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The Washington times., 1901-11-24
senator auarles' Tarin Views.

A sedate and rather serious locking
man is the Hon. ]. V. Quarles. United
States Senator from Wisconsin. who was
a much -asked-for guest at the Normandie
last evening. The Senator is courteous
and pleasant in manner, nor does he look
his eight and fifty years by full decade.
He talks in pointed, decisive style, in a
way suggestive of force of character and
high grade intelligence.
My opinion is" said he. that this
Congress will be one of the busiest that
was ever assembled to make laws for the
nation. There are enough weighty mat
ters coming up to prolong its sitting al
most up to the time of the opening of the
second session. and summer will have
been far advanced. at least, ere the day
of adjournment. AS 10 the subjects OF
reciprocity and tariff revision. which are
so closely related. am emphatically OF
the idea that Congress can do but one
thing, and that is to appoint a commits
sion of experts to look thoroughly into the
question and give the country the facts
without color or partisan bias. | would
favor the creation OF permanent tariff
commission. and would get for its mem
bers the best talent procurable in
America
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
CHARACTER IN LIPS.
The Mouth as Correct Index of
Temperament.

According to physiognomist, the lower
lip is the most important part of the
mouth as an Indicator of character Ac-
cording to its fullness. freshness in ap-
pearance, and width it indicates benevo-
and narrow lower lip reveals a decided
want Of these qualities.
There are thick under lips that hang
so that they become almost a disngure-
ment. and these, as welf as looking ugly,
denote incidence and love of luxury.
Taking the opposite extreme, however, it
is not desirable to have pronounced thin
lips, for when the outline of the lips is
narrow and united to a mouth with sin
ister expression, there is indicated great
deficiency of natural kindness in their
owner, a want of warmth, and but little
capacity to love. Well defined and de-
veloped lips, the outlines of which are
rounded out. are admired for their beauty
and moral worth, being, as they are, to-
kens of a tender-hearted, amiable, and
sympathetic disposition.
Well-closed lips are a sign of discre-
tion. If the upper one is long. in addition
to being pressed down firmly upon the
lower one, both mental and physical pow
er appertain to their owner. Supposing
.he upper lip is very short, and the mid
die teeth of the top row are constantly
exposed, a fondness for praise is betray-
ed.
Frequently another type of mouth is
seen, one in which the corners of :he lips
descend, indicating person of despond-
ent disposition, prone to dwell overmuch
upon the serious side of life. But when
the corners turn up in the form of Gu
pid's bow. their possessor is of q bright
and cheerful nature, always finding a sill
yer lining TO every cloud and good In ey-
erythings-London Mail.
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
BRITISH MILITARY cANTEENs.
How Cooperation Hns Bene6ted the
English Soldier.

AT this season of the year, just when
the camps and maneuvres are beginning
we wish TO call attention to again to the
question of soldiers canteens: As is per-
fectly well known, they have hitherto
been liable to serious abuses. The Brit
ish soldier has been robbed that contrac-
tors may make fortunes, and non-com-
missioned officers pocket brides in the
shape of presents, secret rebates, dis
counts, and other unfair forms of profit.
Temptations are continually offered by
large firms to canteen stewards, and there
is no code of honor strong enough to
keep the stewards from yielding. In very
many, if not in most cases, they become
accomplices with the contractors in TAX
ing money out of their comrades pockets.
For a few years past there has been a
movement to check the scandal, and it
arose in the army Itself. The recent an
nual report of the Canteen and Mess Co
operative Society traces its history. The
idea was first put in practice by Major
Lionel Fortesque, of the Seventeenth Lam
GERS who was killed in action in South
Africa last year: Ten years ago he took
the management of the canteen into his
own hands. bought in fair markets, in
sisted on honesty in the steward, and
within year found that the profits had
doubled. and that twice as much could
be returned as bonus to the men, though
he had reduced prices % per cent. The
last accounts We have of his canteen
show that his system had. in fact in
ETtdSctA Inc men poy by III pcliCt al Qdy.
On the strength of his success Major
Fortesque assisted Major Crawford. late
of the Grenadier Guards. to establish the
Canteen and Mess Cooperative Society,
which first began its work at Caterhan
The War Office has discouraged the so
c.ety as it discourageS everything new
and most things that can be of advantage
to the soldier. But in spite of that the
society has developed rapidly, and in the
first four years of its existence its turn
over grew to e150ool. Shareholders are
not allowed to hold more than t2eO apiece.
and their interest is limited to a miximu1r
of per cent 1t is hoped to abolish pri-
va.e shareholders altogether. and to make
the regimental institutes the nj mbers. so
that the society might become the sole
property of those institutes, the prohts
being shared entirely among the consun-
ers And We feel sure that when the War
Office ard commanding officers fully COM
v..ehend both the objects and methods OF
s,.A ss,~'e',- the passive opposition which
.sti.i lists in some quarters viii disaP-
pesr.-fondon Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
TO URGE PENNY POSTAGE.
Representative smith VIII Again In
troduce His Bill in Congress.

troduce His Bill in Congress.
Among the important questions that
will engage the attention Of Congress this
winter none will be more popular nor
meet with more hearty approval than that
of penny postage.
In the last three Congresses Representa-
tive George w. Smith Of Illinois. one OF
the wheel-horses of the House. mas IN
troduced bill providing for penny post
age He will reintroduce the bill in the
coming Congress. And. what is more, he
will make determined fight to pass the
measure.
Representative Smith is no novice In
national legislation. He is now entering
upon his seventh consecutive term, and
for eight years, in addition to being Chair
man of the Committee ON Private Land
Claims, he has been second on the Com
mittee on Postofices and Postroads. one
of the most important committees Oh the
House. 1t has Jurisdiction over all meas
ures relating to the postal service.
In discussing postage yesterday, MT.
Smith said:
..In the past three Congresses have
introduced my bill to give the people
penny postage, and l have received
letters from every section OF the eoun-
try endorsing the measure. ! did not
press the bill, however, for the reason
that the postal revenues could not we'll
stand the reduction at the time. and be-
cause the expenditures of the country
were exceedingly large, growing out OF
the Spanish war.
But now the time has arrived when
penny postage can be given consideration
by Congress, and il can be adopted with
out crippling the revenues of the POST
office. In the face OF the reduction Oh
$40, 600 900 in war taxes we have con-
stantly growing surplus in the Treasury
and besides, the amended regulation
made by the Postmaster General relating
to second class mail matter will make
saving in the postal revenues OF some
thing like s15.oOo,000.
with these changed conditions. / can
now press the passage of my penny post
age bill 1t cannot consistently be opposed
on the ground that the revenues OF the
Government will not warrant the reduc-
tion in the postage.
"Of course / know that at frst there
will be falling OFF in the postal receipts,
but the eventual increase will more than
make up for the loss. This was demon
strated when we reduced the postage from
to cents.
We have the richest country and the
richest and best Government on earth,
ld we can afford to give the people the
heapest postage in the world Penny
postage will be a boon to our merchants,
and it will add to the prosperity of the
country in more waye than one"
Representative Smith is a persistent
fighter and promises to make ii warm for
the opponents of penny postage this win
ter. It is said that the bill will probably
receive the unanimous support of the
House Committee on Postoffices and Post
roads
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
FOREIGN TOPICS.
An Ancient Relic.

A most interesting memorial of the
Roman occupation of England has just
been sold under the auctioneer's ham
mer. This is the Roman station of Am
boglanna, the largest on the famous wall
which marked the limit of the Roman
province. After an existence of 1,S00
years the walls of the station, five feet
thick. are in wonderful state of preser-
vatIon. The gateways are noble speci-
mems Of Roman work. Some of the wedge
shaped stones in the arches are still to
be seen on the ground. The interior of
the camp is marked with lines of streets
and the ruins of buildings. The estate
which claimed this ancient memorial of
the past was sold for eS.OO0
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
eslvsd majority Of the votsss .ott the join.

ceived majority Of the votes OF the joint
session.
Senator Gibson has just come to Wash
ington to assume the duties OF his office.
He has taken quarters al the Cochran
Hotel, and. as he expressed it himself
yesterday, is ready 10 learn the busi-
ness" He is a robust, sturdy looking
man approaching sixty perhaps. with grey
hair and grey mustache. His years ap-
-parently rest lightly upoa him. however,
Tor he Is alert and active. He is an inter
esting character, modest, unassumiug and
thoroughly democratic. While afable. ap-
proachable and good-r atured, he is not
bluff and breezy, as Westerners are not
infrequently pictured.
m as green and rough as you ever
get them here" said the Senator. land l
haven't come to Washington to run the
Senate or the country. / expect | have a
great deal to learn about the ways OF
craftsmanship; but I'll make an effort to
do my best"
Senator Gibson is New Englander, a
native of the old Pine Tree State, and he
has not in his Western residence OF
nearly o.ty-five years lost all the traits
and characteristics OF the people OF the
extreme East. When a young man he
became imbued with the Go West" spirit
and followed the advice of Horace Gree
ley. He went to Minnesota and for twen-
ty-one years resided in Minneapolis.
About 1879 Montana's abundant resources
and opportunities began to open up with
the building of the great transcontinentai
railway lines. Senator Gibson then went
to Great Falls, where the tumbling wat
ers of the Missouri afford one Of the
greatest natural powers of the West.
town was being carved out of the will
derness. Senator Gibson helped to build
it. He became real estate dealer on
a large scale. mining operator on a
somewhat smaller scale and a farmer.
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
Powerful electric Trains.

The high-speed electric traction tests
now being made under Government super
vision on the military line between Berlin
and Zossen have already proved success
full, speed of ninety miles an hour hav-
ing been attained. while the engineers ex-
pect to run at $50 miles an hour before the
tests are finished. The fast runs are all
made on stretch of ira * little more
than fourteen miles in length. IT is a
standard gauge track. level, and nearly
straight. During the summer the entire
track was relaid and the roadbed put into
perfect condition for the tests. Power is
taken from a series of three overhead
trolley wires, which are arranged in an
unusual manner at one side of the track
The cars used in the tests were also espe-
cially built for the work, and have been
fitted up with electrical apparatus By rival
electrical firms. The front OF the cars is
pointed in order to lessen the resistance
of the wind.
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
HERRINGs FOR ALL.
Nearly a Billion Fishes Taken in the
Scotch Catch
CLondon Chronicie.)

CLondon Cl,ronicie)
The statistics just issued by the Scotch
Fishery Board show that during the mid
summer herring fishing on the east coast
of Scotland, including the most north
ney anu Shetland Islands, fishing which
lasts barely sixteen weeks, some 9S0.000,-
900 herrings were landed.
Some idea of the magnitude Of the
schools of herrings which visit our shores
each year may be gained from the fact
that could the herrirgs from this one
fishing alone be served up together a a
| monster breakfast each inhsbitant of
London-where, OF course. the big feed
would have to take plAce-would receive
ls5 herrings as his or her share at the
banquet SAYS the "Lcndon Mail"
All the wonderful ingenuity which
could be commanded by an army of ex
perieGeed chefs might be requisitioned
for the great function; the homely dainty
might be served up in a variety of ways,
from grilled herring to bloater roes on
toast or disguised as Harengs fumes a la
Bruxelloise. Harengs Mariones. or Har-
engs a la Hankey-Pankey: herrings devil
ed. roast, boiled. fricasseed, choked, and
the shade of Mrs. GlasSe only knows what
else.
If this Scotch catch of herrings were
divided among Londoners at the rate of
one per day, then they would be tired to
death with feasting Of herrings, for the
supply would give them breakfast each
day for twenty-five weeks without inter-
mission; or it would allow every inhabi-
tant OF Great Britain and ireland to have
herring for breakfast every day for
month.
But all these herrings are not kept for
home consumption OF the total catch
some 1,020, goo barrels have been cured
for export: so it may roughly be assumed
that one third has been kept for home
consumption, the other two-thirds going
70 the Continent and America.
This reduces the Londoners' allowance
to breakfast of sixty. or say. a good
round seven for each resident of the
United Kingdom. OF the quantity that
goes abroad each man, woman and child
on the Continent could have one as q
faster. and then come for a second help
ing.
Presuming they were satisfied with one
each, there would be left enough for every
body in the United States. and then there
would be some 250. .000. GOO herrings to
spare-a quantity about sufficient to in
vite the entire population of the British
colonies TO the breakfast.
And if the $50, ,005.G herrings were
placed head to tail in line they would
cover the diameter of the earth at the
equator eleven times.
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
THE ARMY vErER1aAR1AN
They Do better by Him In other
COMMITTEES Than Do We.

They Do better by Him In Other
Countries Than Do We.
The Journal OF Comparative Medicine
and Veterinary Archives" reproduces
photograph from China as a proof that
the Government of the United States, in
the organization OF its army, is alone ig-
norant of the requirements of modern
science. This photograph shows :. group
Of veterinary officers who belong to the
armies OF Japan, Italy Germany. France.
and England, and private citizen who
serves as the veterinary representative
of the army of the United States.
From the elaborate and impressive uni
forms of the Europeans it is obvious that
they maintain a rank which is commen-
surate with the important functions of
their Office. They are decorated with
gold lace. and gold buttons. and officers
swords, and compare favorably with The
regular army surgeons in appearance.
That they are paid with some sense Of
the measure of intelligence and special
education which is required OF them can
be seen from che dignity of their bearing.
In one corner OF the picture is civilian
with the outfit Of an army mule driver.
1t happens, however, that a United
States veterinarian does even rank as
high as mule driver. He is only irreg
ularly attached to the army, and his
coonskin cap and shoddy leggins Indicate
that his compensation is small.
Tie military men OF Europe understand
that the health of troops depends in large
measure on the character of the meat
which is provided for them: that contrac-
tors are disposed to supply diseased cat
tie or decayed canned beef to soldiers.
and. therefore that Inspection by thor
oughly trained veterinarian is essential.
that epidemic disorders are liable to af-
feet the horses, and to so cripple an army
as the English were crippled at critical
time in South Africa.
An efficient veterinarian, who has been
appointed to protect the army from bad
meat ard the horses from epidemic dis
eases, must have a rank and an authority
high enough to compel attention to his re-
ports. The fate of battle, of a war, OF
nation itself, may depend on the prompt
ness with which veterinary officer shall
detect the presence of disease germs, and
on the measures which he shall take to
prevent an epidemic
The journal which reproduces the pho
tograph characterizes the condition as
national disgrace Certainly it does not
reflect credit on the Intelligence of the
Government, but signifies the same sort OF
stupidity as that which rejects smokeless
powder and modern guns. and provides
rotten beef for its troops-the same sort
OF stupidity as that which allows typhoid
fever to ravage the camps of mobiliza-
tion because no medical inspector has
suspected that flies may carry typhoid
microbes from the open trenches to the
cook tents.-Philadelphia Record.
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
plea for the Horse.

The Horse Show which closed in New
York last night was the most brilliant
ever held in that city. 1t was attended
bv more people and by more brilliantly
sowned women than any of the preced-
ing exhibitions.
1t is a fine and splendid function. this
annual display. 1t is a great thing for
the horse generally, but very bad
thing for the particular horses on ex-
hibition. A recognized prize winner at
a show of this kind is useless for any
thing else The animals temper is
ruined by the excitement and the cruel
ties of the ring.
Arbitrary standards have been set by
fashion. The gaits of the horses are as
artificial as the false breaks in the
drags. There is nothing natural in knee
action that is result of toe weights or
high stepping that results from making
horses walk and trot over bars. And
many prize winner in Madison Square
Garden has gained a reputation for
mettle because it was tortured with
burrs.
A burr is part of the gear of prize
winner. 1t is a cruel, frighrful thing
a circle of leather. with many tacks.
placed about the bit. The sharp points
press into the horses cheek and drive 1t
almost frantic.
Maybe Washington will give Horse
Show some day. and the law against
docking the tails of the animals with
in the District-a wise, humane law
may set the example for the exhibition.
1t would be a fine show. The truest
American types of hunter, trotter, thor
oughbred, and saddle horse could be
shown at their best, for they are bred
almost at our doors.
The tendency to depart from the
natural in favor of the artificial in
horses has gone too far. it is fair to
presume that nature understood what
a horse should be, but fashion has
na ded the noble animal to fit her fan
yia- The results sometimes are painful
fa both man and horse.
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
The Basis of Modern Medicine.

At the annual meeting of the British
Medical Association at Cheltenham Dr.
G. B. Ferguson. the President, delivered
an address on Scientific Research as the
Indispensable Basis OF All Medical and
Material Progress" In the course of his
remarks DR.. Ferguson said that medical
progress owed more to the biologists and
TO the men of pure science than 10 the So
called practical men. The cell theory
for instance, originated entirely with the
biologists. 1t led up to bacteriology, the
most imposing and the most impressive
department of medical biology. Baeteri-
ology itself now rested on cultivation and
staining; and If year by year more and
more of the germs of disease we're recog-
nized it was because OF the improved
methods of coloring and making them
visible. All this strengthened his conten-
tion that the basis of modern medicine
was essentially scientific
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
pApEREwsKrs DESCRIPTION.
His Minuet Was Written to settle
nm Argument.

An interesting story is told of the min
uet which is. perhaps. the most popular
of all Paderewski's compositions Pader-
ewski. while professor at the Conserya-
toire of Warsaw. was one evening at the
house of Polish poet, who expressed the
opinion that no living composer could
compare with Mozart in beauty and sim
plicity. AT the moment Paderewski merely
shrugged his shoulders; but the following
evening he appeared. and asked permis-
sion to play his host little thing OF
Mozart's, which. perhaps, he did not
know. He played the minuet- The poet
was enraptured, and cried, trimuphantly:
Now, you must acknowledge that a
piece like that could not have been writ
ten in our time"
WE'LL" said Paderewski. quietly. that
happens to be minret composed by me- I"
London Mail.
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
NO YELLOW FEVER IN HAVANA.
MaJor Gorgas Reports October, Usu-
nIIy severe. Wfthout n Case.


Yellow fever and mosquitoes are the
subject Of an interesting report just made
to Surgeon General Sternberg, OF the
army, by Major w. C. Gorgas. chief sani-
tary officer Of Havana, who says:
"The great truth that yellow fever is
transmitted by the stegomyia mosquito,
maintained by DR.. Charles Finlay against
Gently demonstrated by the army board,
must soon change all our methods OF
quarantine in the United States"
This is the conclusion reached by Major
Gorgas as the result of his investigations
at Havana, where October is usually the
most severe month for yellow fever
| cases The great improvement in the
sanitary condition OF the chief city of
Cuba, under army supervision. is shown
by the fact that this year there were no
cases and no deaths, while for the past
decade the average number for October
has been 66.27. In October, 1896, there
were 240 deaths, and 25 in 1899. the lowest
previous rate in the past decade. In Octo-
Der, 1900. there were 30S cases and "A
deaths.
Regarding the plan and scope of the
work which he has been conducting, Ma
jor Gorgas says:
I'm Havana this year we have worked
upon the hypothesis that the mosquito is
the only way of transmitting the disease.
We have not considered fomites in any
way. Clothing has not been disinfected.
nor any effort made except to kill the
mosquitoes which had bitten a sick per-
son, and to prevent any more mosquitoes
from biting, after the case was discov-
cred. Our results with this plan were so
positive that We soon saw that we could
not only rid Havana of yellow fever on
these lines. but that We could destroy
each focus as it was removed from the
outside.
THE practical application of this great
truth. made in Havana this year, will,
within a few years, it seems to me, be
carried out by our Southern cities liable
TO yellow fever. 1t seems to me that il in
Havana, where yellow fever has been epi-
demic for lao years, and where at present
there is a non-inmune population of some
where in the neighborhood of 10000 peo
pie. We cannot only get rid of yellow
fever. but have free communication with
a half dozen infected towns in our neigh
borhood, and vet prevent the Introduction
of the disease. then all our Southern cities
ought more easily to do the same thing :"
The Washington times., 1901-11-24
Fatal Automobile Accident.

The military attaches of France. Russia.
Sweden, Germany. and Belgium stationed
at The Hague were taking trip with
Baron Won Asheck the other day in his
new automobile. when on steep grade
the brake broke and the car, striking a
gate, was smashed to pieces and its oc-
cupants thrown out on the highway. Cap
tain Won Asbeck vas badly hurt, and has
since died; the German. Won Ziegler. had
two ribs and his leg broken and his jaw
injured; the French attache. Major Hall
lot, and Captain d'Hauve, the Belgian,
were uninjured; Captain Klastadt, the
Swede. and the Russian, Won Muller, were
slightly hurt The hill on which the az
cident occurred has long been terror to
cyclists.