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The Washington times., 1902-07-26
GOSSIP AND CHAT HEARD IN
WASHINGTON HOTEL LOBBIES
Illinois at the Encampment.

illinois will be well represented a
the forthcoming Grand Army encamp-
ment," said Representative George w
Smith of Illinois at the Riggs House last
evening Mr.. Smith is here to look aftel
some matters of interest to his con-
stituents before the departments. Many
OF the old soldiers in my district will
attend the reunion in October" said he
because. as they expressed it to me. il
will be perhaps their last reunion on
this side of the great beyond.
There is a general feeling among the
veterans that the ranks Of the boys
who enlisted in 1s61-64 and who
marched in review up Pennsylvania Ave
nue. at the close OF the civil war will be
greatly decimated before another re-
union is held in Washington. and it is
this feeling that will induce many Of
the veterans TO make one last effort 10
be present at the encampment in Octo-
Der.
There is every Indication that the re-
union will be a success, for l see by
your local papers the citizens having the
affair in charge are working like beav-
ers to give the veterans royal re-
ception."
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
Miss Roosevelt's Newport Trip.

When Miss Alice Roosevelt visits
Newport she will be the guest of Mr..
and Mrs R. Fulton Cutting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cutting are occupying
the villa of Mr. and Mrs. Robert NJ
Gushing. in Ocean Avenue. 1t is one OF
the most charming places in Newport,
its lawn extending to the famous cliffs.
Near 1t are the villas of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish, Mr.. Henry Clews, Mr..
and Mrs. William Starr Miller, and Mr..
and Mrs George B. De Forest. The
Cuttings expected to go'abroad this sea-
son. but at the last minute they changed
their minds and went to Newport.
AS Miss Roosevelt is the daughter of
the President of the United States. it
would hardly be necessary for her to
know many people at Newport to be as
sured of a delightful stay. but, as q
matter of fact. she has many friends
among the cottagers who will see to it
that there are dinners and luncheons
galore in her honor.
On the other hand. 1t is reported at
Oyster Bay that Miss Roosevelt is 50
fatigued from her winters gaieties that
she will spend the balance of the sum
mer quietly at Sycamore Hill.
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
First Impressions of the Capital.

This is my first visit to Washington,
and I am not bit disappointed, said
DR.. Thomas B. Wyse, of Jonesboro.
Tenn. in the lobby of the Metropolitan
yesterday. I'm fact" he added, the
city fully justifies all the pretty things
that have been said and written about It.
II think you have the best system of
street car lipes of any city in the coun-
try. and youstan ride greater distance
for cents than any place l know of.
Another thing that has impressed me
much Is the ease with which one can
find any street or place in the city.
Every lamppost on the corner has the
name of the street. and 1t tells you
whether 1t is northwest, northeast,
southwest, or southeast When you have
your points of the compass 1t is easy
sailing.
Now, when / visited friends In Bos-
ton and New York l experienced the
greatest difficulty in picking my way.
| would almost invariably have to call
on the police to direct me. And the
stranger in New York who depends on
finding street names on the corners will
get sadly left.
II am more than pleased with my visit
to the National Capital. My only regret
is that Congress is not In session and
the President out of town. | should like
to meet President Roosevelt because II
am told he is so strenuously natural
The Washington times., 1902-07-26

rope would never have been made. The
ideas which imbibed during my travels
would not have come to me, and the ex-
rerience I have had, the study of the
world that ! have made, and of men and
things--all this, which has so well
served me. would never have been. Poll
tics would never have attracted me. But
the death of my wife caused the love
of my country 10 burn in my heart, and
l have followed the chariot OF Mars
rather than Ceres plow."
Bolivar had =: great deal of ambition.
as well as ability and it was feared that
lis aspirations were in the iictatorial
direction. For this reason he was hot
ly opposed, and his enemies were sup
piled with great deal of ammunition.
In the scheme for American con-
terence to rring peace oct OF internal
Gissension. his own States, Peru and
Bolivia. declared against him. And it
was finally voted that he should have
pension of $4,000 year. providing that
he should leave America forever.
That is what crushed Bolivar into the
depths of cynicism, ard it is not strang.
that. after hrooding over the ingratitude
of republics. he should. in his dealt,
hour, utter such a prophecy as is now
brought 10 public Attention
In justice to Bolivar. however. 1t must
be said that the intermittent chaos in
South America has partially verified his
predictions. for the internal disturbance
has become almost an institution. Ven
ezuela and her sister nations actually
seem to be the land OF unrest and the
field of interminable revolution
But there is a disposition today to
take the optimistic view of the situa-
tion, while giving the unwelcome facts
their full weight in the scale of judg-
ment. The survival of the fttest must
work out in the South American repub
lies as in other parts of the world, and,
we're Bolivar alive today. 1t is probable
that he would modify his opinion and
grant that even now there are hopeful
signs in the political horizon.
Were there not strong nation in this
half Of the world. one so powerful that
1t must rule politically and morally,
the prophecy of the famous patriot might
yet be fulfilled. but it is quite impossi
BILE under existing and probable condi-
tions.
Redemption must come. though it be
slow in curbing the revolutionary spirit
which is so closely allied TO anarchy /
because 1t fights for trifies and sheds |
blood for false theories.
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
Trusts and Tariff Issues.

"Tbe trusts and the tariff will be very
| prominent in the Congressional cam
raign this fall: In fact, they will divide
attention with the Philippine question" "
said Representative Philip d. McCul-
loch. of Arkansas. In the lobby of the
Ebbitt, yesterday. And on these is
sues l believe the Democrats Will win.
There is something radically wrong
when our manufacturers sell from 25 to
40 per cent cheaper to the foreign con-
sumer than they do to the home con-
sumer. The Republicans admit that the
tariff needs revision In order to put a
stop to Just sucn practices. And by this
admission they abandon their position
that the foreigner pays the tax.
''If our manufacturers can undersell
foreign competitors in the open mar
kets of the world, why can't they COM
rete with the foreign manufacturer in
our own country without demanding an
cxorbitant tariff at the expense of the
people? The tariff question will not
down. 1t will worry the Republicans this
campaign. tor We do not intend TO let
them dodge It.
The tariff. the trusts. and the Philip
pines will be thoroughly discussed from
one end of the country to the other, be-
tween now and November. with the re
suit. in my opinion, of the Democrats
clecting a majority of the members TO
the next House "
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
Missionary Work Needed.

There is paper in Korea which
is said to be printed in the English
language. A specimen of the Ian
guage used is appended to this:
Lately the police headquarters
ordered to forbid the servants. etc..
to run the horses fastly on the big
streets, as they sometimes pressed
the children down and hurted them
on the ground, and the police
stopped a mapoo running a horse
hardly on it's back, but a number of
soldiers came along quickly and cap
tured the police away"
But there is a paragraph
clipped from the "Girard (Ill.) J
Observer and reprinted in a Chi
cago paper which is like this:
There is a mad dog scare here at
present. Every dog that acts like he
had wheels in his head is killed
Three dogs. one old cat. and an old
rooster has been killed that was
claimed to have been bitten"
Now, the question is, does bad
English sound any better in llli-
nois than it does in Korea?
We are sending missionaries 10
Korea, and India, and the islands
of the sea to teach the natives to
speak English, an accomplishment
which they regard much as we re
garded the ability to play The
Beautiful Blue Danube" on the
piano thirty or forty years ago.
Meanwhile, the enlightened press
of this civilized nation is forget
ting not only how English should
be spoken, but how it should be
written, and millions of young
Americans are growing up with
the idea that slang is good enough
for all the practical purposes Of
life. Slang, as an extension to
ones vocabulary, is all right when
used with discretion, but it is not
properly q substitute for a vccab-
ulary. In short, the art Of con
versation is falling into dislise in
this country, and i'll its place, so
far as certain class of the people
is concerned, appears the accom-
plishment of talking in slang. Is
it not time that we stopped send
ing missionaries to the Koreans TO
teach them imperfect English, and
distributed a few among those Of
our countrymen who do not talk
English at alll
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
WHY WOMEN'S WAGES
ARE LESS THAN MEMS.
BY w. A. CROFFUT, Phi. D.

With the conclusions reached in The Times con-
cerning womens wages l cannot agree. Women are
paid less than men, but not ''because they willing
to take less, for that might be true of men, or
because they have vote" ttley have many votes
in this District Is it not rather because the
very fact of being woman carries with it natural
and inevitable disabilities?
There are some occupations in which woman, if
ever Industrious and skillful could hardly thrive
for instance railroad building, civil engineering,
house building, trucking. coal mining, tin roofing,
plumbing housapainting wall papering, well digging,
sailing ships, and being thus, by alone, excluded
from large part of the industries of every COM
munity, she finds other occupations overcrowded and
therefore underpaid
But there other trades to which She is particu-
larly adapted: those Of typesetter clerk, jeweler
bookbinder dressmaker typewriter, bookkeeper loom
tender, cabinet maker, boxmaker shoemaker. And is
she not especially adapted to the practice of photog
raphy and of medicine?
Does she excel in all of these7 Scarcely
If she faithfully be said to excel in any, it is
in these knowledge of which is mcst easily acquired:
She can learn boxmaking in day. She can learn the
typesetters case in half day. She make her
self handy clerk or salesman in week. She
learn quickly to block mans hat and trim it. She
learn to tend loom" with small expenditure of
time talent Therefore, it is into cotton factories
and wooen mills, printing Offices, hat factories and
stores that majority of drift, if they escape
from 'plain sewing"
If woman is shut out from most human occupa-
tons, is it inevitable that she will command low
wages?
Why do not large numbers of women become jew
eers pattern makers, shoemakers, carriage Makers
cabinet makers, architects all of them neat and
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
A Good Halter.

Two elderly ladies are conversing in
ly as Ill or as fast asleep as she pretends
to be.
First elderly lady-Yes, my dear, 1t s
awful the extent to which some people
will carry their spite. l was talking to
Mrs. Bloggs yesterday about poor Annie
on the bed there and she sez-you know
they can't abear one another-she sez:
We'll. ii anythink should happen, -
she sez. you'd never ketch me going to
her funeral" she sez, "and"-
The invalid 1oudly) - And you may
tell Mrs. Bloggs that II she don't come
to my funeral l certainly won't go to
hers..London King.
The Washington times., 1902-07-26

Before President Castro, of Venezuela
left Caracas for the field of insurrection,
he delivered an impassioned proclama
ticn to his people. In that address,
among other things. lie paid tribute to
the memory of Bolivar, whose name is
so closely linked with South American
liberty. Castro said:
"Of all those recollections that which
rises most vividly today before our pros
trate patriotism, like the dumb sphinx
in the desert, is that offered by the fore
seeing and sagacious Bolivar. reading on
his deathbed. with prophetic voice, the
story of our future mlsfortunes.''
In explanation of Castro's reference
, to the Bolivar prophecy, the "Vene-
zuelan Herald" says:
I'm President Castro's allocution to
the Venezuelans, he alludes to proph-
ecy of Bolivar, referring to Venezuela.
pronounced on his deathbed. AS large
number of our readers are ignorant of
1t, we have procured and translated it..
1t is interesting both to read and con-
slider. In all its bare horror it is as
follows:
There is no good faith in America,
either among men or nations.
Treaties are so much waste paper
Constitutions are printed theories never
put In practice; elections are combats,
liberty is anarchy and life torment.
America is ungovernable Those
who have served the revolutions have
plowed in the sea. The only recourse
left to Americans is to emigrIte.
These countries will assuredly fall
into the hands of the unbridled multi
tude, TO be afterward the prey of the
most insignificant tyrants, of all colors
and races, and shall be devoured by
every crime and finally extinguished
through feI ocity.
The nations of Europe will perhaps
not even deign to conquer them. Il it
were possible for any part of the world
to return to primeval chaos, 1t is TO
this state that America would eventual
ly drop"
None who is familiar with Simon Boli-
vars career will fail to appreciate the
inspiration that begat such prophecy
Bolivar was a man disappointed and
consumed with pessimism. After two
years of marital happiness he lost his
wife. That broke his heart. Perhaps"
said ne afterward. had l not lost her
career would have been different. l
might not. then. have been general of
the liberators. Ny second visit to Eu-
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
Politics in New York.

]. Reed Littell. formerly of this city
but now Of New York. is at the Raleigh
Mr.. Littell came over to argue an i'm
rortant case before the Patent Office.
Things are quiet in New York jus.
low" said he. but they will liven up
in a few weeks, when the campaign
opens. It is conceded that Governor
Odell will be renominated by acclama-
,:on, and the Republicans are satisfied
that the governors administration Will
be indorseG by the people next Novem-
Der.
THE Democrats are trying to get to-
gether. and they will undoubtedly put
up stiff fight. Just who they will
nominate for governor no one seems to
know. 1t will be. | think. some Demo
cTat who is not identified with either
iacticn.
Organism is at a discount among the
New York Democrats, and they Will take
10 chances by placing at the head of
the ticket any man who was a con-
spicuous Bryan Democrat In 1896 or 1900.
This, however. is Republican year, and
the Democrats are doomed to defeat"
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
ARE THE PYRAMIDS SAFE /?

Following of
whood the
ewn the solid rock the Sphinx has
and
shpees
question the Sphinx crumbes
Of
whole whose SUBMITS
this
their shapess
OF
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
A Texas Lullaby.

| Look here, you little bunch O how1s,
| Does you all feel secure.
A-hcotin' like 4 pair o. owls
That's crazy past all cure?
Don't you all knew that every sheep
Out yonder en- the plain
Is putting in his time in sleep
With all his might an main?
You mind that thar coyote, what
Considered it was fun
To kinder rouse my slumbers, not
A-thinkin' bout my gun?
Well. Jus you look around the bed
That you're a-sieepin' in
An you Will find that that long-head
Is minus bout one skin.
Why. Dead Shot Jack got drunk one night
An come around an made,
To put my peaceful dreams to flight.
rife serenade.
That's heen three months ago an''mors.
1 mind you had to cry
Fur NE to take you to the door
To see the hearse go by.
There amt no man o. six-foot-threei
In all this boundin' West
That thinks about disturbin' me
When I lays down to rest.
An you. that ain't quite two foot high.
An never packed a gun,
You keeps me settin' up till
Says '"McrninI" to the sun.
I'd like TO have ycu fgger on
The chances you'd Of had
With me along about the dawn,
II got good an mad.
With me a-sleepin' Ike no man
Kin ever try to tell.
Why. you Just suddenly began
To set up that thar yell.
know'd there wa'an't no Iniuns ous.
But I'd shot fer true,
II when I turned an looked about
hadn't seen twas you.
An you, you seen me grab my gun.
An just set there an grin,
AS if you thought that it was fun
To see fight begin.
Well, p'raps you're right; your rn
amt here
To fight with you no more,
An you all amt no call to fear
The ole mans out for war,
For howlin' low or howlin' nigh.
amt got muck to do
o. nights but singin' lullaby,
An singin' it to you.
Portland Oregonian.
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
Roosevelt in 1904.

you can say for me that the senti-
ment of the rank and file of the Republi-
cans throughout the country are In favor
Of Roosevelt's nomination In 1904" re-
marked George II. Dawson, q commercial
traveller from Detroit, at the Raleigh
last evening.
i've Travelled around bit and talked
with the leading business men OF the
country and they say business was never
so steady as now. The country is pros
porous and the people are contented to
let well enough alone.
They do not want any change In the
policy of the Government. and therefore,
there viii be, in my opinion. no change
in the political makeup OF the next
House of Representatives.
Some of the Republican politicians
may be opposed to the President. and de
sire his rundown in the next Republi
can national convention, but think the
popular feeling in favor of the President
is so strong that he VIII be nominated
by acclamation and elected
The Washington times., 1902-07-26

well-pad occupations7 Nay, why do not more than
small contingent become dressmakers to supply the
constant demand of their own sex7
The answer is, Because these require an appren-
tlceship which few young women are willing to under
go.
Why will not young women spend the two or three
years requisite and learn trade7
Because they women-that is, because they ex-
pect to be married to who will support them.
Has the reader ever heard of woman jewe!er2
Suppose there skilled women jewelers.
would they receive much wages as men jewelers. OF
equal sk' Manifestly not. Why not7 Because they
are handicapped by their alone If jewery
house Street today short hand-on watch
repairing, for instance, and woman and man of
equal skill should apply for the vacant position which
would get it Is there much doubt!
The employer would probably reason thus: ''The
woman quite as likely to be industrious and honest
and much hkeher to be sober. But if the
ries he will surely stay, while if the marries
she will certainly 90. Moreover the average
be relied on to be here when wanted; he has the
uniform health. Then, again. he is subordinate.
He will not appeal to my sympathy or make any de-
mands ON The grounds of SEX" And so the man, per-
haps inferior, gets the job.
Woman has stood high in various professions, but
has she actually stood at the top-at the
bar or on the bench, in medicine education, sculp-
ture, painting, architecture, Journalism, statesi,an-
ship, commerce, invention, philosophy-in original
research in astronomy, geology chemistry in
poetry where she might be expected TO excel7 Has
not the chief dIessmaker of the planet always been
MANI And has not woman failed TO attain supreme
excellence ia anything except home-making merely
because she is handicapped by the requirements CT
her sexl
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
Married in Alexandria.

A wedding of interest to Alexan
drians and Washingtonians took place
in the former city last Wednesday even
ing, when Miss Sarah. the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Allan. of
go Acker Street northeast. and Mr
George Dixon, a Baptist minister we'll
known through the South by reason of
his prominence in missionary work,
We're married. Rev. Mr.. Dixon will
shortly make an extended missionary
trip throughout the West, where his
wife will later join him.
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
lust What Worries Gates.

Chicago Chronicle-Brother Gates is
not likely to lose much sleep because OF
the denunciations OF the Federation of
Labor. He would probably be willing to
stand all the denouncing in stock II he
could be sure that the late corn corpse
was buried beyond hope of resuFection
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
Going to Marquette.

Mr. Charles C. Lancaster left yester-
day for fortnight outing to Marquette.
Mich. He will return by way of the
Great Lakes.
Mrs. Lancaster has as her guest Mrs.
Samuel j. Randall. OF Philadelphia, at
her country home, Clifton Manor, Pierce
Mill noad.
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
PERSONAL NOTES

Mr.. Ralph NJ McKinzie, of the Con-
gressional Library, is spending his vaca
tion at Hagerstown, Md
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. German an 4
daughter are enjoying months holiday
at Atlantic City.
Mr.. Eugene Thompson OF the firm OF
Crane, Paris & Co., is i'll at his resi-
dence on Maple Avenue Anacostia.
Rev. Joseph e. Smith. d. D.. pastor
of Grace NJ. E. Church. sailed for Eu-
rope Wednesday. He was accompanied
by his sons, Herbert Scott Smith. d. D..
pastor OF st. Margaret's Church. and Mr..
Wilbur f. Smith, of New York city.
Mr.. Samuel E. Martin. Of East Cant
tol Street. left yesterday for Porto
Rico, where he will engage in business.
Mrs. Martin will spend the remainder
OF the summer In the city and reioin
her husband in the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ". Mcpherson have
gone to Cape May.
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
Godfather to Child.

President Roosevelt has promised to
be godfather 10 the little girl OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Winthrop Chanler. The ehristen
ing will take place al Newport. where
Mr.. and Mrs. Chanler have a villa for
the summer. The President hopes to be
able to attend In person, but, falling
this. will be specially represented at
the ceremony
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
A Change of Occupation.

San Antonio Express-The Nothing.
Doing" sign has been hung up over they
front door of the Texas political shop,
and the people Will now devote several
months of hard work to saving iollaros
instead of saving the country.
The Washington times., 1902-07-26

Any person who buy the Morning. Afternoon Sunday
Edition The Times any stand Washington suburban
towns railroad elsewhere will confer by notify
the Publisher of The Times Tenth and Streets, Wash
ingtop, D. c.
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
DOINGS IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Miss Alice Roosevelt Expected to Fe Guest of Mr. and
Mrs R, Fulton Cutting at Newport.
Doubtful She Will Leave Sycamore Hill During Season-Pesdent
Expected Be Godfather Mrs. Chambers BabyMrs Lam
caster Going to Marquette for Summer.
Visiting Her Cousin.

Mrs. Alice Tcft Talbot. of Madisoa
Avenue, Baltimore, is spending two
weeks with her cousin, Mrs. r. w..
SheckelIs. 1910 New Jersey Avenue
northwest, prior to visiting Norfolk,
Boston, New York and Oakland Mills,
Md
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
Excessively Cruel.

Boston HoYnld-When Composer Mas
cagni lands in New York in October. how
would it do to have the thousands of
land organs aHG street pianos that are
playing selections from his ''Cavalleria
Rusttcana" greet him at the dock?
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
Only One Price of Admission.

Chicago Chronicle-Recognizin the
progressive spirit Of the age, the i:a:-
tians have brought their revolution in
dustry Up 70 date. II is now eontinu-
Gus performance instead OF semi'annual.
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey.

The Admiral of the Navy and Mrs.
Dewey have gone to Mount Pocono, Pa,
where arrangements have been made
TO give the admiral successful fishing
sport in the famous waters OF Hooker's
Brook.
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
In Too Narrow a Field.

Detroit Tribune - II Muggsy McGraw
gold bricked Andy Freedman, Muggsy
McGraw better retire from baseball and
tackle wall Street.
The Washington times., 1902-07-26
A Prominent Railroad Man.

T. X. Scott, OF Augusta. Ga, promi-
nent railroad man. was at the Raleigh
yesterday. He left last evening for
New York