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The Washington times., 1903-12-01
POPE DEPLORES STATE
OF FRENCH CATHOLICS
Contrasts Their Persecution With the
Liberty They Enjoy in
America.

PARIS, Dec. DIR Des Homie. the
historian, is back from Rome where he
had an extended interview With Pope
Plus, whom he found to be a healthy,
amiable and wise man of liberal tend
encies"
In conversation with DR.. Des Homie
the sovereign pontiff deplored the con-
dition 'of Catholics In France and con-
tfasted it with the liberties they enjoy
in England. 1T has come 10 pass,
said Pope Plus, that French Catholics
envy their English brethren the religious
liberty they enjoy. Still more. they envy
their German friends, who. under a
Protestant sovereign, have made a proud
position for themselves.
France has adopted an attitude to-
ward the church that I cannot help
characterize as MISREPRESENTATION
toward the eternal God. if such an eX-
preston were permissible. The govern
ment seems to strike at the people, but
in fact Il crucifes Christ over again.
Against this Christ alone can help,
Catholics must flock 10 the Saviour and
implore His aid. Unless they do they
viii give their goddess aggressors rea-
son for renewed onslaughts.
THE church is above partisanshipi
it knows no party, identifying itself
with no special form Of government
Look at the great republic across the
water. In America the Catholic Church
is respected. its devOtees are welcome
TO all the rights and liberties guaran-
teed by the Constitution. The President
of the United States is a Protestant, but
the Cardinal-ArchbishOp of Baltimore
has often told me of President ROose-
Velt's kindness to him. This Protestant
President gave his eminence a most
honorable reception, treating him with
the utmost pOliteness and Hberality-"
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
BOARD OF ORDNANCE
ASKS MORE ANN UNITION

An unnual appropriation of at least
s., 900 is urged by the Board Of Ord
nance and Fertilization IN its annual re-
port, for the purpose of buying a Sc
serve supply OF 100 rounds Of ammuni-
ton for large caliber guns and go
rounds for each rapid-1ire gun. for the
provision of suitable ranges for target
practice. and for the installation of fire
control systems at coast artillery forts.
The personnel of the board has
changed slightly in the past year. Brig.
Gen. G. L. Gillespie has replaced Gen
eral Miles as president Of the board, and
Major NJ II Macomb has succeeded
Brig. Gen. John I. Rodgers as a member
OF the body
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
The Romarriaqe Question.
Should There Be a Limit to the Free
dom Of the Divorced?

Some newspaper moraHsts are hold
ing up their hands IN horror at the
fact that within an hour after the di-
yoree Of a certain society woman she
was going through the marriage cere-
nlony with new man, and that
smong the wedding guests were four
couples who had married after divorce
from former wives or husbands
They seem to think she ought to have
waited, and that the guests should not
Lave been chosen from people with
histories SO significant.
Really, however, this Is one of those
cases which are not as bad as they
look. IF the marriage Of the divorced
person tskes place a year or two years
or three years after the issuing Of the
decree, nobody makes any fuss, even
# the husband in the case is the one
who caused the divorce in the first
place. IN this particular case the di-
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
In House of Lords.

Eventually he escaped from the asy-
lun with the help Of a woman OF the
name OF Charlotte Friedlander, who
subsequently sued him for So coo for her
assistance in the matter He made his
way to Germany, where he assumed the
seat in the Prussian house Of lords
which was his by inheritance. and then
on the strength thereof procured p de-
cree from the Prussian tribunals 10 the
effect that he was sane, the courts
naturally being reluctant to pronounce
mad a member OF the most august
rnoiety OF their national legislature So
at present he remains legally lunatic
in Austria, while a perfectly sane menu
Der of the house OF lords in Prussia
The Prussian courts likewise helped
him to get a divorce from his wife.
which does not. however, receive recog-
milton in Austria, and inasmuch as the
tribunals of the latter country consider
him both insane and still married, they
have, at the request OF his wife, the
ex-balIerin, confided the administration
of all his immense property in the do
mfnions of Emperor Francis Joseph 70
ner lawyer, the hungarian member OF
parliament. DR.. Won .Taganyi.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
COAL REGION MEN
ARE BOOMING GRAY

louisville. Pa. Dec. IA meet
Ing Of the coal Eegion supporters OF
Judge Gray OF Delaware Tor President
viii be held IN Philadelphis. I'm January,
at which time and place men from other
oarts OF the State who desire 10 have
Judge Gray obtain the Democratic
Presidential nomination will be asked TO
attend Sentiment throughout the an
thracite coal region. the Industrial in
terests Of which were splendidly CON
served by Judge Gray's influence as
president OF the strike commission, Is
strong in favor of the nomination OF the
Delaware iurlst
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
Hurtful Luxury.
The Mastery of Appetite VS.. the Mas
tery of Man.

Recent statistics show that the con
sumption Of alcoholic or strong drinks
in the United States Is about 0,000,-
900 gallons per annum; in France,
16O,OOO,OOO; IN Great Britain, 49,
100000, and in Germany, 1S6,000,000.
The United States spends on drink
$500, 100000 a year The number of
deaths annually reported from drink
ii this country Is about 1900; the
number of cases of insanity caused by
drink annually, $4,000; criminals.
$4,000 a year.
The above figures touching the va
rious nations do not include beer and
wine, of which in the United States
il 500, 100000 gallons are consumed a
year, while Great Britain consumes
over 100000, France nearly
200, 100000, and Germany about
| ] .O00,O 100000 gallons. The nations of
Europe and the United States proba-
bly, spend $2,5OO,OOO,O0O year on
alcoholic drinks, beer and wine.
The whole foreign trade of the
United States, great as it Is, would
hardly do more than pay for the
worlds drinks. The worlds Injuries,
accordingly, are giving the world a
eood deal of fun, a good deal of pain,
disease, insanity, crime and death.
The lesson of the hour Is the need
Of self-control. The abolition Of lux
mies IS impossible. The chief use of
abuse is to eliminate the unfit IN 4
luxury; but unfortunately hosts of
those who lose self-control under
other environment might have turned
out ike John Cough or Saloonist
Murphy. There's the making of man
even where there's a man ummade.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
AMERICA, NOT AFRICA,
NEEDS MISSIONARIES"

An address on Africa and the condi-
ton Of the native negro was made last
night by the Rev. Majola Ag Bebe OF
Losgo, Africa, before a meeting of the
Washington Suffrage Club in Gailbraith
Memorial Church. The speaker declared
his race is not the ign rant people
Americans have been led to believe. and
no such thing as lynching man would
be tolerated in that country.
After reminding thc audience that
America and not Africa needs mission
aries he made a plea for the combined
efforts Of all negroes for the success Of
the suffrage convention TO be held in
Washington next month
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
SaVaqes and Clothes.
The Effect of Clothes on the Morals and
Health of Savag.s.

~e-N-A Va -
IT has mere than once been said by
students Of savage races that the in
PRODUCTION Of clothes among these PEG
pie IS largely responsible for their
susceptibility to disease The Sa-
means are said to have suffered from
this innovation and so are the Kaffils
and Hottentots of Africa. Now
comes a traveller from India with the
statement that the clothing of the ma
tives Is a means Of disseminating the
plague, and makes it impossible for
the English residents to cope with the
danger.
There Is not much doubt that the
mere wearing of clothes is Iot bene-
fetal to the health Of anybody unless
they are kept clean, especially in a
hot climate. OF course, IN the Arctic
regions clothes are necessary for out
Gf-door wear. but they are said 70 be
considered superhuous by the natives
when indoors. The North American
aborigines, however, managed 10 keep
from dying ont without the aid of
much raiment, even in cold weather
The question 10 be settled by the
civiliziHg Anglo-Saxon, then, Is
whether ne wants his native subjects
alive without clothing, or dead be-
cause Of L. 1t is a trying question
for the eivilizing power.
The Mohemmedans, who have been
reasonably successful as civilizing in
Guences in certain savage regions, in
sist on cleanliness rather than clothes.
and cleanliness, temperance, and
prayerfulness, which have always
been watchwords of Islam, seem 10
work remarkably well in the tropics.
Perhaps, if we really want 10 be .
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
BRYAN DEVISES PLAN
To SECURE IRISH VOTE
Reported That Joseph Devlin Will Make
Speeches in This Country.

LONDON. Dec. According TO the
Belfast correrp Ondent Of the -'Tele-
graph. William J. Bryan is trying TO
engage Joseph Devlin, NJ p, and Fresi-
dent of the executive council o. the
United Irish League in Belfast, 10 go
10 the United States.
He wanted, il is said, to organize
the Irish vote in behalf OF the Demo-
Gratis in the coming Presidential cam
paign. and also have Mr. Devlin address
"a series Of meetings in favor Of the
Democratic candidate
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
WOULD RESTORE ABBEY
OF MONTE CASINO

ROME. Dec Father Boniface
Krug, formerly a Benedictine monk of
Pennsylvania. now abbot OF the IA
nous Abbey of Monte Casino. intends
20 make a visit TO America in the near
future for the purpose of collecting
funds for the restoration of the abbey.
He needs about $4,000
Father Krug Will appeal especially to
German Americans. recalling the visit
Of the Kaiser 10 Monte Casino. and
also mentioning the encouraging au-
dience which he recently had with the
German Emperor.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
COURTS AND CAPITALS
OF THE OLD WORLD
Some Interesting Facts About the An
cient Ducal House Of
SuIkowsIi.
By THE MARQUIsE DE FoSrENoY.
House of SuIkOwski.

The princely and ducal house OF Sui
kOwski seems destined to monopoIize a
large portion OF the time OF the tri-
bunals of austria. Hungary. and Ger
many where it's name has for one rea-
son or another been on the trial list
almost without interruption for the last
quarter of a century. 1t is a family
whose fortunes are not without interest
to the American people. For several Of
its members were born IN this coun-
try, at a place called New Bremen. in
Illinois. One Of the Leading members
Of a Shaker community, which -four
ished there three or four decades ago.
was an eccentric old German noble
man Of the name Of Prince Louis Sui
kowski, Duke OF BieIitz, who migrated
thither with his second wife. a woman
Of the name OF GemperIe.
He was one Of the wealthiest mem
bers Of the Europeon aristocracy, bis
Hungarian estates alone yielding him
an annual revenue Of g, O00. 900, and he
owhcA the entire town OF Bielitz. a
trading center OF Eastern Austria, with
a population Of about 10000. At least
fouf Of the cid dukes children havs
been born IN this country. and are. con-
sequently, although German princes
and Processes. entitled to citizenship
OF the United States.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
BRITISH WAR VESSELS
ORDERED TO VENEZUELA
Squadron Going to La Guaira in Con-
sequence of the Closing of
River 0rinoco.

PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad. Dec. L.
The British West India squadron will
leave here on Thursday for La Guaira,
Venezuela.
1t is asserted that the squadron
visit to La Guaira is in connection WIKI
the closing Of the River Orinoco by
President Castro TO foreign trade, which
has specially affected the interests OF
Trinidad
Mr.. Bax-Ironside. the British minis
ter at Caracas. has twice protested
against the measure without obtaining
a favorable or even polite answer.
4 new note on the subject, it is be-
iieved, viii probably be presented to
Venezuela while the British squadron
is at La Guaira
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
AM BASSAD0R MEYER is
HURT IN A FOX HUNT
Thrown From His Horse While Riding
in Country Near Rome.

ROME. Dec. George Y. L. Meier.
the American ambassador. met with an
accident yesterday while fox hunting at
NignO Move, on the outskirts Of Rome.
A heavy rain had made the ground,
which was broken very slippery. and
the ambassadors horse threw him vio-
lently- When his companion. Lleuten-
ant F'rasso went 10 his assistance, he
found Mr.. Meyes unconscious. When he
was revived, he complained of internal
pains.
The doctors who attended him discov-
cred only bruises, however and his IN
juries are not regarded as serious.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
Married Clients Daughter.

Two years ago the latter married the
young daughter of ais client ard OF
Duke Joseph Sulk0wsfi. But the union
has not proven a success and within the
last few weeks the young wife has
obtained from the Hungarian courts not
merely a divorce from her husband, but
likewise the permission 10 resume her
maiden name OF Princess SulkowsEi.
Her ex-husband Is now called upon 10
reDay to his former wife the large
dowry which as trustee OF the SulSowski
property in AustTo-HUngary he assign
ed 10 himself when he married her, and
the young princess mother. the eN-
danseuse. who makes her home in the
magnificent chateau OF Feistritz In
Lower Austria, has commenced pro-
ceedings in order 10 deprive her former
son-in-law of his trusteeship Of the
property and also 10 force him 10 an ac-
counting.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
MABEL M'KlNLEY'S
! CONDITION UNCHANGE

OWENSBORO. Ky. Dec. There is
apparently not the slightest change in
the condition of Mabel Mckinley CAdrs.
Or. Baer), niece of the late President
Mckinley, who has been i'll here since
Saturday.
Her physician says that she is not in
immediate danger but that it viii be
some time before she is able to leave
her room The vaudeville company of
which Miss Mckinley was the head de-
parted Monday for New York.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
BOLL WREYIL IN LOUISIANA.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 1-Delegates
gathered here yesterday for the boil
weevil convention called by Governor
Heard. John p. Parker. q wealthy
planter, declared on the cotton ex
change that the boil weeviI had invaded
Louisiana.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01

E C. Sihler. a professor in New York
University, protests against the i'm
mense space devoted to football news
as against other news OF colleges. 1t IS
doubtless unfair. but # the professor
were to send a list of examination
questions and The standing of the stu
dents to the newspapers, It would not
be read, unless he sent it before the
examination.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01

Richmond Pearson Hobson wants 10
n s.se the United States the greatest
naval power in the world. but he might
as well understand Immediately that he
VIII not be the greatest naval officer in
the world until Dewey is dead.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
In tha Waltz.

Don't be afraid Of the slippery floor. Miss
Gushly / viii support YOU"
oh Mr. Fledgely this is sudden"'-Cleye-
land Plain Dealer.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01

eivilizing influence, it would be well
to take leaf out of their book and
place the emphasis on cleanliness and
self-coutrol rather than on clothes and
EIrc0ean furniture.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01

Some people were inclined TO think a
little while ago, that there must be
something supernatural about Dowie be-
cause he said he had so much property.
Wonder what they think now the cred
itors are after him?
The Washington times., 1903-12-01
The Turks Prayer.

A Turk named kbdullah Ben Skarem
Had twenty-four wives In ts harclns
When his Arab steei died,
'.Nirhty Allaht'' De cried
Take some of ny wives , can spare -
View Orleans Iilues- Deuccrs..
The Washington times., 1903-12-01

It is now rumored that the Czarina has
been poisoned by strychnine introduced
into the family fare 1t must be unrest
full to belong to ar imperial family and
have to wonder whether every little dis
comfort is poison or indigestion.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01

To hear some people talk about the
impossibility OF Office without corruption
one would think that It was ike the
case Of the man who tried to cure his
horse by feeding him on shavings. The
disease and the horse. passed. away at
the same time. II we really cannot have
a Government without graft perhaps We
could shuttle along a while without SO
much Of either.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01

Again the story is about that Presi-
dent Diaz viii soon resign. 1t is treat
ed by the Mexicans very much as IL II
were a rumor that the god OF one Of
those extinct volcanoes was going to
get of the safety-valve.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01

\ walters strike is said to be i'm
pending. Evidently the men In the
swalIowtans do not believe that a pa
tient waiter is no loser.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01

Perry Heath has never been coasid-
cred a humorist. cut one OF the fun
NEST things in the Monday papers was
his announcement that he should not
hesitate 10 publish the Bristow report
IN his paper lie really seemed 70 think
il could have been left out
The Washington times., 1903-12-01

Tibet IS said to be the most exclu-
just the place for all those Americans
who would rather be exclusive than go
to heaven.
The Washington times., 1903-12-01

Mr. Yeats says there Is no good act
ing any more. How does Mr.. Yeats
know whether there was good acting
seventy-dve or hundred years ago?
The Washington times., 1903-12-01

who would rather be exclusive than go
TO heaven.
II any human being were to try to
learn the poems we ought to know
he would elmer be a walking quota
ton dictionary or a maniac
Mr.. Heath says that there Is malice
in that PostofIice report Perhaps some
OF the malice directed against it has
stuck.
Dr. Morgan DIX. from the pulpit Of
Trinity Church. inveighs against infiu-
ences which make for class alienation.
This comes wen from a church which
is one OF the big owners OF tenement
house property.
1t is said that wildcats are killing of
the deer in game preserves. Here is a
chance for some or those strenuous
hunters who want excitement A wild
cat may not weigh very much. but
about half his weight is claws. teeth.
and temper
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-05-05
BLIND TO GOOD SHOOTING.
Tue PubIic Is Not Appreciative OF
Clever work with the
Hine.

"I tell you," declared the man who
Qires exhibitions OF fancy rife shoot
ing in the interest Of big ammuni-
ton house, according to the New York
sun, sits discouraging to realize how
little the public appreciates good
shooting. I'm not grumbling, want
YOU 70 understand, because don't get
enough applause.
II get too much of it. The troubles
that / don't get it at the righJ time
nor for the right thing.
$50 far as ! can judge, all the public
wants is something spectacular and
noisy. Take that trick Of mine where
an attendant tosses up a cigar box
and make it disappear in midair by
pumping lead into it from a repeating
rife. why. it's the easiest thing in
the world. Anyone can do it, in fact,
who. can work magazine gun fast
enough.
Il did 1t the first time tried, and |
don't think I've eyer' missed it since,
and vet it never fails'to make crowd
get up and stand on lis hind legs I've
shot as many as six boxes at one per
formancc before / could satisfy the
people. If they knew how simple it
was they'd GO home and shoot their
own cigar boxes.
breaking six glass balls thrown
into the air simultaneously is another
old trick that pleases them. varied
II at one time by having three glass
balls, and three tin cans thrown up
and hitting them alternately. Now,
that is a performance that requires a
whole lot of skill. and | pracriced it
for weeks before dared try it in pub
lie. and when did try it on it fell ilat-
Il purposelv used cans larger than
the glass balls in order that they
should ring when the bullets hit them,
and the spectators, / guess. thought !
was trying TO cheate 'em.
about the most difficult bit Of fancy
shooting'irr tho entire business is that
trick Of shooting straight ahead ofyou
and then whirling in time to hit the
empty she'll as it is thrown behind you
by the ejector. can't tell how long
1 practiced that stunt. nor how disap-
pointed was when first performed it
in public.
81 was naturally little nervous, and
when tried il and found I'd not missed
I was so elated I almost cheered my
self. If had done so would have
been the only one in the place who cid
cheer.
"rve tried it time and again, Us 81
ways with the same result. Tn idea
that to do a thing wen is a suf icienl
reward may be an right. but it d oefn'l
apply to fancy rifle shooting. ebert
is nothing in the world that will aori
the heart out Of me quicker thm e
have my most difficult feat gr elst
in silence
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-05-05
FOREIGN GOSSIP.


A piece of Seyres which realized I 300
guineas in London the other day had
cost 700 guineas at the sale Of the Late
Lord Dudley's china in 1886.
Cigar tips cut off before smoking are
collected in Germany for charitable
purposes. One gentleman has filed
100 cigar boxes, each containing about
10000 ends.
Massage treatment in Japan is ad-
ministered almost entirely by blind
persons. The reason is because in the
blind the sense of touch is more deli
cate than in persons blessedwith sight.
Sweden's success in dealing with the
problem of temperance is attested by
the fact that the consumption OF
liquors is now only four quarts per
head per annum, or one-sixth Of what
it was in 1880, whereas in Germany It
is 11.2 quarts per head.
A large quantity of the cider made
in Normandy Is sent to the champagne
districts, where 1t is used to form the
body of the cheaper champagnes and
DtneT WlUths 1OIJ ID OAtCI u4aAC -
cider, colored with logwood or red beet
juice, and favored with the root Of the
ratany.
1t has just been discovered by the
town clerk Of Dunbar in some old rec
ords Of the time of James vi. Of Scot
land, who, as JamesI, succeeded Queen
Elizabeth, that the provost Of the town
has the privilege and right TO proclaim
the sovereign's accession.
Some time ago a custodian of the
Archaeological museum in Florence be-
came sndenly insane and smashed a
world-famed old Greek vase. Some %
the fragments disappeared and were
advertised for. The otherday the thie1
brought them back and left them or
a tsble In the museum. The vase car
now be reconstructed.
Tortillas, the Mexican substitute fol
wheat bread, are made from selected
corn. The kernels are boiled soft II
lime water, and after being thorough
ly washed are rubbed between tht
hands to remove the outer husk. They
are then ground while wet to a sof'
mass with stones or a peanut buttel
mill, patted into thin cakes, baked on
dry Rriddle and eaten while still hot.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1903-05-05
spRINC AILMENTS

There is an aching and tired feeling;
the liver, bowels and kidneys become
sluggish and inactive, the diges ton i'm
pared, with little or no appetite, no ami
bition for anything, and feeling that
the whole body and mind needs toning
up. The trouble is, that duricg winter
there has been an accumulation Of waste
matter In the system. Herbine will re
move it, secure to the secretions a right
exit, and BY It's tonic effect, fully restore
the wasted tissues and give strength IN
place of weakness. SOC at Peoples drug
store. DIV