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Queer Arab. Weddings.

A marriage procession among the
Arabs is a very elaborate affair. The
camel which bears the bride is deco
rated with bright henna dye on his neck
and shoulders. while there are verses from
the Koran inscribed on the hangings His
uncouth legs are often swathed with
bright cloths. his head bedecked with
plumes and small mirrors. while his back
is resplendent with bright coIored bits OF
tinsel, which glisten against patchwork
of many-hued cloths. A hood or cage
conceals the bride and no doubt adds
to the discomfort OF the cramped ride on
the beast. There are attendants and. last
Of all, the musicians. chiefly drummers.
who attract the crowd by their incessaut
pounding on small but high keyed iustru-
ments. says the "Woman'5 Home Com
panion."
II the journey to the groom's home is
a short one it is heightened by stops at
frequent intervals, and al the while the
lover must not show any eagerness TO
welcome her. no matter what his feel
mgs may be. The Arab may b. affection
ate. but he cannot with digalty betray
emotion Among the lower classes bur
foous accompany the procession with per
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THE INFLUENCE OF PLAYS FOR GOOD OR
BAD UPON nv1PRESSONABLE PEOPLE
BY Dr. CARLETON SIMON Expert

Apropos Of the Heating case. in which
a young married woman claimed to have
been Influenced 10 become a kIeptomaniac
by Witnessing theatrical performance, a
few words on the subject may not be i'll
timed. In the maelstrom Of a cosmopolI-
taa city like New York. it is not strange
that occasionally some object should be
thrust upward which should attract pub
lie notice. Therefore it is easy TO perceive
that the case Of Mrs. Keating IS but an
Isolated example OF many which do not
come to the surface. The public. which is
so accustomed TO see every. so-calIed crimi-
nal act explained by an excuse. cannot
conceive the Likelihood that once in a
while il may have truth for its foundation
The idea that crime has its origin in q
conscious desire TO do wrong. because OF
the gain il affords. is so strongly impress
ed u9on the mind that IL seldom allows
charity to creep in or to permit - reaIiza-
tion Of the fact that sometimes crime is
nothing more nor less than an act in which
reason does not enter. Each one Of us IS,
to greater OF less extent. the victim OF
surroundings and impressions. This is due
TO many causes. In fact. every act we
perform is but the reflex Of something con-
sciOusly OF unCOnsciOusly imbibed. This
is true TO a marked degree. II is so very
percepuDle in some people that / have
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Putting a Stop 10 the RObbing Of Trains

It is apparent that the Government VIII
have TO do something toward preventing
train robberies. IL such robberies are to
cease, says the Savannah News" The
means az the disposal OF most Of the com
munities in which these oUJrages are com
mitteed are wholly inadequate for the pUr-
suit and capture OF train robbers. Besides.
the officers are compelled to call on cit
liens 10 assist in running down the rob
bers. and citizens do not feel that the OBJ
legation resting upon them to perform this
sort Of duty is very great. Indeed, Off
GERS would have difficulty in getting posses
il it were not for the promise Of rewards.
The burden which these rewards impose
upon the railroad and express companies is
very great. Il is a BURDEN that they ought
not to be required to bear, IL there is any
way in which II can be avoided They
pay their share Of the taxes. and are there
fore entitled TO a full measure OF protec-
ton.
OF course il cannot be said that the num-
Der Of these robberies Of express compan-
les and travellers on railroads will increase.
but it is fair 10 assume they viii, II the
impression is strengthened that rObberies
can be committed with comparative impu-
nifty.
In some localities State and county au-
thoriues are still prompt 20 do their duty
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when a train robbery is reported. bus It Is
said to be getting 10 be the practice not
to make a move in pursuit OF the robbers
until il Is known what the reward viii be-
and the size Of the reward doubtless has
considerable TO do with the zeal with which
the pursuit is conducted
The bill that is pending before the Ju-
dietary Committee Of the House, giving the
United States authorities the same iuris-
diction in cases OF train robbers. where
passengers and express companies are rob
bed, as they have in cases where the mails
are robbed. is a good one. and should re-
ceive the approval Of Congress at an early
day. i seems 10 Us that Congress should
be prompt TO take steps to check the crime
Of train robbery. II Is a crime that Is
calculated to bring the nation into disre-
pute in foreign countries. 1t Is not az all
complimentary 20 have il said IN Europe
that it is no safer to travel in the United
States than il is in Bulgaria-the train
robbers are as bad as brigands. There
ought to be a vigorous effort TO put stop
to train rObbing. and the only way a con-
certed effort can be made in that direction
is for the General Government to take held
OF the matter. Pass the pending biz and
a long step viii have Leen taken in the d.
rsction OF putting a stop to train rob-
berries
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Mineral Wealth Of Palestine.

According to the "Levant Herald the
industrial awakening OF the Holy Land is
no longer a dream. DR.. Weiss. a mining
lgineer, sent to Asia Minor at the head
a technical commission to report upon
the mineral wealth Of that region. reports
hat there are extensive iron deposits
about Eski-shebr, all the more valuable
because they lie near the surface. In the
district OF Bigha and in the island OF
Rhodes. chrome is common and II syste-
matically worked would yield large profits
Silver containing lead exists at Bolia.
Kermasti. and Mentesheh. and anthony
to the southeast Of Smyrna, particularly
about Odenish. In the province OF Smyrna
there are two undeveloped mines of nier-
curry Two new beds of photographic stone
have been discovered. one near Mihalitch
on the MarmOra, and another to the south
Of Lake APollonias. Many veins OF iron
ore manganese, arsenic, copper, tin. and
marble were also discovered. The i'm
mense fields Of phosphate to the east and
west of the Jordan need only better means
Of traffic and communication to make
their development profitable These are
not far distant, as the Turkish Govern
ment is now planning a continuation OF
the Jafa-JerusaIem railway, and steamers
are already plying on ne Dead Sea.
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TANDEM TEAM OF LLAMAS.

" he OLDEST outfit ever seen in san
Francisco is driven by Miss Ella
L Burt. Seven South American Ila-
mas harnessed tandem TO a gig,
with a vivaCiOss young woman handling
the ribbons is a spectacle so eXtraOrdi-
nary that nobody but blind man could
refrain from turning to stare curiousIy
at it until it trots out OF sight
Fancy the responsibility Of rounding a
city corner with seven OF these curious
beasts in a sLring, Il reminds one Of that
old-fashioned sport OF school days called
crack the whip a gig 10 crack"
instead Of a breathIess youngster at the
tail of the line
Miss Burt astonisEes the boulevard in
this unique manner Just for fun and
new sensation And it cannot be dis
puted that llama teams are something
new under the sun, here and everywhere.
II is a change from shooting the
chutes" on a bicycle which is Miss Burt's
professional speciality. That. she says.
is hard work, while driving llamas by the
bunch is mere play.
The animals were brought here on the
Hamburg American steamer Nicaria.
which goes from London 10 all the princi-
pal ports along the South American
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UPON

psychicaIIy divided the human family into
two groups, positive and negative lives.
We see examples OF the positive in sue
cessrul men Of affairs who control thou
sands Of the negatives as the queen bee
rules her subjects. There are some mega
tive individuals who imbibe suggestions as
a sponge absorbs water. Woman, with her
mobile. sensitive nervous system. is more
apt to be thus affected than man. whose
nature is cOarser and more animal When.
however, such a "a oman is tainted with an
hysterical tendency, which implies imper-
feet development OF perverted inteIlectu-
ality, il is natural she should be far more
affected and impressed by the influences
which surround her. This was strikingIy
illustrated some wears ago at one Of Pad
erewsld's concerts. when half the audience
arose en- masse and threw on the stage
pocketbooks, hats. and the like as tokens
OF appreciation. I dare say not per cent
among these women understood the tech
nique Of his music. Their actions were
simply due to the excited. hysterical. and
Overvrought condition Of their nervous
systems.
l could cite numerous instances where
theatrical plays have influenced the lives
OF the auditors. Burntz. who killed the
station master at ScarsdaIe, told me he
was so impressed by play seen shortly
before his homicidaI act that he was
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CARVED BY THE GLACIERS.

In the section in the National Museum
devoted to geology are specimens Of rock
surfaces curiousuly and sometimes beau
tifully grooved and carved. The carvings
81 some cases are SC perfect as to suggest
the work Of the KILLED artisan. As a
matter Of fact these apparent holdings
are not holdings az all, nor are they the
kandiwOrk Of man. They represent a con
vuision OF nature at a period so remote
1hat there is no mode Of reckoning it, In
l.heF words. they are the rock-scorings
OF the glacial invasion OF the northern
part Of this country. Whether the ice
came down by land or sea. whether by
glaciers creeping over The face Of the
country, or by icebergs ana ice foes sail
ing over submerging waters science is
unable TO determine Be that as it MAJ.
that the ice came sweeping down over the
face Of the earth in huge quantities and
with Irresistible force these rocks in the
museum attest
These rock-scorings are the trails left
BY the invader. To the geologist their
character reveals the nature Of the icy
NA1AadnA as AlGEhs reveal Ile LIdchMaLeE.
The sIaciaIist distinguishes with as much
certainty the traces Of a glacier OF Of an
fcebsEg-or ice Zoe as a hunter the track
OF a bear or a moose or a serpent A
glacier may be llkened 10 a prehistoric
monster who leaves a print Of its foot
Embedded in the rock. From such slight
tokens OF its sometime existence Prof
Owen builds the semblance OF the entire
animal. classes it and describes its habits.
For purposes Of convenience in geology
the common term growing" is used TO
describe all the effects OF the glacial in
vasion on rock surfaces alluded TO. Re
specting their mode or origin glacial
grooves belong to two classes. which IL is
Of some importance to distinguish The
one class bad an existence as grooves
prior 70 the incJUsiOn Of the ice and we're
simply nodded and modified by it. The
other class owes its origin solely 10 gla-
cial action
Previous TO the sweeping down Of the
fee the surface Of the rock had been sub
jected to various destructive agencies
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play by David Higgins and Georgia Wadron and will give
elaborate production next fall
Roselle Knott threatens to Battle
Of the Strong the drama Burroughs made
short tour two seasons ago.
Corinne is back from London where filling
two years engagement.
Henrietta Crosmans Republic has been ex-
tended to May l. she follows Like It. with A Scrap
Of Paper"
William Elton. W J. lie MOyne. owen Fawcett. E P
sullivan have been engaged by Manager Rosenquest
production Of Brandon Tynans drama Robert Emmett
which Wi" be made known at the Fourteenth
before the close of this season.
WaEenhals g. KeuDer have arranged Nine MOdjeska
and Louis James make supplementary spring tour be-
ginning April l. Engagements in the principal
cities Of Illinois Indiana and Ohio. Nine Modeska
Poland May expressed intention 70 remain FER
manenty although her offered liberal in
ducements for another tour yea--
One-act farce called The Broadway and vau-
devie entertainment replaces orodoa roof OF the
New York Theatre.
Annie Irish viii shortly the Amelia Bingham com
to take the leading Theatre Easter
Monday. NANCY SYKES"
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THE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
OF QUEEN ALEXANDRA

do so; one who could be Industrious, ac-
cOmDIished and pretty. all at once.
The three daughters OF the sea king
sewed and painted sang and worked in the
garden They lived not so. much a rural
life as town life though they spent
their spare time on al a little Danish
castle where city ways never crept Their
neither taught them all the pretty arts Of
the world: and at eighteen they we're
ready TO make a debut into the courts Of
Europe
The story OF how Prince Christian be
came King Christian is no unusual one.
There was no direct successor for the
throne or Denmark and the line passed to
Christian. He was Of the best birth. and
the most closely entitled to the honor Of
any OF the cousins, and he got it, And so
he took his family. the three daughters
and the three sons. aud went 20 Copen-
hagen TO live in the grand white castle
which belongs to the King OF Denmark.
Alexandra, the eldest girl became IA.
nous for her beauty There were not
many pretty princesses to be found. and
Albert Edward. heir to the throne Of Eng
land, declared that be would not marry
an ugly faced girl no not though she had
ali the virtues and accomplishments OF all
the goddesses rolled into one
Alexandra was lovely and good and she
was well educated. elegantly bred and
willing TO please She filled the bill and
the counting was a brief one.
The bride came to England thirty-nino
her She rode through London in the
royal carriage and EngIishmen wept at
sight OF her So much loveliness brought
70 their shores. Alfred Tennys0n. then
poet laureate. wrote an ode 90 her and
she found herself welcome in an English
home
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A SIGN OF PROGRESS.

The progressive force of the com
munity can be very accurately meas
ured by the growth and improvement
of its real estate. To the Washing
tonian who has heart interest in
the several gigantic schemes for the
embellishments If the National Capt.
tai the report of Mr.. Snowden Ash
ford, the Inspector Of Buildings, for
the month just ended will be spe-
cially gratifying.
During the month Of February the
owners of local real estate expended
for the erection and Improvement of
buildings more than half million
dollars. Naturally the northwest
section Of the city leads in the money
expended, but all parts of the city
shared in the improvements result
ing. The number of ne@ buildings
erected shows that men with capital
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To invest have great faith in the flu
turc of Washington. If there were
no more people to be accommodated
and no general desire for better and
Prettier homes this large sum would
not have been expended
Many persons do not stop TO con
slider the wide significance of the
steady increase in a betterment of
the real property of the city. 1t is
an indication of the Individual and
general forward spirit which has
been the motive force in bringing 70
contamination the almost ideal plans
prepared by the Park Commission
and others. 1t i a spirit of the new
Washington which is working inev-
itably toward a realization of the
dreams of Major L'Eufant and the
ideals of the great American in whose
honor the Capital was named.
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A MARCH SONG.

Blow. march, and toss in anger
Grey clouds across the blue;
What care we housed and happy.
For an Old blowhard, like you?
We miss some fragrant favors-
A flower OF two Of spring,
But what's the odds Its summer
Where the oak logs crack and sing,
The red flames lick the chimney,
And NJ the bIithe sparks go
And glitter in the darkness
Like diamonds in the snow.
What care We for your clamOr!
Blow out your trumpet-blast,
For Joys at home with Love tonight.
And Love shall hold him fast!
Prank L. Stanton.
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Al ONDAY. March 10. will be Queen
M Alexandra's wedding aEniver-
L sary- On that day she viii have
been married thirty-nine years
She is sixty years old and nearly sixty
one, yet she does not look a day over
forty-fve and in certain lights and in
certain shades she would pass for thirty
eight
There are very few women who can
cheat Father Time out of his due by as
much as I'VE years. let alone twenty-five.
Her daughter Louise. who is under
forty. looks older than she. Her unmar-
Tied daughter. Victoria. who is thirty-four
looks no younger Her baby" the Prin-
cess Carl Of Denmark, aged thirty-two.
is about the same age in looks.
The Princess Carl is the beauty Of the
family
England's Queen. selected for her coed
looks IS well as for her virtues. gave
none Of her IovIiness TO her children They
we're good honest-lookiug girls and boys.
but no beauties.
When Alexandra, the daughter OF the
tea king. as old King Christian is called.
was born she came into the world the
first daughter Of a family that was de-
Gtined 20 have many daughters and sons.
Christian. then an Insignificant prince.
reared a large family and his wife Louise
looked after their virtues and education.
They grew up beautiful, every one OF
them, from Frederick. the crown prince.
10 the three daughters ard the younger
sons. George and Waldemsr
And they were accomplished, wonderful
y accomplished Have you ever known a
Dane2 II you have. you have known one
who could work and who was willing to
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bears or other wild animals. and
when the bride is wealthy largess is dis
tributed along the route in the form Of
clothes or coin. When the groom's tent
or fixed home has been reached the bride
is expected to show great reluctance abou'
it. and in some cases she h.
to be lifted by the husband over the
blood Of a sheep he has just slain.
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that il viii the Esmeralda Hlda SpoRg
makes big jump from Frocks rIls feverish
she accomplishes right enough. a cap
uyang medieval gypsy-just little Oyerdessed No play
this has been lavishy produced money
evidently been expended in wads and
scenery Howard Gould. Captain Phoebus.
here big hroalshouldered fellow who has much
before he becomes competent His implies
weaIth-but afraid he rich the ability
personate leading roles in Daniel Frohman
Here is sad. sad tale. Elsie de Wolf who money
to theatres expensive gowns corps
has quarreled Clara Bloodgood leading
her companyand there
It that Mrs. BIoodgood received praise
for her acting The Way World"
almost overlooked by the critics. and jealous
Now the Clara quit
working for Elsie this week. This up
heaval in the fashionable business world and should
be surprised II all New, mourning I a
most depressing Of affairs causing great anxiety
all classes citizens. Moyne
who is booked replace Mrs BoOdgood the
actresses in the viii
for first honors-and the centre Of the stage
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Vaccination.

Physicians say that II vaccination does
not take IL does not prove that the
person Yaccinsted is immune from small
poX- One may be immune from vaccina-
tion or smallpox this week and not the
next: today and not tomorrow; this morn
ing and not this afternoon
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DRAMA III GOTHAM.
New York. March r 100,


The Empire furnishes the only dramatic novelty Of the
week in the form OF comedy called Sister The
new piece light or two inter-
e7ng scenes 1t is farcicaand pretty that:
Is cieVeFy acted in the leading Rich
man and Margaret Angln, probably in with good
financial returns Easter.
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Thieves in England

One Of the English burglary insurance
companies advertises that there are 10000
thieves known TO the British police. Sir
Robert Anderson. Of Scotland Yard. saws
that seventy would be nearer 10 the mum.
Der OF dangerous professionals.
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Siberian Rainhows-

In the coolest partE OF Siberia a rain
bow may sometimes be seen all day long
la a cloudlcss sky. IL Is supposed &C be
due to the reflection Of the sun on Gne
particles OF snow in the air
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Any person buy Morning Afternoon Sunday
Edition The Times any stand Washington suburban
towns railroad elsewhere, will confer favor by notifying
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The Vatican

The Vatican IS not q single building.
but an accumulation Of buildings. stretch
ing over an area OF thirteen and One-half
acres. They were begun about the year
800. and have grown gradually.
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TOWN POINTS, POSTAGE PREPAID.

EVENING EDITION, one year. -; six
months &I.oO, three months, - cents.
Evening and Sundag, one year, g; six
months. $3.50; three months. SI.25.
Nor ming, Evening. and sunday. one year.
sic. six months, -; three months s2-5O.
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SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES TO our or

MORNING EDITIOS, one year. -; six
months, S2.5O; three months, s.E.25. Morn
ing and sunday, one year. 81; STA months.
s3-5o; three months, SLID SUNDAY edl-
lion only, one year. 50; six months, 81;
three month, 90 cents
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On 10 a-NH 'At--
tors vigorous blows.
The business Of the
scene called for the
death Of Eagle after
a few thrusts from
Bellew. but he kept
on fighting until Bel
lew, in a stage whis-
per, told him to fall
down and die The
curtain was finally
lowered with Belew
nearly dead and as
mad as a hornet.
The next season at
the Herald Square
Theatre viii be al
most entirely de-
voted 20 comic op-
era. In August JEFF
ferson de Angels
opens there IA a new
piece called The
Emerald Isle, " for a
stay Of several
weeks, after which
De Wolf Hopper
comes in his musical
comedy, Mr.. Pick
wick" under a con-
tract to continue as
long as the receipts
reach a certain stip-
ulated sum each
week. During the
season Ric h a 2 .
Mansfield may posi-
bly, play a short en-
gagement at the Her
aid Square.
So
Here is some small
gossip OF the town
Viola Allen is to
4 axe a spring tour
OF eight weeks as Ju-
liza in The HUnCh-
back" with Eben
PlymptOn as Master
Walter.
Mana ger J. Wesley
POsenquest has pur-
chased an interest "A
AT pfuav Rf7osa % a
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'Notre Dame. " now
r u n q n & at Days
Theatre. was origl-
nally produced in this
city fifteen or twenty
years ago, at the
Fourteenth street
Theatre. with T. c.
King. an English ac-
tor. as Captain
Phoabus. supported
by Jenrys Lewis as
Esmeralda. 1t was
the first appearance
in this country Of
Miss Lewis. who made
such a strong sue
cess that she shortly
after became a star
on her own account.
The version used AT
Days is not much
different from the old
play. and. Of course.
includes the sensa-
tIoual fight IN the
bell tower at Metre
Dame, where the gal
liant captain throws
the sinister priest
out of one Of the
win q Ow IS of the
tower. J. II. GiImour.
the priest is sup
posed by the audi
ence 10 throw n back
someTsault out Of the
beIiry. but he doesn't.
for a sPIendidly-con-
structed dummy is
used in this scene.
which C aus @ S the
people in front to
hold their breath IN
til Mr. CilmouU smil-
ingly Acknowledges q
I curtain call T h o
. piece is nothing more
( { n a n an old-time
BOwery melOdTama.
[ splendidly staged and
capitallyacted. There
/ is every indication