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The Washington times., 1906-12-11
MORE FAIRGROUNDS
PLANNED FOR CITY
Movement to Provide Night
Facilities for Working
Boys.
GYMNASIUM AND BATH
Cuno H. Rudolph Elected President Of
Playground AsOeiation-0bject
Playground Association-object

Last night the Washington Play
ground Association met at the Board of
Trade and completed its organization by
adopting a constitution and bylaws.
The following were among those pres
ent: Fred G. ColdTen. Mrs. Henry T.
Rainey. Mrs. Ellen 5. Alussey. Miss
Edith c. Westcott, Miss MabIe Towner,
Eugene r. Stevens, Henry P. Blair,
Wallace Hatch, Dr. Henry $. Curtis,
Mrs. Henry S Curtis. and Prof. Jack
son,
The first matter of consideration was
the report OF the committee. which con-
sisted OF Walter Clephane, Dr. Henry
s Custis. and Maj. Richard Sylvester.
which had been appointed 60 consider
changes in the constitution.
Object of Association.
After a brief discussion, the report OF
the committee was unanimously adopt
ed. AS adopted. the purpose of the as
sOciation is said to be Ito promote tine
playground movement in Washington.
to guide its development and expansion
along wise lines, and To undertake and
TO carry on new features of the work
until such time as the District govern
ment shall be ready TO take charge Of
them"
Although an appropriation of $ll,554
was received last year from Congress.
and between 1900 and $500 children
were in daily attendance at the play
grounds. there suu seemed 10 those
present to be ample need of "a play
ground association, despite the fact
that the Fairgrounds are on borrowed
ground and there is no public gymua-
sium or bath connected with them, and
no facilities for working boys in the
evenings
Officers Are Elected.
The report OF the committee on nomi-
nations was then called for, and the fol-
lowing officers We're elected: President.
Cuno H Rudolph; first vice president.
Fred G. CoIdren; second vice president.
Miss Edith Westcott; treasurer, Eugene
=. stevens; secretary, Wallace Hatch f;
honorary members. Commissioner Henry
+. r. Mactarldud. Commissioner Henry
]. West. Commissioner John Eiddle, Col.
Thomas W. Symons. Mrs. Fred T. Du-
bois, Mrs John b. Henderson, Mrs. Cliff
ford Barney
Arrange for Lectures.
A committee was then appointed. con-
Etsting of Mrs. Henry T. Raiuey, Miss
Edith Westcott. Eugene Stevens. and
James +, West, to make arrangements
for the course Of lectures by Prof. Ed
ward Griggs. The lectures viii include
the following titles: Socrates" Car
lsle.' ''SayanorOla, " Emerson" and
'TOlstOy" This is a course which has
been given many times in New York,
and each time with increasing pOpu-
larity
Here is the association: William II.
Baldwin. Miss Elizabeth V. Brown, Fred
@. ColdTen, AlvOTd Cooley, Lieut. John
VI. Crawford, Judge William H De-
Lacey John B. DiCkman, Wallace
Hatch. Mrs. William II. Hoeke. Miss
Amy Mcmillan. Prof. ". s Montgom-
cry, Mrs. Ellen Spencer Afussey. Charles
=. Neil, Miss Elizabeth Oliver. Mrs.
Henry T. Rainey, Cuno H. Rudolph a.
r. Server. John b. Sleman. jr. Eugene
b. Stevens, DT. Rebecca StOneroad. Mai
Richard Sylvester. Dr. William Tindall.
u. A. Weber, Charles +. Weller. Miss
Edith c. WestCott
The Washington times., 1906-12-11

Holy Trinity Council, No 1872, Catholic
Women's Benevolent Legion. Of Holy
Trinity Catholic Church, at its recent
meeting, elected officers 10 serve for
the ensuing year as follows. Mrs Mar
gaTet Reynolds. president; Mrs. Sarah
a. Clarke. vice president Mrs. Cath
crime A Moore, secretary: Mrs Gather
Inc Bean, collector; Mrs. Mary O'Calla-
CHAN, treasurer; Mrs. Mary y. Wise,
orator: Miss Jennie l. Dugan. marshal.
Mrs. Eliza beth Delaney. guard: Mrs.
Mary f. V. Dugan. Mrs. Julia BranZell
and Miss Mae Henderson, trustees.
The Washington times., 1906-12-11

Marvin Phillips. the young white man
OF 325l y street northwest, who was
severely burned about the face and
hands several days ago, as the result
OF an explosion OF a pan Of gasoIene
which he was using for cleaning pur-
poses, Is reported 70 be very much i'm
proved.
The Washington times., 1906-12-11

citizens self-respect. and the mutual
respect OF all citizens: that is, based
upon a rigid Observance Of the prin-
Ciples Of justice and honesty. IT has
not been easy to instil into the minds
OF people unaccustomed 70 the exercise
of freedom, the two basic principles Of
our American system; the principle that
the majority must rule, and the priu-
cipie that the minority has rights which
must not be disTegarded or tramDled
upon. Yet real progress has been made
IN having these principles accepted as
elementary. as the foundations of sue
-..aar-L 81 - 49,
The Washington times., 1906-12-11
YOUNG THIEF OF TIME
AWARDED THREE MONTHS

For stealing q watch valued at $50
from the home of Edward II Walker,
where he was employed, John Green.
colOred, was this morning fined $50 in
the Police Court by Judge MullOWney.
q table in Walkers room. The watch
was found in his possession when he
was arrested. In default Of payment OF
the fine Green was sent 10 jail FOR three
months
The Washington times., 1906-12-11
Count Has Eye on Wo-
man Who Is DOubly a
Grass Widow.

PARIS. Dec. Ills Boni de Castellane
IA England 10 marry Madame Letellier.
the divorced wife of Alfred MenieT. the
millionaire chocolate manufacturer?
That IS the current rumor I'm fashion
able and exclusive circles. She is the
daughter OF the owner of the Paris
The Washington times., 1906-12-11

l doubt whether our people as whole
realize the beauty and fertility OF Porto
Rico. and the progress that has been
made under its admirable government
We have just cause for pride in the
character of our representatives who
have administered the tropic Islands
which came under our nag as a result
of the war with Spain; and OF no one
of them is this more true than of Porto
Rico. II would he impossible 20 wish a
more faithful, more efficient, and a
more disnterested public service than
that now being rendered N the island
of Porto Rico by those in control OF the
lnsular government
Pleased With Public Schools.
I stopped at q dozen towns all told,
and one OF the notable features IN every
town was the gathering OF the school
children. The work that has been done
In Porto Rico for education has been
noteworthy. The main emphasis. as Is
eminentiy wise and proper, has been put
upon primary education. sut in addition
20 this there is a normal school, an ag-
ricultural school, three Industrial ana
three high schools. Every EFFORT is being
made TO secure not only the benefits Of
elementary education 10 all the Porto
Ricans Of the next generation. but also
az Tar as means will permit 10 train
them 50 that the Industrial. agricultural.
and commercial opportunities OF the
Island can be utilized 10 the best Dos
sibie advantage. It was evident at a
glance that the teachers, both Ameri-
cans and native Porto Ricans, were de-
voted u their work. took the greatest
pride in it. and were endeavOring to
train their pupils. not only IN mind. but
ia what counts for far more than mind
o. aaHH HaH.aH q , aH. na HHHn ~
Police and Troops Wen Trained.
was very much struck by the ex-
ceIlent character both Of the insular po-
lice and Of the Porto Rican regiment.
They are b5th OF them bodies that reflect
credit upon the American administration
or the island. The insular police are
under the local Porto Rican government
The Porto Rican regimeut OF troops
must be appropriated for by the Con-
gress. earnestly hope that this body
Will be kept permanent There should
certainly be troops in the island, and II
IS wise that these troops should be
would be from every standpoint a mis-
take not to perpetuate this regiment.
Prosperity in Agriculture.
In traversing the island even the most
cursory survey leaves the behoIder
STRUCK WIN the eFiHent Faplo CROWN
in the culture both Of the sugar cane
and tobacco The fruit industry is also
growing Last year was the most pros
porous year that the island has ever
known before or since the American Oc-
cupation The total Of exports and I'M
ports OF the island was forty-fye mil
lions OF dollars as against eighteen mil
lions in 1901. This Is the largest IN the
islands history, Prior TO the American
occupation the greatest trade for any
one year was that OF 1896. when il
reached nearly twenty-thTee millions OF
dollars. Last year. therefore, there was
double the trade that there was in the
most prosperous year under the Spauish n
regime. There were 2l0.273 tons Of sugar
exported last year, of the value Of Sl4.-
IS6 3l9. 81 $40 163 OF tobacco. and p 81. 80
pounds OF coffee of the value OF 50, 4s1, ,102.
The Washington times., 1906-12-11
PRESIDENT PRAISES
PORTO RICANS AS
WORTHY CITIZENS
In Message to Congress He Advocates They
Be Admitted to Full Rights-Story
of Recent Trip.

The the following to Congress today:
To eSenate and House o Representatives.
by and returning
road from Arebo Ponce the
wonderfully beautiful especially the mountains of
veritab Switzerland could
dredged
American battleship do think this fact
creditab earnestly hope that immediate
will be made for dredging an harbor.
The Washington times., 1906-12-11
LUCY LACY TO LANGUiSH
IN JAIL FOR HER THEFT

For the larceny of lace lingerie from
Lucy Beverly. Lucy Lacy. lady of
color. was this morning led before the
seat of Justice in the Police Court tl
answer for her crime. On the testimony
she was sentenced 20 pay "a fine of SIS OF
20 spend sixty days in Jail.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-04
MAKING a CHEF.
1t Takes Many Years of Hard Work
and Training.

"When you reflect upon what chef
goes through to complete his education
It is no wonder that mis- services COM
mand high prices" said the culini.y
king Of restaurant.
1.-THE chef" he continued, "begins as
boy, as apprentice to a master. For
several years he works under the veg.
etable cook. He learns how to make
mashed potatoes thai look like white
roses, how to cook and to arrange all
the vegetables. from the tru rs down,
In a hundred fine and beautiful ways.
He gets no salary. He gets only his
board.
"Then for a year he studies raw
meats. He learns how to SOLICIT them
and how to cut them up lie can tell
at a glance. for instance tie genuine
salt meadow mutton from the false.
Along with this raw mcNt course g0a7
also a study Of fish and of game and
Of poultry-how to stuff, dress, lard.
truss, and so on.
"Next, for year, at 9'n u e?''"V
he stands before the r0n~0 learning
how to broil, fry. roast and bake.
"fIe now knows the foundation o.
his art and is admitted ito NO n"os
ence of the chef himeo'f-onl-- Nr''tt
ants have taught him so far. I've cNof
teaches him to make sorns. naet''n7
ices and the more COMPLICATED rnd
dings and souG'ces. Three o" f''''
years is none too long time 70 s-''''
here.
"Ten years of hard work s'H'' '1'.
Such chef without diricrltv earns
from So a week up to $50. If he
gave half rs much time to the bar. the
church or medicine he would earn
thrice as much."-Ncw York Press
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-04
PEPYS AND EVELYN.
Difference In Methods OF These Tive
Famous Diarists.

L2mOEa
Pepys narrative IS always dramatic
himself being the center of the play
while Evelyn IL historical. pathetic or
didactc, as the mood sciZps him. pepys
gives US the comedy of his time, as
Plautus and Terence gave us the com.
edy Of theirs. Evelyn on the other
hand, has something Of Liyy in his
composition and not little of Cicero.
Compare for instance, their treatment
of the great nre. and you may measure
the distance between them. Thus 1t Is
that Pepys' account begins: "Some of
our maids, sitting up late last night to
get things ready against our feast to
day, Jane called US up about 3 in the
morning to tell us of great fire they
saw in the city. SO rose and slipped
on my nightgown and went TO her win
dow" And now turn to Evelyn and
see the temper IN which he views the
destruction Of the city. "Thc clouds
Of smoke were dismal and reached up
on computation near fifty miles In
length" he writes the day after TIE
fire. "Thus ! left It this afternoon
burning, resemblance of Sodom or
the last day. 1t forclbly called to my
mind that passage Non enim hlc ha,
bemus stahilem civitatem' the ruins
resembling tho picture of Troy. Lon
don was, but It is no mOre"'
Pepys sets the scene before you like
man: EVELYN reflects upon the TRACE.
dy like writer. ingenious In reference
and quick with sllusion. We need not
discuss which is the better method. but
It may surely be said that the world
will produce another hundred Evelyns
before IT fashions fitting rival for
Pepys.-London Spectator.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-04
HEALTH AND HABITS.
Tissue Income and Expenditure Must
Be Made t. Balance.

The day must come at some future
period Of sociological development
when the instinct Of self preservation
will override the pernicious habits and
customs of the present day fashions
and necessity. Men will come to learn
that tissue income and expenditure
must be adjusted to better balance if
the human machine is to be kept in
smoothly working order; that excess of
either Is a physiological sin which ma
ture will surely avenge either on the
Individual or on his descendants; that
sustained work Of the best quality can
only be performed when effort is kept
we'll within the margin Of accomplish
ment; that luxurious idleness and arti-
fetal excitement. when carried beyond
the limits of healthy counterpoise to
the daily routine of active duty, bring
about their neurasthenic nemesis as
surely as overstrenuous endeavOr, and
that the coming generation can be fit
ted to battle with the increasing COM
plexities of life only If endowed with
bodies that are structurally perfect
anu Will utl NOuS tShtSlS ttbtDiS VI
producing throughout an average dura-
ton of life sufficient energy to enable
the machine to perform satisfactorily
the work whereto it has been set.
A more vigorous public sentiment
fostered by an example of greater self
denial and more rigid adherence to
simplicity of life on the part Of those
who set the pace and lead the fashions
Of the day. would do much to arrest
the downhill rush Of the mutitude:
pronounced social disapproval Of the
immoderate use of alcohol and tobacco
and the stern forbidding Of both under
the age of puberty would shield the
nervous centers from two of their most
deadly enemies and, though it might
at first CRATE against popular feeling,
the Introduction by the legislature Of
an enactment whereby some form Of
compulsory military service was ex-
acted from every healthy young man
would materially contribute to the
preservation of active minds in vigor-
Gus bodies to those who are destined
to make or mar the future history of
their fatherland. Guthrie Rankin, Nj.
D., in Detroit News-Trbune.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-04
CHlLDREN'S GAMES.

The game Of hare and hounds origi
mated in England about 1910.
Leapfrog is mentioned in the works
Of both Shakespeare and Johnson.
The game of hide and seek came
from Europe about the beginning OF
the seventeenth century.
Blind mans buff found its origin
with the Greeks, among whom 1t was
often INDUCED in by adults.
Skipping rope is childish pastime
Of ancient origin. In place of rope a
vine stripped Of leaves was originally
used.
The spinning of tops came from the
Greeks. Records show that this kind
Of fun was in vogue at the time of
Virgil.
Kite flying is about two centuries old
In Europe Probably it originated In
China, where the practice Of flying
Kites is very ancient.
The game of seeing who can hop the
longest on one foot came from the
ancient Greeks, among whom 1t was
practiced by the youths for wagers.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-04
A DRAMATIC ARTIST.
The Winning Ways Of the Man Dress
maker of Paris.

The drcssmaker is Il slim young MAJ
with a long nose and big, winsome
eyes. Wearing gray frock coat and
patent leather shoes, corseted and pow
dered and perfumed he is more than a
man; he is Il dreSsmaker. He is sat
urated with dandyism. 1t is not of an
offensive kind. His manners are a
strange mixture Of humility and In.
science, for he is at once salesman
and an artist. And he talks, talks.
talks, bending his slim body into POLITE
curves, gcsticuating with his thin
white hands. rolling his eyes in their
painted orbits, the while he fu1nbles
silks and velvets and satins and lace
and wool
The mere man who comes into
dressmaker's shop Of an afternoon---ln
Paris no one goes to the dressmaker's
save only in the aftcrnoon-beglns by
sneerlng at this fantastic creature
That mood does not last long. Con
tempt gives way to admiration. There
Is something marvellous in the way this
lord of lace and ribbon dominates the
women. the royal highness as we'll as
the spoiled actress. He is charming; he
Is frivolous. Then Of a sudden his
face darkens, he becomes serious, he
stares at her royal hi"hness, studying
her form from head to foot; he smites
his brow and cries despairingly: mo,
no! l can't see you in that gown-to
day l can't see you in any gown-I
will study--an inspiration will come
you must wait" And royalty goes
away fattered, she knows not why
Vance Thompson in Woman's Home
Companion.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-04
No Time Fer Surgery.

The AVERAGE woman thinks the sun
and stars would cease to shine sooner
than that she could interfere with the
regular routine Of household duties. A
Sabetha woman was recently Informed
by her physician that she would have
to have an operation performed. She
said she didn't see how she could;
that Monday was washing day, Tues
day ironing day, Wednesday the mis-
rionary society met, Thursday was the
day to clean up, Friday to bake. Sat
urday to give the children their baths
and mend. II he could get it In Sun
day after dinner and before evening
services perhaps she would try It,
Kansas City Journal.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-04
SOME FIRST OCCASIONS.

Alexander del Srlna made the first
pair Of spcctacles in 1850.
The first books were bound by Alta
lus, king of pcrgamus, in 19S &. c.
The first glass window in England
was put III in an abbey about $50.
The first typewriter ever made ap'
pcarcd in 1714, the work Of Henry
Mills.
The first bread was made by the
Greeks; the first windmills by the Sar-
acens
The first playful was issued from
DrUry Lane theater, London, on April
8, 1868
1t is asserted that the drum was the
first musical instrument used by hui
man beings
Trousers, in their present shape
were introduced into the British army
In 1913 and tolerated rs Il legitimate
portion of evening dress in 1916.
According to historians, the frs
striking clock was imported into Eu
rope by the Persians about 500 A.
1t was brought as Il present to Char,
magne from Allella, king Of Persi'
by two monks of Jerusalem.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-04
LIVING ON STILLS.


People live on sixteen foot stills in
he remarkable turpentinc growing
country Of France. They don these
stills after breakfast and do not re-
move them again till it is time for bed.
There are two reasons for the wear
nc of stills in the turpentine country.
one is the turpcntine gathering. The
)ther is the hcrding of the great flockS.
The turpcntine comes from the mari
ime pine. This tree is tapped, Il shin
lie is inserted, and from the single Is
l.ung Il tiny bucket into which the tur-
rentinc drips. The tapping process is
Ike that used on the American sugar
maple.
Young pine trees are tapped low, bui
With each years passage the incision is
lade higher, so that it is not long be-
ore most OF The trees are tapped twen-
- or Thirty feet from the ground.
Hence the huge stills of the work
men. On these stills they traverse the
flat country, covering five or six yards
Giih each stride, and quickly and east
y they collect the turpcntinc that over
lows the little buckets hanging high
10 in the trees.
1t Is for herding also that the stills
re useful. The country is very fiat,
and the he"dsman unless he continual
? climbed Il tree would be unable to
K rep all the members Of his huge flock
il sight. But striding about on his
s. Its he commands a wide prospect.
IIc Is always, rs it were, upon hill
The silt wearers carry a fifteen foot
staff with Il round, fiat top like a din
ncr plate. When it is lunchtmc or
when thcy are tired they plant upright
under them the staff ana sit down on
its round. dat top. Then in comfort,
selted SO dizzily hi@h they eat and
re st and Chattcr-a strange sight to be-
Loll.-NeW York Press.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-04
MUSIC STRINGS.
The Great Amount of Material Re.
quired to Meet the Demand.


zone of the most generally accepted
but mistaken ideas that are entertained
by the people of this country" said a
travelling representative Of a foreign
mandatory of gut strings, ''is that
strings used on musical instruments
are manufactured from catgut. If that
were true the cats in this world would
have been eXtcrmiDated many years
ago in supplying the market with ma
teral for musical instrument strings.
1.-THE fact is that they are manufac-
tured from the intestines of sheep, and
In obtaining enough raw material even
from these animala the manufacturers
at times find difficulty.
1.-THE only string made from the In
testines of the feline is that used for
surgical purposes - for sewing up
wounds. one would be amazed to
know that there are millions OF mu-
steal instrument strings used in North
America alone, and just think where
the tabbies would be if they had to
supply the consumption.
"Another amazing thing is that there
are over 100 different grades OF musical
instrument strings. The demand for
strings in North America IL increasing
every year, especially in the sctth and
In Mexico There are more guitar
strings sold in Mexico than any other
kind. but through the south the banjo
string is still popular. despite the fact
that every year has marked slight but
gradual falling off in the demand.
Kansas City Journal.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-04
No. ST.
MIND AND MUSCLE.


In all foatS of skill the influence of
the mind is most important To per-
form in thoroughly good style any diff
cult feat of Skill it is absolutely neces-
sary that the mind must be free from
fear, anxiety or nervousness. | knew
once. years ago. Il man who had been
d bullfighter in Spain. During one of
his glowing accounts of the sport
expressed my surprise that he should
Lave left the life His reply was: zone
day | was about to enter the ring and
| had little creepy feeling Of fear.
Then stopped for good. The man who
feels fear IS sure to be killed"
And it is equally true that the man
who fears is heavily handicapped, no
matter what tho contest may be. Anxi-
ETY. and nervousness are closely akin
to fear, and both are so powerful in
their effect as to render it almost i'm
possible for one to perform perfectly
any difficult or delicate feat Of skill.
The man who is afraid or anxious or
nervous is almost sure to fail.
All emotions when intense have a
powerful tlIttl Oh llle MUSCLES. LIS
Is plainly seen in the tension Of the
muscles. clnching of hands and arms,
as well as Of the face in anger. In the
spasmodic breathing of excitement,
in the muscular weakness and trem-
bling of fear. and in many other con
ditions that might be mentioned. Now
In feats of skill of whatever nature
whether balancing, juggling, marks
manship. tumblinG or shot putting. II
is necessary that Just the right muscles
must be used at ilst the right instant
and to just the right degree. When,
however. the muscles are disturbed by
emotional excitement, such delicate ad
justment is impossible and the prob.
able result is failure.
The mental state most conducive to
success in games of skill is confident
calmness. And by practice this state
If mind may be made Il habit-a habit
most valuable in all games of skill,
even in that game of skill called life
Dr. W. Il. c. Latson i'll Outing.