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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
Mr.. Bryan a Persistent Suitor.

Mr.. Bryan has made us another visit and
has again demonstrated his hold on the
leaders of his party. His reception was
more than cordial. There was some enthu-
siasm about 1t. Men who had fought him
at st. Louis with spirit approaching bit
terness now greeted him in the heartiest
way and seemed glad to confer with him.
They again deferred to him. OF course the
talk was about politics, and future politics
The bare presence of Mr.. Bryan suggests
politics. He stands for that topic above
every other, and is never weary Of discuss
ing it.
When General Mcclellan was defeated for
the presidency In 1894 he dropped COM
pletely out of his party's further national
calculations. The same was true Of Mr..
Seymour, who ran and was defeated four
years later. Had Mr.. Greeley lived he
would never have been mentioned for the
presidency again. Mr.. Tilden was a dead
cock In the pit in 1880. General Hancocks
one race finished him politically. In the
cases Of those men defeat at the polls was
final.
Mr.. Bryan. however breaks the record.
After the overwhelming defeat of 1896 he
seemed to grow In his party's favor, and
two years before the time, the nomination
of 1900 was conceded to him. He took him
self out of the way last year. but remained
the central figure of his party's campaign.
Judge Parker's part was tame by COMPARE
son. And now Mr.. Bryan Is as cheerful as
ever, as busy as ever, and apparently as
popular as ever. Defeat cannot sour him.
nor custom stale his perpetual candidacy.
No sooner is one fight over than he begins
another, and there are men who follow him
year in and year out without the slightest
encouragement from the successive fall
E:eS.
This is a new wrinkle in our affairs Judge
Parker is pursuing the old course He has
cut out politics, for the time at least, and
withdrawn from the public gaze. His en-
ergies are wholly devoted to the practice of
his profession. But Mr.. Bryan is never out
of the limelight for a moment. Whether
as editor, lecturer or politician, he is ever
before the public, and In an unprecedented
way manages to keep up the publie's in
terest in himself. ....
, VIII he ever be President of the United
States? There is the story of the persist
ent sutton. The lady declined again and
again, and at times with emphasis, but
finally married the man, as she explained,
to get rid of him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
Mr.. Williams Reconsiders.

If Mr.. Williams ever seriously considered
resigning his place as leader of the House
minority he did we'll to abandon the idea
There are but few weeks left of the ses-
sion, and it would have done no good to
throw his party into open confusion now.
But the next House? VIII the gentleman
from Mississippi care to lead his party in
that body? And if he does will his ambi-
tlon be unopposed?
We see plainly enough now that the Miles
amendment to the army appropriation bill
which many democrats of the House against
the advice of Mr. Williams helped to pass
had little If anything to do with last
nights caucus. No democratic member of
the House is enamored of General Miles.
Had the general been nominated at st.
Louis last summer we should probably have
witnessed a bolt larger than that which
election day showed against Judge Par
ker. Even Mississippi would either have
supported Mr.. Roosevelt or by remaining
away from the polls have permitted the
election to go by default
1t was not man but a measure the
brethren differed about. The democratic
party is quite as much disturbed over the
proposition Of railroad rates as It's oppo-
nent. Evidently Mr.. Williams and Mr..
How far apart they are time will be neces-
sary 10 tell. There are democrats who be-
heve that a new departure is at hand; that
the party should array itself against the
President on this subject, and advertise him
as the radical and itself as the conserva-
tive force in our affairs. There are others
and Mr. Bryan Is their leader-who declare
that not only is the President right. but
lie has the country with him, and it is SIM
ply folly to shut ones eyes to the fact Why
oppose thing simply because 1t is pro-
posed by the other side? That In their
judgment, reduces opposition to mere fault
finding
We are approaching some strenuous days
in Congress, and it is going to put the
leadership on both sides to its best ticks TO
hold the lines. AS a token of this the
success of Gov. La Toilette is of much sig
nihcance. He is pioneer in this rate-fx-
Ing movement and as a member of the
Senate may be expected to strengthen 1t
there He has ability and legislative ex-
perlence, and will not loiter In the back
row waiting for his beard to grow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
Russia and Revolution.

An earlier view of the French revolution
was to the effect that If Louis XVI had
had the Little Corsican by his side In the
beginning he would have kept his head,
his crown and his power. The trouble was
in delaying the Whit of grape shot that
would have prevented, as it afterward
ended. the five years of blood and terror.
The cars man of force was on hand Sun
day. and he promptly gave the order to
fire. Blood was shed, the people were
driven back and the soldiery remained
masters of the situation. VIII that afrect
the Russian masses as it was at one time
claimed a similar proceeding would nave
affected the French?
The later and now the accepted, view OF
the appalling French record is that nothing
could have stemmed that tide, which had
not gathered volume overnight. but repre-
scented the accumulations of many years.
The feeble man on the throne was called
upon to settle the accounts of his ances-
tors: and the bill was wholly beyond his
resources Infamy piled mountain high
was the charge against the throne years
of the oppression of both bureaucracy ana
harlotcracy had done their fearful work.
France at the top was rotten; at the bot
tom was miserable. Revolution by every
reason was In the air. The day or atone
mont was at hand The Little Corsican
conquered people worn out by their own
excuses. Their condition and humor were
very different in 1895 from what they mad
been in 1889.
The cars difficulty is not composed
solely. nor even in large part. OF what To-
days record shows. 1t Is the record ol
mast years-much of it made before he was
born-that presses hard. The unprovokeo
and unnecessary war with Japan Is BAD
enough. The oppression of the bureaucracy
and the grand ducal harlotcracy is bad
enough But united to those evils are the
evils of vicious government for scores or
years. and the appalling sum total Is
pumped down in the bill now rendered.
Can the bill be settled by Whit of grape
shot? If st. Petersburg and Moscow and
other cities are overawed by force today,
may their people be expected to cancel
their grievances and submit for all time?
Is this at all likely?
Russia is rocking today as never before.
She has lost the sympathy of the outside
world by the deception she practiced in the
matter of Manchuria. She is struggling
with violent discomfort at home as the re-
suit of deception practiced upon the people
in the matter of promised reforms. If the
people triumph the bureaucracy falls. If
the bureaucracy triumph the screws will be
put the people tighter than ever and
another outbreak is as certain as that the
sun is shining in the heavens. Sundays
little trickle of blood may swell into
river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

business. But there Is another side to the
case. Suppose his example becomes con-
tagious. and Smiths Of all degrees and
kinds and given names begin to seek other
names-sholfld a stampede occur. in short
is there not danger Of q revolution which
will destroy values as well as identitiesf
VIII not every Smith be compelled. against
his Will and In violation OF family faith.
to cast about for something new in the
way CT name. rather than cling to one
that is SO VIGOROUSLY unpopular
And then. too. what of the bearers Of the
names that are unceremoniously adopted? II
the cross-bill Of Jack" Smith Of Atlanta
is denied by the courts and T. Cuyler
Smith becomes T. Smith Cuyler, will not
every Cuyler who now cherishes his name
for family reasons, or because Of the glories
or dignities suggested by it's sound, feel
that his rights are invaded by a usurper?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
Municipal Pride.


We're waitin fur the paper down to Pohick
on the crick.
We're wantin' all the news, an we are
wantin' of it quick
We used to feel some jealous Of the cities
far away,
OF Berlin and Vienna and of Paris bright
and gay.
But these doin's in ST. Petersburg are
causin us to find
A heap of consolation in a calm, contented
mind.
And we've jist about concluded that we're
luckier by far 1883 &
To have constable around, instead of any
We don't have any rifles to be shootin' at a
mob.
shotgun loaded up for ducks will do the
average job
That comes along demandin' an artillery
display.
An some of us don't think much of duck
shootin', anyway.
We don't have any bullyvards nor archItec-
ture great,
An no royal equipages rollin' round in
splendid state.
But fur solid peace and comfort-well, we
think we've learned the trick,
An we're rely glad we're Twin down to
Pohick on the crick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
Santo Domingo.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
1t is obviously golden opportunity for
the Dominican republic, to find salvation
from the evils which afflict it and from the
ruin which menaces 1t. and to place itself
upon plane with the really stable and en-
lightened states of the world. Without sac
rificing its own independence. 1t gets the
full benefit of the experience and the moral
influence of the United States AS for this
country, it does not appear that it Is thus
entering into any complications which are
likely to prove embarrassing It's hands re-
main free. 1t assumes no more responsible
ity than it has borne for the best part of a
century. While avoiding entangling techni-
calities, 1t is aiding it's weaker neighbor in
peculiarly effective and generous way,
and it Is conforming to its historic Monroe
doctrine in practical way. the significance
Of which will scarcely be overlooked in
either the new world or the old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
Quiet at the Russian CapitaIp
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sum
According to telegram from St. Peters
burg, 1.-THE instruction is suppressed" So
were we told some seventy years ago that
order reigns in Warsaw" and unhappily
for the brave Polish people. order of the
kind contemplated by the author Of that
phrase is reigning In Warsaw today. Must
we then conclude that the cars subjects
are doomed forever to witness innocence
crucified and crime triumphant? Is this the
lesson to be drawn, not only from Sundays
tragedy. but from the whole dark history
Of Russia under the house of Romanoff?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
An Apprehension,

L suppose you are pleased that your
daughter Is to marry so distinguished a
European nobleman."
WELL answered Mr.. Cumrox. II don't
Know. When my great grandchildren look
at my picture, 1 don't suppose they will
ever forgive me for not wearing big
feather on my hat or tin waist coat so as
to look like a regular ancestor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
Defamation"
Kansas City Journal.

From the Kansas City Journal
General Stoessers noble little army of 5000
men which withstood the assaults of ten
times as many japanese was gradually dec
mated until month ago 1t numbered only
1900. Since then scurvy and eleyen-inch
shells made such terrible havoc that when
the end finally came only 24o0O were left to
surrender.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

Mr.. Addicks does not know when the vot-
ing In the Delaware legislature will begin,
put has some idea of how 1t will turn out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

The French governments friendship with
Russia will hardly cause the French peo-
pie to forget that they once had a revolu-
ton of their own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

Inc railways resent the idea of the gov
ernment's relieving them OF the need OF
paying high salaries to experts for the deli
cate work of making rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

TIN order to avoid delays on account OF
personal absence. letters to THE STAB
should not be addressed to any individual
connected with the once, but simply to
THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Bust
ness Departments, according to tenor or
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

1t will be hard to convince Governor Pen
nypacker that Philadelphia is a city of
brotherly love. when the newspapers talk
as they do about public officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

Since the Boston financier's literary ac-
tivity, some of his former business asso-
ciate regard the Lawson pink as less
noteworthy than 1.-The Lawson yellow"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

Mr.. Bryan speaks admiringly of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. but does not see any rea-
son to change his habitual practice Of pre-
dieting democratic victories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

Some OF the Russian soldiers In Asia are
doubtless glad they are not in St. Peters,
burg shooting at their friends and neigh
bors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

The fact that February has been almost
reached without a coal famine may be
taken slight evidence that conditions
are improving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

The beef trust may yet compel the city
dweller to keep cow and few pigs In the
back ward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
Spirit Of Democracy.
he New York Evening Post

From the New York Evening Post
Autocratic repression is already proved
failure. To bind and conflne the spirit of
democracy only makes 1t a dangerous ex-
plosive; liberated. IT is a harmless gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

II juries were as easy to convince as some
hank cashiers. Mrs. Chadwick would stand
a good chance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

Tom Lawson has exposed a number of
tricks. but has not fully convinced some
people that he Is really a reformed finan-
cier
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

These lessons in jiu jitsu sound easy, pro-
vided the other man will hold still long
enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

President Castro is of the opinion that a
monopolist is the very man to run a gov
ernment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

If the car has read the story of the
French revolution he will recognize some
Of the symptoms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
A Specialtv.

What do you think about the tariff?'
My dear SIR" answered the habitual ora
tor, Il don't think about it. 1 talk about
it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
SHOOTING STARS.
Important Omissions,

Have you any objection to giving a de-
scription of how you became so successful
in public life," said the magazine editor.
None whatever" answered Senator
Sorghum. go ahead and have it written
up. 1 don't care what you say, but I'm
mighty particular about what you leave
out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

de man OATS allus fndin' fault" said
Uncle Eben. has picked out one of de
easies', but at de same time one O. de poor
est-paid jobs dat is"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

THE EvENING STAR has a regular and
permanent Family Circulation much
more than the combined circulation Of
the other Washington dailies. As .
News and Advertising Medium IL has
10 competitor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
Conversational Variety,

The weather Is a topic which
Is never stale or slow.
One hour you talk Of sunshine
And the next you talk of snow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

10 pieces of Cream Ger
man Table Damask; soft
finish; heavy weight; every
fiber pure linen; lire of good
patterns to select from. Our
leader at SOC. yd.; one day
at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

Good Quality Bed
Mattresses, cotton
top filling. with straw
center. covered with
strong ticking. Choice
OF any stxe.. Three
dollar VAL CT No
ne at.......VAsVO
Evening journal., 1905-01-31
Fact and Fiction. .

When the celebrated John limbs OF
anecdote fame was subeditor OF a Lon
don newspaper he one day commission
ed one Of the staff to accompany the
hop pickers in Kent and to write for
the journal an absolutely veracious ac-
count of his experiences.
The faithful scribe to whom the task
was intrusted performed his job with
scrupulous care, and. attired as a hop
picker, he spent a whole week among
his temporary comrades.
In due course he returned to the ed
itorial Office and produced his copy.
limbs read a portion Of it and then
burst into a great rage.
This won't do at all, Mr.. Smith,
he exclaimed furiously. 'Surely you
must know this is far too coarse for
insertion In our paper"
Il was afraid that might be the
case" calmly replied the reporter. 'Dc
you think this is betterT' Saying this
he handed limbs another manuscript.
limbs perused it and was delighted.
''The very thing; charming" he ex
claimed.
"Ah, thought you would like thatg
said Smith. ''That is what / wrote
before set out."-London Standard.
Evening journal., 1905-01-31
Brass Hutton Acrs.

Acts were passed in the reigns Of
William ILL.,. Anne and George /.
which made It Illegal for any tailor
to make or any man to wear clothes
with any buttons other than those
made OF brass appended thereto. The
law further enacted that not only
should any tailor who committed a
breach OF It be fined 40 shillings,
but also that he should not be able to
recover from his customer in court
Of law the price Of the suit which he
had adorned with the offending but
tons. The whole object Of the act was
to protect the Birmingham metal but
ton makers. A case which came be-
fore the courts in the year 1854 or
1855, In which a man, on being sued
by his tailor, raised a successful de-
fense relying on the acts in question,
that the buttons on the clothes which
he had ordered were bone and not
brass, called attention to the existence
of the anachronism, and the restric-
tons were soon after abolished.-Lon-
don King
Evening journal., 1905-01-31
..Rnrninr the rNnter.n

Some readers will remember the spir-
ited account given by Scott in Guy
Mannering" of the form of salmon fish
ing that used to be known as burning
the water" 1t was a favorite amuse-
ment in England, Scotland and Wales.
The practice is no longer legal and can
be INDUCED in only at the risk of pen
alties, with the disgrace which at
taches to things denounced as un-
sportsmanlike. Torches were used, and
the salmon were speared by the thrust
of a weapon having barbed prongs,
called a leister. Scott again may be
quoted for his description of the spear
ing Of salmon from horseback in the
Solway. The Tweed, which was the
river Of his lifelong affections, was
one of the worst sufferers from burn
ing the water" in the days when it
was permitted, and it was computed
that thousands Of salmon were annual
ly taken by this form Of capture. The
water may be burned" even now here
and there, and in Wales a few years
ago there was a short lived revival of
the practice.
Evening journal., 1905-01-31
aotheIIos In a MaIay Theater.

A correspondent writing in the Aus
tralasian thus describes a performance
of "Othello" in a Malay theater: 1T
was all in Malay, Of course, but where
they had got the European costumes
from I cannot imagine They were Of
all kinds and descriptions. Othello was
dressed as a toreador, with tennis
shoes on; Cassie. as Henry VIII; lago
in a black velvet court suit, with a
barristers wig well down over his
nose; Desdemona, in a short Spanish
dancing girls dress; Roderigo a green
Druid's gown, with pink stockings and
tanned boots. But the Joke Of the
whole thing was the music. There was
Malay orchestra Of banjos, mando-
Inns, etc, hut they played scarcely any
native music They all simply love
European music, TO which they set
their own Malayan words. The whole
play was interspersed with songs, just
like our comic operas"
Evening journal., 1905-01-31

love the only thing.
Farther and farther the fog receded,
showing thin in spots. but still con
cealing the valley beneath them. But
she was very sure now. Even when
the world assumed its old proportions
it would be the same. She had had
her lesson. The peachblow tint was
gone from her cheeks, and her eyes
were grave and ungirlish as she spoke.
I'm not going to marry Grant Brad
shaw" she said steadily, nor any
other man whom don't love. SO you
see I can't help you after ALI / don't
think / could ever really have meant
to do such a thing
Her voice broke, and the eyes that
had been looking into his with plead
ing stronger than any words suddenly
filed with tears.
I'm such a silly" she explained
rather uneyenly, but hate to be ac-
cused Of such a thing. And l think
you ought to be ashamed, Jackl You're
man and you can make money for
yourself and
But he seemed to be paying no at
tention to her words. With deep abb
sorption he was naming the buttons
Of her coat as If he were consulting an
oracle.
"Rich man, poor man, beggar man,
chief" he chanted. Doctor, lawyer,
merchant, thief. Rich man. poor manF'
he stopped, looking anxiously for an
other button, but there was none there.
"You seeg she gibed triumphantly.
Perhaps you've made a mistake in
your own case too" And, with a de-
mure face, she counted the buttons.
Poor womanw she announced, and
then something in his glance brought
the bloom back TO her face and her
head went down upon his shoulder.
The thin places in the fog gave way,
leaving two jagged spaces that framed
a beautiful picture. Down below the
sun was shining on the blue waters
of the bay, on the trees and hedges
among which nestled the houses Of the
town. The girl caught her breath. She
felt as If It were a benediction, a revela'
tion Of the peace Of the years to come.
"But what about our families?" she
asked in a troubled voice when the
mist had blotted out the pictures once
more. He laughed joyously.
"See that?" he said, holding out o
brawny right arm.
Evening journal., 1905-01-31
Milo of creton.

OF the wonderful athletes OF all ages
Milo Of Creton is perhaps the most
known. He once ran a mile with an
OK on his shoulders. then with a blow
Of his fist killed the beast and ate it
in one day. The strongest man could
not take from Milo a pomegranate
which he held between his two fingers.
He could break by contracting his veins
and muscles a cord tied around his
forearm. One day, being in a house
with some pupils OF Pythagoras, the
ceiling threatened to fall in, but Milo
supported the column on which it rest
ed, thus giving his friends time to es-
cape. His death is well known. He
tried to tear asunder the trunk of a
tree, but his hands got pinched in the
wood, and. being unable to disengage
them. he perished, devoured by wild
beasts.
Evening journal., 1905-01-31
how 70 serve cold FIah.

Take the remains Of any cold fish.
remove the skin and bone and cut IT
into shapely pieces. Place the fish
upon a dish and surround with blanch-
ed anchovies and again with beet root
Send TO table with a bowl Of well
washed and dried lettuce broken into
pieces, not cut with a knife. Pour a
gill Of mayonnaise over the fish one
moment before serving. To make may
onnaise, beat well the yolks Of two
raw eggs and then add very slowly
two tablespoonfuls Of salad oil. When
all is Of a smooth consistency stir in
two tablespoonfuls Of vinegar and one
of cream.