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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04

to the internal life or to the foreign
policy of the country are discussed.
This Shanghai newspaper is decidedly
literary il its aims however, it has its
staff OF reporters. and it deyotes q good
deal Of space to items Of news.
But the mass Of the people prefers
to read the insipid organ, "shing-wen-
tao. that IS, the News, and various
other journals which pander to their
views. Then there are illustrated Jour
mails. CT which the most popular is. the
'Huo-po;" this Is an attempt al humor.
and the chief object Of the "Huo-Do'' is
to perpetrate jibes and sneers at the ex-
Dense OF the foreign devils" It APP
pears weekly in green cover; every
number contains from ten to twenty
pages Of illustrations, with some pages
of text
The main element of success IN ;9zr-
nalism IN China Is thorough ac-
quaintance with the Chinese classical
writer's. Originality is of far less In
portance for Chinese journalists than IS
the faculty of being able to fntersperse
tAS4E NOfH GElIlE Win suitable quota
tons from the writings of the famous
CID classical writer's Of China. This
fact accounts FOR the absence Of style
AID CT any attempt at originality. How
ever. the fact remains that newspapers
have a wide circle Of readers in China
for it is a very rare occurrence to fnd
any one unable to read OF write among
the Chinese Upon every newspaper the
following notice is to be read:- Treas
IRE Up all paper upon which anything
is printed; the advantage Of so doing
is boundless-" This piece OF advice IS
generally dutIfully obeyed. In the shops
and in the large public establishments
the newspapers are carefully collected.
and read over and over again until they
become so much tattered and torn that
they can scarcely be handled. Then the
well-thumbed newspapers are collected
BY the employees Of the company. whose
task is TO see that every little piece
of printed paper shall meet with a
worthy end The newspapers thus gath
cred in are taken to Wenmfao and there
consumed by fire in a crematorfum
specially built for the purpose.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04
THE AMERICAN CITIZEN
By EUGENE DAVIS.

He boasts awdry garter, eoatcf-ars, crest;
No ribbon of a royal guild Haunting from his breast
He point pedigrees grown gray with age and dim
To be a of Adam quite good enough for him
His blood Is of blue and his brow
No princely gems no daden, dacaI eorcnet;
% titled prig Is he, for his began
lie is what God 0 bc-hcs every .nel 4 caa
with proud, unfctercd soul Of aspirations high
And cIainlss the eagle bird whose palace is the sky
Scng undauned the rock that breasts the angry foam,
Equality his citadel and liberty his home
No Old World his limbs tell him hes free;
No sport of silly potentates-no parasite Is he;
His birthght his charter-he bows before throne
He earthly nlaster-he knceIs o God a!one
scepter doth WELD. he holds within his hand
gold that him king of the land
He hcws the pows the fields he fruees the SOIL
builds granny grain eroveh from his tell;
with tx wealth thus treasured up from busy day day.
Erect gait and reSoute, he his missioned
Onward through prar mountain, slope, and PLAIN
From CaIifonia's Golden to Vermont Maine.
A pioneer Of men he, for whom all future time
Reserves greatest triumphs-ts laurel wTeahs subime
Progress peace goal work his creed
He higher heights by thought deed
"Od Glory floating flagstaff strong DEATH
firmly brayny hand, valued than his BREATH
lie o with rapid STEP forever in the
This peerless knight Of humankind-the Aneriean
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04
Exchange Of Advice.

The advice giving season Is nearly
over. and thousands o. parents. school
trustees, and distinguished men through
CT; the land have relieved themselves Of
.ons o. remarks &c the youthful gradu-
c;=s & our institutions OF learning. as
hey are called n company. L now be-
Genes necessary 20 afford these same
graduates the opportunity Of putting the
advice TO practical use.
Every year hundreds Of thousands Of
boys ana girls dud = necessary to earn
. IiYiaG iE come way, snI ara given TO
understand tia. their education IS a
great E1-nntas~ 10 them Il this task.
for ghisA they ara TO 5e grateful. When
rhev cone 20 hEat = Job. however. - Is
a1othcr matter. The great probleTa OF
eIuczt4A .ztos II OCT day n-sY - said
% 80 Eo1 TO make The education and
She Jos e.. x l. a. present = question
whether tbs 800 is to be stretched out
a. 81 the education sT the education
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04

assume that the question means
Should he adopt politics as career
Every young man should start out in
life with three definite objects: First.
10 earn an honest living; second, to Sc
cure an income large and permanent
enough to support a family, and, third,
to lag up something for old age and
the care of the helpless ones whom he
may leave behind when he dies
The trouble with politics is that its
pursuit is an adventure and not a
career. The Office may furnish larger
compensation at the beginning, sew
eraI times over. than could be had IN
any vocation. Promotion, however, is
net accorded to merit. but TO political
influence. # the beginner starts in any
department Of the Government. he must
have men powerful enough with the
party continuously behind him 70 retain
his place OF TO secure an advance IN
either position OF pay His competency.
honesty and usefulness are subordinate
factors IN his success The longer he
remains in the service the greater the
dangers Of his position. The time VIII
certainly come when he VIII be com
PEELED to give up his place to a member
Of the opposite party which has come
into power, or TO a man possessing more
influence. He then finds himself
handicapped with family, unframed
for business and out Of line with the &C
tive competitors Of the community IN
other words, there is no place for him in
the law Office. counting room. the rail-
road or the shop.
Il he enters the field for an elective
Office he encounters still greater periis
II he has talents which At him to shine
in debate, OF of an executive order, he
may, while his party is in power. win
prominence in state affairs and become
an important factor in national Iegis-
lation- His pay Will at times be
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04

en gayly doom the cat that catches
their mice and amuses their children TO
weeks OF hunger and loneliness, and il
must be that they do not think.
Any summer, after the vacation ex-
odus has set IL, you can see gaunt.
dowEtrodden telines sinking about the
city streets and peering into garbage
recePtacies hungry. not merely for food.
but for caress- They haunt the streets
because they have NJ homes and no
other means Of subsistence.
Possibly the silly old saying about p
cats nine lives has something to do
with It, People have heard for so long
that cat has nine lives that they have
actually come 10 believe Il.
The little girl who cut of kittens
head with q pair OF scissors had per
haps heard that czt has nine lives
Undoubtedly such was tho belief Of the
woman who threw three kittens out Of
. hfty-story window Jew weeks ago.
But the fact IS th0t beyond Z certain
limit common TO oil creatures IN 4 free
state. tho cat has no greater surplus
Of vitality. but succumbs to disease or
aecidcl: OF the forces Of nature as
readily as any other small animal
That cats endure great misery. not
only IN body. but IN their feelings. at
bcinE abandoned By their families
through the sunmc- months. is patent
10 anyone who viii observe the facts
and II Is Tot scntimentaIity, but only
humanity, that bids Us care for them
n summer not less than winter and
not subject them 10 unnecessary hard
slips. Oh. remember the cat!
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04
AN ITALIAN SYSTEM.

Paola CastelH. young lieutenant and
semaphorist in the Italian navy, has in
vented and patented a system which is
expected to put all previous systems Of
wireless message sending into the shade.
The instrument which CasteIH has in
vented has, 1t is declared. been proved to
be three times as sensitive as the Mar
conf instrument. and viii send messages
farther and clearer. The main and reYo-
Iutiorary difference between the two
systems is that Marconi's is based on
the. telegraPhic, while CasteIIi's is based
in telephone idea Like all great in
ventions. it is of the simplest possible
character, and the actually working ap-
pIiance can, II is said, be made for Il
centsl
Oae Of the main difficulties so far has
been in the matter OF the "cOherer. As
these so far have been adapted it Is nee
essary to tap or hit them after every
electric wave or in the scientific
phrase. TO ''decohere'' them, in order 70
render them capable Of receiving anoth-
er signal CastelIf has invented a tube
" ulCH CUuSISIS VI lNU CACNLA CuEo Va e@A
bon. having between them two drops Of
mercury, which present a higher de-
gree OF sensibiIity and have the prop
erty Of decohering themselves Two Or
binary telephone receivers make the ap-
paFatus practically complete
The significance OF the invention is its
simplicity. and it IS claimed in Italy
that by its means wireless telephony"
can send messages more regularly, rap
idly and TO a greater distance. Mes
sages by Castelli's system have already
been sent with unequaIsd clearness from
Palmaria to Leghorn. q distance Of forty
two miles: from lighthouse at Porto
Ferrario to Leghoru and PaImaria, dis
tances OF ninety miles. and In Septem-
Der last the crowning transmission was
achieved when a mireIess message was
sent between a station al MagdaIena
and Monte Argentario-a distance Of Us
miles
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04

wretchedly inadequate to the position
he has to maintain and the expenses
he is compelled to incur. Besides. he
must have the money 10 carry on his
canvass when q candidate for re-eIec-
ton
When the revolution which Is inevita-
bic comes, and he is thrown out of
Office by the defeat Of his party, his
position Is unfortunate to a degree.
His prominence, high position and rep
utatiou are a bar to his getting a foot
hold III practical affairs. His expert
ence, talents and habits are useless to
the Arm or corporation. There seems
literally no standing room for him any
where
One OF the most pttiable sights which
I have ever witnessed was presented to
me in the appearance Of some twenty
politicians Of national reputation who
came to me after the overthrow Of an
administration and begged me to aid
them II securing employment They
were heads OF large families and they
candfdIy confessed that they were out
OF Inc and did not know where 20
catch on" IN the race Of life. I took
care Of some by giving them subordinate
places and some gladly accepted consul
ships in remote parts Of the earth, even
in Asia and Africa.
Every young man should be interest
ed in politics and take as active a part
in the political affairs Of his nelgh5or-
hood as the time at his disposal from
his business VIII permit He should be-
long TO some party and understand its
principles.
When he has become sufficiently in
dependent to afford the luxury OF pub
lie life, CT his business can be run
without him, then. and not till then,
can he enter politics as a pursuit with
any prospect Of happiness. any hope of
permanent success OF any future but
failure and wretchedness.
London, June 20
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04
WHY LETTER CARRIERS SHOULD HAVE
MORE PAY FOR Their WORK
By z, ], cAETwELL, Editor of the Postal Record"

wees are 10 LONGER of value. he IS cast adrif-the aims
house IS frequently his only refuge
The individual employer usually pays his empIoye
according 10 the profit derived from his services; not
with the Government as regards the letter carriers.
The business transacted through the fundamentally
of the letter carriers Is extremely profitable to the Gov
eminent and is Increasing enormously Within the past
five years the gross receipts al the free delivery Offices
have advanced from So 5G7G 04 to $74295394, while
the cost to communities enjoying has been only 30
cents year head Besides new and more ezacting du-
ties have been imposed by the department upon the
riers which additional source Of revenue, and
which require high standard of intelligence, ability and
honesty.
These are few of thu many reasons advanced in
support of the letter carriers claim that they enti
tied to increased compensation Their bill has been IN
committee during almost the entire session just ccsed
and had it been reported the House for vote, there
Is no question but It would have been passed The
PLANTATION Of its failure at the late session IS found IN
the opposition Of Hon Eugene +. Loud, chairman of the
House Postoice Committee The reason for his antago
nsnl the face Of such widespread Endorsement from
press and pubic, Is hard to determine The prevailing
belief is that ii is the result OF personal prejudice. No
other logical reason can BE assigned The letter carriers
live IN the hope, however that Congress viii override the
opposition and admit the justice of their claims by giving
them share in the prosperity which seems to be gen
era.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04
THE CAT
By ELEANOR WHITING.

Summer, that is celebrated by Shakes
pea-e as the sweet O the year" and
is longed for by less gifted mortals as
the season OF holiday relaxation. Is
viewed IN radically different manner
by the city cat.
To her. summer too often stands for
E period OF hardship; beginning when
age for herself while they make for the
seashore or mountains, and ending only
with their return. sunburned and Jolly.
when school and business must be re-
sumed in the fall.
The dog accompanies the family; the
hcrses are boarded cut OF taken along.
the servants and even the window boxes
are provided for Puss alone IS left to
the care Of Providence and TO her own
resources
Why Is It that the cat, OF all the do
nestle animals. is treated with this IN
humanity How Is It that persons other
wise considerable and tender-hearted go
gray without compunction and leave
their faithful EttIc friends to break
their hearts ard s-arve il the street. CT
lock them up II the house 20 comfort {
stu more ghastly fatc2
Probably thou6htlessness Is at the
bottom Of tho cad business; she goes
nbozt Ac- Affairs 70 quietly. md accepts
what is glrea he So ewcetIy that she
counts es cipher IN -zost families,
wLo take her for granted. as they take
thelr rcltg!ca-Uilhout thinking too
much about !,
wo1cn wso faint 20 oes Z horse bcot-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04
4 WARNING.

The Venice glass. so slim and fraiI,
That held these roses, faded, pale.
Is cracked and worthless one light
blow
From some slight fan has made it So
No sound betrayed the mischief
done;
The water. drop by drop, has run,
And 3eft the roses dry and dead.
And day by Gay the crack has
spread,
The glass was fragile over-much,
Alas. It's broken. do not touch.
: blow as light. from hand adored,
Across my heart q wound has scored,
So day by day. the rift viii gain.
And, drop by drop, the Iife-blood
drain
IN siIence-for, each hour more deep
I feel the hurt, yet dare not weep;
Tho flowers Of faith and hope may
dc,
The world knows nothing. passing
Ly.
~ heart was Ioving-over-much;
AIast lis broken; do not touch.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04

Il IS The Gay on which was registered
The immortal decree that AL men are
created free and equal and entitled
to work ont their desfinies unfcttcred
By tie arbitrary viii Of one man. Il
* the birthday of 4 nation whose
onward march IN the brief span CT
orc century is the marvel Of It's con
temporaries, and Will be the wonder
Of the future historian.
Better yet than all this Il IS The bea-
cen light whereby generations Yet TN
horn can steer their course III their ef-
forts to attain national greatness. Il
p-colaims that a free people, uphold
ing law ard order IN their essential
FORMS and submitting 10 The rule Of
az Intelligent majority, has within its
reach the highest rewards that eau
bless man in his physical and moral
being.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04
THE VOICE OF TIE
GLORIOUS FOURTH

Am the Fourth Of July,
And I'm big enough
To be the other three-fourths,
But In modest, you know,
and don't claim all my share
Amt that fair?
OF course it Is:
It's my biz
To have a fair
And equal divvy everywhere.
That's how I got my start.
Hocray for Ne
And the american Eagle
And the Declaration OF Independence
And the Star-Spangled Banner
And Uncle sam
and G. Wash.
B gosh.
I'm the birthday
or the greatest Nation on earth,
And since its birth
The world has seen better days,
and Il does not raise
such crops OF kings
And their uEderiings
As it used to raise
In the CId-time days,
Which is owing to Me.
See!
Before I was
The Freemen's cause
Was n sl,I-no
And going lame
Bur Friends end Fellow Citizens
When cat IN the came
It made a jump;
For 7,
The Fourth Of TuIv
Had como "a STAY
And we'll t5av knew
The Red White and Blue
Would feat forever az a sign
That +vranr- we're M more divine
Than we're he People. they who stocI
As slaves to their own rasterhood.
Ard n no other
zIan ava pro+bc-
Was NV ~rnsd
Ae 50, fo~tE 81 the Sacred Scrsed
The pccTaratfo7 which trnfurIed
The Flag of Freedom TO the world
It's lines were red
Win c7ord ~ -,a7rf.,+s .1,ad
To mako If stand
Tho firm, foundation ~ the land
Rut what OF thst7
In blood
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04
REPAETEE.

De Vcre-I hear Miss DashIy does
very good work with her pencil
Gladys-Yes, her eyebrows are a
work OF art
Can you tell me why We pray for
our daily bread9- asked the Sunday
school teacher Of a small pupil.
y suppose it's because We want 1t
fresh" was the reply.
What's the matter with walker >"
Run down"
"Overwork2"
"No, under automobile"
First Neighbor - Hello. you look
busy What are you doing?
Second misunderstanding some Of
my seeds. that's ell.
FIRST NeigEbor tsuspic.ousIy)-
H'E. Thought K looked as If you
were planting 5eme of my hens.
Second Neigh3or-WeI that's all
right. The seeds are inside
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04

Politics may furnish larger COM
pensatio1 at the beginning several
times over than could be had IN any
vocation; but promotion is not &C
corded TO merit, but to political in
huence"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04
POLITICS ASACAREERFORY YOUNG MEN
BY Hon. CHAUECEY N. DEPEw.

When he has become sufficiently
Independent to afford the luxury OF
public life or his business can be
run without him, then, and not till
then, can he enter politics as 4 pur-
suit with any prospect of happi-
ness"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04
ONLY FANCY!

Docs You wife do much fancy work."
''Iarcr warlJ2 she went even let n
POI Gus plaster come into tbs house
without crochotins : red border round
It and running a yellow ribbon through
the holcs.''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04
He WAS "OETO" THEM.

Visitor lin insane asylum)-How
long have you been inside?
Inmate-Ever since the people on the
outside found out that I knew they were
crazy.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04

Any person who buy the Morning Afternoon Sunday
EDITION Of The Times any stand Washington
towns, railroad trains, elsewhere will by
notifying Publisher Times Tenth D Sts
Washington. D. c.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04
.uBscRIrriax RATES To our OF

llURNi&O ~. Tto>. ono ~,at :. ~
months. $40. 1isros months, SI.25.
Morning AMI sunday, one veal. = six
months, S---So: three months. ST.
undRy SdItior only. one ycur. -. 81
s'."ntav, 4 Jhsos months. % cents,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-04
rows POINTS. POSTAGE PREPAID

IVENINC EDITION, one v~1r. ss.3 six
months, si-:JO; throe month<. - Gems.
tHcnin- and sunday. ouo year -: ak
months. $50; three months. &I.sF
Torn Ing. Lvenin=, and SUNDAY. one vc- y
--ID siN months. -: Three, month. SD.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-07-30
MOUNT AIRY.

Guests from the Conner house, near
spent Monday on the river.
Quite a number OF small children were
in the crowd, and they especially enjoy
ed the day.
The Mountain House has NJ present
a number of nice people who speak in
the highest terms of the accommodation
afforded at this hotel.
VIM. FinnelrS home on the river is
also opened for boarders. This is a
delightful place. and we are sure all who
spend a few days with Mr.. and Mrs
Finnell will enjoy the stay very much.
Mr.. Finnell had the misfortune on
Wednesday morning To lose very val
liable horse. After driving on Tuesday
to and from RecIortown, Loudoun
county, the horse gave down near Blue
mont. After doing all they could for
him, he left him at Chapin's stable. On
returning Wednesday morning he was
found dead. Mr.. Finnell says he does
not know just what was the matter with
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-07-30
BOWLES.

There are many boarders from the
cities cooling themselves. and enjoy
ing the mountain breezes of our
neighborhOod. Mount Prospect"
kept by Mr.. +. y. Burch and Goshen"
kept by Mr.. Will Burch, have about as
many as each place can accommodate and
OF course where there are so many to-
gether, and especially where there are
so many pretty girls as MT. Prospect"
can show, there must be something
doing" Already there have been
several most enjoyable little dances, one
at Goshen" Friday night and one at
"Mt.Prospect" Monday night
Mrs. J. II. ID. Smoot, of Alexandria,
has returned home after short visit TO
her daughter, Mrs F. VI. Burch
Little. Miss Julia Ellery. of Wash
ington, is at Mr. +. +. Kerfoor's for the
summer
Rev. +. March has gone To Philadel-
phia to preach during the summer.
A great many people attended the
camp meeting at White Pos, and most
of them expressed themselves "A, highly
pleased with the preaching Of Jones
and Stuart.
Mr.. Frank Kerfoo, and children. of
Roanoke, are paying Mrs. G.. r. Shu-
mate visit.
Mr.. Buck McKay'> barn j. quite com
pletcd. and has received the hay crop.
Everybody who has seen the building
consratulates MIR Mckay. and speak
in the highest terms of the work. which
was done 10y our Bowle> contractor. Mr.
!. ID. Russell.
Mr. Garter Harris has gone To kenOva
Kentucky. where NE ha, a position with
the engineering corps. which Is survey
ing for a railroad through that part of
the county.
Mr.. Chas Rust. and Misses Tacy set
tie and Lou Marshall were the guests of
the Misses Morgan last Saturday.
The boariers from each of our board
ing houses went ON straw rides - the
campmeetins "Wednesday night
Mr.. Cooper of near Richmond, has
been staying with his brother-in-law.
Mr.. Jacob Willingham
Mr. Ashhy Waters. who has been III
with scarlet fever. Is about well again.
SHENANDOAH.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-07-30
Crops in Virginia.

Following Is the crop report for
the week in this State, summarized
by the Weather Bureau:
"Generally dry and hot weather
prevailed over the State during the
week, afternoon temperatures ranging
up almost daily 70 between 50 and
loo degrees. Some of the nights
were also warm and sultry, but as
rule radiation Of heat was free aud
uuobstructed and for the most part
nocturnal temperatures were cool aud
refreshing Rainfall was rather
lacking, especially in the Middle and
Valley counties, where conditions are
reported by many correspondents as
being droughty. Where local show
ers have fallen. however, the crops
are very promising In the Tidewater
division rains have been more fire.
queut and abundant and the general
crop situation is better than in other
parts of the state. The hay crop has
been about all secured except in por-
lions Of the Valley division. Peanuts
are growing fast aud the fields are
clean. Pastures are short and are
burning % mo 50 localities.