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ness of his station. one could not escape
the conviction that the ONCE carries with
II not only responsibilities which are
onerous and exacting, but involves -
well such sacrifices OF life and liberty as
would stagger most men, even those rig
orousiy trained for a life OF sacrifice as
the church trains its priests. have
sometimes thought II would be pleasant
to be the King OF England or the En-
peror of Germany or the President OF the
United States. but looked upon Plus X
with no feelings OF envy in my heart.
After his holiness had passed US by We
were hidden to rise and follow in has
train. which We did: directly in his train.
in fact. for upon the return to the Sala
Deli Consistoro 1t SO happened that our
of honor. In q remarkably short time he
had passed before the whole group OF
visitors. Many Of these, as I have al
ready intimated. had apparently come
merely to crafty their curiosity to zee
the head Of the Roman church, but others
were there for purposes affecting the re-
pose of their own souls. for more than
one man and more than one woman. with
faces streaming with tears and An an
guish Of mind Ill concealed. implored m
diligence, for what I know not. 40 his
holiness passed along: ana in every case
with kindly gesture. and q glance null
of noble tenignity at least solace was
granted. 1t was altogether most anect-
ing, and when. at the close OF the greet
ings, the holy father raised his hand GO
bless ali present, according to their need
and intention" I went down upon my
knees not because the etiquette or tne
hour required it, but because l wanceo
to: and when I rose up and went silentiy
back to the noisy city ! feit tnss ens
blessing asked had been received. Tor 1
was happy and the world seemed tne
sweeter and the brighter for the existence
Of such q man as Plus X
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
The Decline of the Horse.

Francis NJ. Ware, in Golfers.
= It is rather the fashion to eulogi8e the
horse shows and the racing and trotting
interests of America for the enormous
benefits ehey have worked to the Amer
lean horse Of all kinds. and one frequently
hears the directors OF such enterprises
taking credit to their undertakings and
themselves for the good they have &C
compiished in promoting the advancement
and improvement of the native-bred
bequine. When, however. one looks back
over the years wherein such exhibitions
have been fashionable. and coldly reviews
facts and figures, complacent contempla-
ton of our efforts receives a severe jolt
and we are obliged to confess that while
demand has advanced the values of horses
of every kind, and while we have awak-
ened in the public Of this and other cOun-
tries a desire to possess our products. we
have not in one single family or breed
on the average-improved quality. char
acter, physique stamina, conformation or
ability We are indeed face to face with
the mournful fact that. possessed as we
are Of the materials for the propagation
of the most desirable horses for every
purpose, we have SO squandered our pat
rimony; SO neglected or misunderstood its
proper combinations in blood in physique;
so ravished 1t, for the purpose of the mo-
ment; Of its best individuals: so destroyed
it's breeding values for future use: so
weakened its marvellous qualities by reck-
less blending. by careless inbreeding or by
wicked early forcing and overdevelopment
that we stand today almost bankrupt In
the factors that should long ago have
made America the greatest horse breeding
country in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
A Flower.
From Golfers.

From Golfers.
From Chaucer to Alfred Austin the
English poets have labored untiringly and
on email wages to advertise the beauty
of the rose and it's appeal to the tender
sentiments. No other flower has ever
been considered as soft as the rose. OF
as "welcome,'' or even as fragrant
Shakespeare, propounding the question
of what's in a name. takes for his ex-
ample:
THAT which we call a rose
Bv any other name would smell as sweet.
Even this Immortal. it would seem,
could think Of nothing sweeter! Milton, IN
Paradise Lost" speaks Of.
"A smile that glowed
Celestial rosy red. loves proper hue.
In the opinion Of Burns, the rose was
"unrivaled' And when he seeks the
highest compliment that he can pay to
one of those several bonnie lassies whom
he loved with all his heart. he sings:
''Oh, my luve's like red. red rose,
That's newly sprung in June"
The word rosy" has come to be
synonymous for bright and beautiful
Even ''rose-colored" signifies far pore
than the mere hue. 1t means very fine
OF pleasing; alluring"; as well. (See
Webster.) June. perhaps. owes its en-
viable reputation among the poets not en-
tirely to the circumstance that 1T hap
pens to be the first month Of real sum-
mer, hut iGrgely to the fact that 1t Is a
month Of .tses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
An Esthete In Blue.

A WOMAN wearing q cluster Of pink
"a roses pressed the button for the next
corner. AS she went toward the door
Of the car one Of the blossoms became
detached from its sisters and fell rudely
to the floor. A couple boarded the car
and two or three people alighted at diff
ferent corners. And yet no kindly hand
lifted the rose from its hard resting
place.
But still the kindly providence that ever
looks after the .frail and innocent seemed
guarding 1t. for by some strange miracle
1t had escaped being crushed to death.
Then the conductor. a big. grizzled man
with thoughtful blue eyes. started down
the aisle to collect the newcomers fares.
Those same thoughtful bsue eyes espiel
the rose, and. unlike the others. he did
not pass by on the other side.' but
stopped and picked 1t up, tucking it away
In the back of the car, where 1t would
be high and dry.
Then a boy began to hum fippantly
strains from The Last Rose of Sum-
mer," but the big. grizzled conductor
silenced him with glance. Then some
one discovered that behind those thought
full blue eyes there was q soul that even
the humdrum monotony Of ''ticket-tak-
ing" could not down.
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From Wide World Magazine

From Wide World Magazine.
The parliamentary procedure of An
dorra-the tiny independent state which
lies sandwiched In between France and
Spain-is Of the quainest kind. Parlia-
ment having been called for a certain day
the honorable members arrive in groups
on horses or mules. shod with the usual
Ardorran foot gear. white colored san
dals. The Cast de Ia Wallis serves at the
same time for palace. parliament and
prison. not to mention stables for the
members steeds. After stabling the ami
mails on the ground floor the members
ascend to the Hall Of Deliberation.
change their sandals for shoes. and put
on the official costume-a long black sort
Of robe and q huge three-cornerd hat.
These, when not In use. hang In row
on pegs at the bottom of the hall.
The next proceeding is mass in the
chapel. tiny and bare. dedicated to the
Holy Ghost: then comes meal served on
an oaken table without cloth. and eaten
OF antique pewter plates. Between every
two members stands a huge porron, and
each drinks in turn out OF this pitcher
In this home of archaicism everything Is
daily menu is the same today as it was
centuries ago. The members receive nc
emoluments. but they are literally fed
and lodged in six bedrooms. one for each
parroquia, on the second floor. Each room
contains two large oak bedsteods with
comfortable feather beds and pillows
linen sheets, and warm wool rugs. striped
red and green, the national colors: q pew.
ter basin and a hugh pewter pot of water
thanked by a lump OF soap In pewter
dish with four straw-seated chairs, com
plete the furniture. Two illustrissimet
sleep in each bed Supper Is taken at
pm, after which the president presides
at evening prayers. Then the member
~4Ho hon hntr oPvvrA "a oNt nm
accustomed peg and troop of en- mass'
! to bed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
A Handy Flask.

LIE was one of Washington's bankers,
and he and his wife were spending
the day at one Of Washington's nearby
resorts Yet the fact that he could write
a check for six figures, and possibly
seven, and that the better part Of the
week was spent in clipping coupons, did
not seem to interfere with the very evil
dent pleasure it gave him to get back
to anture'' and to investigate the byways
and trails and drink from the old tin
can at the spring.
Dinner time found him entering the
dining room with the enthusiasm OF
schoolboy off on a picnic, and his inter-
est in the menu card was as deep as 1t
was unaffected.
girl whose acquaintance with million
aires is limited was sitting at an adjoining
table. But somehow the zest with which
the gray-haired man and his amply pro-
added a keener enjoyment to her own.
Suddenly the old gentleman motioned to
the waiter, and almost instantly two
glasses and two bottles appeared on the
table But that the contents were really
very harmless and very inoffensive any
one with half an eye open could see, as
the gray-haired man put his glass down,
for his expression plainly said that his
tastes ran to more sparkling and more
expensive beverages. For there are peo-
And the old gentleman was one who
thought it fiat and insipid. really, very,
very insipid. But not irredeemably So!
He glanced over at his wife, who was
watching him in an amused sort of way
that some wives have. Nobody was look
ing, for, of course, the girl at the next
table did not count. For a minute his
glass disappeared below the edge Of the
table-the old mans attention was con-
centrated on that same glass and he
seemed IN he engaged in some slei0ht of
hand performance.
When again he raised 1t and silently
toasted his lady over the brim, his
eyes twinkled merrily like those of a boy
who has surreptitiously visited the jam
closet and not been caught. and when he
put down the glass he actually smacked
his lips. The girl at the adjoining table,
who had seen the little by-pfay, smiled
into her companions eyes.
After ALL she said. money or no
money, folks is jes' folks" and then
she thoughtfully poured the milk into
her coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
A Presentation at the Vatican.
John Kendrlck Bangs, in Harpers Weekly.

Iouu henutick Bangs, IN darpers weekly.
A slight gesture from the master of
ceremonies bade us all kneel, and the
long-awaited figure entered-a sad-faced
man arrayed in a simple white robe, ex-
pressionless of feature, but giving a
striking impression of sweetness and in
tense WEAKNESS combined. He walked
slowly along the line, holding out to each
pilgrim as he passed listless hand, on
the fourth finger of which was the ring
of st. Peter. At first glance he appeared
the embodiment OF age and OF physic al
weakness. and 1t must be confessed that
the impression was disappointing; but as
ne came nearer. and one was able to look
more closely into his saddened eyes, one
discerned in them not SO much Of weak
ness as OF loneliness of character,
strength OF soul, touched by a strange
pathos that brought with 1t the convic-
ton that the people of his beloved CITY of
Venice. among whom as Giuseppe Sarto
ne had once dwelt. had loved him for rea-
sons that were good. One longed to be
able to rise up and give him a more affec-
tionate and no less reverential salute
than the cold, formal greeting to the
golden signet prescribed by the etiquette
OF the ceremony. I pressed his hand with
q sincere aid earnest feeling OF reverence
for his ONCE and Of respect for the man,
and was surprised to find. as a little
lump manifested itself in my throat and
q suspicious moisture dimmed my eyes
for the moment. that I had awakened
rather into an intensity OF sympathy for
the prisoner Of the Vatican than Of awed
reverence for the successor Of the apostle
quality. but the former was from the
heart, and I am glad to feel that that Is
truly the American Of 1t. In spite OF the
plendor Of his surroundings and the lofti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
ANACOSTIA.

The first open-air service OF an inter-
UNCONVENTIONAL type will be held at 4
o'clock this afternoon on Christie's
lawn. Good Hope road. Nearly every
church In Anacostia has taken an in
terest in this movement. and will be
represented at the afternoon service
The Rev. Samuel w. Grafiin. paste,
OF the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church. is the promoter Of this form
OF summer service.
Rev. T. Hubert Jones, who Is to be
the assistant rector Of Emmanuel
Church. and who is to assume his duties
this coming fall. is to be ordained in
Epiphany Church. Washington. Sunday,
July u. The ordination service will
ton. who will return from his summer
home for this purpose.
The meeting Of the Women's Home
Missionary Society Of the Anacostia
Methodist Episcopal Church was held
r: Campbell. the president, on Mount
View place.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Talbert of Rose
Croft. just beyond Congress Heights
nsnds Friday svsn party gns Of hs5
dancing were indulsed in and refresh
ments were served at late hour.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Tai
bert, MI. ana MRS. James NJ. England,
Misses Elsie and Esther England, Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Payne, Misses Edith and
Ethel Payne. Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert
Clark. Miss Eva and Ralph. Roy and
Egbert Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Herbert
Talbert and Edward Talbert, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. NJ. Green, Misses Evelyn and
Elizabeth Green, Samuel Anderson
Charles Cox. Miss Rebecca TaIbert and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Of New Jersey.
During the summer months two play
nd V1yilv hA d.,
One Is located at the Ketchum School
and the other at the Congress Heights
School. The hours for play are in the
forenoon and in the evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
ROCKVILLE.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, July 9, 1910.
After spending several weeks in Rock
vile visiting her sister, Mrs. L. l.. Mich
olson, Mrs. Joseph e. Hamilton has re-
turned to her home in Winona, Canada.
Mrs. Martha A. Beard of Washington
is visitor at the home of her son, Mr..
w. Harry Beard. here. Mrs. Beard will
spend the greater part of the summer in
Rockville. Miss Ella Thomas of Roam
oke; Va, is visiting relatives in Rock
vile. Mrs. T. Randolph Hall and little
son OF Poolesville have returned to their
home after visiting Mrs. Halls parents,
Rev. and Mrs. S. r. White. in Rock
vile. Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Ruff Of
Washington are spending the summer at
the home Of DR.. and Mrs. George E.
Lewis here. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rab-
bitt have returned to Washington after
visiting Mr.. Rabbits parents, Mr. and
Mrs William H. Rabbit. near Rockville
severl days. Miss Josephine Fairall OF
Baltimore Is visiting her niece, Mrs Jo-
seph Reading, in Rockville. Miss Ruth
Hollis OF washington is visitor at the
here. Misses Daisy Magruder and Lii
liam Prettyman have returned to Rock
Vile after stay of several days at At
lant1c City. Miss Lucy Simpson has as
her guest her niece, Miss Josephine Wat
son, OF Virginia. The young people OF
Germantown and vicinity gave a dance
In Waters Hall, Germantown, Friday
evening. 1t was attended by a large
number of guests from various parts OF
the county, Washington city and. other
places, and proved one Of the most en-
joyable events Of the season in the Ger
mantown neighborhood. The chaperons
were Mrs. Harry NJ. Boland, Mrs. Daniel
w. Baker. Mrs. j. H. Jones and Mrs.
Julian B. Waters. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
OF Washington are spending the summer
In ROCKVILLE at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry j. Finley. Misses Hattie and
Addie Mcfarland Of this town are at
Blue Ridge Summit, Pa. for few
weeks. Mr.. John H. Gassaway of Ger
mantpwn is making extensive improve
ments to the old Muncaster residence in
Rockville and will make it his future
home. Mr.. and Mrs. John Braddock and
little son have returned to their home In
Tacoma, Wash, after visiting relatives
in this vicinity. An informal dance was
given at the Montgomery Country Club
this evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Ramey
and little daughter are visiting relatives
In Pennsylvania, where they expect to
spend two weeks. Mrs. Charles H Quig-
ley OF Baltimore has been visiting her
sister. Mrs. William Dorsey, here. Mrs
Hervey Brown and children are visiting
Mrs: Browns parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
T.. wilson, near Rockville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
A Slip of the Tongue.

CHE was proverbially English when 1t
- came to catching the point Of a
Joke. Nevertheless. her laughter always
mingled with that Of the others when
some one in the crowd perpetrated a
witticism, for she was loath to admit
that a clever remark was lost upon
her.
She's a pretty good buffer said a
friend the other day, but some time
she'll make q mistake and carry the
bluff too far. like the-well. like the
nouveau richie woman who gave a sup
per party in her uptown apartment last
winter.
guest at a luncheon given by one Of the
elect. The butler. in entering the dining
room, slipped and the plate OF tongue he
was carrying fell with crash to the
highly polished floor.
THAT surely was case of .tpsus
linguae,' the hostess remarked a.. the
slightly perturbed butler fastened ia
clear away all evidences OF the accident.
Every one laughed at the little sally OF
the lady at the head Of the table. and the
guest Of the newly acquired millions the
most heartily Of all.
so, within the week. she invited few
friends in for supper with the express
purpose Of having a similar accident oc-
cur. that she might OPPORTUNITY display
her borrowed wit and sang frOid.
Accordingly, when the waiter carried
out her instructions and a platter of
meat was dropped on the floor she made
the smiling comment That surely was
a case OF lapsus linguae. and then waited
for the appreciative laugh. But still
she waited. Then some one broke the
embarrassed silence. But the lady OF
the millions Is still wondering what the
trouble could have been.
For the waiter had spilled a plat OF
beef"
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A Gentle Hint.

TvHERE is a section of New York
I state where almost every fourth
man is a replica Of the David Harum
or Uncle Josh type. A travelling sales
man who hailed from Washington
found himself stranded at an up
state" farm recently. In search for
amusement. he wandered out to the
barn. where a quaint old chap was
engaged in laboriously milking the
lowing herd" The stranger stood
watching the process for some time
without the old fellow as much as
turning an eye in his direction.
Nnally the salesman. in an effort to
attract "Davids' attention. remarked:
Seems to me that I've seen you
somewhere"
The man on the milking stool never
moved an eyelash.
i've been thar" he replied, CURLY,
and the Washington man, disguised at
only hearing himself think, soon
strolled back to the house in the hope
that he would find a companion in
clined to be more loquacious.
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WARRENToN, VA.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
WARRENTON. Va /,

WARRENTON, Va. July Q, 1910.
Judge r. Carter Scott and family or
Richmond, Va. are at the home OF Mrs.
Fannie Scott on Winchester street. A
subscription german was given Saturday
night by the young people Of Warrenton
at the Town Hall. A number Of out-of-
town guests were present. among whom
were Mesdames Hayes, Maddux, Humph-
ries. Deare. King, Glib. Keller, Fletcher,
Misses Joynes. Wilbur. Nelson. Sublett.
Marshall, Travers, Forbes. Biddle, Gaines,
Payne. Smith. Evans. Ranlett, fMahan,
Kennedy and Messrs. Pemberton. Robert
son. Berkeley. Gaines. Primer, Tazwell
White. Fair. Scott. Nash. Charinston.
Semmes. Stumph, Clark and many others
for the summer. Mr.. Pemberton Bierman
Of New York was the guest of his uncle
Mr.. F. c., Pemberton. at Clovercroft
Mr.. Norbonne Berkeley Of Danville, va.
Is also member OF the party of young
people being entertained at a house party
by Mr.. Pemberton. Mr.. r. c. Huide-
koper Of Boston was the guest OF Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. King at Stuyvesant this
week. Miss Alice Murphy of Farquier
Springs Is visiting friends in Washington
MIR. and Mrs. Hambleton Sheppard OF
Washington are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ashley Cooper at Waverly. Miss
Elizabeth Biddle OK Philadelphia il the
guest Of Miss Elizabeth Wilbur. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. R. w. Barker went with a PARTY
of friends Tuesday to attend the Culpep-
er horse show. Those among the party
were Mrs. Portman. Mrs. Carter. Mr..
Trotter. Mr.. Carter and Master Edward
Barker. Messrs. Paul and Donald Rich
ards. c. r. Deare and William Kemper
attended the show at Culpeper also
Tuesday. Maj F. a. Winter, l.. s. A..
was the guest of his sister, Mrs. 10. III.
Sublett. over the Fourth. Mr.. Mcrson
Keith and his sister, Mrs. Juliette Chiffon
Keith are at Woodburne. the old Keith
home outside Of town. Miss Carol Ram
sey of Wilmington. Del, is the guest of
Miss Mary Keith. A party Of young
people went to Harris dam Thursday FOR
picnic. Those in the party were the
Misses Ellen Bierne Scott. Dorothy Hub
bell, Frances Sublet. Carol Ramsey. Ze-
monte Travers, Juliette Crosby and Mary
Keith. and Messrs. r. r. Scott. Hugh
Epilman. Lucien Keith. Herbert Horden.
Morson Keith. John Pemberton. Harry
Robertson. Stuart Williamson, Norbonne
Berkeley. Beverly Wertheimer and Ber-
nard Clark. Mrs. F. v. T. Moore and
Miss Elizabeth Fair sailed Saturday on
the Baltic. Mrs. Moore will remain witt,
ter SON in England. Miss Fair expects to
Join friends on the continent. Mr.. and
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he showed US an inflated rubber cylinder
about four feet long and shaped ike a
fat cigar, pointed at each end. She car
ries one hundred and twenty-five pounds
Of dynamite when you mean business. but
I've loaded her with cobblestones now.
See this card? Compliments of Capt
Boyton and stan.' There. / guess that'l
give them something to laugh at. Now.
you see this insulated wire. one hundred
and fifty feet long? I tow her by that.
and after I've made her fast to the ship
by q manila line / drop away to the end
Of the wire. press the button and shoot
her of. Easiest thing in the world. Well.
here goesI'
Boyton :waded. out from the beach be-
side the wharf. turned over on his back
and hoated at ease. With a two-bladed
paddle he propelled himself feet foremost
like a canoe almost submerged. The end
Of the insulated wire was made fast to q
ring In his belt, and the ominous black
torpedo. now loaded with nothing worse
than q bursting charge of laughter,
lowed along comfortably behind him.
What Boyton did was to paddle half a
mile or SO north of the Garnet and let
tide. He told us later what he did. so 1t
may as we'll be related here. in the order
Of its happening. He floated along In the
fast ebb-tide, guiding himself with the
paddle which he kept under water. He
steered for the high white anchor-light of
the Garnet, and when he came to her
chain cable he hung on II and listened.
Not q sound came from the big, black
ship. He drew his knife and carefully
cut a big hole in the torpedo netting.
device calculated to stop any ordinary
torpedo that might be projected at the
ship. Through this hole he passed the
black rubber dynamite bag, now loaded
with cobblestones. and let II drift aft
until it lay, gently rising and falling with
the waves. chaf1ng against the ship s
counter. Next he passed himself around
outside the torpedo netting and hoated
aft silently alon., the side OF the fighting
ship within whose steel sheathing three
hundred sailors were sleeping. Some fifty
feet from her stern he overhauled his
black dynamite bag with the little waves
gently ripping omit So He had landed
his Joke on the British admiralty.