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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03
FOoIhardineSS.

IS day is coming when not a tear will be
dropped even by a sympathetic public.
for the Individual who loses his life
through carelessncss. At the present
timc sentiment often goes awry sufficiently
10 extend condolences to the bereaved rela-
,vos OF the man who did not know that il
was loaded. and It must be admitted that
they are more entitled to commiseration
than the mourners OF the man who did
know it was loaded but cheerfulIy took the
fatal chance.
A despatch from Vienna. which is sup
posed to be a centre where an unusually
high order OF intelligence prevails, tells of
the horrible fate Of an animal keeper at the
geological Gardens in that city who en-
tered a cage Of lions purely in a spirit OF
ir9yado Six Of the huge beasts pounced
upon him. and, despite the efforts Of the
attendants. tore their victim to pieces.
II this man did not leave wife and six
or eight small oh ldren, or a father OF
mother dependent upon him. there is no
reason for EXCEEDING sympathy to anyone.
The superficial reader Of the tragedy in
which he occupied the centre Of the stage
may feel sorry. but those who are accus-
toned to applying a bit OF logic to such
things will not mourn for an instant. The
Aforesaid superficial observer may regard
the Vienna victim as a martyr to the no.
bic science Of zoology. but the sensible in
diyidual viii put him down as a sacrifice
So his own idiOcy.
There is about one chance in ten thou
sand that the person who leaps from a
prccpice will become entangled in some
Wild vines or caught on a twig and thus
have his life saved. There are a few more
chances in ten thousand that the indiyidu-
o. who lears from che Brooklyn bridge
s-ry escape having his brains dashed out
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03

In this closing year OF a century whose
progress has been the mos. remarkable in
human history that which hopes 70 survive
mus; stand upon its merits. America has
entered this new period of time with an
irresistible momentum. And he who can
not read that the nations destiny is not
pent up in the isolation Of single CONT
uent is indeed obtuse.
There is no better aid TO the c1mprehe.-
sion Of the vast possibilities confronting rs
than map Of the world spread out for
careful inspection. That chart to an intel i
gent mind presents a situation with two al
| ternatiVea-expausion or isolation. growth
! or stagnation. progress or contraction. In
| this age It is impossible to remain station
airy. Nations must advance OF rerede
/ They must rule or submit They ma [
! struggle for domination or retreat before
| superior forces. a Tetrogressive movement
that means humiliation if it signifies any
! thing.
! Never was there an epoch in world his
/ tory so momentous as that OF today The
| crucial test is the survival OF the fttest
! Utility sits in the court where judgment is
TO be rendered according to the weH-de-
| fined and universal laws Of evolution. The
trial is that of nations instead OF iudi-
! viduals. The verdict will be as inesclp1ble
as death.
From the map alone those who are other
than superficial may read the mission Of
! America. The divinity that shapes the ends
OF nations as of men has given the lifted
States a position which, in relation 10 the
rest of the world makes leadership iHevi-
table, provided the people. whose dominion
! il is, declares for strength and repudiaies
| vacillatiug weakness. Nature has showered
her bounties upon America with a lavish
hand Not only in the riches of the earth
and the variety Of climate, but in an IN
matched system of natural waterways IS
this evidenced. Enterprise has become a
habit and in. the past a ready appreciai n
Of advantages has enabled US to keep vel
| forward in the front ranks OF progress.
By a war for humanity, the irresistible
spirit OF the age has pressed the nation
onward to another stage OF that evolution
which is working toward the highest civ
| ilization. It has broadened the American
horizon and proffered an opportunity for
the extension OF human liberty.
Through its achievements and its possi-
] bilities, the natural reward Of properly
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03
Not Absolutely ignorant.


ttrUfH inc AolIIA fStaLt-y
Ii IS commonly understood uaat euc OF che news
pgp.rs IL Ne,y York CITY has q rule 60 employ
none but college graduates on IFS staf. Il may
or 10 may NOT be true. Nevertheless. a young
man OF good address. bringing with him excel
lent recommendation. ami sVUppyd for Journal
i~iIc w1rA Ey several years. experience, called
one day 90 tho editorial Office q that paper.
lie made - good an impression tHgt the n7n-
aging editor was about % assign him a place on
the staff. VIXEN. sr ID remembering ImethIng DE
had overlooked in examining tlc applicant, be
suddenly asked.
by Tho way. Of what cullcgc OF university are
You graduate
I am not a graduate Of any," replied the
young man, "hut I know better than to write
pants for 'truusers' plead for pleaded and
he was given d chance Tor q chance was given
him l never use the phrase in our nj ist'
understand the correct use Of who and whom
ard Of 'sbalF and will I prefer officer &c
official dwelling 10 residence avoid rs
10 whether abhcr 'rep5rtGrisl.' never split an
iutiuitive, and never write sentence long enough
20 tie in a double boNkuUt.'
He got the position.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03

n a passing boat or miss being drowned.
mere were few chances that the simple
IN who rushed into the lions cage at the
Jenna Zoo would not be attacked by the
nimals. but he did not draw one Of them;
nd the result was that he will never
gain have an opportunity TO show how
earless he is in the presence of patent
anger.
II there had been any sound reason for
is entering the lions den. if his duties
aid called him there. or he had sought to
escue another from imminent peril and
hereby lost his life. be would be deserv-
ug OF monument But the absolute fol-
= Of his adventure, even though it was at
ended by his immediate and violent de-
aise, must result in his being uuwept. un-
IGNORED. and unsung.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
senator Culberson for Chairman.

senator CuIbersOn for Chairman
well-organized effort was made last
night to utilize the rumblings Of discon-
tent against the continuance of Senator J.
X. Jones as chairman of the Democratic
National Committee in favor of Senator
Culberson of Texas. A boom Of eonsidera-
bic noise was started for the young Texan
by his close friends in the exas delega-
tiOn. with Representative Albert S. Burleson
aud Charles A. Edwards. a Texas newspa-
per correspondent, and an employe of the
Senate. as the managers of the enterprise.
Mr.. Edwards. who may properly be called
the press agent of the boom, sent the news
broadcast over the country last night and
today it is said that Senator Culbsrsou is
being delUged with kilograms enquiring IL
he is a candidate for the Craftsmanship.
thus denoting the keen ana widespread in
terest in the matter. AS far as known the
Senator has not expressed himself on the
subject, though his friends vOuch for his
Willingness to assume the arduous duties
involved in the management Of national
campaign il the members of the party or
gSniZation should invite him 10 do so.
From the circumstance that a Senate en-
pIoye is one OF the chief managers OF the
boom it is inferred that the subject has
been favorably discussed by Democratic
Senator's. Senator CuIberSon is one of the
youngest members of the Senate, both in
point of age and service. He is only for
tyr-fOuT years Old. and is Just entering up
on a Senatorial career after having been
twice elected attorney general and twice
Governor Of Texas. His political record Is
one OF unbTOken successes. and the Texans
declare that as an organizer he has not
a Superior in the country. The fact that
Colonel Bryan has been the guest OF former
Governor Hogg in Texas and that the big
Texan is going 10 accompany the Nebras-
Ran on his approaching eastern tour IS re-
gaTded as possibly indicating that senator
CUlberson's eligibility as the next chair
min Of the National Committee has been
fully impressed upon Colonel Bryan 5
m nd. Still there is what Is coliOquially
known as a Hogg faction in the Texas dele
cation that intimates that the former Gov
ernor and the young Senator are not on
terms OF political amity. and that II
Texan is TO be entrusted with the next
campaign Hogg and not CulbersOn viii be
the choice of Texas democracy At the
same time the friends OF senator Jones in
sist that the relations between him and
Senator CulbersOn are Of such a cordial
character that they are loath TO believe the
Texas statesman would give c0unteHauce Ia
any movement against the ArkauSan. and
they. therefore. do not give CTedence TO the
report that the boom for Senator Culber-
son was started with his knowledge o.
consent.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03

inspired effort America has become the
cynOsure Of the worlds eyes. The hour
and its problems have brought another and
not the least OF the tests Of American in
stitutions. On the issue rests more than
even the most vivid Imagination can pic
ture. The fate of peoples and OF princi-
pies is in the balance
Either through blindness or peculiarly
vicious form Of prejudice. those who have
resisted the expansion Of American infiu-
PnCa have ignored the crucial phase Of this
matter. Basing their opposition on alleged
basic principles OF American stability. they
have indirectly sought TO undermine the
faith of millions in the benehcence and per
petuiry of independent institutions. Their
hostility to the extension of liberty into
every benighted corner Of the earth has
unfortunately been construed by the OBJ
serving world as lack OF faith in the vi
tally of democracy. The determined effort
to isolate and monopolize the blessings OF
New-World equality, to establish certain
arbitrary boundaries beyond which il shall
not be allowed to pass might well be util-
lied by conscienceless enemies to belittle
invincible principles: the natural inference
OF those who though they do not under
stand us thoroughly. have learned to re-
spect us. is that American liberties might
not possess sufficient endurance to become
acclimated and survive. Nothing could
please the opponents OF mOnarchical and
Oligarchical power more than the growth
OF such a misunderstanding. 1t is only
upon the strength of such false notions Of
independence that the remnants Of me
dieval Institutions can hope to Iengthen
their pTecaTious existence
But this is an age OF light. Despite the
mendacious efforts OF the -emissaries OF
darkness. the calcium glare Of ciyiliza-
/ ton will search all the areas Of the earth,
| scattering ignorance and superstition be-
| fore it. Through centuries millions have
/ hOpelessly CROPPED in the gloom of oppres-
sion. but a new day has dawned- Amer
/ ica's mission is as obvious as the effulgence
/ Of the sun. and that she will fuldll it none
but the simpIeton can doubt
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03
EBERLE ALLOWED MILEAGE
IN Important Decision Rendered %!
Comptroller 1racrucIi.

IN Important Decision Rendered by
Comptroller raCrncl.
The Comptroller OF p, Treasury was re
quested by the Secretary of the Navy to
render decision In she claim OF Lieut.. z.
". Eberle. United States Navy. for mile
age or travelling expense upon journey
from Manila TO Washington. y. c. Eberie
presented claim for mileage over The
shortest route across the EDuci States 10
Washington and the Secretary Of the Navy
desired to know whether be is entitled to
mileage or only 90 travelling expenses for
travel in the United States.
Comptroller TracewtH decided, that as
Lieutenant Eberle BEGAN his Journey be-
fore section 12 of the Navy Personnel act
went into effect as fg allowances, he Is
entitled TO be paid mileage under the law
in effect NJ the time he commenced his
travel He should therefore. he allowed
mileage at cents mile for travel in
the United States, ana not getHal expenses.
without deduction on account Ct travel over
Government-aided railroads.
Comptroller TracewtlI decided that this
mileage must be paid nom the arprop.i Ia
ton for the fiscal year IN Nb:eh the ma
jor portion of the travel was performed.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03
English conventional TYPES.

tE rom ire lNHitNll NftNNtsl
What could be more absurd than the couyeR-
tiousI types of tGe nations those types which We
see and accept almost every dIyy England u
peculiarly unfortunate 20 express cur national
either a bury farmer or a lion The British lion
characteristics we have choice OF two Egures.
either q hIrly farmer or a lion. The British
lion gets some little support from heraldrv. and
the national vanity Is tJttered by the analogy
of nUr powers o. those 81 the king OF beasts. But
Otherwise, how little appropriateness there is IN
representing Us by an animal which most English
men have only in the degrading captivity
Of meHdgerie, which has never, within historical
times. inhabited their Islands, and about which
they know almost nothing. Considering. alsn. the
chronicslly depressed state Of British agriculture
it seems an irouical thing that the British nation
should be typined by a farmer II he were a
manufacture, or a merchant, or a seaman, there
would be some appropriations, but the stout
eighteenth century John Bull with whom We
so familiar from ailUsion and picture A. a
being quite unknown TO US in the flesh. He is
Just a good example Of the time-honored. in
accurate, conventional type. All vigor and suS-
gestiveneS have long departed from the fig ire
But we ART too indecent to replace him
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03
Reward of Demerit.

(From the St. Paul Pioneer PresH)
OF course il Is easy TO conceive Of circumstances
under which a brave and loyal soldier may have
deserted; as, FOR instance, the pressure Of some
imperative family necessity happening at a time
We his regiment was far from the scene Of
active operations end when there was but 4 re-
mote possibility Of the Government needing him.
Such case as that might properly be made the
subject OF Congressional !eniency through special
pension bill. But 70 extend am-esty aud forgive
ness TO the whole list Of Ia9,O45 men whose names
are borne upon the records Of the War Department
as deserters-to pension the survivors and the
widows OF such IS have passed away, on the same
terms in the case Of faithful yeterans-is a
proposition as astonishing as it Is unthinkable
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03
Trade win spain.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.)

I''I
There Is no reason at all why our Government
should not now make a treaty Of commerce with
that OF Spain, and thereby resume peaceful
lations In fact, the old commercial relations
have been gradually reinstating themselves for
the PAST year, and they may as well be made
Official Il IS eminently proper, also, tina, Span
ish trade should receive special privileges in she
Philippines for a period sufficient TO enable
the merchants now doing business there 10 pre-
pare for and arrange their business in accord
ance with the new order Of things. we'll as
to enable the people to become accustomed to
American WAYS and learn the value of American
goods; besides which, it is only courtesy, in
dispOssessing a tenant VINO mas been in occu-
pancy for so many years to allow reasonable
time for renov1l,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03
Meaning of some Military FERNS
From the London Gentlewoman.)

4 machine gun section operating with mounted
infantry consists Of one officer. sixteen nOn-cOm.
missioned officers and men, eighteen horses and
two Maxim guns
A Dii-ade DIVISION Of artillery consists of three
batteries II field artillery. two batteries K. H.
A. It's staff numbers in the Ivs.--cr case four
officers. thirteen nOn-commissiOned officers and
men, with sixteen horses; in the latter four Off
and hf,een .rnin'ssioned officers and men,
with twenty horses
A mountain battery consists Of five officers and
l79 nOn-commissioncd officers and men, with eight
horses and 26S nrulcs. Its arm is the 7-p0und-
er screw gun, which is carried III sections on
mules.
Tactical Unit r. A. is the battery of FIVE officers
and 1876 uon-commisS ioned officers and men, with
III horses and six 1j7pOunder guns. The r. II. A.
have eight more men and sixty more horses, all
the c;inners being mounted.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03
1t Took Courage.


llNiA Lllt-l
Frau HirgsteEncier, the wife Of Herr Huestcr-
meier, the hon tanner. was what may be termed
To put 1t midi "a VIRGO and neld Hingstcrmaicr
in absolute subsection.
The lion tanner returned 70 the family caravan
ole evening in a state Of hUarty. which made
him feel that he would better postpone an inter
view With hlS better half Until his condition had
worn oil lie therefore CoTciuCCd not 10 sleep in
the family quarters.
Ibe mkt morning his wife called him to ac-
count. and he explained th,t be had been having
a little :oifcation and did not wish to disturb
her siumbers on his return.
Nv there did you serpF she demanded.
''In the cage with the lions he reDlied meekly.
Coward" Kissed Mrs. Hingstcrmcier, with q
look as one robbed OF her, Just dues.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03

WIOIH INc NC0IIIsN AInoaoan-l
Gol~,y to bed in India is q very different process
from going 10 bed az home. To begin with, il is
a far less formal process. there is no shutting
the door, no cutting yourself of from the outer
world. no going upstairs. and finally no getting
into bed. You merely lie down on your bed.
which, with its bedding. is 50 simple as ID be
worth describing. The bed Is a wooden frame
with webbing laced across it. and each L2d has
a thin cotton mattress. Over this one sret is
spread, and two pillows go to each bed That's
all
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03
unconventional.


Jones--I had a good chance 20 say ItoId-you-
so to Thompson today
BrOWn-HoW s02
.'Why, strongly advised him against marrying
Miss Ernot. bat he wouldn-l listen T. me- and
now he repents il himself.
Il don't see why. She Is q most charming
woman"
But she's rs deaf rs a post"
fsThat isn't any defect with her. She can read
your Iips so clevCrly that vlu would never sus-
Dect she wasn't hearing every ,.1Td you said"
That's all right at times. boz rhesnpsoa claims
that IL is wearing him 20 skin anP houes 10 nave
him get up and light the gas every time he has
to tell her that the baby = crying"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03

Chicago is said 10 be suffering from cat
famine. the Result being a surplus a. ro-
cents that is doing great damage to the
granaTies and Cupbodrds OF The Cook C0uu-
~ metropolis. L. vas suggested a day or
Two since that the sapient Board CT Dis
trict Commissioners issue a secondary or
der that the cats OF the Ca itai be muzzled
while in the open. for the reason that a
PENNSYLVANIA farmer had been bitten by
a Keystone state feline and Iad died from
what appeared 10 be the rabies resultant
therefrom. On second thought. the Com
missioners might remove this frightiui
source OF danger. in line with the midwin-
ter ti-hydrophobia crusade. by decree
ing that all cats in the District be conhs-
Gated
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03
4 Enir Legacy.
Trom the Ballimorc News

Grom the Baltimorc Ncos}
Did your grandmother remember you in her
wilIT'
'Yes, she had clause I'm there iusjrlcting the
executors 20 collect al the beams She bad made
me-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03
Mountain .Soothache.
From the New York SUM

lFrOm the New York sum-
Mountain toOthache is a new addition to our
bodily ills. Il has attacked engineers and labor
ers on the Jungfrau railroad az a height OF $500
feet above sea level as a jumping toothachc that
attacks several teeth at a time, lasts seven OF
eight days and leaves the patient with swollen
face, which IT. takes another week to reduce.
After that the teeth are acclimatized and give
no further trouble.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03

While every indication Of the growth OF
sentiment in opposition to a tendency to
ward oligarchy is 10 be welcomed the an
nouncemcnt that here Is 10 be an anti
trust conference in the Windy City next
month looks suspiciOysIy like an effort on
the part of certain persons to get some
glory out OF an issue already we'll and
strongly defined and copyrighted by the
Democratic party.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03

After MnsOn's TOEh.-SenatOr Gull
lom's supporters I'm the Illinois delegation
insist that the withdrawal Of John r. Tan
ner from the guberuatorisl race has no
hostile bearing on the Senator's race for
reelection. Senator Cullom's third term
expires next year and his friends insist
that the legislature 10 be elected in No
vcmber viii be a unit for him-meI ming.
OF course. that he viii be the unanimous
choice Of the Republicans. There IS an un-
derstauding. il IS said. to this effect be-
t'Seen the Senator AID Governor Tanner.
another point Of the agreement being that
Cuil0m's friends will not oppose Tanner
effort TO snatch the tOKa from the shoulders
Of Senator Mason in 1903. IS Mr. Mason
has already siguificd his intention TO re-
tire from public life al the end Of his term
in the Senate. Tanner. Of course viii Rave
smooth sailing 50 far as Mason is concern
ed. How many other candidates he viii
have 20 face depends upon the inclination
Of Messrs. Caml--- "irr HOPKINS. and
several other Illinois statesmen now serv-
ing in the House
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-03
Moman,s flights in Turker.

(FtOm the Brooklyn Eagle.)
The Turkish woman is manageable at the age
Of nine years, and by Turkish law at that-age, if
married she is competent 20 manage her prop
erty and dispose Of one-third Of her fortune The
law allows her 20 abandon her husbands house
for Just cause, and viii protect her in so doing
She cannot be compelled TO labor for the support
Of her husband