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Evening star., 1909-02-26
English Volunteers.
From the London Chronicle


Tennyson, SPEEDING and other notable
men responded with offers of help, and
soon there was a company a thousand
strong, willing to spend ten pounds each
OH their equipment. Application was
then made to the war Office for permission
to drill. This was refused-but Shortly
afterward the government issued its ap-
peal 10 the country for the formation of
volunteer corps-an appeal which proba-
bly, would never have been made but for
our offer and the expediency of arrogat-
ing the initiative Of the movement to the
government itself" Patmore himself
drilled with his corps in Westminster
Hall, but soon found it too exhausting
for my strength
The volunteers, that rear line of de-
fense which has come in for such marked
attention at the British Museum-of all
places-and were the direct result Of the
enthusiasm of Coventry Patnlore. So at
least he claimed. after my little idyll,
Amelia knOwn to fame as The Angel
in the House), I am prouder of nothing"
he wrote, than Of having started the
modern volunteers
1t was in the fifties. when France was
the bogey. and there was good deal of
talk about the propriety of organizing
volunteer riflemen. Thinking that an
ounce of action might be worth a ton of
talk, I went round to my colleagues at
the museum, and all but one agreed to
start club in which we should learn
how to handle rifle. and to endeavor to
obtain members enough to justify US in
asking the permission Of the government
to drill" He then wrote to the Times
(January % 1852, setting forth what had
already been done at the museum and
saying Il have little doubt but that our
example. II made known through your
columns will be followed by many thou
sands of young men of London and the
large provincial towns"
Evening star., 1909-02-26
PENSION FOR fISCAER-HANS0N
FATHER-IN-LAW TO GIVE HIM
MONEY TO GO ABROAD.
To Be Handed Over on Release From
Prison-Meanwhile Wife Will
Get Divorce From Him.

NEW YORK, February 26.-From 4
friend of the Brokaw family it was learn
ed last night that Carl Fischer-Hansen
upon his release from the penitentiary
will receive a sum Of money from Isaac
v. Brokaw sufficient to enable him to
live abroad for the rest Of his life.
What amount will be settled upon him
the informant was not at liberty to say;
in fact, Mr. Brokaw has not as yet de-
cided what he intends to give his son-in-
law, but It will be a substantial sum
handed over in one lump.
"None OF the members of the Brokaw
family is disposed to kick Fischer-Hansen
now that he is down." said the informant.
They have done all in their power to
help him.
mfr. Brokaw and other members Of the
family feel certain that when he COM
pletes his term in the penitenttary 1t will
be the last of him in this cline. No
papers to that effect have been signed.
but assurances have been given that he
will go abroad Immediately upon his re-
lease and give the Brokaws no further
trouble.
Nobody on behalf Of the family has
asked him to go to any certain place:
he has promised faithfully to leave the
country and we believe absolutely that he
will. No effort will be made to keep track
of his movements, and when he leaves
these shores that will be the last OF him
so far as the Brokaws are concerned.
Most likely he will go to Europe, but
wherever he does go the Brokaws are
certain that they'll never hear from him
again.
Mrs. Fischer Hansen will sue for d.
vorce before long. No agreement has
ever been entered into bwith Fischer
Hansen on that matter. but his wife is
now anxious to get an absolute divorce
She wants the decree granted I'm this
state, but none Of us know how she can
get 1t here SO far as we know now there
is no evidence at hand, but at any rate
LAS to the talk In the newspapers OF
Fischer Hansen signing papers giving to
his wife the custody Of their eleven-year-
old daughter 1t is rot. No court would al
low him the custody Of the child and there
has been no signing of papers to that ef-
feet.
THE stories Fischer Hansen has told
about his wealth and the property in
terests he holds in this city he really
believes. when, as a matter of fact, he has
nothing. According to a newspaper he
claims an interest in the Radcliffe Hotel
when. as a matter OF fact, Mr.. Brokaw
purchased that property and put Fischer
Hansen in charge of il to keep him out
Of trouble.
1T was Mr.. Brokaw's desire to get him
away from his law practice, which had
been keeping him in hot water for some
time. The signing OF papers which the
newspapers have been talking Of has had
to do with family matters Of no Signif-
canoe and Of absolutely no public inter
est
Evening star., 1909-02-26
CHAPTER XII.
Rachel Sees a Vision

That evening Ishmael was brought be-
fore the king. He was in evil case. for
the captains. some Of whom had grudges
against him, when he tried to break away
from them outside the gate. had beaten
him with their spear shafts nearly all
the way from the kraal to the great
place, remarking when he fought and de-
monstrated, that the Inkosazana had for
hidden them to kill him, but led said
nothing as to giving him the fiogging
which he deserved. His clothes were torn,
his hat and pipe were loSt-indeed, hours
before Mole had thrown both of them
into the f1re-his eyes were black from
the blow Of heavy stick and he was
bruised all over.
Such was his appearance when he was
thrust before Dingaan, seething with
rage which he could scarcely suppress,
even in that presence.
white man?' asked the king blandly,
while the indunas stared at him with
grim amusement.
Then Ishmael broke out into a recital
of his wrongs. demanding that the cap
tains who had beaten him. q white man
and a great person. should be killed.
Silence" said Dingaan at length. 1.-The
question. Night-prowler, Is whether you
should not be killed, you dog who dared
to insult the InkOsazana by offering your.
self to her as husband. Had she COM
manded you to be speared, she would
have done well. and if you trouble me
with your shoutings. will send you to
sleep with the jackals tonight without
waiting for her word"
Now, seeing his danger. Ishmael was
silent, and the king went on:
did you discover, as bade you, why
it is that the Inkosazana desires to leave
us?'
''Yes, king 1t is because she would
m har n1
doctor and his Wife
'They are not her peopler' exclaimed
Dingaan. I'VE know that she came to
them out Of the storm, and that they are
but her foster parents chosen for her by
the heavens. You were the first to tell us
that story, and how she caused the light
ming to burn up my soldier yonder at
Ramah. We are her people and no 9TH
Evening star., 1909-02-26
FALLS CHURCH.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
FALLS CHURCH. Va

FALLS CHURCH, Va,
February d, 1909.
J. r. T. Garrett has bought from Mer-
ton E. Church five lots in the Farlee SUBJ
division at Ballston and will erect sew
eral dwellings on them.
w. H. Ward Of Washington has rented
the new dwelling belonging to Mrs. Eliza
beth Henderson.
Thomas A Broadus has been elected
historian Of the Columbia Baptist Church
and ts preparing a history of the church
Prof. II. M. Moss Of Washingt, will
address the Village Improvement Society
Monday night.
The monthly union services OF the
churches Of the town will be held Sunday
night In the NJ. q. Church and Rev. r. A.
preach the sermon.
o. B. Livingston has been appointed
postmaster Of Falls Church, vice Wander
belt Quick, resigned.
Rev. w. s. o. Thomas attended the ses-
sion Of the Potomac Baptist Association
In Alexandria this week.
Mrs +. E. Parker has as her guests her
mother and father. Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
Gay Of Orleans. VT, and her brother,
Leon Gay of Idaho.
Mrs. Munson NJ. Erwin entertained a
number of her friends at cards Monday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. e. Church recently
celebrated their wedding anniversary.
Quite number of their friends gathered
on the occasion.
Rev. w. 8. o. Thomas. who represented
the five churches of the town in the an
nual meeting Of the State Anti-Saloon
League, recently held in Norfolk, will
Sunday night, March Z. give q report of
the work Of the convention.
The officers of Pioneer Lodge, No. I, Of
Good Templars were publicly installed
this week at Odd Fellows Hall. ]. H.
Mari. deputy grand chief templar. off,
ciated. assisted by George w. Hawxhurst
as grand marshal and Mrs. William Spar
row as deputy grand marshal. A pro-
gram Of exercises was rendered. consist
ing Of special music and recitations by
Mrs. j. b. Croson and Willie Sparrow.
Mr.. Hawxhurst, delegate to the recent an
nual convention of the State Anti-Saloon
League. made a detailed report. The lodge
accepted an invitation from Minnehaha
Lodge of Washington to pay fraternal
visit March 16,
Evening star., 1909-02-26
Nietzsche and the Invalid.
From the London New


An invalid lady who often met Metz
sche found him the gentlest, kindest and
most sympathetic of men. He ''im-
plored her with tears in his eyes not
to read his books" Such was his
knowledge of women that he was thun-
derstruck to find shortly afterward that
the lady at once proceeded to read all
Of them. He was further stupefied by
the discovery that. having read them.
she was utterly unmoved by the phil
osopher's unanswerable demonstrations
that feeble persons like herself had no
right to live and that women were dis
tinguished by this, that, and the othes
Objectionable attribute. 1t must have
been q blow to him.
Evening star., 1909-02-26
REPORT ON PAY-ENTER CARS
ELECTRIC COMMISSION ADVISED
OF THEIR OPERATION.
Complaints Concerning Other Lines
Acted Upon-New Style Cars
on Rockville Road.

AT a session of the District electric
railway commission held at the Westor5
building yesterday afternoon report was
submitted by Secretary Eddy to the ef'
feet that the Capital Traction Company
put in operation Sunday. February FL
on the 14th street line twenty new pay
as-you- enter cars. which practically re-
place all trains previously operated or
that line. The cars thus displaced were
put in operation on the route known as
the New Jersey avenue line. and are
run at intervals of six minutes through
out the day. A detailed description OF
the new cars Of the 14th street line is
given in Mr.. Eddy's report. as we'll as
the route Of the cars on the New Jersey
avenue line.
The report also states that three large
suburban cars, somewhat similar to those
which have been in operation for several
months on the Maryland line, have been
put in operation by the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company on the Rock
Vile Washington line, and, 1t is under
stood, will shortly be supplemented with
two more of the same type. which, with
their semi-automatic air brakes, are par
ticularly we'll adapted to this line.
The crowded condition Of the cars on
the Washington, Arlington and Falls
Churcn line, says tnc lids Dccil
somewhat relieved by the addition of
a car which will leave 18th street at 5:1o
p. M and run through as far as Ball
ston, midway between Washington and
Falls Church, but the report adds, there is
still room for considerable more improve
ment'' Mention is also made of the new
rules of the Capital Traction Company,
requiring the issuing of transfers when
fares are collected. In this connection the
commission has received suggestion
from a citizen that In view of the fact
that there are always many strangers in
Washington. especially at inauguration
time, the conductors be required to ask
passengers, when fares are collected, II
transfers are wanted. The suggestion will
receive consideration.
A second report was made by Secretary
Eddy with reference to the accumulation
of standing cars on the southbOImd track
at the terminal at Connecticut avenue,
Mount Pleasant street and Park road
northwest.
The cause is stated to be that the in
terval between the northbOund cars is
less than that between the southbound
cars during the rush hours. and as suft1-
cient number of cars must be provided
to meet the demands OF the northbound
traffic, 1t necessarily follows that some
cars must accumulate at the terminal.
unless the cars are sent south at the
same intervals on which they arrive. The
report concludes with the statement. 1T
is believed. therefore. that the conditions
as they now exist are the best that can
he secured for the public as a. whole y
The complainant is to be so advised, by
direction of the commission.
But one new complaint, as such, was
submitted to the commission. 1t was
fro ma citizen who, with his Wife, had
been carried past his destination on 14th
street to Florida avenue after he had
signaled at V street for the car to stop
at " street.
Evening star., 1909-02-26
BEHAVIOR OF GREAT MEN.
Question Of Morals and Greatness
Genius and Dissipation.

from the New 1Ork POST.
AS the roll Of great anniversaries, CEN
tennial and tercentennial, continues IL
unfold, the reflective mind might find In
the succession of famous names ample
material for an investigation into the
causes that make great men. That, how
ever, would be task calling for the pa
tience Of an entire phalanx Of Ph.D.'s,
to say nothing Of the necessary wisdom,
learning and insight. But it is possible
to limit the inquiry to the single item OF
the behavior of distinguished men. mean
ing by behavior that same complex of
morals and manners which at the present
day, as in all ages, serves to distinguish
the gentleman from the 'bounder'' and
the peaceful citizen from the never-do-
well. The theory of the artistic temper
ament' has Influenced the worlds opin-
ion not only regarding the private char
acter of artists, but of great men in gen
eral. 1t is almost commonplace nova
days to hold that great picture cannot
be produced without the preliminary in
fraction Of several Of the ten command
ments on the part of the painter. The
belief is more than commonplace; it has
become almost an obSession. We take il
for granted that every great man must be
something of a scOundrel. surely some
thing of a weakling. in respect to the
common morality of mankind. If not
Is
then utter selfishness, or lack of modesty,
or the inability to distinguish between
mine and thine and between what is SO
and what Is not so.
1t does not matter that the world often
finds itself the victim of this belief. 1t
does not matter that the artistic tenn
permanent Is so often seized upon as a
charter of moral exemption by people who
have nothing else of the artist in them.
neither his rare gifts, nor his creative
passion, nor even the excuse of his poor.
tangled nerves. NietZsche would be the
first Of all to repudiate the Superman
who had neither exceptional brains nor
supreme will nor extraordinary physical
strength and beauty, but only the coun-
terfeit presentment of all these. But the
poor, old world goes on putting the cart
before the horse, confusing the aberran-
cies of genius with its essentials. and az
guing that because Napoleon lied. Coer-
idge used opium and Pope was general
ly impossible to get along with, 1t fol-
lows, first. that all great men lie. disSi-
pate, and swear at their wives. and sec
ond, that men who lie. dissipate and
swear at their wives and carry it off
with a certain dash and bravado are apt
to be great men. With the second form
of delusion we are not greatly concerned.
Sooner or later the living possessor Of
such qualities borrowS his friends money
or runs away with his neighbor's wife,
and is known for what he is. But the
famous dead are, as rule helpless
against this peculiarly pervasive form of
calumny.
Evening star., 1909-02-26
GUESTS OF H1GHLANDERs.
Smoker Given Last Night
Schmidt's Hall

The members of the Washington Lodge
Of Royal Highlanders entertained their
friends last evening with their first smok-
er in Schmidt's Hall, j16 9th street north
west.
Several addresses were delivered by
members and the entertainment program,
which occupied the greater part of the
evening, included the following numbers:
Bone rattling, Mr.. J. W. Lang; piano
solo, Mr.. Mccarthy; vocal solo, Mr. Cul-
len; guitar and mandolin duet. SpeIbring
and Neihus; monologue. J. O'Brien; reci-
tation. Clansman Flanagan: recitation,
Mr. Weston: tenor solo, Fred Seyferrth
comic songs, William Holt; remarks on
Highlanders. w. c. Perry; comic songs,
J. Irving Estley: remarks by W. M. Shoo-
maker; piano solo, Frank Zook
Evening star., 1909-02-26
NATURE VERSUS SCIENCE.
Law of Earthquakes Thus Far Be
yond the Ken Of Man.

From the New York Times.
No one can set down laws for earth
auakes. It was just about three years
ago that the writer was in Martinique
when that island was in a state of con-
slant culver from seismic disturbances
The late Angelo Heilprin, professor OF ge-
ology at Yale. and one OF the most dis
tinEuished scientists of the age. had come
to Martinique for the purpose Of looking
into its earthquake and volcanoes. He
explained this theory-a very interesting
one-that the earthquakes were due to a
gradual subsidence of the sea bed OF the
Caribbean. Ny home was IN Brooklyn.
asked, somewhat nervously, as to wheth-
er he thought that city would ever be
subjected to similar disturbances. Il will
answer that" said the careful professor,
.'by relating a bit OF history. The late Sir
william Dawson was addressing the Brit
ish Association for the Advancement OF
Science, and the subject Of his address
was the stability Of the Atlantic coast OF
the North American continent and the
scientific reasons there were for believ-
ing that no great seismic movement could
take place in that region. While In the
Evening star., 1909-02-26

middle of his address a cablegram was
handed him-one announcing that the city
Of Charleston. S. c., had been DESTROYED
by an earthquake. There was a mo-
ment's pause while Sir William read the
message which had SO directly refuted his
labored argument. Then, rising to the oc-
casion. he read it to the audience. and,
folding It up. said that. while his address
had dealt with the theoretical side of
science, this message which he had just
received was one which had to do with
the practical side of nature"
Evening star., 1909-02-26
Scarlet-Coated optimists.
From London Field.

From LONDON Fled.
The old saying that you never know
your luck is just as true of hunting as
it Is of anything else, and it is quite GER
tain that the man or woman who takes
the sport as il comes, and who looks at
it's brightest and not its worst side. gets
through a season far more comfori ably
than the persistent Srumbler.
Evening star., 1909-02-26

From the Ladies' Field.
Leading dog outfitters are busy evolv-
ing new garments for "doggie.' So far
the directoire style has not been intro
duced, but an advance outftter stated
that he was daily expecting coats that
would show the influence of that period
Evening star., 1909-02-26
The 1nsanitary Oath.
From the Jewish Chronicle.

There is nothing in Jewish law which
renders kissing the Book on the part or
the Jew taking the Judicial oath in the
least obligatory. An oath taken in the
Scotch fashion could not, SO far as its
words are concerned, be Objectionable to
the most ardent Jew.
Evening star., 1909-02-26

Miss Elizabeth p. Bowman, daughter
Of DIR. and Mrs u. c. Bowman, died at
the home of her parents, in Fredericks-
burg, Va. OF congestion of the lungs,
aged nineteen years.
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-22
WANT GOOD SCHOOL.
State Agricultural School win
be Made Ready 10 Open
Next Fall.

Hon. A. E. Rice of Willmar. !
member of the university board of |
regents, and Pof. D. D. Mayne Of
the state agricultural school at St.
Anthony, were in Morris on
Wednesday and inspected the plant
Of the erstwhile Indian school with
a view to its use as an agricultural
school. They were met by a num-
ber of citizens, and after inspecting
the school, expressed themselves
frankly in a way that may be re-
garded as rejecting the attitude of
the state officials towards this
school.
In the first place, the matter of
opening the school this fall was dis
missed for consideration for the
reason that there is not time to
make the necessary changes. and
for the further reason that it is de-
sired that the school be not given
an Sunfavorable standing at the
very start.
Regent Rice regarded it as i'm
perative that $4,000 be spent in
repairs, in rearranging the dormi-
tories and the heating and in other
minor repairs. and that very soon
it will be necessary for the state to
spend $50, 900 or $4,000 for more
buildings here especially for addi-
tional dormitories. All this means
that the state will have to make
much heavier appropriations than
the $4,000 appropriated last ses-
sion.
But while Mr.. Rice talked 50 dis
couragingly Of the immediate pros
pect of the school. he as freely men
toned its bright prospects for. the
future. He is we'll pleased with
the location Of the school and with
the farm land attached to and con-
tiguous to it. The quality Of the
soil here is superior to the soil Of
the farm land at the other schools,
and much hettel adapted for exper.
imental work. For this reason
and for the further reason that
there is such q large farming popu.
lation in this section Of the state,
he regards the future Of the schoo
as assured. The visit Of Mr.. Rict
is an assurance to the friends Of TIN
school that the school is going to re
Willmar tribune., 1909-09-22

ment in charge, is building a twen-
ty-foot launch, during his leisure
hours, which he expects to have
ready for his next summers outing.
Mrs. Nels Guam of New London
was in Willmar Thursday, return
ing from q trip to Minneapolis and
on her way to Kerkhoven to visit
her daughter, Mrs. johnson.
Miss Pauline Enyart, who is a
student at the Moorhead normal
school, arrived here Saturday morn
ing, called home by the death Of
her mother, Mrs. w. F. Enyart.
Mrs. A. E. Lysett and baby
daughter Esther of Mora, Minn.,
and Miss Minnie Bergin of Kerkho-
ven arrived Friday to visit Mrs. F.
o. Berglund and other friends.
Frank Palm left for Oberlin,
Ohio, on Saturday to take an ad-
vanced course in music. He was
accompanied as far as Minneapo-
lis by Mrs. AL. Palm and Miss Ger
trude Palm.
Mrs. Westerberg, daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. o. G.. Ahlstrom,
made a short stay here on Thurs
day. She was going to her home
at Milaca after visit with rela-
tives at Green Lake.
Buster Brown and "Tige"
were in Willmar Thursday on their
way to Litchfeld to attend q recep-
tion given by Wells Bros. Co., and
incidentally assist in selling shoes
for the Brown Shoe Co.
The establishment Of the baths
on Harriet Island was a wise and
sanitary measure. Between June
and Sept. 6 25H.22 persons avail
ed themselves Of the opportunity to
wash and be clean.'
Have you read that delightfully."-
amusing story "The, Man on the
Box?" If not, you should see the
play, which will be presented at
the Willmar opera house, tomor.
row, Thursday evening.
H. A. Seybold, district inspecto,
for the Tri-state Telephone Co., il
back in Willmar after two week.
spent in Litchfield. The first Of hi
stay in Litchfeld he looked aftel
the Tri-state Co. s interests in tn,
absence of Manager w. A. Miller
and the second week was the CUES
of friends and enjoyed q vel
earned vacation.