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Evening star., 1912-11-24

how she was to do the swapping. Then
they posed themselves with fantastic
picturesqueness that no artist could
have Improved on, and the thing was
done. And il was done so successfully
that the woman made the fee a nickel.
regardless of the mathematical complica-
tions sure to crop out in the dividing
of the two extra cents between the three.
And here comes in the psychological
mystery of the thing-thOugh nobody
seems to quite understand what psychol-
ogy means. and everybody, allowing for
erudite exceptions, has to look in the
dictionary to see how it spells. And
maybe it wasn't psychology after all
but some other something equally queer.
Anyhow. one of those colored kiddies
asked the same question that another col
ored kiddie asked a teacher who took her
picture years ago:
Say lady, will our pixchers go in de
funny papers?"
For them, as well as for that other
kiddie, the comic supplement meant
fame. And the question is: Does this
particular ambition circulate generally
among small street gamins. or does 1t
merely show. in tiny way, that fame.
like everything else in this world, de-
pends upon the point Of view?
Evening star., 1912-11-24
SEASONS FIRST HUNT.
Washington Riding Club Members
Follow the Hounds.

The Washington Riding and Hunt Club
held it's first meet of the season yester-
day, about sixteen of the club members
participating. The meet was at the coun-
try home of Walter 'Tuckerman. master
of hounds. at EdgeWood, near Bethesda,
Md, and the drag was laid over a course
of eight miles, the kill being at the
Goldsborough farm, on the River road.
The hunt extended over the stretch Of
open country. to the west of the Rock
vile trolley line, the riders encountering
half dozen fences and two or three
good water jumps. The hunt was fol-
lowed by large gallery mounted or
in automobiles. After the kill the hunt
ers returned to Mr.. Tuckermans home
where tea was served. Among those who
rode from find to kill were Col r. NJ
Thompson, Mrs. Sinclair Bowen. the two
Misses Howard. John Evans, Morris
Evans, Miss McMurray, P. w. Blackwood
and Miss Blackwood, the two whips
Murphy and Gorham, and NJ. F. II.
Walter Tuckerman.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

| He is q successful young prOfeSsiOna
man with offices in a downtown buildin
| and pretty home on the heights. In tn
| home is an Incompatible wife and abOu
the only little girl in the world, and whel
/ the professional man-lets call him doc
| tor-isn't at his Office making money b.
| curing the acutest ill that flesh is heir t
he is pottering around the pretty home
with the furnace as his fad
| Manlike, he can't do thing without
| hat on his head. No matter what h
may be up to-fghting the furnace. do
| ing odd jobs Of painting, carpentry ant
SO on-he wears his general utility top
once dignified derby, but degeneratet
| into a raggedy vagabond. splashed will
paint and coated with the ashes Of ever,
shaking the furnace has had in its ca
| reer And he loves that hat, doubtless
| in the same way that child with {
nursery full Of fine dolls prefers a ras
baby that looks like a microbe. Any
how, he can't work without it,
The other morning, after his usual be
fore-breakfast seance with the furnace
the doctor man decided he would have tG
give it another look before he went down
town Final investigation showed the
fire to be all right, so he started for his
Office and was lucky enough 10 get
seat in the car.
..aybe he was interested in the things
he saw In the street, or was meditating
o,, nis work ahead; anyhow, he had look
ed out of the window for quite time,
wnen CHANGING to move his eyes, he no
ticed that a man across the aisle was
looking straight at him. And on the
mans face was a grin. The doctor man
knew of course. that the passenger was
laughing at something behind him-a car
ad, perhaps
Then he caught a woman's eye. And
sne was laughing at the same ad. He
couldn't turn around, of course. Hand
.ume, successful, well groomed profess
slonal men don't give way to cheap GU
liosity like that.
Then he caught the sound Of a chuckle,
and blamed if every man and woman in
the car wasn't laughing at the ad, or
whatever it was in the car behind him!
Naturally, no man likes to look too
serious in the middle of joke. 1t looks
as if he couldn't take it! So the doctor
man smiled with indulgent knowingness-
just to let folks see that he appreciated
fun even IL he didn't care to participate
in it.
Then. after a bit. he got off the car
went to his Office and took off his hat.
1t was the vagabond derby.
An elderly man with rusty brown
clothes and a rusty brown beard came
across pin in the tagging in front of
the Treasury Department steps. He had
stiff joints that fairly creaked as he
stopped to pick the pin up. and his fingers
were clumsy. They were SO clumsy that
he had funlbled unsuccessfully for over
minute. when a kindly young man
who had come down the steps said to
him:
ALLOW me-
But the rusty brown man WOULDN'T t
allow him. He Just grunted and fumbled
until it seemed aA IL the pin took down.
right human delight in teasing him, Then
the old fellow Strengthened up and put
his hand to his back tfizia9,ait' 'ea 8
Evening star., 1912-11-24

! chase of country home to be maintain.
ed IN connection with the local home
An amusing diversion and luncheon fol.
lowed.
The Sara Franklin Chapter. D. A. r.,
held its November meeting at the resi-.
! dence or Mrs. Carleton Willetts on Rhode
Island avenue, who entertained them al
luncheon Afterward the chapter was
.aheu 70 order by the regent Mrs nj.
a; )" inter. Much business was discuss
ed, and several entertainments were
Planned for the winter for the benefit
OF the southern educational work among
the mountain whites of North Carolina
nrs. robert Harrison. historian of the
chapter, read paper on Paul Revere
The Political Study Club held its reeu-
lar meeting the third Friday i'm Novem
per per. After the usua! order of business
the question, Would suffrage be de-
slrable in the District of Columbia p,
was discussed. Mrs Mary F. TaIbott
LOOK the affirmative side and Mrs. L. r,
ihomson the negative. This was follow
ed by a spirited discussion. in which
Mrs. Kent Mrs Whiting. Mrs Hsnsax
Mrs. Buebee and others took pa-t II
was decided by the majority that II
would be undesirable and unconstitu.
tional tial to have suffrage in the District OF
entertained Thursday by Mrs. villa m
r. Andrews. Miss Cornelia Hill heinz
chairman for the day Mrs. Augustus
arnsi,ecgsaave ansSim. gave g paper on Ancient Irish
P;ee'ure Pana;e compared With Cyclopian
remains, In which she COMPARED the
early irish architecture with its build
i.lss 10 the ruins of early Greece and
eehtrai America, the resemblance being
liihins as TO suggest a common
origin. Mrs Fred d. Heisler presented
paper on The Norman Invasion !"
curing which Ireland prohted by re-
turn TIDE of that missionary spirit
Wnlch went forth from Ireland over
nasceh, modern Europe After adjourn
men mem MRS. Andrews invited the men,
bers to the dining room, where Mrs
Ems Logan poured tea. and Mrs John
n. stokes served frappe, assisted by
MISS oornela Hill. Mrs. Edward Hardy
Mrs William G. Foote. Among the
visitors were Miss Sophia Riggs
Webster and Mrs. E. II. Thompson of
New York.
The League of American Pen Women
held its first social meeting Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Ph;lander
Pr.estly Claxton, 1902 Connecticut ave
nue., when about $50 members of the
League and their invited guests met to
listen to the address of Prof Mitchell
Carroll an author and lecturer of inter-
national reputation and secretary of the
Archae illogical Institute of America.
Prof Carroll illustrated in an original
and forceful presentation the way in
which the characters of mythology, re-
corded only by legend, through the long
lapse of ages might, however real be-
come regarded as purely traditional per-
sonahties uLiess, through the light Of
archaeological discoveries, an interpreta-
ton of their reality could be reasonably
accepted.
On behalf Of the hostess. Mrs. Claxton.
who Is herself writer for educational
and other magazines. the president Of the
league, Mrs. Josiah Quincy Kern, well
coined the guests and. introduced the
speaker. Mrs. Claxton, with her, mother.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

admitted to the young man who had
fingered to see the outcome, but yol
know it's a sign of good luck to pick uI
pins. and I've never passed one since
was knee high to grasshopper' ht
stopped and creaked and started tt
fumbling again.
Yet he didn't look as lucky as a mar
ought to be who had been picking up pins
all his life!
Somebody wrote something about a
thief who blamed moving pictures fol
his crime. Every shadow needs it's high
light-so. here goes a sunbeam, for con.
trast
Two women sat at a cafe table. Both
!ugged cord bags filled with bundles and
NE had basket of green tomatoes
W hna they had put their belongings on
the floor by them and given their orders
for coffee and three fried, the tomato
woman began:
Say, youd d never guess it, but me and him
went to church last night: first time he's
took me since the first day We was mar
ried, and tnats ten years ago come
Tuesday,
The other woman must also have con-
sidered it a surprising move on Jim's
part, for she interrupted to ask What
got him goin?''
Well, you'd laugh, but it all come of
movin' pictures. Funny, wasn't it? Say,
IL
you'd a seen me and him a-sittin' up in
the pew! Gee! but 1t felt good. 1t come
around this way: One time two years
ago, guess, me and him went to a dandy
place up our way and saw fillum about
Solomon judgin' between them two wom-
en- and the baby. When we got home an
l supposed Jim had forgotten the piece
same as me, he s'prised me by sayin':
.''Or Sol could run a police court all
right couldn't he? Say, amt there a
Bible layin' around somewheres? I'd like
to see what else he done
Another time we hit on Moses in the
bushes. with three fillums shown him
as a baby, and SO on, an when he took
his crowd over the Red sea an them
other fellers went under. old Jim got SO
worked up over it, that he got out the
Bible again an took to it eg'lar same
as if it was live readin'. An most every
night he'd call at me while was washin'
dishes or mendin', or somethin':
-" Say, hun, wouldn't this make
dandy movin' picture?
We'll, long about the early part of last
week, while / was settin' buckwheat bat
ter. old Jim got up from his readin' an
went to the window and looked out into
the dark, same as he always does when
he's studyin' out thing. and after that
he comes over to me In that bossy way
he's got:
Say, hun, what's the matter with me
an you goin' to church next Sunday?
That Bibles all right, an we got to raise
the children by it.
$50 we went to church last night. an
all the time the minister was preachin' I
figured out to myself how was going
to market fust thing this mornin' an
buy tomat's for chowchow. Amt a
thing on earth too good for old Jim.''
X X
A woman with kodak made a busi-
ness proposition to three colored kiddies
She would give them a penny each and
they Were to let her photograph them
In group. The youngsters not only
agreed to the deal, but they -threw ~iM an
Evening star., 1912-11-24

The Cercle des Precieuses Ridicules met
Wednesday evening at the Rochambeau
With Mile. Marie Gwinn. The following
rogram was Well received by members
IF the cercle: Reading, La Pilule Argen-
;ee," Mile Frud' 'homme; recitation, lie
Siege de Berlin (Alphonse Daudep. Mile.
becker; reading, La Mule du Pape,
Robert Stearns. and recitation, .L'Au-
TONNE" paul Verlaine). Mile. Gwinn.
Tho Potomac Literary Club met Tues
day evening. with president Frank Nj.
Iioadley presiding. +. B. Thompson had
the close attention of the large audience
while presenting his illustrated tala. en-
titled, Mountain and Sea" showing the
Puget Sound country and Mount Rainier.
Mr. Thompson showed excellent views of
the adventures of mountain climbing and
a number OF rare pictures of mountain
flowers and glaciers. many photographed
in natural color. Mrs. W. Phelps. Mrs.
Ellenor B. Whitney and Emmett Hamil-
ton were elected 10 membership in the
club.
\ program was presented under the di-
rection of Mrs. Florence II. Bacon chair
man of the program committee: Mrs. H.
VI. Fulton. piano solos. "Chanson ID Ar
mour'' tSpenceI and To a Wild Rose"
tMacDowelD. Kenneth w. Ogden. tenor,
in two solos Thine Only and Love 8
*
by Mrs. Fulton: Miss Harbers rendered
with much feeling two violin solos. Soul
of the Night tWeiD and Beethoven S
'.Minuet," accompanied on the piano by
her sister; Mrs. James Dickens of Ia
koma Park closed the program with
three recitations AT the Photograph
ers.'' ''He Tried to Tell His Wife and
Apples. to much applause.
Refreshments were served.
The members ~ (snnfinanfal (tbanfpr
ID. A. r. Were entertained Monday even
ing by the regent. Mrs. George Marsh, at
the Washington Club, 1110 street. A
business meeting was held after which
the state regent, Mrs. Lockwood spoke
on Memorial Continental Hall"
Miss Mabel White and Mrs. Gielow gave
reports of their visits to the mountain
schools in which the chapter is inter
ested.
The program. in charge of Miss Cheno-
weth, was as follows: Piano solo Die
Loreley. Liszt. Donald II. Freeze: con-
tralto solo. ''Whispsc and l Shall Hear"
Piccolomini. Miss Lillian chenoweth;
reading, THE Pudding Mrs Maud
Howei-Smith; soprano solo, Loves
Rapture Kortheuer. Miss Bertha Han
sen: violin solo. "Traumerei." Schumann,
Miss Ida Ullman: accompanies Mrs
Dorothy Baxter and Miss Minnie Bailey
There were many encores. Among those
present We're Mrs. GAVIN, Mrs. Clarke
Mrs. Thomas. Mrs. Harris, Mrs Wood
ana MIS- Prltchard OF ASneVlile, n. c.,
a new member; Mrs. Pealer. national
genealogist OF the d. A. r.; her sister,
Mrs. ii. Judson Haynes of Santa Monica,
Cal, and Miss Pierce of the C. A. r.
magazine. Refreshments were served.
The members of the Crittenton Wheel
Club We're the guests Thursday after
noon of Mrs. Mary f. Brashears, 1903
Euclid street. Mrs. Story, president of
the club. gave report of the confer
Of CTitteQtop circles and clubs hold
at the Crittenton Home, 21S Sd street.
earlier in the week. when it was voted
TO have the conference an annual affair
- gTaiifsing- sum Mas -anaounceds as
Evening star., 1912-11-24
CAPT. A. l. MILLER CONVICTED.
Officer of Porto Rican Regiment Rep
rimanded for Misconduct.

Capt. Abram |. Miller Porto Rico Regi-
ment of Infantry, recently was convicted
by court-martial convened at San Juan,
P. r., of the charge of conduct to the
prejudice of good order and military dis
cipline in connection with the accounting
of the company fund and was sentenced
to forfeit $50 per month of his pay for
three months and to be reprimanded.
Gen. Barry, commanding the eastern
division, approved the sentence imposed
by the court and administered the repri-
mand.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Satire on Russian Society.
FEARS OF HEBREWS ALLAYED.
Americans in Saloniki Being Pro-
tected,sU. S. Consul Cables.

In view of the report from B'nai
Birth accompanying the appeal of that
organization to the President for inter-
vention in the Balkan war. to the effect
that the Jews in Saloniki were. being
killed and maltreated by the Greek SOL
ders, some relief was felt here at the
receipt of cablegram yesterday after
noon from the American consul at Sa-
.oniki definitely stating that Americans
and American interests at that place have
not suffered and that the same is be-
lieved to be true of the surrounding dis
tricts.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Fever-Stricken Family.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CUMBERLAND, Md, November 3D.
Mrs. Hugh Burke OF Mapleside, a SUBJ
urb of South Cumberland. is seriously
Ill from typhoid fever. and was unable
today to attend the funeral of her dauI III
ter. Louisa C. Burke, aged fourteen
years. whose death occurred Thursday
from the same disease. The only member
of the family able to atte1& the funeral
was the father. the others all being al
of typhoid, including, besides the mother.
three children. Mrs. Burke, Ii is stated,
contracted the disease while nursing her
Evening star., 1912-11-24
YALE MEN TO GIVE SHOW
C. C. Glover, Jr., Named Local
Manager for ToIstoy's
''Fruits of Culture"

c. c. Glover, jr., has been named local
manager for the production of Tolstoy )
Fruits of Culture" which is to be given
by the Yale University Dramatic Asso-
citation at the Columbia Theater the aft
ernoon Of December 27 This will be tina
third time the Yale boys have visited the
National Capital. Three years ago they
presented London Assurance" and the
following year, lie Fan"
The college men are to come to Wash
ington during their annual Christmas
trip. The trip this year Will be confined
to cities in the Atlantic states. \ year
ago the club went as far west as Chicago.
Among the other places which will be-
visited by the college players are Spring.
field, Mass: Providence. r. l.: Albany,
n. Y: Scranton, Pa; Plainfield, n. j.:
Brooklyn, n. Y: New York city, and
Baltimore, Md.
Satire on Russian Society.
The play chosen this year is an anus
ing satire upon the upper classes of Rus
sian society. AS the play was originally
written, there were more than thirty
characters needed to fill the various parts.
For travelling purposes. however, this
large cast has been somewhat reduced.
To accomplish this end and to make the
necessary changes in the lines. Profs.
Phelps Berdan and Crawford are now en-
gagged in preparing a version more suited
to practical purposes.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

Il you want work read the swant .col
Evening star., 1912-11-24

The Washington Readers Club gave a,
recital Wednesday evening in the ball
room. of the Raleigh Hotel Mrs Linnin
opened the program with a group of
lyrics. Other numbers were .'Old Lucy"
Mr.. Falconer; Punch. Brothers. Punch, /"
Mr.. Jarvis: The Going of the White
swan, Miss Ostrander; group of child
poems, Miss Ross, and a scene from
"Quo Vadis," Mr.. Wilf1ey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-12
BIG SANDY MINE AT
 DUDLEY MAY RESUME
Attorneys Returned to Birmingham
 Last Night After Two Days In- 5 spectibn of Properties

twill the Big Sandy Coal company, which has befn shut down at Dudley, Ala, Tuscaloofa county. be resumed after three years idTeness?' Is question that has come up Following the visit to this city and subsequently, to Dudley of the two prominent New York attorneys, r G. Bartlett anH w. A. Simpson. The dis tinguished attPrneys, with w. P. Pinck- ard of this city. have been looking over the propertiesl at Dudley for two days. A minute inspection was made of rne properties anal as the owners have large financial following it would cause little surprise should an announcement of re- sumption be made soon. &
 The party Ireturned last night from Dudley aboarf the Sloss-Sheffield Stee and Iron coulpany's private car Ala. bama." in which the officials remained during the visit to the mine camp. They had retired laSt night when Birmingham was reached ht midnight over the Ala bama Great Southern train from tht south.
 It is understood that Mir. Simpson and Mir. Bartlett will remain in Birmingham today. It is possible that an informal conference will be held here with loca counsel for Alabama Consolidated Goa and Iron comItany regarding the proposed merger of that company, inasmuch as the visiting attormeys represent Harvey Fisk & Son. the reported managers of the mer- ger plans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-12
PRESIDENT HOPPER
 0F T.P. A. IS HERE
National Officer to Be En- tertained By Local Post
 While in Birmingham

For the purpose of conferrng with local officials and members of the Travellers
 Protective association. Charles L. Hopper, president of the International association. reached Birmingham on a belated train last night. He came here from Nashville and will be in Birmingham today and perhaps tomorrow. MT. Hopper will call
 on the officials and will be extended sew eral informal courtesies while in the city. At meeting of the local association, committee composed of William R. Ma bry, Frank Means and Horace E. Shrop- shire, IT,, was named to meet the promi-
 net official and escort him to the hotel. The Travellers Protective association national officer will give what encourage
 ment he can to the campaign to get more members for the association which was
 started during the past week. The traV-
 cling men have formed two sections, one
 called the Blue and the other the White section. for the purpose of getting new
 men. The winning section will be given banquet by the other side.
 MT. Hopper, who is here, has been closely connected with various membership cam paigns and will distribute his information to the local men. He will he shown over the city and district some time today by the committee appointed to look after him while here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-12

Selma. February 11.-(Special.)-- The canning industry is growing in magnitude more and more with the passing of each year in central Ala bama. The present magnitude Of the business is known to but few, even In this section of the state, but each year the wholesale dealers of this city ship hundreds of cases of canned goods that have been put up by the farmers of this section.
 The phenomenal success which the small plants have met with in past years causes other farmers to investi- gate and more and more of the rural population is engaging in this busi- ness on a small plan every year It is also causing more and more Of d. versified farming among the rural cit izens and as the output of these smal Il canneries are always in demand the di- versified crops are proving profitable to those who are growing and canning them Outside of the wholesale deal CTS in Selma there are few citizens who know there are nearly dozen small canning plants in the territory surrounding this city. The output of these small plants are always in de- mand and they bring a good profit and the farmer who operates them nets a neat income each season from his pro- duct.
 One farmer living some miles west of Selma plants a number of acres Of land in okra each year. Some years he grows two crops. On his place he has established small cannery and ha nf land is nut up in pint cans and through the deal CTS of Selma are shipped in every direc- ton from here. Okra is an easy veg etable to grow and with but small eX- pense and trouble this farmer each year makes paying crop.
 At another small country place near Selma progressive farmer has been making money by canning the wild blackberries and dewberries which grow in profusion in this section. In the spring the negro farm hands pick these berries in great quantities and peddle them for , cents a quart. This farmer buys them by wholesale at even a smaller rate. He cans them and they are shipped to all sections through dealers here and afford dainty dish for tables in other sections at all times of the year.
 Tomatoes as well as othG vegetables are being canned each year in great quantities by the farmers of this sec tion of tho state. The trouble attend ing the operation of such a plant is small, the profits derived more than trebles the profits from any of the other crops grown by the owner of these cuii- neries. They are what are termed short growing crops in the parlapce of rural citizens. They grow and ma ture quickly and then the land can he devoted to some other crop.
 This spirit of thriftiness on the part of the farmers of central Alabama means a great deal in future years for the stability of the territory around Selma. Each year will witness more owners of tracts of land establishing small canning factories upon their farms or it will be the outcome of a neighborhood cannery. Either will prove profitable and will mean more di- versified farming as well as the settling of the lands of the black belt by thrifty white farmers who can make more by