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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-08
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Lived in a Shoe would not have
tracted more attention had she appear
ed in the grounds.
Policemen were compelled 20 hold the
crowd Of children back from the wo-
man Shrubs went down under the
mob Of little folk who followed her
around. and hundreds OF gaily-colored
Easter eggs were dropped by children
who had no thought OF anything but
the strange woman
DR.. Mary Walker. wearing her conven-
tional black trousers. long coat. and
high hat. and protected from the wind
by a great yellow fur cape, was the
person about whom the little tots gath
cred. She walked erect. with one hand
thrust into the front Of her coat ana
did not seem to realize what a strong
counter-attraction she was to Lieuten-
ant Santelmann and his musicians.
Finally the crowd Of youngsters be-
came so great DR.. Walker made her
way out OF the grounds through a gate
which Waterman opened on the north
side Of the White Lot. The children
We're not allowed 10 follow her. and shs
stood outside the fence for a long
time. to the great admiration of hum
dreds OF children who watched her
from the other side Of the iron bars.
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JaundiCed Hotels.
The Kew Move of Candidate Hearst in
ST. Louis

The Kew Move of Candidate Hearst in
St. Louis.
Little did tie Democrats know,
when they picked up their precious
convention and ran off with it to St.
Louis, to escape the proximity of
the dreaded Hearst in Chicago, that
their troubles were only beginning.
The latest move on the part of the
said Mr. Hearst gives rise to strange
and melancholy fancies. 1t is said
that he has engaged for his delegates
two entire floors Of one hotel, fifty
rooms in another, an entire floor in
a third, and ali the rooms elsewhere
he could get; that his delegates will
have no expense whatever in the way
of hotel bills, and that his own ex-
penditure for hotel accommodations
for these happy delegates will
amount to some $500 a day.
We do not believe, of course, that
Mr. Hearst's yellow ingots can Sc
cure for him the nomination in any
such yellow way as that The time
is, let us hope, as yet far off when
a candidate can deliberately go to
market and buy a nomination for the
/ Presidency. But there is a certain
element of the ludicrOus in the sit
uation, when one considers the dis
comfture Of the party leaders who
SO hastily skedaddlled from Chicago
for fear all their followers would
catch the jaundice.
When one remembers the fewness
of hotels in St. Louis, and the limited
( accommodations OF those which are
there. and then compares the num-
Der Of convention delegates, exposi-
ton visitors, and regular inhabi-
tants to be accommodated in that
town with the number of rooms and
( beds, and the number Of feet of
floor space, at their disposal, imagi-
nation takes wing. because there is
no room for it on earth. Consider
the state of mind of those Parker
I delegates, grave and sober men, ad-
vOcates Of a safe and sane Democ-
racy, and permanent prosperity, who
reach st. Louis and find that Hearst
/ has secured all the available rooms,
| and that they will have to sleep on
/ billiard tables, and in bathtubs, and
/ curled round stair-railings, and laid
/ out in the front hall, and perched
on the roof However bad their case
might have been in Chicago, packed
galleries are not so bad as packed
sleeping accommodations, and they
could there have got their nights
rest, anyway. 1t is greatly 10 be
feared that these delegates will get
themselves into a frame Of mind
neither sane nor safe.
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ing out a renny, 'anG I like you. Give
me a bite fer breakfast"
He FASTENED to open his wallet and
give her all his cake; and they were
soon chatting merrily on a stile. while
she ate and he wove a chanlet for her
hair. Just then a young farmer rode by
on his way to market
oh" she exclaimed, what lovely
horse, and how beautifully you ride! I
wonder If you could give me a lift to-
ward the town.
At that the blushing youth quoted the
cavortfngs to which he haT instigated
his steed, and lifted her to the sack OF
meal behind his saddle. She pressed a
bright copper in his hand. He was
about to speak when they were over
taken by a smart gig.
What a stunning trap" she cried.
who is he gentleman driving?"
Being a lawyers clerk. the driver over
heard, refined in his horse with a -four
lsh, and offered her the empty seat. Be
fore the farmer could collect his wits
she was in the chaise and the clerk was
pocketing her third penny.
Before they had begun to tell each
other their ambitions, they overlook a
stately coach, in which sat a gentleman
alone The girl IN the gig leaned out 10
show her pretty face.
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coin. She did not tell him its real ma
ture. but he thanked her warmly and
went on. leaving her perfectly happy.
IN the meantime her sisters fortunes
had been varied. She had had her ups
ana downs, and ups again. and deeper
downs. A grirny eOster was putting her
out Of his cart after extorLjng her last
penny but one. when the man came
along with message from her sister.
Your sister asked me 10 find you and
give you her love. She is anxious about
you, ~he added severely.
why, Of course she is!' laughed the
sister. She wouldn't be happy unless
she had something to worry about. Is
she just as sweet as ever and having
just as stupid a time? I wonder how
you two ever happened to be friendsi
It's queer. isn't it, how great men al
ways do like those mOusy little women.
who don't half understand them Now
with my intense nature, can't imagine
that sort Of thing. IN spite Of all the
attention I've had. there IS a deep. IN
satisfied yearning in my soul for some
great, noble spirit for whom could give
up everything. everything"
With that she tossed him her last
penny. And he? Why, he gave her =
gold coin, OF course, and so the
people were made perfectly happy.
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In Washington S Dau
The Present White House Regime ard
That of the Past.


That of the Past.
One of the pet allegations of anti
Administration organs seems to be
that the President is too great a
lover Of fOTmality, a notion which
seems quite strange to those who
have known him as a decidedly I'M
conventional and democratic being.
However, a great deal depends on
ones spectacles. A specimen of the
insinuations in question appears in
the New York World" which rather
clumsily hints, aprOpos of the new
White House oak, that the seeding
would not have been at home in the
present White House atmosphere
had it been brought directly from
Mount Vernon.
Apparently the intention is to con-
tTast the White House in Washing
tons time with the White House
Of today; but the argument goes
limpingly. as if sprained by en-
countering facts. Ii General Wash
ington was conspicuous for uncon-
ventionality and democracy the rec
ords have prevaricated, that is all.
Not long ago somebody recalled a
story TO the effect that the Father
Of His Country declined absolutely
to shake hands with the visitors at
receptions, and did il in language
more fOrcible than complimentary
to the voters. Mount Vernon, while
it seems a very modest mansion to-
day, was a fine house for its time.
and there is every reason to sup
pose that Washington's life there
was attended with all the state con
sidered proper in his day 1t should
not be forgotten, moreover, that dur
ing his lifetime it was common talk
that he meant 70 be king, and there
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THE EVENING STORY
THE MAGIC COINS.
By KATHERINE L. SNEAD.

Once upon a time there was a poor
woman who lived IN a cottage with her
two daughters. The daughters were
very beautiful. but for long time the
mother would not consent TO their go
ing out into the world to seek their for
tunes
At last, however. the time came when
the evil day could no longer be put OF.
and the elder daughter must go out into
the world. AS she was about TO say
farewell her mother. who was q wise
woman, drew from her pocket a bag of
coppers and a gold coin, and held them
in either hand.
Which viii you have she said.
many fancies. or one true lover"
The daughter tossed her head gaily
and cried, The more the merrier." She
snatched the bag with a hasty kiss for
her mother and went dancing down the
road
Hardly was she out Of sight-of the
cottage when she met a shepherd with
his flock
You're a pretty lad she said. draw
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Spent Their Last Cent.

A well-known actress, who has ap-
peared for several seasons in New York
and Isl popular here, passed through
washington recently on her way 20 a
village near the University OF Virginia,
where she goes every spring for a rest.
She has hair OF the spun-gold variety
and eyes that have a trick Of saying
everything but what she thinks
Her eyes, IL may be assumed, were
responsible for the performance which
she describes as having been given for
her benefit by three Of the Virginia stu
dents when she left their neighborhood
last spring.
When she boarded the train in Char
lottesyille on this occasion, the three
young men in question appeared and
informed her they would accompany her
mart of the way to Washington. 1t can
easily be imagined mat for the next
few hours the eyes got in their good
work, and. when the three students got
oef the train at Calvcfton. a station half
way between this city and Charlottes-
vie. they must have put on the finish
ing touches.
The actress asked them. IN fiatterine
tones TO 20 TO Washington. but they
refused. in spite OF their evident desire
~ continue their trip AS the train puff
ga slowly out of the station. the one
who had seemed most affected by the
ewes. ran along beside the platform for
a few moments
"ReaIly." ne cried. breathlessly. 1--WE
would 40 10 Washington. but our money
won't hold out. We want to-but we
can't
The actress with the fOoling eyes
thinks this spending OF their last cent
nv the studepts for fhe trim was ~ .
greatest compliment she ever received
on or or the stage
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Pilgrims Progress. "
The Criticism of Chicago University
Professor on Bunyan's HeTo.

Chicago University is once more
under the searchlight. Albion w.
Small. a professor thereof, says the
hero of Bunyan's Pilgrims Prog
ress" was nothing but a cad, and
that the idea that a person must go
through life bent on saving his own
soul is a pernicious one, and has
done incalculable harm.
Perhaps the Pilgrim was a cad;
Mr.. Small may be IN a position TO
know more about It than most peo-
pie. But the average reader would
no more think Of raising the ques-
ton whether the hero of that ale
CORY was a gentleman than he would
think of inquiring whether the
twelve disciples were formally intro
duced ito one another. The line be-
tween the cad and the gentleman is.
IN fact, as yet undetermined, despite
Infinite discussion. To be d gentle
man is one thing in France, another
in Germany, another In England, and
still another thing in America. There
are undoubtedly men now living who
would be recognized as gentlemen in
any country, but there are others
who would be accepted in France, for
example, as the very pink Of perfec-
ton, and would not pass muster here
at all. The saying that the Prince of
Darkness was a gentleman is often
quoted, but it is doubtful whether
everybody thinks him one. In view
OF the fact that the distinction be-
tween cad and gentleman is still so
hay most Of us, not having studied
the cad question exhaustveIy. are
content 80 let a good many Of our
acquaintance have the benefit Of the
doubt
Then there is the statement that it
IS unworthy for a man TO address
himself exclusively 70 the business
Of saving his own soul So, in fact
It is. If he can do such a thing. but
there is grave reason to doubt
whether he can. It used to be
thought that TO go off in a desert
and live in a cave. without any
means Of taking a bath, was a sure
way to gain salvation, but we are not
aware that anybody thinks SO now;
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"Oh, stop. please she cried; i've lest
penny" And hopping nisnbly out she
picked il up beside the very coach door.
Wont you take me in?'' she said.
holding II up, I'm SO tired OF that
rattlei' and she was soon lying back
against the damask cushions
Meanwhile the time had come for the
younger sister 10 leave her home. The
mother hung the gold coin around her
neck, saying 1T Is ali have left" and
gently thrust the weeping girl from her.
The daughter went on s;tdly. not ever
seeing the shepherd through her tears
declining the young farmer's offer OF
lift. and hiding IN the hedge at IN
sight Of a coach. She heard rumors
her sisters conquests still far befo-
her. and marveled at their number.
At last a man walking her way owe
took her. and offered 10 carry her bun
die. as she was tired. They talked pleas
antly together, till he found that ne
must hurry on. Then she begged him 10
seek out and befriend her sister. and
when they parted she gave him her gold
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and, anyway, if a man has tastes
which would lead him to do that,
perhaps it is just as well that he
should remove himself from the com
pany of other people.
The way in which the Pilgrim set
about saving his soul was quite
strenuous, and beset with difficulties.
II any ordinary human being over
comes the various obstacles which
Christian Overcame in the course Of
his journey, he will not only do him
self good. but be in a position to help
other people, as well. There are
worse ambitions than that of con-
Quering the evil in ones own charac-
ter, which is apparently the aim Of
BUnyan's allegorical pilgrim, and, in
fact, it is extremely doubtful whether
any man is of much good to other
people until he has done his best to
Small is doing the world good by
megaphOning his opinion Of Bunyan
abroad, and trying TO make the
young and thOughtless feel that the
book which their fathers read is Of
no account in the light of modern
science, but we are inclined TO think
he would do quite as well to attend
to his own business, and dispose Of
the spirit of vainglory and hasty
speaking which seems to be pushing
him into undue prominence.
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The Fire Drill.
Its Usefulness Practically Proved Once
More in New York.

Its Usefulness Practically Proved Once
More in New York.
There was a fire in a New York
school the other day, on the second
floor, which did $500 worth of dam
age The children had been accus-
toned to a fire drill. The teacher
VINO discovered the fire told her as
sociates of it, and two of the young
women went to pianos ana struck up
the usual march. There were fifteen
hundred children in the building, and
they were all out, in good order, in
less than seven minutes.
The allegation made at the time of
the Iroquois Theater fire, that the
loss Of life occurred mainly because
the audience was largely women and
children, has been definitely dis
proved several times, and the success
of fire drills is part of the evidence
which shows that audiences made up
Of women and children are not neces-
sarily difficult to manage.
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is evidence enough that his liking
for fOrmality was criticised in his
time. The attempt to hold UP
George Washington as a paragon OF
simplicity and LONELINESS is, to say
the least, unfortunate Simple his
manners probably were, compared
with those of some Of the mOnarchs
of the eighteenth century; but they
seemed unduly formal TO numerous
citizens, who were accustomed to
palmer manners than those of colon
ial Virginia.
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YgoTTote Diet.
Conflict Between Exposition Authori-
ties and st. Louis Women.

Conflict Between Exposition Authori-
ties and St. Louis Women.
A weird and woolly tale comes
from ST. Louis, about the band of
savage Ygorrotes engaged for the ST.
Louis Exposition 1t appears that
these warriors, in their native land,
eat dog, that, in fact, dog is the main
article of their diet; and the exposi-
ton authorities, knowing this, were
quite willing that they should eat
dog while here. The canine popula-
ton Of St. Louis is not so small or
choice that it would be likely 10 suf-
fer from the depredations of the dog
catchers in behalf of savage guests,
and it was argued that the removal
Of some of the skinny. homeless dogs
which prowl about the city would
conduce to the comfort OF the inhab-
itants It is said that no fear need
be entertained for the duly licensed
dog of the household, since the Ygor-
rotes prefer animals lean. muscular.
and not accustomed to good feeding
and tender care.
But the women of the Humane
Society heard Of it and interfered.
They protested, and protested with
such vigOr that the exposition au-
thorities find themselves in a serious
dilemma On one side are the wild
YgoTrotes clamOring for their ac-
customed diet; on the other is a
woman's club threatening to go wild
# dog is eaten within the confines of
St Louis The club declares that if
the YgorrOtes get any dog in ST.
Louis it will have to be canned and
imported from their native wilds.
The YgOrTOtes have pronounced OBJ
jections to canned dog, and insist
that nothing but the fresh article Will
do Nobody has yet explained why
it is any more moral or humane to
krI ami can d dog in the Philippines
than to kill him in ST Louis. And
nobody, at present. sees any way out
Of the dilemma which will be salts
factory to all parties concerned
It would not be hard to satisfy the
exposition authorities. They Will
peacefully agree to anything which
viii content the other two dispu-
tants. Personally, they, like the rest
OF US, would never think OF eating
dog stew But they have been I'M
able TO see why anybody who likes
that kind Of stew should not have it.
The Humane Society contends that
the Ygorrotes should be given les
son in civilization. The Ygorrotes
apparently do not care for civiliza-
ton at the expense of comfort. And
nobody has yet taken time enough
from the dispute to explain why it is
any worse, or more inhuman, or
more Objectionable, 70 kill dog for
food than 10 kill a hog, or a sheep,
OF an OK, or TO boil crabs or broil
live Holsters, or roast oysters, or
bake CLANS. things which have been
done for years in this country with
out any particular row being made
about it.
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Has Interesting Paper.

Andrew John. chief of the Seneca In
dams. who is in Washington in connec
ton with a claim before Congress
brings valuable collection OF trophies.
One of his documents IS the original CAL
for the council Of peace which brcu(ht
about peace between the Six Nations.
Senecas. and the United States. ne
Great White Father, and is signet by
General Chaplin and Secretary OF Ny az
Knox.
Chief John is one OF the mos pro-
cressiVe men of his race, and sa me
Senecas who live in northern New York
are fiOurishing.
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DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
APPROVE NEW RULES
Will Bring About Election Fair to All Factions Say
Politicans-Some Objection to Hours.

/ though we were going to have an honest
primary. Therefore there is little more
for me TO do at the head OF an organi-
zstion. have stepped down and out.
am not a candidate for national COM
mitteeman, nor anything else This does
not mean, however, that / have Quit
politics. l am still a party worker. in
main.
Asked for his views on the new rules
and regulations, Mr.. Norris said: Il
have not yet studied them carefully, but
am satisfied Shey are equitable and
Will bring about decent primaries"
Hold Similar Views.
President Clark and Secretary Kelley.
Of the central committee, expressed
views like those Of their leader. Chair
man Seton, of the election commission.
said:
Should there be a general and we'll
defined demand for q change In the
hours OF voting it is possible that the
commission will take action. II can he
said. however. that no attempt Will ba
made to curtatl the number of hours -
The members OF the commission are
calling particular attention TO the fact
that the recommendations made in the
statement issued yesterday are only
recommendations, and are in no wise
connected with the rules These recon-.
MendauOnS are that the District con-
VentiOn instruct for q national commit
teeman instead Of allowing the six dele
gates TO the national convention to
name the man, as has been the custom
In the past, and that the members OF
the central committee be selected from
Democrats who are not delegates TO the
convention as well as the delegates.
Net over-P Popular.
1t has been impossible TO get any of
the leaders to express an opinion on
these recommendations. It was an
parent, however. that the recommended
lions are not over-popular
All OF the factions have gone to work
with i vim for their various candt-
dates. now that they know the rules
under which they are 10 work Captain
Collins, chairman of the Hearst cam
paign committee, announced that the
work of organizing district committees
was going on rapidly The committees
VIII be announced in a few days.
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Local Democratic leaders generally APP
prove the new rules adopted by the
election commission Of the subcommittee
Of the Democratic National Committee
for the governing Of the primaries In the
District. The opinion IS widely eX-
pressed that the rules viii bring about
an election fair TO all factions.
Charles W. Slater said that no
better rules could have been adopted
In fact. he said that the rules were Just
what he had been fighting for during
the last four years. They would in
sure an honest election, and that has
been the platform on which he has been
standing. James L. Norris. leader Of the
ether faction, expressed himself as being
as much In favor Of the rules as Mr..
Slater. There are. however. few criu-
cisms of soras of the points covered.
Hours for Voting.
At the meeting of the commission at
the Shoreham there were present dele
cations from each Of the factions. ].
Fred Kelley, secretary Of the Norris
Central Committee. and NJ. b. Scanlon
both objected 10 the hours designated
for voting They asked that the rules
be changed so the polls would close at
3 o'clock. They gave as their reason
for wanting the change the drinking
habits of many Of the voters. Night
voting, they declared. would lead to dis
order. Scanlon said he thought there
should be no polling places ia or near
the saloons.
The Anu-N0rris faction and the mem
bers Of the William Randolph Hearst
campaign committee who were present
opposed any change in the rules unless
IL added to the number OF hours allowed
for voting. 1t was intimated that the
Norris men were attempting TO cut of
the night hours 50 that many Of the ad-
herents Of the other faction, who are
mechanics, and could not reach the polls
before o. o'clock. could not vote Mr.
Slater did not attend the meeting or
the commission Wednesday, as has been
his custom.
Slater Satisfied.
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The Periodical Publishers Asso-
citation is to be congratulated upon
the success Of its annual dinner
given in this city last evening. The
association is specially to be COM
mended for the wisdom it displayed
in choosing Washington as the place
Of the dinner, since in no other city
could so distinguished a company of
guests have been brought together
for the occasion.