Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-06

Germany or Europe. The clerks in the
departments at Washington, the sales
men, shopgirls and sewing women in the
departme stores of the country, and
every person doing clerical work feels
more or less the effect of the advance In
the cost of bread. meat. eggs. butter,
vegetables and other necessaries of life.
Clergymen, school teachers, suffer even
more than mercantile employees and en-
ployes of the national government, for
their incomes are actually from 20 to 30
per cent less able to cover their expendi-
lures than they were f1ve years ago, and
they have no means OF enforcing rem
edy for this embarrassment. plumber
ditcher. a factory hand street car
driver can strike. but clerk. a clergy
man and a school teacher cannot.
An earnest effort will be made at the
approaching session Of Congress to secure
a horizontal increase In the salaries of
government employees, and 1t ought to be
made a political issue. Either party can
command sufficient number of votes to
change the result OF the next presidential
election If II will make pledges for a
general Increase of salaries among gov
eminent employees. Such a declaration
would not only bring to its support
great majority OF the persons directly in
tarested, but the multitudes of others IN
private employment VINO would be indi-
rectly benefited by such legislation.
The Old Hopkins Academy.
Hopkins Academy. In the village Of Old
Hadley. NJ IS, on the Connecticut river
halfway between the city of Northamp-
ton and the village Of Amherst. is, am
told. the oldest school OF classical learn
ing in the United States except Harvard
College and at one time drew its stu
dents from every part of the country. "A
large number of them came from the
south and in antebellum days the sons
of slave states often came into violent
controversies with northern abonIionlsts.
story is told OF one dispute in Which
fiery young southerner challenged an
kee classmate to a duel. The challenge
was accepted and one evening the two
students with their seconds and other at
PENDANTS crept through the twilight 10
what is known AS the Hatfield Meadows
where the proper distance was paced on
Roth of the dueHsts were then given pis-
tolls containing blank cartridges, although
this important fact was concealed from
the sout herner.
At the first discharge the northern boy
fell, apparently dead. and was lmmed-
ately surrounded by his companions The
young fire. sater. Mortified at his act,
stood in his place like statue until the
authors Of the gruesorae prac1lcal joke
warned him that. he better fly. before the
result of the duel was discovered. WIN
the true spirit OF chivalry he declared
that he had only defended his honor and
was willing to take the consequences. and
would never retreat. But they finally
convinced him that there might be an
attempt to lynch him on the part OF the
citizens and advised him to leave the VI
cinity until the excitement had suosloeo'
With a companion he hurried to his room.
hacked few necessar ies into satchel.
and took the train for Springfield. where
he registered under an assumed name at
a hotel To his astonishment ne heard
his anita ronist. and after lying in con-
cealment a week he crept back to Had
ley to discover that he had oeen cruelty
hazed.