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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04
Free Schools to Teach Servants
viii Solve the Domestic Problem


IN a certain city Of our land. a little
while ago, a movement was set agOing
Il by band Of well intentioned women
for the purpose OF improving the
condition Of the domestic servant
Whether the effort was sustained and
carried through 70 the working Of actual
good / do not know. for many were in
cliued TO doubt the practical value Of the
plans adopted. and the air teamed with
that sort Of enthusiasm suspiciousIy sug-
gestive Of fads. The object was to de-
Yelop the mental capacity Of their cooks
and chambermaids, TO provide them with
books and polite stationery. TO cultivate
a degree Of aestheticism somewhat in ad-
vance Of their caIlings. and, while in no
way interfering with the performance Of
their duties, to lift them out Of the tedium
of labor.
This is all very well in its way and
laudable enough, but scarcely TO the point
Many clever women. charminEly versed in
topics Of the day. are utterly incapable
Of cooking a good dinner. nor viii their
intimacy with the popular authors assure
dexterity in the making Of beds.
What the servant girl needs is superior
training, not entertainment She is quite
capable Of looking after the latter herself
but often the opportunity for learning the
better methods that may be applied 70 her
work is lacking. What We need is a
school for Homework. where girls may be
thoroughly trained in special branches.
for in these days Of fats and apartments.
where the entire work OF a small house
hold may be comfortably accomplished BY
one, the course might embrace simple
training in all the domestic duties.
Consider for moment the woe and tur-
mOu that one raw girl OF average intel
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04
Douglass Wooden Legs.

The late D. De Forrest Douglass. of
Springfield, Mass, who originated the
manufacture Of wooden legs just before
the civil war. was particular about his
dress" says the Republican" and it is
said that he wrought his artificial legs
wearing as neat and careful raiment as
he wore in public. His was a most cor
dial and genius nature. aud he was an in
teresting talker. Naturally ne had pride
in HIS own special invention. which has
been Of so great importance.
One Of his favorite stories was Of the
tramp tree" This was a red willow
which sprung from the stan Of a tramp
10 whom the Shakers Of Somers gave a
msaL He stuck his willow stick at the
eGge Of a brook, aud there IL took root
and grew 20 a lusty tree. which Mr.
Douglass bought, and used in his making
of legs. He had been curious 10 foIlo,y
the fortunes OF this tree and used TO say
that it had the genius Of the tramp him
self. for 1t was now walking over a great
part Of the earth-in Australia. in India
and as well over much Of the United
States.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04
American Colony at Rome.

There is a large American colony IN
Rome not only students, artists, and
persons who come TO spend the winter.
Out many permanent residents. Several
Roman princes and other members Of the
nobility have married American women.
Many Of the most prominent ladies in
the court circle are Americans. Including
the wife Of the Minister OF the Royal
Household.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04
An Empress Establishment.

The households and establishments Of
the late Empress Frederick Of Germany,
at Cronberg and at Berlin, have been
broken up. The members Of her house
holds and her old servants have been
pensioned from January 1. Her palace
near the opera house in Berlin reverts
to her grandson, the Grown Prince, and
VIII be thoroughly repaired and redeeor-
ated during the next year.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04
AT the Concarf-

He-VerY funny, isn't It?
She-VerE
He-of course you understand French
we'll?
She-NOt a word.
He-But you laugh
she-So do the others.
(The title OF the song is Personne ne
o0mprend )-PunDh.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04
Wen All Shake Hands.

We're at peace with all the nations
Saw in Filipino lands
And they'll soon be comm over.
And weIl
All
Shake
Hands,
No use in bOOmin' cannon
And hurlin irebrands:
We can keep away from trouble
II we
Shake
Hands!
Each king across the water
The science understands:
No danger from our warships
While we
All
Shake
Hands!
An Wen meet EN- on the highway
And sample favorite brands
In a toast 20 one another
AS we
All
Shake
Hands,
Atlanta C>nStitus.on.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04

Should you in your years OF battle,
When you sounded Freedoms drum.
Have obtained your independence
Had not France your friend become?
VIII you to sOTe-pressed sister
When she calls, stand coldly dumbY
(AusWeT.)
No! brave TransvaaI, we've awakened,
Slow We may be. but We Gomez
We will help you in the struggle
For your Freedom, almost wonf
Never shall the Future record
We refused the summons, "ComoV'
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04
DAN DAYS DIAGNOSIS.

Since Dan DAILY has become he has taken personal
charge Of the company appearing in The New
Workers.. directing rehearsa and IS he is partner in
the business Of the organization when occurs p
90 i'm.
Several Of the lately made if
habit Of being "Wednesday for nlatnees and not mt
ting in appearance at the theatre the night performance
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04

Daniel V. Arthur,
who conducted the
stock company at
this theatre two sea
sons ago-undoubted-
Iy the very best or
ganization OF the
kind that has ever
occupied a local the
stre-there is moth
ing definitely known
concerning the prof.
ect.
Mana ger Chase viii
run his vaudeville
shows through the
summer months, Un-
til probably a week
OF so before the COM
mencement OF next
season, and there is
a good chance that
the Lafayette viii be
kept open for a brief
spell after Mr.. Bel
lews takes his de-
parture for Denver.
where he runs a
stock company every
summer at Elich 5
Garden.
The syndicate the
aires - the National
and Columbia - are
only booked up TO the
latter part Of April
Manager Rapley will
offer such we'll
known and popular
stars as Dan Daily.
-sLe-l , va IL II IL 3 } u
liza MarlOwe, May r.
win, ". H. Crane,
and Henry Miller be
fore the termination
OF the theatrical
year, while the Co
lumbia will have JEFF
fer5Ou de Angels.
Kellar. the magician.
QUO Eadis, Mrs.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04
SEASONS END IN SIGHT.

won't be weeks before the show shops put
up their shutters until September.
The theatrical Washington
into the period. in cities Of the country.
Washington has been known companies OF
than ordinary merit after the end OF the regular
although there talk Columbia
putting forward such
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04

Last week, one Of
t h e s e so afflicted
with the midweek
matinee malady sent
the usual note to the
stage manager OF the
company. saying;
The doctor says /
avn too i'll to appear
during the matinee.
but I shall be ali
right at night.
This being shown
TO Daily. while he was
making up. the
comedian wrote on
the note.
My Dear Miss
Y o ur physician s
analysis of the case
is very much at va-l-
auce with mine. You
viii n o { b e well
enough to play again
with this company
during the rest OF
the season.
DAILY was evidently
brought up in an al
iopathic college.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04

Any person who Morning Afternoon Sunday,
Edition of The Times any Washington suburban
towns railroad trains elsewhere favor by notifying
the Publisher Of The Times Come. Tenth and Washington
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04

Mid dissouance and clamor
Her clear voice ringeth SIN.
The mist may cloud the meadow,
But sunlight crowns the hill
Ernest Neal Lyon.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04
SUBSCRIPTION RATES 10 OUT OF

MORNING EDITION. one year. 50: six
month";, $3.50; three months. sI.eJ. Morn
ing ana sunday, one year. 81; SIX months.
$500; three months, Sis. Sunday edi-
aOn only, one year, -; six months, 81;
three month, 30 cents.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04

NJ a n y friends OF
NJ j s s Elizabeth A.
Padgette. who is pic
.tured in The Times
this afternoon, aver
that the actress bears
a strong facial re
semblance to Mrs.
James Brown Potter
Miss Padgette was,
earlier this theatrical
year, a member Of
d a n / Il Frohmans
forces. and 1t is ex-
pected that before
long she will be an
acquisition TO til e
Lafayette stock Or
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04
TOWN FONTS, POSTAGE PREPAID.

EVENING EDITION, one y~ar, 81; six
months, SI.5O; three months, - cents
Evening and SUNDAY. one wear. -; six
months. 22-5O; three months. sI.25.
EIoIuin-. Evening, aad Sunday, one year.
SIC, six months, So three months s2.5O.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04
Is the Average Age Of Man Increasing?

The popular impression is that men
are growing in longevity, but stats
tics seem to prove the opposite.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-04
A YOUNGER SISTERS APPEAL

This poem was written by BOer Africa
Onares D.
request 5a IL be Pa5ned sata..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-03
SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST
Texas Is Getting the Best Class of
Immigrants-A Comparison.
THE RAILROADS ARE COMPETING.
Ftuit and Truck Raising Is Acknovyledoe5
to Be the Best Advertisement Of
South Texas.

passenger official Of the southern pa
enc said yesterday that the colonizatio,
OF the undevelcped portion Of tho conntr,
west Of the Mississippi river was tho most
important subject of correspondenco 1,
railroad oficlaldom Passenger nam.
managers of the great western lines aro
competing with each other in tho .0ort 81
aehieye results, aud now practically an of
the desirable farming lands Of the sonth
west and Northwest have been listed with
railroad land and immigration agents ~,
sale upon reasonable terms. IL was pciut
ed ont that great difference existed he
tween the two great sections of the West
difference which is attracting the htten
ton of statesmen, as well as railroad mon
lave you ever considered" he remarked.
the fact that the Northwest Idaho. wash
ington, Oregon, and Manitoba IN particular
lis being settled up by foreigners Hun.
garians, Finlanders ana Russians
have little money with which to start life
In new country Thousands Of them
have gone out there to raise wheat and
other grains Godspeed them! on tho
other hand, am proud to call attention
to the fact that the Southwest is getting
the sturdy German, the energetic Irish
man and the native American, usually Of
scotch-lrish descent An OF them have
both money and brains, aud they are very
desirable citizens. They have been at
tracted to Texas by the wonderful success
Of pioneers In fruit and truck raising by
the great rice Industry ana its vast pCfsi-
blliues, and by the world famous oil NEEDS
and mineral deposits. This is the favored
country and here shall be built up grand
commonwealth. Its fame has already
spread over the world, and the European
knows how to spell Texas and correctly
name IT'S geographical location. OF late
years the railroads have advertised the re-
sources Of Texas upon a vast scale aud
shall continue to do so. The government
has supplemented our efforts by sending
expert Drospectors and surveyors to ex-
anime the soils. the minerals and report
the possibilities of this section. In every
case their reports have been favorable.
But best of all has been the remarkable
success of the settlers along the lines of
the Houston East and West Texas and the
international and Great Northern In raising
fruit and truck From n farmers stand
point, South Texas has a glorious future,
Within the next two years the wealth and
population of our State will be materially
Increased by the influx Of new settlers, the
great majority of whom will possess money
with which to buy farms aud engage III
business -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-03
ORIGIN o. THE akArY ELYER.o

Mr. Crush Tells How the Happy
Thought Occurred
The Katy flyer Is unique among all tbs
fast specials 81 the United states This
Is probai ~ the only instance in the history
Of railroad circles whore n flyer has been
So intimately and attractively associated
With q Noman's name.
AS is well known the louisville and
Nashville is PECULIARLY called the "Eien
y. but this is so plainly corruption OF
the initial letters OF the road, and has so
little personality about it, that the name
awakeus slight interest
The Katy Flyer" is different The
name In itself is decidedly romantic and
the dainty Katy Girl" whose picture has
been used SO effectively in all the Missouri,
Kansas and TeXas advertisements, appeals
directly to the fancy of the imaginative
traveller No doubt many fanciful tourists
ueNe woven pleasing little romances IA
their active minds 1f some charming wife
on sweetheart who was the cause Of the
happy inspiration. No doubt II will he
souls to learn that the terms. "katy
fryer, had their origin in a rather pro
sale though interesting way.
Mr., w. g Crush, general passenger and
ticket agent OF the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, furnishes the following Interesting
l9tormation in regard to the origin of the
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
way, years ago, was leased and operated
Ply the Missouri Pacific. and that part OF
the line that today is the Missouri Kan
sas and Texas was known TO them as the
n. and II. division, meaning the Kansas
and Texas division. AS is well known,
trainmen, switchmen, and other railway
employees abbreviate everything, and In
hnndllng cars IN the yards instead of say
ing; Put the X and r. car No. SO.864 on
tldetrack they said, Put the X. T. car,
etc *. IT, was not so easily said 40
KATY consequently the road bccnme
known as the Katy" 1t being short
name and the road being universally known
among trainmen as the KATY" we adopt-
ed 1t as Il trade mark. The word Katy
being feminine, we use our present katy
Cir In connection with our advertise
In 1893 during the Worlds Fair at
Chicago, we put on our first fast train
from Texas points in connection with the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. The train,
Of course, required n name that was dis
tinct and could be advertised. and II he
lug lyer-a very fast train-it was called
the katy Flyer and tis name has
been IN use ever since In connection with
our fast train.
1t may be added that Mr. Crush himself
originated the fetching katy Girl" whose
dainty figure is familiar to the travelling
public everywhere.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-03
ANENr TIE RocK ISLAND.

Railroad Men Consider Traffic Agree
rnents Preferable to Building Lines,
The Railway Age has been publ sizing in
teresting editorials on traffic agreements
versus new construction, in which it was
argued that the building Of unnecessary
lines of railroads added to rather than les
sened the burdens Of transportation
charges, ana that unless the need Of addi-
tional facilities could De Clearly shown,
the building of extra mileage should be dis
Outraged. group of railrold men were
discussing this argument yesterday anent
the Rock Island and Southern Pacific. They
agreed WITH the Age until some one hap
peued to remark; Yes but the alterna.
tive arpllcs 1t can be clearly shown that
the traffic is in excess of existing faeiii-
tics. The roads acknowledge that, So ac-
cording TO your argument, the Rock lslnd
shuul be encouraged to build It's own Hue.
In fact. IL VIII have to Duid Its own Inc
The general public believes that the
more Iai!r,ads the more competition,
hence encourage the construction of new
linJs Railroad men, however. seem to he
lleve that IL is better to use existing 70 DIS
than to build new ones. Illustrations: Tie
Wabash ana Grand Trunk use the sumo
rails between Detroit and Buffalo; the
Santa Zee and the Colorado and Southern
run over the same track between Pueblo
and Denver; the Rock Island and Union
Pacific use Jointly the road between Kan
sas City ana Topeka. etc. Railroad men
say that the amount saved by running one
instead OF two lines iuurys directly to the
benefit OF the people. On the ground that
every dollar saved in the cost of trans
portation "fnas expression in the reduction
Of transportation charges.
1t is still believed In railroad circles that
the Rock Island and the southern Pacific
viii enter into contract for joint opera
al Il fxiz az
las End Galveston. from this standpoint
the proposition Is a simple enc. 70 build 4
new line would divide the traffic now
handled by the Central; to cutcr into traf-
fc agreement the Rock Island would save
the expense of operating on exp nsive rail-
road preserve To- the Central its present
status and infict no gre t Injury than
woulG result from the building Of q now
road This principle II Ia allr gcd, Is he
Ing extended throughout all dep rtmcDts
Of traffic. Tho hHildlng Of two lines NJ
road where one will answer the purpose Is
said to be an imposition; first, upon the
railroad whose traffic is thereby injured,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-03

t and later unon the people who have 20 pay
w 9.u me Reilw0y Age says: The
considerations which und, rlv many OF the
tsetIt tranic agreements viii exercise
,I'.i influence against the construc-
teh 9t needless railroad mileage, and the
lime els y not far distant when new lines Will
ne punt only when the triffic can be shown
70 be In excess Of existing facilities =
According TO rum0r. the new securities or
the Rock island will be liste on the tork
exchange Of New York nest wetk, prtetl-
cally nll Of tho old stock az tho cemp ny
having been deposited In accordance vita
me plan for the reimbursement OF tho capital
stock and very llttlt win remain outstlnd-
ing II Is calculated tht tho earnings N
me Rock lslaud, which have recently beet
SHOWING large increases. are equal 20 about
y per cent carned on the pref ired stock
lhere Is coed ut GRITTY tch nd the stnte
ln.nt mat III, Rock Islnnd svstcm rs at
prescott cen titut' Vi Is not by any means
cmrt'ted. Plans are said 10 No nndrr con.
tller1'ion Which arr Intended 20 Iucra se
considerably the strategic position " the
system New York dispatches say IN I
.@othl imro't mt links have heen decided
L,ipon, fnd i is believed That the u has
liou ton division Is one ~ them
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-03
NEW FAST SCHEDULE
Southern Railway Cuts Down Time from
New York to New Orleans.

Southern Railway Cuts Down Time from
New York to New Orleans.
Atlanta, Ga, November 1.-THE Southern
Railways fast mail train, with a card time
schedule Of thrty-three miles an hour be.
tween New York aud New Orleans was
inaugurated today. The first train, which
reached this city tonight, made the record
In twenty-five hours The train is routed
over the Pennsylvania railway from New
York to Washington. where the train is
taken in charge by the Southern Railway.
reaching this city over the road at 1f:i0
p m. Quick connection Is made In this
city with the Atlanta and West Point rail
way ana Western or Alabama railway.
which VIII deliver the mali to the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad at Montgomery.
completing the distance between Atlanta
and New Orleans IN eleven hours The
train between New York and Atlanta Will
carry only mail and express, being the first
train ever run In the South exclusively for
this service. The Southern Railway will
also make connections over it's system 70
Ala, and the Central OF
Georgia by Its New York fast mail" viii
give fast schedule into Southwest Geor.
nla.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-03
Vt NJ II1nhlns,
Live Stock sanitary Commissioners.


REPORT or STATE vETERtNAR1AN
Houston. Texas SEPTEMBER "A Owing
the small State appronn EN- for the Live
stock sanitary Commissions my time hs
mot be n fully occupied With the Stte w rg;
cons. quently, my report is not as clabor te
As II would have been had | been employed
steadily Texas, wits her vast stock IN.
dustrr should have several vet ri iins
as assistants to the state yetcr nnrian. TO
work with the sanitary board a. her utter.
ets. A laboratory is necessary and d com
pttent bacteli loeist 70 conduct II; thel
with the nssstanc- e the yeteriuari ns
through ut the state It would he only a
short while TIL the localities IN which CON
tagion exists could be known aud pr y. T.
50, Us t1ken to stnmp II out.
AS the matter staIde at present it ls OBJ
viyus that ] can not an I'd to devote IA .
time MOI 20 purchase tie necessary aUplE
auces or scientific experiment aud eX M
indti0n of specinlns OF bacteria. etc. wAicn
are abso utely necessary. To do Justice to
his position. the state Veterinarian ought
e. be able to give the State all his time
without Any private bus ness I 1 rrupt
him. Otlcr States. whose stock inter ,sts
are not as extensive as those Of IvNua
N XIV an appropriation ~ from $4,000 [ d
$4,000 annually TO enable the sanitary
boa and the state tcrlnarian. with q
corps Of assistants. to attend exclusively TO
their duties
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-03
KATYs COMMERCIAL AGENT.
Brief Sketch of the Career of Mr.. w, G
ZnAr.AAr NJ. - OIL.

DIleI oketcn OF the career OF Mr. w. Z.
Zehnder, Now OF Dallas.
Mr.. w. c. zehnder, formerly contracting
agent for the Katy" recently appointed
commercial agent for that company, has
gone to Dallas to assume the duties of his
new office and Houston loses one OF its
most capable and popular railroad men
Mr.. zehnder Is a telegraph operator OF wide
experience and was employed by the West
ern Union at Galveston ten years ago. He
served the International and Great North.
ern two years Ms operator IN the general
office at Palestine. and was brought to
Houston as operator and assistant Ticket
agent under Mr. George d. Hunter, which
position he held two years. lie left the
international and Great Northern over It's
protest and accepted the position Of chief
clerk to, the assistant general freight
agent and was made contracting agent n
year ago. Mr.. Zehndcr is known as A
trst-class rate man and as being thoroughly
reliable, energetic and ambitious AS a
telegrapher he Travelled extensively and
gained experience which enables him to
grasp the details Of raIlroad work with n
readiness possessed by few. Mr. Zehnder's
associates and former employers predict for
him a successful career. His position as
commercial agent gives him n higher title
and more authority. His family accom-
panied him to their new home.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-03
Notes and Personals.

Mr.. Earl Radford late with the Calves
ton, Harrisburg and San Antonio at Calves
ton, has accepted a position here in the
local office Of the Katy.
Hon. ]. ]. Mahhn. one Of the ATTORNEYS
OF the Velasco. Brazos and Northern, ar.
rived yesterday evening from Brookshire.
where he left the engineering corps Of that
road pushing toward the front In speak,
ing Of the road, Mr.. Mahan stated that the
preliminary work upon It was progressing
very satisfactorily, Indeed.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-03
PostaI channe Al paIIas.

W. J. Church, wen known telegrapher.
has resigned his position as manager Of the
Dallas office OF the Postal Telegraph. Cable
company to accept the position Of cashier
for the Houston and Texas Central railroad.
Headquarters at Houston. He has been
manager &C Dallas for several years. lie
will be succeeded by Mr.. w. " Molly,
manager for the Postal at Fort Worth. who.
In turn, Will be succeeded by Mr.. Shrimp
ton Of Waco. Mr.. Molly was FORMERLY
manager at shreveport Both he and Nil
shrimpton are well aud favorably known
in Telegraph circles.