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The Washington times., 1903-08-21
King Christian in a Tram.

1t is not often that one meets a reign
ing monarch in public tram car. But
old King Christian on Denmark, who in
certain respects is the most democratic
of monarchs, delights in this means of
conveyance. and while he does not go to
the length of employing it at Copen
hagen. yet when at Hamburg the other
day he rode about everywhere in the
surface cars attended by gentleman
in waiting and recognized by many of
the passengers.
So far as l know he is the only reign
ing sovereign who adopts this mode of
locomotion since the death of old Dom
Pedro who, while still Emperor of Bra
zil. used. when visiting London. TO hor-
rify the English lords-in waiting. as
signed by Queen Victoria TO attend him.
by riding in the penny bus.
Emperor Nicholas is also on record as
having on one memorable occasion rid
den in tram car at st. Petersburg
shortly after his accession to the throne
He had learnt that one OF the officers
OF Preobrajensky regiment had been os-
tracised by his fellow officers for hay-
ing ridden in a tram car, on the ground
that IL was damaging to the dignity and
prestige of the corps. The Emperor also
ascertained that the young subaltern
was far from rich. being the son of an
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
Baffled Grafters.
The Crushing Reply of Secretary Hitch
cock to Certain Charges.

The reply of Secretary Hitchcock.
which we printed yesterday, to the
charges made by the "New York
Times" shows those charges to have
been the work of baffied "grafters.
The charges rested upon one point
and one point only, to wit: That
the Secretary had caused money, de-
rived from the sale of public lands,
tC be deposited in certain trust com
panies, of which personal friends of
his were either directors or stockhold-
ers, and that, IN order to give these
friends of his the benefit of the use
Of this money for as long a period as
possible, he (the Secretary refused
10 order expenditures in local i'm
provements IN the Indian Territory
such as waterworks, roads, and
bridges-to which certain townships
IN the Territory were entitled by law.
The answer of the Secretary is that
all money received by him has been
deposited in the subtreasury at St.
Louis, and not cent in any trust
company in st. Louis, or elsewhere.
With this plain statement the whole
fabric reared by the disappointed
boodlers, on whose track the Seere-
tary has been since May last, col
lapses.
We said on Wednesday that any
body who thinks that Secretary
Hitchcock is a friend of grafters Is
probably a CRATER himself; worse
IN fact-a fool We repeat that
statement now.
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Courts and Capitals
of the Old World
By THE MARQUIsE DE FoNTENoY.

The Duke of Roxburghe, who arrived
on Saturday last, bears a name and a
title familiar TO booklovers and bibliO-
philes all the world over For the third
duke, on account of a romantic love af-
fair with royal princess of one of the
reigning houses of Germany, pledged
himself to life OF celibacy and sought
consolation for his sorrows in the col
lection Of world-famed library, which
after his death was sold at auction in
London, the sale lasting no less thaa
forty-two days. and attracting collectors
from the United States and from all over
the continent of Europe. Among the
most notable treasures disposed of was
the Valdarfer Boccaccio. printed in
Venice in 1471, which after passing
through the hands Of the late Duke of
Marlborough and of Lord Spencer, is
now. l believe, in the possession of ).
Pierpont Morgan.
The romance which led the third duke
to live and die unmarried is but little
known, yet is worthy of being placed on
record. In the year 1861 the third duke
set out on 1.-The grand tour" He was hand
some. gallant and twenty-one. On his way
back from Moscow he halted for time
at the little court Of Strelitz, then ruled
by dowager duchess, 10 whom her son,
the reigning duke, and his brothers re-
spectfully deferred. She had but two
daughters, Princess Christine. a lovely
girl of twenty, and Princess Charlotte,
small and frightfully plain, the ugly
duckling of the family. With Christine
the young duke fell violently in love, and
she not only smiled upon his suit. but
promised him her hand, her mother and
eldest brother looking upon the match
with approval.
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Down the Bay.

When the streets are melting asphalt
And the sky is humid ooze-
When your shirt is sticking 20 you.
And you're fighting with the blues
When the flies are gayly buzzing,
And the bugs are in the way
Pack your lunch and take flyer
And breezer down the Bay.
Down the Bay, where zephyrs seem to
Have a glad hand all the time,
And you're rich enough in comfort
To be catalogued sublime;
Where you throw your coat wide open
As YOU stand upon the deck
And imagine you're the boy that
Ate the peanuts by the peck.
Where the gladsome Ash go sporting
Through the ripple in your wake.
And YOU catch distant simmer
OF the little waves that break
On the low-fiung beach. and spending
All their strength, roll back again,
Tckled that thev are permitted
To compose the bounding main
Pack your lunch and take your sweetheart.
Or your wife or child. mayhap,
And get out upon the waters.
Where the wayelets go kerslap
Up against the brave ships PROV, and
on the good, salt ozone thrive
And instead Of always gTumbling,
You'll be glad that you're alive.
Baltimore News.
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A King Interferes.

And then a strange thing happened
nothing less than a formal demand on
the part of King George III of England
for the hand of the homely Princess
Charlotte, a demand which was, Of
course, at once granted, along with the
stipulation made by the English govern
ment that no member of the Mecklen-
burg -Strelitz family should marry a
British subject.
This. of course, dashed to the ground
all the hopes of the Duke of Roxburghe.
He left StrelItz at once and for the sub
sequent forty-seven years which elapsed
until his death spent his life in virtual
retirement, while for his sake Princess
Christine OF Meckienburg-S -StrelitZ re-
mained unmarried to her death.
II Is only fair to King George III to
explain that he had no voice whatever
in the selection OF his consort, who was
chosen for him by his mother, the Prin-
cess OF Wales, and by her favorite prime
minister, the Marquis of Butte, with the
object OF preventing his infatuation for
the fascinating Lady Sarah Lennox lead
ing him into inviting her to share his
throne.
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old colonel who had little but his pay
to subsist on.
So. arrayed in the uniform of tlis
particular regiment. which he invar-
iably wears, and of which he is colonel.
the Czar rode quite distance in the
tram car, and then alighting at the bar
racks OF the regiment summoned the
officers to his presence. asked them If it
was true that the usage of trans was
contrary to their ethics. On receiving
an affirmative reply he informed them
that he had just been riding on a sur
face car, and inquired whether they
proposed TO subject him to the same
preposterous treatment as their other
brother officer, the young subaltern
above mentioned, with whom he warmly
shook hands, at the same time .n-
timating that inasmuch as he did not
ostracise the lad he would not allo@
any one else in the regiment to do SO.
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
Citizens Name Terms.

The fusion administration of Pitts
burg has not been marked with success,
as there have been several scandals con-
nected with it. and the assertion is made
that its ante-eIection pledges have not
been kept. Another campaign is coming
on. and the bosses of the Citizens Party
have served notice upon the Democratic
leaders that they expect their eo-opera-
tion upon certain specified terms. and
have informed them that IL these terms
are not accepted they will deprive the
Democrats OF the crumbs which are now
falling to them. and furthermore draw
the pursestrings tight. AS there is no
hope for the Democrats going il alone"
they have meekly accepted the proposl-
tion which the Citizens have advanced
and agreed to turn the votes Of their
party over 10 the Citizens for the pur-
pose of defeating the Republican organ
ization. The action Of the leaders in
this respect has aroused great indigna-
ton among the rank and file.
The Washington times., 1903-08-21
Political Gossip
Here and There
Lorimer Dictates to Yates.

The Hon. BILLY" Lorimer, the Repun-
lican boss" of Chicago. is said to have
delivered an ultimatum personally to
Gov. "Dickie" Yates, to the effect that
his excellcncy." the son of his father.
must not. or rather cannot, be a candi-
date for denomination.
Lorimer knows a thing or two about
Illinois politics, and included in his
knowledge is the fact that the renomi-
nation OF Yates would give the Demo-
Gratis the best chance they have had to
carry the State in ten years. But more
than this. Lorimer desires 10 get a bet
ter grip upon the State organization, and
in order to head of the boom In Cook
county for District Attorney Deneen he
favors the candidacy of strong Chicago
man, one who will at least be able to
divide honors with Deneen. He has in
timated that the Hon. Frank o. Lowder
would be just about the right man.
Lorimer fears the result of combina-
tion OF his opponents in Cook county
and throughout the State with the De-
neen forces which, If it does not actually
bring about the nomination of the Chi
cago attorney, may enable him TO die
tate the nomination. Consequently he
has begun early 10 do what he can to
place obstacles in the way of the De-
neen movement
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A Question of English.
Use and Expediency Stronger Than
Logic


Prof. Brander Matthews is up III
arms about a question of English. He
has taken up his tomahawk and gone
Oh the warpath after those persons
who use the foreign plural TO foreign
words such as cherub, formula, and
crisis. Why, he asks, should We use
the Hebrew plural eherubim rather
than the English cherubs, if cherub is
All English wordl Why say "nebu-
lac" instead of ''nebulas," and spell the
plural Of "beau" with an x? Why
not speak English?
Prof. Brander Matthews may stay
oE the trail till doomsday and he will
never find out the answer to that ques-
ton. The English language has thus
far grown according TO the whim of
the Anglo-Saxon race, and it will
probably continue so TO do. There
was a time when it was fashionable to
pronounce "Oblige" ''obleege," with d
faint reminiscence of the French orig
IN Of the word, and some old-fash-
icned people do it yet. There was no
logical reason for the change except
that the present pronunciation was
more logical according 10 the rules OF
English spelling. There was also a
time when speak" was pronounced
"spake" and tea" 'tay," and the let
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mao instead of conferring that honor
upon General Wood, who now finds
the island pacified and Is able to reap
the results of Captain Pershing's vic
tories.
Instead of returning to Washington
prepared to write thrilling accounts
of his experiences for the magazines
and to entertain the public through
the columns of the newspapers with
his deeds of daring, Captain Pershing
maintains a dignifed, soldierly bear
ing, and allows his acts to speak for
themselves.
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Capt. John j. Pershinq.
A Modest Hero Whose Work in Sub
DUNG the Moros Deserves Reward.

As type of the modest hero Capt.
John j. Pershing IS the realization of
our ideal. Mark the difference be-
tween the conduct of this gallant but
unassuming officer and the spectacu-
lar exploits of that grandstand per-
former. Brigadier General Funston.
There Is all the difference between a
soldier doing his duty for duty's sake
and an adventurer in military uniform
with epaulets and dangling sword
seeking TO attain notoriety and to gain
personal advancement.
For the capture of Aguinaldo Fun
ston was made brigadier general III
the regular army and placed in com
mand of a territorial department.
For his remarkable accomplishment
IN subduing the warlike and hostile
Moros almost without loss of life,
Captain Pershing has received no rec
ognition other than an appointment
to the general staff, and this he won
through competitive contest.
The work done by Captain PEI
shing in Mindanao is worthy to be
compared with that of any other off
Ger of the army since the insurrection
in the Philippines began. To him
was assigned the difficult task Of sub
jugating the semi-barbaric Moros and
bringing them TO an acknowledgement
of American sovereignty. The meth
eds which he employed were honor
able, soldierly, and effective Not
only were the troublesome dattos con
quered, but they were so treated after
their subjugation that they immedi-
ately became the friends Of their con
Cuerors.
Moreover, these results have been
brought about within a comparatively
short time. II would have been no
more than a just reward for his ser
vices, had the President seen fit to do
SO, to have made Captain Pershing,
who was thoroughly conversant with
the situation, the governor Of Minda-
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Pittsburg Politics.

Some OF the Democrats In Pittsburg-
there are now and then a few Democrats
to be found in the Smoky City-are
deeply incensed over what they term a
sell out on the part OF their leaders TO
the Citizens Party. The Citizens Par
ty. by the way. is composed OF Repub-
licans who are opposed TO the regular
Republican machine in Pittsburg, and
are friendly to Senator Quay. whom the
Democrats and reform forces are sup
posed TO fight
in the last municipal campaign the
"Cits" and the Democrats fused on the
city. county, and Congressional tickets
and won a sweeping victory. The 'Cits"
took the wheat and left the chaff Of the
victory to their Democratic allies. al
though the latter supplied the larger
part OF the vote which defeated the Re-
publican ticket The Citizens, however.
being in touch with Quay. supplied the
''sinews of war" and retained the
spoils.
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Shakespeare in Scotch Dialect.

I'm the August Reader Burt Lesion Taylor
makes a suggestion for a version OF Shakespeare
in Scotch dialect, and gives portions OF
Hamlet" Just to show how delightful il would
sound in this ''lilting language-"l
ACT I-SCENE 5.
Mar.-Laird Hamlet!
Hor.-Heeven be wi himi
Hsm.-Aweel-
Mar.-Hoots, toots, ma lairdi
Ham-Hoots, toots, Gallant. Coon, hurdle,
COON.
Hor.-What news, ma laird2
Ham.-Och uncos.
Hor.-Gude ma laird: tell't.
Ham.-Nae, yen let bug. if ah teli't.
Hor-Ah'u nae let bug, ma laird
Mar.-Ah'm doom, ma Laird.
Ham.-Cross yer hertz
Mar--Ay, cross hert, ma laird
Ham.-Aweel, aweel. wisht. There's nae nae
yeelain in a Denmark but he's lean knave-
Dye ken thatf
Hor.-Ay. CTo Marcellus)-He's daft, ah'm
thinkin'.
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Estates Incumbered.

While the present duke possesses large
estates. they are still somewhat heavily
incumbered as the result, direct and
indirect, of the great lawsuit which
took place in the early portion OF the
last century for the dukedom and for
the estates owing to the death OF the
third duke and his cousin, the fourth
duke. without issue.
There were a number OF claimants,
but eventually the committee of privi-
leges OF the house of lords awarded
the dukedom and the ordinary tribunals
assigned the ducal estate to Sir James
Innes Norcliff, Bart. Although popular
opinion in Scotland, as we'll as a num-
Der of genealogists. protested against the
decision, insisting that ii should have
been made in favor of Mai Gen. Walter
Ker, OF Littledean, as male heir OF the
Kers of Cessford. The general was re-
duced to the direst poverty by the legal
expenditure in connection with his claim
to the dukedom. and his estate at Lit
tledean was sold and now forms part Of
Lord Polwarth's beautiful place in War
The legal proceedings lasted for a num-
Der of years. and among the claimants
was a Robert Hepburn Ker. a baker at
Kingston, Jamaica. to whom at one mo-
ed inclined TO award the dukedom-
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An Age Limit.
Should It Be Established in Granting
Automobile Licenses?

Commissioner Macfarland is right
il. requesting time for a consideration
of the question whether or not an
applicant for an automobile license,
after having successfully passed the
prescribed examination, shall be de-
MED that license, simply because he is
of an age at which, in the opinion of
certain people who have entered the
sGuare-toed state, he lacks the "brains,
courage, equanimity, and mental
poise" necessary for running ma
chine.
Drawing the age limit is a ticklish
business. Suppose it had been drawn
IL the case of Napoleon, or Alexan-
der, or Frederick? Suppose it had
been applied to Hamilton or Pitt
Suppose it had been invoked success
fully-but we have no desire to be
iIreverent.
We are in favor of enforcing the
age limit in the case of "the everyday
cub, anywhere from fourteen to TWEEN
~ years." who distills wisdom in the
editorial columns of a newspaper
But a cub. who is able to pass the
proper kind of an examination Is
quite as competent TO run a machine
as his senior is, who has nothing to
recommend him except age. We
SHOULD not forget that there Is no fool
like an old fool. Vide, accounts of
the Paris Bordeaux race.
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The RsQbe's Forum.
Rotation of the Earth.

To the Editor of The Washington Times:
What makes the earth revolve on its axisY
Are there different theories concerning the cause
Of it? q W WILLIAMS
Washington, Aug. 20.
The rotation of the earth on its axis
results from the operation of the laws
of attraction on one body revolving about
another in space. Two theories have
been held to account for 1.-THE me-
chanical theory, which supposes the
earth TO have been set in motion about
the sun as the sDheroid it now is; and
the nebular theory, which supposes the
earth and other planets to have been
formed by the disintegratfon of huge
nebula swiftly revolving around its
center, now the sun-IEd
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Streets Need Flushing.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
! think that appeal ought to be made to
the District Commissioners by the people Of
Northeast Washington, Southeast Washington,
and Southwest Washington relative 10 the cleans
ing Of streets The poor people Of these sec
tions are very lucky ii they get the streets
in front Of their houses cleaned thoroughly
once week, while the people in the Northwest
section have theirs flushed every evening
Do the authorities consider the people in the
Northwest section better than the Others, or is
it Just because they pay more tax?
think that this inequality should be at
tended to and equalized more fully throughout
the municipality. FROM A THINKER.
Washington. Aug. 81
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The Way to the Light.

It's a sigh and a song-but we're driftn' along
To wales where the daisies and violets throng;
With courage that fails not-with faith that is
strong,
We drift To the light Of the morning.
ii.
Though bitter the crOsses-the sorrows and
cares,
We look 10 the future-the beautiful years;
And light glimmers bright through the rain OF
tears
We drift 20 the light Of the morning!
III.
And life takes beauty, and splendidly beams
The light on the hillside-the valleys and
streams;
And Sorrow is only an echo Of dreams
As We drift 20 the light Of the morning.
ATLANTA Constitution.
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The Life of an Ant Queen.

How long may an ant queen hveg Ia their
natural habitat some queens doubtless have
short lives, but by reason Of the protection az
forded them and the seclusion enforced by the
workers. they probably live much longer than
other members OF the community. Within arti-
hcial surroundings they attain comparatively
long life. The oldest enmet queen known TO
science was one preserved under the care Of Sir
John Lubbock, later Lord Avebury- A number
OF years ago. during visit TO this distinguished
naturalist at his country seat, High Elrns, Kent,
the writer for the first time saw this venerable
sovereign. living in the ingenious artificial
formicary which had been prepared for her She
was then in the prime Of life, as it afterward
appeared, being seven years old
In the summer OF 1857 Sir John was again vis-
tied, this time at his town house in London
After greetings he was asked about his royal
pet
81 have sad news to tell you," he answered
''What? Is the queen deadT'
''she died only yesterday. / have not had the
heart TO tell the news as yet to my wife"
Having offered my hearty coincidence ] asked
to see the dead queen Sir John led the way
TO the room where his artificial nests were kept
The glass case which contained the special
forrnicary in which the old ant had lived was
opened up. Lying in one Of the larger open
spaces rooms was the dead queen She was
surrounded by q crowd of workers, who were
tenderly licking her, touching her with their
antennae and making other demonstrations as
II soliciting her attention or desiring 70 wake
her out of sleep. Poor, dumb. loving, faithful
creatures! There was no response Their queen
mother lay motionless beneath their demonStTa-
tions-
They do not appear TO have discovered that
she is really dead" remarked Sir John After
ward he wrote me Of another queen which died
at the age OF fourteen The ants dragged her
body about with them when they moved until II
fell TO pieces-Harper's Magazine.
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Harry to Olive.

Tess-Hary Goodley is engaged to Olive
Soberle; you've heard Of it. of course?
Jess-No The idea. / thought she was too
much wrapped up in her temperance work to
bother with matrimOny.
Tess-It seems not. BY the way. her engage
ment ring is quite appropriately inscribed, the
very essence of temperance-"H2 o."