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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
The Treaty and After.

The peace treaty Is signed. and the rest
will follow In due time. Relief Is the gen.
eraI feeling. From all quarters the wire
brings the news of satisfaction expressed by
rulers and their principal advisers The
car and the mlkado have expressed them
selves IN terms that show hearty appre-
citation of the means employed to bring
them together. Jubilation indeed. is pretty
Widespread An invitation which COVER
nor of North Carolina once received from
a governor of South Carolina would be In
order again II st. Petersburg and Tokyo
were closer together.
First we may remark on the expedition
OF the work. In less than four weeks the
momentous business was dispatched. To
use a homely phrase, that was pretty lively
getting upstairs. There was room for lot
of tedious bargaining and bluffing, and
precedent seemed to promise such proceed
ure, but the Japanese. with characteristic
directness, led of with a straight demand
and this made for an early close of the
business. The meetings were few, and
every thing moved briskly.
Moralizing. while natural, Is as rule
useless. We may remark on the terrible
price Russia has paid for the folly of her
far eastern policy and her broken faith with
sia. Her ways are ways of deviousness,
and all her paths are crooked. Will the
future show Improvement In this respect?
1t Is a guess Everybody hopes so.
What will be the reception of the ENJOYS
when they reach their respective homes.
and what of their futureH Mr.. Takahira
and Baron Rosen will remain here, while
Baron Komura and NJ Witte return. The
outside world would be glad to see M
White again power in Russia. But that
very fact may embarrass him. His enemies
will accuse him of playing to foreign gal
lerles and scheme to embroil him again
with his master.
AS for Baron komura. it may be said that
he carried himself through the whole OF the
proceedings al Portsmouth with dignity and
Cancellation and made no ill-advised move.
The treaty he has signed is applauded no
where more sincerely or warmly than In the
United States. where admiration for Japan
Is high. Surely the Japanese people Will
welcome a public servant who returns from
a mission executed as their friends abroad
believe with signal success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

den onset Of a wagon or an automobile
may be the cause OF a tragedy.
There is no safe rule of the pave but
this: Wait until the car has passed This
may make for slower progress, but it
makes for longer life as well. The car
that has gone by can never run you down.
1t is always the car that is coming on
that does the damage. A car that is with
in twenty feet or so is a dangerous neigh
bor far better to be permitted to pass
unhindered or uncrossed. What IL by
waiting for the car to pass you lose the
chance to catch the car you are after?
What If you reach your destination few
seconds or a few minutes late? That ID
slight matter compared with broken
limb or a crushed skull.
The streets of Washington are broad
enough to permit free passage across
them without danger IL the pedestrian
will only bide his time and choose his
path judiciously. The cars do not run SO
close together or with such excessive
speed that there are not frequent spaces
between them. and despite the antics of a
few reckless chauffeurs the vehicle traf-
f1c is as rule fairly orderly There is
really no reason why there should ever
be street railway accident in this city.
considering the conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
Mcclellan and the Presidency.

A southern newspaper picks George B.
Mcclellan for 1908. 1t sees him reelected
mayor of Greater New York. then pro-
NOTED to the governorship of the state. and
then triumphing at the democratic national
convention on the strength of his demon
strated popularity at home. The party can
not win without New York, and here will be
the man who has shown his ability to carry
1t. This speculation. which looks well at a
glance, suffers little upon examination.
Just now Mr.. McClellans prospects of a
second term as mayor are bright. The OPP
position lacks leader. But If he wins 1t
will be on platform dictated by men who
are opposed to municipal ownership Of pub
lie utilities; and that Is an issue which the
Bryan wing of the party is warmly cod
| ding. Even In New York the Hearst peo-
pie are preparing to throw their influence
for 1t In this mayoralty fight Mr.. McClel-
| lan's success in November If achieved will
| be at the expense therefore of the radical
element in his party.
Then to the governorship, 1t may not
be possible for him to go from the city
hall to the capitol at Albany. The road is
not an easy one. Tammany is very unpop
ular up state, and the republicans have
been a long time in power and are we'll
Mr.. McClellan's city campaign, but who
would conduct his state campaign? At
present the democracy has no state leader.
David B. Hill insists that he is out, and
no one has appeared to take his place. Mr..
Murphy would not be good selection.
Mr.. Mcclellan is personally an attractive
man, and a very capable politician. The
democracy has no cleaner man In the ranks
of its younger leaders, He Is as little de-
filed as anybody ever was who had touched
Tammany Hall. But 1t must be remem-
bered that the power of the eastern democ-
racy is very limited now; that the west
ern wing of the party is well organized and
aggressive; that Mr.. Bryan is still its hero,
and that his distrust of men of Mr.. Nc
Clellans environment Is profound And 1t
now seems likely that even II he should
not ask for the nomination himself. Mr..
Bryan will dominate the convention of 1908
as completely as he did that of 1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

Tonight the Board of Education will meet
to begin the school year. 1t is confronted
with some difficult problems, involving mat
tiers that affect the efficiency of the schools
and the prestige of the entire educational
system with the community. A demand
has been filed by three representative bodies
of citizens for the removal of the principal
of the Eastern High School on the score of
incapacity. Two vacancies exist in the
grade of supervising principal There is
still pending a charge seriously rejecting
upon the conditions in the NJ Street High
School, There are various minor matters
requiring adjustment.
The Board of Education Is In virtually
supreme control of the schools. 1t Is i'm
mune from administrative influence. 1t
can choose it's own course of procedure
adopt its own remedies for conditions re-
quiring correction and name It's own sub
ordinates. Its powers are limited only by
law, broadly covering all matters pertain
ing to school administration, organization
and discipline. Its responsibilities are
equally broad. The public naturally looks
to this body to solve all problems that arise
in connection with the school work, to puri-
fly the school atmosphere and to check fac
tionalism among teachers If it permits
scandalous conditions to continue, and to
become the subject of gossip among the
teachers and pupils and If it postpones ac-
ton on important issues directly affecting
the efficiency of the school organization, 1t
Will lose prestige with the people and the
schools will in turn fall in efficiency.
The growth of anomalous. demoralizing
conditions in the schools will ultimately
react upon the Board of Education. If
urgent problems evaded or only partly
solved. or temporized with. the effect can
not be otherwise than demoralizing. Teach
ers and parents alike have the right to
look to this body as the adjudicator of all
questions and as the administrative agency
for keeping the school system up-to-date
in its equipment and free from unwhole
some conditions. and to expect prompt as
well as wise action on all matters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
Wait Until the Car Goes By,

This morning on Pennsylvania avenue a
woman past middle age. In attempting to
reach the proper point from which to
board a street car, tried to cross the in
tervening tracks In front of an approach
ing train and was knocked down. Fortu-
nately the motorman managed to bring
his car to a halt before damage was done,
and the woman was able to arise and re-
sumo her progress.
This is only one of scores of cases.
Sometimes the person who tries to cross
in front of an approaching car is killed.
sometimes badly hurt. sometimes only
bruised, while in q very large majority
OF cases nothing happens. By sheer good
luck the tracks are crossed in safety. But
a slight slip Of the foot. q stumble against
. rail, a moment OF hesitatioa or the sud-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
Another Story.

At luncheon she Is like a queen;
At dinner like an empress fair;
At night so smiling and serene
She seems an angel seated there
A creature whom some bard Of old
Would choose to praise in choicest rhyme
Alas! oh, youth; could you behold
This self same girl at breakfast timei
For smiles cannot endure for aye,
And cen compilations sometimes fade,
And wavy tresses will not stay
In place without some proper aid.
The dancing lights a wondrous spell
May weave at midnight's mystic chime,
Illusions vanish. truth to tell.
Most ruthlessly at breakfast time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
The Sultans.
From the Galveston News.

From the Galveston News.
The sultans are as hard to keep out Of
the papers as actresses. The Sultan of
Sulu proposed to the Presidents daughter
a few days ago. and now the Sultan of
Morocco Is in trouble with the French 1t
Is about time for his unspeakable sub
Unity. the Sultan Of Turkey, to crawl
into the limelight and yawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
SHOOTING STARS.
Sighted.

"How's your brother doing in the gov
eminent service?"
~ "Oh. he's way in the background" an
swered Farmer Corntossel He never gets
nobody to take any notice of him. He's
worked for the government for ten years
and nobody has said a word about investi-
eating him"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
New York Joke.

From the New York Herald.
w. j. Bryan will start from Chicago on
his trip around the world. very properly
regarding this city as the beginning and
the end.-Chicago Record-Herald.
A great many successful persons start
from Chicago but few want to go back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
The Plant Of the Blase.

If. as they say. the world is round.
l really cannot see
Why all of 1t that 1 have found
Should seem so fiat to me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

Stoessel and Kuropatkin are both inclined
to think that Linevitch Is one of the luck
lest men alive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
Evidence of PROGRESS

rs your daughter taking vocal lessons ?"
Yes" answered Mr.. Cumrox
How is she getting on?''
Fine. She doesn't sing anything now
that l would give two cents to hear"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

The Japanese ENJOYS hope there will be
as much handshaking and good feeling In
Tokyo as at Portsmouth. N. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

When Saratoga plungers agree not to bet
more than 500 on a race 1t looks as II
Garfield might be called on to provide a
few tables for penny ante players.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

Mr.. Bryan occasionally makes speeches
but there is not as much ginger in them
as there used to be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

Cuba is INDUCING In political riots with
an enthusiasm that suggests a study OF the
methods of some of the states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

Captain Taggart Is possibly hoping that
his embarrassment will merely prove to be
such Authorizations as occasionally follow
convivial seances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

New explosives are constantly being
sought after, despite the greater need of
some way to curtail the damage constantly
being done by the old ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

A politician has hard fight on hand when
he has to depend on the subscription list or
a magazine for his entire audience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

China now intends to develop along the
same lines as Japan. All IT needs is some
OF Japan's courage and intelligence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
A Preiudiced View.

(Which is better, money or brains?'
Money" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax
Money can found a college. but 1t is
mighty hard for brains to endow anything. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
Touched Thsir sympathies.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Russell Sage and Hetty Green will no
doubt sympathixe with the czar In his re-
fusal to part with the money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

The Wall street brokers have not been
able to do any crooked work with Secre-
tary Wilson's optimistic figures on the egg
crOD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
Japan's Gains.

From the Memphis Commerciai-Appeai.
Japan gains more than she fought for
q probably permanent peace and the good
will and confidence Of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

After all, 1t would be difficult to arrange
a peace demonstration that would add any
thing to the enthusiasm already expressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

DR.. Wiley might take up the question OF
this alleged adulteration OF Havana cigars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

Mr.. Addicks cannot even hope to get into
politics through an accidental reform mix
I'M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

The dove Of peace will not attempt to
hover around until after Congress gets into
session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06
War Of the Elevens,

From the New YORK Man.
Now for foot ball practice. peace, peace,
but there n no peace"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-06

Sometime de man OATS workn' de hard
est in dis world" said Uncle Eben. '1s de
one dat los too much time tryin' to pick
out de eases' job"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
London Architect Z11uents
A New Billiard Table

This adaptation Of the form Of an
ellipse to a billiard table is the inven-
ton Of London architect who thinks
that the angles Of the ordinary table
are too simple for the present high
standard Of play and that an ellipse,
being the most versatile figure in prob
lens owing to its changing curve, would
add considerably to the science of
cushion play and be detrimental to
monotony and repeat strokes. The dia-
gram illustrates on the left side the con-
struction Of the ellipse by the two foci,
A and B from either OF which the line
of detection crosses the other from all
angular points on the cushion. Should
balls be placed on A and B and one
struck against any part of the cushion
it will rebound direct to the other ball
The diagram illustrates on the right
side one way of locating the vertex.
A knowledge of the different ways Of
constructing an ellipse suggests other
methods. The idea has interested roy
atty and professionalism, and a patent
has been granted for it's Introduction.
Minneapolis players do not think the
table would add anything to billiards.
cit would be necessary for present
players to start and learn the game all
over again. is the general comment.
1t would, on first glance appear to
throw the English sadly wrong, but ac-
tual play might overcome this. It wi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
PROFESSIONAL.

SO yards-5A seconds, II. M. Johnson.
100 yards-9 as seconds, n. Bethune
and. II. M. johnson. -
40 yards-4sA seconds, r. Buttery.
$50 yards-1 minute, 53H seconds. F..
49, ,Scurry Hewitt. ~ -.-..
Three quarters of a miles minutes 7
# seconds, w. Richards.
One mile minutes 1924 seconds. w.
G. George. :ILE ~
Two mi!es-s minutes I'VE seconds, W..
Lang.
Three, n1iIes-14 minutes 1914 seconds,
p. Cannon - - 49,:
Four mIles-1s minutes Is 2-5 seconds,
'.,- p. Cannon. h. -: 49,. %,
Five mtles-24 minutes 40 seconds, ].
- White. +. $2iH ~ q. ,~,.-..:
Six mlIes-24 minutes so seconds; j.
ss&t-- White. s& SIS ! go =y,, - -, Z.
seven miIes-s4 minutes IS seconds, J.
: White. =, XE ,l- 50.
Eight miles-4o minutes 80 seconds, J.
- Hewitt. 81: .~--.- Z
Nine miIes-45 minutes Fl seconds. ).
Hewitt.
Ten miles-51 minutes 3.5 seconds,
-. w. Cummings. - - >.
Eleven miIes-56 minutes So seconds,
l.. Bennett (Deerfoot). - .,-..-.-.
Running broad junp-21 feet eHa
inches, e. w. johnson.
Running high Jumps feet II inches,
E. W.. Johnson. Is~.r~ p.
Pole vaIut-10 feet 1914 inches, S. Mus
grove. a. e..
Putting 1e-pound shotA4 feet eIa
inches, o. Duffy. H. -
Throwing 16-pound Hammer-165 feet,
r. Tom Carroll. e -. ~,
Throwing 5e-pound we!ght-2e feet i
Inch, G.. Ross.
n. Gill.
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be right after us in minute. But he
hadn't even seen us, and in a minute
down went his ugly head under the
water, and we knew then what he was
at. He was standin' up to his Shout
ders in the mud and water and grub
bin for lily roots with his teeth, Just
like boy diggin down to get hard
drove peg when he loses playin' num-
bley-peg. Then we wasn't afraid any
more, and set quiet watchin what he d
do next. He'd got a good grin on
big root that time for he made tho
water boil and nearly fell over back
ward before his head come ND again
with a big hly-root just like a banana
stock with all the bananas eat off it,
in his mouth. He chewed on it quite
a while fore he saw us, but when he
did he begun to- make war medicine
and get hostile right away.
owed got over our 'fraid pretty
well by then, tho, and we padded
close enough to fling mud and water
in his eyes with the paddle. Gee, but
he was mad then! He bulled right
out where he could swim and put aft
er us like train of cars, but he
couldn It ketch us. You bet we was
around and headed for the outlet in
holy minute, and we never looked be-
hind us till we hit the river again. He
want nowhere in sight then, so we
went on home and kept still about
him, meanin to get him this fall. But
got on the football team and kinder
forgot, and hadn't been for old Ole,
maybe we'd never thought of him
again. You know old Ole. Him lives
in that. taxpayer shanty on the point.
"He hasn't got no folks only his
granddaughter, and he cut his foot so s
he couldn It work last summer, and
just fore Thanksgiving my mother
found out him and Christine didn' It
have nothing to eat but just potatoes
and what fish the old man could ketch.
I heard father and mother talkin'
bout it, and father said old Ole was
regular old wick something, and would
kill any man who offered to give him
anything looked like charity. Viking,
you say? Yes, that s just what father
said. Well, soon's I heard him say
that, I knew men Billy could put up
a job to help the old fellow and not
let him ketch on he wasn't helpin' US
out. So ]. put Billy wise and we got
busy right off. You know we got
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

I have been trying to furnish you
with something palatable "of and on -
thru The Journal for many years,
with what success [ know not. But
whether my stories of the wild have
been of value to you or not, / know full
we'll that the New Years wish l send
you today, cordially inviting you to re-
ciprocate, is of far greater worth
among the life-things that really
count than if it were negotiable at the
bank. Likewise if you have any good
wishes not otherwise appropriated,
launch them along the meEtal wireless
to my address As the Kid says, they
"make fellow feel good all over, and
he only knows he is feeling good, and
don It just know why
"Say!" said the Kid. "You
didn It get chance to 60 deer hunting
either, did you? Me7 No, I didn't
or not enough to count I wanted to
get off few days in the season, but
said, my father did, that playin' foot
ball give me all the chance to get killed
or kill somebody else, that I had any
right to, and he WASH It goin to pay for
no more folks I'd filled up with buck
SuOG. W. ldIuer never Will lOISeG IudC
Swede. Say! Amt it funny how long
other folks will remember things a fell
low wants to forget, and keep a
THROWN 'em up to him ev'ry little
while. But l did get some huntin
too. Me n Billy. And we got moose
too. You never heard about it, you
say? Well, we wasn't sayin' word
about it to nobody. We've got awful
modest all Of sudden9 No, we amt!
But I'll tell you all about it and then
you'll see why we kept still about it.
'Taint no such awful trick to kill a
moose anyhow like some folks think
and make big holler when they do
get one. We ain It the hollerin' kind,
men Billy.
Located Feeder
awe located one, big bull, he was,
too, last summer, and we KEEP it to our
selves and never told nobody a word
about it. We was rammin' thru the
| woods on the other side of the river
once fore they put the dam in, and we
found little lake, no more than a
pughole, back mile from the river.
One end Of it was big bog, and where
the water began outside the bog there
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31

Since his forfeiture of the title, De
Orc has been extremely wroth. He won
OF defended the emblem five times sue
cessfully and thought himself entitled
to permanent possession Of it. When
the donors of the trophy decided. in ia
vor of Hueston, the challenger whom
De Orc failed to meet. the Cuban be-
came incensed and refused to give up
the medal. The donors have ordered a
new medal made for Hueston, and the
latter hHt is open to- challenges al from al
would challenge Hueston, De Orc said:
"No; I will not challenge Hueston.
Neither will I play a tournament for
a medal. The treatment I have re-
ceived iustifies me in not doing so. /
will probably never compete again in a
pool match for, the championship.
have won enough pool honors, anyway.
| will devote myself in future to bill
lizards, at which I think I may achieve
some sort Of a future For the rest. /
am no prophet, | will take what
comes.
The first pool match against Hueston,
no matter who challenges. will be
played in this city. It is likely that
Grant Ely or William Clearwater will
be the first to respond.