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ceeded In imposing upon all the an
tiquar1es of his time by taking" a
funeral slab which. with a dead mule.
was buried in such a spot and in such
way that it could not fail to be found.
This slab became famous by reason of
the fact that its inscription was copied
into learned work on ancient burials.
Many have been the limitations which
men of genius, from the love of fun
or the greed of money have palmed off
on the public. Peter Mignard prepared
a picture and passed it as an antique:
A crowd of critics gathered and abused
him roundly for asserting it t, be a
modern painting. They We're unTece'ved
only when he scraped away the paint
and showed the portrait underneath.
A scholar Of the seventeenth century
named Sigonius deceived all the lea. ned
men Of his time by an imitation Of
Cicero; and it was some time i;s.iore the
forgeries of Chatterton. THE marvellous
youth" were discovered to be what they
really were. Michael Angelo, during his
obscure earlier years, carved statue
and passed 1t off as an ancient work.
and only convinced people of the cheat
by adjusting certain broken parts to
the pretended antique.
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This department of the government has
for some time been working out welfare
problems for its 400 men and women
under the direction of j. E. Ralph, di-
rector of the bureau, and the woman's
department of the Civic Federation. But
the Cooperative Lunchroom Association
with the single aim OF serving at cost
price wholesome MONDAY meal in res
taurants located in the wonderful new
building the bureau OF engraving and
printing now calls home.
A regular company has been formed
and officers elected. ]. Edward Beach,
C. Melvin Sharpe and Miss Anna Rapa-
port, respectively the president, vice pres
ident and secretary. have just returned
from New York, where they went for the
purpose OF visiting. with Miss Anne Nor
gan, at her invitation, the Brooklyn navy
yard lunchrooIn. The latter Is consid
cred a shining example of an employe es'
cooperative restaurant
Miss Morgan financed this movement in
the navy yard; she is very enthusiastic
about it. anu showed even more en-
thusidsIn in the possibilities of such a
business here in Washington. At the
formal opening a few days hence, when
everything, now in a rather chaotic
state and only partially complete, shall
have been finished. and every one of
the 4.i00 employees able to get meal
and be back at work in half an hour.
Miss Morgan expects to be present
Miss Maude Wetmore, president of the
woman's department of the Civic FEEDER
alton; Mrs Archibald Hopkins, its Dis
trct chairman; Miss Morgan and J. f.
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M@xicam Events of Today Recall M@xinmliam's Death

for Macmillan, after he had fallen pris-
oner at Queretaro and been condemned
to DEATH Benito Juarez remained stead
fast in his determination that the fallen
emperor should die and he told the for
eign representatives that his stand was
due to that edict inspired by Bazalne.
Long before the siege and fall Of Quere-
taro, France had been prevailed upon by
representations from the American gov
ernment to withdraw all her troops from
Mexico which were there i'll violation Of
the Monroe doctrine. That meant the be-
ginning of the end. 1t was then that
the proud Carlota started on that pill
srimage to the court of France and the
Vatican which ended in plunging her into
mental night.
Her meeting with Napoleon and Eu-
genie was more tragic even than the exc
cuton of her husband, which was soon
to follow. Neither arguments nor suppl
cations. tears nor reproaches had the
slightest effect on Napoleon, who stood
impassive, silent and scowling even when
the unhappy empress flung herself down
on her knees before the man who occu-
pied her grandfather's throne. All he
would say was that he would give his
answer next day.
< x
He did, and it consisted of these few
words. Not a soldier and not a cent"
The measure was full, and Carlota, fol-
corridor, cried out, Il know you, hang
man of my family You are taking re-
venge on Louis Philippe's granddaughter
because you owe him your fortune and
your life, 1t was he who rescued You
from squalor and saved You from the glib
bet! Go your way. and may God curse
you as He cursed Cain!'
One more effort she made in Paris, and
it was most unfortunate one. In her
utter despair she thought to appeal to
the heart of Empress Eugene. But the
meeting proved SO humiliating to Carlota
that she suddenly lost all control and
sprang upon Eugene like tigress. 1t
was the first sign of madness.
Her visit to Pope Plus TX brought on
the catastrophe. In violent fit of mad
ness Carlota upset the Pope's breakfast
table. and had to be removed forcibly.
She was taken to their castle of Miranar
where the drama of her life had begun.
Maximilan meanwhile had concluded that
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use the needle and

spring. when style is the uppermost
thought OF the feminine mind. In the
story of Miss Sussana Makes Her
Easter Calls there are many words left
out which must be supplied by all who
would complete the narrative. The miss
ing words will almost present themselves,
as each blank in the story represents
some style of skirt which has at some
time been fashionable.
Each guest may be provided with a
copy of the story. so that the inserted
words may be supplied. An easier ar
rangement however, is to have the story
read aloud and few written copies dis
tributed. so that the guests may refer
to them. The missing words are then
written in the order in which they should
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The Selfish 0ptimist.

DR. CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw. at a din
- ner to the Earl of Kintore in New
York. was declaring gravely that the bill
which grants free canal tolls to American
coastwise shipping must be repealed un-
der pain. perhaps, of war. when a coast
wise shipper shouted. jocularly:
"Oh, be an optimist, doctor"'
BE an optimist. eh?' said Mr.. Depew.
We'll. there's too much optimism already
too much optimism of a certain kind.
What is an optimist, SIR a little boy
once asked Inc.
An optimist. sonny L replied. Is Z
man who doesn't care. what happens. 50
long as it doesn't happen to him"
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house she felt glad Of the rest. The two
girls had - talk - of interest.
1t was tea time, and. being Easter Mon
day, the table looked pretty with new
and the - eggs tasted good.
Usually Miss Sussana did not like the
of egg. but she ate - what she
was accustomed that day. When she
had - her belongings she started off
with a -, for she was getting tired.
She noticed that her glove was-, but
the - lace in her sleeve quite hid this
misfortune"
The words to be supplied for this story
are as follows: F'lounced, habit. ruffled
tucked, divided, bell, panel. draped. en-
veiope. accordion, kilt, trained, hoop,
sheath. plain, full Iampshade sh!rred
yolk, double, gathered, hobble. slit and
plea ted
The Engagement Party.
At the party where an engagement is
to be announced the guests would prob
ably enjoy taking part in the ring con-
test, writing their answers on the backs
OF large gilt paper rings.
What kind of an engagement ring
would be sent by
Answers
The titled Frenchman -....--..,. Marquis
One who loves to -.-...-... Dinner
The leader Of the travelling
musicians ....-.-.-...-..-.... Band
The high government official ..... Seal
The life-sayer. MISREPRESENTATION. Rope
A naturalist Observation-Disclosures Snake
A lonely old bachelor. ........... Solitaire
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cents and 81 from those who are to
benefit by the cooperative plan. All
have not Joined the association. and some
few have little enthusiasm about the af
fair in general. but these are decidedly
in the minority. and it is assumed that
they will fall in inc when they see what
the majority of enthusiasts see in it, and
how much independence and freedom and
ease will result from it.
A visitor of inquiTing mind took lunch
there the other day in one o the corners
that are fully equipped. 1t was Friday.
and delicious baked fish, with several
vegetables was served, ice cream and
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Birds Egg Game.

The hostess of an Easter luncheon may
welcome the following suggestion. for q
half hours pastime at the table before
the desert course is served Each guest
is provided with a place card in the form
of a cardboard egg. All eggs may be the
same color. but a variety of unts VIII
better serve the purpose of the game
The hostess explains that each OF these
paper eggs represents a birds egg con-
tributed to the luncheon by the feathered
creature limited on the back.
AS each of the twelve eggs Is num-
bered these descriptions are read IN
regular order and the names of the
birds contributing the eggs are guessed
and written on cards supplied for the
purpose. The hostess copies one OF the
following hints with its number On eacn
paper birds egg:
Answer
I Comnlinents Of n rrize swarter Fly catcher
. Cool luck from a mimc...... Mocking bird
a 4 nresent from 4 proud beauty Peacock
4. Best wishes from the bird al
ways in for a good time Lark
. ness e-. Bluebird
& gift from the silly bird. Goose
4 Given because think II wise Owl
s. contribution from the best
sewer In the bird kingdom Iafiorpnd
Q. Yours truly. the expert angler hinsnsher
10. Compliments OF BIRD that
closed ..--........ Hummingbird
- ,or for children n......... Kite
Instrument .............-. Lyre
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his imperial days were over and decided
to leave the country.
But 1t was written otherwise. On his
way to Vera Cruz a Jesuit priest pre-
vailed on him to return to the capital by
offers of men and money. and 1t all came
to an end at Queretaro. where he had
gone to stop. if possible. the victorious
advance of Juarez and his republicans on
Mexico City.
To the last Maximilian was bounded by
betrayal. The stronghold was surrendered
by one Of his leaders, and the tragedy
took its course. Mad Carlota never
knew his fate.
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TAKING ADVANTAGE. ORA WAR11 DAY ONTHE ROOF

arate. Each of these opens out on a roof
garden overlooking the city, with a beau
tiful view Of the Capitol rising splendidlv
out of its glory of trees. The women's
garden has an outlook over the basin of
the Potomac while the men can look up
14th street until the vista narrows into
the nest of uptown traffic.
a factory. this-a factory for the MAX
ing of postage stamps, revenue stamps,
more currency than the old greenback
party ever dreamed of, and now supplied
by the employing government with pro
visions which make labor there privt-
lege Better work, after a wholesome
lunch out in the breeze and sun of a
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1t will also be remembered that Mr.;
Pickwick imagined that he had found
a relic of great antiquity. and that he
refused in great indignation to accept
the Interpretation that was put upon
the inscription by an antiquary. who
declared that the letters merely spelled
Bill Stumps, his mark" and that Mr..
Stumps had simply omitted the final
IL" of his first name.
Many persons are as easily imposed
upon by sham antiquities as was Mr.
Pickwick in the aforementioned in
stance. Despite the fact that a great
deal Of technical knowledge is necessary
to discern the beauties of some Of the
"old masters" desire to show a con-
ventional appreciation leads would-be
connoisseurs to express admiration for
pictures that they cannot in the least
understand. So, too with other an
tiquities. Many a modern object has
been paImed off as rare treasure un-
earthed at Pompeii or Cyprus.
Men of literary turn have occasion
ally found diversion in imposing spuri-
Gus antiquities upon one another and
the public. Cough. the English an
tiquary. once had a trick played upon
him that he never forgave. Some prac-
tical jokers took marble chimney
piece and rudely engraved a drinking
horn and the name of Hardincanute on
it, passing IT Off on the great authority
as the tombstone of that king.
The Frenchman de Grassis once sue
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summer day on the roof or in the sunny,
well furnished recreation rooms inside in
the winter? OF course.
And there, for inspiration. may be seen
from the hundred windows or ledge Of
the roof the dazzling white dome of the
Capitol to the east, the scores of flags
that float from other buildings giving
service to the business of their country.
Each fiag represents a division Of 80
much progress. and each employe Of the
bureau of engraving and printing looking
out over the garden and noting one Of
those starry emblems can feel that he too
is an integral part Of the whole.
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in Brooklyn now brings the employees a
10 per cent dividend upon their invest
ment. In the event Of q profit here the
surplus would return pro rata to the en-
ployes. the vice president, Mr.. Sharpe,
said. while Miss Rapaport as secretary
ventured to Judge that instead the cost
of food would be decreased
Twenty-Five hundred dollars has been
turned into the office of the treasurer for
the purchasing of crockery, knives, forks
and spoons. which the appropriations
committee did not include when putting
in the ranges, tables and chairs. This
sum comes from contributions of 90
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On the roof garden. where lunch may
be set In hot weather. or inside at one
Of the long tables with their stationary
metal-topped stools. a nourishing lunch
may be bought for 1o cents. This par
ticular meal consists Of roast beef. fried
potatoes. one other vegetable. bread with
butter and coffee, while course luncheon
is planned for % cents. Pie cake. baked
beans. soups. puddings and all other
dishes to be found on the average steam
table lunch counter will be on these
counters. and the service will be cafe
terra.
Such an arrangement in the navy yard
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Gle facing the center of the ring. They
sing the following song to the tune of
Farmer in the DELI:
Casters come again.
Casters again.
The rabbit brings the basket in
And leaves 1t at the door
He runs back to the woods
So he will not be seen;
I'd like to thank him II l could
To show him how I'm pleased
While this Is being sung one child, who
takes the part of the rabbit, walks around
the outside of the ring and leaves a little
basket behind one of the children. AS
soon as it is discovered the child receiv-
ing it tries to catch the rabbit before the
little fellow gets into the ring, where he
had left the basket. If the rabbit is
caught in this way he must take his part
over again. but If he succeeds in getting
into the ring before being caught the
child who did not catch him becomes the
rabbit. Then the rabbit song is sung
again and the game goes on.
After about fifteen minutes with the
rabbit and his basket game the little
hostess may voluntarily become the rab-
bit and ask all of the players to close
their eyes while they sing. Then she
places a tiny Easter basket behind each
child as a gift The presents may be in
expensive and contain but one pretty
Easter egg.
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battles of Magenta and Solferino and
was united to the Italian kingdom in the
making.
1t was Napoleon HIS army that won
these battles and in order to conciliate
Austria the French emperor brought
about the offer of the Mexican imperial
CROWN to the man whom he had driven
ott OF his palace in Milan. i third time
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HE sewing or en-
b roid cry club,
which has spent
many busy after.
moons during the
cold months. may
want to celebrate
Easter week with
an evening party
If so. the following
game will prove ap-
propriate. 1t APP
peals to those who
is seasonable with
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honeymoon spent in cruising about the
Mediterranean, were to taste of political
vicissitude almost from the first. The
archduke was sent by his imperial broth
er to govern the rebellious kingdom of
Lombardy, which barely two years later
threw of the yoke of Austria at the
Evening star., 1914-04-05

"1HAT is happening in Mexico today
w brings to memory the events of
fifty years ago when the civil war
1T this country made 1t possible for Ma
poleon Ill to set up an emperor in the
ancient Aztec land, In the person Of Man
inilian of Austria. May . 1t will be half
a century since the Austrian frgate No.
vara anchored IN Vera Cruz harbor and
the guns of San Juan de Ulua Saluted
the Emperor Maximiliano I.
Today royal woman. deprived OF her
reason from the age of twenty-seven.
moves about Belgian castle. the living
image as il were, of distracted Mexico
Her name Is Carlota. She is the widow
Of the emperor of three years who faced
the firing squad at Queretaro, on the
18th of March, 1857. and it was her am
nition. it is said. to wear an imperial
diadeni that finally decided the wavering
archduke TO accept the thorny crown
Of Montezuma' offered him by the dele
Gates of the Mexican conservatives in
october, 1859. in his castle at Mlramar
on the -Adriatic.
In Macmillan and Carlota there were
brought together the two most powerful
dynasties of modern times. Tie, the
brother of the present Emperor of Austria
hungary, whose Hapsburg ancestors had
for centuries held sway over that same
Mexico and indeed over the better part
OF the American continent She. scion
OF the house of Saxe-Coburg-Goth
whose branches rule today over the Brit
sh empire. over Belgium with the kongo,
over Bulgaria of recent war fame and un-
iii recently over Portugal with its African
empire.
CArlota is the daughter of the first
Belgian king. Leopold. brother of Queen
Victoria's consort. and of Marie Louise
OF Orleans. daughter of King Louis
Philippe of France. Their wedding. which
took place July Il. 1857 in the royal
palace at Brussels. was one of the splen-
did events of the age. and the most bril-
liant future was forecasted for this couple
distinguished not only by remarkable
beauty. but by intellectual gifts Of Il
high order.
But Maximilian and Car,ota. after =,
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' u 4 al a y i've
healtfful surround
tacs for employees
constitute a good
business invest
1uent, if no more.
has never been
conceded to a bet
ter mutual advan-
tage than in the
newest move of
the bureau of en-
craving and print
ing
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COOPERATIVE Lunch

Cooperative Lunch
room Association, a
Full-Fledged Organiza-
ton, Inaugurates a Sys-
tenn New to Factories
Its Success May
Mean Lunchrooms on
the Same Plan in Other
Government Depart
ments How the En-
ployes Will Benefit by
the Arrangement-The
Roof Garden - Plans
for Future.
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Faking Antiquities.

D EADERS of Dickens will remember
~ that members of the Pickwick Club
discovered stone by roadside bear
ing upon 1t the following curious in
scription.
B1LST
UNI
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Game of Easter Basket.

AS this is ring game, it is bound to
be a success. The children stand in a cir
Gle facing the center Of the ring. They
sing the following song to the tune of
Farmer in the DELI:
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One very determined in his
ldcaS- SET
An astronomer. er....-.......-...... Crescent
One starting on a trip around
the world. EOrget me i
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-31
The Army and Mental Disease

The mental anguish, depicted by the numerous tales of suicide,
madness and desertion among soldiers, to say nothing of mental frenzy
expressing itself in wanton murder, that have come to us from or ill
fated friends across the sea, leads u to realize that there have been made
Is vet no scientific studies of the effect of war on the minds of officers
and enlisted men in the army. Fortunately for the United States, there
has been no opportunity to study the effect, on a large body of men, of
short ratons, loss OF sleep, great emotionaGsm, exhausting exposure,
excessive physical exertion, inconsistencies, etc. These in combination
produce a strain that might well prove fatal to the equilibrium OF many
a mind that in regular routine would show 10 weakness. To be men
tally sound in such conditions is of more Importance than to pass the
eyesight test, or to be yphoid-proof.
In the light of modern psychatry is is rumored that more than one
great battle has been lost by a general who was in the early stage of
paresis, and doubtless dozens of men who have met the fate of deserters
had their doom written in their brains. Although the mental effects of
war strain have not been studied, our war department has been carrying
on. under the surgeon-generals advice, a very interesting inquiry con-
corning the mental status of the army. The studies show that the men
tally diseased, and those who are congentaly or otherwise mentally de-
fective, form an important problem in armies and navns.
OF all the discharges for disease or external causes, practically
speaking, one-fth are on account of mental disease in some form. That
is to say, out of 1o62 men discharged i'll 1912 IN account of disability
from all causes, more than 200 were found to be mentally diseased or
defective during the year; and these did not include the retrements for
neurasthenia Or hystera, which, although the patients are not insane in
the accepted sense, are i'll reality mental diseases that will seriously affect
ones efficiency in time of strain.
OF all the mental diseases, it was found that demenha praecox was
BY far the most frequent form; it averaged about so per cent each year,
OF all the disnissals. The report gives a clear concise outline OF the
modern conception of denentia praecox, explaining the way in which
it may appear in the army in young men who have never shown any OF
the symptoms of responsibility when sheltered by their parents or
friends, but who cannot get along when they are required to speak,
act, and even think in prescribed and orderly fashion.
The symptoms, with the vivid case descriptions that follow, will at
ford the regular army surgeon much insight into cases that would seem
to be merely mdisciplined. In fact, the text of this bulletin, says the
Medical Journal, will be of tremendous social value to every officer as
we'll as to any one dealing with large bodies of men whether in reform
schools, prisons, factories Or mines.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-31
President Arraigns Democrats

Considerable amusement was caused in Washington by President
in a letter recently addressed to Chairman Dorennus OF the national
democratic congressional committee. The president said:
America expects every ma to do his duty without thought OF
profit or advantage to himself. The country cannot be deceived concern
ing it and will assess it Justly. Every man ought now to stay on his
job until the crisis is past and ought to stay where his job can best be
DONE
How severe is the Presidents arraignment OF the democratic ma
Jorhy in the house of representatives can best be seen when actual fig
ures are presented as to how much and now little the democratic ma
representatives, during the present (63rd) Congress of EGO, with a ma
jorty OF AS over all and with u members in excess of the number re-
quired to make a quorum, it would be reasonable to suppose that any
necessary business could have been transacted without the aid of repub-
licans and yet on 1914 roll calls out of a total of 80 the democrats failed
to maintain a quorum and had the republicans not furnished the neces-
sary votes no business could have been transacted. Well does the Pres
ident say: a program has been carried through with the support Of
all parties, for unless republicans had come to the rescue a large part
of the business done would have been impossible. Finally, democratic
abseneesm became SO aggravated that it was found necessary to resort
to docking the pay of absent members. This had only been resorted
to once before, twenty years ago, then as now, in a democratic congress
On the 80 roll calls before the docking was put into effect, there was
an average of 1903 absent democrats and, as has been stated, on 1914 OF
these I3O roll calls, republicans had to make up the necessary quorum.
From June to August IS the democrats were continuously short OF
a quorum. Well may the President, sarcastcally, it would seem, advise
democrats to stay on the job" Most singing is this rebuke to those
who have so habrtua1y absented themselves. And well does he add
1.-The country cannot be deceived and will assess it justly"