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The Washington times., 1905-12-29

any modification of its attitude toward
France
1t is possible that the Kaiser and his
Government are in complete agreement
and are merely employing a stratagem
IN order 10 cause confusion and uncer-
tainty. II is said though, that there
are symptoms OF GOODNESS on the part
OF the Emperor toward Prince Won Bue-
low
This would be the less surprising as
German international policy, particu-
larly since the Anglo-Fre3ch entente
was concluded. has completely failed to
attain its object. The return 10 Bis
MARKHAM methods, far from having de-
tached France from England. has Iorti-
fed the rapprochement.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29
CLUBS OF WOMEN
FATAL TO HOMES
Assertion by Lady Greville
Pretty Positive.
HOUSES ALSO BREED LUXURY
Famous English Woman Finds Severe
Faults With Numerous Organi-
zations Formed by Her Sex.

LONDON. Dec 29-The remarkable in
increase OF women's clubs Is attracting
considerable attention from the think
ers of both sexes.
Lady Violet Greville says that at the
time when mems clubs are going 10 de-
cay, when magnificent buildings are
closing for want of subscriptions. wom-
ems clubs are springing up with mush-
room-like velocity and luxuriance in
every direction.
Twenty Thousand Belong.
Twenty-one years ago there was not
a single institution Of the kind, whereas
now there are thirty. with a total men,
bership Of over 10000.
What Is the effect" Lady Violet con-
tinues, "On WOmcn's characters of these
new institutions?
Idle Time Away.
THAT they have practically destroyed
home life Is. think. pretty certain. for
women spend their time in playing
bridge. lunching. reading society papers,
and talking TO one another in the club
rooms Some women write all their let
ters there.
Clubs" she says. induce luxury. for
women who can only in their own house
command a couple of maids have at
their service porters. walters. page boys,
and attendants"
The Washington times., 1905-12-29
Idle Time Away.
HOUSE OF SP00KS
TOBE SOLD AT AUCTION

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. Dec. 29.-The
famous Marsh-Huyler mansion, at 10
Benton avenue. this city. where the late
Luther r. Marsh the noted jurist and
Spiritualist. spent the last years OF his
life and where he died, Is about TO be
sold II was in this mansion that
Marsh received what he believed 20 be
revelations from the spirit land
The Washington times., 1905-12-29
AUTO TAGS TRAIN
/. AND K|DNAPPER, TOO
Locomotive Had Start of
Ten Minutes.
Enoch Coffey Had Stolen His Brothers
Boy at Kenesaw, Neb., and
Is Arrested.

HASTINGS, Neb., Dec. &.-After q
thirty-miIe race between q Union Pa
cific passenger train upon which a kid
napper had taken refuge with his VIC
tim and an automobile, which the pur-
suers had hastily appropriated In Kene-
saw, Neb., the train was overtaken at
the stolen child recovered
After Train.
The race started In Kenesaw, thirty
miles away, when Enoch Ceffey. OF
Junction City. Kan. stole his brother )
little boy. and, boarding the train. at
tempted 10 escape He was seen just
as the train pulled out.
The father obtained the assistance
of DR.. Latta, an expert automobilist, a
friends auto which happened to be
standing on the street was climbed
into, and a race after the train started.
When the auto passed the first station
the train had been gore ten minutes.
but at the second station the auto was
only two miles away as the train pulled
out
The train reached Hastings first. ane
the engineer had his hand on the throt
tie when the big touring car ruShes
up 10 the locomotive and stopped on tn
tracks in front of the train.
Coffey Arrested.
This necessitated a halt by the er
gineer. and without wasting time c
an explanation the station officers a
sisted in a search OF the train. and Co
fey was arrested
The child was restored 70 its paren
| and the trip back TO kenesaw
made in the auto.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

A new charge of Fake has been
sounded in the museum of the Universi-
ty of Pennsylvania This will induce
the manufacturers of real antiques to
increase their orders.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Lou Payn is greatly distressed at the
thought there could have been any
thing crooked in insurance while he
was commissioner. Maybe he has
right 10 be distressed.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29
BRUTE.

Hrs JawbaCk-George, you haven
been 10 church with me since we were
married.
MI Jawback-A burnt child breads
the fire-Cieveland Leader.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

We now hear that Father Gapon has
been playing the tables at Monte Carlo
3IiISt havs excitement. probably. in place
of the daily riot
The Washington times., 1905-12-29
HOSTS
FOR DINNER PARTY
Former Senator and Wife Entertain Diplomats and
Others Prominent in Official and Social Life of
Washington at Their Castle Home

Mr.. and Mrs John 3. Henderson en-
tertained at dinner. last night, Senator
and Mrs Scott. General and Mrs.
Draper. Mr.. and Mrs. Pinchot. Baron
and Baroness Bussche. Commander and
V/countess de Faramond. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. Hen1en Jennings,
Mr.. and Mrs Lothrop Bradley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth. Mrs. Warder,
Mrs. Jackson. Miss Jennings. Miss Arm
old. Mr.. Hioki. Captain Fournier and
Mr.. Totten.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Senator Dick says the President Is not
trying TO get hold of the party ma
chinery in Ohio. And it's a safe bet
that if anything is happening to the
machinery, the Senator will know it,
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Call money seems to be going up. In
our experience there's nothing unusual
I'm that The louder we call the higher
up Il goes.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Mrs. Fitzsimmons seems 10 have con-
cluded that TO be the wife of an ex-
champion ''is enough TO make a perfect
lady mad ="
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Public interest in New York society
circles has shifted from the little black
man" 10 the little red book" Colonel
Mann keeps it,
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

When uncle Russell Sage heard that
money was bringing 100 per cent
in Wall street the best efforts Of two
large trained nurses failbi 10 keep him
away
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Seems hardly to be expected that a
big steel man should be content with
one wife.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29
MISS ROOSEVELT
GUEST OF HONOR
Was Entertained at Dinner
by Alibi Club.
Mr.. AND MRS. STORY HOSTS
Sir Percy Sanderson, British Consul
General at New York, Returns
TO Post.
Mr.. AND MRS. STORY HOSTS

Miss Alice Roosevelt was the guest of
honor at dinner last night at the ALI
bi Club when Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Story
were hosts. Invited with her were Mr..
and Mrs Frederick Keep, Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Mcmillan, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Legare, Captain and Mrs.
Henry, Miss Boardman, Miss Mcmillan,
Miss Wetmore, Miss Warder, William
Hit, George HELEN, Frank Mitchell.
Mr. Hall and Rubido Won Zichy.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Mr.. Odell calls the President Esau
and the Governor Jacob. Apparently
he himself wants 10 be Rebecca at the
well.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

They say its springtime in Jersey. The
mosquitoes are there. then.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

A board Of education that has been
organized thirty-six years held it's last
meeting in Philadelphia yesterday. We
have a board that has been in exist
ence only about thirty-siX months, but
It has raised enough disturbance to
take rank with this dying board in
Philadelphia or any other board in the
cnnfnfr II
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Captain and Mrs. Burr gave dance
at the Washington barracks last night
for the young friends of their school
boy sons, William Edward and John
Burr, who are here for their holiday
vacation. The military band OF the
barracks played, and flags and bunting
transformed the post hall into an at
tractive place for dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean are pre-
pairing TO go South just as soon as their
son. Edward Mclean. who was oper-
ated upon recently. is able TO travel.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Colonel and Mrs. Bromwell gave a the
ater party last night at the Belasco
having as guests Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Phil
lips. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lee, and Mr.
and Mrs. Matt Francis.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

About this time look out for another
Shaw device to make the Government
clerk a millionaire.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Miss Cotton, daughter of Col. Fran
els Cotton. has returned to Washington
from a Western visit.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Mrs. Sol Peyser and her two sons, OF
Newport News. Va, are visiting Mrs
p. Peyser, of L street.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Max Nathanson, of Providence. r. l..
after spending few days here has re-
turned to his home
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

The military and naval attache Of the
Brazilian embassy, Lieutenant Colonel
Pedernairas. and Nine. Pedernairas en-
tertained a dinner party at the Connect
icut last night, having as guests Cap
tain and Mrs. Ryan, of the British en-
bassy, the counselor of the Brazilian
embassy and Nine. Chermont, Com
mander and Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Converse.
Miss Martinez, Colonel Raspopoff. and
MIR. Velloso, of the Brazilian embassy.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Miss Adelaide Guggenheimer. O.
Baltimore, and her guest, Miss Addi'
Harris. of New York, spent a few day
in this city this week
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Wednesday evening. Miss Natalie
Mayer was hostess at an informal dance
at the Mercantile Club, in honor of her
guest. Miss Olga FisheI, of Boston.
Among the out-of-town guests present
Miss Goldie Stein, NOf Wilmington, n.
c.; Miss Fishel, of Boston. and Felix
Erlanger. of Baltimore, Joseph Dannen-
berg, of New York, and Newton Falk,
of New York.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Sir Percy Sanderson, British consul
general at New York, and Miss Sander
son. who have been the guests OF Sir
Henry Mortimer Durand at the British
embassy for the past week, left the
city yesterday and returned to New
York
The Washington times., 1905-12-29
Copyright by Ciinedinst.

honor of their sister, s:tss Jonas. OF
Nashville, Tenn. and Miss Price. of
Baltimore. The guests were Miss Maud
Garner. of Newport News; Miss Rae
Strasburger, of Norfolk: Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Wolf, Miss Rae Hahn, Miss
Malvine Woog, Miss Edna Dryfoos,
Miss Estelle Peyser, Miss Edith Auer-
bach. and Joseph Dammann, Of New
York. Joseph Dryfoos, Zion Burnstein
julius Peyser, Ivan Strasburger, and
Milton Hahn.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Mrs Henry D. Brown. wife of Asso-
ciate Justice Brown. was hostess at a
delightfully."- appointed tea yesterday
afternoon. when the polite world in con-
siderable numbers called. Assisting
Mrs Brown in receiving and in the tea
room were Mrs. Pitts Duffield. Mrs.
John Cropper, Mrs. p. NJ. Rixey, Miss
Harlan. Miss Wilson. and Miss Fitch.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Riccardo Borghetti, formerly attache
of the Italian embassy here, has just
been appointed secretary at the italian
legation at Athens.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

sun disagreeing about the ditch.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

3. Marx is spending the week will
relatives in New York.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Mrs. Pitts Dufield is the guest of her
parents, Justice and Mrs. McKenna, in
Rhode Island avenue.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

Mrs. William Madison Mason will be
at homo on the first two Saturdays in
January at the Wyoming.
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

On Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Meyer Fellheimer gave whist party
In their apartment at the Ashburn, in
The Washington times., 1905-12-29

| Mrs. George Fiske Dudley will be at
home Mondays in January at her home,
l342 Columbia road.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
MUSIC AS A LURE,
The Way the Deadly Cobra Is Cap-
tured In India.

The death dealing cobra is passion
ately fond of music, and it is through
this means that its capture is often ac-
complished. The men in India who
can effect the capture of this deadly
reptile must be possessed of remark
able skill or their lives are the forfeit
When cobra takes up its abode in the
neighborhood of a dwelling house it is
customary to send for the professional
snake charmers. One of them strikes
mp tune near the place where the
snake is supposed to be located. No
matter what the creature may be do
ing, it is at once attracted by the sound
of music. 1t energies slowly from its
hiding place and strikes an attitude in
front of the performer There it is
kept engaged with the music while the
other man creepS up behind with
handful of dust. At a convenient mo-
ment, when the cobra is standing mo-
tionless, this man suddenly throws the
dust over the head and eyes of the
snake. Immediately the cobra falls it's
length upon the ground and remains
there for one short second, but the sec
ond is enough. With a movement like
lightning the man seiZeS the body of
the PROSTATE serpent just below the
head. In great anger the cobra winds
itself round and round the arm of its
captor, but to no purpose, for it cannot
turn its head and bite. If the fangs are
to be extracted at once the captor
presses his thumb on the throat of the
cobra and thus compels it to open its
mouth. The fangs are then drawn
with Il pair of pinchers. If, however, he
wishes to keep tie snake intact for the
present the musician comes to help
him and forcibly unwinds the coils and
places the body in basket all but the
head, which is firmly held by the other
man. He presses down the lid to pre-
vent the cobra from escaping, and sud-
denly the captor thrusts the head in
and bangs the lid.
a very expert performer can capture
the snake single handed, though it is
highly dangerous. While playing with
one hand he throws the dust sideways
with the other and captures the snake
with the same hand. The whole action
must be like a flash of lightning, for a
half seconds delay or the merest bun
Cling in throwing the dust or catching
the snake would prove fatal to the
operator.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
SERVANTS I'M ENGLAND.
There Are Fixed Forms of Etiquette
Governing Their Treatment.

There Are Fixed Forms of Etiquette
Governing Their Treatment.
While mistresses and housemalds in
this country are struggling to solve the
vexed servant problem" they do not
appear to take into consideration the
fixed forms of etiquette governing the
treatment of servants in England,
which probably do much toward pro-
noting mutual understanding between
the servants and the served over there.
A housekeeper, lady's maid and a
head nurse belong to the hierarchy of
q household A lady's maid wears no
cap and when in attendance on her
lady is expected to he well but quietly
dressed in black or some sober colorng
Her wages are from $50 to 5000 a
year, with the reverson of her employ
ers wardrobe. An English maid is al
ways called by surname, Smith or
Jones" but foreign maids first
name is used, Marie or "Francoise."
A lady speaking of her maid to other
upper servants, such as the butler or
the housekeeper, would style her
smith or Marie but when men
tioning her to housemaids or footmen
she would be careful to allude to her
as Miss Smith or Mile. Marie."-
New York American.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
The German Professor.

with the passing of the old type of
German professor-formerly the butt
of the comic papers, he of the shabby
clothes and absent air-has gone much
Of the old student life Of Munich"
writes n. Hudson Moore. "The mod
ern professor is dressed in the mode.
He commands large salary which,
with his fees for lectures, often ex-
ceeds that of the German secretary Of
state. He enjoys his advantages, good
clothes, good food, the opera, athletics.
and, according to critic of his own ma
tionality his aspirations are often dis
tinctly commercial Many German
professors earn from 10000 to 100000
marks a marks to the dollar a year,
so the period of a pipe and garrett is
quite past"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
He Won 1t.

Dear father" wrote the young law
yer who had just hung out his single
in great city, congratulate me. To
day l won my first suit. And" he
continued to himself, its u lucky
thing the cards ran as they did or
wouldn't have had any winter clothes"
Cleveland Leader.
FertilizinE the Potato.
In Some tests in the west of Scot
land the best cooking quality and high
est nutritiye value in potatoes were
obtained in the crop grown with COM
mercial fertilizers alone, the particular
application consisting Of 600 pounds of
Buperphosphate, 200 pounds of sulphate
Of ammonia 100 pounds of nitrate Of
soda and 200 pounds of suphate of
potash per acre. Heavy dressings Of
barnyard manure alone produced wa
terry tubers, but light dressings were
less injurious. and commercial fertiliz-
ers applied with the manure had q
tendency to counterfeit its unfavorable
influence upon the quality. Consider
Ing both quantity and quality, the use
of light dressings of barnyard manure,
together with suitable applications Of
commercial fertilizers. is believed to be
tha hest nracffoa
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
ANIMAL IRREGULARITIES.
Fish and Crabs That Can Initiate
Their Surroundings.

Their Surroundings.
Many insects. birds. animals and even
hsh and crabs are wonderfully clever
imitatOrs They will take upon them
selves the color, shape or position of
their surroundings so perfectly that
neither friend nor enemy can discover
their whereabouts.
There is Il fish to be seen in the kelp
beds about the island of Santa Catalina
which has a clever way of making it.
self invisible. The body is slender. with
pointed head and prominent eyes.
Along the back is continuous frill.
which is the dorsal fin. while. opposite.
the anal fin is equally ornamented. The
fish vary in color. Some are amber, 9th
ers orange or vivid green. while some
nave two hueS combined. dark and light
green or olive and yellow. These pecu-
llarlties of form and color render the
hsh marvel0usly Ike the kelp leaves
among which it seeks protection
A number of these fish We're placed
in the tanks of the geological gardens,
where they might be observed They
showed great uneGsineSs. some of them
even leaping from the tank. Another
tank was prepared, where the natural
surroundings of the fish were initiated
as nearly as possible. \ branch of ma
crocystis. with leaves hanging in the
water, was suspended over the tank.
The most uneasy of tie fish were placed
in the new home. All their change of
feeling was soon evident One swan at
once to the kelp leaves and poised it
self. head downward. Another, with
head poised upward, became a remark
able imitation of the hanging leaves in
shape and color The fish made no
further effort to escape.
Another inhabitant of the kelp beds is
an olive green crab, which clings to the
under side of the kelp tangles. This
crab also showed great uneasiness
when it was placed in tank. When
the keip was introduced it crawled up
on it and was ut once almost invisible,
so much did it resemble the kelp leaves.
Another crab makes itself look exactly
like rough stone. When it Is alarmed
it draws up its legs and appears a bit
of inanimate stone
Several deep sea spiders which had
been found at depth of 800 feet were
kept in Il tank for several weeks. When
taken from the dredging net they were
a dark brown, though presumably the
spot where they came from was so dark
that they could scarcely have been seen
Yet even this type of apparently slug
gish life had sufficient intelligence to
realize that in the light of the tank it
was conspicuous object, so it began
to add Seaweed to its back. The sea-
weed was plucked, then passed to the
mouth and finally attached not to the
back, but to the point of the shell above
the mouth so that it fell over the back
like gorgeous plume, making the crab
very conspicuous. But when 1t was
startled the plume of seaweed would
point upward and the crab would be-
come a rock with a tuft of seaweed
growing upon it, well calculated to de-
ceive the most observing enemy.-New
York Herald
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
CONSTANT BIRDS.
Baldheaded Eagles and GOlde
WOOdpeckers Mate but Once.

Bnldheaded Eagles and Golden
WOOdpeckers Mate but Once.
The married life of most birds could
be taken for model even by members
of the human family. There is, for
instance, the Staid, dignified and home
ly baldheaded eagle, the glorious en-
blem of the American republic. He
mates but once and lives with his one
mate until he or she dies. If left a
widower-even young widower-the
baldheaded eagle never mates again.
He remains alone and disconsolate in
the nest on the rock crag or in the
branches Of Il tall pine that formed
his domicilr while his mate was alive.
No other female eagle can tempt him
to forsake his disconsolate life. With
him, once a widower, always a wild
over.
The golden woodpeckers live in n
happy married state, mating but once.
If the male dies his mates grief is
lasting. and she lives a widowed bird
the rest of her life. SO. too. the male
woodpecker never seeks mother mate
after the death of his own. He taps
on a tree beside their nest day and
night trying to recall her; then at
length. discouraged and hopeless, he
becomes silent and never RECEIVERS his
gayety.-Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
Lions Like Lavender Water.

The old theory of animal liking for
scents denied them any share in such
pleasures unless they suggested the
presence of their food or prey. But
such reason can hardly be alleged for
lions liking for lavender water. The
writer, wishing to test for himself the
reported fondness of many animals for
perfumes, paid series of visits to the
geological garden provided with bottles
of scent and packet of cotton wool
and there tried some harmless expert
ments which apparently gave great
satisfaction to many of the inhabitants.
Lavender water was the favorite scent,
and most of the lions and leopards
showed unqualified pleasure when the
scent was poured on the wool and put
into their cages.-Spectator.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
BOOKS.

A collection of books is real uni
versity.
Some books are to be tested, others
to be swallowed and some few to be
chewed and digested.-Bacon.
A good book is the precious lifeblood
Of a master spirit embalmed and treas
ured up on purpose to life beyond
life.--Alilton.
We can take reproof patiently from a
book, but not from tongue. The
book hurts not our pride; the living re-
proven does.-T. Adams.
If the secret history of books could
be written, how many hsipid volumes
would become interesting and dull
tales excite the reader!-Thackeray
OF all the privileges we enjoy in this
century there is none perhaps for which
we ought to be more thankful than for
the easier access to books.-Lubbock
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17
WeIIington's Reprimnnd.

During the occupation of Paris by
the allies in 1919 French marshal
shOuldered an English colonel from the
sidewalk into the street. Thereupon
the Englishman, being forbidden by a
general order of Wellington to give a
challenge to or accept one from a
French officer. did what he considered
the only thing left him, knocked the
Frenchman down and later refused
him satisfaction in Il duel. The latter
then made a formal complaint to the
duke. who to soothe the marshal's feel
ings sent a written reprimand to the
colonel. but in it inclosed cordial in
vitation to dinner.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-17

In Russia Il cradle is used, contrived
rudely as to both structure and motion.
1t is an oblong box or wicker basket,
with cord from each of its four cor
ners converging to the hook or the raft
err from which it is hung and with a
Topped cord underneath it, in which the
mother puts her foot to swing her
baby. In winter, which in Russia is
long and severe, the cradles or some
times the hammocks in which the
youngest children sleep are slung
around the great stove, upon which the
parents and other adult members Of
the family pass the night, wrapped in
their sheepskins.-Strand Magazine.