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It Was the Real Thing.

A Philadelphia property man was relat-
ing. In a sad and respectful voice, his
memories of Richard Mansfield
IF one worked hard" he said, "one got
on with Mr.. Mansfield well. He never re-
buked me but once. and then 1t was harGiy
my fault.
ut was a sultry afternoon in the spring.
and we were rehearsing one of the Mans
field plays-I think it was DR.. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde'-and here and there l had to
supply clap of thunder.
'.Everything went well for time Then:
in an unexpected place, a loud roar of
thunder rumbled forth. Mr.. Mansfield hur-
ried to me-
LOOK here he said, with hurt look,
do be careful, won't you? A mistake like
that would be very serious before an audi
ence That clap of thunder came IN Tho
wrong place. ,,., :.
I'm very sorry, Nr. ManSliela' Sd a. =,
"but II wasn't my thunder. 1t came from
outside
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29

The latter has been much out Of the lime
light of Late. He has been in South Africa
a great deal. His latest work. Puck of
PoOks Hill" published scrially in the
summer, and his poem on the burdens OF
Martha" published here by the London
Standard. are the only two things he has
done in some time. There are occasional
rumOTs to his bad health as an excuse
for paucity OF output. l hear, however
that he has been hard at work for many
months on a startling novel, the scenes of
which are laid in London and South Africa
This will not likely be issued until the new
year, although its publication may be hast
cned should the rumor regarding the Nobel
prize prove to be true
AprOpos of Kipling's latest work. it is in
tcresting To note that an old schoolfellow
has uncarthcd his very first work, a little
poem written when he was schoolboy in
kniCkerbOCkerS at Westward Ho. This
school, the United Service College. by the
way, has just moved TO the royal borough
with the ancient school Of st. Marks. the
neighbor and diminutive edition of Eton
basking in the sunshine of Windsor Castle
Eiplinc as boy began his worship of
Browning. whom lac later declared was his
lie headed "R-t Big" and called it The
JampOt.' here are the lines:
The Jampot-tcnder thought.
! grabbed II; so did you
What wonder, while We fought
Together. that IL few
Ia shtyers, Sos retort.
You should have loosed your hold
one moment; checked your fist.
But as II was-tOo bold,
You grapplcd-and you missed.
More CURLY, you were sold)
But neither of us shared
The dainty'-that's your plea:
! answer: Let see,
How have ycur trousers Jared?
Few noticed the death the other day in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
A Good Cusser.

Il have often interviewed John ID. Rocke-
Teller during a game of golf" said New
York reporter, land a milder-tempered
golfer have seldom seen. No matter what
hard luck he plays in. Mr.. Rockefeller
never loses his equanimty.
He told me one day that he despised
golfer who got angry and profsne on tho
links He said he knew a broker of that
abomnable type.
The broker, on a sunny autumn after
noon set out to play nine holes Looking
back after he had driven off, he saw a
great crowd following. There were young
men and old, good players and bad. all
trailing close behind with looks of interest
and expectation
The broker paused and turned. He
smiled politely and nervously.
Really, gentlemen he said, this Is
very 1attering. l hope l am in good form
this afternoon. I trust | shall play well
enough to reward all this kindly interest
IAN elderly lawyer laughed.
oh. 1t isn't that, he said. We came
out to listen. "
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Relief.

"UpoIa Joe" Cannon has cut his 3a.'y
smoking allowance from twenty o.SI3s
down to one and he has found his health
much improved IN consequence
Tobacco had me in its grip" h said
one day in Piattsbu-G. Now l have g.
capped out OF its clutches l feel relieved.
glad. free. In that way / remind my II
of the lrishman who wanted to go on tho
stage.
This Irishman had longed to he an actor
all his life. One night in saloon H.. l.va
vent 10 his theatrical aspirations eloquent.
ly. \ well-dresscd chap eyed him with an
prevail, and then took him aside ana Of
fered him a job in his own show or
course the offer, without any hagpling,
was accepted.
But the actor, when he turned up
early the next morning, WAS much U,sar-
pointed with the mature of his job ia
found that he was not t. play in a thca;er.
hut a circus. His employer led him Isltp =
dirty cage, pointed to NANCY old lion
skin and said:
!" Get into that for the present Cur
Nuban lion Nero died last week, and IN
have to ask you to impersonate him "A lltlr
while The work will be light and pl as
ant. You will only need to roar, trot al out
and snarl AT me when l prod you with this
pointed stick
The rehearsal was satisfactory. ana in
that nights performance the Irishman
duly appeared as Nero, the Nubian Hon.
trainer. raising his hand for silence, said
To the assembled multitude:
Now, ladies and gents, In order 10
show the perfection of my tranin' system
and the doclity of the animals, l Will put
this here Nubian lion in the same cage
with our man-eatin Royal Bengal tiger.
Up, Nero he went on. beginning to un-
fasten the iron door between the two
cages. Up. Nero
Man, are We mad?' whispered Nero
piteousy. Think o. me wife an childer
E" In We GO. muttered the trainer fierce
ly Or do l run this pitchfork through
ye?
Beside himself with terror, the poor fell
low skunk into the tigers cage and cow
cred down in the most distant corner. The
tiger snarled and glared at him balefully.
and closing his eyes he began to pray III
Irish The tiger came softly toward him.
He prayed faster. Then the tiger opened
It's mouth, and a kind voice said:
Don't be afraid, bhoy. Shure. I'm
Irish meself' "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29

h't'"'N 10y curtis Brown. MI Rights Nese''eu)
Specia. Correspondence of The Star
LONDON, September 49, 1904
THEN an American newly arrived
a \ in England has occasion to
VEAS send package anywhere he
" u naturally inquiries OF the first
Englishman he meets for the
I'afost express office. With a look Of
i..GE establishment the EngLsEnan will
Iret atty tell hilI that lie has never heard
- such a thing. for express companies,
J..-.r t.s,t Lalne ,.Tc unknown IL England,
,z. IT as American institutions Then the
-,l.rs.cau is aot To wax sarcastic and ask
v-.a john Bun is going TO wake up and
"a en-
Eat IL he refrain from making tie Aueri-
can Eagle scream and pursue his Inquiries
I..tieT he VII learn that John BU.Is post
oHre il an express company that can give
1s points, ana has its entertaining features.
tue II Ais package does not exceed eleven
pounds in weight ne Will lind that the postal
aJtaorities Will deliver it for him anywhere
il tie kingdom safely and quickly and
charge him much less than he would have
L. pay an American express company for
similar service. So well satisfied are Eng
NeH folk with their government express
company that their only complaint against
IL Is that it does not go in for the business
on bigger scale and transmit heavier and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29

Wales of John Andrew Doyle, yet he was
noted for two important things most pc
Culiarly unlike One was his work on
American history, the other his knowledge
of fox terriers. He the son of a Lon
don editor, and at Oxford made a special
study of American history on which he
soon became known an authority. The
great work of his life was the elaborate
history of The English in America" He
was also author of School History of
America" THE American Colonies and
half a dozen chapters dealing with America
edition of Modern History" He exhibit ed
fox terriers bred by himself for thirty years
and produced many of the champions He
was famous as a judge at kennel club
shows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29

Parcel delivery by the government while
you waIJ-uor is it very long to wait either
is now one OF the most popular features
~ tie British postal system Not only 10
the general public eagerly avail themselves
Of the service for the transmission OF AL
sorts Of articles ranging from hat pin 70
wedding trousscau Tut the great retail
houses iu increasing numbers also employ
II Cor sending home the purchases of Gus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29

was splashinS and laundering in the water
The huge tish had pulled him overheard.
Drop your rod, shouted Mr. Story. and
he started the motor. and in few min
utes reached the cracker and hauled him
back board.
The man said. as he began to wiring ont
his clothes
What I want 10 know is. Is this cracks
er a-fishin or was that hsh a-CIa. ~
erin p -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
INTERIOR OF L0NDoW:5 LARGEST
PARCEL POST OFFICE

toners instead of using their own delivery
wagons. They find the government does
the work for them cheaper and better than
they can do it for themselves. The price
charged. which is paid, of course, in post
age stamps, varies from cents for parcel
Weighing under two pounds to - cents LOT
a parcel not exceeding eleven pounds. Many
Of the London laundries now send home the
weeks washing by the parcel post for the
same reason that the big stores are taking
to it. The service costs less than that
which they have previously provided them
selves.
One Of the great advantages of the parcel
post as compared with the work of private
companies Is its celebrity. Before it came
into vogue customers often had to wait
days for their goods. Now within the
London radius il is a case of only few
hours, for the pal eel post makes several
deliveries daily. BY paying a small ad-
ditiOnal fee Immediate delivery" is secured,
which means that the parcel is started TO
its destination as soon as the payment is
made.
Another feature of the parcel post service
which commends IT to the public is the
fact that all goods transmitted by it are
practically insured up to a certain figure,
which covers the value of most packages
sent. Where the goods are of higher value
than that for which the government guar
antees compensation in case of loss or dam
age additional payments on a graded scale
secure special insurance. Thus, for in
stance by paying 10 cents more than the
regular delivery fee an insurance of $50 is
obtained. and 81 cents extends the claim
which may be made for compensation TO
$500.
An entertaining feature of the British
parcel post system is the great variety of
articles which it is open to receive. 1t is
quite a common thing to parcel post live
bees, and according to a new regulation
even human beings may be mailed" Not
long ago couple in London posted a live
baby in this way. 1t was delivered at the
West Strand post office properly tagged, the
fee was paid postage stamps of the req
uisite denomination stuck on the label,
and the baby reached its destination within
a very short time.
Living animals are also accepted, provided
they are properly packed" and the dis
lance is not too long. partial list of some
OF the curious things sent by parcel post
includes woasels, young alligators, leeches,
lizards, pigeons mice, eats and dogs. Of
fcials point with pride to the skin which
a snake shed in the post office some time
ago. 1t was being sent through the mails
and took occasion to change its coat while
stopping iii the parcel Office. AS the postal
authorities undertook to deliver the snake
only, they claimed the skin belonging to
the governmeut-another instance of "un-
earned increment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
ABSORBING PARCELS ~ a
DOS7 OFFICE

All things considered. the British parcel
post service is a most excellent one. Were
it not for railway opposition it would sup
port itself and probably yield the govern
ment reasonable profit
In some respects the German parcel post
system is superior to the English The
rates are generally much lower, for short
distances at least. owing to the fact that
several of the German railways are owned
by the state and therefore cannot dictate
their own terms to the government for help
ing it out in the express business. fixed
number of packages are carried by these
state roads for the parcel post service free
of charge For packages in excess of that
number the government has to pay the
state roads a small charge.
The private and emi-private railroads
also exact a much lower rate from the
government than do the English railways.
In Germany a parcel weighing eleven
pounds may be sent by parcel post for II
cents. Nor Is the extreme weigh of parcels
which may be sent restricted to eleven
pounds as in England. Parcels up to fifty
Kilograms or 10 pounds, in weight may
be sent for a little over 60 cents. Even
trees may be sent by parcel post, but such
bulky articles are only transported from
| one station to another on the same railway
line
But there Is difference between the sys-
TENS of the two countries. In England
distance makes no difference in the charge
In Germany the country is divided into six
zones and the charges vary according
to the distance the parcel is carried. For
instance, while the charge is only 60 cents
to carry parcel weighing 10 pounds Nhe
maximum weighD distance of ten miles,
to send the same parcel 151 miles would
cost about $50
For the longer distances, however, the
rates are not increased in the same ratio On
packages that do not exceed eleven pounds
The eleven pound package, for instance
may be sent within the first zone, which
covers a radius of ten miles, for cents
For all distances beyond that the charge is
only IL cents, which is little more than half
the English rate.
AS in England, an immense variety of
articles may be sent by parcel post. All
the leading hotels employ it to obtain
speedy delivery of fresh fish. Butter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29

The Craigie memorial fund is not grow
ing fast as the promoters would like. A
little over $4,000 has been subscribed to
date, and another appeal has been issued
by the London committee to literary people
to send In shekels The memorial will take
the form of two annual scholarships for the
study of modern English literature, one
probably at University College London; the
other at Columbia College, New York. A
bronze portrait plaque will also be erected
at each of these universities.
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1t will thus be seen that an eleven pound
parcel buking to feet may be sent any
where in England for % cents-a remark
ably cheap rate. Another great advantage
which the parcel post has over its private
rivals is the vastly larger number of ship
ping points it provides. There is a parcel
post Office In every small town and hamlet
and in London they are situated very near
EACH other. In some districts one such office
is apportioned to every four city bloc S.
Private companies could not possibly pro-
vide many branches. Their great num-
Der and the ease with which they are
reached account for no small part of the
enormous extent of the parcel post business
in England.
That it is steadily increasing is shown by
the following figures, which we're obtained
from the post office controller:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29

Latest accounts from the Welsh seashore
to the effect that George Bernard Shaw
is enjoying himself. He is surrounded by
twenty women students of the Fabian Va
cation School. Although there arg three
debates day at the school, this Score of
girls and Mr.. Shaw find plenty of time for
amusement They go in for swimming at
$50 every morning, breakfast an hour later
and have gymnastic exercise at 9:i5 In
the afternoon they go cycling, golfinS and
for walking excursions over the mountains
Scores of tourists have made piigrimaSeS
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First Poem Unearthed
Rudyard Kipling Wrote

L''NbjN, September ~, l!SI-
T Et-CtI' storms in literary circles are
Plentiful The latest over here at
5,,ts Itudyard kiuliuC. II is because
of "a hirt that the Nobel prize for literature
for 1905 IS 20 be given to Mr.. kipling.
Forty Thousand dollars in one lump sum is
not likely Ia Joe succzcd at even by the most
successful author. and then there is also
tae honor ui the award,
III Is is the time Of year when all sorts
of rllaors crop up 10 the lucky men who
will be selected for these great annual
prizes The Stockholm newspapers are
usually we'll informed and generally n.SIEIec
- spot the right mon well in advance. This
was certainly the case last year with Prest-
dent Roosevelt and the Peace prize.
The Stockholm Tiduingen is authority for
the Statrme AT about the literary prize and
kipIiug, N also declares that the result lay
L,tW N TWO Anglo Sa&Ons. Mark Twain
and kipIiug. and that the Englishman won,
su 70 speak. 10y an cyclaSh.
There is no confirmation of the report
and klUlInS himself has denied it, yet the
mere publication has started a warm dis
sussiuu among the literary giants and small
fry OF Europe as to the merits Of the two
men. There are some people who cannot
see that Mark Twain has accomplished
anything lasting Tor literature. Yet the
American hunorisJ is undoubtedly favored
~ the majority in England as against the
Englishman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29

aside from curosties sent by parcel post,
a very large business is done in staple ar
ticles of trade, particularly foodstuns Fish
are often sent TO the large hotels by parcel
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which they are able to exert In the houses
of parliament have succeeded in capturing
80 per cent of the money paid for all par
GELS sent by rail under government trans
mission.
An immense combination of private ex-
press companies, aided and abetted by the
big railway corporations, has combined
against the post office and tried to break up
the parcel post business. The post ONCE
however, has not capitulated to the ring,
and seems in fair way to win the hght
all along the line. AS railway companies
charged such high rates for carrying gov
eminent parcels, the post office organized
very complete system of TRANSMISSION by
wagons OF course, the process was a
wasteful one for, instead of being able to
send parcels direct by rail, the post Office
had to send them by two-horse wagons,
which meant that two men-driver and mail
carrier-were needed to each van.
However, by dint of organization, these
wagons provided a remarkably good Serv-
ice even to points thirty and forty miles
away from the metropolis. For longer dis
tances the railways get their rake off"
which makes such a big hole in government
receipts. In the last two years, however
the government has been able to trump
the railway ace, SO to speak, by 1nstftuting
motor wagon service, which is really COM
peting splendidly, even as to speed, with
the railways. Huge motor wagons, espe-
cially built for quick work, deliver parcels
from house to house direct in the country
districts throughout England. Several hun
dred of these are in operation and many
others now being built. By means of
the motor wagons the government hopes to
tually compel the railways 10 accept parcels
at low rates. In spite of the cost to the gov
eminent of operating these opposing lines
the charges are very low. The averaHe
rate per parcel throughout the country is
only 10 cents The rates charged by eX-
cess of those now levied by similar English
companies, because the latter, owing to the
post office competition have been compelled
to lower their figures
The English parcel post is also avalah'e
for transmission of packages to Europe,
Australia, Canada, Egypt India and other
foreign countries. OF course, the rates vary
according to distance. The rate to the con-
tinent is very low, comparatively, but no
house delivery is made. The parcels have
to be called for at the foreign railway
station or custom house. as the case may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29

Copyright. 1901. in the United States and Great
Britain 10y Curtis Brown. All Rights Reseryed)
Specia. Correspondence of The Star.
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Anecdotes Concerning
We11-Known People
Ina CINE It!


President Gompers of the American Fed
rupt corporation.
1T needs drastic treatment than it's
getting" he said. 1T needs the sort of
treatment that was given to the heavy
weight champion by his wife.
There was, you know, a certain heavy
weight champion who fell Ill. A doctor
was called in and leeches were recon-
mended.
"In send round a box of leeches by my
man this afternoon the doctor said. He
turned to the champions wife. Put one
on your husband as soon as they arrive,
madam
Then the doctor departed When he
came again the next morning the woman
met him in the hall and he said to her:
well, did you get those leeches all
right"
"She sniffeI.
"'Oh, yes she replied, got them. But
what was the of sending such little bits
of things for a great big chap like Jim?
1 just look and clapped ferret on him. "
The Way to Win.
Richard Garfield has abandoned Sara
toga. He says there are no longer any
spenders there, and it is impossible to make
the famous Saratoga club pay.
Il liked Saratoga" he said gloomily the
other day. al made my clubhouse and
grounds one Of the show places of Amer
lea. But of course it had to pay. Every
thing must pay-at least in this country.
Everything, in the end, comes down to
question of money"
Mr.. Garfield lighted huge black cigar
and frowned.
Everything must pay, and hence he
resumed, "there was truth in the advertise
ment that a young man answered one day.
1.-The advertisement said:
"How to win the girl you love. Fun
and explicit directions sent in sealed, plain
envelope on receipt of 81
This young man, who loved girl madly
and hopelessly, sent on a dollar. and the
answer came to him by return mall. 1t
read:
"'Iow to win the girl you love. Get
81, OCO Coo and let her look at it. y
A Little Mixed.
"The late Marion Story, Julian Story's
brother was a sportsman" said a New
York broker. He was a splendid angler.
l used to like to hear him tell fish stories.
for in his case these stories were always
no less amusing than true.
"Mr. Story was once fishing for tarpon in
Florida. He fished from a motor boat. and
his companion a cracker. Florida
cracker.
great jerk backward, and then-presto he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29

Kipling appears TO be no longer a prophet
in his own country. At the public libraries
there is nowadays greater demand for
Marx Iwuius works than for hipilnS s.
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And Yet, They Make Fun of Them.
From Life.

Mr.. Foggy London-"What causes the
delightfully."- clear weather you have in
New York?'
Mr.. Man Hattan-"Skys crapers, dear
boy"
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The size of the packets which may be
sept by parcel post is, of course, limited.
The greatest length allowed is 3 feet g
inches, but parcel with length and girth
combined of feet may also be transmitted
For instance, parcel whose longest dimen-
sion is 3 feet inches may measure in
girth, as much as 2 feet inches, while a
parcel 3 feet in length may measure the
same distance around. the essential re-
quirement being that the two factors COM
bined shall not exceed 6 feet. The weight
must not be over eleven pounds.
The rates for transmitting parcels have
been steadily reduced from year to year
as the business done has increased. This
year the rates for parcels are as follows: