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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11
i GERMAN PLAN.

A German review discussing a threat of the Berlin Social Democrats to or ganize revolutionary demonstrations in favor of reform of the electoral laws, maintains that anything of the kind is practically impossible in Berlin. It says that the police of that city have elab- orated a scheme of mobilization for the suppression of any popular uprising in the capital as complete as the plan for the mobilization of the German army in case of war with 8 foreign country. They have divided the city into nnm- Der of sections, and the exact measures to be taken in each particular section have been laid down with great preci~ sion. A revolutionary mob advancing towards the center of the city to attack the Imperial Palace and the govern ment offices would be quickly split into 8 number of smaller forces, each of which would be enclosed within pre- arranged squares by police and troops. The authorities would then be in po- sition to drive them back to the sub urbs or to shoot or bayonet them where they stood. This plan of campaign is rehearsed as often. as festive events, such as the wedding of a crown prince or the visit of a monarch, attract im- mense crowds to the center of the city. The success which the police achieve on such occasions shows, says the writer, how effectively they could act in cases of serious necessity.
 Possibly, But there might be an oc- casion when even such good plan as this wouldn't work. The people can have their way when they want it enough.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11

supply of cotton. The West Indies have again become producers, and the cotton is described as satisfactory. Goods made of it are of the right ap- pearance and quality. West Africa has over 100000 square miles suitable for cotton. and in few years will be, it is believed, a large producer of "mid- ding"
 The French also have an association for the cultivation of cotton in their over-ssa possessions. Efforts have ; been made in the soudan, Dahomey. Madagascar and Algeria. For If years cotton has been cultivated by the Rus sians in Turkestan, with the result of producing one-third of the quantity required by their manufacturers. In the Congo country Belgium has vast areas suitable for cotton. The planta- tions are chiefly in the region north of Angola, near the sea, and under the management or planters from Texas are expected to produce good results. American seed is used and the fibre is good in quality and quantity Spain is furthering the cultivation of cotton in the Balearic Islands Portugal in 1904 obtained 214,OOO pounds of cotton from her province of Angola. A Ger man association is making progress in 1 the German colonies. with a capital of nearly $2OO,oOO and an annual subven- tion from the Government of $l5,OOO. The crops have been satisfactory In quality. In India the British have al- ready a considerable production, and Egypt has large output of the very l best grade.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11
BUsHEL OF BOGUS HALF DOL
 [

An Italian laborer who was digging a bed near Ardmore yesterday afternoon unearthedt fully pushed of half dol lars. The report spread and it was not long until almost the whole popula tion of Ardmore, particularly the younger portion of it, went out to the old Saun- ders farm, where the treasure had been found.
 Sure enough, it was there, and the Italian was so confounded that he could only humble incoherently. The coins lay scattered about on the ground and many were picked up and slowed away in pockets. When they were examined later, however, it was found that they were all counterfeit. The coins, which were good pieces of workmanship, borethe dates 1S46 and 1851.
 Saunders, for whom the farm was named, was counterfeiter. One day his place was surrounded by govern lnent officials. Saunders escaped them, However. only to be captured few days sfterward in hotel in Philadel- phia. At his home was found a wagon load of noulds and other material for making bogus coins. He was sent to prison for twenty years, but managed to get away in an ingeniously con i trlYed box of his own making. This, unfortunately, was turned wrongside up and Saunders, upon being discoV- cred. had to go back to jail to finish his term. Soon afterward he died of pa ralysis and was buried near Grassland.
 The coins found yesterday were spec 1 linens of his work. Inspectors from Philadelphia have taken them in charge and are trying to recover those | which were carried away by persons who arrived soon after the find was 1nade.-Philadtlphia Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11
4 HAMBURG BUSINESS SCHEME

There are some business men in Eu- rope as we'll as in this country. A steamship company has recently, been organized in Bremen which it is be- |lieyed threatens the WelIbeing of one or two Of the Hamburg. steamship lines, and it appears to be thought that this is but the beginning of an effort on the part of Bremen to build, up steamship services in various parts of the world at the expense of now existing Ham, burg services In order to offset this and also to offset any possible foreign competition the merchants Of Hamburg have subscribed the funds needed to establish a line of ten freight steamers, each of these having a tonnage of from four to eight thousand tons, the num- Der of these to be increased each year by the addition of three new steamers. These ships, owned by what is termed the Syndicate Shipping Company" are to be placed at the disposal Of any ship ping company belonging to the syndi- cate when such shipping company is competed with and wishes to use a number of steamers which it can irl- stantly throw into the service to cut freight rates down to the lowest possi- ble notch.
 It is not supposed that the Syndicate Shipping Company will make money. The. service is maintained simply as a weapon of defence, to be used offensive ly against any competing enemy, at the present time against the Bremen ship merchants. When not employed for defensive purposes the ships of the Syndicate Shipping Company are to en- ter into trade as tramp steamers and pick up cargoes wherever they can.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11

The Swedish explorer, Sven Hedin, without any preliminary announcement of his intentions, has started on a sec- ond expedition to Tibet and India. In this case his purpose is chiefly to inves- tigate the headwaters of the Indus and the Bramaputra, also the great lake districts in Central Tibet. The total cost of the expedition will be at least 100000 crowns, and this has been se- cured from King Oscar, number of prominent merchants in Stockholm, and especially from the Dickson family in { that city. The purposes of the journey are, however, not merely Photographic, but also geological, meteorological, and ethnographical The English authori- ties in India have been instructed by the home authorities to aid the savant, and the King of Sweden has written to the Shah for safe conduct through the dangerous deserts of Eastern Per- sia. It is expected that fully a. year and a half will be devoted to the work in hand, so that Hedin vii! again risk the rigors of a Tibetan winter in the in- terest Of scientific research.
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4 ADVERTISING RATES.

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11
Fathers YuIetide Bliss.

Mothers knitting wooden socks,
 Half a dozen patrs; Martha's making fancy stocks
 Such as no one wears;
 Sally's working table spreads,
 Done with fringe and frills; < Whats the wonder father dreads
 Christmas dry goods bills. Amy's making handkerchiefs Out of filmy lace; Marys fixing powder puffs--F
 such merry race; H@ l.. ss Cousins, sisters. chums and aunts
 Each has something rnRds; Whats the wonder father pants
 When the bills are paid, Mollie's painting bugs and things y On q lily pad; gs%z#-. -- Proudly when it's finished brings { What she's done to Dad. 7 ! Inexpensive little gift 5 T@ Making nine or ten;s %2.r . Fathers heavy eyebrows lift |.
 Lift-and fall again. S All the house with scraps Is strewn--s : Ribbon, silk and lace; ssz Needless clicking night and noon Z
 At a merry pace; ,,.-. ...-->s < Christmas still a month away, 3
 So much to be dones ? Father has the bills to pay Such lot of fun! 4~ An, but what splendid treat > < Father has in storet
 Bedroom slippers for his feet, E Seven pairs or more. ....--~ 4 sz : Nightcaps socks and various
 Things he, never saw; Heterogeneous muss~- 5zE
 Lucky, lucky pa! .4-. Amy wants a seaIskin saeaue.
 Molly wants dress. Nellie wants a music rack, Fathers in distress. 5s And when Christmas time draws nea E. With it's auid pro quo, . Vows before another year He will learn to sew .5@ S5@ VI. ,.'
 ---J. W. Foley in New York Times,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11

tai vigor the same, his years of labor for the Equitable haven't even taken the color from his cheeks, his con- science is as fresh and clear as rose before it has been kissed by the dew; then why not his services for another six years? QUIDNUNC.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11

Tramp-"Axin' yore pardon. ma'am. but if such gents as me went ter work, dere'd be more work for tn undertak- CTS" The Lady-"Why, how's that?'' The Tramp-''De noospaper joke writ CTS would starve to death. ma'am. We all has our uses in dis world, ma'am.- Chicago Daily News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11

The winters are colder and the snow gives the railroads more trouble in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario than in Canada's great West. The immigra- tor commissioner at Winnepeg writes As far as the provinces of Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan are concern ed, no railroad was ever closed for a day by snow or by the weather"
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11

Naurasthenia. with it's accompanying nervous debility. headache, dyspepsia, irrftability, mental depression, etc., is said to be an American disease. A doc tor in the Philippines thinks that fair complexioned people are more liable to it than dark. He thinks it is due to the effect of excessive light on their transparent skin, since dark people are not affected in anything like the same degree.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11

The latest craze in Paris is the ''pho- nocarte.' A photograph called a '.pho- nopostal' is employed. A card is plac- Cd in 1t A person speaks into a trum' pet. The message is traced on the card. The card is then addressed, stamped and may be sent through the mails. Of course, the recipient must also have a sphonoposal9 to interpret the card in the very voice of the sender.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. saauad Thursdays, One Dollar a Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11

The Army and Navy Journal recalls the fact that ring fights used to be a feature of cadet life at West Point. 'Tn 1902" it says, ''premeditated fights be- tween cadets were made 8 reason for dismissal from the Military Academy. Since that time, so far as can be learn ed at the war department, there has not been challenge issued at the Milf- tary Academy. Of course, unpremedi- tated fights between the cadets, caused by the hot blood of youth, are to be expected; but so far as the existence of a code is concerned there has been 8 radical change at the Military Academy during the past three years. No more reason can be seen by the navy depart ment for the existence of code at the Naval Academy than for one at the Military Academy"
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The International Society of Sculptors and Painters at London has initiated a scheme to erect at Chelsea a public monument to James McNeill Whistler. Auguste Rodin, the French sculptor, who $ president of the society, has con- sented to execute the work. which, it Is estimated, will cost s1O,OOO. If suff1- cient funds can be raised replicas of the monument will be erected in Paris and the United States. The society started the list with 8 subscription of $2,5OO.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-11

A Boston public school teacher was trying to give her pupils a definite idea uf volcano. With red chalk she drew on the blackboard fiery flames issuing from q mountain top. When the draw ing was done. she turned to the class before her, and said: Gan any of you tell me what that looks like?'' One boy immediately held tip his hand, and the teacher. said:. Well, Joey, you may tell us'' Tt looks like hell, ma'am," re- piled Joey, with startling promptness.
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NEW HAVEN, CONN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
Lafayette.

In its application to "a Son of Rest" in
which Nat NJ Wills amuses his fellow
townsmen at the Lafayette this week, the
term musical comedy appears to have
reached the limit of its elasticity. Like
the word cake in the book of household
recipes, it has become a general term that
might mean almost any kind of a mixture
of products of the theatric chef In its or
iginal form musical comedy meant mod
icum of bright speeches, seasoned with
appropriate music, the whole connected by
an apparent plot and served in attractive
costumes by bevy of pretty girls whose
charms were~emphasiZed and thrown in
relief by the judicious use of a comedian
or two and one or more male singers with
pleasing voices. But this formula is not
always followed. A few good variety turns,
a song or two with some fairly good Choir
uses are now stirred in the dramatic pot,
kneaded and rolled, divided into two or
three acts and served rapidly, in the hope
that Kaleidoscope action might blind the
spectator to the absence of plot In "A
Son of Rest the latter mixture seems to
find most fitting example In the vehicle
with which Mr. Wills has provided himself
and which has supported him around the
circuit two seasons now, his neighbors in
this city find much that is amusing. and
this is all Mr.. Wills claims was intended.
The comedian himself is probably one of
the best stage hobOes in the business and
ms work as such can always be enioyed
James f. Rosen makes an excellent sue
cessor for little Gabriel in the role of the
stars dlminutive companion, and Mona
Wynne is acceptable and pretty to look
upon in the leading female role
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Columbia Theater,

Merely Mary Ann" Israel Zangwilrs
fCIr-act comedy success, with Miss Eleanor
Robson in the role of the unselfsh and In
ncoent slavey of the London south-end,
opened a weeks engagement at the Column
bia Theater last night before a crowded
house. Mary Ann is no stranger In Wash
fngton, have been seen here for a week
last year, and her reception last night was
cordial IN the extreme. The play is in Mr..
Zangwilfs best style, delightful blending
of delicate comedy and tender sentiment,
with few touches of real not artificial
pa thos. The clever.way in which the author
handles his material, together with the
depreciation by the strong company, make
the love story of the slavey and Lancelot,
the musical genius and composer, enter
tanning from curtain to curtain.
Miss Robson in the title role Is all that
she was last season. and that indicates the
superlative degree of excellence In her por-
tlayal of Mary Ann. And the supporting
company is a strong one. Frank Mills, who
succeeded Edwin Arden as Lancelot, play
ing the part in a manner above criticism.
Earnest Mainwaring as Peter, Lancelots
friend, was drOll and natural and altogeth-
er interesting, while Ada Dryers pOr-
trayal of Mrs. Leadbatter, the London
boarding house keeper, was one of the best
bits of character work seen on the Wash
ington stage in some time. Miss L. c.
Violet Houk, who is we'll known in this
city, acquitted herself with credit in two
characters, a music hall actress and So
ciety girl
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LONG RECORD IN SERVICE.
Death of E. II. Sipe Of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey.

Mr.. E. H. Sipe of the coast and geodetic
survey, who had the longest record of con-
tinuous service in the engraving division Of
that bureau, died at his residence in this
city Saturday last. He was born in Ohio
August IA, 1885. After a short appren-
ticeship as an engraver he entered the en-
ployment of the survey on April L. 1857 in
the plate printing section, but after the ex-
piration Of several years he was trans
ferred to duty as an engraver, and for
nearly forty-eight years he has enjoyed a
most creditable record for faithful, pains
taking and valuable work
His public spirit as a citizen is attested
by services in the volunteer organization
for the defense of the capital during the
civil war, and by his membership in the
volunteer fire department of the District,
and in the Washington Light Infantry
when under the command of the late James
Y. Davis and Colonel Moore.
Mr.. Sipe had the reputation of being of
kindly and genial character. He was a
talented musician, and possessed a mar
velous memory for the dates and details
of the work with which he was so long
and SO satisfactorily connected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24

The performance of the one-act comedy
THE Chorus Lady,. by Miss Rose Stahl
and her company proved the principal fea-
ture of the bill at Chases Theater last
evening, and the large audience applauded
Miss Stahfs work with great heartiness
The sketch contains lesson for the over
sentimental girl or woman with inclina-
lions to idolize popular actors, and 1t af-
fords little glimpse into the life shut off
from the public by the drop curtain Miss
Stahl, as the chorus lady," has ample op-
portunity to display her histrionic abili-
ties, and she was effective in both the COM
edy and the parts demanding more serious
efforts. The Champagne Dancers, gor-
geously costumed, provided an attractive
number with their graceful dancing and
tanning features Of the bill was furnished
by Charles E. Colby and Allie c. Way. Mr.
Colby created a great deal of amusement
as a ventriloquist, and Miss Way initiated
a dancing doll representing the mechanical
movements skillfully.
An interesting musical number of the bill
Is furnished by Z. and A. Cibelli and s..
Sciarretti, who, CARRIED as troubadours,
sing q number of well-known classical
songs under the designation "A Night in
Venice" Ward and Curran pleased the att
dence with their amusing sketch, The
Terrible Judge and the Misses Carmen
formances on the banjo. The Aerial Smiths
gave an exhibition OF daring trapeze work.
The pictures shown by the vitagraph this
week depict the pleasures of suburban
life and were greatly enjoyed, particularly
by the suburbanites in the audience.
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REGIMENT MUSTERED IN.
Organization Of q. v. u. at the Sol
diers' Home Last Night.

About forty of the veterans of the civil
war who saw service of at least two years
at the front assembled in Stanley Hall.
Soldiers Home last night, and organized
q regiment, to be known as John c. Kelton
Regiment, Union Veterans Union. All the
members are Of the Soldiers Home.
General Rackecliffe mustered the regf-
ment, assisted by Colonel Block, division
chief of staff; Colonel Carey, officer of the
day; Colonel Fugett, Capt. c. l.. Eaton,
Colonel Byrns and Alonzo B. Eaton, adju-
tant.
The charter members are: Chas. A.
Stoddard, James Thomas, John P Wright,
James c. Walters, Andrew Friend, Matthias
Hastings John Cole, Peter Kemp. Michael
Ryan, Thomas Green; Jerome F. Dandelet,
Edwin 8. Libby, Albert H. Triggs, Alex.
Campbell. William H. Anderson, Jacob
Bender. Joseph Picard, Michael Mahan,
Thomas Day, James Barnes, Daniel Gala
CHER, James c. Walters Alfred o. Hays
Henry F. Meyers.
After being obligated. the members or
ganized and elected the following officers:
Alexander Campbell colonel; James H.
Barnes, major; Thomas Day, chaplain
Chas. A. Stoddard, quartermaster. These
officers will be installed Thursday evening,
February 2 and smoker will be held the
same evening In Stanley Hall, Soldiers
Home,
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Dramatic School Matinee.

Mr. Robert Hickman and the pupils of his
dramatic school were presented at the La
fayette Theater last Friday afternoon In
three one-act plays. which constituted the
first of a series OF matinee performances
that Mr.. Hickman has instituted for the
present season to show the progress made
by the members of his classes. Box and
Cox, Married and Settled, sequel to and
along the same lines as the old English
playlet, BOX and Cox" opened the bill,
and served to introduce to advantage
Messrs. Findley Hayes and Geo. A. Bent
ley, jr, and Misses Irene Haywood, Lollie
Jennings and Clara True.
House of Cards from the pen of Van
Tassel Sutphen, and published recently in
a magazine, which closed the performance,
lacked action, but was literary and the
characters were we'll taken by Miss Irene
Haywood and Messrs. VIM. A. Graham,
Findley Hayes and e. p. Springer.
The skit of the entertainment was made
with "Edith's Divorce. which has been
seen in vaudeville and will probably be
given place on the circuit. 1t is by Alfred
w. Greeley of this city and contains quick,
clever action and bright witty lines. Robt.
Hickman as Bobby Lathour, had the SYM
pathetic part of the piece and gave to his
lines the reading and action one would
expect Of . professional Of his standing.
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COMPLIMENTARY BANQUET.
Medical and Surgical Society to Enter
tain Prominent Guests.


The Medical and Surgical Society of the
Dlstf1ct of Columbia has completed ar
rangements for a complimentary banquet
In honor of Prof Albert Stengel Of the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania and DR.. David l..
EdsaH of Philadelphia at Rauschers the
evening of February 2. The banquet will
be preceded by an Introductory address by
DR.. Presley c. Hunt the president Of the
society; an address bySProfessor Stengel
ON ''The Diagnosis and Treatment of
Chronic Myocardiali Diseases" and an adj
dress by DR.. Edsall on 1.-THE Influence of
injected Milk in the Diet of the Silk, Par
ticularly in Acute Infectious Diseases, with
Report of an Epidemic of Milk Infections
in Typhoid Fever Cases."
1t is expected that about eighty guests
will be present when DR.. Hunt calls the
meeting to order at o'clock, as the meet
ings of the society are always we'll at
tended.
The Medical and Surgical Society of the
District of Columbia was organized in Oc-
tober, 1888, and from the beginning has
taken its place among the vigorous, active
medical societies. Monthly meetings are
held at the residences of the members,
among whom are Included some of the best
known and successful members of the
medical profession In the city, and the
social functions are a feature of the meet
ings.
The committee having In charge the ar
rangements for the meeting on the I'd of
February is composed of the following
physicians: Gen. w. H. Forwood, Drs.
James Dudley Morgan, John D. Thomas,
Clifton Mayfield, Francis r. Hagner and
Lewellyn Eliot.
Professor Stengel white in the city will be
at the New Willard. while DR.. Edsal VIII
be the guest of DIR. Thomas, 1908 18th
street northwest.