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The Washington times., 1906-10-10

ity. "that settlement OF The pending
issues can now be secured"
We hope they can be, but we are
not disposed to be overconfident of
the result, simply because the
Sultan has admitted that Mr.. Leish-
man is an ambassador and has,
therefore, the right to demand an
audience of the monarch himself
instead of timidly knocking at the
back door formerly furnished by
the sublime porte. Abdul has a
constitutional disinclination to part
with money. Indeed. it comes with
such difficulty that he likes to see
its fruits in other ways than
through paying it out for govern
mental mistakes.
IL is entirely probable that his re-
.ception of Mr.. Leishman, after many
rebutfs and pOstponements, is mere
ly for the purpose of creating an
era Of good feeling at Washington.
and that the same old dilatory tac-
ties will be employed in the matter
of American grievances. This NAV
be doing the astute ruler of Turkey
an injustice, but his previous career
is not one that inspires Americans
with confidence.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
LONGER SCHOOL YEAR
WANTED IN CAPITAL
Present Schedule Inadequ te for Ad-
Yanced Departments, Says
Admiral Baird.

Plans are on foot to Iengthne the
scholastic year in the advanced daDart-
ments of the public schools OF the Dis
trict. The suggestion comes from Ad-
miral Baird, president Of the Board Of
Education. The admiral contends thar
the scholastic year as observed under
presnt rules and regulations numbers
but a hundred and eighty days This
rule, Admiral Baird maintains. is en-
tirely inadequate TO meet the demand
of the larger universities
Some time ago" said the president
OF the board, 'one OF the Central High
School boys made an effort to obtain a
scholarship at Cornell. When interro-
gated relative TO the length of the sebo-
lastic year IN Washington. the vouDp
man informed the faculty that he had
attended the required IS0 DAYS TTnoD
this Information he was denied admits
sion into the university.
Had the scholastic year baen 9ao
days he would have been admitted II
is my intention TO advocate an exten-
sion OF the time here in WASHINGTON 4,
ORDER mat no such condition will again
arise. intend TO lay the matter before
superintendent Chancellor and exnIa fn
thoroughly to him the Importance of
amending the present rules governing
this phase Of school work -
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
Last.

Just as we were on the point of
despairing lest the cleye- and per-
sistent Mr.. Leishman were never to
have the opportunity of presenting
his ambassadorial papers TO the
Sultan of Turkey, 10 and behold, the
windows and doors of the Yldiz
palace opened; the sun of imperial
hospitality streamed forth and the
erstwhile minister from the United
States became an ambassador in
very truth.
1t must have been an inspiring
spectacle. Dispatches from Con-
stantinople describe the triumphal
march of Mr.. Leishman with en-
thusiastic rhetoric Haireddin Bey,
the official introducer of ambassa-
dors, who has been rather out of
practice lately, was right on hand,
and he called personally at the
American embassy and invited the
happy Mr.. Leishman To take q seat
in the gorgeous state carriage.
Trumpets sounded and troop of
cavalry clattered on ahead of a pro-
cession that was another Indication
of the way in which Uncle Sans
persistency is finally rewarded Our
new ambassador was. of course,
compelled to wear evening dress in
the day time, much against his Yam
kee notions Of the proprieties, but
as the weather was chilly, overcoats
were necessary, and thus the dignity
of the American plenipotentiary was
saved
Now that our old friend Abdul
Hamid has solemly admitted that
Mr.. Leishman is an ambassador, it
will be interesting to see to what
extent the new rank viii create a
willingness on the part of the
Sultan to settle certain American
bills and grievances that this Gov
ernment has long been desiFous of
ending once and for all. 'It is ex-
pected," says a Government author
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
FAITH TREMBLING.

Were / a happy bird.
Building my little nest each early
spring.
il might be easy then 20 keep Gods word
His praise to sing:
Easy 10 live content.
Tending my little ones-Of love secure.
Knowing no agony for time misspent.
Or thought impure!
Were I a butterfly.
A brlght-winged creature of the sun
shine born,
Idle and lovely ] could live and die.
Without self-scorn;
I need not fear
To take my utmost viii of summer
Nor dread, when the swift end came near.
My judge to meet!
If I were only made
Patient, and calm, and pure. as angels
had not been so doubtful-sore afraid
OF sin aud care
Il would seem sweet ana good
To bear the heavy cross that martyrs
take.
For my Lords sake.
But strong, and fair. and young.
1 dread my glowing limbs-my heart
OF fire.
My soul that tTembles like a harp full
strung
To keen desire!
O wild and idle words!
WIN Gods large charity and patience
be
Given unto butterflies and singing birds.
And not to me?
Mary Ainge De We're.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
Growing in Usefulness.

Nashington's qualification at the
widening use of its own Public
Library, as revealed by the annual
report of the president for the past
fiscal year, VIII be a poor sentiment
If il does not move the people of
the District to help widen its oppor-
tunities. The issue lies. in the end.
with those who for whom the in
stitution was founded. Congress
needs only to be assured that there
is need to extend it and that the
extension will be accepted practical
Iy-and such an assurance must
come from the readers, as repre-
sented in bodies like the citizens as
sociations, or from nobody.
Of course, the community will find
satisfaction in the increase of the
number Of readers. Thus, the total
circulation of books was 433. .OgG vol
umes, an advance of 79,6OO over the
previous year. and the average
monthly home circulation was
29,023 volumes, as compared with
9,42G for TN year ending June 90,
1908.
But there are special advances
which are of fully as much interest.
The open-shelf privileges have been
extended and the use Of the library
for other reading than that of fic-
tion has grown. Children are find
ing the institution a ready help for
their studies, as is shown by the
fact that 3s per cent of the whole
juvenile circulation was non-fiction-
al 1t would be a great mistake 10
discourage the casual reader by dis
crediting fiction, but every citizen
who thinks must be pleased 10 note
that the general percentage of
other books read has advanced from
2S to 32.
In the course of the ensuing year
the trustees hope TO make progress
along these lines: The DEVELOPMENT
of the section devoted TO Washing
toniana; an increase Of the book
fund from $500 to $4,000; larger
contributions from miscellaneous
governmental libraries, and the Ii
brary Of Congress; the extension
of the branch library system; and
the adjustment of the pay of the
library force, especially that of the
librarian. to the value of the serv-
ices performed.
Everyone of these purposes rec
ommends itself to the thoughtful
citizen. 1t ought not be too much
to expect that the representative
associations of the District viii find
time TO consider them, give them
hearty approval, and work for them
where work will tell.
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DRUGGISTS SELECT
LIST Of OFFICERS
Committee TO Submit Report
for Adoption at Ses-
sion Today.
OTHER REPORTS RECEIVED
Members of Association Greeted BY
President Roosevelt This
Afternoon.

The morning session OF the thirty-sec-
ond annual convention Of the National
wholesale Druggists Association today
lasted far into the afternoon, owing TO
Ihe amount Of business transacted. In
addition 10 the large number OF COM
mittee reports submitted the session
was addressed by Dr. K. II. True. of
the Department OF Agriculture who
-old the members Of the association of
the work the department IS now doing
IN experimenting in the raising on
American soil Of many Grug-producing
plants. whicE are now imported from
foreign countries.
This afternoon al $3.50 o'clock the mem
3ers Of the association and their ladies
VIII be received al the White House by
the President.
The nomination committee submitted
today It's report. which VIII probably be
adopted by the convention this after
noon. II names the following men for
the offices OF the organization for the
ensuing year:
President. John n. Carey, Indianapo-
lis. first vice president. Albert Plant.
New York city; second vice president.
j. +. Foster Birmingham. Ala; third
~ pLNolttL4ts L. D I1FeLellr EoFLlAllQ,
Me,i fourth vice president. +. j. Greene.
feorla. III nTth vice president. a. S
Raymond. Lincoln. Neb.; secretary, :.
r. Toms, Indianapolis; treasurer. S J..
Strong, Cleveland. Ohio: board of con-
troll, Fred l. Carter, chairman, Boston
A. -. Parker. New Orleans. w. J.
Mooney. Indianapolis; Charles Gibson.
albany, y. Y; ". b. Strong. Milwau-
kee
Technical reports from the following
committees We're received and referred
TO the board of control.
Transportation. trademarks. box ana
carriage. commercial travelling. and pro-
prietaTy goods.
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FLORISTS FIGHTING
EXPRESS COMPANIES
Alleged Unjust Discrimination in Rates
to Be Tested Under Interstate
Commerce Laws.

The Jurisdiction 0g the Interstate
Commission over express companies.
granted under the new rate law, is
likely 10 be tested for the first time, in
a proceeding started by the Society
OF American Florists and Ornamental
Horticulturists against the United
States Express Company.
In a petition OF the society the com
mission IS informed that florists in
New Jersey and Pennsylvania. ship
ping flowers TO New York. are ag-
grieved because OF an advance Of
rates, which Is very near ruinous. The
change was made May ]. and rates ad-
VluCed 20 TO so per cent As florists
cannot use slower means Of transpOr-
tatiOn, they are compelled 10 pay any
tatiOn, they were Ompelled 10 pay any
impose, and they demand Investigation
and an order establishing q reason
able rate.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
The Problem of Living.

If the esteemed Philadelphia
Ledger has not secured good re-
turns on its devotion of space and
interest for some weeks to popu-
lar discussion OF the problem of liy-
ing, then the City of Brotherly Love
is less appreciative and less domes-
tie of instinct, than is supposed. For
it is the proud boast of Philadel-
phians that a larger proportion of
people there own homes than in any
other great city.
Women and men, with and with
out experience, have been writing
their views TO the Ledger. Two of
these, recently printed, forcibly re-
call a recent remark of Secretary
Shaw in talking 20 a gathering of
Government employees. He laid it
down as an axiom that the family
that couldn't save on 5000 a year
wouldn't save on $1,000. Whereat a
great many people scofed.
But here comes a woman who
writes that her husband provides
$4,000 a yea for a family of hus-
band, wife and two small children;
and she simply can't manage to get
on with it. To dress the children,
to buy her own clothes, to pay the
butcher and baker and all the rest
she patheticany appeals for advice
as to how to do 1t. .'Will somebody
send a sample reduced bin of fare
for just one week? And will some
body tell where a hat may be pur-
chased for less than S15?"
Replying to this, a woman in q
suburban village sugSestively says
she would like to have that $4,000
woman here instead of writing
through the paper. I could fiji her
head with SO many ways and means
of saving that her surplus money at
the end of the year would astonish
her"
This woman is happy on some
thing less than $500 a year for the
conduct Of her home; she does her
washing, ironing, dressmaking-
touch of the true feminine being a
naive confession that she just can't
resist having Il milliner to trim her
hat-baking mending. etc. "They"
have a garden and keep their own
chickens. Meat doesn't cost over
S1.5O a week, groceries the same.
ice and milk, ~ cents each. There
are three to be fed; they have the
best, and plenty; but they don't
waste anything.
This woman confesses that she
doesn't think the $4,000 woman
would do all these things to get
on" Probably not; Yet the letters
of the two suggest strongly that
the $1,000 woman is the less intelli-
gent, the less capable, the less
happy, of the two. If happiness is
as commonly supposed one of the
purposes of life. and usefulness an
other, the $1,000 woman hardly
stands abreast of her humble sister
in the rare art of living.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
Married Aboard Yacht.

land. Oregon, daughter Of Judge Ivory
q. Kimball, is visiting her father at 60
North Carolina avenue southeast.
Miss Leila Waller. z.ster-in-Iaw of
Gen. John II. Wilson. has returned 10
Washington from an extended trip TO
Maine during which she visited Port
land and kennebuckport and has with
her for the winter her sister. Mrs.
Wadsw orth, Of Portland.
Cen and Mrs Peter C. Haines. L. =. A
Engineer Corps have leased the resi-
dence 1923 X street northwest for the
winter. having removed from their
apartments at StOreleigh Court,
Miss Eliza Wilkes is lying critically
Ill at her home on Connecticut avenue,
near II street having been brought
home from the South. where She was
taken sick, early IN the week.
Mrs. Carl A. Droop has returned to
her home IN Washington. She spent the
summer with her mother. Mrs. q. p.
Selhausen, at "Selsenhorst' her summer
home Ia the mountains OF Virginia.
Judge John Penn Jones has returned
to Washington after a summer spent
at Gales Ferry. Conn. he brought with
him Mrs Oliver Morse. Miss Marguerite
Morse, and little Miss Rebecca Morse, of
New York, who viii s1end the winter
with him and his younger daughter,
Miss Gertrude Jones.
Mrs. Walter Wellman. wife Of the eX-
plorer and journalist, and her four
daughteTs-Misses Rose. Rae. Rita, ana
Rebecca-haVe returned TO their home
on the Columbia road after a two
months visit at the home OF DF- ana
Mrs Sar.uel Trip at Royal Oak. Nd.
Mr. Weilman is expected back mere IN
time to spend Thanksgiving with MS
family. He is now in Paris.
Mrs. Apolline Alexander Blair. widow
of John S. Blair of St. Louis. is spend
ing the winter with her mother. the
widow of General Alexander at the
Marlborough in this city.
The postponed reception to the Rev.
DIR, John Weidley and family VIII De
given by the members OF the Church
OF of the Reformation, FRIDAY evening
in the lecture-rOom of the church-
Mrs. George ". Boyd, of Philadelphia,
who was formerly Miss Myra NoyeS, a
Washington belle a few years ago, is
spending the month of October with ner
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Crosby > Moves.
at their country place. Alton Fafm;
near Silver Spring. Nd Mrs BOYD
is accompanied by her children.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
THF MAN AID Els WORK.

I haven't much faith in the man who
complains
or the work he has chosen TO do.
He's lazy. or else he's deficient in brains
And-maybe-a hypOcFite. too.
He's likely 10 cheat and he's likely "a
rob.
Away with the man who finds fault
with his Job.
But give me the man with The sun in
his face.
And the shadows all dancing behind;
Who can meet lis reVerses with calm
ness and grace,
And never forgets TO be kind;
For whether he's welding a scepter OF
SWab.
I have faith in the man who's In love
with his job
John I. Shroy. in Lippineotts.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
CHURCH 200 YEARS OLD.

The Congregational church Of Green
land y H. has just celebrated its two
hundredth anniversary. The pastor Of
the church is Rev. DIT. Edward Robie,
who has served the congregation for fif-
ty-five years. and IN the two centuries
OF the church's existence there have
been but seven pastors.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
FIERAhOSCA'S MASCOT
DYING IN NEW YORK
Muffled FOOTBALLS on Italian Flagship
Because Monkey Is III With
Consumption.

NEW YORK. Oct 10.-An of the S2C
officers and men on the Italian flagship
Fieramosca, now in North river, were
gloomy and sad today, Jack, the snip S
net monkey and mascot for two years.
is dying OF pneumonia.
Tread lightly" was the order issued
early in the day by Admiral Cali. and
this was Obeyed by all. from Captain
Roberto down to the galley boy.
The flagship came here to attend the
ceremonies in the unveiling Of the statue
OF Verdi
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
WOMAN RUNS HOTEL.

Miss Helen r. Wood, Of Minneapolis,
has demonstrated the fact that a gen
tIewoman may 90 outside OF the beaten
lines and be successful as business .wo-
man. her work being IN the manage
.nent and ownership of a large hotel In
lhat city. Miss Wood inherited the ho-
persuaded TO sell or lease il preferr,5ss
to take al nae responsibility herself.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
AN EXCEPTION TO THE RULE.

Down in an Indiana Chautauoua the
other day a lecturer held forth on
The True Mission OF the Newspaper
Man The notable thing about the
lecture was that the orator was really
q newspaper man instead OF a frenetic
college professor or a hack politician.
the usual expounders of the duties of
ournalism.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
: ~ THE CIRCLE OF SOCIETY,""
New Colombian Minister
Arrives in Washington
Senor Enrique CorteS Succeeds Senor Don Diego
Mendoza and Other Changes in Legation
viii Result.

"The Girl and the Governor" were
present at the opening performance al
the New National Monday night. Among
those in the party were Mrs. Bren-
neT, Miss Henrietta BTenner, M and
Mrs. Al ROsenheim. William Well. Her
bert Stiefei. Sol Nj. Brenner.
Mrs Kate ireland Davis. widow of
James s. Davis. of this city, VITO has
been absent from " ashington a!l sum
mer. IS spending the week with her rel
atives. Mr, and Mrs. William II.
Finckel.
NJ r. Eiseman announces the engage
meut of his daughter, MISS Helelen, 10
Abraham Sgmuads Ot this city MISS
Eiseman has just returned from snort
Kahn. in Baltimore.
NJ and Mrs. Henry Strauss. OF T.
street, were the host and hostess At a
family dinner on Sunday ia honor Of
the seventh wedding anniversary OF
their daughter and son, MT and Mrs
l. Goodman Those present were MF.
ana Mrs. Henry STRAUSS hiE- ana ATS.
j. Goodman, Mr. and Mrs. George
Strauss and Miss Edna Strauss.
Gilbert Bensinger, OF this city, is
spending the week in st. Louis.
Adolph Vorzimer, who spent the
weekend here, cL route from the south.
has gone to his nome in New York city.
Mrs. A. BerwaIger and Mrs Stephen
SpitZ have left for Atlantic city, where
Jhey viii spend about three weeks.
Miss Florence y. Levy. Of New York
city, spent a few days here with friends
the Tast week,
Miss Lillian A. Harris is a pupil at
the Renjamin-Deane school. on River
side Drive. New York city
Richard y. Brooke has returned, after
spending the summer at his home IN
NarEentOn, Va
David ROthchld has returned 10 the
city. after a trip TO Madison. Wis.
Friends OF Miss Ivy Thompson, Of
GrightWOOd. was given "a surprise party
AT her home IN honor OF her birthday
Games and refreshments were features
Of the evening. Those present We.e.
Misses Martha Shaw, Elsie shaw, Zoe
Floyd. Florence LeiZeaT. sadie Ca-nrey.
Hazel Thompson. Lula ThOmpsCl. ana
Gilbert Floyd. George NeudaN, RoGer
Thompson. John Floyd, Leon Thompson
Earl Thompson, Mrs Chriscaden, ar
and Mrs. Percy Thompson. Mrs. Eaf-
FREY. Mrs. Shaw. and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Thompson
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
RELIC OF LIBBY PRISON.

William A. Montcastle, of Brightwood
Va. has IN his possession the front door
of Libby prison and the famous checker
board over which so many prisoners
Whiled away the days OF confinement
The Washington times., 1906-10-10

of q convenient point in the Hudson.
and CaDtain Wells had made steam fo-
Foughkeepsie.
W hen the yacht UuO reached Pough-
Eeepsie a small boat was sent ashore
and returned with the Rev Dr J.
Oakley, OF the First n j.. Church of
that city. ia the cabin of the little
steamer with the maid and Captain
W els as Witnesses the ceremony was
performed. The minister was put ashore
and the JnO sailed away. Some one
from POughkeepsle telephoned to DR..
Lawrence that the wedding had taken
place and then hung up the receiver.
Grandpa Lawrence Angry.
Miss SiegrIst, or Mrs Hopkins is
only seventeen years old, looks her age.
and no more. and has not finished her
schooling.
Threatening to cause the arrest aas
prosecution of Hopkins. DR. Lawrence
set out today for PeekskiII He will
charter a yacht there, he declares. and
chase the fugitive lovers up and down
the Hudson until he RECEIVERS the girl
and brings the man TO court DR. Law
renee is particularly angry. because. al
though the pair We're married a few
hours after Slipping up the river on the
yacht, Mrs Lawrence, who was an in
valid, IS overcome by the shock and is
in serious condition.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10

Senior Enrique Cortes, the newly ap-
pointed minister from Colombia. who
succeeds Senor Don Diego Mendoza. has
arrived in Washington ana is staying at
the shoreham. WIN him Is his first
secretary Senor Guzman, The changes
IN this legation will rob Washington
society of two OF its most popular mem
bers, Senor Don Eduardo Perez TTiana,
and Sonora dc Perez TTiaHa. who are
being transferred TO an European post.
A large number OF the diplomats Of
81 Petersburg gave a dinner in that
city last night In honor of Spencer 4.
Eddy. who is being transferred from
the American embassy in Russia TO the
embassy I'm Berlin. Mr. Eddy has be-
come an exceedingly popular person
age while in St Petersburg, and his
departure from there is being marked
by many demonstrations Of regret.
Information was received at the State
Department yesterday that Ernest
George Herman Robert Rochus Mande-
rup, the nfth Prince of Lyuar. who was
recently appointed as third secretary Of
the German embassy here. viii arrive
in Washington next week Prince Ern-
est's mother, the Princess DOWager Of
Lynar. was born at Columbus, Ohio.
Her maiden name was May Amelia
Parsons. Prince Ernest OF Lyuar Is
about thirty-one years old and up 70
This appointment had been an attache
Of the Berlin foreign office. He is un-
married
Mrs. Paul Morton and Miss Pauline
Morton arrived in New York yesterday
from Europe, where they spent the
summer Miss Morton was presented
al one OF the King drawing rooms.
Und has been much entertained and
feted abroad. IL is said Mrs Morton
and her daughter viii frequently be
visitors ia Washington this winter re-
neWlng the friendships made while Mr.
Morton was Secretary of The Navy, II
in fact. they do not take house OF an
apartment here.
Senator and Mrs. Thomas r. Martin
are spending several days at the New
Willard. They spent the summer at
their country home near Charlottesville,
Va.
A number of BaItmoTeans. friends
and relatives OF Sol M. BTeuneT. of
Baltimore, the author Of the new opera,
The Washington times., 1906-10-10
MARRIED ABOARD YACHT
AFTER NIGHT ELOPEMENT
Miss Segrst Seventeen Years Old, WedS Atlanta Man
and Now Millionaire Grandfather VIII Chase
Fugitive Lovers to Recover Her.

NEW YORK. Oct ~ On the steam
Yacht Cuo, somewhere up the Hudson,
Russell +. Hopkins and his bride, Vera
S.egrlst. granddaughter of Dr. J. j.
Lawrence. the multi millionaire manu-
factUrsr Of patent medicines. whose
home is one of the show places Of New
York are today on their honeymoon.
The wedding OF the couple occurred IN
POughkC-psie. while the millionaire
grandfather Of the bride was distract
ed over her disappearance from his
mansion. 1850 Fifth avenue
The first intimat.ou that the fa9iIy
of Dr. Lawrence had that Miss Sieg-
rist was not ia her room was WEen she
failed to appear fer her breakfast and
a maid was sent 10 Inquire If she was
H.. The servant reported tbat the room
was empty and that neither Miss Sieg-
rist nor her maid was 10 be found
Married Aboard Yacht.
Later IN the day word was received
from Poughkeepsie that she had become
the bride OF Russell r. Hopkins, OF At
lanta, Ga. Miss Siegrtst had gone
straight from her home 10 the steam
yacht Of Mr.. Hopkins. which was lying
The Washington times., 1906-10-10

"The Girl and the Governor" were
present at the opening performance at
the New National Monday night. AinOng
those in the party were, Mrs. Bren-
neT, Miss Henrietta BTenneT. Nj and
Mrs Al ROsenheim. William Well. Her
bert Stiefei, Sol NJ. Brenner.
The Washington times., 1906-10-10

Mrs Kate Ireland Davis. WidOW Of
James S. Davis. of this city, WHO has
been absent from " ashingtOn a!l sum
mer. IS spending the week with her rel
atives. 1fr. and Mrs. william II.
E-Lr.0Ls.I