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The Washington times., 1903-09-03
Replete With Romance.

There are few houses of the great Eu-
ropean nobility the annals of which are
more replete with romance. both In mod
ern and ancient times, and every reader
of Thackeray's works will remember the
perfectly authentic story. which ne
places in the mouth of his hero. Barry
Lyndon" of how the head of the house
of Thurn and Taxis, some hundred and
twenty years ago. discovering that his
wife, member of the now reigning
family of Italy, was unfaithful to him.
caused her TO be privately decapitated
in his palace of Ludwigslust by the pub
lie executioner of Strasburg.
The latter was summoned one night
by a -in-waiting and by a
pany them and to bring with him the
heavy two-edged sword with which he
was accustomed to behead malefactors.
The headsman, having been promised a
large fee for his services, accompanied
the officials, and on reaching his desti-
nation was conducted into the great
hall of the castle, where stood a scaffold
hung with black cloth, and in the middle
OF 1t chair or stool. Princess Olivia
shortly afterward was led in, dressed in
deep mourning, and with her father
confessor by her side. reciting the pray
ers for those in extremis. She took her
seat and then her attendants proceeded
to fasten her to her chair. When this
was accomplished, her husband gave a
sign, and the executioner swung his
great sword and the shapeIy head OF tho
princess rolled to the ground
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
The Hero,

| saw him az the Soldiers Home,
Dressed in his faded blue;
How are YOU. Sir?' / kindly said:
lie slowly lifted up his head
And answered: How are youS'
With heartfelt reverence gazed
Upon him standing there
And tried 10 picture in my mind
The scenes that he had lett behind.
To go and do and dare.
In fancy could see him kiss
His mother tcnderly;
/ saw the sparkle OF her tears,
The sounds Of soils across the years
Came family unto me.
And then, in fancy, l beheld
Another. at the gate.
Who clung to him and wept a while
And as he left her tried TO smile
And then went back 70 wait.
"Ah, good gray head" ! sadly thought
''To you / owe a debt,
And haply she who saw you go
With dRuntless heart to meet the foe
In heaven IS waiting yet"
Were you," asked Eat Gettysburg
And at Mechanicsville?
And did you wade the Ropidan,
grand and good and brave old man.
And fight at Malvern HillT'
He looked at me and then replied:
To-day Is pension day;
| let the vets have cash. you know.
At per cent week or So
I've come 10 make EN- pay
S. Z. Klser in Chicago Record Herald.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
Approaching School Daus.
The Question of Where to Send the
Children Confronting Parents.

This Is the season Of the year when
parents, returning from mountains
and seashore, face that most difficult
Of problems-where to send the chill
dren to school. Shall they attend a
public school, or shall they receive
their training at the hands Of teach
ers in private institution7 If in the
latter, which Of the many whose doors
stand open today shall be chosen?
The Times cannot undertake, Of
course, TO advise parents upon a ques-
ton which means so much 10 then,
and their children. Ii cannot make
a recommendation which, to be Of any
value, should be based upon a knowl,
edge Of the child's character no less
tLan the plans which the parents may
have for its future. But it can do the
next best thing: it can submit 10 par
ents a list which includes practically
every reputable school in the District
end It's vicinity, and from which an
intelligent selection can be made with
reasonable assurance Of securing for
the child what is wanted. Such a list
will be found in the advertising col
umns Of The Times.
A perusal Of these columns dis
closes an amazing variety Of instrue-
t,on offered There are business and
commercial schools: schools in which
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
Ohio's Campaign.

The Republicans are 10 open their
campaign in Ohio September 19. On that
date big meeting is TO be held at Chill
licothe. The speakers will be Senators
Hanna and Foraker, Col. Ayron T. Her
rick. and Warren G. Harding. Governor
Nash will preside. Warren. Marion. Day
ton, and Columbus applied for the honor
of the opening meeting OF the campaign
The speaking campaign viii begin the
22d instant, when the State Will be COW
cred With orators. Secretaries Shaw,
Wilson and Moody. of the Presidents
Cabinet, have accepted invitations TO
spend some time in Ohio, as well as
Senators Lodge. Beveridge. Spooner,
Fairbanks, Cullom. Hopkins. Frye. Hale,
and others. and all the leaders in the
House will speak in Ohio this fall.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
The Drift of Public Opinion.

Philadelphia inquirer; Oyster Bay viii soon
be of the map for a time. but blue points,
saddleroeks, etc, Will keep its memory green
Pittsburg ChronicIe-Telegraph: According 10
Private Dalzell. Tom L. johnson doesn't expect
to win. This is giving the Ohio candidate
credit for keen perception.
Butte Inter Mountain: There are Others who
suspect that the bald-headed bachelor Of VOL
iert's Rocst looks upon the arrival Of the latest
Cleveland baby as q species Of spect4eulariza-
tion
Kansas City Times: just think Of the great
work that would have been done at San Juan
Hin BY the automobiles that General Miles de-
sires to have substituted for the cavalry.
Boston Globe; The naval review OF Beirut
may not be extensive as the one OF oysssr
Bay, but it wiz mean more
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
Effected a Compromise.

This led TO a compromise, according
to the terms of which the Judge resign
ed for himself and for his descendants
ali his rights and prerogatives as
princes and princesses of the ducal and
princely house of Thurn and Taxis. re-
ceiving in lieu thereof the sanction OF
his marriage. a large sum of money as
his share OF the family fortune. and for
himself. his wife, and his children the
name and hereditary title of Barons and
Baronesses Broskow from the Emperor
OF Austria.
With regard to Prince Alexander, who
is due here the day after tomorrow. he
has displayed a considerable amount of
commercial enterprise, and has been
concerned in a number of financial and
industrial ventures. He is a member OF
the Emperor's privy council. has grown
up sons who are in the army, and Is
married to Princess Marie Hohenlohe.
1t was one of her younger sisters
whose marriage with an Italian was
broken of In such a sensational manner
some years ago on the very eve OF the
day appointed for the wedding. and af-
ter most superb and costly trousseau
had been purchased, and elaborate and
extravagant preparations made for the
wedding. Just at the very nick Of time
it was ascertaIned that the bridegroom
elect was a penniless impostor. without
a vestige of right to the patrician name
and princely title which he had so
boldly assumed. The discovery was
made at Rome by the late Cardinal
Prince HohenIohe, the most clever and
wide-awake member of his house.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
Recent Disclosures.
None Too Soon That The Times De-
manded an Overhauling.

Disclosures being made from time
to time as to the lax methods IN vogue
at the District building, vindlcate the
demand made by The Times many
months ago that the management of
District affairs receive a thorough
overhauling. The discovery, by Com
missioner West, yesterday, that the
District is paying 100 per cent more
for certain supplies than the Interior
Department does; that other supplies
are purchased in the open market
without the slightest attempt to guard
the interests of the taxpayer, by in
viting bids; that the Superintendent
Of the Washington Asylum, in direct
violation of the law, has furnished his
house for the last twenty years at the
expense of the District and that 80
PER cent of the supplies needed in the
different branches of the municipal
government are purchased without the
semblance of a competition, whereas
the Interior Department secures IN the
open market but per cent of its sup
plies-all this, we say, demonstrates
that it was high time some one had
the courage TO cry a halt and to de-
mand that the abuses cease.
Petty as most of the irregularities
are. they furnish no assurance what
ever that graver lapses from official
propriety will not be discovered be-
fore the searchlight of publicity has
finished doing its work. There is
something decidedly suspicious, for
instance, IN the coal contracts, which
the explanation furnished by the Su-
perintendent of Property and the
Property Clerk, yesterday, fails alto
gether TO explain. We refer to the
difference of IS cents in the price of
coal of the same grade, furnished to
the District and furnished to the
House of Representatives. Surely,
Messrs. Simms and Beckett do not
mean 10 persuade the business men of
the District into believing that the
difference of 78 cents covers the In
creased cost of delivering at, say,
hundred places instead of one?
What seems TO us, however, to be
the depth Of infamy-the expression
may be none too strong in view OF
the pettiness of the proceedings
reached when we are told that the
milk intended for the use of the chill
dren at the Industrial Home School is
being SKINNED and watercd to furnish
cream for the table Of the officials
We can conceive of no act baser or
better calculated to arouse the indig-
nation of every decent man and
woman than this. 1t Is to the last de-
gree contemplate, as a correspondent
Of ours remarked yesterday this
method "of obtaining the necessary
supply Of cream to keep the persons
IL authority sleek and plump, at the
expense Of their helpless, little
wards" If it be true-and the truth
Of the statements has not been denied
50 fart is the duty of the Commis-
sioners, at the expense even of an in
terrupted vacation, TO turn this crew
cut, bag and baggage, and appoint
people IN their stead who will have
little higher conception Of the duty
they owe their wards and the public
than these ruffians seem TO have.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
Political Gossip
Here and There
In the Hawkeye State.


1t Is expected a caucus OF the mem
pers OF the Iowa delegation living in the
Northern judicial district OF the State
VIII be held soon after the extra ses-
sion OF Congress opens for the purpose
OF settling on candidate for the Office
OF Federal judge for that district. Judge
y. r. shiras. OF Dubuque. after many
years or able service on the bench has
resigned and his retirement will take
place ABOUT November l. The question
Of selecting his successor is not easy.
as there are a number OF strong candi-
dates. These include State Senator
Thomas d. Healy. OF Fort Dodge. Hon
Craig Wright. Of Sioux City: F F. Daw-
ley, OF Cedar Rapids: J. c. Longueville.
OF Dubuque; Milton Remley. of Iowa
City, and Judge Reid, OF Cresco. Sew
eral others have been mentioned but
the contest is among these six. The
members Of the delegations living in the
Northern district include both Senator'S
Allison and Dolliver. and Congressmen
Cousins. Birdsall Haugen. Conner. and
Thomas. Senator Dolliver and Con-
gresham Conner are warm supporters
OF Senator Healy. Mr. Wright has the
support Of Congressman Thomas. Mr..
Longueville. OF Congressman BirdsaII;
Mr.. Dawley, OF Congressman Cousins
and Judge Reid, OF Congressman Haugen.
Much is believed to depend on Senator
Allison. Mr.. Healy's friends say their
candidate will be strong by reason Of
having two votes at the start, and be-
cause he is so located geographically as
to draw strength as second choice.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Schwarzenberg, who had been on visit
to the Prince OF Bulgaria. happened to
fall in love with the daughter of .'Dr.
Taxis," whose identity he ignored. Be-
coming aware of the judges true rank
and name. and of the anomalous posi-
tion of the latter's children. whose legi-
timacy was open to question in the eyes
of Austrian law, he urged upon the
father OF his sweetheart to effect some
arrangement with the head of his house.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
No Danger.

Mr. Bull should be delighted TO take you
to the tkeater this evening, Miss Stout.
Miss Vera Stout-Have you secured the seats
III adVance2
Mr. Bull-Gracious, no! Reilly, you're not
50 heavy as all that. you know."-New York
Tribune
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
Those Spiteful GirlsI

Edyth-When / refused Charlie night before
last he threatened to blow his brains out.
Mayme-Well. he didn't. He proposed to me
last night
Edyth-Indeed! Then he must have got rid
of them in some other way.-Chicago Daily
News
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
AS Others Knew Her.

''She seems to be natural Airt." he said.
"Natural?' the woman impatiently replied,
there's nothing natural about her but the
framework. Chicago Record Herald.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Mr.. Germans political red devil Is
not creating quite enough excitement on
the Presidential turnpike. 1t should be
supplied with George ge-Fred-Williams
steering apparatus.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
The Resigned Father.

"Your father did not object to our marriage
as much as I had expected
'Oh, p1or papa has given up the idea ci
being TOO particular Brooklyn Life.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
In a Lighter Vein.
Out of the Way.

The youngsters turn their tear-diInr.ed eyes
Toward their books; TO Fate they bow
Vacations done for theIn-but for
Their parents It's just starting now!
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Women aren't a miliionth part as foolish as
they talk nor as wise
II woman can't brag about her son she will
brAg about her husband
Ii takes more courage for a woman to wear
white stockings than even TO show them.
Some people are so thin that when they sit
down they act as II they were doing it on eggs
To get away up in the world a man must
lack a sense OF humor to laugh at himself for
trying.
View York Press.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
A Change of Base.

Upon his knees he begged Of her:
20! be my wife, my darling, pleasep'
Her answer you may all infer;
She answered him upon his knees.
Philadelphia Press
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Corbett is going to keep himself in
fighting trim for the sake of his health
and the integrity of his bank account. He
believes in the survival of the hittest.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

The "St. Louis Star" thinks Jerry
Simpson has grown less radical since he
began raising cattle. In other words, he
has at last grabbed a horn of a dilemma.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

The statement that J. T. Barratt, the
London soap man. will try to lift the
Americas Cup may or may not be too
good to be true. But IL he should make
the attempt. his litter will of course be
of the soap-dish model.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Trampled over by battling hosts, Mace
donia longs for a time when she shall
cease to be the Turkish rug of Europe
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Cicero was found in tears.
And is it because you are Outlawed?'' asked
his faithful cependents
mo- sohbed the great orator. They haven't
written any five-act melodrama about it!'
Rather than suffer insult upon injury, ne al
lowed himself 70 fall into the hands Of his mur-
derers.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Never fail to unload your I'll temper on some
good-natured, easygoing friend. for he won't
resent it.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
Famous Savings.

'Pll be back in couple OF minutes" as
Lou Dillon remarked 10 the starter.-Clevelsnd
Plain Dealer
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Never fail 10 bully women, children. horses,
and dogs, for they cannot fight back
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Never use 'tdress" for gown and "trock,
for dress is homely and oid-iashionsd, and
gown" and ''frock' show you to be at the
area door, at least, OF the smart set
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
A Few NeverS.

Never fail TO occupy two seats when you
have paid for only scat in a car, or some-
body may sit at your side who may not be con-
genial.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
Curiosities Of Literature.

Virgil was reciting his Aeneid
But why" asked his friends, did you sing
OF Arms and the MANI
Il didn't think" he faltered. "Of course, /
should have made it Feet and the Man"
Fearful that his snub to the football heroes
would kill his epic he was fain TO weep.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
OueStz0nS and 4nszVeYs

What are the duties of the Chief Engineer Of
the Fire Department? Is it necessary that he
should be a fire fighter? XYZ
Congress answered this question in the
affirmative at the last session when IT
included clause in the District appro-
priation bill requiring the Chief Engi-
neer TO be man OF five years expert
ence as member of some fire depart
ment. The District Commissioners hold
to the view that this officer should be a
civilian charged simply with the execu-
tive duties of the Office. They hold that
he should be called a superintendent,
and that the Chief Engineer should be.
as now. at the head of the fire-fghting
forces.
Is the death rate higher in Washington than
IN other cities? CITIZEN.
Not higher than in some cities. but
higher than it ought to be- Since 1892
the death rate has ranged between "a 10
and 19.48 for each 1000 of the popuIa-
tfon. What is considered the proper
minimum rate for cities in good sani-
tary condition is about 1875 for each
1000 of the population. The high death
rate is believed to be due to the con-
diticn of the water supply and the pres
ence OF malaria on the Anacostfa Flats
What is the relation between the Excise
Board and that OF the Assistant Assessors Of
the District? TAXPAYER
The three men comprising the Board
of Real Estate Appraisers are also the
Excise Board. For a portion of the
year they sit as Excise Commissioners,
and for another part of each year they
act as appraisers of real estate and i'm
provements, and with the Assessor and
the Personal Tax Appraisers compose
the Board of Equalization and Review
for the adjustment of levies regarded by
the owners of property as too high. The
men are paid one salary for the three
official functions they perform.
What IS meant by the Engineer Department
of the District government?
A RECENT ARRIVAL.
1t Is that section of the municipal
service which has to do with public
work. such as streets, sewers, water sup
ply, and building. Under the law 1t is
presided over by an army officer OF the
rank OF captain, belonging to the Engi-
neer Corps. He is named by the Pres
ident and holds ONCE at the pleasure of
the Secretary of War. The department
is divided into two large divisions
known as the Surface Division and the
Subsurface Division. Each OF these is
presided over by an assistant engineer
officer of the army, of the grade of cap
tain. In addition a civil engineer Of
ficer is in charge of the several bureaus,
one for the streets. one for the sewers,
one for the water service, and one for
the plumbing department. The Inspec-
tor OF Buildings is a practical architect.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03
Macauley had Just finished the work.

Macauley had Just finished the work.
Tell US" said his friends, why do you call
It the Lays Of Ancient Rome -
Because he answered, ''the lies are the
historical novels
Satisfied nc hadn't made a ship in his English
they gave unstinted rraise.-New York Sun.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Never read the Bible all day every day, OF
you will have no time for Hall Caine.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

NOIIIeO IaI NIIIIIOtu IIIt N4HuO" 70 JuIltI ;
balcony.
''Ain't ii Just IOvely!" she murmured sWeetly
Yes" answered the adoring swain; there
can't be any small bOy-under- the-sofa trouble
this way."
And Shakespeare who was eavesdroppiRg, got
his notes all mixed up.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Never fail to dear your wife or husband in
cciEpany, or you will be thought a genuinely
married and mated couple.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Never fail to thank the man who gives you
his seat in car, for ''thank YOU Is what he
gives up fer, and not because you are a woman
and need ii more than he.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Never use bad language-in private.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

never Use DdO
Never fail TO bully women, children. horses,
and dogs, for they cannot fight back.
Never fail to unload your I'll temper on some
good-natured. easygoing friend. for he won't
resent it.
Never use dress for gown and ''irock, -
for dress is 50 homely and oid-iashionsd, and
gown" and "frock" show you to be at the
area door, at least, OF the smart set.
Never read the Bible all day every day, or
you will have no time for Hall Caine.
Never fail to dear your wife or husband in
cciEpany, or you will be thought a genuinely
married and mated couple.
Never fail to thank the man who gives you
his seat in a car, for ''thank you Is what he
gives up fer, and not because you are a woman
and need it more than he.
Never think that blood does not tell. for il
tells tales than Shakespeare. Balzac. Dick
ems, and Hugo combined. and leaves. unlike
them, nothing 10 the imagination
Never fail TO open your mouth in company 10
calculate i: you are lacking in ideas OF real
knowledge.
Never be a sham, or, II you must be one. keep
il 10 yourself-doh't confde your secret to even
the darling Of your waistcoat, for II you can
keep the painful fact from her you can hide it
from the world.
Never condemn a book on the first reading
nor a play or comic opera on the night you
first hear and see it, IL the author is great"
for he has given perhaps month TO the work
which you have the impudence to condemn in
day OF couple of hours
Never forget that the ''roaster' IS bound TO
be roasted" " the ''knocker'' Knocked" the
slanderer slanderei. and that chickens come
home TO die.
Never Try 10 look like a famous man. nor 20
initiate his eccentrieities, but be yourself, no
matter how you and others suffer.
Never fail 20 look at yourself in every plate
glass window that YOU pass or friends viii begin
think that self-love Is not one OF your car
dinal virtues. John Ernest McCann
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Never think that blood does not tell. for il
tells more tales than Shakespeare, Balzac. Dick
ems, and Hugo combined, and leaves. unlike
them, nothing 10 the Imagination
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Never be sham, or, If you must be one. keep
il 10 yourself-don't confde your secret to even
the darling of your waistcoat. for II you can
keep the painful fact from her you can hide il
from the world.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Never fail TO open your mouth in company 10
calculate i: you are lacking in ideas OF real
knowledge.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Never condemn a book on the first reading.
nor play or comic opera on the night you
first hear and see il, IL the author is great -
Tor he has given perhaps month to the work
which you have the impudence to condemn in a
iay OF couple Of hours.
The Washington times., 1903-09-03

Never forget that the ''rcaster'' IS bound &
be roasted" the ''lnOcker'' Knocked" tn
slanderer slanderei. and that chickens com
home TO die.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-25

destia. y su caracter franco, noble J
sencilIO.
Los elementOs sanOs Y dignOs de
este pueblo SO hOnran muchO con la
amistad del seflor Fernandez
Lo prueba que republicau0s de va
Ter 10 felicitarOn y abrazaron al termi'
mar su perOraci0n.
ClarO es que estas predicas de CON
cordia no convienen q ciertos directo-
res, pOr ESQ las desacreditan.
Saben que el dia que SO unan los
dos partidOs desapareceran las preben'
das
FeIicitamOs los incOrruptibles fe
derales de Aguadilla pOr sus entusiasmOs
y patriotismO, al actual COmit6 local pOr
los hombres que 10 forman y particu
larmente al indiscutible director de
nuestra colectividad en- este pueblo, don
Constantine Fernandez, ilustrado COM
petente Presidente electO, pOrque une
su tanlentO una nObleza A tOda prue
ba porque sabrA con muchisimo acier
to dirijiLn0s d tOdOs pOr buen caminO.
CORREsPoNsAL.