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The Washington times., 1902-05-02
GOSSIP AND CHAT HEARD IN
WASHINGTON HOTEL LOBBJES
Young Doctors Gilded Romance.

This is true story of a young and
ancient and plutocratic widow. both of
whom 1 knew WE'LL" said Mr.. David p.
Hurley. of New York, at the Shoreham.
The lady, who lived in an imposing
mansion in a fashionable part of New
York, became suddenly i'll very late in
the night. This youngster, whose single
had not been out six months. and who
hadn't a patient up to that time, was
the only medical man who could be Sc
cured in the emergency. He was hand
some and of pleasing address, and like
wise only twenty-four years OF age. The
lady was verging upon sixty. but owned
to decade less.
well, her sickness wasn't mortal. and
the physic he prescribed probably did her
no harm. Somehow or other she imagined
he was of superior merit to her regular
doctor. and the latter was at length su-
perseded by man of far less ability, but
more preDossessing looks.
"One day not very long after being thus
installed, his client said, with startling
abruptness: See here. / like you better
than any man | ever saw. Marry ME
and you will no longer have to work for
d living
The youthful disciple of Galen was
wise in his generation. All he said was:
It's a GO
And 1t went. They were Joined in mat
rimony forthwith. He's got money to
spend and live. now. but he has also a
wife who won't let him out of her sight,
and l often wonder if he does not rue
the day he agreed to her proposal
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
THE CONSERVATIVE VIEW.

AS people the American army
' winch
of
obstruction be The soldiers of
sse' 'housh conditions to
H"'oc upon the property o an enemy.
of
GENERAL Smith
ppm" islands before the military tribunal has
inns even though the defendant
'' aroused bitter
1t is well offs before
mat there
sounately that
tuch course and sometimes result
Although there
ser'asm and consideration should
"hen the popular
eSt of
sooierN men who
P1iotlc and who the
strlVen TO perform their duty to
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Washington Greets Mime. cambon.

Fashionable Washington had the pleas
ure yesterday afternoon of meeting Nine
! Canbon. the wife of the French ambas-
sador, who has just arrived from France
| on her first visit to this country.
The tea given by the Ambassador and
| his wife brought together a large and
brilliant gathering. There were several
hundred callers during the receiving
hours. which were from 4 to 6. The host
and hostess received in the drawing room,
Nine. Cambon wearing a simple but ele-
CANT gown of ashes of roses, silk, and old
lace. Nine. Cambon has a kindly face and
manner. and seemed to enjoy her first
meeting with her distinguished husbands
American friends.
In the receiving line were Baroness
Hengelmuller. Mime de Margerie and
Mrs. Newlands. wife OF Representative
Newlands of Nevada.
Miss Pauncefote and Miss Boardman
presided at the tea table. which was
adorned with center mound of pink roses
and white lilacs on an oval silver plaque,
and lights which were surmounted by
pink shades.
An added interest was the embassy
itself, which has Just been leased by Am
bassador Cambon. and which will be his
official residence until the completion of
the new embassy, which the French gov
eminent is about to build. The drawing
room walls were hung with fine paint
ings. a number of flowers were sent to
the embassy in honor of Nine. Cambon.
Among those whom VI. Boeufve intro
duced to the ambassadors wife were prac- !
tically the entire Diplomatic Corps. Sen
ator and Mrs. Foraker. Senator and Mrs. I
CullOm, Representative and Mrs. Olmsted I
Representative and Mrs. Heatwole and .
Miss Archibald. Representative Robert /
Adams, and Representative Morreli.
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General Bingham's Chivalry.

Gen. Harry Bingham, father OF the
House. is not only the best groomed and
most carefully dressed man among his
confreres, but also possesses the courtIy
manners that went out of fashion with
rapiers and lace rufis.
General Harry" as he is af1ectionately
called by his friends, is a familiar daily
figure around the Capitol. escorting splen-
didly govned women to various places
of interest in the big marble building on
the hill So Tuesday morning when he
entered the Supreme Court room. accom-
panied by very plainly dressed female
OF humble demeanor, the venerable negro
doorkeeper gasped with surprise. II was
the generals old German housekeeper,
who had been in his service for many
Years. and to her he was as delerential
aud engaging In manner as If she had
been a princess of the blood royal. He
escorted her to a seat and identified the
august justices by name, the old woman
surveying them with reyerential air,
especially one wearer of the judicial
ermine, who was taking quiet nap.
From the Supreme Court the general
and his companion drove in a carriage
TO the White House. where the President,
notwithstanding il was Cabinet day, had
made special arrangements to meet them.
If you come here tomorrow, general,
by yourself" the President said to Gen
eral Bingham, on Monday, Il won't see
YOU. but If your housekeeper is with you.
80
utes to meet rheEi and he did. After the
generals introduction the housekeeper
kept courtesying until Mr.. Roosevelt
laughingly stopped her
You know. general" he remarked
seriously. u have great love for old
family servants, Their fidelity to our in
torests always touches me. My children
nurse was their mothers. and for forty
years she has been in the family" and
the President patted the housekeepcr's
shoulder approvingly as the color crept
into her honest old face.
At this juncture Senator Warren came
an and Joined The group. and dr. RoOsc-
Welt noticed the red, white, and blue hut
ION adjoining the buttonholes Of the Ser
ator and General Bingham. worn only
by those who have been commended by
Congress for conspicuous gallantry on
the battlefield.
Il don't know what wouldn't give" !
said the President regrotfully. If had
the right to wear such an insignia |
understand there are only four men in |
Congress who possess that right-Senator
Quay Representative Cummings, aud you
40 gentlemen. and again shaking hands I,
with the h6usckcoper the President made |
one Of his quick retreats into the Cab
met room.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Westmoreland's Pride.

The old county Of Westmoreland. which
borders the Potomac for many miles. is TO
my thinking the greatest of all the coun-
ties Of the Old Dominion" said Mr. j. T.
Graham. Of Virginia at the Raleigh
My Partially is not wholly due 10
the fact that / was born upon its soil.
love 1t for that reason. but am prouder of
Il because within its borders were born
two of the noblest men the world ever
saw-George Washington and Robert Ed
mund Lee
THE historic old county I am glad to
say. is. though somewhat remote from
great centers of commerce and population,
keeping up with the march of modern
progress, and its people are thrifty and
prosperous. They levy on a productive soil
and likewise on the grand old Potomac for
revenue, and from the two derive a gen.
erous living. OF late years many canning
establishments have been started and |
learn that they pay handsomely.
'Westmoreiand is we'll known to Wash
ingtonians. for its largest town. Colonial
Beach. is favorite resort of citizens
from the National Capital"
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME.
Government Ownership of Telegraph.

Government Ownership of Telegraph.
Hardly day passes but Representative
Jackson. the lone Democrat from Kansas,
receives two or three letters requesting
him to send the writer's a copy of his
speech on Government ownership of the
telegraph.
The sentiment in favor of the Govern
ment ownership of the telegraph" said
Representative Jackson yesterday. lis
growing every day, and am sure the ques-
tion Till be made an issue in the Congress
sionai elections this fall
There is now pending in the House bill
providing for Government cable from
San Francisco to Hawaii, and thence to
the Philippines, but for some reason or
other II cannot be called up. II may be
the Republicans are afraid to meet the
issue, but they will have to face II on
the stump this fall The telegraph prop
erly belongs under the jurisdiction of the
Postoffice Department, and there it will
land sooner or later
Mr.. Jackson introduced n bill providing
for Government ownership of the teIe-
graph early in the session, and il was
referred to the Committee on Postoffices
and Postroads. but there seems to be no
disposition on the part of the majority
of the committee to consider the bill
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Minority Willing to Pay Cable Tolls.

the Democrats of the Philippine Com
mittee are on record as being willing to
pay for cablegram to Major Gardener, if
ii is considered too costly for the Gov
ernments purse.
senator Patterson yesterday introduced
a resolution asking that Major Gardener
he cabled for. but the Republicans OBJ
jectod. Senator McComas said that the
committee would object to the cost of
the CablegTam
Senator Patterson sarcastically reiOinCd
that possibly the Senator from Maryland
might not be aware that the Government
enjoys 4 low rate on its messages. and
would not have a very formidable bill for
simple summons to Major Gardener. He
followed this IN with the statement thai
he believed he might safely promise for
the minority that it would pay for The
cablegrau even il it were necessary to
pay private rates.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
AN UNFLATTERING COMPARISON.

1t said not long European
of db
Germany would provoke
American
himself
seriously This hoped not al
wisely
Of
subordinate official of the so the
country concerned the
Of South Carolina anything that he likes
a o object
The President
things which
country and the file
public this his dany
with
tiona
But The other hand ire
knows nothing and probably
h quoted.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Delaware Democratic Outlook.

The Democrats of Delaware believe
they have an excellent chance of redeem
ing the State in the next campaign" said
Mr.. Charles ". McFee. a prominent law
yer of Georgetown. Del, at the Airing
ton.
The Republicans are in a sadly demor-
allied condition, owing TO the fierce con-
tentions of the Regulars and Unionists.
as the factions headed by the opponents
OF Addicks and his followers are styled.
They will never be able to harmonic
their differences. and here is the golden
opportunity of the Democracy
The success of the party in our sister
State OF Maryland is also hope and in
spiration, and when we see what the
superb generalship of senator German
was able to accomplish, there is good
ground for believing that Delaware can
be brought back into line. Our present
unrepresented condition in the United
States Senate is a matter of deep hui
initiation. and the people have made up
their minds that they will no longer be
made the victims of designing and I'M
sorupulous politicians Mark my predc
ton that the next Legislature will send
two Democrats to the United States Sem
ATE
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Harry Lees Sentiment.

Some Indiana gentlemen seated in the
lobby of the Riggs House. were arguing
as to the authorship of the well-known
lines in eulogy of Neutrality-suspicious. in
war. first in peace. and first in the hearts
of his countrymen.'
The quotation, as commonly render
ed said Comptroller Tracewell. lis in
correct. The authorship. too. is errone-
ously ascribed to Chief Justice Marshall.
1t Is true that Mr.. Marshall read the
words. but they were not his own He
was, If l mistake not, on the committee
appointed by Congress to draft resolutions
when the news of General Washington's
death reached the Capitol. Another mem
Der of the committee was Richard Henry
Lee, of Virginia.
1T was Harry Lees sentiment that has
been so widely quoted. only he wrote IL.
First in war. first in peace. and first n
the hearts of his fellow-citizens.'
The Washington times., 1902-05-02

twice as many mon and animals any other circus.
represents twice the amount of capital invested in any
similar venture and in this respect provides an object
lesson the fnanciers only of this country, but
of the civilized world.
The twentieth century circus provides most health
full mental recreation and that in itself much
because it general happiness Circus day
is generally looked upon day of recreation and
relief The most cultured people attend the circus,
and not only enjoy it, but marvel at the perform
Students and artists find in the circus am
phitheater in which they study wild animals in
life. and make sketches of them from life.
These but a few of the educational benefits to
he derived from the twentieth century circus. 1t is
only healthful. mentally and morally. but is po-
factor in the development of the children. stu
dents and adults the if not greater degree
the object lessons in the schools universities and
colleges.
John Kendrick Bangs. in recent issue of "Ear-
pers Weekly in reviewing the value of the twentieth
century circus, said: The circus is really the only
highly moral and elevating entertainment have
left
The officers of both the English and German
mics have also made careful study of the organza
ton and discipline of circus. and the methods en-
ployed in the transportation of the heavy material.
There is nothing offensive to morals or good taste
in the twentieth century circus and its educational
value cannot be overestimated
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
When the Circus Comes

There's waiting. eager throng
on the sidewalk all along the high
WAY dusty brown: and the air is
all album 10 the throbbing of the
drum-the circus has come to
own.
There is no day like circus day.
II is the festival of youth. Even
more than Christmas. il deserves
this name. for a person can keep
Christmas and remain grown-up:
hut nobody can keep circus day
land be more than ten years old.
Such is the glamour of this en-
!chanted land that. 10 pass its
gates. parents and relatives of the
small child unblushingly declare
that it takes three Of them To see
that that one child gets to the cir
rus safely. and their eyes are not
on the child most of the time,
,ither.
II is difficult to say what there
us about a circus that should have
this renewing effect on the feel
ingS. 4 menagerie alone viii not
do il. and neither will acrobats at
IA vaudeville show 1t seems to
take the grand conglomeration of
art and talent and the instructive
and priceless wild animal show to
complete the process.
Possibly one reason for the de-
light which the circus inspires is
its rarity. The thcatcrs are al
ways here. and one can see them
any time: so is the geological gar
den: but the cirrus comes only
enthusiastically.
But why analyze the emotions
awakened in the human breast by
/ this time-honorcd institution?
! What is the use of dissecting
blnebird. of botanizing over vio-
! let. of subiccting sweet cider to a
process of qualitative analysis. or
of trying to get technical terms Ia
describe thrill? The essence of
delight is simplicity. and the cir
Gus form of delight is primitive,
and probably dates back to the
origin of the name and the Roman
triumphal procession. Suffice il TO
know. as everyone of MS does
know. that whoever can scare up a /;
small boy or girl as an excuse for /
going to the circus will he there |
and will see. much To his surprise. |
numbers of friends and acquain- |
tances who are not in the habit of |
being frivolous. and they will all |
have an irresponsible. shame
faced, Jolly time of it, and keep on
going every year, as sure as the
posters appear ON the dead-wall.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Tact on Street Cars.

IF people were mutually tactful and
forhearng such encounters as took place
on Washington street ear the other day
would he rare said Mr.. j. T. CoIsidine,
of Philadelphia at the Raleigh.
Il witnessed an affair not long ago
where the conductor. under mistake. de-
manded second payment OF a passenger,
The latter strenuously objected, and for u
minute there seemed impending trouble. as
each man was sure he was in the right
Finally the conductor said in the mos,
good tempered WY. III you don't pay
me-, /. may cause me to lose my JOB. |
believe there is n spotter ON the ear now
watching me.
"Uudor this urgent appeal the passen-
gers determination relaxed and he
banded over a second fare. Ii the con
duotor had tried to bully him he never
would have succeeded"
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
A Capitol Mystery.

On the portico in front of the House at
the Capitol Wednesday several persons
VINO were standing there were surprised to
sec a small box Of matches fall from the
top of one of the great marble pillars to
the floor of the portico, on the side away
from the windows. igniting as 1t fell
Someone rushed forward and picked it up,
but no one could account for its presence
there. The sparTows have been building
on the tops of the big pillars, and the
crows have recently discovered the nests
and busted themselves tearing them to
pieces and scattering the scraps and the
unfortunate young sparrows all over the
floor of the portico. Apparently they flung
the box of matches down. but how it got
up there is the mystery.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Characteristic of Mr.. Morton.

1T was characteristic OF the late J.
Sterling Morton, that when Secretary Of
Agriculture he made war on the gratui-
tous distribution of garden seed" said
Mr.. NJ. F. Granbury, a prominent bust
ness man of Omaha at the Raleigh
Despite his protest against the foolish
extravaganza, Congress continued the
appropriation for seed. and | suppose the
vicious practice will be kept up indefi-
nitely All the same. Mr.. Morton had the
sand to oppose it. and it can be set down
to his credit that there never was time
in his long and useful career when he was
afraid to advocate whatever he thought
was right"
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Falling in Love Reduced to an Art

Falling in Love Reduced to an Art.
THE Figaro" which IS an authority on
such matters. enumerates some of the
very latest ideas OF Partisan society for
this sumner. When 20 go out of town
is the first question raised. The answer
is that TO leave Paris Immediately after
the Grand PriN is a most fashionable
thing. 10 do nowadays. People in the
know only went off just in time to es-
cape the national fete. This announce
ment. by the way, has been a cruel blow
to those who thought they were doing the
right thing by leaving town in June
Where TO go is the second question. 1t
appears that II absolutely behooves the
Partisan Of society to spend July in a
country-h house and nowhere else The re-
suit is said TO be that lodgings in deserted
and discreet villages are al premium
Finally what is the proper way to fall
in love this summer? We learn that.
during the hot weather, at all events.
burning passions are ldbooed. Love unto
death is bad form. The same favorite
poets or novclists may be read over to-
eether. long walks may be taken, prefer
ably, however, in the company OF a party
OF friends, so as to remove any suspicion
of romance, and motor drivers en- tetc-a-
tcte are not only allowed but encouraged
as ii is not considered that there can be
any faint of tender emotion about such
Sentimentality 1t is almost
superiuous to explain. is the one thing to
be Stunned. Some might say that the
taboo applies TO sentiment also.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Prose Far Too Tame.

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune ri-esi-
dent-elect Palma is finding out how il is
himself A committee of perspiring pa
triois have waited on him to urge the
passage of an act providing for the re
endorsement of 10000 Cuban patriots.
whose modest claim is only $4,000, 0co.
Palma ray be driven TO writing poetry
Il that sort Of thing keeps up.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Gallagher-Brick Wedding.

Mr. Thomas E. Brick and Miss VI. L.
Gallagher were married at st. Patrick's
Church on Wednesday afternoon. Rev.
DR.. Stafford officiated. The bride was at
tired for travelling in blue cloth. and car
ried white roses. The attendants were
Miss Alice Brici; and Mr.. d. E. Sweeney.
The newly welded couple will reside at
1882 Eighth Street. and be at home after
May 10.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
Philanthropists of the Deep.

New Yorak Tribune-The loyal and pa
tIioti, shad is swimming in such swarms
up our Yankee rivers, with altruistic and
self-sacri6cing enthusiasm, as TO assist
Uncle Sam greatly in keeping down the
prices OF food. These inny benefactors
should be thanked cordially and planked
tenderly
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Nine. Godoy to Receive.

Nine. GodOy. wife OF the first secretary
of the Mexican embassy. has cards out
for Tuesday. May g. from to o'clock.
Senior and Nine. Goioy have but recently
returned from Mexico. and are again es-
tablished at their residence, 100 Fiji
teenth Street.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Knotty Case for a Jury.

Syracuse Evening Heiald-The divorced
husband of an actress haa sued her second
husband for $4,000 damages for the al
legged alienation OF her affections The
much mooted question of the value Of an
actresses affections thus seems booked for
settlement by a jury. and the public will
await The verdict with interest.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
A Revolution for a Change.

Chicago Record Herald-A revolution
has broken out in Santo Domingo. 1t is
said to be the first disturbance OF the
kind they have had there since the Goth
of March santo Domingo has had quite
a long spell of peace and quiet.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02

Pittsburg Dispatch - The French cleo
lions also proved that Paris is not France.
contrary TO the popular notion So long
as the country furnishes the government
rather than the metropolis France can
expect prosperity and peace.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Daughters to Entertain Sons.

Mary Washington Chapter of the d. A.
R. will entertain the s. \. R. at a tea
at Rauscher's this afternoon from to
o'clock
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Miss Parker's Engagement.

Medical Director Joseph B. Parker. U.
s. N. and Mrs. Parker. Of the Naval Home.
Philadelphia. Pa. announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Eleanor Yorke
Parker. to DR.. William Hcmphill Bell, U.
s y.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02

Miss Nellie Nolan and Miss Francys
NordstTcm. of 1915 Twenty-first Street
northwest. accompanied by Mrs. Nolan
have gone TO Annapolis. as guests OF
Cadets Irwin and Goss. for the GRADUATE
ing ball.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Force of Habit.

Chicago Tribunc-f the next House of
Representatives is to be Democratic what
IS Colonel watterson making all this fuss
about!
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
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Mrs. Payne whitney's Presentation.
OFF for Cadets Ball.

Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Whitney will be
presented at the English court tonight.
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY CIRCUS---
lTS@EDUCATIONAL VALUE
Representative Frepau
s. Rerresehative Of the Forepaugh Sells Bros Shows

tt provides one ofth apgtob tnsnsu that possibly Of
p ha norr pertaining to
in lie OF eamy ne o Q
r tor Ion line 0 % 10 man discipline
The Washington times., 1902-05-02
Personal Notes About
Washington People

Miss Beatrice Ashmead has returned
from Cuba, where her winter was spent.
Mai. c. A. Stedman OF the Tenth United
States Cavalry which reached Newport
News, Va. yesterday. has arrived in the
city for short visit. Mrs Stedman ac
companies him.
Miss Grace NJ. Curtin left Saturday. the
26th, for her sisters some. in Helena
Mont. in the hope that the mountain air
Will restore her to health after a recens
severe attack of the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ Stein and son. OF Rich
Eond Va. are the guests of their parents
Mr and Mrs. J. Stein of Third Street.
MIR. Jasper E Morgan has leased 70
the summer the cottage OF MIR. aud Mrs
Robert Hunter, al Colonial Beach Mr.
Morgan's family VIII leave for the Beach
in few days. but he viii not join them
until June.
Drs. Edward and Robert Evans. OF La
Crosse Wis. and Fort Dodge. Iowa. re
spectively, vino have been spending sey-
eral days with friends in Washington, lei;
last night for New York and Boston to
spend their annual vacation.