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The Washington times., 1902-12-24
aUncle Joe'sn Mistake,

Uncle Joe" Cannon. Speaker-to-be.
makes but few errors, especially con-
cerning matters in the House since he
has been a member Of that body, but the
boys have one on him now. and when he
returns from Danyllle. where he has
gone to eat his Christmas turkey. he
VIII be required 20 do The proper thing
in order TO atone for his mistake. In
q semi-public speech delivered not many
nights ago. the distinguished successor
OF the Hon David B. Henderson. with
characteristic modesty, but at the same
time with. some evident pride declared
that he was the only member Of the
present House who was also a member
CT the Forty-third House.
This was the first Congress 10 which
Mr. Cannon was elected. and With much
feeling he declared that none OF h1s as
sociates in that body we're now with
him in the present organization. But
just here the usually accurate statesman
from Danville made a mistake He evi-
IDENTIFY forgot a distinguished member Of
the minority TIE Hon. Thomas J. Cream
Ct. Of New York, who. with Uncle joe,
is the only mar who served IN that Con
gress now serving in the present one.
Three Of their then associates are now
IN the Senate. a large number have died,
and an OF the remainder have passed
into political retirement.
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these days Of noise and orchestral turmoil it Is
II pleasure turn back the works Of the classics
find in them peace. contentment and real beauty Of
form and expression
suppose is because the present generation is fed
heartily upon modern music that they have taste for
the sereney beautiful Of the older writer's Their paates
tempted with highly seasoned dishes
with every musical offering But where is it all to end? To
what this eyerceang crescendo to ead2 VIII there be
others following in the wake of the present day symbolsts
who viii 90 even further than the Richard Strauss the
present?
am lover Of the classics. There is sweetness in
Haydn. strength 10 Beethoven beauty Mozart and
schumaun that worth all Of these latter
day musical saints with their turmois and strife.
Then too we Of today have grown the oden time
places build place large and
when get built We get music loud enough for IT,
flute beautiful instrument but its beauty lost If it
be played lot The full charm and in
dviduality robbed that makes it attractive
IL drowned a of brass.
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Kahn Won't Contest.

The Hon. Julius Kahn. the ever genial
ana versatile actor statesman. from the
Golden Gate. has decided that he wiz not
contest for a. seat in the next House.
Kahn is the soul OF honor. and his op-
poneut having. as he believes. legally
received q few hundred more votes in the
late election than ne. Mr.. Kahn viii not.
for the paluy sum Of $2,co0. which Is al
lowed contestant. make an effort to
unseat his rival Neither viii he ask the
majority Of which party he is a member
90 give him what his constituency has
ior the time denied him. There ere few
men now in Congress whose absence
from the next House will be more deep
II regretted than the smiling. rotund
Representative from san Francisco. The
Hon. Edward j. Livernash a newspaper
editor, viii be his successor. Auent NIr.
Livernash it may De said that he
jourreyed to Washington last session
when the Chinese exclusion bin was be-
fore Congress. and posing as the repre-
sentative Of organized American labor
ON the Coast, aud with an influential
newspaper supporting him. fought for
The most drastic sort OF an exclusion
act. He hobnobbed with Mr. Kahn who
was one Of the joint authors of The .ex-
clusion bill. and gave the Representative
70 understand that he was his warmes7
friend and supporter
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A PardonabIe Slip.

But Uncle Joe's' slip is perhaps par
donable. not that the Hon. Thomas J.
Creamer Is so fnconsDicuous as not TO be
seen. but for the fact that there are few
aside from his most intimate friends in
the House who know that he served IN
the Forty-third Congress. Ac the end
OF his term he retIred. and remained in
private life FOR twenty-eisht years. un-
iii two years ago he was again elected TO
Congress from the eighth district Of New
York on the Tammany ticket Uncle
Joc's" assertion passed without Ques-
tion until some doubter, never willing TO
accept a statement without positive
proof. looked the matter up and dis
covered the Hon. Thomas ]. Creamer and
his record. Mr. Creamer viii not. how
ever. be a member Of the Fifty-eighth
Congress. and Uncle Joe" viii then be
able to repeat his assertion with regard
to that Congress. and no one can gainsay
fl. Frye. Hale, and Hoar are the only
members or the Senate who served with
Mr. Cannon during his first term in Con-
gress. Uncle Joe" is accordingly proud
Of his record AID his political longevity.
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NPLING ON THE ANGLo-GERMAN ALLIANCE
q .anaon Tmes - ioovng By Ralyard Kpng

And We say we must take the winter sea.
And sail with them once more
Look south. The gale is scarce Ger
past
That stripped and lay us down
when we stood forth But they stood
fast.
And prayed to see US drown
THE dead they mocked are scarcely
cold.
Our wounds are bleeding yet;
And ye ten us now that our strength
is sold
To help them press for a debt.
" Meath all the flags Of an mankind
That use upon the seas.
Was there no other feet to find.
That ye strike haad5 Nth these9
"Of evil times that men could choose
On evil fate 90 tall.
What breeding judgment let ye loose
To pick The worst OF all?
'In sight OF peace from the>narrow seas,
O'er half the world TO run
WITH a cheated crew to -eagUe anew
With the Goth and she shameless
Hun2"
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What Livernash Did

When the bill became a law. Mr. Iiv-
ernash, at so much per column. obtained
expressions from members OF Congress
telling what he Livernash) had done
to keep the Mongolian srom enjoying
The blessings Of liberty under the
American flag. Then this seIf-consti-
tuted and self-interested friend OF the
workingman hurried back to the Pacific
slope, bearing with him the self-be-
slowed credit for the passage of the
act. He told the Iaborers OF San Fran
cisco what he had done for them. and
with characteristic modesty; the only
reward he asked was their nomination
for member Of Congress against Alr.
Kahn, whom he accused Of Iukewarm-
ness and inactivity in the matter Of
Chinese exclusion Livcruash received
the Labor nomination; thea ne kept the
wires busy 20 Washington urging that
the Democratic Congress committee or
der the Democrats in san Francisco 70
indorse him. To the Iab0ring man he
was a Labor candidate. to the Demo-
cratic convention he was O Democrat.
lie won the nomination. and after q
hard fought campaign was elected. He
wiz have a seat in the next House. but
there are people who would prefer
never to hold public Office than to ac-
quire a right to draw a salary by the
Livernash methods.
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Great Britain Anxious About Rome.

Great Britain Anxious About Rome.
Had not Sir Michael Herbert received
recently the appointment Of British am
hassador at Washington Sc is probable
that ne would now De nominated to sue
ceed Lord Currie as British envoy at
Home. Sir Michael was for several years
first secretary and charge d'anaires at
Rome. knows the ropes there well. aided
as he was by his mother. Lady Herbert OF
lea who makes her home there during
part Of the year, and would have been.
under the circumstances, the right man
In the right place.
For Lord Currie has been at Rome
even worse failure than he was at
constantinople. and it IS due TO him that
The formerly close relations between
Great Britain and Italy are now, If not
exactly strained. at any rate distinctly
chilled. and &c VIII need O skilled hand
20 restore the good feeling between the
wo countries. This good feeling is Of
considerable Importance 90 England,
since any combination with italy IN the
event Of "a European war would render
Great Britain preponderant in the Medi-
terranean Indeed. it SIS by no means i'm
possible that Sir Michael may after all
be sent 10 Rome. in which event he
would probably De succeeded IN Washing
ton by Sir Henry Howard, who. like him
self. Is married to an American woman.
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The banked oars fen an hundred strong,
And backed and thrashcd and ground;
But bitter was The rowers' song
As they brought the war boat round.
They had 10 heart for the rally and roar
That makes the whaleback smoke
when The great blades cleave and hold
and leave.
AS one On the racing stroke
They sang: what reckoning do ye keep.
And steer her by what star.
If we come unscathed from the southern
deep
To be wrecked on a Baltic bar?
Last night ye swore our voyage was
done
But seaward still we 90;
And yet tells us now secret vow
We have made with an open foe:
oThat we must lie Off a Ightless coast
A-A haul and back and veer
Al the vim -. the breed that have
wron-ed us most
For year and a year and a year.
There was never a shame in Christendie
They laid not to our door;
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Passing Of the Colored Member.

Passing or the COlOTeQ MEMBER
In the next House Of Representatives.
as ln the present one. there win be no
negro member. The suffrage amendments
to the constitutions of half dozen
Southern States which from time to time
returned a colored brother have practi-
cauy eliminated the Afro American from
poiItics. at least from an elective Office.
Heuceforth there VIII be no blackbirds
in the political pie This, TOO. notwith-
standing the fact that about one-eIeyenth
Of the total population Of eighty millions
Of the United States are negroes. Per
haps the strangest feature in this con-
nectiou is the fact that where the colored
mans vote does his party the greatest
good he has the least influence and the
least power. But for TIE Fifteenth
Amendment Indiana would unGuesuona-
bly, De a Democratic State, and Ohio and
Illinois would De extremely doubtful,
while should the solid coiored vote be
cast FOR the Democratic party instead OF
the Republican party in those States they
would uuquestionabIy be Democratic. Ii
is thus that the negro controls the ball
The Washington times., 1902-12-24
WHAT BARRIERS NOT TALK2

A Chicago city ordnance introduced
In the council by Alderman Hart re-
Quires all BARRIERS 10 be licensed, 20 keen
sharp razors, and keep their mouths
shut Furthermore. a barber who cuts
bis customer forfeits his license. dis
patch 70 the New York World" adds.
Tie also must understand the proper antiscBtic
treatment for bis tools sad ;he nature ana
effect % diseases of the skin and scalp. Tbe
Use of spongeE and powder puns is prohibited.
and separate cic1n towel must be- used for
each person Anv p.an working without 4
certificate win De- hnl3 from $50 TO $50 unloss
be Is an apprentice learning the trade under
certified barber. In which case he can tor
ture al the victims who submit " his at.
tcntiOua
The Washington times., 1902-12-24

TO The Editor of The TINES.
Sir: A correspondent mentions In me
ri-,os of SUNDAY. December d. the third
and fourth verses Of the second chapter
~ nahum which seems prophetic Of the
modern automobile.
7 wish to can attention TO the twenty
e,epd verse Of the forticth chapter Of
.aiab. "Il is he that s.t-eth 6-1n the
-cIe of the earth.
-ouId anything be clearer than that
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White, Of TarborO.

The man who viii probably be pointed
10 Cor many years to come as the last
negro in Congress is George Il. White.
OF Tarboro. ". C.. who. after serving two
terms. retired az the end Of the Fifty
sixth Congress to be succeeded by
white Democrat. and the constitution OF
the State has since made it impossible
for a man OF his color TO be elected,
at least not until so far ir the future
that IL is useless 20 consider tt. South
Carolina. Alabama, Mississippi. and
Louisiana have likewise placed Congress
sional houors beyond the reach OF the
black man. while in the other Southern
States the opportunity which he has is
no moro favorable While in nearly
every House since the war. there has
been one or more negroes. It may be
noted in this connection that but two
negroes ever sat in the Senate, and both
were from Misslssippi-Bruce and Re-
wells.
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man? Then take a good look al him
ana m take care you don't stop him again.
He's my private secretary.
The doorkeeper stood back and saw
with some, amazement the Senator's fI-
ing up to pay their respects 10 the
youthfui-faced. but gray haired "secre-
tary. nor did his bewilderment cease
until he had consulted the sareeant-at
arms and discovered the truth OF the
matter.
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A General Lack Of Tact.

During the lifetime Of Mr.. Singleton,
who was very much older than herself,
and exceedingly unobtrusive, she waa
wont TO do the honors at all the enter
tainmonts given by Lord Currie. either
at HIS house IN town or at his beautiful
suburban villa, Brewster Lodge, and no
one ever dreamt OF making such a faux
The Washington times., 1902-12-24
UnConSideTed T1fIeS
Spanng No Expense.

And so these are the decorations OF
the drawing room, Mrs. Goldbrick, How
effective those wroaths OF green are!
But-er-what are they? ] never saw
Christmas green like those in the mar
ket"
No more you didn't. dear The cater
er wanted to decorate with common
green, but says I. no. Silas. we may as
we'll spend money now we've got it to
spend and every one Of those wroaths
my dear. is made Of dollar bills quilted
up into rosettes and leaves"
The Washington times., 1902-12-24

''The number OF universities founded
by modern millionaires is truly surpris-
Inc" said Prof Glasse. beaming.
Yes" growled Stone. who is a pessi-
II list. "and about fifty years from now the
amber Of foundered universities on our
hands viii be truly astonishing"
The Washington times., 1902-12-24

results Of scientific Investigations made
by him on a voyage on board the yacht
Aurelia.
Adeline Patti. who is said to contem-
plate another tour Of the United States,
still preserves as a memento and tails
man the boots she wore at her debut
forty years ago.
An audacious use OF rejected manu-
script was recently made by William
Futhey Gibbons, author Of The Black
Diamond Men" He had several reject
ed manuscripts OF short stories which
he woye into the continuous narrative
Of his book. and he used the blank side
of the editors rejection slips ou which
to write the opening chapter. The book
is a picture Of life in the Pennsylvania
coal mines.
The Washington times., 1902-12-24
Religious and Other Complications.

Religious and Other Complications.
According 20 precedent. and under or
binary circumstance. Sir Nicholas
O'Conor. now ambassador at Constan-
unopIe. would receive the mission at
Rome. For Lord Currio. Lord Dunerin
and Sir Francis Ford were an appointed
10 Rome from ConstaDlinoplC But Sir
Nicholas is. like bis wife, a Gevout Roman
Catholic. and closely related 20 the Duke
Of Norfolk. who. owing 70 his open
championship of tho restoration of tenn
poral power TO the holy Seat. is an OBJ
jeot Of particular auimociJy to the Ital-
IAN court and government
Among others mentioned for the post
g. Lord Cromcr. though it is difficult TO
gee how he ccr De spared from Egypt
where tactful hand Sc needed 90 keep
I'm order the young Khediye. who has
lately been once more showing how lit
tie he relishes the British Drotectorate.
10 which both ne and his country are
subjected. Fortunately Lord Cromer
having known him from his earliest
childhood has q sort Of patcrnal infu-
ence. and perhaps also paternal patience
and Indulgence in his dealings with him.
which it would be useless o look for in
any other British repre- entative az
Cairo. and should Lord Ctomer become
ambassador at Rome and Lord Milner
succeed him al Cairo, as some people
predict. matters would ere long reach a
crisis which would necCsaitate either
the deposition OF the Khedive or the
Withdrawal OF Lord Miner.
The Washington times., 1902-12-24
Statesmen and Their Ways.

ance Of power. but he is too poor a poll
tician TO obtain any return for what he
does to keep his Republican brethren in
ONCE. He and his race vote as a unit
and destroy the iHHuence they would
otherwise WELD
The Washington times., 1902-12-24
Not Efecfive.

Mrs Lynx says she can see right
through her husband
well. that doesn't necessarily indi-
cate that she can get an X-raise."
The Washington times., 1902-12-24
The TroubIes Of the Reformer.

so you had an honest election down
your way, did you? How did it pan out?'
Bad. It was altogether too expensive.
The other fellows spent the money and
got the Office
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Artistic Effort.

'Binks says he has the artistic temper
ament"
Artistic temperament He couldn't
even draw a conclusion rightl"
The Washington times., 1902-12-24
ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

Red lips deceive.
Yet there's a chance
On Christmas Eve.
All men believe
That at first glance
Red lips deceive:
Yet hope doth weave
A fond romance
On Christmas Eve.
One may achieve
Fen though he grants
Red lips deceive:
Maids oft give leave
Sweet sufferance
On Christmas Eve.
Still, do not grieve
IT. on advance
Red lips deceive
On Christmas Eve.
Truman Roberts Andrews. in Puck.
The Washington times., 1902-12-24

King Carlos Of Portugal like ali mem
bers Of the house OF Braganza. IS
greatly interested i'm all matters relat-
ing TO science. Not long ago he pub
lished a book in which ne detailed the
The Washington times., 1902-12-24
Human Degeneracy.

1uder why human beings can't get
as comfortably as the animals
would. if they had as much
7Orcupinos and McZicau hairless
I try to live together"
The Washington times., 1902-12-24

Edward z. Simmons has just unveiled
to the public the fourth Of his series
OF mural paintings IN the Memorial Hall
Of the statehouse at Boston. u rep
resents the Fight az Concord Bridge.
and is said to be a fine yirile production
OF the painters brush.
The Washington times., 1902-12-24

Dr. Adolf Lorenz. the famous Vienna
surgeon. now in this couatry, says that
the American woman is physically supe-
rior to the man. and that she 'is not
only the most beautiful i'm the world
she Is the most perfect"
The Washington times., 1902-12-24
The Elements of l..

Before Prince FC
clears himself OF al
concerned in any Ma.
ti0n of his one time +
who placed him on IA,
dismiss from his pres
from his encourage tina
of the murdered statesm,
only guest al the Stambul
on the day before the Grim,
one who then and there
Stambuloh had laid aside as
shirt Of mail which at the
his wife ne had been weBrh
eral months. MARQUISE DE Ft
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A VEhIHERC0CK LOVER
fOriginal.l !


Mary Jane WAS tie best servant (
ever had. Size WAS young and strong,
practical, saving "ns! withal very pget,
ty. One day / was sadly disappointed.
On ny own account. at the discovery
thai .lal> Jane had a lover, for as
Eooa as s.3e married her service Win
NE wa;.id l.e once &. However. Was
net entirely selfish 3.!Il resolved to
give Ter Il fist r@te wedding and sub
sta !Iti;,i presents.
''N az, Sors of ran are vou going to
marry, Nary .,ane:' | asked.
3" i Cd, ana 'anl. he lie d pretty fei
low, VITA hlue eyes ana fair ha:r.'
"Strun" aud Of good c4aracter:'
Tie beaii't Very stvenss. E,a a'arl1. and,
as TO elar&cter les like a weather
CO --I.o'-A ,,la@t ~ any wind"
'':1lt Nary lane, how can sou es
pee TO he a;npy With sue,l a mani
"l!n 90 need some un to keep Linn
straight
Wetis Passed, during which Mary
talk Of her approaching LlArr age. l
hc"an / lay plans for making her coin-
fclta e IN !..r new home. Then | no.
ticeA t.iat Sc ceased to speak Ct the
;t,t.r and went about her work with
a feTtr;shlls 81 chat SURPRISED me.
"Ot WHIST material, Mary .Jaae," l
asked. "wou,a you Ike to have your
wedding t,rrsS l..at,c:
"I)era. n;, ana, | don't want no we'd
din Dress
Us the affair broken OFF,
"Ncs 81, avn
"'rc.' re 1,4ut it,
"ihrse : II Euch to tell. na'am.
Hpniic is coed hey and Il pretty boy.
ana tie 81 AL take to him like the
tiles to TIE sweet things. Twas no
fault cf lis mH':E: no more twas
mine |. n:l,1npHed this away: Rennie
asked ~. TO ga with him t. the gar
deEs. wlere on Saturday nights they
have rows of electric lights and music
and Il d;int;n' platform So | went
with him. and we danced together
onct. and te!d Rennie to go and dance
with some other girls. but he said he
didn't want to dance with any one but
TIE. So we danced again together. Op-
poSite Us was a girl that looked at
Rennie wstfu'-like and every tim" he
took her hand to turn her thought
eh" MIS- gong 70 cry.
".Eennie' said. who is the girl Cp
posi:e"
~ was sweet Oh her onct. he said.
"'What Mat.e you 50 back on her?
I asked him.
".WeN he said, stammerin', I liked
you better.
~ didn't say noth:n' more to him
then. hut when the dance was ended
| noticed mat the girl as she went Oh
with her rartnrr cooked at him so mel
anclioiy t!l:.t felt sorry for her, for
E,nnie is liza, chan=ta!'ie might havr
been chosen first. as she was. and she
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r- r-~--
TO- 80.

stahdiil in E!y place at that very mo
meat. pr fty saon we set down on a
bench and | l9obin' round there was
the ;,l! siGt.n' beside me
"'You're stuck on my Eennic.' said
to hpr
He WIS my Rennip onct.' she said
so,ella.siie She Didn't dare VI, bat
j.st bore It .'a;ieNt
y! hat did yo;: .et him 60 for%
asked
~ couldn't help bis son'"
i"u II; GIT have brought him round
with s;:ek.n' a pin iii h;ln. Bonnie
nooas W;,1Sin Hp He o"%ht to have q
strong WaIi:&n for As Wife
Sic didn't Say uothi;l' more. bu
frs t. on" eye. then to t'otler, She
seentea 70 be q hendin sort Of a girl
ana wanted t. ct a pulnp and put
senle strength iato her. i took Bonnie
ly tn" aril1 ana moved him :way, and
es we was :soin seen him Iookin' over
his shoulder s4eepish and her eyes
was termed "a h.ln pitialtle.
Il. maze. said |. '@ou need poker
iu yea. back 10 stiffen YOU
"'Ntl;it d'you mean by that?' he
asked
"'Yn;'ve broken her heart
'AIej'he have he said sighin'.
"'We.i. what are YOU goin' to do
shout it,
~ dunno
"'!'9l tel you. Rennie. You so back
20 her Mehbe it's bad for you and bad
for her. She needs a strong man, and
you need strong woman. for neither
Of you has any starch But the grill
die of a broken heart if you don't 60
back to her: SO you must
'What'll you do| asked Rennie.
"'I'll get along somehow
Just then we met the girl walkin'
with feller, and | says:
"'Bennie's got solnethin' to say to
you
II pushed him to her. She dropped
the feller. took Rennie's arm and walk
I'd away with him. Rennie lookin' back
at me reproachful. l just went and
set on a bench. and they was walkin'
round the room. once in awhile passin'
| me. First time they both looked as If
they wasn't hitched together right; the
! next time they was talkin'; the next
time they was laughin' Then ] left
the gardens. haven't seen Bennie
since. But, oh. dear. it's lonesome
without him. and they won't git on to-
gether at all. because neither of 'em
amt got no backbone"
There was knock at the kitchen
door. and in walked Rennie He look
ed very sheepish and hung his head
"Where's your girl Rennie?' asked
Mary Jane.
oh. she hain't no girl to tie to-" said
Eennie. II want somethin' to hold on
to-"
You 30 right straight back And
without ceremony Mary Jane pushed
him out of lie doGr and locked it,
Rennie for o,lce persisted. married
Mary Jane, and she sustained him
through life. making the best Of what
the:e was in him
OLIVE PENNEWILL
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Spasmodic advertising is cheaper
in dollars and cents. but its results
are spondingly less Shoe and
Leather Gazette.
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Educate To0r boweis With Gascnreta
Candy Ca.tsartie, cure const. patton forever
lcc Sc II c. 10 ..EGi' refund moneS
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e'oslAg is news-nothing more
ss'-Newark. n. j., Advertiser.
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ncorpors sed July 10Th, 1899
Commenced lus, Aag. 1, 1900
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