to wax dithyrambic.
single visit 10 the accident ward of
great hospital would suffice to dispel
that fantastic delusion- There you see
men whose whole life since early boy
hood has been spent in the most excit-
ing and the most perilous employment,
in labor infinitely harder than that OF
the football field. in conditions of heat
or cold compared to which fielding in
hot sun or shooting wild duck on the
ice are elegant and comfortable recrea-
tions
That these men do not complain Of
their lot is a matter of course. We
expect il OF them just because they are
men, and no one gushcs over their
CHEEKY stoicism.' But then comes the
more searching trial. far harder to bear
than pain or toll or privation. Some
sudden stroke of unlooked-for fate-a
slip. an explosion. falling weight. an
unsuspected strain-and the bread win
ner is struck down. AMI the home is
DfOhtu up. ana IHe CnIluren are nEn-
cry. and the wife is sick. and there is
no remedy and no recovery. and no hope
and 10 prospect except the workhouse
infirmary and the pauper's grave. AMI
all this is borne without a murmur,
without 4 reproach. without sign Of
emotion more demonstrative than
choked voice and 4 tear hastily brushed
away. Are these men aristocrats?
trow not. But where is the aristocracy
which could teach them endurance?"
There is a good deal that is rather
unsavory in the frank glimpses OF Lon
don society which are found in later
chapters, but on the whole the hook is
Il only for the combined
artlessness and knowingness OF h
revelations. New York: Harper & BI
s2.25.)
The Washington times., 1902-08-31

words of the old proverb, you pays your
money and you takes your choice, Of
your own opinion or his.
Like all men of this habit OF mind
when they get past middle life, this
writer is comfortably certain that the
country is going to the bow-wows, and
like them, again, he bases his conclu-
sion partly on the decadence of manners
in modern times. Listen to this now
Probably in all ages of history men
have liked money. but a hundred years
ago they did not talk about it in So
I ciety. The only creditable form of
wealth was rent. The profits OF bust.
ness were regarded as indecent When
a financier was ennobled as a reward for
having lent money to influential persons,
it was an indispensable condition that
he sold out OF business and invested his
money in hand. Samuel Rogers indeed
was notoriously a banker, but II his
friends wished to remain on speaking
terms with him they must needs pre-
tend to believe that he lived in affiuence
on the profits of his poetry. Not thirty
years ago gentleman of the old school
expressed in my hearing the most in
dignant astonishment because an artist
whom he had employed sent him a. pho
tograph at Christmas. Are all my
tradespeople going to send me their pic
lures? Today a dukes son will pull
a sample OF kamptulicon out OF his
pocket and beg his hostess to remember
him when she Receivers the kitchen
floor, or will send her husband a specu-
lative bottle OF peach brandy with the
compliments OF his firm.
so much for ceremony. ! turn now
TO enjoyment. The century Just closed
The Washington times., 1902-08-31

Something new under the sun Is THE
Story of Great Horse; Cresceus,
2:024," by John Mccartney. Such biog-
raphies have of course been written be-
fore, but this is of a quality so un-
usual that it will interest even leaders
who are not numbered among the ad-
herents of the religion of horse.
Possibly il may seem that religion is
too strong term to use in connection
with the reverence which the tr,,e
American sporting man feels for the
thoroughbred; but no one can read this
book without realizing that of all sub
jects in heaven or earth the only one
which the friends of Cresceus hold to be
too serious for a joke is the trotting
horse. To them the highest duty of the
patriotic citizen lies in the conscientious
effort to lower the record of the cha n
pion, and there is little else in life
which is really worth taking with
solemnity. Wars may be declared ma
tions may rise and fall, political parties
may quarrel as they choose, it is all one
to the genuine devotee of the religion of
horse. What is more. his creed is so
simple and SO comprehensive as to lead
to little wrangling. Theology has its
schismatics and science its rival schools,
but the love of the thoroughbred is
wide and common ground
One may read this matter -of-fact creed
in the faces of the men who have been
connected with Cresceus. There is in
them a certain uniformity of type which
is interesting. But after al, the mair
subject of the book is not human beings.
but a horse. the horse. THE HORSE:
and in comparison with Cresceus his
owners and his trainers dwindle into
insignifcance. One may not remember,
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world believe that she is richer than
she is, it is vulgar and odious
The real point of the whole business.
however. is what he misses completely
1t is the question whether those who are
in places of influence shall imply by their
action that the circumstances of a per-
son. his dress, his house. his expendi-
ture of money, are of more account
than his character, or whether they
shall endeavor to show that they regard
as most important the things which
tend to the perfection of character. To
take an extreme example, if a great
lady shows her motherly affection by
dressing her children we'll, educating
them at the most expensive schools. and
providing for them the best of trained
servants and the most costly OF play
things. while she herself scarcely sees
them, there are a good many parents
who will strain themselves and their
resources to do the like for their chill
dren. at the expense of home life. On
the other hand If the great lady makes
1t a point to cultivate the affection of
her children. II she spends much time
with them. invites their confidence, gives
up social engagements to be with them.
there are homes all through the land
which will be more or less affected by
her example. The earnest and conscf-
entious mother will feel free to indulge
her love for her babies. her desire to
win their affection. even IF they are
plainly dressed and attend the public
schools; she will not feel that their in
work beyond her strength to give them
expensive private teaching. In short.
we have come to time when there is
The Washington times., 1902-08-31

other kinds OF Observation-Disclosures
pigeons, for example. In the one case
breeding means brains, force, achieve
ment; in the other a mere artificial
curiosity. In short, this biography is
an elucidation of that truth stated by
the veteran roadster in Kipling's
Walking Delegate when he argued
with the no-breed anarchist horse who
was trying to sow discomfort on the
farm:
"A trotter don't trot with his legs;
he trots with his head; and he does
more work-if you know what that is
in an hour than you or your sires ever
did In all your lives
Perhaps the strongest proof OF the
essential fascination of the story is that
after the record of the successive races
in which Cresceus won his fame the
habits-things which are usually most
interesting in any story of an animal
seem, absolutely tame. There are sew
eral good descriptions of racing scenes.
but one of the best is that of the Kan
sas City race. This is part of it:
ut was a magnificent sight, those
thousands cheering the name of Cres-
ceus. the monarch of the mile but the
greatest sight was the seasoned old
horseman. To be sure he didn't wear
his coat as If 1t was comfortable. Some
times he had his trousers tucked in at
the tops of his cowhide boots, which
had been neatly shined at great expense.
all in honor of Cresceus. But he knew
the good points and the bad points about
a racehorse, and II there was cloud of
doubt upon his face when Cresceus, look
ing more like a sleepy buggy horse than
a record breaker. was led down the
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conflict of. ideals. and the undecided
public is hesitating between sacrificing
the real things of life for matters of
show, and building up the inner life at
the cost of mere material things. 1t is
important that people of influence should
throw their influence on the right side.
This vital point is the one which the
present author entirely misses, and it is
not because he is not in earnest, either,
for there is conviction as we'll as persi-
fage in this book.
Much more valuable are the bits of
"reminiscences of public men. the English
royal family and others. There are bits
of gossip out of the past which make the
home life of the royal people seem real.
and that is always a pleasant and inter
esting thing. Some people accuse Amer
leans OF toadyism because of their In
terest in such subjects. but, after all.
it is probably wiser to know people as
they are rather than as representatives
of an institution. and little personal de-
tails help toward this end
There is an interesting chapter on the
peerage. and the transmission of titles
through the female line. which shows the
honeycomh of compromises and incon-
sistencies on which the aristocracy of
England Is built.
Some of the snobbshness of other
chapters is balanced bv the solid good
sense OF this paragraph on "Aristoc-
racy:"
Another quality. closely related with
physical courage. though not identical
with it. has been held, even by people
who professed to be great thinkers. and
certainly were great writer's. TO distin-
guish the aristocracv from their fellows.
This is the uDaaWplaining endurance of
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Howells Writes for BOYS.

THE Flight OF Tony Baker" is what
W. D. Howells calls his new story for
boys: and Tony is a most engaging
young scamp who resents being babied
by his mother even more than being
punished by his father. and who runs
away torn between longings to join the
Indiana and to throw in his fortunes
with circus. Mr.. Howells is at his
best with hoys, and his History of Boy
town" deserves rank among classics
but. unluckily. the busy author has lit
tie time TO nine his boy lore.
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=p REFLECTIONS ON THINGS IN GENERAL g.

An Onlooker's Note Book" by the
author of Collections and Recollec-
tions." is series of papers on various
public matters, the opinions OF the au-
thor being expressed with freedom,
point, and considerable cleverness
There is the imprint OF individuality on
every page, whether one agrees with all
the conclusions OF that individuality or
not. One may gain some idea of the
kind OF person who is writing the book
from the motto which adorns the title
page. a saying of Sydney Smith:
Another peculiarity of the Russells
is that they never alter their opinions;
they are an excellent race. but they
must be trepanned before they can be
convinced ~
II is quite evident that a person with
this kind OF intellectual makeup is no.
likely to be very safe guide in the
forming of an opinton. for the world is
SO constructed that in order to come 10
right conclusions 1t is usually necessary
10 dispense with fixed ideas, a least
with those which will not admit of IN
fixing when new evidence appears. If
one could look at all sides of a subject
at once, or If the evidence would be ac-
commodating enough to appear all at
the same time. it would be possible to
form all ones opinions in a permanent
shape and put them away ticketed. But
that is not the case.
However. the opinions OF any man who
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and that is the way with the present
book. I, is sometimes amusing to see
how thoroughly convinced the author
is that he is Sir Oracle. and on the
other hand, sometimes he is really
oracular in his correctness. In the
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Child Portraits.

Mr. Walter Russell, famous as a
painter of childrens portraits, has writ
ten an entertaining book covering the
training of children from the child's 5
point of view. The volume consists Of
number of sketches. each intended to
cover some special phase of child life;
and the chld's mind will be shown, not
only in the text. but in a series,of beau
tiful pictures drawn by the author. of
which. there will be over 100 in the
book. Dodd, Mead & Co are the pub
listers.
The Washington times., 1902-08-31

has seen the most astonishing change in
the nature and quantity OF its amuse-
ments. A newspaper of 1900 lies before
me as / write. 1t contains a debate in
the House of Commons on bull batting,
in which that practice is gloriied as
national, humane and popular, conducive
to innocent merriment, and improving
to the breed OF dogs; an account of a
prizefght, in which one of the COM
batants 'vomited a great deal of blood
at almost every round, and was taken
for dead. from the stage and advertise
ments Of public shows In the way of
giants. royal tygers.' and albnos 'ele-
CANT in form. their eyes Of sparkling red,
and in perpetual motion Dur
ing the nineteenth century London has
developed hundred new forms OF en-
joyment. Lords and Hurlingham, polo
and pigeon shooting. tennis parties and
cycle parties and water parties, croquet
disinterred and golf glorified-alI these
are notable additions to the stock OF the
Londcner's pleasures: quite as notable.
and much less wholesome, is the enor-
nous development of gambling at Monte
Carlo. at Newmarket. on the stock ex-
change, and in the boudoir Poker slays
its thousands. and bridge its tens OF
thousands. Again. the practice OF din
ing in public has developed with extra
ordinary rapidity. Restaurants and ho
tells are crowded with feasters who,
thirty years ago, would no more have
eaten in a public saloon than they would
have washed in it
The exceedingly quaint mixing OF
ethical. moral. Social. and ephemeral
considerations in the foregoing pra-
graphs is one of the notable character
istics OF the Kind OF thinking which the