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The Washington times., 1902-04-04
SHOULD A CHURCH PAY?

ion and made is
uan enterprise not he THINKS
said to be i'll fine ourishe con-
on He expresses member of the church should
the church
should principles This undoho
,dIy the spirit is good There Is no
in
is depressing spectacle
The thoughtful inclined to ask whether 1t Is alto
be club with
building is be handsome the music
good and ability all this takes money
of the fork
Other nrs'
largest they
church lin Of small
rather than submit to the hnha
being with the times The only oher way
be the
Iioious worship that
would the
the would
,ion But likely this will happen II would be return
to urita
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
How They Twisted Facts.

BOYS and girls in American schools
sometimes make amusing mistakes I'D
answering examination questions, ana
they will probably be pleased to hear that
their brothers and sisters in England
have the same trouble. English teachers
don't confne their questions to the
branches which are taught in our public
schools. They ask questions about Bibli-
cal history, says the New York Tri-
bune." and pay as much attention TO
the history OF England as American
teachers do to the history OF the United
States. Here are some mistakes which
English teachers found in papers written
for a recent examination:
Nv favorite character In English his
tory is Henry VIII, because he mad eight
wives and killed them all
Edward III would have been King oil
France If his mother had been man
Alexander the Great was born in the
absence of his parents.
The principal products OF Kent are
Archbishop of Canterbury.
man who looks on the bright side OF
| things is called an Optlnist' anu INC "n'
who looks on the dark side is called
painist.
Where we're the kings OF England
crowned? On their heads
What is Millions chief work? Miltoi
wrote a sensible poem called 'Canterbur!
| Tails
What were the three most importan
FeudaI dues? Friendship, courtship
marriage. b -
Give the names Of FIVE Shakespearea
nIavs Macbeth" "Mikado," 'Sa
Tow" QUO vadis,'', Sign of the Cross
Sometimes in answering the religion
questions the pupils add unnecessary ein
bellisbments. as. for instance; AHA
was no scholar and used fearful Ian
guage" Here is the way an English sii
interprets the divine injunction to tax
no thought for the morrow: Enjoy to
day whilst you can" young Londone
holds forth thus on the subject Of riches
Money brings misery upon people and
en- preys on their minds that they drow
themselves, or shoot themselves. or SOM
thing of that sort.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
CECIL RHODES.

Thou dreamer of wonderful dreams, what
dreamest thou now,
with the new silence upon thee ne" calm
on thy brow?
Dost thou see in the unmedsureu Sp"e''
,hy vision fulfilled,
or hath IL all vanished away as Jeho'ah
hath willed?
One moment. the unfearing braih-ahu
world was its own!
. mise beat that watered and ceased
and the glory had fown'
One moment, the striving gisanuc-'h
yct0r's keen lust
rben the moving finger had written-the
creature was dust -,
The dreamers of empire vanish-the en-
pires go;
And high Ger the dramas ot ear'h '"'
planets turn slow.
Io, Babes that are sucked by Time we
clamor in vain,
For pangless she bore us and pansiess re-
turns us TO nothing again.
| And man that aspireth God-like-h'
reaches toward God with his will
| Infinite. aIl-compelling, Till God stoop'
and whispers: BE still
]. ". NJ.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
Under THE CAPITOL DOME.
An Important Committeeman.

Representative Bob" Nevin of Ohio,
who is serving his first term in Congress,
is beginning to be recognized as one OF
the best genuine bumorists in the House.
The other day he was telling an Incl
dent of his four months service as a ma
tional legislator.
Il shall never forget" said the Buck
eye statesman, how my bosom swelled
with pride when the Speaker appointed
me member of the Committee on Claims.
| said to myself that these rascals and
LOBBYISTS who have been rushing bills
through Congress for the relief OF some
body will have 10 see me. l said that now
the Government would save little
money.
THE first day went down into the
committee room expecting to find the full
committee in session there awaiting me.
There wasn't person about-not even a
messenger or ianitor. ! sat down and
waited while, and finally my friend Fos-
| ter of Vermont came in. At last the
chairman came around and brought with
| him two small claims-one for $1,000 and
/ another for 81, 500 We decided that both
were humbugs and undeserving. We SO
reported to the House, and thereupon
they were promptly passed without di-
| vision"
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
japanese Iron Works.

Japan in entering the Oriental steel
market has done SO without much eclat,
but with very up-to-date and complete
plant. The cost of the new Imperial jap
anese Steel Works at Wakamatsu is said
to have been s10.00O,00C. This includes
the purchase of some iron and coal mines
and provision for initial working capital
The Japanese coal has turned out 10 be
satisfactory as coke producer, anu 'he
ores of Northern Japan and from han-
wang. in China are unusually rich. anu
the quality of the pig iron. rolled iron'
sheets. rails. etc.. is said to be quite sat
isfactdry. The plant is designed to have
yearly output OF $4,000 tons of rails.
10. 900 tons of Bessemer steel bars. 2S.ooV
tons of rails, and 10000 tons of Siemens-
Martin figured and bar steel. The ohiS
difficulty that has arisen so far is the
friction between the European managers
of the works and the japanese foremen
and workmen. The spirit OF antasonlsni
against foreign managers appears to De
fostered in the Japanese schools. and TINS
| spirit even dominates the attitude OF the
Japanese officials. The japanese work
man, as yet, has not proved as einoieh''
man for man, as his European iello"-
| worker. nearly twice as many nen peihs
| REQUIRED in the handling of the plant as
would be necessary under complete Euro
pean operation. However, the Cove"
| ment is placing large orders for ste'
rails and material with the WORKS a.
prices which are practically equal ="
those obtaining for imported goods ~
that with this encouragement and nun
more experience the mills may sun ''
able to compete with American an" f'"
ropean iron products in tlsr Far last
The Washington times., 1902-04-04

II is confidently believed that this bill in respect
violates any existing treaty obligations with emma
There is, however, in this bill provision eN'eho-
ing the principles involved in the present Chinese eA-
clusion legislation to the insular territory "i 'he
United States 1t provided that all Chinese labor
ers and of Chinese descent shall not have 'ne
right to come from any foreign territory I" any Oh
the insuar possessions of the United States hut that
the same shall apply to the insular terr''! as
to the mainland of the United States ana II I"r'her
provides Chinese laborers and laborers OF hnese
descent residing in any one OF the Ins"ir POS
sessions or who may hereafter be born in any "f the
insular possessions shall be prohibited from coming
to the United States, to any other insular posses
sion of the United States than that on which they re-
side except to another island of the same group In
other words a Cbinaman in any one of the fhihP-
nine Islands can go to of those islands, but he
cannot 90 to Hawaii Porto Rico, the Danish West
Indies when acquire them. The other ps ih'fo-
duced In Congress simply extend existing Chinese eA
clusion legislation and think that in most OF these
hills certainly in the Proctor BILL the proposition is
to extend such legislation only until the expiration
of the existing treaty China, December s. 1904
The existing Chinese exclusion laws expire on May
A. Unless Congress legislation before that date
the doors will be thrown wide open and millions OF
Chinese aborers will flock into this country should
they desire.
II is the almost unanimous belief of the members
of Congress- from the Pacific Coast that the mere ex-
tension of the existing legislation would not meet the
situation and unless. is the case, bill such
nc has been agreed upon by the Pacific Coast members
of Congress- the approval OF the officials IN
eresed in enforcing it, is passed, there VIII De
storm of Indignation the Pacific Coast such as has
not been known in years.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
II Didn't Sound Conventional.

DR.. George c. Lorimer. of the Madison
Avenue Baptist Church New York, when
visiting Philadelphia recently, told this
story:
TT is queer what a liking young stu
dents have for long words and Latin quo
tations. and what dread possesses them
of appearing conventional. ] once knew
a promising candidate who was given
charge of funeral in the absence OF the
pastor of the church He knew ii was
customary for the minister TO announce
after the sermon that those who wished
should step up to view the remains, but
he thought this was too hacbneyed
phrase, and he said instead:
"The congregation will now pass around
the bier. r."-PhIladelphja Times.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
A Modern Complaint.

Mr.. William Lloyd Garrison the
other day expressed sentiment
which. in part, is that of good many
other people past middle life. He met
at an evening reception a noted ath-
lete, who Immediately asked if he
were relative of the famous Harvard
quarterback. Billy Garrison.
Mr. Garrison said;
Good heavens, All my life I have
been known as the son of my father;
and now, In my old age, must | be
known as the uncle of my nephew"
The prominence which young people
are now taking in social life has a
phase suggested by this remark. There
are a great many fethers and mothers
and uncles and aur is who find them
selves uncomfortat y Ike nobodies be-
side their ambition. md scintillating
juniors. and the feeling is one which
it is not desirable to promote. The
freedom of youth ought not to mean
the nonentity of age.
Aside from the humanitarian aspect
of the question there is a certain un-
fitness in giving people under twenty
| FIVE undue prominence in social life,
! and foreigners are perhaps quicker to
see this than We are. Social life in
which the young are sole dictators
has a certain rawness and crudeness
about it. If the opinions and expert
ences OF a brilliant youth Of twenty
are worth listening to, surely those
! of the same youth grown twenty
years older, with twenty years more
of experience. ought to be still better
worth listening to; and If girl o
the same age possesses tact, charm
and graciousness, age and experience
will only add to these if she is thu
right kind of girl. The elderly peopl'
are not the only ones who lose some
thing by being laid on the shelf.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
canitol Hill Literary Society.

The Capitol Hill Literary Society gave
an eioyable Easter party Monday evening
q, the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. Z. j.
bernhard, 9o4 Massachusetts Avenue
northeast. delightful evening was
snent Soprano solos by Miss Fisher, pi-
oro solos by Miss Quill, and zither SOLOS
bv Mr.. Muller were much enjoyed. sew
erai tableaux were shown and various
games were played. Easter cards were
presented to each person as souvenir.
The dining room was decorated VIII
Easter lilies, the colors OF the supper
table being white and green. Each gen
| tleman found the lady whom ne was 10 go
cort to supper by piecing tosether oiNioe'
quotations.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
AN APPEAL TO CONGRESSIONAL SENTIMENT.

of the tpnbi an
of to peh he
of Potomac lhe "fs
begun as soon
structure curing e
hat
of would he
who also joined in the p' 10
There probably of the Senate the House OF heP
in patriotic props'oh
and will also yp! IN the happs'
of
he to the 'a {" h
mill who Tough deemed the right. ~
of aeaed for long Inc
of unmakaoe eNPress''"
the prayer oi
approval the hands OF Congress
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
A New Sort Of Formal Call.

A Philadelphia society woman is re-
ported as saying that she has new and
convenient way of making formal calls.
She makes her calls over the telephone.
Instead of getting into her calling gown
and depositing cards at the houses OF her
acquaintance, she merely calls them up
over the telephone, has an enjoyable
conversation. and before ringing off, in
forms the person called upon that this
is intended as visit.
The custom is not likely to be widely
adopted. for the reason that to most peo-
Die IL will seem a good deal like phonetic
spelling-more useful than graceful; and
grace is the essence of formal social life,
or is supposed to be. To be sure, there
is nothing very gracious in driving to the
| houses of a score of ones acquaintance
| staying five minutes, or leaving cards al
| each and limiting ones social intercourse
| to that sort of thing but it is part of the
machinery of a useful institution, and
| like other traditional machinery, some
times becomes obsolete and cumbersome
| The card system of calling had a reason
when it was introduced, and 1t is the spe-
cial work OF society to perpetuate Gus
toms for which there was once reason
until every scrap Of the original reason
has vanished. American society is moi
quite SO Chinese as that Of the European
continent, but perhaps it is as well not t.
| 90 too far in ones revolt from the bond
age of tradition.
we have to certain extent discarded
the duenna and the marriage of convent
ence along with orders of nobility and en-
tailed estates. None OF these tradition
is likely to be greatly regretted by an
people that has gotten rid OF them. hu
when it comes to carrying on formal so
ciaI intercourse over the telephone 1t ap
pears as if it were time to stop and thin
| a hnut il.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
Brown-H Hutton Wedding.

Mr.. George Rothwell Brown, Of this
city, and Miss Zenayde Hutton, Of Colds
boro n. c., were married on Thursday
evening, March 27. at the parsonage Of
Rev. Di. Sontag, rector Of Grace Epis-
copal Church.
The handsome bride is a member Of a
prominent old family Of the North State,
and has been a popular society girl in
the army circle. having spent much OF
her time with her brother, Dr. Paul C.
Hutton. u. S. A, at Fort Thomas. KY.
and other important stations. DR.. Hutton
has been transferred to Fort keogh,
Mon. and when he leaves for his new post
he will he accompanied by Mrs. Brown.
who will make the trip for the benefit
OF her health. and to fulfill promise
made to her brother before her marriage
Mr. Brown is popular young newspaper
man. and gives promise of a brilliant fu-
,ure in his chosen career.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04

Chinese exclusion is a burning question on the Pa
cif, Coast Public sentiment is overwhe mingy and
.n,pbat,ay in favor re-enactment of rigid Chi
mes. exclusion laws II is generally believed that the
existing laws fragmentary they and scattered
through dozens of statutes wholly imperative as
effective in preventing the influx of undesirable Chi
A bill which is the joint production of all of the
members of Congress- from Pacific Coast, irrcspec-
tive of party and which has the approval 81 the
American Federation of Labor, leading officials f the
Treasury Department. and also of the Department OF
Justice who have become thoroughly familiar with
the subject by reason their official relation with the
subject was introduced in the House OF Representa
tives by julius Kahn of California, and in the senate
by myself. This bill substantially 1t was intro
duced has been reported favorably from the House
Committee on Foreign Relations and in the Senate
favorable report was made by the Committee on I'm
migration.
Sundry amendments made by the committee
hut none of them affects the fundamental principles
embodied in the bill-most of them relate to detail
phraseology. and the like.
This bill is mainly codification of the various
provisions of existing legislation and is f"uhd IN the
various acts providing for Chinese exclusion now on
the statutes and treaty with China bearing date
December s. 1894 There is substantial departure
in nv bill from principles recognized by existing
legislation as construed the officials of the Treas
ury Department, the Attorney General, and by the
Federal courts of the United States, including the
Supreme Court of the United States except there are
| some provisions that have been deemed necessary
looking to better guards against frauds practiced by
the Chinese and their friends under the law as II
| stands today.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
Personal Notes About
Washington People.

Judge and Mrs. Emory Speer, who nave
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James Mosher'
have returned home.
Cant. George E. Harrison has gone
cortb for the month to recuperate from
a severe attack OF "trip.
Rev. st. Clair Hester, pastor OF ,he
Church of the Messiah, Brooklyn, win his
two daughters, is visiting his parents Oh
Capitol Hill.
Dr George B. Welch has returned from
Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tileston Granger
have returned from their weeks WISH 10
ola Point Comfort. They were aeeoH
nan;ed nv Miss Gilbert and MISS h'poe'
Mr. James L. Davenport, FRS, DepuS'
Commissioner of Pensions. ana ms ia'n
a., have rcopened their country nome "'
West End Va. for the summer
N,e Charles B. Howry mas rt'"i nv
,rom Florida. accompanied by her niece
| Miss Lulu Bird, of Monticello
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
History Club Meeting.

The Capitol Hill History Club met
Wednesday afternoon at the residence Of
Mrs. ]. E. Cushman, 323 East Capitol
Street There were seventeen members
and cne visitor, Miss Spaulding, present
Papers were read by Mrs. o. H Briggs,
On The Royal Family Of SPAIN Mrs
o. E. Crowell, on THE Alhambra; Mrs
]. E. Nichol. on Henry of Navarro Roll
call was responded to by quotations from
THE Spanish Student" The club VIII
meet April 16 at the residence of Mrs. J.
A. Travis, zoos East Capitol Street
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
Open-Air Amusements.

More than ever the fashionable worid
will turn this summer TO open-air amuse-
r,ents and outdoor exercise, to renovate
and revivify them after an exnaus'ihs
winter and spring Of indoor social events
In their season golfng, tennis, horses.
and automobiling will be taken up ana
pursued with zest, and when the motor
cycle and bicycle racing begins the So
cfetv contingent will be out IN greater
numbers than ever before. Last season
those thrilling 'choo choo' races gave
society a new and surprising sensation
and already cycle parties are being con-
templated. In fact, it looks very maen Isn
as if cycling will divide societys iaVor
with baseball and horseracing.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
Too Frightened to Eat.

Senator Mitchell was for a time badly
frightened at the news of the fire at At
lantic City yesterday. His daughter Is
staving at the resort at the Hotel Chei-
sea. and the first reports of the FIRE did
not tell definitely how far the fire was
extending. He learned later that the
Hotel Chelsea is a mile or more from
the fire zone. and breathed freely again.
He went down to the restaurant and ate
the luncheon that he had been too fright
eu.d TO eat before.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
A Fool Earning His Stipend.

Buffalo Express-William Waldorf AS
tors London paper has New York corre-
suondent who is onto his job. Writing OF
America. he throws this sop TO his ex-
patriated employer. why Travelled people
Of independent means should remain more
than a week in this country is not readily
10 be comprehended.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT.
Thanks, Awfully.

Philadelphia Bulletin-General Otis re-
iterates his determination not to write
book or deliver lectures now that he is
on the retired list. His resolution can
not be commended too highly. The coun-
try is afflicted with decided surplus of
writing and talking generals as il is.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
Rest Fighter in the World.

Philadelphia Times-Wilheim IL mas
maid the Beers in the field the highes'
rompliment that could come from MIN as
a xar-lord. descendant Of Frederick the
cr.st who by example was the father OF
European miiitarism. Yet the officers sent
70 study Boer tactics have learned little
apparently, that could not have been
taught them by observation OF the fight
ing methods of the superlatiyely adapt
sbie American soldier.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
Turning Sharp Corners.

There is long table in the room occu-
pied by the Committee on Appropriations
about which the members gather when
the committee is in session. II takes up
considerable space, and its corners are
very pointed. The other day member
rushed in hurriedly, and, in endeavoring
to execute a loop about the table, coliid-
cd good and hard with one OF these sharp
corners.
All that he said was not taken down,
as il was too warm to be made matter
of record AS he went limping into tne
adjoining room he asked Chairman Can
non why the deuce he did not dispose OF
that darned table"--or words TO That ei-
fect-and get another. with round cor
ners. ,..
Well" remarked Uncle Joe, shifting
| his unlighted cigar to the westward cor
! ner of his mouth, Il have been thinking
| of it for some time, and believe III sent
| II over to the Committee on ways an'
| Means. Those fellows over there are ex
perts on turning sharp corners
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
A Reminder of the Past.

Galveston News-Mr. Watterson talks
of "NeNicanzing'' this country. lie sure
~ mas forgotten that in the last campaign
,,,o,,bers of his rarty, OF the highest
standing. declared that. because OF lis
currency and other laws. Mexico mad me
hest Government under the sun.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
"Oleo" on Presidents Desk.


Some of the incidents of the last day
of the oleomargarine Dill were ra'ner
amusing One of the things noticed was
the food of kilograms that began 10 reach
the Senators toward the voting hour-
They manifestly contained advice as TO
the right way to vote
Senator Kean of New Jersey early III the
day filed a peculiar petition in favor OF
the massage of the bill. 1t was pound
! of oIeo in the original brown paper wrap
per and bearing a statement TO the ei-
| feet that il was bought as best butter
! at cost OF % cents.
Presiding Officer Frye received the pc
tition in the usual way and announces
! ..tbe mound of oleomargarine Will lie on
the table" The Senators laughed. Ihere
was much speculation among the senate
employes as to what would be the hhai
disposition of the package
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
A Thrice Told Tale.

Boston Herald-This unmasking merry
posr orator as a bloody British spy Is
auother illustration of the fact that inc
mest fervid eloquence and the biggest
,calawag often travel on one and tae
same ticket.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
The Crocus Cup.
onch tremulously sweet since springs

rhoueb tremulously sweet since springs
first stir,
Tho bird calls never ring TO me quite true
mn from the yellow crocus thirsty beaks
Have drained a delicate delight OF dew
Thus perfected in all the lore OF joy.
Az dawn. above some swiftly buddihs
bank,
rho robbins chant their orisons in tones
As golden as the chaliee when they drank
Lucy Van Name Morris in The Era
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
Two Powerful Factors.

Boston Globe-It seems not uhiiheis
,h.t Miss Mary Burkhart will be eiectcd
q, ,ho Tentb Kentucky Congressional Dis
trjct for she is said TO be goon-io'h-
ing young woman worth 500, ,ooo.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
Fairest of All Lilies.

Philadelphia Inquirer-Everywhere the
r.ster lilies were fair, but nowhere were
they half so fair as that fairest Oh all
,hings-the loving wife and devoted Eas-
fer mother.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
Everything Coming Our Way.

Chicago Record -Herald-England's sup
ply of King Edward coronation souvenir
buttons will be manufactured in this
country. The Yankee peril is still on.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
A Progressive Euchre.

4 progressive euchre party VIII DC
given April S at 2 o'clock at Wlmodaugh-
sis. l42O New York Avenue.
A rummage sale will be conducted oy
the club at 14O8 New York Avenue from
Anril to l2 inclusive.
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
The New Democratic Ioedarter.

Atlanta What is the mat
tiers with our Jim Griggs? He's all right,
He's q joedarter-he is,
The Washington times., 1902-04-04
Incipient MellOw-Drammel

Baltimore American-Mr. Bryan is pub
fishing his "Commoner" editorials in book
form. We predicted some time ago that 1t
would not be long before the "Conmoner"
would be dramatized, and this is the first
step.