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THE SAN ANTONIO DAILY EXPRESS: THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY *5. 19U9.
_ , ! Galveston got deep water in a com
(t!)C j:aratively short, time.
Kv The
em Hemisphere and transferred tno
Philippines from the Spanish govern-
ment to ours. Yet Spain has always
('in, which would not turn a hand to | insisted thai she was blameless in tlK!
Express Publishing Company, j Jjelp Galveston Ret a deep channel- j matter, and that the wreck was
"Entered at the Poxi.'ifflee ut rta 1 Antonio.
Texas, as Hecond-Class Matter.
What has been the result? Hons
way into the bay from thCGulf, found caused 1/y an interior explosion, litis
120 ! 1111In trouble after this had been a.- was not. tho opinion of the court of
oomplishecj in obtaining from Con- inquiry nfier divers had examined the
, 1 i'J-L' --— ! greas liberal appropriations for the j submerged wreck and had given their
AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS: e of navigation of Buffalo i testimony. The judgment was that
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CONSERVATION OF CHILD LIFE.
IV.—The Children's Theater.
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
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Hayou, by which (hat. interior town
becomes a seaport city and is gr iw-
greatlv. Texas
on the map when
making her -hardest
struggle for deep water, is now a port
of considerable importance, situated
on the mainland just across the bay
from Galveston. Bolivar Point, just
across the channel, also gets recogni-
tion as a port, and is to have I he
benefit, of a liberal slice of the oppro-
SUPFOSE -you should walk down the1 use. Older members of the family came
F-,«t si,),. in v,.w York some duy lielp w ith Ulc 8cenerv or the sewing of j
^u" 111 •s-" lorK •S01" tin- costumes, while ihe younger ones
and find two weary sweatshop women i urehearsing their putts. Others came
discussing on their doorstep some pal'- i to ask to be allowed to do something, and j
ticttl.tr Shakespearean play, or further on the whole neighborhood was aroused to a I
see a group ol r:iSBed little children act- I- rsona interest in the theater and its
ing "As You I.Ik. U- to an enthusiastic plays. "be tlrst play over produced there
audience of "little mothers" and their vVi?■.. J0*, ! . ^au,\
charges seated on the curb stone; or fur- ' '' .r®',' ^ lilVT"'!•'n 1 ■! io
ther still down tlic Mtfct find a. I.rigl.t- l'U.,1 tho manly little lellow and learned
oyer little girl relating in voluble Yiddish irom his thoughtfulness and respect for
all site could it call of "Snow While," all about him. a lesson that had tievet
wouldn't you be surprised'.' Well, you I" en taught them before ellhc by pre-
npeiln't be h r that is an everyday scene ei pt ot example, 10 these who Know
since the Kdu.-all.mal Theater was built and understand children best it has been
under the auspices of the Educational Al- revealed that in e\ery
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be
shown upon thorough investigation
that it was purely accidental, but in
priation made by the Rivers and Har- \ any event Uio matter should be det-
bors Committee of this Congress. i initely settled, if possible, and, per-
A few years ago ocean steamers haps even at this late day, the perpe-
of deep draft could not corne up to ; trators of tho crime, if thero wore
the wharves at Galveston, but thoy j such, might be brought to justice, if
had to confine themselves to a con:- still living. So far as concerns the
paratively narrow channel. Now they j differences that formerly existed be-
are to have passageway practically tween Spain and the United States it
to Houston, wharfage at Texas City may be said that they have been set-
and at Port Bolivar, and the harbor is \ tied to the entire satisfaction of both
to be widely deep or deeply wide. It | countries. Perhaps Spain now realizes
will be so in time tn tne vicinity oi ; that the United States did her a good
i istanee, according to telegraphic re- j Aransas pilKs. There will he not ' turu in relieving her of the burden of
ports. ! merely one, but several, seaports, the Antilles anil of tho Philippines,
The farmers in the semi-arid (lis- ,uuJ tljon, wi]] be t)Uainess enough for for tho constant revolutions made the
tricts of that section have profited a)1 of tl)Pn]> ijllt oniy t),n future can cost of administration greater than
Dry Farming Is Intensive Cultivation.
The Dry Farming Congress in ses-
sion at. Cheyenne, VVyo., is being at-
tended by a very large number of
delegates, many of them from a long
immensely, it is claimed, by a system i determine as to which is to bo chief
which conserves the limited moisture
and gives results that arc satisfac-
tory where a few years ago farming
was not considered worth the effort,
because of lack of rainfall and impos-
sibility of irrigation.
One of the promoters of tne dry
farming system has made a compari-
son by the average yield of corn in
Maine atid Illinois which is suggest-
ive in connection with the efforts at
among them.
Extending: and Widening Streets.
the disaster was caused by a mine
exploded under the ship. While this
judgment has not been universally ac-
cepted, it must stand until its incor-
rectness is proven.
Perhaps no one has ever seriously
contended that the government of
„ , since me jsiuucuitjluti i neucei wan umu - , ~ , ..j ,. .
Spain or any of its agents in Cuba under the auspices ot tin- Educational Al- reveaJed that in every child th®r® J®
.i i |i.11, ,, n-i.-keil district .if lower \ew frankness. courage, strength and a love
were directly responsible tor the 1,1 a l)aLKc<1 d.. tuct ot iow«.r ^ of (hc hrau(iful in all tilings, and that
wreck. Perhaps it. might even be ! The theater was opened five years ago , !]!®'ffLu!?}* ^nInntr°PThe°-
1 and in mat time l:a* given diversion and tnnlty for their development. The <.hll-
inspiratlon to over 180.000 children, and fens 1 tieatci had given this opportunity
has seen an even greater number turned t0 niany.
away from th«- doors because there was v ^ ❖
no room inside. "Prinre and pauper," As each actor is not only allowed, but
•Little Lord Knuntleroy." "Snow White," j encouraged to interpret the part as he or
' The Tempest, ' "Sara Crewe," "As You she thinks it should be. there is little af-
Like it* and "The Forest Ring" have 1 fectation on the part ot the players, there
been given here to enthusiastic and ap- is much earnestness and much natural
nreciative audiences. Those of the read- j grace. With tho responsibility resting on
ing world who have known of these plays them they have become great students,
have not yet ceased wondering that they | The librarians are petitioned for pictures
should have been chosen for children of showing scenery or costumes, tho man-
tin4 city slums, for street gamins, for fac- j ners of some beloved teacher are uncon-
tory workers, for people of the score oi ! seiously assumed as suited 'o the part,
more nationalities tnat are populating that nnd when "The Forest King" was being
section of New York Likd most of the ! rehearsed candidates for the parts ot the
world, they have reckoned things from hears saved their pennier and rode out to
the popular hypothesis that poverty is Central Park to spend long hours in the
synonymous with ignorance, low ideals
and lack of imagination. The founder of
the Children's Theater thought otherwise
and she has proved her point.
The Educational Alliance exists for the
purpose of bettering the condition of
Jewish immigrants and new residents of
New York. It had an entertainment
committee that, like the usual department
oi that nature in any club, offered mean-
ingless amusement to the people. Its mis-
cellaneous programs, even if legs vulgar.
were certainly less clever than the Bow-
ery shows, consisting mostly of meaning-
less playlets and self-conscious declama-
tions by the child!en. Miss Minnie Alice
the profit and tho price paid for the
Philippines was more than sufficient
(o indemnify Spain for the destruction
of her unseaworthy navy.
Still, we owe it to Spain to relievo
her of an imputation that does her
injustice if undeserved. We owe it [
to Havana to remove a dangerous ob-
zno watching the hears. Incidentally they
learned something of animal life and,
coming closer to nature, came closer to
the higher plane of civilization.
Miss Herts finds that her theater can
help Iti the social as well as tho ntoral and
educational upbuilding of a community.
She declares that the plays not only in-
fluence manners, customs and morals, but
also fashions. She tells tyow thirty little
citi:- who were to play tlv part of guests
in "Sara Crew's" party »K« costume] in
plain white dresses with only a deep
hemstitch for the trimming. The dresses
had been given for the play and tho chil-
Iren's mothers were chagrined tlint such
Whether the extension of Travis
Street across the river to Main Ave-
nue and thence westward to and be- ! st ruction, from her harbor that should
yc.nd the International & Great North- not have remained for so long a time
ern Railroad station is to be made by where it Is, and we owo it to those
the most direct route or otherwise j brave seamen whoso bodies have
farming in the dry section. In Maine | will depend, in a large measure at ! never been recovered from the wreck
the corn crop of last year averaged least, upon t..e cost to be incurred. ■ to make some effort in that behalf
40.5 bushels to the acre, while the j locating a line of railway two 01 even now.
like crop of Illinois was but 31.6 bush- | more routes are usually surveyed and, j The agitation for removal of the
els to the acre. Now the explana j everything else being equal, tho most ■ wreck ought to be kept up until it
tion is not to be found in the richer 1 direct, of course, would be adopted, but j has been accomplished.
soil of the Pine Tree Sitate, but in 1 sometimos the direct route is unavail- I
the methods of cultivation. In Maine , able because of obstacles thrown in j tJ£nat^ now%ropVATo exempt
the corn is grown in a patch which the way by property owners who arc ; from taYatlf>1, on|y such churches as
gets at least five "plowings" a year j most to be benefited or because great- j <jo not permit any political sermons
and the benefit of fertilizers. In 1 Hi ! er Inducements are offered by another or speeches therein or the use of the
nois three plowings an.l the natural j route. i wOTsbV° not
vigor of the soil are considered suffi The widening or extension of a tareful he may get himself disliked by
dent. This applies to the State at street frequently means as much or the political preachers.
large as to general average. Thero ; more in the way of enhancement of
are localities where the more inten- j values of abutting property as does
sive system is employed and better the building of a railroad through a
results obtained. j country unprovided with modern
The greatest yield of corn that ever transportation facilities. In each case
came from a single acre of ground j property owners are expected to give
was grown in South Carolina and ob- j the right of way or to contribute lib-
tained the premium offered by an I erally to the, enterprise in order to
agricultural concern. South Carolina [secure the benefits arising therefrom.
is not famous as a corn-growing State Where the right of way is not freely
and probably no South Carolina farm- 1 givn* condemnation proceedings may
er had ever before grown anything be resorted to, and then it is tho cost
Herts, a woman of means and of social plain things were to he worn, they want-
and Intellectual prominence in New York, 1 c.l to substitute elaborate, laoo-trimmed.
was asked to take charge or the depart- ; but very cheap affairs. They were asked
menl. Kite agreed under condition that to wait until after ttje first night before
she be allowed to develop the entertain- j they made a change. When they came
Just a week from today the Nation-
al Capital win be in a ferment over
the ceremonies which will install a
new regime in the White House.
There will bo many hundreds of loyal
and jubilant citizens on that day 10
welcome the coming and speed the
parting President.
When Russia has been definitely
given to understand that tho United
States and Great Britain will resolute-
ments after her own ideas. Believing in
her ability the alliance gave her full per-
mission to do an she pleased.
♦ ❖ ♦
Then Miss Herts began to do radical
things. She chose plays that had ideals
usually considered far above the heads of
tlie East Sido folks. She chose her play-
ers, not because they had been taught to
declaim, booauso sotneona said they had
talent, or because thej* happened to have
a bit of prominence in their small world.
She chose them from the rank and file "f
tlie neighborhood. She let it be known
that each worker, whether shifting scen-
ery or playing the part of the star, was
contributing something to tho entertain-
ment, and that cat h in turn should have
a chance at the bigger things. She al-
lowed several people to learn the same
part and chose from among them tlie
one she thought had beat Interpreted it,
and site let the interpretation be that per-
son's own, never a gesture or attitude
being suggested. There are over HOC
members of Miss Herts' classes, and
nearly every one has acted some part.
When the play was all learned and the
costumes—donated by mors affluent folk
had been finally donned, the theater was
opened on Saturday evenings for the old
and young, and again 011 Sundays, espe-
cially for the children of the city. Each
chilli present hail a ticket given him by
some school, and this he had turned in
with 5 cents as the price of his admis-
sion. The people of the Ohetto, Elttle
Italy and other homes of New Y'ork's
polyglot people, saw these plays with
pleasure and with understanding.
The first impulse of all childhood is to
make believe, to pretend, to people the
workaday world with wonderful things
that do not exist to tho naked eye. In
congested New York there is little for tho
imagination to feed on, yet to the children
like as niucn as fifty bushels of corn i that plays the most prominent part do, China will have no further chance
to the acre. It was an exceptional in the decision as to location of the
yield and the premium was the in- I route.
ducement. It, however, illustrates j In the proposed extension of Travi3
what can be done with proper effort. | Street two *'outos are being consid-
The trouble in most of the
to complain of Russian assumption in
Manchuria.
With so many bills pending in the
legislature for the promotion of ag
ricultura.1 education and agricultural
States ered, and it is highly probable that.i' . ., . , , .. .
. , ! science there ts at least an indication
•where land is comparatively cheap is 1 the most economical will be the one )tiat agricumire is being recognized
that farmers put in a great deal more j chosen, though wisdom might suggest as having claims to more than pass-
acreage than they arc able to properly ! the best as the cheapest, even though i ing attention.
care for, and do not. get as much ! the cost should bo greater. If the ~ 77 ,
I . . Windstorms in the Mississippi Val-
from twenty acres half way cultivat- property owners are enterprising and [ ]ev in the Ohio Valley and
ed as they would from ten acres ! public-spirited, they will realize the snowstorms in the Northwest and
given (he proper attention. | benefits to accrue to them in the way balmy spring weather without any at-
Probably the success attained by j of convenience of travel as well as the
the dry farming system which has j enhancement of property values as a
been very much exploited in ihe past 1 result of being on a popular thorough-
two or three years, is mainly the re- faro instead of what might be called
Fult of intensive cultivation and the 1 a back street. Of course, they would
Delegates from the South to tho
1)ry Farming Congress at Cheyenne
1 . ., . 1 , . this week must be greatly impressed
congress now in session mav Impress | prefer the wide, open, well paved anil ))y snow which covers the ground to
this facl, in connection with ihe equal- popular thoroughfare to the cramped thr^ extent of a foot or more. That is
ly important matter of seed selection,
upon those preeent. Then it may be
understood how land could be made
to produce 150 bushels of corn to
the acre and why seed corn could bo
and crooked byway, and, of course,
they ought to be willing to make some
pecuniary sacrifice to obtain it.
1 I . . .1 « llllclis'll'tllV**' IVI It HI Oil. ,1 1 iwuii
ly ill 1 d impaitially fillforcw tn6 t-oith- ^ congested places Miss Herts
mouth treaty, as they are bound to opened up a new world. For these chil-
dren who had perhaps never seen a tree
or flower that did not grow in Washing-
ton Square, she chose "As You Like It,"
and as the parts were learned and the
play progressed, the fertile child-mind
turned the tiny stage into a real forest of
Arden, For the while the din and dust
of the streets t*ilside were lost to ear and
eve, and hand in hand with Kosallnd the
ttred little children wandered far in a
new world.
♦ ♦ »
Educators and social workers ctelm that
the children of the alums, the street-
grown ones, are keenest and quickest
when II comes to learning a new thing.
The officials of the library near the
theater testified later thai there had
never been such a demand for Shake-
speare in the history of tho institution,
and when "As You I.ike It." very cheaply
bound, was brought to the theater and put
on sale for the convenience of the play-
ers nnd the audience, the copies disap-
peared with a flattering rapidity never
known to the blood-and-thunder novel,
usually believed to be the favorite on the
East Side.
Neigliborllness is a characteristic of tho
poor. As soon as the theater was being
remodeled under Miss Herts' management
—a new stage being put. in and some
scenery added—everybody wanted to be of
mospherie disturbance in grand old
Southwest. Texas. Where would you
lather be?
hardly suggestive of dry farming.
The Harrlman tent colony at the
Hot Wells is not being disturbed by
Then again there is the matter of j^e excitement of Wall Street or any
civic pride and obligation to the gen- J other street. There aR'is serenity,
made to bring $1 a grain, as it did j eral public that must be given some
in St, Louis recently. j consideration, but all these things
j aside, the city must undertake the
' widening and extension of streets
The Gulf Seaports. I now wherever advisable before such
—__ j buildings have been erectcd and
President Mclntyre of the San An- j such improvements of a private char-
tonio & Aransas Pass Railway be- j acter made as will be almost prohibi-
lievcs that at or near Aransas Pass live of such an enterprise because of
wil". some day be one of the greatest i the great cost that would bo involved
seaports of the American Mediterra- j in the tearing down and opening up
process. There will never again be
nean.
Perhaps the time is not far .lis-
tflnt. The work of deepening the
channel through the pass and of im-
proving the harbor is progressing very
favorably. Congress having made lib-
eral appropriation for the work tinder
the continuing contract system.
When there is water in the chan-
nel sufficient to accommodate ocean-
going vest els of deep draft and when | lrom within or from without is not
there are adequate docks and ship- j now a question of practical interest
ping facilities, there will he ships ! in the opinion of the esteemed Fort
sepking and delivering cargo and j Worth Retord, after *0 many years
cargo seeking ships at Ihe port, Per | have passed and after the conflict In-
haps there may he only one deep i eidental thereto has become merely
so opportune a time as now for car-
rying out tho contemplated ex-
tensions.
The Wreck of the Maine.
Whether the ill-fated battleship
Maine was destroyed by an explosion
and saw the little girls with the simpl
India lawn dresses and the dainty hair
ribbons, all the mothers went home and
devoted their sewing hours thereafter to
tlie manufacture <>f plainer, daintier
clothes—the theater had scored Another
social success.
Like all other unusual things, the Chil-
dren's Theater came and proved its worth
In the face of adverse criticism and much
opposition. To some it meant putting
wrong ideas in children's heads. They
argued that playing Lord Fauntleroy and
wearing velvet clothes would make them
dissatisfied with everyday life. The chil-
dren of the world are sometimes cleverer
in this respect than the «rown-ups. They
look deep enough to imbibe the spirit
of manliness and honor, and the clothes
didn't count one whit. Others argued that
it put impossible ambitions in the chil-
dren's minds, that the whole East Side
would l>e stage-struck. On the contrary,
only two ever left to go on a bigger stage.
The rest, having a chance to act at home,
preferred to stay there.
^ ♦ O
Closing it on Sunday has cut off thou-
sands of children from their one weekly
diversion, and tho alleys and streets will
claim their own. A bigger theater is
needed, in fact a dozen such could be
opened and run every nig lit all through
the year and the, neighborhood actors
would always play to standing room.
When Mark Twain went down to see the
children play his "Prince and Pauper'' he
took an interest In the work that has not
abated, and that lead to his being made
president of the Educational Alliance The-
ater with such coworkers as Miss Herts,
Kev. Percy S. Grant, Robert J. Collier and
Otto H. Kahn.
There has never been room enough for
all the people who attended the plays.
Each performance has witnessed a long
iineiwaiting as early as eleven or twelve
when the play was to be at two. There
has never been need for rules in this
unique theater, if children were compe-
tent to interpret a good play and act it.
they were considered equally competent
to constitute the audience that witnessed
such a play. The signs protesting against
noise and undue applause that adorn so
many Bowery theaters, were noticeable
by their absence in this one. A certain
chivalry sprang to the fore, reflected no
doubt from the stage where only good
examples received portrayal, and law and
order have ever been supreme.
The children of the streets have a ver-
nacular and an accent of their own. Yet
from these. Miss Herts chose her play-
ers. and when Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bur-
nett came to hear them render her plays,
she commented especially on the excel-
lent English, the best she had heard.
The children had wrought it our for them-
selves. Since before the days of Soph-
ocles there has been much said and
written for and against the stage. The
tenor of the whole cry lias been: "Is it
educative? Is It uplifhting? Is it con-
ducive to morality?" Tho best answer is
found in the Children's Theater, and is
emphatically affirmative. '
(Copyright, 1909, by Frederic J. Haskin.)
Tomorrow: "Conservation of Child Life.
V—The Little Mothers."
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WHIT THE STATE PAPERS SAY
A Possible Explanation.
The railroad lobby Is doubtless back of
these invitations to ihe Legislature to
r|uit work anrl vipit Interested cities. In
fart those Invitations are part of the lob-
by scheme, since the citizens of tho
towns visited would not put up several
thousand dollars if they did not expect
something in return.—San Angelo I'ross-
NewB.
The meaning of the paragraph from the
Press-News is a trifle obscure. Possibly
it is intended to convey the Idea that the
railroad lobby thinks it can afford to pay
the bills in order to get the legislature
away from the Capitol and thus lessen
th^* chances for legislation Inimical to
their interests. In any event it is a
good thing for the Legislature to gi-t.
around over the State and see what is
TOPICS 0E THE TIMES
Unwritten Law of Divorce.
Tho public statements of a famous
theatrical manager and his wile, who is
an actress of star rank, that they are to
be divorced by mutual consent; the
blushing admission by the laiiy that she
may marry again, but would choose a
different type ot' man; the studied fail-
ure of the. gentleman mentioned as her
ideal to deny that lie Is the chosen one;
the comment of the still husband that
tho other man would be a wise selection
and entirely satisfactory to him—all this
would cause many judges to ask a. few
leading questions and throw tlie divorce
case of the lady out of court.
I jaws of various States differ widely in
th<- number and variety of reasons for di-
vorce, but mutual consent is not recog-
nized. Collusion invalidates the cae. .
Kreedom ciin come only as a perjalty In-
flicted on the defendant. Thus an un-
going on. They will be better fitted for written law of divorce has become an in-
tiic making of laws in behalf °f aU the | « of the husband being the de-
fendant. but not defending the case and
letting it go by default.
State if they are enabled to become, fa-
miliar with all Interests by personal In-
spection of the various centers.
Give Everybody a Chance.
There Is being agitated the question of
building another Agricultural and Me-
chanical College in tiiis State. Northern
Tcvas is making a plea for the school. It
is time tills part of the country was get
On tlie man's side it is a part of the
code ot" chivalry. It is based fin tlie fun-
damental rule of the behavior of th«
fighting sex toward the beautiful and
nonconibatant sex that a man can not
he a gentleman and knowingly Ignore his
wife's revulsions.
He may love his wife and losing her
may terribly wound his spirit, but hep
tlnr something. San Diego has plenty of |ny„ j* inviolate to a man of horfor with-
\ . . . C ■ . n ■ I t 1 1 I U /lAlllfl ltltT nut ltr.t* flt.lld.Ml t
Witler seaport on that part of tho
coast., but it in more likely that, (here
will be several. For years Gal vest o'<
strove unsuccessfully for the removal
of the bar to her commerce. Finally
the Government rjtiit doling out small
appropriations for work at distant pe-
riods that, proved to be of practically
a matter of history. '
Yet il is a question that should have
been settled long ago and that should
uo longer remain unsettled. The only
way to do this, apparently, is lo
raise the sunken steamer so as to
niako the investigation thorough.
The wreck of the battleship on a
no value and undertook to provide (peaceful mission to a supposedly
deep waler under the sort of contlnu- friendly harbor may be said to huve
ing contract system that is now be- j precipitated a conflict which deprived
log employed at Aransas Tass. iWen | Spain of her possessions in U10 West-
peace and pleasantness.
In Love, as in All Things Else.
She did not know that he was rich; she
hardly knew his name, in fact.
When he confessed his love for her, a
captivating way he lacked;
She heard his pitiful appeal and treated
him with cold disdain;
He sadly rose and turned to go; he had
no reason to remain.
He pondered for a day or two, while
sadness lingered in his breast;
She was the fairest Riri he knew, she put
it over all the rest;
Me vowed that he would win her yet,
though she had coldly turned him
down.
And then he hurried out and bought the
finest car in all the town.
He lolled back in his limousine and often
parked her dwelling place:
One day she saw him and a look of won-
der spread across her face;
He leaned out when he knew she
watched, and, with a splendid,
lordly air.
Bestowed a greenish bill upon a begfiar
who was begging there.
He went again to ask tlie girl, who lis-
tened gladly to his pies.
And when he journeyed home that night
the maiden was his bride-to-be;
He sat and pondered long again, and
looked away, with dreamy eves,
And as he went to bed he said, "It seems
to pay to advertise."
—S. B. Klser.
Pointed Paragraphs.
Do men with whiskers think that
women envy them?
It's easy for the average* woman to
keeps secret®—going
It takes a jealous woman to see things
that are Invisible.
A man isn't necessarily a coward be-
cause he is afraid of work.
When a woman affects simplicity In
dress it sets a man guessing.
Show us a knocker and wc will show
you a man who failed to make good.—
Chicago News.
WILL BE HIS BUSY DAY.
How William H. Taft Will Put in
March 4 in Washington.
President-elect Taft will either prove
that he is a glutton for work or be "all
in" before he goes to bed on the night
of March 4. Another little engagement
has been added to his numerous duties
of that day. He has accepted an lnVita-
tion to look ill on the banquet of the
Georgia Military Academy at the Ar-
lington Hotel and make a short talk to
the cadets. This makes Mr. Taft's in-
auguration day program read something
like tliis:
9 a. m.—Arise.
9:15—Bath.
9:30—-Breakfast.
10 to 10:45—Dodging visitors, college
chums, committees and patriots at his
temporary home on Eighteenth and B
Streets.
11:00—Putting on his best clothes for
the big event in his life.
11 :U0 -Starts to Capitol.
12 m -Sits in President's room in Sen-
ate while Vice president-elect Sherman
takes the oath of office.
12:15 p. m.—Takes oath of office as
President of the I'nited States, adminis-
tered by Chief Justice Melville Fuller.
12:30 to 1:20 p. m — Deliver inaugural
address of 5000 words.
1:30 p. m.—Drive to White House with
Mrs. Taft. bowing on the way to cheer-
ing thousand*.
1:43 p. in.-Bolts his first lunch in his
new home, the White House.
2:00 p. m — Hears that the Senate con-
firms his Cabinet.
2 to 6 or 7 p. m. -Watches the inaug-
ural parade from his reviewing stand In
front of the White House.
, K:00 p m.—First dinner at the head of
the table in the White House.
8:30 p. in.—Watches inaugural fireworks
in the White House lot. listens to the
noise of enthusiastic militia and patri-
ots.
9:00 p. m.—Tries to forget the serenad-
ing parties in front and puts on his
white tie, dr^ss clothes and silk hat to
go to the inaugural hall.
9:15 p. m— Stops on way to make a
speech to the Georgia military cadets
at the Arlington Hotel.
9:30 to 12 m.—Leads the grand march
and waltzes at tho Inaugural ball.
12:30 a. m.-First midnight lunch In tho
White House as his own host.
Thinks it is all over.
Goes LP ket.
BLESSINGS OF MIDDLE AGE.
Few Would Be Young Again If Given
the Privilege.
" 'Would any woman who has left
youth behind her and survived tlie shock
of reaching middle-ago really wish to be
youog again?
"This question I have asked myself
and others often and havo never succeed-
ed in securing an unqualified answer.
" 'Yes, if 1 could know us much as [ do
now, is the usual reply; or, 'Not unless
I could live my lite over again with thd
knowledge I havo gained from my mis-
takes.' "
This is tho beginning of an amusing
presentment of tho blessings of middle
ago as reluctantly discovered by
woman who has reached it." Jn the
March Woman's Home Companion.
We cannot be young always, you know,
and many of us cling pathetically to the
remnants of youth nnd fondly imagine
ourselves as young as ever. This is a
great chance to make a journey into this
land of Middle Age with one who ti wells
there and finds it good
There is the sense of proportion, for
one thing, that only comes with advanc-
ing years. We find as we grow older
that we get a truer idea of the real
values of things; we do not lot an incom-
petent cook shut off from our perception
all mental and spiritual Joys. We find
ourselves saying of these petty thing*.
"After all. what difference docs It
make?"
We must sift out and pick over our
ideals, too. Some must be cast aside
others remodeled and refitted. We must
learn that there are more views of life
than thoso we hold and that it is quite
possible they are as worthy of respect
as our own. Most of all we must learn
to "achieve a measure of content" with
our own circumstances of life.
All this homely philosophy, which many
of lis have lived, and ninny of us ars
living, nnd mnnv of us will live, is told as
intimately, as conversationally, as if fhi
author were talking with us. She has
reached conclusions that are healthy and
rano aiu' feminine and she leaves us with
the comforting "One has only the age of
one's heart, after all."
land and lots of monev which could not
be used to a better purpose than tlie
building of such a college. Then, too,
this part of the country is especially suit-
ed for such a school, citrus culture, cacti
propagation, trucking, ail sorts and kinds
of farming could be experimented with.
The climate being so mild, something
could be growing the year round.—San
Diego Circuit.
There should be an experiment farm j
out her consent.
The wife's attitude in itself is complete
ground for divorce according to the law,
'out, again, the rule of delicacy requires
thiit tho husband shall let her be the
plaintiff.
This unwritten law of divorce has exist-
ed a long time. It Is practiced all tho
time everywhere. The courts know it.
Everybody knows it.
There are thousands of men who have
and Slate agricultural school In the sp.nl- ; Riven their wives full permission to nt
hiiu oi'11" « — ia divorce whenever they wish. But tho
... . fi>i,. ,,a i h ill \ ui v ti wiiciinvi r tiici
tropical fruit section of the St.i ^ ^ ^^ custody of children, the payment of ali-
mony and tjfie contrarieties of human na-
ture intervene—chiefly the last.
Once let a woman realize that her hus-
band is willing to let her go in peace and
should be such an institution also In the
dry farming section of West Texas. The
State can do much to rectify former er-
rors of discrimination bv establishing
these institutions now for the benefit of
a people who have long been neglected.
If the matter be left to the Agricultural
and Mechanical College it may be expect-
ed that substantial justice will bo done
in the locating of additional experiment
farms and agricultural schools, fo^ the in-
stitution knows the needs of tlie State
better than the Legislature does.
♦ ♦ ♦
But the Climate Does the Work.
E H. Harrlman, the railroad king, is
living in a tent near San Antonio, where
he hopes to find rest and regain his
health. The tents prepared for his parry
are furnished luxuriantly with all the
modern conveniences, etc. A millionaire
can't got away from those modern con- _ _ir
veniences, and the only way Harry will that you are leaving ine—1 am not leav-
cver find rest and solitude, Is to quit j4ng you.
the earth.—Hearne Democrat. Wife—And you don't want me to go?
possibly Mr. Harrlman is not looking | Husband (with effort to hide emotion)—
for iolltude. HC t. r.tttn, ret al, I -
as any visltoi to his camp ^ be able wife (illumined and radiant)—You ar»
to see at a glance. He is also getting the j sorry—it hurts you.
benefit of the golden sunshine and the Husband (face twisted)—Hurts? Hurts?
best air that ever toyed with a tent ! Ves-yes-I wouldn't call It comfortable,
canopy or drove a man into th$, greater
cojnfort of his private car. If Mr. Harrl-
All the Difference.
"Did he say lie knew me when I war. a
girl?"
"Not he said he knew you when he was
a boy!"—Sydney Bulletin.
she Is likely to insist on staying until tho
time when she can feel that he hates to
part with her.
This is a quite usual picture: Husband
and wife about to separate by mutual
consent. The last day and last hour
havo come.
Husband (with a catch in his voice) —
Well, dearie, I will call a cab now and
make sure-
Wife—Make sure!
Husband (clumsily)—Yes. so you'll be
sure to catch the train, you know—rather
beastly to miss a train under these cir-
cumstances.
Wife—You want to make sure! You
don't want me to miss the train! Oh, my
God! (Shakes with passionate sobs; tears
stream in spurts.) Oh, very well! (Tries
to laugh.) 1 won't miss the train—have
no fear. (Breaks down.)
Husband—Brace up. dearie. Remember
man will cultivate the San Antonio habit
he will not leave the earth nearly so soon
as if he stays in New York all the time.
♦ ♦
Platform Demands.
The Thirty-first Legislature is now on
record as being opposed to platform de-
mands when those demands don't suit
their fancy. Then let us do away with
the demands and «• lei*t our Representa-
tives to the Legislature unlnstructed so
that they may cater to tho whims of any
who may come along, especially if they
have tho cash or the influence.— Florence
Vidette.
Legislators have no right to pay atten-
tion to any platform demands save those
alone upon which the people of their
own districts nominated them for office.
No member of a Legislature can go far
wrong by observing the desires of his
own people whether expressed In a writ-
ten platform or communicated Individ-
ually by the voters, lie can never be
right nor succeed if he hearkens to tho
voice of a State convention to the ex-
clusion of the instructions given by his
own people. There is nothing to this
platform demand proposition that has any
I sanctity as compared with the duty of a
Representative to his owa ©onatltuents.
i (He gives way. Takes her in his amis.
Presses her to his heart. Kisses her tear-
stained face. Kisses her lips, her eyes,
her towsled. damp hair!)
Wife (eyes sparkling in tears)—You poor
boy—that's the way you used to hug me!
I did love you so much—once! (Begins
rapidly and deftly to fix her hair.)
An hour later; Wife waves a sweet
farewell from window of Pullman. She
is on her way at last to be free, free,
free!
And Jack did love her. He had only
acted as i* he didn't care. Oh, these men
—such hypocrites!
She smiles over her recollection of poor
old Jack's twisted face.—New York
American.
Religion and Duty.
When Bishop Phillips Brooks ltl]«4
from America on his last trln to Europe
a friend remarked that while abroad he
mleht discover some new religion to bring
home with him. "But be careful of it.
Bishop Brooks." remarked a listening
friend, "it may be difficult to get vour
new religion through the custom house.'*
"T iruess not." replied the bishop laugh-
ingly, "for we may take it for granted
that any new religion popular enough to
Import will have no duties attached to
it."—Kansas City Star.
... . - <\——-
For Shame.
He—Wonder why it Is they always
speak of the "blushing: bride?"
She—Nothing very remarkable about ltf
considering the kind of men most women
marry.—Illustrated Bits,
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