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The Washington times., 1927-01-19
CHATS 1Ae DIG
IDEA OF GETTING
~ MP GJA4 !:
By ELSIE ROBINSON

could forget herself and dig in,
But hitherto she has failed to do
this.
After graduating from High
School she started college. She
dropped college after a year and
a half. For few months she
stayed at home, and then started
Business Course. She managed
to struggle through that and,
through her fathers influence,
obtained a splendid position as
secretary. That lasted exactly
three weeks. She obtained other
positions-a whole series of posi-.
tons. None Of them lasted more
than two months. She became
engaged. That too fizzled.
Why this round--of failures.
Il suppose it's because 1 have
an inferiority complex" walls
Amy. Is simply can't feel that
amount to anything. I hate my.
self so that I dread to assume the
least responsibility because
know I'll fail. 1 can see the con.
tempt people have for me even
when they don't say word. /
know how l must disappoint
them and exasperate them. but 1
can't help myself. / was born
that way. Oh, how / envy the
clever. confident, strong people
who are not afraid of life!''
That's Amy's explanation. It's
also her alibi. And she really
thinks it's an accurate explana.
ton. But it isn't. The thing
that's wrecking Amy's life isn't
Humility. It's Egotism - a
monstrous, clamorous egotism
which never allows her to forget
herself for a minute,
But how can it be egotism?'
you ask. "She doesn't praise
herself
You don't have to praise your.
self to prove egotism. You can
prove it just as thoroughly by
blaming yourself. Egotism is
concentration on Self, and YOU
can do 1t just as we'll by weep
Ing sloppy tears of self reproach
as by emitting loud whoops of
self appreciation. In either case.
you're focusing on Yourself and
overlooking all the rest of the
world. And you're also forcing
other people to focus on you.
The old phrase sticking out
like sore thumb"-exactiy de-
scribes Amy's brand of egotism.
into the row in which their plac IS
ara pY,h IL 4 ~f-..7 ...a.-g- -. .ss, :,
The Washington times., 1927-01-19
QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman.
Showed Good Taste
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:


nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
I acquired q position through
a man whose acquaintance I made
six months ago in a working ca.
pacity and partly for him. AL.
though I do see him almost daily
I expressed my appreciation not
only by thanking him verbally.
but also through a letter.
Was I right or wrong by send.
ing him letter also? e. r.
Your intuition was entirely cor.
rect. I wish that more people
had your sense of the fitting way
Of expressing appreciation. Most
people are so casual about saying
thank you. You, on the other
hand, made a point Of definitely
articulating your thanks, and I
am sure that this kind friend ap-
preciated your good taste.
The Washington times., 1927-01-19

eide which order they prefer. The
lady should be given the seat be.
tween the gentlemen.
Mrs. Beeckman will be glad TO
answer questions on etiquette sub.
mltted by readers.)
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Nurses of Butterflies.

a NTS and butterflies are not ordi-
narily on friendly terms. as ants
have ruthless custom of Selling and
devoaring their winged acquaintances.
There is, however. one species of but
terfiy, the larvae of which are protect
ed by the large black ants found IN
Indian gardens.
The secret OF this care lies In the
faCs that the larvae exude a sweet
liquid, of which the ants are very fond
and which thew obtain by gently strok.
ms the little creatures with their an.
tennae. At the foot of a bush on
which the larvae feed the ants con.
struct temporary nest and are then
ready to act as attentive nurses.
About the middle of June the ants
are busy running about on this bush
in search of the larvae and driving
them downward toward their own
nest. When the prisoners reach tte.a
places they at once fall into a do3o
ard undergo transformation into
pupae. During this period, If the loose
earth at the foot of the bush , scraped
away, hundreds of larvae and pupae
may be seen. arranged in a broad and
even band about it's trunk.
In about a week the butterfly is
ready to come forth and is tenderly
assisted to leave it's shell. If it IL
strong and healthy it is allowed to
spread its wings and fly away, but
should it prove delicate the ants exer-
else the utmost care in assisting it to
the tree and holding it there i'm safety.
1t is a curious sight to watch these
fragile creatures going about in a per-
feet confidence among the strong,
fierce ants. which have, however, by
no means adopted the profession II
nursing for the love of it, for when
the larvae of another species are
thrown among them they Immediately
set upon them and tear them in pieces.
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tor Pook at the instance of Capt.
Dahlgren."
The Star of April 16. 1862, had
short telegram from Cairo, ILL.,, that
Commodore Foote has begun the
siege of Fort Pillow; a short letter
from Fort Monroe that all was quiet
there, though there is a rebel rumor
that Gen. Buell. is killed.; dispatch
telling that Fort Pulaski, at the en-
trance to Savannah Harbor, had been
taken by Union force and dispatch
from Kansas City to Secretary Stan
ton that body of Texans (Confeder-
ates) had been beaten back at Apache
Pass, n. Mex.
Theatrical shows went on in Wash
ington as usual. At Fords Htheneum
Edwin Forrest was playing, ably sus-
tanned by Mr.. McCulloch and Miss
Athena; at the Washington Theater
Miss Ince was 'impersonating Ion in
the play by that name; at Odd Eel
lows Hall "a number of new and
laughable acts, dances, songs, bur
lesqueS, etc, have been provided for
this evening; at Canterbury Hall.
Misses Mortimer and Fowles, with
the entire company, appear again this
evening"" and the Washington Acad-
envy of Music advertised a free con.
tisement telling that "Signor Albertine
is here"
4 X \: X
ON the day President Lincoln signed
~ the District of Columbia enamel
patton act The Star printed a story of
the shooting and killing of Louis
Baden, boy. near Rock Creek
Church, and a story of the theft of
table furniture"--silver-pl ware
from Wizards Hotel and the arrest
of six colored employees at the hotel.
There were accounts of assaults in the
streets, raids on disorderly resorts,
Central Guardhouse Cases. Fourth
Ward Station Cases" and Second
Ward Station Cases"
Capt. w. A. T. Maddox advertised
to let Glen Ellen Farm, one and a
half. miles above Georgetown, near
Mr. Loughboroughs and The Star
contained this advertisement: "A
beautiful country place with fine water
and good stabling within 10 or Is
minutes walk of Twenty-ffrst street,
containing IL acres of ground in a
high state of cultivation. The place
is we'll known, having long been the
residence Of Mr.. Vivian. Apply
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The statement in yesterdays issue
that Bernard Donelly drank toast to
Jeff Davis, etc, is entirely incorrect
and we take this method of positively
denying his having used any disloyal
sentiments whatever. John 2. Dennis,
John Reynolds
THE Rambler takes from The Star,
June 10 and II. 1862, three news
paragraphs which serve as a tiny war
time sketch:
Arrested: AS the 159 Front Royal
rebel prisoners were being marched
through Pennsylvania avenue this
forenoon two young females took oc.
caSion to wave their handkerchief in
token of sympathy with the rebellion.
They were promptly taken into GUS
today by the Provost Guard and
marched off to the Central Guard
house. where they are now held in
to learn their names. Some time since
it was formally announced that the
military authorities would promptly
punish any demonstration of treason
able sentiments manifested towards
rebel prisoners.
up. S.-The arrested women gave
their names as Henrietta Neil and
Adelia Neil
The following was in another col
umn of The Star of the same date,
June 10, 1862: This afternoon there
arrived here from Front Royal 159
secesh prisoners, principally of the
Georgia Tigers and the 18th Virginia
Regiment. who were captured, it will
be remembered, by the Rhode Island
Cavalry when Gen. Shields not long
since advanced to that point. They
came to Alexandria by rail and thence
to the foot of Seventh street (wharo by
steamer. They were escorted to
the Old Capitol Military Prison. When
they were passing through Alexandria
unmistakable demonstrations of SYM
patty with treason were manifested
by certain females whose persons are
known. 1t Is probable that they will
be promptly arrested and held as
traitors"
From The Star. June II. 1862: IRE
leased. The girls. Henrietta and AIDE
line Neil. who Were arrested yesterday
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The Lotus Blossom.

THE ancient lotus, the flower seen
in Egyptian monuments on the
head of Osiris. was called rose COL
ored," red or blue according to
the circumstances of it's symbolism.
The Chinese represented the lotus as
purple flower, while one of the cyco-
plants of the Emperor Adrian at
tributed the color of the flower to the
stain of the blood Of lion slain by
the Emperor.
Three distinct vegetable species
which grew in the waters of the Nile
and formed luXuriant lifts OF verdure,
island-like in aspect, were known to
the ancient Egyptians as the lotos:
and Venerated by them almost to
idolatry. The first of the species was
described by Herodotus. who called 1t
the red lily" It's thick, fat root
was used as food, it's flower was twice
theh size of the field poppy, and its
fruit, which was compared by ancient
writer's to a circular ray of honey"
held in the upper side of its hollow
alvs olae, 80 round or slightly oval
beans.
According to Herodotus, the second
species had tuberous and "fat" roots
and great white flowers like the flow.
ers of the lily. It's fruit, which was
like the fruit of the poppy, contained
as material for making bread. At
sunset the flower closed its corolla and
disappeared under the water, to re.
appear only at sunrise. The second
species differed from the first species
the shape of the root, the color Of
the flower and the structure of the
fruit were different. A third species
grew in the Nile in ancient days. The
edges of it's leaves were not serrated,
ox,G
smaller than the flowers of the first
and second species. This last Is the
plant known to the Arabs as the linou.
far.
Poets and novelists alike have
given mythical texture and color to
the lotus. The elder Dumas spoke of
lotus flower as pure white and
with petals as delicate as fine mus.
lin" Nor did the ancients treat the
matter with more truth. Herodotus
spoke of the lotus as of a plant which
habitually descended below the sur.
face of the water at sunset, to reap
pear to view only with the reappear-
ance of the sun. The lotus known to
modern man goes below the surface
of the water, like all nymphaeas,
when its beauty and its freshness
have passed and when the time has
come to ripen it's seed pod. Then by
the law of life it closes its corolla and
goes away from the air and sunshine
down into the water to prepare for
the future of the family. 1t goes at
the time when the sun sets, but 1t
does not reappear. When it goes
down as an individual. it is gone for.
ever. The petal described by Dumas
as being las white as the SHOWS Of
Hlmalaya" are not pure white, nor
can anything be called, with justice,
''as white as the lotus flower" because
a lotus flower may be red or blue az
we'll as white.
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feel bound to deny, for on the morn.
ing of that day, Sunday, July 81, 1861,
he left my house to visit relatives in
this and the adjoining county Of
Montgomery and not over five miles
from home. This fact can be fully
sustained by the most reliable testi-
mony.-E. G. Emack."
After emancipation i'll the District
there was an increase in the number
of Maryland and Virginia slaves seek
ing asylum here. Maryland slave
owners tried in several ways to bring
about the return of escaped slaves.
One way was to force or persuade q
slave to go back. Another was to
invoke the fugitive slave law. Vir-
ginia having seeded. or being in re-
bellion. / believe that slaves escaping
from that State to Washington could
not be recovered. / have not read
that any were recovered. You will get
information on this subject by read
ing the following from The Star OF
May 10. 1862:
THE Kidnapping Case.-The exami-
nation of Lloyd Jenkins-Dean.
Francis LuSby and-Wilson. charged
with KIDNAPPING in attempting to take
back to their owners two slaves who
were running into the District of Co
lumbia, took place before Justice Gull
on Thursday afternoon. Hon. Mr..
Hutchins of Ohio appeared for the
prosecution and Mr.. w. r. Berry. one
of the owners (Mr. Oden Bowie being
the other), for the defense. Mr..
Hutchins claimed that the parties
should be held for kidnapping, they
having taken an Illegal mode of re-
turning the slaves. The only mode in
which they could now be removed
from the District was by writ of the
marshal under the fugitive slave law.
After hearing the evidence the justice
decided to hold the parties to bail in
1866 to answer for a misdemeanor.
After the decision was made Mr..
Berry obtained a warrant for the ar.
rest of the slaves. who. he and Mr..
Bowie wished committed until the mat.
ter could be decided in the Circuit
Court. The slaves were thereupon
arrested and taken before Justice
Murray. who wrote a commitment. and
they were about to be taken to jail:
but on their masters giving them an
opportunity to so home they embraced
1t in preference to going to Jail and
left for their old homes"
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Twenty-first and Boundary streets,
opposite Wizards place"
The Rambler found this in The Star,
April "a. 1862: I'VE are indebted to
Mrs. Russell. Seventh street, for
some fine ripe tomatoes, splendid lob
sters and liberal sample of delicious
turtle soup. Mrs. Russells larder is
stocked with the best the market
affords, and prepared in the best and
most palatable style certainly" Mrs.
l.. Russell kept 1.-The popular restau-
rant and dining saloon for ladies and
gentlemen" at 495 Seventh street.
The following is out of The Star of
April %. 1862: Crow at the Navy
Vary Bridge. At late hour on Satur-
day night as Mr.. Thomas Jenkins,
who resides over the Eastern Branch.
was returning home in his wagon, he
was hailed by the guard at the bridge.
who asked him il he had anything
contraband. and on looking into the
wagon discovered bottle of o be joy
full which the sergeant ordered him
to destroy. Jenkins very reluctantly
acceded to the request and smashed
the bottle on the wheel of the wagon,
the pieces flying about the road. The
sergeant of the guard ordered him to
pick up the pieces and throw them
into the Branch, and an alteration
ensued between Jenkins and the
guard, during which an ak handle was
brought into requisition and used over
Jenkins, and he was pretty badly
hurt, not being able to como to the
city to lodge complaint as yet If
this statement be correct the guard
upon the bridge will need overhauling
by their officers"
I take from the picnic advertise
ments in The Star two that may recall
to you resorts which you had forgot.
(Proofreader: Don't make that forgot
ten.'O
June 3. 1862: Crystal Spring.
Tomorrow, June 4th, there will be a
grand picnic at Crystal Spring. This
place has beautiful pavilion, swings,
and every other convenience for ell
joyment. Prof. Hayes cotillon band
has been engaged for the occasion"
1.-THE Social Glee Club announces
their second grand picnic for Thurs
day, June 5, at Green Spring pavilion.
The enjoyments furnished and good
order preserved at past picnics is a
guarantee for this one"
Here is letter to the editor of The
Star. June 4. 1862: Editor Star:
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Rambler Conducts Brief Visit to Washington Civil War Days

fore some justice of the peace and on
being filed is Endorsed with the name
of petitioner IS also the witnesses he
wishes to he - cGiie :. which the board
will summon and examine, but if they
are not 50; is.ied with the testimony
they can summon others and the slave
for which the claim is made.
From such evidence they make
their appraisement and will transmit
the report of their findings to the Sec.
rctaiy of the Treasury within nine
months, who will cause the amount
appraised to be paid to the respective
claimants"
Going through The Stars day-to.day
report of the Emancipation Commits
sion the Rambler has taken these
names Of District slave owners, which
names were not published, he believes,
in che lists given you last Sunday and
Sunday before last: George u. Ram.
sey, / slave; Sarah Forrest, 4: Re-
becca Sears, s; Milton Garret for self
and as guardian. 8: Thomas w. Will
liams, /; Emanuel u. Etchison, .; Lu-
cretia II. Higgins, ]; William =.
Clarke, .; Randolph Birch. 4; John NJ.
Caldwell, .; Amelia Tilghman, L. Caro-
line +. Sanders, II; Thomas Mcclure,
,; Lieut.. Egbert Thompson, 5; Judith
c. Bayne, 3; Thomas s. and Louisa S.
Perry, 3; George w. Cochran, >; Mich
olas Acker, l; Lavenia Hall. i; Maria
Clark, /; Ann E. and William II.
West, /; William Benton Boggs. /:
Georgiana Monroe, l. Mary r. Stew
art and Mary r. Patterson, /, and
Robert Read, /.
In The Star, July II, 1862, was this:
Yesterday the Commissioners COM
menced the examination of slavehold.
ers' claims. The case of John Harry
of Georgetown was first on the list
He claims pay for 81 slaves, all of
whom were present during the investi-
cation. This morning the cases of
w. b. Kibbey, T. A. Elliott, John
E. Bates and Noble Young were OK.
amined." In The Star of June 3,
1862, was this: Thus far els petitions
have been filed for ] ,002 slaves. The
total amount claimed for these slaves
is 81 400, 000."
THE RAMBLER does not find in The
Star that there was pubic excite
ment in Washington on the enact
ment of the emancipation bill and the
signing OF it ny President Lincoln.
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for making q demonstration of sym.
pathy while rebel prisoners were pass
ing down the Avenue, were released
yesterday afternoon between 4 and 5
o'clock They represent that they are
truly loyal and have no sympathy
whatever with the rebellion, but that
they have an only brother in the
rebel army, and that they make fire.
quent visits to the hospitals on every
arrival of sick and wounded rebel
prisoners, and that they also watch
every arrival of prisoners, hoping to
see the face OF their brother among
them. They say that their object in
making the demonstration they did
yesterday was to attract the attention
of the rebels that they might have a
better opportunity of judging whether
their brother was among them. The
girls say their father is n mechanic
who has been for IL years and is yet
workman at the navy yard and a
truly loyal man."
Here are names of some Potomac
historic fisheries, or fishing shores"
from The Star, May Is, 1862: THE
Potomac fisheries are in operation this
year to very limited extent, the fol-
lowing being the only landings below
this town which are being fished, viz:
On the Maryland side, Tent Landing.
Monkeys Point, Bryans Landing,
Greenway, Chapman's Point and
Crane Island; on the Virginia shore.
Stony Point, High Point and Pohick
Creek"
From TIE Star, May Is, 1862:
THE Case of Lieut. Emack.
Locust Grove, Prince Georges
County, Md, May Is. 1862.
ITO the Editor of The Washington
Star: My attention having been direct.
ed to an article in the Baltimore Sun
of the 18th instant copied from The
Washington Star of Saturday last, in
which / have been referred to as
holding communication with my son
In the Confederate Army and imply
ing that he is informed by me of all
that is going on in the Federal lines.
all of which unequivocally deny. and
l unhesitatingly assert that have not
written a line or sent a message to
him Since he left home in August
last. In reference to the statement
of his having passed through the
Federal lines at the time of the Bull
Run fight and amused himself by
picking off Federal soldiers. also
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MINNIE sofa CLUB
MEMBER and ONE
or HIS PETS.

come about 200 boys and girls who
have made the best records in All
work throughout the country. There
will be a martial touch about the
program. A bugle will sound reveille
at 6 and flag-raising exercises will
follow at 6:25. Setting-up exercises
and swimming will ,be in order before
breakfast, which is scheduled for 7:45.
, Formal meetings will be held in the
morning, followed later each day by
an educational tour of the Capital.
| 1t will be the first visit to the Capital
for many Of the young farmers, and
every opportunity will be given them
to see such historical sights as the
Capitol. the Lincoln Memorial, Mount
Vernon and Arlington.
1t has been hoped to have Presi-
dent Coolidge make an address to the
his vacation plans. Speakers at the
camp will include Secretary Jardine,
Assistant Secretary Of War MacNider,
Assistant Attorney General WILLIE
brandt, Chief Forester Greeley, Com
| missioner OF Education Tigert and
others. Representative Aswell of
Louisiana, who had farm bill of
his own last session. will tell the
young people about ''Lawmaking in
Congress"
a part of each days program will
be devoted to group discussion. Each
group will consist of two divisions
and tive adult advisers. Service, CO.
operation, achievement and measure
ment are some Of the general themes
for discussion.
The attendance at the camp will
be So boys and So girls, with 4S men
and 4S women leaders, making a
total of 2S8.
New York will send Eleanor Cleve.
land Of Naples, Charles Goodwin,
Guilford: Franklin Reddout, Baldwins-
vile. and Mary Robinson, Richfield
Springs. New Jersey has chosen
Eileen Diggles. LanOka; Sara Sloyer,
Phillipsburg; Austin Runkle, Ringoes,
and John Tindall Trenton. Connecti.
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The Star, lApril 16, 1862, gave inches
Of space to the news and printed it in
small type under one headline, THE
Emancipation Bill Signed" The Stars
account follows: This forenoon the
President returned to the House with
his signature appended the bill abol-
ishing slavery in the District of Co
lumbia, accompanied by the following
message: Fellow citizens of the Sen
ate and House of Representatives:
The act entitled AN act for the re-
lease of certain persons held to serV-
ice and labor in the District of Column
bia" has this day been approved and
signed have not doubted the con
stitutional authority Of Congress to
abolish slavery in this District and
have desired to see the National Capt.
tai freed from that institution in some
satisfactory way. Hence there has
never been in my mind any question
upon the subject except the one of
expediency arising in view of all the
circumstances. ! am gratified that
the two principles of compensation
and colonization are both recognized
and practically applied in this act.
In the matter of compensation 1t Is
provided that claims may be presented
within 80 days from the passage of
the act, but not thereafter" and
there is no saving for minors. femmes
coverts, insane or absent persons. /
presume this is an omission by mere
oversight and I recommend that it be
supplied by an amendatory or supple
mental act (Signed) ABRAHAM
LINCOLN. April Is. 1862.
do not find anything else about
emancipation in The Star of April 16
1862, or in the issue of the next day.
The Stars news force kept to it's usual
work. Under the headline. Our Mill
tary Budget" l find this in The Star,
April 16: Navy Yard-The Wyan.
dank is lying at the wharf having her
machinery overhauled. The Occur de
Lion has just come off the ways,
where her hull has been put in com.
plete order. She has had a new wheel
house put on and this morning the
new smokestack was being put in
pace. The Leslie is being painted
and is having new boilers put in.
"A number of other boats are also
being repaired. The carpenters under
Master Carpenter Talbot are busily
engaged in getting out the framework
| for an experimental iron-clad battery
which has been designed by Construc