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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
The Elopement.

Woman continues to occupy at least her
share Of space in the public prints. This by
no means detracts from ones interest in
those publications, for it may not be vio-
lation of confidence to say that many men
really feel an interest In women. Indeed. in
nearly every sensational story about
woman man may be found at the bottom
OF 1t. Woman Is not altogether to blame for
her prominence In the newspapers, for
every woman who gets into the news Is de-
scribed as beautiful, and this is the only
chance many of them ever have to be thus
described This chance presents a great
temptation to woman. and every man who
has ever read the story of Eve and the ap-
pie knows how readily woman may yield
to temptation.
One Of the late news items concerning
woman Is this:
'BRADDOCK. Pa.-Fifty-two young wom-
en- of a Braddock Lutheran Church. at a
meeting held last night. signed a paper
pledsfng themselves not to be parties to
Opponents"
The young ladies who have signed this
pledge probably mean to keep it. There Is
no harm In that. Nearly every one who
signs pledge means to keep 1t. But, if
80 per cent of the pledges signed were kept
INC ehtA-ooioOi icdSuc COulQ Sdlely QlSDanQ
Is 1t logical that these young ladies should
throw the weight of their influence against
elopement? The elopement has its uses
In the first place. 1t is romantic. and if peo-
pie do not get their romance before mar
riage they are apt never to know much
about romance. The elopement is a good
thing for the poor man. It enables a six-dol-
lar-a-week men to aspire to the hand of a
maid he could never hope to win with the
consent Of her mother.
Moreover. the elopement exce!s in the
matter Of economy. 1t Is very much cheaper
than church wedding. There Is also much
less excitement about It. The young lady
does not have to wrestle with the awful
problem of the invitation list On the other
hand. 1t Is true that the clippers have to
forego many wedding presents, but this
also is economy. Wedding presents are the
most expensive things a young married
couple can accept. When 1t comes to paw
Ing back wedding presents It is astounding
to learn the number Of school chums the
young wife had. and the rapidity and per-
sistency with which they marry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

road inertia, Of silent freight yards, rusty
rails, empty depots. We have become SO ac-
custemed to the facilities for travelling
swiftly and In numbers over long distances
that such proposition Is almost unthinka-
BILE. Yet, II It can be projected upon the
mind the result will be a fair notion Of the
vitality important part the railro1d locomo-
tive plays in our economy.
That great machine. evolved to such a
high point as to be regarded today by some
engineers as at the limit Of its usefulness,
is one OF the chief factors In the process of
making this vertically q ''billion dollar coun-
try" 1t has fostered the growth of great
cities. widely separated according to former
standards. but close together according to
modern idea. 1t has developed the farm as
well as the manufacturing center. It has
rendered the mines of the United States
profitable and productive Of vast wealth.
The locomotive has. In truth. hauled billions
of dollars into the banks of the United
States, and rendered US the richest people
In the world.
or course, the locomotive alone could not
have accomplished this result. We have
always had the soil. the climate and the
mineral wealth that have been the natural
essentials to our marvellous fortune. But is
has taken machinery to transform and
transport the yield Of our land into the
treasure that gives our statist,cfans the
chance to draw such amazing comparisons
between the early American days and the
present.
Will the future be as marvellous in its own
way? What of the statistics of a century
hepce?. Will our present-day wonders of
contrast, our proudly exhibited signs Of
growth and gain be shrunk into insignif-
canoe by the overwhelming totals Of zoos?
Or have we gained already at the most
rapid pace possible. leaving for future gen.
erations to score advances in other direc-
tons than that of piling up billions? If we
as a people manage in the next century to
solve Jour social problems as successfully
as we have acquired riches during the hum
dred years now past. we will have in truth
earned the praise of all the world as a
nation blessed by fate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
.
Mr.. TilIman at Chicago.

The stir over the approaching appearance
of Senator Tillman on the lecture platform
In Chicago recalls some interesting history.
In earlier days the boot was on the other
leg Protests against the public discussion
of topics likely to arouse bitterness and
lead to turmoil came from the south. Men
who demanded the abolition of slavery
were denounced as public enemies. A price
was put upon Garrison s head. Any one
of dozen public speakers of power In
that day would have paid with his life the
penalty of an appearance in slave state
Horace Greeley's newspaper was denied the
privileges of the mail south of the Potomac
and the Ohio. The argument was that as
slavery was protected by the Constitution
the slaves should not in effect be melted
against their masters. A rising under such
Influences would be attended by appalling
consequences. Innocent blood would flow,
and disorder become general.
Now protests against the agitation Of
questions growing out of slavery and its
abolition heard in the north. In cities
like Philadelphia. Brooklyn. and Chicago,
the authorities are asked to bar both south
ern speakers and southern plays dealing in
anti-negro form with the race question. The
argument Is that negroes are now citizens
OF the Jniteu many VI @hehi
are prosperous. and worthy. and law-abid-
ing: that speakers of the grade of Mr.. Till
man. and plays OF the class of The Clans
man." incite the emotional and the lower
order of the whites against all negroes,
and that riot and bad feeling. with the
negroes as sufferers. follow. 1t Is curl
Gus reversal of things.
AS great as their concern is. however. the
negroes of the north could not commit
greater blunder than to propose, as some
are doing force In these matters. The
south, by appealing first to intolerance and
then prematurely to force, lost her cause.
She was strong and determined and brave.
but could not sustain herself in the field
against the tide that her unwisdom turned
against her. Much less could the negroes
living in the north hope to win by force. or
by any act challenging the law. They are
few and feeble, and must obey and work
through the agencies of-the- law IL the law
is to protect them. Any other course
means disaster for them.
1t may be repeated, as The Star the other
day said, that the selection of Mr.. Till
man for orator, and his selection of Lie race
question for theme, on an occasion when
human sympathy and good feeling should
be paramount are at least peculiar, Still
they are not open to any severer challenge
than criticism and the very worst thing
that could befall the negro race in America
would be the harming or the death of Mr..
Tillman at the hand or instigation of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
TRIAL MARRIAGES.
From the Hartford Times.

From the Hartford Times.
Nobody who thoroughly enjoys the UNI
expected or who dislikes to miss an anus
ing incident should fail to notice that even
Pittsburg Is protesting against Mrs. Par
sons book advocating trial marriages.
From the indianapolis News.
Anyhow, It was rather considerable of Mrs.
Parsons to defer the publication of her
book until after the election.
From the Providence Evening Bulletin.
The, views Of MF&, Parsons on, the mar
riage question are not likely to bebiadpseed
bXcthA other parsons. 5e-~s 20 C-.'r-sN
From the indianapolis Star.
Some of the tremendous energy Mr.. Her
bert Parsons has displayed In New York
politics might have been advantageously
devoted to keeping the lid on in his do
mestic circle.
From the Philadelphia Press
Mrs. Elsie Clews Parsons idea Of trial
marriage is opposed by all the other par
sons heard from
From the New York Herald
E Records of thu divorce courts furnish
evidence that trial marriages's were not
unknown before Mrs.. Herbert Parsons
wrote her book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
JOBS FOR BOHI.

From the Scranton Tribune.
Count Bonl has been offered q job as
head waiter in a restaurant. 1t seems
strange how the opportunities for obtain
ing great wealth are thrust upon some
men!
From the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.
Count Boni de Castellane threatens to
open q saloon II he Is not we'll provided
for In the divorce settlement. He could
make money more easily by taking to the
dime museum stage.
From the Minneapolis Journal. .,.....r 200
Boni Castellane IL getting some fne offers
from America to take positions as head
waiter The man cannot complain OF any
American prejudice against him at any
rate.
From the Chicago Record Herald.
1t will certainly be Count Bonrs own
fault II the wolf gets any chance to scratca
at his door.
From the Savannah News.
The suggestion that Boni will now have
to go to work Is far fetched. He may be
little showroom. but he would doubtless
find q purchaser if placed ON the matri-
moniaI bargain counter All of the silly.
rich. girls havent suddenly become sen
sibas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
A Favored People.

As people we like to have the signs OF
our prosperity brought to our attention. We
are fond of the statistics that roll up into
the millions. We have become rather used
to millions. We have even begun to think
In billions. The tenth figure was rarely en-
ployed a century ago. In some comparisons
recently compiled relative to American
progress 1t occurred only once. In 1880 the
total wealth of the country was estimated
at 81 900 900 600. In 1905 1t was placed at
$106, 600 .00O, 900, more than one hundred
times as much. The per capita wealth. 1t is
comforting to know. grew In those 1O5
years from $3.50 to over 81 ,253 That is one
reason why the individual American likes
to see the figures that tel, the story of his
affiuence, both as unit in the great COM
munity and as a member of the richest
state in the world. Just one more contrast
Of this same sort before passing on. show
Ing that we are not spendthrifts in our at
fluence. In 1900 there were only 1000 saw
ings bank depositors In the United States
while In 1905 there were s. 800 900 depositors,
or one for every sixteen people in the coun-
try. The average Of deposits In this class
Of institutions fell from $500 In 1900 to
about $A00 In 1906 but the total leaped from
$500 900 to s.. SOC. O00. 900.
One Of the surest signs Of our growth
and prosperity Is furnished by the sta
tistics Of railways. According to prelim-
mary calculations by the Interstate Com
merce Commission in preparation for the
forthcoming report on railway earnings, the
200, 900 miles Of road constituting about 90
per cent Of the total earned during the last
fiscal year s2318. 7e0.o $50 gross. or about
$751; SOC, SIT net. The gross earnings were
$1o.5 SAB a mile. and the net earnings g, $50.
These are highly significant figures. They
are even more significant in the light of the
fact that they represent heavy advances
over the year previous. Thus. the net earn
ings for the past fiscal year were Sol. 600 900
larger than the previous twelve months.
That means that more goods were carried
and more people travelled. both items stand
Ing for increasing prosperity.
In order to appreciate what these figures
really mean one must try to conceive the
country afflicted by general and complete
stoppage of the railway lines, leaving out Of
consideration the trolley roads. 1t is an I'M
mountaineering undertaking. The modern
mind can scarcely grasp the idea Of rail-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
The CIVIC SPIRIT.

There was a man In our town
Whose heart was filled with pride.
I'VE ought to work" said he ito have
Our city beautifed
We have splendid chance to make
A pleasing place of this:
Now let US all combine to have
A great metropolis.
Lets strive for beauty. so that wha
A stranger comes to town -
Hell think at once that this Is where
He ought to settle down;
Let's show the world that we possess
The true artistic taste
And have our city In the list
or handsome cities placed"
Then some one rose to mildly say:
Lets beautify the town
By shutting of the smoke that from
Our iues comes swooping down"
"Oh, bosh!' said he who wished to see
The city made sublime;
Lets try to think OF other things,
And never mind the CRIME"
Chicago Record Herald
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
MOTHERS MINCE PIES.

Thanksgiving day IL almost here;
II brings back times when
For weeks would dream Of cranberries,
OF turkey and of pie.
It brings to mind q memory
One that can never fade
picture of me eating pie
Mince pie that mother made.
The mincemeat mother used she made.
Such meat you cannot buy;
She never had q cook book when
She mixed things for her pie.
with raisins she was liberal;
: i Big, juicy faisins. too;
She'd smile as devoured pie,
And as my belt line grew.
Thanksgiving day is almost here.
But mothers gone, long since;
No more the day brings juicy pies
OF mothers homemade miDce.
THANKSGIVING day! wish that
Could have some fairy's aid,
I'D have her summon from the past
Some uiince pies mother made.
Denver rost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
PRECEPT And PRACTICE.

Young men should never smoke. II dulls the mind
And costs moreover many shekes bright,
The which invested In gold bearing bonds
tGfmme q lght0
Would bring much profit. Always pay your debts
With prompfness and the confidence OF men
You VIII acquire frell that persistent guy
To call againD
And never. never drink! It's poison rank
And he who uses II a stupid lout
To failure all foredoomed. (Say, Jimmy, boy
Bring mine withoutD
And for swearing, oh. the naughty actl
Illbred and wicked. to be wholly frank
(Say, whyn the thunder don't you close that door
Blank - BlankD
New Orleans Times Democrat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

As friend of the colored man and also
q friend OF the President. Booker T. Wash
ington may find In the dismissal Of the coll
ored troops an opportunity for some fine
diplomatic work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
SOME TO OVERLOOK.

Depew ID writing his memoirs,
And yet
Ne knows Q lot Of things that he'll
Forget.
-Phfladelphia Public Ledger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

1t is safe to say that the Louisiana has
not lost any time on this trip II the Presi-
dent had any influence with the captain,
and he probably had.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
A Permanent Mystery.

rs 1t true that Rockefeller has more
money than 1t would ever be possible for
him to spend?' asked the man who likes
statistics.
THAT Is one Of the things that will al
ways remain mysteries. He will never try
the experiment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

A man who has studied the monetary
question as closely as W. J. Bryan has
ought to be able to give a few valuable
suggestions on an elastic currency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
SHOOTING STARS.
Hope.

II feel kind OF encouraged since I got the
Doctors prescription" said the hypochou-
driac.
Can you read it?"
mo. But I'm sure that II the germs
could get look at II. 1t wound scare EN-
to DEATH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

1t Is doubtful whether Mr.. Hearst will en-
Joy serving In the ranks for long. Serving
in the ranks is heroic, but very incon-
spicuous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

Russia would be pleased to see fight
between Japan and America. 1t will be
generations before 1t gets over the feeling
that Japan needs castigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

The holiday advertising that is beginning
to appear affords renewed assurances of
the general prosperity of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

Mr.. Sam Gompers. having secured a re-
newed Endorsement from the American
Federation Of Labor. may feel more than
ever like going ahead In politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

Like some of the trust magnates who
get into court, Caruso will find the fine of
less actual consequence than the counsel
fees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

Perhaps Senator Depew turns to Htera-
ture in the hope of trying his luck with q
new class of critics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

Santos-Dumont, with all his break-downs
and narrow escapes, manages to keep at
the head OF the flying machine procession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

The colored troops cannot be disciplined
out of the intuitive contempt that people
feel for a tell-tale, however righteous his
cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

1t would indeed have been a pity to place
man capable of SO many kinds of activity
as Mr.. Taft in the Quietude of the Supreme
Court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

The report that Cuba is restless is after
all only an announcement that customary
conditions prevail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
THANKSGIVING.

Les 3ine In an be thankful.
Tain no use to raise q fuss.
However bad yoh troubles is,
Be thankful dey's no wuss!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25
An Ill-Timed last

AA AA-x1mo0 jest.
Living Is higher than It ever was b..
FORE" said the man who complains.
Nonsense answered the man who In
vapidly jocose: think Of our ancestors who
lived away up In trees"
In the Halls Of Justice.
We used to be stars In the days long aeo
When we went to police court and stood in
a row,
The papers would mention the things that
we did
And print what We said: but our glory IN
hid
With juries persistently doing their best
To put our great millionaires under arreat.
The pace that we once used to strike seems
to lag.
There isn't much chance for regular vas.
Now all sorts Of people are out In array,
From kings of finance to tenor so gay.
We feel that we don't quite belong to the
set,
t" 'Mongst those who were present" il ALI
that we get.
It's hard, after such an extended career,
To be thus overshadowed as great men
But now we are beat, from the drop OF the
flag.
There's mo show at all for q regular vag!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

l.. p. D.-Why have the library authori-
ties cared Mark Twain's book, Ewes
Diary. from the shelves at Worcester
Mass. A.-Possibly because It was bound
IN undressed leather. We can think of no
other reason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

j. d. R.. Jr.-No. John. we do not ap-
prove of your extravaganza. A campaign
contribution IL always a risky investment
unless you have your candidate bound by n
triple oath not to hunt the octopus IL he Is
elected. We fear you are getting careless
with your meager savings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-25

Such scene as that described in The
Star Of November IT. 1856. as follows.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23
OPERA HOUSE MANAGEMENT
ISSUES PUBLIC STATEMENT

changes were deemed necessary by
| them.
| The management has done every
thing in its power to comply with the
law, having provided the exits called
for by the city ordinance, though some
slight requirements were not cumplet-
ed until last Friday. Ali of the doors
open from the inside and the required
lights have been placed at the exits
from the second gallery to the attic OF
the Progress Club. The management Is
now arranging for soue improved fire
escape platforms, an asbestos curtain
wider aisles, and the removal of the
chandelier, and proposes TO DO every
thing else in its power that is 2racti-
cable for the safety Of It's patrons.
This opera house has been operated
for "a years. was built for the benefit
Ct the public at great expense, and
as run for many years without profit
, the owners, as the management was
a disadvantage in securing attrac-
rs by reason Of Pensacola being at
al time a small town and being still
the main line of travel.
Many Contracts 5igned.
n the past twelve months many
c1tracts have been signed with the.
,Iical attractions to play here dur
Q the present season. If now the
management is compelled TO cancel
these contracts, II will be subject TO
1'any suits for breech thereof. with
he probable result Of irreparable loss
We call attention that thls bouse y
EQUALLY as safe as many of the the
'tcrs-in fact, oil of the old theaters-
4 the larger cities. Many Office build
'ugs and hotels are ire-prOOf, but 10
@ould not be reasonable TO close all
Rat are not strictly modern in their
obstruction.
The management again assures the
rutlic that Il viii do everything in
IS power to protect its patrons while
is ting the Pensacola Opera House.
Crusade Of the Daily News.
In conclusion We would call atten-
on to the spirit which seems 10 ac-
ate the Pensacola Daily News in It's
'U-ade against the opera house. The
Nlily News at the opening Of the pres
n season made what the opera house
7nagement considered eXorb'tant
"mands for advertising and for passes
-iich the management did not feel
& fed in granting and would not
rTDly with In q telephone CONVEX
Ion with the business manager OF
News at the time. he stated that
We refused 10 comply with the de-
ands made II would cost the opera
1use more than that in the end.
nee the season opened, we have not
aced any advertisement in the News.
lie crusade and criticism by the
ows followed.
Trusting that the attendance on
'-lday night, whicl was very large,
"d,cate3 the patronage for the sea-
N. we remain. Yours respectfully,
PENSACOLA AMUSEMENT CO,
J. NJ Coe, President.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23
COULDING
Special to The Journal

Special to The Journal
Goulding, Sept. 22.-Mrs. Herman
and Mrs. Won Weider were pleasant
visitors at the. home of Mrs. e. l.
Stokes on Friday.
Quite nice crowd gathered at
Mrs. Won Weider's last night and en-
joyed music and singing, Miss Peal
Herman acting as organist.
Miss Ruby Booth, of Mobile, is WIS.,
iting her aunt, Mrs. Askergren.
Little Miss Lettie Martin and
brother, of Pensacola, spent the day
most pleasantly with her friend Miss
Pearl Herman yesterday.
Mr.. Joe Reynolds is on visit to
his mother.
Mrs. Miller, of Pensacola was the
guest Of her mother, Mrs. Craft, We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stokes entertained a
few of their friends Wednesday hight
with various gains and about nine
o'clock the guests were invited to the
dining room to partake of ice cream
and cake which was served by Mrs.
Stokes, Mrs Herman and Mrs. Rey-
nolds. They continued playing until