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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-04-10

To this list should be added all per-
sons employed in rural free delivery,
in the postoffice department and in
the District of Columbia, which will
be added later. Your readers will see
that the emoluments enjoyed by the
people of Frederick county amount
to over one hundred thousand do IRIS
year while CARROTS citizens 9 It
seven thousand. What a comparisc
What food for thought and reflection
A REPUBLICAN.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-04-10

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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-04-10

Call For Your Letters.
Mr.. George Kimmell, w. ID. King.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-04-10

Chas. X. Ely, Howard University.
John II. Rouzer, Reg. of Wills D. c..
n. Plummer, Clerk Dept. Justice.
Miss Adelyn Wilson, Dept. Agricul.
W. E. Stoner, :"
Preston Day, Weather Bureau........
Charles Kreh, Gov. Print. Office
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
A Wavering Conclusion.

Representative Sam Powers OF Massa-
chusetts, who is serving his first term in
Congress. and by virtue OF that fact and
his personal popularity is the president
OF the Tantalus Club. tells a good story
to illustrate his INDIGESTION upon the big
questions OF public policy which come up
for consideration in the House.
II come into the House." said Mr.. Pow
ers the other day, land ! listen to some
man making a speech upon one side of an
important proposition, and he is so elo-
quent and logical / am almost con-
WINGED that he is right and that should
vote as he advises. The next member who
commands attention is a fellow who takes
a position exactly opposite and his reason
ing is so sound that ! have to admit that
he is right 'u
Thus my decision swings from one side
TO another like a pendulum. My attitude
is very much like that of juror up in
Massachusetts, who served in a case l
was once Interested in.
at was the first time that the man
had ever served in that capacity. The jury
after listening to the arguments of coun-
sci retired and deliberated for a long
time. Finally they reported tina. it would
he impossible for them to reach an agree
ment.
when they filed in from the jury room
the court was much displeased and pro-
ceeded to lecture them rather severely
for their failure to agree.
why. your honor" exclaimed the new
iuryman, how in the world do you expect
the members of the jury to agree when
the lawyers in the case cant agree them
selves p "
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
Plenty Of Ice for Summer.

There will be no scarcity of ice next
summer, though it may be that for the
good of his business, the wall of the ice
man may be heard. Throughout central
and northern New York and Pennsyi-
vania, the icehouses are filled with the
finest crop gathered in years.
On the upper Hudson 1905 600 tons of
ice has been carried over from last year,
but all along the Hudson there will be no
shortage. Long before cutting began ON
the river. the icehouseS on ponds and
lakes We're filled to the roofs and large
stacks were made outside. The latter
alone will fill all demands until summer
saving the housed stock for the period of
severe heat.
The river is giving an excellent crop
OF Ice from twelve TO fourteen inches
thick. and there will be a harvest of s.,
100000 or 100000 tons. which is well
above the average.
Up in Maine all attempts to secure ice
from the Penobscot River have been
given up because early in December the
river was cholked with rough and dirty
pack ice. The same kind of ice filled the
Kennebec. but fleet of tugs cleared the
river and half a million tons OF good
ice is expected.
Despite the heavy rains. there is
crop from ten inches to foot thick ana
IL the weather holds coed, there Will not
be even partial failure.-New York sun.
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
THE CRAZE FOR SPEED.


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The Washington times., 1902-04-21
Gossip Over Senate Conferees.

Mr.. Frye appointed Senators Platt OF
Connecticut, Dillingham;, and Clay con-
ferees for the Senate on the Chinese ex-
clusion bill Saturday This action OF the
President pro tenn. has raised contro-
versy in the places where the gossips
congre gate in the north wing Of the Capt.
tol
The three Senators appointed represent
the people that fought against the Immi-
grafton Committee on the exclusion bill.
Senator Plat is the man who presented
the substitute. Senators Dillingham; and
Clay both made speeches against the COM
mittee bill.
On the other hand, Senator Penrose.
chairman OF the immigration Committee
and the man who has conducted the Chi
nese Investigation for the Senate, was
not named as a conferee, though it is al
most the invariable custom to appoint
the chairman OF the committee most in
terested.
Some people say that in view Of the
defeat of the committee bill it was en-
tirely proper and not unusual that the
Chair should have chosen those VINO rep
resented the views of those who finally
secured the victory. Mr.. Frye stated, in
naming the conferees, that he felt con-
strained to name Senators representing
the majority view.
On the other hand 1t is said in some
quarters that Mr.. Frye really sighted
Mr.. Penrose and that he took only the
position the Republican Senators gener-
ally are taking against the Pennsylvania
Senator.
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
The Liveryman's View.
By B. F. McCAULLY.

The automobile will never suppant the horse in
the and estimation of those who drive for pleas
for sightseeing. Such thing will never come
pass Why? Because no machine can ever take the
place of a living thing, be it man or horse.
4 party starts for little trip in the country in
an autovictora. a few miles out the victoria breaks
down. Then it is walk back to town. The trouble
wagon is sent out to repair damages and bring back
the cripple. There is trouble for the trouble wagon
also breaks down when the of the other
disaster Then It is the despsed and dscredited horse
that brings in the whole outfit.
Another objection to the machine pleasure
vehicle is the fact that when you using the auto
for that purpose you must either have driver
you devote all your attention TO driving There
is throwing of the reins loosely the back of
steady old horse and letting go at its gait
and wander where it will. You must keep sharp
eye and steady hand in constant charge of your
chine.
Again. their original cost is practically bar to
their general The man of moderate means can
afford them. The livery man cannot keep them
because he cannot charge enough for their hire to
pay him for maintaining them. They require not only
level streets. but smooth Vibration ruins them
The machine is fad 1t is like the bicycle, only it
will attain the popularity of the bicycle. Its
drop, consequently, will come all the sooner and be
all the greater
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
An Interesting Visitor.

An interesting visitor to Washington is
| Mr.. James W. Boultbee, of Sydney, Aus
| tralia, who is a gust of the Arlington
Mr.. Boultbee is officially connected with
| the department of public works Of New
South Wales, and has come to the United
States to make an investigation of the
| systems OF irrigation used in this country.
Despite the fact of drought that has
extended over the past seven years." said
he, Australia is in good condition, and
| last year We had quite a good deal of
grain for export. The union Of the colo
MES into federation with central gov
eminent has been of undoubted benefit.
1t really makes us a nation. We have
not as yet selected site for the capital
city. but it will be within the limits of
New South Wales, though by provision
of law it must be 100 miles distant from
Sydney. We expect to build one of the
finest and most beautiful capitals in the
world, not even excepting Washington,
which, to my mind, is the handsomest
city on the earth.
I'VE have in Australia the kind of gov
crnment that you style patcrnal. Our
rllirOaQS ana Telegraph lines are All
owned and operated by the government,
and l want to tell you that this control
of public utilities, even down to the tele
phone. has proved immensely successful
in Australia. We would not begin to ex-
change the system for private ownership.
for the reason that the people would have
to pay much higher charges with no bet
terment OF service.
Our government commenced a system
of digging artesian wells eleven years
ago for the benefit of the landowners in
the arid districts. This has been of enor-
nous benefit to the cattle and sheep men.
because had ii not been for the state aid
they could never have found the money
to have dug the wells themselves. Where
a group of stockmen need water they can
have the government furnish it by pay
ment of the interest on the cost of sink
ing a well. Some of these have a daily
flow of 800. 900 gallons. The average cost
Of the wells is about $500, and they
range in depth from $50 feet to 5000 feet.
Water is the vital question in Aus
tralia, and with perfect system of irri-
CATION the country will be spared the
terrific losses it has sustained through
drought. | should say that in the past
ten years our focks OF sheep have been
reduced fully 100000 from this cause
alone. l hope to learn great deal by
my visit to the States, and shall visit
every section where irrigation is en-
ployed."
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES.


said
OF
economical simply
conventional provided n the cole
1t if these fathers might proab advise youths
the classics and follow Cleopara
pearl and drink it, especially the
and would
which not to be found smearing
1t extremely difficult the outsider of
this of fun difficult
the of these
along without committing
all boys and impossible without
scientists could deal
There forms of college fun which
OF about considerable
bely
the expression the of find the
ing Deang statues and buildings however, vandalism
imple
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL.


in
Nations Capital suitable memorial the martyred President 1t
people of that they
late
than
to
n s
should be grandeur second
Fath of
The Washington times., 1902-04-21

There has recently been sort OF
renaissance in Ireland, due to the forma-
ton of cooperative societies whose OBJ
ject is to revive Irish literature and in
dustry Under their direction interest was
reawakened in glasswork, lacework, and
other trades which have for generations
been in a condition the reverse OF -four
ishing. To lovers of artistic handicraft
this will be exceedingly good news.
Industrial developments are apt, like
water, to seek the lowest level and follow
the easiest path. 1t is almost an impossi-
bility to create a demand for any product
of human labor by artificial means, or to
sustain the demand If there is anything
artificial about, it. Unless there is some
thing IN product which meets a real
need of large proportion of the popuia-
ton the making OF that article will not
be profitable for long at time.
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
Justice in the Territories.

speaking of justice as she is meted
out in the Territories" said Senator
Clark of Wyoming the other day. re
minds me Of an experience l had while
l was prosecuting attorney out in Wyo-
ming before we were admitted to state
hood and II was with the chief justice of
the Territory. too.
"A man who was the proprietor OF sa-
loon and gambling house got drunk one
night and upon going home with jag
attacked his wife with a bowie knife. He
slashed her up badly and threw her out
OF doors when the thermometer was Is
degrees below zero.
Il prosecuted him for assault and at
tempted murder. When the case came be-
fore the chief justice he coolly informed
me that i should have brought a case
simply for assault before justice of the
peace and not bothered the court of the
Territory with such a case.
We'll. i was very angry. Here was n
scoundrel turned loose at a time when We
were trying to establish law and order in
the Territory and doing our utmost to re-
deem it from lawlessness and crime.
81 left the court. and shortly afterward
the chief justice called upon me at my
ONCE and | ordered him out into the
street. | meet him occasionally in Wash
ington, but we never speak as We pass
by"
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
Commissioners Suppressed Report"

In the committee rooms the report OF
the District Commissioners on the union
station bill was called last week more or
less facetiously. the suppressed re-
port" II was received by the Senate
District Committee two CT three weeks
ago, and for some reason was not pub
lished until Saturday. Meanwhile sec
ond and supplemental statement was re-
ceived and published which made the fail
ure of the first report to appear more APP
parent.
Uncle Joe" Cannon. the chairman OF
the House Appropriations Committee. is
credited with giving the report its name
first 1t is said that he is not in favor Of
the bill. on the ground that it proposes
too large an expenditure OF money on the
part of the District and the General Gov
eminent.
Friends of the bill call attention to the
fact that Mr.. Cannon does not usually
stand in the way of appropriations that
are for the benefit Of his State, and
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
WILL THE AUTOMOBILE
SUPPLANT THE HORSE?
The Automobiles Opinion.
By w. J. FOSS.

am decidedly of the opinion that for safety,
economy and time-saver the automobile will sup
plant the horse, the the steam engine sup
planted the stage coach and the electric car the
hOrsecar.
The development of the automobile is simply
marvellous when we consider that it is less than ten
years since the first built in this country
for commercial purposes 1t is reasonable to suppose
that the development will be rapid during
the present decade.
/ fully believe that the present generation Will
live to see the automobile used almost exclusively for
pleasure, in that will take the place OF
the business mans runabout the family carriage and
the omnibuses, hacks, and trucks used by Gverymen
and transfer companies.
Horse driving is tame compared to the sport OF
operating an automobile the rate of fifteen to fifty
miles an hour, anyone who has had experience will
testify The troubles attending the experimental
stages practically eliminated and today there
are machines the market that are thoroughly
practical for all
do not by this that there will not be i'm
provements there has been in every otter mechan
zeal invention but l firmly believe that are about
to enter vehicle age in the broadcast sense
of the term.
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
Secretary Wilson'S Suspenders.

The Secretary of Agriculture is now
wondering If there is any possible way
of stopping story when it once gets to
going; not that he cares much about it,
but 1t has become problem of some per-
sonal interest to him. AHh ile ago some
enterprising correspondent stated that
Mr.. Wilson's great ambition when a boy
was TO possess more than one pair of sus-
penders, and that, though worth million
dollars. he had never gotten to that
point yet. He had been presented last
Christmas with half dozen pairs, but
they had all been appropriated by the
female members of his family. That lit
tie tale went the rounds OF the big pa
pers. then OF the little ones, then it got
copied into a Japanese newspaper, and at
last accounts it was in Melbourne. The
moral seems to be that If one wishes to
start story travelling, the way is to get
it into print with a humorous tag to II
and let nature take its course.
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
American knowledge Of Art.

II has been frequently remarked
leans have a lamentably small knowl-
edge of art, and those given to specu-
lation on such subjects have wonder
ed whether it is because Americans
have no sense Of the artistic, or be-
cause we have so little that is artis-
tic in this country, or what was the
matter. But reason. which seems to
be a very good reason, has lately
been suggested for this state OF things.
The average American gets most of
his culture from books. particularly
from libraries; and until recently the
town and city libraries have not spent
any money worth mentioning on col
lectious of pictures. An art gallery
is an expensive investment for any
small place, and at best can Only be
a second rate affair. Large collections
of photographs Of paintings and statues
have also been expensive until re-
cent years, and 1t has thus come to
pass that many libraries which are
we'll furnished with books in the line
of history. poetry, travel. biography
and general literature have almost
nothing which would help the inQuir-
ing student in a study of art.
The American is not by any means
devoid OF interest in art. as is shown
by the fact that when he travels he
nearly always make Decline for the
art galleries. The tourists from this
country who visit the British Museum
with its great library are few COM
pared with those who study the Lon
don art galleries. Moreover. untutored
though his taste may be. this same
American will spend his money for
pictures quite as freely as for books,
and if he can get good reproduction
of great picture he will often take
that in preference to anything else.
The immense sale which such repro
auctions have had in the last few
years proves this. 1t behooves the
librarians of the country to wake up
to the needs Of their public in the
line of the study Of good art.
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
Prince kalanianaole'S Birthday

Last Wednesday was Prince Kalaniana-
ole's birthday, March IS. 1902. His nu-
merous friends and his retainers did not
forget the day. The evening was cele-
brated by grand luau and Pualeilani was
crowded with friends who went there to
pay their respects to the prince. The
Poni Moi Club was in attendance and sew
eral Hawaiian meles were sung by old
Hawaiian women and men. which is an
old custom in days gone by. The prince
was loaded with leis and received several
Hookupus (presents).
AS our paper did not go out last We'd
nesday. therefore We wish him many hap
py returns of the day. and may he live
to see many more such days.
The Hawaiians place reliance and con-
fidence in him, as he is true and honest
Hawaiian. He has suffered for the sake
OF his country.
Long live Prince Kalanianaole and be
a leader to his countrys cause.
Aloha. aloha.
Fair Hawaii's prince"
Honolulu Home Rule Republican.
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
Democrats Preparing for Speeches.

Democrats Preparing for Speeches.
The Democrats are working hard on the
material for the flood Of speeches that
will be delivered by them on the Philip
pine civil government bill. They state
that they intend to push forward insist
emily the ideas embodied in their substi
tute bill and in the amendments offered
to the bill, and to be offered, by Senators
CaTmack and others.
They have obtained a vast amount of
material from the long hearings Of the
Philippines Committee, and as the hear
ings are not yet over there is the pros
pect that they will not be at loss for
things to talk about.
The Democrats assert that the recent
testimony on the water cure proves
much that they have charged against the
American army operations in the archi-
pelago. It is argued that the use of the
term water detail" by the witnesses
shows conclusively that the employment
of the cure" was not in any sense spo-
a method that a regular detail OF men had
been named to carry it into execution.
Much stress is laid also on the fact that
the water cure practiced on the Presidente
of Igbarras was not simply punishment
thought to be necessary for a henious
crime, but a method of extorting testi-
mony
The Democrats will continue to fight
for their plan to have some of the chief
Filipinos brought to this country to tes-
tify before the committee. They assert
that 1t is impossible to hope to secure a
truthful and uncolored story of the situa-
ton in the archipelago II only the off,
GERS OF this Government are to be ex-
amined and no witnesses from the other
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
The Tax on Water.

'One of the rankest things in our tariff
is the tax of % cents a gallon on import
ed water" said Mr.. Lewis A. Dodge. form
er appraiser of the customhouse at Bos-
ton. to Times reporter at the Raleigh.
Yet this same outrageous tax was the
cause of my making comfortable fee
from firm in Toronto that is engaged in
shipping a very popular mineral water
into the United States. When the 25-eent
tax was first levied upon my clients. they
thought IL was mistake, and SO did
until | looked up the law. Then l told
them that they could be made to pay it.
Their reply was that such duty WAS
prohibitive, as they had been selling the
water at price far below the tax.
II asked one of the firm il it were pos
sible to freeze the water and export it TO
the States as ice. He said it could be
done easily. Then told him there was no
duty on ice and to go right along with
his freezing. The advice was followed and
the collector on our side Of the line held
up the first shipment. / threatened him
with dire vengeance, whereupon he wired
TO Washington, and was answered that
nothing could be done-ice was not tax
able My clients are still at the business"
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
THE IRISH RENAISSANCE.

At present the land is flooded with
shoddy factory-made things Of all sorts.
whose chief merit is that they are cheap.
so that when they are worn out they can
be thrown away and others bought. The
great human need at present in this coun-
try seems to be the need OF change. 1t Is
not the mood Of the people just now to
care for thoroughly made and substantial
articles which will last for years. and that
is one reason why there is little market
for them even when they are made.
But the reaction will come, and then
hand made lace and genuine things Of all
sorts will be at premium. In the case OF
such an industrial renaissance as that in
Ireland the good which it does is two
fold. The public is supplied with genuine
and beautiful things, and the workman is
enabled to do good work In a line with
the inherited capabilities Of his nature.
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
Short Story Club.

The Short Story Club held its last meet
ing at 522 Sixth Street northwest. The
parlors were filled by a cultured and ap-
prec;ative audience. Prof. Hyland C.
Kirk presided, in the absence Of the pres
ident, DR.. Thomas Robinson.
Those who participated in the program,
after the reading Of the INMATES Of the
preceding meeting by the recording sec
rotary, Mrs. C. A. Metcalf, were Mrs.. NJ
l.. Willis. who gave the story of the even
ing, entitled AN Easter Story with
musical accompaniment by Mrs. F. Bar
ringer: Mr.. Duncan Haywood, Rotations,
Mrs. Hannah B. Sperry. paper. "a Ramble
in Wales" Mrs. Frances r. Burket de-
lighted the audience with a humorous
story; Mrs. Clara o. Gland. An Easter
Gown selections from James Whitcor1b
Riley; Among the Hills of Somerset
and "Grigsby Station" by Judge ]. D.
Flenner; Penangoiang," weird story
based on Malay superstitions, by Prof. Hy-
land C. Kirk.
The Columbian Male Quartet, consist
ing OF Messrs. Paul Sperry. Foster Potter
and Stair. captivated all present with
their delightful songs.
The Washington times., 1902-04-21
Hard Working Official.

That the Secretary of the Navy works
every day. and Sunday too, was evidenced
yesterday morning by his appears nee in
one of the walks of Lafayette Square
leading to the Navy Department. He was
carrying the little bag filled, presumably.
with state papers which are just now
engaging his attention, and beside him,
keeping step with his vigorous progress.
walked his daughter.
Her deep mourning gives an added pal
lor to her always delicate looking face.
but she looks much stronger than when
she used to sometimes take Mrs Long s
place in the receiving line at the White
House receptions during the last Admin
istration.