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The Washington times., 1913-05-15
The Much Abused Stepmother.

others may not Judge . stepmothsr too
harshly: for. ~ In my case. she may
prove herself to be worthy indeed"
Just 80! The very name stepmother
has created an IMPRESSION In the
history Of humans that has somehow
clunE to her.
Yet. In truth, there are good step
mothers and bad stepmothers. just the
same a. there are good wives and bad
wives. good husbands and bad hus-
bands, etc.
And. perchance. the percentage in all
these instances. II obtainable. would
average the same.
Especially in this age Of individuality.
when the RIGHTS OF OTHERS are
recognised more poignantly than here
tofore. tho stepmother does not fall be-
hind In living up to her REsPoNsI-
BILITY.
She II often forced to take action
which she would NOT take II she were
but met halfway In . REASONABLE
spirit.
It must be remembered that q wife
presumably occupies the FIRST place
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
A Thrilling Shot.

~ LID JOE was talking as usual
for the edifcation OF t.. com.
~ pany and football cxperie .ces
became the pet theme. re-.
!ates Pearsons Weekly
Il shall never forget one final" .aid
he. We were drawn-one nII-with
about a minute to go. wner I got tbs
ball. on ! went. passing nan after
I paused. I can hear the crowd sba,','
ing now. Shoot. man. shoot Drawn
one foot well back let fy. ard tbe
yell that went up-ohr" with sieb m
pain. VI
one impatient listener.
score? Cad II took the micsus rrIIv
ten minutes to get the bed rail from
between my toes" N'
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
THE SQUARE DEAL PROGRAM.

No reflection on policies of previous administra-
tions need be involved in the observation that Engi.
neer Commissioner Harding has taken exactly the
right position about the apportionment Of public
revenues to public Improvements. He told a citi-
zens' association in the southeast section that he
would stand for equal treatment of all sections and
play no favorites.
If there are going to be SHOW sections Of the
city, they ought to be such because the wealth and
enterprise and civic pride of the residents of those
sections make them such. They should not be made
such by reason of getting more than their share Of
the public revenues.
What are the public parks for, anyhow? Are
they for the purpose of giving special value and at
tractiveness to the real estate in their immediate
neighborhoods, they for the of the people?
Nobody will hesitate about the answer. They are
for the people to They ought to be located with
reference to serving the needs of the people; not
with reference to providing magnificent landscape
settings for the homes of wealth.
The people to whom the parks mean most are
those people who remain in Washington during the
summer; who have real need for the breathing
places, because they do their breathing here, and
not on the coast of Maine, in the New Hampshire
Hills, the Berkshres, Killarney, or Colorado Parks
that are planted convenient to marble mansions with
their windows boarded up from May to October, are
not serving the purpose for which they we're intend
ed, or ought to have been intended one-half so we'll
as those which are adjacent to the humber homes
whose children-and elders, too, for the matter of
that-stay right here through the hot weather.
In Washington, of all cities, it is proper that
these things which 60 to make up the physical en-
semble of the city should be done with reference to
the general effect Nobody would deny its full share
OF park privileges to any particular section. But there
is some evidence that special attention and effort
are necessary, to assure that sections which the
whole have the least pressing needs shall not get
the most. That sort of thing is wrong and it is
earnestly to be hoped that Colonel Harding will be
successful in his fight for a square deal to all parts
Of the city.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
By Sophie Irene Loeb.
By CARMICHAEL

edge that there is . .stepmother in the
case
Such things are not fair. to say the
least. There are two sides to consider
In every case.
To accept q situation both sides
must give and take. Times without
number stepmothers trials and tribu-
lations assume the proportion Of con-
ttnueG hardship. which she fights against
and sometimes with LITTLE CREDIT
accorded to her.
Yet in this era Of live and let live"
when actual cruelty to children IL read
ily discerned and punished accordingly.
the average woman who merrfes .
father stops to consider his children and
what IL EXPECTED Of her. and she
endeavors to keen HARMONY.
Give the stepmother . chance. She
knows the Golden Rule.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
A Cheap Provision.

A LIFE partnership. my boy
- ~ gossiped the old chap bright
n ly-"so that's what you con-
template with Miss Richbird
But are you sufficiently we'll of to take
such a serious step?'
"Oh. that's all right" replied the youth
airily, relates the Boston Globe. We
shall rub along we'll enough. You see.
her pa will give us a house and some
garden: her uncle is going to part up
with a corpulent check. and she owns a
little money OF her own
And" inquired the old gent, may l
inquire what you contribute to the part
nership?"
The young man blushed and the twin
noticeable.
"Well-er." admitted the BRIDEGROOM.
''-er-principally the name
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
Too Much Of a Good Thing.

WAS yer yhappy." said the can
fessor, when. after years Of
wooing. she finally said Yes 80
But why did you break the
engagement so soon after" asked his
friend.
Man. 1t was she that dissolved IT.
Really" said the friend. How did
that happen"
1T was due to my accustomed absent
mindedness. When. a few lays later.
I called at her home, I again asked her
to marry me."-Youth's Companion.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

house for my father. I have
younger brother and sister.
About a year ago my father married
again. and. naturally. We were much
opposed to having any other woman
take my mothers place. for We were
very devoted to her. But We thought
We had to make the best of II and 20
accepted the situation.
Things have not gone very smoothly.
for somehow We resented the Intrusion.
and had to give way to many things
that made changes In our lives.
But recently q matter came up In
which had been greatly at fault. and
my stepmother took nv part and
Strengthened things out for me, which
would have proved very difficult indeed
II I had not had her to do 30.
Il am writing this. therefore, 30 that
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

There are worse things than war;"
co-editor Lyman Abbott told the Lake
Mohonk conference Well. Lyman, wen
bite: what are they? No. wait! wc'll
find out for ourseH. Consider the csn-
test on. o contributors. and no manu-
scripts viii be returned. There are
worse things than war. What ARE
they?
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
Wisdom of the Ages.

9. 6. K: I have a morsel Of sound,
sensible. info to dispose of. It's this:
When public librarian recommends a
volume. DON'T TAKE IT. I have put
In several years reading books that
librarians told me were gooc>-and my
figures show that in only two cases out
Of III were they correct.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
THIS& THAT
DOCTORS TRIOLET.
Van So'wetrsses . k,tfle sreAe otAe-

DOCTORS TRIOLET.
Pneumonia Turks in every bree:e,
And grippe in every zephyr.
Beware of sickness and disease;
Pneumonia turks in epev breeze.
But folks, alas! are deaf to these,
And ever growing deafer;
Pneumonia turks in every breeze,
And grippe in every zephyr.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

The circular remarks of James J. Hill
Millionaire interviews. style 2s-A;
keynote: How happy We all are!-the
Post" sees At to call illuminating. +"
We couldn't 30 30 far a. thai: but ven
grant that they're light.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
JoHNsoN's NEWEST RECORD.

The exact specifications of the string of records
which have been accumulated by our esteemed fel
low townsman, Mr.. Walter Johnson, would require
too much space for enumeration He has been gath
ering them in since about the time when he associ
afed his talents with 4 tail-end ball team, and be-
came the prime factor in injecting the gimp and gin
ger that put it among real contenders 1t is enough
to say that he has added one to the collection,
by dint Of pitching fy-six innings in succession,
against ve different opposing teams, without having
. run made
Johnson has for the last two years stood on the
threshold of universal recognition the greatest
pitcher that ever wound up and then let out an u-
hittable ball There has been increasing disposition
10 force the laurels upon him bit in advance of the
conclusive demonstration. 1t does not seem neces-
sary, even yet, to send the jury out But this much
can with safety be ventured: that if Johnson goes
ahead pitching throughout season in fashion at
al consistent with the form in which he is opening,
there will be nobody else in the race for the verdict
At the end Of this year 1913 He will be holder Of
oil the records, and of the unquestioned title of
premier pitcher Of al the games history.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

The most interesting. or the least un-
interesting. feature Of the lap land bill
episode Is the length Of the telesrams
involved. II any poor sink went short
on telegraph stocks recently. We profrer
our commiserash.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
the REAL QUESTION IN CALIFORNIA.

h b manifest that fhe National Government
0ue make treaties and determine and enforce rights
under them. Governor Johnson, in supporting Cali
3anias effort to interfere in this sphere of the
aa6sa, b In position sharply anagonistic to the
plsffom Of the Progressive party, on which ne was
candidate for Vice President That platform said
Up to the limit of the Constitution and later
W amsndment Of the Constitution IL found
asosssau. We advocate bringing under effective
nnf5o0al jurisdiction those problems which have
axpandsd beyond reach Of the individual States.
The extreme insistence on States
ri.sso,w dsmon.tr.ts anew ~ ~. ' in.niiitY to
undsrstand the world into which 1t has
vfved or to administer the affairs of q union Of
States which have in all essential respects be-
come one people.
That is proclamation for a larger, wider na-
ienaiism; and surely there is no phase of the coun-
Hy's affairs in which it is more necessary to have
truly national control and nationwide uniformity
san in the matter Of making and enforcing treaties.
II is for this nation as 4 whole-not for any
part Of this nation. and certainly not for any other
nation-to determine what peoples we will admit to
citizenship, and what we will not. 1t is for the
nation-not for any part of it, and assuredly not for
any other nation-to decide whether we will permit
aliens to hold lands here, in fee by lease. 1t is
for the nation to determine whether we will discrim-
nate, IS among races or peoples, in these affairs.
These are questions to be settled with regard to
the interests of the whole country, and from the
viewpoint of the whole country. They must be set
tied by this nation in way be6tting its indepen-
dence and its self-respect; settled in our own way
by our own processes, with concern for our own in
terests and welfare; settled independently of pro-
tests or menaces or threatening attitudes of any
nation earth. In reaching their settlement, every
courtesy and consideration must be extended to the
national susceptbiites and the substantial interests
Of Japan but in the end the settlement must be our
settlement, not one dictated to or imposed upon U.S.
This is function of the National Government
alone. While it must be exercised nationally, and
with reference to national rather than local inter-
ests yet it is necessary for the national authority
to look well into the merits OF any local conten-
ton; to know il all rights and interests are duly
protected; and to see thai these shall be conserved
and protected to the fullest extent that shall not
involve injury to the people IS . whole.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
What's on tie Program IN
WASHINGTON TO-DAY

The following Masonic organizations
will meet tonight: Lodges-Naval.
No. 4. E. A.: Hiram, No. 10. E. A; La
Fayette. No. 1s. NJ. NJ; Takoma, No.
%. special NJ. NJ. Royal and Select
Masters-Adoniram Council. No. 2. de-
grees- Eastern Star-Esther Chapter
No. s.
The following I. o. o. F. lodges will
meet tonight: Columbia, No. 10. de-
gree; Excelsior, No. r; Salem. No. q
business.
The following Red Mems ORGANIZATIONS
viii meet tonight: Saltese 1.te. n.
Is; White Eagle Council. No. l.
The following National Union Councils
will meet tonight: Postofice and In.
terror.
Amusements
National-"Follies." els and s:t5 n
Colun,bin-'The Prince Chap, els and
S:l5 .. m.
Poirs-'The Greyhound" a:l5 and Sis
p. m.
Relasco-Antarctic lecture. 2:so and s:s
p. m
Convicts Daush,er.-
S:l5 d. m.
ChasetTalkinx pictures. to II p. m.
Cosmos-Vaudeville
Gayety-Harry Hastings show. ais and
0;8 = n.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
Better Stay a Few Months.

G. 5. X: Ny vacation was to have
been the last two weeks in August. out
on account Of your seventy-four-years-
ago-express- company series | am leav-
Ing next Monday. Please have it over
with by the time | get back
wILFRED 7.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

seVenty-one years ago :oday-easy
way to I'LL column. isn't it?-the case
Of the lost package again came up in
court and the first express company
secured further postponement OF two
years.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
No, That's One We Overlooked.

g. g. K: DID you ever notice tina,
when you have finished ALL the dish
e.. and upset the pan in the sink, there
always Is one teaspoon left in the wa
ter?
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
How the House, Etc.

L. M: "A bill to make It a felony
for sidewalk gratings TO belch forth l50
Fahrenheit degrees when the temp Of
the day is about 81 In the shade"
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

senator OGorman's bill for the reim'
oursement Of contributors to the fund
used to ransom Ellen NJ. Stone in 1901
mas been favorably reported to the
Senate,
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
JAPANIc.

The Governor has now replied,
Exactly as We prophesied;
He telesraphsd the President:
ITS my duty to Eign it."
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

In 1904. testified Prexy Farrell Of the
Steel trust. the National Tube Company
controlled IS per cent Of the pipe busi-
ness Of the country. Sure. Hence the
word pipe"
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

Whatever Congress in its wisdom
may do" begins Secretary Wilson In
an interview on capital and labor-but
that was as far as we got man hold
ing the disnified position Of Cabinet Of
deer should not stoop to insert humor-
Gus remarks in supposedly serious inter-
views.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

Since the district Committee of the
House never does anything anyhow. it
occurs that the Craftsmanship Of /, ism t
much OF an item 10 fuss about,
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
A Lengthy Felt Want.

q. 5. X: Isn't there a school in this
town where a fellow can learn how te
roll up an umbrella properly?
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

D. C.s snapshot Of how not to spend
time: Arguing a matter of ten seconds
with q man who takes pride in his
watch
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

nTHE late General Booth" said
q Salvation Army captain Of
u Philadelphia. used to admit
freely that the bad man had
more fun-at least while carrying on his
business-than the good man.
"strokins his white beard. he put the
matter in a neat episram one night In
New York.
They say the way Of the trans
gressor is hard he said. AT any rate,
1t certainly isn't lonely Detroit Free
Press
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

Dill McCombs, when last heard from
was stu over in Europe. G. S. X.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
"A Policeman's Lot


Urom the Tfmes.")
Members OF the Washington police
force are now wearing their summer
uniforms. These consist of short blouse
coats made Of considerably lighter ma
terial than those worn during the sum
mer.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

Were 1t not that we don't gamble
Boston, by the way. dropped another
game yesterday-we'd lay a wee wager
that those missing. we refuse to call
them stolen. battleship blueprints will be
found in the other drawer along about
the day after tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15

Two Small Lemon Trees Are Stolen
by Thieves."-The Times"
Leading "Whiz" to remark that IT'S
well to make those things clear They
might have been stolen by ph!Iantnro-
pists.
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
YOUNG woman writes:

III oaSnSoeh Seefs oios ehi'
after my mother died kept
The Washington times., 1913-05-15
Good Stories
The Crowded Way.

n-HE late General Booth" sai
The Dickinson press., 1913-11-29
LoNDoN's QUEER MARKET.
All Ito Wares Arc strswn Upon the
Cohhlad Paxemanfa.

All lts Wares Are strewn Upon the
cobblsd Pavemsnts.
There are many queer markets scat
tered over the face Of the globe. but
London, among it's many other unique
features, is the proud possessor Of
what is perhaps the strangest and most
extraordinary Of them all.
At the Caledonia market, IsHngton,
whence the great metropolis draws a
large proportion Of its meat supply, the
cobbled pavements, with their count
less rows Of white fenced pens, are
usually given up to the display Of fat
stock. but Fridays "a change comes
DER the spirit of the dream" The
cobbled pavements r there, the white
pens still break up the wide expanse.
but no cattle or sheep r to be seen.
On that day the great market is CIV
en- over to a throng Of miscellaneous
traders, whose are provide the most
amazing contrasts imaginable. There
is nothing in the whole gamut Of hui
man devices and needs which one may
not come across displayed in some odd
collection set forth on the cobblestones.
The traders use few counters or stalls.
Each of them, whether he has a stock
worth three or four hundred pounds or
a few rusty old bolts and spindles
which one might reasonably expect to
purchase for a shilling or two, dumps
his wares on the pavement Of the mar.
ket. Moreover. at this remarkable
Esplace there are markets within mar
kets. each taking Its regular turn and
place during the day and then packing
up and vanishing. The market was
opened by Prince Albert, Queen victo'
ria's consort, about sixty years ago.
Wide World Magazine. +.
The Dickinson press., 1913-11-29
Wager Of Battle.

In 1917 n Richard Thornton, called
to the bar Of the kings bench charged
with the murder Of Mary Ashford, in
open court threw down his glove and
defed his accuser. whereupon there
was a pretty to do. Wager Of battle,
it was supposed, had died q natural
death in the dark ages, but Lord FL
Ilenborough after much consultation of
precedent held that It was still the
law Of England and ordered a field to
be prepared. Thornton's accuser there
upon declining combat, the prisoner
was discharged. Next year parliament
passed an act abolishing this privilege
OF appeal to the strong right arm.
The Dickinson press., 1913-11-29

Feed Barn
When you come to Dickinson put your
team in the feed stable south of the Ger
man Hotel. Best of care and feed. Dell
Morey, Prop. I1-8-1p If
The Dickinson press., 1913-11-29
Grim Jest Of War.

The Excelsior, Parish relates the fol.
lowing story from the Tchatalja lines:
The Bulgarians were attacking the
lines. "a regiment hitherto held In re
serve was about to be sent to what
appeared certain death.
your regiment is the first in the
world. said General Savon to thu
colonel In command Of the regiment.
- General replied the colonel grave.
i, at viii also be the first in the next
world NJ
The Dickinson press., 1913-11-29
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

Sunday services at II a. M. and Z 80
p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. N.
Junior c. E. at $50 p. m. Young
Peoples Christian EndeavOr at s 80 ..
m. The evening service at : 80 p. m.
will be mostly musical. Those who
are not members of other congregations
in the city are cordially invited.
A. c. HACKE. Minister.
The Dickinson press., 1913-11-29
Taylor

8rtfEtSS I-GE&A%gNf - kGaS- tt.LE
4al!e g namoe from mere 49, down
tos NlcneIdton. g Medneeday vi attend
e ~. -. S.S1osu ua1 tu l sl rs.
The n. Il. "A. dance Given az de
anditofium "a Thankstivina e1e proved
quite 8 success ald was enjoyed by
an who attended. sss
s, lne 1as.ot soeia! eng neoseinmen
sIsons ~ ~. AH6iet!o cigD 04Stns aylor
scnoCa. ~ woi! ~ ~, very
mugn 3 ploceeos VII Q
VS. o,s.S = O 'tG,t - a.aletic 'snMa ~ iof tne
SluD' s 3SAA
mle: rctef Jonnson ana aanentef.
sai.s rs w.o nave Dee1 yiIislnS nete
:. az ~ 0onlson; Egt1tnod ias Week
- tA s notno az Sattlnsto =.
Christ Beldin returned last week from
the Bismarck hospital. where he has
been receiving medical roatment.
d "a as
The Dickinson press., 1913-11-29
Palawan's Underoround River.

A subterranean river in the island of
Palawan, n Of the: Philippines, has
been explored and surveyed by two
officers Of the United States coast and
geodetic survey and is described In
the last annual report of that service.
The river is %navigable for a small
boat for about two and a half miles
from its mouth, the tunnel through
which it passes widening in places
into large chambers containing beaut-
full stalactites.
The Dickinson press., 1913-11-29
WANTED

To hear from any one that owns land
near railroad that has good deposits of
Fire Clay on it.
]. w. McGilvrey. Hazel MINI. I1.2o-3tp
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-09

China. having a president and vice
president, and being in other respects
equipped to do business as a republic.
has 0 been recognized by the great
powers as a nation among the nations
of the earth. The president. Yuan-shi-
kali is among the great men Of his coun-
try. He belongs to the present rather
than the past. He stands for progress Oh
occidental rather than oriental lines.
Nevertheless it is to be hoped that he will
not forget the magnitude Of bridging
the intellectual gulf between the east
and the west. 1t will not be possible to
suddenly convert the oldest nation on
earth to the standards of America and
Europe. The mos modern Of western ma
tiOns gladly bids the most ancient Of
eastern nations God speed on its new
journey in quest of light and liberty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-09
MESSAGE FROM CARRANzA
CONFIRMS CAPTURE OF TORREON
AND DETAILS OTHER MOVE
MENTS OF INSURGENTS. y

Confirming the reports of the fall Of
Torreon into the hands of the Constitu-
tiona.ists. is the following telegram re-
ceived by DR.. Augustin Cara Gonzalez,
the Constituencies representative at
Brownsville from General NenuStiano
C%arranza, head Of the Constitutionalist
movement in Mexico:
Nogalez. Ariz.. Oct. :. 1913
Augustine Cara Gonzalez.
Brownsvi le. Texas.
| have received from General Man
uel Chao the following message dat
ed Oct. , at la Cruz Chihuahua:
II ami much gratified to inform YOU
that your orders have been complied
with Sierra Moiada, having fallen
@into our power, after fierce fights.
The important city of TorreOn fell
into the power Of Gen. villa. Urbi-
ia. Ma"lovia, Herrera and Juan Gar
ella. With the remainder of my com
mand | left Parral to aid Colonel Ro-
salio Hernandez assisting him to
defeat the column of the north which
was advancing to the south, meet
ing near La Cruz. "
l congratulate You upon the new
triumphS Of the constitutional lists
cause Communicate this notice to
Generals J. Carranza and Pablo
Gonzalez.
(Signed) NEWSSTAND CARRANZA
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-10-09

+. f. Martyr leaves this afternoon for
Houston. He vii b. away about Il wcel
"a private business.