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The Washington times., 1905-04-16
New Armored Cruiser

Ut is now believed by naval authori-
/ ties that the United States Govern
4 ment has reached the highest de-
veiopm mt :nthe construction Of the
armored cruiser, as represented in the
Pennsylvania, Washington, and Ten
nessee. which will be most desirable ad-
juncts to our navy, being efficient, not
only in speed, but meeting almost all
the requirements of the giant battle
ships, besides having many advantages
over these more cumbersome vessels IN
fact, it is more than probable, accord
Ing to the best naval authorities, THAI
this advanced type of armored cruiser
will be the coming fighting vessel Of
the future. and that the United States
navy will be made gradually stronger
by the addition, from time to time, of
this character OF vessels.
AT the time the contract was award
ed to the New York Shipbuilding Com
pany, to construct the Washington,
February 3, 1904. the Government made
a similar contract with the Cramps for
the building Of the Tennessee, a sister
ship.
At once race began between the two
sbipbuileing firms TO see which would
complete it's contract the quicker The
Cramps held the record for rapid work,
but In the shipyard in Camden work
was carried on under an immense struc-
ture, constructed entirely OF glass and
steel, thus permitting the worknen to
continue their labors uninterruptedly in
all kinds Of weather the result being
that, although neither of these boats
has yet been finished, it now looks as
II the Camden shipbuilding plant would
win the race, as the Washington. al
though launched three months later
than the Tennessee. is much nearer gen
eral completion.
The Washington times., 1905-04-16
Not Allowed to Eat.

But compared with what followed it
at least possessed a semblance Ct realty.
The foot-washing over. each grandee
replaced his beggar's shoe and sock
and the dozen representatives OF paup-
erdom were escorted TO the banquet
board. With his own hand the King
laid before each of them plate con-
tanning something like a pancake. No
beggar touched his portion or even so
much as shifted at 1t. With hands by
their sides they gazed stolidly before
them Could ii be that somebody had
tipped them off that there We're better
things to follow and that they were re-
serving their appetites for more sump-
tuous fare?
The Washington times., 1905-04-16
Em0e ror Franz-Jo5ef fseAu5fr1A

royalty and its satellites and the ambas-
sadors and ministers Of foreign powers
with their attendant suites. For Toyalty
gold chairs were provided Diplomacy
had. to be content with plush.
Through door around which gor
geous f1unkeys clustered thick the rep
resentatives of the mighty made their
advent. First came the Chinese am
bassador In priest-like robes, followed
by his suite. Much one would have
liked to have known what the Celestial
dignitary thought OF it all. but his face
was as inscrutab1e as that of the
Sphinx Other ambassadors and men,
bers of the Spanish cabinet followed,
all arrayed in their showfest uniforms
and glittering with decoratiovs. There
was a long wait before royatty made it's
entrance, and the plebien crowd in the
other gallery who had no seats cast en-
vicus glances at the vacant gilded
chairs
The Washington times., 1905-04-16
ARTIFICIAL SILK.

Wearable silk fabric made from gel
atine solution is manufactured in Glas-
cow with undoubted success. 1t can be
dyed any color and takes all the shades
with a brilliant Iuster that rivals even
that OF natural silk. The fiber Is pre-
pared by ejecting fine threads OF a
strong solution of gelatine from a very
small orifice on to an endless band con-
veying them to bobbins. on which they
are reeled. After leaving the small orr
flee the gelatine solidifies in continuous
fiber, a thousandth of an inch In diam
eter, possessing n luster even greater
than that of a natural silk The fiber
In this state, however, is unsuitable for
use. as 1t is easily spoiled by water
waterproofed by a special process.
The Washington times., 1905-04-16
DisillusiOn.

addressed to a Lady Golfer -
Lady, have loved you long and truly.
But my love has languiShed and has
passed
My forbearance you have tried unduly.
TIL at last,
One short word, unnneet for lips of Ia
Plunged me in disillusioned Hades.
On the links the links of love were
broken
That so long had fastened you and me
That irreyocable work was spoken
Ger the tee;
Henceforth woman finds In me a scoffer
More especially the woman golfer
Straining for stroke saw you. nearly
$50 1t struck mel in a circle curled.
Swiftly swooped the club down. yet you
Hit the world;
And the ball you thought would soar OH
spinning,
Sat serenely, so to put it, grinning.
Just a fad / deemed 1t when you took a
Half an hour to get your bearings
Though your queer contortions made
you look g.
Perfect fright:
Still thought your conduct more thah
When you hurled your driver at the
caddy.
While the irate victim glared and oris-
tied,
And l watched with fascinated stare,
Once again the driver fairly whlstled
Through the air,
But you missed the ball, and fottering
lost your
Balance. and assumed a sitting posture.
Then TO most unseemly fury goaded,
Lady. there YOU made me what l am
From your lips one wrathful word ex-
ploded. -,
Quickly I perceived that we must sever
And 7 have forsWorn your sex forever.
London Punch.
The Washington times., 1905-04-16

This year it falls on April 20,
on which day the venerable Emperor
Of Austria and the youthful King OF
Spain will go through their annual
Maundy Thursday ceremony-that Of
washing the feet of twelve beggars.
This is,-perhaps. the queerest and most
arch, : of all the quaint and ancient
cust6iE.s attending the observance of
Easter in the Old World, and that most
abounding IN startling contrasts be-
tween genuine pomp and pretended
piety gorgeous pageantry and mock
humility.
Dies mandati," Whence the name is
derived, implies the holy origin Of the
.foot-washing ceremony Il commemor-
ates, of course, that erowning act Of
divine humility the washing of the feet
Of His twelve disciples by Him whom
Christendorn halls as King of Kings.
In medieval times. when church ard
throne were far more closely linked
than now, and Popes were potentates
to be reckoned with. this imitation of
Christ was generally performed by
European monarchs. But long ago most
of them discarded it for the more con-
yenent practice of distributing doles
by proxy Only at the courts of Madrid
and Vienna is the custom still kept UP.
The Washington times., 1905-04-16

gard Welsh as the tongue of the angels.
He is seventy-four years old and de-
spite innumerable temptations has re-
manned a bachelor. For the last five
years he has been lord lieutenant Of
Monmouthshire and his seat in the
county Is a fine old red brick mansion
designed by Iaigo Jones and approached
by a magnificent avenue OF chestnut
trees
The Washington times., 1905-04-16
Mrs. j. j. Brown, a Leader of Denvers
Smart Set, Personally Visited'' Cripple
Creek in the Interest of the
I,r,o,,;1o Co,,r+
Juvenile Court.

Ben 3. Lindsey, parent of the juvenile
court movement in the West, appealed
to Mrs. Brown, whose wealth and
social position have made her the
patron Of all the charities Of the city.
IF you could only insure US an in
come Of $4,000 year." said the judge
to this resourcefui woman, to whom
the sum represented merely the price
Of a new auto or a trip to Newport.
Mrs. Brown was lost in thought for
The Washington times., 1905-04-16
Loved by the Welsh.

A fine sportsman, scientific agricul-
turist, the klndifest of iandlords-he
owns 10000 acres-and a generous con-
tributor to wise philanthropy, he has
greatly endeared himself to the Welsh
folk. To the world at large he is known
as the breeziest OF charity bazaar open
ers, always sprightly and patriotic, but
with perhaps an undue tendency TO re-
The Washington times., 1905-04-16
LORD TREDEGAR.
TREDEGAR
Charge
Immor n Marble

His brother and heir-presumptive is
seventy and a benedict with sons and
grandsons to perpetuate the Morgan
name and cherish the Morgan pedigree
This il may be said goes back TO the
dawn Of time when the Morgans were
Welsh kings and had more APPS" than
vowels in their names. The photograph
OF Lord Tredegar, here reproduced. is
the latest which he has had talen.
The Washington times., 1905-04-16
Fears Sculptor More Than Cannon
BALAKLAVA.

Into the Valley Of Death
Rode the Six Hundred;
For up came an order which
Some one had blundered.
Forward the Light Brigade!
Take the gunsr Nolan said:
Into the Valley of Death
Rode the Six Hundred.
Flashed all their sabres bare,
Flashed all ut once in air,
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
Ali the world wondered.
Plunged in the battery smoke,
With many a desp'rate stroke
The Russian line they broke;
Then they rode back. but not
Not the Sex Hundred.
The Washington times., 1905-04-16
Denver. Col. April S

Denver, Col, April s.
~ PERATING a gold mine to Sc
cure funds for the juvenile
court OF the city of Denver
is the latest fad of Mrs. ]. }.
Brown, one Of the society leaders Oh
Colorado's capital. The funds OF the
treasury. upon which the judge OF the
juvenile court in Denver has drawn 10
reclaim bows f-olr their wicked ways
have been fearfulIy low Of late. Judge
The Washington times., 1905-04-16
Rulers of Spain and Aus
tria Perform That
Ceremony.
London. April 8.

IsULuUII, apIII .. :
A LII over Catholic Europe the
~ Thursday before Easter is
a known as "Maundy" Thursday.
This year it falls on April 20,
The Washington times., 1905-09-20
About Care of the Feet.

This Is the hardest season of the year
to keep the feet comfortable and free
from corns. The latter may be removed
by a preparation OF salicylic acid and
>collodion, the proportions Of which ere
known to every druggist. At least twice
week every bit of callousness must
be shaved off with a sharp knife or
pair of scissors. Talcum powder rubbed
well into the feet and toes. both night
and morning. by absorbing perspiration,
Will prevent growths.
Care must be taken that the toes are
thoroughly dried. Moisture left between
them causes the skin to break. Swell
Ing of the feet is usually an indication
that the liver or kidneys are not per-
forming their functions properly This
is a signal that the system needs a good
cleansing with gentle cathartics or an
effervescent laxative. If the feet swell
after long. hot day, immerse them in
a bath of warm water in which has
been dissolved one ounce of alum. twf
ounces of rock salt, and two ounces o.
borax.
The Washington times., 1905-09-20
THE MODERN DAUGHTER

Here is a story about millionaire
banker and his daughter who took
country house for the summer high up
in the mountains AS sometimes hap
pens, the cook lady whom they had
engaged failed 10 appear. To secure
another meant a trip of three or four
days TO the city and back While the
head Of the family was thinking what
was best to do his daughter surprised
him with the offer not only to run the
house. but to do the cooking herself.
adding. "I learned all about that, you
know. at the Castle School
Her father thought of the kind of in
struction which is sometimes given in
cuisine, and merely smiled. but, as she
persisted, decided to grin and bear ii at
least for the time. and told her to go
ahead and try it. To make a long story
short, the services of Bridget were dis
pensed with for the season. and when
he returned TO town the head OF the
family told a friend that he regretted
that he could not stay UP there all year
round. as he had not had such meals in
years.
we have read about the purely femin-
inc girl-the shrinking. delicate creature
who lived on sentiment and was such
a familiar heroine in the magazines of
fifty years ago. Then the athletic girl
strode in and took her place Loud
talking, heavy stepping, with knotted
muscles, she had been posed with the
golf club swung above her head. re-
minding you Of a wood chopper about
to strike. The opposite of the other
type, the athletic girl, has become too
mannish in her talk. her manner, and
even her imitation of masculine dress
With the up-to-date girl we have a
happy medium-not too much or the
, violent nor too sunfiOWery. Physically,
she is trim and supple in figure, but
not athletically repulsive. She has the
modesty and grace Of the gentlewoman
of the past. but with the self-reliance
and vivacity that form one Of her chief
charms Modern education has develop
ed her in mind and body. but has not
taken from her the refinement and deli
cacy which are so desirable in the true
woman-The Pilgrim
The Washington times., 1905-09-20
Many Ways to Serve Eggs.

When vegetables pail there are many
ways Of presenting eggs. Try hard
boiling one for each person. boiling them
for half an hour that the yolks may be
mealy instead Of heavy Drop into cold
water for five minutes, then shell and
carefully cut each lengthwise into
halves. Butter a shallow dish and place
the eggs in II. cut side downward
Thicker a cupful Of rich milk with one
teaspoonful of flour diluted with cold
milk stir and boil for a moment, sea
son with salt and pepper and add two
or three tablespoonfuls OF chopped cold
ham Pour over the eggs. over this
press through a sieve one boiled yoIk,
Shaking to give an even covering. Add
a sprinkle OF chopped parsley and place
in a hot oven for five minutes. This Is
especially dainty when served in in
diyidual dishes.
The Washington times., 1905-09-20
Spanish Omelet.

To plain omelet add a Spanish filling.
and the eaters thereof will vote for
frequent renewal OF the same dish. up
fine one-half OF a sweet green pep.
(rejecting all seeds). one-Quarter Of
pound Of Eat bacon. and one medium
sized white onion. Put these together
in a saucepan and cook slowly until the
onion begins 10 turn color, then add one
pint of cut raw tomato previously
skinned) or a scant pint o fthe canned
article. Boil down quickly until the mix
ture is the consistence of a gDod sauce.
AS a rule neither salt nor pepper is
needed, but IL Is best TO taste. Make
a plain omelet as usual, and just before
folding pu. a few spoonfuls OF the fill
ing in the center. pouring the remainder
round the Omelet when on the platter.
Eggs which have been carefully poach-
ed may be arranged in individual baking
dishes covered with various sauces and
placed in the oven just long enough TO
make all hot through. These take their
names from the sauces or combinations
used. A spoonful of tomato sauce fol-
lowed by q thick sprinkling of grated
cheese is a general favorite: chopped
ham or green pepper may be substituted
for the cheese.
The Washington times., 1905-09-20
Chicken Consomme.

Cook a fowl in sufficient water to have
one quart of broth; cool the broth. re-
move the fat. and clarity. Cook two
tablespoonfuls of fine tapioca until
transparent: add to the broth with half
q teaspoonful of celery salt. a dash OF
onion Juice Gf desired), and sufficient
salt and pepper TO season. When ready
to serve, add a cupful of hot cream
Clam Bisque.
Cook one pint of clans. half a cupful
OF rice a sprig of parsley. and half a
bay leaf in four cupfuls of veal stock
until the rice is tender. Strain, add two
tablespoonfuls OF tomato catsup and one
cupful Of hot cream. beat vigorously,
and serve at once.
The Washington times., 1905-09-20
Clam BisCue.
Abouf Carving.

Sharp knives are absolutely essential
to good carving, but it must be remem-
bered that knife blades Of poor steel
cannot be made sharp Only the carver
appreciates this. The anatomy of a
fowl should be studied behind the scenes
by the novice at carving. for IL is most
embarrassing not TO be able 10 strike
the joints
The Washington times., 1905-09-20

firm tomatoes and cut in half inch dice
Season with salt and pepper and let
stand in a colander until needed that
all liquid may be drained off. Break the
eggs in a bowl, add two tablespoonfuls
OF warm water and beat with a fork
until well mixed, but not especially
light. Heat teaspoonful of butter in
the omelet pan. shaking until ii is even
ly creased and smoking hot Turn in the
eggs and shape and stir with a spatula
or broad bladedi knife until the mixture
Is quite thick and almost ready 10 set.
Turn In quickly about three-Quarters Of
the diced tomato, sprinkle well with
salt and pepper and at once begin to
fold the omelet. Turn out on a hot dish
and arrange the remainder of the to-
mato around It,
Fried Egg Plant.
Egg plant will be in market for some
Time TO come. and makes good and
satisfying breakfast dish. Peel it the
preceding evening, but in thin slices. and
pile on one another, sprinkling each
thickly with salt. Over all place a plate
ana weight. BY morning the acrid
juice will be pressed out. Dip each
slice either in seasoned -four or use
first egg diluted with a little water.
then plenty OF fine stale bread crumbs
Drop a Few slices al a time In a ket-
tie partly filled with smoking-hot fat and
COOK 10 a delicate brown. then drain for
moihtit on SOFT paper, or Saute quick
~ In little hot fat in n shallow pan.
Both methods are well liked In locali-
ties where egg plant cannot be pro-
iengthwise and proceed in the same way
as for egg plant. except that there is no
need 10 press out the Juice
The Washington times., 1905-09-20
WHAT THE GIRL NEEDS
TO TAKE TO BOARDING SCHOOL

The furniture and ixings a girl needs
cording TO the sort of school she is
going to. and. also. very much accord
ing to her motive for going.
II she is going with an idea OF having
a good time-of finishing Incl
dentally attending a few classes: or.
perhaps. of experiencing year or two
of college life, with no intentions Of
turning scholar then her 'hxings"
must be of the more elaborate sort
Part of the sort of education she's after
is the social side. where all sorts of mid
night feasts and gossipy gatherings
over cups OF tea figure largely
II she's going in for first honoTs," ."
size wants enough cozy things to make
he moments OF relaxation amount 10
actual rest.
The Couch.
Some kind OF a couch should be pro-
vided, either by the powers that be or
by the girl herself. and il should be
preferably a box-couch. both because
it Is so wonderfully convenient in a place
where chest and bureau space are both
markedly limited. and because she can
stretch out perfectly fiat there-the
quickest way to get perfect rest
Pillows will probably be given 10 her
as farewell tokens by the numerous
girls who see her off; and one in the
school colors she II probably make her
self. If you want TO see that she is
provided with them, get those inter
csting covers made OF burlap in dark,
rich colors They're inexpensive-rang-
ing from 30 cents to Shave lots of
wear in them, and with il all. have the
very character of a college den. If you
make them, get a little more than
nf rxun IN 81
ing colors. and use the left over to
make a cut-out design on the other. DO
the work entirely by machine
Burlap can be used for every sort
The Washington times., 1905-09-20

Of thing she needs. Screens and shirt
waist boxes and odd stools can be got
up in the crudest ways of plain boards.
and made into interesting things by the
way they are covered and trimmed with
buriap. which comes in the prettiest
greens and reds and blues imaginable
Some kind OF q tea table IS as neces-
sary. unless IL is forbidden by the rules
OF the school. The things for it should
be pretty, but not the finest sort. for
accidents are frequent, and nothing
should be SO hard 10 replace as to be
tax on the purse of the girl who is so
unlucky as to break something.
Her own bureau covers and ooilfes she
Is sire TO want. and napkinS-lunch
size--of course, for her tea table Plain
hemstitched squares of heavy linen make
the prettiest sort of napkins, especially
If one corner shows the initial. And
the quickest. easiest way to work e
is over those papier-mache initials,
which act as pattern and filling at the
same time.
Indian Blankets Gay.
Indian blankets lend a gay. CHEEKY
touch to the room, and are warm
enough 10 feel mighty comfortable on
chill days: and silk blankets come in q
dozen gay combinations. or in the gay
est, richest red or blue-a solid color.
Even the esthetic, subdued lavenders
and greens are used in as eSthetic de-
signs-art nouveau patterns that fit
room all in soft colorings so well
But CHEEKY yet serviceable colors are
best TO stick 10 in planning your room;
they bear the brunt of the long. hard
season Of school
As to table silver and bed linen, some
schools require a certain amount of
each thing TO be furnished by the pupil;
but those requirements are printed on
little slips and forwarded to each new
pupil in plenty of time before school
"Opens.
The Washington times., 1905-09-20
SWISS SOUP.

AS cooler weather comes on soups will
be relished more than in summer. An
uncommon yet simple variety known as
Swiss soup is made OF six potatoes.
three turnips and a slice Of salt pork
boiled together IN enough water 10 cover
all well When of the consistency Of
cream. season with butter. salt and
pepper. and add when serving a spoon
full OF whipped cream with grated
, 1905-02-22
Wednesday, February II, 1905.
THE EXTRA TOUGH.
II Is Fascinating, but 1t LIS the En-
envy of the Simple Life.

It Is Fascinating, but 1t lis the En-
envy of the Simple Life.
A business man of great promise
failed in spite of it in n of our sub
urban towns lately. A shrewd friend
Df the family thus diagnosed the bank
ruptcy: Jack made enough to live on
and could have kept on making it right
along, but Louise wanted the extra
touch. She knew just how to put it
ON, and in the end she put it on Jacks
financial difficulties"
Other women have lone the same.
The extra touch Is the most delightful
thing in the world when 1t can be af-
forded. 1t gives distinction to the COM
monplace novelty, to routine things,
grace to life. Yet, like other extras, it
has the trick of running up accounts
out of all proportion. If it does not
cost money its expenses in time and
vital force are equally great. The ex-
ira touch in dress means either a great
deal Of money spent or a great deal of
time expended, and few women can af-
ford either unless they stint in more
important directions.
The extra touch In social affairs Of
ten costs beyond all proportion. The
exquisite nicely of table service at
tanned by some hostesses means con-
tinual trouble with servants and enor-
laundry bills, to say nothing Of
fret Of mind. Distinctive entertain
ments involve money, brains, time or
all three. The extra touch is the ne-
my of the simple life. The average
household Is much better of without 1t.
of us who cannot reach it still sigh for
1t, and those who can are seldom wise
enough to refrain from its temptations
and complications.-Harper's Bazaar.
, 1905-02-22
Kansas Oil

The action by the Standard Oil Com
pany in refusing to accept oil from
Kansas producers was intended as a
punishment to a sovereign State for
daring to legislate in any way preju-
dicial to Standard Oil interests. A
great corporate monopoly thus takes
a State by the throat to intimidate. it.
The government has decided to take
this colossal monopoly into court as an
illegal combination in restraint of trade
and it cannot do an act to command a
wider popular favor. When a corpora
ton makes open wal on a State it is
time for the government to grapple
with it. The robber barons of the
middle ages often made war on the
sovereign. The robber barons of the
twentieth century have begun to show
the same boldness .-NeaUdrk advertiser.
, 1905-02-22
Brilliant Luncheon

The gallant Capt. Mathews was sur
prised last Saturday. The Kinne-
waugha Band weighed anchor and
tackled to the formers home, when
an anchor was thrown out in the
diningroom. Mr.. Nye had been there
first and arranged electric lights,
coupled with the floral decorations
of American Beauties, ferns and car
nations, placed by the Captains wife,
made a veritable fairy land. These
guests partook of the luncheon: Rev.
and Mrs. Parker, ex-Councilman Bow
en- and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Job
Adams, Mrs. Eckert, Misses Bowen
and Edith Parker, and Masters John
Adams and G.. Bowen.
Capt. Mathews and all present were
delighted with the Bands renditions.
-PeasantviLe Press.