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The Washington times., 1905-05-15
Balfour in Earnest.

England continues to be upset be-
cause her prime minister has deliver
ed speech in parliament fairly
aiiame with earnestness." The house
OF commons, accustomed to witness
his plays Of subtlety and fexibility as
a tactieian,'' hardly recognized him,
and the Chamberlainites assert that
Mr.. Balfour. while reneging on the
tariff. seeks to raise a new issue with
which he is personally identified.
What situation is this, when a
speech delivered in manifest earnest
ness is a rarity! What other kind of
speech would a man deliver VIXEN
Entrusted with the administrative
government Of great nation? What
other kind Of a speech could be heard
by great legislative assembly save
with indignant remonstrance?
In America our philosophers OF
doubt rarely rise to positions of
power. We rawer people have no use
except for men Of action. We deal in
results. not In ethical potentialities.
We have no aversion for statesmen
who are also sportsmen, as is Mr.
Balfonr. On the contrary, we have
elected better sportsman than he
TO be President by the greatest ma
jority in our history. Neither do we
dislike an honest doubt, but rather
respect the statesman for it If it
leads in the end to a conviction
founded in principle and built on
reason
But if one of our diletantti were to
become Speaker Of the House or
President pro tempore of the Senate,
or member of the Cabinet, and were
TO deliver such speeches that one
marked by manly earnestness was the
exception, the whole country would
lay itself out to teach that anaemic
misfit either to keep out of our poll
tics or to discuss our institutions with
proper interest and seriousness.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15
Mrs. Neff and Race Suicide.

Mr.. Roosevelt will in time learn to
be cautious in his remarks about race
suicide, for a Mrs. Neff has arisen in
the West to make caustic replies to
him and to show a way out from race
suicide for prominent society women.
It is wonderful the number Of promi
nent society women who screech
caustic replies to any philosopher who
dareS even to refer to their sacred
privileges; If the philosopher happens
to be the President woe be to him!
Mrs. Neff, however, believes almost
as much in deeds of kindness as IN
words of scorching elasticity; having
scored Mr. Roosevelt for his tmpu-
dent meddling, she now proceeds to
show that married maidens of long
standing do not shirk the cares Of
motherhood. Her method is just
bristling with novelty-that is, for
prominent society women. Evidently
Mrs. Neff and her friends had never
heard Of such thing before and it
is not surprising that she expects to
compel Mr. Roosevelt to retire from
the limelight in her favor.
Dearie, goodness me! Now, what
do you suppose Mrs Neff conceives as
an answer to Mr.. Roosevelt? Why.
it's the simplest thing in the world.
Turn your lap-dogs, poodles. tabby-
cats, parrots, and canaries over to
the care OF the Humane Society and
adopt child in place thereof.
Mrs. Neff is to be congratulated on
her soundness of heart if not upon
her perspicacity. Did the President
ever say that poodles were to be pre-
ferred to babies? Did he ever check
the adoption of waits by persons able
and willing to support them? No:
kind hearted and sensible people the
world over have adopted and raised
other peoples babies since the days
of Pharaoh's daughter It only re-
NAMED for prominent society women
to discover the possibility of such a
thing.
Mrs. Neff's proposition reduced to
its last analysis is: You bear the
babies, we'll do the rest" Where
upon, the discussion returns to the
point in the circle where Mr.. Roose-
welt held forth, to-wit: The duty of
the healthy. wealthy, and reasonably
| wise womanhood of America
The Washington times., 1905-05-15
LIEBERMANN PUPILS
WILL GIVE A RECITAL

Miss Liebcrmann viii give her annual
pupils recital next Wednesday evening
in the ballroom Of the y leigh. One Of
the features OF the program will be the
simultaneous reading OF selections from
the operas 'Ernani' and lombard by
sixteen pianists- This is rather an I'M
usual thing and promises to be of keen
interest.
Other selections On the program will
be Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodie No. {
by fifteen pianists, Boildeau's overture
to Jean de Paris by fourteen pupils
and series OF lighter compositions.
Miss Florence Bean, contraltO, and
William Ciabaugh. bass. VIII be the as
sisting soloists. Among the pupils who
will participate IN the program are
Daphne Thompson, Louise Pattison, Sa-
die Lloyd Sue Burrows. Ethel Ward
Elva Mccarthy, Eva EIillyard. Florence
IIiliyard, Marie Boardman, Viola Mes
SER Elsie Sheets. Marie Boardman. MRS
a. A. I4ohr, Mrs. Mccarthy, Mrs. Me
Leod, and UrieI Davis The Hon. II
Moulten viii award the diplomas anc
medals.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15
IMPROVING THE WORLD
THEME OF DR.. STURGIS

At Bethany Presbyterian Chapel last
evening an address was made by Dr..
E d Sturgis, of Boston lie took
Living in the Upper Stories" as his
theme. his text being Friend. go up
higher
lie maintained that the Christianity
OF Christ Christianity sorely needed
by the world and the church today,
was to put brain and heart into God 5
work of making this Il better world:
not as a substitute for religion, but as
an expression of it; not the eIvice of
men instead OF the service of God, but
the service OF God in the service of men.
Individual souls. but 10 realize that
larger Christianity which aims at the
full coming of the kingdom OF God IN
tina world by the salvation Of society,"
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BTuan. w. j., ct Imperator.

The children are wont to count the
buttons on a waistcoat and from the
number to predict the fortunes of the
wearer. The old formula is some
thing like this.
Rich man. poor man. beggar man. thief:
Doctor. lawyer. merchant, chief.
Il the list goes further than this
memory fails TO supply the same. At
all events eight buttons should suffice
for q very ample length OF waistcoar
that is, for an ordinary man Mr..
William Jennings Bryan, however, is
not an ordinary man. and a careful
inspection OF the sacred precincts Of
his vestments would probably disclose
the fact that the number Of his but
tons is practically infinite.
There is an amendment that should
be made to the lines, though. when
applied to him. The last word OF the
first line should be Cancelled and the
word chief inserted in its place; the
word chief" at the end OF the second
line. should be replaced by the word
grief thus preserving rhyme,
reason. and fact, and avoiding any
iinputation upon his honesty. Mr..
Bryan, il examined by this corrected
formula for declaring fortunes, will
be found to have run the entire gamut
and gone beyond into the upper regis
ter he was a poor man; he is a rich
man; he was a vote-beggar; he is a
chief-uncrowned, perhaps, but still
a chief, he is a doctor-in-ordinary to
the Democratic party, and his patient
lis doing as well as can be expected"
he is a lawyer and makes a speciality
of drawing wills; he is a merchant
and sells his own books; and as for
grief" he is its high priest and
greatest prophet; he is. to pervert
Ealgtaff. not only grievous in him
self. but the cause that grief is in
others.
AS was said, Mr.. Bryan's buttons.
and his corresponding fortunes, have
gone beyond the limits Of the average.
He is not only Chief of the Demo-
Gratis. but is their King and Emperor;
as such his dignity demands that he
not only assert his inherent rights,
but that he quietly and unostenta-
tiously assume his duties. It is with
rejoicing that the people. the plain
people" whom he loves so much, will
hail his last move in the upward
march Of his triumphant progress
he has preached a sermon!
OF course, this was to be expected
from him sooner or later, but the
exact time no man could have fore
. told. Having constantly before his
eyes the illustrious examples OF his
feilow-emperors, William of Ger
many. and Teddy Of America. what
else could he do?
The thing is so easy the only sur
prise is that Imperator Billy did not
think OF It before All he needed was
to apply his famous ratio, sixteen
parts OF his own silvern speech to one
little golden text OF the Holy Writ
and the trick was turned. OF speech
his normal and commercial ratio Is
rather higher than thirty-two times
the volume OF the Scriptures, but
The Washington times., 1905-05-15
Garden and Pound Party.

This year the annual garden and pound
party at the Chiidren's Country Home
viii be held on Friday afternoon, May
70. There will be no charge Of admis-
sion to the house and grounds. and. for
charity, people are requested to eat
their supper 10 help pay the expenses
of giving a summers outing to the poor
and convalscent children of the city
Stages will meet the Chevy Chase cars
at Grant road. IN case of rain the pa
pers will announce change Of date. The
officers of the board of managers are
F. V. Robinson, Miss Roy, Miss Emory,
Mrs. Whiting. Miss Adec. and Miss Jane
Hunt.
A garden party in aid of the Cathedral
grounds will be held Tuesday. May %.
from to I, which will be one of the
most enjoyable of the seasons outdoor
feteS.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

strict consistency held him to the
established basis.
It matters lot that in the dim and
forgotten past. when he was young,
unknown, and cropping for career he
preached other sermons; the essential
fact is that he persists in keeping in
imperial society.
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HOW TO EAT HOT CAKLS.

A rosy-cheeked man sat IN 6 quick
lunch restaurant and ate his wheat
cakes I'm a way that kept the eyes of his
having buttered them he patiently
pulled them apart with his fork. The
knife did not touch them, and each
cake was torn into ragged, irregular
'9raltes more time" he observed to
the man next him, but there's no
danger OF indigestion. It's cutting hot
cakes with knife and then swallow
ing the section whole that makes them
hard TO digest. Just eat EN- the way
/ do and you'll never know you swai-
lowed them ''-Pittsburg Press.
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LOOKING AHEAD.

Senator" she asked. do you expect
to do anything with the tariff at the
next sessions"
''Oh. yes ] know Of several infant in
6iustrfes that have never contributed a
dollar TO our campaign funds. They
must be made to realize how serious a
turning over Of our system would be-
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

LONDON. May 15.-All Germany.
from the court TO the kitchen. is in It
commotion over the wedding trousseau
Of Grand Duchess Cecilia, who is to be
married to the crown prince on June O.
Ceeilia's mother, the Grand Duchess
Anastasia, who seems to take delight IN
crossing her future son-in-laws inn
perfous sire, insists that the greater
portion of the trousseau shall be made
In Paris.
The German papers are grunbling at
this. and the Kaiser has protested
The Washington times., 1905-05-15
WILL ATTEND TRAVELLING
MEMS CONVENTION

Frederick n. Whaley. Southern repre-
sentative of the r. P. Andrews Paper
Company, who is a delegate to the Trav-
cling Mems Protective Association con-
ventlon al Savannah. leaves today to
attend the convention.
After the work of the convention is
over the delegates expect to take q trip
to Cuba, as the guests of the city OF
Savannah.
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Grave leading articles are printed in the
newspapers dwelling upon the impro-
priety of engaging Paris modistes TO
adorn German princess who is about
to marry Germany.s crown prince.
But the grad duchess remains firm.
and Paris dressmaking establishments
are gieefully exhibiting costly apparel
destined for Cccilia's adornment.
The crown prince. too. 1t Is said, has
found fault with the wedding gown. He
objected 70 long sleeves so vigorously
that the design was altered.
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Miss Winisred Mattingly. one of Wash
ington's favorite society women, who
was recently operated on at Providence
Hospital, for appendicitis, is now con-
sidered IN a fair way to recover, though
her condition has been quite critical.
Miss Mattingiy and Miss Wilson, daugn-
ter Of the Secretary Of Agriculture, and
Miss Anna Cochrell, now Mrs Cal
laudet. Were a trio of popular young
society women of Washington who were
always seen together until the marriage
of Miss Cockrell and the departure of
Miss Wilson for Europe.
Miss Mattingley's condition Is said to
be as favorable as possible though for
the past two nights sac has slept only
through artificial agencies She is the
family residence and at the hospital
The Washington times., 1905-05-15
Clark Crichton Marriage.

The marriage OF Miss Elizabeth erich
ton. youngest daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Malcolm Crichton, of Balti-
more. to William II. Clark. of New
York, will take place at Ravenswood.
the country home of the brides family
at Berkeley Springs, ". Va, on June 1.
Miss Criehton, since the death Of her
mother, about three years ago. has been
making her home with her sister. Mrs.
Snowden Ashford, in Washington.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15
THE RAILROAD EXHIBIT
AND MODERN CHURCH y
The Rev. John Lee Brooks Shows How
Transition Age" Has Changed Re-
quirements of Church Work.

The Rev. John Lee Brooks. Emory
Church.. Brightwood, spoke to good
audience yesterday on 1.-The Railroad
Exhibit and the Modern Church. He
traced progress and poverty IN the CEN
fury just past, showed the inseparable
connection between the two in transit
ton age like the present, and pointed
out the relations OF both to modern
church work. organization. and archi-
lecture.
The fundamental proposition main-
tanned was that Progress and pererfy
are the outgrowth of the same forces
IL our national life, are inseparable IN
a transition age. have completely reyo-
lutionized the economic basis of society,
and with It the social life OF the peeple,
unsettled their ethical ideals and n1ofaI
distinctions, confused their reltgiolle
sense. emptying the pews OF the
churches and filing our jails and poor
houses. and SO changed the conditions
of lie as to demand like change in
the gospel preached, the methods
church work and organization. ssld
architecture. in harmony with the social
message and mission Or the church
1.-THE great sins and sinners Of this
age he said, ARE IN the social, indus
trial. and commercial world. and have
10 do with the economic conditions OF
society. The moral and spiritual needs
Of the times are mainly along social and
ethical lines. The golden rule justice.
equity, friendship. brotherhood: SYM
pathy, help. truth. honesty, and other
like elemental virtues between man and
man ia the gospel that needs 10 be
preached in this age.
Church Must Broaden.
ssThe church needs to broaden her
conception of the meaning of the .'gog-
pei to include the bodies as well as the
souls OF men, the entire life OF the ma
ton and the race. Bowery missions, in
dastriaI homes. social settlements,
neighborhood houses. and institutional
churches need TO be vastly multiplied
and literally endowed by men OF mil
liens, if the church is TO successfully
grapple with the moral and religious
crisis that now confronts the nation
and threatens our very existence.
The marvellous growth OF the 7. III.
c. a, the Salvation Army, and Ike Or
CARNATIONS outside of the church Is
significant TO the thoughtful students
OF our times, and points the road along
which the modern church must follow
or forfeit her claim to leadership al
mans moral and religious guide.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Several From Embassy Go
to New York.
SPANISH MINISTER EN- ROUTE
Miss Elizabeth Crichton Preparing for
Her Wedding Which VIII Take
Place June 1.

Baron e-Haddenhausen coun-
seior. with Commander Hebbinghaus.
naval attache. and Major Won Etzel, all
CT the German embassy staff have gone
to New York to, witness the start OF
the ocean yacht race. ar. Cromwell.
president of the Yacht Racing Associa-
ton, whose winter home is in Wash
ington. has gone to New York to be
present at the start.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Senior de Cologan, the newly appointed
Spanish minister TO this country, who
has been doing service in Morocco, is
now en- route from tie later place to
America.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Nine. Bonaparte closed her K street
house last week and sailed for Europe
She will join her daughter, the Countess
de Moltke, in Paris, aI3d remain abroad
until late IN the autJ mn.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15
BARON AND BRIDE
GUESTS Of HONOR
Mrs. Bell Will Entertain
Them Tonight.
MANY GAY DINNER PARTIES
Lawn Fetes Planned for Eye and Ear
Hospital and children..s Coun-
try Home.

Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell
will be hosts at a dinner tonight in hon
or of Baron Serge Korff, of Russia, ana
Miss Van Reypen, whom he will marry
June 8
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Kenilworth doesn't think the best way
to raise money to fight the poolroom is
TO bet on the races. Somebody has had
experience ont there
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

1t is to be hoped that crap games will
not be the amusement offered the inter-
national police chiefs here May q.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Now that an American bank has been
established in Panama, the next build
ing in order will be an American Jail.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Friends In Washington have received
invitations to the marriage of Miss
Winona King. daughter Of Mrs. F. How
ard King 10 Oliver Perrin, which will
take place at noon on Saturday, June
8. at the congregational Church. Ridge
field, Conn.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Mr.. and Mrs Pierre Loriilard were
| hosts at a dinner party last evening.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

When Secretary Shaw talked about
war being the greatest destroyer Of
commerce. he forgot the Treasury deficit.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Miss Louise Van Dyke Jones, who
has spent the past winter with her
aunt, Mrs. Payne, at the Arlington, will
cago, where she will be the guest of
Mrs. Joseph Medili Mccormick. before
returning TO her home In Milwaukee.
Mrs. Payne and Miss Jones will PROB
ably make Washington their permanent
winter home
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Nj. and Mrs FRANK Ellis have closed
their house here and have sailed for
Europe TO pass the summer abroad.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Mae Wood says Senator Plat wanted
to eiope with her. He still wants her
TO run away.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15
Off to Pittsburg.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Westinghouse
left their Washington house last even
ing. for Pittsburg. where they Will make
a short visit. returning again to WASH
ington later to close their place here for
the summer. Baron Moncheur, the Bel
gian minister, accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. Westinghouse and their party to
Pittsburg.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

IF Laura" IN the Beef trusts code
means Handle rebates carefully" ther
Laura Jean Lfbbey" must mean al
sorts os scandal.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

The mayor OF Chester. Pa. has given
up all his railroad passes That pass
Secretary TAFT made at the railways last
week did the business.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

The Kaiser won't allow court ladies
10 wear square-necked decolIete gowns.
He may soon write book on How TO
Open Door. with General Hints on
Etiauette
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Rogestyenslsy's and Nebogatoff
souadrons are reported to have gotten
together. Whom the war correspond
ents have joined together let no Jal
sink separately.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

In spite of all that has been said to
the contrary. woman's bathing suit IS
her long suit at the seashore.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

It is inappropriate for the irrigation
junket not to learn the Kentucky brand
of the business.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

IN lighter vein: the Letter family is
being sued for the price of the lightning
rods on its light house.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Representative Moon has a high place
in the peace congress. but Chicago and
Warsaw may Joshua him into standing
still few hours.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

The Chicago grand jury has decided
ito go after the Drug ust"-probably
wants to tackle something that keeps
open all night
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

George AIDE says there are about Is 1000
literary workers in Indiana If they
are satisfied to work onlv Indiana, we
won't object.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Colonel Bryan made his appearance
yesterday as a preacher. He has now
been in the pulpit, on the rostrum, in
the dairy, and out of the race.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

party at the A!ibi last evening.
Senator and Mrs. Newlands of Ne
vada, gave q dinner last night 20 Baron
Speck Won Sternburg. the German Am
bassador, and the ambassadors
The other guests We're Secretary and
Mrs. Taft. Associate Justice Brown. of
the United States Supreme Court, and
Mrs. Grown; Mrs. Nicholas Fish. Lieut..
and Mrs. Won Bredow, and Col. Clarence
Edwards, chief of the Insular Bureau Of
the War Department. Lieutenant and
Mrs Won Bredow, the latter q daughter
of Senator Newlands. have Just re-
turned from their wedding tour and VIII
sail for Germany May 20.
This year the board OF lady managers
of the Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat
Hospital has accepted the kind offer OF
Colonel and Mrs. Truesdeli TO hold its
annual lawn fete on the grounds Of their
beautiful home, On Columbia road and
Nineteenth street. Tuesday, May 16, IS
the date selected when, 1t Is hoped the
friends of the hospital will again gen
erously aid this worthy charity. which
is doing 50 much for the sick and needy
OF our city, having treated in the seven
years of its existence 5000 patients
without regard TO creed or color.
The fete promises to be one of the
most attractive of the season. the wait
resses wearing hospital colors. the mu-
sic, electric lighting, magic goose for
tune teliers, etc, Will again furnish in
| terest and amusement for ali.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

The Rev. Washington GLADDEN. says
Adam couldn't have been a millionaire.
Well, he paid less for his wifes clothes
than any other man in history.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

AS Atlantic City misses Count Cassini
he might send word down there that
the summer will go on until it ends.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

The fact that tobacco prices have
risen need not affect the cost OF cigars,
as the cabbage patch is thriving.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Surgeon General Robert NJ O'ReiHy
| has returned from visit to his daugn-
ter, Mrs. Frederick B, Hennessy, wife OF
Lieutenant Hcnnessey, at Fort Riley,
Kans.
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a meeting of St GATHERINGS Guild
will be held al the residence Of Mrs
Hardesty, the Northampton, on W
street, between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets. this afternoon at {
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

John W. Gates purchase of d s., 00t
walking stick leads US TO believe h,
hasn't got a grain
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

The New York preacher who says
poverty is a sign OF immortality prob
ably thinks the United States ought TO
hang its head In shame
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

The man who asked us how to cure
puffs under The eyes ought TO quit put
ting highballs under the belt.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Senator Kean entertained a dinner
party at the A!ibi last evening.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Miss Lucy Mathews Dorset has gone
to Baltimore, her former home, for a
visit with friends.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Bob Wynne has come all the way from
Europe 70 testify against Machen
Aachen always did draw the prizes.
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Ensign John ". Timmons, L. S. N,
and Mrs Timmons are now esta bIished
in their new home. The Naples. on
Woodley lane, where Mrs. Timmons Is
at home Fridays in NAV
The Washington times., 1905-05-15

Mrs. Hanna, who is now in Cleveland
will occupy a cottage at Seal Harbor,
Me. during July and August, having
just completed the lease of the summer
home from Mrs. E. C Bodman, of New
York