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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-05
T.JMDRLEY
KNOWN AS
TAFTS DOuB,E. g

This counterpart OF the lamented mon
arch was Richard Hunter. wealthy
landowner of Haddingtonshire. England
He was a great traveller and nearly every
where he went was mistaken for the
king Once while stopping at Paris
hotel he was surprised to find that the
management-supposi him to be ms
roval counterpart travelling incognito-
had placed six guards at the entrances
of his apartments, and once when he en-
tered a cafe in the French capital the
band struck up God Save the King,
upon hearing which the occupants of the
tables rose and bowed as he passed. Often
il was impossible to convince those VINO
mistook him for the king that they were
in error. Hotel functionaries, railway en-
ployes and many public officials respected
his supposed incognito, but suil believed
that he was the King OF England ana
Emperor of India.
The new king, George Y, also has
double, who is no less a parsonage than
his cousin, Nicholas ii, Car OF Rus
STA The resemblance between them Is
so striking that during last autumn
regatta at Cowes Queen Mary, then the
Princess of Wales. is said TO have ac-
tllally mistaken the autocrat OF all the
Russias for her royal husband, being. m
deed, so completely fooled as to walk
several minutes with her arm linked III
his before learning of her mistake. which
ward VII. Should Nicholas and George
Wish to exchange thrones now and then,
for the sake of variety, they might do SO
without exciting the suspicious OF TIE
populace who view them at distance
The cars father. Alexander III, had
double who lost his reason as "a result OF
the adulation of those who mistook him
for the emperor. This unfortunate fellow,
a Dane named Carlson, became possessed
of the idea that he really was the car
and to restrain him from violence against
those who did not carry out MS man
dates he had to be placed in mad
house where he died. convinced that I.e
was the victim OF a nihiist conspiracy.
JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
slim, trim and beautiful-a crs ature OF
the woods Just such a girl must toca-
hontas have been when she saved Smith
from death. In all the world there Is
probably not another creature TO-DAY 50
like the Pocahontas who served the CO.
onists as is Captola Ulalah Cook. Ine
braves of the tribe III costume are all that
might have been expected of the braves
of romance and fall not so far snort Oh
the ideaIization of that same romance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-05

That King Edward and his double died
within Il few weeks of one another Is d
coincidence that has interested Londoners.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

flowers. In lifting the trunk, kindly
take care not to jostle it, as them par
GELS Of seed may get loose. Now, If
you'll give me lift, we'll'--
Seed" murmured Edgar, his gaze
narrowing suspiciously Whose seed?
Where did you git any seed?"
Its my alphabet seed" explained
Trad, bending over the trunk. 1.-THE idea
of planting flowers that would spell out
things when they break into bloom al
ways appealed to me. Take city mans
lawn. Say his name is Elnathan W.
Jones. This seed sprouts and buds and
flowers until you see on his lawn his full
name gracefully spelled out. Also. his
house number. If he pays extry I'll put
in his telephone number. | first figgered
on $50 a lawn; then 1 said I'd be dinged
if it want worth So letter. Each seed
develops into q letter. It's like setting
type you know. Have little box with
a bin for each letter and numeral, and
then wander around careless and easy
like, mebbe humming a little song, and
pick out the seeds from the different
bins.
Now. at So a letter Elnathan W.
Jones would pay $40. That doesn't in
cIude his house number. Take a city of
one hundred thousand. and say two hun
dred householders-only two hundred,
mind you-buy the alphabet seed. Aver
aging $50 apiece that city would net us
$4,000 And that's only for one sum-
mer. Now take'-
Holy mackerelr suffered Edgar,
tanning his fevered brow and tenderly
pulling the trunk back TO the doorway.
Trad Biglow. sit down. Why didn't
you tell me of this before? Why, Trad.
how could you think of quitting your
best friend? Now, don't look at that
DANCED trunk. Just forgit it. Fill your
pipe We're going to have boiled din
ner. what 1 know you are fond off,
But Freeman" feebly protested Trad.
Freeman be hanged" cried Edgar.
You're going to pay me a decent visit.
Now, this seed"-
This seed win be a harvest of dol
lars" proudly assured Trad. sinking into
a chair. The figgers I've mentioned
are based on Maine cities. But think of
the profits when we git into cities
where's there lot OF Germans and sign
contracts for names like Kuppein-
heimeira and Hockensteinberger. Sounds
name. Fla! ha! ha! Take a wealthy
Italian, say Giovanni Giuseppi Stani-
lusciorla"-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

Plenopenitentiary from Fiji. The Island
of FIJI from which this gentleman ar
rives, has a navy composed of one re-
converted ferryboat. So this Diplomat
is very nervous about Universal Peace
and general disarmament. He says that
war is cruel and expensive and that Ger
many. England America, Russia, &
Japan ought TO economize on Dread
noughts, the way Fiji done.
So this Fiji Ambassador gave his State
Dinner to the Diplomatic Core. Among
those disabled to attend was Hon. Pres.
Taft, Hon. Agriculture Wilson and Sen
ator Tilman. They was all kept home
by severe headaches. 1t is sad to think
that this disease should have struck so
many great statesmen all to once.
Among those not invited was me &
Nogi and our dog O-Fido. 1 was peeved
TO think of this. such is the mind Of
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
= >n,E JAPANESE ScHoolB0Yn WASHINGTON
MMm ~ }kAs41n,uRA 1000 (v9Allaee IRWIN ,
q
He Was Not Invited, but
Was Welcomed as a Waiter

IS employed there doing important '
tor work. Re promise TO get Us "o'A
this Diplomatic Dinner awaitihs on
ble for 50 cash-payment and "ha'e'
champagne was left.
Co we got around to that Fiji embassy
with iovfill neckties. We make Kh'0N
1,ock at kitchen and was interviewer
h,, Hon Cook who received us as WEI
oor,I,, "a II we was King Of Denmark
.eyva are here to await on table. we
depIoy deceptiveiy. rs this inpor'dH'
function ready to be ate!
How foolish"' he report with cnet
apron. Estate Dinners are not served tiii
$50 or some later schedule
"Rut food eating Is more diSestiole at
$50" I snuggest progressively
Folks is not supposed to digest their
food at State Dinners" report HON.
Cook with stand-patty expression pecu-
liar to the French.
of finally $50 time arrive Me & Nosi
was first in grandy dining room IN mlost
of buffers, butter, glassware ana Quiet
edibles. Reverent silences. lnWardS ap-
proach IL or Is gentlemans decorated 10
resemble the military pride OF the couh-
tries they come from Next by theln
came lovely ladies, whose sWan-Shlh
necks was warmed by fiery Je"elry-
could distinctually recognize Hon RuS-
sian Ambassador by his Cossack runa-
bout boots; next by him Hon j. Bryce
of London in red smoking jacket with
golden frogs jumsing among the but
tons: nextly Hon. J. Heinrich Won Bern
storff in a pink plush bathrobe upnoI-
stored with diamonds; prior TO him Hon
T. J. Jusserand OF Paris with MS uni
form cut empire style under the arms
lined up after these came numerous
delegates from Persia, Ireland ltaly'
fIuffed with feathers and draped Win
tassels. And last but not leastly. Baron
ITchida of Japan hung all over with
medals to show his superior japanese
qualities.
In the middle of all these 1 seen Sen
ator Beverage attired out IN dress SUIT
of Indiana workmanship. He did not
even wear a crown. I was ashamed OF
his simplicity.
All ate everything placed before their
mates, except the German Ambassador,
who refused to eat any meat out OF SYM
nathy for the German Tariff War He
set so near to the English Ambassador
that they could have chopped each Otner
with their swords, should them two
Nations care TO do So
The Russian Ambassador set next by
the Gent from Toxic, SO l was pretty
neryus about what might happen IN
Manchuria. Every time they leaned
closely to whisper diplomatic seekrets L
got such fidgets that spilled soup down
the silk shirt of the Chinese Embassy
who spoke my name insolently in his
native language.
at have ever been my desire, Baron
saw Hon. Russia to Hon Japan, Ito
swallow tiny toast between our equally
happy kingdoms"
Il shall join you in this heart-bunping
felicity" rejoint Hon. Baron Uchida.
lifting I'D his wine-schooner- BY their
polite manner l was sure that damage
was going TO happen.
Following is it," say Ambassador
from Russia. 1T is called From Russia
TO Japan:
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

Diplomats. always tickle and full of
wind:' I otter clamly.
do not be too hardy toward this
great Fiji depose Nogi. Maybe he
have been so busy keeping Europe peace
ful that ne has forgot YOU was in Wash
ington.''
So I set ioWnwards and pen following
sorry words:
Ambassador from Fiji,
Hon. Dearsir:-
Hashimura Togo s. Cousin Nogi &
O-Fido dog regrets their disability to
& present at your diplomatic dinner on
the Eleventeenth. We are detained
away by not being invited.
Answer c. 0. D."
We did not receive no reply yet. May
be he have not our address crooked.
At the Japanese Embassy We met our
dear school friend Sydney Katsu. Jr., who
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

Very well, Baron. in consideration
OF the eminently proper affinity existing
between my fatherIand and your
motherlaud, I can refuse you nothing
legal What is it you request"
Merely this-would you oblige me by
light for my cigarette?''
Baron l am charmed-not only by
the slight service which I am honored
by rendering you. but also by your mark
Of confidence in my beloved Nation"
Hon. Count lights cigarette from Hon.
Baron.
Count, 1 shall make a memorial Of
this in my next report to my Govern
n1ent," say Baron while they exchange
cards and promise to call on each others
folks next time they are in Europe.
\ delicious State Dinner was atten-
dered to the members of the Diplomatic
Core last week by the Extraordinary
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
WRgzA

, buy creaE1ed hay and predigssted straw
with two or three testimonials spelled eut
in small vioIets-aII at 81 per. Why. Il
makes me dizzy trying u jump over tnS
numerals l git tired out before 1 ca'cH
up with the dollar sign. 1 snum' s.
most wish there wasn't so much IN Il
Wen get SO tuckered cut indorsn5
checks that we'll have TO buy a rubber
stamp. OF course. when the summer re-
sorts
Don't, You make my head acne
shivered Edgar. But let's plant is"
seeds right now
Hardly now" demurred Trad. pullinS
his hat over his eyes. ''Therell be tii'''
enough for that after I've perfected u''
COloring scheme"
The which," gasped Edgar.
THE colOring scheme has got 70
worked out" explained Trad. BARNS
that, the seed is ready for planting. 10"
zee, I've got 10 figger out how 10 mus
the coIOrs into the seed and do il 50 INC,
Won't run, or fade. II I planted sss1
now il would come UP letter OF pl'
alphabet, but you'd never know IL %
they would be all OF one color. but
git to work on the color scheme, ana %
another summer
III say good day till dinner time M,
Trad Biglow." gritted Edgar, as rs i''
the horses back To the stable
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

To Editor Tribune. who knows how
much Diplomacy will do when accom-
spanied by Brick-bats.
Hon Mr. Sir:
n. Washington society is now busting
forth in all the nashy beauty of its soul
= Political wives are dashing back & forth
~ attempting 10 get mixed up With eacn
other German speaking bands have
footed dance music till their horns are
hosrse Foreign Representatives has
swallowed toasts to the respectable
Sovereisns until their, elbow joints are
sore from lifting glassware. Every after
noon the streets Of Washington are white
with visiting cards which has been
smiled in the rnaddened shuttle. Cham
Iasne is being shot off at the Italian
Embassy Poker is being played at the
milwaukee Legation. Senator Dolliyer is
wearing patent leather shoes. Senator
Bailey meets from TO Counts every
afternoon Senator Smooth Is taking
dancing lessons.
Mr.. Editor, where will Society stop
when il begins whirling? 1 require no
answer.
The Sisterly Guild Of Western Lady
Congressmen met at the New Willie
Hotel this week for q slight tea-drunk
4, and chatter about improving the condl-
= -1icn Of Politicians. One Of them ladies
say that Washington lacks the brilliant
Militia appearance OF foreign cities IKE
Berlin. Gentlemen here should wear
more swords and millinary, say this lady
so that folks coming 10 Washington
1-ou1d respect it for the p0mpUs Capital
of a vast Empire, as well as Republican
HEADQUARTERS. Would it not be more
picturesque 10 the eyes & ears depose
this Female Napoleon, If members OF
hoth the uDper and lower stories OF
Congress was compelled by law 20 wear
quaint uniforms and ride white horses,
SO that when they appear in public they
%iu he loved and respected like Police
men?
~ am not sure for certain whether this
Idea shall ever be passed for law IN
Washington. II it should ever do SO, L
wish TO snuggest following Uniforms to
be worn by various prominent branches
OF [. :. Govt
Hon. Jo-Uncle Cannon: Frockaway
coat of violet silk embroidered with for
get-me-nots and everlasting flowers.
Drum-major's hat of protected wool
Gilt breastplate with motto: The Patter
We stand the Longer We STAY
Hon Jim Sunshine sherman: Red.
white & blue costume. fsee Sargent s
portrait Of Uncle Sam Roller skates and
"a snort spear would add 10 the military
reflect of this regaiia.
:s-Insurgent Republicans: Uniforms OF
e .NIicaraguan Field Marshals with short
, swords for cutting loose from Party
Lines. 49,
4-Regular Republicans: Uniforms Of
Russian Officials armed with axes. Pink
polka sox might be worn with this
costume to make II look less serious.
Visiting Corporation Lawyers: Plain
business suits trimmed with long green.
IN assorted parts of Washington Am
hassadors, Military Attachments, ENJOYS
and other employees Of the Diplomatic
Core can be observed rushing back *
.Sorthlv from department stores TO mil
siners xhere they purchase gold galoon,
=astrich feathers and point lace to sew
on the corsage OF their dinner coats,
thusIy making themselves look suffi-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

IL yOn love Us
As we love you.
The Treaty which
At Portsmouth grew
VIII very soon
Be bit In o.
Here's to our EmperCrs-may thst
never meet" report Hon UChida szaI-
lowing his toast with Port Arthur ex.
preston.
Pretty soonIy the Ambassador sror,
Fiji uprose to the full length OF HI.
shortness. His eyes were full OF blazss
Fellow Powers" he say internatiou-
ely, "I take it for granted that you ara
enlightened, civilized men When / say
.Enlightened and civilized I mean that
you are responsible citizens who believe
in God and vote with the regular wing
OF the Republican Party. Because your
breasts is hung with medals and foreign
decorations, II needs not follow that YOU
are less human inside your bouncing
hearts than me or Dave Warfeld or Gov.
Stubbs Of Kansas.
Therefore I am going to address yeu
On a subject which is very dear 70 Us
aII-BattIeships Are they not dear 10
us all? Only last year they cost Great
Britain 100000. and such cash-sum
would seem pretty darn dear 70 anybody.
Now Battleships is like Trusts, Hook
worms and other wholesale enterprises
supported by tradition and protected by
the Republican Party They are only
useful for one thing-to be abolished
The more they are abolished the better
they are. The more they are minus, the
more We are plus. Think how happy
Hon. Frank MacVeagh would be with
SIG, 100000 shooting annually into the
treasury, instead Of into the mouths Of
cannons? (banzais from Insurgents
present, who thought he was talking
about Jo-Cncle) S116,O00, COO is a pretty
untidy sum. II IS more than many hon.
est Politicians gathers in a lifetime ot
continuous patriotism. 1t is almost as
much as the Special Interests expects to
steal from Alaska, If all goes WELL
Therefore. fellow Diplomacies. in
vite you 70 stop over at the Island ot
Fiji on your way back home. I bid you
study our noble and unselfish example o.
disarmament. Then go thou & do like
wise Tell your respective Emperors,
Kings, Presidents, Ears. etc. that Fiji
can run her navy on SIS month and
tips for the deck hands
After 45 minutes Of continuous cheer.
the Ambassador from China spoke
briefly for 8 hours in his native Ian
guage. Smoking, drinking, sleeping and
light anecdotes enjoyed by all during
this oratory. After he had sat down. his
interpreter uprOse & explained that Hon.
Chinese Ambassador had agreed with
everything but had understood nothing.
After this everybody adjourned back
to his or her Embassy. Ne & Nogi feel
surely certain that such a important
Dinner like that will stir up = or 3 wars
all over Europe. Hoping you will pub
Iish if in your paper when one happens.
Your truly, HASHIMURA TOGO.
Copyright. 1910. by the Associated Literary
P-eSS-l
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

'.Mebbe you can make me short visit
next year." soothed Edgar, letting down
the taiIboard of the wagon TO receive The
trunk.
Trad sighed. He knew his stay at
Freeman's would be as brief as it was
unwelcome. What after that filled him
with forebodings. "Mebbe l can have
YOU come in haying time" continued
Edgar.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

'Haying time" muttered Trad, rue
fully, his head sinking. Then his faded
eyes lighted a bit and he more compla-
Gently observed: Il guess you'll have to
come to me next summer. as l expect
my experiments in Freeman's south
meader will keep me busy for year.
I've worked out the alphabet seed all
right, but there is a bit more fussng TO
be done. The grass comes hardera the
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
Togo Attends "Incog"
q Diplomatic Dinner

ciently quaint to appear at State Din
ners To be a successful Diplomat
Person must be like a ostrich in ways.
He got TO wear long feathers and to
fear nothing in the way Of edible eating.
A prominent hackdriver OF Washington
tells me that an Assistant Envoy from
Peru was recently recalled back home
wards because he refused to eat terrapln
stew and mnce pie in the same evening.
/ believe this story among others.
In a Ladies Tailor Shop here [ seen
Eton jacket of purple pongee lined with
tinfoil copper wire embroideries running
up & down the front with a golden pict-
ure-cord twined around the neck and
ending in tassels just behind the shouI
der blades This garment was labelled
VERY SWEET
ONLY SAG THIS WEEK.
I thought this would be very nice 62th
birthday present to send 10 my Aunt
Suzi Obi who lives in Nagasaki. So
make entrance into that Tailor place and
require coyly,
What sort Of a Lady would be ex-
pected to wear such Tailorship?"
THAT was not constructed for
Lady" depose Hon. Tailor. That was
made for a Foreign Envoy Extraordi-
nary"
Nearly anybody would look extraordi-
nary in such a coat 1 renig.
No reply for him. So 1 departed away
filed with the thought that Diplomats is
not like you or me or Andrew Carnegie.
Their lives are duller but their coats are
brighter. 1 am now studying them EN-
bassies to see how much / can.
To commence with, Diplomats does not
go at anything with birds eye straight
ness, like folks in ready-made clothing.
When you or me or Andrew Carnegie
wants to borrow the loan of a light for
our cigarette. we walks together & says,
kindly assist me by a match. please"
But this would not be Diplomacy.
In front OF the Congressional Library I
seen two Gents in the uniforms OF Cuban
Generals. They was making such rev.
erent bobs with their stomacks that l
was sure they was some sort Of Embas-
sizes at ieastly. Following conversation
was ensued by them:
sumptiousness. l should make d re-
quest
Yes Baron, am aware of your diplo-
matte relationship. Will your request be
Gfffcla1?"
Count I give you my insurance that
this request is official and sanctified by
my Government. .-..-- ....----
Baron, 1 drop myself into your ser
vice But first 1 must have your word
Of honor that the request you are about
tC make will do nothing to jar the Triple
Alliance from the cement which now
holds it You Will realize the fragility of
my position
Count, ] swear to you, by the order Of
the Double Cross which l wear on my
bosom, that my request win not cause
the resignation Of your Ministry nor af-
feet the two-power standard IF battle
ship construction"
Thank you. Baron VIII your request
be in the nature of a faux pas or a
double entendre?'
Neither Count. Noreoverly. if you
are disgusted with the favor [ ask. I
shall withdraw it with nervous haste"
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
NO. !.
ALPHABET SEED

~ OUSTN Edgar's narrow eyes cleaned
~ with pleasure as his aged kinsmaR,
Trad Biglow, painfully pulled his
trunk TO the edge OF the veranda pre-
paratory TO entering the farm wagon.
After many delays the old man was
a bout to go 20 his cousin, Freeman,
where Edgar was anxious 10 see him
2 housed
- Old Trad Biglow's aged eyes became
A3lathetic behind their bushy thatch as he
readily deduced his welcome had been
exhausted. But he had no settled home
and It was imperative that he remain
unoer Cousin Edgar's roof a bit longer.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

out It's name and the goods II manpss,t-
ures'" continued Trad .Drbink of the
-. along the railroads. where
l,e a'pl'anei grass and flowers take the
''A's Oh pil0oards and tell you where to
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

And streets where the house numbers
run INTO the thousands" babbled Edgar
And think of families spelling ONT -
children's names"
And think of big factories spelling
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

do you give your wife an allowance
Yes"
How much do you allow her9''
Don't you think 10 is rather ir1psrri1ent
for you 10 ask what my salary ise''-Hous-
ton Post
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-08-18
Teacher and Teaching.

The first thing to be done in teaching
is to get up interest. Without inter
est there will be little attention, and
without attention there car be but slow
progress. To make machine of achil
will not do, though there is much of
the mechanical in learning the rudf.
ments. But all the more is it ne1es sa Y
to awaken an interest. TO interest "a
child is to onlighten its mind, to make
it active, in other words impres~iblc.
The truths will be more easily retained
and may be made indelible; otherwise
they are tleeting and oon fogottep.
Another thing is emulation: "A desire
to be good as your fellow-to EXCEL
him. This is laudable, and we find it
to some extent in school. We arc.Nct
of those who approve of ~remunerOtirg
merit, Offering rewards, using flattcIy
and reproachcs. There may be use for
these means, but they should be spa
ingly INDUCED in.
Another grand essential is to get ~
an honorable ambition, if possible.
This is worth all the rest, which at
most are but eXpedients. Begin on Il
good foundation and build as the ma
terial requires. Here the d~iscernment
of the teacher comes in; he must know
his scholar. He must measure his
capacity, note his weaknesses, and gc'
on the right side of the pupil. A
teacher beloved is half the battle won:
hated or feared there is little progress,
A soft word turneth away wrath. but
grlevous words stir up anger, even in a
child, and fear, which is worse than
anger. Love does wonders with II
child. 1t is what the mother has. and
the teacher but takes the place of he
mother, The teachers moral quality
therefore is of account as well as his
intellectual a~ttainments. If he has no
government over himself, how can lie
be expected to govern Others. We
therefore insist that the qualifications
of II teacher should consist of good
morals, and be well disciplined; hav
ing a good knowledge OF human child
like nature. possessing patience, tact
and "A ready delivery; impressive and
winning in his speech If possible, will
ing to sacrifice, in love with his calling,
interested himself in Inpatient, happy,
cheerful and hopeful.