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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03
ALONG THE SKIRMISH LINE.

Our ancestors used to make their
money go a long way"
Il don't know. ] notice the usually
got IL back again. Now. I never see mine
after il is once out of sight"
Il wonder what is the origin of the say
ing Two heads are better than one. If
one is "a Sleeps head"
Probably" growibd the man whose ad-
vice had just been disregarded I'm the fact
that nobody with any more sense than a
sheep would undertake to give advice"
The Meuncst Man.
There may be mean men nowadays. but
not as there were in the days Of our grand
fathers The good things Of life are now
so widely scattered that the poorest can,
by hook or crook. get some Of them for
the asking; but a hundred years ago there
we're no free shows except those which
were provided by nature, and some en-
pioyers did not want their workmen to see
those if there were any potatoes to be
sErouted down cellar.
l. was in that time that the meanest
man lived, moved and had his being as a
small farmer in a rural district which
need not be disgraced by mentioning It
has outgrown that mean man now, and
perhaps this development was due to the
/ fact that he was such a lesson 10 the
neighborhood
Tie took boy TO work for him. after the
manner Of thrifty oId-fashioned capital
lists who hid their money in a hole and
then sat on the hole The boy was awak-
ened at daylight and put to work He
( was told that for dinner he would have
| bread and cheese. but for breakfast he
must be content with hasty pudding.
As dinner time drew on the boy began
/ TO think Of bread and cheese. There is a
/ pervasiveness about the idea Of cheese.
/ The boy was as fond Of it as a half
starved mouse. He dweIt on that cheese.
he pictured that cheese, until il seemed
/ like a banquet all by itself He tried to
/ imagine what kind it would be. Perhaps
/ new sage cheese, green and gold. with a
/ spicy richness and a tender succuIence.
! He hoped it would. He thought So The
1 minutes grew longer and longer. At last
( the uoou-mark on the floor said twelve.
/ The farmer appeared,
/ In his hand he carried piece Of bread.
which he gave to the boy. Then he led
/ the way TO a cupboard in the kitchen. He
turned the key in the door Of the cup
! board and put it in his pocket.
/ Thar" said he -thar's a good wide
/ crack alongside Of that door You kia
( stand up as close as you wauter and eat
/ yer bread. and smell yer cheese. put
/ a whole one on the shelf this mornin'"
! Il should like to know. o." said Uncle Silas.
/ wrathfuIIy. what Aionzo IS studyiu'
/ boxin' fer at college. Does he think I sent
/ him thar ter learn ter pack dry goods
1T really does SEEM" said Uncle Jo-
seph meditaJiveI "ez il the hoodoos
| lodged some mel. jes' cause they look SO
( rat and sassy"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

o. II p Belmont's Red Rather" auto
mobile with brilliant carmine trimmings.
got loose the other day and started on
trip down the Fourteenth Street Hill
toward Pennsylvania Avenue The
machinery was all right. but the brake
was not on tight, and as the machine is
quite heavy. it made a run Tor it,. The
Ped Raider Is fast becoming The most
popular vehicle OF its kind at the
Capital. On good days Mr.. Belmont may
De- seen ruling his colleagues Representa-
tives Rupert and Fitzgerald up the
Avenue at a pace that would test the
speed Of a race horse
Representative Neville Of Nebraska is
perhaps the most patriotic man in Con
gress. He is proud OF the Stars and
Stripes and wears them at all times.
On the bosom Of his white shirts is en-
broidered in red white. and blue. a
miniature American flag, in the centre
Of which he wears a big diamond stud
The effect is rather striking and attracts
much attention.
Representative W W SkiIes, the new
member from the Fourteenth Chic. per
haps has done more 10 advance the ra''~-
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PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT
WASHINGTON PEOPLE

Mrs Philip Van Sickles is making a
short visit to her parents, DR. and Mrs.
Ohio Aagruder Muncaster. SOP Nineteenth
Street. Mrs. Muncaster and Mrs. Van
Sickles- will be al home Saturday after
noon from 3 to O'Clock
Mrs. Alfred Ray announces the en-
gagcment Of her daughter. Eleanor Mer-
rynan, 20 Nj. James Boyd MaughIiu The
wedding viii take place this month.
The first meeting OF the Stroller"
was held at the home Of Miss Hattie La
Porte wednesday evening The parIors
were prOLusely decorated with holly and
mistletOe. Vocal and instrumental music
was the order OF the evening. after which
a bOuutiful repast was served.
Miss Hannah NJ Jones. Of Knoxville.
Tenn. is visiting friends at Gs6 B Street
northeast
Miss Edna Dodge, Of l03 Kentucky Ave
nue. southeast entertained her young
friends Tuesday. December 81 Those
present were Mr. and Mrs Dodge and the
Misses Frankie, Jessie and Ruth jenkins,
Edythe Lowry. Madeline Atchison. Ethel
Symonds, Nellie Healy, Edythe Topper
and the Messrs- Neil WOIcort. William
Nf~~'~~ SaIhv Rurrh Owen Briggs Var-
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MAY SHORTEN SCHOOL YEAR.
Children of Chicago to Possibly Lose
Three Months Instruction.

lurce Months lnNEEutAlOhs
CHIC GO. Jan. Three months Of in
structln will be cut of the school year
if tho action Of she school board special
tax committee yesterday IS adopted by
the board
The cOmmittee was in conference with
the boards attorneys all afternoon, and
it was decided to make no further at
tempt to secure an increase in the amount
Of taxes by asking the West Park board
and the Sanitary district to reduce their
tax rate
The eomuutte said that its action was
due TO the haste Of County Clerk Knopf in
extending the taxes. Mr.. Enopf announced
that the tax rate would probably be
fixed on Monday and the committee said
it could make no arrangements with the
other taxing bodies 20 decrease their rates
before that time.
If the board of education at its next
meeting adopts the report Of the tax COM
mictee the school officers predict the fol-
. lowing results
Children in the primary department,
numbering 1862. children in the gram
mar grades. numbering 6-.67l, and pupils
in tho high school. numbering lO020. viii
lose three months instruction.
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oo,-. the street SINGER " and ,rfu tot,
r. Istte- c,.,,,rs.r,, Tsn,,.-,, g NJ -
10 o-o =, an. -1o,-.r.z, rl7,-,-. nh. 49,,
zone from Washington. and he has a
legion Of friends here who wish him sue
cess in his career
The Percy HaswelI stock company. Of
RaTriroore celebrated tho r-.. t..-.g-..s.t.
-..-r--.-.-- a.,
per -0i mantle "- '-- a@'A recently
WIN an eAeellehL production of What
Happened 10 Jones The occasion was
marked by the distribution OF dainty little
silver souvenir spoons.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03
SIGNING PRO-BOER PETITION.

Iri~hmcn to Ask President 10 stop
Mule shipments.
MILFORD. Mass, Jan. 3.-Thc officers
CT Divisions and 10. Ancient Or
der Of Hihernians. are circulating a
petition which VIII be presented TO
President Roosevelt asking him 70 pre-
vent further evasion of the neutrality
laws hy g 5ppins the shipment or horses
and mules by the British Government
from Eew Orleans TO south Africa.
The petition states the British Govern
ment IS maintaining @ 2cpet a. New Or
leans for shipping the animals 20 South
Africa. and that it is a direct violation
Of the neutrality laws Of This country
II is being largely signed
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ana men
s,. al-s,a are published
from time TO time for the benefit of the
service. II has come 90 be understood that
the worst forms OF disease are brought
TO this country by infected ships and
sailors and whenever sailor is brought
90 a marine hospital for the purpose Of
being treated for some disease his case
is always watched with the greatest Of
care. The laboratory III the Office OF
the supervising surgeon iG fitted with
the latest inventions and solutions, ard
the reports from all marine hospitals
are sent here together with specimens O.
the real or plaster casts Oh disease az
racl.E portions NJ TIE human aUatsT1E-
Tt IS claimed by many that the music
loving people Il Washington have very
few opportunities 20 enjoy good music
But whenever there is a chance TO hear
GOOD opera or song recital almost certain
is TO DE found among tine audience l. B.
Frieuds. MI FrisuGt is @ naval arehi-
-rct connected with the United States
Coast and Ge0Jetiy survey. He studied
i'm Germany. where he was born. ana was
graduated from two universities there
The War Department has within its
walls some employees who should be men
toned. not alone for their merits rs en-
Moves. but also for the interest they take
i'm affairs OF the department when not az
their actual duties One clerk in par
ticuiar. Redheld Duryce. has devoted all
his spare time and cash IN collecting a
valuable assortment OF books, maps and
namDhIets that treat on the wars of all
nations and times 1t would Ili the h-lrt
NJ .av student of history with JOY 90 spend
a dav looking over Mr.. DUFyee's library.
some OF his books are Of the rare sort,
that he has by good fortune been able 20
secure at a moderate price. There are
many mCre-vOluunes that he o. OUld desire
10 have in order to complete his cOllec-
ton. but it would take a yeritable
Croesus to secure them Some books
mat treat OF the private life OF rulers and
generals. whose influence on the history
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

an, +,,,, -,-,1r- ~ h.. H.,
"Boils and carbuncles.' laconi-ally an
swered WadswoTth, as he thought Of the
pain and anguish he bad gCu" through
during the early days OF last sesS.-n when
for forty days he c"uIi not wear col
lar.
o.r,t,r Fairbanks # Indiana 10 tbo
--.-..nf+.,rfoD of ria,.rv II fairly .y,,7.,e
80. him During the holidays no moe
... r-,r, his 5orna IN tho l-,,.-r1 ..r5
.I... car made "a Sudden r,rr h.. I-.-.1,..5
80 ono side and sal uIum, inr1 rho lam
~ . ,-,-ran
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

--a-luE tr~
are NJ D. -ric~ra. MS DECISIONS
regard aims nave aIw2y5 been re-
garded as jCEt and equitable His oGice
examines and settles all accounts OF the
Navy Department. including the Office Of
the Secretary of the Navy. and all Offices
and bureaus under his direction. certify
ing the balance arising thereon TO the
Secretary Of the Treasury and sending q
copy Of each certificate 20 sne Secretary
OF the Navy. Mr.. Brown has been in the
service number Of years. and be is
looked upon as authority on matters re-
Iating 90 naval affairs.
IN selecting cugravers for the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing no matter what
influence may De brought to bear. no one
IS appointed unless he can give sufficient
proof OF his ability 90 ill the cGfcc. Some
OF the finest work that can be performed
in that line 5s~tu-ncd ovt of this bureau
The work is trying OF both eyes and
nerves. and one who works NJ engraving
Tor any length Of time generally feels
The effects by falling cyesiEht. One en-
Zravar in particular. employed at the Blu
raau OF Engraving and PEintin. who. so
-a-. has borne mp Wen during his many
years of service. Is Marcus ". Baldwin
some OF the work that he has turned
out has been unsurpassed for IT'S UuVsu-
nj s-yie Mr. BlllWiu's eyr5iEL- is con-
trary 10 the general rale. as keen as when
he first learned the ,raCe- Fe claims
there IS no secret in this. oaIy that ne
uses his eyes as E-tle as possible outside
OF his daily occupation GIr. Baldwin
treasures fine collection Of steel plates.
rare and old some of Thorn bearing the
name o. eus-avers with worldwide rc5su-
tations and whose engravings are cousid-
cred the best on the market
Marion T. HOLMAN. q clerk IN the Post
Office Department. who was seriously III for
about three weeks. is rapidly recovering
his former good health. Mr.. Hol3man's
many friends had. at one stage OF his i'll
ness. grave fears OF its ending fatally But
a good constitution aud Il resOlute Will 70
doubt. helped 20 pull him through
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

The life-saving service Of the United
States has become one Of me most COM
plete OF its kind Of any ia the world It's
superintendent Is besieged daily with in
ventors who believe they have found
something In the line of inventions that
viii add 10 the life-saving business. and
always sJUbbOrnly contend LEar the seTv-
lee is not complete unless their Inventions
are adopted. General Sumner I. kinball
is the chief Of this division OF nc Treas
ury Department and one Of his -lost vaIu-
able assistants is Charles ScElaar. Mr.
Schlaar is draftsUlaE by education and
profession. He first studie2 En- several
universities Of Germany. OF which country
he is a native. but afterward took courses
in two colleges in New York Most o. the
designs that are used for liEe-saviug ap-
paratus are formulated In the Office o. the
service and it falls to the lot Of the de
siguer there tC put the plans into tangible
shape. Mr.. Scnlaar has added greatly TO
the success Of the insJituti 81 by planning
several new inventions ami devices.
Edwin J. Thurston is a chemist in the
office Of the Supervising Surgeon General
Of the Marine Hospital rIi- duties re-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

zee .uou O. ,uIun a. ~ natural What
do Won think about IL? The Times
would like 10 hear from its readers
yu this subject Write a little letter
10 We editor address il POLITE
NESS VERSUS HONESTY, Washing
ton Times" and remember YOU don't
have to agree with any stand we
take We encourage discussion.
Now. take your pen in hand.
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the residence Of Mr. and Mrs.. silas
Boyce. IOl1 " Street northwest. from C
TO II o'clock. The membership was fully
represented in the receiving line. and
hundreds Of their friends paid them a
call. The diuinE-rOom was great cen
ire Of attraction. both on account Of the
bOuntifGl hospitality dispensed there by
half a score Of beautiful young ladies and
because of the lavish floral decorations
New Year cards. souvenir napkins. and
welcome circular were given 10 ALL and
during the evening Hr- Z. Won Maggie rem
Gered several selections on the autohaTp,
while Judge FIeuuer. Of Idaho and Mr.
K. Hall gave several humorous reci-
tatiOus-
Norris and Harry Mclean. jr.. gave a
luncheon Wednesday to greet their friend,
Mr.. Albert Gordon. OF Madison Avenue.
Baltimore who is paying them "a visit at
their residence, 1873 Keucsaw Avenue
Mrs. NJ T. Hamilton has decided no. TO
90 abroad this winter. but viii remain
al her home In this city until The arrival
from Manila Of her son. Mr. Ferdinand
Hamilton. who IS now on his way 90 san
Francisco.
Miss Louise Mitchell and her brother.
Mr. Howard Mitchell are home from d
winter visit 70 Vichsburg. Miss.
lir. and Mrs J. J. Heron announce the
marriage Of their daughter, Miss Dana
Frances Heron, to Mr.. Leslie HoldmaH
Friend, OF Denver, Col by Father Sem
pie. which took place quietly at ST. Alloy
sius' Church. New Year, at o'clock, only
immediate friends Of he families being
present. the couple viii travel through
the West and make their home in Denver.
Col.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

+. -,... .4sr.. ~. IaIDert. OF South Caro-
lima. is the man most dreaded when pen
sion days come around. He is always
found Directing to the passage Of bills
and frequently keeps the house listening
20 reports from the pension committees.
He has been named the Iron man" Of the
house because Of this Yet Representa-
tive TaIbert is one Of The kindjest heart
ed men in the House lie is always among
tie first 10 aid a friend IN distress or TO
contribute to a charitable enterprise. but
he believes that ne is doing his full duty
in Directing to the passage OF pension
claims
There is one man in the Senate who does
not talk. That body has been noted for
its long distance orators for years. but
there is one Senator who never makes
saaarb He is Senator c. p. Wetmore Of
Rhode Island. About the longest utter
sp.. ever heard from Senator Wetmore IS
when he is recognized by the President to
offer batch Of bills. Then he speaks IN
a voice scarcely audible.
Few peoDIe know that Senator Johu C.
Snooper Of Wisconsin was at one time
Cow puucher" on the plains. It was
years and years ago when the buffalo ran
i'm countless thousands. yet the Senator
has followed the TRAN and ohciated at
r,anv a roundup" He has not forgot
TO, his early training and every summer
takes a long horseback ride through the
Yellowstone Park. Fifty or sixty miles
5sv "a a mere jaunt for him.
Representative Allan MeDermott Of
New Jersey has perhaps received the
most novel request ever sent a Congress
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03
LET'S Hear From You. Kind Friends

Let's Hear rom You lAlnu Friends
~ our observation Of political
form extends, the greater becomes
our -eu-ibility of the Hypocrisy of
politeueSs- Particular emphasis Is
laid ou this situation during the pres
cut period III place-changing.
Here Is our friend, Brother Low
taking up the cares Of Office with a
sigh. Here is our friend Van Wyck
LAYING down the executive mans bur
den and smiling as if he were cashing
a ticket on one Of Tim Sullivan's long
shots Here is the roly-Poly Al
DOWues- private secretary to his
ex-Honor Robert the First. explain
ing to all who will stop TO listen that
he is mighty glad Of the chance to
get out Of the clerical end and return
to the copy paper and the blue pencil
Here is, on every hand, the regret
Of the conquerors and the ioyousness
Of the conquered,
As our plump little acquaintance
Uberon was wont TO remark: What
fakes these mortaIs be" or words to
that effect.
Do YOU believe that when Mr.. Seth
Low. standing in the southwest cor
ner of the New York City Hall
which the same is the Mayors office
said he already felt the weight of
she burden ne was TO bear, and that
Sir N1n 49, WAS a subject for con-
gzsfHlatio for coincidence
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03
ANTI-BIBLE READING SUIT.
Case Has Now Reached Supreme
Court Of Nebraska.

Court of Nebraska
LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 3--The mandamus
suit 90 prevent the reading Of the Bible.
singing hymns. or Offering prayer in the
public schools OF Nebraska, has reached
the supreme Court on appeal. and is eZ-
pectod 20 De argued at an early day
The plaintiff is Daniel Freedman, Of
Gage County cud the defendants the di-
rectors Of school district number two.
For three years Mr.. Freedman has
made an energetic but unsuccessful fight
against the use Of the Bible in his school
One Of the significant statements in the
answer on behalf Of the school district
is that Leon CzoIgosz rcpudiated the Bible
and blasphemed the hymns sung in the
school AMI which were among the favor
ties OF William Mckinley.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

If there were only some way by
which the Christmas bills could all
be paid before Christmas. the year
would begin more happily for many
people.
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Mayor Van Wyck says that he can
talk more freely now that he is not
I'm office. He is at perfect liberty to
talk TO himself till the cows come
home.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

Emperor William is said to have
the habit of pulling his ear when an
moved. This is an improvement over
pulling another persons leg.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

\ writer in the Atlantic Monthly
claims that Pennsylvania is the most
corrupt State in the Union. There is
nothing like being at the head of a
class.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

The way some women treat their
watches Is enough to give any ordi-
nary timepiece chills and fever UNI
comparable by QUiuinC.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

II is now said to cost eighty thou
sand dollars TO get into the New
York stock Exchange; unless one
tumbIeS i'm head first.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

The century is just about at the
age. now. when babies begin 10 walk
and talk and get into all kinds Of
mischief
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

Padcrewsld is now reported to be
an athlete: and the next thing we
is due to himself TO leeGn to play
the piano
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II Is now said that Mr.. Hanna has
lost his grip: but the cautious are
considering that this may mean
merely that he has recovered from a
severe cold.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

Alfred Austin seems TO have an
other of those bad attacks of Ameri-
Cauophili>.
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All persons are hereby warned
against the man who advertises a
portrait of King Edward for fifty
cents or SO. The portrait is liable 10
Ice one of the new British postage
stamps.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

Professor Loeb, of Chicago. claims
that he has discovered the secret Of
nerves. If he should do away with
the things he would deprive some
highly organized persons of their sole
topic of conversation.
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age intended solely for drinking pur-
poses; but the actions of some socie-
ties nowadays seem TO Indicate that
they use their teaPots mainly as hot
beds for raising temDests.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

The fashion in New York now is to
have carriages called by electric
signs. This would not suit some of
the nouveaux riches. They would
like TO use u megaPhone if they could.
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THE EVENING TIMES{
FRANK A. MUNSEY

Alfred Austin seems TO have an
other of those bad attacks of Ameri-
cauophilis.
The century is just about at the
age. now. when babies begin 10 walk
and tai, and get into all kinds Of
mischief
The way some women treat their
watches is enough to give any ordi-
nary timepicce chills and fever uu-
comparable by quininc.
It is now said to cost eighty thou
sand dollars TO get into the New
York stock Exchange; unless one
tumbIes i'm head first
Emperor William is said to have
the habit of pulling his ear when an
moved. This is am improvement over
pulling another persons leg.
\ writer in the Atlantic Monthly"
claims that Pennsylvania is the most
corrupt State in the Union. There is
nothing like being at the head of a
class.
Mayor Van Wyck says that he can
talk more freely now that he is not
I'm office. He is at perfect liberty to
talk to himself till the cows come
home.
If there were only some way by
which the Christmas bills could all
be paid before Christmas, the year
would begin more happily for many
people.
Paderewsld is now reported to be
an athlete: and the next thing we
know. Mr. Fitzsimmons wiz think it
is due to himself TO learn to play
the piano
It is now said that Mr.. Hanna has
lost his grip: but the cautious are
considering that this may mean
merely that he has recovered from {
severe cold.
The fashion in New York now is Il
have carriages called by electric
signs. This would not suit some OF
the nouveauX riches. They would
like TO use a megaphone if they could
Professor Loeb, of Chicago. claims
that he has discovered the secret OF
nerves. If ne should do away with
the things he would deprive some
highly organized persons of their sole
topic of conversation.
Tea used To he considered n bever
age intended solely for drinking pur
poses: but the actions of some socie
ties nowadays seem 10 Indicate tina
they use their teaPots mainly as hot
beds for raising tempests.
All persons are hereby warne
against the man who advertises
portrait of King Edward for fit
cents or SO. The portrait is liable Z
be one of the new British postag
stamps.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-03

Teuwick Leach, who IS well known here
through his long association with the Car
peared IN important roles in support OF
Mile Rhca and