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Evening star., 1907-08-24
The Bathing Bully.



There are few spots so fruitful for the
quiet observer as the beach Hundreds of
parents and children TO be seen together
from morning till night-the nursery has
vanished for the time and the parent in
authority reigns supreme. For the most
part there is harmony. Outside the tent
materfamilias sits with her work, pater-
famiias reads his newspaper and smokes
his pipe the children build their castles and
run in and out of the with minimum
of clothing and maximum of pleasure.
But among these pleasant domestic scenes
there are occasional dscords. These are
caused by the parent whom we may name
the bathing bully.
Some children are constitutionally nervous
they are in abject fear of the sea-"that
great big BATH" as one child piteously
called it. The sight of the rolling waves,
the splash of the rough, cold water. reduce
the child to state of nervous terror which
bathing bully. The child must like the sea!
Needless of tears and cries, the little one
is picked up in strong arms, and dipped
again and again in the frightening waves.
The shrieks of the victim make the on
lockers blood run cold. At last a sobbng,
shivering, dripping morsel of humanity IS
sent staggering up the beach to be dried,
tiny fist screwed in each fearful eye. For
the rest of the morning small subdued
person digs apart.
What sense is there in this? Sea ba thing
under such circumstances cannot do the
child an atom of good Happiness as every
one knows, is the best tonic.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
A PLAYGROUND LESSON

1.-The Fairgrounds, says Superintendent
Henry 8. Curtis, "are so closely associated
| In the public mind with amusement and
| leisure time that few people appreciate how
much more fundamental are its lessons
| than the lessons of the public schools. On
Monday afternoon l was present at the
opening of a new playground. l have seen
such sights before. but 1t Is always in
structive In these first days you see the
unreSenerated conduct of the street boy
pretty much as he practices it in his native
haunts. A number Of the children came
into this playground smoking cigarettes.
many even of the small ones were very
profane. The big boys paid no attention
whatever to the rights OF the little boys
and in general the children played the
games in selfish, grasping manner, each one
taking possession Of as much Of the appa-
| ratus as he could get and keeping 1t as long
as he could. Both the children themselves
ana their clothing were dirty and unkempt
don't believe that such conditions can
be found in any Of the Fairgrounds of the
city where the children have been in at
tendance for month or more.
The great struggle of this summer has
been to do away with the sectional teuds
which have existed between children in
certain localities for score or more OF
years. being handed down from one genera
tion of boys to another. In previous wears
we have never been able to run series of
tournaments between the different play
grounds and have the children treat each
other with proper courtesy This year IN
order to secure a better result We made
the following set Of rules governing the
preliminary tournaments
Ten points shall be given in courtesy and form.
They shall be added to the score of each side II
they play fair game. without disputny decisions
of the umpire "guying' their opponents.
If a playground a whole is guilty Of gross
discourtesy to visiting team, or vice versa, by
stoning them calling them abusive names the
entire score Of this playground shall be Cancelled
and other preliminary contests Will be held at
this ground this year
THE results of these contests are shown
In the three following tables:
Results Of Playground Contest on
July "a.
Evening star., 1907-08-24
Not Yet, but Soon-Perhaps.

From Harper's Weekly.
A prominent New York lawyer says that
IN his earlier professional days he was
glad to expand his slender income by bill
collecting. On one occasion he had a bill
against man who. incidentally. has since
achieved a success which puts him beyond
the necessity of such an indefinite state
ment as he made on that occasion. The
young lawyer found him with his feet
propped upon his desk. while he gazed
dreamiy at the ceiling through cloud of
tobacco smoke.
But really. sir, 1 must insist that YOU
give me some definite idea as to when you
will SETTLE the lawyer said, after having
been gently rebuffed
The author consented to lower his ewes
and to wave his pipe languidly.
why, certainly, sir-though there seems
to me to be a rather unnecessary commo-
ton about this trifie,' he drawled. II will
pay the bill as soon as l think of 1t after
receiving the money which publisher will
pay me In case he accepts the novel which
will write and send him Just as soon as l
feel In an energetic mood after a really
good idea for plot has occurred to me!'
Evening star., 1907-08-24
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Any person may send any biblical ques-
ton to DR.. Gilbert 1903 r street northwest.
this city, and receive an answer in The
Star.
2S1. Is not a creed as a purely human
production, calculated to weaken the hold
Of the Bible upon the affections of men?
Answer: The Bible is a large book. 1t
covers a vast realm of thought. Men are
required to study It for their spiritual
profit John, v:39). That study involves a
search through the book for its truths and
the expression and arrangement of those
truths when found. That means the reduc-
ton of all biblical knowledge to a system.
That system Is a creed, an attempt to set
forth in ones own words what he believes
is taught In Scripture. A creed Is the nee
essary product OF research and study, in
which many minds are engaged. Hence
the creed, rightly used does not hinder
Bible study, but promotes 1t. However.
when one rests in a creed as a finality and
does not submit to biblical tests 1t be,
comes a source OF mental infirmity and
spiritual decline. Blindly to accept a form
Of words without inquiring as TO their
meaning or searching for proof OF their cor
rectness leads one to intolerant bigotry, TO
intellectual narrowness and to religious
something and know what and why he be-
leves CRomans, xiv:5). Every one ought
to unite with those who believe as he does,
forming fraternity and a propaganda OF
common faith. He who believes nothing Is
worth nothing.
2s2 Is The Star lesson for July 2S meant
to teach that God actually proposed action
which the prayer of Moses induced him to
abandon?
Answer: That is the plain import of the
lesson and Of the Scripture passage.
Evening star., 1907-08-24

'In two events.
1T will be seen that in the last of the
preliminary tournaments every playground
received points on courtesy, and every
tournament began promptly on time. The
conduct seen in nearly all the grounds was
certainly more courteous than that usually
seen at college contests. But beneath the
conduct which appeared was amount Of
training which few of the spectators real
lied. Some Of the Fairgrounds went SO far
as to organize a vigilance committee of
forty or fifty children. who would go around
and caution any child they thought was
saying or doing anything which he should
not. The training even extended into the
derly than the children at all of the con-
tests, and the children would beg them to
keep still or not to say anything so
that they would lose their points.
Another lesson that we sought to tea ch
has been truthfulness The contestants
are graded. as under ten, under thirteen
and under sixteen. 1t is a very great temp
tation for a boy who Is good In an event
and only little over thirteen or sixteen to
enter under these ages. The rule has been
that If any boy enters under the wrong age
he loses the event whether won not,
and the playground loses the score. If the
winning team had on it one boy who was
over age the score went to the other side.
of the grounds have had to do a great deal
of Investigating and securing written state
ments from parents, but even these state
ments have often proved untrustworthy and
this year have finally established an
age censorship consisting of Lieut.. Craw-
ford and myself. to whom all entries had to
be referred"
Evening star., 1907-08-24
BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW

Henry c. Amos of the Brotherhood chap
ter OF Trinity parish is conducting services
during the summer each Sunday evening at
the Home for the Incurables in Georgetown
The recently organized Brotherhood chap
;er Of the Church of the Good Shepherd, 9Th
and | streets northeast has elected the
following officers: James 7. Garner direc-
:or; j. +. Gentner, vice director; Charles b.
PaTkmaH, secretary and treasurer.
The services conducted under the auspices
of the Washington Brotherhood chapters in
the tniOu Chapel at Colonial Beach Va
vii! tomorrow morning be in charge of VIII
liam II. Singleton of st. Michael and All
Angels Chapter
Evening star., 1907-08-24

decided that the time Is ripe for another
cuange
The Tapping trousers of the naval sea-
man are doomed under the new PROPOSE
ton. So, too, are the generous blouses.
These garments all are relics of the days
when ships moved generally under canvas
and there was deal more climbing 10 be
DONE making loose clothes convenient.
A common complaint is that the sailor
rig of today's man-of-war's man is too con-
spicuous. 1t suffers by comparison with
the natty outfit of the marine. Fortunate
for those who make this plea Is 1t that the
modern marine need not follow the dress
prescribed for his predecessor of 17IG-the
green coat faced with white, the breecheS
edged with green, the white wadstcoat, the
silver epauIet, the black CATERS and gar
ters and the green shirt, If he could get
one,
Evening star., 1907-08-24
EPWoRTH LEAGUE NOTES.

The Epworth League of the Metropolitan
NJ E Church is reported to be having the
most prosperous season it has ever ex-
perienced. Last Suiday evening there were
2o5 in attendance, many of whom, how
ever, represented various leagues from the
different states. Members from Connecti-
cut, Indiana, New York, North Carolina
North Dakota, Pennsylvania. Maryland,
Missouri Mississippi and Virginia gave tes-
timony at the meeting
Evening star., 1907-08-24
To Dress Jack Tar Anew.
rom the New York World

from the NEW 1Urk WUIIu
It is less than hundred years since this
country had its first regularly uniformed
man-of-wars crew. Out of the prize money
won by the capture of the Macedonian, in
1912, the men behind the guns on the old
United States fitted themselves out with
bluejackets, scarlet vests, neckerchiefs and
glazed hats. To reach the togs of today
in the navy has required a process of
evolution perhaps in fewer steps than
those which brought the army to khaki.
And now the powers at Washington have
Evening star., 1907-08-24
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES

The Takoma Christian Endeavor Society
is arranging for its annual reunion and
banquet September 2.
Tie Christian Endeavor Society of River
dale Will hear a report of the international
convention tomorrow evening. the report
being given by the president OF the District
union. Edward Tarring.
Miss l.. !. Waters. one of the delegates
10 the Seattle convention, who stopped to
visit IN Kansas, has returned
The Christian Endeavor Society of Nine
teenth Street Baptist Church was repre-
senttd at the Seattle convention by the
pastor, Rev. Walter Brooks. and has ar
ranged for an echo meeting September &
There will be a meeting of the board Of
oHCers OF the District Union next Friday
The question of holding District conven-
ton IS being considered. IT is prohab ble III :
convention will be held about the first
wetk m December, during which the presi-
ueht OF the United Society OF Christian En-
deavor, DIR. Clark, will be here !. Iaf}ar
mas Just been received from DR.. Clark and
In II are very favorable comments unon
the part taken by the District delegation
vention. VAC N'ii
The Christian Endeavor Society of New
York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN Church 10,
Sunday evening held a missionary meet
Ing on the subject OF South America. led
by MISS Kate +. Johnson. On Monday
evening the society conducted a meeting
at the Women's Christian Home at which
Rev. Mr.. Goil spoke. Next "Wednesday
evening this society will have charge Of
the meeting at the Presbyterian Home,
and Miss NJ. McAtee will be the leader.
At recent meeting of the Christian
EndeaVor Society of East Washington
ass aeights Baptist Church the following
oneers were elected: President R. L,
Jenkins; vice president. Miss Ora Pierce
corresponding secretary, Miss Augusta
Evening star., 1907-08-24
Message of Civilization,

From the Paris Petite Republique.
1t Is sad to think that bombshelIs should
be necessary to convey a message of civ
ilizatien. but when one Is opposed by bar
barians who will not comprehend any other
reasoning their voice must be heard.
Evening star., 1907-08-24

Schellhorn: recording secretary, Miss
Teresa Starkweather; treasurer, Kirby
Jenkins
Evening star., 1907-08-24

The Takoma Christian Endeavor Society
is arranging for its annual reunion and
banquet September 2.
Evening star., 1907-08-24

Miss l.. !. Waters. one of the delegates
10 the Seattle convention, who stopped TO
visit IN Kansas, has returned
Evening star., 1907-08-24
Results Of Playground Contest on
July 80.

Results of Contest on August Ia.
Evening star., 1907-08-24

Copyright 1907 By Little. Brown and Company,
Evening star., 1907-08-24

1t is expected that Rev. Ambrose
Beavans. assistant pastor of the Church
IF the Immaculate Conception, who has
been travelling in Europe for some weeks,
will return to this city about the middle
Of September.
Evening star., 1907-08-24

Again there was that queer emphasis or
the name.
I hesitated. then answered. boldly and
defiantly:
"A dozen of them. if you like
Can we go somewhere" he asked
glancing about.
There There is a room over there" said
in there, If you have anything of i'm.
portance to say to me-"
II consider it important" he declared
/ stepped round the palms and moved to-
ward the small room that lay behind them
Some of the guests came out as we ap-
preached and left 1t empty. The reporter
followed Lane, without invitation, and
saw Jerome lowering behind, looking So
licitously at me, as If begging permission
to do something desperate His usually
white face was again a rosy pink
Lane slid into a chair by the table.
Bring the gentleman some whisky and
soda, l said to the waiter who had fol-
tail?" added, looking at Lane coldly.
THE whisky and soda, please" he said
carelessly.
He half yelled his cold eyes as he looked
at me.
IA Martini cocktail" said to the waiter
The pulsing music Of the orchestra over
flowed into this quiet retreat in drowsy
cadences. Just beyond the door stood the
reporter. staring at the dancers with his
black eyes, yet with his elephantine ears
turned in our direction I knew, and not
far from him Jerome still lowered un-
easily. 1 smiled, and returned Lanes look
with one of contempt and defiance
The whisky and soda and Martini cock
tail were brought.
THAT is ALL" 1 said to the waiter.
The automaton vanished
Now what is it?'' demanded of Lane
The cocktail and the whisky and soda
stood untouched before US. Ny face was
red enough without the stimulus of drink
Lane was still calm and collected.
lust this he said, leaning toward me-
with one firm white hand on the table, ii
have been to Philadelphia"
CTo be Continued Tomorrow
Evening star., 1907-08-24

Announcement has been made that the
feast of ST. Augustine will be observed in
The church of that name Sunday, Septem-
Der l. There will be a solemn high mass
sung at IL o'clock by Rev. w. T. Russell
of Baltimore, secretary to Cardinal Glib
cons.
Evening star., 1907-08-24

Rev b P. Robertson of the First Baptist
Church, Arcadin, Fla, who has been sup
plying the Kendall Baptist pulpit, 9th
street southwest, near h street for some
weeks, Will preach at that church tomor-
row morning on Primary Motive in
Life" and in the evening on Discovering
ones Self.
Evening star., 1907-08-24

The Christian Endeavor Society of Nine
teenth Street Baptist Church was repre-
sehitd az the Seattle convention by the
pastor, Rev Walter Brooks. and has ar
ranged for an echo meeting September &.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-12-19
Facing Big Deficit.

How can congress be expected to
authorized appropriations aggregating
the enormous total of 10000, 900
for next year, when the Secretary Of
the Treasury tells us that the total
revenue of the government for that
year will be only about $3.50, ,000,-
000q" demanded a member of the
House Committee on Appropriations.
''That is just the situation, and
it is going to give no end Of trouble
to us in attempting to cut our pat
tern to suit the cloth. In my opiu-
ion, this means that there will be an
other bond issue later on. There is
almost certain to be deficit next
year. We can not trim off $l00,0O0,-
600 from the estimates of the various
cabinet officers. The figures have al
ready been cut down, and they repre-
sent reasonably low level. ITO reduce
them to the extent of $100,0000,0OO
more is practically an impossibility
It is too much TO expect at the hands
Of the House Committee.
The largest increases are found in
the demands from the army and navy
The War Department has asked fol-
$40,000,000 more than its estimate Of
last year, and the navy wants $10..
100000 more.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-12-19
Hone Realized.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs Le-
ppp, in his annual report, says that
his hope that the sale of intoxicating
liquors to Indians would be greatly
diminished by the employment of spec
ial officers out of the fund appropri-
ated for the suppression of the liq-
uor traffic has been realized beyoad
all expectation.
During the eleven months of SER
vice of Special Officer johnson in In
dian Territory he and his deputies
have made or directly caused 491 ar
rests in whisley cases that have re-
suited in grand jury indictments. This
list is exclusive of arrests in cases
where the United States commissioner
failed to hold the prisoner over to the
grand jury, as well as many arrests
made by deputy marshals on infor-
nation furnished by him.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-12-19
Never Doubted Statement.

When told that President Rooseve't
had made positive declaration that he
would not be candidate for re-e'ec-
ton, William j., Bryan expressed no
surprise. He declared that the posi-,
tion of the president was as he had
believed it to be. Mr.. Bryan said :
"I have assumed from the begin
ming that President Roosevelt woui
not be "a candidate. The statement
that he issued the night of the elec-
tion left no room for misunderstood
ing; and l have felt that his friells
were doing him an injustice in sug-
gesting that he would change his po-
sition on the subject.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-12-19
For Appendicitis.

Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, daugh-
ter Of President Roosevelt and wife
of Cincinnati congressman, underwent
an operation for appendicitis. The
operation was highly successful and
was described as "a very pretty one"
by Dr. Rixey.
President Roosevelt left his office
and was at the scene of the opera
ton until it had ben completed. On
being informed that it had been sue
cessfully accomplished and that the
patient was in 10 danger, he returned
at once to his office and took up his
routine work.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-12-19
Bandits Terms.

Tangier-It is expected that Said
Sir Harry Maclean viii be released
by Bandit Raisuli, who has held him
captive for some time, as soon as thir-
teen of bis tribesmen imprisoned at
Fez are liberated. All the other terms
including khe payment Of ransom
of 500, Ind British protection for
Raisuli and his family, have been ar
ranged. III is understood that the
thirteen trijesmen are now on their
way to Tangier from Fee.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-12-19
Denver Selected.

After deciding to hold the next
Democratic national convention at
Denver, Col, and fixing the date OF
the meeting for July 7, 1908, the Dem
ocratic national committee entered mp
on a spirited debate on the propriety
of accepting more of the 100000 Of
fered by Denver for the convention
than was actually needed to pay the
convention expenses in that city.
The opposition to the acceptance OF
the contribution took the form of a
resolution by Representative Clayton,
Of Alabama, declining money not act
ually needed for convention purposes,
but after long debate, the resola-
ton was laid on the table by vo.e
of 81 to IA.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-12-19
Not q Candidate.

President Roosevelt will not be a
candidate for another term. All
doubt on this point was dispelled by
the authoritive statement from the
White House that Mr.. Roosevelt still
adheres to the declaration of renua-
ciation made on the night of the cleo
tion three years ago. In the state
ment issued President Roosevelt says
he has not changed, and shall not
change the decision communicated to
the American people in 1904.
1t appears that President Roose-
velt has been awaiting the call for
the Republican National Convention
to afford the proper opportunity for
making his position clear and unmis-
taxable, thus leaving the field clear
for Fairbanks, Taft, Cannon, Knox,
Foraker and other declared or recep-
tive candidates for the Republican
nomination. The presidents state
ment follows:
"On the night after election l made
the followin announcement,
81 am deeply sensible of the honor
done me by the American people in
thus expressing their confidence in
what / have done and have tried to
do. / appreciate to the full the sol
emn responsibility this ohfidence iu-
posed in me, and / shall do a,l that is
in my power mol to forfeit it. On the
fourth of March next, ! shall have
served three and half years, AMI
.his three and half years constitute
my first term. The wise custom which
limits the president to two terms re-
CARDS the substance and not the form.
and under no circumstances will /
be candidate for or accept another
nomination.
81 have not changed and shall not
change the decision thus announce !. :"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-12-19
Looking to Agreement.

Negotiations are under way be-
tween the Attorney General and E.
H. Hartman looking to an agreement
by which the Union Pacific will aban
don all its direct control of the South
ern Pacific, in return for which the
government will agree not to prose-
cute e. II. Hartman.