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OF operate the new
8 u b W a w. re-
marked the head
polisher.
Anybody famil-
lar with finance
will tell you,'' said
h g laundryman
that { h e b | &
money will not go
In until the men
who put II In see
1t coming b n c k
and z
something, Then,
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No Cause Tor Anxiety.

y Iashman had taken lodGnss D .
~ hous which was built In an expossd at
~ uation and which did not stasd vary
securely. Fe~nng that v might b oSown
down once when . terrific Storm was nGns sns a
the scrvants ronei the lodgcr.
WHAT'S tho matt~'" he asksd - - sDesd
HIS eyes.
Don't YOU hear the wind'" asksd ne svNnk,
adding. we're afraid ths house w1n b h1ovu
down" 20.
Sure. then" aid Pat. turning ov9 end
drawing the clothes more tightly ground hin.
go and tell the landlord; ths houss doesn't
belong to ne."-Chicago New.
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turkey at such times as the price Is
beyond the reach OF working wives OF
moderate means because other hus-
bands out marketing for THEIR wives
buy tien!
II the ~homc-husband Will secure a
mock-turkey outfit he may shop the
rest OF the day happy in the thought
that snoopy Mr. TompnnA or that
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coming from her
work. u finding
because the amuse-
mentioning hus-
band has DETECTED
part of the house.
hold expenses TO
worship at tn Q
shrine OF his Ia
vorito heroic ac-
tress at matlneesl
II o W constant
upon tho h o IN e
n u $ b . d's ear
m u st fan the
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Encoura9inG You r
j q n O r.

n n EN- of family should ask them-
lN selves What am I doing to en-
courage our %janitor?" IL It
enough to tip him heavily at holiday
time and then neglect him during the
rest OF the year? What are we doing
| for his ethical uplifting?
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try. when solemn-visaged old statesmen
proclaimed In the halls OF Congress that
the United States would never extend
west Of the Missouri River. capital was
found to construct railroads across
deserts and mountains. chasing the
trails OF the noble red man and tho
shaggy buffalo. They tell us that
capital Is timid. but 1t seems to depend
on how capital is trained.
"All over this country there are men
with plenty of coin and experience who
ought TO be glad to jump in;o New
York. equip the Triborough subway
system and run II on a cinch prospect
OF profit. These men know that sub
way operation in New York on a cap
italization based on actual investment
will make returns from n gold mine
look like the bankroll OF a man who
has passed through the bazaar OF the
Professional Women's League. They
are wise TO the situation.
Then, you ask. why don't they kick
in? Is 1t possible that while they have
one eye on the big profits OF the subway
they have another eye on what might
emanate from the southeast corner of
Broad and Wall street? Ia 1t possible.
you repeat? Well. keep on repeating
and you nay get the answer"
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"Quite Sol"

C,V SEE" said the head ~polishsr.
that Representative Tawnsy.
1 the Watchdog OF the Treasury,
whose honest bark will not be heard In
that capacity after March 4, 1911. pays.
comparing himself with the United
States in opposing a report that our ma
tional defenses are on the blink, that
while he might feel confident that an.
other mans physical powers were su-
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perior to his own, 1t would DO cowardiy
in him TO proclaim It from the house
tops"
quite So said the laundryman.
Instead OF proclaiming his inability to
take care OF himself In a night Mr..
Tawney would allow everybody to md
It out by taking a licking. Maybe his
experience with the voters last election.
makes him feel that way" 3
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Doubtless this criticism is in a measure well founded. Our
streets just at this time, even the most important Of them, are very
sloppy and dirty. And the side streets in some localities re ankle
deep in a CRIME Of SCOT and mud and slush and snow.
Still the American public is not ~apathetic. There are many Ger
mans among us and they prefer to live here rather than in a German
city. They do not find New York more apathetic than Berlin. We
have not solved the street cleaning problem. But neither are we under
bureaucratic control.
Meantime the protest against the bad condition Of the streets goes
vigorously on. The apathy Is not on the side Of the public.
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N O of n t r e 3 t
NJ e n.

M yOSrEN on the railroads OF Aus
M trla are only paid II cents a day.
w There Is continual complaint on
their part. they claiming the amount not
sufficient to sustain a husband. And In
~onsequen many of the sturdiest sec
tlonwomen are doomed to single blessed
ness.
How Old Should Our Boys BE BE-
fore They Take Music Lessons" IS a
subject often debated by fathers. The
problem is an important one. for. say
what you will. the most complex OF
mechanical plano players can be
the pride 20 the tired business woman OF
to-day that the simplest melody played
at evensong by son or father Is. A boys
plano lessons Should always be consSd-
cred when old-fashioned women rela-
tives dogmatically insist that young men
should be wage earners-1 but for pin
money.
The proposition made IN some quarters
that boys should no longer 30 taught TO
sew in the public schools of New York II
one that should arouse every modern
man TO indignant protest. II our boys
are no longer taught TO sew in the pub
lie schools. where can they he taught
Father has his homework to do. mother
IL busied all day in factory or ONCE.
Who vii. sew the button on sisters tall
or-made business suit II brother Is no
! lonoer . competent nssdlman7
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rls laid down in the Bible, and even if it were not it would still be
tuA Most workmen have their wages adjusted with the employer
and se paid by him, but there are some forms of service where the
employer can shift the payment upon the patron, and when that is
done the workman has to get what he can in the way of tips and So
called "~g,tuites"
Walters and porter and others of a like service are unfairly treat
ed IN that respect. The employer undcrpays them, and the public
resents the tip system. The evil is an imposition upon both the porter
and the patron. II the Pullman Company can settle the matter salts
factorly it will merit a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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The Weeks Wash.
By Green.

CIT SEE no rash ~impetuosity on the
part of men controlling millions
of simoleons to rush In and build
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Copyright, 1910, by the Press Publishing Co.
THE New York WORLDLY
By Roy L. MCCardell.

= VOW many husbands Mt home are
~ stintcd In their pin money. and
y y must face a auerulous woman
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SOME o A

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IN NE Of the most notable features OF Democratic gath
erings in these days is the evident fear that some
such a festal occasion rs that Of the banquet given
TIN at the Waldorf to Democratic Governorselect the
~ speeches were full Of warnings and Of exhortatons.
There seems to have been in the brilliantly lighted hall some spec
trail Banquo visible to every Macbeth at the speakers table. Each of
them cried, "Avaunt"
The people voted the Democratic ticket on a very simple Issue
that Of opposition to the alliance of the Aldrich tariff with Roose-
vdt dictatorship. 1t was a vote for economy and constitutional gov
ernment
II the Democratic House will vote fairly and squarey to take the
ssxss off food and clothing, if it votes for retrenchment and reform,
the next President will be a Democrat
There is no need to be frightened. All that is needed is to be
henegt.
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Beneficial as this movement is, it would never have been made
in Brazil had it been beneficial merely. The government has ordered
il, not to reduce naval expenses, nor to improve highways, nor yet to
benefit sailors. The primary object is to punish somebody.
Every great naval power on earth could improve it's finances,
lessen is taxes, better its conditions and benefit its people if it would
put its naval force to some useful work. But none will ever do so
except as a means Of punishment.
Might not Mr.. Carneges peace fund be well employed in pro-
noting mutinies?
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NOT A PUBLIC APATHY.

R. ALBERT SUDEKUM, one of the most noted mu-
nicipal experts Of Germany, says: "Among all
municipal duties, street cleaning should come first"
In an interview he added: 81 do not understand the
apathy Of your public which allows dirty and I'M
healthful street conditions to exist without general
protest. Our German cities would not tolerate it."
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A HINT TO Mr.. CARNEGIE.

OWN in Brazil all the men Of the navy that took
part in the recent mutiny have been sent into the
interior Of the country, where they will be set
to work constructing railways and highways. Their
labor will be profitable both to themselves and to
their country, and the evil Of the mutiny may thus
he converted into something of good.
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going constantly TO the corner cafe
with a conspicuous tin pail-a constant
itineracy that keeps him away from his
work.
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( When Is a Grass Widow?

cc a NYHOW." said the head poll
Usher, IT'S lucky that we nave
n judicial opinion on the dif-
ference between a grass widow and
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THE PULLMAN PORTER,

porter have pctitioned the general man.
ager Of the company for an increase of wages. II
the petition be not granted the Interstate Commerce
Commission should compel the company to reduce
rates so that travellers can pay the porters.
That the workman ia worthy of his hire ia n
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= AEDALUS was n of those Inventive Geniuses who a take a HI
pin, a Piece OF Thread and the Vital Organs of a One simoleum Wa
and make a Sewing Machine or a Mouse Trap without thinking a
- thing about II.
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proceeding with the collection the necessary
when Silas E. Burroughs, New York banker
wrote to Thomas Goodwin, mayor of Fredericksburg
and asked the honor of being allowed to build the
ument The design adopted elaborate
The cornerstone of this monument laid May
l. 1888, by President Andrew Jackson who delivered
perhaps longest discourse of his Soon after
this ceremony Mr.. Burroughs sustained financial mis-
fortunes and the work suspended. The pedestal
in place and marble columns had been hauled by
teams to the grave It found difficult to raise money
to continue the building, The big pieces Of marble lay
scattered around the place and lay there till after the
civil war. They pock-marked by bullets and bits
of shell in the battle of Fredericksburg.
In 1878 Capt George Washington Ball, descendant
of the Balls of Epping Forest, originated the Mary
Washington association, but little progress was made
toward the erection Of monument.
1t was in 1889 that strong impetus was given the
monument movement The country wrought up over
the approachng inauguration of President Harrison when
there appeared in the Washington papers the
name of local auctoneer this sensational advertise
ment:
THE grave of Mary the mother of Gen. George Wash
tnpon 10 be sold at public auction March 1889 at II
o'clock m we will offer at public auction, at the capital
of the United States of America IL of land, EN-
hracing the grave material of the unfinished monu-
mont Of Mary the mother of Gen George Washington"
This advertisement created the excitement 1t was de-
sgned to produce the National Mary Washington Memo
aI association was organized and the present tall shaft
q small reproduction of the Washington monument at
the capita was reared above the grave and dedicated
May 10, 1894.
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ying parson who boasts OF the number OF ceremonies
he has performed more to the humble little rose
bush the shores of the Potomac than he dreams Of
The present generation of Washingtonians have
somewhat neglected the rosebush leaving their sight
seeing friends from afar to the rewards which are
supposed be the inevitable result of preserving
sprg plucked from it, the records show that
there II 900 unmarried than unmarried
men in the District of Columbia. Yet the efficacy Of
leaf from the bush named for Of the most
beautiful Of Virgnias daughters is vouched for by
number of Washington matrons we'll by many
women in other cities. AS an aid to Hymen the bush
has rival in the minds of Vrgnans and among older
Washingtonans there many who still cherish for
sentimental fondness regarding it as the kindly fairy
OF their happiness.
to depart without leaf of the Nelly Gus
tbs" safely away In her pocketbook wrapped
in her handkerchief. Some of these wllin feminine
the leaves after the of four
eaved clover and bashuly tucked them into their shoe
tops.
Nothing but the themselves would satisfy exact
ing damsels their whe-petaled sweetness
tain to have the effect of inspiring some Prince Charm
ing with love for the possessor within the following
year Lucky indeed the girl who could successfully
eude the watchfu eye of the gardener and off in
triumph of the flowers soon to be followed by
orange The wiles by of these love-
lorn little vandals would have done credit to skilled
second-story
In the few years however the faith in the pretty
old legend has somewhat died among the younger
generation. Whether 1t be that skepcism follows the
trolley the constitution the flag that the bach
eor maids of the think little of matrmony
cherish any sentimental stories of white and
proposals. there is far less eagerness to find the
bush of fable
There is nothing in the appearance of the bush which
has such havoc in romantic young hearts to
the onlooker 1t is set close to of the main walks
of the little old formal garden, which considered
the Show places of the estate in the days of the
great American generals residence there The bush is
the greenhouses and far from the old slave
quarters. 1t is than eight feet high and still
bears It's pretty, white clusters freely ever.
F. A. Whelan. the gardener at Mount Vernon, is au-
thority old age of the tradition which ascrbes
wonderful potency to this particular bush. The
rose" said Mr. Whelan sis said have been by
George Washington himself There two bushes
of this same variety. Noisettes in the garden
these Gen Washington named for his mother. Mary
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"Mv grandmother also used to tell me that Esskss
of these roses when MT. Lewis won her GS1s
sent to his suit her hand Tradition further says
that she took cutting of the bush with her when sg
left her home Mount Vernon to go to her husbands
estate at Arlington The veneraon she had for the St
evidently impressed the supersttious negroes ana s
grew with every generation" Even emancipatior
failed shake the confidence or the negroes In tns
powers of the bush.
Tourists were the become converts to the
faith of the posy. Boarding school misses from VIZ
gina and Maryland schoomaams from New England
and college girls from the middle west-he frivoIozs
little firt and the seriously ambitious bluestockfnE
pretty girls and plain the youthful who wore bnE
to look and the somewhat passe wfso
short dresses look youngal succumbed to TINS
spirit of which springs eternal in the femintUw
breast
The romance of Matte Mitchell now the duchess
Rocheoucauld the best known beauty of the WaHh
ngton of 20 additional impetus to tnS
bush fetchsm. Miss Mitchell the daughter OF thg
late Senator Mitchell of Oregon, of the lovee%E
girls Washington society has ever known She
unspoiled and charming she beautiful and belle
of two continents In spite of the fact that she
credited with the possession of fortune she bs
sieged with hatering offers of marriage But 0
the proposals seemed to find soft spot In her hsarf
and 1t not until Miss Mitchell accepted
Nelly Gusts dare" that the curtain, YVES
raised the love drama of her life and figured
a principal in of the first great International MAR
riages OF American girls Many of her girl friends
pointed to the fact that Matte became the wife OF
bearer of of the noblest names of France as an
added distinction to the little rosebush at Mount Vernon
So unusual romance could not but add to the press
tge of the old rose charm in the eyes of believers.
Yet the skeptical convinced when NOT
long after penniless young army officer had be,
imbued with the idea that GUSTS posie
might help his fortunes in love and enabled
his approaching marriage to of the
lest heresses in the country This young fellow whe
it be confessed. had looked upon In arrrs
circles extremely unfortunate in his affairs
med that he credited the of his siege To the
heiress heart to bit OF faded vegetation which had
been Nelly Gusts
There other equally lovely In the garden
Mr.. Whelan tends with such ana skill but there
is girl tourist In all the land who would not passs
them by to at the modest bush that pres
dent planted in honor of his little stepdaugher the ros
tree that has really made more marriages than any
parson in the United States
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Washington, and the other for has
wife's daughter. Nelly Custis. l nave
never heard any question raised as'saxs-
the authenticity of the story that ne
planted both of the bushes. Just ROW
the tradition of the efficacy OF ms
Nelly Custis' as love-charm offgh
mated ! can't say but 1t is certainty
very old. The negroes on the ptRrn
used to loiter around 1t while cours-
ing, because they believed they wcuao
soon be allowed to marry, through MS
influence"
Whenever there was dance or p,a>
mic in the neigbborhood, say the el"r
timers, every young wench about IN"
vicinity wanted TO go armed Win ~
sprig of the white rose. for each 60
them believed that once she got oaA
good terms with the Nelly Gusts NC
colored swain could resist her. EVERY
warm evening saw dusky couples
sneaking around Mount Vernon ama
colored wallfiowers tramped miles Ia
get one of the matchless posies-
There is good ground for the belfeS
that the legend is nearly as old as ihs
rosebush itself A Virginia rnatrrur ssa
the old school, one of those TO whom
the bush will be ever dear, told the
writer that charming Nelly Custis her''
self is said to have worn one Of fhG
white roses In her bosom when hax
future husband. Major Lewis. pro
posed TO her.
MY grandmother. said this lady,
used to tell me that the bush WIGS s.
great favorite with Nelly Custis. She
tended 1t assiduously and used On
place her chair near 1t when she reno
and sewed The white roses which ~
produced were her favorite flowers
Perhaps 1t was only because she Eness
they became her that she so freqnecss-
ly wore them, but they came to be zfs'-
ISOLATED with her. ] have somewhere
seen a portrait of her with whEsg
rose nesting among the laces oh hez
frock and j. for one. would gladly @s-
lieve that It was one OF the blossoms
from this identical bush.
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could think of little but the second
war with England. 1t took long
time for the country 10 settle down
after that war and so it happened
that nothing but little headstone
marked the grave when Lafayette
revisited this country in 1925. La
fayette had known Mrs. Washington.
To him is given the credit of call
ing her a Roman matron. Some OF
the prettiest observations on the
character of this woman were writ.
ten by Lafayette.
After the surrender of Cornwall
lis at Yorktown the citizens of
Fredericksburg gave great ball to
Washington and number of Ameri-
can and French officers. Lafayette
was there. Mrs. Washington, though
an old woman and not much inter
ested in festive things. was after
long persuasion induced to attend
the ball, called then and noted long
after az "the peace ball"
Agitation in behalf of a monu-
ment to Mary Washington crystal
lzed in 1880. when the people Of
Fredericksburg raised $4,000 and
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wars with ( h g
Barbary pirates.
the l. e W is and
Clark exploring
expedition. t h e
Louisiana pur-
chase and Aaron
Burr's conspir-
acy.
During Madi-
sons administra-
ton con gr G S s
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The "Marrying Rosebush' .
At Mount Vernon

TILL sending forth the lovely fragrance OF its
flowers to gladden. the passer-by, although 1t
has seen more than a century OF a charmed
life the nelly Custis" rosebush at Mount
Vernon, famed for its potency in securing hus-
bands for the unwedded, is as beautiful to-day
as when George Washington himself set 1t out
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In his garden and gave II inc HHHe Vi "'
stepdaughter' ,,,o, =
To the remotest hamlet that mas ever u'n.sn%u
~, vornon tourist the fame of the magic rosebusn
has gone and the marriages attributed TO ls mysterious
1rence would make the reputation OF any schau'
chen" or Jewish marriage broker pale Many maj
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NGs house i"ss in which iea
-1E@OO Ill the mother OF
III IN =. S George wash
81 " Wy SI ington lived and
V---.-.--yJ died in Freder.
Ss-s...'-s'''n' icksburg, Va
rr.. uasbinetons. or that branch Of
the large Washington family which
nIeved so great a role in American
bistorv left the Popes creek farm,
,ntor called wakefield" in West
r,orelapd county about three years
after the birth of George Washington,
The family removed to another Wash.
,ngton farm in Stafford county, on the
north bank Of the Rappahannock
liver. opposite Fredericksburg.
II was there that much of the boy
hood of Washington was spent. There,
too. the mythical exploits of chopping
down the cherry tree. ETC., were per
formed. After George Washington
ond his brothers had left this farm
and after the marriage of Betty
washington to Major Fielding Lewis
NJ Fredericksburg, Mrs. Mary Wash.
ington bought cottage In Fredericks.
burg. close to Kenmore" the home
of her daughter, and resided there
many years. She died in that cottage
August 20. 1888.
The cottage is a plain two-story
frame dwelling, standing at the cor
ner of Charles and Lewis streets-two
village streets deep in dust or mud
according to the weather. The house
is heavily shaded by old sycamore
trees and is furnished with Washing
ton and other Virginia relics. 1t Is
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OF many tour
lists visit the
house in which
the mother OF
George w a s h
ington lived and
died in Freder.
icksburg, Va.
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MAKING ALLIANCES WITHTHE
DEMOCRATS.

Every little while some so-caIled
regular Republican in the House
or Senate gives vent to a dis
play of Indignation because he
finds Republican insurgents and
progressive Democrats in alliance as
to some given piece of legislation. The
cry goes up that the insurgents are
tearing their party asunder. The White
House sets about to punish the insur-
gents by Withholding patronage and to
beat them into line by using the pat
ronage club. And the Republican Con-
gressional committee in various ways
lends itself to helping the cause of the
so-called regulars and hindering the
cause of the insurgents.
The hollowness of the outcry among
the Republican leaders against alliance
with Democrats in order to pass GER
tain legislation or prevent the passage
of it is being SO constantly demon
strated that it is about time to end
the pretense.
When Senator Aldrich wants to pre-
vent the passage of amendments to the
railroad bill which are proposed by
the insurgents and are demonstrated
TO be in the Interest of the shippers
and the general public instead of thu