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Evening star., 1918-09-02
The Destruction Of Pleasure
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Copyright, 1881
BY Webster.
Copyright, 1881

The aim of all culture is to main
tain and develop the capacity for
pleasure. The advantage of an edu-
cation, of acquiring superior taste
and of getting away from the sensual
and over into the Intellectual life, is
that one finds satisfactions that are
more enduring.
Nobody denies that there is pleas
ure in eating and drinking. The trou-
BILE with these delightful exercises is
that they are limited. No matter how
refined and varied a career OF mate
rial enjoyment may be, after awhile
it grows stale.
Most short-sighted human beings
imagine that if they had riches they
could be happy because they would
be able to increase the number OF
their physical sensations Their notion
of heaven,on earth is to dine sump-
tuously, to ride in expensive automo-
biles, to have plenty OF servants, to
bedizen their bodies with rare clothes,
to load their fingers with diamonds
and their skins with perfumes.
One only needs. however. to go and
visit the supposed fortunate ones who
possess all these longed-for 1uxuries
to be disabused of the idea that such
things can make happiness. You will
find them, as a rule. bored, petulant
and vulgar.
Only those can resist the inevitable
destructiveness of wealth who have
been carefully trained and have learn
ed to appreciate sfmplicity-to dress
modestly. to eat sparingly. to speak
restrainedly. and to conduct them
selves unobtrusively.
There are those who have long been
accustomed to riches who thus man
age to attain greatness in spite of
them, and these excite our admira-
tion because they are rare. But the
goal is quite as easily attained by the
poor as by the rich.
Sensual qualification destroys the
joy of both rich and poor; Of the for
mer because they have q superfiuity
Of material satisfactions, of the latter
because they crave them.
Shelley says. in his Defense Of Poe
try, The end of social corruption is
to destroy the sensibility to pleasure.
It begins by the imagination and the
intellect as the core, and distributes
itself thence as paraiyzing venom
into the affections and the very appe-
tites. until all become a torpid mass in
which hardly sense survives"
Evening star., 1918-09-02
Dreams Of Dreaming
BY H. ADDINGT0N BRUCE.
(Copyringht, 191a-)

Most people when dreaming take
dreams at their face value. No mat
ter how fantastic a dream may be.
during sleep there is no questioning
Of its reality.
But occasionally we encounter peo-
pie who, even in their sleep, recog-
nize at times that dreams are the
fanciful products Of an unchecked
imagination.
Thus ono dreamer Of my acquaint-
ance, dreaming of looking through
a window at crowd in the street.
recalled. in the course of the dream,
the Freudian theory that to dream of
q crowd always means that the
dreamer has some secret which he
does not want the world to know.
Another dreamer, as related by
Havelock Ellis, found herself in sleep
busily engaged in killing snakes: At
herself what 1t meant to dream of
snakes
Occasionally, too, and most fan
tastically. during one dream the mem
ory of a previous dream intrudes,
with recognition Of the earlier dream
ognition Of the imaginary character
Of the second dream.
For example, 1 once dreamed OF
getting out Of the New York sub
TO my mingled surprise and delight
turesque New York Of q hundred or
more years ago.
There wore no skyscrapers in lower
Broadway. In their stead were long
rows Of quaint dwelling houses. Past
whore Trinity Church now stands. a
little street Of cottages, with verdant
patches Of lawn, led down to the
Hudson.
A few nights later I again dreamed
OF being at Bowling Green. Again
but now the ground was covered with
"Hello," I thought. "this is the very
place dreamed about the other
night. Only it's winter now" Yet
I did not recognize that was again
. long series Of dream experiences
tthat were real to mo until woke up.
Stranger still is the type Of dream
Of dreaming reported to mo by a
botanist friend.
Often" he states, 7 have terrible
fee to my home, horrible objects
II rush upstairs. sti1l being pur-
sued. dash into q room. Then 1 say
to myself, III only can burst
through the wall into the next room
I know I shAfl have . pleasant dream
instead Of this terrible one
Somehow I do burst through the
wall. and at once my nightmare is
changed into a delightful fantasy.
This has occurred to me repeatedly" :"
In order to explain these curious
dreams of dreaming, only one thing
is Hiecessary-recogniti Of the fact
that all remembered dreams occur
in q state Of light sleep.
Then it becomes obvious that if.
for any reason. partial wakefulness
develops. the will, the memory and
the reason will in some degree have
q chance to assert themselves and
warn the dreamer that he is only
dreaming.
The wakefulness may be but for a
moment. In that case the dream
story again wins acceptance, and it's
imaginary character may be no long
er appreciated.
Evening star., 1918-09-02
INTERNATIONAL LABOR
STANDS FOR DEMOCRACY
Against German Imperialism or
Any Policy Of Weakness, Says
Arthur Henderson.

BIRMINGHAM. August s1.-Arthur
Henderson, leader Of the labor party
In the house Of commons. declared,
in a speech here today, that labor's
international policy was not one of
compromise with the militarist rulers
of Germany or of surrender to the
predatory aims Of the German inn
perialists. It was not a policy of
weakness and disunion. such as led
the Russian people to the debacle Of
Brest-Litovsk. 1t was a policy to win
the war for democracy and freedom.
Mr.. Henderson said he was bitterly
disappointed with the attitude of the
German socialist majority and de-
clared there could not be an inter.
national conference until the parties
in the central empires accepted the
interalifed labor memorandum as the
basis o: discussion.
Evening star., 1918-09-02
FIVE YEARS. HARD LABOR
FOR DISLOYAL REMARKS
Camp Lee Corporal Preferred Ger
man Army-other Penalties
Imposed on Soldiers.

PETERSBURG. Va, September 2.-'I
would rather be in the German army
than in the American Army" said
Corp. Joseph c. Manger Of the I'd
Battalionl 155th Depot Brigade,
Camp Lee. who has just been SEN
fenced to hve years at hard labor
for making disloyal remarks against
the United States government.
"AIl want to do is to get to
France, and If get there 1 can
cross the lines easily. My family
came from Bavaria and they have
more property there than they have
In this country" Manger further as
serted.
Private Clarence Cawley Of Pitts
burgh has been sentenced to nve
years at hard labor for refusing to
obey a command from a first lieu
tenant. CAw1ey and ManEer VII
serve their sentences at Fort Jay,
N. Y.
Private Mervin NJ Melton of Rich
mond, Va, has been sentenced to
three months at hard labor for ab-
senting himself without leave from
his command. The sentence win be
served at the station Of his COM
pany.
Evening star., 1918-09-02
Sympathy for the Rich.

From the New LONDON Day.
The last federal income tax put an
exemption on the incomes paid by
federal and state government officials
like governors or Judges or sheriffs or
what-not. This law was bad because
while the theory OF exempting the gov.
ernment may be all right, the theory OF
making fish of the man on private pay
and meat of the man on public pay Is
indefensible. You could only excuse 1t
on the ground that public officials earn
more than they get. which as a general
proposition is long way from being
true
Another thing, while 1t is a mighty
unpopular thought we think, it is
wrong to tax-confiscate the property OF
the rich for no other reason than that
they are rich. and. having only minor
ty ballot, are helpless against the ex-
tortion.
II it is wrong for q man to be rich:
then there ought to be = law passed
making being rich criminal enenSe
punishable by fine and Imprisonment
II it is wrong for man to give
then there should be law prohibiting
wills Of that character or ante-mortem
arrangements.
II It is wrong for man to have
money without earning it. the law
should say so and fine anybody who
undertakes to give the money to him.
But why do these things by the
sneaky, cowardly, illogical method Of
tax confscation?
Theoretically we ought to put the
heaviest tax rates on idleness, extrav-
agance and poverty, but the trouble is,
there is no way to collect it.
Yet you mark what we say now. IL
you keep up long enough this easy game
Of taxing the silk shirt on the rich
mans back, there will come time when
there won't be earners enough to put
any kind of shirt on any mans back,
but stealing and the habit Of steal'P1
Evening star., 1918-09-02
1reland's Future.
From tie london Times.

From tie london Times.
Meanwhile, and as conditions of
order improve, the government are
bound to leave no effort untried in
working for the two main objects
Of their policy. There is no future
for ireland in the world II the end
Of the war finds her people still
standing aloof as a whole from the
war for civilization and freedom and
from their fellow Irishmen in the
Dominions and in America. Equally
Of going back on the pledges and
hopes of Irish self-government within
the British system. The rights Of
the union arc not Incompatible with
the rights Of the state. Neither can
be realized without the other. Mr..
Lloyd George w4s On solid ground
when he fashioned the two planks
in his program. It still remains to
him to make use of them.
Evening star., 1918-09-02

SAKE 81 ApMIN1sTnATRrx OF PART OF
R1 kh9MT FRoSH,ta AZ on Fon THn HAh IN
pisTRicr 81 GotgIBiA ASp NARY:
oF RusesRtoRp AND oEHERs: oG
GSPIEp DqRING HIs LIFETIME By
b. 1lue qF II 1esssd Il the under
estsss ef = John E. Po~s!i. deceased. I Will s.ii
BIS 1s1s. AZ D FOUR ote o.dIock S1R q r;M;. ii ssoss
Beginning il the ipi:tlies q Columbia st It lie
end Of the line marked ~" on plat Of sur
%ade BY o f9r
land. On he 2sd day Of March. 1855. and nm
ming nortn Gesrsss thirty @ ~in1tss 'nss
thence with the line Of said road south forty.
pereses perch % 70 he % dividing line between the bis-
III: ;:,; ia ssss. II &
l15) links to the nfth line on said plat, and
ass e'zts asss:
to the place Of besinning; containing fourteen
. p.s: being q :.S :: ct
s. se.ssyed " ~ one wiiIis@ T: vi, f. e J.n:s >.
sss 20 Ds q tss 1s Of OF
sse R''s Sc
eounty. state q AsIyis.d. known and ss::
" :'ao1iey." bouaded 30 and m described .. Follow: W.
Beginning for the same at stake, the south
w.% vi. 70 r. % H.ea
na1s Tsss te
~. :ss.s e s.:s s.:sSs
srees re- W. west is! vs. SIX ts9 perehes s
thence south seven and thres-eiehths De.
20 psssh.. 1ais' mouth asa s"s si
Barnaby branch: thence south four degrees east
IS. a Ed four and one-half CD perches; !;
twenty -6fths i4e 21-25) perches to the begin
WHICH sSeas s Il aSs D.es q
~; sale + :, T. T. eea.sz q. .9s gssssn of '.'d
The total acreage comprised in this sale con.
i5z ACRES OF LAND.
More or less.
YAvinsston road In the O1on Hin district. and
truck or general farming; The adjoining part
Of the property IN I'm Maryland wsieh :, is to b
tiful and commodioU dwelling With all modern
Improvements. handsome barns and other out
TERMS OF SALE.
ps't ,saued at time Of ': na sals :. subject
may be readvsrtised and sold At the pnrchassr's
and n 81 pSwGEn
Aseillasy .dmisist1.tri5 stat q;D:n;s.ts % s. Of r.
au27-dtoee7. .exSu
Evening star., 1918-09-02
Morally Bankrupt.
From the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal.
character Is destiny" the old
Greek proverb says. Germanys
moral deficiencies will prove her final
undoing. There is nothing she can
her signature, that will satisfy the
honorable nations Of the earth. They
are compelled to night on against her
until she is no longer capable through
other broken promises Of menacing
the peace and freedom Of the world
Evening star., 1918-09-02

GERMAN FLIER SLAIN
BY HIS OWN COMRADES

CabIegraza - The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. CoDyright. 1918.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, Au-
gust s1.-A German document CAP
tured by Gen. Debeny's army states
that 4 German aviator was shot down
and killed and then secretly buried
by German infantrymen.
The document mentions that 1t is
not the first incident Of the kind, and
warns infantrymen to observe care
fully the markinES on airplanee flying
over the trenches at q low altitude IN
order to avoid firing upon their owA
aerial comrades
Many German airp5anse nowadaye
are 0mouhaGed % a. to resemble
closely the Allied planes. It is. there.
fore. not strange that German pilots
are slain by their comrades BY mis-.
take.
Evening star., 1918-09-02
The Xueh Abused Goat.

From tAs vAneo9seR H1Usinee.
In song and joke. through all the
ages the goat has. had most Of the
lefs-hAnded compliments. All that
the goat has done to redeem his
character counts for nothing. The
most fashionable men and women
wear on their feet and hands the skin
of the kid. The finest of shaw1s.
some Of the most popular winter gar
ments, are the product Of these focks
Dainty children are fed with the
milk OF the goat, and it produces the
finest of cheese. But there are few
rood words for the benefactor.
Evening star., 1918-09-02
THos. J. OWEN 3 son. AUoTIoNsERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE BUILD
ING LOT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 20"
sTREET BETWEEN 18th AND 18th m
STREETS NORTHWEST. IMPROVED BY
AN OLD FRAME DWELLING. NO. 1918.
By virtue Of q certain deed Of trust, duly re-
corded in Liber No. 3541. folio e2 ct seq. of
the land records Of the District Of Columbia.
and ut the request Of the party secured there
by, the undersigned trustees will sell at pub
lie auction. in front Of the premises. on NON
DAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER.
AID. 1918, AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK
PM, the following described land and prem
ises. situate in the city Of Washington. Dis
trict Of Columbia, and designated a. and being
Iiber ". F.. folio II. Of the records Of TIE
office Of the surveyor Of the District Of Co.
iumbia. together with the Improvements.
Terms Of sale: Ole-third Of the purcAn0
money to be paid in essn. balance in two
equal instaliments. payable in one and two
mum. payable semi-annually. from day Of sale.
secured BY decd Of trust upon the property
sold or AL cash, at the option OF the pur.
time Of sale. All conveyancing, recording. rev.
enue stamps, ETC., At cost Of purchaser. Terns
Of sale TO Be complied with within nftsen days
from day Of sale. otherwise the trustees reserve
the right to resell the property At the risk and
cost Of defAultang purchaser. after dve days
Of such resale In some nevSDa-
per published in Washington, D. G.
SAM'L A. DRURY,
JAMES b. NICHOLSON.
Evening star., 1918-09-02
Careless Maid.

From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Fancy dresses were decidedly in her
line. and her life ambition was to keep
up the deception Of youthful appear
ance.
elisabeth" she called, did you get
the flowers that ana to wear in my
hair tonightr
Yes. num- was the reply. out
But whatr
1--WE mislaid the hair. mum"
Evening star., 1918-09-02
Another Raw Recruit.

Grsm ths Boston Transcript.
colonel-Dfdn't you hear me give
the command 70 IL tayeHessf
Pffvate-YAa. colonel, but my bay
orset 10 al right; there's nothing
wrong about it to be 6xt.
Evening star., 1918-09-02
Worlds Longest Bridge.

From the Peoples Home Journal.
What is to be the longest bridge IN
the world Is to be built across the bay
between San Francisco and Oakland.
Cal. It will be Ave and one-haf miles
long and cost $z2.000,00
Evening star., 1918-09-02
AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAY0.
THos. J. OWEN 4 son. AUcTIoNEERs.

1dVc. .. OWEN q SoNs AoO11VNHsasss'
ExECUToRs AND TRUsTEE'S 9AI1 OF
THE THREE-STORY BRICK DWELLING
NO. 1Z3O CORCORAN STREET NORTH
WEST, TO CLOSE AN ESTATE.
~ virtue Of authority vested in Ne. WIN
sell At public auction, in front Of the premi.es.
1918. AT FOUR O'CLOCK PM. lot al. square
156, With the improveNents thereon.
Terms: Made known at time Of sale. A
enes Of bid. Cenveyancins, recording. revenue
stanps, etc. at cost Of purchaser. Tefms Of
sale to be complied with within fifteen days
NELSON r. SAUNDERS.
an8 8dkds,exSu Executor and Trustee.
Evening star., 1918-09-02
Railroad Trains Searched.

The railroad from Tifiis to Baku was
entirely in the hands of the Tartars.
They permitted only an occasional
train to pass. and that subject to the
most rigid search at stations en-
route. From the train following that
on which the Yarrow party came out
nine non-combatant Englishmen were
taken at Eliza betopol. Although
Yarrow remained in Baku ten days,
they had not been released
On the Turkish front to the west
there was considerable activity. Aft
er the fall of Trebizond. Erzerum and
kars the only way out from Baku
was over the Georgian pass from Tif-
lis to Vladikavkaz by automobile.
This was becoming uncertain because
OF the approach of Germans from
Rostov.
The American consul, Smith, re-
mained in Tif1is and expected to hold
on as long as possible. 4
Evening star., 1918-09-02
EOR SALE.


1oR sAI4-BRoKERs ATTENTION.! We
okfef for sale for THIRTY DAYS ONLY. nine
0e-aqs lots in the famous Blagden IS es-
t2te," fronting on Webster, Varnum ana 1Stn
streets. about one square west Of 18th ct: lIns
Highlands Immediately adjoining and almost
surrounding the Old homestead. This exciu-
Gtve properly has always been Withheld from
the market which was to the disappointment
Of washinston's select home buyers and realty
investors. As this portion Of the estate must
be disposed Of we offer same in one Or more
acre tracts for thirty days only ana II not
spld In that time will thereafter 0nef
nme in one hundred feet or more frontages
at public auction to the highest bidder. II
isterested it will therefore be necessary for
you to give this matter your prompt attention
FULTON r. GORDON, Owner.
Colorado bldg. NJ. 1921.
ATTRACTIVE 1O-ROOM FRAME DWELLING,
10 acres Of land chicken house; tenant house
barn; one block from electric car line; IA
miles to the city; macadam road. A bargain At
JOSEPH c. ZIRKLB.
oo3 Colorado bldg.
GROOM MODERN HOUSE. SUBURBS (vA.) {;
IS minutes ride to the o. s. Treasury; hot
water heat: electricity; porches: large lot; gas
range; delightful neighborhood: desirable neigh
hors: convenient TO car line. Vacant. ready for
occupancy. Price. $4,000: easy terms.
JOSEPH C. ZIRKLE,
r1r-
Evening star., 1918-09-02
CAUCASUSSTATUS :
II kUH Ut ~
W bSOs ASSS SuSteSO -
:
PER|LOUS TOALuES
=
American Relief Agent Re-
ports Tribesmen Sympathet-,
u
ic to Turk and German. 4 4
COULD RAISE 10000

Correspondence Of the Associated Press. :.
PEKING, June 1.-THE political
situation in the Caucasus is full Of q
ing to E. A. Yarrow, chairman Of the
American committee for Armenian
and Syrian relief. who arrived in :
Peking from Tifiis recently.
From Batoum to the British front
in southern Persia the only force op:,
posed to any German-Turkish ad--
vance. he said, is a comparatively.
small number of Armenians with linn
ited supplies of food and ammunition
cut off from all communication
with the allies. On the other hand all
the Tartars are loyal to Tdi KEY and
Germany. ..
Tie northern portion of Persia, he
declared. is pro-German. These ele--
nientS are ready to take a hand in
the war if equipment and leaders can
be furnished them. There is a possi- o
bl'ity of this German sympathy sx- :
tending to TurkeStan and Afghanis-
tan. po
Could Raise 1,ooo,o Men.
In the Caucasus and northern Per-
sia, Mr.. Yarrow says, the Germans
could mobilize at least a million men
While they are not especially good
fighters they could greatly embsrra SIS /,
the English in southern Persia and
Mesopotamia. Two ways are open to
combat this menace. namely. strong ,'
pressure in Persia and Mesoporamia..
and the more remote possibility Of
striking the enemy through Siberia. =
THE Germans have the Caucasus :
and southern Russia Yarrow con-
tinued. land are pressing on with ALL
sorts of enterprises and making con-
quests which require little or no MILL
tary force. AS they go on they ara,
picking up their war prisoners com-
patriots and under one guise or an
other getting them armed so as to CO.
operate when the time comes.
"Mahommedan races in that region
are getting the idea that the German;
arms are invincible. There is cease
less activity of German agents among,
them pressing this view upon them
If events follow logically as they
have begun it seems almost certain.
the allies will have a difficult situa-~'
tion to deal with" -
Mr.. Yarrow described conditions OBJ
tanning at the time Of his departure,
about the middle of March. as fol-.
lows: All communication to Persia
had been cut by the local Tartars: the
| railroad south of Erivan had not been
in operation for several months; Of
f1cers of the Turkish army were
working in this section training the
TartarS.
Evening star., 1918-09-02

While an American company was
putting on a show behind the fighting
line, after having rigged up q stage
and fittings, an American fiier en-
gagged a boche Immediately over the
scene The Yankee pilot since has
been dubbed the "of1cial bouncer" of
the theater because the audience wit
Messing the show left the theater in
big hurry as the machine guns be-
gan to pop.
Evening star., 1918-09-02

All sailors Of the British fleet must
salute the officers Of the W. r. N. S.,
commonly known as the Wrens. Tho
woman officers in returning the sa-
lutte must merely bow.
Evening star., 1918-09-02

story bungalow. built Of buf ''Fishlock tap
estry" brick: rooms. bath. pantry, addi-
tional toilet in cellar. hot-water heat, electric
,Slhm cars. 20 min. to Treasury; most conve-
hient suburb Of NV. D. C. Price, $500;
Foxali Heights. b. C.. adjoining Georgetown
Evening star., 1918-09-02

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY sCH0OLW.
Thomas Shepherd. Ph.D.: Prin.. so7 11th NV.
Guases. mathematics, physics, chemistry: serv-
Ice exam: shorthand. typewriting; moderate.
Evening star., 1918-09-02
CLARENDON, VA.

ONLY MILES OUT. BLOCKS TO
ELECTRIC. ON MACADAM,
NEW, 7-room BUNGALOW type house;
bath; furnace: electric light and gas for cook
tank; electric motor: instantaneous hot-water
heater; maple floors; sub-hoors. sub-weather-
boarded and storm papered. Large lot and
shade. Located in fine residential section.
Price. $4.s5o. Very attractive and will sell
STONE 4 FAIRFAX,
Evening star., 1918-09-02
FARMS.

FOR SALE.
TO ACRES on MACADAM PIKE. MoNTGoM-
cry county-S-room dwelling. tenant house,
barns. etc: 8 acres orchard; 30 acres clear,
balance timber: reduced to $1,000, easy terms.
ARTHUR NJ. CONNOR.
Room 224 726 14th NV -
FARM AND SUBURBAN PROPERTIES. 0ND
to ]. coo acres for sale or exchange.
MeLACHLEN BANKING CORPORATION,
u. 432. tReal Etate Dept) 10th and @ A.
Evening star., 1918-09-02

Generally speaking, there were few
woman inventors before the war
broke out. Since the conflict started.
however, there has been a marked
increase in the number Of women
seeking patents on their ideas. The
character Of their inventions ranges
from patent curling iron to prongs
for motor cycles.
Evening star., 1918-09-02

Georgetown Law School Building,
sos e st. NV. Telephone NJ. 1898
Evening star., 1918-09-02

Charlotte Hall School, Gh1Tlgsts G.,1 IT.
Mary's Co., Nd. Founded 1774. Military syvtem
modelled after West Points. Renovated and 70.
furnished this year. SO miles from washinst
Experienced coach. Business and classical
courses. 32o acres. Rate, $396. Opens Sept. 10.
EASTERN COLLEGE. MANASSAS. VA. BOZ
2; 30 m. from WASH, D. G.; degree. prep. and
Junior school courses; age 10 upward; rate.
$3.50. DR.. ROOP. Pres.
Evening star., 1918-09-02
Modern airplane cameras are from
three to four feet high.

OF all the belligerent nations. Aus
tria is declared to be the worst off
Her government chest
was empty when the war broke out.