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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
Approxed Al Arnnnd.

t>tTacuse Posi-staudard.J
The new Postmaster General is one OF
the men whose worth is best appreciated
and who is best liked by those 10 whom
lie is best known. II is doubtful il Presi-
dent Roosevelt shall have the good for
tune 10 make any other important Fed
eral appointment so universally and
heartily approved as is this appointment
or Mr. Payne 10 a Cabinet position.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
Label Your Fnnh.

This is dreadful, exclaimed the pro
DrietOr Of the health resort, rumpIing up
his hair. The porter got a consignment
Of chopped hay for the horses mixed with
one Of prepared oatmeal biscuit, and the
cook didn't know the difference.
"Kee7 quiet. The guests won't either"
And [ vas 50.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

n is said shat Mrs. Shaw has had much
TO do with her husbands success i'm lie.
This being the case the people OF the
country viii be graJifed 10 know that
she intends 10 accompany the new Sec
rotary 90 Washington. Nothing like a good.
strong. sensible woman back OF a man.
either iu private OF public life.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
A POSTOFFIGE STOLEN.
New Mexican OmciaI Accuses -Four
Humanitary Men,

The Postofice Department receives
kilograms almost daily reporting the rob.
berry Of post0nices in various sections OF
the country. but a despatch received yes
terday from a postmaster IN New Mexico
is unique in that it reports the theft OF
an entire pOstOflce.
The telegram itself is unique II is as
follows
The Postmaster General Gentleman:
notify you on the 23d day Of December
this pOstofice was stolen, for q gang o.
four humanitary men assaulted me and
my deputy on that day at noon.
Further details are awaited with inter
est.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
waiting for the Returns


-'---I--| II"T------|
They have set another day for the
wilkins wedding. but experience aud
observation suggest that there mag De
q string % it. 10 viii De ting enough 10
congratulate the distinguished authoress
and her husband when the Official returns
OF The wedding are iu.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
The GoIconda of the West.


7 I-IrIII- ITI-TTII|H-J
While there are disputes as % the po-
sitlon OF the United States in iuterna-
uonal finance, as a creditor nation. Italy
has confidence enough in it TO ask that
her state securities be listed on the New
York Stock Exchange. Foreign nations
with desire 20 borrow money seem TO
appreciate the resources Of our country
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

Somebody has started the query
whether the twentieth century is one
wear old or two. For heavens sake,
what il the use of resurrecting con
troversy so long after the funeral?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
Senator seyveII's Successor.


lful41elp.a Euquirer-}
To be perfectly candid. there is not
much 20 say about Senator SeweIIs sue
ccssOr except that he ought 20 be able
TO fT Senator Sewelys shoes. and that Is
asking considerable You don't get his
equal 800 days in the year. not mention
ing leap year.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

If Great Britain actually desires to
become entirely ridiculous it should
call upon Alfred Austin To construct
a metrical reply To Mir. kipliug.s in
dictmcut.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
Ask an Easier One,


II took one-sixteenth part Of an average
human lie TO put Nicely on trial for
robbing the Cuban mails. How much
longer before a verdict can be rendered
and justice done2
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

Senator Tillmau says that the Presi-
dent cannot fly when the wind is not
high: but the country is not anxious
that ne should fly even when ii Is.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

Nobody is going to break into the
United States Constitution SO long as
Senator Bailey is sitting SO determiH-
edIy ON its front steps.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
And the colonel went.

Richmond Pearson Hobson. who braved
the perils Of the Spanish feet and steered
fearIessly out into the middle Of Santi-
ago Harbor and sunk the Merrimac. is a
candidate for Congress! What a surprise
this announcement created when it was
waited along with the clouds Of gossip
yesterday! Mr.. Hobson. the report saws.
warts 20 succeed Representative Bank
head Of Alabama. one Of the Oldest mem-
bers in point OF service In the House.
Mr.. Bankhead returned from mis- Ala
bama home yesterday and told Of his Con
gressional opponent
''With all possible respect to our young
and gallant friend" said Mr.. Bankhead.
in talking with a party OF colleagues. Il
don't see how he is going to get the
votes"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
CHILEAN CLAIMS ADJUSTED.
yearly $4,000 Allotted to United
states Claimants

Nearly Sbo.oob Allotted 10 tinted
states Claimants.
In the recent adjustment OF the claims
arising between this Government and
Chile. only one award was allowed 10 the
latter country. This was IN what is known
as the TrumbaU case. and a claim OF
s. COO was allowed. Secretary Gage has
transmitted 10 Congress communication
from Secretary Hay asking that an ap-
preparation OF that amount be made 20
pay the award
The convention allowed to citizens Of
the United States claims amounting 10
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
Not Nearly So Funny.

Chicago ReCOrd-IIerald.J
There is a Clark Champ IN Hiawatha.
Kas.. who must not be COMPOUNDED with
the Champ Clark Of Missouri ON the
contrary, he IS quite the reverse.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
All innings Possible in Paris.


Marvellous France, France the wealth
ervane, An attempt is TO be made 20 turn
the deserted bicycle arenas into open
air theatres for classical plays and one
ras." And viii concert halls yet be turned
into chapelsZ
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

There is a man in Canton Ohio. who
smokes through his ear This is not
nearly as common an accomplishment
as that of talking through the hat.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

Boston eIms are said to have pueu-
monia- Is there nothing i'm Boston
that can have a disease without a
Greek nance
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

Marriage Is said to be becoming UNI
popular I'm New Jersey. When the
mosquito nuisance is considered. Jer-
sey is really having more than her
share of trouble.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

The President has introduced wire
less wi-e-puIling and cakelesS cake
walks into White House traditions,
and IL looks very much as if there
would soon be a pieless pie-counter.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

The only way for Congress TO get
rid of the plea for "a new Washington
II to grant it,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

4 Chicago dramatic critic has eX-
hausted ali the complimentary adjec-
tives in the language in describing the
charms of Mrs. Patrick Campbell
When be comes to describe Mrs.
CampbeIrs pet dog be viii have to in
vent a lot of new words or incur the
lady's displeasure-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

What seems 10 be really needed i'm
law which VIII declare that at certain
seasons of the year it is not sports
manlike TO shoot ones fcllow-citizens,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

a lady I'm Chicago claims that she
lost thirty pounds through a broken
engagement, but the man I'm the case
claims it was nothing of the sort; she
had indigestion There are some men
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

There is a man i'm Goshen. New
York. who believes that the spirit OF
his mother-in-law inhabits cow
which he owns. and ne dares not kin
the COW In consequence. IF man
must be haunted by a ghost of that
sort perhaps ii is just as well TO have
it IN cow form.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

Mr.. John W. Douglas agent Of the Board
Of Children's Guardians. is most Of the
time in trouble; not OF his own. but other
peoples The number Of men who aban-
don their wives and children In this city
Is appalling and sooner or later the atten-
ton Of Mr. Douglas is very likely % be call
ed 90 the cases. Some OF the instances are
Mr.. Douglas is called upon to relieve are
pitiful in the extreme. Some time ago he
went to q place where there was a poor
sick woman and her four children They
had no bed to sleep on and all the sur
roundings were Of the same poverty
stricken character, and they had had moth
ing 20 eat for more than twenty -four
hours Mr. Douglas first supplied them
with food and after sending the mother
20 a hospital had the children removed 10
a place where they would be properly cared
for. After the elder boy and his brother
had retired that night the former was
heard 10 remark Johnny. don't it feel
good TO have q bed TO sleep in" Mr.
Douglas is also charged with the enforce
ment Of the law which seeks 70 make neg
Iigent fathers contribute toward the SUD
port Of their children. where they fail TO
do So but usually the man has such an
excuse for his course as to satisfy the
prosecuting attorney or court that he can
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
One Exception.


Sir Thomas Upton did not swear of. "
but announced that be was going TO keep
on trying.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

James R. Keene. the New York stock
broker. has a double in the House. He is
representative Cooper OF Wisconsin,
chairman of the Committee on Insular
Affairs. His resemblance 10 Mr.. Keene
is so striking that several times visiting
New Workers have gone up and spoken 90
him. Mr. Cooper has the same kind Of
beard ant long dropping mustache as that
ehected ov the great fnancier-
Representative Otey OF Virginia, in ad-
dition 10 being one of the star humorists
OF the House. enjoys another distinction
OF which he is equally proud. He can
throw paper farther than any other mem
Der. Mr. Jtey. during long, dull debate
enIivens Kings by rolling up pieces Of
paper, AMI then placing it between his
fingers. hurting it into the air with the
force and precision OF an arrow He can
throw one Of these paper arrows from
his seat on the Democratic side over 10
the extreme back seats occupied by the
Republicans. Many a letter-writing mem
Der has been disturbed by one of these
arrows dropping on his head.
Representative Wadsworth Of the Com
mittee on Agriculture. has had Clinton.
who for years was head walter at Cham
berIin's, appointed messenger 10 his com
mittee. Clinton probably knows more
public men in the United States than any
other colored man. When he first ap-
peured at the Capitol almost all Of the
old members opped and. after shaking
hands with him wished him success in
his new place.
He is probably the youngest member
OF the House"
This is what Representative Asbu-y l.
Lever OF the Seventh South Carolina
district says about himself in the Con-
rrcssionaI Directory. But he ISN'T. Al
though scarcely past p years Of age,
there is another who falls below him
Dv a few months @-RePresentative John J.
FeeIy of ire Second Illinois, who is eight
months younger. Mr.. Feely. VINO de-
feated william Iorlmer. was born August
1. 1879. Both are mere youths in aD-
pearance ard are called By the older
members the babies of the House." Mr..
Lever used to Pe private secretary to
ex-RepresentatiYe STOKES Of South Ca
roIlna. and when that gentleman re-
tired was elected 10 succeed MIN. The
two "babieg met for the first time YES
terday, and ADORNED to the cloak room.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

To Mr.. William z. Clements belongs the
honor Of being considered by his superior
officers one of the very best letter carriers
in The postal service. He BEGAN his BUSH
ness life early and tor number of years
previous 20 Joining the force was en-
plOyed as a clerk 10 the Washington Nav
Yard He has held his present place
more than ten years In recognition OF
his worth and ability and at the same
time for the purpose of encouraging other
men 10 follow Mr. Clements example in
faiIhfulness TO duty IL has been deter
mined by the department 10 appoint him
an Inspector IN he rural delivery service.
upon the duties az which he VIII enter. 81
Is expected. in few DAYS.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

Susie ROckamore, the sprightly young
woman who dances and sings in the Bijou
stock company, was at one time a mem
Der OF the Whitney Quo Vadis" com
pany. and played one Of the court ladies'
in that production when it appeared al
the Columbia Theatre season before last
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

Among the Census ONCE employees Is a
man Of ackuCwle' ECd literary ability in
the person Of Albert :. Brown, of Nc
DOweu county. n c. Mr.. Brown came TO
Washington last May TO accept the posi-
ton he now holds He has written for
several newspapers and magazines Al
present he contributes articles 20 the
"Asheville ~. c. Daily Gazette he
was educated az SparJanburg 5. c.. and
though yet only thirty years OF age. he
has had much experience 10 business Ike
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08

Miriam Lawrence, who appeared with
"A Runaway Girl" last season, playing ,ht
role Of -CaTmenita," has made proao:.nc
ed hit in London as Mrs Bangs" in
George Edwardes' production Of The Mes
senger Boy" This Is the part played in
this country by May Robson. Miss Lar
renee went abroad last spring for a ySca-
ton. intending 20 return IN the fall but
English nobility and an advantageous offe-
induced her TO join the English musical
company. II is likely she viii remain
abroad for some time.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-08
THE EVENING TIMES
FRANK A. MUNSEY

The only way for Congress TO get
rid of the plea for "a new Washington
Is to grant it.
If Great Britain actually desires to
become entirely ridiculous it should
call upon Alfred Austin TO construct
a metricaI reply to Mir. kipIiug.s in
dicmcnt.
Boston clmS are said to have pneu-
monia. Is there nothing in Boston
that can have a disease without
Greek nance
Nobody is going to break into the
United States Constitution SO long as
Senator Bailey is sitting SO determin-
eddy ON its front steps.
Senator Tillman says that the Presi-
dent cannot Hv when the wind is not
high: but the country is not anxious
that he should fly even when it Is.
Somebody has started the query
whether the twentieth century is one
year old or two. For heavens sake.
what * the use of resurrecting a con
troversy so long after the funeral?
There is a man in Canton, Ohio. who
smokes through his ear. This is not
nearly as common an accomplishment
as that of talking through the hat.
Marriage is said to be becoming UNI
popular in New Jersey. When the
mosquito nuisance is considered, Jer-
sey is really having more than her
share of trouble.
The President has introduced wire
less wi~e-puIling and cakeless cake
walks into White House traditions,
and it looks very much as if there
would soon be a pieless pie-counter.
What seems TO be really needed in
some parts of the country is "a game
law which VIII declare that at certain
seasons of the year it is not sports
manlike TO shoot ones feIow-citizens.
King Edwards cigars are said to
cost $50 apiece. Perhaps if that sort
of cigar were introduced in this couu-
try IL would become SO fashionable
that most men would stop smoking
entirely.
a lady I'm Chicago claims that she
lost thirty pounds through a broken
engagement, bat the man I'm the case
claims IT was nothing of the sort; she
had indigestion There are some men
who have no romance I'm them
There is man i'm Goshen. New
York. who believes that the spirit of
his mother-iu-law inhabits cow
which he owns. and ne dares not kin
the cow in consequence. IF "a man
must be haunted by a ghost of that
sort, pc rhaPS IT is just as well TO have
it In cow form.
\ Chicago dramatic critic has ex-
hausted ali the complimentary adjec-
tives in the language in describing the
charms of Mrs Patrick Campbell
When he comes to describe Mrs.
CampbeIrs pet dog be viii have to IN
vent lot of new words or incur the
lady's displeasure.
The National tribune., 1902-12-04

RATS are now falling into the same dis
favor with scientists as musketos. 1t is
regarded beyond doubt that rats are very
active propagators of epidemics, and carry
them long way. The progress has been
clearly shown in many instances, and an
epidemic among rats precedes usually about
month its outbreak among human beings.
An incoming vessel may have on board
plague-stricken rats or mice. while the pas
sengers and crew may be perfectly well.
and so the vessel brings the plague to the
port it enters. Illustrations of this are con-
stantly given in the Yunnan district of
China, where the plague exists all the time.
AT certain seasons of the year boats 20
down the river to Canton and Hongkong
carrying rats: a few weeks later an cpl
demic breaks out there, and eventually
reaches the rest of the world, probably
taken by the rats in seagoing vessels. In
the same way ships from Alexandria carry
the cholera and other diseases to the Medi-
terranean ports by means Of the rats,
though the people on board may be free
from any disease, and pass quarantine.
The National tribune., 1902-12-04
NOW WILL THE MEN BE GOOD?

\ Michigan Judge has decided that in
Il business partnership between man and
wife, the wife can be the whole thing. but
that she has TO exercise that Wilderness
with the same consideration for the weak
or vessel that the law provides. sIr. aud
Mrs. G. c. Miles have been running a
very successful business college in De.
troit, and it appears very clearly that Mrs
Miles did the biggest and most essential
part of the running. Miles apparently got
jealous, acted ugly generally. ard tried to
take the school away from his wife. The
case came into court, the judge decided
that the woman was the most competen,
TO run The school, and awarded it to her.
but out of consideration for the poor
abused husband, who was left without
means Of support other than his own ef-
forts, the Judge ordered Mrs. Miles to pay
him an alimony Of $S333 Month Some
thing seems to be always moving in Mich
igan, and this time it is the sacred cause
Of Woman's rights. -
The National tribune., 1902-12-04
OUR NEW STORY.

We present with entire confidence in
this weeks issue the opening chapters Of
r'Bayard's Courier" new story by Il.
X. Benson. the author of "Who Goes
There!" and "A Friend with the Counter
sign" Both these stories have appeared
in The National Tribune and have been
read with eager interest by all our sub
scribers. They will welcome this new
story, which is fully equal if not surpass-
fng in interest to its predecessors. Their.
Is a viyidness and reality about Mr. Ben
sons stories which capture the attention
Mt once, and hold it fast until the very
end. The reader seems to be actually Iiv-
ing in the scenes described. This story,
with the other good things presented by
The National Tribune. will furnish the
best of entertainment FOR the Winter even
inGs.
The National tribune., 1902-12-04

EVERYBODY knows that even in the
best constructed engines less than 90 per
cent. of the value of the coal burnt is OBJ
tanned in the shape of power in the en-.
CINE. Popular Mechanics analyses this
loss in most interesting way. Out OF
every 100 pounds of coal burnt, % go up
the chimney in gas and smoke, five escape
in heat thrown off by the boiler, one pound
or more drops through the CRATE with the
ashes, 10 are used in pumping water into
the boiler, and 81 are wasted on the air in
the escape. Leaks and radiation from the
pipes and engine waste more, until all the
power actually gained is from six to /!
pounds of coal, with eight as good aver
The National tribune., 1902-12-04

IT is not often that The National Tri-
bune can give as unstinted Endorsement
10 a Presidents message as it does to the
one which President Roosevelt has Just
transmitted to Congress. From first to
last it represents the views which The
National Tribune has indefatigably press
ed upon the country. Ii approaches the
highest Americanism, bold, enlarged, pro-
gressiye, even aggressive. Nowhere is
there any sign of faltering Or side-step-
ping. The duty of our high destiny is
clearly seen. and every possible emergency,
foreign and domestic, is TO be met with
the same broad recognition and high cour-
age that characterized our policy in the
days Of Lincoln and Grant. 1t is great
state paper, and worthy of the foremost
Nation ON earth.
The National tribune., 1902-12-04

How fast this world has moved is
shown by the fact that Hannah Mande-
vile, the last slave in New Jersey, died
only last week. She was born in 1870
in Paulus Hook, now Jersey City, and
was freed by the act passed iii 1920 man
uniting all slaves born subsequent to
1904. She was a woman of a great deal
of character, and devoted to the elevation
of her race, but she never felt that she
was entirely free until the adoption OF
the Thirteenth Amendment
The National tribune., 1902-12-04

Miss DORA MEEK, of Centralia, Mo-.
who, after quarreling with her sweetheart,
went into 56-days' trance, from which
all the doctors in the country have failed
to awaken her, has suggested an expedient
of dreadful possibilities to retaliatory
sweethearts and wives. Horrors. If the
contagion should only spread, and every
time wife was refused new hat, or
sweetheart a ticket to the theater, 90
days trance would threaten. life in this
country would lose much of its attractive
ness. and the number of men seeking the
North Pole become legion.
The National tribune., 1902-12-04

GEN. EMILIO NUNEZ, Governor of the
Province of Havana, says that we can
reply upon the deep and sincere friend
ship in Cuba toward this country. and a
full appreciation for all that we have done
for the Island. There are some yellow
papers in Havana. which have no more in
fluence than similar papers among us,
which talk otherwise, but the bulk of the
people of Cuba are really attached to the
United States. and long for much closer
relations
The National tribune., 1902-12-04

The Lily White Republicans of the
South talk fight to the bitter end. in spite
of the Presidents attitude. They say that
they are going to send 4 delegation from
every State to the next Republican Con-
vention and precipitate the question there
as to who are the real Republicans.
The National tribune., 1902-12-04

SOMEHOW people refuse to get up much
fearful sympathy over the woes of Mrs.
Ida ii. Dulles, who had her $4,000 neck
lace "barbarously and outrageously'
seized by the New York Custom House
officers. There are many other victims of
the same kind who are speaking quite as
soulfully. Women who can buy $4,000
pearl necklaces ought TO be willing TO con-
tribute to the support of the Government
which gives such opportunities for riches.
The National tribune., 1902-12-04

THERE is not unbounded satisfaction
everywhere at the settlement of the
Speakership. Influential papers iii the In
terror are grumblng at the premat'lrity
of a choice more than a year in advance
of the opening of Congress, and before the
issues and the attitude of men toward
them have become defined.
The National tribune., 1902-12-04

THERE is Il disagreeable story that Col.
Henry Watterson actually went to the
Horse Show with the decadent 400 of
New York. which he has been swatting
so vigorously. Will the fact that he was
a Kentuckian and it was a horse show.
serve to mitigate the condemnation:
The National tribune., 1902-12-04

IN THE present scrap in New York he
tween the Hon. Dave Hill and the Hon.
Bill Devery the public will maintain the
exact impartiality of the old lady i'll the
contest between her husband and the bear.