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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
THE WISHING HABIT.
Doing Things Is Much the Better Way
of Getting On.
From the Nautilus.


From the Nautilus
The evil. of wishing is that it generally
stops the doing. If say to you today Il
wish had more to offer you in this article, -
1 have stopped my progress toward writing
you better article next time. / have made
my little apology, 1 feel that 1 am quits
with the cosmos and have not only done
we'll. but l have stated that l wish | could
do better In training children you will
find 1t salutary and not at all impossible to
make 1t a rule that they should drop the
words Il wish" out of their vocabulary.
All helpless things do too much wishing of
this sort. The only kind of wishing that is
worth anything is externalized or expresses
wishing-in short, doing.
If a man is filled with what we call sin,
the short cut for him is to express it. Only
thus can he test and know whether he
wishes to be an evil doer. He may never
learn In this life the beauty of keeping with
the law and travelling the upslope of the
circle: but his being forced to accept your
opinion or mine would not help his soul,
though in the matter of over acts we all
recognize its necessity as a protection for
society
l have friend who is an extremist in
this matter, and who mortified a sedate
breakfast table of persons by announcing
that If a man felt homicidal she thought
the sooner he went and killed somebody and
got that nasty murder out of his heart and
into his acts the better off he would be-
Society cannot exactly permit him to exter-
naliZe for the good of his own soul to that
extent Yet such man when he stood upon
the gallows with the rope around his neck
would be nearer perfection than the same
man with his tendencies thwarted, acting as
Sunday school superintendent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
London's Grim Figures.
From the Outing Magazine.

From the outing MaSazlne
These figures are grimly eloquent.
There Is standing army, as the phrase
goes. Of $4,000 unemployed: add, STILL 10000
women very badly employed indeed; and
SO 900 homeless adults; and $1,000 wander
ing children of the slums; and 1900 free
criminals, and you have before you sta
tistical summary of the situation in the
greatest city in Christendom. Interesting,
Is 1t not? And with those who do not walk
the streets O. night things are only a de-
gree better 1t is fact that 80 per cent of
the producers of the actual wealth Of Lon
don have no homes they can call their own
beyond the weeks end and no other posses
sions than the few sticks of old furniture
that will go into a hand-cart for trundling
from lodging to lodging. And 100000 people
live in one-room tenements. in which de-
cency is impossible. Every night 10000
Londoners sleep in four-penny lodging
houses-the four penny "Doss"-and every
night 1900 sleep in the casual wards.
Where should they sleep. these secondary
millions? In London there are 1892, 137
workers who get less than IS a week per
family; The week I write of there were
99.S20 persons in warehouses, hospitals and
prisons of the great town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
PROBABLE APPOINTMENT.
Rumor That C. S. Gum Will Have
Charge of G. P. o. Buildings.

No official announcement of a successor
to Homer X Collins as superintendent of
buildings at the government printing office
has been announced, but rumors connect
several of the employees with the position.
the one mentioned the most frequently be-
ing the present superintendent of linotypes,
Charles S. Gum. Supt. Collins was suS-
pended several weeks ago. and the office
has been filled by Deputy Pubic Printer
Brian, in addition to his other duties:
Mr.. Gum entered the service of the gov
eminent printing Office in 1890. but was dis
charged in the Landslide of 1893. He I'M
mediately entered the mechanical depart
ment of the Mergenthaler factory. and in
1901 was appointed as a compositor. From
the case he worked his way up through
the grades of imposer. maker-up and finally
typesetting machinist. One of the first
acts of Public Printer Stillings was to ap-
point Mr. Gum to the SUPPLEMENTARY of
the entire battery of Mergenthaiers, at a
salary of $1,000 per year.
The following promotions in the govern
ment printing office have "o"7 - So v.
John L. Wrenn to be chief inspector of in
sulation; Edward H. Brian TO be chief IN
spector of lighting and heating; Dennis A.
Manson to be chief inspector of elevators.
The positions each pay 81, 400 a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03

Expensive as country seats are to main
tain. with a few exceptions. such as those
mentioned they are little more costly than
town houses. For a tiny house in Park
lane. such as would be procHrable in a
London suburb for eco a year. rental Of
$4,000 Is asked. while some of the larger
houses command rent running into five
figures. In GrOsvenOr square the rents
range from G1 900 to G6.oC0 a year; in st.
James square you may pay as much as an
annual G1O0U0: GCO.OW has been paid for a
house in Carlton House terrace. and Lord
Burton gave E1J0.OOO for a house iii South
Audley street.
And town and country houses are but a
part of the expenditure of the wealthy class
we are considering. steam yacht may
easily run away with $1,000 year; Sim
liar sum is by means uncommon for a
grouse moor and a deer forest; London
season. with its costly entertainments. may
easily account for f10.000. and SO on
through the long fist of items which figure
in the annual balance sheet of the rich.
and which are considered as necessary to
them as his tobacco to a poor man. 1t Is
thus not difficult to see how an income of
even G10O.OGO or f23o,O0O may be dissipa ted.
and how aghast many man would be If he
were suddenly brought face to face with
the necessity of cutting down his expendi-
ture to a pitiful 9J0.00O year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
VIOLATE GAME LAWS.
Three Defendants Treated Leniently.
Others May Not Fare So Well.

The advent of the shooting season caused
three gunners to be hailed before Judge
Bundy in the District branch of the Police
Court today upon charges of violating the
game laws of the District of Columbia
Geta Scott. colored. about twenty three
years of age was the first defendant to
appear before the bar of justice. He was
locked up last evening at the Anacostia
substation by Policemen Stewart and
Brooks. after he had exhibited to them two
cat birds. which he had shot a short time
before. He related to the officers, it Is
stated. that he is the ianitor of the Ma
tional Law School. In the early part of
the day he said, he had set out with a
.22-caliber rifle for a hunt through the
marshes about Anacostia. In his pursuit Of
the feathered tribe he fired and killed two
birds which he had Just shown. He was
then placed under arrest.
Scott did not know it at the time. but
later at the station rouse. it is stated, it
was related to him that the law does not
allow the killing of cat birds. Such birds,
it was explained. are regarded as among
SongSterS and not game birds. Scott
was his way from the marshes when
taken into custody. and after several of his
friends learned of his arrest they secured
his release through an appeal to Mai. Syl-
have the defendant in court today when
the case called.
When arraigned in court Scott was
charged with having in his possession two
certain wild birds contrary to the game law
of the District of Columbia Another
charge, filed against him at the station
house. that he fired his rifle in a section
of the District. contrary to law,was not
pressed. Scott pleaded guilty. and after
admonition to the provisions of the law
Judge Bundy took the personal bonds of
the defendant and he was released from
custody.
Robert Washington and Morris V. Babine
were the two other defendants. The in
formation filed against them alleged that
September 2 they "did hunt and kill certain
game birds. to wit. reed BIRDS the birds
being killed south of the Anacostia river
and within the District of Columbia" and
contrary to law. In this case the defend
ants entered pleas of guilty to the charge
as filed against them. and after hearing
their testimony Judge Bundy took their
personal bonds.
The young men, 1t is stated were shoot
ing near Shepherds wharf, which Is located
Ia the marshes where hunting is prohibited
by law, and Policeman Preston of the har-
Dor precinct took them into custody. They
had it is stated, about fifty reed birds in
their game bags. At this rate, it Is stated
the days hunting would have come rather
high if Assistant Corporation Counsel Pugh
could have proved that the young men
killed all the birds in the prohibited terri
tory where they are alleged to have been
shooting, as the fine Is IS for each bird
killed.
Although the personal bonds of the first
defendants arraigned before the court for
violating the game laws have been taken. it
is stated that others who may follow will
find that Judge Bundy will not be as lenient
hereafter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
HOT WEATHER SMOKING.
Not Up to the Average of the Pleas
anter Seasons of the Year.

From the United States Tobacco Journal
mat very not weather or very cold
weather-in fact. any sort of uncomfortable
weather is bad for trade is the opinion OF
the great majority of retailers
There are a few dealers who take ths
contrary view, asserting that the per capita
consumption of cigars is not at all affected
by the weather certainly not by hot
weather.
Here is the principal thing that makes
dealers believe that men 10 not smoke
much in hot weather" said one experienced
and observanf dealer in a small city. In
hot weather sales are very short during
the day. Lots of regular smokers go ali
day without smoking.
But If you want to convince yourself
that they do still smoke just make "A round
OF the places where cigars are sold after
dinner. Every one of them has its bunch
of patrons. who stay around all evening
and smoke.
The man who has not smoked all day
makes up for II in the evening IL he is In
the habit or smoking siA cigars in a day
he will not quit with less than four or five
during the evening. Then there will Ice a.
cool day occasionally, when he will make
up for any shortage that may exist.
This may be true of small towns. but We
are still Of opinion that hot spell in New
York decreases the consumption of cigars.
OF course this is in large measure due TO
the fact that when the temperature is abb
normally high people endeavor to get out OF
town much as possible.
But there is also that considerable class
of occasional smokers who only smoke
when they can do so in comfort and most
of whose smoking Is done out of doors.
Those men who have never got into the
habit of smoking at home or at their places
OF business are prone to stop altogether
when weather conditions are unpleasant.
OF course, their individual consumption Is
small. but in a city like New York the ag-
gregate Is considerable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

ArmSted Webster. a colored man sixty
years of age, employed by Mayfield &
Brown. at 31st and Canal streets northwest
was yesterday injured by a sack of fer
tilizer falling upop him. He was taken
to the Georgetown University Hospital In
the seventh precinct patrol for treatment
and later went to his home. 1882 Jefferson
street northwest.
Miss Mary Dixon of 2247 X street north
west Is a patient at the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital. suffering from injuries re-
ceived several days ago while attempting
to board a car at Great Falls. Va.
Herbert Bensnger Of Vienna. Va, entered
the Georgetown University Hospital last
Thursday and is still confined there, suffer
ing with typhoid fever.
Rev. Alphonse Coppens. s. j., assistant
pastor of Holy Trinity Church, is In an
nual retreat at St. AIMS on the Hudson.
Miss Louise Carr of 2735 P street Is at
Colonial Beach. Va. where she will remain
a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Nolan Of Hammond
Court Both and Q streets northwest. are
spending the summer at Asbury Park, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. Major Robb of Winconsin
avenue are visiting friends in Baltimore.
Miss Florence Frisby of 31st street is
visiting relatives at st. Paul. MINI.
Miss Eleanor Lewis is in New York for q
visit of one month.
Miss Ada Hickey of Tenleytown has re-
turned from visit to relatives In Indiana.
Miss Mamie ODonoghue of 1880 n street
northwest is i'll at her home.
Mr. Charles Graham left yesterday for a
trip to the jamestown exposition. He Will
be absent about ten days.
Miss Louise Volkman has returned nome
from a visit to Miss Lay of Fairfax Court
house.
Miss Sadie Guthridge Of 3O39 street
northwest is visiting friends at Port Royal.
Va.
Mrs. John Buckley and children have re-
turned from Colonial Beach, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
"Look at ALI the Ugly Mem"
From Appleton's Magazine.

from appleton Magazine.
Senator Charles w. Fulton of Oregon was
a "stumper' whose methods were as ef-
fective as Delivers. He would begin some
thing like this: well. I must say I'm dis
appointed at this crowd! Look at all the
ugly men, Not a good looking man in the
whole convention. How does it happen that
such a lot OF misshapen features on the
masculine side have been able to attract so
many beautiful female partners? Here I've
been a bachelor for forty years; but If
had known you fellows could do well as
you've done I'd never have been a bachelor
for fifteen minutes" etc. By this heart-to-
heart method he placed himself on the best
of terms with his hearers and then took a
dive into politics. The joke of 1t all was
that his wife probably sitting in the
audience listening to his remarks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
Detachment of Man and Wife.
From the London Chronicl

The growing detachment Of man and wife
in English society has of course its indif-
ferent side; but the good is easily predomi-
nant Because business detains his grace
In town, the duchess should not be kept
from seeing the live strawberry leaves that
are her symbol A soldier does not take his
wife into the field, and why should poll
tician expect her to share his prolonged
campaigning in town when the country
calls aloud to her? 1t may be very dull
work for the man, but two dulls do not
haIve-indeed they more than double-the
single disability: and the statesman in the
nearly shut-up house. with the cook taken
away, and the kitchen maid left in her
place, and his club closed for cleaning,
makes a figure on which shines the last
remaining CLEAN Of that romance with
which. in our youth, we invested the poll
tics Of our country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
Bazaars of Almsgiving.

From the London Church Times.
We would rather see bazaars and other
experiments in social charity ended than
mended. They have bred in many minds
the notion that charity means a social
function" the primary object OF which
is little flutter of festivity with a side
reference to philanthropic purpose. So
long as we encourage such questionable
methods of supporting a charity We can
not hope to revive sense of the duty of
almsgiving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
Marrying for Money.

FroH, London Black and White.
The girl who makes a wealthy match is
considered to have scored triumph.
while the unfortunate husband OF an
heiress is always subjected to the sneers
more or less veiled-of his acquaint-
ances 1t seems an arbitrary law which
demands that every man in this supreme
Act of his life should follow the dictates
of his heart. but pardons weaker woman
If she allows herself to be guided by her
head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
MONASTERY DOOR.
From

The Very Rev. Denis Schuler, minister
general of the Order of Friars' Union. ar
rived at the Franciscan Monastery of
Mount Sepulcher. in Brookland. yesterday
afternoon. and was welcomed by a large
conCourse of people and formally by the Of
ficialS of the monastery
Father Denis accompanied by his
secretary, Pr. Amandus of Tyrol. and Very
Rev. Edward Blecke. provincial of the
eastern province of the United States at
Paterson n. j.. and had been met at the
station by the auditor of the papal dele
CATION who represented Archbishop Do
mede Falcomio, the paapl delegate. who
cordially greeted Father Denis and his as
sociates and took them directly to Brook
land
On arrival at the monastery the bells
rang out welcome and the decorations of
the American and papal flags and NAM
moth cross of st. Francis conspicuous on
the lawn. showed that it was a gala occa-
sion.
TIE members of the community were
ranged near the door OF the chapel. where
Father Denis greeted each of them with
the kiss of peace, repeating the usual for
mula Pax tecum.
An Impressive Ceremony.
Mgr. FaConio was with FIR. Bede. FIR.
Matthew. FIR. Stephen. FIR. Otto and FIR.
Adams. and the clergy, to formally extend
welcome. and the imposing ceremonies of the
Roman ritual and the organ and chants by
the monks added to the impressiveness of
the occasion.
Father Denis assembled the steps of the
beautiful high altar in the center of the
room of the monastery, and received the
respects of each individual of the COM
munity. After addressing a few words to
the aSs"mbldge he sang the usual prayers
OF tie visitation. and impaired the seraphc
beHrdiCtiUn.
Afterward. in the monastery. addresses of
welcome were delivered in English. Latin.
German. French and Italian. That in Eng
iish was delivered by Rev. Raphael Adams,
O F. NJ. of Savannah. Ga. and was as fol-
lows.
Address Of Welcome.
Most Reverend Father General-No
words of mine capable of expressing
he # OIL hat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03

The list Virginia Regiment. which was
sent to Onancock, Va, by Gov. Swanson
August - on account of the disturbance
Saturday night, August 10, when the hack
carrying passengers and the United States
mall was fired on, was relieved from duty
Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
Land of the Puritans.

A little block of New England climate
and character in Mary E. Wilkins Free
mans story. 1.-The Visit OF Ann Maria
Hazen.'' Next Sundays magazine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03

Jacob Bone of Stafford county, Virginia.
Friday gathered enough Strawberries of
the table for his own family and to send
some to a neighbor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03

the hearts of each and every member of our
community in extending to your paternity
our sincerest and heartiest- welcome to
Mount st. Sepulcher, for we are mindful of
the fact that in you. most reverend father
we behold the true and worthy successor of
the seraphic patrirch. st. Francis. and we
prize this privilege the more since it is the
first time in the history of the seraphic
order that st. Franciss representative has
set foot on American soil. To be sure you
are no stranger in America, for you have
labored long and faithfully in this. our
country, for the glory of God and the SAL
walton of souls. and since your elevation to
the highest dignity in the order, you have
not ceased to show that same charity, pa
terna! solicitude and zeal for all that per-
tains to the furthering of the interests of
our seraphic order which always distin-
gushed you in the past in your then more
restricted field of labor. To mention only
one of the many instances of this zeal and
solicitude. let it suffice to recall the steps
you have taken to place the studies of the
order on a more solid and uniform basis
at the same time adhering to the tinehon-
ored tradition of the ancient Franciscan
school of philosophy and theology, in
whose bosom repose so many generations
of saints and sages
Hardly less important and opportune have
| been your efforts to revive and extend in
tereSt among the people in the history of
our order, which, through force of circum-
stances. has been too often neglected.
To the end that these and all your other
endeaYorS TO continue and promote the
work and spirit of the Seraphic Father may
bring forth fruit hundredfold it is our
humble and heartfelt hope that the same
Sera phlc Father may be ever at your side
to guide. strengthen and console you In the
discharge of your onerous duties as min
lister general.
An Accomplished Linguist.
To all the speeches Father Denis made
reply in each language. showing the ex-
tent of his linguistic ability, and then he
was entertained al dinner and general in
formal guadeamus.
Father Denis celebrated mass at9 o clock
this morning. and Will remain here but
few days. Next week he will preside at the
election of superior for the Province of
, Holy Name. 1t is expected that he will
pay a return visit to Mount Sepuicher be-
fore he returns to Rome. He was loud in
his praise Of the beauty of the church and
the convenience of the monastery yester-
day. which built by Rev. Godfrey
Schilling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
Costly Town Houses.

80 and 100 servants. with wages bills aver
aging at least $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03

More potatoes are eaten in Belgium than
In Ireland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-03
An Impressive Ceremony.
Address Of Welcom

Most Reverend Father General-No
words of mine are capable of expressing
the feelings of joy and gladness that fill
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-08-24

der face, and once she had seen his
tears of pity. oh, yes, Ollie loved
her! He would do anything, even
that, if his courage held, for his plain
little faded wife.
The bad spells were the blots on
Sabra Cards otherwise uneventfully
monotonous life. They were due to
some mysterious malady that clutched
at her fiercely, cruelty, when heaven
and earth swan in a mist Of pain, and
only Ollie, sitting there always beside
her, was real. There had not been a
bad spell for o than a year now.
Windy Hill was not a large place,
but every vote in 1t was ~canvassed
carefully before voting day. The
rivalry between parties, always keen,
promised to be keener than ever this
years, all over the state. The party
leaders were putting their hands deep
into their pockets. Little Sons fstful
was but a drop in an overlooking
bucket. 1t was to be a fight to the
death.
Before Oliver Card got home, Sabra
knew what she had to do to save him.
She had it all planned out. 1t must
involve a sin, but it would be her sin,
not Ollie's. 1t would be her lie; she
had a right to lie If it involved only
herself, hadn't she? When It was to
save Ollie? The angel who kept ac-
counts would set it down against
only her name,
The next night she set about it.
There was hurry, for at sunrise next
morning the polls would open.
"Ollie-they we're at tea-Tm
afraid ones coming on" she said,
steadily.
Not a bad spell?' He dropped his
knife with q chatter. "You don't mean
a bad spell, sabry?"
Yes" without finching, though the
horror Of lying was worse than the
honest horror Of pain. Sabra had
never lied before.
"My Lord, it amt begun " he
gasped. This was his dread, too, and
he had lived under the shadow Of it
with her. "sabry poor little girl, don't
you go to worrying. Pm goin' to be
right here"
"You won't leave, Ollie?"
"Eave / ever, little girl?p he re-
preached her. oh. It was terrible to
liel 1t was worse than she had
thought, even.
But tomorrow, Ollie; to-morrow's
voting day"
Oliver Card was not a swearing
man, but in the stress Of his emotions
now he swore unstintingly. What
were all the voting days in all the
calendars to her need Of him? Let
them elect the evil one; he would not
desert his little girl
She feigned sleep to please him
# was only one more lie. And in his
momentary relief he slept honestly.
Then Sabra Cards release came IL
a miraculous way. Honest pain came
to her and saved her soul. She knew,
lying there with Ollie sitting beside
her-quite Unexpectedly, suddenly,