Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1902-05-29
LITTLE OBrRuSIVE POVERTY.
Few Beggars Are Seen ON the Streets
of the Nations Capital City,
and the Reasons.

Zone of the man5 things which have
impressed me favorably with Washing
ton," said traveller, according to the
Washington Post, "is the almost utter
absence from the streets of the cap
ital of those distressing instances of
poverty and beggary one sees on the
streets of New York, London and other
great centers of population.
"There are scores of these SILVER
ing, lily clad, lily fed human wrecks to
be seen in Is minutes walk in New
York, more than one sees in Washing
ton in a week. In fact, the human SUI
fering witnessed upon the streets Of
the metropolis, brushing against your
elbow on the pavements and elsewhere,
appeals SO strongly to the sympathet-
ic emotions that were these emotions
to be yielded to sensitive persons
would be decidedly unhappy. One be-
comes accustomed to it, no doubt, by
contact, but this does not alter tie
conditions as they exist. Why is it so
in Washington? he asked a resident
who was showing him the sights.
''There are two main reasons" was
the answer. 1.-The first is because the
poor of the city are generally en-
ployed, and because drunkenness does
not prevail here in proportionate ex-
tent as in New York. The conditions
of life in the capital are also easier.
We do not have the tenement here.
The rigors of winter, SO productive
of suffering, are less severe. Almost
any man who wishes work and is will
ing to work may find it, certainly at
wages that will keep him off the
streets.
"The second reason is that the po-
lice do not permit begging on the
streets. Our citizens each winter do
nate large sums for the poor, which
are distributed in channels where they
do real good. Mendicancy is not en-
couraged by responding to appeals on
the street, but individual assistance is
readily and cheerfully given. We have
solved this great problem more salts
factorily in Washington than in New
York, that's all"
No Chance Now.
They were on their wedding trip and
had gone back to the scenes of his
youth.
"Here," he said, stopping before a
little frame shanty, sis the house in
which was born"
ooh. Henry!" she cried, clutching his
arm, 'why have you deceived me sop
'eDeceived you?" he answered. "Dar-
ling, what do you mean? Ihave always
told you that was born in humble cir
cumstances. Surely you did not ex-
pect when pointed out my birthplace
to see castle or noble old mansion
on some high hill!"
NO." she sadly made answer. "but
I understood from what you said that
it was a log cabin, and so I had such
fond hopes. "-Chicago Record-Herald.
William and the English Throne.
A glance at the list of royal person.
ages in the direct line of succession to
the British throne reveals some inter-
esting facts. How many people know
that there are only two adult males
between Emperor William and King
Edward? 1t is, however surprising it
may be, a fact that the German en-
peror is the third male successor over
21. He stands nty-fourth in the
list, but most of those before him are
women or children. Only two are
men of full age-the kings only son,
the Duke of Cornwall and York, and
his only living brother, the duke of