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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
CHINESE BUILDING
Commissioner Coming With Assistants
to Erect Il at ST Louis.

a. 1 +
to Erect It at ST Louis.
Mr.. Wong Kah Kai, the assistant
Worlds Fair Commissioner Of China.
started for the United States last week
with a party OF moro than thirty Chinese
artisans, who are to erect the Chinese
building at St. Louis. Wong Kah kai IS
we'll known among Yale College men.
being graduate Of that institution.
class of 1889.
The Alabama Worlds Fair Association.
In recent session at Birmingham, adopted
resolution asking the Legislature to
convene in September, to appropriate slo.-
900 for, the st. Louis Exposition and DO
Gliding to raise $4,000 by popular subscrlp-
ton for the same purpose. 4
Governor Jeks has appointed George
n Estes commissioner at large. He and
]. B.gGibson, Of Birmingham. will repre-
sent the great mineral district OF Birm'ng-
ham.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
Miss Susan r ,xnolds.

(snecial to The Times Dispatch)
VASHTI, VA. June 2o.-Aiiss Susan
Reynolds died at the home Of her brother,
Mr.. Thomas Reynolds. near Callands. on
the nth. She was about fifty years old
and consistant member OF the Metho-
dist Church.. Shc was only Ill a few days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
Odd.Eellow Officers.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
PHOEBUs, VA, June 20.-Manual En-
campment /. o. Q. F., No. ~. elected the
following officers at It's last meeting: Jo-
seph Kemp. c. p; c. Fl. Warren. s. w;
John B. Baker. H. p; T. Y. Turney. R.
S.; W. F. Larrabee, F, s.; M. II. Haas.
treasurer; Charles Vollmar. I. w.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
lawn Party To.Morrow..

The lawn party under S;ss the auspices q q
fro from last Monday evening on. account. Of
the weather. WILL be given Monday, the
ssd instant, directly opposite Soldiers'
Home gate. on Grove Avenue
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
Richmonders in New York

ESPECIAL to The Timrs-Dispntcl,.l
NEW YORK. June 20,-St. Denis. 7.
II. G, Burley, r. II: Aslop: Astor. 7. J.
Culiingworth: Herald Square. j.. s. Cold
smith; Waldorf. f. D. Meanley and
Wife.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
Davis Memorial Fund.

The following amounts have been re-
ceiyed by the treasurer of the Jefferson
Davis Monument Association since last
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
$500 90

Confederate Memorial Literary
Society, Richmond........,... 200 o.
II. Fl. Lively. Aberdeen. Washing
ton .;;;...',Cu. $500 '''.'.''''''.'''.
Aston Madison Chapter, covlng-
Mrs. s. G. Tarvln. Covington.
w. D. Holder Chapter. Jackson, =,
Miss Mary Amelia Smith. 20
j. Q. George Chapter. Greenwood, 5n
Albany Camp No, l4os, Texas.,.... 20
Mrs. w. r. Vawter. from sale OF :. :.
calendars of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Do o(
Winnie Davis Chapter, Galesville, =.
Texas ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
EVERY SUNDAY
To Popular Beach Park.

To Popular Beach Park.
Two special fast trains every Sunday
leave Richmond s:so'A NJ. F, NJ bea
round trip, Sixty minutes ride each
way. It's q fine place 10 spend 6un-
day.
q *. TO IN z As.
Bears .hs ,Iha Kind YOU AsIs. l!sa!s Bought
s's, e IysHzgzzs4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
Has Gone North.

Mrs. n, w. Bassett has gone north Tor
the summer, she will spend the time az
Chicago and tho lake resorts IN Mich.
gan. III,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
Talking Machines.

Hear the new disc, CLEAR
as a bell and absolutely In
distinguishable from the or
iginal They reproduce per-
fectly band, orchestra, violin,
plano, oornet and the human
voice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21

Selling Pianos Is not side issue with us,
We are exclusive Plano dealers. We are
Piano specialists When you purchase here
YOU get the benefit OF SO years selling expe-
Renee We KNOW that the BEST Pianos
arc STEiNWAY, KNABE, HARDMAN, STAND.
ARD, KlMBALL, HAINES.
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
Another Harlem Story.

In the Southern town which is the
home OF VIII n. Harlem, there is the
usual number Of "Colonels by courtesy
or there was until Mr.. Harden took
action on the matter. It struck him that
it was rather hard on the real war vet
Grams TO have so many colonies in name
only roaming about the place. so he
wrote en- unsigned editorial for one of
the papers. in which he expressed his
view The editorial so discouraged the
colonel habit that Il practically passed
away, and by and by the authorship
leaked out. His fellow townsmen now
retaliate by calling him by that title
one old Confederate making the COM
ment:
"Of course Harden deserves promo
ton. He killed more colonies in one day
than General Lee did in four years of
war;
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
The Story of a Religious Novel.

Readers of Howard Pyle's remarkable
novel. Rejected of Men" may have
some curiosity as to the writing OF the
book. II is the outcome Of eight years
OF work, and severe struggle with
skepticism about the great facts Of
Christianity Mr.. Pyle himself says:
such a self-education in reasoning
makes one rather radical in ones
opinions. and l suppose that my opinions
are very radical indeed. And radical
opinions impel a man to express himself
almost against his own volition. So
they have impelled me to write my
book. 1t seems TO be very short story
for eight years of intermittent work
but | can say IL was written very
earnestly, and with great sincerity of
conviction. and, however the world may
take it, I have yet the satisfaction
The Washington times., 1903-07-26

use at a railroad dinner. The astute
reader will be able to guess what rail-
road II was:
George Daniels says that the hotel
and railroad business are kindred In
dustries. and that a brotherhood should
exist between us to take In, rob and
sandbag the public. 1 hate to praise
man behind his back, but / think George
Daniels is a genius. You don't want
to take George for a hayseed. just be-
cause he wears a bunch OF goldenrod
on his Adams apple. I have been look
ing over some Of his literature today.
1t is wonderful. The imagination that
man has IS marvellous. When you read
OF the glories OF his railroad you'd al
most believe IL was true IL you'd never
travelled on the road. Look at that pic
ture OF the Grand Central Stationl 1t
is hard to believe that those great
pieces of solid granite are glued on.
And that picture of the New York Cen
trail cabi Isn't IL impressive to see
that one cab standing there in solitary
sublimity. like Napoleon at ST. Helena.
waiting for the hundreds who cherish
the hope that some day they may get a
chance to ride in the prompt. reliable
cab of the New York Central and New
Haven service"
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
A Problem in Ethics.
a BOOK THAT MIKES YOU FORGET THE HOT DAYS

On one occasion Mr.. Ford lets himself
loose on Woman. and comes of without
a scratch. which alone would prove
appropriate to call him a peach. for
that name has been applied to Chaun-
cey Depev. and he is not that kind OF a
chestnut at all. II the picture of him
on the cover and his own description OF
himself are anything like the reality,
one might dub him a human lightning
rod 10 draw the electricity OF humor
on earth 1t would, indeed. be as dan
gerous for some men TO be struck by
lightning as for them to have an over
charge of such humor as Mr.. Ford con-
ducts without a tremor. II is to be
hoped that this book he has written
"as funny as he can" for there is no
knowing what would happen should he
be funnier in the future, or show more
knowingness concerning the things OF
the world in general. One might ex-
press the consequences in the words OF
Nanny Bammy- Big Money, when she
had that interview with Brer Rabbit at
the time when he began to be afraid his
mind was failing She said:
"Ef you git any mo- sense. Son Riley,
you'll be de ruination er de whole set
Element, Son Riley Rabbit. Riley"
II is TO be hoped that Mr.. Ford will
continue to work his peculiar vein IF
humor. but may It not intensity, for the
sake OF the risible faculties OF the com
munity. Some unfortunate reader might
be found dead. and the coroner's jury
would bring in the verdict. He laughed
himself to death" (New York: Double
day. Page & Coz
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
Not Autobiographical

CutcIine Hyne denies the report
started by some silly person that his
delightful "Thomson's Progress" Is in
any sense a record OF his own expert
ences He AYERS that he has been game
preserver all his life. But Toms poach-
ing instinct is precisely the sporting in
stinct Of the Englishman. which has
been so highly praised only in the
ffties. the Englishman OF the lower
classes was not supposed 10 have any
sporting proclivities. even when he was
starving
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
Mark Twain, Mother Eddy, and Mr..
lanes.

One of the funniest things in current
literature appeared in recent number
of a literary magazine called Il he
Reader" II Is an account OF the trial
of a suit brought by Henry james
against Mrs. Eddy for infringement OF
his patent obscure sentence. guaran-
teed to resist the most penetrating in
tellect known" Persons connected with
the court were Mark Twain and oliver
HEREFORD. When Mother Eddy was
placed upon the stand the proceedings
we're in part as follows;
How old are you?'
"'As cid as truth
" Where do you live. Mother?'
In Concord
In ConcOrd-with whom cried Her
ford in surprise.
With the healers. you honor.
Tire irreverent burlesQuer calls Mrs.
Eddy "the avatar OF Confuse-us, which
is wicked, but funny.
The Washington times., 1903-07-26

and polite. He has the softest voice;
never pronounces the r at all"
In the original manuscript, a fac
smile Of which is given where this pas
sage occurs, "Liddy" is spelled in three
different ways on the same page; but
spelling was not the strong point of our
colonial ancestors. and the editor has
obligingly corrected it wherever neces-
sary. It must be said. however. that
Sally is a better speller than the Fa-
Their of her Country was.
Later another officer turns up. who is
less favored. and Sally complains that.
though this officer, whose name is Tilly,
has a flute. he has given us but two
regular tunes since he arriv'd," pre-
ferring rather to play a few notes and
then stop. She adds with some petu-
lance:
Il am passionately fond of music.
How bOyish he behaves"
This lilly was subsequently the vic
tim of a practical joke which Sally re-
lates with glee. Two curious figures
were in the house at that time, and are
still in existence-painted representa-
tion of British grenadier and an ORR
entail parsonage, done on a large fiat
piece of wood an inch thick. and cut
out as one would cut out a paper doll
for a child The British soldiers efigy
was brought down and placed in the
hall. and the unfortunate lilly called
out by the summons Somebody wishes
to see Won 9" When he arrived a tbun-
derous voice exclaimed from the door
way, rs there any rebel officer quar-
tered here?'' and the alarmed Tilly
caught glimpse of the efiigy. He wait
ed for no further parley, but darted
through the door and ran over the fields
as fast rs his legs would carry him
Calls from his companions in arms, who
had perpetrated the joke, finally brought
him back to the house, and much fun
The Washington times., 1903-07-26

another man, who said. sympathetic
ally:
rs your wife a club woman? Mine
is, and that's why I'm here"
Mr.. Bogue replied that his wife did
not belong to the club, and the stranger
went on:
rs that the row of lionesses up
there"
Mr. BoCue said IL was.
(which is the Royal Bengal?"
THE one standing next TO the presi-
dent"
At the close OF the conversation the
stranger said: I'm only club bus-
band. but If your wife isn't a club
woman. how do you come TO be here?''
oh" said Mr.. Bogue. I'm the hus-
band of the Royal Bengal"
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
n BIT or REAL AMERICAN history
Tile S HTn1 Treating E@b Revolutionary

was made Of him. He was teaseJ I'M
mercifully. insomuch that he found it a
relief to commend them all to 1.-The
D-l.' as Sally demureIy expresses it.
We may suppose, however. that he ex-
cepted the ladies in the party.
Retired to crest Their Faces"
The conclusion of salIy's account OF
this affair is as follows,
"Stodard caught hold OF his coat.
Come, look at what you ran from. and
drag'd him to the door.
He gave it look, said it was very
natural, and, by the singularity of his
expressions. gave fresh cause for di-
version. We all retired to our different
parlours. for to rest our faces, if I may
say so.
We'll. certainly these military folks
will laugh all night. Such screaming /
never did hear. Adeu tonight"
Would Sally have been so entertained
with the Joke had the major been The
victim? One suspects that she would
not.
Later on we find one cambridge. rela-
tive of Mrs. Washington. visiting at the
house, and Sally says with modest pride:
observed my sampler, which was in
full view Wish'd / would teach the
Virginians some of my needle wisdom
they were the LATEST girls in the
world
This same sampler is reproduced in
full-page illustration. In course OF
time cambridge asks Sally II she will
marry him, a proposal apparently MADE
half in jest, and answered in the same
spirit
Whatever may have been between
Sally and 1.-The Major it is certain
that she died unmarried at the age OF
about forty years. And so ends the
simple. quaint chronicle of Sally Wister
philadelphia: Ferris & Leach)
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
A Lincoln Anecdote.

In THE True Abraham Lincoln" re-
Gently published. the following Lincoln
story is TO be found II Is not abso-
lutely new to print. but few Lincoln
stories are. A New York firm wrote to
Lincoln to inquire about the financial
standing of one of his neighbors. He
wrote this answer:
Yours of the 10th received. First of
all, he has a wife and baby; together
they ought 10 be worth $500. 900 to any
man. Secondly. he has an Office in
which there IS a table worth $3.50 and
three chairs worth say 81. Last of all
there is in one corner a large rat hole
which will bear looking into. Respect
fully. n. LINCOLN
The Washington times., 1903-07-26

But as a rule in this brand-new demo-
cratic country. IL isn't safe to acquire
blue blood too rapidly. for If we pry
into the past too closely we are liable
to come with a dull, sickening thud up
against some ancestor calculated to
bring the blush OF shame TO our patri-
. clan cheek
Il did not attend the browning Of
Lavinia. Queen of the Holland Danes,
but I was at the French Bull Terriers
convention which followed it the next
evening. and I think ! witnessed the
more dignifed function Of the two Ger
tainly there was no doubt about the
breeding Of the bull terriers. and they
displayed exquisite taste. for one OF
them tried to bite me. ! don't believe
one Of them would have been guilty of
the absurdity OF wearing a Siegel-Coop-
er crown IN this land OF the free. be-
cause a bulldog never bites off more
than he can chew. Lavinia must have
been most tickIed 10 death when that
crown was stuck on her-and 1 imagine
that was the only thing that was stuck
on her. with the exception, perhaps, OF
the coronation expenses.
when II was suggested to Washing
ton. at the close Of the war. that he &C
/ cept crown at the hands Of the army
/ he replied that he was at a loss to con-
ceive what he had ever done 10 have It
supposed that he could for a moment
/ listen to the suggestion so fraught with
mischief to his country.
/ THAT shows the difference between q
/ great man with a great mind. and g
/ little woman with a big head"
Mr. Ford is good at the gentle art o.
/ guying This is his speech intended fol-
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
Besant's Monument.

George FTampton's monument 10 Sir
Walter Besant, which is to be erected
I'm st. Paul'E by the Society OF Authors,
IS now on exhibition in London. The in
scription reads, Sir Walter Besant.
Novelist, Historian of London. Secretary
of the Palestine Exploration Fund. Orig
inator Of the Peoples Palace, and
Founder of the Society of Authors. This
Monument is Erected by his Grateful
Brethren in Literature. Born II August,
1886. Died June, 1901"
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
LFRED HENRY LEWIS has per-

A LfkED HENRI LIE W 10 mas per-
n petrated an historical novel, and
he calls IT Peggy o'NeaI." The
heroine is Peggy Eaton. who set all
Washington by the ears in Andrew Jack
sons day. The story reads like ro-
nance. which closely follows the track
of history. sIt inasmuch as nobody ex-
actly knows the inner history of that
exciting social period. it cannot he
stated with surety whether it is re-
alistic or not
The teller OF the story is a close
friend and lieutenant Of Jackson, known
as The Major" who is also the hero
OF the lovestory. Jackson comes IN
prominently. OF course. and so do vari-
Gus other characters Of the day Some
OF Mr.. Lewis devices for picturesque
ness approach manneTisms. 'Peg's
leopard-teeth" is the worst phrase OF
this kind. philadelphia: Drexel
BiddIe)
The Washington times., 1903-07-26

that Will stand the test OF
hot weather reading. Most people IA
miliar with current literature know the
style of Mr.. Ford's writing. but to those
who do not. suffice it to say that it is
crisp and unexpected as popping corn
and pungent as tabasco sauce. This
should not be taken to mean that any
thing to be found here has the incon-
gruous effect of popcorn eaten with ia
basco; far from IT.
The chapters are all short, some OF
them not more than a few pages in
length; and they are in form OF after
dinner speeches. mostly made at ban
quets given by some particular guild Of
business. Thus, one is addressed 10 a
company of dealers in crockery; an
other to Joseph jefferson, in response to
a toast; another to the New York police
force. and so on.
Mr. Ford keeps a hotel in the inter-
walls OF saying bright things, and readers
of this book will know more about the
hotel business after its perusal than
they did before. They will also be the
better for a great many hearty laughs
and more chuckles than can be got out
OF anybody now writing except Mark
Twain. There is not a full page in it.
II would be too bad to spoil the flavor
Of the work by quoting the brightest
things in it, but really. there is no
doing so in this paper, for The Times
coula not publish the whole book with
out mourning the wrath Of Mr.. Ford's
publishers. and that is the only way in
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
Paris Cab Horses.

Frederic s. Ishsm, author Of Under
the Rose has been writing lively
protest against the treatment OF cab
horses in Paris. where he now is. He
SAYS:
I'm no land have l witnessed cruelty
so revolving as that displayed by the
divers of cabs In Paris. II IS snap,
hash. all Gay. and crack, pound, all
night. am aware reply Will be made
that there Is more crack and snap than
pound and lash, but / have had visible
evidence to the contrary. Personally,
always tell a driver he'll get no fee If
he touches whip. That works well for
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
nTHE METTLE OF THE PAS

1.-THE METTLE OF THE PAS
TURE," the latest novel OF
James Lane Allen, is the best
work he has done since "A Kentucky
Cardinal" and in depth of thought. skill
fitness of character drawing, and truth
of feeling, is far ahead of either THE
Reign of Law" or THE Choir Invisible. q"
1t is a book with which admirers of
MIR. Aliens romances will be delighted
and it is likely to please some who have
not yet become his admirers.
Isabel Conyers. the heroine, and Rowan
Meredith. the hero. are brought to-
gether by mutual attraction and the des-
tiny marked out by their respective fam
lilies. It has for years been a foregone
conclusion that the two young people
shall marry and unite the two estates.
Rowan. however. thinks it his duty to
tell Isabel of a stain. on his past before
allowing her to betroth herself to him.
and the result Is the separation OF the
lovers for an indefinite period The au-
thor allows the exact nature of Rowan s
secret to remain a mystery until toward
the last of the story, which is about the
only thing in the book which can be con-
sidered q blemish. The reader is both
cred by an irritating curiosity concerning
this dark happening, and is kept wonder
ing whether Isabel's revolt'is really JUS
tilted or not, which makes ii impossible
TO follow the fortunes of the lovers with
the proper sympathy. The book would
have been sufficiently interesting without
this withholding Of an essential, for its
interest lies mainly in the relations OF
the characters. These would have been
clearer IL the conversation between Isa-
bel and Rowan. in the first chapter, had
been reported at the time instead Of re-
The Washington times., 1903-07-26

the moment, but as soon as one is out
OF the cab the man grabs the implement
Of torture and makes UP for lost time
upon the poor bundle Of bones. Paris is
a fantastic inferno for horses; the one
relief is that day when worn out, they
are taken 20 the butchers and killed.
Then the Frenchmen put the pieces in
their bouillon and complain because the
meat is tough"
The Washington times., 1903-07-26

with a jackknife. Presently Mrs. Stod-
dard called from her room:
What are you dOing?"
Opening a can of sardines." answered
the exasperated man.
with vhat?"
"A dashed old jackknife-what did you
think I was opening il With"
Well. dear" said Mrs Stoddard dry
Iy. Il didn't exactly think you were
opening il with prayeri"
The Washington times., 1903-07-26
How the Match Was Won.

VIII n. Harden. the Georgia novelist.
tells a tale OF walking match in which
he and five other men took part when
that amusement was fashionable. Mr..
Harden spent most OF his time trying TO
devise a scheme by which he could avoid
absolute failure. To his surprise he
wound up at the goal ahead OF all the
other men. He had been so absorbed IN
his thoughts that he had failed to real
lie bodily fatigue.
The Washington times., 1903-07-26

asked for the book by its title only.
when the clerk answered, Not here at
the moment. but will call" She rushed
to the speaking tube and told some IN
seen person to send Peggy O'Neal down
right away" A few moments later the
impatient customer was confronted by
young woman. 1t is to be hoped that he
finally got his book.
The Washington times., 1903-07-26

RELIGIOUS BOOK BY
CHARLES WAGNER
CITHE BETTER WAY" by
Charles Wagner, author of
The Simple Life" a book

1T HE B e t E r w A Y" by
Charles Wagner. author of
The Simple Life" a book
highly praised by President Roosevelt, is
collection of fragmentary religious es-
saws in the same style as the authors
former work They are on all sorts of
subjects, practical. ethical. and ideal
problems being discussed.
The introduction contains touching
references to the authors young son.
who died at the age of fifteen, and whom
his father describes as a most charm
ing and lovable boy, of character fa-
beyond his years. The simple and af-
fectionate nature OF the German is shown
in his description of the dead boys
room. kept as he used to keep it. and
adorned with flowers.
There is in this book much of the in
tuitive wisdom Of a pure and gentle
soul bordering on the problems of life.
An example is this reply to the ques-
ton. What can one say to those who
are IN sorrow or in the fear of death,
and are without faith?'
Love them, and hold your peace. All
questions are resolved by love.
You can explain nothing, prove nothing.
to this being in torment. He cannot
listen TO you; you would only plunge him
deeper into the night. You would think,
perhaps, that you had spoken to the
point. and you would go away from him
satisfied with yourself. Oh. the cruel
irony Of Offering aphorisms TO those
sinking in a sea of misfortunei"
This is good Christianity, and also
good common sense. (New York: Nc
Clure, Phillips & Coz