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THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1900-26 PAGES. HIS VARIED DUTIES Sergeant-at-Arms of a Convention is a Busy Man. WORK BEGINS WEERS IN ADVANCE Spends Lots of Money and Must Make All Arrangements. PRESSURE FOR PLACES gst Written for The Evening Star. In the eye of the public, the permanent chairman of a national convention Is by far the most important offical connected with such a gathering. And in truth no one may gainsay the chairman's position and power. For a brief perlod they are su- preme. at least nominally, and more than one chairman has so conducted himself while wielding the gavel of a nominating party conclave as to change the history of his world. erally, party, the nation and perhaps the Sometimes indzed, perhaps gen- the chairman ts only a figurehead, carry out a program agreed upon ehand, and possibly those who preside over the two national conventions this year will be chairmen of this sort. But at all evants, they will fill necessary functions. No convention could deliberate without a presiding officer; no man whose party standing not of the best would be ches ment chairman in any eireum- nee atever. It's a great honor to be rmanent chairman of a national conven- as all men who have ever held the post will agre able and powerful as the per- airman may seem to be, there Is one other national convention functionary s indispensable, and often of rer. Ina certain practical almost infinitely more powerful. irman has no patronag>, or next his command, but this other officially known as the sit out In chunks. far more accurate were jonary His he ntion’s business manager. functions are tuose of a t-arms while t sion, e convention fs in but the greater part of all those of a business manager, These duties extend over weeks always. Sometimes the s length=n out into month Must Have Executive Force. ‘wear t-arms {fs appointed by and der the direct control of the conv of the national comm’ fean side this year the is composed of Messrs. Scott n of New Jersey, » Payne of Wisconsin and The ri, besides Committes and Secretary Dix, ex- mmittes held its first im- in Philadelphia the other atic subcommittee met y. Both will hold s from now on to the of the national gatherings. All of ge convention policy will be and settled at these meetings, but put of the details will be in- sergeant-at-arms solely. t important duty of the conven- tfon subcommittee, of course, ts fixing the ¥ in which the convention is to be held, the main this Is properly enough a m of mone! From some of the y worded dispatches sent out quired to be put up by the the impression has gone ubltican s ommittee made 4 for $100,000, To be exact, of Philadelphia and other as they have been once in eral decades, that the cities were four years local m of $100, se at St. ear or approximate su. Should xpe fall under the estimat ue wil be turned back to mmittee. Should will have to be convention t step is th rms, for he ran ity fn local ex- ure for much arms. It hat he must uditorium in atten- 3 u of the . perhaps, * building in for any like may hereafter be must be in w to be he ready for t the hall read the sergean: hiteets, : ric nbers and all sorts of trades S the newspapers, the pre and the telegraph companic his duties alone will test ence, his tact and hig capacity for work. Newspapers and Convention. One of the most difficult tasks of the sergeant-at-arms will be to satisfy the mewspapers. Readers of the full conven- tion reports that will appear in the news- papers next June and July may occasion- ally give a thought or two to the immense amount of labor involved in the daily presentation of the news hot from the bat. But no one who has not had something to do with the work can have any save the most Inadequate notion of the preliminary detailed work that alone makes them poi sible. To begin with, the sergeant-at-arms must be absolutely {mpartial in arrang- ing the press facilities. That is, he must see to {t that no one newspaper, press as- sociation or telegraph company has undue advantage over any of the others. Of course, greater facilities are given to the great metropolitan journals than to papers in the smaller towns. The number of men Worrying the Assistant. representing each to which accommoda- tions are furnished is fixed, as a rule, ac- cording to precedent, but nearly every important daily asks for more t) n it can have, apparently on principle, and there are hundreds of papers all told that de- mand special concessions which must be granted. Besides the legitimate requests for press facilities, applications for privi- leges as reporters and correspondents are alw: made by large numbers of indi- viduals who have no right whatever to ex- pect them, and these make life nothing less than a burden the overworked ser- ee to at-at-arms from the moment he takes rial charge of the preliminary conyen- tion details. The intention on his part always ts to afford every possible facility to ne paper men actually employed to report the proceedings, but there are physical imitations to the amount of space that can be given to the newspapers, and this the bogus “journalists,” friends of small Hes and the like : mong the real of it and noth- simple. Lit- 3 ome of who should convention. ser- correspondents ing more, a nuisance pur: erally thousands of this ¢ them intreduced by edttors know better, beslege the geant-at-arms every four years and are perforce turned down: even were he in- clined to afford the requested facilities, he could not do so without withholding them from men who are justly entitled to them, and that would never do. An Army of Assistants. If the duties of the convention sergeant- at-arms were fully indicated by the fore- going paragraphs he would have a compar- atively easy time, but his work would be only partially done were he to stop with getting the it in-good erder and making the arrangements for the press. Providing for the comfort and convenience of the del- egates is really the most important of all his tasks. This involves arranging the se: in the body of the hall and the gallerle that all shall be satisfied, furnishing the various subeommitte s and the like There are tickets and badges to be pri and, though you mightn't think ft, this a job of no small magnitude. Giving out the contract for printing the ticke of the first things attended to; ready been looked after by the sergeant-at-arms of this year and probably by the corresponding demc cratic functionary also. Arrangement: also to be m by the nt-al . with the hotels as to h for the various delegations, dicke to be en- tered into with the rates of fare and th trains. Cordial relatio with the local police and there a ters of de! manager mus cessful finish. ‘The appointing of a: arms is by no me e troubles. The: generally 150 of th at least, apportioned among the various states, and the demand for places on the staff of the convention's manager is ex- tremely liv Nominally he decides who y his decisions are - upon_ the mendations of the delegates. Each of these is almost sure to ask for more places than can be given, and railroads concerning running of special must be © and fire de most numberless other mit- the convention's busin see carried through to a su the serg it-at-arms sometimes hard Ume to avoid making enemies in turning down those for whom places cannot. be found. Deputies and Doorkeepers. At first blush you might wonder why anv one would put up a fight to be an agsista sergeant-at-arms, since no pay, not even expenses, accomp: appointments of th’s sort, and some ppointees at 1»: hay from the begin- ni of the a to work like beaver ning to the end of the convention, helping + to kee! > things in orde But for the brief h the convention Arms He wears a badge dmits him to all parts of the conv t demand ‘on> who c and his familiar to som M than one holide has made of pol the ving as conyention ant at After the deput nts arms come the doorkeepers. are not so numer- = the deputies and their number varies ig to the nature of th thering ts held, the rule point two, one hall in which ring to ap- service and the for a day Bogus Journalists Seeking Tickets. other-for night service, for each door. They are drawn from the ranks of those gen- erally known as “henchmen,” though the term is not used here in any belittling rnss. The doorkeepers, lke the deputies, ‘ithout pay and for similar consid- ations; their facilities for making them- selves known to the real powers In the party are not much less than those afford- ed the deputy sergzants-at-arms, but they have less chance to see the fun on the floor of the hall because their duties keep them outside at th> doors much of the time. It is possible, however, for the clever door- per to slip inside some of the time, and, of course, the day man can see the procesd- ings of the night sessions, and vice versa, He Serves for the Glory. As might be conjectured, the sergeant- at-arms has to have many other assistants besides those who help while the conven- tion is actually in session. In the weeks of his preliminary labors he has to transact as much business as the manager of one of our greater commercial enterprises, and this requires typewriters, bookkeepers, messengers, clerks and all-round assistants of several grades. It also requires rather extensive office tacilities, and D. G. Wiswell of Wisconsin, who will be sergeant-at-arms of the republican convention this year, has ve already chosen his headquarters at one of the Philadelphia hotels. When the conven- tion is at hand he has lIik>wise to engage a corps of watchmen and scrub women to keep the big building in apple pie order. Though he is kept constantly busy all through the weeks of preparation, his real rush doesn’t come till the first day of the convention. From then till the adjournment he is the most harassed and put upon man in the whole country, and if he isn't a physical wreck by the time the gathering disperses It's because he is blessed with an fron constitution. ‘ Unlike the deputy sergeants-at-arms and the doorkeepers, the office help, messen- gers, watchmen and scrub women are paid for their services, but the sergeant-at-arms imself receives no direct pay. His ex- Denses are borne by the committee, but he goes* through all the work and worry of getting the convention preliminaries into shape and keeping the crowds in good order during its sessions for the honor there 1s in it, and the wide acquaintance it will give him among the prominent men of his own party. Because of these things the place is in great demand every four years, and some of the livellest fights in the his- tery of the two national committees have been waged over the conflicting claims of various candidates. Democratic Official The sergeant-at-arms of the democratic convention will not begin his preliminary work this year until some time in May, the democratic convention being held more than two weeks later than the republican gathering. The convention sergeant-at- arms always has the frien assistance of the sergeant-at-arms of the national com- mittee. Col. H. L. Swords, now deputy col- lector of customs in New York, has held that post with the republican committee for a number of campaigns, while James Oliver of “Paradise Park,” in the city of New York, has held the same place with the democratic committee. Each of these men knows every important leader in the party well, and is therefore able to give ‘inval- uable pointers to the convention sergeant- at-arms. Mr. Oliver will not assist the sergeant-at- arms this year, however, having determined to spend the summer in Alaska. This year's national democratic convention wil be the first he missed for many yea: The local expenses of a national con- vention, which ure directly controlled by the sergeant-at-arms, make up only a frac- tion of the total sums such a gathering puts into circulation. There are nearly 1,000 dele; and as many nates, ), while the assistant s doorkeepers, me PONL will dance to 3,000. geant- ngers and cor- ntlal atten- there are probably B 1,000. nd if each of the re- sulting 4,000 spends $100 for hotel bills and the like while the c nvention is in session the total ts $400,000. Add railroad fare, news telegrams 1 other incidentals grand total can’t well be less than a million. Some estimates by men who have attended many national Piace it at a much higher figur THE conventions ER. Her Merits and Her Shortcomings From a Foreign Point of View. From the ) rk Sun, “It you want to know why we have no first-class professional ho isekeepers in this country,” volun red the importer of English specimen, “it is because the Amer an woman fs too proud and far too inc pendent to allow an employe to manage her home. That ts aiso the reason why we, the best ordered, most luxurious home the world, suffer from crimina!ly waste Gomestic management, and the worst ice of any highly civilized pec ple. In F or ngland, where half as much money Spent, and w the servan is re there is twice the work for s to do and a third of the con- re put at their dis r city hou regularit the American visitor with nothing short of amazement. In houses where the inconws are by no means larg corps of finished servants will be found, that on over here can afford. “Just so long as the American woman ts head of a modest household she is the most mil’ion- all-uround capable heusekeeper in the world; she can face stiffer odds and rout them more utterly than any French or FEpglish woman living. V » the only women in the world who, erted at a critiesl moracnt, can cook a meal and yet sit at the head of the table, while that same meal is being served, in a fetching frock, carrying on a conversation as though noth- ing had happened. jt is a charming fac- ulty, but when she is put at the head of a cerps of twenty servants and a great coun- try house her system fails. “A big, fashionable household ts just like a big ship, iUs got to have a captain to direct its course and an engineer to run the Machinery, and in the foreign countries e and provide for this. In France sally a maitre d’hoiel who shoul- ders the domestic burd: He has worked up in the service and his word is law to the servants. He hires and dismisses them, plans their work, sees that it is done, and be g ntee: the men and maids well fed on a HNowance. The mistress gives him a f month, aud on this he caters yants’ table, tht is by no means supplied from the larder that feeds the family, Ev servant is entitled to the scraps he or she leaves and has his or her own pi fork, &e and w Washed and set away by their their special cupboards. Scraps ar portant item to the thrifty French dome n England there is a woman who does this, and every 1 ome English house is built with special housekeeper’s quarters, ting room aml] ted room, can houses are now heing provic these 1 two rooms. “My housekeeper is of typteal sort. using and a sett jee at sixteen as a mail and bas worked. up. She is 1 by the housekold as Mrs. Brown, and every afternoor rved in her sitting room at 4 o'clock b: maid, } drink 2 and ed r dinner aione She I wearing a plain b' nowr. ck silk gown ach cap and a small kuwn a servant in the house, with tb on of the butler, , and for th me Every cept con is under her circet 00d or « vil that every ‘Sh she acc ity no decayed gentlewoman would and with a respectfulnes lady's maid ever fe month and an allowance rvants’ wages and able, and she it is who se: goes on in my house. “With a prayer of thanksgiving and a quiet mind I can new nightly lay my head on my pillow, and I don't expect ta come down with nervous prostration at the ead of the season. The storm and stress of housekeeping has passed me, and no longer must I coolly count off $200 a month to waste as most fashtonabl hostesses do; ne longer do I haunt intelligence ottices when a dozen engagements press, and no longer do I sit down to weep on coming heme from a hard afternoon's calling to hear that the cook has left in a rage, the parlor maid has smashed my best bric-a- brac and the laundress scorched a hole 1p my best table cloth. “But let me tell you what lots of our rich women do. They don’t mind handing their bables into the care of kindergartners, but they deeply resent sharing the command of thelr households with a competent woman. For my part I think every big American household where there ts a great corps of servants should have one of these compe- tent women at the head, and very soon, in consequence, we would see a marked im- provement in the American maid servant, for training domestics {s one of the im- portant missions of the English house- Keeper. She takes in ignorant girls and teaches them first to be competent kitchen maids and then promotes them as their value and knowledge increase, and thus the generation of English maid servants, the deftest, most accomplished domestics in the world, are trained in their profession. Clever and versatile as the American wo- man may be when thrown on her own re- sources, she has no gift for educating crude talent. When she has wealth and luxury she simply solves the difficulty by paying fabulous wages, overlooking a good dea! of incompetence and retiring to a hotel every now and then to recover from the battle with servants.” ———-+ee. “A perfect cup of tea can never be made In a tin teapot,” says a demonstrator for a tea house. “‘Scald the earthen teapot the frst thing you do. Measure out the tea, allowing a half teas, ful for each cup of boiling water. Have fresh water that has come to a boll for the first time. Put the tea in a cloth strainer and pour on the bub- bling, boiling water. Cover closely with a tea cosey, and let the tea brew on the back of the range, or at the table, from three to five minutes. If the tea is to stand for some time remove the strainer with the tea leaves, else the fragrant aroma is wasted paying the ing to their that no waste for te and the tannin extracted.” THE NATIONAL GUARD Request for the Resiguitionts of Two Prominent Officers, THEIR COMPLIANCE DOUBTFUL Board of Survey Inquires Tato Loss ¥ of Stores. NEWS OF THE ARMORIES The absence of Adjutant General Love from the city during the week has resulted in a practical suspension of the routine work at District militia headquarters. The weekly meetings of the officers of the gen- eral staff have been discontinued. For these reasons local military matters are unusual- ly quiet. There is one subject, however, which appears to be of more than passing interest among the officers of the brigade. It relates directly to the officers in com- mand of the 1st Regiment and the 2d Bat- talion. Succeeding the recent trial by court-mar- tlal of Capt. D. V. Chisholm, Company B, 2d Battalion, it was announced that at least two officers who gave evidence before the court had by their testimony convinced the commanding general that they should not continue to hold commissions in the National Guard. Who these officers are was not directly made known at the time: It is now very generally understood, however, that they are Col, Henry May, commanding the Ist Regiment, and Maj. Joseph W. Anderson, the head of the 2d Battalion. Resignations Suggested. Some days ago the commanding general addressed a personal communication to Maj. Anderson, which was, in substance, a polite suggestion that he tender his re: s- nation. Upon receipt of the letter Maj. Anderson stated that he would give it his consideration. Since then, it is reported, he has remarked that he does not intend to resign; at least, not at the present time. During the week ending today a com- munication, penned by the commanding Seneral and addressed to Col. May, was de- livered by an employe of militia headquar- ters at the residence of Col. May, and an acknowledgment secured, in writing, of ite receipt by the address There is every reason to believe that the communication was similar in import to that forwarded to Maj. Anderson. First Lieut. H. T. De Groot, acting adjutant of the Ist Regi- ment, is quoted as declaring it to be the intention of Col. May not to tender his resignation. An interesting situation is there ‘ore pre- sented. It seems to be that officers who received their commissions through the personal selection and nomination of the commanding general have taken the stand they will decline to surrender the Ithough unmistakably informed ure no longer persona grata with In brief, it fs summed nce; a challenge to the 21 to get rid of them if ; a contention that the head of the et of Columbia militia cannot oust an officer under his command unless such off- cer sees fit to voluntarily tender his resig- nation. The Law tn the Case. The state of affairs has apparentiy caused no alarm at headquarters. Section 24 of the militia law of the District of Columbia pro- ‘That a commi bly discharged— Upon tender of resignation: “Upon disbandment of the organization to which he belongs; “Upon report of a board of examination, or for failure to appear before such board when ordered. “He may be dism oned officer may be hon- ‘ed upon the sentence of a court-martial; convietion in a court of justice of an infamous offense.’ It is stated that unless Colonel May and Major Anderson tender their resignations, within a reasonable period, in compliance with the suggestions advanced, they will be ordered to appear before a board of examin- ation, in accordance with the third provis- fon of section 24 of the militia law. It is not amiss to say that the command- ing general would, In all likelihood, sit as a member of the board. Capt. Chixholm's Resignation. The resignation of Captain D. V. Chis holm, Company B, 2d Battalion, has finally reached militia headquarters. It was “Yor- warded disapproved” by both the com- manding officer of the Yd Battalion and the commanding officer of the 1st Regiment. It will be approved by the commanding gen- and forwarded to the War Department without delay, Board of Sarvey. A board of survey, consisting of Captain S. Porter House, Company A, 1st Battal- jon; First Lieutenant J. Harry Bean, Com- pany D, 2d B: jon, and Second Lieuten- ant H. F. Patterson, Company B, 2d Bat- talion, recorder, met last evening for the purps: of examining into and fixing the responsibility for the termaster stores and ordnance property for which James F. Waters, late second lMeu- tenant, Battery A, Light Artillery, is re- sponsible. loss of certain quar- Coming Entertainment. Arrangements are being pushed with vigor for the entertainment at the Colum- bia Theater the evening of April 22 for the benefit of the needy members of the Ist District of Columbia Volunteers and the famili The program will include a con- cert-lecture, “War Songs of Nations,” by ir. Willis Arden, ted by the National Guard Brigade Band and a chorus of forty, and an individual competitive drill. The drill will be open to District National Guardsmen. Captain D, V. Chisholm will command the squad and Captain E. C. Ed- wards and Captain C. S. Domer are an- nounced as judges. The winner will re- ceive a medal. The stage of the theater fs to be set as a camp, and the entire auditorium will be decorated with flags. The National Guard company credited with the largest attend- ance at the entertainment will receive a prize. One of the features of the evening will be the sounding of American and Spanish bugle calls. Military men in the audience will be requested to appear in uniform. Athletic Meet of Guardsmen. Active preparations are in progress fer the second Indoor meet of the Athletic As- sociation, D. C. N. G., to be held in the gymnasium at the National Guard Armory Wednesday evening, April 18.), The meet is in charge of a committed consisting of Maj. E, H. Neumeyer, Capt. E.yg. “Edwards, Capt. C. E. Swigart, Capt. S.7P. House and First Lieut. P. W. Smith. ‘The entries will close the 151 running track 1s completed andgis considered entirely satisfactory. It call for twenty laps to the mile. Those, who fave entered in the several events to dat@ are the fol- lowing: Mile run, Moriarity; Waple; fifty- yard dash, Davis, Waple, P n,. Moriar- ity; potato race, Sherman, Moriarity, Cos- den, Heffner, Davis, Boulay, Nash, Waple, Pearson, Brick; pole vault, 1, Mortarity, Zell; high jump, Boulay, Davis: tug of wai teams ftom Corcoran Cadet Corps, Was! ington Light Infantry Corps afd Ambulance Corps; broad jump, Bouvet; National Guard relay, Corcoran Cadet Corpa; Washington Light Infantry Corps; mateh relay, Young Men’s Christian Association ¢and Central High School. ars a The special events wilkdnclude work on the slack wire by acrobats and. contortion- ists, on the paral'el rings, tramp bicycle rider and a wrestling match for the cham- pionship of the District between McQuade and Evans. ‘Thé Corcoran Cadet Corps and the Wash- ington Light Infantry Corps particularly are deeply interested in the affair, and each organization will try to win out on num- ber of points. The Ambulance Corps, as an organization, is to be well represented. ‘The match relay between the Young Men's Christian Association and Central High School is expected to prove exciting. Both teams are in excetient condition and the race will be for the championship of the District. The following have consented to Serve as officials: z a Judges—C. A. Holton, ¥. M, C. A:; Mau- tee Joyce, Carroll Institute; Jno. Ridmont, ¥.M.C. A; Mr, Le Mat, ¥. M. C. A.; Adam instant. The Johnson, Columbia Athletic Club; Joseph Horan, Athletic Assoctation, D. O. N. G.; O. P. Schmidt, Potomac Boat Club. Timers—R. Jose, Arlington Wheelmen; Al. Sigmund, Corcoran Cadet Corps. Starter—J. Bowle, Carroll Institute. Clerk—W, L. Hazard, Corcoran Cadet Corps. ~ Efforts are being made to secure the at- tendance of the National Guard Brigade Band. Special invitation to attend the meet- ing will be extended to General Harries and the members of his staff and the regi- mental and battalion commanders of the National Guarda. Dropped as Deserters. The following have been dropped as @e- serters during the past quarter: Privates Walter Burke, signal corps; Charles W. Hayes, signal corps; Obid R. Lampkin, signal corps; Pinkney McDevitt, signal corps; Alexander K. Mason, signal corps; S. H. Mayes, signal corps; St. C. Ambrose, Company B, Ist Battalion; Wal- ter B. Berry, Company B, Ist Battalion Harry R. McCabe, Company B, Ist_Bat- talion; Thomes Marshall, Company D, Ist Battalion; David H. Oertly, Company D, Ist Battalion; Earnest Sikken, Company A, 2a Battalion; J. Murphy, Company B, 2d Battalion; B. E. Mead, Company A, 4th Battalion; Howard M.’ Vermillion, Com- pany A, 4th Battalion; Woodridge Clapp, Company D, 4th Battalion; Isaae Anson, Company A, 5th Battalion; Merle F. Har- den, Company A, 5th Battalion; Bernard Hendren, Company A, Sth Battalion; Thos. Keefer, Company A, 5th Battalion; William J. Laurie, Company A, 5th Battalion; Wil- Nam B. Mann, Company A, 5th Battalio John H. Marti, Company A, 5th Battalion; Harry L. Nussbaum, Company A, 5th Bat- talon; Frank Nelson, Company A, bth Bat- talion; Edgar W. Reichard, Company A, 5th Battalion; Arthur Ritchie, Company A, Sth Battalion; B. A. O'Leary, Company A, h Battalion; Richard Sladen, Company h Battalion; Robert T. Stake, Company A, 5th Battalion; Henry M. Stoneham, Company A, 5th Battalion; Thomas Swal- low, Company A, 5th Battalion; R. H. Sweeney, Company A, 5th Battalion; Wm. H. L. Walcott, Company A, 5th Battalio Charles D. Wise, Company A, 5th Ba talion; Charles F. Woltz, Company A, 5th Battalion; Floyd F. Brown, Company C, 4th Battalion; C. J. Leonard, Company C, 4th Battalion; William W. Wilson, Com- pany C, 4th Battalion; Robert A. Duncan, Company B, 1st Separate Battalion; Harr: Jones, Company R, Ist Separate battalion; John H. Miller, Company B, Ist Separate Battalion; William Stevenson, Company B, Ist Separate Battalion. Military Revolver Shooting. The Interest in revolver shooting ts on the increase, and at the end of the present season many expert revolver shots will be included among the officers and men of the National Guard. The silver trophy match on the disappearing target, six shots in twenty seconds, is well patronized. At a recent meeting Sergeant Whitacre won the first prize, with a score of 22; Lieutenant Frank Holt took the second, with 22 point. F. E. Healy won the third with 23; Andrew Cullinan received the fourth with a total of 25 points. The regular monthly business meeting of the Washington Revolver Club occurs the first Saturday evening of each month. Six new members were elected last Saturd! Army Rifle for National Guard. Representative Marsh of Illinois, chair- man of the House committee on militia, has Introduced a bill to provide for the armng of state troops with Krag-Jorgensen rifle The Secretary of War ts autorized by This bill to issue on the requisitions of the gov- ernors of the several states and territories such number of the United States service magazine rifles and carbines, caliber .20, as are now required for arming all of the reg- ularly organized and equipped militi known as the National Guard—of each state and territory; Provided, That each state and territory be required on receipt of the hew arms to turn into the ordnance depart ment, United State i ing any 3 jon. Another provision is that each state and territory as now provided by law shall ma 1 Annual return to the Secretary of War of all arms and other ordnance prop- erty issued to them under this or any other act of Congress. Also, that any state or territory may, as now provided by law, in addition to the stores and supplies issued under the pro- visions of this act, purchase for the use of fts National Gaard or reserve militia, at regulation prices for cash at the place of sale, such stores and suppl! from any de- partment of the army, as in the opinion of the Secretary of War can be spared. ee CARE OF THE HANDS. How One Woman Manages Without a Manicure. From the Mont: Herald. A woman who has beautiful hands writes: “For my own use my stock in trade con- sists of two buffers—an unnecessary ex- travagance I allow myself—a celluloid nail cleaner, carefully selected as regards its cleansing capabilities, one pair of bowed issors for cutting the nails, a box of rosaline and a box of nail enamel. That is sufficient for the best results and is certain- ly simple. “Never dry your hands after washing them in hot water without first cooling them off under the cold water faucet. There to De is a theory that it whitens them; it cer- tainly hardens them to exposure. If ad- dicted to chapped ds bathe them at night in lukewarm water, then rub them in a mixture of rose waterand glycerine. Avoid the ordinary concoctions for be: ing the hands. Do not oi! your hands and then put on glo for the night; this only in- creases the teadene P. : er use ¢ 2 : on the nails. It thickens them and makes them codrse. Soak the tips of your fingers in hot water prevents br. ing. With the bowed scissors cut ‘efully in the shape of an almond—do not point them; then, with the fine edges of the em- ery board, file off any rough edges. With a ce'luloid or ivory nail cleaner remove any discolora and then spread thoroughly over each nail and well down into thequick a thick layer of the rosaline. Dip the nailin the powder and polish. Never cut the cuul- cle, but carefully loosen it from the quick with the nai! cleaner. This shoul be done every morning after the bath. With warm water and a brush remove the red paste entirely and then give a final polish. “If there are hangnails, it is better to tear them off, not roughly, and though the finger may be sore for a day or two it is preferable to cutting, which only in- creases the growth. I always prepare a new buffer for polishing by spreading a thin coat of rosaline on its surface, then a layer of powder, and rubbing both well in. My pet buffer has been my constant companion for ten years, and in that time was worn out twice, “To rejuvenate an o'd buffer select a piece of chamois, taking care to avoid the thin spots, soak in water and stretch over the frame, pulling tightly, then bind in the groove with cord and tie firmly. Clip away the superfluous part and you have a buffer as good as new. “No one should neglect her hands, it mat- ters not how homely or ill-shapen they may be. Carefully tended hands are the hail mark of the well-groomed woman.” —+ e+ Apple Charlotte. Cut up two pounds of apples and put them into a stewpan with a quarter of a pint of water. As soon as the apples begin to get soft add sufficient sugar to sweeten them and the grated rind of a lemon and let them finish cooking, stirring them well from time to time with a wooden spoon. When they are reduced to a_ perfectly smooth pulp, remove the stewpan from tho stove and put it aside until the apple is required. Cut a slice (about one-eighth of an inch thick) from a large loaf and trim it so that it will fit into a pie dish capable of holding about a pint; then cut a similar piece (which will be required to place over lhe apple), two pieces to fit the sides of the dish and two pieces to go Across the ends. Dip the pieces of bread into butter, sprin- kle them with brown sugar and line the dish with them; then put in the apple; smooth the top so that st may be even, and cover it with the remaining piece of bread. Put the apple charlotte into a moderately hot oven and let it bake until the bread is quite crisp and brown. When it is cold, turn it carefully out cf the pie dish on to a glass dish and surround it with half a pint of boiled custard which has been flavored with cinnamon. ——_——_-+ee __ Handkerchief cases appropriate to the season may be made by fashioning them of white or pale green satin and painting them with sprays of violets or lilies of the valley. Sachets of these scents then line the inside of the boxes, AT THE SIDE SHOWS Lots of Outside Attractions at the Paris Exposition, BUT THEY WILL NOT BE CHEAP Holders of Concessions Who Hope to Get Rich Quickly, SOME NOVEL VEHICLES (Copyright, 1900, by Baldwin & Eastman). Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. PARIS, April 3, 1900. And now comes the consummation. When these lines appear in print the exposition of 1900 will be an actuality. And from her lofty position at the apex of the monument- al entrance to the fair, the plaster imper- sonation of the city of Paris, with elevated head and modest gesture, will be welcoming to the gorgeous show visitors from every part of the world. This is the first time in French history that the city of Paris has been typified by the statue of a handsome woman in ultra-modern attire. So far as sculpture will permit, the features and garb of the fair lady are those of an elegant Par- isienne of the most fin-de-siecle style. The statue in question is the work of M. Mor- eau-Vauthfer, the sculptor, and his plucky departure from set lines is highly com- mendable. One gets heartily tired of s provinces portrayed by sculptors and paint- ers as feminine figure: the nude, or seantily garbed in antique gowns, or stand- ing like some modern danseuse of the corps de ballet on the big toe of the left foot, while the outstretched arms are supposed to be welcoming all who upon her. The sculptor has not only paid a compli- ment to the modern busy city of Paris, but in gowning his emblematic figure in latest fashion he has rendered a high tr! ute to the Parisian artists and designers. Even her cap or bonnet. In which emblems of the city are used as trimmings, is exclus- ively modern. The manile is richly em- broidered and the lady ts of course decol- lete. Beneath this emblematic figure the arms of the city are pictured in a detailed and artistic fashion. Among the many nov one of the most curious ing cities and ities of the fair, will be the zanes” to conv ors from on} another. Can you guess W filanzanes are? You will find them an importation from the big island of Madagascar, which is the latest acquisition of France in the colonial line. Novel Vehicle. ives from Mad: ar have been imported and a concession granted to them to carry visitors about the grounds. The conveyance 1s not precisely elegant or convenfent from the European standpoint (not half as attractive as an automobile), and {t will require a few weeks before isitors to the fair are a to the a fairly comfo > inven- of an ordinary seat attach- of leather in two parallel on the shoulders of the The latter are garbed in nttire thick shirt and a arge straw hat. Th refooted, and notwithstanding the oil glide along swiftly. Like all other colonial undertak- Ings at the fair, no doubt they will pile up quite a snug little fortune during their six months in Paris. No one will grudge them the money, for their solid legs and shoul- ders will have earned it twice ov he 1s little likelihood, however, of the ubiqul tous Paris ¢ the automobiles finding a formidable in the filan: for the > to the public for this yance is one dollar pe Cost of Side Show: While you can through the exposi- tion gates in consequence of the surplus of admission tickets for about five cents, do not think to find all prices on the grounds pitched at a proportionately low scale. To see the “attractions” will prove quite ex- ovel method hour, pe ve, if you take them all in, In Chi- cago, at the world’s fair, the prevailing price on the midway for the side show: was a dime or a quarter. In Paris it will average from 50 to GO cents per person. There are few places on the grounds where the charge of admission is as low franc, and in none of the main attr: is there a 10-cent rate. You can see of the shows, indeed, for 40 cents, | 1 19 of Costume the price of admission will be two francs (40 cents), and there will be no increase or decrease. The same may be said of the leading panoramas. In “Old Paris,” however, if one foels desirous of entering all the shows in this famous, ar- tistic reproduction of the city in days gone by, he should have his pockets well filled. One price of admission entitles him to sea and walk through the streets to the an- cient city, but all the entertainments are “extra.” Those who come to “do” the ex- Position philosophically will remark that they can see about as much from the outside of “Old Paris” as within, for the street which stretches for several hundred yards along the edge of the Seine ts replete with interest. The special features are concet halis, at which the finest music wil! be given, one or two theaters where Interest- ing plays will be presented by artists of talent, - To cover “Old Parts” thorough- ly will cost a five-dollar bill. Neverthe- less one can have a thoroughly good time on the grounds, and spend 4 seeing without spending a single addition to the original admission fe as in the modern city of Paris itself and all other cities the main attractions are free to anyone who will go about with openi Paris Welcoming Her Guests. at the circus so at the exposi« admission entitles you see everything in the main tent, while the sic peanut the lem ds he cush: ved seats, the chewing gum and> are purely voluntary matters.’ A Polyglot Crowd. s The finishing touches are now being giver! to the fair. One of the most curious sights’ is to the international conv f? workmen bullding pavilions, dest strange plaster sculpture, installing pieces of furniture and completing the dec- orations of the various foreign palaces and® pavilions. On that beautiful incline, the: | Park of the Trocadero, which stretches from’ the palace to the river, one may hear ever language spoken. homens, Russian cl He Siberian: Col are Chinamen, . Indians, ans, host! ni Women, for married been chosen fi to the along. e people p t » to fourteen hours daily in > of the regulation eight hours, and use all of, their spare tme disputing and fighting with one another or with their contractors. Yet= all proceeds with much smoothness, due probably to the fact that one and ail are happy to have visited Paris and hope to! away suvenir of their labor. Bring Your Kodak. At least a clear and concise arrangement to distant homes a substantial has been made by the exposition manage ment in regard to photographing at the fair. The new rules cancel all preceding are ngements and are likely to give satisfac-" tion to all concerned, except perhaps the} professional photog: , Who appears to have been severely mulcied. Kodaks are per-! mitted on the grounds and in the building: at all hours of the day free of charge. P A FILANZANE Atv THE EXPOSITION. only entitles you to standing room, or s in the poorest part of the house. On “Street of Paris.” where be congre- Gated most of the nd the ters, it will cost a dollar to get in and a dollar and a half if you want to occupy One of the best seats. As the entertainment will last only from sixty to nin: minutes the price exacted is (comparatively k- ing) far in exe of the current charges of the popular houses of amusement on the boulevards. This greed for in on the part of the concessionaires may result in disaster, as these are all independent enterpri exposition management leaves each to ar- range its financial affairs according to its own best judgment. All concessionaires have been compelled to pay a high price in advance for the privileges of the ground. The exposition authorities are not inter- ested in iy in the receipts of the theaters, villages, music halls, restaurants and cafes inside the walls. They levy no percentage on the gross receipts, as has been the case at all former - expositions. The American visitors will do well to ex- amine their tickets and make some inquiries before laying down the price of admission | amateurs of Sport, the: to the side show Inexpensive Big Things. With the very big enterprises in the hands of well-known individuals and re- sponsible companies, there is less of the grasping disposition. Thus, at the Palace a Ne { Wk we i AAS Hy i, { = 2 photogranhic tus must obtain a written permi Management. This will cost the sons desirous of us P: the entir ion period. There is a re- stri r, that photographers wit app ate on the grou fternoon, after 1 7 without 5; any mission. nor ta Cheap Automobilinm. Amateurs in autom sm and bicycling will find in Paris this summer a most com- plete exhibition of all that perta twentieth century vehicles. The prepara- tions now in progress will give every v {tor ample opportunity to ride in the latest machine. This automobile service between the exposition grounds and the Vincenros is being organized on a sensible basis, and fn most cases the cost will not exceed one franc for a ride of a mile and a half at rapid speed. The automobtle races will be numerous and should prove interesting. or will be plenty « legitimate horse racing on the leail! track, just outside the Paris fortifi All the race courses have appropriated large additional sums of money to be contested for with the expectation of a tremendous attendance this summer, FREDERICK ME ins to ¢ Applicant (for situation as parlor maid)—“Should I be expected to hand things a8 lunch, madam, or do you stretch?”

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