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The Washington times., 1902-12-11
John vi. Harlan.

The completion by Associate Justice Harlan Of twenty-five
years of the highest Federal bench properly been made the
of generous tribute broadnuded just
worth In force Of character equipment in the power and balance
which with long experience Justice araus place easily first
among the judges who constitute the Supreme Court.
Beginning year December TO- his
that any his junior colleagues The Chief Justice but fourteen
years thirteen Justice
Brown eleven. Justice Shras The other four Justices N
White Peca McIenna, and Holmes, still in their first decade Of
activity named indeed having just formally
launched on his Supreme Court
Justice Horace Gray August
months later could in a Justice Haans claims head
ship and seniority. An older he his judges commission four
years later than Harlan, and these the gradually itself
m with Justice Fields retirement 1897 they left the only links
the chain which bound the tribunal with the tribunal
earlier Fuller, Brown, Brewer and White
of Waite, Miller, Bradley, audB Baehford.
Now Justice Harlan remains the solitary figure in whom the courts
past touches pute judge whose experience back
Of century, and whose associations attach him to the whose
shoulders fell the task Of readusng constitutional theory the results
accepted and accomplished. of the civil
To that task and other subsequent of scarcely less Importance
Harlan brought vigorous unagng industry and
patriotic spirit His decisions have always borne the stamp
intense sauar personality Welcome uUeome gans
tribute paid jur President, by his associates
by the amply meed Justice Harlan has consistently lived
up that best the traditions Of his Office May
many years spared him the Mentor and the Nor of the highest
Federal Court
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jerry Simpsons Apples.

The Hon. Jerry simpson, no longer
the hOseless statesman OF Medicine
Lodge. but now the prosperous pomolo-
gist. horticulturist. and scientific gentle
man farmer Of the Valley Of the Pecos,
has contributed bag Of luscious red ap-
pies to the United States Senate, Just to
remind the solons as they MUNICH their
midday lunch that New Mexico desires
favorable consideration in the matter OF
Statehood. Long ago Jerry sheathed his
bayonet and grasped his horny hands
upon the plowshare and the hoe, tick
ling the irrigated soil OF New Mexico
until Il has brought forth such har-
vest OF fruit as no New England orchard
ever grew. Diligently Jerry has been
getting close 20 Mother Earth; but this
IS not all Il is said that beneath all he
is laying a plan to return to Washing
ton. not as n Delegate. not as Repre-
sentative, but forsoOth as a Senator
from New Mexico when that Territory
shall have been admitted to the sister
hood Of States and entitled to two mem
bers in the upper house Of Congress IN
this fact the ungratefuI End the cause
for Jerry having given away his big
red apples. True. New Mexico does not
at this time, even should she be admit
ted, ofIer a promising field for an timer
ent politician Of DemocTatiC-P Populistir
tendencies. but the picturesque states
man-farmer at present abiding in -he
Valley Of the Pecos overcame much
more adverse majority than confronts
him in New Mexico when first be came
70 Congress from Medicine Lodge, and he
hopes to repeat the performance, only
vita a higher Office in the prospective.
and worth in the Senate than Jerry
Simpson. and some Of them wore siIken
hosiery, too.
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By HENRY CLEWS.

them over II this effect followed the the
right time we would be comfortable circumstances
and not be msgyngs Coming did IT
has been more or less Of shock all good deal
like the almanac announcing big celestial ter
rostral happening that does not the
toned but sprung upon when are least expecting IT,
But the effect Of the setback viii be wholesome even
it s because adjustment and speedy
of the financial people to reflect
and go bit the Of their invest
nens and rush extravagant deals with much
impetuosity.
To tell truth there many organizations Of in
dustriaI plants the future because
they have the people with such an
over-supply they indigestion
and utterly unable cope with them
Wall Street is separating the sheep the goats
securities railroads possess fun confidence Of
spectators because they have gone
through their purge them
any insecurity unreliabty
these industrias through order to
give them a standing among investors.
Fixed charges must be down. aud this viii give
minor securities chance Of dividends mprov-
OF the four thousand that have
been created during the last years must
go through same drastic treatment through
railroads When this process been
gone through with Will stand on an equal
footing just as eagerly sought
for as investments the gilt edge order.
In the meantime the properties viii be dealt in to
less extent subject course huctua-
ons these fluctuations viii make the railroads huctu-
smaller ratio. course they look
ed upon sound and quick securities.
The lesson learning hard one It is in
evitable learned to keep OF
many financial quagmire in the future We certainly
better off than before had learned it. We
genuine business point view today
than year today But well of from
the money standpoint.
The Washington times., 1902-12-11

GRHE past year has been the oventfu ones
in the history of American anancc During the first
part Of the twelve the impetus Of prosperity
was rampant and was due to the excess Of it
that the latter part the year with its re-
that has by s750O0OOoO effect
of this had been permitted follow cause nat
uray would have come during the fall Of last year. when
were to realize how serious was the corn crop
damage, which amounted almost a national calamity.
Simultaneously came the assassination Of President Nc
Knlcy which another national calamity and following
that the strike which threatened to become
small civil! war.
Now these three causes Of disaster would have pro-
duced deplorabIc that time they not been
prevented by brute The big connected with rail-
road representations and connected with the reorgan
zaons the biz operators allied both these in
erests united their forces put shoulders un
brIdgcd over crisis that was i'm
minent
;hen that the recent crash should have come;
not The good effect Of setback then would have
been blow over-enthusostic prosperity, would
have had a salutary effect 1t would have The
extravaganza which has then in the
array otouriss the coronation The crowds
that that time feeling
end to their prosperity home fell excesscs and
lavish exravagances they never would have dreamed Of
had they that prosperity weathered
Nothing too ex-
them Purchases for house decoration we're
rvaled by expensive and useless wardrobes
panying ezcesses of various kinds.
Growing of these c1travaganccs have come the
money troubles Of today The purchases came home and
the excessive and extraYagant duties raid And
thus money taken Of the country and
what spent here circulation and
was locked up IN the Treasury. This than
anything else the Of the shortness of
People required more thought they required
than they really did large sums to tide
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To Desert Michigan.

Repre- rentatve II. C. Smith. Of the
Second district Of Michigan. comes from
a section where the two-term habit for
oficehoIdeTs is ingrained. Il applies
with just as much effective vigor 10 the
county onces and township Offices es it
does TO the Legislature OF the state and
to the Congressman. All must step aside
after they have served two terms. smith
has had his two terms, and although
he made q valiant effort to break the
rule it was OF no avail. There are more
influential and respectable Las beens"
in hisdistrict than In any other district
in the United States. A majority Of the
voters at one time held ONCE or are now
in Office. Mr.. smith decided that he did
not want TO join this class, and there
fore viii move TO Baltimore upon the ex-
piration of his term to LEONE the gen
eraI attorney OF the Wabash This means
that he viii be one Of the Eastern rep
resentatlves Of the Gould interests. The
two-term habit drove him out Of his
State to make a fresh start in another.
The Second district can doubtless find
as good a Congressman as Mr.. Smith.
but one OF the things which most Of
the Western districts refuse 20 learn is
that time OF service cuts more figure
than anything else in Congress. Iowa.
with only eleven Representatives, has
nearly twice as many rural free delivery
routes as any other State.
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To the Editor Of The Times.
Sir: With the thermometer register
ing zero weather and the streets and
schoolhouse yards exhaling a constant
stream Of chilling dampness, it is plain
to anyone that It is not only imDrudent.
but cruel. TO drive the smaller children
at recess from the warm schoolrooms
out into the Icy air. To leave a warm
room after the pores OF the skin are well
diIated by the heat, and 10 stand around
with q "KlOndlke" zephyr pouring its
depressing food on the back OF the neck
and between the shoulders. is simply in
yiting a severe attack Of bronchitis OF
rneumouia-eyeu with grown people OF
abundant vitality. But &c is doubly dan
gerous in the case OF small children in
the lower school grades.
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Statesmen and Their WAYS.

the Senatorial bookmakors to go into
bankruptcy. Sun another candidate IN
the field is Governor Stanley, who be-
lieves that # IS but a step from the
.Statehouse TO the Senate chamber.
Looking at the race through the field
glasses az this distance, it appears that
Charlie Curtis and Chester Long arc
about neck and neck as they turn into
the stretch, but those who are up on
form and are able 20 pass judgment upon
the best staying Qualities OF the two de-
clare that Long viii come under the
wire ahead Of his competitor, and there
rs no second money. The Legislature
viii not reach the matter until next
month. and there is little prospect that
the Republican caucus win agree upon
a candidate on the first ballot. 1t will
doubtless require number OF days ot
balloting. owing to the fact that strength
In the Legislature is scattered among
a half dozen Sspirants-
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VIII Oppose Bryan.

He has declared that he will oppose
any such action on the part of the
Democratic party in national convention
assembled, a and IS willing If need be. 10
take the stump against the distinguished
citizen OF Lincoln in the preliminary
canvass. There are those who believe
that Mr.. Watson viii be given valuable
assistance in his efforts TO prevent the
nomination Of Mr. Bryan. and that the
task which he has started out to &C
COmplish will after all not be so bur
deusome as he seems 20 imagine. and
viii not In fact have 20 be borne by a
single individual Just what the would
be Vice Presidents motive for re-
entering politics is has not yet been dis
covered. Affairs Of state were moving
along quite satisfactorily while he
gathered his cotton and Dlucked the
succulent watermelon far from the
troubled arena of politics, and ceased
trying to right all social wrongs. There
Is a suspicion abroad. however. that
Watson seeks a return 70 Congress,
where he may again bask n the sunlight
Of glorious publicity and experience a
realization of the fact that It is better
to be a Democratic Congressman than
a .'opulistlc agitator.
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Tom Watson Comes to Life.

Tom Watson Comes to Life.
Up from the cotton fields OF sunny
Georgia comes the pleasing intelligence
that the Hon Thomas f. Watson is 10
resurrect himself from political OBJ
security and again enter politics. Among
those whose memory treasures the trifes
Of time the Hon. Tom wiz De remem-
bered as the man who declined 10 quit
ia the campaign Of 90. He was the
glittering spectacular half Of the dual
tail Of the Bryan Presidential kite, and
persisted in so remaining until the col
lapse OF that wind-bIown TAIL Since
he failed in his effort 10 become the
presiding officer Of the Senate. and since
the disintegration Of the Populist party.
Mr.. Watson has remained much under
cover. The Iatest from Georgia. how
ever. is that he was seen seeking an in
let TO Democratic primary IN an effort
20 re-establish himself as a member
OF that party. Since his rehabilitation
Toms first effort 70 draw attention TO
himself. and to remind the forgetful
public Of his existence. is a declaration
that he is unalterably opposed TO the
denomination in 1904 of his erstwhile
running mate. the Hon. William Jen-
uings Bryan.
The Washington times., 1902-12-11
ODD HAPPENINGS OF THE PASSING HOUR.
Woes of 4 Bassful Nan.

II ASHFUL MEN get into all trouble owing to
their baslfulness. The other night Oxford county
(MeJ young fellow, who timid with women, pucked
up try and kiss his sweetheart at the door, after
escorng her home from party But being bashful. he
fell the step, pitched
BUSH his head eHangled IN the el his the
netting iammed his shoulders between the steps and
the foundations the house had be by the
girls father brother and uncle whom she called her
astance. Now, who world a bashful could
have developed all these simple kiss
a girI-and then set the kiss. after all?
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Time 10 CaH a Hair.

HIS thing OF pelting bridal couples with rice and old
shoes has come serious pass that one
bedeyied happy pair" has found It necessary TO
jump from the roof escape the persecution. The
opened fire them at they started Tor their
carriage So the bride and groom retreatcd back
into the house, went mp the roof. leaped down
IN the dark oncsory below thence TO the
ground, and escaped by way alley Surely
to think Of n this rather way young
folk w,o Just made one. It may be folly to
marry-thats matter Of opinion-but # yet a crime
punishable under the law.
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FlckIe Fortunes Curious Ways.

ORTUNE is hckle old jade, utterly irresponsible and
Of somewhat malicious temper. isn't she? Here's the
Czar Russia instance fairly eating his heart out
with yearning for and heir boy born
his name though daughters now bloom under the
royal roof-rec and oil Russia praying that his desire
may be realized. Yet from Louis comes the news
that the Becker family Of that city IS now celebrating the
birth of the FIRST girl baby born In family years
countless Becker boys having come Into the world but
Becker girl Tt might well 10 keep this news
from the Cars earsie IS probably feeling d5coutentcd
enough without hearing the Becker celebration
The Washington times., 1902-12-11
Home Life in Chicago.

T HERE many and various petitions FOR divorce
always being fled In Chicago that ig difficult
person 20 do anything really original this line
Yet George Conover has attempted in asking release
from his wife the she physical culture
teacher and develops her by allorng
what might otherwise be happy home. she hurls him
acrcas The he says smaahes him with both hands
sits down him until he Is almost sUDocated some
times club him. Its a pity this Mr. Con-
hasn't Of the typical Chicago strcnuousness
HRS makcuDa campaign Of realiatory pugllstics might
avert the necessity for divorce.
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PRINCE wow a STOCK BRoKER.

There has always been a sort OF "aris-
tocracy Of trade" atmosphere attaching
20 the stock brokerage business. and Il
is evident. from the following item from
London I'm the New York American"
that the stock exchange is 90 De more
than ever the blue blood headquarters
for the world of commerce.
Prince Francis os Tack h1s finally been prr
mitteI to join tlg brokerage firm af parmurr
Gordon 81 20. Mr. Gordon. before his DEATH
was q great figure on the stock exchange. lis
The Washington times., 1902-12-11
A PUBLIC SCHOOL ABUSE.

Many Of the smaller children viii not
go down to the warmth Of the basement
en- account OF the "hazing" that is per-
mitted there among the older and larger
Loys Of the more advanced grades. Why
not permit ;hem to remain inside the
warm rooms during recess-If they de-
sire to do so-in very cold weather.
II the janitors cannot or will not en-
force good order and fair treatment Of
the smaller children in their depart
ment. probably the teachers Of the lower
grades can in theirs. I trust The Times
will concur with me In advocating this
much-needcd reform Of existing condi-
tions in the schools. I am very truly
yours. W. ". p.
Washington. Dec. 10. 1902.
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An UusatIsfying Bridal Tour.

G RS. BESSIE sPINETTO Just now Of Chicago has had
IVl good run for her money the matter Of pursuing
recreant husband. But all she has to show for ir
Is aching heart some gobe-rotting experience and
divorce She Esprit spluetto In Nice some
years and he borrowed $4,000 then disap-
pCared She followed him in a wild flight included in
Its itinerary the cities Of London Paris Rome Bucarest
Bordeaux. New York and finally Lima Peru where Spnco
found but refused TO live with Whercupon the dis
consoatc wife kin n Chicago and alcH
petition for divorce She has had her fu of q bridal
tour with the bridegroom always invisible advance
The Washington times., 1902-12-11
''OF MAKING MANY BOOKS THERE is NO END. +"
an opinion Of "Tbe LIfne wine Bird''

An Opinion Of "Tbe LIME White BIrd'
A. T. Quillcr-Couch has paid the
pretticst compliment vet given 10 Mr.
Harr!cs latest book. "The Little White
Bird" He says; Though many chill
dren may believe #, it does not look
TO me like a book written for children
and it looks even less like a book writ
ten for grown-ups. You may say. and
plausibly that 1t was written by a con-
trite fairy for fairy changolirgs; but
should prefer to call it a book written
by the child inside Mr.. Barrie for the
children We used to be-"
The Washington times., 1902-12-11
INDIAN BUCKS" AT WORK.

Persons VINO enjoy a spectacle I'm di-
rect proportion 10 its rarity may wei
make an excursion 90 northern Neb-as-
ka Just now for the sake of seeing an
almost unique sisht-that of large num-
hers Of Indian bucks" engaged in non
est labor for their livelihood. The story
IS told in the New York World" as
follows.
Indians I'm large numbers 17r going to work
along the railroads .n uortGeru Nebraska Dee
o1us, ol che seli-aIpU0rtng order ai The In-
terror Department. among those who applied
for work today is the son Of the iImou, S.t-
ting Bull tre most noted chief ot the Sioux
ir American history. Young sitting Bull ham
died his shovel with a stoicism and dignity
that ua4 impressive.
The Washington times., 1902-12-11
The CarfoonIst,s DIsadrnntancs.

'''0 = II 'V"''I''I !" I'I''N tTIIfI u
Mr.. Punch" has discovered the fact
that tho only places whoro the car
;oonist and cariaat1rist are safe are
Great Britain and the United States. IN
France, be goes on to say. the cartoon
iEt is likely 10 De challenged 90 duel
In Germany there are laws about lcsc
majestic The Turkish caricaturist. if
there is any such being lived. ON the
aycrlge, one week after taking up the
profession In Chine the fuumaker f.
liable TO ACKNOWLEDGMENT. the occasion
being made a public holiday, with are-
',Ut Ks Ia the evening.
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ideas varied over @ wide range. AZ one time
Ee had passion Tor trousers, and when he
went 90 America for o. year he hlI one pair a
day lu L.s personal slt, with over 1IH pairs
thrown in- lie Uas the only man who .yur
devoted an entire chapter u serious book
of travel Ca the story o; the loss and suisse
gucnr recovery of hIs iIYUritC pair Of brloclea
lla had loo uecbties
Prince Francis viii not appear upon the door
Ct tne exchange, but win merely Duy seat ana.
being brother Of the Princess ui WaIes &c Is
expected thaJ this win Influence business and
oraw -1Es is- Of royal ana arst1crltc spec.
u.h.urg
The Washington times., 1902-12-11

NJ. Helleu. the famous pastel artist OF
Paris. has arrived In New York. He says
that while ne has often wished to come
60 America, the idea Of travelling with a
picture dealer or other uncongenial
companion has deferred him. This time.
however, he was fortunate enough 10
have an Ideal travelling companion whom
he describes as a devoted friend, better
able than anyone else 10 render the
voyage agreeable and straighten out all
sorts OF difficulties. This friend was
John S. Sargent
The Washington times., 1902-12-11
The Kansas SenatoIship.


Out in bleeding Kansas the contest
for :he Senatorial seat now held by the
Hon. William A. Harris waxeth warm.
and. despite cold waves and billiards,
the temperature about the statehouse at
Topeka will remain high until the fight
is ended. Just now il is increased By the
vast volume Of superheated atmosphere
which is engendered regarding the
chances Of the various aspirants. There
are at least FIVE candidates who pre-
sumo to be confident that they viii wear
the Senatorial toga after March 4 There
is the swarthy Curtis, who prides him
self upon the fact that he Is the only
member Of Congress through whose veins
there flows the dark rich blood OF the
American aborigine. he is as certain
Of election as he is that sunhowers
bloom in Kansas. Then there is the Hon.
Chester I. Long, who proudly carries at
his belt the political scalp of his former
fellow -townsr7an. the Hon. jeremiah
Simpson. He is so certain of his own
success that he no longer smiles when
his colleagues pIayfulIy address hi:n as
/ Senator" but takes it as a matter of
course. Nevertheless. he has FASTENED
out to the scene Of TIE conflict. having
been summoned by his lleutenants, who
regard the situation as approaching the
stage Of seriousness.
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A Disastrous Excursion.

What became Of all those doctors
that went on a hunting trip in the
woods2"
sad case. You see. they hadn't any
body 70 operate on except each other,
and they all died"
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Mndnrn Wis1nm-

Time was when the family skeleton
was sedulously kept in the closet. even
at house-cleaning time; but the mod
ern woman takes him out and studies
anatomy snd articulation from the
bones.
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Chances of a Dark Horse.

Chances Of a Dark Horse.
Two other members Of the Sunhower
delegation in Congress also aspire TO the
Senate-the Hon. Justin Dewitt Bower
sock and the Hon. William Alexander
Calderhead-each entertaining the belief
that as an Opaque equine his chances of
winning the race are sufficient TO cause
The Washington times., 1902-12-11
"unCOnSidGrcd TrincS."
Cool Weather Amusement.

Cool Weather Amusement.
You see, children, this is a puzzle.
It Is map OF the United States. and
you spread it Out-so. You must re-
member that the mines are lnexhaus-
tible. Puzzle: Find the coal
The Washington times., 1902-12-11

James McNein Whistler's new paint
ing. THE Little Cardinal" in the ex-
hibition Of portraits at the New Gallery.
London. is said to be one Of his best. It
Is a picture Of little girl in a brilliant
rrF Crn
The Washington times., 1902-12-11

President Roosevelt has long wished
TO own a typical Hudson Bay hatchet.
Colonel Turner. the United states con-
sui at Ottawa. has secured from the
The Washington times., 1902-12-11

station Of the Hudson Bay Company at
Mattawa. a specimen Of this weapon.
which is designed 10 be carried in the
L.If.
The Washington times., 1902-12-11
I Tribe PersonaHfr.

Tho work Of Thcodosia Garrison. John
NlnWood and Miss McCroa Pickering
has attracted some attention from maya
zinc readers OF late, not so much how
ever, as 10 might have done had the
public known that the three writer's we're
one and the same person.
The Washington times., 1902-12-11
4 Dire Development.

Dire Development.
IL is reported that the works of Ib-
sen are now I'm process OF translation
into Japanese and what the Oriental
mind win make Of them it is beyond the
power Of Occidental imagination TO con-
ceive.