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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28

a body to be kicked and soul to be
damned. We can say roundiy, with Miss
Bella Wiifer- ''I hate our landlord, and
feel that We are hating something and
somebody. But this dreadful mortgage
chiils US out Of irritation into despond-
ency.
In Western stories it absorbs all thu
profit of the farmers toll and leaves him
poor, secured. and disheartored-
In New England tales 1t has generally
come down as heritage CT trouble from
some involved grandfather, and each gen
Grafton is bowed and bent under the
weight of its grfevous yoke.
In all cases The uncompromising touch
Of realism gives a painful distinetiveness
to the pictures and seems TO say in every
line: This is called fiction. but it is the
truth, Resist its power who ean!p
The work is wei done-too we'll done nv
far; there is no withstanding its appeal.
But life is sad and the world is gay and
many detected moments go TO every hour.
Give Us. at least in the warm realm OF
romance. something more blithe to cheer
Us On cur way If there IS 4 New Eng
land farmer who has no mortgage on his
farm, tell Us about that happy man. II
there IS a New England woman whosa
home is really her own, tell Us about that
prosperous spinster. Give Us a little sun
shine now and then to melt the ice ard
gid the unguarded moments that ne steal
from time.
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! America But for practical purposes he
is richer than all the rich men. The
capital represented in the interests which
/ he controls-the Steel Trust, the rail
ways, the steamships, and the rests
| estimated at the amazing total Of $780,
100000 He buys and sells again, collect
ing large commissions on every deal. and
| he invests his own money in the concerns
upon which he operates He is the en-
/ peTor Of commission agents, and his
/ movements across the globe are as min
utely watched and recorded as those OF
| any other king
Mr.. Morgan is no fool He does not
trust to luck, and he is not conceited
enough 10 think that he knows it all
himself" His method of collecting a
staff vas like the rest Of his operations
He has eleven partners, and every one of
them is a recognized expert in some de-
/ parSment of finance He appointed one of
them without seeing him, purely ea .bc
strength of his established reputation.
and paid him a salary OF 10000 a year,
with share OF profits. With men of this
kind At his elbows Mr.. Morgan does not
need TO waste weeks on inquiries when
there is big deal in progress.
He is man o. few words. and he waits
for the other man to begin the talking.
a young broker went TO him to borrow
100000 for client Being warned about
the great mans methods, he said what he
rsanted in half dozen words. aud hand
ed Mia lse list OF securities to be de-
posted. He looked st me as if he saw
clear through ne said the broker, and
Their glanced swiftly down the list. Then
/ ne said; III take the loan, and handed
me over TO one Of his partners. Alto
gether I was in his room about a minute
and hall"
There is another story about how Mr.
Morgan used this weapon Of brevi+y. A
nan owned coal lands in Pennsylvania
which he knew we're necessary FOR one Of
the great mans schemes. He went down
prepared to have It out with Morgan
and to extract such price as would make
his children happy to the third genera
ton. He was kept waiting for long
time, and then the man of millions came
out bulky and impassive and looked him
coldly in the eye. III give you so much
Tor your property" said the big man at
last The impressed coal owner agreed On
the spot, and walked out 81 the Office.
Finally, he IS man who builds I'd
rather than destroys, and although small
CT men and weaker concerns may perish
n the process, his object is always to
weld 1ottering interests together and
make them strong Competition is Grim
inal, he says, when it.destroys the in
terest on investrnents-'-a that is the
ruling principle Of mis- business life.
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THE MORTGAGE ON THE FARM
By AGNES REPPLIER.

HERE are some things which hap
pen so often in stories that they
L have become part of the novelist's
stock IN tTade-his tools, IN fact
which he employees as regularly as a car
penter does his saw or burglar his
jimmy. Occasionally they grow oId-fash-
toned and are replaced By newer or more
complicated articles warranted to stand
the wear and tear of few years usage.
The tool box is filed afresh and each in
ventive artisan goes to work with the
same admirable apparatus.
Brain fevers. for example, are no longer
de riguer as formerly, when no tale was
held to be complete without enc.
Forged wills, too. are growing rarer in
fiction; grim family secrets have almost
passed out Of record, and even Eliza
bethan houses with Iatliced windows ap-
pear to have fallen into decay.
In their place we have cheap restau-
rants, cooperative workshops, sermons
and lectures unabridged, q new and not
very edifying type of clergyman. an end
less variety CT old maids. ard some in
innate revelations OF poverty.
One CT these is The inevitable and mel
anchOIy mortgage, which has the same
disturbing prominence in American &c
ton, in short stories especially. that the
landlord used to have in heart-rendinc
English tales.
OF the two evils I prefer the landlord,
because he at least is flesh and blood. has
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28
By
By
CHARLES G. BURLTNGHAM.
President of the New York Board Of
Education.

to wear out his youthful enthusiasm
in teaching the rudiments of his sub
ject. In Germany and in France uni
versity fellowship are provided for
such men This IS what the Carnegie
foundation win de for young men in
this country
Thus it seems TO me that the effect
of these gifts on public education will
be to supplement the work of the
State and to make it possible for any
man who has it in him to make him
self scholar in the true sense of
the word Men of genius make their
own opportunities, but some men
capable of doing great things require
favorable conditions for their deveI-
-opment, and these are the men for
whom the Carnegie and Rhodes gifts
are meant
have spoken OF the effect of these
gifts on individuals; there is another
side to the question The influence of
the universities is felt even in the
kindergarten. As DIR. William T. Ear-
ris, the United States Commissioner
of Education recently said, it IS i'm
portant "to conduct even the most
elementary education of the people
in the light of the highest and best
in human learning
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/ arship no man need become a sup
plant for charity. The youth who
has obtained his preliminary educa-
ton, elementary, high school, and
collegiate, from the State, not as a
matter of charity, but as a matter of
right, as a citizen, may enter into
competition for one of the Rhodes
scholarships offered as u reward of
merit If he succeeds, he enters into
the society of scholars which knows
no limitation of race, creed, or con
ditions
If 1 understand correctly the p11r-
pose of Mr. Carnegie's gift for the
establishment in Washington of an
institution for research, it will give
to graduates of our colleges and uni
Tersities an opportunity to pursue
their studies far beyond the limits
set in other institutions. The criti-
cal period in the life of scholar or
investigator is the time when, having
received his university degree. he is
looking forward with hope to the ac-
complishment of something in his
special field OF work which viii make
the world wiser or better. Often such
man finds it necessary to take a DO
sition as tutor in some college. there
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28
THE. MATTER OF POOR SPELLING

Z is reported that only twenty out CT
sixty students in an English class at
4 Northwestern University were able 10
pass a simple examination in spell
ing. though they have actually been
thumbing the spelling book fer the last
two months There is just a CLEAN Of
encouragement in this evidence that spell
ing books are still printed, but the stu
dents labor under the same disadvanf-
ages as the statesman who imagined
that he had solved all the knotty prob
lens Of finance after two months study.
They did not begin early enough in life,
and the period OF their application to the
book was too short for any time Of life.
The study should begin with the arst
lessons at school, and the proper princI-
pies Of instruction were never better IL
Illustrated than in the old Webster spell
ing book. Words should be learned in
groups in which there is a similarity Of
sound and spelling. and fastened in the
memory by many repetiuons. This is
the way 10 tx them for life. and though
It is not q Gowery way with aIIurfng
prospects Of knowledge gained without
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28

effort, it provides an excellent drill
which counts for something besides SPELL
ing
It is a pity that the discipline Is 81
much neglected now, pity also that
several Of those unfortunate Northwest
ern students were so far demoraIfze5
that they spelled thorough" ..thoro >,
This was not a natural error because
thoro does not sound like thorough. ard
1t was clearly due to a lamentabIe in
lection from The falsely called phonetic
system. With that disease following mon
q neglect Of the early education hone
must be abandoned.
For the encouragement Of the sna11fDg
reformers, John Mcdonald Of the .ryves,7
ern School Journal" has made a caIcrIs-
ton By which he assures them thar a+
the rate they are proceeding now. If tho
people and press would approve. the Enc
Hsh language might be reformed in 81
Ss2 years But this takes no account %
the constant accessions to the lang7,,aa
which numbered 25,0e0 IN the decade fro-o
1890 to 1890.
Verify, the road Of the spelling reform
CT is tFeadmilI.- Chicago Record ueraT5
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sands into the eofin-Ilke narrowness of
the hall room
If she has wit and a taste for coziness,
she can soon at small expense make her
tiny wilderness to blossom as the rose.
What is a bachelor den without a coy
corner OF course she must have one.
she puts in plea with the Iaadlaiy for
a eoueh-bed, with wire springs. instead OF
the white iron one She gets it. and an
Oriental cover as we'll Sofa pillows next.
Fer this purpose the possibilities OF
hve-cent handanas are endless. She nav
buy every design, from Persian TO polka
dot, IN dull blues and bright scarlets. She
sews two together fer each slip. Oas she
leaves open to take the pillow from at
night This one she ties together for
daytime use with ends Of pretty ribbon.
Then the India prints are cheap and eff
fectiTe. as we'll as the endless DESIGNS
stamped on linen to be embroidered at
odd moments
A homemade screen may be constructed
with the aid Of three broken panels from
an cid frame, few yards Of 7-cent
chintz and 2 paper of tacks. The hinges
are bits OF cloth doubled up several times.
and the band decoration at the tor Ct
crepe paper.
japanese umbrellas of various sizes.
suspended open above the coy corner or
from the arch Of a doorway. add q quaint
Oriental touch. They can be purchased
for 10 OF 20 cents. The effect nav be
heightened by japanese lanterns dangIed
by string or ribbon from an alcove or
door arch These also may be had for 10.
20 and 80 cents.
Then Miss Bachelor Girl might tack 4
few folding paper fans, or oddly cut palm
leaf ones. beneath her umbrellas or above
the lanterns to hide the handles. The
fans can be had for few cents each.
wire frame for photos can be bought
for Is cents, or larger size for % cents.
Another pretty way to arraage photos CT
snapshots Is to fasten them vertically on
long streamers of bright ribbon about two
inches wide, aEo hang them panel-wise
upon door or widow castings
As you go On identifying your little
kingdom, new ways Of decoration will
suggest themselves to you, and ycu will
take in your surroundings the personal
pleasure that the word home implies.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28
ENGLISH VIEW OF MORGAN The H2anoss,s:

&" He biggest commission agent il
the world" In these words q
1 London fnancfer described Mr.
J. Pierpont Morgan, wko has
arrived on his annual trip to Europe. SAYS
the London Express"
Nobody but himself knows what Mr.
Morgan is coming for. Nobody but him
self ever is in the secret as to the full
extent Of his plans. He believes in the
sudden onslaught in business matters
It IS stated yariously that he is coming
IoF holiday, that ne is coming TO see
the coronation. and that he IS coming tn
bsy anything IN the market.
Mr. Morgan has some points Of re-
semblance TO our own Mr. HooIey, but
more points Of difference. Like Mr.
Hooley, the American fnanciar PLAYS for
high stakes, states precisely how much he
intends 10 make. and sweeps away smaller
men by the breadth OF his schemes. and
the curt way IN which he arrives at a
settlement. Unlike Mr.. HooIey. he has
the knack Of continued success.
It Is a futile business 10 try and com
pate how much OF a mans success Is due
to character and how much to ability.
Luck may be left out Of the question.
But it IS certainly true OF Mr.. Morgan
that character has had good deal to do
with the anlaszlng CT his millions and
the growth Of his power He is a big
man, masterfuI man. and a curt man.
He lets you see that he intends TO have
his OWL way, and that you must not waste
his time before suTrendering.
The Morgan eye is said to be fear
some weapon The story. goes that when
Mr. Morgan wants a new railway he calls
up the president and gIares at him. The
bewiIdered pres dent sbivers and sells.
Hang it" said enc of them, If that nan
held only a singls share in a railroad he
would boss It" The compelling eye and
the masterfuI mird are great things in
business-when they have the necessary
millions behind them. In his dealings
with the outer world Mr. Morgan has
force, but no fascination, for which
reason he is powerful rather than
popular
His power is that Of wealth, used in
eessantly for the purpose OF making more
wealth The moves of the game are daz-
zingly swift, and as confusing as a con
jurors In the early stages OF a negotf-
alton you can generally be sure that
whatever Mr.. Morgan is doing it is not
what you think he is. This fact causes
1iutterings in The financial dovecot. When
the great man goes out for q walk you
can never be sure whether he intends to
buy Windsor Castle or only collie pup.
Mr. Morgan is not the richest man in
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28

IT HE tendency in this country is
to extend free public educa-
ton, beyond the limits of the
elementary schools and high schools,
to the college.
The extraordinary increase in the
number of high schools in the last
decade, the development of State uni
versities and the change of public
sentiment toward the free colleges
here in New York-the College of the
City of New York and the Normal
College which now rest securely on
a basis OF popular support-are evil
dences Of this tendency.
Is the college supplements the high
school, so the university supplements
the college Universities in the true
sense of the word cannot, at present
at least, look to the State for sup
port. For this season the gifts of Mr.
Carnegie for an establishment at
Washington of an institution, the
chief purpose of which is research,
and the founding Of the Oxford State
scholarship by Cecil Rhodes, are to
be regarded as natural supplement
TO the public educational system of
this country
In order to obtain a Rhodes schol-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28
THE BACHELOR GIRL OF
THE SHOP AND STUDIO

THE first problem which confronts
the bachelor girl in a big city at
1 the outset of her wage earning ca
reer IS, where and how shall /
live2' says the st Louis star"
Many girls are entirely seIf-dependent
On wages of SO to 8 a week. For such
limited purses there are only two re-
sources-the homes supported by charity.
private or public, and the seR-supported
boarding houses, which furnish rooms and
board al $3.50 to 50 a week
The homes are by far the cleaner.
lighter and more wholesome. but the rules
are rigid and irksome. The greatest OBJ
lection, however, is their SAVIOR of charity.
which to the Independent American girl
spOiIs the taste Of the best bread in the
world.
The cheap boarding house is much less
attractive It is usually in the most
crowded section OF the city. and the barest
necessities, as well as the barest dorni-
tory rooms. are furnished
So each struggier here has. at least
the incentive of discomfort to push her
way UP in the world as fast as possible
into little purer stratum Of where she
can afford TO pay IS or $ a week at lew
est for her food and housing.
For this sum she can i've very coziIv.
There are two doors oFen to the seven
dollar-a-week girl. Beyood either is com
fort and spot in ta,e geeat rushing city
where peace and ho'nyH ness wiz warn,
the heart.
The first is studio life, OF rooms for
light housekeeping Dur bachelor girl
can obtain for $3.50 week and uD a sun
ny room, commanding a wide expanse of
chimHeys.
Here. two CT three flights Up. pertains
she can have marvellous housekeeping ar
rangements Of her own-a roomy settle
which, on ioosening a peg may be turned
into table; a couch-bed, OrientaIly
draped. that opens to swallow her entire
wardrobe; chifonier which serves as
sideboard, and hosts of other pretty
nakeshifts which lead double existence.
The other doIlar-a-day alternative fs
the boarding house hall bedroom. And
the bachelor girl who is too tired at night
to bother with her own meals. OF whose
tastes are not domestic, swarms By thou
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28
PASSING OF THE WHALER

dustry engaged in by the coIonists- All
along the coast from Wilmington, Del,
to the mouth Of the St. Lawrence it was
pursued with great success. During the
year 1872 forty-two ships we're sent from
the town OF Sag Harbor. l. / That town
and Nantucket were the principal whaI-
ing ports o the country. Today there is
not a single whaIer haiIing from Sag
Harbor. At the present time the ma
iority of ali. the ships engaged in this
trade are owned in New Bedford, which
is now the seat Of the American whaI-
ing industry.
Latest adviees from the whaling feet
are woefuIly discouraging- The catch for
a twelvemonth amounts to thlrty-nine
whales, The best for one vessel was
twelve. and three vessels had no luck
at all. During the present season only
twenty-five were taken, the others being
credited TO the season of 1860. A few
years ago there were 200, 600 pounds of
whalebone in the American market, and
on October Is of this year the supply had
declined to 7S,5Ge, Of which Ga 500 were
held in New Bedford. AT a recent sale
the price Of whaIebone a pound was quo.-
ed at S2-50, and New Bedford dealers say
it will advance to 81 a pound
The whale lives principally upon the
devilfsh. or octopus, and its mortal enc
mics are the shark and swoTdfsh. The
meat OF the whale tastes something like
beef. but is coarser and has a strong
flavor. Ambergris is the most valuable
product Of the whale-fshing industry. 1t
is rarely found by whaIers upon removing
the blubber If the whale. The substance
is Of enormous value, and is found only
in the sperm whale. The largest guam
tlty ever found at one time was taksn
from a whale By the schooner Waterman,
Of Nantucket. It weighed $40 pounds, and
was sold in Boston for $500.
Whales are great travellers. For ex-
ample, the ship Catawba, of Nantucket.
struck d whale off the coast Of Brazil.
and twenty years later the same whale
was captured by the Andrew Hicks OF
the Galapagos Islands In 1862 CAPTAIN
Paddock, OF the ship Lion, of Nantucket.
struck a spefm whale off the River La
Plata, but was forced TO abandon it. In
1915 he captured the same whale off the
Galapagos Islands.-Penn Yam Democrat
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28

The American work stands well to
the forefront, and the history and
Development of the movement in all
parts of the world IN the past fifty
years are but foregIeams of the pos
sibilities of the future of the asso-
citation.
There are in this country upward
of 100 associations with a member
ship well approaching 100000. while
the property owned by the associa-
ton in this country alone reaches
S22.G0O,000. The work has the ap-
probation, commentator, and warm
support of such men as President
Roosevelt, President A. J. Cassett, of
the Pennsylvania Railroad; President
NJ f. Ingalls,. Of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad: Commander Wadhams.
u S. n; Miss Helen Gould, Mr.. W.
K. Vanderbilt, Senator Chauncey NJ.
Depew, President Samuel Spencer, of
the Southern Railroad; Bishops Pot
ter, Hurst, and Satterlee, and all the
leading clergy, business and profess
sional men throughout the length
and breadth of the country.
With the history of the past. the
support and cooperation Of such men
as those mentioned. and the increased
resources incident to a successful
work. the outlook of the Young Mems
Christian Association for the TWEEN
tieth century gives promise of as sue
cessfuI work as any branch of Christ
ian effort
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-28
AMERICA SHOULD HAVE A
NEW NATIONAL Hymn
By ]. FRAISE RICHARD.

interesting suggestive edf-
oal on the subject "A New Naton1
gesons stimulate
poem Country
of
this beautiful
for the word pilgrims" I mention
word pilgrim" Plymouth Rock and
points along the Atlantic Ocean
sisted IN the Revolutionary
Virginia PENNSYLVANIA New just
With this change the
ognng pec-
of the
O liberty
Land of the peoples
side
singing precious collection and
the
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AT FNENTIDE.
ELIZABETH ELLTc0TT POE.


Through al the day We live for now
Al eventide we live for then.
And heart and soul both backward turn
And in the Way of Memory wend
The sun through yonder blue and cloud
OF lovely colors, noble, grand
Breathes swift his dying hour. as too
Breathes out the soul of dying man.
Like echoing bells at vesper hour
Ring out the chimes of oiden days,
Across the bleak Of other lands
Across the tide Of other ways.
One note, prolonged yet deathly sweet
Remembers all the childish years,
As in and out the shadows play
About the shore and foaming weir.
0. childhood gay. o, innocence,
That knows no wrong nor questions why
The Judas should the Christ betray
Why those who love him, fearing fly;
No conscious evil rights the soul
OF smiling infant fresh from God.
His way is bright from Land of Pun
To mystic, golden Land Of Nod.
Within the note Of childish days
An angel cadence gently rings.
Al echo OF the songs the host
Of guardian angels sweetIy sing.
As Ger the path the baby feet
VIII wander on its happy way;
They hover with calm. folded wings
Until the twilight shadows gray
Confuse the tired, closing eyes
And baby sinks in slumber's rest.
And knows the flowers and thrilling songs
Heard in the angels gardens bIest,
The branches bend to kiss the beams
Half-dancing on the purple waves,
And through the wood, the note of night
With thoughts OF peace our memories
Iaves
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THE MAIDEN OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST
To Miss S.
By ANDREW ARMSTRONG.
To Miss S.

As the in crimson glory leaves the anguor the
When the dusk of evening settles palace bazaar
And the lamps burning dimly reYeIry feast
And it Foams the tracke heavens drawn magic affair
Till gows last spendor distant mountain crest
Lighting up the hills and valleys of the great
So dream the brightest glory the Levan has known
fFwas the light wOman's beauty highest briancy
When the shadows closed her gone
Lonely lit the fading the passing pageantFy
Moved through depths of tracess distance dawBng lastly
IFS guest,
IN the vision of the maiden of the great Northwest