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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
Water as "A Moral Agent.

II might almost be said that the
civilization of a country may be judged
by the number, convenience, and char
acteristics OF its bathing facilities. The
maker Of epigrams who dubbed a GER
tain class Of society the great unwash-
ed expressed a conviction common TO d
large percentage of the washed. The
EngIishman is known all over the world
by his roast beef and his bathtub- The
American may not take his tub with
him. or live in il Ike Diogenes, but he
IS likely to contriVe some sort Of bath
ing arrangements wherever he may
happen 10 be.
How much Of the peculiar civilization
developed in the last hundred years is
due to the influence of cleanliness can
not be known. The bathtub Is compar
atively a modern institution in the
Western Hemisphere, while in the ORR
ent it is either unknown OF regarded as
a necessity. The japanese regard
baths Of all kinds as Of equal impor-
lance with food; the Siberian native
does not. apparently, know that water
was intended for external application.
In Europe not so very many genera
tions ago it was supposed that too much
water was bad for the complexion. and
many fine ladies never used it on the
face. creams and oils being regarded as
more valuable cosmetics. Cleanliness is
certainly not an inherited instinct with
the average man. It is something into
which he must be educated. Most
mothers know this by experience.
The general sentiment, however, is
that there is something morally wrong
about dirt. Whether the clean person
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
MANY MILLIONS TO GIVE AWAY
Mr.. Carnegie Yet 30 Distribute Large
Sums of Money.

Sums of Money.
NEW YORK. July 10-Andrew Carne-
gle still has S2sG0O0. 900 to give away in
public bencfaCtions. Mr.. Carnegie him
self is authority for this statement, which
he made recently at Skibo Castle to a
member of the New York Chamber Of
Commerce committee, who is now in this
city.
Several members of the New York
Chamber Of Commerce delegation which
went to England TO attend the London
Chamber of Commerce banquet visited
Mr. Carnegie at Skibo Castle, and with
them the millionaire discussed his gifts 10
the public He remarked that in future
he intends tc make other donations, more
extensive even than heretofore. to public
institutions.
According to the statement made, Mr..
Carnegie is still undecided in what man
ner to dispose of his wealth for the public
good He wishes the public to obtain the
best results from his benfactions, and for
that reason has not yet formulated any
phiIanthroDfc schemes Mr. Carnegie ad-
mitted that free Libraries and other edu-
cationaI institutions would undoubtedly
obtain a portion of the millions in ques-
ton in order that the plans he had pre-
viousIy adopted should be fully developed.
The difficulties attending his recent
gifts to the Scotch universities have,
however, Influenced him in considering
other methods of diverting his wealth to
the public good, and his hearers judged
that he was considering the advisa biIity
of directing his wealth toward endowing
and supporting art galleries, scientific
museums and similar institutions.
Mr. Carnegie whose annual income IS
estimated at $IJ.OGG CO. has in the last
twenty years given 10 public Libraries.
schools. colleges, and other philanthropic
American institutions obtained $29 ,0T0, 052
and foreign institutions 81. 1874. 500.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
A NATIONAL DRILL GROUND.
The United States to Have One Sim
liar to Germnnyrs.

The Secretary of War; General Gillespie.
Chief Of Engineers of the Army. and Gen
eraI Randolph. Chief OF the Artillery
Corps, have completed arrangements for
the inspection next week of the army
posts and military schools at Fort Leav-
enwoTth and Fort Riley. Kan. They viii
leave Washington Saturday for the
West This inspection IS preparatory to
putting into operation several proposed
changes in the military schools of in
stTuction at those posts and also with
view to acquiring information which viii
assist the Secretary of War in, the for
nation Of Il plan for the establishment of
National Army College
As outlined in the Secretary's report to
Congress, it is proposed to secure a large
tract Of land where regular troops and
the national militia organizations can be
modified and have practical military in
str. lction. The infantry and Cayalr.-
school at Fort Leavenworth has already
grown to enormous proportions since its
establishment. twenty years ago. and has
now developed into one Of the largest OF
military institutions. 1t is recognized in
the army as a post graduate school for
the officers of the army who have left
West Point and its course Of instruction
is designed almost entirely for officers OF
the army
At Fort Riley, Kan, there is a cavalry
and artillery school the course OF in
structiou Of which provides for the train
ing Of the enlisted men as well as the Off
GERS. and at the same time gives q pTac-
teal instruction in the combined maneU-
vres of cavalry and light artillery.
Secretary Roots scheme contempIs}tas
the expenditure Of nearly 81. 600 900 in the
Improvement of these posts. which aggre-
gate an area of nearly 5000 acres Of land
and are but little over 100 miles apart.
1t is contemplated, if proper facilities can
he provided, to quarter several thousand
soldiers at these posts and have annual
maneuvres similar to those Of France and
Germany, combining the operations Of in
fantry, cavalry, and artillery and bring
ing into operation every feature of field
service known to actual warfare 1t Is
also proposed to include in the operations
Of the regular army troops in these ma
ncuvres instruction OF militia OrganiZa-
lions Of as many States as can be pro
vided for, thereby establishing a great
national drill ground for the sOidieTy OF
the country
Prior to going to Fort I.eavenworth
Secretary Root viii make q short visit to
Fort Monroe for the purpose Of inspect
ing the artillery school there Leaving
Washington this evening, he viii spend
Thursday at Fort Monroe and return to
Washington on Friday morning
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
Antiquity of wood Screws.
CFrom the Journal Of Commerce.)

IRON the Journal Of commerce.
At 4 late meeting Of the Providence Associa-
ton Of Mechanical Engineers Charles D. Rogers,
who has been identified all his life with the
manufacture Of screws, gave the gi,ulet pointed
wood screw an antiquity not general suspected
lie said there was at Smith College, NorthamP-
ton. a piano made in 1888, in which pointed
screws were used Tspered screws were made
al Poughkeepsie about 1896. They worked loose,
however where there was much iarriug. Mr.
Rogers did not indicate where and when the
pointed screw began to be manufactured on a
commercial scale except that y he was super
inteudent OF the Utica Screw Company, which
went out Of existence IN 1860 he altered the
machinery BY which the blunt screws we're nlaGe
because they were no longer salGble He pave
the French the credit OF first making screws by
machinery, and they begs,i it in connection with
the manufacture OF clocks snd watches.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
RECORD OF CAPTAIN RUSS.
He Has crossed the Atlantic One
hundred Times

PHILADELPHIA. July 10--When Capt
Claus Russ. of the German steamer Arti-
mesia, brought his vessel safely into dock
At the foot of Queen Street Saturday aft
er a voyage from Hamburg he completed
fifty trips across the Atlantic and back as
captain, during which time he has travel
ed about 365. 439 miles
Captain Russ has been skipper since
1891. the first vessel he commanded being
the German steamer Bavaria, trading be
tween Hamburg and the West Indies He
is native OF Hamburg, and, was born
Nay I, 1856. His father. who is said 10
have been a weII-known seafariug man In
Germany, took Captain Russ with him on
a voyage to China when he was three
years old, and he was away from his
home for six years
After serving IN subordinate capacities
for several years he was appointed cap
tain of the Bavaria, and has successfully
commanded the German steamers Slave
MA Virginia. Christiaua. and Georgia He
became commander of the Artimcsia last
year when she was taken into the serv-
ice Of the ATLANTIC Transport Company
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
TO ERECT A STEEL PLANT.
Reported Plan of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.

syIvania Railroad, if a report that comes
from Lebanon is true, IS going to erect
a steel car plant in that city The plant
is 20 be worked, the report says. in con
junction with the Cornwall Ore Hills and
the Lebanon furnaces. Recently the
Pennsylvania Steel Company acquired
control of the ore hills, the furnaces, and
the CornweH and Lebanon Railroad and
the Pennsylvania Railroad controls the
steel company.
1t is said that the railroad company viii
begin experiments at this plant on steel
passenger coaches and steel box cars An
effort mas been made to secure an au-
thOritatiVe utterauce on this report. but
none of the railroad officers could be
reached
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
No More Boys in Blue.


The American soldier insists on campaigning
in his shirt sleeves when the weather IS warm
and the War Department has decided that the
present regulation blue shirt offers too conspcu-
ous a target for hostile bullets. Hence ii IS
announced that KHAKI cOlored SHIRTS are 10 be fur
nisfed 20 the troops on actual service Khaki
trousers and blouses have been the rule for sev-
cral years IN such cases II is evident that the
old phrase the boys in blue Is no longer 4
truthful description
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
The Intelligent Workman.

(FroIn the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune)
John Bun Is a good and kindly old gentleman.
and blood is thicker than at all times, but
the supremacy he 50 long maintained IN the world
markets Is slipping from him into the hands OF
indie Sam who has intelligent and thinking
wOrEmcn in his shops and Is SO far ahead in that
regard that puff and RrowI as he may. John y III
II distanCcd and the american workman Will keep
him so
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
CURRENT HUMOK.


(From the New York WeekIy)
Miss Pinke-Wh1t do you think of this2 King
Edward VII says AfseriCan girls the prettiest
in the world.
Rival BelIe-No doubt he had YOU IN mind
i have never been over there
NE, bat he's been here
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
Plain Talk.


(From the Boston Trauscript.)
The police q the District Of Columbia are to
decide what u immoral and what IS proper in
theatrical performances, and the people Of Wash
iugton are likely 10 witness some peculiar mani
festations Of injured dcceRcy, for yoHr police
officer IS prone 70 take an uncomplmeutary
view OF human nature, probably By continual as
soci2.iou with the depraved classes, and Ii is
not unlikely that the cenSor-pOlce Of the Capital
will be quick 70 detect indecency where nobody
else would suspect It
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
Not the Honey He wanted.
CErom the kansas Civ JournalD


Frank Anderson was for years n well-anown
commercial traveller who regularly visited Gulcua
Rams He was paSsionateiy fond OF honey, and
the proprietor of the tialena Hotel. at which hc
ON me trip Anderson took his wife along, and
AZ he approached GalcHa ne mentioned TO her
that lie was getting 10 place where he could
have honey When the pair were sitting at the
supper table that night 80 honey appeared, and
Anderson said sharply 10 the head waiter:
Where Is my honey
The waiter smiled aGd said: You mean the
little black-haired one2 Oh she don't work here
And Anderson never did get It fixed up salts
factcrily with his wife
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10

i'I1I30I'o
It IS some consolation to poor "commOners''
Of America 10 know that don't have TO do
some things which the titled aristocracy have to
submit TO. When Earl Russell appeared at the
bar Of the House Of Lords TO answer to : charge
OF big8my he made many ObCiSances,'' and upon
reaching the bar snk his knees and rerna med
there until the lord high chancellor told hin to
rise" Imagine American citizen, no matter
what his offence, humiliating himself in that
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
The Royal Academy.

(FTOm the ChlCaRo OHIoHlcIe-)
Recent auction sales show a discouraging slump
In the prices Of early Victorian painting. The
truth is gradually dawning upon discreet Judges
that the Royal Academy has been the morgue
81 british art Its few eminent names stand
chiefly for men whom the academy despiSed OF
who despised the academy.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10

While the midsummer heat is. severe
enough to cause some discomfort in most
parts of this country, Americans living
in cities can hardly conceive of the ter-
rors Of d hot wave in london There
even the wealthy as a, rule are unpro-
vided with refrigera.ors, and the use OF
ice for domestic purposes is hardly
known. Our English relatives are indeed
slow to adopt improved modern meth
DDS Of life and the consequence is that d
summer spent in the most modest fat in
one OF our big towns is physically more
bearabIe than would be the case in many
West End palace on the other side
In the House Of Commons last Monday.
IN reply to a question. Lord Stanley, FL
nanciaI Secretary Of the War Office, stat
ed that the number OF Beers killed,
wounded. or made prisoners during the
months Of March, April, May, and part
of June aggregated eight thousand and
eighty-four- How many, then. can now be
IN the fleId2 Iney act quite as numerous
" as ever they did. H X do they manage
to replenish their ranks so easily and
quickly? There is nothing but mystery
about this South African business.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
Remarkable.

From the Baltimore AmeTican.)
Reporter-What do you consider the most re-
markable feature OF the present hot wave2
NcdthtIman-ThaJ there have been twenty sun
day school picnics with rain to break them
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
The Modern Peril.

From the Philadelphia Rccord)
Mrs Swellman-Oh I'm glad YOU dropped IN
don't know what on earth aIIS the baby
CaIler-ShaII / Tor the doCtoTE
Mrs Swellman-No-faf an into prefer His
French nurse left suddenly today, and nobod!
an understand what he saws.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
Gave Boston a Scare.


story of interest to railroad circles. publish
ed the other day, entitled. Combine on
Brake Beams but the composItor got it Con
hine on Baked Beans and Boston was thrown
into a panic.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
4 Boston Desire.

(From the Boston Globe-)
The dogs Of fashion wear rubber boots and
nnackintGshes in rainy weather. ShiTtwaists viii
be in order next. How nice it must be to be
somebody's pet little doggie
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10
Complete
From London Tit-Bits.)

ooh, YES, our home IS complete IN every re-
Spcct" said Mr.. ProUdpop.
Here is our bawlro9n," he continued, opening
the door TO the nursery.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-10


At least one teEzn viii be obligatory on all who
gi-h to engage IN rai3yoad work For those can
!I,!ates who Lave successfully passed the one wear
army volunteer examination. and UhO wish =
roErste fer positions il the higher executive AMI
mechanical branches in JI- railroad service, two
months practical experience in rair0adIHg VIII be
allowed before taking the course N the school,
p order tHat they may b. better able tc under
-.ud rhe theoretical teaching which they viii
,fter,sard receive. The candidates receive part
ray for the time they are attending the school,
The town OF Dayos. writes 4 Swiss correspond
mt. is considering bold scheme for the abolition
af all ordinary forms Of fuel It Is proposed to
erect an extensive electric plant at tFs-confueuce
u two large mountain torrents. whose united
waters uiII supply the necessary motive force
! large fIm Of Swiss electricians has been study
ing the problem for year. and has OBJ
4iued the concession Of the forces Of the torrents
alluded 10. the same nrpl mas brought out new
electric heating and cooking apparatus especially
designed for the scheme The first cost for tie
Installation Is estimated 10 he $4,000 francs
Already electricity Is not only used FOR lighting
md motive power. but IS adopted in many villas
sur cooking and heating and In Of the largest
aaEericS The idea Is 10 DO away With all con-
animation Of the arr by the Use of fuel
The most delicate instrument of the United
states Government is the chrououcter in use on
ships OF the navy There are two depot< where
tbs. thermometers are tested. and the work Is one
f the most important carried on under the de
gartEucnt. The Naval Observatory in Washington
Is the general depot for all chronometerS supplied
% naval ships on the Atlantic coast The other
degot Is at Mare Island, California supplying, the
vessels in the Pacific. Four chrcnomcters are sup
ujI,d ordinary cruising ships Small cosStvsiss
vessels and tugs are supplied with a les number
seme of them having only one Instrument. Sur
veying vessels engaged IN fixing longitude IN
usual localities are frequently equipped with mere
Instruments than allotted 10 cruisers The
perts are constantly making improvements IN the
thermometers as result OF the continual eNami-
nation and tests. The Importance Of the work
may be judged by the fact that the art Of usyiga-
ton Is said 30 have been Tevolutionized by the
changes made III chronOmeteTs during che past
halt century
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-16

ropean aggression las we did when
England tried to hold up Venezuela
at our very doors), and not for our
pecuniary advantage.
Since the United States thus stands
as the great bulwark Of independent
national development and equality Of
all under the same flag, against the
European idea of colonial dependency
and exploitation, the ruling classes Of
Europe have good eason to hate IS.
And, while the European masses I'M
doubtedly think otherwise, they may
be misled for a time into permitting
their rulers to try to give their hate
tangible effect.
That part of the Spectators warning.
therefore, which counsels us to increase
our feet and be ready to defend II
position is most timely. The privi-
legged classes OF Europe RUSSIA ex-
cepted) cannot be expected to give up
without a struggle, and we should BE-
prepared.-Ex.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-16

There appears to be great excitement
over the fact that the war in South
Africa has already cost Great Britain
more than 1882, 600, 900. Compared
with the cost Of some of the great
wars of the last century, however, this
sum is hardly a drop in the bucket.
The most costly var Of all time was
the civil war of 1S61-'65 in the United
States. That war cost the northern
states a total Of $500 million dollars.
while the South spent more than 1000
millions in addition. And this does
not consider the enormous expense of
the pensions which have been paid for
the last thirty-fve years.
Next in cost to the war of the re-
bellion vas the Franco-Prussian war
OF 1870. 1t cost, in round numbers.
$500 millions of dollars. The Cri-
mean war stands third on the list Of
comparatively recent wars, with a to-
tai cost of LOO millions.
The little affair in South Africa has
cost the British up to date, less than
one-tenth of what the United States
NFNS 40 "a years VI llb great CIVIL
conflict, and less than a third as much
as France and Germany poured out in
their short struggle.
The present aggregate war debts of
all the nations of the world are so great
as to entirely pass comprehension.
They sum up more than 30, 900 millions
of dollars. AS there are nearly 1900
millions of people in the world it will
be seen that if equally divided among
them the worlds war debt would give
an average of SIS apiece for every man
woman and child in the world to carry.
Even mere startling are the figures
which show what wal has cost in the
destruction of human life. In this line
also the United States civil war stands
in first place, with a total of more than
SOC, 900 men killed in battle and died
of wounds and disease. Close to this
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-16

ruling classes of Europe hate the
United States and it's governmental
policies.
In the first place, this country rep
resents to them the overthrow Of ariA-
tocratic privilege. In the second place.
they have not yet outgrown the eight
zenith century idea that colonies, de-
tendencies, or "protectorates" are SIM
ply to be exploited for the benefit 0R
the mother" country.
The loss of her American coIonieE
forced England to abandon a large
portion of that idea. Russia perhaps
from the fact that her annexatioRB
have all been contiguous, seems large
ly to have escaped it's influence. Tho
United States never held it, and now
protects the Latin-American republics
against its extension.
Wherever the American flag has gone
orderly liberty and industrial equality
have gone with it. We have never
Disseminated, as a settled policy.
against the industries or the commerce
Of our new possessions. We have
even refused to turn to our commercial
advantage the virtual protectorate
that we hold over the Latin-Americap
states. While for our own safety we
insist that "our fiat on this continent
is law" we utter it only against EH-
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1901-05-16

ers of Europe were loaded .nto rail-
road cars holding fifty people each
there would be five soldiers in each
car.
Austria spends less than the other
powers of equal Importance. Its war
tax in peace times is only about $11.-
100000 a year, but each year it takes
away from their businesses and pro-
fessions 10000 young men, VINO are
obliged to serve for three consecutive
years in the army. After that they are
still Obliged to hold themselves at the
call of the government for the next
twenty years. Military service is uni
versal. In war time it is estimated
that more than 5000, 900 trained SOL
diess can be put into the field.
Italy spends more than Austria. but
has a smaller army to show for it.
The recruit corp" in Italy is about
100000 young men a year, out Of which
number nearly 1000 0 are annually
chosen for active service in the rmy
Germany goes far beyond either Aus
tria or Italy in the amount Of its ex-
penditures. In Germany every year
more than 100000 young men reach the
military age and enter the army as a
matter Of compulsion. Every son Of
the empire must put in six years-two
in active service and four in the army
Of the reserve. On a peace footing the
kaiser has more than half a million
soldiers at his command. and in case
Of necessity this number could be
raised to 5000. 900.
But the greatest military power, on
land at least. is, of course, Russia,
which maintains an establishment of
more than 800 900 men in times OF
peace, while under pressure of war this
figure might easily be multiplied by
four or even FIVE.
One of the greatest influences which
work for peace is that of the people
who hold the bonds representing the