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The Washington times., 1906-12-31
A FdcefloHS Convict

This confinement" said the long
you greatly" Yes" replied the face
JiOus convict, Il nnd the prison bars
grating" "Ah. life 70 you is "a fall
Ure." Yes. It's nothing but a cell &"
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Too MetbodIcaL

"As for me-" said Aunt CIarissa. ''I
haven't any use for a woman that takes
three or four handkerchiefs with her
when she goes 10 see one Of these heart
interest plays. Shes too businessifke
ana calculating 20 be the genuine
thing. Chicago Tribune.
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No Chance 10 Grow.

Mrs. Newwed-pear me. these eggs
are very small. GrOcer-They are lu-
deed, mum. and I'm sure 7 don't know
why. Mrs. Newwed-Oh. I dare say It's
because you take them out OF The nest
too soon.
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Something Wrong

Mrs-Am I stm THE star OF your
life," as l was when you used TO write
love letters to me? Mr.-Of course,
dear. Mrs.-I don't seem TO be draw
ing a star salary. though.
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lis Source

How do you suppose the report ever
started that you had an execution in
your house?' Il don't know, unless II
started from the fHct that We were
hanglng some wall paper. Baltimore
The Washington times., 1906-12-31
PLEASED MARY ANN

Mistress Cwho treated her servant to
the theate"s-WeN, and how did Won en-
jOy it?f
Servant-It was lovely, specially the
part where the servant told her mistress
what she thought of her.-Slovo
The Washington times., 1906-12-31
FANCY BUTTONS.

Black passementeries are legion this
season, and they are OF rare lowell
ness The newest styles have much
heavier braIds than last year, OF more
open and large designs. generally one
sided, and a distinct right and left
This black silk passementerle Is in
great favor for jackets, cloth gowns,
and evening coats.
The sOutaChe braid is often combined
with cloth. taffeta, or both, in the most
ornate designs. and. the ornaments be-
ing large. bIt two or three are used.
Extremely effective and absolutely new
is network of silk and jet, and with
little woven braid edges, beneath a
heavy silk braid dotted with buttons
and edged with pendant petals OF taf-
feta.
Then there are buttons like great
pearl and diamond brooches, set IN
gold; stripe and heraIdic designs on
deep-colo-ed backgrounds, sarro lnded
with rhIucstones, silver and rhiuc3tone5
in Greek crosses. tOurmaline and Mon
tsna sapphire and rhinestoues, very
tiny rhinestone clusters about as big as
the head Of a large white pin, which
are used by the many dozens; I'm fact,
Thincstones in every conceivable shape
and variety.
The heavy pearl trimming always
more or less used on wedding gowns
is seen In a pleasing variation this sea
son upon latuced background and
fringe of chenille with bow knots and
Gauglers OF crystal beads ana pearls
An entire front on a l0w-ucCk gown
could be trimmed with one section Of 4
lovely floral wreath Of raised pink roses
and leaves of padded taffeta covered
with tlnsel the whole connected with
tiny g8rIauds and small figures in gold.
Eesungs are as popular as ever. and
even more beautiful. as they are seen
with Wrcdths Of delicate flowers and
gay foliage gold dots and much gilt
cOIchiug all brought out by occasional
touches OF black. These yestlngs are
shown in most Of the prevailing shades.
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JOYOUS.

VISITOR to artists young wife,
Whatever We're you two Laughing oyay
SO just noW2 O'
Wife-Oh, it was such funa NV Inns
band painted ana I cooked. ana tI,.,
We both guessed what the things v-era
meant for.-Flegende Blaetter.
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Medallion de Volatile a la Bercy.
Curried Fowl and Fried Rice.

Boil a fowl until tender. and dissect
into pieces no larger than the thumb.
Cut up three-med.um-sized unions and
fry IN four ounces of butter, to a
pale-browu. Transfer this 20 a pot
adding one quart Of unsweetened stew
cd apple. one teasUo11fuI -of salt. the
juice OF half a lemon. a dash or cay
euIe pepper, one leyt. tablespoonful
OF curry powder and tine CuJ-up-
chicken. simmer slowly over q mOder-
ate nre for at least q haIf-nour Cut
a pound Of cold boiled rice into slices
one 10y two inches .u size. and fry TO a
goldeu-hr0Wu. Arrange the rice around
the edge ot a deep platter. and pour the
CUTTied fowl I'D the centre In place
of fowl and cold meat fsh OF Crdsta-
Ccau may be- employed. The fried
ricc-cakes may be replaced by the boiled
rice, or by boiled and mashed potatoes
yam, or sweet potato.
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LITTLE GIRLS COAT.


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IN
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pon and Of the velve
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DELICIOUS CURRKS.
Curried Chicken with Spanish Peppers

CuTned Chicken With Spanish Peppers.
Cut chicken into small, Aeat pisces.
and cook till tender In water well flavor
ed with herbs. and seasoned WIKI salt
and pepper. When done, take out tho
chicken. drain and wipe it dry. t'ry Kill
brown in butter then in the frying ran
put a little OF the strained liquor IN
which it was boiled Thicker this with
nOur. add curry powder and some canned
pimIentoes, chopped TO fine bits.
Medallion de Volatile a la Bercy.
Take small squab chickens and bone
them so as To retain the shape. This
medallion is sometimes made heart
shaped, a trunle stuning being used
10 fill. Place the boned and stuffed
chicken in the copper. salt and spice the
pan, and use good butter. Slowly
smother the SQUAD. When done set
aside and glace them with poultry sX-
tract. Coat down with q pint Of good
claret, and when well coated down, add
yellow of egg. The sauce grows thick,
and must DE strained through a fine
cloth.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER p, 1906.
oar porto Riean Colony.

As fOreshadOWed in his Porto RiCdn ad-
dresses. President Roosevelt urges that
full American citizenship be conferred
upon the people of Porto Rico in the
special message sent to Congress yester-
day. He was unable TO see how any
harm can result from making the Porto
Ricans American citizens. and thinks they
have earned the privilege by rapid prog
ress along the path of orderly liberty"
OF all our colonial subjects, the Porto
Ricans have given US least trouble Few
of them are likely TO emigrate, so that
their citizenship will add little to the
heterogeneity of our population and the
peTDlexity Of our race problems. There
IS no reason why they should not enjoy
all the privileges of American citizenship.
The President wakes enthusiastic over
the beauty and fertility of the island
and over the admirable character Of its
government. which he thinks needs no
change, in spite Of the barrier to per
feet autonomy interpOsed by our con-
troll of the insular executive council. The
experience Of Cuba, however. goes far
TO justify the precaution taken by Con-
gress in keeping a strong hand upon the
Porto Rican government. theoretically.
that government is not quite in accord
with American ideals, but in practice, as
the President observes. no other method
Of administration, in all probability. would
have operated so well in the case Of peo-
pie unaccustomed to the exercise Of free
dom and to the rule of the majority.
Senator Foraker should feel gratified by
the warm Executive admiration Of the
legislation for which he was so largely
responsible
We agree with the President that
colonial affairs should be administered by
a single department OF the home govern
ment Shall we not some day have
Secretary Of the Colonies in the Cabinet?
Mr.. Roosevelt may as well resign him
self right now TO the fact that he will not
be permitted 10 have the last word.
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GREAT COMET COMING.
brilliant Celestial visitor Due to Ar
rive I'm sight in 1910.

From Leslie's Weekly
The most famous OF ali comets. though
not the largest and most brilliant. will
again be visible In 1910 This is HaIlev's
comet. so called from its Identification by
the great astronomer who WIS the friend
Of Sir Isaac Newton. Halley's investiga-
ions Of astronomical records led him to
assert that the comet which he had OBJ
served in 1882 had appeared in 1853 and
in 1907 and to predict its temperance
in 1859. The fulfIlment Of this proph
ecy excited the most intense scientin in
teTest, and established beyond doubt the
periodicity Of comets and their movement
in orbits determined by the law Of gravi-
tation.
Its last appearance was in 1895. its pe-
riOd varying between seventy-five and
seventy-siX years on account Of the per
turbing attractions Of Jupiter and Saturn
In certain parts of its orbit. 1t was by
that time possible TO calculate its move
ments with so much greater accuracy
than before that it made its perihelion
passage within four days OF the predicted
date. 1t was not then a very grand OBJ
ject 10 the naked eye, but the light of
its nucleus surpassed that of second
magnitude stars and was comparable
with that of some reddish stars Of the
first magnitude, such as Aldebaran and
Antares. It's tail. while the comet was
approaching the sun, attained to a length
of 20 degrees.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
FEW JAPANESE IN SCHOOLS.
some other ExaEEeratiOns FOund I'm
San Francisco Inquiry

san Francisco dispatch in New YCTk Times.
Personal inquiry has shown that the
number Of japanese scholars in the San
Francisco public schools before the
board OF education issued its famous
order separating them from the white
children was ninety-three The board Of
education admits that this figure is ac-
curate There are about seventy pri-
mary and grammar schools in San
Francisco. Forty-seven Of them had
no Japanese scholars.
With the exception of two. the num-
Der of Japanese in attendance at any
one school did not exceed six. The
greatest number Of japanese was at
the Redding Primary School. where
there were twenty three. At this
school there is room for a good many
more scholars than are attending. Of
the ninety-three pupils. none was over
twenty years old. and cnly two were as
old as that Six were aged nineteen.
were eighteen years old. p seventeen.
? sixteen, and 10 fifteen. The remainder
were between six and fourteen years
old
There was not a single case Of
trachOma among the ninety-three. In
face Of figures such as these, # might
be expected that the Californians would
drop this particular feature of the anti
Japanese campaign. but, instead. they
seem bent on pushing IT.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
The Late Cicero.

The tomb of Consul Marcus Tullius Cice-
70. a Roman gentleman whose other names
and titles. II he had any, seem to have
struck a siding as they hurried along the
track of time. has been brought TO light
after many years Of most undeserved OBJ
uvion. We are very glad 20 hear IL
Cicero stood right at the head Of the
statesmen of his day
History has dealt rather unkindIy, not
to say gingerly, with Cicero. Very little.
in truth. is known Of him. except such
as you may find In the books he left be
hind, and these are written in such rigidly
unsimplifed Latin that very few people
seem disposed TO study them. Neverthe-
less. it is chiefly for the things ne wrote
that he became famous though II must
he acknowledged that he was also very
famous for many things he did not write.
as all truly great men are. One Of the
beautiful truths gathered from the frag-
mentary records Of his noble life is the
fact that those who have things 10 write
would do well to follow Cicero's illustri-
Gus example of either not writing them
at all, or else writing them in apparently
unfathomable Latin. Only in this way
can one be sure that ones writings will
never afterward confront him to mis- en-
barrassment
Cicero. while not a commanding power
himself seems to have made it an invari-
able rule Of conduct to follow the wishes
and desires Of those In power. He was
not only a great diplomat, but quite
lucky man as we'll Cicero was a great
orator. though not so superbly great as TO
have been ruthlessly flung down the ages
as the boy orator of anything. BY
careful and painstaking manipulation OF
the wires, he succeeded at one point IN
his career in having himself elected one
Of the cOnsuls, a sort of glorifed senator.
Between various Chautauqua dates he
found time to address the senate quite
eloquenty. The most notable Of these
efforts was his attack upon a lame duck
of Populistic proclivities known as Lucius
Sergius Cataline.
just exactly which one of the trusts
succeeded in having Cicero elected 10 the
consulship as aforesaid seems somewhat
hard TO determine; but his undOubted
ability at undertaking. coupled with his
brilliancy as an octopus chaser, stamps
him indelibly as one Of the few statesmen
of the times who was undoubtedly "on
TO his job"
Cicero never seemed 70 gain any great
permanent political advantage from his
numerous speeches and writings, though
he evidently took care 10 see that they
were faithfully reported in the Record for
the benefit OF his admiring constituency.
He was a great man, and he had his
partisans, but In the end he was ruth
lessly cut down, and the country managed
to wabble along fairly well without him.
1t is happy thought to know that
Cicero's tomb has been discovered. It
shocks US to think that the tomb of so
fine a statesman could have been so long
lost.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
Land Frauds and the law.

Secretary Hitchcock's annual report
gives an inlkling Of the immense task
which awaits his successor in the In
terror Department. More than half
million acres Of the public domain have
been fraudulently appropriated by private
interests and should be restored 20 the
government; 400 persons are under indict-
ment for conspiring to defraud the gov
ernment OF its public land. and Federal
officers are constantly uncovering new
cases that are startling in character" In
the enforcement OF the law powerful
political and financial influences have
been met and but partially overcome-in-
fiuences which 'have not hesitated to
aggressively exert every agency that
could be commanded TO weaken the hand
Of the law
Fortunate is it that the public domain
has been for the past five years under
the supervision OF so honest, untiring. and
faithful a public servant as the outgoing
Secretary Of the Interior and that his
hands have been strongly upheld by the
President But why is 1t that the legis-
lation under which the commission of
these gigantic frauds is possible remains
unrepealed and unamended? We have the
assurance of Mr.. Hitchcock that the gov
ernment may expect to continue the ex-
penditure of its money and energy in ap-
pretending and convicting land grabbers
as long as the present land laws afford
opportunity for the fraudulent acquisition
81 public lands, and until those laws are
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
To Hunt for 'POsNums.

Senator Blackburn and other Southern
statesmen who as boys used to hunt
pOssums in the persimmon season arc
thinking Of organizing a foray against
the marsupials in this region, if any are
to be found near Washington. They have
been told marvellous tales Of 'possum
hunting by local spOTtSmen. who declare
that almost within the shadow of the
CapitoTs dome lots of the astute animals
can be found most any night if only the
hunter is possessed of that sixth sense
which enables him to locate the 'possum' $
habitat 1t is related that in the neigh
borhOod Of Cabin John Bridge the pos
sums just now are prowling about these
beautiful nights in large number and
that the fortunate denizens in that
vicinity are reveling daily in 'pOssum
feasts. Senator Blackburn smacked his
lips loudly yesterday when listening to
Col Richard J. Bright tell how he had
recently visited d farmer friend in the
Cabin John neighbOThood and enjoyed a
'pOssum dinner The Kentucky statesman
and a party of friends may be expected
soon to slip out into the woods a short
way up the Potomac some night and
bag a few 'possUmS. Complaint is made
that IL is virtually impossible 10 get them
in the Washington markets.
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Cousins Has "a Double.

st. Louis visitors to the galleries Of the
House are Temarking on the striking re-
semblance Of the Hon. Robert @. Cousins.
now chairman OF the Committee on For
eign Affairs, 20 their famous feullleton-
iste, William Marion Reedy. The Iowa
statesman is taller by two or three inches
than the st. Louis litterateur. but their
faces are as much alike as II they were
twins. Even IN the matter Of dress. their
tastes are markedly similar, and in action
and TepOse the resemblance is even more
noticeable Mr.. Cousins like his St Louis
double, has sharp and cutting wit, and
his vocabulary Of invective, though seldom
used, Is equally as ricn and scathing as
Reedy's. 1t is said that whenever Mr.
Cousins goes 10 ST Louis he is constantly
annoyed by persons stopping him on the
streets and insisting upon il that he is
Mr.. Reedy. Each has a peculiar drawl
in his speech that is exactly alike, and
their gesticulatiOns are so similar that
their resemblance otherwise is all the
more accentuated.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
burrows opens Big BnttIe.

The Hon. Julius Caesar Burrows seldom
makes set speech in the Senate, but
when he does he is listened to with the
undivided attention of his colleagues
compliment paid 10 comparatively few
members OF that body. As chairman OF
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions, the Michigan statesman yesterday
opened the concluding fight in the long
drawn-out battle over Reed SmoOt. Not
since he argued successfully against the
late Matthew Stanley Quay retaining the
seat In the Senate TO which he was ap-
pointed by the governor Of Pennsylvania
after the Legislature had failed to elect
has Senator Burrows made so long and
carefully prepared a speech. Senator
SmOot sat calmly and unruffied all
through the ordeal 10 which he was sub
jected by the Burrows report and argu-
ment. Occasionally the Utah Senator
made notes, but the memoranda he thus
compiled did not seem to be extensive
Senator Dubois will speak against Sena-
tor SmOOt to-day
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Ono Military Precedent

The dismissal of the negro troops by
the President of the United States recent
~ seems. after all, not 10 have been an
absolutely unprecedented thing The
Charleston News and Courier finds that
in October, 1864, Gen. Robert f Lee.
commanding the forces of the Confeder-
ate States, caused an entire battalion Of
the army 10 be mustered out for COW
ardly conduct on every battlefield from
Gettysburg TO the present time" and as
unworthy "a place as an organization in
the Army OF Northern Virginia" The
disgTaced battalion was forced to give
up its colors and march to the rear. as q
token Of its shame and disgrace.
In striking parallel with the order in
the case Of the colored troops, Gen. Lee,
in the order dismissing his troops, says:
The general c1nmanding the Army Of Northern
Virginia regrets that there are some brave officers
and men belonging to this organization who must
share in this common disgrace but the good Of the
seTvoe requires It, and they must bear II as brave
soldiers"
While this ordeE was issued in time Of
war and in the face Of the enemy, it was
also issued without any process of court
martial, but only under the authority Of
the head of the army.
Discipline in the army is essential. in
time Of peace as well as war. It cannot
be held together and made effective with
out the most rigid and stern discipline.
The time to prepare an army for enec-
tveness Is in time Of peace A IaxIy
governed army would be a poor thing 10
depend upon in an emergency. Strict and
unrelenting discipline has been the un-
varying custom and rule of all great
military figures.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER.
HIGHER THOUCHT.

You haven't a mind above Dress"
The husband declares in his passion.
You think Of no more and no less
Than what kind OF waists are in fashion.
I've never in life heard you speak
OF classics, OF poems. OF Latin;
OF sculptures. or paintings. or Creek
Your mind runs TO ribbons and satins"
"Ah. me-" sighs the beautiful wife,
"Ah. me. You are terribly cruel
When ] said I'd be yours for life
You called me your treasure, your jewell
Ny mind does go higher than that:
I'm even now thinking upon tt
] don't know II / want a hat
Or whether 20 get a lace bonnet"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
At TIRE MINSTREIs.

II has a c0nundrum TO PROFOUND this
evening, says Mr. Bones 20 Mr. Tambo.
after the semicircle has seated itself
Proceed with your prouniciamento."
suggests Mr. Tambo
What is the difference between a man
who congresses dried grass into rectan-
gular solidity and one who calls to the
ruler Of Algiers?"
That, sir" replies Mr. Tambo lis
easy. The one has to feed the press and
the other has TO press the fee"
Not vet"
"One punches the hay and the other
lunches the Bey."
Almost, but not quite" 4"
"One binds the fodder and the other
finds the bother"
TCOme again"
fOne-say what's is the answer7''
"One bales the hay and the other halls
the Bey.''
During the uproar which ensues the
interiocutor steps gracefully TO the foot
lights and announces that Mr. Percival
Bustthrote will render Her Face Nav BE
Filled With FreCkles But Her Heart Is
Fun OF JOY" WILBUR NEsBTr
The Washington herald., 1906-12-12
A Great influence for Good

There are few greater or more helpful
influences for good in the District than
the Public Library More books than ever
are going into Washington homes, and
the attendance at the library has also
largely increased.
The request Of the library authorities
for an extension OF their sphere of use
fulness IS worthy of serious considera-
ton. There is a Carnegie fund for the
establishment of branch libraries, and al
ready there is a bin before the Senate
which viii authorize. if II passes. the es-
tablishment Of a branch library at Tako-
ma Park. This can be done out Of the
Carnegie fund. The request, too, that
the $4,000 necessary to complete the i'm
provement Of Mount Vernon square. so
that the curbing and walks about the
library building may be finished. is an
altogether reasonable one.
The Washington Library is thoroughly
modern in throwing open its shelves,
among which readers can browse
and feast their eyes before pluck
ing the intellectual fruit. other methods
of bringing books to the attention of the
public which have been pushed with
praiseworthy zeal are the publishing Of
lists or books in the newspapers. the
establishment of a teachers reference
library, conducting reading classes and
story hours for children, the aiding of
literary clubs and the opening of the
library on Sundays and holidays
The work has been done by a force of
assistants 10 the librarian entirely too
small, and the complaint that this force
is underpaid is weH grounded in fact.
In social settlements the books OF the
library are finding their way, but the
work is done by volunteers, and il could
be wonderfully augmented under trained
management Even the central build