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The Washington times., 1902-05-25
ALEXANDRIA ITEMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Death of Rev. @. K. Micou
at the Virginia Seminary.
Episcopal High School Defeats Locust
Dale Academy in Well Played
Game of Ball.


r Micou son of prof Mieov ot the EMS.
couaI rbeolor,oal Seminary died a. o 20 o'clock
this morning AT his fathers residence on Sem
mary Hill. ives. Of this CITY. after lingering
illness Of tuberculosis. lie was twentv.six
ye,rs Of age and is survived br a widow.
-, /. .;i -. 49,. 81 -. a.,
MARY n ofcsharn' daughter oil :. r. "resham
Of Lancaster county, Va. The funeral arrange
nen,s have not vel been made.
n, ~ NJ, 80, -, 49,. Ri.,.u,,,.,
nv 81 vas W '''"' .
IN 1870 ne graduated al the University OF rem
srlvania. and frst studied theology at the
DIVINITY School Of tho Protestant Enisconal
Ct,,..,, pl;i.,.,,h;, u,.. II -,
""" ~ '"'.ei
cep'ed professorship 81 the Episcopal Iheo-
logical Summary he came on with him and
sn,sled his cn,,rse at ,ha, institution u.hsre
-.
The Washington times., 1902-05-25
Junior Field Events.

Running high jump-Boys thirteen years and
under Won by II. Needs feet inches; b.
Rearrev. second: j. small. third.
Running high jump-Boys fourteen to sixteen
wears Won hy X Tracy. fec 10 inches: D..
| Covcll. second. feet inches: c. Cole, third.
I Feet inches.
Running broad junp-Boys thirteen wears and
under. Won by J. Mckinney. y feet 10 inches;
H. Needs. second. u fecf : inches; II. Way
land. third. II feet inches.
Running broad junp-Bovs fourteen 10 six
teen wears Won by p. Herring. Is feet G
inches; g. II. Hess. Baltimore y. VI. c. A..
second, II feet inches: +. wicke'han. third,
II feet az inches.
heat. won by Dici Dear. Central High School
q ,srdsl: 4 s. DuIanev. Marston School q
,arhs), second. Time. 10 % seconds.
Second heat won hy n. 4. Kirkmau. En-
crson Institute % yards); ". J. Holland.
Georgetown Scratch. second. Time. 10 IS
,ccond,
Third heat. won by H. v. Richardson. Wash
ington Y. u. C. A. & ysrdO: Howe Phelps.
Gallnude' az YARDS. second. Tin" 10 81
seconds
Georgetown q ynri!; J. 0rItu re
4. e. q yarlsl. seFSnl. -.
SEMI finals won bv " rI W n.
Rans,lall. MARYLAND AGri HH -a sec
ond Time. 10 2.i scconC
Finals. won by r. ttu H-.rr. .rurgc-
town University: r. ". fI.ra '-.H. y Do. e.
4. second; X. 4. KHkr M, trite,
third. Time, 10 rs sec
lo0.yard specia,-Won .-r. Wash
inston Y. VI. g. A.; n9ton
Y. VI. c. a. second: hing
ton Y. NJ c. A., thir, rondS.
300 yard open har won
by W. 0rme. Wnshir 4. az
YARDS; J. T. EnFlai Is. c. g
rnrds). second; Central
(scratCh), third. Tim %
Second heat. won b, wssfr,
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Junior Track Events.

Toward dash-Handieap; boys from fourteen
to eighteen years old. First trial heat. won by
p. Herring (scratch) Cole. second. Time.
second c heat. won by C. TAYLOR Cscratch)
H. Bristol q Yards. second. Time, y a-i
Third heat. won by n. stead, jr. g YARDS +;
&C. C. Huntington q yards. second. Time.
Fourth heat. won by Myers; Hess. second.
semi. finals. won hv c. C. Huntington; Cole,
second Tiur. II Is seconds.
Finals. won by Myers; r. Stead. IT.. sec
ond: p Herring, third. Time. II ~ seconds.
ICO-yard dash-Handicap: boys thirteen years
and under. Frst tiial heat, won by g. Ma
grlder 40 YARDS; l.. Manning {! yards. sec
ond. Time. Il seconds
second heat won hy C. wet,el q YARDS :;
T. BieIaski. second. Time, - IS seconds.
Third heat. won by II. Wayland q YARDS !;
VI. Auerbach q yardsl. s.:ond. Time. II Is
seconds.
Fourth heat. won by =. Fleming q yards). .
!. Conden q YARDS, second. Time. u -
seconds.
semi-fnals, won hy F. Bielaski; J.. Manning
second. Time, II 20 seconds
Finals. won hv g. Mayruder; G. Wetzcl. see
ond: F. Fleming. third. Time. Is Is seconds
290 yarlS-Ilsndicar: boys fourteen TO. siy-
teen wears. Won bv p. Herring scratch: r..
Stead, ir &c YARDS. second; u. Ellsworth @
ynr,l.). third Time. 20 e.j seconds.
.Oi yards rclay-Boys thirteen years and
Wct,s, u. Maryland and C.. O'pel,l from Team
\ &C.. Ellsworth J. small T. Fleming. F.
pushaw) Time. ! minute rs seconds.
5dI yards junior relay-nays fourteen TO siN-
teen wears. Won by Washington '. VI. e \.
team nIcring. TAYLOR, Cole and Dunnington)
from Baltimore Central Y. VI. G. A. team
tiyers Lynch, Tausky and wiltshire). Time.
minute % o. seconds.
The Washington times., 1902-05-25
CHICAGO POSTOFFICE
SCANDAL TO BE PROBED

inGton Y. " c. \ az yardsl: :. l.. Owens
Georgetown University q YARDS, second; y
Fontainc Washington Y. W e. \. Go yaru')'
third. Time. - % seconds.
Finals. won by u. y. Richarl'on: W. orIne,
second; :. /. owens. third. Time, - l-6 sec
onds
80 Yards special-won by c. o. Kerr. Wash
ngton Y. VI. e. A.: !. G. Dallas, Washington
Y. VI. C. A.. second; l.. V. Batcman. Wash
ing;on Y w. e. H.. third. Time. p 10 see
onds
i4O-yard open handicap-won by J. NJ; Mul-
len. Baltimore \. c. 40 yarcsl; I. 7. I'd
manston. Georgetown University Is yards), sec
ond. Time % seconds.
ssD-yard open handicap--won lIy l.. V. Bate
man. Washington y. VI. c. \. 90 yarisl; J.
g. Hemingway. Technical 40 yards), second;
!. g. Spsulding. Washington Y. VI. c. \. 90
YARDS. third. Time 200 %.
One.mile run-Open handicap. Won b. \.
y piellski. Washington !. VI. {. \. 90 yartls)
ID. Rans'lall. Maryland Athletic Club
tsciatc). second: \ l.. Roberts, Csllaulet ts5
yardsl. third. Time. as.
The Washington times., 1902-05-25
Track and Field Games Were
a Great Success.
NO RECORDS WERE BROKEN
Dick Dear Failed to Win in the Sprint
Events - Baltimore Athletes Divide
Honors With Local Performers in
Winning Prizes-0noles Beat Asso-
citation Relay-The Summaries.

The annual track and field games
given by the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION at Association Park yesterday
afternoon were among the best ever
held here. The entries were numerous
and the events in the main were holly
contested. Including semi finals. there
we're twenty-six contests, and. notwith-
standing the great length Of the pro-
gram, the meet was over at $50 o'clock
and the out-of- town athletes were on
their way to their trains.
No Local Records Broken.
While in many instances the time
made in track events was fast, not n
local or other record suffered. Dick
Dear. fresh from his clever performance
at the interscholastic meet at Phila
delphia. where he landed the 100 and
220-yard events, was evidently not in
his usual form. having had to extend
himself on Friday. He failed to land
the l00-yard event. coming in third TO
Edmonston. of Georgetown. He quail
fed for the 220-yard event. but failed
to secure a place in the final, which
local Y. ". G. a. in 0:22 Id.
Kerr. OF the local Y. NJ. C. A., was
in fine form. and won the special NO
and 220-yard events in clever manner
The local association relay team. gen
orally counted on to win its event. dis
appointed its followers. for 1t lost TO
the Baltimore Athletic Club. whose
team was allowed to come in after the
entries closed. ST. Levs Gymnasium
team of Baltimore came in third. In
this event.
The Maryland Agricultural College
team was evidently not in running foriu.
for II lost to Gallaudet College by al
least % yards. The winning team
showed great form. Every man finish
ed strong. and altogether II was the
most consistently run of the relay events.
and 3:i6 was decidedly good time. con-
the condition OF the track, which
Il new and IN addition was made heavy
by yesterdays rain.
Emerson Institute won its relay event
almost as it pleased. and finished a,
least 800 feet ahead of Marston school
and Friends Select.
Large Winning List.
The local association entrants were
well trained and their work reflects
credi. upon their Instructors, Messrs.
Rideout and Beckett, TO which gem
tlemeD is also due considerable credit
for the splendid meet and the excel
lent manner in which II was run OF.
Their charges won in all about fourteen
first prizes and a number OF seconds and
thirds. The visitors from Baltimore
won six events. as follows:
Baltimore Athletic Club. ii0yard. re-
lay. and hammer; Marston's School. the
high Jump. and Maryland Agricultural
College, the shot event. Handsome gold.
silver. and bronze fob medals were
given to first. second. and third men.
The officials OF the meet ran it off
in good shape. and DR.. b. Merrill Hop
kinson. vice president of \. A. L., Of
ficiated as referee in very satisfactory
manner. He had to make several din,
cult decisions and pleased all concerned,
The summaries:
The Washington times., 1902-09-10
THE PANTHER'S PERFORMANCE.

If the lesser American Republics open convictions the de-
of the Haitian gboa Crete German
because piracy have salutary The
episode will demonstrate eeecent friends that the Monroe
Doctrine has its limitations 1t does pretend throw
revouons who violate of nations
merchant vessels does offender
and preventing punishment for the
of the territorial the smaller republics
of protection European ncroachmnt
There undeone that resembles defiance in the of
the European press especially that of the Teutoc persuasion the
sinking the -eo There little exutation
only Europeans
ton that the Monroe Doctrine have been slightly
paired by the violent policy of the the German nboa
and that has been opened which will eventually lead up the
elimination of that policy boesome those who ongng to-
ward Western preserves
The absury of this apparent those who do wish to
deceive themselves the American attitude The United States
WILL however, rejoice with the Europeans if has been indicated the
wreckng
small of the interference
with foreign commercial craft plying their waters.
lesson hoped has been conveyed by the
what spectacular repa the part of the Kaes gunboa
but the fact that the American public has taken the affair calmly
believe nothing whatever with
the doctrine that s consistently hated there
The Washington times., 1902-09-10
THE MANSLAUGHTER SEASON.

year country
especial danger The Nmrods of the HE themselves the woods and
fields and shoot old thing that within of their
In the darng shadows of the forest the majority of them can't tell the
difference hke of mdbrusf
fields telegraph poles of every fall
their frequently than the trophies of the
Their these expeditions dan
owing the the
field and if and had families
life and accident ought be doing land Office bust
about
Treating a
alleged disregard the ordinary when
they for hunting The result that during the hunting
hardly dreadful accident
has barely opened and already several this of
reported Not only the
they do not take the regards the safety of living be-
other than those that their legitimate but with hafcocked
climb and other obstacles and thus np
selves well those who them The they
after the compensation for those who been
suffer by their carelenes which, rek
lessness
remedy for the annual repetition of these
of the chase which might be employed a
hunting thus make
impossible anybody but self provided of that the
farme and their live stock keep in hiding
The Washington times., 1902-09-10
"Pearl of the Antilles"

There is no end of the possibilities
| in Cuba; 1t is truly the Pearl of the
Antilles and possesses the richest and
most productive soil to be found any
where"
Thus spoke Mr.. John Luttrell, of Hol-
quin. Cuba, in the lobby of the Riggs
House last evening. Mr. Luttrell is Il
native of Louisiana, but for the past
five years has resided in Cuba. where lie
is engaged in business.
THE eastern part of the island" said
Mr.. Lut'rell, offers splendid opportu-
mites for investments Just think. IL
has soil of eighteen feet capable of
producing anything, And the climate is
delightful.
The Cubans are ambitious to make 4
success of the republic, and are there
fore moving slow. They feel the respon-
sibility of self government. and l be-
lieve they will demonstrate their abl-
ity to place the republic on solid
foundation eventually. think Cuba
Will be annexed to the United States. but
not in the immediate future. If Con-
gress will do the right thing and pass
some reciprocity legislation or agree or
a treaty II will help the island, which in
my Judgment is destined to be the rich
est spot In natural resources on the
continent"
The Washington times., 1902-09-10

the Senate has apparently gone crazy and there have
been times when the House has been cautious but as
rule, the former has acted as conservative check
1t is by no means disadvantage to the House that
its members often graduate into other fields, leaving
their places to be filed by fresh Representatives
Congress is thus kept in touch with the people, as
would not be the case if we had two Senates.
As for the allegation that the House offers no in
ducements to of ability to remain in it, that is
ger in his way than Czar Reed and his talents were
of kind that would have been unsuted to the SEN
ate. General Wheeler. William d. Kelley, Nelson
Dingley, James d. Richardson, William McKin-
ley There is list which might be prolonged in
definitely, of who staid in the House of Repre-
to take them into the Senate had they chosen con-
centrate their energies that but because they felt
that the House the place for them, for one rea
son another
If, however, the House were to become storage
place for such men, the writer question suggests
teria for governors and Cabinet ministers and Pres
identia candidates would be lacking and ambitious
men would be deprived of the chance of proving
themselves in the eyes of the nation worthy of great
er honor The end of tprobaby would be that State
governments would be more or less strengthened by
the locazation of all of interests would follow
instead of the united action of the whole country
through its central Government.
The Washington times., 1902-09-10
Throngs of Veterans Coming.

the Grand Army encampment to be
held in your city next MONTH" re-
marked Mr.. w. A. Bard. of East st.
Louis, H.. at the Ebbitt, last even
ing. Many of the veterans will visit
Washington for the first time since the
close of the civil war; Several OIL fell
lows said to me, just before left
home, that the reason they woulH at
tend the encampment was because, they
wanted to see the National Capital once
more before they died, and they Vould
never have such an opportunity again
Il am satisfied this same sent .ment
VIII actuate many veterans who will
march in review up Pennsylvania Ave
nue next month. The citizens of Wash
The Washington times., 1902-09-10
Drawing a Fine Line.

II believe in civil service" said ]. p.
Cass, of Boston, at the National yester-
day, but in my opinion the Admins
tration is going too far. This latest Or
der of President Roosevelt's placing un-
skilled laborerS in the departments In
the classified service is not calculated to
increase the average Congressman re-
spect for the law. You know There are
extremes in all things. and ! think the
limit has been reached in covering into
the classified service the small army of
unskilied laborers. 1t will be just
such extensions of the civil service rules
and regulations that will cause the re-
peal or modification of the law.
THE big positions of the Government
are not under civil service, and men
known as party workers get these ap-
pointments. And its the clerk who is
appointed through civil service that does
the work. There is where the whole
structure is wrong. 1t will be corrected
some day, but not until the friends of
the merit system kill the present law
by urging its further extension; to po-
sitions never contemplated by tLr franz
ers of the law to be included In the clas-
Sified service
The Washington times., 1902-09-10
DOINGs IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Mrs. Letter and Miss Daisy Letter Will Attend the Cor
onaon Durbar at Snla.
Contemplated Visit Recalls the Alleged Interviews Stories of the
Letters Sent From Calcutta When They Planned Visit
India, But Were Really Geneva Lake.
Visit viceroy and Lady Curzon.

Mrs. Letter and Miss Daisy Letter, il
Is reported. will be guests of the vice.
roy and Lady Curzon during the corona
tion durbar to be held at Simla.
1t will be Mrs. Letters first visit to
India, though many will recall the dis
patches that purported to come from
Calcutta describing in detail Mrs.
Letters movements. her conversation
and her gorgeous jewels and gowns.
That was when the Misses Letter were
visiting the viceroy and their sister, and
as each marvellous story reached this
country from England the friends Of the
family scarcely knew whether to laugh
or be indignant, for at the time Mr. and
Mrs. Letter were nursing their sick son
at the family home on Geneva Lake.
AS Miss Mamie Letter is now in Lon
don, it seems likely that she will also be
OF the party.
The Washington times., 1902-09-10
Announcement of Interest.


An engagement of social interest is
that OF Miss Margaret Duncan, daugh-
ter OF Mayor H. T. Duncan. of Lexing-
ton, Ky. to Algernon Daingerfeld, of
this city.
Miss Duncan is one of the handso.nrs st
of Lexington's young women. Mr.. Ddin-
gerfield is the son of Major and Mrs.
Foxhall A. Daingerfield. prominent old
Virginia family. who have made Fay
ette county their home for several
years, residing at the old Castleton
estate, where Millionaires James R. AMI
F. P. Keene have their Kentucky breed
ing farm.
Algernon Daingerfield holds proEi:-
nent position with the Eastern Jockey
Club. being the secretary of the meeting
at Washington and clerk OF the ;rales
and associate judge at Saratoga.
The Washington times., 1902-09-10
THE TINES, WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1907
A SENSE
OF HUMOR.
There is no general test which
can be applied, which will show
whether a given individual can or
cannot see a Joke"

# is an old Joke that and Engshmen have no sense of
hmor but like jokes which sweeping statements this
one has been disputed The truth of the probably
sense of bumor individual that the exasperated
man told his wife funny story only the
point entirely finds and perhaps to blame whole
feminine of humanity than tell her fatty herself
has o of humor
general test which he applied which will show
whether individual can cannot joke Some inveer
ate practical ioes blind bats joke happens
turned Themselves and who witty thing their
lives readiness to laugh other peoples humor
when against themselves great anv
society.
that the real of humor willing
laugh joke ones self but after all that depends
kind of joke is There people who
and teasing ones defects and that
seconceit take these good part Teasing of
this is humor that could be spared easily, while
of philosophy be able to laugh when directed
also sign of the philosopher that able endure
the assaults of mosquito the strains of cabinet organ with
equanimy; and neither of these things essentially
The world is and generally accepting genuine
which does hurt anyone and
pense
The Washington times., 1902-09-10
WHY THE ENGLISH COMMONS Is
UNLIKE THE AMERICAN CONGRESS.
Reply to Criticism of Our House of representatives.
BY L. L.

pessmist contributor to the ''New York Tri-
Dune has been comparing our House of Representa-
tives to the English He of Commons, to the dis
advantage OF the former. He takes the view that In
our lower house of Com yress there are to be found
only men aspiring to la rger careers or men who can
not get them; that as Don as proves his abil-
1y IN the lower house Ee goes to the Senate, the
bench OF the Supreme Court, the governorshp of his
own State, or the Whit, House. In short, he says
our House OF Representatives is training school,
while the English House of Commons is a storehouse
and he thinks that this thing ought not so to be-
There several important points which this dis
tressed gentleman overlooks, but which are of vital
Importance III the stuat1 ION. In the first place. the
English House of Lordsdoes rot correspond with our
The House of Lords loses most of its efficiency
through being hereditary and such the repository
for good many who could not make a career
anywhere else, and only stake interest in politics
because it is expected of them. Il is drag rather
than corrective power tin the affairs Of the nation
chosen field for active ard ambitious men, even some
who belong to arstocrati families and might by ac-
cident come to belong to The upper house The lower
house has to do the work of House of Repre-
sentatives, and about half the work of our Senate
When our Constitution was framed, the Senate
was intended to be the place for old and cautious
of proved sagacity and the other house the place for
young and ambitious politicians. This ideal has been
fairly well carried out There have been times when
The Washington times., 1902-09-10
Governor odelrs Reelection.

Col. James R. Davies, Of Brooklyn. is
at the Raleigh. Colonel Davies is known
from one end of the country to the other
as Uncle Jimmy
''I am in Washington just now" said
he yesterday. ITO purify your drinking
water, and in New York Il am helping
to purify the politics of the Empire
State. The Democrats may gain Con-
gressman or two in New York this fall.
but we will re-elect Governor Odell. He
hasn't been renominated yet. but he will
he, and he'll carry the State in whoop.
He has given the State good, clean ad-
ministration. and the Democrats can't
score on that point.
"Rusiness is booming in New York; in
fact, it is booming everywhere. The
country is prosperous, the farmers are
enjoying good crops and are getting big
money for them. and, therefore, the peo-
pie will let well enough alone by elect,
ing another Republican House of Repre-,
sentatives.'
The Washington times., 1902-09-10
A Realization Of Justice.

A soldier in the Russian Imperial
Guard once stepped accidentally on
| the train of a lady's rich and scost1y
gown, almost running it. He apolo-
gized profoundly. but the apology
! was not accepted by the naughty
dame, who had him arrested al once
! consequence of his total inability to
| pay for the damage done. or rather
ed, and at the angry insistence of
| the woman, sentence was about to
i be passed when a member OF the
royal household. who chanced TO be
/ present. requested few minutes
delay OF course, 1t was granted. He
took the soldier aside. whispered
something in his ear. and slipped
purse into his hand. The culprit
returned to the judge and said he
could now pay for the dress. He
did so. and the lady, supposing the
case settled. prepared to leave the
room. The soldier called a halt.
Il have paid for the dress; it, now
belongs to me; you will please hand
1t over Protests availed not: the
dress now belonged to him, and he
wanted possession then and there
without delay. She appealed to the
judge. He said he no longer had
authority in the case, but would re-
mark that the soldier was in the
right, and could, II he chose, have
her arrested unless she complied.
She offered the soldier twice and
then thrice the value OF the gown,
but he refused to sell 1t. She ask |
ed permission to retire to private /,
room, but, amid the applause OF the |
courtroom, the soldier declined to |
give it. At last, after having pun |
ished her enough. as he thought. he
accepted the return of the exact
amount paid and allowed the woman
who had at first so strenuously de-
manded ''justice" to depart in peace.
The giving of justice Is too often
like Shylock's demand. devoi1 of
that decent Christian mercy right
fully expected, and again, us in his
case, sometimes it is beautifully
retroactive. To speak truly, real
justice necessarily includes more or
less mercy, charity, or love. Good
and evil are often so ineytricably
mixed in an action that the eoer
himself would be puzzled rightly to
decide between them, while 1t may
also be that for various reasons half
unknown to others he should he
given great charity, otherwise JUS
tice. Yet how shallow and quick
to condemn are most of u.s. But
here another point rises-those Of
us who err the most in passing
Judgment perchance stand most IN
need OF charity from those who de-
sire to do right.