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whnt a aplkery Is.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
What is meant when a man Is slangily
referred to as a "piker?" IGNORANT.
1.-THE New York Sun inquired into the
origin of this phrase some time ago, and
propounded the result of its investigation
as follows:
1.-The word today is used principally in
connection with Wal Street and the race
track, where it is applied to the man
who investments or bets are of insig-
nifcant amount. Hence 1t has become a
sort of term of contempt for the chap who
does things generally in a small and insig-
nificant w~ay-though we are not sure just
how it came to have that meaning. In
English slang a 'piker' is a tramp or
vagrant. Borrow, in his 'Wordbook of the
English Gypsy language says; The
people called in acts of Parliament sturdy
beggars and Migrants, in the old cant
language Abraham men, and the modern
"pikers,"' The word seems to be a strik-
ing example of that large class of modern
slang expressions that have a classic
origin, as we find 1t as far back as Piers
Plowman':
u have nm horne. and be a hayward,
And liggen a nyghtes
And kepe my corn n my croft
From pykers and thieves.
ut is possible that the word as used to-
day Is derived from the name Pix that
was given in California in the sos to the
migratory Southern poor whites, which
was said to have originated from the sup
position that the first of the class came
from Pike County, Missouri. Pike says
Mr.. Nordhoff in his book on California,
1n the California sense of the word. is
the wandering, gypsy-like Southern poor
white. This person often lives with ms
family in a wagon: he rarely follows any
steady industry; he is frequently a squat
ter on other peoples lands;- he owns n
rifle, a lot Of children and dogs. a wife,
and he can read, a aw book. said a law
yer, describing this character. He moves
from place to place. as the humor seizes
him, and is generally an injury to hts
~neighbors. He will not work regularly
but he has a great tenacity of life and Is
always ready for a lawsuit "-Ed.l
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A WILD SCHEME, THIS.

That is a wild scheme hat is at
tributed to the selfish greed of sugar
and tobacco interests, in combination
with Democrats in Congress and anti
im~perialists," to get rid of Philippine
competition. The story that Washington
gossip now exploits is that the very
interests which have hitherto prevented
the passage of a Philippine tariff bill
that would give the chief industries of
our island possessions some fair play are
now being enlisted in support Of a bill
that. while granting temporary conces-
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dier Is one of the great factors in maxi
ing 1t more and more difficult to keep
the American army recruited to any
thing approaching a safe minimum of
strength, and Congress must seek and
find a remedy for this condition. 1t
needs no comparison with the British
soldier to show this, but Major Bea-
CONS report should convince the
powers that be hat they cannot fall
back on the old, false comparisons for
an argument to keep down the pay of
our soldiers.
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The Turquoise.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Where Is the turquoise usually found?
]. K. c.
[The turquoise consists essentially Of a
phosphate of aluminium containing a little
copper and iron. The true or Oriental tur-
quoise, a favorite ornamental stone in
rings and other articles Of jewelry, Is found
in a mountain region in Persia, and was
originally brought into Western Europe
by way of Turkey. A variety found in
New Mexico, usually of a greenish-blue
color, is also used in jewelry. The prin-
cipal locality is In the Los Cerlllos Noun
tains, where the turquoise was mined by
the Indians in very early times. A green
ish turquoise is also found in Nevada
Ed
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Were there not a single performance to
back President Roosevelt's words, provided
there were nothing to belle them, they
must be held responsible for a great moral
awakening and for the fixing of a some
what higher standard of business and poll
teal morals than has prevailed. Even If
there shall be no revolution in methods,
and even If most of the evils that existed
before persist, the vigorous assault on
illegal and essentially dishonest methods
has forced every man to think. There has
been a more wholesome atmosphere in
which to nourish young men just entering
on life. and we venture to say that even
if this generation does not reap the full
benefit of the revival in business morals,
another generation Whilst. Paul Pioneer
Press.
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VIEWS OF EDITOR 5.


Roosevelt.
A Nebraska ~pedagogue, in summing ur
said:
Theodore Roosevelt is a combination OF
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln,
Jupiter. Bismarck and Buffalo Bill"
A husky combination, but lacks a
preacher. Now we all know that there is
something of the preacher in the Presi-
dents composition. He sermonizes with a
relish. and has spoken In church. Whom
in the pulpit world does he suggest?
Beecher possessed e%loquenee. and Mr.
Roosevelt does not. Spurgeon had more
than eloauence, and rode his spirit with a
curb. Moody is nearer the mark. He was
strenuous to a degree, and wanted to con-
vert the universe. Let the suggestion OF
the Nebraska pedagogue be amended by
inserting the name Moody just before that
of Buffalo Bill.-Washington Star.
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sions, will carry with it a definite prom
Use of independence within a compare
lively few years. The administration
may be unable to get the proposed tariff
MEASURE at this session, but this COM
bination of conspirators cannot push
through Congress any Philippine indie
~pendence scheme for some years yet.
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you wish to employ one of our detec-
tives to watch your husband?'
81 do"
MAY I ask what has aroused your sus-
picion of him?'
HE sent me a bunch of violets and a
box of candy from town yesterday
Houston Post.
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,sIseeters and Frogs.

According to Ernest Thompson Seton
mosquitoes do not bite frogs.
1t takes a grand, sweet truth Of this
kind to arouse in the cafloused heart a de-
sire for a closer contact with nature
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Pathetic poem.

A broken toy,
A shattered fife.
A bawling boy;
But SUCH is life.
A broken heart,
A weeping wife.
A woeful part;
Yet such is life.
A busted boom
Which got the knife.
oh, dreadful doom!
But such is life.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
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is not a luxury but one of the necessities
of life
And here is an old Greek proverb on the
subject:
''Give me a nook
And a brook
And a book
And the noise
OF a distant
City to make me
Enjoy my riches" Ed
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For Love of Him.

1t was for love, my love, l hurt you so.
Had but my fond heart spoken, free from
woe,
And pangless had my dealings been with
you
1t was for owe alone, I'd have you know.
Yes. it was love that made me hurt you
So
For love I wrenched your inmost soul with
woe.
IT'S hard for you to comprehend-yet true,
Love made me gouge that splinter from
your toe.
Chicago News.
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Better still.

Miss Yerner-But would you die for me?
Jack Brightley-To tell you the truth,
dear, l would not.
Miss Yerner-Ahi I just knew you
wouldn't, and yet you talk to me of love-
Jack Brightley-My dear, my love is of
the undying sort.-Philadelphia Press.
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omce and the Man.

"It is a great honor for the Office to
seek the man,"
Yes remarked Senator Sorghum; "as
a rule the office that seeks the man is all
honor and no salary."-Washington Star.
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nrntorx in virginia.

An impassioned negro orator recently de-
clared at a gathering of his people at
Richmond, va: Deere has never been but
four great nations-de Hottentots, de
Hugenots, de Assyrians, and de Virgin
ans."-Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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FROM STAR

Anonymous communications cannot h9
printed. Except on political subjects the
names Of correspondents are not required for
publication. but as a guarantee Of good faith.
Ed
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The Dear Thing.

May (being shown some of Ms. Smiths
tyeasures)-And do you prize this funny
piece of lead?
Mrs. S~mith-Bless YOU, my child, I prize
that ere piece O. lead above all my earthly
possessions. That's the bullet which killed
my husband.-The Tatler.
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Realistic.

MY mkt imitation, announced the pro.
fessor, will be that Of a fish,
Get the hook" advised the gallery,
after witnessing his next imitation.-Louis-
Vile Cpurier-Joqtnal.
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Exactly 1t. object.

William (reading his paper)-I see where
they are going to spend millions in Holland
to reclaim fertile acres from the sea.
Jane (astonished)-For the lands sakei
William-Yes, Jane, that's just what they
are going to do it for.-Baltimore Ameri-
oon
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His Bunch of Locomotion.

Phenologist-Sir, your bump Of locomo-
ton is remarkably developed.
Victim-You bet it is. l got that yester-
day by falling off my motor.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
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The Rate-making Power.

Among the increased powers which
should be given to 1t. in the opinion of a
majority of the New Jersey State Railroad
Commission, the power to make rates
ought not to be included With this
recommendation and the reasons whereby
it is supported reasonable persons will be
disposed in the main to concur. The ques-
ton whether existing charters which con-
fer on the companies the right to estab-
lish rates within prescribed limits con-
stitute contracts which are inviolable by
the States is now in litigation in various
parts of the country, and 1t would be just
as we'll to await its determination by the
highest judicial authority. Competition,
where the operation, thereof is not sus-
pended through the instrumentality of
''g~entlenen's agreements'' and other de-
vices, does provide a regulation of rates,
which is, generally speaking, adequate;
moreover, the making of a schedule,
speaking more particularly of passenger
and freight schedules for railroads. is not
a mere problem in arithmetic for finding a
level per ton-mile or train-mile rate APP
plicable everywhere and under all circum-
stances. Density of traffic, natural OBJ
stacles and many other factors are to be
considered. Finally, the greater part OF
traffic in New Jersey is Interstate and
comes under the jurisdiction of a national
commission. philadelphia Record.
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The Real Article.
THANK you very much, auntie, but I
don't care for wax babies-not since we've
got a meat one at home" THE Taller,
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Captain Pilisbury, the new chief OF the
bureau of ravigation, is a recognized ap-
thority on the Gulf Stream, being the au-
thor of the standard work of reference on
that subject lie devoted much time to
the study Of the stream while he was o
nected with the coast survey and the Inn
rortance of his observations led to his
election TO a fellowship in the Royal Geo
graphical Society.
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A peculiar thing, brought out Of the
election to the Senate of William James
Bryan, OF Florida, who will be the baby
member of that body, is that most of the
Baby Bunch in the Senate have, as the
first letter of their last name, the second
letter in the alphabet, r, notably Sena-
tors Bailey, Beveridge, Burkett, Borah and
Brandegee.
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Opposition TO BIIlboards.

In the city of Tacoma, Wash, an or
ganization is fiourishing whose sole object
is to boycott business firms which use bill
board advertising. When sentiment can be
marshaled in this warllke fashion the fate
of object Jnable methods Of publicity would
seem to be sealed. The British House of
Lords has recently passed, and the House
of Commons is now considering, a measure
that appears to go after billboards more
vigorously than has yet been undertaken
in America. One of the provisions of this
English bill proposes to prevent the exhibit
ton of advertisements in such a manner
as ito affect injuriously the amenities of
a public park or pleasure promenade"
This seercs a rather elusive point for pos
sible judicial determination, but If the
English people enact and can enforce such
an advance regulation, their success will
win applause on this side Of the water
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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ay-as-You-Enter Cars.

The abandonment of the new pay-as-you-
enter street cars in Pittsburg as a failure
Is offset by the increased use of them as
a great success in Chicago. The main diff
ference in these two cases was in the atti-
tude of the public. OF course if passengers
will not cooperate 20 the extent of minimiz-
ing the necessity for making change that
kind of car can hardly be operated. But
with reasonable cooperation on the part of
the public it car be. and 1t has certain
obvious advantages. By relieving the con-
ductor of the necessity OF frequently pass
ing through the car it reduces the discom-
fort of crowded passengers, facilitates the
starting and stopping and provides better
against accidents. In the case of elevate
and subway cars no hardship is felt in the
requirement to buy tickets and drop them
in a box, and, though the conditions of
surface car travel may be less favorable,
it would seem that passengers might easily
make it convenient to comply with the
proposed rule If they chose to do so.-
Providence Tribune.
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PEOPLE OF NOTE.
King Carlos of Spain is planning to visit
President Penna of Brazil next May.

King Frederick of Denmark told Min
lister Egan New Years Day that he'd like
right well to visit President Roosevelt,
but can't make another sea voyage so
soon after his return from Iceland.
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OOVernOr hughes ana tne duccIrdckbs
Governor Hughes's recommendation for
~stricter legislation against racetrack gam
bling in New York State drives the lead
ing turfmen to display their true colors.
Bitter opposition to the Governors plan
leaves no doubt concerning the real slim
illus. which sustains horse racing as 1t is
now conducted. 1t is financial gain. pure
and simple, a speculation from which a
few men profit by the weakness of the
many. When the patrons of the track
wish to fool the church men and others
who oppose their enterprises they talk
about breeding organizations to improve
the speed and ability of horses, the value
of a fine display of horsemanship, and so
on. One would imagine hat the only OBJ
jects were the developing Of fine types of
the horse and the pleasure to be derived
from the spectacle of an exciting race be-
tween spirited specimens of this noble
animal. The fact that men bet on the
races one might infer to be as regrettable
to track owners as to anybody else.
All such humbug Is abandoned when a,
serious attempt is made to procure legis-
lation which would make betting at the
tracks impossible.-Spring Union.
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SYNOPSIS.

Sir Antony Carew Is killed by a fall from
his horse. on his deathbed he beseeches his
wife. Lady Mildred Carew. to beware, in bring
Ina up his little son, Carlos, the curse OF the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES had brought about his
own death. She promises to train the boy
properly, but ends by idolizing him and giving
him his own way. At the age of 16 he has be-
come a bright. brave boy. the pet of the coun-
try folk, but spoiled by too much indulgence.
When his tutor. one Of many suitors, dares to
fall In loyo with his beautiful mother, he dis
misses him high-hsndedly. After graduating
from Oxford and attaining his majority. Sir
Carlos enters upon the life Of a country baronet.
varied with a season in London. Many pretty
women of wealth and title throw themselves
at Ills feet, but he remains heart-whole until
d visit to his friend, Lord stanleigh. The lat
ter's iand-steward has a daughter OF extra
ordinary beauty. Maggie Waldron. who is be-
loved b. Hiram West. Lord Stanleigh's valet.
When Sir carlos meets her ne falls madly In
love, forgetting Ter lack OF breeding for her
beauty. He informs his mother that he wishes
TO marry her ana she in vain tries to dissuade
him.
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She's n Practical Joker.

She's n Practical Joker.
I am a great one for jokes, and I
played a joke on q young man the
other day. I ~telephoned to him and
I did not tell him Who I was. My voice
must have sounded queer for he said:
"If 1 knew who YOU were. you would
not be speaking to me like this"
Now what l want to know is this;
A girl friend of mine was with me.
She thought it a great joke. but she
got talk around about me enc slime,
and [ want to know If you think that
she could do it again, or if what l
did was improper? 1 remain,
A YOUTHFUL READER.
I would hardly call your action i'm
proper; at the SAM time 1 do not ap-
prove of 1t, nor would l advise you
to do the same thing again. If you
had business with the young man or
called him on the telephone for any
definite reason It would be all right,
but your action was merely a Irritation
and of course cannot be considered
nice.
As to the other girl starting unpleas-
ant talk about you, would all depend
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Kitchen Hints.

Many women leave silver spoons In
preserves from one meal to another,
remarking that the articles are silver
and the fruit acid will not ruin them.
But do they stop to think what the
silver will 90 TO the fruit? 1t poisons
it ever though the spoon is silver. There
is a chemical process between the fruit
acid and metal which makes the fruit
unfit for use. This is even more so
where genuine silver Is not used. Lard
will turn a spoon green in a few days
in hot weather, yet often a silver spoon
will be left in the lard can. Vinegar
brought from the store will be left for
hours in the tin bucket, then poured
into a glass jar. Remember to keep
lard in Tin or porcelain, acids In glass,
sugar in a porous crock or glass jar,
salt in a wooden box or glass recep-
tacle and spices in tin, that they will
not absorb odors or lavors from each
other If placed in paper. Keep choco-
late in a closed dish or paper box. Bit
ter or sweet chocolate or cocoa powder
will absorb any odor near by, even the
wood odor of a cupboard.
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at each side of the front gore. The
waist should be a jumper, made with a
guimpe having long sleeves.
On a gray suit was seen an under
skirt of white and gray plaid and the
sleeves and yoke of the waist were
fashioned of plaid. The revers to the
dress, opening over a White lace vest,
showed plain white material and white
covered buttons held the fulness of the
waist to the plaid yoke. Long points Of
the skirt extending into the plaid flounce
showed button trimming.
On a very cleverly planned gown was
seen a surplice effect of Irish crochet
work, with long, wide tab empiecements
extending into the sleeves. The crossed
fronts and all outlines were edged with
pleated green silk, and the girdle was
fashioned of green silk. The skirt was
trimmed from the left side to the hem
with a wide border of Irish lace, edged
with silk. 1t was fashioned in inverted
V shape at the left-front and, though
the front fell in cascades, the back
was quite plain. The train was also
outlined in similar manner. A notice.
able feature of the sleeves was the wide
pleats, topped by the extension of lace
from the. surplice pieces. Small bows
of black velvet ribbon trimmed the
portions of the sleeves from the
shoulders to the elbows.
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OUR CHILDREN'S CORNER
MARY'S LITTLE LAMB.
on all know that MARY had a
N little lamb" that Mary's lamb
had q lovely white coat. and that

XYOU all know that MARY had a
N little lamb" that Mary's lamb
had a lovely white coat, and that
it was very affectionate. Perhaps Mary
was fond of school; at any rate, we are
told that the lamb was, and that he
would follow his mistress there, until
one day the little girls teacher a
tina he must not accompany her any
more.
/ know a doggie to whom the same
thing happened. He was very fond of
his master and mistress, but they didn't
go to school, because they were
'grown-ups," and so he made friends
with the children living in the same
road, and was to be seen every morn
ing gravely trotting by their side. One
sad day teacher felt in an unsympa-
thetic mood; at any rate, to the grief
of all the boys and girls, a small maid
en- was chosen to take Jack home and
say hat teacher couldn't have him at
school again. Wasn't it ~unkind-be-
cause 1 am sure he was good, and
taught the scholars, at any rate, n
lesson-that of silence during lessons.
The real story of Mary and her lamb
comes from Boston. MARY" was a
real little girl, who looked after the
lamb and fed 1t when its mother died
and the poor thing was left an orphan.
The lamb grew up so fond of his mis-
tress that he followed her everywhere,
even to school. One day a young stu
dent wrote the verses that we all know
so we'll, and gave them to the little
girl. Mary's pet lived for many years,
and in the end was killed by a big
COW.
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and served on lettuce leaves makes a
delicious salad Peel the tomatoes and
put them on the ice until they are very
cold and solid. Then scoop out some
of the pulp and fill it's place with the
celery. The of this, as we'll as
of most salads, depends upon its being
very cold.
Rhubarb-raisin Pie-Chop one pound
of rhubarb fine. also one and one-half
cupfuls of raisins; add two cupfuls of
sugar and two eggs; mix all together
and bake it in two crusts. This makes
two pies.
Rhubarb and Raspberry Jam-To
each pound OF prepared rhubarb allow
one pound of fruit and one pound and
three-quarters of sugar. Boil slowly
and steadily together until a little
poured on a cold plate will thiclken
round the edges. Fill the jars, seal and
keep in a cool place. Strawberries may
be used in the same way.