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STUDENTS DO HoUsEWoRK.
The Servant Girl Problem Solved for q
Time in Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb., Correspondence New York Sun.
! A labor union decree and the necessities
Of some students at the University OF Ne
| braska have resulted in the partial solving
Of the servant girl question In Lincoln.
Fully a dozen young men who have been
taking course in domestic science are
now holding down positions as men Of all
work in many families In this city. OF
the 5000 students at the university. num-
Der are compelled to work their way
through college. These have found Jobs In
local stores offices and newspapers. where
their spare time Is spent. Previous to the
first part Of the year some worked In res
taurepts as walters. Then the Walters
Union served notice upon the restaurant
keepers that hereafte none but union men
should be employed. The result of this was
| that most of the students were compelled
| to give up their employment.
In casting about for something to 90 the
! suggestion was made that the boys might
| be able to supply part at least or the de-
mand for household help. None OF them
was qualified however for SUCH wo s,a.
Bouton, head Of the domestic science de-
partment of the university. for entrance
into her classes. AS the rules Of the in
stitution make no distinction between sex
in any course the young men were ad-
mitted.
For a number of months they worked
diligently learning how to COOK ana BAKE.
how to sweep and care for rooms, and
when the present semester opened dozen
OF the young men applied to advertising
housekeepers for places. When they sue
ceeded in convincing the housekeepers that
1t was not a college prank, but that they
were In earnest. they were tried. All OF
them are still In service. and they are CIV
ing satisfaction.
The care Of the furnace and the scrub
bling of walks have always been tasks at
which most domestics baked. but they have
been cheerfully performed by the young
men. School duties take up only a few
hours a day. and by hustling the boys are
able to hold their positions and keep up
with their classes. Early rising enables
them to have the morning meal ready when
the family gets up and by O'Clock their
morning duties are ended and they are free
to pass two hours in the class rooms. The
afternoon gives them additional time for
recitation. and the evenings. after the
household work is finished, are spent In
study
Most of these young men are SONS of
farmers and have been accustomed to doing
chores, and they find 1t possible to make
more money, while being provided with
warm quarters and plenty of food. than at
their old precarious Jobs. The course Of
study I'm the domestic science department
is well adapted to fitting them for house
hold tasks. Some of the girls also exc out
their slender resources by similar work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-26
A Venetian Glass Collection
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

Ni"n tne san francisco Chronicle.
"A large addition has been made to tha
venetian glass collection In the Stanford
University museum through the generosity
or large firm of art glass workers Of
venice The museums collection. ALREADY
the best In the United States, will now con.
tain almost every known variety of vene-
tan glass. The Venetian room is the res,,It
OF the interest taken in Stanford Iynivers,tv
oy the firm which has done the extensive
mosaic work In the church which emplovs
some OF the most famous French and
itanan artists of the day
Inc latest addition to this valuable col.
iection consists of about eighty pieces II
includes fourteen beautiful specimens of
Agatata ware; several repiicas of pieces IN
the Borabrinski collection, some dating
PACK as far as the seventh century: repiica 2
from the collection Of Empress Aue,,sfa
ana OF the Milan. Murano Vienna J0nvra
F s and British museums. The famou.
Siads collection is represented by a deen
ruby -coiored vase. There are several nieces
OF Moresque. Aventurina, Mfllefiori in
roman. Pompeiian and Venetian DESIGNS
Inc designs are different from those frat
sent over, being more varied and embracino
many exceptionally graceful and artistic
combinations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-26
The Rented Babies of Paris.

From Harper's Magazine
The written law provides for every child
IN France. that the government supple
ments the home education, and when nee
essary replaces it entirely. but as matter
OF fact there are scores Of children in
Paris, especially. who have shaken free of
their parents, or been cast off by them. and
VINO i've a vagabond existence. playing
hide-and,seek with the officers of the law.
tAnong THIS band the commonest offense is
begging, though generally there 10 soraa
oloer person back of the whining specimens
one meets with on the streets. The fruitful
incomes In this profession are obtained
1nty tnrough children. During the nights
IN long clothes. especially If 1t be delicate
looking, rents for as high as s. or ga His
orothers and sisters from one to five Yea 70
oia bring two dollars. while those still
days VA 'he coioest
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cAH A WHALE swrxr
Testimony on the Point That He Can
by q veracious Authority.

From the New York Sun.
Can whales swim fastf Why" said an
old whaleman. "let me give you an idea of
how fast they can swim. At the time OF
the war / was out in the good old bark
Abbie Turner, Capt. Joshua Barnley of New
Bedford. on the Atlantic fishing grounds.
after sperm whale. We met up with a
school Of them one day about hundred
miles to the westward of the Azores.
Capt. Josh threw his maintopsail aback
and hove the old hooker to. and then We
put out In the boats after the whales. We
had long pun 70 get near any Of them.
but finally we did come up with q seventy
footer that was sort Of pirouetting about,
and the harpoon man nailed him.
Say! Those were the days of whale
fishing, the days before the Introduction Of
the bomb lance; when you had to lay
boat right alongside whale to get har-
poOn into him at all: when harpooning call
ed for strength and cold nerve as well as
skill. But they used to do It. and some
times they'd smoke another iron into q
whale before the boat could back away.
Well, our man gave the whale the har-
poon. and the instant he got 1t down he
went. sounding, and when he came up
away he flew, with everything set and
drawing double. so to speak, and with the
harpoon line singing out Of the tub in the
bow OF the boat, swapping and dancing
through the water and throwing up q great
spray.
Il was pulling bow oar in that boat, ST.
ting right back of the harpoon man and
the tub and that sizzling line. and I drop
ped my head and slowed 1t round little
80 the spray wouldn't fly in my eyes. and
that brought my head down so that
couldn't see very well around just where
we were going, and didn't want to see
anyway, and so 1 kept my head down like
that for what didn't seem to me more than
minute or so. just till things got settled
down little. and when I looked up
when we struck that whale we were
down good ten miles to leeward of the
Abbie. but when 1 looked up, by lingo We
were ten miles to wind'ard of her! In just
that little time, that minute or so that I'd
had my head down like that to keep the
spray out of my eyes. that whale had
snaked us good twenty miles!
Can a whale swim fast? Why, II 1t was
possible to match a likely seventy-foot
sperm whale against torpedo boat I'd bet
on the whale every time"
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In "Light Distress. I"

From the Charlotte Observer.
IT heard new term the other day.
said w. B. Snow, jr. TT was at Winston.
Al old lady and her two daughters came
into a millinery store. The young women
wore mourning hats.
'The old woman said to the clerk: 4
want a mourning hat, for / am in mourn
ing But my datter here indicating, is a
widder of two years stand. and she is I'm
light distress. Give her hat with blue
feathers on it,"
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Why Kansas Goes "Dry."
ON the Denver Republican

From the Denver Republican.
travelling man who drove across the
country to a little town in western Kansas
the other day met farmer hauling a wag-
onioad of water.
Where do you get water?' he asked.
up the road about seven miles, the
farmer replied.
"And you haul water seven miles for
your family and stock?''
yep"
'Why in the name of sense don't you dig
a wel?'' asked the traveller.
Because It is just as far one way as the
other, stranger"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-26


Trem the New York Tribune.
Just what shall be done with the city
bees is problem now confronting the park
officials Of this city. Whether New York
shall continue to be land Of milk and
honey or simply plod along without the
honey Is a matter now to be determined by
the officials in charge OF the city's play
grounds.
Long before the recent election. when
William P. Schmitt was yet park COM
missioner for the Bronx. the bees came to
New York and at once settled down to busi-
ness. They have been slipping the sweets
OF the metropolis since early in the sum-
mer, and conservative estimate has II that
the industrious little workers have gathered
honey enough to make the Bronx parks the
sweetest places imaginable. However that
may be. 1t seems that their efforts will pass
for naught, for Park Commissioner JohnfJ.
Brady recently removed from Office the OFF,
cial bee master. John H. OMara, who was
appointed by his predecessor before he him
self was removed by Mayor Mcclellan. Now
the city's bees left without a guardian, at
the tender mercies Of biting winds and q
new regime OF park officials, will probably
be sold.
There are friends Of the bees who wish
them kept in the parks. however, even II
they must continue to exist with no official
caretaker. 1t Is claimed for them that they
are constant source of entertainment and
instruction to young and old. At the same
time it is conceded that they are not infre-
quently a source Of anxiety.
The bees came from the big apiaries OF
W. A. Selser at Jenkintown. Pa. and there
are large colonies of them in Van Cortiandt
and Pelham Bay parks. That patrons OF
the parks might see the little honey gath
erers at work and not interfere with them,
several colonies were inclosed with a stout,
high wire fence. But despite this safeguard
there are probably those in the city stiH
cherishing burning memories of moments
spent watching the park bees who will not
be disheartened at the prospect Of their
sale. AS for the bees themselves, they
have gone indoors for the winter, and
evtnce no interest in their ultimate fate
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Indian Chief a Bank President.

From the kansaS CITY JournhI.
A bank with an Indian chief as its presi-
dent has been organized to do business at
Skiatook, I. T. The institution opens next
week. with Chief w. c. Rogers OF the Cher
okees at its head. The bank is Incorporated
for 10000 and is located In town that Is
only three months old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-26
Australian Introspection.
FROM the Sydney BuIletin.

The present breed of city dwelling Aus
tralians are mostly lot of hideous worms.
who crawl on an AFFECT collective stomach
to anything or everything foreign. and who
have nothing but contempt for any local
manufacture or product. no matter how
meritorious II may be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-26

Bounder-What is this Simple Life I've
seen advertised so much lately?
Wrounder--It's the life a fellow leads
when he plays the races.-Chicago Tribune.
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to have the walks laid on every street
of the city.
With the Churches.
At the First Baptist church. the Rev.
j. A. Hendricks, pastor, will preach at
the morning and evening services Sun
day. 1.-THE Need of a Revival" will DO
the subject of his sermon at the norm
chased a new piano.
The Rev. DIR. w. E. Foust pastor OF
the First Methodist church. will occupy
his pulpit at the morning and evening
services Sunday.
At ST. GATHERINGS the Rev. Father CAL
land will conduct the services Sunday, as
usual
The Rev W w Wolf. pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, will preach at
the morning and evening services Sunday.
Delightful Party Given.
crowd of Pratt City's younger social
set enjoyed a delightful furnace party
tonight at the Thomas furnaces. Those
enjoying this event were: Mr.. Marcus
Brown and Miss Ethel Zuber, Mr. J. O.
Sullivan and Miss Maude Kellum, Mr..
Jake Almon and Miss Pearl Sullivan, Mr..
Alex Levy and Miss Jimmie Burgin, Mr..
Ellis Burns and Miss May Griffith, Mr..
viii George and Miss Robinson, Mr.. At
kins and Miss Jane DeLacy. Mr.. Hugh
Culverhouse and Miss May DeLacy, Mr..
Charlie Culpepper and Miss Eva Levy.
Mr.. M. A Upshaw and Miss Hattie Ed
wards. Mr.. VIII Kampain and Miss Ed
wards. The party was chaperoned by Mr..
T. l.. Almon and Miss Rosa Strickland,
Mr.. F. o. Harris and Miss Vera Man
cto11f
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TRUFFLE HUNTER
AND CIRCUS GIRL
Only Two Favorites Win at
New Orleans
TRACK WAS VERY HEAVY
Aubuchon Rides Winners in the Last
Four Raees-Events at Hot
Springs and at San
Francisco.
TRACK WAS VERY HEAVY

New Orleans, March 1S.-Truffe Hunt
er and Circus Girl were the only win
ming favorites today The track was
very heavy, and the weather threatening.
Abduction rode four winners.
First race, selling, six furlongs-La-
cache 1902 &c. HowelD, 10 to l, won; Hist,
ITO tCreamer), to 2. second; Half-a-Hun-
bred, los (Shilling), 100 to /. third. Time,
LII 3-5.
Second race, 2-year- odds. half a mile
Truffie Hunter, 40 q. Matthews), 3 to 2,
won; Falbala, 40 CRobbins), Q to 5, sec
ond; Georgia Carter, los Qivingston),
to l. third Time. 0:50 4-5.
Third race, five and half furlongs-
Docile, 95 (Aubuchon). 10 to l. won; Spen-
cerian, 95 (Shaver), 40 to /, second; Short
Cake. 95 q. Hennessy), 10 to 1, third.
Time, 1:5S 2-5.
Fourth race. five and a half furlongs-
June Collins 1O4 (Aubuchon). 10 to l,
second; Josette, 1o2 Shilling, to 2, third.
Time, ITO
Fifth race. selling, mile and a sixteenth
Circus Girl, 106 (Aubuchon), IL to 5,
won Safeguard, los IT DEAN, 81 to 8,
second; DIR. Carrick, 1O4 &c. HowelD, 10
to 1. third. Time 1867 4-5.
Sixth race, selling mile and a sixteenth
-Atheola. "a (Aubuchon) to 1. won:
Nimble Nag, 100 OR. Heath, 20 to 1,
second; Strader 95 (Crimmins), 30 to 1,
third. Time, 154 20.
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COAL BARONS PLAY
NEW YORK TODAY
Birmingham Men Are Improv-
ing at Swift Rate
SECOND BASEMAN ARRIVES
Shorty Alexander Does Some Nice
Work In lnfieId and Hits the Ball
Very Hard-Ma theWson Will
Pitch for Giants Today.

The Coal Barons will meet the New
York Giants again this afternoon and
Manager O'Brien feels sure that he will
be able to give the big leaguers little
concern about the result. The game will
be called at o'clock so that the players
will not suffer from the chill of the late
afternoon
! Mathewson, the big pitcher who set
Gotham aflame two years hence, will
open up the pitching for New York and
McGinnity will probably conclude the af-
ternoon's performance. Both of these
pitchers are famous in the baseball world
and 1t is likely that the largest crowd of
the season will be out to see them work.
Manager o Brien does not expect Harry
Vaughan before Sunday but Wheeler has
been through some hard practice since
Wednesdays game and will be able to
give a good account of himself. Harry's
batting Is badly needed, however. and the
members of the Independent and Ancient
| Order of RIOTERS will receive him with
open arms Harry is scheduled to arrive
here Sunday and letter from Auburn
announces that he will be on time.
Alexander Does Nice Work.
Alexander, the new second baseman, ar
rived from Texas yesterday and was on
the field for yesterdays practice He did
some beautiful work and he and Tamsetc
go together like two alarm clocks. He
not only handles himself we'll in the
field but hits the ball square on the pic
colo. Alexander will be a valuable addi-
ton to the team and whether he or Nc
Connell pulls down the job 1t makes no
difference as either will be good on the
utility stool. Many old cranks in this
city will remember this new player as
Shorty Alexander. who played on the
town lots around here years ago. Three
seasons hence he played on the Selma
team but soon thereafter went west to
grow up with the country. He "growed."
While in the west Alexander developed
into heavy hitter and got away with a
| record of .306. He ought to do much for
| Birmingham when bingles count
| In todays game Lynch will play third,
| Tamsett will go to his regular position at
short and Alexander will play second.
! Wheeler will play on first and Mcconnell
will probably play left field. Birming-
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ham will use Blackburn, McGill and Nc
G4aughlin as pitchers. Millerick will do
all the catching
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Admission, March 1s.-(Special.) -There
is a movement afoot among the local Of
ficers of the Third regiment, A. N G., to
panies of the local battalion during the
firemens convention. This feature of the
occasion would lend much interest and
help largely to swell the attendance of
people from other places Major Daniels
has the matter in hand and he has been
assured by the entertainment committee
that substantial prizes will be offered If
the arrangements are made.
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Spring Styles for Boys

OiiOW HiS'
Smart Russian Blouse Suits,
Etons, in the Buster Brown"
effects; sizes 22to years;
prices $3.50 to. -. 80. 81 so
Elton Norfolks, in serge, worsted
and homespun; sizes 4 to IL
years; prices $500 to. 81. so
Boys single breasted two-piece
suits, with belts of same; coats
made half lined quarter lined
or skeleton; materials, serge,
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PRATT CITY REAL
ESTATE BOOMING
A NUMBER OF BIG DEALS HAVE
BEEN MADE AND MUCH BUILD.
ING is IN PRoeREss-oTHER
NEWS.

Pratt City, March 1s.-tSpecial.)-A
number of big deals have been made in
Pratt City real estate and several other
trades are being negotiated. Several new
residences are In the course of construc-
ton and the city is prevailed by a gen.
eral air of prosperity. Next week The
Pratt City Realty company will COM
mence work on fifteen new houses that
the company proposes to build for rental
purposes.
With the exception of one or two bat
teries, all the coke ovens in the Pratt
City district are in operation. All the
mines are running on full time and max
ing good records Next week, it is stated
that No. 1 furnace at Thomas will be re-
lighted When this plant starts up all
the industries in the district will be in
full blast.
Negro Fined 500.
Will Wells, a negro. was arraigned be-
fore Mayor Hudnall in the police court
this morning, charged with aggravated
disorderly conduct, and was fined 500 and
costs.
Street improvement.
The city street force is taking advan-
tage of the fair weather to do consid-
cradle Improvement on the streets. The
laying of concrete sidewalks continues
and it is the purpose Of the city officials
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College Games.
VIII Have Complete Drill.

Virginia Military Institute 4; Mitchells
chooI
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At San Francisco.

San Francisco, March 1S-After the VIC
tory of Cassie w. in the first race at II to
5, the racegoers at Oakland never got a
look at the color of the money in the
bookmaker's bank rolls. Threatening and
sloppy.
First race eleven-sixteenths, selling
Cassie w, 107 (Bonner). II to 5, won DR..
Sherman, 100 (Frowen), 30 to /, second;
Amaza. 1O4 (Buxton. to l. third Time,
1:101a.
Second race. seven-sixteenths of a mile.
purse-Escoboia, 40 g. Daly), to l. won;
Sacharet ITO Knapp, to |, second Pie
ella. 107 (Shehan). 10 to l. third. Time,
AN.
Third race, futurity course. selling
Hoceo, 1903 (Crossthwaite). to /, won:
Crisis Cross, 121 (Mountain), to l. second:
Salto 1o2 (vanderbout). 9 to ], third Time,
1:14lh
Fourth race. mile and seventy yards.
selling-I Do Go. 107 &C. Smith. 10 to /,
won; Rimrock, los PowelD, to !, sec
ond; Pontius, 10 q. Daly), to l, third
Time 80 IA.
Fifth race, three-fourths OF a mile, SELL
ing-Gallanthus. 10T (Buxton), to l. won;
Mimo, 104 (Roach,, to l. second; Col.
Van, 10T (vanderbout), to 1, third. Time,
l:17.
Sixth race. selling-Gateway, 90 Gross
thwaite). s TO l, won: Ancrid, 104 (Travers),
6 to 8. second; Hulford, 107 Knapp, to
/, third Time, 1:46
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Personal and General.

DR.. ]. e. Seay has ordered a new au-
tomobile which is expected to arrive the
first of next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. H. Sewers of Smith
field are visiting relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Crockrell left yes
terday for an extended visit to relatives
in South Alabama
Mr.. ]. NJ. Battle of Richmond Va,
was In the city yesterday looking after
business interests.
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ham will use Blackburn, McGill and Nc
Glaughlin as pitchers. Millerick will do
all the catching.
New Workers Hard at Work.
The members of the New York team bad
two practice games between the Regulars
and the Yannlgans In the morning the
Regulars won and in the afternoon the
Yannigans got the money. McGraw has
all kinds of ginger, pepper and spice in
his team and the Giants worked as hard
in these practice games as If watched by
10000 Gotham rooters. Bowerman created
great fun among the few spectators by
his coaching. He has a peculiar shrek
which sounds something like a cross be-
tween the wall of lost soul and the
chirp of a cricket. He will reproduce it
this afternoon by special request for the
benefit of the school children.
The big leaguers had some sport with
Mertes yesterday which was very anus
ing to the crowd but unhappy to the
big fielder. Mertes received a terrific
belt on the feshy part of his leg from
a pitched ball and turned over on his side.
AS he began rubbing the sore spot the
NEW loIktlS DtBdii Countins III
ton of the referee in a prize fight. When
the fatal ten was reached Mertes was
still unable to go to the bag and Dummy
Taylor, the umpire put him out. Dummy
Taylor Is the quietest and most gentle
manly umpire ever seen on the Sagtown
battlefield. Being deaf and dumb he heard
not the roasting from the bench and never
uttered a syllable. His decisions were sc-
cepted as no one could explain to him
how he was wrong.
The Giants Look Good.
New York certainly has a team of hit
ters and with anything like good pitching
there is no reason why Gotham should
not best Pittsburg in the race for the
pennant. They clouted the ball good and
hard in yesterdays practice games ard
played the fine points of the game In n,iu-
season style. McGraw has his men I'M
der beautiful control and never oveflooks
a mistakes. He stops to explain and in
sists on the plays being made according
to the Marquis of Queensbury rules. He
is natural leader and by taking part
In the games himself always mas the
good will of the players. file played on
the Yannigan team yesterday and worked
as hard and when he and Robinson did
so many cute things for Baltimore back
| in ancient history.
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New York 8. Atlanta 7.

Atlatna, Ca. March 1s.--The first of the
preliminary games between the New York
Americans and Atlanta resulted in de-
feat for the locals by the narrow margin
from the large number in attendance no
special feature marked the contest. Score
R.H.E
Atlanta ....................... 10 2
New York ...................,... 3 10
Batteries-Ely, McMakin, McCay and
Bevile; Hughes. Putnam and MCGUIRE.
College Games.
Virginia Military Institute 4; Mitchells
School I.