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The Washington times., 1903-01-27
NationaI-"Sleeping Beauty ana the
Beast"

Another large audience attended the
performance of The Beauty and the
Beast at the National Theater last
night. This bright musical comedy has
entered upon its second week, and judg-
ing from the reception of the play by the
audience last night interest in the pro
duction has suffered no diminution.
The Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy
play in which spectacular effects OF
scenery. transformations costumes and
marches are worked TO their full extent
The result IS a picturesque presentation
that has for the adult mind the charm
and interest which the coIored picture
book has for childhood.
There is no change in the cast except
that The place OF Henry BuIger has been
filled by Herbert Cripps. Viola Gillette,
Leila Mcintyre, Phoebe Coyne and Ger
trude McKinzie each added 10 the good
Impression made the week before
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

The suspension Of work in the naval
dockyards of Spain. in consequence OF
all the money voted for such purposes
being spent has increased and intensi-
fed the agitation Of the workers at San
Fernando. Serious disturbances are ex-
pected, since all the shops were recently
cIOSed
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

The position of affairs in connection
with the South Yorkshire. England. coal
trade is very uncertain at present. The
men are demanding a return of the 10
per cent reduction conceded by the Fed
Grafton in July last. while the coal own
ers seek a further per cent reduction.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

Topeka. Kan. trades unions have fin
ally decided that il would be unwise
10 nominate a distinctly union labor
ticket at the coming election. Instead
the unions viii indoTse whichever can
didate is in their opinion best suited
TO the union needs.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

woman and she
loses all conf
deuce IN herself.
Her step IS slow,
heSitating and
uncertain. Her
hands are raised
10 ward the i'm
aginary blows
which threaten
her. When a
sick WON an
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

According TO the report of the fnspec
tor or factories. the number OF factories
registered n SoUtl Australia For tho
year 1901 was I.0oS employing 1852
nen. 2,0i6 women 90 boys under six
teen ana 26@ girls under that age o.
the above the mechanical engineering
and irOnfOunding works numbered 90
which employed 1893 hands and 1Ts
boys under sixteen years OF age.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27
DR.. SHADE
81 YEARS PRACTICE.

DR.. Shade IS the oldest and longest located
speciaIis- in Washington 81 years practice has
made him an expert in the successful treatment
Of lung. throat catarrh, blood and skin dis
eases stomach. heart. kidney, liver, brain,
and nervous diseases also JTeats successfully
general debility that tired feeling dizziness
PARALYSIS. fullness after eating. and all all
ments Of Men Women. and CIiidTen-TheuTa-
fisn piles kidney bladder trouble. etc PTi-
vate parlor for ladies. No matter what your
trouble maF be meHtsl or phvsical} consult
Dr. shade free of charge. Corner 18th and
IS ja2G-50t
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

The 1900 union machinfsts in Chicago.
H.. viii make q demand for a per
cent increase in wages and nine hour
Day. At the same time they viii serve
notice that in the future they will sign
no agreements with individuals or firms.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

The Manchester. England. Corporation
Tramways Committee has decided to re-
duce the hours OF the men in their en-
pIoy from so to "a a week The commit
tee also sanctioned increases Of wages
amounting. il is officially stated, 10 eco
600 a year. The changes will go into ef-
feet April l.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

Waterbury. Conn. trolley men have
asked for an adjustment of wage
schedule. the fixing of the hours OF Ia
Dor. recognition Of the union. and con
ferences with their grievance committee
in cases of men discharged The Cen
traI Labor Union has indoTsed the ac-
tion Of the Trolley Mems Onion.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

It IS said that the Atlantic Coast Line
has issued notice that ali its station
agents and telegraph operators viii re-
ceive a substantial increase in salaries
beginning next month The amount Of
increase IS said TO average about 10
per cent.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

LesyenwoTth. Kan, plumbers. mem
bers of the United Association of Jour
neymen Plumbers, Steam and Gas Fit
teTs, are on a strike. The men demand
that they be paid 81 a day by the mas
ter plumbers. They are receiving $3.50
a daY now.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

The American Window Glass Company.
with headquarters in Pittsburg. Pa, has
withdrawn 5000 shares of stock given
TO lis employees as proht-sharing plan,
because of the refusal of the men to be =
come interested In the arrangement
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

The Clyde shipbufIders' Federation an
nounces the intention to reduce iron
workers wages on January q by per
cent and shiDwTights' one-hah penny
an hour. It Is understood the ironwoTk-
ers will offer no objection. but the ship
wTights will stand cut for reduction of
n faTthing an hour only.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

the strike OF the coal miners by granting
the cents a car increase demanded
Retail prices have advanced to 10 cents
bushel, the highest price since the
civil .ar
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

The Grimsby England. shipping dis
pute has assumed a new phase The
mates demand an extra eighth share OF
the catch Of fish or threaten TO strike.
The shippers have decided to support the
mates. 50 that there appears TO be fur
ther trouble In store for the fishing trade
cf Grimsby.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

A strike Of the soft-coal miners in
West Virginia for large advances in
wages viii probably go into effect April
1. The output in West Virginia IS prob
ably 80 per cent of the total output Of
soft coal in the United States
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

The Players" under Che direction of
Prof Charlemagne KoehIer. viii present
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

AT Milwaukee, Wis. the Milwaukee
Electric Railway and Light Company has
posted a notice advancing the wages Of
the mOtormen and conductors in its en-
ploy I cent an hour, to take effect Jenu-
airy l. This is the third voluntary ad-
vance granted by this company within
the Lass two and one-haIf years. and
makes an advance Of 10 per cent in that
time
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

At Chicago. Ill. the 1at joiners' IN
ion which was organized last June, has
Just completed demands which II viii
present to the real estate board. A strike
which will be rendered effective by the
cooperation Of TIE coal teamsters. viii
be called against all proprietors of fiat
buildings. who refuse to sign the union
agreement by February l.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

Koreans are being imported - Homo
lulu from the Orient. They will be put
20 work Cn the sugar plantations. with
a view 10 testing their efficiency as Ia
boreTs. It is thought that they will ac-
complish more work than the average
plantation laboreT. and they are expect
ed TO prove much more valuable than
the Porto Rican iaboTers imported last
year
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

At bristol. Wales, the RadstocE
Miners Cancellation Board has dfscussc
the colliers' application for per
cent advance, which owners would not
grant The board decided against, and
row he arbitrator is 10 be called in.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

At Vancouver, B. C.. the IronmoIders'
Union has gained a nine-hour day. with
a minimum wage for journeymen work
eTs Of $3.50 a day. Formerly they had
been working 10 hours a day. with Sat
urdsy half holiday.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

At present the proportion of working
time is smaller in Britain than in any
other nation The assertion is true alike
in respect of agriculture, of industry, OF
shopkeepiDg, of commerce. and OF the
professions
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

The question OF the proposed reduc-
ticn Of two shillings a week in engineers
wages on the northeast coast OF England
is very likely 10 cause trouble. as tire
men consider that the condition Of trade
does not warrant reduction.
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

The different branches Of the metal
working trades in Toronto Cam are
making ready for a combined move in the
coming spring. with view TO the general
adoption Of the nine-hour lay in every
branch OF the trade
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

Contrary to report. the firemen of the
Chicago and Alton have not yet com
menced to vote upon a proposition to
strike. and will not until one more con-
ference Is held between the committee
and officials
MineTsville tKan.) miners have united
in q demand for an increase in pay from
Sl.60 ton to 81 The employers have
denied the demand, and the men viii
meet 10 decide The question of q strike
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

At Auesbury. Mass. the difficulty f.e-
tween the carriage manufacturers ana
their employees apparently is no nearer
settlement, and the present stand OF both
sides indicates a prolonged struggle.
Coshoeton. Ohio. OPERATORS have ended
The Washington times., 1903-01-27

Farmers in Austria are being sold
out by the sheriff for non payment of
taxes, and no buyers can be found
Thousands are out OF work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-13
Making the Most
of Ailments

o. HE had four flights of stairs to
climb. AS she approached the last
flight she began to puff and blow
so the lady who she knew was waiting
for her at the top might hear and pity
her. AS she entered the door and
passed through the hall the pant and
puff were intensified into a groan and a
gasp, each of which she let out of her
lips at every step. She sank moaning
into a chair, meanwhile watching out
of the side of her eye to see whether
the spectator of the performance was
duly impressed
The lady was not at all impressed. at
least not the way the apparently expir-
ing female desired her to be. She was
an experienced person in sizing up her
own sex and knew by long observa ton
that the suffering female was one pos
sessed of that morbid craving for SYM
pathy which is the very existence of
those women who make of their all
ments the most enjoyable luxury Of
their lives. Many women do. The lady
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common sense waist measure was the
exception But we have changed all
that The complexion counts for more
now than the smallness of the waist
and one cannot have both. you know. I
we'll remember a laughable incident of
those small wasted days. A plump,
much laced in woman entered a street
car. Almost at the same moment the
car went around a sharp curve, and my
lady landed in a sitting position right
on the floor of the car. Twice she
shook all over in vain attempts to get
to her feet; then she relapsed into help
lessness, while her face took on an ap-
oplectic hue both from her efforts and
her embarrassment. Finally the con-
ductor came along and raised her UP by
pushing upon her substantial shoulder
blades. much as ONT would raise a fall
en- beam.
The other day I was walking along
Fifth avenue with a friend. and we saw
a little creature with abnormally high
French heels. an abnormally fluffy head
of hair and an abnormally small waist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-13
WHY THEY MARRIED.

An editor who wished to afford some
amusement to his lady readers caused a
number of letters to be written to hus-
bands asking them confidentially why
they married. Here are some of the an
swers:
l didn't intend to do it.
Because 1 didn't have the experience
l have now.
That's what I've been trying for elev-
en- years to find out.
/ yearned for company. Now we have
it all the time
l thought it would be cheaper than a
breach of promise suit.
Because Sarah told me five other men
had proposed to her.
1 wanted companion of the opposite
sex. n. B.-She is still opposite.
1 don't know. l suppose it was or
dained by fate that I should.
I met a girl with money and was
forced by pressing creditors.
Because l was sick of lonely bachelor
cham bers and wanted a woman's guild
ing hand. Alas, 1 have found it too
guiding
Through a summer holiday Irritation,
Yipening into love in the winter and fin
ishing by marriage in the spring.
Because T fell in love and unfortu-
nately could not fall out again. But IN
spite of all am perfectly happy
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calmly ignored the spectacular show.
Seeing this the self MARRYING female
assumed an injured look and remarked:
"Oh, ah-h, ow-w-wl 1t nearly kills
me to climb stairs. I've had another
spell of Inflammation, and ! had gas
tritis with it and tonsilitis, and doctor
says I've got chronic neuritis too"
You appear to have mostly ali the
'itises,'" coldly responded the lady of
the second part.
Yes I have. and nobody knows how
1 suffer, and 1 don't get any sympathy
either. Some women have got no hu-
man feeling for anybody but them
selves.
We'll. it's a pity you ever learned
the names of all those 'itises.' - contin-
ued the other. IF you didn't know
their names. you would not have them.
1 m sure. A woman's half kno Wedge OF
her own anatomy is much worse. than
no knowledge at all. If she is inclined
to be wilmer and a softie it makes
her ten times worse to know anything
of her own internal parts.
You are a woman of sense, really,
though you do not just now act like 1t.
Don't you know that the more you
think about your ailments and try to
impress others with their intensity and
immensely the worse and the greater
they will grow and serve you right
too? Many women make the most or
every little ailment just to make others
hustle around and wait on them and
feel sorry for them
L was left a widow with four chill
dren before / was twenty" murmured
the chronic wilmer.
Yes" said the other woman, this
is the third time 1 have seen you, and
Won have already told me that four
times Don't do it again. Stop think
ing about it at all. Get move on you.
Look to the future. There is just as
much in it for you as for anybody. If
you stop petting your bodily ailments,
if YOU force yourself to think of some
thing-anything strong and CHEEKY ana
refreshing-in time nine-tenths of your
ailments will disappear. / have book
here in which a very great, wise and
noble mantle stole Roman emperor,
Marcus Aurelius-tells US what to do
when we are suffering: Say to your
self. 1t is nothing; it will soon pass
BE proud of being well and strong
instead of weak and sickly. If you
have bodily ailments. don't for PHYS
sake. faunt them before everybody.
The woman who parades her troubles
and her sicknesses in order TO draw on
peoples sympathy is exactly as bad as
the uncIean beggar who squats on the
street corner and exposes his deform-
tiles to the public gaze for the sake Of
getting money. Weakness is always
something to be ashamed of. The wo-
man who exaggerates her ills the least
bit for any cause is fraud of the first
water She ought to be ashamed to
look at herself in the glass / have
known many troublesome. old chronic
ailment to disappear entirely simply by
the sufferer keeping her mind off it and
cheerfully busying herself with useful
work Any woman can force herself to
be cheerful all the time and under all
circumstances" MARY LYLE.
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abruptly, by the great quantity of
black which is being worn, not by old
ladies-there would be nothing remark
able in that-but by very young girls.
If you look at one of the sketches, you
VIII see very smart gown of jet over
black chiffon and black taffeta. The
waist was made with a Spanish effect,
very becoming to the brunette who
wore 1t. The front and sleeves were of
black chiffon put on very full The
little sleeve caps and the body were of
all over jet. transparent collar and
transparent piece in the front al
lowed the flesh tones of the neck to
show through prettily. The skirt was
very simple. 1t was cut bell fashion.
with chiffon ruff1e at the bottom. and
the jet formed long perpendicular lines
which radiated outward at the lower
edge The sash was rather unique 1t
was composed of three ends adjusted
on boned foundation
This is the way it was made: A wide
piece of black velvet ribbon. chosen
for the belt portion. was scanned in the
center of the back. the seam being TAX
en- wider at the lower edge than at the
top so as to give it the upward slant in
the back and the downward slope in
front which fashion requires. Ribbon
one size narrower was cut in three
lengths, two equal and the third longer.
The longer was placed in the center
and the whole secured by a tiny piece
of the velvet wound around in the
semblance of a knot. The ends were
cut pointed and edged with narrow ap-
plique. forgot to say that along the
back seam the belt was boned. This
makes a charming belt for summer and
evening gowns.
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tism and warmed the British heart to
her. Her determined Will power and
inexhaustible grit enabled her to see
whom she would though it were
much hedged in government minister
himself. Hear her again:
when I want to see a man, gener-
ally manage to see him. no matter how
high he is. I refuse absolutely to trans
act business with him through under
lings and secretaries-it wastes too
much time-and when 1 reach the au-
gust parsonage 1 talk frankly and
plainly to MIN. That achieves results
quickest"
An. English reporter called to inter-
view her. to whom she said at once. 4
am here to boom the worlds lair, and I
don't care what you say about me so
long as you help that along
Then the English reporter remarked
in a very nice and ladylike manner:
Il suppose you are paying special at
tention to exhibits of women's worh?''
Her answer was considerably wax
ening to the British reportorial ear.
No" she exclaimed with emphasis
do you think I would waste my time
drumming up exclusive exhibits of Jams
and preserves and embroidery? am
after art work and machinery and man.
ufactured products and the things that
have made Great Britain a worldwide
empire. There is to be no woman's de-
partment at the st. Louis fair"
Thus she fiattered even while she rat
ed the British reporter with the re-
mark concerning the worldwide empire.
1t is, in fact, largely due to Florence
Hayward's wise, common sense and
strong individuality that there is to be
no woman's distinctive exhibit at the
fair In every great exposition thus far
these separate exhibits. pitiably scant
and inadequate, have chiefly served to
show what woman has not done Year
by year she is nearing the goal of
worthy achievement. She has now ar
rived so close upon it that there need
no longer be sex in pickles or paintings
In the preparations for the St Louis
fair that was the point Miss HAYWARD
strove to make and at length won She
declared, and she was right. that a spe-
cial womans department was an ac-
acknowledgement of woman's industrial
inferiority. She worked fourteen
months to prevent a separate show for
women's work at St Louis and finally
obtained the order that all exhibits
should be assigned to the classes where
they belonged. irrespective of age. sex
or previous condition of servitude on
the part of the exhibitor.
American women may congra tulate
themselves that they have a worthy
representative of this type of American
woman in the old world. Ii will wake
up the conservative nations to what
the feminine sex can do. Miss Hay-
ward also has visited on her mission
France, Germany and Holland to
arouse interest in the exposition Rut
the British have taken to- her uncom-
monty. A London paper says of her;
In her mouth and chin a physiogno-
mist would rightly read tenacity and
firmness of purpose. When she makes
up her mind to do thing. she does it. -
MARIANA CLEVES.
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Kz- Mk
New Yc-k.
CHOOSING A WIFE BY MUSIC.
New Yc-k.

A German professor proposes to solve
the difficulty some people seem to have
in choosing a wife by trial by music"
Everything depends on the taste of the
subject under study.
If she prefers waltz music, and, above
all, Strauss Intoxicating strains, she is
certainly frivolous.
If she loves Beethoven, she is artis-
tic, but not practical
Does she prefer List? Then she is
ambitious, while a devotee of Mozart
would be rather prudish. Why an ad-
mirer of Offenbach should be cunning
is not clear, but remembering the opera
of Faust" it is easy to understand
that any girl preferring Gounod must
be romantic and tender hearted
1t is hard upon F'iotow that because
his music is out of fashion a taste for
it denotes a vulgar soul, while Colt
schalk fares little better, pleasing, ac-
cording to the German professor. only
the superficial. Massenet is supposed
to attract the timid, while a devotion
to Wagners music is a distinct proof
of egoism.
Saint-Saens however, is a composer
the admiration for whom denotes a girl
of intelligence and well balanced char
acter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-13
The Woman Commissioner
For the St. Louis Exposition

that Germany was broad awake to the
situation and was already setting up
her exhibits at st. Louis. Then some
one proposed to send to st. Louis a
stock of goods that had done duty at
Paris in 1900
mo, thank you,'' says Florence Hay
ward. I'VE don't want any encores OF
that show. The world has done some
moving since then, and you don't want
to do anything that Will make England
appear small among the other nations
And again she brought the opposition
around to her viewpoint.
1t is probable that Miss Hayward has
obtained more exhibits abroad for the
exposition than any man has been able
to get. The very fact that woman
was sent on such a mission gave nov
city to her quest and helped her. Then.
too, her overlooking enthusiasm melted
down the barrier of British conserva-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-13
THE DUCHESS OF ALBANY'S
CLOAK

The unaffected manner and homely
style of dressing characteristic of the
Duchess of Albany used to be the de-
spair of her attendant ladies at bazaar
opening or foundation laying.
A lady who attended some health lee
lures at which the widowed duchess
was present as a pupil narrates that,
feeling tired one day, she sat down
upon couch on which was flung well
worn mantle of far from the newest
cut Presently a rather timid voice
said, Il am awfully sorry to disturb
you. but please may I have my wrap?''
TT was not until afterward" the of
fender added laughingly, that 1 gath
cred from a Mortified bystander that I
had been sitting on the Duchess of AL
bany's cloak"
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lection stamps her as a stateswonan-
She ought to have diplomatic post
somewhere under our government when
the fair work is done. She said to the
British manufacturers;
Now, that is wrong notion. and I
can prove it to you. 1t is not question
of how much you can sell to the United
States by showing your wares. There
is Canada, likewise Brazil, Argentina.
Uruguay Chile and other countries of
the vast South American continent,
whose trade must undergo tremen-
dous expansion in the near future. All
these will participate in the fair Their
representatives will be keenly studying
the evidences of industrial progress
made by the nations from whom they
will purchase manufactured goods. 1t
is the influence which will be exercised
on their import trade. Leaving out of
the account entirely that of the United
States, which is still considerable de-
spite the tariff, that will make good
industrial and commercial exhibits pay
handsomely
She had them there, and they saw the
point particularly when she told them
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PEELED by that girl herself. The girl
who tells funny stories is a nice girl to
have around, but the girl who tells sto-
ries on the edge-well, the men who are
worth while don't care to have her
around. The girl who smokes ciga-
rettes great many men don't care for
but they would all rather have her than
the girl who really does smoke and pre-
tends that she doesn't, the girl who
tries to impress one with her exceeding
regard for the proprieties, but who is q
hypocrite and fakir.'
Above all things, men hate women
''fakirs''