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The Washington times., 1903-02-15

To what extent this is carried mar
be gathered from the fact that the En-
peror. when cOmplimenting the regent
OF Bavaria. the King Of Wurttemburg.
and the ruler OF Saxony IN the cfncle,-
cy OF their respective troops after pass
ing them Ia review. is particularly care
iui 10 refer 10 them as your troops.
and not as "uy" troops on one Oc-
casion he made the mistake OF referring
TO ihe Saxon army. az the close Of IT'S
maneuyers. as my army IN a gener-
al order commentator. but was im-
mediately forced by tho protests Of the
late and the present Kiue Of Saxouy 20
amend the general order by means OF
public letter TO King George. in which
he compllmentsd him on his army.
Now at the time Of The constitution
Of the German empire I'm 1870 the pres
ent Grand Duke OF Baden. who was deep
ly devoted 20 his father-in-law. old EN-
pcror William. bound TO him. indeed by
ties OF affection as strong as IL he had
been his own son, declared that he was
perfectly willing to permit him 10 ex-
ercise the command OF his troops in
times Of peace. as wen as in times OF
fellow rulers OF Saxony. Bavaria and
Wurttemburg I'm their stipulation for -hs
control OF their own military forces
He is now rueins this concession maize
10 his father-in-law- For he finds So a
difficult pill TO swallow that his nephew.
the present Emperor. should appo.n- IN
open defiance Of his wishes and pro-
tests Prussian general whom he does
net know or care 10 know. 20 command
the Fourteenth Army Corps. which is
made UP Of the Baden army and which
has its headquarters en- the capital OF
Bade-
IL is treating the grand duchy a little
bit too much as il IL were conquered
country instead Of an allied state and
as if the reigning grand duke were a
vassaI OF the Kaiser instead O. a
sovereign who claims 20 De on a footing
OF equality with his ally. the Emperor
MARQJISE DE FONTENON.
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A Good NeiqhboT.
Mexico Has a Substantial Way of
Showing Her Fnendliness.

Our progressive Latin neighbor
over the Southern border, the repub-
lie Of Mexico, makes no great noise
IN the world She Is not embroiled
in quarrels. She Is not 'rcpudiating
her debts. She Is net going through
a chronic process Of revolution.
She keeps out Of hp, water. and
she keeps getting rich. Mexico pro
duces great many goods which the
United States consumes. and. unlike
most Of the other Latin-American
countries, she buys generously Of our
manufacturers and merchants. In
fact. Mcxico's commerce with the
United States has increased more
swiftly than with any other portion
Of the world
Great Britain, in 1881, sent $1,000
900 in products 10 Mexico, and SO
100000 in 1900 France sold $1,000
600 IN the former, and only $1,000.
GOO il the latter year Germany sold
100000 in 1881. and $4,000. 900 ia
1900, while Spain's exports to Mexico
increased from S871 600 to $1,000
900
But MeXico's purchases from the
United States expanded from SILL
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cation board that he became univer-
sally known In the south and widely
known in the North.
A stanch Southerner. firm in the main
tenance OF what he deemed essential
truth concerning States, sections. ard
races. ne was ever and above all a great
American. His sympathy was brood IS
humanity. and his service in education
extended to all the needy and ignorant
OF both races. In literary work he was
exceedingly Industrious; as his books
upon many topics bear witness. and mis-
works upon the relation OF the southern
States TO the Union and the civil MIS-
tory OF the Confederacy are important
contributions to the knowledge Of
most interesting period.
Vigorous in the maintenance or right
as ne understood IL during the war Of
secession. he was equally earnest in the
gentle task CT knitting the severed
friendship up when the sword had made
The nnaI decision upon the issues in
volved IL denunciation Of wrong Of
every sort-political legislative. So
cial-he mad the courage Of earnest con-
victiou AID probably no man OF this
generation has been more ihcisive il
bringing home unwelCome truth 10 IN
willing cars than Dr. Curry Needless
now to specify the subjects Of rehuke in
which this grand man appeared as
modern counterpart OF the HEIR,
prophets
But. like all men truly great. a tender
and honest heart inspired all his rela-
tlons-doresdc. social public. He had
many warm friends I'm the North and
those interested in Southern education
who met with MIN f. this city "a month
since VIII always remember his tender
ness and his final words OF wisdom. De-
parting fuil or courage and hope. ne ex-
rcctcd an extension OF his held upon life
that he might continue useful activity,
he alone VAS not aware that the end was
near. II is splendid life closed. and
Dr. Curry's patriotic service. no longer
@ personal possession. is a legacy 10 the
nation
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LAUGHTER! U Uf W6R G8E
By EMILY ELSNOR.

clouds, and with their mere presence
obscure the sunshine OF others.
CHEEKY. whoIe-sCuIed laughter con-
ciliates foes and will. more than any
thing else. promote Eood-felovship.
The laughter that Is so universally
beneficial must, OF course. have in b. the
true ring Of merrimenJ- The silly gig
gle the empty ~ufIaw or the hollow. in
anc noises TO which we are often sub
jected and called upon 10 regard ass the
expression OF humor. enjoyment. and
good will, are as worthless as are all
counterfeiJs and heterogeneous on she
genuine article. Il requires almost as
much effort 90 listen 10 such laughter
as Is required 20 produce IL.
Laugh long and heartily IL you would
yourself experience its true benefits and
accord il TO others
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
The Kaiser,s Indifference to Pets.


Emperor William is not fond of ami
mails That is ono OF the peculiarities
of his character. and although with the
object OF increasing his popularity
among his subjects. an attempt has been
made to create the impression that he
dotes on the national "dachshund. yet
the fact remains that alone among the
sovereigns OF the Old World he has no
animal pets of any kind All the dogs
which he owns are relegated to the i'm
perial kennels at Berlin. which he rarely
visits. Not even does he make pets Of
his horses. and when ne has used a sad
die or harness horse for two or three
seasons and has extracted from it all
its best work, he promptly proceeds 10
get rid of it by having it sold at public
auction along with the other weddings
Of the imperial stables
His children. however. do not share
this Indifference to animals. His boys
have numerous domestic pets. canine as
well as equine. and the young crown
prince in particular has from a child
possessed a most extraordinary influence
over animals. having trained without
any difficulty both his horses and dogs
to all sorts of clever tricks.
Aware of this phase OF the IA iser's
nature, I am quite disposed to credit the
story which comes from Berlin 10 the
effect that he has issued an edict Danish
ing from the royal palaces all cats, dogs.
and even birds. on the ground that they
are means Of conveying contagious dis
eases. Several cases OF dIphtheria in
Berlin recently have been traced 10 cats
and the Kaiser is 50 much afraid lest
these animals should on their return
from nocturnal expeditions bring back
to the palace cOntagion of this or OF
other maladies that he has banished
them from the imperial domicile-ex-
tending the measure TO both dogs and
birds.
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There is absolutely nothing that will
do so much toward chasing dull care
away. keeping the heart young, and
generally making life worth living as
laughter, The man. woman or child
with the CHEEKY. hearty laughter is as
welcome a sight as sunbeam on dark
dismal day
The laughter that is worth while. thai
aids digestion and longevity. is the sort
that proceeds from the real spontaneity
OF inner and Wholesome enjoyment
Such laughter is given vent 10 by the
man with a sense OF humor. a ready wit
and keen appreciation of life and the
ridiculous. and withal a kindly disp0-
sition and large heartedness that in
stinctiveIy understands the situation.
He may have cares. as we'll as other peo-
pie. but he does not allow them TO drown
his laughter In order 10 develop his
sense Of humor and aid his enjoyment
OF life. he plUnges into philosophy
Thus he knows that all the inheritors
Of the worlds good must OF necessity
get some of the bad. Not only is he.
then. content with his lot. but he is even
in the mood 10 make light OF his sorrow
His risibiIities are tickled by The annoy
ancc and worry which others experience
in coping with difficulties at which he.
with his particular views Of life, may
laugh, long and heartily.
Where's the use Of worrying and
fussing over the inevitable" is his
sane argument. 1T doesn't help matters
along. and only tends TO make things
more disagreeable for ones self and the
unfortunates who happen 20 be near.
Miss a meal rather than the opportunity
for a good laugh. Make the best Of
things and be merry"
To be sure. there are sorrows and
haTassinE propositions in life that re-
fuse to be laughed away We can. how
ever. under all conditions. strive 20
make the best of things and If we
steadily and persistentIy refuse 10 nour-
ism our cares and disappointments they
VIII gradually become starved out and
vanish
People with sad. haggard faces who
laugh about once year and then arc
afraid 20 h seen at il seem somehow 10
set thu worst OF everything. Real or
imaginary SORROWS they tenderly hug TO
their bosoms. What has been at first a
little trouble develops with the proper
care aud nourishment it receives into q
very big trouble. The people who get
vut Of tho way OF laughing gradually
lose all cause for laughter, and thus not
only doom themselves TO a life of dark
ness, but have the influence of dark
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
A Vigorous, Lonq-LiVed Race
American Rush and Hurry Have Not
Exhausted National Vitality.

il X hard to reconcile the familiar
lameEtation over the crush" and sex
element" of American life with the
fact that the last fifteen years have
witnessed an astonishing reduction In
the death rate of American cities.
Either this rush and excitement
have been very much exaggerated. or
else we have learned how to with
stand It, Take New York. for IN
stance, the supposed head-center Of
hurry. Its death rate has fallen from
.26.91 per thousand in 1887 to 1906
IN 1902. In Philadelphia the decrease
has been from 22O4 TO 17.67-which
may be described as not at all surpris-
ing il a city accounted so ''slow"
But rapid Chicago shows a falling
off in the death rate from 20.2l TO
1888. while Boston comes down from
It's ominously high figure of 24.97 to
1910. St. Louis. Washington, New
Orleans. Pittsburg. Louisville, Savau-
nah. Cincinnati. all show the same I'M
provement. There has been an IN
crease in the death rate only in Balti-
more and San Francisco, and there
the change is very slight.
OF course, this steady improvement
this lengthening Hfe-is due large
ly TO what may be described as mod
ern sanitation-to a better knowledge
Of the importance Of a pure water
supply, a thorough sewerage system,
cleanliness of streets and cleanliness
Of homes. Some Of the gain Is doubt
less due also to the increased and
widely diffused prosperity.
But not even better water and bet
ter sewers could save a people whose
nervous energy was dying out under
an excess of pressure. The American
race Is a Woodworking race; that Is
undeniable. But this sharply lessened
death rate OF the cities, where the ten
sion is severest, shows that the race Is
successfully adapting itself to It's en-
vironment. 1t Is learning to work
hard and yet to live long.
There IS altogether too much talk
about the nervous" and "excitabIe"
American temperament. The truth is
that the dominant characteristic Of
those Americans who do the hard
work of the world Is an mfailing
GOODNESS, an iron imperturbabiIity.
And these mental and moral traits are
matched by a superb physique. 1t
was discovered In 1895 that the volun-
teers Of the Spanish war were a great
deal taller and larger and, presuma-
bly,, stronger men than their fathers
of the civil war Of lS61-1S65. And it
was significant that when the armies
of al the great nations came together
in the Far East in the Pekin relief
campaign, the critical judgment III
which all observers agreed was the
sheer physical superiority Of the ex-
ceedingly business-like American sol
dierS.
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
P.ussia 80 IL Minor 60 Sc

Prussia and the Minor German States.
In order TO appreciate the cause for
anger on the part Of the grand duke ir
must be explained that at the time Of
the constitution OF the German empire
in its present form, the Kings OF Sax
ony. or Wurttcmburg. and Of Bavaria
while consentins to the Emperor's ezer-
cising supreme command over the en-
tire military forces or the empire IN
the time OF war. insisted that they should
retain the command Of the armies o.
their respective countries i'm time O.
peace. and. likewise. subject 20 the En-
peror as generaHssimo. in time Of war
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
The Grand Duke of Baden's Grievance

The Grand Duke OF Bdden'S Grievance
For the first time in years tho Grand
Duke Of Baden has pointcdly ignored the
birthday celebration Of his nephew. the
Kaiser. and lest there should be any
MISUNDERSTANDING on the subject he has
caused an inspired paragraph to be pub
lishcd in the semi-oficial organ OF the
government at CarIsruhe. TO the effect
that even II the grand duke had been In
better health than that which he now
enjoys he would. under no circum-
stances. have followed this year his
usual practice OF going to Berlin to at
tend the birthday festivities Of the En-
Dpror-"
The fact of the matter is that the re-
lations between the aged grand duke and
his imperial nephew are now more
strained than they have been az any
moment since the latter's accession I'm
1855. the principal cause Of iU-feelinR
being the command Of the Fourteenth
Army Corps, which has its headquer-
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A Charmed Life.

Th. yaun= NioS nj Spain has nr frlr OF an
a-rhi-t-. The r-trr'o-cr~ have trld him tbst
Dec bears O charmed hf. ald viii live to q good
old age. oue horoscope made be- ISIS. f1rc-
tells attempts upon Dds ue- hat SAYS aat De-
VIII receive nothing Nose than d p,s-iair s-vr
on his face from % ballet OF sniie.-- ID tro. @
Free rI.ss-
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
A First Step Taken.

u che antitrust legislation Of this C.rZrc--
shall go np further than the assertion Of the
right 81 tlr National Government to investigate
the conduct ard management of the business of
the STANDARD oil Company and OF other great
trusts, of whose inner working, little or nothing
is known definite and gratifying progress viii
have been made iu the settlement uf che trust
question u villa be- possible to take the next
steps more easily and surely. Chicago Tribune
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
The Talk of iRe Day.

Augustus Thomas. the playwright.
thrashed an editor because the Iatter's
newspaper had referred to him as Miss
Gussie." Mr.. Thomas said that he saw
nothing humorous i'm the allusion.
OF course there are always differences
OF opinion concerning the precise charac-
teristics OF humor. Artemus Ward said
of his Uncle Wilyim. "a low cuss." that
''he filled his coat pockets with pies and
billed eggs at his weddin breakfast. given
to him by my father. and made the
clergyman as united him a present Of nv
fathers new overcoat. and when my
father. on discoverin' it. got in a rage
and denounced him. Uncle Wilyim said
the old man meaning my parent hadn't
any idee Of first-Class Humer."
II we were Mr. Thomas we should
not like to be called -Gussie" Did any
one so trife with the Emperor Angus
tus? The familiarity would have been
worse in those Roman days than poke
In the ribs or a slap on the shoulder.
Or did Horatio presume to call his
prince "Hammy, old boy. l say, Ham2''
In the Elizabethan days there was
Ben Jonson and there was Kit Mar
lowe, but we do not hear Of Jack Web
ster or Bill Shakespeare.
There are men who take a pleasure in
calling you by your first name. whether
you like or dislike the name itself or
the action They argue that they will
thus please you, and they attempt 10
show bystanders that they themselves
are good fellows. geniaIs. II you are a
dignified person by weight Of Office or
merely through ineXplicabIe seIf-esteem.
they are the more insistent in the IA
miliarity. They are Of close kin 10 the
men that play with your WatChchain or
put an arm on your shoulder while they
bore you with long winded story: Il
kept this for you. it's good one. and
when / heard IL ! said to myself / must
tell it 10 Jack Ripper-he1I appreciate il
and thank me" And you stand till your
legs ache; you wear d fixed smile that
threatens to break away: il is as though
you said TO him. Pour on; / will en-
dUTe"
The Washington times., 1903-02-15

100000 I'm 1881 TO S35,GO0,000 in
1900, and 10 more than 140.OOO.000 Ia
1902 At the same time. our pur-
chases from Mexico have grown from
about S2S,0OO.O0O 10 S4I.OO0.O0O
This is a splendid iradc-a trade like
our great commerce with our north
cn nei@hbor. Canada.
Mexico threatens us with no hostile
Determinations. She Is frank and
friendly. liberal and prosperous. If
commercial jealousy bars us out of
European markets. We must make mp
our loss. 80 far aS we can, nm the half
developed markets of THIS hemisphere.
OF all these. that of Mexico Is nearest
and most promising.
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
The Culture Didn't Take.

q .u- a'l danle fraw U,-rru.h
a I..Eiwsgy mad. 81. Eai-.utE,
Ru- when ~rr heard ~ru-
-us- GrttrrlamuCTuu1
>a- leali, dldn'r tu,eutH.
-CM-sgl ReyorI-L-rald.
The Washington times., 1903-02-15

"Gussie." No, we hardly blame Mr..
Thomas.
Gus might pass. But "Gussie,"
The Emperor William. that restless.
vehement person. suddenly left the table
while a band was playing. went 10 the
music stand, took the leaders stick. and
made the band repeat piece It had
just played. but he insisted on a faster
pace No doubt the Emperor. II he
should concentrate his mind on the
task. might be the Sousa Of Germany:
but his proper calling is that Of drum
major. and we are surprised he has not
thought Of assuming a position for
which he is 50 admirably qualified by
nature.
The Washington times., 1903-02-15

In connection with the plan to install
two men in each engine cab and two
motormen in each electric car. why not
carry the idea stin further and pro-
vide two chauTeurs for each automo-
bile?
The Washington times., 1903-02-15

Judge Alton p. Parker evidently hes
itates TO pluck that Presidential boom
before il becomes plump and mellow and
rine
The Washington times., 1903-02-15

President Baer once said he would
never recognize the coal miners union.
But his offer Of certain wage conces-
sions may be considered at least a slight
bow
The Washington times., 1903-02-15
King Georges Yellow Dog.

OF all the domestic pets of royalty the
oldest that / cen recall was a little vel
The Washington times., 1903-02-15

There was talk the other day about
the generosity of Marcel Schwob.
Partisan. who offered his apartment 10
any respectable and poor family during
his absence. II now appears that the
philanthrOpic act is also a vengeance
on the landlord. Mr.. Schwob gave his
notice but the landlord refused 20 ac-
cept it.. for IL came two days after che
trimestre. Mr.. Schwob then moved his
furniture 10 his new house, visited the
project OF police, and asked him to find
an honest family. that he might give #
the use OF the apartment for the three
months to run. The project recommend
ed a highly cstimablc seamstress with
large family. and she turned up with
two hand-carts filled with pots and pans
and bedding" The house is in a fash
ionable quarter. and every tenant has
given warning. Mr. Schwob does not al
low the seamstress 10 De bribcd or
frightened into moving.
The Washington times., 1903-02-15

The late VI. de BIowitz once wrote
comedy. savage attack on the political
and fashionable world Of Paris. He took
fl 10 his friend Jules Claretie Of the
Coincide Franchise, but the manager was
afraid 20 produce it, Would not the play
have packed the theater. or did Cla-
rctie find himself among The characters
The Washington times., 1903-02-15

The Cooperative Turf Investment
Company. which collapsed in ST Louis
recently. and which left many victims
hard hit in this country and Canada
may not have been p "get-rich quick"
concern. but 10 certainly had some get
pOOr-quick' elements in its makeup.
Tho House of Representatives has
passed the EIkins ant-rebate bill.
Still the trusts are strangely diIatory
in making out their last Wills and tes-
taments. They evidently do not know
that they are expected to die
In semi-omcial statement Germany
said The other day. Certainly. we would
have reached the object desired moro
rapidly and better # we had been let
alone with Venezuela" Yes. indeed
it would have been quick finish :or
Venezuela.
, 1903-03-27
ALL WRONG.
The Mistake is Made by Many Lara
mic Citizens.

Don't mistake the cause of backache.
To be cured you must know the
cause.
1t is wrong to imagine relief is cure.
Backache is kidney ache.
You must cure the kidneys?
A Laramie resident tells you how
this can be done.
James Larson, of 615 First St, says:
owing to a strain caused by overex-
erting myself l suffered a great deal
for a year or two from a pain akin to
rheumatism in my right arm and a
dull aching in my loins. During that
time l tried different remedies but if
| had obtained any marked sue
cess l never would have gone to the
Laramie Drug Co.'S, store for Doan's
Kidney Pills. They quickly, quietly
and very thoroughly created a healthy
action of the kidneys and when the Sc
cretions from those organs becomes
normal backache ceased. l cannot
speak too nightly of the merits Of this
preparation"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no substitute.
, 1903-03-27
SOUTHERN REPRESENTATION.

In his Washington correspondence
of the Chicago Record-Herald, Mr..
William Z. Curtis says:
1T is possible that several Of the
southern states may be suddenly de-
prived of representation in the next
congress by a decision of the supreme
court, because the constitutionality Of
the recent action of Virginia in depriv-
ing the illiterate colored people of that
state of their right of suffrage is to be
submitted by John G. Carlisle and
John S. Wise at the fall term. You
will remember that the state court of
Virginia declined to hear arguments
on the ground that it had no jurisdic-
ton and the house of representatives
declined to take up the subject at the
last session because there was no time
to give it proper consideration. Mr.
Wise then appealed to the supreme
court Of the United States and will
submit the broad question whether the
new constitution of Virginia, which
deprives more than half the negro
population of hat state of the right
to vote, is in conflict with the amend
ments t. the federal constitution. If
the court should decide in favor of
the position taken by Mr.. Wise the
election of every member of congress
from Virginia would be vitiated, and
if Virginia has violated the constitu,
Cion of the United States in restricting
suffrage several other southern states
have done the same and their action
would at once be called to the atten.
ton of the court. The question is OF
the very highest importance and it is
fortunate that so eminent a democrat
as Mr.. Carlisle has been willing to sub
nit an argument"