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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21
Acadennic Renentnnce and &C.,.

Academic Repentance and Tears.
It is impossible without the most acute
emotion 10 write about the scene
which was presented at West Point,
when the sudden conviction OF sin
and repentance of the hazing hoodlums
was notified to tie Congressional Investi-
cation COMMITTEES. 1t was notable and
historic spectacle when those four angel
boy class presidents stood up in a row.
while Colonel Mills. choking and sobbing
ike anything the while. read out loud the
unanimous decision of the cadet co IDS
hereafter always to be good, TO eschew
sammy races, - ''eag les,'' never to con
slider a fourth class man in the obnoxious
light of b j." and, above ali things
permanently to discontinue the edifying
and enrolling practice of procuring big,
trained first class brutes and towards 10
knock out soft and eaiIow pIebes
While this graceful and dignifed ca
pitulation was being advertised to a
breathless audience. and its sweeping pro-
hibitions-whieh included the administer
ing of pIub tobacco. tabasco sauce, and
plaster of paris 10 victims-becane known
TO those who listened, there was not as
we are told, dry eye in the house. The
committee was visibIy affected. The la
dies present shifted and piped their ZACH
rymal glands, and several babies hawIed
in sympathy with the spirit OF the occa-
sion,
The episode greatly raises the appren-
tice NapoIeons in our estimation Il
proves beyond doubt that cadets can be
as cunning on occasion, as the evidence
shows them to have been cruel and hid
eously brutal when they dared TO be. They
realized at last that they stood under the
shadow of a storm cloud. of the spanking
post, and of dismissal in disgrace. ana
they promptly raised the umbrella OF sur
render. 1t may save their jackets. though
it must be said that in a number Of the
most fragrant cases it should not
There may be some doubt concerning
the extent 10 which the incident under re-
view, with all Of its accompanying bathos
and gush. may have affected the investi-
eating committee That matter viii be
made plain when their report is presented
to Congress. In the meantime let US hope
that the scared repentance Of the now
holy boys is sincere and viii be lasting;
but that is something in connection with
which the lawmaking power should rat
take any chances.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21

Il Mark Hanna carries ont his threat Ia sue all
vino believe and say that he expects personal
benefit from the ship subsidy hfI the lawyers OF
the country vii soon De enjoying the Hons
share OF inc prevailing prosperity.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21

When the British national anthem was
sung or played in church. barrack. camp
aud on shipboard yesterday wherever the
cross OF St George and St Andrew fcats
to the breeze over the round world. it was
Joined in or listened to by the loving.
gr:ef-stricken subjects of Queen Victoria.
with the feeling that next Sunday their
Yenerated sovereign would be cold in
death, and the chefrs singing God Save
the King
It is a real sense Of personal loss and
bereavement that all classes in Great
Britain experience when they think Of the
passing Of Queen Victoria The cable let
ters from London yesterday were full OF
this Eote. Wherever men congregated and
the solemn subject was brought up, eyes
filled with tears No one could speak of
the dreaded event without emotion.
Other British monarchs have been gath
cred to their fathers. and mourned by no
body in particular beyond the circle Of
their immediate family connections. None
Of the Georges occasioEeG genuine public
sorrow on MS demise The same IS true
Of William ". It is doubtful if any one
of the GueIphs preceding Queen Victoria
has ever reached The national heart as she
has-certainly not in the same degree. But
she. as great and shining exemplar Of
Anglo Saxon womaGhood wifehood. and
motherhood. with her goodness, kindIiness.
charity, and her bitter Affections, has come
home 10 her people always as one who
could and did feel for them. because she,
too was widowed. more than once
Rachel weeping for her children" and
one altogether human and full of pity for
others Thus it is the noble woman, the
gentle wife and mother. chastened By long
years of sorrow. more than the Queen
Empress of one OF the greatest Empires
of history for whom the British millions
are shedding tears today The peculiar
place she filed in the affections of her
people is likely to be vacant hepceforth;
no matter what may be the virtues or
achievements Of her successors.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21

tFroEf the indIan3PoIi frL>N-'
The flower show in the Senate yesterday in
honor Of Quay suggested very farlibIy certain
other occasions on which flowers ere sometimes
used pFoinsely. Tie spectacle certainly ,s;ts not
edliylne- Nothing more narsseous has happened
in recent years than this attempt 20 make hero
ont OF the corrupt and vulgar Pennsylvania boss
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21

Empress 20 all good men and women IN
this as well as every other land under
the sun
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21
One Wan Rule.
OAe -'1AA AulS-
from the Kansas CITY Tim

From the Kansas City TimeS)
Tho relies oI Congress IRE such that no Rep
resenraLiye can ht heard AID no ball considered
unless Il p.eases The car Tio SITS in the chair
THIS il HsmiroHism mad, the Capitalization
OF the I.eaers Of COngeTss IN one In4G
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21

Among some friends of the Nicara qua
Canal bill the suspicion IS growing. if rot
already acute. that the Republican man
ayers in the Senate are not ''totfng fair
in respect OF that measure There is Ia
much ground for thinking that they would
like 70 keep it in the background until
too late for action at this session of Con-
gress. From this we probably learn that
the Panama lobby is active and disposed
10 be liberal,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21
CAPITOL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


representative GnrtiineF's Memory.
II have Just come from a story telling
session in the smoking-room, said Rep
resentative Gardiner of Ne~ Jersey. as
ne sat down in his chair in the room Of
the Committee on Labor.
Half dozen men have been EARNING
away for fully an hour. and it beats me
how they remember ali their tales. l fear
I must be counted out in all things Of that
kind b. the most severe sort of a test
l have convinced myself that I am not
good at remembering stories
"A year or 50 ago vas member of a
committee thar went up Delaware Bay to
investigate the conditions of the oyster
trade. Theme were a bakers dozen of Us
in the boat a small. but comfortable Ht
tie sailing craft. We had been out only
few days when a hea g storm set in which
tossed US around for nearly week There
was nothing for us to do but sit in the
little cabin smoke and tell stories | did
not tell any. but the other twelve men did.
II that week l have calculated roughly
that about 1900 stories of various kinds
were to,5. I have never yet been able
10 remember a single one Of them"
This is what Representative Gardiner
tells of himself. Those VINO have swap
PED tales with him say that if he can't
remember them he can make up mighty
good ones.
Book CaEs,aSSInG in the Soulful
is seldom hat anyone who is not entitled
to the privilege Of the floor CT the Senate
manages to slip by the keen-eyed door
keepers who guard the entrances Their
watchfulness is untiring. yet last week
they had to admit themselves outwitted,
and by book agent at that. The feat
was accomplished through a combination
OF unlimited assurance and prosperous
appearance About half an hour before
the opening Of the days session, mid
dle-aged man. with few books under his
arm, walked rapidly through the Senate
reception room, and. as though he had
been accustomed to do it q dozen times
day, turned into the lobby. He made his
entrance with such an air of authority
that no one stopped to question him. Ell
tering the chamber he sought out Sena-
tor Dolliver, sat down beside him, and
engaged him in conversation In a few
| moments the gentleman opened up in
praise Of the books he carried and ex-
hibited the specimens, dilatIng upon the
rare excellence Of the bindings the pa
per, and the print. Senator Dolliyer was
/ naturally taken by surprise to find himself
besieged right in his Senatorial chair by
book agent, but recovered himself
enough 10 ask. How did you get here2"
oh. l Just walked in, - replied the can
vasser-
Just walked in" echoed the Senator
Well. then he concluded. the Ser
geaRt-at-Arms Of the Senate will assist
you TO just walk out and the CONNER
cial gentleman was officially shown to the
LnnL
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21
rhc 81. Louis Ezposition-The Coz

'Eiic st. Louis ESposition-The Com
rnittee on the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sitiou viii hold its session next Wednes-
day instead Of Tuesday. The postpone
ment is made in order to have present at
the hearing delegation from St. Louis
which cannot arrive before that time. The
chairman of the committee. Representative
Tawney OF Minnesota, is in his State and
cannot arrive earlier than Wednesday The
delegation is from St. Louis will include a
large number OF prominent men. Ex-GOy.
H. P Francis viii come Ex-Representa-
tive Nathan Frank. and ex-Repre sentative
T. O. Stannard Other members of the
committee viii be r. c. Kerens. of the
Republican National Committee; Moses n.
Cole, D W Hauser. c. W Knapp and
CorWin H Spencer. The delegation comes
to announce that St Louis has raised the
5000 eco she promised for the fair and
to urge that Congress live up to Its prom
ises by appropriating like amount
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21

The Revolver Hnbit--"Yes," said
Representative Albert s Berry of Ken
lucky. the revolver habit is the worst
thing 20 which Kentuckians are addicted,
even including the whisky habit Good
spirits, which is the only kind that anyone
drinks in the Blue Grass State do ret
kill except in the long run, when the
charges are very heavy. But with gun
carrying it is different. You don't ever
know when that is going to prove fatal.
and the worst of it is that the one x ho
is injured is usually not the one @ho Is
the victim of the habit. Every good citi-
zen, of course, deplores the state OF af-
fairs; but what is there TO be done9 How
can you prevent shooting in community
where a man puts his revolver in his
pocket with exactly the same mechanical
regularity that he buttons his shirt7
When q man has his revolver as handy as
his watch naturally he IS going to pull
1T. out frequently, especially # he thinks
he has 20 do so for self-p protection
The salvation of Kentucky, 10 my mind,
lies in greater education and IN the
breaking up Of its revolver habit
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21

Lapel DeeOrafiOns.-Hardiy a Repre-
sentative can be found upon the floor OF
the House who does not wear either on
his lapel or on his watch guard the in
sigma of some secret or patriotic society.
Senators, 100. as rule. indulge in some
sedate decoration, usually leaning toward
the patriotic. Senator Warren Of Wyo-
ming. for example, wears in his button
hole tiny bow of red. white. and blue
ribbon, which shows that he has had a
medal awarded him by Congress for brav-
cry in battle. Senator SeweIi of New Jer-
sey also wears this badge Of honor Sen
ator Mason of Illinois is never without
bright little American flag made of Amer
lean silk. in full view somewhere on his
person, and Senator Quarles Of Wiscon-
sin wears always the button of the Lee
gi0n of Honor.
In the House the decorations are Of
countless variety and number. Most con-
spicuous IS that of Representative Rich
ardson Of Tennessee. a good Confederate
who wears at his lapel the starred and
barred flag of the Confederacy. the sign
of his membership IN the Confederate
Veterans The BLACK Cat" rampant of
the Mystic Order of Hoo Hoo is to be
found upon at least ninety nine of the
members, while Masonic and Mystic
Shrine emblems are legion Many mem
Der comes each day with fresh flower
III his buttonhole but Representative Lou
denslager of New Jersey seems to beat
them all in the brilIiancy and freshness Of
the red carnation that he wears.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21
Circulation Statement.

be unable TO procure copies Of it At any news
stand or railroad station. or on railroad trains,
VIII confer iaEoT upon the maEag cement by send
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21

The River and Harbor bill is to be enc
of the features of souvenir legislati1n
in Congress this week. It is probably the
most alarming prize package of the kind
on record. It carries appropriations
amounting TO Sos, coo 600, of which SIS. $50
651-44 goes to the seventeen States repre-
sented on the committee, and IS, 095, 2257. 60
TO twenty-seven States and three Terrific
ries not 50 represented. These facts tell
a little Iog-rolling story of their own
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21

Officers in the Philippines declare that
if the army canteen IS abolished in those
possessions our soldiers, being deprived
of wholesome American beer, viii ISAyi-
tabIy resort TO native beverages. which
viii mean wholesale insanity in the ranks
This is a nice SUBJECT for excogItation by
Congress and The Woman's Christian Ten
perance Union.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-21

THE TINES, in al its editions Morning, Even
ing. and Sunday. Viii be sent 10 one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
a often Is desired
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-03
Gowns For the Piazza.

In making choice of summer mod
els for piazza gowns one has every
right to lay a claim to the chef
d'nuvre of the couturiere's art The
freedom of choice like this means
great deal to the summer girl. Never
before has summer finery seemed quite
so seductive. Can the athletic girl
fOrego the temptation and content her
self with n half dozen or more duck
skirts and a score of spick and span
shirt waists this summer while her
more coquettish sister revels in these
bewitching CONNECTIONS? One is con-
fronteu with an embarrassment of
choice among styles this season. The
angular woman may favor the flounced
and tucked skirt and claim all that she
desires in frou frOu effects. The all
too plump woman may have the upper
part of her skirt made on glove fitting
principles and reverse all of the adOrn-
ment of the lower part. In matters of
sleeve and corsage the same expensive
rule holds good. After all, to strive
for becomingness is the duty that lies
nearest. says the Montreal Star.
We are simply daZed by the guam
tity, the bewitching quality of the
quantity, of gauZy summer fabrics.
a great many of our old, tried and
trusted are with us again, but boast
enough change in their warp and
weave to entitle little change in the
termination of their names. Gauzine
claims bit more stamina than gauZc.
Mulline for the same reason is superior
TO null.
Organdie again claims recognition.
1t boasts designs as delicate as the
most exquisite seen on the hand paint
ed gauZes and is a delightful material
to make up for piazza gowns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-03
A Southern Girl Orator.

One of the most notable events of
the recent state convention of United
Confederate Veterans ut Columbia. :.
C., was the address of welcome deliver
ed at the opening session in Columbia
theater by Miss Elizabeth Lumpkin, a
Georgia girl. but now a resident of
Columbia. The theater was packed
with an audience of not less than 1000
people, largely old soldiers, and on the
stage were such famous soldiers as
Generals Wade Hampton and John Il.
Gordon. After several other speeches
had been made Miss Lumpkin. young
woman dressed in white and with roses
In her hair. was introduced as "a Geor-
gia girl now living here, who would
welcome the visitors to her adopted
home"
The Grafton which followed took the
house by storm. An eyewitness relates
that the chief justice of South Carolina.
who was present, sat with tears
streaming down his face during the pa
thetic parts of the address. 81 cannot
thank you enough for coming. you
Georgians," said Miss Lumpkin ut one
point i'm her speech. "They call me IA
Georgia cracker but little do they
know how proud i am of the title.
Give me n horse and the knowledge
that am Georgia cracker and I'll
ride the world down for you" The
south has long been noted as the home
or great orators, but until now all such
have been members of the sterner sex.
In Miss Lumpkin. however, there is an
instance of a daughter of the south
who seems as richly endowed with the
oratorlcal gift as any of the sons have
ever been.-Leslie's Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-03
About Summer Diet.

A physician who has reduced the sci
ence of health to a system Of diet and
exercise, with abundant bathing, de-
clares that no meats, excepting lamb
and chicken, should he eaten in hot
weather. To which list, however, he
adds fresh fish. Certain it is that much
meat is unnecessary for even Iaboring
men with lie mercury among the nine
ties. The lazy West Indian negro
grows fat on cOnchas and bananas. the
East Indian cody tolls all day long on
his ratiOns of rice. The hardy Arab
conquered the world on a diet of dates
and barley bread and ceased to be the
terror of Europe only when he found
such fare too simple for his taste. &C.
real and milk for breakfast, bread and
eggs with fruit for luncheon, soup and
vegetables. with little or no meat. and
a salad. may be the chieB of the sum
mer diet, i'll which there is sufficient
nutriment. Oatmeal as Il cereal is too
heating to the blood to be advised. In
fact, heavy workers, such as farmers.
are alone the people for whom a steady
diet of oatmeal is wholesome.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-03
Growth of Day Nurseries.

One of the significant facts of city
life is the growth of the day nurseries
They have grown at the rate of 200
per cent in the last five or six years.
Originally intended for the babies of
widows. it is found that 90 per cent of
the children in day nurseries have both
parents living. The mother is obliged
to 20 out to work because her husband
Is out of work or is i'll and cannot work
or is dissipated.
Even with the rapid increase in the
number of day nurseries there is al
ways a surplus OF applicants. Wheth-
or this indicates that more and more
married women are becoming wage
earners as well as houSekeepers.
whether it means that more and more
fathers cannot support their families
or that they are losing their sense OF
responsibility in the matter and do not
try. is an interesting question.-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-03
The Topaz ReIgns.

Last winter the fashionable woman
who could not possess n pearl or two il
her jewel box felt that all the world
stood awry. Every woman she knew
wore pearls set in some form or other,
and during the craze diamonds for a
time lost their prestige.
Just now jewelers. are polishing up
and setting their supply of topazes, for
the time seems ripe for temperance
of the golden stone. TopaZes must be
set with amethysts and sapphires to
give the good effect of contrasts. Sap
phires more particularly will be ia
vored. so nearly does the blue match
the glowing purple of the cornfower.
The jewelers. windows show topazes
wonderfully set In ornaments OF dainti-
ly carved tortoise shell. combs fretted
out as fine as lacework and sprinkled
everywhere with topazes in every
shade. from pale straw color to deepest
yellow.
Tortoise shell is the chosen setting
for the new favorite. and besides the
fancy combs wonderful bracelets are
being made of the richly colored shell.
Scarcely bracelets or bangles are these
new ornaments, but old fashioned arm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-03
won JOB and Husbnnd.

When tine proprietors OF drug stores
FIRST began TO employ women prescrip-
ton clerks, the men did not propose 10
stand this infringement on their terri
tory if they could help il.
In one case of this kind in New York
city the male clerks first demurred and
carried the report of their resolution to
their employer, who had engaged what
they derisively termed the woman pre-
scription." Ultimately they all refused
to work unless the young woman was
discharged.
The woman in question was young,
courageous and capable. When the
proprietor told her, she promptly re-
piled that she hoped to stay If he were
satisfied with her accuracy in filling
prescriptions. She remained The men,
feeling that they must act up TO the
requirements OF their joint resolution,
all left. Their places We're filed with
out the least trouble and the propri-
etor found the woman prescription"
such valuable thing that he secured
IL as his patent right by marrying the
girl. He now has a faithful and com
petent partner as well as first class
prescription clerk.-Home Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-03

nanny, IL their sleep has been visited
with unusual visitors they seize this
Folume as soon as their eyes are fairly
opened and look for an explanation. II
misfortune is fOretold by il. the seeker
after knowledge assumes a bravado
she is far from feeling. II don't care"
she says to herself by way OF bolster
ing up her courage. I'm not supersti-
tious, anyway, and / don't believe in
such arrant nonsense" But she's nerv-
Gus just the same for days, until other
troubles have driven this mythical one
out of her mind.
There's one young woman known to
the writer who never dreams OF a
young child without shivering and
shaking for days after in fear Of some
dreadful thing happening to her. She
has not consulted a dreambook on the
subject, and so she doesn't know how
infants and bad luck became connected
I'm her mind. but nevertheless. after she
has had visitant of this sort while
sleeping, she says prayers of unusual
length and then makes up her mind to
be patient under Affections sore. She
is an Intelligent woman, mind you. but
she doesn't attempt TO explain the ter
ror that besets her at this particular
dream. She doesn't call herself super
stitious-of course, no woman does, not
even the one who won't walk under a
ladder-but her friends do and make
light of her until she exposes some
fetch of theirs, when the subject is
carefully avoided afterward.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.