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Evening journal., 1905-05-03
A Bit OF Orntory.

There was a time when our commerce
was carried in American ships manned
by American seamen. There was a
time when the flag fioated over Ameri-
can cargoes and when its bright, beau
tiful stars and emblematic stripes en-
livened every sea and port where COM
meTce was known. The American,
looking out on the broad ocean, beheld
it in the orient and in the occident.
Whittier he went
To the northern wastes Of snow
or swayed where the soft magnolias
blow
it was there-there to remind him of
his own native land, whose sons re-
sembled in eleir strength the gnarled
oak Of her deepest forests and whose
daughters rlvaled In their beauty and
loveliness the orange blossoms of her
most fragrant orange groves.-From a
Speech by Benton McMillin.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
VANlTYs VISIONS.
Waistconts TO he Seen on the New
Coats-Some Handsome Lnces.

Waistconts TO he Seen on the New
Coats-sOme Handsome Lnces.
The new spring coats will have chic
little waistcoats which will make them
individual and smart
With the close fitting jacket waist
coats Of linen. pique and duck are very
mannish and taiior-like Most women.
though, prefer the soft lingerie shirt
waist worn under the coat
The new tweeds and cheviots come
in very light shades Champagne and
mode barred of with invisible checks
are favorite designs
Etamine later on will take the place
in coat and skirt gowns of the heavier
tweeds.
For all coats reaching below the
waist line the tight fitting models will
be used in preference TO loose sack
coats.
EmbrOideries for summer frOcks are
more alluring than ever and, unfor-
tunately, very expensive. All the mod
ish thin frocks will have about them
somewhere lace and embroidery, and
often both win be in evidence
Irish crochet lace is handsomer than
ever The design most fancied has
part of the crochet pattern raised and
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
HER MANIA
foriginaLl

lOriginal1
Norman Harley and / were officers
studying at the artillery school at For
tress Monroe. One day after we had
been visiting friends at the hotel Har-
ley said to me:
did you notice a girl come into the
room we were in. look out on the wa
ters wistfully and 90 away?"
81 did. She interested me-"
"She's n harmless lunatic, I'm told
Miss Dudley. She has a mania-thinks
every man she meets wants to marry
her; must be mortifying to her family.
Just think! She declines offers before
they are made"
IF she would accept one from me be-
fore it was made I'd be tempted to con-
slider it a contract"
mot with lunatic. Billy. That
would be a crime"
The next day a party was made up
TO go on the boat TO Norfolk and return,
Harley and l included We had scarce
ly left the dock when Harley passed
me and said:
"Shes aboard"
"Who?"
"The lunatic, Miss Dudley, the girl
who declines offers Of marriage before
they're made"
"Well, poor girl, hope the trip will
benefit her"
Later / saw Miss Dudley standing
with some people 1 knew and Joined
the party purposely TO secure an intro
duction. l was curious TO know if she
would decline to marry me without an
invitation. I made an excuse to get her
away from the others, and we were
soon in a snug corner out Of the. wind
! beginning an acquaintance. The topic
of conversation turned on the artillery
corps and our stations.
1T seems TO me-" said Miss Dudley
"that you gentlemen of the red have
the pick of the seryice-at least in
peace times You. never go out into
the western wilderness; most of your
time is spent on the coast"
THAT accounts for more of the ar
tillery officers being married, 1 sup
pose" I replied
'Are there more of them married
than in the other CORPSE"
/ replied that | thought there were
but was not sure l had only asket
the question to lead her on to what
wanted.
Il think" she said. that clergymer
and soldiers should never marry"
"Why so?"
"The clergy should be free from {
responsibility OF making a living for
a family; the soldier should carry hi
life in bis hands"
Il don't agree with you. I believe
that every man is a better man anC
consequently better able to do his dut!
in any field when married than whel
single"
what would you. for instance, d.
with a wife? You are ordered from
pillar to post. and every time yol
move your wife would have to pacl
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

corted him Immediately TO the town
square, where the burgomaster vel
coined him in a fine speech and begged
him TO go ahead and steal all he chose
The master thief did not wait TO be
asked twice. but Immediately entered
the houses and gathered treasures
When he had filled a great bag with
gold and gems he calmly walked to the
gate 10 leave the city; but, TO his in
dignation, the guard seized him, with
loud cries Of "A thief A THEIR and
dragged him before the burgomaster
and the city council at the town pump.
"How is this" cried the master thief
angrlly, "did you not tell me to go
ahead and steal?'
Surely" said the burgomaster kind
ly.
'Then why do your men arrest meT'
asked the thief
"Why, my dear sir" replied the bur-
gomaster in surprise, "did you not
know that we have a new town jailf
We told you to steal because we need
ed a thief in it, and. Of course, we
couluu I ne SURF eou Wtlt a AAAcA NAA
you stole something could weT'
They led the angry thief to the Jail,
and there the burgomaster sentenced
him TO be imprisoned for three days.
Since there was no door to the jail,
they got a ladder and took him to the
roof and lowered him through the
chimney. They lowered some bread
and water after him and went away.
On the fourth day the people Of Tin
kletown gathered to iberate the thief.
but they found that while It was easy
enough to let him down into the Chin
ney it was impossible to pull him up.
So the good Tinkletowners set to
work with crowbars and pickaxes to
break hole in the wall. They had
built the Jail so honestly that It took
seven days to make the opening. When
the thief came out he was only skin
and bones. He fed from Tinkletown
as fast as his legs could carry him,
and thereafter no thief ever dared to
enter the city OF the wise people
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

good town pump or such fine citizens
and cows. there is one thing in which
Tinkletown is really behind the age,
AMI It made me very much ashamed"
@Goodness!" said all the Tinkletown-
ers. "What can It beY"
ut is a town Jail" said the Travelled
citizen. Even the smallest towns in
the outside world have jails, and we
should certainly see to 1t that we have
one"
'But we never needed one" said a
fat citizen, who was not considered so
wise as the rest, although he would
have been considered marvelously wise
anywhere else
"What difference does that make"
replied the burgomaster, when It is
a question of a public improvement?
A town jail we must have
All the Tlnkletowners Immediately
went home to ask their wives what
kind OF a town jail they would like.
When they met again each man had
different plan, so the burgomaster had
the happy idea Of taking a bit Of each
mans plan and making a new one that
combined them all.
But" said the citizens to the one
who had Travelled, what do you do
with Jail after you have itf"
"LoclS people up in it" said the trav-
eler promptly.
"How travel broadens a man." said
all the Tinkletowners admiringly. "He
knows everything"
Il think we should send a committee
to examine the other jails and tell us
their faults so we can avoid them in
ours" said the burgomaster. Every
body agreed to this, and the five wise
/ men were selected to do Il.
When they returned they said to the
other citizens:
"Dear friends, we have examined the
matter carefully, and we have found
that the greatest complaint that is
made by the people of the different
towns is that their jails are over
crowded. They think that this is be
cause they are built too small in the
FIRST place, but we have thought II
over, and we have found the true rea
son. 1t Is too easy in those towns fol
people TO get into jail-that is WHY
they are crowded"
The Tinkletowners were so wise thai
they did not need further reports
They set to work to build their jail al
once. and to make sure that it would
not be too easy to get into it they
built it without any doors at ALL They
made the walls quite solid. and the
light and air came in from little hole:
near the very top and through a bis
chimney.
"Now." said they when It was nm
ished "we imagine that this Jail vii
not be overcrowded."
Soon the fame Of Tinkietown's great
Jail spread throughout the land. and
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
ORIGIN os ,h. Po.,r,,r,,

Great Britain. it is said, can, without
fear Of contradiction, claim the honor
Of having originated the postmark.
The first one, which was used in Lon
don as long ago as 1860, was a very
simple affair, consisting of a small cir
Gle divided into two parts. In the top
portion were two letters indicating the
month, while in the lower half the day
of the month was shown. No endeavor
was made to denote the year. and it is
only by the dates of the letters on
which the mark is impressed that it is
possible to fix the date Of its use. The
earHest known sWas nn-a letter-written
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
Historic Baby Bottles.

Bottles for babies date back to re-
mote antiquity. Most people are Of the
opinion that feeding bottles for babies
must be an invention of modern times.
According TO Professor Mosby, how
ever, this is not the case. This gentle
man, who was lecturing before an anti
quarian society, stated that it was the
custom among the Greeks for the
nurses to carry a sponge full Of honey
in a small pot to stop children from
crying. The professor went on to say
that there are two Greek vases in the
British museum dating from 700 b. G.
which closely resemble the feeding bot
ties used subsequently by the Romans.
In the old Roman cemetery of St. Sep
ulcher Canterbury. feeding bottle
of bright red polished ware was dug
up in 1861, and Professor Mosby came
10 the conclusion that this bottle must
have been buried with the little Ro-
man child to whose wants it had min
istered during the child's lifetime.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

and unpack household goods. What a
life for a woman to leadr
But think OF the certainty Of the
income. Uncle sam is the best Of
pay. A clerk marries, loses his posi-
ton, and poverty stares him in the
face. The officer holds his commission
for life"
''But not for death. I have heard
that it is the part of a soldier to die"
There was not in all this one word
to indicate an unbalanced mind, and
instead of leading up to a point where
she might decline to marry me her
words tended to keep me away from
such an event
"Death is such an uncertainty" 1
said, "even in the army, that it Is
scarcely to be considered. The army
is a delightful circle We are all broth
ers and sisters in the" service, and the
lives Of officers families. believe,
contain more than an average OF hap
piness. l think any girl, whether rich
or poor, could not do better than mar
ry an officer. If poor, she is sure Of
a fixed income; if rich. the army may
give hese a social position she would
not otherwise attain"
She turned her head away and made
no reply for few moments, then spoke
with her head still averted.
Captain. you surely cannot blame
me for this. have endeavored to keep
; you from saying what you have said
and cannot conscientiously permit you
to say more. 1t is useless for you to
argue. 1 will never marry in the ar
my"
Though I had angled for It, expected
It, I was surprised when it came. In
deed l was heartily ashamed Of the
part l had played.
MY dear Miss Dudley" said in a
voice melting with pity, "let us join
your friends
We arose and Joined a group sitting
near. Somehow it struck me that the
poor girl had led to show her menta
weakness wore look akin to distress.
During the evening while at the hote
saw Miss Dudley at distance. Sh'
bowed to me, and with the bow
thought noticed an embarrassed
panied look.
At any rate. was curious to know
more Of the emotion that possessed her
and. joining her, led her to a window
where we sank into easy chairs In view
of the water.
Captain" she said, forgive me.
am not the poor girl who declines Offer
Of marriage. Your friend was mistak
en-. am her cousin"
"You overheard his remark" asked
aghast
mo, but n friend Of mine did
could not resist the temptation for
little fun. Ny friend, too, was within
earshot"
"The act will cost you a lifetime O
misery" I exclaimed, "for l vow / vii
win you for my wife and drag yo
from pillar TO post. packing and VI
. packing. till am laid on the shelf o
half pay"
And / kept my vOsy.
ALEX r. SHERMAN.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
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airy pink lace. At is trimmed with stG
white camellias
Irish crochet lace will make many
OF the summer hats to be worn with
thin dresses.
The parasols that have made their
appearance are diaphanous affairs.
looking as though a breath would blow
them away.
China silk petticoats to be worn un-
der lawns and dimitles are made very
pretty with shirred ruflles, hand en-
broidered in large dots.
The charming lingerie hat in the cut
is Of white chiffon, the brim laid in
folds Of this airy fabric About the
top is n very full ruching Of lace
himmed chiffon. Well toward lhe front
is a chou of ribbon loops
JUDO CHOLLET.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
Thief of Tinkletown

before long the thieves and Other
knaves Of the grand duchy Of Brat
wurst began to journey toward Tin
kletown because they thought that the
town would be easy prey.
But they were finely fooled.
When the Jail was finished the burgo-
master said. "Now. in order to be up to
date we must put a thief into It at
once"
But there are no thieves In Tinkle-
town. said the citizen who was not
so wise as the rest
The burgomuster scratched his head.
Then he cried
Il have IL. We will post a guard at
the city gate and catch the first thief
who arrivesr
Goodness said all the Tinldetown-
ers. How simple Why could we not
think Of that at onceg"
The guard was posted at the gate,
and when the first thief arrived they
took Off their hats bowed and.said:
Welcome, good sirl Are you q
theft"
or course the thief said mo-
"Ihen we are very sorry. good sir,"
said the guard. but we cannot letiyou
al. We are looking for a thief" So
they turned him away.
Thief after thief was thus kept out
until the master thief arrived. He had
met the other thieves and heard their
experience So when he arrivedAat the
city gate Tinkletown and the guard
asked him. Are you a thiefT he an
swered Eyes, indeed"
"Hurrahg cried the guard. and es-
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
nrron and NapoIeon.

The more / think of Byron the more
clear it becomes TO me that he is first,
second and third a tragic figure. He
was the child Of a loveless marriage,
that constant source of huge armies of
discordant natures. His upbringing
was tragic; his marriage was tragic;
his loves were tragic; his death, which
at first / thought only tragic farce, is
actual tragedy Byron and Napoleon,
contemporaries, were the analogues
and compliments of each other. Byron
is the passive tragedy Of the imagina-
tive temperament as poet, using ex-
preston; Napoleon is the active trag-
edy of the imaginative temperament
as warrior and world compeIer, en-
nlozing dF4ass RFV9n .tRsyitq9lA yi9laez lAaelz7-ssuds
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
in 1eso.-London Telegraph.
Advice to Ikickers.

Kickers always attract attention. One
class of them sells high on the market
The highest priced four legged kicker
is a hybrid creature, irritable and
somewhat unscriptural. The chronic
kicker is an amusing two legged "ani-
mal," not so dangerous, however. A
kicker never builds up. He is great
on tearing down. The worlds happi-
ness has been promoted more by COM
pliments than by curses. so, good read
er, when you feel like kicking just re-
tire to the back yard and kick yourself
a few times rather than join the knock
ers' chorus.-Kansas City Journal.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
separate from The groundwork.

separate from the groundwork.
The costume sketched is Of rose cash.
mere. The full skirt Is shirred with a
heading in groups Of three lines at the
knee and a foot higher up the skirt
length. The waist has the same shirr.
ed treatment at the bust line. Around
n chemisette Of .mousseline are nous
The buttons ON the stole piece are OF
dull silver. The deep cuffs and the
little turnover on the mousseline chok
or are of lace. JUDO CHOLLET.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
An Iri.hmnn,s Retnrt-

Cyrus W. Field Of Atlantic cable
fame once stopped an Irish peasant to
make inquiries about Blarney castle.
Receiving the information, he gavelthe
Irishman the following conundrum;
"Now, Mike, suppose that Lucifer was
sure Of us both, which would he take
first, do you thinkf'
The Irishman looked thoughtful for a
moment. then said. Eyer honor, think
he'd take me-"
"Why?" said Field.
Because he's always sure Of you"
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
Nav HATS.
Poke Bonnets In the Lead-Modinec
NnnnIeon ghnnca AIan IiIrah

Poke Bonnets In the Lead-Modined
Napoleon shapes Also Liked.
The 1880 poke bonnet will lead in
millinery. 1t is made up in the airiest
materials, including chiffon. mousse
line de sole, milan straw and horse
hair braid, with long flowing strings
Of chiffon and dainty wreaths Of but
ton roses inside the crown resting
against the hair.
The colonial or modified Napoleon is
to be a favorite shape, also English
turbans, and the Hat sailor will bold its
own
Ready to wecr hats are mostly OF
chip. A French chip plateau trimmed
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

ant town that few Of the in
habitants ever cared to leave
it even for a short time. Con
seQuently when a citizen did make al
journey occasionally 20 neighboring
city the rest Of Tinkletown looked on
him as a great and adventurous trav-
eler, and the population would gather
at the town pump on his return to
hear his tales.
One Of the wisest Of the citizens
once made a trip to sell hay and grain.
and he did not return 10 Tlnkletown
again for three weeks. This was the
very longest journey that any Of the
towns folk had ever made, and you
may be sure that all Tinkletown was
wildly excited when he arrived there
again.
That evening at the town pump he
said.
Dear fellow citizens, I am glad to
be at home again. Although / have,
as you may say, seen a great deal Of
the world, let me assure you that there
is no place on this wide earth that is
so good as Tinkletown. speak from
experience. for l have seen seven cities.
and have travelled nearly 100 miles"
Goodness said all the Tinkletown-
ers. "What risks you must have
takenw
eyes, yes" said the returned adven-
turer coughing modestly. but that is
neither here nor there. The point is
that, although none Of the places
have seen have such beautiful streets
or such excellent houses or such a
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

Mrs. Chase-Oh, don't like TO go to
that store. It's so unsatisfactory to dc
your shopping there. Mrs. ShOppen-
Why. they have everything there. Mrs
Chase-That's just it, No matter what
you ask for. they can suit u right
off.-Philadelphia Press.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
Ylavine Sale.

advertise beautiful sunrise as one
OF our chief attractions
"But it is usually foggy here In the
morning"
"That is true, but It sounds nice, and
the summer boarders will never be up
In time TO know the difference"
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
A Rose coIored Lake.

In central Asia. near the Caspian sea,
IS a lake of beautiful rose color, while
the banks are covered with salt crys-
tails as white as snow. From the wa
ters of this lake there arises flower
like odor The color and the odor are
supposed to be caused by vegetable
matter in the depths.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
Minht snectncIen.

I've wondered why the spectacles that
help grandpa 70 read
Should make things when put them on.
look very queer indeed
Good reason why his spectacles for ma
will never do.
For, don't you see. my eyes are brown
while grandpapa's are bluel
st Nicholas.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
Tr,,c 10 Lie.

"What does that clown standing like
a statue On the top of the wagon repre-
sentY" asked the spectator OF one Of the
circus employees.
eoh, he's our standing ioke.T ~
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

with roses in mahogany shades is one
of the attractive models to be seen.
An odd lingerie hat is in directoire
style, with the stiff lines softened by
the material it is made Of. which is
nothing but the tinlest of frills Of
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

What would otherwise be one of those
quietly dressy affairs i'm silk, with chif-
fon rufies, has a delightful dash OF
character added in the sprinkling of
little discs of velvet of various sizes
over the plain silk top. A white silk
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

IN an aDortive attempt at action In
Greece, Napoleon as inevitably in an
abortlve attempt at expression (the die
tated memoirs) In st. Helena.-John
Davidson in London Outlook.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

You can readily believe. as reported,
that half Of the men in the country are
insane, for don't they vote just opposite
to the way you do?
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

Gratitude mas faithful memory ana
a fluent tongue,
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

When a man is
his own worst en-
emy the bartender
IS apt to be a close
second.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03
Not For a Minute.

Not For a Minute.
''what do you think of the hourglass
shape for womenT
u confess I have no time for It."
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

Too often the
glad hand is pre-
linn in ary to a
swift touch.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

piQuant for 50 long. The handle Is long,
as are all of the new ones, and shows
an enameled stick. through which a
Jade ring is pierced, this intended to
swing on the wrist when the parasol is
carried and not i'm use.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

Before beginning operations in the
spring it looks so easy to make a small
garden raise enough vegetables to feed
n Rooseveltian family!
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

Nearly always when a man sells
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

lof suede finish is used and the rufIies. (
the upper one of which is applied in
wavy lines. show two tucks, each hand |
lhemstitched. The velvet discs are i'm
brown. the combination of brown and
white having gone far to replace that
tried and well-worn touch of black on
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

Read The Evening Journal.
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

NINKLETOWN was such a pleas
ant town that few Of the in
habitants ever cared to leave
Evening journal., 1905-05-03

D q l. o W cost ne
doesn't.
The Washington times., 1905-04-10
JOGUES' CANONIzAT|ON
OBJECT OF LECTURE
Father Campbell Tells of Martyrs Life.
Raising Funds to Promote
Beatifcati0n.

The Rev. DR.. 7. ]. Campbell, S. j., of
New York, editor of the Messenger of
the Sacred Heart, a prominent Catholic
magazine. lectured TO a large assem-
blage in the Columbia Theater last
night.
Father Isaac Jogues," the Jesuit mar
tyr, pathfinder for the famous Mar
quette, and who was tortured and put to
death by the Iroquois Indians in Octo-
Der. 1916, was the subject of the lee
ture.
Jesuits and other Catholics advocate
the canonization CT the martyred Jogues,
and would erect q permanent memorial
chapel and shrine at Aurielsville, Mont
gomery county, n. Y, the scene Of his
torture, captivity, and missionary la
bors. It was for the purpose Of raising
fuTds for these purposes that the lecture
was given.
Money IS necessary to forward the can
onization of Father Jogues In order that
reliable records may be obtained. TO
prove to the ecclesiastical court at Rome
his sanity character and deeds
Justice White, of the United States
Supreme Court, introduced Father Camp
bell. Mgr Falconio, the papal delegate,
presided. Thsre were upon the stage
prominent men and clergy, including
Justice Brewer, of the Supreme Court
of the United States, and President
Charles w. Needham, of George Wash
iEgton University.