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ington and in the alleys. open to per-
nicious influences and bad examples.
They realized that a boy must have
some place to play and that the streets
OF a big city should have little part in
the early training Of a useful citizen
Then. too. the real estate activity which
struck Washington shortly before that
time was eating up all of the vacant
property, so that 1t would have been only
a question of time when every vacant
lot would be occupied, and the streets
and alleys be the only remaining forum
for the gathering of the citI's young
men and girls. That is how and why
the playground system was started.
The first playground was known as
the Associated Charities playground.
and was located at the Neighborhood
House. 472 N street southwest. 1t was
such success that during the summer
months of the same year another was
opened at North Capitol and l. streets
northeast This also was a success.
and within short time four other
Fairgrounds were opened.
Two years after the opening of the
first playground In Washington the
was organized. 1t was independent
of the Associated Charities play
grounds. Mr.. Rudolph was elected
president of the new association. Sew
eral meetings were held. and it was
decided to invite DIR. Henry S. Curtis
of New York city. who had organized
Fairgrounds in that city, to come to
in planning the recreation places for
the children here.
The association went to Congress and
the first year secured an appropriation
of $4,000 for the purchase of ground
for the Fairgrounds. In connection
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street and Columbia road. known as the
Mount Pleasant playground, was estab-
lished. In an exclusive neighborhood
where many of the children have their
personal attendants. this playground en-
tertainS hundreds of children each day
winter and summer Their nurses come
with them, and sometimes their govern
esses and their parents. Not infre-
quently as many as forty or fifty well
gowned women visit the playground in
call for their children in their private
turnouts, with liveried coachman anc
footman.
OF this playground Dr. Luther l.. Gu
Itch of New York city said. while speak
ing before the playground convention
which met in this city a short time ago
that he had seldom seen more capable
organization for the amusement of chill
dren, and complimented the playground
officials on the simplicity and adequacy
Of the Mount Pleasant playground
The largest OF all the Fairgrounds in
the city is the Rosedale playground, oul
at nth and kreamer streets northeast
where six acres of land have been sci
aside for the children Upon these sin
acres have been built for the exclusive
use of children two complete base bal
diamonds. two indoor ball courts Gro
quet court two basket ball courts, tive
volley ball courts. running track, plat
for broad jumping contests. slides anC
seeSaws for the younger children:
pavilion with sand box. swings and 6
slide for the little children. who play
apart from the larger boys and girls
Then there are trapeZe rings. horiZonta
bars. little house and tent. On this
playground alone almost all of the ath
letc amusements for children of all ages
going on at the same time. and the
two acres during the summer are black
with happy. romping children, who are
kept away from the alleys and side lots
and are receiving the benefit of outdoor
life under proper supervision
But aside from the mechanical amuse
mentS. such as the slides and SeeSaWs. ane
the rings and horizontal bars. the Rose
dale play ground IS particularly popular
with the youngsters because of a grea
big garden which has been put in for thu
little kddies, and last, but never least il
the juvenile heart. the wading pool, who's,
water is deep enough for the tiny tad t.
learn swimming. but not deep enough Il
in any way endanger his life.
Through all of the equipment an effor
has been made in the selection and in
stalation to insure safety to children
What child is there but has an irresistibl,
desire to get into boat and rock it
But everybody knows that this is dan
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school is over and the summer has come.
with it's barefoot boys and girls all in
tent upon frolic the Washington play
grounds have taken on fresh life
Arthur c. Moses is president of the
Washington Playground Association and
James r. West is secretary. and the or
ganization Is affiliated with the ma
tfonal association of Fairgrounds. which
is known as the Playground and Recrea-
ton Association of America. Yesterday
control of the playSrounds was formally
vested in the District of Columbia gov
eminent Twenty acres or city land
have been turned over to the play
ground system. There are now eleven
pIaygrounds and the cost OF the
upkeep demands annual appropria-
ton of about $1,000 of which $4,000
Is expended for the salaries of directors
and attendants. and the remainder for the
upkeep OF the Fairgrounds. They are
fully equipped with every device for run
making They appeal alike to the three
year-old in whose heart nothing can
quite take the place of a sand box, and
to the youth OF fourteen or sixteen. 10
whom a perfectly kept base ball diamond
is the greatest plea sure In life.
With yearly attendance of more than
500 600 children. the liability OF accidents
has been reduced TO the minimum, and
the worst that ever has happened to a
child playing within one of the municipal
Enclosures is a bumped head or a mashed
finger, which are the fixed prerogatives
of childhood anyway and must come at
least with the shedding OF a boys first
teeth
Away back in 1903 Cuno II. Rudolph.
now one of tie District Commissioners.
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children laughed as seesaws and giant
strides whiried them about. Boys with
swelling muscles swung from trapeze
rings and horizontal bars, and two base
ball games were in progress nj the same
time.
IL is a carnival OF FUN and is held every
day at the Rosedale playground and at
ten other Fairgrounds around Washing
ton. 1t is the result Of years Of labor of
men and women who want the Washing
ton system Of Fairgrounds TO be the best
In the world. because only the best in
the world can give the Washington boy
and girl opportunity for healthful.
sane amusement, and at the same time
keep them from the dangerous play
ground Of the street
When all Of Us older folks were kid
dies. just like the ones who go to the
Fairgrounds today, the see-saw was as
SoCiatcd hs our grandmother with
bumped heads and vinegar and brown IA
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We're All Punched.

TN q Fourth OF July address Mayor
! Samuel II. Shank of Indianapolis once
said. apropos of George Washington and
truthfulness:
Few OF US. alas, can lay claim to that
absolute veracity which was Washing
toms boast. Thus the shoe pinches us
all when the story OF little Jack Smith
comes up.
Little Jack Smiths Sunday school
teacher. after a lesson on Ananias and
Sapphire. said:
why ID not everybody who tells lie
struck dead?
Little Jack answered grsvely:
because there wouldn't be anybody
Left"
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middle class playmates. Rudolph was re-
fractory; but little Marie Valerie had
been photographed with middle class
friend and the pictures got on sale in
Vienna The boy, Rudolph. took one. in
great indignation. to the emperor. And
Francis Joseph agreed with his son. Both
ground the photograph under their heels.
1t was the last maternal effort Of Eliza
beth. After seven years she resumed
her wandering life.
She returned for Rudolphs marriage.
where she wept bittely. She rejoiced a
while in Rudolph's baby child. On the
morning after the tragedy OF Meyerling
it was to her that Count Bombelles
brought the awful tidings-Rudolph had
committed suicide. And 1t was Elizabeth
who broke the news to the emperor. In
an order Of the day to the Vienna popu-
lation, he did her Justice!
What l owe to my beloved wife in this
terrible calamity he said. what fervent
consolation she has brought me by her
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lived the principal works of Strauss.
Suppe and Offenbach, amid collection
of divettes such as the world has rarely
seen. In the words of Marie Geistnger,
here was 'the annex of the imperial
alcove."
Her later returns were not for the
husband, but for the son.
Kiss me, my dearest: this time your
mamma has come back for good" cried
Elizabeth. She imagined that little Ru-
dolph would fly into her arms. Instead.
the boy advanced slowly. coldly. not even
returning her kisses. The work of the
mother-in-law had been well done. Eliza
beth understood. She must conquer the
love Of her son. She did 1t by her beauty
and charm; but never did she acquire
any real ascendency over the spoiled
youth.
At sixteen Rudolph came of age, and
was given a personal court. His first
act was to reprove his mother To hui
mamie the imperial children by contact
with others she had tried to give them
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The Wrong End.

Q ENATOR BAILEY. apropos of Inde-
- pendence day, told at a dinner In
Gainesville a story OF the civil war
Once during this war" he said, SEN
ator WigfaIl. a member OF the Confed-
crate congress from Texas. fell in with
a party OF Union soldiers
1.-The senator. being well disguised. con-
versed freely with the Unionists. asking
them, among other things, what they'd
do with old Wigfall II they caught him.
WED string him up the soldiers
answered promptly.
Serve him right too" said Senator
Wigfall: and. by gum. IL were there,
I'd be pulling on one end Of the rope
myself
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$ o
is
Playing
make nj children
nhood,p lac wi he
our boys nd gil and them'-President
the OF
spiri II
divinely ordered
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an appropriation of $4,000 for the main
tenance Of the grounds. The first play
grounds under the direction or the as
ISOLATION were known as the Georgetown
:,3d and Q streets northwest: the Rose
dale, 18th and Kramer streets northeast,
and the Cardozo 1st and III streets
For two years the association did not
receive any appropriation from congress-
either for the opening Of new grounds or
for the maintenance of the old ones.
The association, however, mana geo oS
donation to hold its own and give the
children all of the benefits Of the grounds
About that time the school fairgrounds
was taken over by the board of education
and conducted under its direction.
At the close of the two years. when no
appropriation was received from 1ol-
gross. the executive committee OF the aS-
SCciation held a meeting Tor the purpose
of deciding whether not the grounds
would he opened during the next season.
At the meeting it looked though the
children would not have the benefits OF
the grounds Secretary West made mo-
ton. seconded by Mr.. Moses. that the
opening OF the grounds at the regular
scheduled time. The committee finally
decided to give the two members of the
board their backing in the project. They
started to work and by contributions and
several plays $4,000 was raised.
The next sea son the executive commit
ice of the association appeared before
Congress and urged an appropriate for
the next year. Congress seemed to have.
i, is stated wrong idea of the play
ground system here. Over one-half Of
the members of the House of Representa-
tives were taken in automobile trips to
the various Fairgrounds and the work
and management of each was explained
to them
This resulted in appropriation of
S1I.Gc0 being secured for the equipment
and supplies and S1.4OO for toilets and
showers for the mex, season. Congress.
however. ordered that a director be en-
ployed under the supervision of the Dis
trict Commissioners to look after the
Fairgrounds here Thus the work of the
association ended,
For the first few years the play
grounds were used almost exclusively by
the children of the poorer sections of the
CITY, for it was in these sections that
they were established. But as Washing
ton residents grew to know more and
more about the work better neighbor-
hoods camored for the reservations
where the games of childhood are king.
Then it that the playground at 18th
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tresses. In Aigiers. where she sojourned
long. the Arabs gave her a superhuman
reputation, because of her knowledge OF
their language and her wisdom in decid-
ing village disputes. She spoke with
purity German, French, English, Italian.
Greek, Arab and Hungarian. and wher-
ever she wandered in her eternal black
dress the Countess Hohenembs was re-
membered as a beneficent fairy.
There were reconciliations. To return
to her husband was represented to her
religious duty. Each time, however.
the interest of Francis Joseph in the
theater seemed so paramount that she
started off again.
In particular. what we call waltz
operette held him. During the first thirty
years of his reign, at the little Theater-
an-der-Wien. he may be said to have
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RANCIS JOSEPH
j. dying.
\ week. a month
attcr these lines
are printed and
the world win echo
with mighty com
b j N a I on S that
A " a 1T his last
breath.
Ne an while there
is time 10 take a
last look At the
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"A pearl of beauty such as has never
been seen in Vienna.
"Ah? Who is this pearl?'
"A famous Italian countess, majesty"
Elizabeth staggered SThe Italian.
That adventureSsi
Are you i'll. madame? Shall we. call?''
No. it was nothing. With superhuman
effort Elizabeth walked into the next
room, shut the door gently and without
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OZENS of boys
splashed into a big
concrete-lined pool.
over across from
them. with dresses
shortened. n score
OF girls waded in
a n OF er poo |.
Babies scratched
and burrowed in
sand boxes, while
in other parts OF
the big Enclosure
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From the Boston Transcript.
She-rm afraid. Tom.< dear. you will
and me . mine Of faults.
He-Darling Ii shall be the sweetest la
Dor Of my life to correct them.
She daring up)-Indeed, YOU shant.
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and this, in which all of the children par
ticipate. regardless OF the nativity of
their parents. operates. the supervisors
believe, in helping to break down inter-
national prejudices.
As the system stands today. play
grounds have been established as follows:
Georgetown playground, 33d and o
streets, two acres Mt. Pleasant, 1Ath
street and Columbia road, one-half acre.
Howard, 9Th and W streets three acres
New York avenue, LIST street and New
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for poetry and idealism. To Francis
Joseph love had been rather a laugh
ing and audacious ibertinage.
The first receptions were wrapped In
mystery. His mother feared TO risk
the tears OF Elizabeth.
At that moment they spoke much Of
a beautiful Italian countess. How had
she entered the closed circle of Vienna?
Just before the birth of EliZabeths first
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the benefit of the children who love to
play.
Fearing that the association is about to
lose the use Of the Mount Pleasant
playground at 14th street and Columbia
road which has been selected for the
site of a new apartment house, the MEM
bers of the Playground Association are
preparing to urge the purchase of this
been held between Arthur c. Moses, pres
ident of the Playground Association. and
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child. when the mother-in-l law again di-
rected ceremonies. the Italian woman
was invited to a great court ball, and
Francis Joseph paid her such attentions
that she was at once dubbed favorite.
Within twenty-four hours a charitable
soul informed the tender Elizabeth of
her misfortune. She was so stricken
that she fell gravely i'll, but remained
faithful to her system of silent dignity.
THE Archduchess Sophie has taken
new lady OF honor" said the ladies in
waiting as they helped undress her.
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Coldren, Judge William II. De Lacy,
John b. Dickman. DIR. Merrill E Gates.
Prof B. T. Janney, Maj William " Jud-
son, DR.. George NJ. Kober, Otto Luebkert
Prof. w. s. Montgomery, Arthur &.
Moses, B. ". Murch, Thomas c. Noyes.
Mrs. Henry T. Rainey. Cuno H Rudolph.
John B. Sleman. Jr: Eugene L. Stevens.
DR.. Rebecca Stoneroad. Maj Richard
Sylvester DR.. William Tindall, Rev. John
Van Schaick. jr.. James E. West and Miss
Edith c. Westcott.
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cry fell fainting on the carpet. Short
ly after she gave birth to her daughter
Sophie.
Time passed.
The birth of little son, Rudolph, was
great joy to Elizabeth; yet before he
was six months old she learned that
his bringing up was to be taken out of
her hands.
But he is my son. she faltered
He is the heir of the Hapsburga."
replied the Archduchess Sophie.
But the emperor has authorized me-"
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life and love tragedy OF, perhaps, the last
successor cf Charles Quint-and the beau
tful martyr who vas his empress.
Gently. cousin. II you make Black
growl YOU will be badly noted in this
house"
He had tkoughtessly jostled a bad
tempered old pug. Slender youth. proud
and laughing. WITH ironic mustache. he
thanked the sour Sophie for her warn
Ing as she passed on 10 the chateau.
II was May. 1S5@. in the Park OF Pos
senhofea. She was eldest daughter OF
Naxiunlan. Duke OF Bavaria. crank
convinced that all his dogs had souls
He was Francis Joseph, Emperor Of
Austria. King Of Hungary. Bohemia.
Dalmatia. Croatia, Esclavonia-and TWEEN
ty-three years old.
He had arrived at his uncle's 10 de-
nard the hand of Sophie. He had seen
her She would TO The Wittelsbach.
though PLAIN home folks, were of ex-
allied blood, ~ 70 espouse Hapsburc.
His own mother had arranged IL. He
would ask Duke Macmillan after the
banquet-and make a prompt getaway to
Vienna, where pleasure waited.
Alone beneath the trees. pup came
lomplg 10 HIM. and fresh. sweet young
VOICE cried. DICK. come back. Ana ne
narveled at the vision. a beautiful girl of
sixteen. supple. slender, OF proud, pure
type, laughing flower on a tall forest
stem She mad been running, and stopped.
blusnins. brCatalcss. Please excuse
Dick, monsieur!
Don't apo.oeize for Dick. Mademoiselle.
Ills friendship i recommendation. l
know the ways Of the house." he an
SWered
Father thinks so" she laughed.
Your father Then you are
Elizabeth Amelia, Duchess in Ba-
varia
Francis Joseph had already started in
Tor a Irritation. lie stopped, troubled.
Holding Uut his hand, he asked:
Why nave | not seen YOU before?"
Vers younS, serene and naughty. YET
lmpGiSNe ana tender. unafraid of the
youth In tourist tweeds, and struck by
sudden admiration. Elizabeth held out her
beautiful white hand.
quets." she said. And Francis Joseph I'M
derSto0d His uncle wished to marry
OF the elder daughter first. lie whispered
70 the young girl. laughing, tempting
BE dressed, on the lawn before the
banquet. I'll arrange"
II WAS the first escapade OF Elizabeth.
She was struck by love at first sight. She
dressed and descended calmly. pursued
by affriShted firing women. On the lawn
Francis Joseph offered her his arm. The
effect was theatrical. Duke Macmillan
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SRANCJS JOSEPH Dv;no

FRANCIS JOSEPH Dying
l The Story Of a Royal
Courtship - Elizabeth, the
Bavarian Princess, and Her
Marriage = Her Life and
Death.
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was wild with anger. After the banquet
the young emperor drew him aside:
My uncle, he said, II have the honor
10 ask the hand not of my cousin Sophie,
but of my cousin Elizabeth
my nephew, said the duke, lit is i'm
possible
Then I'll ask for neither" said Fran
els Joseph
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Elizabeth often said that her soul died
with her son.
To her Greek professor. she said:
1T is natural to wish to die In beauty,
but it really matters little. Tho soul
dies first-see that II dies in beauty
Her hobby now became her palace at
Corfu, the Villa Achilleion, which will
remain famous in history as the greatest
folly of luxury and art of q prodigal
sovereign. 1t cost above $4,000. 600. It's
peristyle of twelve marble columns faced
the sea. Between each stood a veritable
antique statue. purchased by Elizabeth
for its weight in gold, in Greece or italy.
A single terrace of the garden contained
Is 600 rose trees. continually In flower.
Looking back on II all from the deck
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sympathy and example. / can never ex-
press. To her only 1 owe it that I have
not given up to despair
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ing on our right and in the direc

ing on our right and in the direc-
ton of Atlanta, about fourteen
miles. Very warm all day.
Friday September End. At :
o clock we were ordered 10
march. Moved out south, cross
ing Flint river. nice little
stream. Came up to the Rebel
hospital where there were a great
many wounded and dead lying
in the woods. without any tents
or any sheets. Marched on cross
ing a little stream. ! did not
learn the name. We marched on
up to the 4th corps. Had a very
heavy little fight Marched on
until 9 o'clock in the night. Very
dark. The army of Tennessee
had a hard fought battle, taking
1900 prisoners and ten pieces
Of artillery, also all the dead and
wounded fell into our hands.
Heavy rain nearly all day; men
very tired and hungry. Halted
for the night after eighteen mile
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Plenty Of Nuts.

According 10 those who hENs
been in search Of nuts IL is said
that hickory nuts and walnyts
are unusually plentiful this year.
They were scarce last year and.
according 10 the old sign that
every other year the trees bear
well. this is the wear for a good
crop. II is not the real time for
nutting until after frost, but
there are some. especially the
school boys. ~ho cannot wait un-
III then md have already gather
a good supply. The time was
when plentiful supply of nuts
could be gathered almost in n
stones throw Of town. but the
number Of trees is growing less
each year and now one has 10
travel several miles on the same
errand. but that does not keep
the young folks from having nut
ting parties.
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Flowers on Hat
Saved Two Lives
Angered Boar Attacks Aged Co..
ple-vietins Escape While
He Devours Womans
Bonnet.

Owensboro. KY. Oct 10. -
While entering the front gate Of
his home in the West Louisville
vicinity. Burch. a confederate
veteran. and his wife were at
tackled by a vicious hog and mar
rowly escaped fatal injuries. The
boar first attacked Mr.. Burch.
biting him through the calf Of
the left leg and knocking him
down. As he fell backward his
head struck the sharp portion Of
a picket and he was knocked I'M
conscious.
Seeing that her husband was
in danger. Mrs. Burch secured a
fence picket and ran into the
yard. attempting TO fight the an
gered hog off her husbands I'M
conscious form. The animal met
her at the gate. and biting her
through the calf of the leg.
knocked her down and bit her
about the neck and shoulders.
Being attracted by the gaudy
flowers on her hat. the animal
began TO tear it TO pieces and
Mrs. Burch succeeded in reach
ing her husband and attempted
to get him into the house. Be-
fore she could close the door.