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•• w ' > / • : " • . It* 1 ' g .-v.t }' m* 12S22S6E 1 x^'-Xy: DINING AND LUNCHING CARS ? f Saws® £s.4v, ("C" v"'» A". . AmericaiviAed i 31'̂ a C/ gtv. EDWARD B. CLARK /frjn '̂ <f c < "K r̂cTTKeoS <£Q/Y~ /"5C©£~ t?*0yr*oA t T needs no intimate knowledge of state­ craft to let one Know that foreign govern­ ments, when other things are equal among candidates, are careful to select as their ministers or ara- bassadors to the Utiited States men who know something about renditions in this great democracy, either through previ­ ous subordinate serv- i. . ice here in the diplo­ matic corps, or, as someone has put it, through the medium ol marriage, for an astonishingly great number of the foreigners accredited to I'ncle Sam's capital are the happy husbands of American wives. In one or two cases in which the wives of the diplomats are not of American birth, they are of American education, and this has been true In many instances of the helpmeets of the men who have come from the Orient to represent their newly awak­ ened countries in a land where liberty has lived for something over a cen­ tury Take it -all in all the foreign colony •n Washington^ Is interesting, not only in its work, but In Its personnel, offl- cia1 and family. Baron Uchida, the Japanese ambassador, was chosen for his post In part at least because once upon a time he had served In a Junior capacity as- an attache of his government's legation in the Ameri­ can capital. Moreover, his wife, the Baroness Uchida. received her entire education in the United States. She is a graduate of Hryn Mawr, and It Is THther the usual thing for her to leave Washington and society and diplo­ matic demands behind her to spend a few days each month under the hos­ pitable roof of her alma mater. There are seven members of the Japanese embassy in Washington, but ©nly one besides the embassador has With him his wife. Madame Keishiro Matsul, thd wife of the counselor of the embassy, resides with her husband at the capital. There are said to be some "new women' in Japan and it may be that when the flaroness Uchida and Madame Matsui return to their native country they may look upon the new movement among their sisters a8 one not wholly to be condemned, even in an oriental land where woman's subjection to their lord and matter, man, is supposed to be complete. These two Japanese women have taken an ex­ traordinary interest in the woman's suffrage move­ ment and moreover they are keenly alive to every­ thing which pertains to the higher education or Women The Pennsylvania education of Madame Uchida gave her something more than what the wortd is accustorred "to call book learning Only recently the minister from Helgium tp the TJuited States, the Count de Buisseret, was trans­ ferred to his country s legation at St. Petersburg The count and countess, his wife, lived in the American capital for a long time and here it was that their daughter was born, an event which was & cause for greai rejoicing, tor previous to the arrival of the Httle girl the Bulsserets had been .blessed only with boys, of whom there were live to help pack the trunks the other day lor the jour- . Bey to the capital of the czar s empire The Countess de Buisseret is an American She la the daughter of General Story of California, whose family tor a great many years resided in Washington. Count de Buisseret has been suc­ ceeded as Belgian minister by Mr. E. Havenith, who comes to Washington from Persia Mr Havenith is also married to an American woman who, prior to her wedding, was Miss Helen Ffoulke, daughter of the late Charles Ffoulke or Washington. Mr. Havenith at one time was a Junior attache of the legation in Washington and htpe he met, wooed and married Miss Ffoulke. It seems like a string of coincidences, but the fact that three Belgian ministers in succession have had American wives Is much more than mere coincidence. The predecessor of the Count de Buisseret was the Baron Moncheur, whose wife also is an American, the daughter of General Powell Clayton, former United States minister to Mexico. Baron Moncheur has been twice married, hij= first wife, like hia second, being an American woman. There are many reasons advanced for the se- lecticn of diplomats with American wives for the American service, but the underlying reason un­ doubtedly is that with an American wife a diplo­ mat more quickly gets in touch with American methods, manners and habit of thought and there­ by st once becomes of greater service to his gov­ ernment. Mr. Jules Jusserand, the French ambassador to the United States, probably is more familiar with the American spirit than any other man now rep­ resenting a foreign government in Washington, unless It be James Bryce, the British ambassador, of whom it Is only necessary to say that he wrote "The American Commonwealth," in order to give one an understanding of how closely this Subject of King George has studied American po­ litical and economic conditions. France is a republic and there are no better Republicans than Jules Jusserand. lie has a keen • ^ ^ V*" * ' Jt « m if ryr' sense of humor. It was not long ago that Amer­ ican generosity and patriotism moved some citizens to present to France a statute of George Washington. This statute, erected in a city of France, con­ fronts a statute of the "Grand Monarch" Louis XIV Now Louis, as the world knows, was a great believer in the divine right of kings, while George Washing­ ton was the American who did a good deal toward shattering faith in the God-given right of mon- archs to rule as they would! Mr. Jusserand's observations on the probable thoughts of Louis XIV. as he gazes day after day into the countenance of George Washington, are well worth publication. The French ambassador's wife would have been an American were it not for the fact that her American parents chose France as their long abiding place and there in the capital city Mad­ ame Jusserand was born. To all intends and pur­ poses she is an American. Her father was C. T. Richards of Boston If the idea still persists in some places that the sending Of ambassadors who have American wives to Washington in merely accidental, let it be said that the present minister trom Spain, Senor de Riano, has an American wife, and his predecessor, the Due d'Arcos, also led an Ameri­ can woman to the altar. Senora de Riano before her marriage was Miss Alice Ward. She lived with her grandmother, Mrs. John Ward, on Con­ necticut avenue in this city. Senor Riano at the •2 /̂r: <3XWc?-y7A?- an?- time of his marriage was, if he will forgive th* expression, an underling In his country's lega­ tion. He left here with his wife to accept a higher post abroad and finally he was made the Spanish minister to France. Now he is back in the native city of his wife as the head of ah embassy in which once he was a subordinate. The American spirit seems to take hold of for­ eigners as soon as they reach this country. The ambassadors, ministers and attaches who have young children, almost invariably send them to the public schools, to the dismay of the preceptors and preceptresses of the private schools which are attended by the children of many rich Amer­ icans, who for some reason seem to prefer the private institutions of learning to those which are equipped and managed by the public. The minister from Costa Rica is Senor Don Joaquin Ber­ nardo Calvo. He has a big family which, with the min­ ister himself, represents a small country, thriving how­ ever it is said, even though its geographic­ al limits are not widely ex­ t e n d e d . T h e Calvo family is one aft­ er Theodore R o o s e v elt's h e a r t . T h e r e a r e t w e l v e children in it From father a n d m o t h e r down to the youngest child, a little girl four years old, every member of this Costa Rican family plays some kind of a musical in­ strument. They have a family orchestra with the father leading at the almost daily performance. The violin, the violoncello, the harp, guitar, the flute, the flageolet, the drum, the piano, and the mandolin, all working together manage to get into a harmony like unto that which marks the Calvo relations. Every one of the Calvo progeny either has had or Is getting an American public school education, one of the boys by special permis­ sion of the United States govern­ ment, having been given an oppor­ tunity to perfect himself in mili­ tary science at West Point. Mr. Chang Yin Tang is th« Chinese minister at Washington. Mr. Chang brought with him to Washington his wife, Mad ame Chang, and three daughters. Hte son, Mr Henry Chang, was sent to this country years »D advance of the coming of his parents in order to perfect himself in American ways and to acquire an Arn6r!c«n cducstlor.. I~Ic is ut prssciit study' ing at the George Washington university. Not long ago there was a wedding at the Chinese legation, the groom being Mr. Henry K. Chang and the bride Miss Isabel Tong. Miss Tong. now Mrs. Chang, is the daughter of Ton Shoa Yi, who was sent as a special ambassador by China to this country two years ago to thank the United States for the remission of the Boxer indemnity. When Minister Chang came to Washington, he brought with him in addition to his family, two daughters of his friend, Mr. Tong. Young Mr. Chang promptly fell in love with Miss Tong and as has been said they recently were wedded at the legation and the wedding is declared by those who were bidden to see it to have been one of the most picturesque and sumptuous ceremonies ever performed in America. Stenographic Work Is a Good Developer "The demand for strictly flrst-class stenogra­ phers." said a man acquainted with the business, "is greater than the supply. In this profession, as in every other, while there is apt to be an over- supply of those less well equipped, there is al­ ways room at the top. But a man should not be satisfied even there. 'There are stenographers who look on stenogra­ phy as an end, who are content if they can get on in that; where as ii should be looked on as a means to an end. The stenographer can't know too much, no study or reading comes amiss to him; if he were possessed of all knowledge he would some day find it all useful to hlra in his profession; but he doesn't want to stop at that. "If he has the knowledge and if he also has tact and good sense and downright ability as well as a really expert knowledge of stenography he will gome day find himself in the employ of a man of affairs and getting not only good pay but getting besides a knowledge of business that is sure to be vastly more profitable to him. "A stenographer in the employ of such a man soon comes to have more real knowledge of the business than the bookkeeper or the cashier or the manager. He knows it from the inside and from the top and if he proves to be a man of dis­ cretion and sound judgment as well as ability he is more and more trusted; and as his ability comes to be more and more clearly shown he finds himself In due time a partner or a manager, promoted to a higher post because at such a post his ability can be employed to still greater ad­ vantage. "It is a fine thing to be a really expert stenogra­ pher, but the man with the brains and ability for that should have an ideal, an ambition for higher worth stiil. us in fact many such stenographers do have, an ambition that sooner or later they realize. Some of the biggest men in business be­ gan life as stenographers." • * •fcv. . The Speculator. The average speculator i s a m a n ot txulerant spirits, or mercurial tern Serament, and does some unique turus *Trte can take on a larger supply ot en Hthusiasm on more limited provocation than any other class ot Individuals. |ind rush to extremes with greater disregard of consequences thau the gnan in any other trade or profession |jknd when the consequences hit nun-- ftjvell, he shifts sail and runs Just as eerily in the opposite direction. The Noisy Woman. One unhappy, notoriety seeking wo­ man, in search of a "real mate, win make more noise than 10,000 mis tresses ol happy homes who would not severally exchange places with the queen of the Indies.--St. Louis Repub­ lic. Indestructible Wild &ilk. Chinese wild silk is said to be practically indestructible. It can be buried for over a year without great ill effect. Real Talkers. What do 1 mean by the real talk ers? Why, the people with fresh ideas, of course, and plenty of good warm words to dress them In. Facts always yield the place or honor In conversation, to thoughts about tacts; but if a false note is uttered, down comes the finger on the key and the man of facts asserts his true dignity I have known three of these men ot facts, at least. who were always formidable, and one of them was tyrannical.--Holies. Aptly Described. An Italian woman was asked in pourt if she had any musical instru­ ments In her home. "No, signor," she replied, "nothing but rackets.' "What?" queried the lawyer. "Rack­ ets--the things they put in grapho- phones." JJXINOIS NEWS TERSELY TOLD Only Need Completion. If you have built castles la the air, your work need not be lost; that it where they should be! now put foundations under them.--Tboreau. Springfield.--Governor Charles S. Deneen issued a call to the governors of fourteen states to meet in Chicago October 27, at the fourteen annual ses­ sion of the American Mining congress. The purpose is to promote uniform B&ate legislation for the protection of miners, prevention of unnecessary waste in coal fields and unifying state mining latfs and to avoid conflict with proposed and established legislation. The governors are asked to participate in the discussion of "Federal and State Governments In Relation to the Mining Industry," and then to meet in execu­ tive session to formulate a plan of action. Pana.--The twenty-eighth annual re­ union of the Thirty-fifth regiment of Illinois Volunteers convened in Pana with about thirty-five present. Mem­ bers came from as far west as Cali­ fornia and east as far as Ohio. The reunion was held at Kitchell park, and Samuel Bird of California presided. A campflre was held. The officers are: John Newlin of Danville, president; S. B Fletcher of Decatur, secretary. The place of meeting has not been decided. Alton.--Firemen fought a stream of molten glass at the plant of tbe Illi­ nois Glass company. A big hole broke through in the side of the melting tank and 200 tons of molten glass ran out, emptying the big tank in which the automatic machines work. The water turned on the molten glass converted the glass into powder like great iioaps of snow. D-jquoin.--Official announcement has been made of the appointment of Dr. Todd P. Ward of Mount Vernon as dis­ trict deputy exalted ruler of the Elks for the Fourth district of Illinois. I)r. Ward is the son of former Mayor G. F. M. Ward of Mount Vernon and a nephew of City Court Judge Benjamin W. Pope of this city. Springfield.--The commission in charge of the Illinois Farmers' Hall of Fame accepted the name of B. F. Har­ ris, formerly of Champaign, for a place In the Hall of Fame at the University of Illinois College of Agriculture Moline.--Arthur McLeod lost his balance while at work on a high bridge, but slid 106 feet down an iron beam to safety. Urbana.--The people of Urbana and Champaign, including the stu­ dents and faculty of the University of Illinois, are making extensive ar­ rangements to entertain the state con­ ference of charities and correction, which meets here October 21-24. The local committees have arranged to meet all trains on Saturday, the first day, and to escort delegates to the university Y. M. C. A., where assign­ ments to rooms will be made. The committee on entertainment will be able to offer lodging and breakfast in the best homes at $1 a day. Dele­ gates who so desire will stop at the city hotels. The headquarters of the conference will be the Y. M. C. A. at the university. The music for the conference Beseioas will be furnished by the talent of the university and the Twin cities. Monday and Tuesday afternoons from 1 to 2 o'clock official guides will escort delegates through the university. Monday afternoon after the close of the session there will be an automobile ride about the two cities. Springfield.--The falling of the bleachers at the race track at the state fair grounds precipitated 750 spectators to the ground, resulting in the injury of 12 persons, one of whom, A. G. Haines of Rochester, will die. The last heat of an exciting rare was being run and most of the occupants of the bleachers were standing on the seats when the stand collapsed. The injured were hurried to the Emer­ gency hospital on the grounds. Springfield.--Both houses of the general assembly adjourned to Tues­ day, October 24. The resolution adopted by the house adjourning to October 17, was amenifed to the later date because of the meeting of the State Federation of Labor here Octo­ ber 17. Several members of both houses favored adjourning until next week, but when they found the state bankers were to hold their annual meeting then, they agreed to October 24. The three appropriation bills in­ troduced in the senate were referred to the appropriation committee. These appropriate $5,000 for repairing the statehouse dome, damaged by storm; $2,500 for additional incidental ex­ penses of the special session, and $25,- 000 for the payment of employes of the special session. The last two ap­ propriations were necessary, as all unexpended appropriations lapse into the state treasury on October 2 of each year. Litchfield.--Everybody in Litchfield has been asked to send a number of post cards descriptive of the city on Wednesday, October 25. Pekin.--While feeding two fractious horses in his barn, James Wood was kicked to death. Rock Island. -- Miss Magdaline Komp, the sixteen-year-old girl, who was shot by Erskine^S. Walker, who then killed fc'mself because she had returned to him an engagement ring, died of her wounds. Cairo.--Two young men arrived here in a canoe from Pittsburg, sn route to JJttle Rock. They are E. L Morris and J. L. Andefson, both of Pittsburg. They have been traveling at an average of forty niiSes a day. White Hall.--Heavy rains here during the past week have forced th® water over the low 1 and along Ap­ ple creek, destroying the corn crop. It is estimated that the damages will reach $200,000. Borne of the Wc Lunch Counters on Wheels, Much Like Real Thlnfla. In the management of a dining car service there is at the very beginning the handicap of the impossibility of the superintendent ever being on the spot, says Business. He has of course an adequate system of reports for ev­ ery trip of every din^r and cafe car, but for actual supervision he must send out inspectors. These inspectors come aboard the trains at unexpected times and keep him fully informed of the condition of the cars, the appearance of the wait­ ers, the setting of the tables, the stock of edibles in the pantry and the small details which make for the success of the service. Then there Is the dining car con­ ductor, more recently called the stew­ ard, who has absolute command of the car on the road; he gives orders to the chef and waiters; he takes care of and accounts for all money re­ ceived. To supplement the diner and cafe service some of the Western roads have inaugurated lunch cars which are run on local and long branch trains These are fitted up much like the old fashioned lunch room, and have a long mahogany counter down one side, flanked with regular pivot chairs. The regulation cook and strong lunged waiters are there In all their glory, and the old familiar cries of all night eating houses echo from the car windows to the accompanying whirl of the steam exhaust of the cof­ fee urn. There are rows of shelves at their back bearing plates of food, mostly canned goods, and the line of ftungry men In front, eating as they ride, carefully balancing cups of coffee or deftly directing mouthfuls of pie as the swaying car lurches around a curve. * This service fills a need In the West and is appreciated by thousands of persons. It has been shown that the average amount paid by each guest for first class dining car service In a year is 80 cents, while that of the lunch car Is less than one-half this amount. TO WEIGH THE LOCOMOTIVES 8cale Developed by German Concern Declared of Much Importance to Railroads. As the stability and drawing pow- eY of a locomotive depend largely on the weight distribution on the axles. It is Important that this be' ascer­ tained, either If careful calcula­ tion or actual weighing. An improved locomotive scale has been developed by a German concern, and is said to be the best of its kind for this particu­ lar purpose. The complete apparatus comprises as many individual, movable weighing devices as there are wheels on the lo- Compllcated Device for Weighing Lo­ comotives. Each Wheel Rests on Pair of 8mall Wheels. comotive. These are mounted on car- riagoa iu a pit under the engine and are designed so that the upper part of each can be raised under the locomo­ tive wheel and bear up against the rim so as to lift the wheel off the track. A special method of gearing in­ sures that all the weighing devices are extended simultaneously, so that the locomotive is raised quite equally and without oscillations. The reading of each device Is accomplished by mov­ ing a sliding weight along a scale un­ til a correct balance is indicated. As the locomotive wheels are supported on rollers, different readings can be obtained for the various points of revolution of the locomotive wheels.-- Popular Mechanics. The Typewriter as "Luggage." One of the railroad companies has Just got a decision in the law courts that a typewriter is not personal lug­ gage. and that, therefore, the author or business man who wishes to ham­ mer out literature or correspondence on his Journey must not do it. As the thing is not personal luggage, it must go in the van and be paid for. What, we wonder, will the railway companies call it? "Cats Is dogs." said that fine old classifying porter of the story, "and a tortoise is an in­ sect and goes free." "We could almost bet that, like a perambulator or a go- cart, a typewriter is a bicycle, and will It have to pay as such. But how will it stand when the inventor has produced a typewriter small enough to go in the pocket? There must come a point to the process of reduction when even a railway porter will blush to call it a bicycle. Probably when that point is reached he will have another flash of inspiration, and decide that a typewriter Is a fountain pen, which, like an insect, goes free.--Dundee Ad­ vertiser. Bitter Experience. "Marcus Aurelius says, "Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted to bear.' * "Oh, it was all right for Marcus to say that, but be never became the father of two sets of twins in three years." The Fashionable Kind. "Gertrude Hoffman has a pair of Egyptian shoes she can hardly walk In." "That being the case, Gertrude'# •hoes must be strictly up to date." My Kidneys .km If H p M 2 Martyrs to Kidney and Bladder Troa- ble Try This Remarkable New Treatment, Free. a treatment for kidney and bladder diseases and rheumatism that la absolutely guaranteed, that is safe and positive, and that you can test yourself without investing one penny. 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