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The Washington times., 1901-07-12
InteIIeetua, IndoIence.

There is something curious about the
intellectual Incidence which seems to
possess TIE average person when it is
question of hunting up Information in
the dictionary or elsewhere. He will
mispronounce misspell a word, or
take somebody's assertion for the
truth, to his own discredit and discom-
fort. rather than spend three minutes
looking up the matter and having 1t
settled The habit has probably come
down to us from the days in which
books were scarce. Possibly ii is part
ly the result Of a training which leads
children to expect that all needful in
formation viii be given them without
their looking for it, and that what is
not taught in school is not worth know
ing. Blessed are the pupils whose
teacher tries 10 persuade them that
they are not excusable for absolute ig
norance of everything outside tie text
books.
One of the commonest examples OF in
tellectual Incidence is Discrimination to
use the directory. There is one Of these
useful volumes on almost every corner,
containing information az to the where
abouts Of all the principal business
houses. and the streets and avenues,
and the residences Of most of the people
in the city; yet nothing is more common
than TO meet person wandering aim
lessly about with a vacant expression
of countenance, and be accosted with
TIE query, Can you tell me whether
Mr.. Smith lives anywhere around
here?' 1t is also not uncommon to send
a boy on an errand and have him come
back an hour or so afterward with the
excuse that he has lost the address of
the person 10 whom h is sent II is
usual to meet people who have not seen
one for a lcng time, and to be greeted
with the remark, 81 have often thought
a. coming TO see you, but 1 lost your
address and didn't remember where you
lived" It never seems to occur 10 any
of these placid fox that If they sent
note to the address last given in the di-
rectory it would probably be forwarded
either by the people in the house or by
the postmaster and elicit a reply.
Persons with a decent regard for the
feelings Of their fellow beings viii not
indulge in this sort of unnecessary
bother. They will first try the obvious
means of informing themselves on a
given point and then ask some one to
tell them; and they will select for this
a person who is likely to know. They
viii not wander iuto an office building
and poke their heads IN at the first open
door to enquire If Mr.. Robinson's office
is on this floor They will first look for
the directory Of the building and If they
The Washington times., 1901-07-12
Kings and Emperorr.

The proposal 10 extend King Ed
wards titie so as fairly to indicate that
he IS sovereign OF tho outlying colonies
as well as Of the United Kingdom and
India has again brought up in a way
the not very important question Of the
relative rank Of kings and emperors.
Quite generally the idea has prevailed
that an emperor outranks a king. and
there IS much IN the worlds history
which, upon its face. seems 10 justify
such belief Emperors have usually
ruled over larger countries than have
kings. and in many cases an empire in
cludes one or more kingdoms For this
reason we have grown 10 regard the
term empire as more comprehensive
than that Of kingdom. But whether an
emperor is actually Of higher rank than
king depends upon something else
than the mere names.
blackstone, in his famous @Comraen-
taries. devotes some space to the de-
molition u the theory that an emperor
can do anything that king cannot. or
is Of NY higher rank The Gar Of Rus-
sia or the German Kaiser may exercise
powers that are denied to the King Of
England but It u not owing to the diff
ference in title. The Gar can give
himself whatever title he pleases. but
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it will in no way change his authority
or his rank as the supreme ruler OF a
great country. The same is true of the
Kaiser. If when the great German EN-
pire was welded into form by the genius
of Bismarck. it had been provided that
the King of Prussia should be King OF
Germany, that monarch would have
been the ranking sovereign of the
united country just as he is now. and
his powers would have been identically
the same
So when Queen Victoria was made
Empress OF India. it conferred upon her
no powers greater than she already
possessed. and no one would think OF
claiming that the title Empress Of In
dia' is Of higher rank and dignity than
that of Queen of Great Britain and ire
land In like manner no extension OF
King Edwards title will give him any
higher rank among the crowned heads
of Europe than he now enjoys, nor will
il add jot or little TO his actual power.
As il is, he is the sovereign of ali the
British realm. exercising just such pow
ers as the unwritten constitution ac-
cords to him within the British Isles.
and just such authority outside of the
United Kingdom as is not Incompatible
with the laws Of Parliament and The
granted rights of the colonies What
ever his title may be. he can do nothing
more.
1t really makes no difference by what
title a sovereign may be called, for,
after all, power is the substantial thing.
The British monarch is little more than
tigurehead and if he had titles
enough TO fill an octave volume in fine
type, as political forces are now ad-
justed, he would scarcely have tithe
of the power that is exercised by the
President of the United States.
So much for the political side Of the
question. There is a social view of the
matter in the imperial and royal circle
of the world which makes all kings
and queens envious of their fellows
who can achieve the imperial crown.
While that article of headgear does not
change their status as regards their
own countries and peoples, it does give
them both prestige and precedence in
the Courts of the Old World. 1t was
undoubtedly this fact that furnished
the motive for the late Queen Victoria's S
desire to be proclaimed Empress of In
dia. In the case OF King Edward there
is a difference. The proposition to
make him also titular Emperor of Can
ada and Australia has little behind ii
except a desire on the part of the Brit
ish Government to compliment the
rnI-r, ios
The Washington times., 1901-07-12
THE DEATH-KNELL.

The Boer wcr is imposing almost if not
quite. as great a drain upon the present
population of Great Britain in point Of
wealth as the civil war did upon the peo-
pie Of the North at the time Of its maxi
mum cost And the end of this tremen-
dous drain no man in the British Govern
ment o. Opposition can now foresee. That
gloom and dismal forebodIngs should per-
wade the councils of the Empire is not to
be wondered a
thus TO hold in check and empty the p0ck-
cts of the greatest Power on earth Is a
fact Of the most tremendous Significance.
lt sounds the death-knell 10 all further
schemes Of world empire. Anglo-SaX0n OF
Observation-Disclosures Republican.
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If Mr.. Day. of Canton, who, in Mr. Nc
kinleys first administration, contributed
literally to the mirth of nations as Sec
retary of State, is correctly reported. at
the meeting OF. the Ohio Bar Association
at Put-in-B Bay he declared that more
than any country we have taken the lead
in enforcing the principle of international
liberties" All things considered, that was
fine and fat mouthful of rhetoric but
what does it mean? Will Mr.. Day, of
Canton, kindly define international lib
critics and tell us how we have enforced
them more than any country Is not
this also country? One would almost be
tempted to fancy that it was the other
kind of bar association in whose festiv-
tiles the bucoIic ex-Secretary was par
ticipating
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fail TO see one. or to find their man by
means of it, they viii ask the elevator
boy. the janitor. or somebody who may
be supposed to know all the tenants. II
Is not part of the work of the stenogra-
pher on the first fcor to keep a direc-
tory of all the inhabitants of the build
ing. Neither are casual passers-by SUD
posed TO know the names Of all the in
habitants Of any given neighborhood.
The policeman or the man at the corner
grocery viii know. if anybody does. 1t
Is more sensible to ask either of them
than to go along the row ringing bells
ard making house to-house inyestiga-
tions.
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

The Government crop report giving ce-
real conditions on July / is not favorable
as regards corn. which in the West has
suffered from drought and hot winds. on
the other hand. it indicates the probable
fty of the largest wheat crop in the his
tory of the country This perhaps may
prove to be questionable blessing I'm
usually large crops are also reported from
many foreign wheat-prOduciBg regions.
and If We are 10 have more than nor
NAL surplus to market there is room for
fear that low prices may prevail. Mr..
Mckinley, Hanna, and Providence should
consult and arrange for some disasters to
the harvests OF our competitors, in order
that the Republican party may not lose
the reputation OF being responsible for
our late prosperity, or of being able to so
control the forces of nature as to per-
petuate it.
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

The newly elected members of the Sen
ate are dropping into Washington occa-
sionally, some to look after political in
terests, but the majority on house-hnnt-
ing bent. says a writer in the Chicago
Chronicle" With the passing of the Fif-
ty-sixth Congress thirty Senator's reached
the expiration OF their terms. OF these
fifteen were reelected and eight had pre-
viOusly served either in the Senate or
House, seven belonging to the great
body Of uninitiated. Senator Mitchell OF
Oregon is the best known and socially the
most interesting. His daughter Matte
was considered the most beautiful woman
of her time and now as the Duchess de Ia
RochefOucaulte is the leader of an excla-
sive coterie In the French capital Mrs.
Mitchell has resided abroad for some
years, but il Is stated that she viii come
to Washington to take her place in the
high official set. II IS a subject of pleas
ant speculation whether the beautiful
duchess will also pay a visit 70 the scene
OF her former triUmphs. The same cor
respondent SAYS: One of the richest men
Senator Patrick Kearns of Utah. Like
Senator Clark OF Montana Senator
kearns enters public life for the first
time. He never held any Office before
Senator and Mrs. Kearns have recently
been to Washington looking over the
ground II is believed that he viii take
VT W ttSn present res'i4ence on PnelpS
Place. If the new mansion Of the Walshes
IS completed, as expected, by next Decem-
Der. Senator Millard of Nebraska. accom-
panied By his pretty young daughter Miss
Jessie Millard, have also recently been
here and have arranged for their winter
home. Senator Blackburn following his
hably OF many years, will reside at the
Ebbitt. a new Senator whose personality
is interesting Washington is the successor
OF Edward o. WOicOtt Thomas W Pat
terson Of Colorado. Senator Patterson
CALAMITY attributes his election to the
ladies' He comes from a State where the
women enjoy equal political privileges
with the men and led by his wife who
is a prominent clubwonaan Of Denver. ths
ladies' forced the success Of his candi-
dacy before the Colorado Legislature
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

The many friends of General Leonard
Wood in Washington viii be pleased to
learn that his condition is reported as
much improved. and that the chances
seem to be that he viii be well enough to
start north within a short time He has
a sturdy constitution, and will, it is to be
hoped, soon be himself again.
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

According to the "Tribuna' of Rome.
China has granted a concession at San
Nun Bay TO a group of Italians, with the
right to build railways. San Nun Bay is
the point at which, some time ago, Italy
demanded a concession from the Chinese
Government. The present deal. on it's
face, is with private corporation. 1t
may be and probably is something more
in fact.
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

Mrs BENJAMIN Harrison and her daugh-
ter Elizabeth. are expected TO arrive at
Utica. Ny on july 81. and occupy
the Adirondaeks.
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

Mr. Gordon Mckay, with his guests.
among whom are Mrs. and Miss MeIn-
tyre, of this city. have gone from New
port for weeks visit 10 Saratoga
Springs.
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

Mr. Brun. the Danish Minister, is among
the recent arrivals at Rar Harbor. He viii
remain throughout the season.
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

= cablegram was received here yester-
day announcing the death in Italy yes
teroay OF Mrs. Brown, wife OF Mr.. Justice
Brown. of the Supreme Court. She was
formerly Miss Pitts. OF Detroit and had
been an invalid for several years. She
went to Europe several weeks ago with
her husband
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

Commodore r. r Wallace and family
are located for the summer at their cot
tage at Nantucket, on the coast
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

Mr.. AIonzo H Stewart. assistant door,
keeper Of the Senate. and Miss Grace
Bliss. of Atchison. Kan, were married at
Trinity Church in that city Wednesday
evening. Mr.. and Mrs Stewart will spend
the next three months travelling through
the West in a private ear. a check for
$4,000 was the brides gift from her
mother
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

Miss Mildred Lee Is occupying her cot
tage at the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs.
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

Again has the young Republic of the
West outshone and humiliated effete Bri-
tain. On Wednesday the temperature in
London was only 50 iE the shade. while
in Chicago it was 1G2 up where the
weather man has his eyrie and 10i
down on the streets Now let John
Bull chill with modification. Henley is
avenged.
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

Newport society is fiuttered at the pos
sibility-some say probability-of the
appointment OF the Duke OF Marlborough
to the post of Governor General OF
CaEada. 1t means great deal for the
Vanderbilt connection. for il Is said
that the young American duchess is very
much attached TO her family and will
naturally make them welcome at Rideau
Both the King and Queen are warmly
interested In the duke and his wife aud
it has become generally understood that
the Canadian post is in store FOR shsm.
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

Mrs. ]. c. Calhoun Patterson left
YESTERDAY afternoon for Fauquier White
Sulphur Springs. where she viii be joined
later by her husband, Mr. J. c. Calhoun
Patterson. who is on a business trip TO
Ann ArbOr. Mich, and Buffalo
The Washington times., 1901-07-12
SocLETK

Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean were ac-
conpanied to Bar Harbor BY Miss Handy,
OF Richmond. and Miss Robinson. OF
Baltimore
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

Interesting experiments to test the effect
of gun fire on warships were held lately
at Hamilton, Bermuda, under the direc-
ton of British naval officers. The old
ironclad Scorpion was used for target
vessel and a number of dummy figures
were set up on her in different places to
represent her crew. The warship CFes-
cent then took a position at from 1000
to 2.0OO yards and began firing. Unofficial
advices concerning the firing state that
the first shots fired were from three
FOUNDER and stx-pOunder quick-trers at
900 TO 1000 yards range. Atterward the
Crescent steamed of TO about GOO yards
and opened fire with her siX-inch guns
The duick-firers played havoc with the
dummy figures and everything destructi-
bic on the Scorpions decks. showing il
would have been impossible for any crew
10 survive such a fire The firing from
the bigger guns although the shells were
accurately placed, was not SO good.
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

Mrs. Joseph c. Breckinridge and tho
younger members OF the family have
gone to North Hatley Canada, where
they will spend the entire summer Lieu
tenant and Mrs. Hlne viii remain abroad
all summer. and General Breckenridge
and his son VIII be IN the Philippines.
The Washington times., 1901-07-12
FOREIGN TOPICS.

Santo Stefan0 the prison in which
Bresci. the regicide. committed suicide
Is one of the small groups of is.sts known
as Nentotene, some thirty miles off the
Italian coast, between Naples and Gaeta
1t is a convict settlement. Its Jail. the
only important building of the place
erected ten years ago, contains 300 con-
victs condemned for life. Since it's erec-
tion 52S prisoners have entered it's walls
of whom about a third now rest in the
cemetery not far from the prison on the
Via del Sospiri. the Street of Signs. The
daily rations of the prisoners consist OF
an ample allowance of boiled vegetables
and paste seasoned with oil and 60,
grammes 1.-TWO pounds) of brown bread
On Sundays they have meat broth and d
steak and on the principal festivals OF
the Church and of the State is added d
mOdicum of cheese and wine.
The Washington times., 1901-07-12

Some idea of the vast quantity of coal
consumed in the British Navy was given
a few days ago in the House of Commons,
in answer to the enquiry Of Mr.. Gordon.
The cost last year was Gl,7O0OC0 tabout
Is 500. .0OO. but this was due in part TO the
consumption for transport and other SER
vices incidental to the South African war
and the troubles in China When to this
expense for coal are added the other
items of expenditure for steam var
fleet, one can form an idea of ho" the
cost of a navy goes up into the many mil
lions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-16

WANTED-A place to work for board and
go to the Franklin school. S02 York St,
izzio r T4Pder
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-16
70 MAINTAIN TIE RATES
LOCAL COMMITTEE OF WESTERN
PASSENGER ASSOCIATION
TAKES ACTION
STATISTICS TO BE COMPILED
Delinquent Lines Can BE Traced by
Means OF Knowledge of Busl-
ness Done by All
tg - Roads.

meeting at which representatives Of
all the roads included in the northern
~cCmmittee of the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION were present was held at the
offices of the Omaha yesterday. The
principal object of the gathering was the
compiling of statistics to be used in sizing
up the amount of business done during
the year by the members of the associa-
ton.
Territory from which these statistics
are to be drawn up was agreed upon
and all the roads will be able to figure
out the amount of business done by their
competitors, and the result will be used
to determine the rates charged on the va
rious classes.
A matter of much Importance that
came before the attention of the meet
ing was the recent secret cutting of
rates on -four inaugurated by one or two
of the roads. This was not a new queS-
ton, as at a meeting held in January
several of the big lines were accused of
cutting rates on this commodity from
Missouri river points to the east AT
the time, these charges were Indignantly
denied. but subsequently at another meet
ing held in Kansas City the offending
lines were ferreted out, and proved to be
the Identical ones that were presumably
above suspicion.
The result has been that the committee
has ordered that all the other lines share
in the reduced rates. which are cents
per 100 pounds under tariff rates.
AmCng those present were: General
Freight Agent E. S Keelley, of the Mil
walkee road and General Freight Agent
S o. Brooks, of the Great Western;
General Freight Agent Pierce of the
Omaha; General Freight Agent Hopkins,
of the Minneapolis & ST Louis, and AS
sistant General Freight Agent Lyman, of
the Burlington.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-16
ELMER H. DEARTH.
insurance Commissioners.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, RAMSEY
GG9unty: District Court, Second Judicial
James Freer, Plaintiff, against Clara
Freer, Defendant. Summons
The State of Minnesota to the Above
Named Defendant:
You, Clara Freer, are hereby summoned
anG required to answer the complaint of
the Plaintiff in the above entitled action,
which complaint has been filed in the
office of the clerk of said District Court,
at the City Of Saint Paul, Ramsey County,
and State of Minnesota, and to serve a
copy of your answer to the said complaint
en-, the ssHbgeriber at his office, in the
Block, 4th and Cedar streets, in the said
County Of Ramsey, within Thirty days
after service of this summons upon YOU,
exclusive of the day of such service; and
If you fail to answer the said complaint
within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff
in this action will-apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in said complaint
Dated February 18th, A D. 1901.
FREDERICK L. McGHEE
Office, so and SO Union Block, corner 4tb
and Cedar Sts., st. Paul, MINI.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-16
For n Cold in the Head
Laxative BrOmO-Quinine Tablets.
OPPOSITION TO NORTHCoTT.
Illinois Man Has a Contest to Hold
His Present Position

Illinois Man Has Contest to Hold
His Present Position.
CLINTON, To-. Feb. 15.-This week the
grand lodges of Iowa and Illinois, Mod
ern Woodmen of America, are in session
and it is expected that in each a fight
will be made to instruct delegates to
the supreme lodge to oppose the rc-elec-
tion of w A NorthcoIr, of Illinois, for
head consul. II is alleged that the order
is administered in a most expensive man
ner. Mr. NOrthcDtt draws a salary of
$4,000 year and is allowed personal ex-
penses at the rate of over 800 month
The editor of the lodge organ gets s., 800
and liberal allowances. 1t is claimed that
the expenses OF the supreme officers
at Rock Island, Ill, are over $6Oo,OCO a
year.
The city council has adopted an ordi-
nance granting a new franchise to the
Clinton Gas company which will be sub
United to the voters on March 10. Under
the terms of the franchise the gas COM
Tany is to furnish gas for all purposes
for 81 Il thousand. The company VIII ex-
pend $1C0,0GO in improving it's plant.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-16
FIGHTING FOR GOJAM.
Emperor MeneIek Takes a Hand II
His NeixhbOrs' Troubles.

Emperor MeneIeI1 Takes a Hand In
His NeiShbOrs' Troubles.
RAS JIBUTIL, French East Africa
Feb. Is. - Tekla, king of Goiarn,
northwest of the kingdom of
Shoa, recently died of poisoning and
two pretenders are now quarreling for
the throne. Emperor Menelek has dis
patched an army to restore peace.
Probably the foregoing information
from Ras Jibutil explains the dispatch
from Cairo, published Feb. !, by lie Fran
Gals, of Paris, announcing that news had
been received at the Egyptian capital of
a great battle in Abyssinia, in which
1000 had been killed. the superstition then
being that the cti efs had rebelled during
the absence Of the negus, who had gone
to the Egyptian frontier, in connection
with the delimitation of the Egypo-Ab-
ysSinian boundary.
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WANT COLUMN BRANCH OFFICES:

CONGER BROS, Druggists,
Seloy avenue, corner st. Adams; 400 Sell
by avenue. and 349 University avenue.
RICE STREET PHARMACY.
= Corner Mississippi and Nash streets.
CAMPBELL BROS. se,by and Victoria.
6; Il. REEVES, Druggist, Seven corners.
STRAIGHT BROS. Druggists,
Rondo ana Grotto streets.
a L. GUERNSEY & SON, Druggists,
PEOPLES PHARMACY.
E. B, ROLLINS. Druggist.
e1,,,,, 295 west Seventh street
SEVER WESLEY. Druggist,
w, MARA avenue and East Third street
w. A FROST & CO. Druggists,
WALTER Nf RflSS 2nq br Meaast,'
R1ETzEnFl VeEE;ty avenue and Rice street.
A & G. scH6 Gsf3y afa T Bresgst aSen
r1o, 400 West Seventh street.
HoLCoMR & MAGNUsON.
YosTs PHARMACY. 80 psSns avenue
BoTES -g 8 CO., pr uls ST" o"''efS''''
n ~ 67S Grand avenue. corner st. Albans
n ELI Err. Colonnade.
A. A. CAMPBELL West Seventh street
w K. Co1rr7RRo uiS anu f''"o0 s'ree'"
II East Seventh street. corner sibley.
II IN :: "A M'CALI" 4S3 Broadway.
DNHls PHARMACY; ., go G. 1o.o.
GEORGE c. DAvFN N'R1f Tn' ST. Peter.
JOHN RoD1NE Z & CO S5s' oe'e"'" street
SS1 Payne avenue