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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-28
SEEK MORE LEISURE.
Americans Are Too Eager fer wealth
and Power-Live Too Fast
From the Milwaukee Journal.

From the Milwaukee Journal.
The American is pronounced the most
nervous CT any nationality. Why is this
so? 1t probably arises from various causes,
but enc of them is that we live tco fast.
We are eager for wealth, or power or place.
All things are possible to the American
and he is in eager pursuit of that which ap-
pears most attractive to him. He wants
wealth and he wants it quick. He wants
fame or political power, or to stand high in
some profession, and he thinks all tine lost
that is not spent in the endeavor to attain
his object. The people of no other nation
are in such constant hurry. We even
hurry in our recreations and at our meals.
We rise early and go to bed late and drive
ourselves all day. The Englishman. the
German or the Freedman take more hours
of rest. If the Engiishman takes q short
incoming, he quits early in the afternoon. II
the FTenchman goes early TO his office, he
takes leisureiy lunch time. He works
hard while he works, but does not keep at
it so many hours.
When the American takes a vacation he
works just as hard at it as when working
at his business. We need to cultivate a
faculty for repose, habit of resting. What
Will it matter if A or X does acquire mill
lion or two more than we do? What mat
tiers it even if We fail of the S10O,G00 mark?
With industry and frugality the most of us
can be able to provide comforts for our
families, home, food, clothing and leisure
for reading and amusement and social
pleasures. We may be able to command
time sufficient TO enjoy these comforts with
our families. All that we strive fer which
is only to make appearances to the world
and impress others with the extent of our
wealth, is but veXation and a burden.
While we are working, let us have a
thought fer the preservation of health both
of mind and body. Without that it is little
pleasure that can be derived from all
may store up of wealth. all We may win OF
fame or place. Let US be content with
modest gains, enjoy the good things of life
as we pass along and learn that in simple,
genuine and innocent lives lies truest joy
of living.
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year out of his own pocket for rental and
clerk hire. In addition to what the govern
ment allows him for those items. Besides
this, the cost of living is very high. An
unmarried man can, by exercising economy
live on between $500 and $4,000 per annum
Table board at restaurants costs about
81 500 per annum and sleeping room from
$40 to 500 per month" Consul McCook re-
Gently reported to the State Department.
The Office of the consulate recently burned
down, but now occupies a room in the COM
mercial center of the town. At this remote
post our representatives know only two sea-
sons summer and winter but the climate is
dry and generally healthy for persons hav-
ing no chronic diseases.
Southernmost Post.
Our southernmost consulate is at Port
Stanley, in the Falkland Islands, just east
of Cape Horn. The town has but 800 in
habitants, but is the summer headquarters
of the British South American fleet, whose
officers during that season liven things up
a bit socially The winters are cold and
damp and the summers dry and windy.
Christmas day falls in summer at this post
and the Fourth of July comes around in
winter time. Our consulate. building on
the business street of the. little village,
costs $500 a year in rental, but living ex-
penses are very high. Consul Rowan re-
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paving all the way from So, 600 to S., coo, but
none yielding so much as $1,000 in fees
Our Canton consulate is located with those
of other countries, upon a small island
separated from the city by canal. On
account of the prevalence of the plague and
other contagious diseases, the cost of living
in Canton has increased 70 to 100 per cent
during the past year. Our representative
there can obtain pure drinking water only
from Hongkong whence 1t is brought in
tanks. He must even send his clothes there
to be Numbered. Hankau, where we have
another consulate, is a very filthy place.
In Japan we have four consular posts; in
Korea, one; in Siam, one; in India, two.
Several of our recently dismissed consuls
lost their places because Of irregularities in
their official methods, several others for
general unfitness," and one for making al
legged insulting remarks at club.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS, JR.
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now it is a hotbed of yellow fever The
consul general whom the President sent
there few months ago to succeed Consul
Nast-the well-known cartoonist who met
MS death at the post-resigned soon after
arriving on the scene.
The cost of living at GuayaquiI Is much
brave the pestience in return for the sal
airy of 5000 year and the meager fees,
The cost of living at Guayaquil is much
higher than in the United States. The Of
hces of the consulate general are in build
ing on the Malicon, the principal street of
the city, and cost $500 a year in rental all
OF which is paid by Uncle Sam The eli
mate at this port is, of course tropical
In winter during the rainy season it is
red hot and unhealthy, but the nights are
cool the year round.
In the Society Islands.
Our most isolated consulate is that at
Tahiti in the Society Islands-out In the
mid-Pacific. south of the equator. This lit
tie dot in the sea belongs to France It's
population is 10000. the number of Amer
lean citizens in the entire group being but
400. Uncle Sam, contrary to his usual pol
Icy, owns his consulate here. 1t is little
white frame cottage with a sloping roof,
shaded by tall tropical trees. In the sur
rounding country the natives busy them
selves with the culture of vanilla beans
cocoanuts, cotton, sugar and various trop-
lcal fruits. French soldiers and marines
are ever ready to protect our representa-
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Magnolia Stellata, japanese.

crocuses in irregular fashion in several
pla ces. These were put out years ago and
now grow wild, peeping up here and there
among the leaves and underground in a
delightfully."- natural way. The flower beds
on the terrace around the Capitol are now
thick with blossoms. This terrace, with its
red granite panels filed with vari-colored
blooms the white marble balustrade and
long slope of greensward fringed with trees,
and the city lying beyond. make a picture
worthy of an artists canvas.
The State. War and Navy Department
building has sunken gardens on the north
and south fronts. On the granite wall in
closing them young ivy is growing, and at
their base tulips and hyacinths grow. The
smooth lawns are dotted with the crocusos
of many colors planted irreguiarly, and
altogether the spot is ideally beautiful.
And so it is eyerywnere-in the Mall, Rock
the streets and in smaller parks-it is pleas
ant to abandon oneself to contemplation
of the awakening of plant life in the spring.
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his port dropping to second place in point
first the year before. The Liverpool con-
sulate, the best paying port of that grade,
yielded James Boyle, a naturalized Ameri-
can citizen, 81, 445. These are the best
paying berths in the establishment, but, all
told, less than tenth of the offices In the
entire service promise in fees more than a
thousand dollars a year, and some incum-
bents are paid in fees alone.
All officers who receive not less than
81 600 In salary are allowed an addition of
20 per cent OF their regular pay for office
rent. Very often this amount suffices to
rent building large enough for office and
residence combined, and thus the extra
personal expense of house rent is avoided.
But the posts farthest isolated from CIV
hization are what We will consider more
particularly. From the Klondike to Cane
Horn these scattered outposts of Yankee
commerce are dotted over the globe On
the ever-torrid equator line, in the very
view of the pirates of the oriental seas or
among the savages Of the southern ocean,
Old Glory flying from a Flagstaff, an eagle
and a shield in medallion over a doorway,
guide the American traveller to an asylum
where he may obtain succor or protection.
Northernmost Post.
City, the Yukon, the Canadian gold
mining town of 5000 inha bitants which be-
came famous during the great rush to the
Klondike fields. The consul here is receiv-
ing $500 in salary and over s., 600 year
extra in fees But he must pay $1,000 a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-28
the prettiest sights OF the city now is this
fielsi of yellow bloom.
Used Largely for Hedges

The bush honeysuckle Gonicera fragran-
tissima) is planted in many parks. but it's
small flower is not striking!y brilliant Jas
minum auditorium, the naked jasmine, and
the Ceris Japonica. or japanese Judas tree,
are shrubs used largely for hedges about
the city. The Judas tree has now put forth
at the base of its thorns small red berries
that appear like drops of blood oozing
through its bark.
- In the Capitol grounds a pretty touch Of
nature has been given to the vistas through
the trees by the planting Of hyacinti!s and
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tives in the event of any trouble
In spite of its isolation Tahiti Is not a
bad place in which to live. The climate is
very eQuable, and Americans find ii
healthy. The island is far remote from the
hurricane belt of the Pacific, and in the
hot season the temperature rarely rises
above eighty-two, while in the cool halt
of the year it does not drop below sixty.
Consul Doty is a Princeton graduate and
has been a missionary in various lands He
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Ernie-"My parents are very bitter
a drinking bar
Heaen-sHow terrible! suppose they
thought he should have remained in."-Chi-
caso News.
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As to Gossiping.
g April Smart Set.

From the April Smart Set.
My dear" said Mrs. Cawker TO her
daughter, when you are at Mrs. Cumso's
this afternoon. l hope you won't think Of
repeating that bit of gossip about Mrs.
Gilfoyle that Mrs Fosdick told US this af-
ternoon."
why, mama?"
We'll because 1t would be ungenerous
and unkind, and don't think Mrs Gilfoyle
would like it told and. besides, i want 10
tell it to Mrs. Cumso myself"
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Business on the Curb.
Flom Puck.

From PUCK.
Hiram-"T tell you. the bankin' business
Of New York is immense"
Silas-'I expect 1t is"
Hiram-"Well, I know it is. Why, when I
was waitin' at the ferry ter come home,
that time I was In the city, met, alto
gether, seventeen men that had checks they
wanted ter get cashed, but the banks was
all closed fer the day!'
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FAR-OFF .CONSULATES
American Officials in Out-of-
Way Corners.
UN DESIRABLE POST
TIDAL WAVE OF COMMERCE HAS
WASHED AWAY SINECURES.
Improving the Service - Salaries and
Fees-A Highly Efficient
Corps.
UN DESIRABLE POSTS
Written for The Evening Star.

Written Tor The Evening Star.
Although Congress failed to pass the bin
providing for its REFORM President Roose-
welt has determined to take our consular
service out of politics Hitherto members of
Congress have looked upon the several hun
dreds of berths in this seductive foreign es-
tablshment as plums for their political
friends and lleutenants. The service has
been gradually improved in recent admins
trations. but has not yet come up to the
Presidents standard He is now engaged
In hoeing out the weeds, and in the several
weeks past more men in the establishment
have been removed for reasons of reform
than ever before in the same space Of time
There now are 327 posts in the service.
While perhaps the poorest paid, it is looked
upon as alrady the most efficient consular
corps in the world. In the old days these
posts were looked upon very generally
snecures, offering a foreign life of ease to
men with sufficient private fortune to ad-
nit of their mingling in society abroad.
Literary men coveted many of the berths
for the abundant material offered and
many lasting bit of fiction has been in
spiTed by the romantic surroundings of our
consulates. But the tidal wave of Yankee
commercial supremacy has now beaten
upon the shores of the farthest distant
isles of the seas and nearly every American
consulate is busy.
Some Big Fees.
We hear little of the life at the more re-
mote and isolated of the posts More has
been written of our forty-five consulates
general at the important seaports, where
generous compensation is realized in salary
and fees Consuls general receive in sala
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-28

1.-The democratic party is fading away
rapidly; about time for it to be thinking
of getting its life insured
That's impossible"
"Too hazardous a risk, eh?''
mot only that but don't believe there's
any one who can make out its policy. -
Philadelphia Press.
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CONSULATE ET HOBART, TAs MANIA

ries from 5000 to 5000 a year added to
which are fees aggregating from a mere
nominal sum to thousands of dollars an
nually, according to the business of the
port. In the past fiscal year London was the
best paying port in the service, the office of
consul general, recently given to Henry
Clay Evans, having yielded sl5,175 in SAL
airy and fees combined Consul General
Gowdy at Paris realized altogether s.4,415,
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ceives So, 600 per annum in salary, bet dur
ing the past fiscal year realized nothing in
fees.
Our most undesirable consular post Just
now is that at Guayaquil, Ecuador, almost
on the equator. 1t is an ancient town,
having been founded by Pizarro in 1885,
and has now a population of about 60,O01.
Guayaquil has always been a bad luck
town. it's three centuries and half of his
tory having been an endless chain of vicis-
situdes-war. pillage, devastating fires,
cart hquakes and pestilence. 1t is built upon
a small, fiat, marshy peninsula and suffers
from a lamentable want of sanitation. Just
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-28

In fact the whole plot is too dense"
Writer-"Well, sir, you told me to work
in local atmosphere. Chicago News.
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Hard to Believe.

She-"You wouldn't think Mr.. Henpeck
had been married ten years, would your
The Old Bach-"No. Wonderfully well
preserved isn't hep
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The Tulip Pleasure Club was organized
early in the week at the home of the
Misses Shaffer, $50 E street southeast. The
organizing members are the Misses Edith
Nellie and Sadie Prender Miss Bright,
fer and Messrs. Roth, Prender Joyner.
Scolar, Carroll, Huff and Norris Upon
the adjournment of business the evening
was given over to music and games, after
which refreshments were served.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-28

The Silver Wave Social Club gave a
dance last Tuesday evening
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-09-04
Football Schedule.

Captain M. B. Corse, graduate mana
ger of athletics at the Virginia Mill
tary Institute, has arranged the follow
ing schedule of games for the Virgini,
Military Institute foot ball team. AL
the games except three will be played
in Lexington:
Saturday, October 3rd, with Dan
vile Military Institute.
Friday, October 9th, open
Monday, October 18th, with Agricul
turaI and Mechanical College of North
Carolina.
Saturday, October 18th. University
of North Carolina, to be played at
Roanoke, Va.
Saturday, October Path, with David.
son College of North Carolina.
Saturday, October 31st, with Uni
versity of Virginia, to be plaDe d at
Charlottesville, Va.
Saturday, November 7th, with st.
John 3 College of Maryland.
Saturday, November 14th, with WASH
ington and Lee University.
Wednesday, November 18th, open.
Thursday, November 18th, Thanks
giving game, with Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, to be played at Norfolk, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-09-04
The State Optical Association.

The State Optical Association met
in second annual session at the Eakle-
ton Hotel here Saturday and that
evening elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: A. F. Jahnke,
Jr., Richmond, president; DIR. A. Week,
Norfolk, vice president; Il. L. Hall,
Norfolk, treasurer; John W. Buchanan,
Richmond, secretary.
There following Executive Commit
tee was appointed: G. Fl. Rudd. Rich.
mond: E. E. Snriver, Richmond; B. r
Tucker, Norfolk; q. b. TiIghaman
and Fred II. White, of Lexington.
Several very interesting papers were
read by Mr.. Tucker, DR.. A. Week, Fl
L. Lang and E. E Shriver.
A clinic was held after the meeting
In charge of B. V. Gilbert, Richmond
| A number of applications for new
membership were entertained. Their,
was great deal of enthusiasm shown
at the meeting, and there is NO doubt
but this is the largest optical associa
tion in the South.
The members spent several hour
driving around and visiting different
points of interest in the city, afte
which the association held a big banque
at Eakleton Hotel.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-09-04
Iona Glade Personals.

Mrs. Dan Hale has returned home
from West Va. she has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Snow.
Mr.. Dale Jones and Misses Minnie
and Alta Jones, after spending two
weeks with their grandmother. have
gone to visit their aunt, Mrs. Charlie
Martz near Fort Defiance.
Miss Evelyn Dudley and brother, the
Misses Carrie and Bessie Davis and
Rufus Bell are spending some time at
Stribling drinking water for their
health.
| Mr.. James Jordan spent several
days in StauntOn last week on bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowman chaperoned q
crowd to Stribling and Panaca on 9
picnic, which was enjoyed by all.
q. r. Christian and John v. Bel
went to Staunton Monday John V
Bell is summoned on the jury.
| Quite number of our people attend
ed The AL. Il. Fields Minstrels ant
reported it as being fine.
| Mr.. Rodgers is boring number o
wells in this vicinity, G. r. Christian
reached water at rs feet. 8. R. Bel
has gone 100 feet and is still boring
HOPING to get water soon.
Col. d. V. Ruckman is in Highland
looking after cattle.
Hugh Bell has returned home afte
visiting his uncle, near Greenville.
!, Mr.. George Mills, who has been nurs
ing two fever patients at Mr.. Dick Sill
ing's, has returned and reports then
i doing nicely.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-09-04
DEATH OF JAS. A. ALLEN.

Since the accidental killing of Mr..
Jas. Dore. which is fresh in all of our
minds. we have not had an accident
comparable to the distressing one which
ended the life of young Jas. A. Allen,
son of Col. S. Brown Allen, last week.
The closing of a young life full of
promise is always attended with sor-
row, but when that life is needlessly
thrown away, and especially when
thrown away just as it becomes an Or
nament to society, pride to the fami-
ly and friends, the occurrence has all
elements of sadness which such un-
toward misfortunes can impart. In
the Gloom of youth, in the strength of
a lofty manhood, upon the threshold
of what promised to be a useful career,
this young man was cut down, the
heart strings Of his family and friends
torn. and deep and irreparable loss
inflicted on them and on the cOmmu-
nifty. 1t is all very sad. We mourn
with those who have been afflicted,
and weep with those who weep. Would
that it could have been averted.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-09-04

The primary election held on last
Saturday passed off quietly. The
several nominations are strong ones
and whilst there are Disappointment
of course. there Is no claim of fraud
anywhere which can be sust aimed.
Mr.. Wilson led for Sheriff by large
majority, and Messrs. Walker and
Churchman our present efficient and
faithful representatives had no serious
difficulty in succeeding themselves,
though Mr.. Cralg's vote for the House
of Delegates was most flattering to
him and his friends. The other nom1-
nations for county Offices of general
Importance were made without Oppo-
sition-Mr. Burnett for Clerk, Mr..
Ker for Commonwealth s Attorney, and
Mr.. Mcfarland for Treasurer. In the
county there were some local fights
which were interesting, but spirit Of
fairness prevailed everywhere and
those who were defeated realize that
they were defeated because they lacked
votes. The way to show themselves
worthy of confidence is for the defeat
ed candidates to, now, do all they Cal
to elect the nominees.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-09-04
Gov. Montague at Hot Springs.

The speech of Hon. A. j. Montague
before the American Bar Association
at the Hot Springs last week, has re-
ceived the highest commentator from
the public and the press, and was APP
plauded to the echo by the audience.
The following item from the Alexan-
dria Gazette tends to show how it was
received:
During the recent meetings at the
Hot Springs, Virginia, of the Virginia
State Bar Association and the Ameri-
can Bar Association, the present Gov
ernor of Virginia was a quiet but
dignified representative of the Old
Dominion. But, at the conclusion on
Friday night of the meeting of the
American Bar Association, Governor
Montague eclipsed all the speakers of
the session at the Hot Springs, by one
of the most brilliant efforts ever made
by son of this grand old common
wealth. BY his gracious, modest bear
ing, and his genial personality, he had
paved the way for warm reception;
but by his speech of Friday, his skilful
and delicate handling of intricate liv.
ing issues, his arguments full OF elo-
quence and power, he carried every
thing before. and placed himself head
and shoulders above all the orators,
who, through the American Bar Asso-
citation, represented the whole Ameri-
ban nation. 1t was decisive triumph.
Virginians we're proud of their Gov.
ernor, and felt that he was ably sus.
tanning the prestige of the mother OF
States and of statesmen.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-09-04

In the United States have used the
LOngman & Martinez Pure Paints.
Every Church will be given a liberal
quantity whenever they paint.
Don't pay $3.50 gallon for Linseed
oil worth so centsl which you do when
you buy thin paint in a can with a
paint label on it.
s & make IA, therefore when you
want fourteen gallons of paint, buy
only eight gallons of L. g. M, and mix
six gallons of pure llnseed oil with it.
You need only four gallons of L. &
M. Paint, and three gallons of Oil mix
ed Herewith to paint good size house.
Houses painted with these paints
never grow shabby, even after 18
years. These celebrated paints are
Sold by our Agents-B. F. Hughes,
Staunton; N. I. Kagey, Weyer's Cave;
Foster Bros, Mt. Meridian; C.. H.
COhron, Stuart's Draft; J. B. Roden.
WaynesbOrO. aug14 Emo