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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
DEEDS, NOT WORDS.
Furniture De partment.

We control rha line OF one of the
large It fu-n'tu factories In the ST. e.
This co.cern only mako high class
goods aud are from 20 per ceut to q
per cent. cheaper than combination
ID ices
The Washington times., 1903-09-14
The Great Simplon Tunnel.

A report to the British government from its
representative at Berne affords some informa.
tion regarding the progress that is being made
with the great Simplon Tunnel The work is
being steadily pushed forward. but owing to un-
foreseen physical difficulties it is not expected
to be completed, at the earliest. before the
summer Of 1905. As regards the competing
schemes of lines Of future access TO the tunnel,
the federal council is Of the opinion that equal
facilities should be granted 10 any lines that
wish access 10 il, such the proposed route
by way Of Ia Faucilie or the scheme for the
piercing Of the proposed Loetschberg Tunnel
through the Bemese Oberland range, for which
the canton of Berne has already voted nearly
20,OO0,O0O francs Meantime the naturalization
Of the Swiss railways has almost been com.
pleted. Only the st. Gothard Company now
remains out" and, although its time for be-
ing taken over is not actually due till 1909. il
is understood that the existing concession will
be denounced next wear and the purchase price
fixed the basis of the average returns of
the ten years preceding the denunciation, viz,
from 1894 to l9O4.-London Times.
The Washington times., 1903-09-14
A Dutch Queens Experience.

In these letters l have often endeay-
ored to impress upon my fair readers in
this country that the possession of
throne entaiIed more misery than hap
pIness, and that queens. expresses, and
other consorts of reigning sovereigns
were as a general rule more deserving
of pity and of sympathy than Of envy.
To the scores of instances which have
described here in illustration OF tsis
assertion / may now add that of the late
Queen Of Holland, a portion of whose
correspondence has Just been published
at Paris. The daughter of King William
l OF Wurtemburg, in her youth a cele-
brated beauty. and renowned as one OF
the most clever and accomplished
women of her day, she was subjected
both as a wife and as a mother TO every
misery that Il is possible 10 imagine.
Her position at the court of The Hague
was rendered so intolerable to her by
the brutality, the neglect and the pubic
profiigacy OF her husband, that she spent
most OF her time in foreign travel, being
a frequent visitor of Emperor Napoleon
and of his consort, with both OF whom
she was in constant correspondence
While her husband squandered colossal
Sums on the Pennsylvania-bo born Madame
Musard and other of his fair friends. she,
the Queen of Holland. was compelled 10
exist in the most straitened circum-
stances. so much so that she was obliged
literally to adopt all the devices OF
shabby gentility, especially in matters
OF toilette, in order TO maintain any kind
of appearances, and, devoted to her chill
dren, she lived to see her eldest boy die
as a more disreputable profigate even
than his father, while Alexander. her
second son, was not only crippled, but
also to all intents and purposes a
lunatic
The Washington times., 1903-09-14
The Origin of Coffee.

As to the history Of coffee, the legend runs
that it was first found growing wild in Arabia.
Hadji Omar, a deryish. discovered it in i2s5,
6I7 years ago. He was dying Of hunger in the
wilderness, when. finding some small round
berries, he tried to eat them, bat they we're bit
ter lie tried roasting them, and these he finally
steeped in some water held in the hollow o.
the hand, and found the decocti0n as refresh
ing as IL he had partaken Of solid food He
hurried back 10 Mocha, from which he had
been bsnished. and. inviting the wise men 20
partake Of his discovery, they were 50 well
pleased with it that they made him saint.
The story is told that coffee was introduced
into the West Indies in 1928 by Chirac, a
French physician. who gave Norman gentle
man by the name Of De Clieux, a captain Of
infantry, on his way 10 Martinique single
plant The sea voyage a stormy one. the
vessel was driven out OF her course and drink
ing water became 50 scarce that it was dis
tributed in ratons. De C1ieux, with sffec-
tion for his coffee plant. divided his portion
Of water with il, and succeeded in bringing it
10 Martinique, although weak, not in hope
less condition. There he planted it in his gar
den, protected il with a fence Of thorns, and
watched it daily until the end OF the year,
when he gathered two pounds OF coffee, which
island. TO be planted by them. From Martinique
coffee trees in turn were sent TO San Domingo,
Guadaloupe, and other neighhoring islands.
The coffee tree is an evergreen shrub, grow
ing in its natural state to a height Of fourteen
to eighteen feet. 1t is usually kept trimmed
however, for convenience in picking the ber-
ries. which grow along the branches close 10
the leaves, and resemble in shape and color
ordinary cherries. The tree cannot be grown
above the frost line, neither can il be sue
cesfully grown in the tropics The most sue
cessful climate for production 10 that found at
altitude of about 1900 feet. Anything much
above this Is in danger OF frost. which is fatal
TO the tree, and when coffee is grown much
below this il requires artificial shade which
materially increases the cost OF production and
does not produce as marketable berries II is
owing 20 this particular requirement that cot
fee has never been successfully produced in the
United StateS.-Success
The Washington times., 1903-09-14
American Names.
Why Do We Have Foreign Names for
Our Streets and Hotels?

An observing person writes to one
OF the New York papers asking how
many streets and buildings there are
IN London named after Americans.
This sarcastic query is followed by
the suggestion that Americans shall
Eame their streets, hotels, and public
buildings for Americans, and not for
some foreigner or other.
This Is in some respects a good sug-
gestion. In too many parts of the
country the original Indian names of
rivers, lakes and mountains. musical
and significant, have been discarded
for some English or American name
lot half rs becoming. Often the peo-
pie have followed the plan suggested
by this observer, and named then
streets, aid the places round about
their city, for the men prominent in
local affairs. or for some man of ma
tional Importance admired by the ma
iority of the people. Hence we have
great duplication of names in places
widely separated from one another
II has often happened, also, that the
settlers, as they moved farther west,
fondly called their new homes after
their old homes, and even named the
streets and avenues after those which
they knew in childhood. These things
ere matters of taste American taste
Is improving. There are fewer Smith
villes and Magnolia Wales on the map,
and more towns known by the simple
I.ames Of their founders.
But as for the naming Of hotels
after famous hotels IN the Old World,
there Is nothing to make a fuss about
50 far as that Is concerned. and that
Is really the way in which foreign
names are most commonly used. 1t
may well happen in the future that
the American hotel will surpass IN ex-
cellence the English or French hotel
of the same name: and. in fact, some
Of them do now Let us be tranquil.
The Washington times., 1903-09-14
Etiquette of the Links.

Not only in the actual playing of golf, but in
the etiquette Of the game the American
players or some Of them. might well learn
something from the visiting Englshmeu An
observer Of all the games, and a participant
in the practice rounds. states that there was
a marked difference between the Americans
and the Englishmen in their bearing toward
the caddies. The Americans, especially the
college boys, were impatient il the caddie
did not az once find the ball after the drive.
The Englishmen did not hurry or worry at all.
They almost invariably said Thank you'' when
the caddie did q service for which he was being
paid. They consulted with the caddie and
usually accepted his Judgment as Of value, even
if it was sometimes in error. And they did not
run One Of the caddies was sent up the hill
at Myopia 70 indicate the direction Of the
hole. He started TO run up the hill with his
heavy bag Of clubs, after a sharp command
from one Of the college boys
Don't run. my lad" called ont the English
man for whom he was doing the Service. ''yye've
got all the time that there is''-Boston Tran
script
The Washington times., 1903-09-14
British Decline.
Trade, These Days, Follows Not the
Flag, But the Brains.

Sir Norman Lockyer, in his address
before the British Association for the
Advancement Of Science last week.
placed his finger on a sore spot when
he said, speaking of industrial de-
preston in England and It's causes
"We are suffering not because trade
no longer follows the flag, as in the
cid days, but because trade follows
the brains He demonstrated with
mereiless logic how impossible it is
for England to attempt to compete
with other states which have long
since realized the vital Importance of
this fact unless she speedily awakens
TO the necessity of straining every
nerve to obtain for her youth educa
ton of the best and highest type.
People often ask themselves why II
IS that England is dropping behind
ir the race for commercial supremacy
snd why it IS that she is being crowd
ed out of markets heretofore con
trolled by her, and by her alone, by
rivals like the United States and Ger
many. Sir Norman furnishes the
answer. He points out that Greac
Britain his 13 universities competing
with 134 State and privately endowed
universities IN the United States and
% state-endowed in Germany Twelve
English universities have received
during sixty years from private
sources less than f4,0O0,0O0, while
The Washington times., 1903-09-14
Arraigned Beckham-

He attended the Republican conven-
tion which nominated Mr.. Belknap. and
is enthusiastic over the prospects for
the success of his son-in-law. Although
advanced in years. General Buckner IS
still strong and vigorous. and il is an
nounced that he will take the stump IN
behalf of the Republican ticket He has
already delivered one speech in which
he severely arraigned Governor Beck
ham and his administration. General
Buckner has many friends among the
old soldiers OF the State. and the Re
publicans are looking for good results
from his advocacy of their ticket AS
Governor Bradley has declined 10 take
any part in the campaign. IL is not Ike
ly that his influence against the Re
publican ticket Will have much effect
upon the result next November. but for
reasons which are more or less personal
he will not aid in its election.
The Washington times., 1903-09-14
Political Gossip
Here and There
Opening of Maryland Campaign.

The State campaign in Maryland VIII
open in earnest this week. and the fight
Will grow in intensity as election day
approaches. The Democrats purpose ea-
tering the field first and viii hold their
convention on Wednesday. II promises
to be one Of the most enthusiastic poIiii-
cal gatherings ever held In the old Mon
umental City. Contrary to custom the
meeting Will take place in the evening.
and the nominating speeches will be
made 10 the accompaniment OF patriotic
and popular music. soft lights and he
applause OF listening thousands. for 1t
is estimated that the attendance OF visi-
tors will be larger than ever before N
the history Of Maryland conventions.
In fact the convention will be almost
society event, for boxes and seats have
been reserved for fashionably dressed
women and gallant men OF the Maryland
aristocracy. The machine is In perfect
condition and will be shown TO its best
spectacular advantage. It cannot fall %
arouse enthusiasm. and with the great
''send on which Is anticipated the
Democrats will enter the contest buoy
ant with hope and confident OF victory
in November.
Edwin Warfieid. as has been previ-
ously announced. Will be the party's
candidate for governor, all opposition
TO him having been dispelled upon the
return Of Senator German from his Eu-
ropean trip. He viii be named by ac-
clamation. The Hon Spencer Jones,
who made spesmodie effort TO win the
nomination. will preside at the meeting
and give his loyal support to the nomi-
nee.
The Washington times., 1903-09-14
Lady Blake's Charms.

Lady Blake is a singularly charming
and accomplished woman, whose fea-
lures. like those OF her sister, the
duchess, give some evidence OF The
strong strain of Jewish blood in her
veins. Her father was. perhaps, the
most intimate friend of Lord Beacons-
field, and when King Edward, as Prince
of Wales, stayed as the guest of Bea-
consield at Hughenden Manor. Bernal
Osborne was the only one invited to
meet him.
After dinner cards were proposed,
and when the royal guest suggested
guinea points, the old earl. whose
finances were far from being in louF-
ishing condition, could not help making
a slight grimace. noticing which Bernal
Osborne yentured to remark that in
view of recent circumstances-Lord
Beacons1eld had but a few weeks previ-
ously proclaimed Queen Victoria EN-
press of India-it might be more Hp
propriate 10 play for crowns, the latter
being the denomination of that coin
which has now become almost as rare
as the guinea, namely the FIVE shilling
bit. This caused a laugh, gave manifest
relief to the aged premier. and was If
course at once accepted by the prince.
The Washington times., 1903-09-14

committeeman from Alaska be to him
Alaska with two delegates out of
300 in the convention, and no vote in
the Electoral Colleges
The objection to the appointment
Of Mr.. Williams on this ground is a
specimen of peanut politics which de-
serves 10 be roasted" 1t is encour-
aging to note that Mr.. Tawneys the
chairman of the Select Committee on
Industrial Arts and Expositions of
the House, although Republican, is
rot such a partisan as to voice the
protests of those who oppose the ap-
pointment, but, on the contrary, hav.
ing the welfare of the Exposition IN
mind and realizing that the fair Is
not a political show, has urged that
Mr.. Ryan's action be allowed to stand.
The President should heed his request
unless there s more substantial rea-
son for the rejection of Mr.. Williams
than has already been advanced.
The Washington times., 1903-09-14
Saxe-Weimar Rumors False.

At the time OF the trip of the young
Grand Duchess of Sake -Weimar to Swit=-
crland, l denied, in compliance with a
request made to me, and in accordance
with authentic information that had
reached me. the stories published both
in this country and abroad TO the effect
that she had been obliged 10 abandon her
husband, and that the world was about
to be treated to another edition of the
scandal by which the court OF Dresden
was overtaken about a year ago.
That my deniaIs were justified is
shown by the fact that shortly after the
arrival of the grand duchess in Switzer-
land. she was Joined by her husband,
who is devoted to her. and that after
having since paid state visits to the
leading towns and cities of the grand
The Washington times., 1903-09-14

universities and colleges in the United
States have obtained in a few years
more than f40,000,000.
Great Britain grew rich under free
trade. She also grew intolerant and
opinionated. Success turned her head.
She knew everything better than any
body else. The possession of wealth
made her a bully. She no longer
asked Of her customers: "What do
You wish, and how can | best serve
you?" but she clustered with peevish
arrogance and exclaimed: "You poor,
half-starved mongrels, you don't
know what is good for you. | do,
and here it is, and if you don't take
it. and like it, why, I'll find means to
compel you to swallow the dose" 1t
was the part of the rich upstart
among nations which England played
for more than a century. But while
she waxed fat she also waxed weak
In strenuous age she could no longer
maintain the pace. Her young peo
PIE, accustomed to a higher standard
of comfort than their parents, re-
belled against the stern discipline
which Is essential TO equip them for
the battle of life in an age of fierce
and relentless competition. Love OF
sports and pastimes developed into a
passion, and now the inevitable reae-
ton is making itself felt. As a writer
IN the "New York Times" remarks !:
with great searchings of heart the
nation is casting about for some
means of making up for It's lost op-
portunities."
Yet, though e great educational re-
vival seems imminent III England,
three things, IS Prof. Sadler observes,
have yet 10 be achieved. The first is
to get the whole body of English peo-
pie to believe in knowledge: the sec
ond is to secure effective openings for
ability in all classes; the third is to
adhere to the principle that education
is threefold thing-the training of
body, mind, and heart.
Is England equal to it? Has she
reached the point yet where she is
able to realize what folly she com
mitted in apologizing for every in.
feriOr homemade article as .'Ameri-
can" and Yankee" - "eheap and
nasty"-and in meeting serious COM
petition in other quarters with the
childish and querulous cry Of MADE
in Germany?" Has she learned In
the industrial warfare of the last dee
ade the lessons which some people
fondly hope she learned in the strug-
gle with the once despised Beers? The
future alone can tell.
The Washington times., 1903-09-14
The Alaskan Democracy.
How 1t Purposes TO Make Mr. Francis
the Nominee for President.


the Nominee for President.
That great and powerful political
organization, the Alaskan Democracy.
has undertaken the difficult task OF
capturing the nomination for Presi-
dent for the Hon. David r. Francis.
president of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition. The man who conceived
the idea of corralling the delegates
from the frozen Northwest Territory.
and who is charged with the execution
Of the plan to force the national con-
yentlOn TO name Mr.. Francis, is the
Hon. Louis J. Williams, who bv
courtesy holds the position of national
committeeman for Alaska
This astounding plot has been un-
earthed not by the slow and somnolent
rivals Of Mr. Francis for the nomina-
ton, but has been discovered by some
Republican place-hunters who are
greatly alarmed over the prospect of
the appointment of Mr.. Williams to
$1,000 job for which il is admitted
he is especially well qualified. They
have raised such a howl about II that
the appointment made in good faith
by Acting Secretary Ryan has been
recalled by his superior, Secretary
Hitchcock, and the matter now rests
in the hands Of the President. who.
by the Endorsement or rejection Of the
selection of Mr.. Williams, has il
within his power 10 make or mar the
Francis boom. If he wants the Mis-
sourian as his opponent in next years
campaign all he has to do Is 10 sane
ton the action of Mr. Ryan. while If
hC fears him all that Is necessary IS
10 disapprove it, and the scheme Of
the Alaskan Democracy would be
foiled, for with the leverage of the
position Of Commissioner for Alaska
to the st. Louis Fair, Mr. Williams
would, of course, be able TO control
the national convention, while with
out 1t his plan would doubtless be eff
fectively blocked, and the Democrats
would be free to do as they might
wish.
Seriously, isn't the objection which
has been made to the appointment of
Mr.. Williams about the weakest that
could be imagined? Yet Republicans
have actually charged that Mr.. Will
Jams wants the commIssionership in
order that he may assist in advancing
the candidacy Of his friend Francis.
Perhaps Mr. Francis may have Presi-
Dental aspirations, but he stands
about as much chance of getting the
Democratic nomination as does anv
of the "one-gallus" Missouri corn
planters of which the Hon. Champ
Clark speaks. At any rate, of what
assistance could the support of the
The Washington times., 1903-09-14
The Peoples S Forum.
Columbia Line Car Service.
To the Editor Of The washington Times:

10 the EDITOR Of The Washington Times:
do not wholly agree with ''w Smith," who
criticised the car service on the Columbia line
IN your issue Of yesterday. It should be re-
uembered that within the past two weeks the
company has put the large combination cars
That were formerly in use on the ID Street
line These cars are much larger than the little
cheese boxes which were used on the Column
bia Line last year. The fact is. the car service
has been improved 25 per cent by this means
Now there IS room not only to ride, but TO
obtain seat, except. possibly, on one or two
cars morning and evening, at the time Of the
rush. The smokers at last have an inning
on this line, and the company is 10 be com
inended for establishing a car Service adequate
70 the needs of the road, for the first time
in its history.
l agree with Mr.. Smith that the service in the
past has been as he describes it, but the
change referred to has done away with the old
conditions, and after the inhabitants of II
street have become accustomed TO the added
noise OF the big cars, the people Of the North
east will see that they have much better transit
accommodations than formerly
The contention | raised in Thursdays issue
Of The Times, however. with reference TO the
service &c Benning. l do not propose to retract
or qualify. Anyone with knowledge Of the
facts knows that forty minute schedule at
night, and thirty-ninute schedule in the
DAYTIME is not sufficient for Benniug, and the
railroad company, in the interests of common
deceney, ought to put more cars on that dvi-
SION 1t is an outrage for the residents Of
the District east of Fifteenth Street northeast
10 be compelled 10 put up with such ac-
commodations. The conditions are indefensible
from any point of view. BEI.AC MOSNAR.
Washington Sent 10
The Washington times., 1903-09-14
Will Fix Slate Tomorrow.

The remainder of the ticket has rot
been fully determined upon. but the
places will all be filled at a conference
of the leaders which is to be held to-
morrow. There is much talk Of nomi-
mating Ex-Governor Jackson. OF the
Eastern Shore. as a candidate for
comptroller. Mr.. Jackson is a brother
of Representative Jackson, who was the
Republican asPirant for the Senatorship
against Senator McCOmas until the elec-
tion OF delegates settled everything in
favor of the statesman from williams
port.
The Republicans are as certain 10
name ex-senator Williams as their can
didate for governor as the Democrats
are TO select Mr. WarseId. and their
efforts are now directed toward recon
Cling the belligerent factioEs of the
party They are meeting with a greater
degree Of success than might have been
expected a few weeks ago. The Re-
publicans are. as a rule. raIlying 70 the
support of Mr. Williams. but this does
not mean that they will stand together
when it comes 10 voting the legislative
ticket. Mr.. Williams will doubtless poll
nearly the entire Republican strength
this year, but there is much uncertainty
in respect 10 the Legislature.
The Washington times., 1903-09-14

To the Editor of The Washington Times:
Early in the investigation Of the Postofice
Department scandals former high official, and
now the editor Of the "Salt Lake Tribune -
loomed above the Western horizon and vehe-
mently denied all knowledge Of grating or
crOOkedness during his incumbency. He even
went so far in his explsnation-which explained
nothirg-as 10 throw out a challenge. vocifer-
ating that il persecution continued. etc, 81
have my remedy"
Well, il would seem from recent Developments
that some one very high in authority has ac-
cepted that challenge, and the editor in the
Mormon bailiwick may have an opportunity 10
test the efficacy of his remedy in the United
States courts. INQUIRER.
Washington. September II.
The Washington times., 1903-09-14

duchy. they have now been for the last
ten days the guests OF Emperor William
and his consort at Potsdam. It Is just
as we'll that 1t should be known that
no trouble exists between this young
couple, who were only married last
spring. for they are destined to he
come King and Queen of Holland In the
event of wilhelmina dying without is
sue, the grand duke being the next heir
20 the crown OF the Netherlands.