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fourth the dim outlines of an execution.
lie did not say much Of either OF these
but assured me that they were both con-
nected with the events III the HIST anu
the second manifestations.
.When lie had concluded his descrip-
lions we congratulated him. unitedly urS-
ing him to give US his Impressions as 10
the meaning OF the visions. He stated
] have already described. From my lin
tied knowledge Of such phenomena | con-
clude, however. that this is forecast
ing Of an event soon to occur In the
National Capital. and that you. general,
will be there, as l have related.
Il
Il do not know what the other gem
tlenen did. IL anything, but / at once
wrote out the artists descriptions quite
fully and sent the account to my family
In Washington. Before my friends and
l parted for the day. after the artist had
left, we discussed the matter at some
length. AS the exciting period Of the
Hayes-Tilden contest for the presidency
passed, the whole affair faded from my
memory as probably meaningless. 1 may
say that believe 1 did not think of it
TOT years. l had concluded that the
artist was a sort of genius, who did not
know himself the meaning of the phan-
tastes he conjured up, it, indeed, they
had any meaning.
But the summer Of 1881 arrived. and
with 1t the shooting of President Gar
held, July 2. ] was not in Washington
that day. though my family was at home
there. ] returned to the city a few days
later. But that tragic event, then the
topic of talk in the whole world, lid
not occasion. at first. in me any recoI-
lections of the artists predictions, or
whatever they may be called. Natural
~ | was much affected over the shoot
ing of the President, and was absorbed
In those related political and general
matters that agitated the public mind
at the time.
But now comes the confirmation The
forenoon Of July 4 ! did go TO the White
House in company with friend. exactly
as stated in the artists description Ave
years before! BY agreement with the
Governor of Colorado, then in Washing
ton. we went up together to inquire per
sonally how the President was faring. Re
member. l had not yet recalled anything
of the statements of the artist. Nor had
known the Governor OF Colorado five
years before, SO as to be able to recognizes
him then in his appearance FIVE years
later.
I'VE walked. arms linked westward
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Empty Calamity.

MFRS. o. II. P. BELMONT in a recent
lvl address advised young women never
to marry men who did not believe In uni
versal suffrage.
Mrs. Belmont, in later amplihcation
of this advice, said:
Choose husband as you choose a
friend. 1t isn't gallantry you want-lt is
sympathy and appreciation. These gal
liant men are very seldom appreciative;
they are very seldom. indeed of much
account Their galantry, as rule. takes
the silly empty form of Mr.. Buggns.
Mr.. Buggins came home from the ciup
one night in his usual condition, and Mrs.
Buggins said to him:
...Ni!lian. I'm ashamed of your
Mr. Buggins CALAMITY answered, as
lie tried to light fresh cigar from the
stub of his old one:
"'Eetier my wfe-hic-should be
'shameG OF me than I should -be-hic-
'shamed of my wife.
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been shot bv an ASSASSIN two days before.
and the bulletins were giving but very
uncertain hope of his recovery. BY COM
mon consent there was no noisy demon
stration upon the Fourth. 1t is not gem
orally known that this unlooked-for
event. including the exceptional condi-
tons upon that particular July Fourth.
had been wildly foretold by profess
sional man IN Denver Col. five years be-
fore they actually transpired.
The story. itself exceptionally interest
ing is the more credible owing to the
circumstances of its origin and the high
character and position of the person to
whom the events had been unfolded-
namely, Gen. Jasper w. Johnson. civil
war veteran, who for many years since
has been Federal judge. author of a
standard work upon Masonry and of late
years a prominent citizen of Denver. Col.
Not long since the writer during an
extended visit with Gen. Johnson secured
from him the particulars of the following
story which are here much abbreviated:
Gen. Johnson had been a resident III
Washington most of the time during
the ten years after the close of the civil
war. practcing as an attorney, active
III politics ana a pronounced Iepubii
can. Though not partisan for the
nomination of Mr.. Hayes, he was Il
leader in the national convention that
named him and supported him in the
pres Dental campaign of 1876.
During the summer of 1876 Judge
Johnson cas- he later car to be KNOWN
spent some time in Denver. colo. where
lie made the acquaintance of an eminent
artist, landscape and portrait painter.
one of WHOSE Sunset Scenes in the
~ crl. al
soon after in Chicago for $4,000.
Gen. Johnson and two friends were
eager to make his acquaintance and
spend an afternoon with him, especially
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superior in all that goes to make up the
modern business world but ..of mans
humanity to man. of social refinement,
honesty in business. cleanliness in poll
tics, the United States is not much in
advance Of its neighbor." In comment
ing upon the present friendly attitude Of
the United States and Mexico the author
concludes: There they stand. shoulder
to shoulder. without quarrel of religion
or race, under the forging hand of time.
There is an Introduction outlining the
history of Mexico. old and new. by Mar
tin Hume. NJ. A., editor of the South
American series, of which the present
volume is number. by reason of its i'm
portance among the Spanish american
countries of the new world. Illustra-
tons. showing the scenic grandeur of the
country and many of it's relics of an
Gent architecture add an artistic value
to the literary excellence of the book.
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Drama

The burden was borne up to and into the
White House.
I'm his description of details. as to
the dress and size Of the people. rec
oenzed several of those walking along
with the men who carried the burden.
one of whom could he no other than
James G. Blaine. The crowd fingered
in the street until the scene faded, when
the artist remarked: Il do not see any
one anywhere that looks like you! |
was about to resume conversation when
he waved for silence, saying: There is
more of this: I am impressed that only
a part is yet shown.
after brief delay Git may have
been two minutes,. he stated that the
same scene as before appeared, but a
different day and another crowd OF peo-
pie. That it appeared to be nearly
noon. that flags were out as upon a
holiday; in fact, he stated later. that it
was the Fourth of July, but that there
was not the usual celebration The peo-
pie stood in groups or moved about
slowly. There was little traffic or NOISE
or hurrying 4 small crowd was on the
street in front, while many were go
ing to ard coming from the north front
door of the White House. Those in
charge there were quite busy. admit
ting some and refusing others.
general. You are approaching from the
Treasury side, walking with your arms
linked with a gentleman somewhat larg-
err than you--ile described him also. as
to clothes and features. but I did not
recognize him-'and you both go up the
walk on the left (from the squared and
call at the White House door But you
are not admitted. You stand aside
awhile. conversing. and then you walk
away.
Continuing his general description. the
artist again referred to the suspended
traffic and the ominous silence on the
streets. His descriptions were quite rapid.
as though parts Of the changing scene
were escaping him; his utterance was
vivid and his picture. as a whole, OPP
pressive and Saddening. He did not
speak as one inventing Il scene or story,
but as one telling of what he was ac-
tually seeing and feeling himself. I'm
agination could not furnish anything, in
my opinion. that would appear real
as what he related.
Following this second and main scene.
the artist spoke briefly Of third and
fourth. The third was a courtroom.
where a trial was in progress, and the
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GRAPPLE LIKE A MAN AND YOU WILL BE A MAN
BY DIR. MADISON c. PETERS.

Michelangelo was so filled with en-
thusiasm for his art and so afraid that
money might faint his brush that he re-
fused to accept any pay whatever for
his masterpieces in the Vatican and st.
Peters.
Napoleon's enthusiasm banished the
word Impossible from his dictionary.
Other things being equal, the degree of
enthusiasm In any man is the exact
mea sure OF his conduering power. 1t was
Robert F'ulton's enthusiasm which push
ed the Clermont up the Hudson. It was
Edisons enthusiasm which chained cleo
tricity to the uses of man.
Buxton one of the leaders in the cause
of slavery throughout the British domin-
ions, who took the position formerly oc-
cupied by Wilberforce. was no genius. no
great Intellectual leader--merely
Straightforward, resolute, self-wiiled
man-and his whole character Is most
forcibly expressed in his own words.
which every young man might we'll stamp
upon his soul: THE longer I live the
more I am certain that THE great differ
ence between men. between the feeble
and the powerful, the great and the IN
significant, Is energy. ihvincin!e deter
mination; a purpose once nxed, then
death or victory. That quality VIII do
anything that can be done in the world,
ard 10 talent and TO circumstances, no
opportunities will make a two-legSed
creature a man without it, OF course.
there are limitations which no amount or
enthusiasm. will power or Industry can
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CIVIL WAR VETERANS REMARKABLE STORY
OF FORETELLNG OF GARFIELDS DEA tt

from the Treasury. entering the eastern
gate north of the White House. and fol-
lowed the walk to the door. The regu-
lar man was not on duty. but the man
the artist described was there. and an
swered our inquiries, but would not ad-
NIT us. We stepped aside few minutes,
conversing. and then walked away.
ZIP to this time had not thought any,
thing about the day being the Fourth. as
/ had been absent. and was agitated upon
my return. Eut while I was returning
home that day about noon, was strange
~ impressed by tho unusual quiet and
silence In the streets as / passed along.
Then I suddenly recalled the fact of the
meeting Of my friends and myself with
the artist In Denver, the summer of 1876.
AS memory quickly brought back the de-
tails of what he had SO wildly described.
I noted how accurately the actual condi-
tons that day in Washington fitted his
forgotten descriptive statements. Then l
recalled what he had said about myself,
personally going up the walk to the
White House. linked arms with friend.
AS / recalled the description given, as to
size. clothes and features. it answered.
even infinitely, to the appearance of the
governor that day. the chief executive of
Colorado. but quite unknown to me and
to political fame in 1875
Upon arriving at home, members Of
the family met me. all excitement, stating
that they had. an hour before, thought
about and had found and read my letter
from Denver, Col, the summer Of 1915!
They declared that the letter described
exactly the kind of Fourth OF July that
was being observed that day In WASH
!ngton. and they asked me II had been
to the White House. for the letter had
spoken OF that particularly!
II was pleased that they had found the
letter, for I would not have known where
to look for 1t. 1 read II, carefully. and
was indeed very much impressed. SO far
as the statements of the artist applied
they could not have been more accurate
had they been written an hour before by
a reporter standing in Lafayette Square
while the governor and myself approached
the White House. except that he could
hardly have seen that the man that re-
ceived us at the door was not the one
usually on duty there. a fact to me most
significant in the artist ss forecast"
Gen. johnson attempts no explanation
OF the above account. but thinks there
are things yet unknown to science that
cannot be dismissed with a smile.
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Mrs. Wards Unfairness.
MRS HUMPHREY WARD. whose no

MFRS HUMPHREY WARD, whose novel
AVA based on American divorce is being
read with interest by all divorced
Americans, worked hard in the collec-
ton of facts during her visit last year.
She worked hard" said New York
lawyer" but she didn't work fairly.
She didn't come here 10 look for truth.
you know. but to loo. for sensa ional
things that would make interesting
reading in novel. Mrs. Humphrey Ward
came to America prejudiced.
II know she was prejudiced. re-
mark Of hers proved It, Al a dinner be-
fore her researches began | had the
honor to sit beside her, and to make
conversation l said:
- Don't you think our American wom-
en- are beautifully dressed?
Yes she admitted in her English
drawl. Il wish. though. they'd stop
thinking that no wardrobe is complete
without divorce suit
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ranged as a reader with vocabulary. 1907.
Y.9D- 1896. no
Y:s9D- H4iHcp. .oe x.oor
Lott Pierre Judith Renaudin. 1888. i39D-
LgI4j. oo-
Richepir. Jean. Chemineau. drame- 1907.
Y.aD- R3sSch. - 800 x,or
Richepin. jean Lie Flibnstier. lsV9. 1SsD-
R:aSf. r,or c-,.
Sardon victorien. Nos Intimes. f3sD .sa'.: 6no.
Sartou victorien. Patrie. Drame hisiorique.
Y:::9D- Sa 136pa.
General Literature.
Breton, Jules. Pcintre fayssu. 1895. fS9-
nrirfet Alphonse. Ocuvres .4v. l33 D.Hs
Dumas. A. D. Ocuvres Completes. 2ov. 1S9-
DS92 ,oo, Dot Is,,,
Wusset Alfred dc. Oruvres. Sv. 1907 0s.
Y39 M91al. c,,.... 100. y.o-
Pe2ose.
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FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
Work and Play.

Adams. !. ii. Harper's Machinery Books for
Boys. 1909. jTA-Ad16s
Houston. r. ]. Wonder Book OF Magnetism
1908. jl.J-IlSl1w.
Johnston. Bertha. and Chaplin. Fanny. Home
Occupations for BOYS and Girls. 1905. NM-
Je46h
Pearson. A. C.. ed. Pictured Puzzles ard
Word Play. ls0S. iyN-P3i.p.
Williams, Archibald Romance of Modern TX
ploTation. 1908. t;12-W616r.
Williams. Archibald Romance ofyAiojen In
vcntion. 1907. jRAI Ws1sr.
Fairy Stories and Legends.
Ecowulf Brave Reovu,f 1905. jyI~Ri5c.
Buckley. T.. +. children Of tho Dawn, old
tacs Of Greece 1909. iFZQ RS:,i
s.rie-sun. L. W. The Chdrcu's Book Of Celtic
Stories. 1908. jBU42-GS13.
Lagerloef. =. q. l.. Christ Legends. l:H>
jYL-Li3;. Reference.
Macgrego r. Mary. Stories Of Siesfried. 1922.
jYI-N5l2m.
Mallory Sir Thomas. King Arthur stories:
done from the text az Mort Darthur by l.. -
Stevens ard Il. +. Alien. 1905. Nl.M@'sta
Mallory Sir Thomas. Story of Sir Galahad. re.
told from lie Norte d Arthur and tho original
stories by VI. r. Stirling. 1OS. iNIrM2.
Molesworth. Mrs. NJ. l.. Fairies OF Sorts. l.hs
Ozak Y. T.. coup. Japanese Fairy Hcr-.
1908.
Tiieston " W. cd. Children's Treasure
Trovc Of Pearls 1908.
Wilmot- Buxton f.. ". Stories OF Persian
Heroes. 1908. jYL-W6iss.
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
FRENCH LITERATURE-BO
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

The list of French works recently add
ed to the library has been printed in
the Saturday Star during July, and is
completed today. The complete list will
be reprinted in the Monthly Bulletin Is
sued August l. and any one may obtain
a copy by sending word to the library.
Several new books for boys and girls
are listed today, some of which will es-
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o thousands OF old
time WasllingtoEi-
ans the quiet
Fourth of July in
the nations capital
twenty-ci9ht years
ago is yet a vivid
memory. for the
.'Silence" of that
day was as eN-
ceptional as it was
unexpected. Presi-
dent Garfield had
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Dickens illustrated his saying, There
is no substitute for thorcughSoing. ar
dent and sincere earnestness." by living
day and night with the characters of his
creation Corregio when young saw
painting by Raphael His soul drank IN
it's beauty as flowers do the moisture
from the mist Awakened to the con-
seriousness OF artistic power and burning
with the enthusiasm of enkindled genius.
the blood rushing TO his brow and the
fire fla shing from his eye. lie cried cut:
II also am a painter, That conVicuon
carried him through his studies, blended
the colors on his palette. guided his pen
Gil ard shone on his canvas. until the
glorious Titan on witnessing his pro-
auctions, exclaimed: Were l not Titan
I would wish to be Corregio."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24

Funca- Rrentano Paul and Estrec. Paul. Les
Nouvell,stcs. f!n5. ZY3D-Fe6Sn.
Sante- Reuve. &. 4. Nouvcaux Luudis. ios
1917. ZY3a-Sa2s3r
anfe- Bcuve. 4. 4. Premers Iunds. "v
lSNG-lS94 ZY39- Sa2isp.
Ts,ne II. A. Historic de In Ltfteraturc An
glaise. Nv. 1866. ZY-Ti3.
Marie. Albert. Technique du Livre. i"os.
ZII-N2S.t
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overcome-no amount OF sun staring can
ever make an eagle out OF a crow.
Emerson said: Nobody can cheat you
ont of ultimate success BY yourself.
BaIzac's father tried to discourage his
son from the pursuit of literature. do
YOU know he said, that in literature
man must be either a king or beggar?"
every WELL said the boy, II Will be
king His parents left him to his fate
IN a garnet. For ten years ne fought ter
ribie battles with poverty, but he came
out victorious.
The world wants men with the inflex-
ible determination of Paul Jones, who.
when surrender was demanded. auda-
ciously replied: Surrender? l have just
begun to fight
There was something sublime In the
enthusiasm of George n. Corliss. who
said at the time Of the centennial ex-
position: Il not only can, Blu. 1 will, build
the best machine the world has ever
seen" And he built 1t.
The world has no use for Micawberish
men, who stand around with arms AKIN
DO get until occasion tells them what to
do The world respects strong, Stalwart,
iron-sided men.
II can't never did anything: II will
try has accomplished great things: II
will" has wrought miracles. Don't finch.
founder or fall. Graphic like a man and
you will be man.
To succeed you must do as a woman
does In a crowd at a bargain sale-hold
your ground and push hard.
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MERSON truly re-
marks that every
great and COM
mandins movement
in the annals of
the world is the
triumph of enthu-
siasm." Men fail
because they finch.
fly the track and
yield before the
obstacles that be-
set their path.
i,f~ roSryn sTT$f,nra
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pecially interest young people with :
practical turn of mind.
FRENCH LITERATURE.
Poetry.

Hugo Y NJ Les Chatiments. YS9P HsI3cha.
lingo v NJ Legende dos Siecles. Nv. Yep
HS.3
verlaine Paul. Pocmes Saturniens. 1908.
Y:;9PN5S5.
Drama.
Angler Emile. Les Efrontes. Y39D Au4+e.
tucicr Emile Fills lie tiihoyer YS9D- An44f.
Ancicr Emile. Fourchambault: Comedie. 1878.
Y39D- Au44fo.
Borner. Henri. vicomte dc. File de Roland,
dram mo on nuartre actes en- vers Y39D- BJi9f.
Coppee. Francois. Les Jaeobi'es 1854. 15sD-
C19:. GOO. ,,.,,,
C7asc.
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BOOK AGENT IN CITY
TELLS OF HIS TROUBLES

y agent for a well
known New York
publishing firm,
who landed here
about a week ago,
was sitting in the
lobby of one of the
hotels the other
day with several
other travelling men
d i S c II S S ! n & the
amount of skill re-
quired to sell their
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respective ilneS ana the manner OF recep-
ton they were accustomed to receive from
the business men of Washington.
Speaking OF receptions said the book
agent who was evidently past master
of his trade there is no class of sales
men in the business who have more TO
overcome in approaching prospect than
the itinerant agent who works on COM
mission and visits. as ii were. all manner
of men, regardless OF occupation or means.
And l include in this category all who
ply our trade. from the fellow who does
a house-to-house business selling kitchen
utensils, cook books and. the like. TO the
man who handles high class proposition,
takes selling AS profession. studies each
prospect carefully in advance and never
makes a call without doing his best TO
land sale.
Broadly speaking. we are all of the
same fraternity. however vastly different
We may be I'm methods and skill. There
Is 4 deep-seated prejudice against us that
might be traced, il one cared to trace 1t.
IL variety of causes but the important
fact To us Is that all agents must over
come this prejudice or perish by il.
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and then squarely met the eye of the
agent.
Yes. sir he said you are here to
take out life insurance polcy-and you
have hit the right place!
The unexpected repartee, followed ny
a roar of laughter from the clerks In the
room, of course spoiled any chance OF
the agents being able to get his prospect
i've purchaser to even consider MS propo-
sition seriously, much less to invest.
$50 the interview ended with nothlHs
more profitable to the chapfallen visitor
than a handshake Of mutual good will
and the wish Of the insurance man that
YOU have better success with my next
door neighbor. who is interested IN such
things
such a rundown. however gently az
ministered, is none the less Illuminating
and often has a larger inference upon the
days work than one would suppose. II
the agent could have made use OF the
kangaroo pocket instead of a case ne
could have approached his man WIN
greater confidence. secured q seat BEFORE
his business was known and ehtlfeS
avoided being made ridiculous before
room full of clerks. His own opening re-
mark, to be sure, was largely 10 olaihe'
but the presence of the sample case made
him feel that some such remark was
necessary.
"No. the best plan is to walk up TO
your prospect with your hands free and
your mind at ease, feeling as confident OF
success as though you had come to buy
him out. You must be as wise as a
snake and as peaceful as a dove. Your
own personality, the manner Of your ap-
proach and the way you put your words
together. must be relied upon to make
such strong plea with the man to whom
you hope to sell that he won't throw
up his hands and run when the time
comes to produce your weapon.
yet even the best lead Is subject at
any point to Interruptions that may
prove disastrous to the salesman. and the
point at which the sample is introduced
is by far the most critical Ii must be
remembered that we are dealing with
people who have no particular reason
for buying from US. as merchant has
for buying from drummers. and. further
more, that they generally have s,ronS
preconceived impression that lhey don't
want or need what We have 10 offer,
however attractive it may be. Sometimes
a salesman is forced to state his business
before an audience is gained. and In such
case, though he may avoid turn