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The Washington times., 1902-01-26
1t is not your fault. You simply do lot
know. After a time you will know.


The new Congressman in Washington is
the country boy at the city dance He is
loneliness personifed. Like the country
boy who dreamed of the figure he would
cut on the city Ballroom the new Con-
gressman has dreamed of the respect he
would command, the court he would ere
ate, in Washington. And now it is all be-
ing taken out of him. He is one of many
"a very inconsiderable, insignificant one,
a lower case one. He is a Licensed OBJ
scurity. The capital letters are permis-
sible here.
My friend Robert Louis Stevenson has
told me about the new Congressman. My
friend Robert Louis Stevenson has told
me about the new Congressman. My
friend Robert Loais Stevenson has not
said in so many words: This is about
the new Congressman" All the same, the
thing is. BY the way, this Robert Louis
Stevenson is person physically unknown
to me. 4 never met him. Yet he is my
friend. And when say is, mean is. Mr.
Stevenson comes to me many times a
day with a message. He teaches me in
loving kindness, in all tenderness, in all
wisdom. He teaches me to rub the silver
from the mirror and to see through the
glass. He teaches me the whiteness Of
truth, and the weakness of vanity. So
say, Robert Louis Stevenson is my friend.
He never wearies of his teachings. And
this is his message:
Life is not designed 10 minister to a
mans vanity. He goes upon his long
business most of the time with a hang
ing head, and all the time like a blind
child. Full OF rewards and pleasures as it
is-so that to see the day break or the
moon rise or to meet a friend, or to hear
the dinner call when he is hungry, fills
him with surprising joys-this world is
yet for him no abiding city. Friendships
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At his hotel he is given the service
given the man at the next table. He gets
his choice of two soups and whatever en-
tree he nominates. The next man has
like privileges. When there is pie, he
may have pie, and when there is ice
cream he may have ice cream. There are
no extra dishes for him, and he must be
in the dining room by $3.50 in the morn
ing if he wants his breakfast. Otherwise,
he must get his coffee, rolls. and chops
somewhere else. He is no more than the
figure in the carpet. 1t is discouraging.
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fall through, health fails, weariness as
sails him. year after year he must thumb
the hardly varying record of his own
weakness and folly. 1t is a friendly pro-
cess of detachment. When the time comes
that he should go, there need be few il
lusions left about himself. Here lies
one who meant well, tried a little, failed
much surely that may be his epitaph
of which he need not be ashamed"
This is Stevenson's message. | have
given you more of it than was. perhaps.
absolutely called for by this subject. But
you see clearly he is addressing the new
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on straight. This is curious. Somehow,
the idea has been formed that the dome
would Lot be on straight-maybe not on
at all. Anyway, without the support of
the new Congressman, 1t were logical
to suppose that it would sag some. But
the dome is not sagging today. The new
Congressman is pondering. But his pom
derings are interrupted. A man with a
sharp nose and round. shiny button on
his coat is saying: Like to be shown
around the Capitol? Take you all over
the building and point out all the sights.
OF course, you understand we guides are
rot paid by the Government. Always
best to have this understood in advance,
you know" The new Congressman is no
rtore than one of the thousands of rural
visitors who cape at the Capitol between
two suns. 1t is very discouraging.
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And now, here you are, planted in a
city ball room. Where is your conf
dence? The decorations have taken it
away. Where is your savoir faire? You
never knew you had it, under this name.
But you had it, all right. It is gone row.
The dress of the occasion has faded it
out. You are staring. open -mouthed, at
the claw hammer coats of the men.
biushing hotly at the shoulder nuditiss
of the women. You are in the way of
every one at once. You try to efface your
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He looks in at the glass-barred doors
Of the cloak room. The wood fires are
blazing merrily in the open CRATES. The
sparks are flying, and there is crackle.
crackle, crackle, that is being lazily en-
joyed by the old Congressman stretched
luxuriously out on the saddle-colored
lounges by the flames. The new Congress
man pushes the door aiar and walks in.
The chatter continues. The fire does Lot
cease it's sputtering. One or two of the
old Congressman glance up at the in
truder. Then they go on with their Gi-
versions The new Congressman walks
the length of the room, and out again at
another door. He is no more than
cipher on one of the cloak room lockers.
1t is very discouraging-
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self, and you bring yourself into more
unenyiable prominence. You step on the
train of lady's dress. She gives you
one look You would rather her escort
had pummeled you. You are at last in
a corner And in misery until you get
out of the house. You have been miscast.
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! StICh Vi cdnuS. AHG lnere IS tEe large
/ rhinestone Fin to be inserted near the
| top. You are very grand. What matters
| 1t that your rounded cuffs extend a bit
! too far from the bottoms of your coat
! sleeves? The cuffs are white cuffs. And
! they are clean cuffs. What would you?
Your face is freshly scrubbed till the
! bio cd shows through. Your hair has been
! thoroughly wetted and slicked hack be-
| comingly. You are ready for the farm
wagon which is to haul you to the pa
vilioE Of the good neighbor over the way.
You sing with the fellows as you ride
through the moonlight. You crack rural
jokes as You would. crack hickory nuts
between the surfaces of two heavy fiat
alities re the appearance of your COM
panions. You are very merry.
You are in time for the dance. The
pavilion is lighted as you drive into the
yard. You see your way to the shed
where your horses are to be stabbed. You
jump out and assist in the fastening of
the beasts to the stalls. You throw the
run of to the pavilion. There are large
oil lamps at either end Of the raised
planking. In the centre, at the side far
thest from you, there is a small organ.
An energetic young person is pounding it
manfully. Beside him, two cross-legged
friends from n farm in the adjoining
county are twanging away upon the
strings of banios.
Seated on the benches which extend
around the open-air ballroom is the
whole country side, men and girls of your
own acquaintance, attired as you are at
tired. Big handed. big footed, fresh conf
plexioned. happy, with the Saturday night
happiness that only the country knows
and feels. a tall gentleman with very
lcw-cut waistcoat and very seldom cut
head of hair is out in the centre of the
room. He is clapping his hunds vigor-
ously, and now he shouts: Take your
partners for the lanciers." There is a
serambling from the benches. Substan
tial waists are grabbed by thick arms.
Squares are formed. The hands Of the
men disappear in their pockets. He who
dances must pay the piper. Ten cents a
couple is the charge.
oh. you know the picture well enough
You country boy.
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sentatives he pauses. Here is life and
activity. Groups of men are formed in
corners and in the middle of the hall.
Everybody knows everybody else. Every
body is talking, laughing, joking. Stories
printable and other stories-are being
passed around. Everybody is having a
good time. Nobody notices the new Con-
gressman. He has to hunt up his seat
by himself. page might have shown
him. but the pages are busy. They are
huddled in corner, doing something
with ivory cubes. The new Congressman
finally reaches the space apportioned to
him. He is 10 more than a passing
breath in the Cave of the Winds. 1t is
very discoura ging.
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After about a week of thumb -twidlliug,
letter-writing in an effort to appear oc-
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On the floor of the House of Repre-
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oh. you know the picture well enough.
You country boy.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-18
VITUPERATION FROM THE BENCH.

It would be interesting to know just where
Recorder Golf found the authority to compel a
woman who had been acquitted of all crime in
his court TO stand up at the bar before him
and submit to having him tell her that she
was murderer. His exact words, according
to the official record, were:
The result of this most extra ordinary verdict
on the part of this jury in the face Of your own
testimony gives you your freedom, but you
carry with you the knowledge that you have
murdered your husband and orphaned your chill
dren. You may go.
1t is true that many judges more
less inclined TO consider themselves licensed
scolds OF prisoners, witnesses, jurors and law
yers, and the innate disposition to respect
the courts leads to the toleration Of much
that would not otherwise be endured. 1t is
difficult to see, however, wherein the Recorders
remarks differed from plain slander. If some
body bad stopped the woman on the street and
said the same things to her In the presence Of
witnesses action might have been taken against
him. Just where does the Recorder get any
right to slander, abuse. lecture or admonish in
nocent persons who have been brought before
him? His duty is to conduct trials, charge
juries and sentence convicted criminals. When
a Jury brings in verdict acquitting prisoner
that prisoner is entitled to immediate discharge
without being held to listen to the Recorders
personal opinion of his or her character. The
Recorder has just much right to call up any
spectator who happens to be in court and let
him know that in the judicial opinion he is a
thief and scoundreI as TO impose the penalty
of reprimand on q person who has been acquit
ted by a jury.
Recorder Goffs prosecuting temperament runs
away with him. When a jury, in the exercise
Of it's constitutional powers, finds verdict
H..
upon him to punish the prisoner in accordance
with his own views far as possible. He can
not impose criminal sentence, but he can give
a tongue lashing II the prisoner Is sufficiently
in awe to stand and endure it. He has done
this before notably several years ago In dis
charging a prisoner convicted OF a crime of
which he was innocent, as was confessed soon
after the conviction by the complainant against
him. Though entirely innocent of the crime
charged he had ON the trial been revealed as
anything but an admirable character. and the
Recorder took it upon himself to deliver a
sermon 1t was doubtless full OF truth, but
the delivery of such sermons is no part of the
judicial function.
In the case of this woman acquitted OF mur-
der, we think public sentiment VIII agree with
the verdict of the jury. drunken, brutal
husband assaulted his wife, who was about TO
become mother She had knife In her hand
pairing potatoes and when he had her pinned
against the wall, held by the throat and was
striking her In the stomach, she defended her.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-18

MORE THAN A THOUSAND PRIESTS AT
TEND THE FUNERAL OF ARCH
BISHOP FEEHAN.

Chicago July 17.-With much pomp and imposing
ceremony. and in the presence of the Cardinal of
the Church and great gathering OF ecclesiastical
dignitares. the last rites of the Roman Catholic
service for the dead performed for Arch
bishop, Patrick A. Feehan to-day at the Cathedral
of the Holy Name. Early in the day a series of
masses was begun by the numerous visiting priests.
ending in the great pontihcal requiem mass.
During the funeral service crowds thronged the
streets in the vicinity OF the Cathedral and the
edInce itself filled to overfowng by members
OF the clergy and a favored few of the laity.
Cardinal Gibbons with his deacons oficiated at the
solemn pontifcal requiem. which was conducted
by Bishop John Lancaster Spalding of Peoria.
Archbishop Ryan, OF Philadelphia delivered the
funeral sermon After the Cardinal Gibbons
pronounced absoution The body of the dead
churchman then borne to a vault in Calvary
Cemetery. whence it will be removed later 10 its
last resting place in the cemetery OF Mount
Carmel.
The funeral cortege OF the grandest and
most imposing that ever passed through the streets
OF this city. Catholic dgnitaries from many sec
tions of the country present 10 do honor to
their late colaborer. Military, civic and church
bodies accompanied the funeral car. Among the
principal churchmen present were Archbishop Ire
land. Bishop Jansen. OF Bellevile; Bishop Ryan
Alton: Bishop Dunne Dallas. Tex; Bishop Nc
Gavick. Chicago; Bishop Burke. st. Joseph Mo;
Bishop o ODonoghue, Indianapolis; Bishop ScanneU
Omaha; Bishop Foley. Detroit; Bishop Glennon
Kansas City; Bishop Alerding. Fort Wayne; Bishop
Schwebach. Lacrosse. Wis; Bishop Byrne Nash
vile; Bishop Trobec. st. Cloud Mimi; Bishop Els
Marquette. Mich; Bishop Muldoon and Chancellor
Barry both of Chicago.
1t is estimated that while the body OF the Had
Archbishop lay In state in the cathedral more
than seventy-hve thousand persons passed 1t in
TO the services to-daJ that after the thirteen hun
dred visiting priests had been accommodated only
archdiocese could be admitted,
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THE oUgsyToy OF THE FRIARs.

The intimation is put forth in various quar-
ters that the present status-we cannot call 1t
an outcome-of Governor Tafts business negotl-
ations at Rome is regarded as victory for the
Vatican. Such a view of the case is not easily
comprehensive. 1t may be that there is no
judicious ground for speaking of victory" on
either side; at any rate. not until the matter
Mt issue is finally settled. That the United
States Government, acting in behalf OF the
Philippines, has been Outman9uvred. beaten in
diplomacy, made TO suffer loss in business or
otherwise defeated, is not for a moment to be
conceded On the contrary, it maintains to-
day precisely the same vantage ground that 1t
has occupied from the beginning, and has an
unimpalred prospect of doing TO the end
II has made certain proposals to the ecclesiast-
cal authorities at Rome They have not ac-
cepted them. But the United States has not
therefore withdrawn modified them, nor has
1t accepted any counter proposals. Moreover
it does not permit the failure Of the Vatican 10
accept its terms 10 check or hamper its work
in the Philippines to modify its just and
equitable policy there Governor Taft may not
have accomplished what he hoped to do In Rome
but he will now proceed 10 Manila and will
execute his purposes there; which latter is,
after ALL the important thing.
There has been Of late much talk, and some
bantering, about the comparative readiness and
expedition Of the business negotiators at Rome
with al intimation two that the italian
eccIesiastics had scored In those respects
against the Americans. There may be now
cause for revising such accounts Of the negoti-
ations. Whichever party may IN some details
have shown the greater celerlty, there can be
little doubt as TO which in general has held the
stronger position. Secretary Hay once said
that I'm American diplomacy I'VE have generally
'tOId squarely what we wanted, announced
"early in negotiation what we were willing to
''giVe, and allowed the other side to accept or
reject our terms" The dealings at Rome have
not been of a diplomatic. but OF simple bus-
ness character; but they seem 10 have been con-
Quoted upon the American side in precisely that
straightforward and dignihed manner. 1t is
the privilege OF the Vatican of course, ITO ac-
cept or reject our terms" But IL is scarcely TO
be expected that it will finally reject them.
That is because such rejection would leave the
Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines sub
5ect TO grave embarrassment, and because upon
reflection il must be perceived that the terms
offered are in fact not only just, but excep-
tionally generous.
The case stands thus: The friars. whose I'M
EyeIcomeness 10 the Filipinos- s-Catholc as well
as non-Catholic-is at the root Of the whole
trouble are now in asylum at Manila, main
fained ar Church expense They dare not go
back TO their old places for fear of personal vio-
lence ct the hands OF the people. The United
States Government is properly unwilling TO re-
snstate them by force among a people to whom
New-York tribune., 1902-07-18
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Washington. July 1.-THE State Department mas
been informed by Minister Wu that Prince Cnen'
who went to London to represent the Chinese GOV
ernment at the coronation, will sail frofn Europe
with his suite the steamer philadelphia on july
26 for New-York. The party will remain IN the
United States ten days or two weeks. ana VIII DC
in Washington about August /.
Minister Buck has advised the department. that
Prince Boris of Russia sailed from Japan Tor san
Francisco July Is The prince will remain some
time in the United States, but as he comes IN
cognito the government will take no steps TO re
ceive him formally.
The three general officers who will represent the
United States Army at the manoeuvres OF the Ger
man army have selected their aids Major zen
eraI Corbin will have Lieutenant Colonel Jonh a:
Johnston Of the Adjutant Generai ugpaltine.,rs,
Major General Young will have First Lleutsmal ~
President Mckinley and Brigadier General WooS
will have First Lieutenant Frank T. MCCOY. igen s
Cavalry. General Wood and his aid VIII starr 70,
Europe about August 10, and Will JON Mrs; W1o csr
i'm the South OF France before proceeding 70 GeI-
many. Generals Corbin and Young ana the!r AUS
will proceed direct to Germany, SAILING from New
York about August II: Generai Coroih VIII Oe ~
Secretary Root will go TO Getty tysourg to-fnorroM
to review the Pennsylvania Natonal 1uaru, npM w
in camp at that place He WI De aeSon,psTu n' Tnrn ~
General Wood, General Carter, Colonel Hanuoiph
and Lieutenant r. S. Clark.
Federico Degetau, resident Commissioner or Porto
Rico in the United States. called at the state De
before sailing for Porto Rico, to be gone unt next
The State Department has been advised that hat
Lord Mimic Governor General of Canada, VIII san
from London Saturday for home, accoinpan Ne
by Lady Minto Captain Hughes. his ad' MT
Sladen, his private secretary, and others
New-York tribune., 1902-07-18
WHISTLING IN CHURCH.

The ecclesiastical variety show is rapidly be-
coming perfected and widened in scope. AS
distinct step forward in church vaudeville must
be noted the whistling solo introduced by a
young woman at the close of the service at the
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church last Sunday
morning. The audience (or congregation. so
1t is reported were delighted and demanded an
encore, the soloist responding with "The Mock
ing Bird" The performer. who is now nine
teen years old, has been whistlng for six years,
undaunted by the time honored proverb which
restrained grandmothers.
Now that whistling has been introduced and
welcomed in our church services. may we not
look for more drawing" attractions in the pull
pit itself? Such men David Warfield, per-
haps. might be induced to give ministerial
monologues on the Sabbath, while selected por-
tions of "The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast
are performed for the entertainment of the
Sunday school.
Speaking more seriously; if one may be par
doned for seriousness under the circumstances
there is a chapter in Professor Dickinson's ad-
mirable new book Music in the History of
the Western Church which bears directly on
this whistling performance. "One whose taste
'is fed by the poetry of such masters as Milton
land Tennyson." he says. "by the music of
"such as Handel and Beethoven. and whose ap-
"preciatons are sharpened by the best examples
"of performance in the modern concert hail.
cannot drop his taste and critical habit when he
"enters the church door. The same is true in a
modified degree in respect to those who have
had less educational advantages. 1t is a fallacy
"to assert that the masses of the people are re-
"sponsive only to that which is trivial and sensa-
"tional"
Well. there would seem to be a few people
who shuttle off such tastes in the church
vestibule. But those throughout the land who
desire to see our churches attract worshippers
by beautiful and fitting means, musical and
other, not by theatrical novelties in dubious
taste. will hardly welcome this latest innova-
tion and approach to canary choir.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-18

self. Throwing out her hand with the knife
to keep him off. she inflicted fatal wound.
She had been drinking some beer, but appar-
emily she struck not in drunken rage, but In
self-defence. The man who under such circum-
stances attacked woman invited the blow
which he got. Evidently the jury felt that
way. Whether or not they were right how
ever, is of no consequence. It was for them to
bring in verdict. 1t was the Recorders busi-
ness to pay respect to as well as obey that YER
dict. There may be some excuse for criticism
of jurors who are violating their oaths and plain
ly trying to shield criminals. This, however,
was evidently an honest verdict. Even If the
Recorder does not approve it, the exercise of
reasonable discretion clearly warranted It. 1t
was an abuse of his office for him TO treat such
jurors with contempt and call a woman muir
derer whom they had for good cause found in
nOcent