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Turgenev in the 7O's.
rom the Cornhill Magazine.


But there We're other things in Paris
besides these dregs of revolution. M. Tur-
genev was there, and it was to be our
privilege to make his acquaintance. In
those days Turgenev was not the ac-
copied classic that he has since become.
I had learned to know and appreciate
him from G. II. Lewes and George Eliot,
who had q veritable cult for the great
Russian and our old friend. M. Kovalev-
ski, had promised to procure for me the
pleasure of a visit from him. So we walt
ed in our modest apartment, very high
up, l am afraid, in Paris hotel, for the
arrival of the great man. Punctual to a
moment almost he came, and, sitting
down. he said in his perfect eighteenth
century French: We'll, mes amis, Kova-
levSki tells me that you read my books
and would like to see me. Here I am.
Now, what shall we talk abOut?'
He said that we had a long afternoon
before US and could have a real 'conver-
sation." Were we interested in the social
question in Russia? Wouldn't we like to
ask questions? And he himself began the
questions by inquiring which of his books
we had read and which we liked best.
said: 'RecitAd'un Chasseur Russo and
Elena in the English translation On the
Eve" He then told US the whole story
of how the "Recits" had come to be writ
ten, and of the consequences the book
had entailed upon him. He gave us
wonderful account, too, of his reception
by the students. men and women, at the
University of Moscow, and of the touch
ing welcome they had given him. He said
that l was right, thousand times right
to put Elena" first. He considered it to
be the best and truest of his novels And
so we talked and talked of the state or
Russia, of the barbarous treatment of the
communards in Paris, and many other
things, till the evening drew on and he
had to rush away to dinner
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Christmas in the Ghetto.
From Worlds Work.


Tho American Christmas suffers a
strange fate in the Ghetto. Nine-tenths OF
the Jews are from Russia. There every
church festival is purely religious, and on
c hrfstmas the Jews crouch behind barrt-
caded doors in terror Of outrage by peas
arts drunk with vodka. Here we lay little
stress on the religious side of it, and the
majority of adult Jews in the Ghetto do
not know that 1t is anything more than
the principal social festival Of the year.
Many of them think 1t Is kind OF
cIildrens day, and nothing else. And so,
in ignorance of its origin, many Jew
who is SO orthodox that he would not al
low an English book to lie on table
touching volume Of his holy Hebrew will
yet permit his children to join the merri-
n.ent.
Peddlers. and those who work in the
factories feel the difference in the season,
and the increasing volume of business, and
fall into sympathy with their general en-
vironment. very large number of them
give presents to the children and allow
them to hang up their stockings on Christ
mas eve. They will not, however, have
tree in their rooms. There are no Christ
mas dinners; the stores do not close, and
the shops work on as usual. For their
Santa Claus the little ones must visit
settlement house, Or their more fortunate
friends whose parents are less strict. And
1t is the less orthodox and their children
wEO LEAD the way IN adopting the new
custom. Little Rachel cries for doll like
Rebeccas on the floor below, and her
orthodox mother cannot resist her tears.
Christmas has far made it's way
among the Jews as social festival that
it already ecipses the Fourth of July and
Thanksgiving day. In preparation for it
Grand street, the main avenue of the
Ghetto in New York, is choked for an
entire week with push carts and crowding
shoppers. The stores display every kind
of toy and sweetmeat for the children,
with glittering gold and silver moss,
candles, trees, mistletoe and glazed colored
balls
Last Christmas fell on Friday, and
when the people came out from the even
ing service at an east side synagogue many
greeted each other with Merry Christ
mas The strangeness Of the salutation
seemed unnOticed
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Boyd's and Vicinity.
7ecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
BOYD'S. Nd, December %, 1904.
Mr.. Morgan Watkins, residing near Da-
mascus, and Miss Mamie Pierce of the same
vicinity were married at the home of the
brides parents, Gir. and Mrs. L. w. Pierce,
at 6 O'Clock yesterday evening in the pres
ence of a large number of friends and rela-
tives. The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Mr. Wright of Kemptown NJ. p.
Church.
Mrs Ella Brandcnburg. residing near Da-
mascus, died at her home Wednesday OF
bright's disease. in her fortieth year Mrs.
Brandenburg was the wife of G. Branden-
burg. a prominent farmer. Interment took
place this afternoon at Damascus in the
Methodist Episcopal cemetery. Her hus-
band and three children survive Eer. Rev.
Mr.. Wright officiated at the funeral.
Mrs Evelyne Williams of Kemptown, who
has been very i'll, is reported TO be some-
what better.
Mrs Ella Richards. wife Of Rev. Thomas
D. Richards. whose collar bone was broken
In a runaway accident. is slightly better.
Mr.. Joseph Van Doren of this place 10
confined to his bed with an attack OF APP
pendicitis.
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any question as to the propriety of bringing
them over, and hereafter they will be al
lowed to compete on an equality with the
boys. Their expenses are paid by the in
Sular government. Each is allowed $500 q
year, making a total OF $4,000 year.
which will be doubled within the next two
or three years, as the number. will be in
creased annually.
The opportunity of obtaining an education
in the United States Is the highest prize Of
fered pupils in the public schools of the
Philippines, and none but those In the pub
lie schools can enter the competition. 1t
was suggested at one time that the COM
mercfal organizations would send a few
students from the private schools but moth
ing has been done in that direction. The
students are scattered about the United
States as much as practicable, and they
have been placed as boarders in attractive
American houses of what may be called the
middle class, where they are under the best
of influences and enjoy the blessings of a
typical American home. DR.. Sunderland,
who has them in charge. is In constant cor
respondence with the students and with
the families where they are boarding, and
says that almost without exception they
have won respect and affection already,
and in nearly every case the families in
which they have been placed have offered to
take others as soon as they come over.
Studying Hard.
Discipline has been required in very few
cases, and the only complaint that has been
made of the boys is that they are taking
their work too seriously and are devoting
too much time to study and too little to
outdoor exercise. All of them spent the
month of August in the Philippine section
Of the worlds fair at st. Louis, where they
served in relays as guides for the public
and proved eminently satisfactory. About
the 1st of September they were sent back to
tfeir schools.
They have been allowed to select their
own studies, according to their aspirations,
and the following is the distribution: Nor
NAL schools. 80; engineering, 81; agricul-
ture, IS; commercial colleges, 10; law, s;
medicine, 6; art, 2: domestic science, 2;
architecture, 1; printing, /. and general
courses, So.
Fifty more young men and women will be
sent over next year.
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county and one-third by the goyernmer
This is the law of the country.
Government Supplies Rifles.

The government gives each branch ac-
cording to the number of members suf-
fcient rifles, and sells the ammunition at
cost price Many complaints were made
that the cartridges for the smalI-caliber
rifles were too powerful for safety at the
ranges, and three years ago the govern
ment experts made a cartridge for practice
only, which shoots accurately up to 80
yards, and costs less than one cent each.
The difference between the regular and the
reduced cartridge is as follows: Regular
cartridges weight of bullet, 1850 grains.
filled with solenite, 22S grains; reduced
cartridge, weight of bullet, : grains, filled
with ballistite,~ IL grains The reduced
cartridge looks the same as the regular
except that the metallic outside part of the
bullet has an opening the size of a square
millimeter, which is filled with sand
The day for practice is arranged so that
the workingman can always attend the
meetings without losing a days work A
military instructor attends each meeting
to teach the rules of shooting, cleaning of
the rifle, and the individual and company
drill. This instructor is an officer of the
army. and all shooting is carefully watched
by him. There are separate targets for
the picked marksmen.
Every year there are community matches
every two years inter-county matches
and every five years a national match.
This latter match. with few exceptions is
held at Rome, and the occasion is made q
legal and popular holiday. Representa-
tives of each branch of the society and of
the army and navy attend. The govern
ment gives free railroad tickets to repre-
sentatives; other marksmen who attend are
allowed 10 per cent discount on cost of
tickets. In the last match, which lasted
fifteen days, about 20.o00 men took part.
There were 300 targets. and all the officers
in charge of the shooting were from the
regular army. The points were marked,
ticket by ticket, in the pit and by the
range officer, each controlling the other.
There were about 20.G00.c09 cartridges shot.
The list of prizes had among the donors
the King and Queen of Italy. members Of
parliament, the cities the countries, the
government. ladies of the nobility. etc.
The king always opens the match. AT the
last meeting he made 3, which is the pos
sble. then a ., and next o. He said,
laughing:
Il am not so sure that made the first
two shots but the last one L am sure
made"
The giving of the prizes is attended by
the civil and military authorities, regi-
ments drawn up in full dress. and large
crowd from the city. The king presents
the prizes to the first three men in each
class.
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Anacostia ard Vicinity.

The death of Mr.. J. Mcdonald. who had
been a resident of the District for about
forty years. occurred yesterday morning
after prolonged Illness at the residence
of his daughter Mrs. Mary q. Williams,
No. 31S Washington street, Anacostia. Mr..
Mcdonald was native of Ireland. He
previously lived in Richmond. Va. but
came to this city near the close of the
civil war. He was sixsy-two years old.
He is survived by three children. The
funeral was held this morning from ST.
Teresa's Church, Wa hington and Fillmore
streets, Anacost.:-, where Rev. M (. Egan,
the assistant pastor, offered requiem ma SIS.
The pallbearers were Thomas ]. Farrell.
John F. Reagan, Thomas J. Moore, Pat
rick Connors. James Toner, Thomas Rear
don and Thomas Kane. The fnterment
was made in Mount Olivet cemetery
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A Business Building.

a good example OF the use of the colo
NAL style of architecture in business houses
is afforded by the building which has been
erected by Mr.. Charles c. Glover on the
cast side Of 10th street between ID street
or Pennsylvania avenue and street. The
plans were drawn by Wood, Dom a.
Deming architects. and provide for three
story structure with a front of stone and
brick OF a light shade. The cornice, which
IS of stone. is surmounted by stone bal
ustrade and at the second story is bal
cony supported by stone corbels and pro-
tected by light iron railing. The builder
is Mr.. John S. Larcombe.
The site of this building Is of great in
terest to the owner of the property for
IN the house which until quite recently
stood there his grandfather lived and there
his father was born.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
Residence of DR.. Gallaudet.

Plans have been prepared by the same
architects for a residence for DR.. E. NJ.
Gallaudet which is to be built on the east
side of 18th street between Q street and
Churo street. or. as 1t was until recently
known. Madison street. The style of archi-
lecture viii be French and the design will
DO worked out In brick and stone of a light
shade of color. The entire first story, or
the main entrance. will be on a level with
the street and the house will therefore he
what is generally known as an English
basement. the story above will be known as
the first story. so that 1t will be the base
ment story that will be built entirely Of
stone A couple of ornamented stone pam
els will occupy the space between the Sec
ond and the first floors. The cornice, lin
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ringfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
The tremendous seriousness with which
Rhode Island is taken by some of its old
residents is shown in the perfectly sincere
statement by Sidney S. Rider of Provi-
dence, editor of Book Notes, that 1.-The his
tory of the foundation of Rhode Island by
Roger Williams was of an event greater
than the foundation of Greece or Rome,
and second only to Palestine" But why
second to Palestine? This estmable Rhode
Islander is too modest by far in his claim
for Roger Williams commonwealth.
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Ing in the assembly hall of the institution
from handsomely decorated Christmas
tree. The great cedar has been erected
and In connection with its decoration a
musical program will be rendered.
Mr. John Fort, who resides at Washing
ton and Pierce streets, Anacostia, received
visit several nights since from marauders,
VINO picked the lock on the door of his
Iuel house and took off a quantity of coal.
Ihey succeeded in escaping with the coal
without arousing any of the occupants of
the residence.
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Success Prolongs Life.
rom the New York World.

It is now well known that increased COM
plexity of life with increased expenditure
distinctly aids longevity. Luxury, 1.-The
fertile parent OF whole family of dis
cases. modifies it greatly, of course, but
this is manageable factor. We have only
to recall personal experience to realize the
force OF intellectual stimulation. The inter-
est of sport will sustain men without
fatigue for distances they otherwise could
not traverse. The excitement of strife win
often mask the presence of wounds Self
for getfulncss in all the walks of life. under
the stress of love, chivalry or accepted
duty. doubles human endurance. Success
gives new vitality, new powers. and this is
another name for new life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24

For reputable advertising no
medium is so good as a news
paper with a full family or
household patronage; and no
other newspaper in the world
has so large a regular perma-
nent house-to-house circula-
ton in the city where it is
printed, in proportion to the
population thereof, as that Of
The Evening Star in Washing
ton.
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Written for The Evening Star by c. A. H
Sometimes. when 1 am all alone.
Ike to set an plan
Tn things at ! expec to do
When | become man.
I think I'll keep great big store
Pltm sull OF pretty toys
To sell to oil man Santa Claus
To give TO girls an boys;
An ZEN Ill go aroun' an buy
En- back fer jes' song,
Az take 'em home an keep 'cm till
on Santa comes along
Ag'in, en- zen III sell EN- to
Him like l did before,
Only each time I let 'em go
I'll keep a-askin' more.
TIL I'm so awful rich I won't
KNOW jes' how rich am.
guess III have more money nso
N papa's Uncle Sam.
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Filipinos at School Here.

One hundred and forty young Fflipinos
are now attending school in this country
five girls and 135 boys. When this educa-
tional project was adopted 1t was not in
tended that girls should be included, but by
some oversight they were allowed to enter
the competitive examinations by which stu
dents were selected, and as five OF them
stood at the head of the list of candidates,
their participation became matter of JUS
tce instead of expediency. 1t may be said
also that the young women have particu-
larry distinguished themselves and have
made such records that there Is no longer
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ished with a balustrade. will be built for
stone and terra Gotta and in the sloping
roof will be dormer- windows. On the base
ment floor will be the entrance and stair
case halls. with a billiard room on the
right of the hall. The parlor will extend
entirely across the first floor. and opening
from it will be the library which will share
the space with the hall and staircase. In
the rear will be the dining room and pam
nv
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Their First Trip to Yurrup.

Reproduced from Leslie's Weekly. BY permission
Copyright. 1904, by the Judge Company
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-12
Nebraska for Roosevelt.

Omaha, Neb.. Nov. 9.-Nebraska viii
give Roosevelt plurality witch will
reach nearly or quite 10000. Geo. w.
Berge. the fusion candidate for COVER.
nor. Is probably elected by . plurality
OF from 5000 to 5000. The returns on
the remainder OF the state ticket are
coming in slowly. but Indicate that the
Republicans will elect most OF their
candidates. At least four Of the six
congressman will be Republicans. and
II IL believed the legislature will also
have . Republican majority. That
body will elect a United States senator
to succeed Senator Dietrich.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-12
Roosevelt Carries New York and
the Doubtful States.

Roosevelt Carries New York and All
the Doubtful States.
New York. Nov. s.-Theodore Roosc-
welt was elected President, OF the United
States by landslide. Francis W. Hig-
gins was elected governor OF New York.
States which would be considered
normally doubtful belied the asser-
ton by sending in early reports OF
great Republican gains.
Roosevelt has carried New York by
plurality estimated at 25o. 600. and he
has swept all OF the so-called doubtful
states into the Republican column.
Connecticut. New Jersey. West vir-
ginia, Indiana. Wisconsin. Maryland
and Delaware. all these common
wealths which we're supposed to be
wavering. have fallen In under the Re
publican banner.
Late reports in the greater city show
that Parker will have about 35 900 plu-
rality In the city and that Herrick. run
ming far ahead OF the ticket. will have
about 10000.
Congress Is Republican by an in
creased majority.
In Delaware II Is claimed Addicks
has aecured the Legislature. and his
long dream OF the sepatoTship IL likely
to be realized.
In New York the Legislature is com
fortably Republican. and the majority
In both houses is increased.
Higgins Is elected governor Of New
York by . plurality of anywhere be
tween 10000 and loo. 600
Massachusetts has elected . Demo
cratic governor. but has cast q Republi-
can national ballot.
Illinois has surpassed self In cast
Ing a Republican vote. and can sow be
classed with Pennsylvania In Chicago.
where Carter Harrison promised to
carry Cook county for Parker u piu-
raliiy Of approximately 10000 was
given the Roosevelt ticket
Thomas F. Watson of the Peoples
party made a remarkable showing In
Nebraska. running far ahead OF Parker
and the Democratic ticket Roosevelt
carried the ticket by $4,000 plurality.
The showing OF Watson Is the comment
of the national headquarters.
An analysis Of the vote OF New York
City shows that the expected Demo-
cratic pluralities fell far behind the
hopes OF the leaders. In the state at
large Roosevelt ran far ahead Of the
A.cninley vote. while Parker ran be-
hind the Bryan vote OF 1900.
The Watson vote and the Social
Democrat vote in their strength sur
prised the leaders of the Democratic
and Republican parties. Both the Peo-
pies party and the Socialists polled
heavy votes.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-12
SUPREME COURT WATcHERS
To oe Appointed In HuerfsNo County
and Part a. q Paoo.

Denver. Nov. 9.-By Jurisdiction a.
sumed yesterday afternoon tAs So
preme Court will exercise judicial su-
pervision over the election In HaeYfano
county and in fourteen precincts In n
Paso county. Later attorneys for both
political parties agreed upon . list q
persons to be appointed - Supreme
Court watchers. Who SHOULD sxepeise In
every respect authority such - Was
given to the Supreme Court watchers
for Denver.
: In assuming jurisdictdoa IN the
counties named the court refused to
grant the petition OF the De0eeratie
attorneys for similar relief n Las AMI
mas and Teller counties.
In delivering the decision q the
court Chief Justice 0abbeft sai1 that
the reason that the petjtioa Was denied
for Las Anjmas and Teller Wao that In
these counties the election machinery
was in the hands Of the DaTty which
asked the relief.
The court stipulated thaA Tie order
a. Il relates TO Huerfano county vas
not to be construed - affecting orders
on other matters which had hosa o.
might be made By JuAge NsstAe1tt u
whose judicial district the co9nty =
situated.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-12
New Mexico.

Santa Fe. Nov. Sowing TO the re-
moteness Of many precincts the result
OF the congressional election will not
be definitely known for several days,
unless II is very one sided.
Las Vegas. Nov. s.-Very meager re-
turns from this county Indicate .
small majority for George P. Money.
Democratic candidate for Congress.
and q divided Legislative and county
ticket. The city of Las Vegas gives
Money large majority. The town OF
Las Vegas gives him a small majority.
Gallup. Nov. S.-Andrews. for dele
gate. carries Mckinley county by 200.
The entire Republican ticket Is elected.
La Junta tribune., 1904-11-12
Kansas Republican.

Topeka. Nov. 9.-Af 2:l5 this morn
ing returns At hand show that Rooee-
welt has carried Kansas by . majority
closely approaching 100000. E W.
Hoch b elected governor BY the the
Republicans BY . plurality sf IS. 900 or
more T. X. Kelly. tRep.). candidate
for state treasurer. will receive . plu-
rality Of 1900.
The Legislature. which may have to
e3oc3 . Cnited States seAAtuf, vent
Overwhelmingly Republican. The eight
msobefs of Coogress from this state
are Ill Republican