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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
The East Jars the West.

William Trayers Jerome and Thomas W.
lawson undoubtedly Jared the west on
their recent visits out there. The people
were expecting something unusual in the
way Of deIiverances but they seem TO have
gotten much more than they bargained
for At any rate. they are SIN talking
about .he sentiments expressed by the two
visitors who though wholly unlike in many
particulars. take unconventional views OF
things and clothe them in unconventional
language. Both were on their mettle in
section where neither had appeared as a
public speaker before.
Mr.. Jerome was the greater surprise OF
the two. MIR. Lawson enjoyed allowances
growing out of his business and his asso-
GATES The man who had wrestled with
Wall street who knew at most the wall
street lingo who had absorbed the specu-
lator's philosophy, who rated men largely
according TO their cunning. faced audiences
prepared for breezy comments on men and
things. But even these marveled little at
the way the Boston man laid about him.
Mr. Jerome. however. representing the
nniesty OF the law and the favor of New
York constituency. occupied a different
position and made greater claims on atten-
ton. The Kansans thought of the New
York bar. OF the work committed 10 Mr.
Jerome's hands, and prepared themselves
for something grave and profound If pre-
sented In an original form. Imagine their
feelings when the speaker chaffed them
little, divided up the people of the country
into lays and town folk, dwell rather
cynicaHy on the "yearnings' of the rural
ROSTERS for impossible conditions. and
treated matters generally in intellectual
shirt-seeves. He proved 10 be the most
original proposition that had even come
down the pike. Whether he would draw so
well a second time Is a question.
few years ago an eastern chautauqua
would have looked for Jerome or Law
son in the west The west was considered
the home of the unconventional man with
a message. whether a lawyer who had
learned his trade on a backwoods circuit.
or a Spectator who had learned his in min
ing camps or in frontier barrooms. But
II Is the west that now applies to the
east. and is served TO more than It's salts
faction. Our standards seem to be chang
ing their habitations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

member of the Metropolitan Turf Associa-
ton about 500 day to make book. II
was necessary, therefore, for the eighty
members of this body who booked regu-
larry to take out OF the pockets Of the pub
lie 5000 each day In order to quit oven
The one hundred outside layers. with their
daily expenses of $55 each. had to win an
other s, 500. while the thirty back-lincrs.
whose expenses were $50. were forced to
mulct the followers of the turf to the ex-
tent of 500 more, and the forty field layers.
with their $40 outlay. had to collect from
their golden geese $1,000. Thus the 20
gamblers who habitualiy do business at this
tracks had Twin $1,000 daily in order not
to lose money. and 1t was rarely that they
failed to do so. The meaning of these ffS-
ures Is that the 10000 persons who on All
average attended the race track were forced
to lose $1.GO each. in addition to the pay
ment of 81 admission fee. car fare. pro-
gram. etc. -
"A layer. a member Of the Metropoiitan
Turf Association, who has not net pr0fi:
at the end of the season OF 10000 considers
the season to have been a bad one This
meant a loss by the public to the Metro
politan Turf Association alone OF s.. ON.
the 81 coo 900 net profit and the 81 so ooo OF
expenses. based upon the old order OF DOING
business. This Is a daily winning OF sos u
man. which Is undoubtedly low"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

OF being transferred to the ball field or the
drill ground, causing the minds OF the pu-
pills to be too intently focused upon the
outcome of the competitions there con-
Quoted
OF late years the people of Washington
have heard much more about the competi-
tons between teams and companies than
about the scholarship OF the schools and
classes. 1t has been taken for granted that
the teachers were carefully attending to the
pupils minds while they were encouraging
the development of their bodies. But
recently there have been disclosures tending
to shake this faith and to inculcate tho fear
in the minds Of the old-fashioned support
ers of the schools that there Is rather too
much athletic activity. and perhaps too
keen competition for military honors. for
the good of both pupils and school system
This Eastern High School affair has
served incidentally to demonstrate that
there is some basis for this apprehension.
One of the reasons alleged for the appoint
nent OF a new principal at that school Is
tina. the incumbent Is not heartily In accord
with the athletic spirit of the boys. What
ever may be the fact. the charge Itself de-
mands a serious consideration OF this new
phase In the school situation In the District.
The board OF education must eventually
face and answer these questions: Has the
competitive spirit been too highly developed
along athletic and military lines for the
good of the scholarship? Have lessons be-
come less effective in order that a schools
team or cadet company may win? Has the
LEGAL pride of teachers in the prestige of
their respective Institutions become too
keenly concentrated upon the outcome OF
the base ball and foot ball matches and the
military drills?
Sorre of those who hold to the old-fash-
Toned sentiment already mentioned in
clined To answer these questions affirmative
ly- They would be greatly relieved to find.
when the matter has been thoroughly ex-
amined by the appointed guardians of the
schools. that they are mistaken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
M. Witte.

M White while in Paris should hear a
good deal to his country's advantage. The
French are for peace. Their big ally has
proved a bitter disappointment in every
way She has been a gallant borrower,
but a poor fighter. Then there Is the mat
ter of the entente with Great Britain. When
France signed with Russia she was all
alone in the world. She had no one TO
love, none to caress'' Since then she has
grown in popularity, and is now on very
friendly terms with power which for long
years was her enemy. Peace therefore is in
Frances line. She must give thought to
the money she has lent to Russia, and she
does not want the latter's credit impaired
by a proIongation of an expensive and dig
aStrous war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Athletics and Scholarship.

An old-fashioned belief prevails in some
minds in this District that the primary OBJ
Ject Of the public schools Is to teach the
young people OF the community. 10 train
their minds. 1t may lie an obsolete con-
nevertheless IL exists here and there. and
perhaps. II the sentiment of the entire com
murity were tested. it might actually be
found 10 predominant.
Those who cherish this ideal OF the
schools purposes do not contend that the
youth should be kept persstsntly at a desk.
with nose IN book. without recreation or dr.
version. They admit that there is no poorer
investment than fine education at the ex-
pense Of the health. A sound mind in a
sound body remains today. as in the ancient
times. an article OF prime faith with all
ser siblC citizens
Therefore these old-fashioned believers in
schools that are maintained chiefly to teach
the youth OF the community do not antag-
onize the tendency to encourage an athletic
spirit among the boys and girls. They do
not question the value of the military drill
as an tnducement 10 healthy activity and
wholesome personal and orgauizational
competition. They like to see the base ball
and foot ball and basket ball teams flourish
along with the cadet companies
But the idea will not down in these minds
thai the athletic contests and the military
drills may be, perhaps have been. devei-
oped 100 far; that the competitive spirit
which finds its highest and finest and most
effective outlet in the class room is capable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Senator Platt's Self-Examination.

In a recent interview Thomas c. Plat
was quoted saying:
II am seventy-two years old. That Is
great many days and months and years,
some of them fruitful. some barren, but
none of them worth the while. 1t could
Rave been so much better-or at least so
different from what II Is. If had IL to do
over again would model my political Ife
along other lines"
This has led TO some moralizing and some
banter Mr.. Platts opponents have ac-
cepted 1t as a confession of all that they
have ever charged against him. They
plume themselves on having brought him
at last to a realization of the justice Of
their appraisement of him. And so they
are bearing themselves as seers and proph-
cts in their day and generation.
When Mr. Plat delivered these senti-
ments he was in clover up to his knees. a
lorge and distinguished company had gath
cred to do him honor on his birthday
nlversary. and many friends unable 20
come had sent messages of felicitation.
The President OF the United States was
one of these. Mr. Plat as host stood on
the lawn Of his beautiful country place
thoroughly well appointed. and saw all
around him evidences of success, as that
word is used Why were those successful
successful MANI And why should Mr.
Plat seriously tell them that they were
mistaken in him. and that his years had
really not been worth while?
ldr. Plat yielded merely to a mood. He
stood so well In the affection of his friends.
and had so much of substance to show for
his years OF business and political activity.
he knew he could afford bit of self-de
probation. He knew that those who heard
him would smile and shake their heads
and pleasantly reject all such talk as com
ing from him.
This spirit shows In many men-usually
in men whose achievements have brought
them wealth and fame. 1t is related OF
Lord Beaconsheld that as he neared the
end he lost his sense OF earthly values.
a friend Who tried TO rouse him TO interest
in affairs heard him murmur: Dreams.
dreams. nothing but dreams" And yet he
had been realizing his dreams all his life.
Mr. Plat may say that all is vanity and
that he has been on the wrong track from
the beginning. but he hardly means it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Forceful English.

Here Is a nut for Henry James to crack.
The marshal of Hamilton, Montana. re-
Gently issued the following official note:
Take notice! All persons owning dogs
and who do not pay dog tax or the same
by the 18th of July will be killed. Jas. Hig-
gins, marshal"
1t Is now up to Mr.. James either to apollo
gize to the American newspapers for his
indictment of their English or else to prove
that this Montana official gained his style
of expression from newspaper reading. Yet
even when Mr.. James has handled the case
to his satisfaction he cannot deny that there
is a certain cogency about this warning
which should nave the immediate effect Of
persuadng all the dog-owners OF Hamilton
o procure tags instanter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

From the New York Evening Post.
Before "Scotty" Of Death valley places
his order for a 22-carat bust OF himself he
should mediate upon the fate of that other
golden calf set up by the Israelites In the
desert.
From the Tacoma (Washj Ledger
Time was money to the railroads that
operated Cowboy SCOTS special There
was premium of $40 minute up to $1,000
for beating the contract time from Los
Angeles TO Chicago. The railroads got the
81, 900.
From the Minneapolis Times.
Scotty of Deaths valley may now take his
little yellow rurp and the balance of his adj
yertising expense account home with him.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
Miner Scott Is now writing articles for
New York newspaper. Think of going to
all that trouble to get job as reporter.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal
A Scott and his money are parting pretty
fast.
From the Chicago News.
Maybe Scotty's expenditures are really
enormous compared to the size of his pile.
From the ST. Louis Star-Chronicle.
1t may be that "Scotty' wants to get rid
of 1t before some one says It's tainted
From the Los Angeles Herald.
New York wanted "Scotty'' to tackle the
stock exchange That would have been his
finish.
From the Dayton News.
But if he succeeds In getting out Of New
York without discovering that one leg Is
longer than 1t really ought to be Wallie
Scott is a lucky man.
From the Sioux City Tribune.
The Shah of Persia Is believed to have
spent Loco, 600 on a weeks vacation Evil
rently the shah could show 'Scotty" few
things he does not know about getting rid
of money.
From the Newark Advertiser.
Wonder If the Santa Fe gave Scotty''
rebate on the quiet?
From the Boston Globe.
Walter Scott. the Death valley miner, at
tracted much attention In Chicago and some
less In New York. but he Is probably too
wise to come on to Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Beating the Races.

And yet some of Us go to the races to
make money. Sometimes we think we can
beat the game. Some men have supreme
confidence in their sagacity. in their luck.
In themselves and In tips, and then. again.
a sucker is born every minute, and hope
springs eternal in the human breast
An extracting man has written for Public
Opinion an article on the chance a man ha 5
not to win at the races. Perhaps it con-
tains something for bettors to think of and
perhaps not. 1t follows:
Not FIVE men In fry who bet on a horse
race win. II this were not so the bookmak-
erS could not live. for their expenses are
heavy. Until near the end of May 1t cost q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
THE EASY SMART SET.

From the Baltimore sun
The New York book bunco men worked
on the principle that a sucker with money
Is still a sucker after all
From the Chicago Record Herald
II certainly seems to be hot enough for
the New York Society Editors. Association.
From the Buffalo Commercial.
The revelations in the Town Topics In
yestisatior out another prominent judge In
very embarrassing predicament. to say
the least. What's the matter with the ju-
dietary?
From, the Newark Advertiser.
The smart settlers who got from $3.50 TO
10000 apiece for the "Fads and Fancies'
book for which 800 had been curiously
sci as the price in the first place. might
better have called II "Bleeds and Buncoes."
From the Boston Globe
When the .'Fads and Fancies'' solicitor
comes around, the smart set and Its money
are soon parted.
From the Brooklyn Times.
"Fads and Fancies'' got $500 frorS
.Chauncey De Peach Probably threat
ened TO issue the .Shem and Ham Joke
Book" edition de luxe. under the title of
"Fads and Fancies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
THE CORN CROP.
From the Indianapolis News.

From the Indianapolis News
But with 4.01S.432 acres planted in corn.
possibly we of Indiana should be wise to
repress our complaints about this fine
growing weather lest we seem ungrateful
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
It's great weather for corn, and this coun-
try dotes on it's corn crop.
From the Detroit Free Press.
1t is only those who haven't any who are
consoled by the fact that 1t Is good corn
weather.
From the Worcester Gazette.
With a bumper wheat and corn crop In
sight and with cotton threatening to fol-
low suit. the farmer VINO stops to wall that
left in the race for prosperity.
From the Atlanta Journal.
1t was a good thing thai the Kansas corn
crop was all safely housed before Tom
Lawson set the Kansas fields on fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Ancestral Wisdom.

Our ancestors. so scholars say,
Were wont to live in trees.
Where they might comfortably sway
With every passing breeze.
They wore no collars. stiff and hot;
They Stunned the fiery drink
In faith ii was Il happy lot
To be rnis~ing link.
Where branches screened them from the
sky
And kept away the heat,
With wardrobes that were very shy
They dwelt in bliss complete.
Now science answers to our call;
And yet l sometimes think
The very smartest of us all
Was Grand Dad Missing Link.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Precaution.

who do you think would be a good
man for that office?" asked the rural poll
tician.
Well" answered Farmer Corntossel,
I'D look around and find somebody who
lives In a house with leaky roof and a
mortgage on 1t. Then there won't be SO
much chance of his coming back with the
claim that he accepted the office as spe-
cial favor at great personal sacrifice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

1t IS now insinuated that Cowboy Scott.
who made the fast run east by special train
was merely a railway advertisement. 1t IS
unquestionably true that Broadway has not
been shot up 70 any appreciabIe extent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
SHOOTING STARS.
A Scant Consolation.

THE good die young" said the melan
choly philosopher.
Yes" answered the clumsy optimist;
but they have their reward They stand
a better chance of getting full returns on
their life insurance policies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
The Trouble.

The trouble with society" said the
opinionated person
The trouble with society" said the
man who interrupts, sis that people insist
on telling what the trouble is instead of
doing something toward stopping 1T"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

Some of the prisoners who have been SEN
fenced by Magistrate Deuel. of New York
are wondering whether it is possible that he
could be mixed up in anything so Ubiquitous
as a blackmail scheme.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

Mr.. Rockefeller finds it quite impossible
to practically acknowledge the generosity
of all the people who are willing to forgive
money for being tainted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

Tom Lawson continues to write with the
grim determination of a man who realizes
that he has the circulation OF a magazine on
his shoulders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

The President went into the woods entire
ly for purposes Of recreation and not be-
cause of any impression that they were full
of candidates for Panama canal jobs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Locked or Blocked.

From the ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
II il Is to be a lock canal at Panama
somebody should have the combination to
the lock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

The news from the weather Office Of the
Agricultural Department has not been much
more comforting lately than that concern
ing the statistical branch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Tainted Money.

The man who comes by trick and stealth
To riches won too quick
May find that microbes in his wealth
One day will make him sick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
DOG-DAY DESIRES.
Sailing With Peary.

Martin Green. In the New York World.
Ihcy may talk Of the job that the President holds
VI the snaps In the old city hall.
1ney may tell OF the salary Paul Morton gets
r,, nut IL hon interest me at all.
mere a perth that I'd take in minute b'geel
IL Inc one only job In the wide world for ,,o
want TO go sailing with Peary
want TO go up and go up and 90 IN
~ mere the fcebergs are formed overnight
"hefe the plaintiFe complaint OF the Young weIrus
pup '-e ""iiuS
Is trapped ere it's out of sight
In a negiigee shirt and soft straw chapeap
ANA other apparel quite airy
ike TO take exercise shoveIing snow
want to go sailing with Peary.
Ia give seven dollars to climb the north pole
IN a suit OF translucent pajamas:
sign Tor an icfcle dropped down my back
As big as bunch OF bananas
On little red sled. drawn by reindeer or dogs
Or anything not ordinary.
Id like TO ride 1856 100 S51 miles
I'd like TO go sailing with Peary
"
I'd like to stand out on the crest of a moun,
With the mercury eighty below
TIL my froze SO stir that thev'd ha No 90
" 0 At
Save to drop and make holes in the snow
On. give me n glimpse of the Labrador coast
Where the wind Is robust and contrary
where they think any point above zero a roast
want to go sailing with Peary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

AT this season the man who wants people
to boif the drinking water and refrain from
using lce has hard work in being taken
seriously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

Gen. Stoessel is merely waiting to see
what kind of a reception Lfnevitch will get
when he comes home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

AS the representative of the Russian gov
eminent. NJ. Witte must feel like an ad-
vance agent ahead of mighty poor show
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Real Work.

rs the zemstvo congress doing real
work."
II don't know about the rest of the dele
gates. But the man who calls the roll
is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

The public will now have an opportunity
to judge of what Chauncey NJ Depew can
do when he speaks in an absolutely serious
vein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

Mr.. Carnegie will continue his endeavors
to found enough libraries to rescue New
York people from the temptation to get
mixed up in bogus edition de luxe schemes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Comfort.
Fro n the Chicago Chronicle.

4
Cheer up! 1t Is positively chilly here CON-
pared with the temperature in the Mojave
desert in southeastern California, where the
mercury has registered between 100 and 40
for the last three weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Exceptions to All Rules.

From the Tacoma Ledger.
The dollar is not the chief aim and OBJ
ject In life of all men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

The Russian government has lost 50 few
battleships in the past week or SO that 1t is
regaining It's assurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

Paul Morton is viewing a panorama Of
financial duplicity that makes a railway re-
bate look like a Sunday school lesson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Cooling Thoughts.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

7 rUiN LIE CHIcdBU CHRONICLE.
Oh. for berth on some big iceberg
Within vast aad frozen sea-
With winds that blow Il perfect blizzard
And naught between the wind ard me-
Oh. fer hut In arctic circles
Where all is ice and frost and snow,
Where the mercury keeps falling
Until II gets ten feet below.
Oh, for bed In mighty snowdrift
With coyerlets OF nice thick Tee
With an airy room In the arctic regions
Would seem bit of paradise.
Oh. for home In the wild Alaska,
Where the snow Is piled up mountain high,
Where the breezes cut like keenest sabers
And the clouds are frozen to the sky.
Oh, for lodge In frigfd quarter
Where zero weather always reigns.
But ! would want comeback ticket.
Before cold wintertime obtains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

Some Of the men who got the least money
out Of the Equitable had the most reputa-
ton 20 lose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23

The Evening Star, with the Sunday morning edi-
tlon Is delivered by carriers within the city at 80
cents per month"; without the Sunday morning edl-
ton At - cents per month.
BY nail. postage prepaid
Daily. Sunday Included. one month. go cents.
Daily sunday excepted. one month. so cents.
Saturday star. year 81 90.
Sunday Star. one year, 81 80