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Evening star., 1914-01-23

of Mrs. Breckinridge's family who hap
pened to be abroad at the time.
Throughout her travels. Mrs. Breckil-
ridge has remained loyal American.
She thinks Washington one of the most
interesting capita in the world.
Society here" she says, 'is particular
ly Fascinating because it represents such
a variety of types and such a variety
of interests | think the American ele-
ment in this capitals cosmopolitan social
life is perhaps the most interesting be-
cause it is SO diverse. The men and
women who gather here from the north,
east south and west Of our great coun-
try represent different viewpoints. diff
ferent traditions. different politics and.
! not infrequently. different standards OF
| culture, and you have a society which
F, for variety and charm. cannot be sur
| passed.
| Mrs. Breckenridge gives much OF her
time to the care and training OF her lit
tie daughter. whose name is Elizabeth
| Foster. She is also devoted to reading
| and is one of few women for wHon,
book on arctic expeditions holds more
| interest than a owe story. She has read
nearly every volume of that literature
of thrilling adventure and heroic sacrifice
that has grown up about the subject
of arctic explorations within the last
twenty-five years.
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pillar at him. He was a nice looking
what his trouble was. Out of work and
discouraged. likely. Still, he was fairly
well dressed. But he might be bravely
keeping up appearances. Then he again
encountered her gaze. His scowl deep
ened and his folded arms dropped apart.
One long, thin, white hand tapped nerv-
ously against the iron railing. Ethel
was frantic. She looked around. Why,
in the name of all that was prudent,
didn't some one stay around this terrible
place and so prevent such happenings?
No elevator was at the top She could
hear the cables creaking. but the clang
of their doors sounded far below.
Ethel felt a strangling impulse to
scream. She swayed the least bit and
then pulled herself together. Didn't
the elevators ever come to the top floor
any more? She'd tell the janitor or the
manager or the newspapers just what
she thought of such place. Why. it
| was a positive temptation to kill one $
spiked top of the railing to the floor far
| below couldn't help wondering how it
would seem to go whirlinS round and
round in the air.
An elevator finally whizzed it's way
to the top, the door changed open. the
conductor stuck his head out. No one
seemed ready to go down. He banged
| the door shut and the car shot from
| sight before Ethel could collect her wits
and reach it. But now she prepared for
| its return. Instinctively she felt that the
man would not jump while conscious OF
her scrutiny. Very carefully she let her
packages slip to the floor. They might
| interfere with her speed. Furtively she
looked across and the man quickly
| averted his gaze. Her heart thumped
He glanced again at her and then he
rested one hand on a projecting iron
scroll. Ethel's eyes grew big with horror
but from somewhere the shabby old man
had reappeared and he paused by the tall
figure. The hand dropped from the iror
| railing. There was a brief interchange
Of words. The young fellow nodded
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who had run swiftly around to aid. Gay,
you don't mean"
Yes. I do" snapped Ethel. She faced
them with furiously red cheeks. Haven't
you been hanging over"
Watching you!" he protested. And
trying to tell somebody or get near You
without startling you.''
so was I you,", stammered Ethel in
coherently. And l didn't dare call to
the elevator man."
You laid all your packages down" he
accused her. "and You tried to hide be-
hind that pillar
You looked so bad.' she retorted
Me- surprised. II have a tooth
ache! The dentist on the floor below IS
busy. SO l strolled up here"
Il certainly will have nervous pros
tration," declared the shabby old man,
wearily, as he ambled away.
"Oh. well. l don't care" said the for
lorn young man half an hour later. II
can get acquainted with your cousin 9
husband tomorrow. seeing we work in
the same building. And he will ask me
out I'll ask him to ask me out. Can't
you stay over three days3 You haven t
seen the canal"
I'D like to see all the sights before
go back" said Ethel. demurely.
CTHE END.)
Evening star., 1914-01-23
THE EVENING STORY.
TWO MISTAKES.
cop,r,rbt. 1914. BY W. Werner,


Ethel hurried into the wide lobby and
turned to the row of elevators marked
mo stop below tenth floor" She was
SO tired that she sighed with relief as
she leaned against the iron cage. Her
hair was disheveled. her hat was a bit
awry, and the powder that had beantifed
her face in the morning was gone.
Shopping leaves traces. and shopping
and sightseeing combined leave havoc,
but this was the last item on her list of
things to be seen and thrills to be felt be-
fore she left her Cousin Nelrs charming
fiat for her own home back in Mime
sofa. Household duties had kept Nell
at home that day, and Ethel had ad-
ventured for herself. To tell the truth.
although she had dutifully followed the
from art institute to museum, from park
to park, to public library, to stockyards.
to Ghetto. to the board of trade. and all
the other places that one is supposed
the last-this famous building from
whose top floor she could look down
hundreds of feet and which was the
favorite jumping off place of would-be
suicides. Ethel very properly shivered
as she hurried out the elevator door
Of big pillars. She was a very tender
hearted girl and pretty. Besides. she
belonged to the charitable guild back
home. But she wondered when the last
unfortunate had leaped and the next
unfortunate would linger sadly beside
that iron railing. She involuntarily
drew back from the railing. The down
ward vista was so very sheer and vast.
She was bit dizzy, and she was very
glad of the barring iron railing. Why,
one might go over before one thought!
And then she felt her heart quiver.
On the other side of the chasm stood
a tall. morose young man. He was
leaning over the railing, his arms
clasped across his chest, and he was
scowling hard. Ethel shivered. She
looked around. Except shabby old
man who wandered aimlessly past she
and the young man were the only per-
sons present. Fascinated by the pos
sible imminence of a tragedy. she
watched the young man until finally the
Intensity Of her gaze drew his in return.
He looked up, met her eyes and started.
She half drew into the shadow of the
big pillar.
Ethel tried to think what she should
do. Furtively she looked around the
Evening star., 1914-01-23
Garrison Goes to New York.

Secretary Garrison went today to New
York to spend the week end with Mrs.
Garrison. He expects to return Sunday
night
Evening star., 1914-01-23

SO long as they have ice cream at
the finish.
II problem play really explained any
Of the problems it tackles 81 seat would
be mighty cheap.
Around a coal yard Willies mother
used to make him play. She called him
in and whipped him at the close of every
day. She busted him and scrubbed him
in a manner that seemed cruel. But
every week she made him yield So worth
of fuel.
The Jimville post office doesn't pay any
thing worth mentioning, but the prtvf-
lege of being first to get a peek at the
mail will always keep 1t in demand.
Aren't you going to marry young Bob
bles?" asked one girl. Perhaps" re-
piled the other; although l hate to put
stop to our correspondence. He does
write the loveliest love letters!"
r TEAR the sleigh bells jingle jingle
n on frosty night! How the pranc-
ing horses frolic through the snow
SO white! And the stars SO gayly sparkle
in the limpid sky as we peep through furs
to watch the scenery flash by! Speeding
like a startled moonbeam swiftly on its
way, there Is a strange exhilaration rid
ing in a sleigh. That's the way they sing
about 1t in a room so warm, gathering
| round the old piano. sheltered from the
storm How the sleigh bells jingle-jin-
gle! as your weary hoss strikes piece Of
skinny ice and has to swim across.
Both your ears swell up like pictures on
tomato cans. Toes and fingers spread
and stiffen like the sticks of fans. How
you dream about the fireplace which
you long to hug, as unto your steed you
say: ''Gfddep, you DANCED old plug!''
Jingle-jingIe! The refrain will scatter
every gloom. But you want to sing it in
comfortable room
Evening star., 1914-01-23
HAMBURG : AMERICAN

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second cabin only. sHamburg direct
FROM BOSTON TO
Queenstown, Boulogne. Hamburg
;Shaetia .. Feb. 5 Fuerst Bismarck Feb p
sTO HAMBURG DIRECT.
Madeira, Gibraltar, Algiers,
Naples, Genoa
IS. s CINCINNATI. I........... Jan. 2. pm
= s. HAMBU RG. FEB. II, pm.
$ S. CINCINNATI. -----.-. MARCH 5. p.n
IS s. HAMBURG. APRIL 4. IL noon
swiiI call at Algiers.
-wIII not call at Madeira.
New dirett passenger service between
Philadelphia and Hamburg
NEXT SAILING
: :. PRJNz oskAR- FEB.
s PRINZ ADALRERT MAR 3
Hamburg American Line. - Broadway. n. 7.
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tried to put paw between the wires
and Chatterer saw the great cruel claws
But Black Pussy couldn't get the paw
between the wires because they were too
close together.
How would you like him for break
fast?' asked Farmer Browns boy.
Meow" said Black Pussy. arching her
back and rubbing against his legs.
II suppose that means that you would
like him very much" laughed Farmer
Browns boy. DO you think you can
catch him il I let him out .
Meow replied Black Pussy again. and
to poor Chatterer 1t seemed the awfullest
sound he ever had heard
well. we'll see about 1t by and by
said Farmer Browns boy. There's the
breakfast bell and / haven't fed the bid
dies yet"
With that he once more picked up the
trap and started for the house.
Evening star., 1914-01-23
BENJAMIN Jacobs, Chemist, Resigns

Benjamin Jacobs. one Of the chemists
Of the bureau Of chemistry. Department
Of Agriculture, has resigned to accept a
similar position with the Canadian gov
ernment Mr.. Jacobs Is an organic chem
ist, and has been in the employ of the
Department OF Agriculture since 1907.
His work has been principally in connec-
ton with flour investigations. He ex-
poets to leave for his now post in about
q fortnight.
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lust HUMAN
/ NATURE
or RhIIa0oar bkAsoo

A SURPRISING number of people
~ don't care what they have to eat
so long as they have ice cream at
the finish
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boy. Chatterer's heart, which had been
humping SO, almost stopped beating with
fright. There was Black Pussy. whom
he had so often teased and made fun OF.
Her yellow eyes had q hungry gleam
as she walked around the trap and snifred
and shifted. Never had Chatterer heard
such a terrible sound as those hungry
shifts SO close to him! Black Pussy
Evening star., 1914-01-23
Potomac River Landings
AND BALTIMORE.

AND bALItMohE
Steamers leave 7th ST. wharf for Baltimore and
river points Monday, Wednesday and Saturday,
m +; arrive Baltimore second morning out. Leave
Baltimore Pier 8, Light ST., Monday. wednesday
and Saturday, pm; arrive Washington second
morning out River freight prepaid. Passenger
service frst-class. Freight received until 8:45
pm. on sailing days.
JOS. p. STEVENSON. Agent.
Maxyiand, Delaware and Virginia Rwy. Co..
Telephone Main 745. 7th st. Wharf.
Evening star., 1914-01-23

Frederick B. Crawford. seventeen years
old. committed suicide Monday night by
hanging himself with a rope in the sheep
pen on the farm of Robert Van Metre;
near Martinsburg. W. Va, where he was
employed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01

cost at least one hundred thousand
dollars The church is always thronged
with worshipers, and one is sure to
find many persons PROSTATE before
some particular ikon. In one instance
the church authorities were compelled
10 cover one OF the Jeweiled kons with
glass as the worshipers actually kissed
the setting away from the jewels and
they fell out of their mountings.
The Kazan Cathedral, too. Is beau
tiful with its blue and gold domes and
its huge monoliths. Many other houses
of worship might be described. but
the two above mentioned are the
grandest churches of Russia.
Splendid Statuary.
Statuary is one of the citys strong
points. and as II In keeping with the
other things In the city II IS ont of
the ordinary. The largest single col
umn OF stone in the world stands In
front of the Winter Palace as npn-
ument to Alexander 7. 1t is eighty
four feet In height and weighs about
four hundred tons. 1t was brought
from Finland on rollers: ii required
several months and the labors Of one
HuIoTeu uitH 10 DT3nS IL TO the capt.
tai. The statue OF Peter the Great
which stands naar the Admiralty, Is
one of the few successful equestrian
statues in ancient or modern times
The figure OF the founder of Petrograd
is eleven feet high. while that OF the
horse Is seventeen. The horse rears
on his hind legs just on the brink Of
a precipice after the fashion of We
lasquez painting. The idea OF the
statue is TO show Peter the Great on
the height of the city of his creation
with his hands stretched forth as II
to protect ii.
Vile Summer Climate.
Petrograd's greatest drawback Is the
summer climate. for the weather dur
ing July and August Is about as dis
agreeable as possible. For a few
hours the sun pours down on the
pavement with an almost tropical
fierceness-the remainder Of the day
Is cold and sunless with a raw. cutting
wind at night. Everybody who can
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01
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was a man far ahead of his times
u student, mechanic. artist and soldier.
The remains of both of these EN-
perors are buried in the Imperial tomb
in the cathedral of the Fortress of
Peter and Paul--the most dreaded
prison In all Russia. This huge struc-
ture rises in majestic grandeur on the
bank of the Neva River. The prison
section Is on the level with the river.
which frequently overfows and drives
the rats into the cells Of the unfor-
tunate creatures who happen to be
Imprisoned there. The Cathedral is
far above, and here are buried all the
men who have ruled Russia since the
foundation of Petrograd. Nothing in
Europe is grander in Its simplicity
and silence than this stately mauso-
teum of the Cars.
The Library. also built by Cath
crime IL, was completed a little more
than century ago. 1t, Is like every
thing else-colossal. and can accom-
modate one thousand readers at a
time. IT has thirty-one rooms and
houses million and half bound
volumes besides more than fifty thou
sand manuscripts.
Magnificent Churches.
The churches of Petrograd are IA
nous throughout the world The Ca
thedral of st. Isaac Is, the richest and
perhaps the best known. Unfortu-
nately, a corner of this great church
Is sinking although nearly million
dollars were spent in laying piles be-
fore it's construction. The building oc-
cupies a commanding situation. not as
tn elevation but In the wide sweep OF
land about 1t. Built in the shape OF
n cross with four equal arms with
columned porticos mounted nobly on
tn, four extremities, the whole COM
position crowned by central dome and
surrounding cupolas. Il makes an i'm
posing picture. All this beauty Is
heightened by the decorative splen-
dor of the domes frightened with bur
nished gold. The monoliths about the
Cathedral are seven feet In diameter
and sixty feet high. all polished granite
from Finland. Once inside. the trav-
eller stands in awe at the display of
malachite, lapis-lazuli. gold and other
precious substances all heaped to-
gether. 1kons set In diamonds and
pearls are all about. while rubies and
sapphres frame some precious relic.
The whole thing is mass of barbaric
magnificence. There are malachite
pillars and an altar screen with lapis-
Iazuli columns which are said to have
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01

world and dispatches from the Russian
capital In the daily press are now
headed "Petrograd.'t Turkey, how
ever, for some unknown reason re-
fused to recognize the change and the
Sultan sent an order to the Turkish
newspapers peremptoriiy ordering
them TO continue to call the city st.
Petersburg. Outside of this, there
seems to be little objection to humor-
ing this strange within of the Russians
Built On 4 Marsh.
AS Russia owns nearly one-sixth OF
the land area Of the world. and It's
population is more than one-tenth of
the population Of the world, It's capt.
tai would as a matter OF course, be
remarkable place. II Is not a beau
tful city. bat Is n colossal one---its
public buildings far exceeding any
other European country in size and
magnif7cence. The city is built on
absolutely fat ground, Its site was
n marsh before Peter the Great re-
claimed II, and even today II would
be possible to sink monolith out OF
sight in its grounds. To provide
against such contingencies a forest of
piles has been driven into the earth
10 support the huge buildings which
dot the city The streets are wide
with large squares and plenty OF
room-~the main street.-The Nevsky
Prospect, being more than three miles
in fenztt h. 1t has no particular style
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01

of architecture, and were Il not for
the Russian lettering on the signs the
traveller might imagine himself In
Paris or Brussels. Every imaginable
thing is sold on this street. the shops
ranging from the "ThreeCent Store"
to the finest jewelry shops In the
world. The public buildings are ugly
in architecture but beautiful In In
terror decorations. For Instance. the
Winter Palace of the Gear from the
exterior ia merely n mass of red stone.
but inside ii surpasses Versailles In
its wonderful paintings of battle
scenes and It's Imperial Gallery of
portraits of all the sovereigns of the
reigning Russian House.
This great structure contains several
hundred rooms. many of which are
rarely opened, although their decora-
tons are worth thousands of dollars.
In one of the halls Is an ikon said to
have been painted by Saint Luke. The
description attached tells us that It
was presented to Paul T. when he be-
came a Knight of Malta. The right
hand OF John the Baptist Is also pre-
served in the Winter Palace.
The Famous Hermitage.
Catherine tho Seconds palace. now
known as the Hermitage, is connected
with the Cars winter home by gal
lery, and this alone repays one for
n, Journey to the city. for II contains
more than fifteen hundred paintings
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01
nearly $22.o00,000.

nearly $22.o0o.000.
1t is no exaggeration to say that the
Internal Revenue Bureau has been for
a year or so past one Of the busiest
government institutions. The institu-
ton has, indeed. scarcely adjusted it
self fully to the added responsibility
of collecting the new income tax when
along comes this war tax to complicnte
matters. The income tax for the year
1915 Is expected to yield sos, 900, 600,
and the war tax Is looked to give an
equal amount, so that between them
these new streams OF wealth will give
two-thirds as much as was obtained
last year from all ordinary internal
revenue services. An elastic institu-
ton, we must admit, that can suddenly
expand it's volume of business IS 2-S
per cent. without moving into larger
quarters or doubling up the otiice
force.
Tax Collectors Really Work on Com
mission.
The sixty-three collectors Of Internal
revenue scattered through the coun-
try receive fixed salaries just an do
almost all other employees of the gov
eminent but In reality they work on
the com mission basis. because their
salaries are made propprtionate to
the amount they collect or are expect
ed to collect.
OF course the actual collection Of
internal revenue taxes IL actively In
the hands of denhtS collectors. Thars
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01

afford II goes out to the Islands"
where many OF the rich people own
'datchas.'' This word means gift.
and as Catherine II. gave = number
OF villas to her favorites this name
"datcha" has chung to these beauufui
summer villas. The islands are rcon-
neeted by bridges and form y \, MOST
delightful place In summer. "a
Winter is the time to see Petrograd.
Early In October the society returns
to town and buys its winter furs. The
windows are sealed up and after that
only one little pane can be, opened
and one must climb on q table to
reach that The snow begins, In Mo-,
vember. and the wheeled vehicles dis
appear, not one being seen between
December and March, The tfafic II
absolutely noiseless ana tho air do
lsghtfully pure and invigorating. The
city is gay with balls and theAtrcA ana
the people are SO fond OF Amusement
that half OF their earnings are spent,
in this way. The ballet OF Petrograd
is recognized rs the finest In the world.
and the Russians thoroughly apprcci-
ate the work Of the dancers. Calls are
paid at all hours in the evening. and
IL Is no uncommon lining AOT SAASAS
to arrive at ten or eleven at night ana
remain until two or three In the morn
ing. yet you will find the majority OF
men In their Offices by nine A. N. The
American traveller who becomes very
much fatlgued by these late hours
wonders how they manage to do with
SO little sleep. The houses are de-
lightfuliy warm no matter how bitter
the weather, and the ladies wear the
most diaphanous materials in evening
gowns. OF course. they wear the
heaviest kind Of furs. and Il frequently
takes from ten to fifteen minutes for
a lady TO get out OF her furs on ar
irving at ball. The greatest quantity
of hot tea Is consumed, and plenty
Of vodka by the men--the Russian
women rarely drink liquor of any
kind.
On the whole. Petrograd 10 an In
teresting city and one which 10 sure
to attract the attention OF the lover
OF things out OF the ordinary.