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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18

erabIy both. when Knghthood IN Flower
ample OF what these confined qualities
Mrs LeMoyne should either play n plays A
Balcony she should have part Anyone who
her in The Moth the Flame impress
sion she made Mrs Lorrimer Although tho
part she carried play
That Mrs Patrick Campbell should have engaged John
Blair as her leading the thing that
could have happened. Ar Blair Campbell
so FAR as tastes in matters theatrical
Mr. Blair is s-ii young mamie be than
tTeny-seveH or twenty-eight-and he
stage for more than four Eve years long
yet he has made his mark, Iegitimately
the head and front Of the Independent
I5sen and other prohIeatc symbolic plays
ington last year.
Ar Blair had every encouragement. but there
troubles 10 the and the performances
They served however introduce intelligent
diences When ne played the role Vnicius
&c showed quite another talent romantic
ac1or OF the Alexander SaIvini type Before
played in Miss 1aroe's company parts
Interested him much although his performances
notable
In "A Gentleman France this year
disagreea5ie part and played though be
realized IS dsagrceableness. II Mrs Campbell
only in this play what she OF him began
ended in "A Gentleman Of France she certainly would
have engaged him fo1 her leading probably
pcrts reputation
% unusual intelligence and ability
Ar Blair has been cropping the year Or
so but his friends think ne has found his niche
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18
The Princess Of Orleans.

The new type Of American girl is NOT
alone I'm her devotion 70 outdoor games
and amusements. All the daughters Of
the Comtesse de Paris have been given an
athletic training. They are expert swim
mers, ana the eldest. Queen Marie Amilie.
Of Portugal, possesses the Prussiau medal
for saving life. es she cnce rescued a
man from drowning Princes Louise. who
crops her hair like a boy. is a capital
shot, but not so coed as her mother. The
stately Duchess dAosta swims aaI rides
admirably. and is good rifle and pistol
shot. The Duchesse de Cuise is the only
one Of the sisters who does not care
either for athletics OF outdoor pursuits.
The father Of this rather remarkable
luartette OF women is gratefully remem-
bered by Americans as one Of the best Of
the foreign officers who rendered their
services to the United States Government
during the civn war. His dispassionate
view OF The conflict. combined with his
military knowledge. makes his History
Of the Army Of the Potomac one OF the
most valuable records of the great
struggle between she States Of the Amer
iican Union.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18
OPPOSITION TO THE PLAN
OF PENSIONS FOR CIFRKS
BY WILL L. SARGENT, Of Texas.

The claim that. because OF long service
in the Government employment. clerks
should Sc Densioned is faIlacious one
What right has a man or woman. who
has been drawing a good salary (uvch
larger than is paid in private walks Of life
with but a few exceDtions) to claim that
the Government shall support or pension
them after a certain period. than has the
laborer on the street. the accountant in
a business enterprise. or hard-toTing pro
ducer who puts in thirteen months out Of
twelve2
From the s-gument Of some. the time
has arrived whyn the Government must
support the individual ana not the
individual the Government The the
DRY and practice OF this Government
handed down by cur forefathers. is. that
IL must be supported by the people Let
Us not deviate frorl that II we want 10
steer clear OF Capitalization and a gov
eminent OF the classes II civil service
and pensions prevail as is often sug-
gested though the press. We viii have
class It weary WHlies" and ''prim Pris-
elias" that the Government viii have 10
support which is contrary to good gov
ernment. to public safety. efficiency. sta
biltry and prog essiveness.-
What incentive is coupled with the fu-
ture Of an employee OF the Government
when he or she knows that twice a month
pay day comes and when he OF she reaches
a certain age they viii be cared for a.
the expense OF the people. by pension
while his brother in the everyday walks
OF life IS toiling from ten TO sixtee-
hours per day. with no hope except his in
dustry. with an economical desire TO lay ur
something for a rainy day II the average
citizen can provide for the future. why
cannot the Government clerk IS a ques-
tion that presents itself to the intelli-
gence OF the masses
The clerks who know Just what they
are 10 receive each month. know how 10
provide and just what can be laid aside.
while the labOrer. mechanic and producer
do not know when their work will cease.
how much the products OF their labor VIII
bring. nor how the fluctuations governing
them viii rise or fan This class is the
bone and sfnew OF the Republic and not
the Office man or woman, who tolls only
eight hours per day surrounded with all
the comforts. their holidays. leaves Of .
absence and sick leaves. which. when cal /
cullteJ run up about three months in /
the year. while Drawn and brain labor /
thirteen months.
Because the principal Governments of I
Europe pension clerks. IS "a poor argument I
for the policy by this Government: they /
are Governments Of the favored classes. !
while ours is constructed on the broad I
principles or government for the masses. /
II a clerk after twenty or forty years
service cannot save enough to keep the [
wolf from the door in that time. he or she 4
certainly should not expect the people to I
be taxed 20 support him or her The idea .
is unfair. unjust. un-American and uu- T.
democratic
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18
THE DWELLINGS OF PEACE.

Two dwellings. Peace. are thine
One is the mountain height,
Uplifted in the loneliness Of light
Beyond the realm Of shadows-dne.
And far and clear-where advent OF the
night
Means only glorious Hearness Of the star.
And dawn, unhindered, breaks above the
bars
That long the lower world in twilight
keep.
Thou sIeepest not and hast no need Of
sleep.
For an thy cares and fears have dropped
away
The nights fatigue. the rever-fret or day
Are far below thee; and earth's weary
wars.
lH vain expense OF passion. pass
Before thy sight like visions in q glass.
Or like the wrinkles Of the storm that
creep
Across the sea and leave no trace
OF trouble on that immemoriaI face
So brief appear che conflicts Sat 10
slight
The wounds men give. the things f1r which
they fight
-Henry Van Dyke. in HarGcvs eaEa-
zine.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18

1t is replied the manager AFRAID the sheriff
viii come and take away"
Why exclaimed Mr. Levering with visions attach
ments mandauses replevns garnsbees and other legal
busaboos foshiug through his mind
Well replied the manager theatre "hc sheriff
OF this county is ec4niric thing show
and drag the animal or"
How can hep uanded Leyer.ns don't owe anyone
a
Nevertheless. r drop in" said the manager
of the theatre. sadly
He Won't. exclaimed lowering thoroughly aroused
I'll bet s. he Won't"
That he went tlse the away"
so The bet was made and the manager attraction
watched for the appearance stage At the
proper time it was Ied wings dae season
I" was led OF again The sheriff n sight
Then me manager Of the company The box Office
and claimed the $40 Just oca manager the
horse led by the teatre or it's way back 10
lhe stable seamoa, The hverymsn. leading it,
Cain yourself said The manager 10 he manager
OF the COMPANY and then ask tht man Tor his
card"
Puzzled but exuitant Leverng street and de-
manded Pasteboard Jf the Iyeryman This is
what he
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18

Nr. C.. NJ. sibJaId. Of Leeds. has made
what is undoubtedly the mos; unique set
o working models in The world. These
wonderful miniatures. which are fashion
ed IN silver and geld. are made 10 work
an have been produced after years Of
pl eut labor
That the models have attracted more
than ordinary attention may be gagged
from the fact that not many months ago
the owner exhibited them before the
King and a distinguished party at san
driugham. The late Queen Victoria was
also much interested in the models. They
were exhibited. at her special desire. a.
Windsor Castle
There are twenty-six different sets
many OF these sets containing a dozen or
more separate pieces. As already stated.
they are wrought in either sold or silver
and. wonderful as It may seem. are all
made by hand. without casting or aid Of
a glass. There is miniature locomotive
containing 220 pieces. Although il is so
small that you can place il in the palm OF
your hand and close il without The least
Inconvenience. 1t is an exact -}odeI in
every particular OF a fully equipped en-
CINE.
There are also a LiIIipJtian lawn mower
and two horizontal engines. There are
no fewer than 3S4 pieces in the former.
There are gold and silver bicycle one
and three-fourths inches high. Each cycle
contains l02 pieces. There are also gold
and silver tricycle.. each machine boast
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18
The Transforming Power
OF fldnUdl IrdininQ.

The average bad boy is simply a boy
bubiing over with vitality and the natural
spirits Of a healthy animal He expends
his energies in lighting and other obiec-
fionable practices because he has no other
interesting way Of working on his surplus
stealing Give him something to do. some
thing 10 occupy the active brain and
hsnds. and you open a new world 10 him
2 world OF undreamed-or possibilities. or
useful8ess for himself and humanity. The
Inherent nobility in the widest boy is
only awaiting the magic touch Of oypor-
tuniry 20 spring into active life.
Acting upon the conviction that the
most important work which can be done
for poor boys is 10 teach them how 10
Help themselTes she Peoples University
Extension Society Of New York is fur
nishiuz a large number Of free classes in
elementary manual work OF all kinds.
Throughout the various borouughs Of the
city. The remarkable transforming power
Of manual work over boys VINO would
usually be- calledd hopciessly bad was re-
Gently shown in striking way in one
o. the free classes ia elementary carpeu-
Try The boys were all very wild. had
caused a great deal OF trouble and had
been considered an almost hopeless prob
lem by the heads OF the settlement where
The class was held. On the opening night
o. The class one boy was 80 unmanageabIe
that the superintendent put him out OF
the room. He returned the next evening
ana within a very few weeks had been so
Transformed by the inspiration Of manual
work that he became the best workman
OF she entire class.
Very encouraging Incidents constantly
come 10 our notice showing the powerful
impulse Ter good which is brought into
the lives Of these waits OF the street bv
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18
GIVING POOR BOYS "A CHANCE.
BY EUGENE WHITNEY,
SecretaIy Of the Peoples University Ex-
tension Society OF New York.

the systematic training Of hand and bra IN
under the direction Of qualified and sym
pathetic teachers. The aptitude for learn
ing shown by boys who have had no op-
D0rtunities for making anything OF them
selves Is often astonishing 70 is not IN
usual 20 md boy doing such good work
in chair Gaming after half a dozen les
sons thar DC supports himself in that en-
ployment.
The desire for instruction in manual
work is so great IN all the tenement sec
lions Of the city that the demand for
trained teachers is constantly far beyond
the ability Of our society 90 supply. as our
work IS supported entirely by voluntary
contributions. There are hundreds Of
small missi0as, settlements and ether So
cieties working among the poor Of the
city. and they cone 70 as 10 send them
free teachers 10 instruct their members
I'm the practical and Industrial subjects
which they are so anxious 10 learn.
We find that the Peoples University
z tension Society can do more good with
the small amount OF money az its dis
po-.al by 5OiRg purely. cooperative work
on large scale and sending trained
teachers at us expense where they are
most urgently needed. The small local
societies furnish the rooms and the pe0-
pie anxious 10 learn. while our society
supplies experienced teachers who have
the ability 10 inspire and maintain en-
thusiasm among the students The great
success Of these classes in manual work
has caused them 70 grow beyond our most
sanguine anucipations Il has been
proved beyond al doubt that the people
earnestly desire 20 learn whenever the
opportunity is offered them. The re-
Spouse 10 that desire should not be lack
lag
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18
THE LOST CHILD.

Babe Isabel babe Isabel.
We miss you everywhere.
Your infant prattle in the hall.
Your patter on the stair:
At night we wake to hear v0a cali
We listen long-in vain.
We hear alone the sob. the moan
OF parent hearts in pain.
Babe Isabel, babe Isabel,
We miss you more and more:
Your happy smile had cast a spell
Within our humble door.
You brought the wealth OF perfect
love.
We had not any need.
Our riches all have flown above
And !ett as poor indeed.
Babe Isabel babe Isabel.
Come back a little while,
Your dollies wait in sad estate
And Rover needs your smile
The home is filled with lonely signs.
The sunshine long has fed.
Core back and dry our tearfgI ,vce-
We can Q believe you dead,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18
Paper Cannon

KrUpP. the great German manufacturer
OF cannon. has lately completed number
Of paper held-pieces for the use Of the
German infantry. Their calibre Is q little
less than two inches, and the pieces are
so light that one soldier can easily carry
one; but the resistance Is greater than
that Of a feId-piece Of steel OF the same
calibre.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18
New Use for the PostOffIce.

The postomce IN India not only collects
and delivers letters, parcels and other
articles, but acts % a certain extent as
e banker 10 the general public. sells
quinine and salt, pays military pensions
and collects the revenue eccruing to the
Government from laad and other sources.
But to the fertile brain Of one OF the
oldest officers in the department is due
the latest Development IN the work Of the
postofiice. The Punjab postohlce has come
forward as an elementary teacher. II not
only collects letters and delivers thsFn.
out teaches boys Ia elementary schools
now TO write then and address the coy
ers.-Pearson Weekly.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18
MRS
LIE MOYNE'S
BAD
FORTUNE.

Mrs. LeMoyne re-
turned 20 New York
last week. after play
ing a long engage
ment through the
West and South. She
las had a hard win
ter. she has not only
had trouble with her
I hro a t. which has
made IL almost i'm
possible for her 10
act at times. or for
her voice 90 be heard
If she cid act. but
her husband has been
in. with TWO trained
nurses and a doctor
IN constant attend
ance. This naturally
" a g disturbing o
Mrs. LeSloyne. She
broke away once and
went to see him. But
now he is quite him
self again and out
Of danger
The First Duchess
Of Marlborough" was
apparently not a good
choice of a play for
Mrs Le8loyne. 70
lacked the clements
Of popularity. She
never mad any great
confidence in Il. bat
her manager believed |
ia it. The play IS
not without clever
ness, but II lacked /
two vital elements
love and humor. You
must have one or the
other in a play, pref
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18
WHAT MAKES THE OENTLEMAN2

Honesty is perhaps the first quail
fcation Of gentleman-n0t alone
honesty in business dealings. but IN
all social and ethical relations"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18
I HE
PLAYER
FOLK.

According 10 the
rules and regulations
made and provided
by and the ancient
traditions Of the dc-
tIon makers art, the
moral of a story
should be stated in
the last chapter. But
ia this case the
moral will be set
down at the begin
ming. partly perhaps.
because the story
happens to be a true
one. The moral.
then, is Beware OF
wagcrs. even when
they seem to be gal
yauized cinches.
A. l. lowering. act
ing msnag ger Of the
"Eben Holden" com
pauy, is The hero
or victim-of this
story Eben Hoi-
den" requires. among
other props" a real
live horse. When the
company played at
Ithaca. New York re-
Gently. a horse was
hired from a livery
man named SeamOn
and during the first
act OF the perform
ancs the manager of
the company and the
manager Of the thea
tire fell 20 discussing
the animal.
1T seems TO be a
good horse. " said the
manager of the COM
HHH4HnH
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18

Any person who cannot buy the Morning Afternoon, Sunday
Edition of Ii Times any stand Washington suburban
towns railroad trains, elsewhere BY notifying
The Publisher The Tines Corner Tenth ana SIS Washington, D
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18

2 Town POINTS. POSTAGE PREPAID:
EVENING EDITION, on year. So: six
mouths &I-JO; three months. . cents.
Evening and Nuuda-. ono year. 50; six
months S-50s three months, $I.2-.
Morning. Evening, and sunday. one wear,
$40, six months, 50; three months, $3.50.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18
The House ard the Street.

tbs Is the house and the street
Where The lights and shadows meet:
Bat 7 listen long
Where the dead leaves throng.
For unreturning feet.
II.
Come back. o day so sweet,
viOlets deck the street.
While bells shall ring
And ne glad birds sing
Tor love S returning feet.
Prank l.. stanton.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18
C. s. Scamon.
Sheriff OF Tompkins Co. y. Y.
Horses for hire.

The sheriff believe" eaid The manager OF .hs hons,
reaching out Tor the $40 lis taking the horse away
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-14

There is no reason why a muscle or
muscles of the eye should not tag out
just as the muscles elsewhere do Let
one bear weight all day long, does be
not attribute his consequent headache
to. the heavy burden he has borne! 1t
seems without elaborate thinking we
could conceive of the results following
upon prolonged use of the eye. Nature
has done all she could to protect and
prelong the usefulness Of the eye.
No earthly architect ever yet planned
4 structure that weuld not yield, crum-
BILE and fall, and the house human, so
sxquisitsly uplifted In curious and
mysterious ways, falls and returns to
dust more rapidly and surely than need
be, for the reason that we do not real
ise how much one part is sustained or
sverthrewn by another. One tiny mus
Gle 10 potent enough to disturb the
whole economy, especially II intercur-
rent diseases exist in addition to EYE
strain"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-14

Cincinnati is to have a ''sweethearts'
owl" Tn girls Of the Mill creek val
lev decided they were tired of having
their beans put them on car and send
them homs Instead Of going home with
them. says the Pittsburg Dispatch The
res,,lt of mass meeting on the ques-
tion was petition to the street rail-
road officials for car to leave the up
per end Of the valley at II o'clock or
thereahout The president of the COM
pany thinks the women can get every.
;.li,c they want and 50 it will he.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-14
Parssite Flowers.
Curious excrescences resembling rud

flowers that grow on trees In TERRA
del FuegO are described by CORE
spondent Of La Nature, Paris. These
are found to be due to parasitic
growth. but the flowers" consist of
the inner wood of the tree which has
been forced through the bark and as
sumes various fanciful shapes, often
those Of the classical acanthus. seen on
Corinthian capitals. The parasite that
causes the growth is relative Of the
mistletOe.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-14

A delightful new story is extant
about the autocratic temper Of Or.
Henrik Ibsen, says the New York
Times. The Norwegian ministry Of
agriculture, needing an eligible home
of it's own, fixed its fancy on the ven
cradle pcssimist's corner house in
Christiania, from the broad hay win
dow OF which the doctor surveys roor
humanity through his spectacles
When lbsen received the customa airy
official "n.tice to quit" he shook his
fist and exclaimed Then l move to
Berlin" Nothing more was done. The
agricultural ministry is looking for an
other house. Christiania would not
have it's "leading citizen" 60 to Berlin.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-14
Loading Satan Down.

lightning knocked the church stee-
pie down" some one said to Brother
Dickey. Yes; Satan's eyes always
fash fire when he sees a church Stce-
ple gwine up "And here's Il color"d
brother killed another at camp meet
ing" Yes; Satan goes ter meetin'
long wild de res er dem en- sometimes
shouts de loudes'.' And a preacher
was drowned in the river last week.
"Oh, yes; Satan's in de water too. He
'bleege ter go dnr ter cool off, $50
you blame everything Oh Satan, dc
your Bless God"' was the reply.
"Ain't dat what he's ferW - Atlanta
Constitution.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-14

Women are belittled and made Of
no account in every possible way" ex-
claimed the indignant head of the fam
lily. Even the geographers willfully
and deliberately slight her. How man!
really important towns in this country
are named in honor of woman
We'll, my DEAR" said her husband,
scratching his chin ref1ectively, there's
GAINESVILLE. you know. "-Chcago Trib-
une.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-14
Cork Carpets.

cork carpet may be kept clean and
in good condition by using the follow
ing mixture: Put into bottle equal
parts of vinegar, turpentine, methylat-
ed spirit and linseed oil and shake
all well together. Rub this well all
over the carpet with a pad of cloth or
something Of the, Kind, polishing it well
afterward with a clean cloth.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-09-20

Family tradition has handed down
the following anecdote regarding the
babyhoOd of a gentleman. now grand
father, who is noted among his many
friends and acquaintance for bis
marked decision of character: When be
was two or three years old, be was
taken very i'll. and his family In alarm
sent for the village doctor. That worthy
came and prepared a powerful dose
after the custom of those days, which
the small sufferer was forced to take ID
spite of much kicking and squaIins
The next day the doctor came again
and once more fixed up the cup OF good
old fashioned medicine and set II De
fore the fireplace to warm. The pau!
watched proceedings intently up 10 tnis
point. then suddenly slid from n'
mothers lap and. toddling unsteaal!
to the fire. kicked the cup under 'De
backlog.
"Confound him." said the doc'Of
"he'll live"
He did.-New York Times.
The new age. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1902-190?, 1902-09-20

day with a large attendance. The con-
vention is composed exclusively OF
white men, being the first white re-
publican state convention ever held in
Alabama. Before the convention met
the state executive committee I'M
seated all the negro delegates. A num-
Der of prominent negroes are on hand
to protest against this action, but II
is not expected their protests will be
needed.
United States Senator Pritchard, OF
North Carolina. will address the con-
vention and it is expected that he viii
indorse the white movement. Former
State Senator McEllery, of Tallade-
ga is to be slated for the nomination
for governor. and il is stated that
complete state ticket will be put up.