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The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
TheatricalS and DANCING.

In the original clubhouse is wel-appoined stage.
where theaTicas held
Dancing Is another accomplishment encouraged in the
home-cuture curriculum the Saturday night dance
clock. social feature Of every
throws sunshine the lives Of young people
Short hours together with Of par
Elephants supervision of the society these
dances officers say free from the dsagreeabIe
lures that sometimes attend such affairs.
The household department is another popular fea
ture. This branch Of the institution mas building
voted solely uses and is under the supervision OF the
Womens Council the clubs organization Of the city
comprising 25 members making, home-beautfying
the duties Of wife and mother all branches Of domestic
science and even special work taught III this depart
ment
One Of Mr.. Cables interesting the0ries-Ony Il is more
than theory-s that if the young vino be
the hOusekeepes OF the generation Doe reached
and aided the viii hOmenakers will seek
sefmprovemen TO keep up with the procession, and
suits viii be evident all along the line.
one OF the daring things that clubs ia Northamp-
done is 10 for private conferences
employers and employees determine the easiest
kindes wisest and quetest ways Of establishing better
practical relations between mistress and maid in domestic
service.
but this single problem could be solved wouldn't
be well worth while 70 have home-cuJure clubs in every
city and town in the United States2
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ne Ch1b Hawe az A0zzHaMn1nz, Mass.

together, and this that there always IN
fortunates who left "on the outside"
These the who must answer sadly, occa-
sions Doomed replied a question story, "Alasi
no Claudlus. / invited,
These social derelcts often equipped educatonaly,
in appearance By family every essential
for admission exclusive gatherings There must be a
reason why they don't get go"
This question MIR Gable and his associates have been
busted all these years endeavorng fahom In North
ampon they have made social possibilities Of hundreds
who didn't along before II has been found
that in they required simply little tact, pos
siby burying individuality. order themselves
conditions surrounding them, their understanding Of
ethics might have been wrong
The young O girl who became respondent or
discouraged. who Of temper and became vim
dctive when a joke cracked his her expense.
taught not mind but to come back" in kind. In
a manner taught to be thick-skiunod.
The person who imagines that mis- hands the
way, or that some always staring a or en-
vous his presence shown by example every
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Organized at first as method of helping his towns
people Mr. Gable has homecuure grow
yond bounds of his supervisor.
clubs in various cities had reached the
Der of almost 100 withdrew from general
nent ceased the publication of the Letter periodical
which he had established and edited organ the
work and is now deyotng himself exclusively the home
culture work in Northampton.
But the work at home had also grown unexpected
proportions There is a clubhouse large building with
adequate furnishngsn heart of the business district
where mill workers home in the evenings and
there are branch offices wherever little good may be
done.
who has given this great social work to the
world started life himself has expressed il, by
taking his Confederate jacket and borrowing 10 cents
Renewed attention called Mr. Gable and his
work when on November "a last, he married in Phil
adepha to Miss Eva G. Stevenson, of Lexington KY who
has fortune S2000 and well known among the many
Intellectual and progressive of the South
Also marriage significant in connection with
the home-cUture work Miss Stevenson president
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to a audience-the workers in mllls-mosy young
people without home advantages educational facilities
For this class a reading opened in 1888.
Instituted merely as ofshoot from the primary
clubs mill-worer became the predomi-
uant feature of the home-culture work.
the reading room facilities expanded. and
in 1898 through the lberality Of the Edward H. r
Lyman. old church building the heart of the bust
district transformed into clubhouse and is
the headquarters of the line Of club work.
That the idea contained a merit equally desirable in
other places quickly grasped. he end of five
years there fifty home-culture clubs in the
United States, with AZ members all looking Northamp-
guidance, and all definitely associated with the
rphianthropist through periodical which he edited
Now the clubs have increased 100 with more
members
There is no community, no matter how small, that
hasn't, extent the for this line of
work that Mr. Gable found in the Massachusetts town
Even the little villages have their social clques it is nat
people of similar associations flock
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is too much occupied with the size and position Of
his hands 10 bother about others that people often
appear when reality they preoccuped with
other things than those which they gaze and other
things which might be described hallucnatons We're
quite efectuaIly dispeIled
In every town of this size wrote Mr. Cable Of his
home-culture work there is much service 20 be rendered
which fall properly within the functions Of the
churches charitable institutions schools courts lodges,
employment bureaus. homes.
There is need Of social and Industrial and educa-
tona clearing house, which all who do not readily
find their place who do fall within existing
classification be appraised and redsributed;
persons old for the schools different too
culiar for the churches their homes too
ambitious to let their minds inactive. strangers
without other associations persons who are left OF
everything and those who be IN eyerythngn short
all the varieties that 10 make up life "A
OF 1000 inhabitants"
Twenty nationaties and seventy occupations
represented Carnegie House-the peoples college
branch Of the work There 20 teachersaI vol
unteers schools colleges tie viciny-and
wide range study taught
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WHITES OUTNUMBER BLACKS.
Important Change IN Character of u
Southern City's Population.

From the Charleston News and Courier
According to the new Walsh City Direc-
tory, Charleston is growing at a rate
which would make some Of the ready
made towns of the West envious of its
progress. There has been no beating Of
drums or blowing Of Irumpets. but the
old town has been going ahead, piIing up
its business and bringing in the people.
UNTIL in the course of six years. or a
little less, its population has increased
from 55S07, by the United States census
of $500, 10 $3.50 by the city census Of
1906 a gain of 1902, or an average an
nuaI increase Of 2333 during the period
covered by this inquiry
The most gratifying feature of the
Walsh census is that during the last six
years there has been an Increase in the
white population Of Charleston Of BIG.
while the colOred population has increa sed
only 20 The percentage Of increase of
the white population during the last six
years was nearly 81 per cent, and the
percentage Of increase in the colored pop
ulatlon was only .0Jl per cent The per-
centage Of ColOred people in Charleston
IN 1900 was $50 per cent of the total pOpu-
lation now il is only 45.5 Der
cent of the total population. The per
centage Of the white population IN
the total population in 1900 was AS
per cent; in 1906 ii is $40 per cent.
That is to say, the conditions are being
rapidly reversed, and instead of being a
city that seemed at one time to be over
whelmed by the negro congestion, that
impeded all our efforts at Improvement.
Charleston Is growing into "A white COM
munity and is fiourishing like a tree that
/ is planted by the water. Think of it
picture it if you can, There are 6.3lS
more white people than col0red people in
Charleston! It is almost too good to be
trIa
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OPPOSITION TO PRESIDENT.
Some Reasons Why Ii Is Cropping
Out at This Session of Congress.

Some Reasons Why Ii Is Cropping
Out at This Session of Congress.
From the Boston Herald
We can perceive no indications that the
Presidents popularity has waned. TO an
appreciate extent; but the elections are
over. a new Congress has been chosen,
the Republican party is strongly en-
trenched in power at Washington, ana III
most Of the States, outside the South, and
some of the politicians who privately re-
scented the Presidents mastery COM
pulsion" are feeling their way TO antagon-
lie him. They may not pluck up the
courage openly TO oppose him, but they
can block his programme of performance
in Congress by keeping the appropriation
bills at the front, and thus insure a session
barren Of notable results. They will do
this partly because they dislike his
measures. but more because they dislike
what they call his dictatorship 1t
always makes a great difference, in poll
tics and in government, who does the
diCtatingl
in addition to these reasons, IL is felt
that the President is approaching the
last half of his term, and that the re-
suit of this years elections shows that
IL will not be necessary for the party TO
call upon Mr.. Roosevelt to run again in
order to save the country from the
menace of Bryan or Hearst 1t will not
he surprising if the present session of
Congress shall develop some of that out
spoken and by no means unwholesOme
opposition to the President within his
own party. which has marked the waning
tenure of other occupants OF the White
House
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Of the womens club in Lexington, and it while listen
tng of Mr. Cables readings before the women Of
club that she became captivated by him.
So now, with the advent of Mrs Gable. the work at
Northampton Will be given vim Both she and her
husband desire make of il monument to their names
Il in 1S1. two years after he had come from the
South do with Northern scenes and characters what
with the Creoes of Louisiana, that Mr. cable
organized the first home-culture clubs.
These formed neighbors; they brought to-
gether people who desired the advantages in study, dis
cussion eevatiug recreation that would from
a handling of forces.
During the first year twenty clubs started at
Northampton. and lively interest In the work
spread the city OF 10000 people
After this Mr. Gable concluded extend his efforts
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Of concentration. became able to work
efficiently. lost his headaches ceased TO
feeI the dread of impending evil and was
able 10 walk with comfort in m0drr-
atelv wide street He Continued 10 i'm
prove until at the end Of two months he
was wei and had lost all his troubles eX-
cept his agoraphObia, and that was dtmin-
ished 7 told him that this was "a matter
for which little could be done, that IL
was in its nature an enduring maiady.
that though il had somewhat improved J
feared ] could do no more for it, that he
must cOntriye TO bear il as well rs he
could and hope that in time it would wear
away, and ! advised him that he need not
see me again unless DE had a relapse of
his other troubles.
Was Cured by shock.
Il saw him 10 more for nearly four
months. when he entered my consulting
room with an expression Of face that puz-
lied me much. His face, that used to be
tranquil placid, and I thought detected
even lurking look Of triumph. His irges-
oiute step had become firm. his manner
decided and his whole being seemed
changed and strengthened.
Il expressed my regret that he had had
70 come back TO me and thereupOn his
face fell He said he had had a dreadful
shock-a terrible trouble His daughter
had run away from home and Joined "a
lover. It had been "a frightful shock 90
himself and his wife. Still he did not
look shocked On the contrary. he ap-
TeaTed cOm9lacent and contented. Then
the murder came out. What I have come
for is not TO consult YOU about my health,
but TO tell YOU that this shock has COM
pletely cured me. have not the slightest
diEuculty i'm going anywhere like. can
90 through wide streets, over the bridges.
/ across Trafalgar square and even into the
parks. ] can go anywhere and do any
thing just like any one else. and this re-
cOveTy came TO me suddenly, Immediately
after I had this dreadful shock. I thought
it would interest YOU to know
Tt certainly did. 1t is the only case of
/ agOIaphobia that / have ever known 10
recover completely. and the manner of the
cure was sufficiently striking. Having
congratulated him duly, I proceeded to in
| quire into the circumstances of the elope-
ment and learned that the girl had fled
/ to the home of her lovers parents i'm con-
| sequence of the persistent opposition of
/ her own parents 70 the match, that the
young couple were now safely married
and that the objection to the match rose
/ from no moral obliquity, inequality OF
station or deficiency of means on the part
/ Of the son-in-law but merely from q
want of congeniality between him and
/ the brides parents. Having extracted this
/ Information l ventured 10 point out that
as it was the daughter and not the parents
/ who had married he young man the obieC-
/ zion was not a fatal one and I took on
/ myself 30 advise the brides parents to be
/ reconciled TO their daughter and her hus-
! band, against whom there appeared to be
/ no reasonable objection. After a little
/ persuasion they adopted this view and
went away without a cloud on their hap
| pineSS'
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HOME CULTURE CLUBS-THE GROWING UNIVERSITIES OF

NOR the unhappy social aspirant who is
never asked to anything" for the girl who
hasn't learned the art to charm; who is I'M
popular and the young man for the educa-
tonaly inclined who feel out of place in frivolous
gathering for the victim of uncongenial home or
business environments-for these and all the other
discordant chords in the social scale there is hope
Turning from missionary work abroad and at
home-or as a corollary to such woFk-altruistic
persons in all parts Of the United States are devot-
ing time, pains, and means to the development of
societies-home culture clubs, they are called
tending to make every member Of a community
socially and Intellectually possible
There are now about 100 of these organiza-
tons in various cities and they are doing wonders
with the people whom they are designed to help.
1t is question whether any other society spreads
so much happiness George w. Cable the South
ern author, who originated the idea, gives his per
sonal time and attention to the club work of his
home town, Northampton Mass.
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Presidents Course Commended.

From the New York Herald.
The conduct of the Storers in publishing
intimate personal letters, written with
the impressive freedom characteristic Of
Mr. Roosevelt, is contemplate. This
gross violation of the laws of courtesy
and decency would alone suffice to put the
former ambassador and his meddlesOme
wife outside the pale of public sympathy.
What Mr.. Roosevelt said or wrote in the
freedom of friendly intercourse while he
was governor of the State of New York.
or afterward, has no bearing on his ac-
ton as President of the United States
His official conduct throughout was con-
sistent and correct. If he erred at all it
was only in showing too much forbear-
ance with persons who were presuming
upon his personal friendship to influence
his official action
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
An Influential Wink.
be IonisriIle Conrier.InurnnI.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
The Evansville paper which allotted a
column of space to a description Of Joe
Cannon's wink has an excellent concep-
ton of news values. The Speakers wink
often has a more direct bearing upon ma
tional legislation than 10000 words Of
forensic eloquence from the floor.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
UNIFORM AIDS CRIME
SWindles That Owed Their
Success to Clothes.
JEWELERS. WHO WERE VICTIMS
How an Alleged Russian General
Bought Diamonds with Money Fur
Woman Left "a Hostage for "A
Collar and Her Release.

Although the hoaxng Of the burgomas-
ter of Koepenick was not dreamed of by
Prof Teufelsdrockb in all his philosophy.
history contains many examples Of the
peoples difficulty in differenuating be-
tween clothes and the man. In l5l3 Off
Gals in court uniform published a ukase
signed by Car Peter III among the Cos
sacks Of the Dnieper. This set forth the
imperial command that they should rise
and cast out the usurper, Catherine. II
mattered not that Car Peter had been
dead eleven years, the peasants had seen
the uniforms of the emissaries. and in
their gold lace was confirmation strong
enough % confute dozen death GER
tifcates They rose. succeeded in almost
shaking Catherine from her throne, and
did succeed in landing Pougatshef the
instigator. on the scaffold at Moscow.
It is in modern Russia. however. writes
Douglas Story in the London Tribune.
that the most striking parallels to the feat
of the German Wonder Captain are 10 be
found Some three years ago jeweleT
on the Nevslly ProsDekt of ST. Petersburg
received a visit one sunny afternoon from
ar old and decrenjt officer in the uniform
Of a general. The old gentleman was
assisted from his carriage 20 the counter
by an attentive fOotman in livery. The
smiling jeweler received him with the
difference due 20 his rank. and acc0mmO-
dated him with a chair. The general had
come to choose a birthday present for his
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
FEAR OF OPEN SPACE
Strange Malady Which At
fiicts City DwellerS.
AGORAPHOBIA IS NOT DURABLE

London Lancet Describes Disease
and the Treatment for It-One Case
Where shock Brought About Re
covery of IA Aggravated Case.
People Who Cling 40 TUH Buildings
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
AFRICA FOR BLACKS
AbySSinian Priest Talks Of
Future Of Negroes.
SAYS THEY OUTLAST WHITES

Yellow and Black Races Together,
He Predicts, VIII Dominate the
PeOpIe-It Has WithstOod All At
fempts at Conquest TO the Present.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
WOMAN BASS SINGER
Young Texan with a Most
Remarkable Voice.
WHILE IN HYPNOTIC POWER

Like TriIby, I'm Du Maurier's Tale,
Edna Murray Develops Marvellous
Vocal Resources When HypnOtized.
Her Throat Gn Extraordinary One,
and Her Voice of Great Volume.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23
Girl Gives Demonstration.

A demonstration Of Miss Murray's mar
yelous powers was given recently in the
Office Of DR.. Gayer when a number Of
physicians were present AT this time
Or. Gayer. standing before Miss Murray
The Washington herald., 1906-12-23

The tradesman displayed his most valu-
tble collars and tiaras. The veteran
fingered over them lovingly. At last he
made choice of a costly suite, and inti-
mated that il would meet hts purpose
TremblingIy the old soldier sought in
his breast for his pocketbook. He had
sailed forth without it, The disappoint-
Tent Of both shopmau and customer was
acute. The general, however, was not a
strategist without resource. With apollo
-ies he asked for writing materials and
rssayed 10 pen a letter 10 his home The
excitement acting upon his palsied hands
made his writing illegible. The jeweler
was in despair. The old man sighed. and
remarked upon the sad consequences of
eampaigns. The jeweler was touched
He had an inspiration.
"Wnl your exceliency permit me to
write the instructions 10 your dictation p"
The general was delighted. and most
gratefully accepted the offer.
on the business paper Of his firm the
ieweler wrote to the stumbling words Of
the veteran:
Dear Anna. I have need Of money
Please take 5000 rubles from my safe and
return by bearer. Lovingly yours.
IVAN"
The generals own footman was dis
patched with the note The old man sat
lingering the Jewels until in due course
the servant returned with the 5000 rubles
The tiara was bought and paid for. The
ieweler assisted his distinguished client
70 the carriage and stood bowling as he
drove away.
That evening when the jeweler return
cd to his home his wife asked him why
he had withdrawn so large a sum from
the family safe
What sum-" asked the shopkeeper, in
surprise.
why. the 5000 rubles you sent for this
afternoon
Five thousand rubles. don't under
stand"
Heavens here's your letter.
The wife produced the letter In the
jewelers. own handwriting upon the
jewelers. own business note paper and he
for the first time realized that the COM
mon name Of Anna and the common
name Of Ivan were respectively those of
himself and his wife, as Well as of the
palsied officer and his visionary spouse.
swindIed by Two women.
The jeweler had paid for the officers
tiaral
OF the same genre. though differing in
detail, was another swindle perpetrated
upon a jeweler in st. Petersburg. The
mystery surrounding the composition Of
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-09

Even Experts Triclxed In D1weams
@uishAng Real From the Spurious.
DIT. Oliver TOnks in the Outlook Mag.
azine shows the difficulties OF distin.
gushing real from spurious antiquities.
Here IL one OF his anecdotes:
At times the forger il content to take
ancient fragments Of ancient vases or
gtatuettes and complete them with clay
or plaster OF paris. These new "old"
wares he then paints up and passes to
the unsuspecting, and sometimes sus-
pecting. purchaser as real antiques.
The story Is told OF a forger in Athens
that be protested that when BIZ had fin
ished improving" an antique he him.
self could not always tell where the
genuine part ceased and the false be-
gan. Under such circumstances Il
may not be wondered that at times
even experts are tricked.
The following incident shows how
forgeries turn up In very unexpected
places: One hot day a party Of us were
tolllng up steep ascent in the island
Of Melos when we saw above us a
number Of Greeks seated on parapet
OF ruins. We had been cruising long
enough among the Egean islands to
know that these people OF tho place had
seen our ship drop anchor in the water
below and were now waiting to sell us
antiquities. At the sight Of these
Greeks one OF our number a tireIess
Scotchwoman. scrambled ahead of US
to the top, where we could soen see
her. wind blown and outlined against
the blue sky. bargaining for a vase.
When we reached the top after a more
leisurely climb she put her purchase In
my hands and asked me what / thought
OF It. My hands were moist with per.
splration from the exertion Of the climb,
and for answer to her question | held
them out to her all blackened from
grasplng the vase. The sweat had AZ.
tackled the modern paint with which Il
was covered. and by thus coming OF
ON my hands the color had betrayed its
falsity. The whole vase had been
patched up from six or seven pieces
and then painted over to conceal the
repairing.
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tary states that IL is forwarded for the
purpose of giving information such
as this government has OF regretta.
BILE incident, news Of which may reach
Japan IN distorted forms.
There Is no intention OF Offering
an apology and further regret than IS
contained In this dispatch, as the
state department regards the Japanese
fishermen as poachers II they we're
within tho three mile limit, and the
dispatch from Mr.. Sims emphasizes
this fact.
Acting Attorney General Russell
has given no instructions TO the Unit.
ed States attorney at Valdez, where,
II is presumed, the Japanese poachers
will be tried. The United States
attorney there Is under the general
instruction to prosecute all violaters
of the law.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-08-09
sToCKsLAGER is HOPEFUL.
Endorses Platform and Looks
For Success.

Wallace, Idaho, Aug. a.-Judge
&C, sockRslager, democratic nominee
FOR governor, accompanied by his
wife, and MIR. and Mrs. William Bal.
dersoh are in Wallace the guests OF
Harry L. Day.
Mr.. Balderson Is editor of the Boise
Statesman and personal friend Of
Judge Stookslager. They came from
the state convention and leave for
home today.
Regarding the democratic platform
Judge StoclSslager said; 81 regard
1t rs the most comprehensive. vigor-
Gus and best platform the party Of
this state ever stood upon, and
chances Of victory at the polls are ex.
cellent, heartily indorse every sen,
tenee in it.''