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Back From European Tim.

Miss Janet Richards has returned
from abroad, after a trip among the
northern countries of Europe and their
capitals. At The Hague she saw some
thing Of the peace conference. From
Holland Miss Richards vyenr 70 C,oDo,,
hasen, Stockholm, and later ventured
Moscow. anu
Al Heisingfors. the capital of Finland
sne Witnessed a session Of the Finnish
permanent and met a number OF tine
women members lately elected 70 tbat
Epooy. AT St Petersburg she visited the
famous Russian douma. '''e
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Mrs. Benjamin Harrison Returning.

Mrs. Harrison. widow Of former Pres
ident Benjamin Harrison, returned to
New York a few days ago from a sum
mer trip IN Europe She was accom-
panied by her only child, little Mss
Elizabeth Harrison. who is now about
ten years old and a remarkably at
tractive child, although rather fraiI.
Mrs. Harrison and her daughter are
spending a few, days at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel, where General Harrison al
ways stopped in New York, and will
then proceed 20 her home In Indianapo-
lis.
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KingsburHs Leave TONIGHT.

Mr.. and Mrs. Selden B. Kingsbury,
who have been spending several days
at the New Willard. Will leave Wash
ington tonight for the West en- route
for Honolulu, their future home. They
expect TO sail from San Francisco Oc-
tober "A on the Manchuria
Mrs. Kingsbury was formerly Miss
katydid Jones. OF Washington and her
marriage TO Judge Kings 'ury took place
IN Winnipeg. Canada, September %
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MISUNDERSTANDING.

An interesting wedding Of yesterday
was that Of Miss Emily Orinda Boynton.
daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. Frank Hon
kins BoyutOn, to Lieut.. Clarence Lin
niger, u. S. A, which took place at 4
o'clock in the Church Of the Transfig-
uration, in New York.
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Recess indeII.

Miss Julia Elizabeth swtndeII. OF Bal
umore' daughter Of the late George
sWlndell. was married yesterday at noon
10 T. b. Reece, formerly Of the Island
OF 81: Lucia. British West indies b,,t
nov IN the British civil service IN the
COld coast Colony in West Africa. THE
ceremony was performed in london -
~ Georges Church. Hanover Souare
MISS Swindell is well known in TTasb,
IihBlon society from her frequent visits
mere Sne has sEent some limo ah-nad =
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Fowler--Welch.

Miss Ellie S. WEIGH. o Philadelphia
and Charles du Fief Fowler. Of Wash
ington. were married Monday afternoon
ut $50 o'clock in the Church OF the In
carEation. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev, William Tayloe Snyder. rec
tor Of the chu-ch.
Among those present were Lieut.. Col
and Mrs. Thomas Casey. brother-in-law
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Washington from Monmouth Beach,
y. J., where she has been spending the
Sumner.
The engagement Of Miss Carlisle and
Mr.. Allen was announced last spring.
and the wedding would have taken
place earlier, except for the Illness OF
the bride-eleet
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John Sharp Williams Family Settled.

Representative and Mrs. John Sharp
Williams are established with their fam
ily in their new home, a pretty cottage
on Columbia road, near Fourteenth
street. FOX the season.
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Mrs. Dodge and Daughters Home.

Mrs. Harrison II. Dodge and her
daughters, Mrs. Walker, wife OF Lieut.
Hugh Mclean Walker, and Miss MoIIie
Dodge, debutante o. last season, have
returned TO the Dodge home. on r
street, after a summer spent In a cot
tage in the Allegheny mountains.
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Mrs. Hogz Goes 10 Annapolis.

Mrs. William Stetson HOgg. wife OF
Commander Hogg, L. S. N. and her
two sons, who have spent tho last
week in Washington, en- route from
Florida, where Commander Hogg has
been stationed for the last two years,
have gone 20 Annapolis for the winter.
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Senator Burkett Here.

Senator Elmer J. Burkett, of Ne
braska- and his family are established IN
their Washington home. 1876 Nineteenth
street. for the season. his family preced-
ing him several weeks, to admit of the
children entering school In good season.
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kiss will be married at noon today at
Wessyngton. the estate of former Repre-
Hel.a2 tive and Mrs washington, neal
Nashville. The Rev. George c. Bra
tenahl. rector Of st. Adams, Of Wash
InEton. will be she oflciatIng clergyman.
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Miss Barry Due Saturday

Miss Ellen Barry, daughter of c,ane-,1
Barry. who is in command in C,,,ba NJ
was 10 have been here last week az rho
guest OF Mrs. +. r. Hendley. daughter
OF General Mackenzie. will arrive Satur-
DAY morning. and Mrs. Hendlev will
give a tea for about $50 in honor OF her
young guest. Miss Barry mas been in
saratoga Tor some time and Is now at
GoNernors island. the guest OF Mrs. Ell
hson. Miss Barry made her 5ebI,+ e.
society here last winter, before her mar
ents went TO Cuba, and she was very
popular among the several sets IN so
clety with which she was Identified.
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Miss Mcmahon WEEDS Tonight.

Miss Carrie V. Mcmahon. Of Yonkers.
n. Y viii be married to william A.
Clark this evening in the home of her
sister. Mrs. Joe TOrrillo. 40 Fifth street
northeast. The ceremony will be per-
formed at $50 O'Clock.
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McCawleys HOmeward Bound

MAJOR and Mrs. Charles L. McCawlev.
VINO nave been abroad all summer for
tHe benefit Of the formers health. and
nave spent most OF their time at tho
German spas, sailed today for their
return 10 Washington. Major AfcCsaU,-
ley. WnO had never quite rec0y,eresd ~,
the severe attack OF typhoid fever which
by his trip. O0ii0ii Gu
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General Bates Has Arrived.

Mrs. Bates. wife OF General Bates.
will return to Washington about Octo-
Der 20, from New York. where she stop
ped over a few days en- route to Wash
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nTrs. Merritt COMING Here.

Mrs. Merritt, wife Of General Merritt.
viii come to Washington for a few days
next week and viii occupy The apart
ment Of her mother. Mrs. Norman vii
Hams in the Connecticut.
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Miss Jane Carlisle and Frederick
LathrOp Allen will be married at noon
Saturday, November 9. in the home o.
the brides grandfather. John G. Car
hCle. on K street
With her mother, Mrs. William *.
Carlisle and her sister. Miss Laura Car
Isle, Miss Carlisle has returned 10
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w. C. Denny at Hot Springs

William c. Denny. who is spending
the early autumn at Hot Springs. is
recovering from a recent Injury to his
ankle, received on the golf links.
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ington. General Bates has arrived IN
Washington and opened the apartment
In the Connecticut
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Bolivian Minister Returns.

The Bolivian Minister and Mime. CAL
deron and Miss Calderon. who have been
spending the summer in the CatsHill
mountains. have returned TO their le-
CATION home in Washington.
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Observation-Disclosures.

Miss Elizabeth Wyndham washington.
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Joseph w.
Washington. and Henry Stuart Hotcb-
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and sister. and Miss Mary Fowler and
Willis Fowler. sister and brother OF the
bridegroom.
Burlington
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Russian Counselor Sails.

Mr. KroupenslSy. counselor OF the Rus
sian embassy, sailed from New YORK
for a two months trip abroad.
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Prince Koudachef Back.

Prince Koudacheff, OF the Russian en-
bassy, returned to Washington yester-
day.
The Washington times., 1907-02-25

SO far as the opportunity goes. 50 far
as II is within our power we will cast
our influence on the side of morals, in
the interest Of peace-peace-peace
throughout the wOrld-peace in the
homes. quiet and order in American
hOmes
On this same platform thousand
citizens of the District went 20 Con-
gress a week ago, or thereabouts,
pleading for prohibition at the Ma
tional Capital. IL was then said that
3O,O00,000 American citizens had
voted for the elimination of the
liquor traffic, not alone at soldiers
homes or in Government barracks.
but in the townships, counties, and
States where they lived. If that
statement is not overdrawn it is a
showing of potential strength at
the polls which no politician can af-
ford to ignore.
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The Mine Stock Rage.

Never has there been so persistent
n speculative movement as that in
mining stocks, which is even now,
after many months of frenzy, APP
~parently still gaining ground. 1t is
small wonder that the railroad man
ayers complain that money is not
TO be had at reasonable interest
rates for their necessities. 1t is less
wonder that foreign students of
money-market conditions here are
dubious about the sanity of Ameri-
cans in this current era of unexam-
pied prosperity 1t is not hard to
understand that Europeans may be
fearful of the effect on international
money conditions of the crash which
they suspect viii come in the mining
security market of this country.
Yet it is only a few years since
London was as wild about the Kaf-
frs as New York and Boston now
are about everything in mining.
London lost and made immense
amounts of money. But on the
whole the movement was profitable
10 British investors, as the present
American movement viii doubtless
be.
The new mining movement con-
sists in capitalizing new, cheap, and
scientific processes of extracting
metals, and in capitalizing the i'm
mense increase in the worlds de-
mand for the metals. That is why,
in the aggregate, the gains viii
probably exceed the losses.
1t win be poor comfort, however,
TO the luckless investor who is num-
bered among the losers.
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Temperance at the Capital.

Two sentiments must move the
average thoughtful reader of the pa
pers as he notes the action of the
House Saturday in closing the can
teens at the national homes for dis
abled volunteers.
The first is one of distinct regret
that men whose ages range between
sixty and seventy years as a class
have not been allowed to choose for
themselves whether they will have
beer or not. Their habits are con-
firmed beyond any changing. As a
body, they are unquestionably ac-
customed to light alcoholic refresh
ment. There, is good reason to con-
clude that it is good for them. Sepa-
rated as they are from the influence
of n real home, it is vastly better
they should obtain their beer in an
institution where nothing else is
sold and the atmosphere is free
from the degrading influences of the
ulNt- ANO OnC NAbAA a VI dAA III tAtS
head can doubt that now they will
continue to get their refreshment,
or that they will get it in places
worse than any canteen that was
ever maintained in a national home
for disabled volunteers.
The other sentiment is one of
wonder at the strength of the tenn
perance movement generally. Surely
it was out of Difference to that
cause, not out of faith that it was
needful to abolish these canteens,
particularly, that the House acted.
And the cause found eloquent and
earnest advocates on the floor. Thus
Mr.. Hepburn:
Mr.. Chairman, il you measure il by
money, rum costs the people of the
United States s.. 800. 100000 every year
more than the cost of all of the armies
OF Europe during the last twelve
months. Two hundred thousand men are
estimated 10 die through the influence
of rum each year. Yet during all the
war of the rebellion. during al of that
four wears Of slaughter. but 81. 600 men
died wearing the uniform OF blue on
all the battlefields of four years.
All Mr.. Chairman. that il is an evil
every man confesses. We may not do
much. we may not accomplish much in
checking its ravages. IN stopping its
sway. but I can say in this House that
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highly intelligent opinion that more
intimate trade relations would be
good for both countries. They be-
lieve that Canada, west of the apex
of the lakes, is destined one day
70 dominate. 1t is getting immigra-
tion from the States, while on the
other hand Eastern Canada is send
ing people to the States. They
know that in that western half of
the Dominion, American sentiment
is going to be increasingly powerful.
There viii never be a union of
Canada and the United States unless
Canada, the United States, and Eng
land are all willing. But whether
there is political union or not, Can
ada is being annexed by the effective
process of American ownership.
Ultimately common sense will pre-
vail and the two countries will es-
tablish reciprocal tariff relations, if
not free trade. After that il will
be rather unimportant whether po-
litical union is accomplished. Both
countries will have the substantial
benefits of union, and neither win
be much concerned about the for
mality.
The Washington times., 1907-02-25
CANNED POTATOES
FOR BOYS IN BLUE
Indiana Firm Asked to Fur
nish 1900 Cases for
Government.

PERU. Ind, Feb. 25.-'eUncle Sam" is
getting nearer home for his soldier
boys. He is arranging to include in
their daily ratiOns an article commonly
known as the "spud" or Irish potato.
In years past it has proved very expen-
sive to serve potatoes TO the soldiers
in torrid climes, as the potatoes have
sprouted and rotted in transit and in
storage. The Government is now ar
ranging to overcome these difficulties.
A canning company of this city has been
asked to furnish 1900 cases of canned
potatoes at once.
The Government has already expert
mented with canning potatoes and
those who have had charge of the work
say their efforts have been successful
The canning people here fear that It is
too late In the season TO can potatoes
prOfitably. However. the Peru company
viii undoubtedly take up the matter
with the Government in some form or
another and furnish the desired order.
probably before the summer is over
The offer received here gives the Peru
company the privilege of contracting
for five years and more IL il desires.
The Washington times., 1907-02-25
After Forty.

In the extraordinarily picturesque
and entertaining bits from his auto
biography now current in the North
American Review, Mark Twain says:
! a quarter Of a century ago I was
visiting John Hay at Whitelaw REID s
I house in New York. which Hay was
| occupying for few months while Reid
! was absent on holiday in Europe
| Temporarily, also, Hay was editing
| Reid 3 paper. the New York Tribune.
| remember two incidents OF that Sun
: day visit particularly well. One
/ of the two incidents above referred 70
as marking that visit was this:
! IN trading remarks concerning our
ages. / confessed TO fOrty-two and Hay
| 10 forty. Then ne asked If ! had begun
I 10 write my autobiography, and l said
I hadn't lie said that ! ought to be-
! gin Ct once. and that l had already lost
two years. Then he said in substance
this:
AT forty a man reaches Ihe top of
the hill OF life and starts down on the
sunset side. The ordinary man. the
average man. not to particularize too
| closely and say the commonplace man.
has at that age succeeded or failed: in
! either case he has lived all Of his life
that IS likely to be worth recording"
apparently John Hay antedated
H. Osler by a full quarter of cen
'ury in the expression Of the theo-
ries that have since made the latter
somewhat jocosely famous But
how did they work themselves out
in the cases of both Twain and him
self?
The humorist had in 1879 written
five books; since then he has pro-
duced a large additional number. in
Guiding a Tramp Abroad" ''The
Prince and the Pauper," The Ad-
ventures of Huckleberry Finn" "a
Yankee at the Court of King Ar
thur" and "Puddinhead Wilson" 3"
the finest of them all.
In the years after that rather
melancholy conversation, John Hay
wrote his memorable and monu-
mental work on Abraham Lincoln;
became ambassador to England. and
at last Secretary of State of the
United States, in which office his
achievements will ever be conspicu-
GUS
Truly, Hay had hardly reached
"the top of the Hill of life" when he
was substitute editor of the Trib-
une. Nor had Mark half exhausted
the fun there was in him.
Human experience. the real test
of things done, shows how futile is
the assertion that a man at forty
has given the world his best He
may be in his physical and mental
prime at that age. But if he is, the
chances are that better things viii
be accomplished later on.
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PROF. " BERNHARDT
BEGINS NEW WORK

PARIS. Feb. 25.-Mme. Sarah Bern
hardt has become an official teacher OF
the dramatic art in a government
schOolroom. Recently appointed 10 4
chair at the Conservatoire. she made
her first visit TO that institution on Mon
day and was there introduced TO her
class. or rather the class was introduced
to her.
NJ Gabriel Faure, a director, Assem-
bled the pupils about him and made the
formal Introduction, after which a num-
ber of trial recitatiOns were conducted
in the presence Of the grande artistic,
who Of course was delighted and COM
plimented her future wards
Each pupil went 10 the rostrum and
recited selections from well known
plays. such as "L'Etranger. "Oedipe
Roi' and regular work at the COnser-
Vatoire next week
Interviewed as to whether her new du-
ties would interfere with her plans for
theatrical tours. she intimated that they
would not. as she intended giving her
best attention to teaching future trage-
dienneS
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Writes and Signs 1t for the
Minority Members,
Deplores Passage of Bill
2 Without Necessary
Amendments.
Says Measure Had Approval
of But Two of Com
mittee.

Senator Elkins, chairman OF the SEN
ate Interstate Commerce Committee.
has just submitted TO the Senate the
minority report on the rate bill which
was passed by Congress last session. IL
Is unusual that this report should be
forthcoming at this time. but il appears
that while nominally it went to the
Senate last spring il has not been com
pleted until lately. II is most ex-
haustive presentation os the railroad
rate problem from the standpoint OF the
opposition to the rate bill that was
passed In the first session OF this Con-
gress.
senator Elkins. who writes and signs
the report. deplOTes the action Of three
members Of the Republican side Of the
committee in Joining with FIVE members
OF the Democratic side TO report a
measure which had the approval OF
but two members Of the committee" q"
and which was sent TO the Senate with
out being adequately amended. Senator
Eikins regards this action as a de-
parture from orderly procedure. The
report discusses the amendments the
bill ought 10 receive Foremost in the
list he places an amendment providing
Tor judicial review Of the orders Of
the commission.
Other amendments advocated would
compel the separation Of the business Of
railway transportation from the busi-
ness Of manufacturing or otherwise
producing the articles transported. and
would provide for the construction IN
der reasonable conditions of connections
WIN private tracks Of shippers extend
ing 10 their mines. plants. and factories,
and with lateral or branch lines"
The report also says that great care
~ necessary in order 20 bring the au-
thority conferred upon the Interstate
Commerce Commission within cOlstitu-
uonal limits. and that at least the
maximum rates and practices which Il
Is authorized 10 prescribe ought 10 be
those that are reasonable and Just
The mi 0rity report says that on ac-
count OF failure 20 provide for these
ana other amendments the favorable re-
port on the bin by the majority Of the
committee is not concurred in.
At great length, the repOrt goes into
the history Of the movement fOr an en-
largement OF the powers Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission and into
an exhaustive discussion OF the subject
Of raJe-making.
The Washington times., 1907-02-25
CANTEEN DEFENDED
BY ARMY CHAPLAIN
Fort Wayne Officer Argues
That 1t Will Improve Nor
ais of Soldiers.

DETROIT, Feb. $50 the ministers
think / have more beef than brains.
eh?" chuclxled Chaplain George H.
Jones. of the Seventh United States In
fantry, as he sat in his study IN his
quarters at Fort Wayne
We'll. / reckon the ministers are
right 1 understand one of the Detroit
ministers said privately the other day
that there wouldn't be nearly as much
drunkenness in the army If the bottle
nosed officers were turned out Well.
1 can't agree with the gentleman.
II believe, If the soldiers were allowed
to purchase beer and wine in the post
exchange there would be material de-
crease in the number of courts-martiaI
and a general Improvement in the dis
cipline of the army
when a soldier can do his drinking
In the post exchange he is under Gov
ernment control, and the moment he
gets a bit hilarious he is sent back to
his quarters. Such plan cannot fail
to be benefit to the men.
Whether it is a benefit to the great
cause Of temperance L don't know and
viii not attempt TO say / only know
It makes far better discipline and one
would naturally suppose that there
would be SCme corresponding improve
ment in the morals of the soldiers"
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Annexation of Canada.

The emigration statistics tell of
an annexation of Canada that is go
ing on as fast as American energy
and American pioneering instinct
can push it. Last year 10000 Ameri-
cans went into the Canadian North
west 10 take up farms; this year,
according to forecasts based on the
Information Of the railroads and inn
migration authorities of 1.-The Do
minion provinces, the number is
likely to be doubled.
Out in Manitoba and Alberta, which
are fast getting to be American in
everything but governments; and,
for that matter, their government is
quite as democratic, in those North
western provinces. as that of the
United States. They celebrate the
Fourth of July in every town from
Winnipeg to Victoria; they play
baseball in preference t. cricket
an infallible sign-and they bug
their goods from Chicago, st. Paul.
and Minneapolis, tariff duties TO the
contrary Notwithstanding They
grumble nightly becausa the tariff
compels the price to be so high, and
then write back TO their old neigh
bors in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Min
nesota, and Iowa to come and take
more of the land and help further
10 Amerieanize the country.
They are getting more powerful
In parliament year by year; they
are loyal Canadians, but they don't
forget they were first Americans.
They have seen the proposition on
both sides, and they entertain