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THE QUESTION OF GIVING TIPS

GITH1s question of giving tips is
getting worse and worse
i every year" said a we'll
known actor who recently
spent a week at one of the larger
Washington hotels. I'VE actors who
spend the greater part of every year
on the road, stopping a week at one
city, a week at another and generally
putting up at hrst-class hotels. get very
tired OF paying out quarters and half
dollars every time we turn around. II
a man takes an ordinary trip and spends
a day or two at hotel he is prepared
and even willing TO give tips freely be-
cause OF the shortness of his stay and
because he wants to be well waited on.
but after he has been leading a hotel life
for several weeks. going to a new hotel
every week. he soon grows tired Of the
tip nuisance.
~Pay, Pay, Pay"
THE waiter at your table expects a
tip at every meal the bell boy who
brings you a pitcher OF water; the por-
ter who calls a hack or checks your
overcoat: the maids that clean your
rooms. all look for their tips. and even
the barber, who you pay a big price
for a haircut or shave. expects a
little additional coin when you settle
with him. BY the time one has spent a
weak at this sort OF thing he finds that it
has made serious inroads in the amount
OF money he counts on spending in a
week, and all he has in the shape of a
return is the attention which the hotel
is supposed to furnish him without extra
charge
When I started out on the road
this year it was with a definite plan
in my mind as to what I should do in
regard to tipping. 1 formulated a per-
centage system and stick TO IT. I have
talked with number Of actors about II
and they approved it most heartily and
voluntarily agreed to adopt It, Before
very long It will probably become a
regular system with all actors. or nearly
all of them. Somebody must start a
reform and II others viii follow our ex-
ample it win not take great while to
abate the tip nuisance to a certain ex-
tent
MY plan is this: If order up drinks
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TANGENT AND MODERN FORMS OF DECLARING WAR;:

On the 18th Of July. 1870. 1t was an
nounced by the French ministry that
the King OF Prussia had refused to re-
ceive the Emperor's ambassador. and
that the German minister was prepar-
ing to leave Paris Large war credits
were asked. as. In the face OF these
facts, France could no longer maintain
peace. On the 1sta the sighted French
minister reached Paris. and the German
representative left. France thereupon.
with a self-assertion characteristic OF
the popular feeling of the time. issued a
declaration of war, a copy of which
was handed by tbs charge daffaires at
Berlin to Count Bismarck, oy whom 1t
was laid before TIE parliament of the
North German Confederation on the
10Th England. on the 18th. had recog-
nized the existence of war by her proc
lamation OF neutrality.
Car and Sultan.
In the next war of any moment, the
Russo-Turkish war Of 1877. we have a
reductio ad absurdum of the doctrine OF
the necessity for a declaration 50 far
as demanded IN the interests OF the
enemy. On the Path OF April the Gar
issued a declaration OF war at KisheneS
Copies were circulated among the COM
manding officers Of the various regi-
ments. and the diplomatic agents Of the
great powers were also properly enough
apprised Of the contents. with the re-
suit that England. France. and Italy Is
sued proclamations OF neutrality si1
days later. The sublime porte, FOR
whose information the declaration was
presumably. in the first instance intend
ed. OF course. got copy Of the mani
festo; but the precise extent to which II
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JAPANESE DENS
APANEsE dens are often abomins

r APANESE dens are often abomina-
lions TO be avoided, but a friend
has Just fitted I'D such a pretty
smoking room for her college boys, that
/ am tempted to change my ideas re-
gardfng oriental interiors In American
home. writes Alice crittenden. It was
a small, upstairs room, not more than
nine by eleven, with a dado of wood,
three feet high. This was painted black
the fat black OF tealCwood-to which
first a sort Of japanese effect was given
by the boys, who cut weird dragons and
other oriental designs with sharp PEN
knives from heavy, soft, brown paste
board. These were firmly glued on tho
wood TO give the appearance of carving
Above, the walls were hung TO the low
ceiling with a red paper; ceiling tinted
a deep old ivory. a japanese umbrella,
with a small lantern at each point, was
suspended from the ceiling; inside a
lotus flower OF red crepe paper held an
electric light bulb, while another was
carried TO the inside OF each lantern
A bookcase was built in and painted
black; wide, low seats were built In
around all available wall space, with
cushions OF a heavy serge IN dull blue.
The portiere was a triumph OF inge-
nuity. II was Of unbleached cotton cloth
lined with dull blue denim. In the CEN
ter was pasted firmly a large Japanese
pa2el OF rice paper gayIy adorned, and
around this border OF japanese nap
kins, pasted on and weighted until dry
TO make them lie smooth. The rug was
OF japanese jute IN ivory and old blue;
the chairs were homemade, Of pine.
stained black or Flemish oak, and the
little table which held the smoking set
was Of bamboo covered with a cloth OF
cotton crepe In blue and white.
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a European power was engaged on one
side or the other. England's unimport-
ant contest with Persia in 1893 affords
what seems to be a solitary instance
Of a declaration being made The opium
war Of $780, ,the Italian war OF 1919,
the Anglo-Persian war Of 1856. as
well as the Danish struggle about
Schleswig-H olstein In 1863. and the
war between Brazil and Uruguay
In the following year. all commenced by
acts of hostility. preceded. indeed. in
several instances by diplomatic notes
and manifestoes. but in no case herald
ed by formal declaration.
Turkeys Notice to Russia.
In November. 1853. after prolonged ne
gotiations had already taken place. the
Ottoman Porte protested against Rus
sian claims. and intimated its intention
of going to war. go this the Emperor
Nicholas responded in a very elaborate
formal declaration. Hostilities did no,
actually commence till the 9Th OF Mo-
yember, three days after the Cars
proclamation. of which the Sultan had
thus time to become aware Relations
between the Car and tho English and
French courts became more and moro
strained during the next few weeks. On
the Sth of February 1854. the Russian
minister left England On the 2lst Mich
oias issued manifesto complaining Of
the unfriendly attitude of England and
france. On the 9th, Captain Black
wood was sent to St. Petersburg with an
uitimatum, his Instructions being to wait
SIX days for an answer. Before this
time had elapsed. the Emperor declined
TO give any reply; but the Russian for
eign minister stated privately that his
master would not declare war.
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CAPTAIN COWLES ON
EUROPEAN RAILWAYS

u APT. W. s cowLEs. OF the new
battleship Missouri, was talking
the other day OF the inferiorfty
OF European to American railroads.
The stufry little European carriages
are lighted with electricity now he
said, but 1 remember when they were
only lighted with oil. have cause to
remember this.
One night in Germany, during a vio-
lent storm. I was riding toward Berlin
In first-ciass carriage, when a leak be-
gan. Drop after drop. warm aud dirty.
Tell Upon my nat and coat.
II waited till the guard came tnrourh
1t was long wait. One is always un-
dersoins long waits for guards on Eu-
roDean roads.
Look here. guard. said AT last.
the rain is coming through the lamp
mole and trickling down my clothes
The guard made an inveseisation.
Then he said. reassuringIy:
Oh, that is not rain: it's only OIL.
The lamp leaks little. but the roof Is
quite sound, assure YOU
Then the whistle blew, and he r,shed
away"
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A MONG the Romans. Il college Of
"A twenty priests. known as Fe-
4 n tails was maintained for the ex-
press purpose of declaring war.
They often travelled great distances to
demand reparation from nations who
had injured the Roman state. and If
this was refused, TO proclaim war
against them. At a rather later date.
verbal proclamation through a herald
IVES substituted for these forms of de-
fance. This continued to be practiced
till the sixteenth century, and there are
two instances of it so recent as the mid
die Of the seventeenth.
Heralds Trumpet Defiance.
In 1895. Louis XIII sent herald to
Brussels 60 declare war against Spain.
and twenty-five years afterward. swe-
den declared war against Denmark
through the mouth of herald sent TO
Copenhagen. But even prior to this time
influences had been at work which ufl-
dermined the old usages. After the
close of the hundred years war, the
civil wars in England. the consolidation
OF the great European states. and. above
all. the fierce rancor engendered In the
religious wars had all contributed to
discredit the old forms Of feudal chiv-
airy. Written declarations were sub
stituted for proclamation by heraids.
and as early as 15SS the Great Armada
attacked England without any declara-
ton at all. The great legal writer's still
lent their support to the older usage;
as where Grotius declared that the
voice of God and nature alike orders
men to renounce friendship before en-
barking in war. But. in spite OF their
influence. the practice fell off.
On the other hand, we have the two
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course. the Inevitable pipe was pro-
duced, loaded. lighted. and passcd to the
next Indian by the warrior at one end
going from right to left; each warrior
and chief taking Whit and blowing
cloud OF smoke into the air in the prop
er fashion Of his bands medicine"
Red Cloud lad been selected by the
dog soldiers in council 10 address the
commission and lay the Indians terms
for the sale Of the Black Hills before
the commission.
Called Red Cloud DowE.
After the smoke had been completed
one OF the soldiers called out NAH
pahaluto" Sioux for Red Cloud. Red
Cloud slowly rose. gave his blanket a
hitch so as to free his right arm and
shoulder, and then S,ssan a fiowery
speech Of welcome in Sioux to the COM
mission. making frequent pauses, per-
hitting the interpreter to translate. Az
ter MS introduction he began to lay
down tho terms on which the Sioux
would transfer the hills to the United
States. Red Cloud had not proceeded far
in his speech when an interruption oc-
Cured. A tall savage looking warrior
arose and shaking his fist at Red
Cloud growIed out a number of bark
ing sentences In Sioux at him. which
were followed by grunts Of How. how,
how" from a number of dog soldiers
squatted lin the circle. Red Cloud
stopped in his speech. looked confused,
and tried to go On, but finally sat down.
Senator Allison asked the interpreter
what the Indian had said TO Red Cloud.
Baptiste Purier cred Bat'O, a French
trapper guide and interpreter for many
years. at first would not reply. Final
ly. after much urging and threats OF
discharge from his position, interpreter
Bat spoke.
Red Cloud he make re talk. give
hup re Black Hills for dis much. Re
CHEN soldier get hup. He mad. He
say. You Red Cloud. re warriors tell
you say other things to big white men
chiefs. You no say dat. You sit
down"
Thus was Red Cloud. one OF the most
noted and powerful chiefs of the Sioux
Nation. sat on in grand council by a
representative of the people for the peo-
pie.
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cases already cited, and Englands war
solemn proclamation. on the other, we
have the war of Gustavus Adolphus
with the empire. and an English expe-
dition against the Spanish West Indies
in 1854. carried through without declara-
ton; and the English Dutch wars Of
1e2 and 1865; the war between Portugal
and the Dutch in 1915: and, finally, the
war between France and the empire
in 16Ss-in all of which hostilities were
in an advanced state before any decIara-
ti0n was issued. In far the greater num-
Der of the struggles OF the eighteenth
century no declaration was issued until
a state of war had existed in fact. and
had even in some instances existed for
many years.
Manifestoes to Neutrals.
During the latter part of the century
the custom sprang up. and was gener-
ally adopted of issuing manifesto or
notice OF the commencement of war,
not necessarily to the enemy. but to the
diplomatic agents of the other nations.
who were required to observe the laws
Of neutrality. The opinions of the great
jurists of this and the last century.
since the close OF the Napoleonic wars
I'm 1915. have been more equally divided
on the necessity OF declaration. Several
of the leading Continental authorities
still maintain that some form Of notice
to the enemy is imperative. Others take
the opposite view.
In neither the war with England I'm
1872 nor the war with Mexico in 1916.
did the United States issue either a
manifesto or declaration. OF the
smaller wars down to $50. in which
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-10

and they cost me less than a dollar.
don't leave quarter on the tray. as I
used to. but leave dime Anything
between a dollar and five dollars I give
a quarter unless it is a lunch where
good deal of attention on the part of
lars IT all depends upon the case and
circumstances. OF course. since I start
ed this I have often had walters or
bell boys look surly, but never see It.
One night. since have been in Wash
ington there were four of us drinking
In a basement room of one of the first
class hotels. Three rounds of drinks
had been bought and # came my turn.
us and had tips What they amounted
to 1 do not know, for I had been in
terested in the conversation and had not
noticed. When I ordered drinks, two
OF the party went shy and the two
OF US who did not ordered cocktails
The check was for 40 cents and I gave
the waiter a dollar bill. He brought
me two quarters and a dime change
took UP the two quarters and left
the dime. He picked UP the tray and
dropped the dime on the table at my
elbow. 1t was just % per cent OF the
amount 1 paid for the drinks, and that
is a big commission, but the spoiled
waiter had a fine contempt, apparently
for so small tip.
A Walters Insolence.
II was tempted to knock him down
for his insolence. but I thought better
Of it and coolly picked up the dime
and put it in my pocket The next
night ] took friends to the same table
for a little supper. When the same
waiter came up asked him to send me
the head waiter. When the head waiter
came told him that the waiter had beer
insolent to me the night before and /
wished another. He sent another. and
i it SO happened that had a supper of
some expense, the result OF which was
that the waiter. who was very polite
and cheerful about his work. got a tin
Of over a dollar. Whatever happens.
no matter how disagreeable II IS.
intend TO stick by my percentage plan.
and 1 hope to stir up enough interest
In 1t to produce some abatement of the
nuisance"
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CHINESE IDEAS OF MEDICINE

lions, terminates By opening into the
lung
The heart governs SSe vital processes
in operation with the cavity Of the
stomach it supplies all ideas and all
the pleasurable sensations. The liver Is
the habitat Of the soul. and it is from
this gland that all noble and generous
sentiments emanate- The gall bladder
is the receptacle Of courage; its ascent
In the body is the cause OF a fit OF an
ger. They have an idea Of the contin--
uous motion of the blood; but 1t seems
to be the product OF an Imagination
more riotously Oriental than even that
which created the other Items OF their
physiologtc knowledge.
They do not know the pulmonary cir
culation; they, naturally. know nothing
of the valves in the veins: they do not
even appear to have quite grasped the
motor function OF the heart itself: but
they, nevertheless. profess 70 direren-
tiate no less than seventy-focr varieties
of the ulse-simultaneously re10gniza-
BILE on the person Of q single individual.
IN its ultimate structure the body Is
composed OF five elemelts-fire. water.
earth, wood, and metal Each OF these
elements is in harmonious rapport with
the corresponding members Of the Sc
ries OF five planets, five metals. FIVE
solid viscera. five colors. and five tastes.
All diseases originate from disturbances
OF the primary and essential quintic
harmonies OF these correlations.
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:: DEMOCRACY OF THE INDIAN :.

neeessaries of life. They were at once
the police force and commissariat OF
the tribe. and we've constantly occupied.
Breaking Despotic Power.
The present tendency is toward a COM
plete breaking down Of the central
despotic power in each tribe under
which large bands were kept together
and the result is to the advantage of the
individual Indian as well as to the
United States Government. 1t is the
first step toward civilization.
or course, having no writing. there is
no written law among Indians. nor. in
deed. is there anything like an oral code.
There is no crime worthy. in their opin-
ion, Of very severe punishment. I'm
the olden days change of allegiance
was regarded as the gravest of crimes
and punished as treason. Now there Is
no crime against the body polite. -
Violation OF the orders of the chief was
punished by whipping and destruction Of
property. Crimes against individuals
as assaults or stealing his neishbor's
wife, were compounded by the payment
Of damages. the amount Of which was
assessed by the chief or two or more
prominent men. The theft from an in
dividEal OF another band was no crime
Killed Her Daughter. ~
Some years ago Cheyenne woman. in
Mt OF passion. stabbed her grown
daughter. No notice whatever was taken
of the act by the chief or council. bu,
the mother Immediately retired to the
top of hill some distance on and re-
manned there for four or five days with
out shelter, bedding. food or drink. wher
the other members of the family. think
ing she had sufficiently atoned. brought
her back to the lodge and life.
The most noticeable instance of how
the dog soldiers vote controls the
chiefs that occurred under my observa.
ton was at the great council of 1876
at Fort Robinson. held to negotiate with
the Sioux Nation for the sale of the
Black Hills OF Dakota This council
was notable gathering OF big men or
both sides. those representing the United
States and those representing the Sioux
tribe.
After all were seated in the big tent
the commission on camp stools and
the Indians squatted tailor-fashion or
the grorund In q horseshoe form O
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w A
= there happen to be British
army men. somebody IS sure
to mention the shop'-a reference
which mystifes the outsiders invariably.
for the term is used with no explanatory
adjuncts.
Then. If the conversation in addition
falls on ''hoxters.' smokers and
GROWERS. the listeners may we'll be
excused If they begin to doubt the
sanity OF the Britons.
The shop" is the clearest kind Of
English to an English soldier. 1t means
the famous Royal Military Academy at
woolwich. which has been renowned In
song and story and history for genera
tons No graduate of this university
ever dreams OF referring to it by name.
1t is the shop" to him and to every
body who ever had anything to do with
it.
The whole life of woolwich has its
particular slang. that is quite unintel-
liSible to outsiders.
The successful candidate for admis-
sion is confronted with the first mys-
terry when he arrives at the station and
is hailed with the remark, Here's your
growler for you.
He may look around in vain for any
thing that looks like that mysterious
thing. a growler; for a GROWER is
neither dog nor man: it is merely a
common. plain. ordinary cab
Arrived at the entrance to the acad-
envy, the newcomer probably will be
told by the first person OF whom he
makes inquiry. that his first visit must
be 10 ABLY. Who Ably is. no one con-
descends to inform him. and as the
term is used with such evident IA
milIarity,. the new arrival may be ex-
cused for believing. as he often does,
that Ably is a sort OF handy man
around the place. So he moons along
asking for ABLY till kindly individual
explains to him that Ably is no less
than that awful military glory, the ad.
jutant.
Having passed the adjutant success
fully. the newcomer has become a
smoker" This title. neither dignifec
nor illustrious. and calculated to confe,
little pride on its wearer. is the term
for new cadets. Nobody knows who in
vented ii or when the first cadet wa,
labeled with its unpleasant distinction
but from time beyond the memory OF
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TO CLEAN DELICATE LACES

Q OMETIMES all that is necessary to
clean piece Of lace. says the
- London Express" is to lay II be-
tween two sheets OF white or blue paper.
hrst sprinkling It well with powdered
magnesia. Next place IL between the
leaVes OF book for several days; then
shake out the magnesia
When washing Is necessary. take a
Cylindrical glass bottle, half filled with
sand or water. TO prevent the water
when boiling from tossing the bottle
about too violently. Very carefully wind
the lace around this bottle and cover
II with layer of cheesecloth. A stiIl
better way is to haste the lace smooth
~ and exactly on a piece of cheese
cloth. and rinse thoroughly. Allow the
lace TO remain on the bottle until n is
dry, then remove II and separate from
the eheescloth. When real lace has be
come stained or greasy from wear place
II In bath OF pure olive oil and allow
II 70 remain for several hours, or even
a day or two.
This gives back the softness of tex-
ture 1t possessed when new. After this
IS accomplished. wind the lace on the
bottle and proceed with the boiling.
When the lace IS too large to wind
around 3 bottle. haste It evenly and Sc
curely TO piece OF cheescloth with
small stitches In parallel lines across the
surface OF the lace. Basic another
piece or cheesecloth over It. and boil in
a series Of waters.
After rinsing, which must be accom-
plished BY pressing and squeezing but
never by wringing, pin the cloth upon
which the lace IL basted srnoothIv ~ q
sheet stretched on curtain frames untiI
the lace Is dry. vi
TO iron unstarched lace. place IL right
sios oGwn upon a padded ironing board
and press with n hot iron until the cloth
Is thoroughly dry. A little white sugar
added TO the water In which the over
cloth Is dampened will stIffen the lace
and Is much better than starch.
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~ HINESE medical literature is
copious and Ste photography
~ has been drawn up with the
most serupalous care; but the
whole contents consist Of unreasoning
commentaries on the works Of a few
old masters. whose texts. like those of
other sacred volumes Of Oriental ntera-
tire. are far toe sacred to suffer the
slightest innovation, says American
Medicine
Those masters Of Chinese medicine
were contemporaries OF Machaon and
Podallrius, who dressed the wounds Of
the besiegers of Troy. Direful would
be the almost inevitable results Of the
exploration of any of the activities Of
the human body by the Chinese prac-
titioner. No Chinese representative Of
the healing art has ever dissected any
portion Of the human frame. Accord
ingiy. their ideas Of anatomy and phys
iology are matters Of faith-confrmed
by images which have been reproduced
during untold centuries. Their osteol-
ogy teaches that the skull is formed Of
one bone; so is the pelvis; the number
or ribs varies with the individual. and
at the junction Of the arm with the
forearm is placed subital patella. Ac-
cording TO. Chinese splanchnoIogy the
small intestines communicate with the
cavity of the heart; while the colon,
after describing sixteen circumvolu-