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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30
THE KAISER AS A POLITICIAN
By A, MAURICE LOW, in the Forum.

The German Emperor undoubtedly the politician
Europe present Anyone study of his
character be impressed by the fact
the fashion call
cpEned really these extraordinarily
the spur Of the moment although their
Tar impression, and who, when they a thing.
object frequently supposed by spectators
who take longew Of the game, who all
the their Emperor
rash and reckless player Nothing could be false
The game of politics with unusual deberation
stroke tell Germany, scarcely than power
he the throne IS today Of the greatest powers
world Germany feared for It's army military prestige
and the Of the world dreaded that young had never
submitted himself restraint who had dismissed
hesitation i-eoucaed dislike for his
mothers relatives his contempt Germany the seas
the United Statewoud plunge pleasure
putting his huge army IN motion.
He has done Of the anticipated He kept
the peace although there prcvccation
shed fairly good entente with France he has
English by the emotion he displayed lie grave
his grandmother he has remained Russia he has
renewed the triple alliance with Austria re-
memberng Bismarck although him, has Secret
agreement with Russia; he has friendship Sultan and
has been free hand Salisbury
into making convention China which gave Germany everything
and Great Britain nothing he ranged himself
Russia after the Chneapane Japan the
Spots OF victory he had Count Wadersee
the allied forces IN China; and quite recently the
United States and wiped past by xubent
expressions OF good viii IN word, nothing done these days
the German Emperor being every quarter Of the
globe the hand Of Germany Germany great
manufacturing and world one
Of the greatest politically And this position has been by the
petuous without his having modified an army
corps The who all the afame one Of
the greatest preserveTs Of peace
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30
A Remarkable Scene.

a most remarkable scene was witness
ed in the streets Of Paris two or three
weeks ago. Saw for modern surround
ings. It was almost a replica of the most
famous scene IN the New Testament.
There was a figure in flowing robes.
with q crown CT thorns On his head and
wearing a huge cross. On either side
marched soldiers and policemen, with
fixed 0ayonets, and behind followed q
jeering crowd The central figure IN
this scene was an Italian, who has late
y claimed TO be the Messiah come TO
earth again, and having evidently well
studied the part from religious pictures
had made up accordingly. With an
extremely pale complexion and carrying
every essential for the re-enactment Of
the cTucifxion. he presented a startling
spectacle. especially 81 the moment OF
emerging from the Palace Of Justice. on
his way to interview the authorities con
corning his mental condition. It appears
ne was arrested by sentries outside the
town, which he had left with the inten-
ton o. tramping to Abyssinia. having
according TO the Cape TImes'D ut
tered the resolve not to speak a word
until he reached his destination.-Ex-
change.
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exceedingly regret that this session Of Congress
viii close without any action the bill to increase the
salary Of the ever faithful and handwriting letter
rier do not understand why the Committee Post
offices and Postrood should have perssenty refused
report the bill to the House and give the members an op
porunity to discuss the merits Of the proposition.
The pay Of other Government employees has been IN
creased at this session Of Congress and the Watch dog
Of the Treasury raised objection, Whether
the economists in the House opposed to the proposed
small increase in the meagcr stipend Uncle Sam gives to
the letter carrier am unable to say, because have
had opportunity to hear them. know some members
say that the work done by the letter carrier IS but mes
senger service and that they well paid. etc: but
think differently as do many of my colleagues IN the
House
Petitions have been received from all sections of the
country and from all classes Of citizens. asking that Con
Eress consider The letter carriers increase Of pay BILL but
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30
EARTH POWER

From time to time suggestions lave
been made that the interior heat Of the
earth be utilized for power purposes,
SAYS the american Inventor" At The
present time the British Association for
the Advancement OF Science IS engaged
in making a series OF measurements of
underground temperatures, and the idea
Of utilizing such beat was recently re-
ceived official sanction from such men as
HalIeck. of Columbia, and Mendenhall,
Of Providence
theoretically. temperature increases
with the depth Of the earth one degree
for every ffty-nine feet At this rate
Of progression the temperature Of the
earth q few miles beneath the surface
must be well up il the thousand de-
grees. yet il is not thought that the in
crease is constant. At the same time
there are sufficient grounds Tor believ-
ing that at a comparatively small depth
a heat of sufficient intensity and guam
tity may be found 20 successfully pro-
duce enough steam for the operation
OF an immense plant In argument for
the practicability of this plan Prof
HaIleck has said:
Suppose two holes were bored di-
rectIy into the earth 1900 feet deep
and, say, fifty feet apart According to
the measurements I made in Pitts
burg well. at the bottom there would be
. temperature Of more than 240 degrees
far above the boiling point of water
Now. if very heavy charges Of dynamite
OF some other powerful explosive were
TO be lowered 10 the bottom OF each hole
and exploded simultaneously, and the
process repeated many times. believe
the two holes might have a sufficient
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30
Things That Aid Alaska.

During the past six years important
events hare occurred that have wrought
an entire change in Alaska for the bet
ter.
The first of these was the discovery Of
gold in the Klondike in 1896. and in 1887
and 1898 q great rush 70 and through
Alaska began. resulting in doubling of
the population and n an output of gold
from the Yukon regions to date of ST5.-
O0O, 600
In 1898 the Philippine Islands were &C
quired by tie United States. giving in
Portance to the direct route along the
Alaskan coast between North America
and the new possessions.
IN 1899 gold was discovered on the
beach at Nome, and this carried 30, coo
people to this part of Alaska and re-
suited in an output OF $1,000. GOO in gold
annually, or more than twice as much
as all Alaska had previously yielded.
The Alaskan salmon fisheries. in their
infancy in 1886. have grown in 1902 TO
great proportions, with net earnings last
year of more than 81. 00o. 900 and employ
ing 10000 men
Two railroads have been constructed
IN Alaska, one OF which IN the extreme
southeast. costing 81, 900 600. earned last
year over $4,000, 000 net. and the other
in the extreme northwest, near Nome,
little road i've miles long, which
earned $50. oG0 net.-Chicago Chronicle
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30
Father DoIiing

Comparatively few persons outside the
eastern districts Of London ever heard
Of Father Dolling,'' who died the other
day, and yet he was man who was
reverenced By al Who knew him. from
the bishops. to S. = he was a constant
stumbling block. q to the most mis-
cradle outcast 80 whom he ministered.
His ritualistic practices. scarcely to be
distinguished from those Of the Catholic
Church. made him the object Of frequent
ecclesiastical prosecutions CT peTsecu-
lions. but his fidelity 10 the broadcast
principles OF Christianity and the ex-
traordinsry success Of his Iabors among
the very. poor insured for him the deep
respect and the protection Of his sIps-
riors As the vicar o. St. Saviour
Poplar. he wrought q marvellous work
among the degraded and EaIf-staryed
masses Of that uusightIy quarter, win
ming the confidence even Of the sub
merged tenth, and restoring 20 many Of
them some measure Of seIf-respect- Al
though ezulting IN the most gorgeous
ceremonial, Of personal dignity In his
association with his flock ne was en-
tirely unminGful. re was al things To
all men. That he might he better re-
Heve distress he lived il pezury. and
there vas no form Of misery which he
could not meet with sympathetic IN
derstanding. By the sheer force Of hu-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30
Roosevelt and Herbert.

When the Hon. Michael Henry
Herbert. who is soon 10 succeed
the late Lord Paunccfote as Brit
ISL ambassador to the United States.
was in Washington, during the
first Cleveland and Harrison admin
istrations, as secretary Of the Eng
Iish legation, President Roosevelt
for a part of the time was 4 mem
Der of the Civil Service Commission.
says the New York Tribune" Mr.
Roosevelt and afr. Herbert soon
became close friends through the
love of each for all outdoor athletic
sports. Mr.. Roosevelt was fond Of
baseball; in fact. he was in those
days what the devotees OF
the sport call fan" He mi
ated Mr. Herbert into the myster-
les of the great American game. and
it was not long until the English
man was as great a fan" as his
sponsor. Never q game did they
miss attending together when both
we're in Washington on game day,
and they we're such constant at
esndants that whenever it happen
ed that one OF both were not in
their accustomed seats in the grand
stand. the other fans. as well as
the players. remarked on it as a
feature Of the game. Among his
intimate friends in Washington Mr.
Herbert vas called "Mungo." the
significance of which is not known:
but it is not doubted that when the
tormallties of his reception as Brit
ISL ambassador are over at the
White House. his old baseball ehuu1.
the President. viii slap him on the
back and call him ''AIungo." It is
rot recalled that ever before has so
intimate a personal friendship ex-
listed between a President Of the
United States and a foreign dipIo-
mat as that between President
Roosevelt and Ambassador Herbert
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connection established The rock would
be cracked ard assured in all direc-
lions. as in deep oil wells when they
are shot; and if only one avenue were
opened between the holes it would be
enough"
The idea would then be to pour water
down one hole. which, circulating
through the cracks and assures Of the
earth to the other hole. would pass
through it to the earth's surface. where
its heat and pressure could be utilized.
There is at present at PittsbuTg a
very deep boring. which may have orig
inaIIy been intended for gas well
when proved unproductive Of that ma
teriaI. It is the intention Of the owners
of that well to continue the hole as
deep as. possible until some demonstra-
tion Of interior heat takes place, when,
if the facts prove the supposition. Prof.
HalIeck's plan is very likely to be put
IN operation and mankind will see one
more natural force harnessed 10 his
service.
The principal objection to such plan
would. Of course, be, first. the uncer-
tainty of finding sufficient heat at the
possible depth attainable In digging and
boring holes, which would cost $4,000
to the mile; second, the danger incl
dental to such an operation; and. third.
the always present POSSIBILITY that the
interior heat at that particular point
wcgld fail in the same manner in which
oil wells and gas wells run dry. At the
same time, the experiment is well worth
trying, and has rather more potential
success, with less odds OF risk, than
have many commercial speculations OF
the present day.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30
Weather in Arizona.

Douglas has had Ittle warm spell,
writes a correspondent of The Arizona
Republican" The thermometer stood at
los in the icebox, but as there was no
fee IN it at the time the mercury was
ezeusabIe. These warm days the valley
is entertained and malaria dissipated by
an endless succession OF little cork
screw winds. They are about as big
around as an old maids waist and about
a mile high. They go Waiting along
among the mosquitoes and across the
street. where the dust is so deep you
have to wear snowshoes. ard they Will
chase you as { coyote cnases jack
rabbit. till they catch you, 6ouse your
1cse and ears full Of sand and skip meT-
rIy away, almost laughing az you, I
saw one yesterday that flied the heav-
ems with everything, from a Police Ga
zette'' to a War Cry"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30
SCARCITY OF CORK.

The fact that the worlds supply Of
cork is much less than the demand has
been working q peaceful revolution in
many trades, says the Chicago Chroni-
Gle" The increase in the price has rem
dered 1t necessary to devise other kinds
Of shoppers. This has given employ
ment to a perfect army Of inventors.
many of whom have reaped neat little
fortunes from ingenious contrivances.
Thus far, however, all the inventions
have not been able TO restore the for
mer balance, and prices keep up in an
alarming manner As a consequence
there has been developed a trade IN sec
ond-hand cOrkS and under this have
come into being queer little industries
such as gathering coFks, cleaning corks,
and revamping corks
In the big hotels, restaurants, and sa-
looms the cork pefquisite is now a mod
erately valuable privilege. They are no
longer cast contemptuously by, but are
thrown into a box or Cask, where they
accumulate until the cork picker ar
rives, who pays round sum in cash for
all offered to him The average waiter
and bartender now employs cork screws
which iniict minimum damage upon the
cork, and in many places where a num-
Der Of bottles are opened in the course
Of the day a steel corr extractor is used.
which viii pull out a cork from the IN
terror OF q bottle into which it has been
caTelessly forced.
The PeddleT who buys them sells them
TO the secondhand man, who asserts
them into various classes. Many large
corks can be reCut with considerable
profit
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30
PHASES OF THE SUICIDE RECORD

A study of suicide is made from the
records of his company by Dr. Hanscom,
of the Royal Arcanum. which brings out
a little known phase of the question,
says American Medicine" In a total
death loss Of 2.S75 IN 1901 there were
81 members who committed suicide. The
continued losses from this cause melted
the company to enact law that no
claim OF the estate of a suicide would
be paid unless the membership had ex-
listed at least five years. BY an accu-
rate comparison it vas found that this
restriction reduced the number of sui
cides to one-half or one-third what it
was when the claims OF suicides were
paid the same as those OF others It is a
strange datum OF human nature, this
demonstration that q certain number Of
men thinking OF suicide viii insure their
lives prior to doing so. It has been said
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30

apparently more Of a trial than the
absolute Ounce or the downright
seapegraee. Why Is this thus?
II Is one of the paradoxical situa-
hons which always occur when diff
ferent varieties of human nature come
together. As nearly as It can be an
alyzed- 1t Is something like this:
The teachers work IS to bring every
pupil mp to a certain mark, and. per
haps, 10 inspire each to make the most
Of himself The gocd-natured young
ster does not, as a rule, seem to care
whether he makes the most of HIM
self or not. Il Is not that he Is stupid
he may be, and usually IS, q good az
erage student; but he does not strain
his nerves and temper trying to dc
more than he can do comfortably,
Such Is the tendency of the American
conscience that persons in authority
often feel that their subordinates are
not doing enough work unless they
are making a fuss about It. Is not
this the core Of the matter7
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30
RESULTS OF USING TOBACCO

hat this excessive indulgence dries the
mouth. That is to say. it prevents the
manufacture OF saliva. and unless the
food is well moiste1eC with saliva it
cannot be properly digeste1.
Tobacco heart IS the worst result OF
ali. In every hospital, patients may be
seen who can scarcely sit up in bed ow-
Ing &c the weakness of their hearts from
smoking When deprived of tobacco,
they usually get well in a week or two.
Angina pectorIs. the most terrible dis
ease known, IS very often caused by
excessive smoking. Many great men
have died Of this maIady, and most Of
them were invcterate smokers
Does tobacco cause cancer2 Doctors
are divided on this question. Some say:
considering all the millions OF people
who smoke. and the very few who get
cancer Of the lips OF mouth, tobacco
cant be the cause" But others point
to the fact that cancer of the lip Is
much commoner among men than wo-
men. Of seventy-eight cases Of cancer
Of the lip treated in z cancer hospital
siXty-eight were men, and ten women.
It is found that in those ptedisposed
TO cancer, a wound Of any kind may
start the disease A sharp tooth, for
instance. may start it in the tongue
Probably, therefore, the hard pipe-stem.
pressing o. the lip. added TO the frritat-
ing effect of the nicotine and ammonia
Of the tobacco. produces cancer in those
who are pTedisposed TO it. But for one
person so attacked. hundreds Of thous-
ands Of smokers escape. The cigar and
cigarette are less dangerous than the
pipe in this respect.
Tremor and weakness Of the muscles
and nerves are q certain result Of smok-
ing in most cases. Hence its use is al
most entirely prohibited in the case of
men in training for rowing and other
competitions. a man who smokes much
is greatly handicapped in rife-shooting.
And those gymnasts and acrobats who
perform dangerous feats carry their
lives in their hands when they smoke.
\ man stole some tobacco leaves. and.
to escape detection. wrapped them round
his body Here they became damped
with the thiers perspiration. and after
q time he fell down unconscious. With
the greatest difficulty vas his life saved.
Such is the power of nicotine.
IN n somewhat similar way a little
girl lost her life some time ago. Some
thing being wrong with her head. the
mother rubbed 1t with tobacco ONT
meat The child soon became very i'll.
staggered like one drunk. tainted, and
never rceoTered Consciousness. Another
child was nsarly killed By an application
of snuff 20 the head. man who rubbed
himself from head to foot with a de-
coction Of tobacco to cure some skin
disease. was saved from death with some
difficulty.
Probably every pipe that has been
used half dozen times contains a dose
Of poison sufficient to kill the smoker
in q few minutes. Fortunately. IL stays
in the pipe as rule But most of Us
get a taste Of what's there now and
then.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
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that married men are less prone than
others to commit suicide. but Dr. Hans
CONS figures show that 81 married men.
I widowers, and single men committed
suicide in 1901 The report is mildly
cynical as to the too common verdict OF
the coroner, while temporarily insane
Such verdicts may be exeusable IN The
coroner, as an official who is called upon
10 perform the duties OF both the ply
stefan and lawyer cannot be expected &c
perform either with skill OF satisfaction
to disinterested parties" IN Eve years
the suicidal means employed were by
firearms, 1872; by poison, IS; by hanging.
z3; by asphyxiation, So; by cutting. p:
by drowning, 10, by jumping from train
OF window, 4 It is q pathetic fact thai
of the 81 cases, @ of the men we're at
the time of death out Of employment and
% had been in previous iII-health.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30

M4rriaga i a contract the consid-
Grafton for winch is ethical rather
than practical. Necessarily following
frcm this Is the conclusion that the
performance of the contract is de
pendent in q great measure upon the
continuance of the initial mental
state.
Every contract is one Of give and
take. No contract is ever entered into
without orc passy yielding something
to the other. and those contracts are
Gcst binding and effieaeious, and
stand the test IF time, which honestly
commenced are faithfully carried out,
with gne ultimate consummation Of
the contract in view
It is only the vent Of a failure IN
any Of these conditions that difficult
ties about contracts arise.
Applying TIE same rule TO what we
are pleased to call the marriage con-
tract, we find that if the condition
prevailing at tbs time that the con-
tract Is entered INTO obtains through
cut the life of the contracting parties,
there can be no such thing as failure
IN marriage.
It Is only when one Of the contract
ing parties fails IN the fundamental
consideration that trouble comes. IF
love is the essence Of a contract, then
this love must not only be IN each Of
the individuals, but it must be recip-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30
JUSTICE FOR THE LETTER CARRIERS


for some unknown the petitions have been ignored
50 far as action tbs session Is concerned
The letter carriers have only asked for an increase
of 1900 per year-that is, under the pending bill they
enter the service at 5000 per and each succeeding
year their pay VIII be increased 5000 until they receive
81 POO when they reach the limit No matter how many
years letter carrier may remain In the service he
not under the proposed BILL receive more than 81 POO per
year, The highest pay they receive IS $1,000 a
small salary truly for to support family in
large city. And believe the great majority of the
carriers are married
The bill is meritorous one and am confident that
when II before the House it win pass by pro
nouneed majority l very hopeful that the measure
viii be reported to the House early next session and this
Ioig-delayed justice be meeted out most faithful,
honest, and responsible class of public servants,
stand meqiivocaIly for the rerating and advance
asked for By the letter by their national
citation.
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A GOOD-NATURE MEDAL

A curious thing happened IN one OF
the New York public schools the other
day. 4 youngster IN one of the gram
mar grades was awarded d medal for
uniform good-nature. He was not
particularly brilliant. but he had a
good temper, and the teacher felt that
its phenomenal quality deserved some
sort Of a reward
The oddly of TINS incident is due
not 50 much to the boy as to the
teacher. There are geod-natured ehil-
dren pretty nearly everywhere, but
the teachers who give them medals are
rare indeed. In fact, when one comes
10 think about It, good-nature Is one
Of those virtues which must be their
own reward, because they never gel
any other.
What do most teachers think Of
good-natured pupils? Judging from
the way IN which they talk, these pu-
pills are the sca1rge Of the teachers
life. The good-natured youngster Is
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Remainder the Baker. y

At the Court Of Assizes IN Venice.
when sentence Of death Is about to be
passed, & man clothed IN a long black
robe enters the court ard, advancing TO
the bench. bows profoundly TO the
judges, saying. Remember the bakerr'
Then he bows again and retires. Here
Is the explanation OF the custom Three
centuries ago a baker was executed at
Venice for crime Of which he was not
guilty. When his innocence was fully
proved the judges who condemned him
invested a sum OF money. the interest On
which serves TO keep lamp psrpetUaIIy
lighted IN the Palace Ct Doges. this be
ing called the Lamp OF EZD!ation-" n
addition, their fatal mistake has for 500
years been held up IS q warning % their
SUCCESSORS on the bench when they are
about 70 infict the extreme penalty Of
the law.-Pearson's Weekly.