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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
The Talk of the Day.


We smile at those who smile upon Us; We
are gracious 90 those who pay their court 20
as: we naturally acquire confidence and case
when an goes well with ms. when we are
outraged hy the Establishments 81 fortune, and
the good opinion Of mankind A whole street
bowling regularly 60 man every time be rides
out may teach him how 70 pull of his hat in
return, without supposing particular genius
for bowling onore than Tor governing, or any
thing else) born in the family. Il has been
observed that persons vino sit for their pictures
improve the character Of their countenanccs
from the desire they have 90 procure the most
favorable representation Of themselves.
Learned professors are still shrieking
against The violence and danger Of foot
ball exercise and now Miss Lucille Hill
OF Wellesley-not the singer-sends out
what is described as warming note con-
corning the pernicious effects OF basket
ball on health and beauty. Months ago
we insisted on jackstraws as the game
Of games. just as We pointed out that the
New England farmer viii not be prosper
Gus until ne raises herons for the mar
ket Backgammon has its advantages.
but the wrist may be injured seriously
b. the violence OF the throw The game
Of iackstraws tests the brain and the
nerve, fl teaches GOODNESS and discrimi-
nation. A game for the young as well
as heroes. and one positively without
risk TO life or limb.
Another one Of Mark Twain's original
'Tnnocents Abroad" is dead. There were
as MANY thousands in that party as in
the charge OF the Light brigade
Mrs Baker. the iandlady OF Robert
Louis Stevenson in the Saranac region.
gossips about her lodger: Personally.
he was like all writer's. I think. per-
fectlv charming And WIN should
not writers be perfectly charming They
are besst with fattering Offers from
publishers. pointed out in The street
roaring and shaking tho name IN the
parlors OF the rich and fashionable.
constantly in receipt OF free thcater
tickets and dinner invitations. enyied by
the grossly commercial and vuIgarIy
successful. Yes. they are charming
everywhere but at home. Their wives
say their literary husbands are irrit-
able and peevish. The husbands an
swer. they are not fully appreciated
and they make uncompllmentary allu-
sions 20 the mating of the eagle and the
wren. Nor should # be forgotten that
there are women born for the appre-
citation Of tho husbands OF other women
There is a General Passerieu in France
who has issued a circular 10 HIS subor-
dinates. He suggests that the men who
drink too much should be treated Is
persons suffering from sickness. He
recommends that they should be kept
apart in a room contiguous TO the guard
room. where they may be treated by
the regimentaI doctors and brought back
10 sobriety II this remedy should be
Ineffective. the general suggests other
pains and penalties. and the soldier may
finally be brought before a council OF
war aud sentenced as a confirmed
drUnkard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
IOndon's New Police Commissioner.

I.ondon's new chief commissioner Of
the metropolitan police. appointed by the
King in the place OF Sr Edward Brad
ford. who has retired. Is one OF the most
capable and experienced police ofhcials
in the service Of the British Empire.
Edward Henry-fOr that is his name
ike Sir Edward Bradford before him.
FIRST learned police work in India, ana
after term OF Office as magistrate. h
became inspector general OF police in
India. an appointment wtrch he held Tor
over ten years. Introducing not merely
the BertiIlon system for the Identified
ton and registration OF professional
and other criminals. but likewise the
means OF classifying and registering
finger marks. Toward tsse end CT 1919
he was commissioned by the colonial
department in London 70 proceed TO
Africa &c organize a police force IN the
Transvaal ana Orange River COLONY. ant
on his return TO London vas appointed
assistant commissioner OF police there
MARQJIsE IL FoNTENoY-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
Army Discipline.
As Affected b. the Case of Lieutenants
Edwards and DougheTty.

As Affected b. the Case Of Lieutenants
Edwards and DougheTty.
Chief Justice Bingham has dis
missed the rule issued against the See
rotary Of War requiring him to show
cause why he should not be compelled
TO give Lieutenants George 3. Ed
wards and Henry W. Dougherty a
certain standing and rating in the
army.
We have already had occasion to
refer to this ease and to express the
conviction that in no other army of
the world would an attempt have been
made by subaltern officers to invoke
the aid Of the civil courts in COMPEL
ing their military superiors to place a
value ON their services equal at least
to that which they themselves had
placed
VIC are likewise amazed to learn
that these two young gentlemen are
graduates of West Point. If the four
years training at the Military Acade-
my gave them no better notion of dis
cipline than that exhibited in their
application to the Supreme Court of
the District-something must be
wrong in the system of instruction
followed on the banks of the Hudson.
To have a good opinion OF ones
self Is an aid sometimes in getting on
IN life; and we all know that the
world Is full Of people who have
hoisted themselves into prominence BY
their own boot straps For soldier,
however. to display his self-apprecia-
ton Is not only fatal 10 professional
success in his own case, but democrat
izing to the entire service in that IT
sets an example which puts below par
the chief virtue of the soldier
obedience.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
Queen Amelia's Cruise.


The royal yacht or which queen Anne
liza OF Portugal is now cruising in the
Mediterranean with her two sons. and
on which she will visit various places
along the French and Italian Riviera.
formerly belonged to the late Col. Harry
McCaimont. when she was known as the
Banshee. She was built at Lea in 100.
and was sold 10 the King OF Portugal
shortly afterward when Colonel Mccall
mont volunteered Tor service in South
Africa She has been rechristened the
Amelia. ard a considerable sum OF
money has been spent in refurnishins
and in redecorating the craft.
The cruise Is TO last couple OF
months. and the Queen travels under
the strictest incognito. as the Marquise
de villa yicosa. and she is attended BY
only one Iady-in-waiting. the Countess
de Flgueiro. by the latter's husband. By
her court physician. her chaplain, the
painter. Casanova. and by a couple Of
gentlemen in attendance on the young
princes. The Yacht is commanded by
Dom Fernando de Serpa. younger bro
ther OF the Marquis de Gouvea. and he
has among the ofhcers under his eomt
maud a lieutenant OF Irish origin and an
eestry bearing the name OF Dom Hugo
O'Neiu
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
Lord Curzon to Retire.

Lord Curzon. it is now practically
settled. will retire from the viceroyalty
OF India at the end OF the current year.
and there is a good deal OF speculation
with regard 70 his succession. Secre-
tary OF War Brodrick. whose name was
freely mentioned in connection Herewith
a few weeks ago. has since his unfortu-
nate showing In the house OF commons
with regard 10 the army reforms. come
70 be regarded as out Of the running.
II is doubtful whether Lord Miner
can be spared from South Africa for
some time 10 come. and although Lord
Cromer could undoubtedly have the Of
Zee for the asking, yet IL is probable
that he prefers the virtual governor
generaIship OF Egypt and OF the soudan,
with the prestige which he enjoys there.
it's proximity 10 Europe and his three
months leave OF absence each year in
England and Scotland. 10 an exile OF
several years in India as viceroy. For,
as l have mentioned before in these
letters. the viceroy Of India is debarred
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
Liberal Era Promised.


Another manifestation Of the en-
lightened policy of Emperor Nicholas OF
Russia is 10 be found IN his remOsal OF
the somewhat narrow minded official who
has filed until now the position of cen
sor OF the press. and the appointment in
his stead OF Counselor of State Tatit-
schef. who for a number OF years past
has been the resident agent in London Of
the Russian treasury epartmep-that
is 10 say. OF the minister OF finance.
Count witte. the most liberal and pro
gressive Museovite statesman OF the day
NJ. Tatitschen has. like NJ. de Witte-
he weII-deserved reputation Of being
an Anglophile. has worked consistently
for an understanding between Great
Britain and Russia. and is not only very
popular in England. but likewise enjoys
the confidence OF all the English people
With whom he has been brought into con-
tact He speaks English perfectly. has
made II his business while IN England to
get into contact with the press. and may
therefore be relied upon as chief impe-
rial press censor of Rmssla--that is to
say OF the department which not only
controls the utterances OF all Russian
newspapers. but likewise passes on press
dispatches sent abroad. and upon the ut
terances concerning Muscovite affairs in
fcreign papers entering the Russian En-
pire-to inaugurate an altogether new
and liberal era in that particular branch
Of the Russian administration. which
has been so frequently portrayed as an
illustration OF Muscovite despotism.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21

RedfeId Proctor OF Vermont, William
p. Frye of Maine.
Between sixty-five and seventy
Twelve. Thomas c. Plat OF New York.
Matthew s. Quay OF Pennsylvania
Chauncey NJ DeDew of New York.
Francis NJ CockrelI OF Missouri. Rus
sell A. Alger Of Michigan. John Il
Mitchell of Oregon. Addison G. Foster
OF Washington. Jacob II. GaIlinger OF
New Hampshire. Joseph H. Willard. OF
Nebraska. Julius c. Burrows OF Michi-
gan. Samuel d. MeEnery Of Louisiana,
Marcus A. Hanna Of Ohio.
Between sixty and sixty fve-Sev-
enteen. Knute Nelson OF Minnesota.
James B. McCreary Of Kentucky. Joseph
c. 6. Blackburn OF Kentucky George
c. Perkins OF California William 4.
Clark OF Montana, Arthur p. German
OF Marylsnd John F. Dryden Of New
Jersey, fernando ID. Money OF Missis-
ssppI. Augustus O. Bacon OF Georgia.
: James II. Berry OF Arkansas. Thomas
NJ Patterson of Colorado, stephen B.
Elkins of West Virginia. Nelson w.
Aldrich Of Rhode Island. Thomas r.
Bard OF California, John W. Daniel OF
virginia. Nathan B. Scott OF West Vir-
glnia. John c. Spooner Of Wisconsin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
Father Of Waters.
Still a Menace to the People Dwelling
Along His Banks

Along His Banks
There has been the usual agitation
this spring over the prospect Of dam
age through the rise of the Alississip-
pi. Indeed. so usual Is TINS agitation
that il attracts comparatively little at
tention outside of the people immedi-
ately affected. But TO them, the ap-
pretended peril means the possibility
of total r7in, the sweeping away in a
few hours of resources laboriously ac-
cumulated.
The Government has spent fifty
million dollars. more or less, in build
ing and strengthening the leyee sys-
tenn. But the effect is said to have
been actually 10 raise the crest Of the
river flood and TO increase its power
for mischief at any point where it
may break loose. According TO the
''New Orleans Gulf Ports Marine
Journal" The increase in the height
of the floods prior 10 1860 was at the
rate of only one foot in ninety wears.
But from 1890 to 1897, the rate Of in
crease was one foot IN two and one
half years. The levees at New Or
leans have been raised five feet dur
ing the last half century, yet the city
has not been freed from the peril of
humiliation.
Critics of the existing system argue
that instead of spending 80 many
million dollars in a futile effort to
conhne the mighty river to an I'M
natural channel by closing lis outlets,
II would have been better 10 allow It's
overflow to distribute itself over the
basins of the St Francis, the White
River, Lake Pontehartrain, and
others, ferulizing the lands as the silt
of the Nile fertilizes Egypt. If the
vast expenditure of money already
made has really done more harm than
good, no time should be lost in recon
sidering the present policy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
GrasshoppeI and Ant.
The Old Problem of Debt Collection in
the Departments.

the departments
The recent decision of Acting Post
master General Wynne in regard to
clerks in his department who are pur-
sued by creditors, calls attention once
again to the fact that in certain ways
life in Washington Is different from
life in any other city in the United
States.
Mr.. Wynne objected to having his
office turned into a collecting agency,
and finally took refuge behind an or
der, issued some years ago, and still
III effect. providing that VIXEN a court
Judgment has been issued against a
Government employee, that employe
must pay his debts or get out Of the
service
The old French fable about the
grasshopper and the ant applies with
peculiar fitness to two types Of clerks
in the departments, though it may be
frankly stated that the grasshoppers
are in a very small minority. Most of
the employees Of the Government are
not only paying their bills promptly.
but buying their houses or laying up
at least little money every year
Some Of them, however, not only
spend their salaries every month. but
incur debts which they cannot or viii
not pay, and while this number is
small a. compared with the vast army
Of employees, It is large enough in the
aggregate to cause local tradesmen a
good deal Of trouble.
In no other city is there so large an
element of the populations which is as
sured. from month to month. and
practically from year TO year, of a
comfortable living and a fixed income.
In no other city is so large a part of
tins element made mp Of people with
out domestic responsibilities, and with
expensive tastes which demand as
much money as supporting a family,
but do not carry with them any sense
Of duty 10 others.
1t is this condition Of things which
causes the plague OF grasshoppers TO
aftlict the merchants of Washington.
They cannot make any very definite
rule about trusting or not trusting
Government employees, because in the
majority Of cases il is safe enough to
depend on a semi-monthly settlement.
They do not know. until they expert
ment, whether a given man viii prove
honest or not, and the experiment is
sometimes costly. HeRce the dilemma
Of Mr. Wynne.
II IS difficult to see what he could
properly do about il, more than he
hiss done, and doubtless many will
criticise his action as il is. The owner
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
A Misleading Picture.

While on the subject of the press let
me state that the picture published on
the front page OF one of the latest hum-
bers of the Paris Illustration" repre-
senting FIVE soldiers grouped behind
three decapitated heads. and which pur-
ported TO be a photographic demoastra-
ton OF the horrors perpetTatcd By the
Ottoman troops upon the unonording
Christians OF Macedonia. furnishing in
deed the theme for an entire page Of
text on Turkish Moslem atrocities ia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
Senator Under Forty.


Under torty-one. Joseph W. Bailey.
OF Texas.
Senator Pettus. when he entered the
Senate six years ago in his seventy-sev-
enth year. found only one man his senios
in years. the late Senator Justin S. Nor
rill OF Vermont. Pettus was older six
years ago than are all but two OF the
present Senate. The next oldest Senator
is Pettus' colleague. John T. Morgan
Morgan and Pettus live in the same town
Of Selma. and years before the civil war
practiced law at the same bar. There is
difference OF little less than three
years i'm their ages Next TO Morgan in
age comes Senator Bate. senator Bate
and his young colleague. Edward "
Carmack. between whose ages there is
difference Of thirty-two years, were born
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
A Great Constituency.

Certain Western papers are acknowledging the
receipt 81 a communication from the smiths
Publishing Company. 81 Detroit, publishers ~
The Smiths a monthly magazine for people
named smith. This is something new IN the
line of magazine. II opens new and proHis-
ing field OF course the Browns must have
their periodical Likewise must the tribes ~
Jcnes, Williams. White johnson, and many
orhcrs.-Ncw York Tribune.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
Too Much Prosperity.

Prom all over the country come complaints
% late trains. The weather makes no difference
and all localities are affected. Washington as
much as Boston. The explanation is too much
prosperity and not enough good coal. The
railroads are crowded with business aud the
coal Is SO bad that IL viii not make fast
locomotives go fast enough. The CRY OF all
the railroads Is For locomotives, and tho loco
motive builders say they are making them as
fast az they can.-Boston Transcript
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
Not Sac Balaam's Time.

Didn't think could speak. ia Won. eh -
said Bragg. exultanrly, after his h-st attempt
al pest -prandiai oratory.
Well confess can't imatine ANYTHING
50 marvellous that has happened fa- years"
Nothing like IL in a century. ei6''
''Oh, longer than that Not saee Bahamas
time. New Orleans Tines Dcrn1rar.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
The Top Notch Reached.

The new Shamrock Is hcralded something
fast. but that Is largely a matter OF opinion.
We doubt n much greater speed can be gotten
out 81 4 craft thsn has already been shown
For SOME years the best expert knowledge hss
been brought 10 bear without startling results.
Il IL not improbable that we have about
reached the top notch Of marine architecture
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
The older Senators.

ne OlGtI SYLLABUS
Mr.. Watkins then proceeds.
The Senate OF the Fifty-eighth Con
gress. grouped according to age, is as
follows. the older being named first in
each group:
over eighty years-one. Edmund W.
Pettus OF Alabama.
Between seventy-hve and eighty
six. John T. Morgan OF Alabama. VIII
liam B. Bate OF Tennessee. George F.
Hoag of Massachusetts. Joseph r. Haw-
ley OF Connecticut, OrviIIe II. Platt OF
Connecticut, and William NJ. Stewart
OF Nevada.
Between seventy and seventy-lve-
Six. William b. Allison of Iowa. Shelby
81. Cullom OF Illinois. Henry NJ. Teller
Of Colorado. Paris Gibson Of Montana,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
Question" Defined.

Certainly no one could think = reading
Dictionary Tor pleasures tho l=ihrnnn said,
he would lose the thread Of the tory IN the
great mass Of detail. Nor would oar expect 20
find Jokes in such a book, except the one of
Mark TWain's about the carhunclel But mat
learned and otherwise sfaid dictionsri the Cen
fury. contains AZ least one lauEhahl entry
Under the word question" ) Tho blowing:
ITO pop the euestioa--see Pop"est. Paul
Dispatch
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
Mav lac Hoped There wasn't.

Deacon wingate-I tell you we ieust yet the
people interested II we expect then 20 come 10
chu-ch
Deacon Hambaugh-And I tell yoa we've cot
70 get their curiosity excited .,sc aiEgcSt au-
dience DR. Fourthly ever had wa when he
preached on the s,lbicct. Is Theresa Devilg' go
chicago Tribune.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
BITS or MISCELLANY.
LegislatiOn Against Tipping.

Representative Edwards. Of the Indiana Legs
lature, has introduced q bill 20 prohibit the
acceptance of any tip 10y any owner or
emplove ~ any hotel, restaurant. cafe tavern
boarding house. or barber shop. or by the EN-
ploves % any car. dining buffet. restaurant
or sleeping car company. ard 20 prohibit pa
irons 90 any such institutions giving any TIP
under penalty 81 s25 fine and ten days IN jail
Chicago Tribune.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Leonard Wood Needed.

GuayaqHl is not an attractive place TO peo-
pie who wish 20 serve their country IN con-
suiar capacity Thomas Mast went there very
cheertull, bat soon fell victim 20 yellow
fever. George Savrer. who succeeded him, has
fed because he was tcid il WAS sure death for
him aud his wife 10 STAY there. Guavaqiti
seems 10 need a General Wood 90 clean the
CITY and a corps u experts 70 destroy the
germ bearing r,3csquiro-C hicaeo Chronicle
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21

from leaving India and from returning
to Europe throughout his entire term or
Office
Among the younger men whose names
are mentioned as possible successors 20
Lord Curzon. is Earl Percy. the eldest
son and heir OF the Duke of Northum-
berIand and now under secretary OF
state for India. RE is a very brilliant
young fellow, who has already achieved
considerable distinction as Traveller
and explorer and as an author.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
Trouble over a Word.

An odd quarrel has arisen between the
Vatican and the French government in
connection with the use OF a single Lat
in word employed in the PaPal bulls OF
investiture OF French aTchbishops and
bishops The Pope insists on employing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
THE BEST THINGS FROM OTHER NEWSPAPERS.
SHAFTS or WIT AND HUEOR,
Nothing Cheap.

Miss Blugore-I want some rice You have Il
Tor sale. have you nots
Groceries, Miss, Of course 'tVo pounds for
cents. Or
Mss BluCure-Oh I must have the most
pensive kind; ii's Cor swell Wedding Phila-
delphia Press
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
The Elkins Law.

This extraordinary zeal in using She Elkins
law as a lever 10 corporate advantage Is
fortunately unmatched by any excess OF effort
in applying It's provisions 20 the abuses which
the people were told IL would corTect--Pitis-
burg Dispatch
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

Three women sculptors have been as
signed important work for the s. Louis
Fair. They are Miss Janet Scudder. who
viii model a portrait figure; Miss Enid
YandeU who is TO model a statue OF
Daniel Boone. and Miss Evelyn Long
man. whose subject has not been an
nounccd.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21

Frederic Remington, the well-known
artist has been spending some time in
the Southwest. recuperating his health
and gathering material for new work.
He regrets TO observe that the typical
Westcrner.' as he knew the type
twenty years ago. Is now seldom seen,
mart ic-lIariv the cowboy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21

We congratulate our wide-awake and
enterprising evening contemporary upon
the portrait il will be compelled. sooner
or later. TO print OF William \. Day. re-
Gently appointed Assistant TO the Attor-
ncy General. II tried hard TO persuade
its readers yesterday that Justice VIII
liam r. Day, OF the United States SUI
preme Court. was the man OF whose ap-
poiutment 81 seemed then TO have heard
for the FIRST time. Up TO yesterday after
neon our esteemed contemporary was no
doubt too busy trying 10 solve its own
conundrum. Who reads the starr" 70
pay attention TO such inconsequentiai
defails
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-21
OF the Average Age.

OF the Average Age.
Between hfty-fve and sixty-Nine.
william p Dillingham; OF Vermont.
Joseph V. Quarles OF Wisconsin, Francis
e. Warren OF wyoming Levi Ankeny OF
washington. Henry z. Burnham of New
Hampshire. Joseph B. Foraker OF Ohto.
George p. Wetmore OF Rhode Island.
Albert J. Hopkins OF 1iliPois. Louis e
McComas OF Maryland
Between fifty and fifty Ave Eighteen.
Thomas s. Martin of Virginia. Benjamin
r. Tinman Of South Carolina. James P
Taliaferro OF Florida. William ]. Stone
OF Missouri. Francis G. Newlands of Ne
vada. Anselm J. McLaurin OF Mississip-
pi. stephen r. Mallory OF Florida. Muir