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this. period o. forty-f1ve years. has
been constantly engaged in tracing the
history Of mankind
Prof. Mason's first speciality was the
relation between the physical condi-
tions Of Biblical lands and the history
and character Of the various races which
have ruled them. In order to perfect
himself for the work he mastered the
Oriental languages. becoming so pro-
heient in them that he delivered lee
lures on comparative philology. as we'll
as on the history Of Palestine
The young enthusiast thought that he
had found his proper niche IN life as an
orientaHst when he CHANGED 10 meet
Prof. Henry. Of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. Prof Henry listened carefully to
his descriptions Of the delights Of deIy-
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GsCTr bred people who use
whisky. even it it IS for
medicinal purposes. have
their favorite brands. and a bottle
without label would find slow sale no
matter what the quality" remarked
Commissioner Yerkes. of the Internal
Revenue division of the Treasury De-
partment yesterday. 'But-and now
am going to tell you something you
VIII scarcely believe-there is more
whisky without labels manufactured in
New York city than in all the moon
shine districts of Kentucky. West Vir-
ginia. Tennessee. and Georgia COM
bined.''
Commissioner yerkes tells many in
teresting stories Of experiences OF reve-
nue. officers in the big cities of the East.
where still may run for years in some
back room without the Government
agents locating it. The trouble in find
ing an Illicit still in a city. the col
Iector says, is that the class Of people
engaging in the manufacture of the
whisky are more intelligent than the
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DYSPEPSIA AND DIVORCE.

DAD cookery and sIovenly housekeep-
ID ing we're the direct causes of four
hundred divorces in the city Of Chicago
last year. This statement. by the head
Of the Chicago Bureau Of Charities. fur
nishes every housewife in the land with
a subject for serious reflection, for hus-
bands tempers and digestions are equal
" fraiI in Maine, Illinois. and Cali
sornia. and divorces know not geograDh-
zeal limits. During 1902, it appears, 400
deserted wives who applied at the bu-
reau Of charities for assistance, and
later obtained divorces, admitted that
they could neither cook nor keep
house" and OF course they could not
expect 10 keep husbands. For these
unhappy marriages the men themselves
were TO blame in great measure, and they
need not pose as objects Of popular sym
patty. why did they marry women
ignorant Of the first requisites Of a hap
py domestic lite2
If this unfortunate condition of af-
fairs is paraIIeIed elsewhere, sociolo-
gists win have to wrestIe with the knot
ty problem OF how a young man be
fore proposing matrimony may gauge
accurately a young woman's knowledge
Of domestic science. says Robert Web
ster Jones in the ~HousekeepeT. Shall
ne seek the advice Of some noted au-
thority Ike Mrs. Hitler, and receive
thorough coaching IN the subject in or
der to become a competent judge Of the
beloyed's qualifications? Shall the ques-
ton. Can you COOKE precede the ques-
ton. ..WuI you wed?"
While the adoption OF such unroman-
tie expedients would CRATE upon sen
sitive nature, something must be done
II affairs are as bad as Chicago's super
intendent Of charities would have Us be-
Heve. Perhaps il would be as well for
American nasculinIty TO take few les
sons in the gentle art Of frying eggs and
boiling coffee as a preliminary training
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choose the food for her household her
self. She then sees what is good and
cheap at the same time Then good judg-
ment is required in discriminating be-
tween the different kinds OF food Many
recipes which on the surface appear eco
nomicaI are not so, because they are
either unpalatable or else require 50
many accessories than in the end the
dish costs as much as good roast.
Always purchase at a time when the
commodities. which vary in price ac-
cording to the season, are cheapest.
Several dollars may be saved by pur-
chasing coal in large quantities at sum-
mer prices Cents may De saved by buy
ing plenty of soap and storing it till it
is well dried and uses up less extrava-
gantly. a considerable sum may also be
saved BY purchasing -four at its cheap
est seasons.
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ing in the lore of the East. and, placing
his hand on Prof Mason's shoulder,
said:
Drop it! You have no means of
reaching the East, and thus conducting
your Investigations at first hand The
material at your disposal consists Of
copies or pictures. while the European
savants have a vast supply Of original
specimens. Give up the history of the
East and devote yourself to the history
of mankind in your own country, a sub
ject worthy of your best efforts, and
which will allow you to base your opin-
ions upon personal observation"
It was q hard blow to be advised to
abandon the studies which had been
pursued so assfduousIy. but Prof Mason
appreciated the wisdom of the remarks,
and started life all over again as a stu
dent of American aborigines- His work
for some thirty years now is described
by himself as:
The history OF invention, How the
forces and materials OF the earth have
gradually been domesticated by man
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Where the Car Fishes.

T He Gar of Russia has a pond close
| TO his residence at Peterof-a lake
which was, in fact, dug out by the great
Car Peter himself In this there are
kept a colony Of carp. some Of which are
asserted to be a century old at least. In
the simple house which was used by the
founder Of the Romanofs there are a
handful OF English fishing rods always in
readiness for the pastime of the Emper-
or. and he sometimes strolls down to the
lake for an hours quiet angling, his
catches being huge specimens Of fish,
which are sent up 20 the imperial table.
No visitor. however distinguished, is
ever invited to join in the sport; indeed,
it is whispered by the attendants that
when a particularly fine specimen has
been hooked by the august angler it is
sometimes arranged that it should be su-
reptitiously returned to its native ele-
ment, and he hllets of. carp which are
served that day at dinner are furnished
by fish obtained from less costly sources
no one is hurt by this Ii tile device, and
certain it is that the fish are sweeter
than these hoary old go urmands would
be. for their dinner of toasted bread,
neatly diced. is as carefu lily prepared as
if for the imperial nurser y.
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New WOy Of swearing Off.

A UNIQUE method Of swearing off,
~ from smoking has been adopted
by some ingenious man in London. They
have formed a club called the After
Six Smokers" that being the hour fixed
for a general Hght-up. Members may
abstain till later il they like, but it has
been observed so far that the striking
of the hour is the signal for the strik-
ing of matches. No exception is made
for Saturday or Sunday.
It was all doctors doings- One fell
low fell i'll. and the physicians dag
nosis of his ailment was nicotine pofs-
on"
Being ordered to give up smoking.
the patient pleaded for milder SEN
tence. and the doctor substituted the
condition that he must on no account
smoke till after six at night. as smok-
ing in the daytime shortened life.
Returning to his work, he remarked
upon the conflict he had with the
craving. especially on the way to town
in the morning His Office mates said
they could easily leave off the pipe
till after Office hours, whereupon be chal-
lenged them to join him in the new
habit.
Thus rose the formation OF the clut
which Is going on merrily. there being
no blacklist of backsliders yet.
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ECONOMY IN THE HOME.

TOR no class should there be more
/ sympathy than for the young
housekeepers who are trying their best
TO make a limited income cover the
thousand and one expenses of daily life
The young wife is apt to blame herself
because a dollar does not contain more
than four quarters. and to wonder how
she can put aside that something for a
rainy day which gives such peace of
mind
When first married the husband proba-
bly, set aside whatever he could afford
for little expenses. At first this seemed
sufficient. and the housewife could put
away a little occasionally to prevent the
horrible feeling of helplessness which
lack Of ready money always brings
But in two OF three years everything
changes. the demands of one week en-
croach upon the next. and the saving of
a dollar or two is impossible.
Herein lies the difficulty. that while
the allowance made to the wife remains
stationary. the demands upon it have
been constantly increasing. The first
wear or two is always the cheapest For
one thing. little, if any, new clothing is
required The brides rousseau acts as a
basis from which at small expense
gowns. hats and cloalls may be evolved
During the first two years. also, the
furniture and cooking utensils being
nearly new. repairs and additions amount
to small item.
OFTEN. too. the little ones come, but
the allowance remains the same, and the
wants of three must be met by what suf-
feed for two. The husband seldom rea-
Lies that while he works no harder,
comparatively. one year than the other,
each year of married life brings to the
wife new experiences and increasing du-
ties. He should increase the household
allowance accordingly
Bright. healthy children are good in
vestments; their sturdy limbs and rosy
cheeks promise a better provision for
the future than the savings bank, much
as we admire the latter excellent insti-
tuition. Money spent on the children
food and warm clothing Will yield good
interest. and in this way it is better tc
stave off the rainy day than TO save VI
for it when you can i'll afford TO do so
and thus hasten the coming OF that rainy
day.
The young wife should, II possible
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bucket. The inside is not much brighter
The mash was boiled in the milk can and
the operator could make about a gallon
Of whisky in day.
The average moonshiner requires few
utensils or materials to make drinkable
whisky A still similar to the one de-
scribed, coffee mill to grind up the
corn used for the mash. and a cake Of
yeast, as a fermenter. will do the bust
ness. The principle requisite to make
the moonshining q success, however, is a
quiet place in which to set up the still
and class Of customers that will pro-
tect the owner
Most people imagine that Kentucky Is
the ideal state for moonshining, but.
strange as it may seem. in view Of the
capital made of the business in the State.
sixty-four OF the 119 counties in ths
State are local option.
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TATE has just written "Finis" to one
| Of the most Accordingly tender and
pathetic chapters in the heart interest
history of the civil war. Sad and lonely
in the extreme were the closing hours
in an humble basement lodging in Ware,
Mass, a few days since. of an aged
widow. who, but few short decades
ago. shone brightly in the public eye as
one of family made idols of contem-
poraneous history by the mark of the
afterward nartyred President, Abraham
Lincoln
Incidentally the death of this aged wo-
man recalled a famous correspondence
Of the lovable Lincoln and his tribute
to the gelf-sacrInce of American mo-
therhood.
Probably the NEST perfect letter in
the English language, according to lit
erary critics, was the development Of
this same correspondence, in the epistle
written BY Lincoln to Mrs. Cromwell
Bixby. of Boston. Mass Mrs. Bizby was
an elderly woman with five sons, all Of
whom enlisted on the Northern side at
the opening of the great struggle, and
all Of whom served vaIiantly until al
most the close, before they were cut
down.
Tie Oldest boy was wounded and cap
tured by the CoDfederates at the first
battle OF Bull Run, and was confined in
a Confederate prison until the close Of
the war. when he was released, only to
die on the homeward Journey
His body was sent home to his mother
and his was the fifth corpse Of as many
sons that the old lady had wept over az
the station. at intervals Of but ono
week. She herself lived only a short
time afterward. but not until Lincoln
had penned the famous lines to her in
autograph. in which he said:
y feel how weak and fruitless must re
any word of mine which should attempt
to beguiIe you from the grief Of a loss
so overwhelming But I cannot refrain
from rendering you the consolation shat
may be found in the thanks of the Re
public they died to serve. ] pray that
our Heavenly Father may assuage the
anguish OF your bereavement and leave
you only the cherished memory OF the
loved and lost. and the solemn pride
that must be yours, to have laid so
costly a sacrifice upon the altar of free
dom"
Benjamin Chaplin, the well-known
scholar and student of Lincoln whose
unique impersonation of the martyr has
been recognized as of the highest order
of dramatic art, and which he viii
again present in this city during the
coming week for the benefit of the
Beecher Memorial fund. some months
ago had an engagement to present his
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Stairway which opens into the rotunda
OF the first floor. The kitchen. laundry.
and storerooms are also in the basement
OF the house.
The annex, which is behind the resi-
dence portion Of the building. contains
three large offices and number of rooms
for servants In this part Of the house is
q large automobile stable. The annex is
finished throughout in oak All Of the
fifty rooms in the house have hardwood
floors. The building contains seven bath
rooms.
In no part Of the house is there the
least suggestion of the Oriental. The
building vas planned by an American
architect. and is an excellent example Of
the modern American home. It is sur
rounded by sufficient ground 10 insure
pIsnty of light from all sides. and to af-
ford a small lawn. which will add to the
beauty Of the building.
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small comforts Of q pension to which
her claims entitled her.
Mr.. Chaplin drove her to the hall
where. 70 her great delight, she wit
messed and wept over his Iifeiike por-
trayal Of the great President. and her
joy was uncomfortable when he inform
ed her that he would use every endeavor
to obtain a speedy recognition for her
at the Pension Office in Washington.
both by attorney and in person.
That same night he employed H. W
Coney. d local attorney. TO gather the
data which he might present at Wash
ington-
While the attorney was collecting in
legal form all the information necessary
for the purpose. and Mr.. Chaplin had
completed his plans for a visit to the
Capital in the aged woman's behalf the
following sad message reached him.
Ware. March 21. 1903
Dear Sir: As you so kindly offered
to do what you could TO aid Mrs.
Bacon in getting pension when you
went to Washington. I viii write and
tell you it is too late. as she passed
away yesterday. after few days
sickness with pneumonia
It would seem quite nice if the
Government or the Grand Army peo-
pie would contribute money TO mark
her resting place with neat and
suitable stone. and I think will see
what can be done about it if no one
else does. Yours.
Miss N A TERRY
is Pleasant Street
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remarkable portrayal Of the physical
and mental characteristics Of Lincoln
before a Ware. Mass, audience. Upon
arriving there he found awaiting him
a letter written in a Cramped and
scrawly hand which said: Having learn
ed that you are collecting unpublished
matter regarding President Lincoln and
the war, it may be of interest to you
10 know that I am daughter o. Mrs.
Bixby, to whom President Lincoln wrote
the letter which is now famous. I was
somewhat older than the Ave boys who
were killed in the war and helped to
bring them up. If you will call I will
furnish you with whatever information
I can regarding the circumstances Of
their death" etc The communication
was signed Mrs. s. 5. Bacon"
Before the performance that night Mr.
Chaplin drove TO the humble home of
Mrs, Bacon. which consisted of two
small rooms in a stuFy basement, where
the aged woman. past seventy years,
but with hearing and eyesight well
preserved. still was clipper and happy
despite her poverty, for she had sup
ported herself for years He learned
that, in addition TO being the foster
mother and sister of LincoIn's five young
heroes, she was. too. the widow of
a soldier. but. as was not unusual, had
been forgotten by her country and
countrymen, and was eking out a
meager existence without even the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-19
THE POPE'S LARGE WARDROBE

T he Pope has the largest and most
| costly wardrobe in the whole civ
iHzed world. Three large rooms at the
Vatican hardly suffice to contain it, and
a special body of servants is told of to
keep in order. Each day in the year has
its appropriate garment, which varies in
color, weight. and value, according to
the season.
The slippers alone are innumerabie. all
being made Of velvet and embroidered.
and the Pope has no excuse for not
knowing his left foot from his right, Tor
the design is different on each slipper.
The gloves are, if anything. more nu-
mcrous than the slippers They are
made of the finest white wool. embroid-
cred with pearls.
The wool for the gloves. and for all
the garments Of the Pope into which
wool enters. is the product Of a special
flock Of sheep dedicated for the purpose
by a family who have had the special
privilege of supplying the Pontifs with
WOOL since the sixteenth century. The
paIlium, which is the symbol of sacerdo-
tai authority. is usually woven from this
wool by nuns. the lambs which supply
the wool having been specially blessed
BY the Pope on January q Of every year.
Many of the most magnificent Papal
vestments. thick with gold embroidery
and jewels, have not been worn for a
long time. since the loss Of temporal
power put an end TO the great public
ceremonies. but they remain in the
-guarda roba," jealousy watched by the
guardians.
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The Hermit
By CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS.

Above the blindness Of content,
The ignorance of ease
Inhabiting within his soul
\ shrine OF mysteries.
Between the silences Of sleep.
Attentively he hears
The endless. crawling sob and strain.
The spending Of the years.
He sees the lapsing stream go by
His unperturbed face.
Out Of a dark, into q dark,
Across a lighted space.
he calls it life. this lighted space
Upon the moving flood.
He sees the water white with tears,
He sees it red with blood.
And many specks upon the tide
He sees and marks by name
Notes of a day. and fools Of fate.
And chaIIengers Of fame
With here a people. there a babe.
A blossom, or a crown
Thwhirl a little. CLEAN. and pass,
Or in the eddies drown.
He waits He waits one day to see
The lapsing of the stream.
The eddying shapes. the darknesses,
Dissolve into a dream.
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OTIS TUITION MASON, cura-
tor of the division of ethnology

DRoF- OTIS TUITION MASON, euTa-
r tor of the division of ethnology
and acting curator Of the de
partmcnt of anthropology Of the
National Museum, furnishes remark
able instance Of how a maD's life may
be changed by the merest accident.
Prof. Mason is sixty-hve years old,
and a native of Virginia. He was edu-
Gated at Columbian University in Wash
ington. He followed no special line Of
study and had not the slightest idea
what he would make of himself. but was
rather inclined to think that he would
like to be a doctor OF a surveyor.
While in this uncertain state OF mind
his fathers house was visited by a
travelling lumber dealer, who, when he
went away. accidentally left a copy of
a physical geography. which was one
of the first to 90 into the relation be
tween the history OF the earth and the
history of mankind. The future profess
sor read the book simply to kill a few
idle hours, became thoroughly absorb
ed ID the subject and from that day to
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for matrimony for who can tell when
this knowledge might come into play p
or test personally the possibilities of
the chafng dish, that close culinary
companion of the lonely bachelor. Evi-
IDENTIFY logic can trace an intimate con
nection between dyspepsia and divorce,
and wise wives will not be slow to take
the hint
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Of room also for several bottles Of mash
All he had to do when he found Gus
toner was to find a secluded spot under
cover Of some bushes, set up his still
and serve his drinks It came TO grief
because he failed 10 select a thick
enough clump OF bushes and was not
select in his custom. The operator fell
into the hands Of revenue agents at the
same time the still was captured.
The Georgian who owned this remark
able still was sent up for a term Of years.
but the property was thought worthy of
preservation It now has an honoTed
position on a manteI in Commissioner
Yerkes' Office. y photograph of the still
accompanies this article. but the ma
chine has 70 be seen Tor one TO appreciate
the ingenuity Of the inventor
The still itself is made OF an ordinary
quart milk can, fitted with'a eone-shaped
top and long copper worm which is run
into a gallon paint bucket. The photo
graph gives fair idea OF the general
appearance. It shows the streaks Of dry
paint which cover the outsides Of the