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The Washington times., 1906-06-23
QUEER NAMES OF NEWSPAPERS

The Western reporter wore a frock
coat and a sombrero.
Your Eastern newspapers are all
right" he said, but their names have
no snap 10 them. Journal and Times
and Bulletin. and Chronicle are tame
names, but they are popular here. Now,
II you went Vest"
He took out his notebook.
Let me read you a few of the names
OF Western papers that I've made a list
Of, he said These names have ginger.
Listen"
He read.
1.-The Gisby City Scorcher, the Thomas
County Cat. the Bristol whim wham,
the Saturday Cyclone, the Jayhawker-
Palladium, the Sheffield Conductor
Punch. the Cash City Cashier. the Chey-
enne County Rustler, the Kansas Prairie
Dog, the Chase County Clipper, the Bur
linghame Brick. the Alison Breeze the
Axle Broad AK, the Gully Grip. the kan
linghame Brick, the Allison Breeze, the
Santa Fe Trail. the Hatchet. ti.e Comet,
the Boomerang, the Lawrence Lariat,
the Springfield Soap Box, and the Sc
dalia Bazoo."
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
Montaigne @Runs on ANYTHING n

When = rssa sfontaigne or Words
worth or Landor." writes Martha Baker
Dunn. IN the June Atlantic I am al
ways reminded Of the advice which the
baseball coacher on the sidelines so Of
ten repeats 10 the men on the bases:
Run on anything Each one o. these
worthies-to continue the parlance OF
the ball-neld-accepts all his chances
II WadswOrth never gave 70 the
world Lines Suggested by Seeing a Fa-
Vorite Cat Crossing the Road il was
simply because that spectacle never
CHANGED 10 arrest his inward eye II
MOntaigne never meditated. as did an
other celebrated author, on producing a
chapter about 'Buttonholes,' such reti-
cence was not IN any degree owing 70
barrenness as concerned that OF any
other topic
And had he attempted il. he would
perchance have begun with shoestrings.
wandered on 10 darning-needles and
pruning-hOoks. quoted a dozen or 50 OF
Latin authors IN regard 10 plOwshares.
related anecdotes concerning dealings OF
the Cymbrians, Scy1hians- LacedacmOn-
ians. Romans. and the ike with knots
and fastenings. mentioned his own per-
sonal experience in the matter OF hooks
and eyes. and ended by an exposition OF
the practical. mechanical, and ethical
relations between buttonhole and a
button-and every quaint and civar-
icating line would have endeared him 10
his affectionate reader"
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
What, Again?

There is something almost patheti-
cally funny in the scheme of twenty
prominent Americans interested in
our property interests in Turkey
TO bring the Sultan of that land TO
a realizing sense of decency in his
treatment of our people and their
possessions.
They are coming TO Washington,
we are told, to ask President Roose-
velt to send Ambassador Leishman
to his post at Constantinople in an
American warshiP and accompanied
by an imposing fotilla of other war
ships, the outfit then to go over
to Smyrna and stay there until the
Sultan shall accede to the United
States demands, through the am
bassador, that American interests
be insured under a written guaran-
tee, similar TO that held by France,
Russia, Italy, Germany, and Great
Britain.
Bless your heart, Abdul Hamid is
thoroughly used to these little de-
monstrations on the part of the
United States. He has had expert
ence with several naval hold-ups of
the sort, and, though he has gen
orally come to time with promises,
he has cheerfully kicked fulflment
out of doors when the squadrons
have departed. So now He will
engage to do anything under heaven
in the shortest possible time-and
never do anything. Our warships
cannot cast anchor permanently at
Smyrna.
The Sultan's confidence that moth
ing serious can happen to him is
well founded. He knows that our
men-of-war would probably not be
permitted by the powers TO pass
the Dardanelles, and he relies on
European jealousy TO prevent any
seizure of his territory. As things
now are he can well afford to smile
at demonstrations" which he
doubtless does several times a dav
in the recesses of the Yildiz Palace.
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
YERKES-MIZNER
BREACH PERMANENT
Friends Declare the Couple
Have Separated for
Keeps.

CHICAGO. III. June q. That the
breach between Mrs Wilson Miner. the
widow of the late Charles T. Terkes,
and her young husband has become per
manent and very wide is declared today
by the formers friends TO be proved in
the fact that. though Mrs. Miner has
been close to death from appendicitis
preceding an operation for her relief,
the young man was not notified. or If
notified, paid no attention TO his bride.
While Mrs. Miner lay dangerously i'll.
Wilson Miner is said to have gone to
California, his former home. 1t is not
known that his bride of a few months
even knows where he is
This condition of affairs apparently is
no source OF worry TO Mrs. Miner. for
today Dr. William E. Quine, who. with
DR. J. B. Murphy, performed the opera
tion for appendicitis. said his patient was
out OF immediate danger and was recov-
ering rapidly.
Mrs. Yerkes-Mizner was operated upon
Thursday noon by Drs. ]. B. Murphy
and William E Quine assisted by two
internes from the Mercy Hospital
The Washington times., 1906-06-23

it highly. 1t has pathos and senti-
ment, so that through the workings
of such feelings the music of other
days is still dear and seems great.
But when we judge music we must
form our opinion largely by the
effect it has today on hearers unin-
fiuenced by associations of the past
By such a test Beautiful Dreamer
is, as we said, ineffective, while
''Massa's in de Cold, Cold Ground"
is still gem of unalloyed beauty.
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
The Truth About "Ben Hur."

How Ben Hur" came 10 be written
and published has been told many times,
but. unfortunately. few Of the prevalent
tales concerning this remarkable work
are in accordance with the facts
Recently 1t has been stated IN a pop
ular magazine that Ben Hur'' belong
ed 20 the long Est Of manuscripts which
met with repeated rejection. This IS not
the fact The story was first submitted
TO Harper & Brothers for publication
and promptly accepted The book. more
over, was a reasonable III 0uEh not a
remarkable success in its hrst year.
The fact which SURPRISED the publish
ers was that its sales were doubled in
the year following II advanced, from
year 70 year, by geOmetrical progress
sion until IL became the most widely
selling book in American literature
Many interesting facts lOnCeEning the
inspiration and growth OF Ben Hur'
are set down by General Wallace in his
autobiography. which is one OF the i'm
portant forthcoming publications OF the
fall
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
A Popular Political Economy.

Stephen Leacock's Elements Of Po-
Iitical Science" CHoughton. Miffiin &
Coz is designed 10 be valuable TO that
growing class of readers who wish TO
compare our own Institutions with
those OF foreign countries. 1t is said to
be erniuently practical and perhaps
comes nearer 70 the needs OF the gen
eral reitder than any work on political
science intended for private study as
well as for class use
Besides Offering a survey Of the main
principles Of political theory Mr.. Lea
cock gives a comparative view Of M
tional government. discusses the gen
eral principles involved in local govern
ment in our leading States. and treats
Of the legislative and executive struc-
lures. colonial government. and the
management Of public Institutions
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
A Review of ''The SubccnsciOus."

A review of the varieties of mental
experiences in which subconscious pro-
Cesses participate is announced by tha
firm of Houghton. Mimin & Co, under
the title The Subeonscious." BY Prof.
Joseph Jastrow.
The survey first emphasizes the vida
range Of subconsciOus activities in tha
normal everyday life, and under this
division Observation-Disclosures. habit-autom~
atisms. the simpler dream experiences.
and dream actions. as well as the dis
tributiOn of attention in complex activi-
ties. and the general submerged tone OF
much Of our thinking, feeling, and doing,
are fully illustrated.
With similar treatment the abnormal
field IS invaded. passing IN review.lcns'
pertinent experiences Of the actions OF
drugs. of hypnotic conditions, Of trance
states. and the dissolution of personality
In hysteriCal and allied disorders. Tha
whole, written with the view Of meeting
popular comprehension, forms a distinc-
tive contribution TO a phase of descrip-
tive psychology in which there Is a pro-
nOunced interest, and concerning which
likewise, serious misapprehensiOns pref
vail
The author is professor Of psychology,
In the University Of Wisconsin.
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
CHEWING OF A CUD
SAID TO Be A VICE
Pennsylvania Pedagogue Holds Radical
Views On Tobacco and Gum Chew
ing by Teachers.

NoRRISTOWN, Pa, June 25--Prof
{. II. Albert, of the Bloomsbury Nor
NAL School. caused somewhat of a sen
sation in his address to the graduates
of the Plymouth High School when he
said.
L would not. knowingly. permit my
sons and daughters to attend a school
wherein the teacher gave his or her
energy to the chewing Of a cud, as ]
detest the tobacco habit of men and
the chewing gum habit of women"
Prof. Albert said that the chewing
gum habit in teacher is the first step
in the calendar of vice which serves to
shatter the high ideal toward the ac-
complishing of which a mother may
have prompted her child In its infancy.
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
More of Foster.

Apropos what was said in these
columns not long ago of the work
of Stephen Foster, this letter has
been received:
To the Editor Of The washington Times:
Why do you say When Foster jour
neyed into the realms Of sentimental
ballad he was ineffective?" Did you
never hear that delicious stream of
melody, Beautiful Dreamer?" II hauntS
me to this day. for L have heard it
sung by voices that now are long stiIled
in death Why rob this man of any
part of his just fame
Nobody would rob one of our
most lovable and spontaneous COM
Posers cf any part of his fame, and
it was only to emphasize the merits
of his finer work that we spoke less
enthusiastically of his weaker pro-
ductions- No one will care to as
sert, we believe, that Fosters senti-
mental ballads are the equal in any
respect of his negro songs. The
very fact that practically all of them
have perished from the earth is
evidence enough that they are dis
tinctly inferior in inspiration and
in style.
In "Old-Timer's" letter is to be
seen a lingering love for the other
side of Fosters art, and we respect
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
@Eediotic Etiquette" to Date.

''Bediotic Etiquette" by Gideon
Wurdz (Charles Wayland Towne)
whose Foolish Dictionary met with
such unusual success. appeared last
week As a fitting climax the last chan
ter OF this invaluable guide 10 social
man Is devoted 20 Weddings and Mar
riage.
The Protective Tariff Of American
Society is Marriage
1t levies a high tax upon all foreign
lmportations- encourages domestic en-
terprlse, and protects the infant indus
try"
In this connection II is perhaps peril
nent TO observe that Charles WaylanG
Iowne was married early this spring.
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
HuCKLEBERRIES
Do Prisons Reform7

The Frederick A. Stokes. Company
published this month The Sphinx S
Lawyer" by Frank Dandy. II is the
story of a brilliant Bohemian lawyer
whose life has early been turned from
the way of conventional rectitude by
his hero worship for an intellectual
genius and moral degenerate
The hero finally marries a beautiful
woman whose strength. goodness and
love raise him to a fuihllment OF his
highest possibilities AS a lawyer he
strives always for compromise out OF
court. on the principle that every YER
dict of guilty carries with it much suff-
ering and at least the possibility Of
great injustice. Our prisons do not re-
form those who enter them. but have
indeed the very opposite effect
These last sentences Of the book sug-
gest its spirit and purpose:
SO in your opinion. le interrOgated
her thoughtfufly. woman Is the great
compromise. standing between man and
human iustice2'
'Leavening law with love-" she whis-
pered-
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
Kipling's Miracle of Words.

In his speech at the Royal Acadenoy's 3
annual banquet Mr.. Kipling said that
every writer has hope. or has had hope,
that through him q miracle with words
would be wrought. ''And why nOt2 II
a tinker in Bedford goal, II q pamph-
lettering shopekeeper. pilloried in Lon
don, II muZzy Scotsman, If a despised
German Jew, or a condemned French
thief, or an English admiralty official
with a taste for letters can be miracu-
lousy afflicted with the magic Of the
necessary words. why not any man at
any timer"
so Nr- KipIing- Now. then. young
ladies and gentlemen" notes Harper's
Weekly. let US see how rnuch you
know about the famous writer's The
tinker is easy. but who were the pamph-
lettering shopkeeper. the muzZy Scots
man, and the rest?''
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
The Victorian Chancellors.

The first volume of ]. B. Atlay's Tbs
Victorian ChanceIIors" has Just been
published by Little. Brown & Co,
and is devoted 10 biographical consider
ations Of Lord Lyndhurst. Lord Gotten
tram, Lord Brougham. and Lord Truro.
The second volume VIII contain studies
OF the other LlUstrious keepers Of the
great seal during the reign Of the late
Queen The author explains his inclu-
sion OF Lord Brougham In his work on
the ground that. although he was not a
chancellor under Queen Victoria he was
so intimately associated with the legal
history OF that reign that he cannot
logically be neglected. Mr.. Atlay is the
author of Lord Cochrane's Trial Be
fore Lord ElIenborough." and a memoir
OF Sir Henry Wentworth Acland"
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
RUSH FOR EUROPE
AT HIGHTIDE TODAY
Senator Beveridge Leaves
to Study Conditions in
Russia.

Almost hightide was reached today IL
the rush of American travel % Europe
and shipioads OF prominent people were
carried away from New York 20 spend
the summer abroad
Senator Beveridge. who twice before
engaged passage and had 20 defer his
departure. left New York on the New
York. OF the American line. and while
across the water will spend some time
In studying conditions in Russia
Mrs. Hunt Slater. whose musical talent
and rare social accomplishments make
her a valuable addition 20 Washington
society during the winter season. sailed
from New York today on the same ship
with Senator Beveridge. and with her
family. VIII spend some months IN Eu-
roQe.
The Consul General TO London ind
Mrs. Robert J. Wynne sailed from New
York today on the Campania. after a
visit of several weeks in Washington.
Mrs. Wynne left her father. Mr. Nc
Cabe. much improved in health.
Lieutenant Colonel Pedernelras. r1.Iii-
tary attache OF the Brazilian Embassy.
accompanied by Nine PederneirSs and
their son. sailed from New York Iu-1ay
on the Finland. Nine. Pederneiras will
spend the summer in travelling oSer GER
tain parts Of Europe. while the euten-
ant colonel will return TO this country
after landing Nine. Pederneiras in Paris.
and will visit the arsenals and point. Of
interest In this country attractive to
military men.
Mr. and Mrs. z. Francis Riggs have
closed their Massachusetts avenue resi-
denCe. and gone to Fareham. their sum-
mer home at New London. Conn.
Miss Margaret Marie Robinson. daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Anna Robinson. and J. Wise
Dawson, both of Washington. D. C,
We're married Wednesday, June 20.
The wedding took place at the catlc-
dral. Baltimore. The ceremony was
performed by the chancellor. the Rev.
Father GaVan-
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
MANY !!NDIANIANS
ARE HIS GUESTS
Representative Cromer Busy
Entertaining Friends From
the HOOSier State.

Representative Cromer Of Indiana has
been a busy host at the Dewey Hotel,
the home OF the Congressmen, this
week. entertaining a number OF his con-
stitUents who hsve been touring the
East Early IN the week he had with
him Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Smith. Miss
Smith. and Miss Fohner. Of Decatur,
Ind; DR.. and Mrs. A J. Heller, Of Alex
andria, and Miss Cranor, of Muncie. The
latter part Of the week he entertained
Dr. and LIS Milton T. Jay, OF Port
land.
Mrs. Cromer. who has spent several
months in England. has returned 10
America and gone 70 Point Pleasant.
Mass. for a visit with relatives till the
close OF Congress. when she viii return
with Mr.. Cromer TO Indiana and open
up their beautiful home IN Muncie for
the summer season.
Mrs. Gerson NordHnger. her son. VIII
liam +. NordlingeT. and maid. have
gone 70 Atlantic City. where they are
registered al the lorraine for The en-
tire summer.
A cottage at Cleveland Park has been
taken FOR the summer by DIT. Harry NJ
kaufman and family. Abe King and
family, and Mrs. Marx kaufman and
family.
Mrs. Fannie K. Levi and Mrs. Louis
KeOnigsberg. OF Chicago. have returned
from a short trip to Norfolk. Va, where
they were the guests Of their sister,
Mrs. Albert Sigmund.
Mrs. Alexander T. Hofheimer. of Nor
folk, Va, is the guest OF her daughter
Mrs. Leonard Dammann, Of the Bah
cock.
An engagement of interest to many
Washingtonians, Is that Of Miss Hor-
tense Letterman, Of Charlottes Vile,
Va. but who visited here and Alexan-
dria a great deal, to Samuel Stone, OF
New York city
Mr.. and Mrs. Isidor GoIdheim and
son. and Mr.. and Mrs Lee Baumgarten
and daughter. have closed their homes
and are at Glen Manor, Forest Glen,
Md, where they will spend the summer
and will in a couple of weeks be Joined
by friends
Mrs. r. adler left the city Saturday
for Ocean View, Va, where she will
spend the summer with her sister. Mrs
Obendorfer.
Mrs. Warren Yenawine and daughter.
Miss Mildred Yenawine, Of Philadelphia
| formerly of this city, spent a few DAYS
here the past week with Mr. and Mrs
Leon Adler. of Brightwood.
DR.. T. L. Macdonald has gone abroad.
and will devote three months to recrea-
ton and visiting the important Eu-
rODean clinics
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
CHINESE MINISTER
GOING TO AMHERST
Celestial Diplomat, Family,
and Staff Viii Summer
in Massachusetts.

Sir Chentung Lang-Cheng. minister
from China. accompanied by his entire
family. VIII leave Washington tomor-
row morning for New York, where they
will remain until Monday, when they
VIII make the journey 20 Amherst,
Mass, where they have a cottage for
the summer
The First Secretary Of the Legation
and Nine Chow Tszchi and their family
VIII accompany the minister. Nine.
Iszchi acting as chaperon for Miss
May Liang-Cheng. the young lady
daughter OF the minister.
Mrs. J c. Beene. OF South Pittsburg,
Tenn, is here visiting her son and
daughter-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
y. Beene- Mr.. Beene is the statistician
or the Government Printing Office
c. Durand Chapman, OF New York.
the well-known painter. with Mrs. Chap
man and their only son. John. have
tt,s. tske1 possession OF their new home in
cleveland PARK, one Of Washington
prettiest suburbs. They Will make
Washington their permanent home.
Mrs Aldrich and Stuart Aldrich, wife
and son Of Senator Aldrich. have finish
ed their visit with Mrs. Aldrichs par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs Henry W. Blackwell
OF st Louis. No. and have returned
l.
Mrs Raymond Patterson, ACCOMPANIED
oy son and daughter. Robert Patter-
son and Ruth Patterson. has left the
CITY Tor Long Island. where she Will
spend the summer.
Mrs. J. P. Conner. wife Of Represen-
tatlye Conner. left the city yesterday
LOT LOT Rockport. Mass, where she viii be
the guest OF Mrs E w. Roberts, wife
OF Representative Roberts.
General and Mrs. Moore will close
their house, tomorrow. and. after a visit
OF Two weeks with Mrs. Moore's brother.
A., "a. w. Sfeen. near Greenwich. Conn.
VIII VIII 60 10 Squirrel Island. ,1e.. for the
The younger element of society az
newport are in raptUres over a Joke
played upon Miss Anita Sands whose
marriage to Mr.. Minott will take nisco
at Newport today. AS a precautfOn
AGAINST the pranks Of her friends Miss
SANDS thought TO surreptitiously ship a
h9moer or her trunks TO New York in
labelling. but was found out by a friend
VINO spread the good news As a re-
SUIT her luggage left the WEXFORD boat
pier at Newport covered with posters
Just Married - I'VE Are on Our Honey-
moon" We Are So Happy etc.
Gen. and Mrs. Alfred E. Bates have
left their apartment at the Connecticut
and gone TO their summer home The
Crossways, Windsor Hill. Mass.
Mrs Cameron Winslow. happily re-
membered in Washington, IS entertain-
ing at Newport her niece, Miss Emily
MAYER VINO was presented to Washing
aunt.
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
The Influence of Fresh Waters"

IN the collection OF essays, addresses,
and sermons which President William
De Witt Hyde, Of Bowdoin College. has
gathered into the volume which Hough-
ton. MifHin & Co. recently published un-
der the title. The College Man and
the College Woman the author has
sought TO give a general and composite
NleW OF the American undergraduate in
the typical fresh water college He
Irst shows what the small college, as
opposed 20 the large university. ofIera
1 20 the American boy and girl, and then
IolloWs the Transforming process which
the student undergoes under the com
oinec influences OF the faculty, the cur
riculum. his associates. and the college
spirit.
The book deals with the personal.
ethical. and spiritual side Of college
life. rather than with the subjects OF
organization and administration. and
presents as the best spiritual drink for
college youth a blend Of Greek SANITY,
and Christian service" While the va
ried nature OF the different chapters
gives 20 the book the character Of >.
literary patchwork. the pieces are so
deftly put together that the authors
philosophy Of college life IS fully and
Io5leally presented. Referring 10 1he
~ --e~- A4sL-IEAAelllCDLS construction or
the contents. DR.. Hyde remarl-s-
Taken as a whole. they represent
WHAT twenty years OF life IN a college
nave taught me and what J, IN turn.
nave tried 70 teach others. about what
Co!iese students mean 10 be and what
SolleBe graduates may be expected 10
| become trust IL NAV assure over
. anxious parents that not every abe--
ration OF their sons and daughters while,
"a co4-ege IS either final or fatal. per
$50 sSSaee crltlcs or college administration
mat our problem is not so simple as
thsy seem 70 think; and inspire the
pubic with the conviction. Cherished b,,
every college officer. that college SIM
oents; with ali their faults and foIiies
are Jne best fellows IN the world sn6
mat Notwithstanding much crude S1ac-
SS-dtLon ABOUT things human. and some
divine. the great s-ciaI inSrfr-Iffo-7s -
Laill4y and industry and church and
slate may be safely intrusted 10 fSsir
hearts and hands"
The Washington times., 1906-06-23
SEEK MORGAN HORSES
FOR GOVERNMENT FARM
Rommel, of Washington, in Kentucky
Purchasing Animals for Kew
Vermont Breeding Place.

LEXINGTON, Ky, June 23-George
NJ. Rommel, Of Washington. d, c.. chair
man of the committee selected by the
Government TO purchase horses for the
Government stud now being formed in
Vermont. and Prof. c. f Curtis. of the
Iowa Agricultural College, member of
the committee. arrived here last night
and will spend several days in search
Of animals for the stud. It is the pur-
pose of the Government to improve and
perpetuate the Morgan type of horses,
and the committee viii inspect all of
this class OF mares in Kentucky