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Mutton Coming Into Favor.

Americans are becoming nation of mutton eaters, says westerner. The popularity of the flesh of sheep h growing at prodlgious rate, and the consumption is at least six times what It was twenty years ago. One cause of this is the better methods of butch ering and handling the carcasses. In the old days lamb was thought fit to eat within a few hours after 1t was killed but We know better than this now, and after slaughterIng let the body hang from ten days to three weeks thus doing away with the rank flavor that of yOre made mutton un- popular.
 There are 55,OOO,OOO sheep in the United States. Montana ranking first with more than 5,OOO,OOO. Texas once led In numbers. but the Lone Star State now has less than 100000.
 For the past two or three years the owners of flocks have had things com ing their way, and last years prices put them in very comfortable condi- ton. So satisfactory have the profits been that many cattlemen have also gone into the sheep business, the old time theory that the breeding of both could not be carried on together being obsolete, for sheep will live and grow fat in localities of scant vegetation. thriving on food that steers will dis dain to eat.
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Where England Lead. Us.

While the total sum given each year for educational, charitable, and phllan- throplc' causes in England is far be- low the total for the United States, England has q much larger number of men of wealth, intelligence, and high Influence who give themselves to the service of their fellow men, and for this reason, perhaps, she is the richer of the two. It was the need of more men who have the leisure and the means to be of helpful service that found voice in a recent address by eX-May0r Low, of New York, at a Young Mems Christian Association among college men. "One of the chief needs of this country" said Mir. Low, "is greater number of men who do not have to work for living. Eng land has large number of this class, and suppose we have not because we have not had many men of great wealth until recent years. This class of people can give their time and abil- ity to working for their community" If some of the men who are tOiling and moiling in their offices and count ing rooms to add few more millions to their already over-much wealth would only hear this call and give the remainder of their years to the promotion of noble causes In sore need of men and money, both they and the world would be far happier and richer for the service. It Is one of the pities of this world that the will to do and the wealth to do with are seldom found together.
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sPl.lNTERs.

Pad lOcks--False hair.
 Even the cranky man Is satisfied with himself.
 If you cannot tell when to stop, you should never start.
 You have got to look ahead of you to keep on the right track. ~
 Cultivate the ground you have be- fore you try to acquire more
 Trouble is about the, only thing that you scan'7 borrow that is not wanted back. .:.. .t,rfa., '.f
 Boyce-Did you say that man Smith burns his money? Joyce-I saw hlm put a quarter in q slot gas meter. ,,,, /, Benners-Don't' you have an account at the store? Jenners-NO; when my wife pays cash she knows when to stop Y Fond Father-Young man, when you have earned $5O,OOO you may have the hand of my daughter. Ardent Suitor--- Gee. You must think that marriages are made in heaven,
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Squirting Music.

A. E. Wheeler of Geneva, N. r., has recently invented q music squirting hose, which is capable of distributing music to any considerable distance. Already twenty families are being en- tertained by his nightly concerts a hun dred miles away, and all at the same time, every note reaching the ear dis tinctly. There is about sixty feet of ordinary rubber tubing, one end being attached to the diaphragm of phono- graph machine and the other end to the transmitter of the telephone. Mir. Wheeler has succeeded in getting the sound into the transmitter of the tele- phone in such way that the harsh effect on the other end of the wire is entirely eliminated.
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Theater a. n Language schoo,.


 eff you want to learn American aa she is spoke said professor of lan- guages to certain foreigners who had settled in New York and who de. manded his aid in becoming acquainted with the vernacular, "go to the vaude- vile shows. You can learn more in week in the variety theaters than you can glean in a year in drawing room" That was practically an admission that the teacher regarded slang as the main- stay of our language. Of course, he was wrong Nevertheless foreigners assert that twO-thirds of the everyday talk between Americans is made up of catch phrases such as Broadway con- edians pour forth The Turkish minis. ter. who came to Washington without knowledge of English, has reached the point where he can talk glibly, and he gained most of his education at the plays. He went night after night, to every theater in Washington, for three years. His success has inspired some of the Spanish contingent to pursue similar course
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John Hays Rare Letters.

There have been few better letter writers than John Hay. He wrote more nearly as he talked than any man have ever known, and, as he could not talk in a dull or uninteresting way, so he could not write dull letter. Some day, when time shall have made 1t not indiscreet to publish compilation of his letters. they should be given to the world. They will prove to be not only an intellectual delight. but an lnestima- ble contribution to the history of the time in which he lived and in which he bore so honorable and useful part It would be quite out of the question to publish them now, for they relate intimately to men now living and to public affairs that are still in process of evolution. Unlike many brilliant let ter writers, he did not write with the obvious expectation that his letters would be published. He let himself go freely, as was his wont In familiar con
 versatiOn. and the consequence was that lie never wrote without saying something that the recipient of the let ter would most unwillingly let dle.- FrO,i- Joseph Bucklln Bishops "A Friendship, with John Hay" in the March Century. tif s
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Webster's Wit.

Most men of weight dislike the frail gilt and satin chairs which accidental ly fall to their lot in crowded draw ing room. They were in use in AIr
 Webster's time. At an evening recep- tion given to some western lawyers soon after the accession of President Tyler and the dissolution of President Harrison's cabinet, Mir. Stanberry. late attorney general, was accompanied by his bashful friend, MT. Leonard, who immediately retired to corner and selected this gilded trife as resting place. In order to withdraw still far ther from notice he tilted the frai' structure backward. Down it went, smashed into a dozen pieces, and Leon ard the embarrassed was Leonard the observed by all. Mir. Webster imme
 diately rushed to the rescue of his un- fortunate guest and raised him from the floor with the reassuring remark : Why, my dear Mir. Leonard, you should have remembered that no cabi- uet work would hold together here."
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Did Not Have Circular Insanity.

A young man familiar enough with New York to know some of it's street ecentricities was walking along Park Row near the entrance to the Brooklyn bridge the other night. when he was accosted by wabbly old man who said:
 Say, young fellow. which way is Pearl street,"
 "Where do you want to go on Pearl street?' was the reply.
 What difference does that make"
 "A great deal" said the young one. "for you can get to Pearl street by going that way" pointing north, "0r that way" pointing east, "or that way" pointing south.
 The old man steadied himself. and then with great deliberation and dis gust said You go to h-: I may be druEk, but I haven't got circular in- sanity."-New York Sun
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Domestic Economies.

The man whose thrifty choice of wife is chrOnicled in the Rochester Herald will doubtless make a success in the business of life. His talents de- stinc him for wider sphere than that of q simple farmers life. He was all Alabama youth, and courted two girls at the same time. One was Sally; the other was Mary. Sally was very fine girl thrifty, industrious, and of do nestle turn. She was not so pretty as some other girls, but James, the swain in question, had courted her in his early years. When he had prcspered and earned little money, he hecame infatuated with Mary. sweet, pretty, but always idle. The neighbors at first were puzzled by the double courtship, but after awhile they decided that Mary was the favored one. Suddenly James married Sally. The Methodist preacher who performed the ceremony had little of the curiosity which pos sesses all mankind. James, he said. "we all thought you were going to marry Mary" "Yes,' replied James, "but I thought if 1 married Mary I should have to engage Sally to wait on her. If I married Sally she would wait on herself"
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The DiSpnssiOnate View.

"Isn't it appalling" said che new boarder, to read the daily list of awful crimes that are committed in this town"
 ''On the contrary" answered the phiio- sophical boarder, II find it singularly fas- cinating. l have a theory that crimes come in waves. One week there will be nothing but holdups. The next week, per haps, you will read of a series of embez- clements. Then comes a season of con6- dence games and pocket picking. Just now, of course, there is murder wave. l won a dollar and a half not long ago by making bet that there would be three horrible murders in succession, inside of ten days. And so it goes. If you watch these things from calm, methodical point of view, you will be surprised to see how accurately you can theorize, and even fore. cast, as to the recurring epidemics of crime, each in its n.'-Chicago Trip une.
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EVERY BOY. SHOULD LEARN.

To run.
 To swim. ., To carve Nl. To be neat. To make fire.
 To be punctual. i4 To do an errand.
 To gut kindllngs. R To hang up his hat.
 To hold his head erect.
 To respect his teacher.
 To wipe his boots on the mat. To read aloud when requested. To cultivate a cheerful temper. To speak pleasantly to an old person. To put every garment in it's proper place.
 To remove hls hat upon entering n house. ..t -t To laugh. A good laugh Is better than medicine.
 To help and not tease boys smaller than himself
 Not to let any other boy get ahead of him in his studies. To never make fun of children who are not well dressed.
 Not to go in the company of bad boys who use bad language.
 To be as kind and helpful to his sis ters as to other boys sisters.
 To attend strictly to his own busi- ness. A very important point.
 Not to get sulky and bout whenever he couldn't have his own way.
 To see if he couldn't get people to like him by being civil to everybody. To keep his hands and face clean and hair brushed. without being told to do so.
 To try and see the little things that he could do to help his mother, and do them without being asked.
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Could uses the Other Kind, Too.

"Here,r said the salesman. exhibiting another one, "ls something new. We call this the lovers clock You can set it so that ittiwili take ft~two hours to ru1 one hour ,,. ,,.0 4s.e ,,. |, G.
 "Ill take that" said Miss farmer. with a bright blush. "And now, if you have one that can bc set so as 10 run two hours in one hours timr or lcv'. think i'd like enc of thar kind, too" s.
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An Emphatic Answer.

They are telling of girl in a cer. tain city who received a proposal of marriage by telegraph. She went to the telegraph office and asked the clerk how many words she could send for a quarter. He said ten, and her answer was: Yes. yes. yes. yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes."
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Wasn't Lost.

"Bub, does your mother know where you are!" asked the policeman, grasping him by the collar.
 All my mothers know where am," answered the Salt Lnke City boy, with lofty dignity.
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Line of Retreat Cut on.

By the way, Mir. Hankinson, papa made such funny remark about you the other evening""
 What was ii, Miss Bclla?"
 "He said he wondered why you were coming here so often.'
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Latest Fad.

Gritty George I4adxu would yer mind writing off listrof all de things in dis cold meal on Il slip of paper?
 The Lady Gin surprise What hr,. my poor man? lgfr1
 Gritty George Well. yer see. mum, am collertin' menus along inc travels an ievery onc helps.
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The average farmers wife's idea of being foxy is to leave her butter, eggs and chickens on the outside of the grocery store and walk into it, and in a roundabout way inquire what the grocer Is paying for such things.
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The present Princess of Wales, who was born on May 26, 1867, received no less than eight names at the 'baptismal font.
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Feminine Diplomacy.

Hrs Neghbor-Mrs. Meeker certain ly has wonderful tact.
 Mrs. Homer-How so?
 Mrs Neighbor-Why, she actually makes her husband believe he is having his own way in everything.
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In the happy Ranks.

Don't lose time ,a-sighin' =. On Jordan's stormy banks; Better be enlisted
 In the happy ranks. To Providence we're givin'
 Our everlastin' thanks; Thank the Lord we're livin' In the halleluia ranks. Constitution. 2, a6
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KuSuS1Ie pas ztu Gnurcnw ro SfsEy 100000 people, larger number per capita than any other country. En- gland has IA and Russia only about ffty-hve.
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old Hunka.

Mrs. Hunks--Ezra, what is good for pain in the jaw?
 Old Hunks--Give the jaw absolute rest.
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The Trans-S Siberian Railway crosses i've rivers, each of them as long as the Mississippi.
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Hint to Misers.

Wills of rich men oft remind us, If in our graves we'd rest content, In dying we should leave behind us
 Not one single blOOmin' cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-03
LAW WITHOUT PENALTY.
Warrants Refused on Charges Against
Employment Agencies.

AS the result of the expressed opinion of
Assistant Corporation Counsel James Pugh,
stationed at the Police Court, the District
Commissioners have discovered that they
are unable to enforce the law passed at the
last session of Congress regulating employ
ment agencies in the District of Columbia.
When application was made last week for
warrants for eight alleged violations Of that
law, all the applications of the police were
refused, except in one case, under one sec
ton of the law. In the case of the other
twelve sections of the law. it Is stated, no
prosecution can be brought.
When the discovery was made by the
Commissioners. through the refusal of Mr..
Pugh to give the warrants in the cases, it
was decided to discontinue proceedings until
a law can be passed which they can en-
force.
The reason which Assistant Corporation
| Counsel Pugh gave for refusing to give
warrants against the employment agencies
was that the law failed to provide any pen
the law. Under the old law. which COM
PEELED employment agencies to get licenses.
a penalty was provided; but that law was
repealed in express terms, by the act of
Congress passed June 10 last. The act then
passed was expected to be more drastic
than the former law, compelling regula-
ton of employment agencies much as the
liquor traffic Is regulated in the District.
| But in making provisions for the various
| things which We're objected to in the prac-
| tees of employment agencies those who
drafted the law failed to provide penalties
except in the case of section TO- which
provides that employment agencies shall
not send servants to houses of ill-fame
| The penalty in that section is not more
| than 500 fine or one years imprisonment
| or both.
The discovery of the weakness in the law
| came as the result of the Investigations
| made by the police into the practices of
| certain employment agencies against which
| complaints had been made. AT the order
| of Commissioner West several detectives
| from police headquarters were detailed to
| make the Investigations and they worked
! for several weeks gathering evidence for
| prosecution under the new law, with the
| result, as stated, that warrants for the
prosecutions of alleged offenders were re-
/! fused.
| Corporation Counsel Thomas was con-
! suited, and after making an examination
| of the law he was of the opinion that the
| views of his assistant were correct and that
prosecutions would not lie, except under
section 10.
| AS a result of the discovery it is ex-
| pected that the Commissioners will at once
! undertake to get a law passed by Con-
gress as soon as possible which will cover
the practices desired to be corrected by the
law just declared nonenforceable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-03
For a Congo Conference.

LONDON. December 3.-The secretary OF
the Congo Reform Association, E. D. MO
rel. wrote to President Roosevelt some time
ago. asking him If the report that the
United States was prepared to SEND oeie-
gates, if invited, to a conference or the
powers on the Congo situation, was cor
rect. 1t was announced today that Mr. Mo-
rel had received a reply from Assistant
Secretary Of State Robert Bacon, dated
November 10, pointing out that it was i'm
POSSIBLE for the President to announce
or even forecast through other than the
regular channels his policy or future course
of action in this matter"
Mr. Bacon added that the United States
had on previous occasions participated
when invited in conferences concerning the
wellheiue of natives of Africa. Should a
similar occasion arise it would doubtless
have appropriate consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-03
TALKS ON SOCIALISM
ADDRESS BY REV. T. ]. BROSNA-
HAN LAST EVENING.

A large audience gathered last night at
Gonzaga College Theater on / street north
west. where Rev. Timothy ]. Brosnahan,
8. j., delivered a lecture on socialism. Inc
affair was complimentary and was heid
under the auspices of the Aloysius Clup'
being one of a series of discourses to be
given at the hall named during the Win
ter.
Great interest attached to the lecture,
both from the standpoint OF current I'M
portance and the high regard in winch the
lecturer is held here. Father BfosAahah -
a Washingtonian and has come to be re-
gsrded as one of the foremost theo-osiahs
and students of political economy III tlis
country Taking for his theme, can Cath-
Ole Be a Socialism the speaker discussed
the subject from beginning to end. lie
treated of socialism from its root, the Latin
word "socius." a comrade, or fellowship OF
man with man. The idealisn, the speaker
declared is used as a stalking horse to
cover or ameliorate every real or imaginary
untoward condition Of the church, the state
and the family.
rather Rrosnahan classified socialists I'M
der two heads-those called scientific So
cialists and those who are followers OF carr
Marx. ~ .,,o
removal and elimination of every feature
that retards human progress and happl-
ness until the term has come 10 STAND DIS
a tumble of ideas and impracticable doc
trines If the former were establlsned
everything that didn't further material
nrospority would be neglected. This type
Of mankind has use for nothing but what
advances material progress. They would
have II apply to both the family and re-
Iigion Marriage would only be civil con-
tract upon which the state could put no
restrictions.
"Socialism also elects that the state is to
owr, and administer all capital and instru-
ments of production. Where this experiment
has been tried results have shown the
thing to be impractical. No government
thus constituted could effectively admins
ter such a state If it could the state would
hecone omnipotent. and the lives and con-
I,ictions of mankind would be overWhelmed
NV a vigorous suzerainty. With such a
STERILIZATION of power graft would surely
nrevail This doctrine the church cannon
and will not approve -, ..,o,,or,,o,,+
"There can be no rational moVe;iien "a
toward a satisfaction of the soclaflst
idealism until Christianity becomes nVlns
and instructive habit in the daily ana Ia-
tional life" said Father Brosnahan, whe..
sociaI ism may be realized to the pront Ok
mankind ,,,u,. ,,n,ouded
throuphout his discourse by an appreclatiVe
audience which included large gathering
Of clergy and a number of distinguishes
laymen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-03
INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS
IMPORTANT CONVENTION OPENS
IN CHICAGO TODAY.

CHICAGO. December 3.-Means to bring
about the establishment of public industrial
! training schools throughout the United
States, the general uplifting of industrial
conditions of the country and the creation
and rigid enforcement of the Sherman anti
| trust law will be discussed at the fourth
annual convention of the Citizens Indus
trial Association of America which will
open here today.
Four hundred and fifty-two delegates,
representing the 200 branches of the asso-
citation. will be present from practically
every state in the union
The association has for it's purpose the
creation of public sentiment favoring the
handling of all labor questions equit-
able basis, both employer and employe be-
ing given equal rights
President c. W. Post of Battle Creek,
Mich. will open the convention with his
| annual address. Other speakers and their
| subjects will be T. ]. Mahony of New York
| on the Sherman antitrust law. and William
Collision of Liverpool, secretary of the free
labor assoca ton of Great Britain on the
Rise of the English Free Labor Move
ment"
Growth Of the Open Shop.
The principal fixture was address by
the president of the organization. C. w.
Post. He said in part that the growth Of
the open shop ana industrial freedom has
so greatly exceeded the growth of labor
unionism during the past year as to attract
the attention of all thinking people.
"One of the most potent factors in this
work has been the Citizens Industrial Asso-
citation Of America, with Its allied branches
in some 500 cities in America.
This association does not exist for the
purpose Of destroying trusts, but for de-
Tending citizens and communities from the
destructive acts Of both capital and labor.
ganization, and this power must be met
with similar organization on the part of the
people, otherwise they are helpless.
THE greatest trust with which the people
have had to contend has been the labor
trust, technically known as the American
CARNATIONS, comprising, perhaps, million
and half to two million men,"
Will Not Stand Dictation.
President Post then declared that there
are about seventy-eight million people in
this country who are not members of any
trust, either of labor or capital. Opposed
to them are perhaps two million citizens.
members of labor organizations. OF these
it has been clearly demonstrated that only
a part will allow themselves to be dictated
to by the leaders of the trust, they pre-
ferring to vote as American citizens and not
as members of a class opposed to public
interest"
In conclusion he said this country is en-
toying period of unprecedented prosperity,
and predicted for the near future 1.-The open
shop, no restriction to the number of
apprentices, no boycott, no violence, no
picketing and steady operation of indus
tries"