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The Washington times., 1902-06-15
IMPROVEMENT OF CUBA
UND-R AMERICAN AUSPICES
By C. BRANNEN, of Wheeling, W. Va
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employed in the customs house at the Port of Sagua La
during the occupatO and during
wonderful changes wrought the island There
made between the conditions there today and those
when the Americans first occupied the island
sanitary standpoint the island today perhaps OF the
places the world The have been cleaned
laid The harors have been dredged
public buildings erected and public school systems established
interested the cultivation anxiousy
awaiting the Congress of the United States the Cuban reel
procy bill port Maanzas there waiting 0O0OO bags
pounds the bag) the port of Carenas OOO
600 the Sagua La Gan 100000 bags and at the
port of II the neighborhood of 1,000000 bags
This being held pending action the Cuban reel
procty bill They claim they sell this except
existing conditions that of the tariff
question. favorable the will much The only that
island small of what call samples which
is being shipped to the United States
The Cubans appreciate what America has done for Them
affecting occurred Havana the Stars and Stripes
Castle and the flag of the Republic
hauled place The and
who the the time either embraced
grateful Cubans the recipient of prolonged and hearty
handshakes
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
COMING REFORMATION IN
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION


They ask for daily bread. and he says:
Il have given you material: why dom;
you use it?" They don't use it be-
cause Massascit or Red Jacket and
the like don't choose to work with God
But there are men who want to work
with ether men, and want to work
with God. Here comes man like Clin-
ton. who says this world shall be a
smaller world, and improves the means
of transportation.
The Middle Age-the dark age-talked
about our being children of the devil
about our being children of depravity,
totally incapable OF God, and all that
stuff. That has all gone and perished
OF Its own weight, and all you have to
do now is to Join hands with God and
work with him-not simply pray to him
but go about his business in aiding those
who have fallen down, those who arc
hungry; in giving strength to those who
are faint; In working as Gods minis
ters In the world
That is why some Of us e optimists.
That is why some of us say that the
world is not going to the devil. but
that 1t is going to be the kingdom of
heaven.
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
ON THE JORDAN'S BANK

The traveller in the Holy Land will wit
ness few sights which will interest him
more than that of the Russian pilgrims
at the annual Epiphany ceremonies On
the banks of the river Jordan. says the
London Traveller" A week before the
festival itself crowds OF these Slav
peasants are seen trudging along the
Jericho road. with every imagna ble
Kind of haversack and carry-all on their
backs. Some of the pilgrims are old and
weather-worn. others young and cheer
full. while few. overcome by sleep and
fatigue are lying prone along the road
side. But somehow the whole lot. young
and old. manage to reach the banks of
the river in good time for the ceremony.
They spend the night perhaps. in the
Russian hos:ice at Jericho. where they
simply huddle together like a flock of
sheep. Before dawn the rooms are
empty, and the whole crowd has gath
cred on the bank. where Greek priests.
who will presently drive a most lucra-
tive trade. await them. The principal
various sacred spots. stones from the
Mountain Of Temptation hard by.
plants from the wilderness. and rosa
ries with olivestones for beads. To
whatever religious value is claimed for
these articles. the Russian peasants i'm
plicitly give credence. and they will
ingly pay their money to obtain them.
During the hours Immediately preced-
ing the ceremony the motley crowd is
occupied in prayer and silent devotion.
To many pilgrims this occasion is one
of the greatest life can bring. namely.
to be permitted not only to visit the
Jordan, but actually to bathe in its
sacred waters. Suddenly chanting is
heard, and the crowd quickly opens to
let a procession OF purple-clni ccclesi-
astics pass to the waters. then the pill
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
Exaggerated Respect.

Trouble has been caused in Chi
cago by the refusal Of a gentleman
to take off his hat to the picture of
the Emperor of Austria. The pie
ture hung in the Office of the act
ipg consul from Austria-Hungary
in Chicago. and the recaicltrant
visitor had called on the consul TO
arrange some business for a claim
ant to an Austrian estate. The
consul ordered him to remove his
hat in the presence of the Emper-
or's portrait, and the demand was
refused, whereupon words fol
lowed. a newspaper reporter
since received the same command,
and upon his refusal to obey the
consul was about TO have him
elected from the Office, when he
retired voluntarily.
Things are certainly getting
strenuous around our foreign con-
sulatcs. if the counterfeit pre-
sentiment of monarch is to be
treated with as much respect as the
monarch himself. Even when
Prince Henry was here in the flesh
the crowds who saw him did not
all pay him the tribute Of remov-
ing the hat, especially when the
weather was rainy. Indeed, why
should they7 We do not treat our
own rulers in that way. The thou
sands of men who listen to the
Presidents Inauguration address
do so with their heads covered.
1t would be somewhat embar-
RAISING if the portraits of all the
other European rulers were to de-
mand the same ceremony winch
the portrait of the Emperor of
Austria demands i'll this instance.
For example, the windows are now
full of pictures of the royal fam
lily of England. Suppose some
irascible John Bull who keeps a
cigar store were to insist that
every one of his customers should
take off his hat to the cigar poster
on which King Edwards good
natured visage appears! That
dealer would not have any eusto-
mers. On the whole. such defer
cnce seems unnecessary, at least
until Americans have learned to
raise their hats to "Old Glory" and
rise when the national anthem is
played.
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
No Botany for Him.
BY J. J. MONTAGUE. In Portland orcgoni,r

BY J. J. MONTAGUE. In Portland Oregonian. :"
My daughter takes these flowers that's
a-Prowin' long the brook.
Az smoothes 'em out an presses EN-.
irside great big book,
An others she pulls clean apart. and
looks at 'em to see
How many leaves an stems they've got
fur that Is botany.
She says there amt no use at all in
watchin' Of 'em bloom,
An walkin' through the forest fur to
breathe their sweet perfume,
Unless you know jest which is which,
an lots O. things beside,
An understand the way to get each
flower classified.
Mayflowers never bloom for her. Jest in
the shade. no more.
She's got another name fur them. an
sets heap o. store
On calm each an ev'ry bloom scme
word that ends in 'um.
She talks about 'em till ! wish that I
was deef an dumb.
She used to gether lots O. them. an
make great. big bouquets
To bring into the settin'-room a taste
o. these spring days.
But now she picks em one by one. an
says It amt no way
To gether flowers just to make vulgar.
cheap display.
Well. l don't know one flower by its
fancy Latin name.
But enjoy its beauty an its fragrance
jest the same.
An when the springtime brings 'em an
they're twinklin' in the grass.
An shinin' way deep in the woods out
at me as l pass,
| cant help thinkin' when the Lord had
them wild flowers grow,
An spread EN- like a carpet over every
thing below.
He didn't give EN- fancy names. or have
EN- classified.
Jest so men saw an loved 'em. mebbe he
was satisfied.
The Washington times., 1902-06-15

1t happened to me nearly sixty years
ago. when / was just starting on what
we call the ministry. to have the very
honorable opportunity given me of en-
tering the United States navy-i.n op-
portunity of which thought very seri-
ously. 1t happened to ne little later
to be urged-and urged by very. very
dear. dear friends-to take an executive
position of importance In a large manu-
factory of brick.
And as ! had been apprentice TO the
trade Of a printer up to that moment
had got TO be very familiar with It's
details. and l have the pleasure oil
knowing that I could now maintain my
self and support my family honorary
as member of that noble profession 10
which BENJAMIN Franklin gave such Gig
nifty.
Why is it, then, that / turned aside
from such acquisitions and such sug-
gestions; and why have l been IN TINS
work OF the ministry. which we gener
ally call the work of minister! An
admiral who serves God and serves man
is a minister of God. A good brick
maker is also minister of God, and a
good printer is a minister of God.
But we speak OF minister as OF one
who is devoted to the proclaiming OF
the Gospel, and of trying to carry 1t
out in details from day to day. so that
one has a right to say that the person
who is called a minister has single
aim and a single center to his effort;
while the admiral, the brickmaker, or
the printer is like an ellipse-he has
two centers.
Is It not perfectly clear to anybody
who reads and looks below the surface
that the Christian religion in these next
one hundred years is going to sustain
such another reformation as has never
been paralleled In its history-no. not In
the reformation which we call the re-
formation by Luther?
Prophets, poets, men Of science, men
of thought, men Of prayer, particularly
in New England, particularly in Amer
lea. have been led away by their visions
and sometimes by their martyrdoms-
YES, to an entirely nobler view of what
we mean by the Gospel Of Christ than
has been had since Jesus Christ was
| nailed to the cross.
Here is this whole world of Christen-
dom praying every day-perhaps two or
three times a day-"Give us this day
our daily bread" Yes, and a great
many of the people who make that
prayer do really aSi: God to do it. God
wants to do it; God always wanted 10
do it; God always will want to do 1t.
So he gives the world its daily bread.
He covers what we choose to call Cali
fornia. Dakota. North Dakota. South Da-
kota. Nebraska, Kansas and pours into
them beyond measure all the phosphates
the nitrates and protean substances
which go to make up this daily bread.
| He puts it there. and there it lies.
The Washington times., 1902-06-15

Judge Lowell, of Boston, has hand
ed down the decision that husband
has no right to open his wife's letters.
This point in conjugal ethics the
Judge has driven in by the imposition
of a fine of $50. This has caused
some discussion, for there are people
who maintain that the judge was
wrong.
The arguments used against him
belong generally to one OF two classes.
There is the masculine contention that
a woman has no business to be receiv-
ing letters which she would not want
her husband to see, and the feminine
admission that is expressed in the
words: "Oh, no; l never would think
Of keeping anything from my hus-
bandw There are eases, however,
which are not covered by either of
these statements exactly.
1t Is, OF course, lndlsputable that no
woman has a moral right to receive
letters willingly which cannot be
shown TO her husband because of the
Objectionable nature of their con-
tents. There might be a conceivable
case in which an attractive woman
received such a letter without in the
least inviting it, and kept it from her
husband for fear of his resenting it in
a way which would make trouble for
him. There have been cases in which
women have been insulted by ad-
vances from other men, and have kept
them secret for fear that their hus-
bands would shoot or thrash some
body, and get hurt in the process.
But while cases of this sort are excep-
tional, woman certainly has right
The Washington times., 1902-06-15

One of The greatest needs of Washington city is
more unity of action and less diversity of methods.
In my forty years experience citizen OF the Ma
TONS Capital, have found that every public meas
IRE necessary and essential to the growth of the city
has been combatted and antagonzed by rival assoca-
TONS selfish eqres and interested citizens. The broad
gauge view of the ideal citizen is unfortunately ig
nored and ocalisnl instead of nationalism
santly to the fore.
OF course there is one bright spot in this history
of forty years that looms up grandly, and that is
when Alexander r. Shepherd in his comprehensive
plan of the New Washington evnced untiring
ergy and rare intelligence and went ahead regardless
of petty opposition malicious personalities, high
sounding criticism.
The Commissioners of the District. excellent gen
temen that they are. constantly ham?ered. not
only by the committees of Congress. through whom
their wishes made known, but by citizens aAoea-
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
A Possible Last Chance.

Phillips Brooks and Bob 1ngersoll
were friendly enough in their personal
relations, and admired each other i'm
mensely. The latter happened to call
once when in Boston, and was told by
the preachers servant that nobody could
be admitted that day-that the rev.
erend Brooks had not FIVE minutes to
spare from work. Ingersoll insisted on
the servant taking back his card. how
ever. and was successful in gaining ad-
mittance.
Now that I'm here, doctor" he said
when he reached Brooks sanctum, ''let
me ask why I'm favored over everybody
else. including several clergymen, who
have called today"
We'll. colonel was the quiet reply.
III be sure to meet all the others in
heaven, if not before; whereas, had you
gone away, and either of us had died
without meeting again. l should never
hava seen you. So l thought 1t best to
take no chances"
The Washington times., 1902-06-15

As matters now stand, the future of the District of
Columbia is almost entirely in the hands of the Ma
tional Government Whatever improvements have
been made and whatever are in contemplation have
been and are the result of patriotic pride the
part of Congress, which, in the main, believe, has
been desirous of making the Capital City eommen-
surate with the dignity and the amazing growth of
the nation.
In this connection it occurs TO me that step in
the right direction would be a of action and
thorough harmony upon the part of our citizens or
ganizations The questions of local legislation in Con-
gress less Influenced by the different cti
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
A POINT IN CQNJUOAL ETHICS

to keep such things to herself if she
does II with no bad motive.
More common by far is the letter
written by a woman to woman, and
containing condolences of a sort not in
the least wrong, but private in their
nature. In such case the writer of
the letter has right 10 expect that
her confidence will be respected, as it
certainly is not if the letter is without
her permission shown to another per
son. To deny this implies that no.
body has right to ask sympathy or
help from married woman without
asking it also Of her husband. There
is no reason why the younger sister of
a married woman, for example,
should not ask advice about a love af-
fair, or her younger brother about
some college scrape, if, as often hap
pens, the married sister has been a
sort of confidential adviser of the
family; but probably neither of these
young people would do anything of
the sort if they knew that their
brother-in-law would have to hear the
whole story. There is nothing wrong
in this feeling; it is natural delicacy.
In short, if a man cannot trust his
wife enough to believe that when she
says thing is all right it is all right,
his lack of confidence is likely to be-
tray itself in SO many other ways that
the mere right to open or not to open
her letters will not make much differ
ence in their relations. But the pub
lie mind ought to be disabused of the
notion that something is wrong when
ever there is evidence of any conceal
ment
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
Hats on in Church.

Time was when men wore their hats
in church, and PeDys evidently con-
sidered 1t an unnecessary piece Of strict
ness to insist on the bare head in the
church. In his diary for November Il.
1861, he has an entry: ITO church
and heard simple fellow upon the
praise OF church musique. ard explain
Ing against mems wearing their hats
en- in church On September IS fol-
lowing he went to the French church
at the Savoy. where "the minister do
preach with his hat off. I suppose in
further conformity with our church.
Probably it was about this date that
the custom of removing hats in the
church began.-London Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1902-06-15

zens bodies in the District of Columbia, and, while
such organizations necessary, it is a matter of
regret that these bodies exist in such an infinite varie
ty. 1t is the old story of "Too many cooks etc. with
the result of conflict of opinion and inevitable con-
fusion.
If the wishes of the residents of the District of
Columbia could be intr,sted TO body made up of
representatives from these various citizens organza
tions believe that Congress would feel the result of
be pulled first in one direction and then in another
by the conflicting statements, and. regret to say self
ish motives of residents whose thought is the par
tieular locality in which they may happen to live
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
ALEXANDRA AS A BENEFACTRESS

all of Engan had been of the Alexandra type there
Abons history Even amid the absorbing
of preparation for the coronao Queen Alexandra has found time
the thousands and the order
million will participate followed by the
that houemas will be fol
The unseh Alexandra
working who will be unable the pomp
splendor of the coronation pageant
Queen Alexandra already to
practical ostentaious kindness
woman appreciates the of
aevang suerngs and providing for the comfort of the
The applause homage cownng av
will England ucky have Queen.
woman happy life upon throne she does sym
pathetic devoted people, will be strange
aupicous
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
UNITED EFFORT

The vaue of unity Of action pertinent in the upbuldng of the
Capital other enterprise The baaons of
working independent lines. which at with each
will we-organzed Concerted effort
duces results Diversified effort results principally IN confusion
advice prominent citizens being printed in these
should be seriously needed by the of energetic people
been horng accomplish splendid things for Washington 1t
that the Of locality needs has at times been held at
loss of the generally forward
unity will be strength and perfect concentration of all
the obstacles that There is
ingenuity and plenty of force the National Capital If can be
point Side sometimes
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
A POSE.
By DON MARQUIS.

Upon the topmost step she paused, looked down
a breathing space, upon the dim, rich town
That stretched beneath our feet: her face alight
As is its wont. with pleasure at the sight.
She seemed to look beyond the present, SEEING
Perhaps, some future town rise into being.
But that scarcely it all lost
In marking how the bold wind caught and tossed
Some restless strands of her brown hair about
Her face; half angry that it dared to fout
Those tresses that dare to love. and mold
Her garments round her, fold on graceful fold
Why, as / mused upon her standing there
With eager wind-kissed face and wind-swept hair,
The hurrying thought took shape within my mind:
.'She is very Goddess of the Wind"
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
The Head of the Family.

Brooklyn Eagle-A reader inquiries
Which is the head OF the family, the
husband or the Wife," In unfortunate
CT misbalanced families, sometimes one
and sometimes the other, and some
times the motherin-law. In the right
sort, both the husband and wife. Where
the question is debated. neither is. and
the household shakes like springless
wagon on n corduroy road.
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
Magnified by Distance.

Philadelphia Ledger-It is the fate of
greatness to be misrepresented. Presi-
dent Palma gave SIS to some poor peo-
pie in Havana, and by the time the
story reached the United States it made
him contribute sl.cO0 from his private
purse TO avert a bread riot.
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
Lessons That Cost Too Much.

Elmira Advertiser-It sometimes re-
quires horrible disaster, like that in
the Chicago hospital, to bring TO light
methods in the administration Of pub
lie and semi-public institutions that
are worthy OF condemnation.
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
An Essay of Practical Value.

Baltimore Americana Western sweet
girl graduate peered into the future 20
some effect. Her thesis was on How
to Turn Battercake Without Dropping
1t On the Stove"
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
5omething That Didn't Pan Out.

Nashville American-By the way. what
has become of the Danish Islands scan
dal which Representative Richardson
thought ne had flushed? And where is
Captain Christmas?
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
MY PSALM.

All as God wills, who wisely heeds
To give or TO withhold,
And knowetb more of all my needs
Than all my prayers have toldl
Enough that blessings undeserved
Have marked my erring track;
That wheresce'er my feet have swerved,
His Christening turned ME back
That more and more Providence
Of love is understood,
Making the springs of time and sense
Sweet with eternal good.
That death seems but covered way,
Wherein no blinded child can stray
Beyond the Fathers sight.
That care and trial seem at last.
Through memorys sunset air,
Like mountain ranges overpast,
In purple distance fair
That all the jarring notes of life
Seem blending in psalm,
And all the angles of its strife
Slow rounding into calm.
And so the shadows fall apart.
And so the west winds play;
And all the windows of my heart
l open to the day. Whittier.
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
In the Center of the Stage.

Pittsburg Dispatch-Senator Quay's
last farewell performance was bril-
liant success. whatever the following
numbers OF the series may turn out
to be-
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
Not According to Matthew's Gospel.

Boston Transcript-Will the Stone
which the Pennsylvania builders re-
jected ever become the head of the cor
ner?
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
UNITY OF ACTION NEEDED
TO ADVANCE THE CAPITAL
By Hon. SIMON VOL.

tions that running counter to wel-matured plans
and intelligent recommendations.
Too many of our citizens to forget the saerel
duty that we owe to the nation. This is not county
seat but the Capital of the great Republic and every
step taken should be in the nature, not of local ad-
vancement merely but also of national progress,
that as the nation advances the Capital will keep
pace.
1T is great misfortune that the acts of Senators
and members of the House are made subjects of per-
sonal attacks. In the main these gentlemen i'm
bucd with the best motives and grasp the situation of
Il greater Washington thoroughly 1t behooves us,
the trustees of this grand and sacred charge,
operate along all the lines necessary and essential to
carry out the aims and objects of its real friends
One of the errors, in my judgment, committed here
tofore has been the demanding of so many things at
the tine, instead Of concentrating all available
forces on a certain needed thing BY the latter
we will eventually get all that need, while by the
former course we make confusion worse confounded
The Washington times., 1902-06-15

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TOWN POINTS, POST AGE PREPAID
EyENING EDITION. ono year. -: ak
months, Sl.50: three months. .5 cents.
Evening and Sunday. one year. -; six
months, $3.50; three months. &l."5.
Morn ing. Evening. and SUNDAY. one wear.
sin ,ix months. -; three months, $3.50.
The Washington times., 1902-06-15
By BARRY BULKLEY,

Secretary of the Business Mems Association
The Washington times., 1902-06-15

..ERNING EDITION, ono wear 81; six
months. S2.Jo: three months, Si.a1.
Horning and sunday. one ycaf. 81; six
months, So.Jo; three months, ST, so.
unday .ditioh cniy, one year. 81; six
uGuutns / three months. 30 cents.