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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

Uncle Joe" Cannon, who fell heir to
the title Of Watch Dog OF the Treasury
after the demise Of the venerable Holman
OF Indiana, was in the midst Of a heated
discussion on the Nicaragua Canal bill
yesterday when suddenly after making a
positive assertion. he shouted at the top
Of his voice:
If I am wrong. who VIII correct me %
"Ah. would not undertake such an
arduous task" replied the versatile Mr.
Hepburn, as ne rose in his place and sank
back again before Mr.. Cannon could re-
turn the fire
The House roared-
Former Senator John L. Wilson Of Wash
ington, thin and gaunt. slightly stopped
as Westinghouse knew him when in the
Senate. stood leaning against the brass
railing encircling the seats in the House
yesterday afternoon. when Repre- sentative
Cousins Of Iowa came along,
Hello. John. said Mr. Cousins. extend
ing his hand
Bob. now are you2" answered Mr.. VIII
son. and the two fell 10 talking over old
times
Are you out Of politics now. John?''
skcd Mr. Cousins.
''Yes--rm making money now" an
swered Sir. Wilson. as Ae STROBE on to
join the smokers in the cloak room.
Ex-Representative Bynum Of Indiana.
now member Of the commission to
codify the criminal and penal laws Of the
United States, was on the floor Of the
House yesterday and was warmly greet
ed by his old colleagues. Mr.. Bynum was
a member Of the Fifty-drst Congress and
during the heat of debate on one occa-
sion he vas called 10 order by Mr..
Cutcheon of Michigan. with the result
thai he was censured by Speaker Reed
by order Of the House. Il was a most
exciting event. for no member had been
censured by the House In recent years.
In that memorable session the Democrats
stood by Mr.. Bynum TO a man. but today
he is no longer regarded a member OF
. .heir party by the men in Congress who
follow william Jennings Bryan.
Representative from the large cities
are always anxious to trade of their al
lotmeat OF garden and flower seed for
public documents. and after a recent ex-
perience Colonel Jacob Rupert, Of New
York city, is more anxious than ever to
swap choice assortment Of garden seed
for few wsll-selected government pub
LEGATIONS that may be OF use to his con-
stitUents.
As Colonel Rupert had the seed on
| hand. he instructed his clerk to send some
/ OF them to his constituents who might
be able 20 make use OF them. Colonel
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10
THE POPE'S HEALTH.
Leo's Physician Says His strength Is
UnImpaired.

LeO's Physician Says His Strength Is
Unimpaired.
ROME. Jan. 1O.-Dr. LapOni. the Pope s
physician, visited his holiness last night
after an absence Of three days.
When seen by your correspondent this
morning the -minent physician said;
For years the Pope has not enjoyed
such pe-1ect health. He never fails to
celebrate mass on Friday, and sometimes
on other days
The principal precaution I insist upon
is the keeping Of his rooms at an even
temperature of 65 degrees, especially as
he is most careless about himself. He
frequently retires without properly ad-
justing his fannels about his chest.
When 1 demonstrate he says he does not
want to cOddIe himself"
When asked how long the Pope might
live, DR.. Laponi said:
Il do not care to speculate on that
question. but there is no reason why he
should not reach the age Of Gregory X,
who was a centenarian."
This would mean eight years more OF
life. which would make Leo's pontifcate
longer than that OF St Peter, and even
longer than that of Plus TX, who reign
ed for thirty-one years.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10
The inheritance of the Meek.

There was once a sOEt-voiced man who
went through the world with a catlike
reserve and ease He never started TO
jump through any place without first
measuring it with his f,elers to see IL
it would squeeze him He handled all
things with velvety care. and never hurt
anybOdy's feelings II he could help It.
Sometimes when he wa sJroked the right
way he would almost purr- He was al
ways awake and ready to move when
wanted. and he did not bother anybody
with exOrbitant demands for affection
There was another man who made it a
business 10 let people know when he was
around He put in his time trOtting about
with a chip on his shoulder and daring
people to knock il of JsGaHy they did
not, because they were 100 busy. 50 the
man strutted and said. - am the whole
thing"
By and by he heard Of the citizen with
the soft voice and the meek manner, and
begss to file his teeth. and oil bis voice,
and get ready.
Il viii make him wish he had never
dared TO crawl out Of his bandb1x- He is
a nooentityl He doesn't dare say his soul
is his own, 1 viii not endure having
sucn people on the same planet where I
am. viii annlhilate hrn. abolish him.
expurgate him. sponge 1tm of the face
OF the earth, - --,"
Then through the blue air patted the
other. as undisturbed as a pan Of cream
in a locked dairy, and said Did you
speak"
Yes, you -. that is. what have you
got TO say for yourseIfz''
4 do not wish to indulge IN any an
imadversions on your character" replied
the other, mildly.
The dictionary word was tor mich. and
the Terror Of the Sierras made a motion
toward his hip pocket. The next thing
he knew was that, figuratively speaking
his meek neighbor was on top OF him
with four sets Of claws and si.dy-fou
teeth. The air was fun OF fur fer the
next ten minutes. but none Of it was cat
fur At the end OF the ten minutes the
meek man sat alone in the LsiGdIe Of the
stage oombing down his hair.
Moral: The meek sometimes Inherit the
earth IN unexpected ways.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

INV|0|-I"I I"7T-T-N TTT'77-I
The sad. pathetic figures Of history are
many. that Of Napoleon on the rocks Of St
Helena, with bowed arms and suuken chin
gazing across the dark implacable waters.
has stood for the very Incarnation Of hu-
man misery; but iJ is unrestraiued ecstasy
compared with the figure Of Lord Rose
berry In his lonely furrOw" looking
abstractedIy n the "1y-blOwn phylac-
teries" OF the Liberal party, and waiting
patiently 20 be discovered
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10
ALONG THE SKIRMISH LINE.
A. Boomernnr Phrnsc.

The thing I like so much about you.
Senator Maybough.' said the gushing so
ciety dame. lis that you are 50 intensely
human"
DO you mean to imply that the rest
Of your associates are simian?' enquired
the Senator dryly.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

A New York despatch SAYS that Mr..
Robert Fitzsimmons has Just had
piece of bone removed from his f.osa
1t may be anticipated that the Hon.
James Jeffries VIII reply that the
surgical operation was mere Incl
dent compared with what is to come
when the gentlemen meet for their
joint debate
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

Mr.. Kipling did not include golf in
his animadversiOns- Perhaps he fear
ed that if he did, delegation OF de
termined Scotchmen armed with golf
sticks would be waiting for him at
Cape Town.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10
UTHE EVENING TIMES EDTTODTAT DACE
FRANK A.TNUNSEY nd MIeS O

obsequious saIutations 20 foreigners
and the next orders general of the
Celestial army decapitated.
There is lingering suspicion that
she would prefer To reverse the
process.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

IT T|--0I|IT -T-II II||-T-I-J
II is astonishing that thee are English
men who still take Editor Stead seriously.
His proposition 10 remove the political
capital Of the British Empire 10 Wash
ington has been the SUBJECT of indignant
protest by Englishmen whc profess 10 have
a sense Of humOr.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

Many cities are suffering from the
congestion of the population. Wash
ington has inaugurated a system of
street extension that does away with
such disagTeeable conditions. But un-
less the money is given for local i'm
provements, the enterprise win stop
short
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

Possibly Mr.. Gilbert Parller's sue
cess IS to be accounted for by the
fact that he has sat IN The Seats of
the Mighty" fought The Battle of
the Strong" and secured The Right
of Way" Almost anybody could win
with "a hand like that.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

Fashionable slang is a curious
thing. 1t is a compliment TO tell a
girl she has a svelte figure, but how
would she feel if she were told she
had a svelte head?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

Some OF the people who once re-
garded the Philippines as a sort of
preserved ginger are now thinking
that they taste more like bitter med
icine
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

Mayor Lows first Sunday is said to
have been neither wet nor dry; and
it would appear that the condition of
things was something like n London
fog.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

NJ de Blowitz is said 20 be able 10
interview anything short of an Egyp-
tian mummy. 1t is a shame to waste
a man like that on an English news
paper.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10
mo FutIIity Id Words.

"Dr. Mahany OF Dublin. says that eight
hundred languages are spoken in the
world"
Yes; and they're all Of EN- inadequate
when you want TO tell what you think
about your collar button"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10
REBUILD WOOSTER UNIVERSITY
Hundred Thousand Dollars Given
for the Purpose.

Tor the purpose
WOOSTER. Ohio. Jan Io--The Wooster
University. which was burned last tall,
will now be rebuilt.
Dr. D. K. Pearsons, Of Chicago, has do
noted S1000 600 to the Institution for this
purpose The conditions attached are
that Wooster and Wayne county must
raise $4,000 and the Synod Of Ohio $780,
900 before 5:45 p. ~. February p.
The Alumni Association OF Pittsburg
will give the Alma Mater aid.
The board o. trustees now propose TO
erect four OF I'VE buildings instead Of
one structure.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10
American Enterprise.

q see that Pierpont Morgan says that
he cannot buy dolce far niente"
We'll, I don't know what that Is. but
II he'll give me the price III bet III
make some for him"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

The gentlemen who are raising
Presidential booms mig Mt just as well
make up their minds % board them
at some good cheap livery stable for
the winter.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10
one DIncuIlr The Icy.

Ut. I'-TI7 TII||" -IIIT-|-TIIII
Gradually the hard parts OF the Worlds
Fair problem are disappearing. The jury
has decided the question Of fact regarding
the most beautiful woman ia the Louisiana
Purchase
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

The Department Of Justice Is to be
housed in a new building. 1t is above
all things 10 be desired that justice
should have elbow-room in this town.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10
"a EEI9IR TIE CAPITOL DorE

Rupnert has a friend in New York who
has q model tenement in the coloneIs
district He received a letter from this
friend few days ago, which ran some
thing like this:
For the love Of the board OF health
quit sending those garden seed into this
district. Half the tenants in my model
house have filled their porcelain lined
bathtubs with soil and have started model
truck farms with the seed you sent them
I must add that they have a splendid and
entirely successful system OF irrigation
which you might recommend to our
friends from the arid regions Of the West.
who are looking for something OF this
kind I am informed"
one Of the most important bills now be-
fore the House COMMITTEES on Pensions is
the Boreing bill 10 create a Court OF
Pension Appeals. The measure has been
endorsed by the Grand Army and is
favOrably thought of by the members OF
the committee Representative Wiley Of
Alabama. who is a member Of the com
mittee on Pensions. is very much inter
ested in the bill because the spirit of IT,.
he said. is 70 facilitate the just claims
OF the old soldiers. Mr.. Wiley is giving
much thought and study TO the pension
question and VIII have something TO say
on the Boreing bill when it is reported
20 the House
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

tPhHdalephia Ledser)
President Roosevelt is a Rough Rider.
he does not perceive the red tape woven
across his path until be has ridden
through IT,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10
Too NumerOus.

ooh. WE'LL" said tie optimist soothingly,
he has a great many good points. am
sure"
SO has hedgehog, growIed the pessi-
mist
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10
Cold Comfort.


II the weather turns cold we can think
o. the new determination Of the heat Of
the sun, just now announced, which places
the temperature referred to at II 1872 de-
grees Fahrenheit.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

IL Lieutenant Hooson is going 10
try 10 Hobsonize politics, the coun-
try would like to know something
more about it.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10


Can IL be possible that Editor Waiter
sons Star-eyed Presidential bOomlet has
become tangled up with d New Year Kat
zenjammeFl
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

The Cubans have greater respect
for Uncle Sam when they want fayors.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10


daughter They again occupy the house
at 1888 \ Street where they spent the
last season.
Mrs. John o. Evans entertained yes
terday at a beautifully appointed debu-
tante luncheon complimentary to Miss
Ruth HalfOrd.
Mrs. W. W Dixon. wife OF ex-Repre-
sentative Dixon. Of Butte. Mon, is the
guest Of Senator and Mrs James X
Jones. 915 VI Street. Mrs Dixon is en-
route to Montana from New York, and
viii spend some DAYS in Washington.
Mrs. E. II. Liscum. Of Elmirs. y. y.
is the guest Of Major and Mrs. La Garde
at the Soldiers Home.
Mrs. Francis 5 Nash has issued cards
for tea TO meet Miss Anita Phinizy
Wednesday. January 10. from 4 to Z.
Mrs. Joseph C. Gufred entertained at
luncheon on Wednesday the sHest If
honor being Nine Roosevelt ScoveL
Mr. and Mrs John ID. Jones have closed
their country home at MorristoWn. y. J.,
and are in town for a few weeks. They
the New Willard "Wednesday. January %
Senator and Mrs. James p. TaIiaferrc
ana Miss Taliaferro returned yesterday
from Florida and CUBA where .ney spent
the holidays.
Miss Clayton. 1929 New Hampshire ave
nue.. has gone 10 California.
I Mrs Maude Louise Newman, Of this
! city. is located for the winter in Havana
! Cuba, where her husband is in Govern
ment employ.
Mrs. Daisy Fitzhugh Ayres is spending
some weeks at 1907 Washington Circle.
Major and Mrs. Richard C. Parker. o
| 1922 Twenty-drst Street. are spending
/ part OF the wiHter az Pasadena, Southern
/ California.
Senator and Mrs. EIkins entertained
dinner party Of young people last even
/ ing.
Mrs Charles Bromwell gave a lunch
/ con yesterday in honor OF Mrs. Gillespie
wife Of General Gillespie. L. S A.
Mrs. George W. HarveI entertained fl
ADAlbA "a uEi AAeLdAA = Ull NuNdE " Euues
/ day evening al their home. go E stree
I northwest
The French Ambassador. NJ. Cambon
| viii be absent from washington a con.
. siderable portion OF the present month
{ having engagements a Albany and New
/ Orleans.
Miss Martina Jones, who viii be a debu
/ tante Of next season. has Joined he
mother for the remainder Of the winter
l which will be divided between New YorI
/ and Washington. Nj and Mrs. Joue.
/ have leased their Eighteenth Street hous,
/ for the winter and are occupying apart
Ueuts az the Albany.
Mrs. Lieber and the Misses Liebe
/ gave small tea yesterday afternoon a
their home on Eighteenth Street. wher
their friends we're invited TO meet Mrs
/ Richard Harlow. who has recently takeI
a house on y Street for the winter.
Mrs. Patterson, wife OF the Senat TO
from Colorado. Le!d her first reception O
the season yesterday AT the shoreham
where Senator Patterson has apartment
for the winter.
The Countess Marguerite de Cassin
was the hostess at a delightful tea yes
terday afternoon. when a limited numbe
OF friends were invited for o'clock
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

Yesterday d Times reporter happened
around at the desk Of Mr. C. NJ Buck. a
Waterman at the Patent once. just in
time to see an interesting performance
given by that veteran Waterman He
had q clear glass bottle fled with water
that could never have come from the Pc
tOmac. In the bottle was a little glass
tube about two inches long. and a sixth
Of an inch in diameter. The upper half
Of this tube was filled with water. and
the end sealed. The lower halt was open
By this arrangement the tube was kept
in suspense so that the least outside in
huence could move it. With his hand on
the bottle the operator would command
the tube TO move up or down and il
would obey him InsJanter- A half dozen
people gathered around 20 watch the
queer antics OF the little tube One fell
low, who had been here before said
"Oh. yes, 1 see. it's the old game OF the
devil in the bottle" Another said that
he caught on TO the trick but the mysti-
fed, I-wish-I-Hnew -how-the -thing-is-done
look on his face didn't bear out his state
ment- A boy was looking on, and pro-
nOunced the thing dead easy but he did
not volunteer any other information
When a lady. who has a desk in the
Scientific Library. stepped up. but for a
little while her science wouldn't avail TO
solve the mystery She took the cue
in a few moments. and by pressing the
bottle between Fer fingers. in keeping
with her commands. the tube Obeyed her
as implicitly as the average hen-pecked
hubby obeys his wife she had solved the
mystery Mr.. Buck is one Of the veter-
ans OF the service. having come 70 Wash
ington over thirty yeares ago from Min
uesOta.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

Miss Martina Jones. who viii be a debu-
tante Of next season. has Joined her
mother for the remainder OF the winter.
which will be divided between New York
and Washington Mr.. and Mrs Jones
have leased their Eighteenth Street house
for the winter and are occupying apart
meuLs a. the Albany.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

An experience OF many years in the
customs service said Mr.. Andrew John
son, chief OF that division Of the Treasury
Department leads me to think some
times that the people Of moderate means
who go abroad and purchase goods to
bring home with them are as a whole
more honest than many OF the wealthy,
OF rich, people who do the same thing
j have known many cases where the per
sons first referred 20 have stated upon
reaching the Custom House IN New York
the exact amount they had purchased In
Europe or elsewhere. which was generally
two hundred or three hundred dollars
On the other hand. I nave known Of num-
erOUs instances where parties who had
spent five thousand or six thousand dol
lars for goods that were subject 10 duty
would list them az that many hundreds
In spite OF the fact that they could not
but know that II they were detected By
the examiners they would be subjected
TO heavy penalty"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

The French Ambassador NJ Cambon,
viii be absent from Washington a con
siderable portion OF the present month.
having enga gements a. Albany and New
Orleans
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

Captain Harendeen. the venerable
Waterman at the main entrance Of the
Smithsonian Institution, has been in the
Institution for nine years. and during all
that time has never taken a holiday nor
a Sunday of. Probably no man in the
Government service has gone through his
experiences. During the civil war he was
one Of the best Of the soldiers Massachu-
sets gave for the preservation Of the
Union. When peace took the place OF
the mailed hand times were too duh Tor
the captain, 50 he went a-whaIirg and
spent several years in that dangerous and
exciting occupation Then came several
years among tbs Eskimos, and then Q
voyage 70 the Wiids OF the unknown parts
OF South America. After years Of wan
dertng he headed for good old America
again, and finally gave up the sea and its
attractions 10 settle down ia Washing
ton. Captain Harendeen is a magnificent
specimen OF manhood. standing over six
feet in his stockings and weighing over
200 pOU=T5s- II IS seldom that he can be
induced 20 talk OF his many experiences.
but when he does there are plenty OF
listeners around. eager 10 hear his
stories He says that on an average he
passes about 800 people through the
doors OF the Institution per day but that
during the holiday season his crowds are
about double that
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

Mrs. George ". Haryel entertained in
honor OF her husbands birthday Wednes-
day evening al their home. go Street
northwest.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

Mrs. Lieber and the Misses Lieber
gave small tea yesterday afternoon at
their home on Eighteenth Street. when
their friends we're invited TO meet Mrs.
Richard Harlow. who has recently taken
a house on y Street for the winter.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-10

Private samuel Browne. Of the Eighth
precinct. who was recently transferred
from the Detective once TO tha' precinct.
is on leave or absence. II VS. granted
Sunday and continues for nve days.
Browne Will report for duty ro-orrOw. It
is understood that he Is working for his
reinstatement in the Detective Office, as
be likes tn WORK very much better than
street duty and his friends are all aux-
ious 10 see him back at his old stand
Private WnIingham. OF the Eighth 20
lice precinct. has been confined 10 his
home for about a week on account Of III
ness He had been suffering from brOn-
chitis for several days before he was con
fined 20 his bed. but has improved within
the last three days.
Captain John A. Frank. whose official
title is Sanitary Dmcer OF the District OF
Columbia is a yeI!tabIe man OF sorrows. 90
He has occupied the position for a num-
Der Of years AMI until the beginning OF
the present fiscal year had charge not
only Of that part OF the District work
relating TO the care OF insane people and
the hospitals but he was also entrusted
by Major Sylvester. Superintendent OF
Police with determining to whom free
transportation to get out Of The city
should be granted, From the time he
reaches his oEice In the morning until
the hour for closing arrives in the even
ing he has 90 listen 20 tales Of woe and
sorrow Patient and forbearing. he never
loses his patience and does all in his
power TO aid those who are sad and az
dicted. Tne words OF the poem over
the Hills q the Poor House" are Oft
times stT-Hlgly eXemplided among the
applicants for aid at his Office There may
be some poor old mother who has be-
come a burden, and is IN she way Of her
children and grandchildren. The daugh-
ter may perhaps tell Mr.. Frank that She
has no objection 10 her mother being sent
20 the insane asylum, and asks his heIr
[ in getting her there Such cases as this
are not infreqUent. but they do not get
a favorable response from that officer
/ unless the poor old woman Is really in
sane and this he requires shall be deter
mined by due process Of law. His closs
attention for many years 20 his manifold
duties. his desire to be just to all. and
| his anxiety lest he should BY any means
I be unfair to any applicant gave hi.
I friends much anxiety lest his health
I should break down from the strain. Since
/ however. he has been relieved from al
| duties except those which appertain Z
/ the insane he has become much improved