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The Washington times., 1902-05-11
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The Washington times., 1902-05-11
PAST AND PRESENT
Features of the Olden Time
Better Than Those of
Nowadays.

The maintainer of the thesis that the past bet
ter than the present abors, in this country at least
under the disadvantage of addressing unsympa-
thetic if not derisve audience This is due partly to
| the very genius of active modern people, whose
isolation from the old world with its historic MEM
ores. has produced if contempt for the past at
least an indifference to it, and partly to the persistent
confounding of material progress with moral progress
10 people who are complacenty convinced that they
and their times the consummate flower of the
ages, there to be something highly ridiculous in
the idea that anyone living in the days of railroads
and teegraphs and telephones of automobiles and
trolley cars, of anaesthetics and antiseptics,
seriously contend that the dead past have any ad
vantage over the living, vigorous, active present
Assuredly tas every generation since the Middle
Ages has probably said), live in wonderful times
The achievements of science and invention
founding that he would be bold man who would
ture to pronounce that anything impossible of at
tanment by human genius, who would set any
limit to the future achievements of But ma
teral progress is not moral progress does it
involve advance in the higher arts which speak to
the soul rather than to the body. The wonderful
works of modern science minister almost wholly to
the physical natureto its health, its pleasures, it's
convenience; would in any way depreciate it's
abors in this regard but in civilization has the in
creased and sofness of life tended to develop
fruitful soil for the cultivation of the higher moral
qualities and anyone thinks that there exists in
these days loftier moral tone than prevailed
tury two ago. let him be informed that while the out
ward decences of manner and speech perhaps
strictly enforced by public opinion than be-
fore, this simply indicates improvement in man.
ners, and by no means demonstrates corresponding
Improvement in morals. There three classes of
people physicians cergymen, and policemen-who
could tell you very different story, if they chose to
speak! Nor is the impre in modern manners so
great it is sometimes asserted to be- The two great
bases of propriety in behavior reverence for
womanhood and respect for authority, parental or
legal Upon the first depends all the purity and beauty
of social and domestic fe upon the second, all honor
for elders and superors Concerning the first let the
divorce courts bear their woefu testimony; concern
ing the second let witness be the utterly lawess
modern boy, who reverences nothing, human or di-
vine. Nor let young friend be abashed (if he
knows what that means) by this anmadversion, for
he has few indeed, among his elders to teach him
that od-fashioned quality. This youth does not fight
much his father and grandfather did, but he !
swears much more frequently and fiuently. He has
more for the Wilderness of his skin than for the
ceanness of his lips for the safety and comfort of his
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
A Literary Administration.

This is literary administration. We
now have a President Of these States
who is a writer Of books; his Secretary
OF State is a poet. and may be the au-
thor of The Bro roadwinners;" his spokes-
man on the foor OF the Senate. the Hon.
Henry Cabot Lodge. is an essayist and
a historian. and the reputed author of a
novel. The Hon. Arthur Sherburne
Hardy, Minister to Switzerland, is poet
and a novelist. And now the Hon. Eugene
F. Ware, OF Kansas, one Of the husiSest
of American poets. is suddenly and with
out warning lifted into the seat of the
Commissioner of Pensions. Commission
er Foulke is both poet and novelist No
doubt there are other brethren in the
official family at Washington who are
centers of celestial fire. 1t used to be
thought that poets and literary men
generally were fitted fer nothing but dip
iomatic positions. The field has greatly
widened now that our Chief Executive
has long list of books - his credit He
naturally scans the catalogue of Ameri-
can authors whenever he wishes to get
capable man for a difficult task The
Hon. Eugene +. Ware is a good lawyer
and good fellow, besides being a sane
and reasonable singer of pleasing chants.
Here's hoping that he will be able
TO hold the hungry and thirsty at bay.
and that office holding may not spoil his
ear for music.-Indianapolis News.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
WASHINGTON SHOULD BE
MOST BEAUTIFULgOF CITIES
BY PAUL CAMPBELL, of Glasgow, Scotland.

There is no reason, to my mind, why
Washington should not eventually
become the most beautiful city in the
world.
1t is the Capital of nation that
has grown far beyond the expectation
of the most hopeful, and as the home
of the Chief Executive, the lawmakers
and the administrative Offices of the
United States Government. il is
necessarily the one spot in your
country that belongs to the whole
people. and in which the whole peo-
pie, it strikes me, should be person
ally interested, and from what l have
CLEANED in my travels / think / can
safely say they are.
My one hobby has been the study
of improving natural conditions in
identifying architectural surround
ings, and / think Washington is par
ticularly fortunate in this respect
No city that | know of presents equal
advantages.
l have read with interest of the
plans of your Parking Commission. as
well as of the favorable manner in
which they have been received by the
business organizations and citizens
generally, and the patriotic spirit
shown is truly commendable, coming
as it does from former residents of
almost, if not all, of the various
States and Territories of the United
States, who have taken up their res
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
PATRIOTISM VS.. PESSIMISM

optimism
oence in the American Philippines
"uch
heiectua pessimist in the public of it.
III we drop passion prejudice
sense view OF the situation
uon that the Philippine Islands
problems pertaining them successfully
relating to previous acquisitions"
The who persists declaring of
possible will the
who dfsapponents
keeps everlastingly n
10 assert that the Philippine situation
to infer that assigned
beyond
If foreign should declare that prowess
inferior that the Filipino
Inference
wrathfuly fendt cause
The to
archipelago of
have abiding faith 1t fortunate that the
muitudinous he might
would him 10 a
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
For the Web of Life in Old Tnesto Use Ruskns Figure
Albeit Spotted With Blood Was Still Cloth OF Codloday IS
But Drdb Fieze, SpHnked With Dust


body than for the purity of his heart and in all TINS
he is a veritable type of modern life.
If science in these days has outdone all her former
achievements, art has not kept pace with her so
much will surely be granted to the audator tempors
The sculptor stands today in reverence before the
Venus of Melos and the Elgn marbles, and loyalty
that the mighty masters whose chises carved
those exquisite works must still be looked up to as
teachers that and all his brethren but their
humble pupils The architect gazes with beating
heart upon the ruined Parthenon. and acknowledges
that the builders has reared nothing fair as the
shrine of Paas Athene Indeed architecture
in its two grandest developments. the Greek and the
Gothic, is longer living art; and the modern
builder can only copy its ancient works
Where the of Handel and Bach and
Haydn and Mozart? And for Beethoven-saive,
Rex!who will ever attain the transcenden heights
where his spirit dwelt? But the arts belong alto
gether to the past. The modern artist is but an imi
taor; copyist, far his powers go. of the mas
ters of elder day.
Statecraft peculiarly practical field, that
might expect to find it well cultivated in the Prac
tica present Many of the legislators of the United
States doubtless able and sagacious men, but who
is worthy to carry the cloak of Webster to dust the
chair of Clay, to sweep the ground whereon Calhoun
walked? In Europe, Bismarck and Gladstone are
gone and have left
The profession of arms may in the future produce
great captain because the law of war is sacrifice
and obedience-the very law OF the crossand all pos
sibilties inherent in it, But will Sir Gaahad ever
be reincarnated again. he must have been in that
white flower knighthood, Robert E. Lee? And even
Lee survival-he should have lived in days when
his life deeds could have been told by Froisart
Sir Thomas Mallory.
But the editor lifts his blue pencil threateningly,
and hasten to asy, To what does this rambling Ia
rnent tend? Only what believe to be the underly
ing vice of the present time; that the passion for
teral advantages is botng out the higher and purer
ambitions of the world and introducing the most
did of ideals and aims into souls which should be |
seeking higher things Materiasm-the exaltaton of |
coarses things of earth the objects of
desire-ths is the very peculary of the pres
ent day, which has made great men welnigh impos-
sible which makes it needfu for those who still
believe that shall not live by bread alone, to look
backward for their models and their inspiration.
We must live and work in the present for it is
necessarily sphere. But grid not at those who,
looking back into the past. constrained occasion
ally lift up their voices in eremiade like this
For the web of life in old times-to Ruskn's fig
ure-abet spotted with blood still cloth of gold;
today it is but drab freze sprinked with dust.
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o, Captain! My CaptaiRl

o. Captain, my Captain, our fearful trip
is done,
The ship has weather'd every wrack, the
prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells hear, the
people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel the
vessel grim and daring;
But, o, heart, heart! heart!
o, the bleeding drops Of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
o, Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear
the bells;
Rise up-for you the flag is fiung-for you
the bugle trills.
For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths-
for you the shores a-crowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass, their
eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father.
This arm beneath your head!
II is some dream that on the deck,
You've fallen cold ard dead.
My Captain does not answer his lips are
pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has
no pulse nor will.
His ship is anchor'd safe and sound. its
voyage closed and done.
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in
with object won;
Exult. o shores, and ring, o bells!
But !, with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
Walt Whitman.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
THE HOLY STROUD AT TURIN

NJ. vignon read a most interesting paper
at the last meeting of the Academy OF
Sciences and exhibited some photographs
preserved at Turin and traditionally said
to be that of Christ, says The Lancet. -
This winding sheet has on 1t certain
markings printed In a brown color, which,
when photographed. give white imprint,
as does a negative when printed from.
These markings, therefore, act as a true
negative. and NJ. vignon has shown by
certain very careful experiments that
cloth impregnated with oil and aloes, as
was the winding sheet in question, will
receive an impression when in contact
with ammoniacal vapors, such as would
be given OF from a sweat very rich in
urea, as is the case in the sweat of a
person dying lingering and painful
death.
Any idea of fraud need not be consid-
cred, for NO one has touched this winding
sheet since 1853, and no painter at that
date had the skill to reproduce such
enact drawing. The impression of the
lead IL excellent The wounds produced
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the blood drops are quite obvious. The
wound in the side and even the marks of
the stripes produced on the back by the
Hagellation are also quite evident. Each
of these stripes has at its end an en-
largement, such as would be produced by
q cord with ball of lead at the end. 1t
Is we'll known that this form of scourge
was employed by the Roman soldiers, and
such a one has been found at Pompeii
Finally, the marks OF the nails in the
arms are not in the palm OF the hand but
show thai the nails were driven through
at the level of the wrist. NJ. Vignon's
paper has created an extreme interest
both in the scientific and the religious
world.
The remarkable description which ap-
pears in our Paris notes Of the photo
graphs taken by NJ. vignon seems to
Justify the belief that the human body is
either radioactive or that II gives of
'.yapors" which exhibit a similar action TO
light upon sensitive surfaces. We have
frequently recorded in our columns the
fact deduced in an elaborate research by
d. w. j. Russell, F. r. S., that almost all
substances are able in the dark to act on
the Photographic plate and to produce
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
THE OPTMS ha8s of That ths pos AS Stirred in the
By WILLIAM E. ROGERS.

Beautiful for situation, the joy OF
the whole earth, is Mount Zion, the
city of the great king"
Involuntarily these words rose tC
the lips of the Optimist as he strolled
between the bordering lines of syc.
amores-now just beginning to array
themselves in the dainty garments OF
spring-at the west front of the Cap
itol. Beautiful for situation; yes,
wonderful indeed is this fair creation
of mans genius and skill, this great
white fairy vision of beauty towering
upward toward the welcoming skies
from beyond the arching vista of
green.
No national valhalla this. with its
tombs and memories of departed
| greatness. On the contrary, here in
this stately pile is the live, pulsating
heart of youthful yet mighty ma
ton. Radiating from under that roof
ing far out over land and under dis
tant seas. The heart beats of the ma
| tion from hence are carried by light
ning's flash to the uttermost parts of
the earth. In one brief hour the ma
tons lawgivers assembled here,
could action take-as recently they
did-which would instantly set every
bourse and exchange in Europe vi
brating and cOnvulse the political as
well as the financial centers of the
world. 1t is an old, old story, this
beautiful Capitol of ours-old yet
ever new. fresh, and fair. Gazing at
the magnificent range of marble ter
race, broad sweeping staircase, sculp-
tured columns, lofty pediments, mas
sive cornice, and crowning all the
cloud-capped dome, grandly swelling
out against the sky, ones heart
strings are strangely moved.
Cold and impassive, indeed, must be
the nature that in such presence re-
ceives not quickened love of country
and fresh inspiration to duty and
sacrifice for such goodly land as
this.
To the Optimist the grand, solemn
repose of this wondrous pile brings
in addition a feeling of silent awe,
and he vainly tries to recall stanzas,
written long ago by George d. Prem
tide bowed in prayer. Here i S the
st:llnes of the woods to nuns at even
tide bowed in prayer. There is the
grandeur, the solemnity, the repose
of the primeval forest. Here. too.
seems to linger the almost visible
presence OF the mighty men of old,
of Clay and Webster, Calhoun and
Benton, and their compeers. In the
low murmur of the splashing foun-
tain and the whispers of the soft
southern breeze one fancies there
The Washington times., 1902-05-11

picture. The phenomenon would appear
to be established always in the presence
of an oxidizing process and DIR. Russell at
length came TO the conclusion that perox-
ide OF hydrogen was the main factor con-
cerned
In the case OF the sheet in which traii-
tion says that the dead Christ was
! wrapped we have the analogue probably
OF Photographic plate or sensitized film
The cloth was impregnated with oils and
aloes. II is well known that fed oils are
sensitive to oxidation and aloes contain
contituents, allied to the pyrogallic acid
series. which would probably turn brown
in the presence of an oxidizing process.
| The action by which, therefore the image
OF the dead Christ was recorded on the
cloth would appear to be due to chemical
change rather than to the effect of light.
on this explanation an exact image even
| TO minute details, such as wounds pro-
duced by the thongs and the marks of the
blood drops and of fagellation by whips
of definite kind. is not by any means
beyond the bounds of probability
II is an intensely remarkable and in
teresting instance of the light which the
very latest developments of scientific re-
search may throw on traditions and con-
troversial matters in history We are
face TO face undoubtedly with set of new
phenomens. giving distinct indications of
the existence of emanations hitherto not
recognized from both animate and mani
mate bodies. The discovery of these en-
anations has been due to the fact that
they effect the sensitized silver film, but
there is no doubt that there Is very
large number of substances also which
are affected in similar way. though not
TO the same degree as silver in the pres
ence OF albuminous substances
Natural photographs appear on all
sides. as is proved by the simple expert
ment OF placing an opaque object on
grass or on fresh gravel exposed to the
light. An exact outline of the shape of
the object will be found on removing II
after time. The property of radio |
activity is different, the substance in this |
case actually emitting radiations itself. |
The images due TO the emanation of vapor |
are yet another but not less interesting /
phenomenon, as is abundantly manifested |
in the case of the traditional winding
sheet of Christ.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11

idence in the Capital Of the Nation.
From what l have heard I think it is
safe to say that they voice the senti-
ments of large majority of the citi-
zens of the country.
While Washington is truly a beau
tiful city already, with its beauty
greatly enhanced by the magnificent
foliage of the spring season, there
are, / am reluctant to say, many
drawbacks to some of the most prom
inent thoroughfares, both business
and resident. / refer to the many
small structures-I was about to
write ''shanties"--that are inter-
spersed among the buildings of re-
spectacle appearance. / see that
your Congress has arranged for reg
ulation against what are known as
"sky-scrapers." think it equally i'm
portant that a regulation should be
promulgated providing that the front
of no building should be no less than
a certain height. This could be done,
even if a false front were put in.
As long as the citizens manifest an
interest in the city and bring this to
bear on the legislative body think
the city will forge ahead, and, as I
said at the outcome, will eventually
become the most beautiful in the
world.
The groundwork is here. The
buildings will gradually arise to enor-
nous and magnificent proportions.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
Bret Harte and Mrs. Fremont

One of the earliest of the friends
of Bret Harte was Mrs. Jessie Ben
ton Fremont, who went with Gen
eral Fremont to California in the
days of its mining prosperity, and
there met the young writer. The
circumstances of the meeting, and
what came of it, are thus describ-
ed in Mrs. Fremont's reminis-
cences:
"On the boat I found the Golden
Era the literary paper of that
coast, and in it bit of description
| felt to be so faithful to the sort
of men l had just seen, where the
germ of good survived the wrong
uses of life, that it thoroughly
interested me. | knew the editor.
and, again seeing more such writ
ing in his paper, asked who his
ccntributor was.
"'My compositor, young man
of not twenty-three.'
Il had to insist that this very
shy young man should come and
lsee me; but soon he settled into
regular visit on Sunday, his only
time of leisure, and for more than
a year dined with us that day,
bringing his manuscripts
81 was coming away when the
war began, and our youth, 'to for
tune and to fame unknown was
starting to Oregon to become joint
editor of a newspaper, when Mr..
Beale came out as surveyor gener-
al. He gave at my asking an ap-
pointment with a good salary to
the unknown genius, and he gave
him also his own valuable friend
ship; when he was leaving Califor-
MIA Captain Rand, who was United
peated the kindness; and on his
giving up Office a friend of Starr
King. who was superintendent of
the mint there, took up the chain
of good will, and again good sal
ary secured leisure and q quiet |
mind to the young writer.
HE wrote me about this time: |
IF | were to be cast away on a |
desert island, I should expect n
savage to come forward with n !
three-cornered note from you to
tell me that, at your request, had
been appointed governor of the
island at salary of two thou
sand, four hundred dollars
by this time, however, he was
well known in California. | could
not prevail upon Mr.. James +.
Fields to introduce him on this
side through the Atlantic but his
own Heather Chinee' soon after
introduced him to the reading
world, where Bret Harte needs no
outside help"
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
THE BEAUTIFUL PARKS

all manifold
than her parks nothing
ana nowered spots set aside for the decion and benefit
humanity The good that population
the
beyond estimation
love nature They have intuition
heath and happiness in af
hn ~ the opportunity by spinkng the Districts broad with
Paces refuge from
"e au'horities have exercised
parks than
dc 'hy They
P Vi th resident They furnish settings of
@ as the hinges of
pie. " r.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
Uncle Sam Not a Loser

Boston Globe-When the time comes for
striking balance between the people who
fit from America during this coronation
year and the multitude who come here
to seek new homes, We shall find, no
doubt, that the rush toward this country
Is much the larger and decidedly the more
significant,
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
No Cause to Strike.

Chicago Chronicle-Wha:ever the Pull
man conductors may do, the Pullman por-
tiers will not strike. The affuence of the
sleeping car porter has been somewhat
exaggerated. but his income is a very
comfortable one after all--larger than
that OF many man who tips" him. And
1t is from the tips OF course, that he
accumulates wealth. His salary is of no
importance as compared with his income
from sppreciative passengers. That is
why he won't strike.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
Renewal of the Dreibund.

Philadelphia Ledger-The renewal OF
The "Dreibund." or triple alliance, be-
tween Germany. Italy, and Austria Hun
gary does not appear to be of much in
terest to this country. and yet is of i'm
portance In one way. as 1t tends to main
tain peace in Europe. and that is some
thing which concerns the world. There
fore. Count Goluchowskrs oficial an
nouncemept that the three governments
IN Interest have concluded arrangements
Tor renewing the treatr is cause for con-
graduation at home and abroad.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
Living Up to His Professions

San Antonio Express-Mr. Carnegie
once said that II is a sin for a man to die
rich. and he is apparently determined not
TO commit that sin. But he can give away
several more millions and still be we'll
to-do up to the very moment OF the dread
ed summons.
The Washington times., 1902-05-11
UNSATISFIED
By F. L. A.

am weary, hand and heart have failed me;
My trembling lips can scarcely frame prayer.
Father in heaven, look down, defend and save me,
From the abyss of doubt and fell despair.
/ have been foiled in all my best endeavors-
My earnest strivngs for a higher life.
False friends have lured me into deeper errors,
And filled my heart with bitterness and strife.
Is there no balm in Gilead for thy daughter,
No healing fount midst pastures green and fair,
That may lave me in its cooling waters
And find relief from allconsuming care?
o, pitying Lord, if could only borrow
\ brief respite from and grief and pain,
Might sleep and quite forget until the
would take ev'ry burden up again.