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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-01
Flogged England's Primate.

From the London Telegraph
An amusing Renaissance of fiogging
he once gave the archbishop of Canterbury
was recalled by the Rev. Canon Bury, rec
tor of Harleston. at Northampton yester-
day. Commencing a recent speech Of the
primate's on missionary work, he incident
ally observed that he at school with
the archbishop. Randall Davidson was
one of the pupils of his Canon Bury's)
father, and he could not recall that the
future archbishop was remarkable for any,
thing save his inordinate impudence.
Though himself conspicuous for his excep
tional forbearance, on one occasion young
Davidson provoked him beyond all patience.
and he therefore turned on him and gave
him very severe thrashing. The future
archbishop did not take 1t lying down..
On the contrary, he at once complained
and so got him into trouble, and. not con-
tent with that, he complained to his own
parents, and got Canon Burys father into
trouble Thus II was that their mutual
"reminiscences were not altogether pleas
ing. But Canon Bury firmly believed-if
he were an archbishop he would say he was
profoundly convinced-that the thrashing
did the archbishop power of good. 1t was
the foundation of the character he after
ward displayed of tact and caution and
reverence for his superiors which had led
in a great measure to his elevation to the
prfmacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-01
WASHINGTON AS A HOST.
Letter Addressed to a Friend Evidsnc.
ing Writer'S Sense of Humor.

Whatever may be said as to Washington
having been Of a naughty. austere DISPOSE
ton, and of his having been very formal
and reserved in manner, there can be found
evidences that. at least occasionally, he
could throw of formalities in his inter-
course with friends and enjoy their COM
partnership. The following letter. written
before there was much more than slight
hope entertained Of the patriots of the rev.
dictionary period that their cause would
be crowned with success, shows that he
could write as well as act the genial part.
1t reveals that he was not Of cold, uil-
social temperament, but was possessed with
vein OF playfulness and mirth in the midst
OF trials and set more to substantial fare
than elaborate dishes. 1t Is addressed to
DR.. John Cochran. who may be styled the
surgeon general of the army, for his posi-
ton as director general of military hos
pitfalls corresponds to that office.
The letter reads as follows:
WEST POINT, August 1e. 1910.
Dear Doctor:
II have asked Mrs. Cochran and Mrs.
Livingston to dine with me tomorrow. but
ought not to apprise them Of their fare
AS I hate deception, even where the
imagination only is concerned, 1 will do so.
1t Is needless to promise that my table
Is large enough to hold the ladies' of this
they had ocular proof yesterday. To say
how 1t Is covered Is rather more essential,
and this shall be the purpose of my let
ter
''Since my arrival at this happy spot, we
have had ham. sometimes shoulder of
bacon, to grace the head Of the table; a.
piece OF roast beef adorns the foot, and a.
small dish OF greens or beans almost i'm
perceptible) decorates the center When
the cook has mind to cut q figure land
this, l presume, he will attempt to do to-
morrow. we have two beefsteak pies or
dishes OF crabs in addition. one on each
side OF the center dish. dividing the space
and reducing the distance between dish
and dish to about six feet which, without
them, would be nearly twelve feet apart
OF late he has had the surprising luck to
discover that apples will make pies, and It's
a question, II. amidst the violence of his
efforts. we do not have one of apples, in
stead of having both Of beef.
If the ladies can put up with such en-
tertainment, and submit to partake of 1t
on plates once of tin, but now of iron
mot become so by the labor Of scourine).
l shall be happy to see them.
ant. GEORGE WASHINGTON
ITO Dr. John Cochran"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-01
Treatment for Bright's Disease.
From the New York Time

From the New York Times.
Much interest has been aroused in medi-
cal circles by the announcement made nv
Prof. Ayres of the New York Post-Gradu-
ate Hospital at the conference of the Amer
lean Medical Society Of a method by which
Bright's disease Of the kidneys may be sue
cessfully treated, with clinical records in
support Of the assertion. The difficulty
hitherto experienced in reaching the seat
Of the disease with medicine has resulted
largely from the fact that drugs strong
enough to destroy the germs Of the disease
could not safely be administered through
the mouth. This has been overcome by a
form Of catheter by means of which the
germicidal solution is discharged directly
into the kidneys, no surgery being required
In the way OF an incision from the outside.
1t is usual. and, indeed, inevitable that in
circumstances such as stimulate the mod
ern physician to early and sometimes pre-
mature announcement Of discovery for the
glory OF making valuable contribution to
the progress Of medical science the hopes
based upon new methods are not always
vindicated by the results Of subsequent
tests under the usual conditions Of medical
practice It is to be noted however that
the safeguards imposed by the leading
medical societies against reckless general
izations from crude experience or imper-
more and more effective against loading
their transactions with imaginative liter
allure of the kind which a few years ago
flooded them SO copiously Most OF the an
nouncements now made are backed by ex-
cellent names. and at least contain the
germs Of great and benefcent discoveries
which within q few years at most will
modify medical practice and bring great
advantage to suffering humanity. The
method Of treating Bright's disease de-
scribed by Prof. Ayres gives promise of
results of value. but 1t may very well be
that the best of the germicides for such
employment has not yet been found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-01

years In the engraving OF counterfeit
plates and make detection as easy as It 10
inevitable. The conclusion would seem to
be irresistible that the counterfeiter is not
a normal man. There are many reasons
for believing that criminals are born. not
made, and that those who deliberately elect
to follow crime for gain do so in obedience
to natural instinct, the result of a mem
tai warp which units them for the self
restraint and patient industry of an honest
career Criminals often show evidences OF
astonishing cleverness, and 1t seems to the
average man that their talents, II employed
in honest labor, would make them con-
spicuously successful. The error of this
assumption is that in any monotonuus and
reputable employment the man thus gifted
could not, or would not, employ his talent.
which is not of the kind which qualities for
honorable success. The police tell us that
the habitual criminal is never thorough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-01
The Presidents Action.
WOMEN BEsIEGED BANK.
Cashiers Shortage Starts e. Depositors'
Run at Aurora, Ill.

Run at Aurora, Ill.
A dispatch from Aurora, ILL.,, last night
says:
Several hundred people today besieged the
doors of the German-American Bank, the
cashier of whom, Col. ]. H. Plain, by his
own confession, is short $4,000 In his &C.
counts. For an hour there was no diminu-
ton of the crowd. Most of those clamoring
for their money were German women. Some
carried babies in their arms as they hneo
up for their turn at the paying teliers Win
dow. Huge stacks of gold, silver ana cur
rency were piled on the counters. A num-
Der of prominent citizens entered the bank
during the rush and made large deposits.
but even this action failed to reassure the
frightened women.
The defaulter is a physical wreck For
three years he had borne the ceaseless
strain of trying to hide the hole IN the
banks reserve fund while the hole had been
growing deeper and broader. Discovery
finally came, and confronted with the
charge of taking the banks funds, the
cashier confessed to a shortage or S4oo
Further examination raised this amount to
over $50, 600, and after the officials had I'M
earthed all the worthless items Cashier
Plain himself pointed out $4,000 worth OF
bonds which he said he had sold an investor
and carried on the books as the property OF
the bank.
In his confession of the shortage Col.
Plain attributed his downfall to 'unfortu-
nate speculation Ambition to become a
landed proprietor in Colorado was the
aim of these speculations. Everyth1ng
went wrong" he said.
Plain, who is forty-six years old, declared
he never gambled at cards or bet on horse
races. His trouble began, he said. seven
years ago, when his wife died The first
money he took was to pay for land at Ster-
ling, Colo. Three years ago his speculatfons
began. He lost $4,000 in corn deal. This
was followed by loss of $4,000 in the
Nov "a III a
United States Steel stock he said. was his
final undoing. steel looked like good
thing he said. II bought 1t at 40. 1t went
down to II. 1 guess 1 lost 10000 there"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-01
BLUNDERs IN coUNTERFEITING.
Some Bit of Carelessness Destroys the
Criminal.


| From the New York Times.
A new observation-disclosures counterfeit bill
has been found in circulation at the Del
mar race track. 1t Is described as won
derfully like the genuine" but in some
respects crude and defective. This draw
back is SO perfectly characteristic of coun-
terfeits in general as to suggest some re-
Elections. One who finds pleasure or profit
in specializing upon the reasons for things
might employ little time to advantage In
considering why 1t Is that the makers Of
counterfeit bills always fail in some i'm
pcrtant detail to initiate correctly what
they seek to reproduce.
The making of a counterfeit which will
deceive the least wary is a work of great
labor end one which calls for high skin.
Tie average of the work needs to be fully
up to the standard of the original, which
means that the engraver must be nearly
II not quite as skilful as the men en-
ployed in the making of plates f'r good
notes. He does not have to originate any
thing Every detail has been carefully
worked out for his guidance, and all that
devolves upon him is to initiate what he
is copying That he can do this in most
respects shows that he is equal to doing
it in all respects Why is it, then, that no
counterfeiter has yet succeeded in making
a bill which in some important and easily
recognized detail is not so different from
tHe one tfitt LIS SA1'SIt Sdii
tect it as soon as he submits it to crucial
eXa mnation?
The answer is probably that men willing
to employ their skill in criminal prac-
tees are temperamentally incapable of
thoroughness 1t would seem if the
financial hackers of counterfeiting enter
prises, in view of the risks involved, would
be critical of the work on the plates they
are asked to approve and pay for. So far
as the records show, however, the unde-
tectable counterfeit bill has never been
made. Probably it never will be. This
must be explained on the assumption that
counterfeiters, like other criminals are
clever only up to a certain point They
try With this they can make honest and
safe livings, and If the conditions of earn
Ing the dishonest dollar are the samo as
those of earning the honest dollar the for
mer loses its attractions. The remarkable
skill OF the counterfeiter is shown In his
ability to do part Of his work so well
that 1t is as good as that which he iDi-
tatcs. and sometimes better. The quail
ties which make him a criminal appear III
his willingness to be careless with other
parts, which stamp the whole with the
proof of fraud. Whoever will take coun-
terfeit bill and compare 1t with an orjgi-
nal of the issue Initiated will have no diff
Guilty in discovering the occasional slip of
the BURN, the occasional evidence Of care
lessness in drawing, of willingness to pass
as good enough" what is not good enough,
of recklessness and indifference which snow
that the cleverest of counterfeiters is not
a good mechanic.
The normal man cannot understand care
lessness of this sort. especially in matters
which render futile the labor OF months or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-01
Under Five Monarchs.
From the London Telegraph.

There resides at Folkestone q man named
George Keel, who in December next will
reach the age of 104 years. He was born
at Manton, a village near Marlborough. In
Wiltshire, and up to a few years ago fol-
lowed the calling of shepherd. He still
earns trifle by tending gardens In Folke-
stone. Mr.. Keel is a good walker. He
reads without glasses, but Is very deaf.
AS q non smoker. he declares that those
who use tobacco are not meant for the
kingdom of heaven. He uses alcoholic
stimulants very sparingly. He Is a favor
lite with the clergy OF st. Saviours Church.
where he Is regular worshiper. His
wife died when she was nearly ninety. The
centenarian has lived under FIVE sover-
eigns, and well remembers the coronation
of George ~.
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Wasting Of Fuel in England.
London Telegraph

From the LONDON IeiesraPn'
Prevention of waste is matter OF peren-
Mai interest, especially In the waste OF
fuel. which is power. In past times MIL
lions of tons of small coal, drawn from
British mines, have been thrown away
That shameful system is coming to an end.
A recent witness told the royal commission
ers, who are investigating the question of
our coal supplies, that in the north of
England there Is not a particle of coal,
whether sound. small or whatever it may
be, which is not utilized in some form or
other" Unfortunately this gratifying evil
dence Is not true of South Wales and some
other districts, as will be found when the
commission makes Its report
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-01
Growth of the Telephone.
From the Chicago Tribune.

FROM the chicago Tribune.
Thirty years ago there were no telephones
and, consequently, no ''halloa girls to
scold at. Today there are in use in this
country 2,315,oOo telephones of all kinds.
There are 5000 wage earners and $4,000
salaried officials and. clerks who owe their
employment to the fact that telephones
were invented. The $1,000 wage-earning
and salaried employees are paid over $780,
oo0. 600 yearly. This is more than was paid
the slaughtering and packing business,
which is "a large and old industry. Back
of the employees of the telephone companies
stand the men who made the 4, 800, 900 miles
OF wire they have had strung and the
other supplies they have had occasion to
buy. But for the telephone there would
have been less employment for workers in
copper and steel.
There Is nothing specially notable In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-01
A Blush Scientifically Defined.
From Southern Medicine.

Not long since we were asked to give q
scientific definition of the word plush" We
have made an effort from an anatomical
and physiological point of view to give the
definition. A blush is temporary erythema
and calorific effulgence Of the physiognomy,
aetiologized by one perceptiveness Of the
sensorium when in a predicament of UNI
equilibrity from sense of shame. anger or
other cause, ventuating in a paresis of the
vasomotor fifaments of the facial capilariss.
whereby. being Invested of their elasticity.
they are suffused with a radiance effeme-
mating from an intimidated praecordia~
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TACT 'hat the total capitalization of Ameri-
can telephone companies is ss4s. 600 OOo. a

TACT mat the total capitalization Of Ameri-
can telephone companies Ia S34s OOo oOo !.
large part of which is water. It ia interest
ing 10 know that their total revenues last
year were $sI,OO0O00. That is what Ameri.
intercourse might be carried on WITH
greater ease and quickness. There were in
1903 5,07OOOOOO0 telephone talks, Bell
Gray and Edison never dreamed of such 10.
quaclty when they were working on the
telephone back in the 70s. Swift said that
the man who made two ears of corn or two
blades Of grass grow where only one grew
before had conferred a greater benefit on
his country than the whole race of politi-
clans. What shall be said in praise of
men who make an invention which gives
direct employment at good wages to $1,000
of their fellow-citizens and citizenesses,
who might otherwise find 1t hard to get
something to do? The politician cannot
compete with the inventor as a public bene-
factor.
The Washington times., 1904-04-13
Spring Rush TO Europe
From Atlantic Ports
Steamship Men, However, Say That Fewer
Persons Than Usual Will Go Abroad This
Ycar--StOCk Market 10 Blame

NEW YORK. april 1a.-The usual
spring rush % Europe is on.
Steamship men, however, DO not an
ucipat- that Americans win flock to the
o-ner side I'm such great numbers as last
year. and some say that anything like a
crush" need not be looked, for.
Indeed all the local agents agree that
the coming season viii see a big falling
or -u cabin passenger traffic. They are
likewise unanimous in the belief that
this IS mainly due TO the depressed con-
ditlon OF the stock market. and that
holders of deprecated securities feel
trey cannot afford TO take their usual
Oversee outing, al least not now.
Agents OF the tVO biz German lines
. the North German Lloyd and the Ham
burg American-wcr q bit more Opti-
mistic than the others These admitted
that the bookings had been very back
ward. but both expect a rapid improve
menJ and particularly a great increase
in the westward traffic. due largely to
the 81. Louis Fair.
From Germany, they say. REQUESTS
have recently been coming for literature
on this subject. Inquiries as to the cost
Of railroad travel from New York 10
ST. Louis hotel accommodations and
$50 ou. For this widespread interest Of
Germans Ia America the recent WISH Of
Prince Henry IS thought 10 be LARGELY
responsible, and 80 appears to be the
idea that there is no better way Of man
The Washington times., 1904-04-13

Helpful Recipes For
Cooking Many Meats

Most young housewives. and many old
Cnes. find il a difficult matter to decide
just when the meat has cooked long
enough. The following hints may help
20 smooth the wrinkles of peTpleXity
from the brow of puzzled womankind;
\ rump steak, trimmed, weighing one
and one-half pounds, will require from
eight to ten minutes to broil on brisk
fire. The length of time viii depend
upon the thickness of the steak.
A hlIet steak, trimmed. weighing
seven ounces. will require seTen min
utes to broil on a brisk fire.
A Dreaded mutton outlet should be
broiIed on q slow fire. and left one min
ute longer
A veal chop, t~immed, weighing seven
ounces. will require nine minutes to broil
on a brisk fire.
A breadcrumbed veal or pork outlet
should he broiled on a slow fire, ana lei I
on two minutes longer.
\ pork chop. trimmed. weighing seven
ounces will require nine minutes To
brOil on a brisk fire.
The Washington times., 1904-04-13
GORG0RAN ART PUPILS
GET UP A BURLESOUE
Hang Sketches Caucatuung Regular Ez-
hibit and Make Fun for Visitors
20 the Gallery.

Students OF the Corelrau Art School
VINO are not sufficiently advanced %
have their pictures hung iu the four
tCeurh annual exhibition 90 the local
arr association now going on iu the
Hemicycle of the COEcorau AsL Gallery
are having fun ~ their own ll the
room across the hall from the regular
exhibit
some humorous genius among the
students conceived the iiea of getting
up burlosque exhibition. and when
This bright thought was communicated
90 teIow-studeuts they promptly took
Il up. All went 10 work with "a viii
caricaturiug tho most prominent paint
fngs in the regular exhibit and when
the work was done they hong their pic
lures, sou ont n good catalogue. and
threw open the doors
Visitors who Hooked to the regular
show crossed the hall 10 see me ir-
regular cue ana lu "a very short while
the fame OF the . 5urlgsQuers spread
and their show room was filled with
visitors Where the regular exhibit in
the Hemicycle is viewed with looks of
seriousness and awe the fake show
across the hail. brings shouts of laugh
ter from those who see it. Both shows
arc free. but the catalogues are sold.
and IL is needless 10 say that three
burIesQue catalogues are sold t1 oae Of
the regulars. Tonight brings both shows
70 "a close and the students expect 10
wiud up with an auction and dance
By far the best work Boo the bur
IesQue exhibit is Breckenridge. picture,
The Sheltered Moon IL is "a gray
poster with a large cloud ln Che sky
and "A moonlight effect. Below ihe
painting there hangs a string marked
Pull when tine string Is pulled %
bright yellow moon, with smiling face.
comes W and beams upon the GA
lockers.
The Washington times., 1904-04-13
ONE OF THE LATEST STYLES.

az ever. it does not reign alone; for the
natty little hat in the picture is one Of
the most approved styles OF the season
offerings.
1t is a toque. though not the torpedo
shape The straw braid is very wide
and is laid in four rows overlapping
each other.
The only trimming is a bush quill
stuck jauntily IN one side and held IN
place by a large-sized cockade.
These natty hats are worn very often
with the most elaborate suits, and yet
never seem ont of place
They are the saving grace Of rainy
day costume When feathers become
/ dragged and absurd in appearance
! flowers peep pitifully forth, and chiffon
/ or TUT become crushed humps of fat
tened nothingness, the toque with its
Quill holds its own. quite uudaunted and
undtsmayed by natures weeping moods.
1 II gives, too, just the touch of jaunti-
ness that redeems the severely plain
practical suit, and makes it. atfer all.
feminine.
This year toques of all sorts s:' seen.
/ While the simple shape, plainly trim
med. prevails, there are others with
/ Aufferies and fOamiug effects, bewitch-
ing in the extreme
| Indeed. the toque is coming. not re-
treating. ana no one can prophesy 70
lust V hat lengths, in style and eiabora-
ton. il viii be carried before the season
is over
The Washington times., 1904-04-13

The hat is. after all, the finishing
touch. the browning glory. of the raw
ishing toilet OF the Easter maid or
matrOn.
The tradition OF the Easter bonnet is
as old as the hills and far too popular
ever To be thrown aside.
Such an important matter as choosing
and oftcntimes designing. the headgear
90 De worn on this festive occasion costs
miI&di much consideration
la fact, 1t is not an easy matter 10 de-
eide on ones hat this season. for the
variety I'm styles and coloTs is confusing.
and they are all delightful creations
From the widc-brimmed, low-crowned
picture hat trimmed with garlands and
flying ends. 10 the serene torpedo toque.
with It's conventional ready-tO-wear
| look. they are all Easter hats. and
make their initial appearance on that
day of spick and span new finery.
Though the dressy hat is as popular
The Washington times., 1904-04-13

Youth. In fact. seems to dread being
left alone with itself Middle age brings
with fl "a tolerance of self. with a l,nowl-
edge Of ones own limitations. and one
strikes up, as it were. a friendship with
ones own personality.
Morning is beautiful, We all admit. but
let those who dread the approach Of the
cleaning know from those who have
passed that way that il has its conpcu-
sations; IL should be hailed with pleas
urc and relief; it Is the rest period after
the burden and heat of the day" and
is but the forerunncr Of the brighter
morning so follow i'm the ueyer-erdiug
cycle OF time PEGGY QUINCY
The Washington times., 1904-04-13
AN INEXPENSIVE MEANS
or BEAUTIFYlNG WAISTS

The drawnwOrk which IS now so popu-
lar provides a means Of inexpensiyeIy
identifying summer waists provided one
has patience and skill An-up-to-datc
maiden has put I'm some little time dur
ing Lent by preparing some stout
butchers linen to make a stylish shirt
waist. The pieces designed for The
fronts have three rows of drawuwor<
down each, the rows each rather more
than half an inch wide. Between them
are tucks. and they are about an inch
and "A half apart She has also deco
rated bands to form collar and cuffs.
When finished this waist needs no other
trimming, ana viii be very mOdish
The drawnwOrk Is easier to execute
upon "a strong material Of this kind
than upon fine India linen or batiste