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Few historians have had so diff
cult problem as Fiildire BellOC'S.

The secret Of his eminence and OF his
extinction lies in himself The men, the
circumstances that surrounded him are
well known. The environment OF his
personality has been fully studied. Every
attempt to solve the problem OF his
career from these data has failed; every
such attempt has but resulted in the
delinCaJion OF a caricature. or in the
evocation OF mere phantasy.
The causes a that supreme elevation
and that immediate fall do not lie. as they
do with the vast majority Of such his
tOTical accidents. in the pressure OF sur
rounding things; they must be sought
from within. The problem cannot be ap-
preached from the standpoint OF that
fierce and open youth which was recast-
ing Europe; the youth from which his
concealed activities so strangely differed
and which viii always be as clear and
plain as the good daylight
You can solve il only by standing
where his own soul stood, looking out
with his own pale eyes to see the bOGi-
less world stretched on one unsupported
truth, and feeling in yourself, as you
sead. that proximity Of fixed conviction
to organic weakness. which he knew 10
be his compound, and which determined
the whole Of his life.
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A STUDY OF
ROBESPIERRE

HiIaire Belloc begins his absorbing
study Of "Robespierre" with this fasci-
mating statement Of his problem:
IN presenting the story Of Robesplerre
this must be attempted at the outset as
a key to the whole: the picture Of him
self A man Of insufficient capacity. bent
into the narrowest gauge. tenacious OF
all that statesmen least comprehend, and
wholly ignorant even OF the elements Of
their science, became for a brief tine the
REORGANIZATION OF a vast national move
nent Of which he was but barely in sym
pathy with one single aspect. and that
the least inspiring and the least fruitful.
How did such a position come to him. and
why did it remain even for those few
months?
This same man. singularly HI-Gtted TO
his country. to its traditions and its na-
tive humor. to its color. religion. ana
every essential. fell suddenly from power
by no general raising of opinion. by no
discovery Of discord between himself and
those who had WorshiDed him
He fell by kind Of mighty ,riviality;
a small chance of intrigue and conspiracy
that yet carried in itself much OF the fate
Of our civilization How is such a fall to
b explained
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How he puzzled and aston
iShed the ASiatiCS.

and among men never saw the Ia5s
Of IT,"
His Majesty the Emperor met this tall
sun-tarned, bIue-eyed We5tcrue- with
speechIess amazcment- This was Prince
Henry. brother CT the German Emperor.
with CdllOused hand s-d muscle hard as
iron See how tanned and brown he ISL
whispered the Emperor to the Crown
Prince. poEins him under the fifth rib.
and they fastened thei- eyes upon him IN
wonder, amazed to think o. oRe~s0 demo-
cratic sitting high up among princes.
During The many DAYS that his ship
hung at anchor he was frequently seen.
followed by his little dachshund. stick in
hand. climbing the hills. or coming back
despatched before the wondering eve
Of King and c0oIie- They are watching
YOU. sir" was a remark made 10 him.
and they are trying 10 reconcile your
freedom with the greatness Of the Ger
man Empire. What this cou=.ry needs %
said Prince Henry lis to be shaken bodily
out OF itself and started afresh en- other
lines"
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II is the wish of every progressive
Washingtonian that MIR. de Royen and
his associates meet with no stumb-
ling blocks i'm developing an orgdni-
zation that has long been needed in
this community Music has as much
power as il ever had. and, under Mr..
de Koyen- must WELD a wonderful in
fiUence for the aesthetic in this cen
ire where culture rules in the stead
Of commercialism. The progress Of
the embryonic musical organiza-
ton viii be watched with keen
est interest by the people of the
city.
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beaver. Z has undergone many mutations
and many names. but its general shape,
beauty and utility have persisted. unmoTed
by abuse and ridicuIe- "Stoye-pipe."
cylinder" "plug''-it has triunphed ever
all its nicknames. and to-day stfI bids the
fort-or the head. Il was first worn By
the famous Earl Of Essex fayorite OF
Queen Bess. Later Sir Walter Raleigh
adopted il. and two centuries afterward
Count dOrsay. the setter II fash
ion in England. and who. Lord Byron
said. was the only thoroughly joyous an
genial dandy he ever knew. went IoWn
Rotten Row with a hat o. almost idsntl-
cal shape with Raleigh's When Kius
Edward as Prince Of Wales - hand
in the direction Of f5-b-s a. set the
seal OF his approval OF q .- = ger
eraI shape
Symbol OF 6eToti n = -a snd II
lofty rank, lhe rat vs. -, .'-.~ ." eigc
badge Of the IriDeez G. re
Max Of letters, The trezcae oil
legian and the ensign H.. n
ing. e s s=ds or the ;s8-e. =.
as weE as :, s-7,sszrs7- 2
The SDs-f go "a
the ra's r. - 81 e.
citlzc. Z = tie s.,-,=.u --c,
marsh - 5s-cCirai 7 . -. g. .
the evCIuC : "a re JrO-F d .. a. =
The Ame.icar sec pie =sk- - T
the very best las N the To-.d CoS s.
ventive facu5- ~ vsry fertile no con-
petition be - makers is I-ry ken.
but as yet Chere is no hat trust Id l.tt.e
likelihood o. such a thing in the rear fu-
Cure- May the a. soon come wlen the
hatters Of Ire United States sraH hat"
the worId-sureIy no unreasonable ex-
pectauon. since America already be ads It.
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The Same Old Trouble.

It was q frequent custom with Lincoln,
this Of carrying his children on his
shoulders. lie rarely went down street
that he did not have one o. his younger
boys mounted on his shoulder, while
another hung 60 the tail Of his long coat
The antics or the boys with their father.
and the species Of tyranny they eyer-
cised over him, are stlH subjects Of talk
in Springfield. Mr.. Roland Diller who
was neighbor Of Mr.. Lincoln, tells one
Of the best Of the stories. He was called
to The door one day by hearing a great
noise Of children. and there was Mr. Lin
coin striding by with the boys, both Of
whom were waiIing aloud. why Mr. Lin
coin, what's The matter with the boys?'
he asked.
Just what's the matter with the whole
world, Lincoln replied. rive got three
wainuts, and each wants two. Literary
Digest.
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The Little Children in Japan

The little children in Japan
Arc fearfulIy polite;
They always thank their bread and
milk
Before they take a bite,
And say, You make us most content.
o honorable nourishmcnt.r
The little children in japan
Don't think Of being rude.
20 noble dear Mamma" they say.
We trust we don't intrude,"
Instead Of rushing in 20 where
All day their mother combs he- hair
The little children IN Japan
Wear mittens on their feet:
They have no proper hats 90 go
A-walking On the street:
And wooden stills for oyer-shoes
They don't object at all to use.
The little children in japan
With toys Of paper play,
and carry paper parasoIs
To keep the rain away;
And when you 90 to see, you'll find
It's paper walls they live behind.
Caroline MacCormack. in Harper's.
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AN OBuGING SAMOAN CHIEF.

4 young lady Who had lived several
years in Samoa was able TO make herself
tives Of the southern Philippines when
she visited those islands with a party Of
American officials some months ago The
chief whom she addressed threw up his
hands in surprise What" said he.
does the white maiden talk our Ian
guage?" He was evidently oyerjoyed and
promptly asked her the Samoan equiva-
lent for what he could do for her" She
told him in her sweetest Samoan how
much she admired the bead work on their
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should be surprised presently John Phil
lip appearing decentralization
Eagle other Of his popular marches-or perhaps
Edward Z. Roses stage version The Fifth String"
80
that Clyde Fitch has contracted play
nearly every the American It is
that he has been engaged write ply Ethel Barry
more next season; Elsie DeWoIr another
Russell; Bloodgood. addition keen
play running continually the Savoy Theatre. New York
Mr. Fitch must have a prodigious number Of rejected
manuscripts slowed away in his old trunk
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HOW PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS
MADE STRIKES IMPOSSIBLE


At the recent meeting. in New York.
two amendments to the old agreement we're
adopted, TO take effect May 1. 1902 In
the first both parties pledge themselves
TO the arbitration OF all differences con-
corning scales and hours. not only under
existing contracts. but also under those
about 70 be made This does away with
the main objection to the previous con-
tract. one that has been the main cause
Of Industrial disturbances in tn printing
trade
The second amendment concern Offices
which are union in all mechanical de-
partments under our Jurisdiction. In such
Offices arbitration is TO be the final set
Element Of all differences which cannot bs
settled locally BY conc.4;story methods.
The adoption or thes- two ameHd@euts
does away forever vi. s.trales among
printers. or at least until the compact
is ended or broken on che side OF tho
other. II affects wOmea as we'll as men.
Nearly 5.OC0 Of our 4, 900 members are
women. We were the first labor orgsni-
zation to stand for equal rights for equal
work. The woman printer should receive
the same scale Of wages a man does II
she IS able to perform the same labor
The value Of the agreement lies in the
fact that it insures stable conditions to
both employed and empIOye- The wage
Garner can nov work without fear OF de-
privation and want Employers rest Sc
cure in the knowledge that their busI.
ness is not to Be brought to a standstiH
il order to force the issEe on any ques-
tiCn-
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II ROM it's incipiency the Interna-
r. tionaI typographical Union has
Il stood for arbitration as a means
of settling differences between en-
ployer and employe. The reason why this
method OF settlement was not made gen
eral long ago was not because or Opposi-
ton by printers, but failure by publish
ers to recognize its ImportaIcc- The
union has always believed in exhausting
every. conciIistory method Of settling DIFF
ferences before resorting to the radical
ism Of strikes. We stood Tor peace when
peace could be obtained When the effort
became lowering Of seIf-resPect. a deg
radiation. or an imDossibiHty, we we're
ready to fight long and strenuousIy. These
necessary conflicts were 10 be regretted
on both sides They meant priyation to
the wage-earner and loss to the employer
By natural evolutionary processes ar
bitratiOn has come about The wage
Garner was first to see its advantage
possibly because his actual sunerings
were more when strikes occurred. His
shrinking was due to the knowledge
that comes from actual contact with in
dustrial conditions.
The first decisive step toward the de-
sired end was taken last May. when an
agreement was entered into between the
American Newspaper Publishers Associa-
tioD, consisting CT about 10 newspapers
and the Union By the terms OF this
agreement both parties piedged them
selves TO arbitrate all differences arising
under existing contracts. either written
or verbal
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Boxing an Exercise for Business Men
By PROT MICHAEL j. DONOVAN, of the N.Y.A.C.

the participant sees Immediately the re-
suits Of his Efforts. and no matter how
lauguidly the 3esk-tired business man
drags himself out OF the Office. the en-
cOu-agement derived from an effectively
landed blow or a clever block prompts
him to further effort. and in a few min
utcs a faded office man is transformed
into lively being full Of vim and vigor-
And where can the business man End
greater or more complete recreation after
a hard days work than in a boul with
the Gloves Leaving his desk brain
weary and physically depressed. through
the mOnot0ny Of sedeutdry employment.
he goes directly TO the boxing room. strips
of the uncomfortable clothes he has been
Obliged TO wear for hours at a stretch,
dons the Hghtest garments and a pair
Of well-padded gloves and commences at
once a series Of easy and agile move
ments. causing the muscles to dance. the
blood 10 jump. the lungs to play.
As boxing demands aud develops the
employment Of quick eye and rapid
thought. he soon finds his train thor
oughly cleared Of figures and facts and
eutaugled calculations. and his whole be
ing seems delightfully."- wide awake. After
a shower and q rub he is new man
no STOPPING shoulders. no tagging steps
but brisht-eyed, erect in carriage. and.
greatest boon Of all, in a good humor.
ready for a dinner. which in the healthy
state Of his body Will easily do the work
Of repair that food is intended 10 do.
making him hearty and happy. capable Of
greater effort with better results. and
leaving him with good words and good
cheer for every one with whom he comes
in contact.
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Mr.. DE KOVENS ENTERPRISE.

Although there has been no great
Demonstration, Mr.. Reginald de Ko-
ven and those who have enlisted in
his musical enterprise for the estab-
hshme2t of Washington symphony
orchestra may rest assured that the
cultured public Of the Capital is deep
~ interested.
At the inception of the movement
there were many expressions Of ap-
psovai- The music-lOvers of the Cap
ital We're delighted and those who
have no special knowledge of the art
but who appreciate progress were
gratifed.
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How Peter DCndhue got His
Holiness sku.CaD.

The Pope, who is very aGable and quite
without airs with those who are in his
immediate encourage. refused to give the
slullcap-perhaps there was some reason
Of etiquette against it in the iron code
Of papaI Cerem0ny-but he held down his
bead playfulIy one day and allowed Dona-
hue 20 snatch tho skullCaD. The auto
graph was obtained by making cut a
check in the Pope's own name so that
it required the Pope's endorsement TO be
cashed. The autograph was very small,
very round, very resular-n0t unlike the
autograph OF TFackeray.
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THE STORY OF TIE Hat
By EDWARD n. KNOX, of New York.
IS he Of Gods making? What manner Of man? Is
his head worth a hat7 '-ROsaiRd in As You Ike t."

THE first hint Of hat wearing in his
tory occurs in the Bible In the
L Book OF Daniel IL is recorded that
Shsdraeh, Meschach and Abedrego.
at the command Of that cruel imperialfst.
Nebuchadnezzar-wh after=ard became a
beast and went to gass-Bere thrown
into the fiery furnace bound in their
coats, their hosen. and their hats"
A trace OF the hat appears among the
ancient Greeks Greek citizens were caps.
the hunters wore hat with a brim. and
the god Hermes is generally figured with
a hat. But Greek art, because it address
ed itself to the undressed, naturally gave
the hat slight consideration Possibly
the phrase mad as a halter originated
thus, inasmuch as Greek hatmakers must
have been mad because the Greeks bought
so few hats.
With the Romans a fold Of the tOga
served the purpose. The free artisans
wore a hat called the pileus. and when
a slave was freed. or Of the legal cere-
monies Of his manumission was the put
ting os this piIeus on his head. This
was the origin OF the liberty cap"
1t has been held that st. Clement was
the inventor OF felt The fact that the
Hatters' Annual Festival for centuries
has been held on November %. St Glenn
enCs Day, shows a general acquiezcence
in this belief.
In the twelfth century the canCus CT
the church alone we're allowed TO wear
hats II anybody else vcutured TO visit
church thus arrayed, divine services were
suspended till the intruder was elected.
Pope Innocent " bade all cardinals wear
hats Of red
The hat that has held its own is the
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~ OXING, long honored as a sport.
K though at present under the ban
l. Of public disapprovaI through the
dIsreputable methods employed
in recent professional exhibitions. is Of
too great value in promoting the physical
welfare Of man TO be allowed TO fall out
Of favor as an art for private practice.
Needless 10 preach the virtues OF bodily
exercise. for nowadays nearly everybody
is alive 10 the important part it plays in
maintaining the equilibrium Of health In
deed. there are few intelligent people
today who neglect the more or less regu-
lar pursuance Of some form Of muscular
activity.
Boxing. though not without numerous
enthusiastic devotees. should in my
opinion, be encouraged among all classes.
particularly in the great army struggling
down in the city. toiling in crowded Offices
all day long and coOped up in sitting cars
for the greater part Of an hour during
the journey home. Exercise. to be su-
premely beneficial. should at the start
engage ones interest This prime feature
boxing has 20 a greater degree than any
other sport / know OF. for with the first
lesson the fun begins: nor does il stop
there. but in learning the proper crecu-
tiou Of leads, parties. guards and swings
the interest is maintained up TO and be-
yond the point Of acknowledged prodcien-
cy. until il becomes a positive delight
TO look forward 10 daily test with one
Of equal or slightly superior skill
one great advantage sparriHg holds
over other forms Of exercise lies in the
fact that it implies something In the
nature Of an amicable contest. wherein
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good deal for single individual making it
possible for Westinghouse such win be
given by the symphony orchestra and which viii undoubtedly
with those Symphony organization
point Of educational influences.
and his unknown subscriber have
toward making orchestra possible but they de-
should the others who
musical welfare Of the Capital heart.
Buffalo paper announces that Cecilia Lotus is to be
the leading Washington theatre eleven weeks
summer which she Henry Irvings
company.
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garments and how much she would like
TO buy piece Of it 10 take back to he-
own country and show her cOuutrymen
how skiIiluI and artistic these particular
FIhpin1s were. No" said the chief
with a lordly wave Of The hand You
shall not buy. You shall take as a gift. %
Whereupon ne quickly removed his trous-
ers aid handed them over with the IN
bluehing grace of a child Of nature. The
young lady hastily resumed her English
tongue and the other ladies Of the party
confined their further opportunities 10
women Of the tribe.-PhiIadelPhi Bal
letin.
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An ANECDOTE
Of THE POPE

little himself; and indeed is one Of the
hardest beings in the world 20 get an
autograph from. One Of the most attach
ed and devoted servants he has in his
household is an Americ3n, who holds a
position 10 the famous guard. Peter
DOnahue was anxious 20 get something
which would always remind him OF the
Pope; and be asked for two things during
one Of the periods when De was on duty
al the Vatican. One was one Of the little
white skullcaps which His Holiness
wears, and the other was an autograph.
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CORDELIA AT LEAR'S BED
20 Rev. d. stafford Slkc57clroaa STUDENT and Int
BY ETHEL PURvIANCE.

but think thee soul; yet strong
shun the love chat turks in all delights
For love of thee-and heaven .,aights-
And in the dearest passage of a song
Dear father, far beyond the thoughts throng
This breast the thought yet bright
And it must always in sight;
1 surely think Of thee whole cay long
But when sleep to close each difficult day.
When night gives pause 10 the long watch 1 keep,
And all my bonds 1 need apart
Must doH my VIII laid away
With the first dream that with the first sleep,
rum / run; N gathered 10 thy heart.
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Where 'PdradiseLost" Was Written

OF Millions ten London residences. not
one is left. though several have stood
within living memory. The most notable
was in Artillery Walk. now BuEhiH Row.
and its site has just been marked by a
suitable tablet fixed in the frort Of a
factory II was in this house that Milton
wrcte Paradise Lost. Paradise Re
gained and Samson Agonistes."
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.: THE PLAYER FOLK.

The stage has most remarkable She is Mrs
Clara BoodgoOd, the York society woman almost
eclpsed the light Elsie the starring
venture, The Way
Mrs Boodgood declares that anxious to star
despite the that many dramatic over
her work and hcraded her newyfound
has she ads believe 70.
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It develops that the fund Of $4,000 for the
rather to make good deficit that
the Washington symphony orchestra that Mr. Reginald
had subscribed, person de Ko
has the of the
Washngonian who possible to give
good orchestral this city enjoyed in Boston
Pttsburg. Brooklyn.
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Any person who buy Morning Afternoon, Sunday
Edition Of The Times any Washington
towns railroad trains, elsewhere confer by notifying
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Certainly there is
an abundance Of
available talent here,
with the members OF
the Marine Band. not
20 mention the nu-
merous other capable
musicians Of the pro-
fessionaI and ANA
teur ranks, and the
enthusiasm exhibited
at the meeting held
at the Columbia The
atre speaks most elO-
quently for the sue
cess Of the perma-
rent orchestra. Still,
there are a number
OF other residents Of
Washington who de-
sire to contribute TO
the guarantee fund
they do not believe
that one persO u
should be called upon
TO do everything.
Washington enjoys
an enviable repUta-
ticn in the world Of
music and letters,
but in order that the
symphony orchestra
may be the success II
should be, an OppOr-
tunity viii be afford
ed to all who may
want TO assist the
admirable undertake
ing to contribute. No
more money is really
needed, IL should ne
UNDERSTOOD. II the
concerts are not self
supporting - but Mr..
de Koyen believes
they will be, and
there is no real rea-
son why they should
not be - additional
help will not be alb
sOlutely required,
nHFnH 81 IS aEr-fu q
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women She says
that no one need be
unhappy that the
blues are nothing
but a bad form Of
egotism. She does
not state. however,
how many Of our ac-
tors and actresses
have the blues. Not
withstanding Mrs.
BlOCdgood'S asser-
tion that she is not
anxious to shine as a
star in the dramatic
profession, clyde
Fitch, it is said. is
now writing a play
for her. and she will
likely be seen next
season at the head
OF her own company.
It is time for pu-
gilists and baseball
players to 90 way
hack and retire, so
far as the stage is
concerned. 1t is now
announced that adj
pose Paul Dresser,
the ballad mOnger,
who writes songs of
sentiment, will ap-
pear next season as
a star in a play
written BY Edgar
Selden. which is
based upon the COM
pOse-'s latest song.
Way Down in In
diana.
Il is quite the
proper thing nova
days to dTamatize
popular songs along
with popular novels
and poems. but moth
ing quite so unique
has shown on the
dramatic horizon as
the santimental bal
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sUBsCRIFTIoN RArEs Id o. oE

MORNING EDITION, one year, -; six
months, S2.5c; three months. SI.2S. Morn
ing and sunday, one year. 81; SIX months,
$3.50 three months, SLID. Sunday edi-
zion only. one year. -; six months, 81;
three month, 90 cents.