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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-19

The Italian ex-premier. the Marquis
di Rudini Cwhose son Carlo has recently
been spending some time in this cOun-
try) has started subscription for the
purpose OF raising monument TO Carl
baldl on the loftiest point OF the island
of Caprera- The tomb in which the old
patriot lies buried is falling into ruin
and II is proposed 10 transfer his re-
mains 10 this monument, the tower OF
which is to constitute lighthouse
shedding brilliant rays symbolic OF lib
erty over all the surrounding sea and
country. There are many admirers in
this country CT the geat Garibaldi. and II
they wish 10 subscribe they would Go
well to communicate with the former
Italian premier, the Marquis di Rudini.
at Rome.
MkRQUTSE DE FONTENOT-
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Reaections Of a Bachelor.

Not all men are bad. not all women good.
The greatest passion in the world IS vanity;
the most powerful weapon fattery-
There Is no axe At which a wonan's heart
viii not melt 70 the man who smiles upon
her.
Beware the man who approaches YOU with
the promise that he has come 70 do you
favor.
Il Is the little things that tell A man who
Is facing bankruptcy and dishonor with a
courageous smile VIII fy into mysteries when
he can't get his collar buttoned.
There viii be some way 81 understanding wc-
men when some one can explain how a woman
VIII think a matinee hero IS ike a god. and
Yet have her blood run cold al the thought Of
her son being like him.-New York Press
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HIS SON.

zone son have l." he sighed.
And sadly shook his head;
He looked far, far away
"One son have ~ he said
And has he gone" they asked.
TO some far country. where
BY danger sorely pressed
he may not have your care?
"Eas illness brought him low.
Does Death stand waiting now
To lay an icy hand
Upon his pallid brow?
zone son I have" he sighed.
And sadly shook his head;
He looked far. far away
"One son have l." he said
"One son I have. he said.
~ holy terror he
I'm wondering what Ia do
II had two or threei"
S. E. Kiser. in Chicago Record Hers
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A Matrimonial Epidemic.

In the school districts adjacent to Miller.
5 D., there is almost a panic because 81 the
large number 81 schoolma'ams who are getting
married The great influx Of settlers re-
Gently is responsible for the many weddings.
In one district there have been three teachers in
as many months. The following card was seen
by a horse buyer tackled 20 a schoolhouse door
in an isolated Hyde county district where il
had been impossible TO get teacher; Teacher
wanted-l single, must be old and unattrac-
tive, wealthy bachelors threaten 20
marry the next teacher Of this school. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
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Very Effective.

The result Of the investigation of American
railroads by English experts was report TO
the effect that while American methods Of
railroading are interesting, there Is nothing 20
commend them to England But should there
ever come a desire TO reduce population in
England they might find American railroad
methods very eGective.-Atlanta Constitution.
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SHAFTS or WIT AND HUMoR
A Costly Error.

Markley-I foolish enough 20 remark 70
my wife that ] rather admired those new waists
that button down the hack. 50 she got one.
Ascum-Well, you practically told her 70 set
*.
Marsiey-Oh. that was all right. but she
insists that she must have a maid to button it
for her.-Philadclphia Press.
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should spend each summer with her in
Austria.
As soon as she takes up her residence
there the Emperor will restore to her
her rank and prerogatives as an arch
duchess. which were merely suspended
in her case, and there seems TO be
general disposition on the part OF the
various courts concerned 10 regard the
entire Giron episode as the result OF
mental alteration on the part of the
ex-crown princess. due to her delicate
condition Of health.
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A chaplain,s pointed Praver.

When Chaplain Resell, Of the Missouri house.
prays he wants the members to give attention.
His prayers being sent up especially for them.
he thinks il unseeInly for them not TO listen.
Having observed that the members did not at
tend to what he said. Rev. Mr.. Russell waited
the following petition up 10 the throne Of grace
few mornings ago: 20. Lord. I ask that
those in this house who rise TO their feet for
prayer may not continue % read their papers
while the chaplain prays. Grant that they may
have some respect for God II they have not
for the chaplain. Philadelphia Record.
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Graft No. Easy There.

Gov. JEFF Davis is charged by the at
torney general Of Arkansas with pretty nearly
every offense with a possibility Ct graft that an
executive could commit As the total rake-oH
fer twenty-nine violations Of one section Of
the criminal law Is said 60 have been only 500,
il is evident that it doesa't come as easily
in Arkansas as in some other places. -Pittsburg
Dispatch.
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Pleasing When Deserved.

The recent report Of the British commission
Of inquiry as 70 the charges OF wrongdoing in
connection with the purchase and shipment Of
horses to South Africa in the Boer war has
wCrisof praise for 1.-THE excellent laws governing
the transport Of animals by rail in the United
States and in Argentina" We are always graft
fed when friends say pleasant things about
us il. rs i. :his ease, we really deserve the
compIiment.-New York Tribu5e.
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clergy, was consigned to his watery
grave. That's ALL" What an end to
noble career of a jingo,
Would that the remaining jingoes
could take the lesson of lingo, the
elephant twenty-five years old,
twelve feet high, and valued at $780,
Goo" TO heart
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A Cautious Confession.

''I'n getting painfully careless, my dear. I've
jest found 4 portrait q George Washington in
my coat pocket that has been there for the
las. zen ds-s"
well. / don't see anything serious about
that
Don't YOU. my dear2 I'm glad 70 hear IT,
You see. the portrait is a part Of the stamp
on that letter you gave me 10 mail last week
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Judge Rhea was elected he had hard
fight 10 win. His successor is the Hon.
Campbell Slemp. who served in the Con-
feders.te army and until 1850 was z Dem
ocrat. and was twice elected a member
OF the Virginia house OF delegates. q
candidate for lieutenant governor when
Senator Malone headed the Republican
ticket. and was a Republican elector in
1855 and in 1896
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Where the Hitch Came.

'No, said the lobbyist, ! couldn't get the
bin through
All exclaimed his friend, land vet you
claimed when you went after the votes that
every man had his price -
That was the trouble. Every nen had his
price and wouldn't consider mine "-Philadel-
nhia Prcss.
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EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Why He Keeps in Debt.

The sultan Of Turkey IS the only man we
know Of who keeps out Of trouble by keeping
in debt lie has borrowed another large SIM
from European hnanciers; evidently on the idea
that as long as he owes them enough the other
European nations are going 10 SEQ 20 il that
nothing happens 10 him.-Atlanta Constitution.
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A Loyal Democrat Needed.

Time and events viii point out the
men for us in 1904. What thoughtful
man can doubt that ne must he one who
was in the Democratic column in sc
and again in 1900? This is not only
justice but it is necessity as well. Be
assured the man of the hour will be
found: and meanwhile let Us strive to
heal sores. not to tear open old wounds
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No Proof Needed.

What strange fancies possessed those eight
Parisians who fought a series Of duels in order
10 demonstrate that French duels arc harmless
In what part of the globe is there lodged an
idea that French duels are not haruless2-
Louisville Couricr-Jornal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-03-19

The Oldest lawmaker in the world is
David Wark. OF Fredericton. y. b.. who
is in his Tooth year. He Will leave for
OTTAWA next month TO take his seat in
the senate or Canada where he has
served continuously since 1867 Mr. wark
was twenty-one years old when he left
Ireland for New Brunswick He has
been a lawmaker for sixty-three years.
first for his province, and then for the
federated dominion
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Chance for Victory.

~'9t~1''7N TIT '49tNtJs
May honest. earnest. untiring zeal for
success animate each and all who love
the grand old party of the fathers snl
Of us their children; and may the sor-
rows ana the bitterness of the past van
ish in the joys of united effort FOR
a glorious victory in a glorious cause:
and with the great victory which such
effort Will give US may the Democracy
enter upon another half century of glori-
Gus achievement"
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IN The PUBLIC EYE.

Parke Goodwin. the veteran editor, and
a son-in-Iaw OF William Cullen Bryant.
has just celebrated his eighty-seventh
birthday. He resides the greater part OF
the year at the former home OF the poet.
Roslyn, Long Island.
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The Talk of the Day.
The popular tune in Buffalo: Now Is
the Time for Disappearing"

Lne popular tune IN BQHd4O- NOW Is
the Time for Disappearing"
French Journalist describes The
cake-waIk which is still raging in Paris
as 1.-The dance OF a nightmare. 1t sug-
gests man running at fun speed 10
post letter or TO catch a train. and
finding that with all his energy he Ices
not advance one inch"
The Rev Ida c Hultin smashed May
flower teapots by saying that tea in the
England OF 1920 cost $50 a pound. and
that in no one Of the Inventories made
by the Pilgrims is there any account OF
china or porcelain dishes. Was there
any tea at all in the England OF 1920
AS late as 1873 complaint was made Of
persons who call for tea instead OF
pipes and bottles after dinner" aud
drinking tea was described as a base.
unworthy Indian practice" In 1860 a
duty OF pence was put on every gallon
of chocolate. sherbet. and tea made for
sale. An earlier note informs US in
England lit hath been sold in the leaf
for &c and sometimes for $40 the pound
weight; and in respect Of its former
scarceness and dearness il hath been
only used as a regaHa in high treatments
and entertainments and presents made
thereof 70 princes and grandees till the
year 1851" Some say that tea cost so
shiilings a pound in England until about
ITO.
But this is all depression. Was tea
used in England IN 1920? william Pull
leyn swears that tea was first brought
10 England from Holland by Lord Arl-
ington in 1866 There is a story that
the Portuguese were the FIRST TO in
troduce it into Europe, and that in the
absence Of any knowledge as TO the mode
OF preparing It, the leaves were boiled
served as greens. and eaten with melt
ed butter, and the water in which they
were boiled was thrown away.
Again we invite the attention of pes
simistic and broken down boys Of hfty
and sixty 10 the possibilities IN life.
Here is Ernest Legouve. ninety seven
years old. fencing for quarter of an
hour daily and eager for a bout with
President Roosevelt. Mr.. Legouve is also
much given 10 long walks. and he enjoys
a game OF billiards. Hero in Kentucky Is
Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay. the Sage OF White
hall. the hero OF many duets. raging
about his plantation so that even the
two hired men are trembling in fear Of
him" And all on account of burning love
for his childwife, who abandoned him
two years ago, married a young man,
went TO live with her husband at White
hall. and then left simply because the
gallant old general insisted that her
husband should leave the house. May
Frenchman and American live 10 be en-
rolled In tho supplement to Prof. Per-
kins' colossal work on centenarians
leight volumes, with many photography
What a reproach are such lives to tho
respondent mid6le-aged, and unenthusi-
astic youthsl
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Free-Hand Comment.

Ex-President Cleveland is making ar
rangements for an extended trip through
the far Western States. Isn't this a
rather strange diversion for a politician
who lis out of politics."
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who lis out of politics."
Almost the first word which Mr.
Chamberlain spoke. on landing, was a
tribute to the good sense and helpful
ness OF his wife. That was manly and
fitting. and everyone knows that IL is
well deserved. Mr.. Chamberlain s
American wife furnishes- -,..,5 - II
ance to nature often too inpetuous.
The financial transactions of snC
Whitaker Wright, arrested in New York
the other day upon request from Lon
don. are said 10 involve "a powerful
protector in an exalted quarter" As the
manager of a get rich-quick" concern
Wright seems 10 have been a bowling
success. It is not OF record. however
that he was enterprising enough TO get
high officials to write letters which
could be turned into advertisements "a
catch the unwary. Our own Napoleons
of finance are still ahead OF the game.
To exhibit the IsIa de Luzon. one OF
the Spanish gunboats captured by Dewey
at Manila. as part OF the Navy Depart
ment's contribution to the St. Louis Ex-
position would have been needlessly
brutal and wanting ia courtesy toward
Spain and its representative in this
country, who has been invited to par
ticipate in the dedication exercises. We
are glad TO observe that the Navy De-
partment is % the opinion that the Isla
de Luzon is in need OF urgent re-
pairs"
Our esteemed morning contemporary
seems to be somewhat tangled in its
efforts 10 coant the coin OF other realms.
IL says IN an editorial on Gen. Leonard
Woods expense accounts in Cuba that
a centen is "a bit OF fractional cur
rency worth. we think. about a dime. 4"
II the Post" should undertake to lis
tribute centens among its many read
ers at such a philanthropic valuation.
II would soon be bankrupt. The centen
is a gold piece only a little smaller md
lighter than an American haIf-eagle.
Speaking of the Cars decree, Cardi-
nal Gibbons. in Baltimore. said on sun
day; In my judgment, II may be con
sidered the most unexpected, as well as
the most important and benefcent
movement that has occurred in this
twentieth century AS the decree af-
fects very large part of the popula-
tion Of Russia. ! earnestly hope that
the report is true in all it's details. and
especially in those concerning the prom
tsed concessions as 10 religious liberty. -
Well said, Religious liberty is the door
which opens the way TO other liberties
and makes possible the advancement OF
the race Sins may be and are COM
mitted in it's name. but the blessings
outweigh them an hundredfold.
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The Countess OF Spottiswood- Mackin.
formerly Miss Britton. OF st. Louis. has
been decorated with the Alphonse XIII
medal. struck in commemoration OF the
young Kings coronation last May. She
is the only American thus honored
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A Good Loser.
Judge William F. Rhea who has repre-
scented the Ninth Virginia district I'm
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MARqUlsE DE FoNTENoT.
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in any other fabric, but here, also. the
material Of adulteration is cotton. It's
presence can readily be discovered. Draw
a few threads out. The pieces of cotton
will snap off short when pulled. while
the silk will stretch and permit a consid-
cradle pull before breaking.
Concerning silk, it may be remarked
that the stuff our grandmethers used to
talk about that stood by ITSELF is not
necessarily the best. Modern ingenuity
has devised means of giving the poorest
article the body requisite for this pur-
pose.
''Shellac and other sticky substances
mixed through the fabric. will produce as
stiff silk as ever graced the closet of an
ancestral mansion. Such stuff is quite
worthless. It rots away In no time AS
a matter Of fact the silks most priced at
present are of the soft variety, with no
more rigfdity than muslin.
Counterfeit machine-made lace is often
offered as the genuine handmade article
At first glance it is identical with the
real thing. Even one who is not an ex-
pert, however can distinguish the differ
ence with a little care. Machine lace Is
always exactly regular In it's pattern,
every figure the same shape, length.
thickness, and SO forth. In the hand
made article there are always little tr-
regularitieS.'
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others promptly rushed to their idols
rescue, who between the contending par
ues-each determined to possess the boy
actor-Was thrown to the ground and SO
much bruised and injured as to be unable
TO appear for couple of nights
insignificant, however. was this mis-
chance to the fate that befeu NJ Do
Langy, courtier Of the time of Louis
XIV, whose supreme conceit so irritated
certain ladies of the court that they re-
solved to infict upon him novel pun
lshment- Fetgning one day to be over
come by the beauty OF his face and per-
son. they fell upon him en- masse, hug
glng and kissing the wretched dandy till
he cried for mercy. Deaf to his entreat-
les, the ladies continued their mereiless
caresses until the object Of their mock
love-who, indeed, was but a sorry
Weakling-in endeavoring to break away
from their clutches, broke a blood vessel
and died few days later.
Amurth ~, the Turkish sultan, sus-
pecting one of his ministers of having
designs upon the sanctlty Of his harem
ordered the culprit to be kissed to death
by his female slaves. This sentence was
actually carried out, the miserable victim
being securely fastened to the ground
and then suffocdted by the caresses and
kisses Of his female executioners, who
were stimulated to undaggiag exertion
by the unrelenting rods OF tho tyrant's
eUnuchs-
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man of the nervo-lymphattc tempera-
ment. This gives its possessor a fair
complexion, soft, clear skin, blue eyes,
thick red lips short nose, broad fore
head-a character that is easy-going: In
short, man that likes a life Of voluptu-
GUS ease Such a man endures more
rest than labor, never complains Of being
overfed, though he may die of over-nu-
triton. srsesS*assaSssse@s -
AS a friend he Is handsome and gentle
but not uSefuI as such. AS, all enemy he
never is dangerous. He Is superficial in
thought and. more so In deed. AS he adj
vances IN life he becomes >deceitful, in
ert, over-fat and lazy. Such man Is
often handy but a poor mechanic He
makes a good shopkeeper, but lacks the
mental force to direct great affairs.
Coarse black. hair is Indicative Of a
motive temperament in which the vital
forces and the muscular power are COM
bined with a large brain. wide at the
base and very fail above the eyes in the
region of the pereeptive faculties.
Such men have more power than re-
fnement, more force than elegance They
are more practical than theoretical, keen
and close in observation and quick at ar
irving at conclusion. In ordinary and
inconsequential circumstances they are
often Indifferent, careless and possibly
lazy; but when aroused they are living
VI slCIA}zSAS. OuCA men
are often heroic without being conscious
of being a hero TheirssyVords are few,
but like heavy shocks they always tell
Men Of this type@sre ssfch as Lord Mel
son, Lord Napier Martin Luther, and in
a modified degree with more of refine
ment George Washington,ain a less de-
gree Of the coarser quality. Andrew jack
son. @.~s-se@
The red-haired man belongs to the zan-
thous bilious class of individuals which
is combination of the nervous, motive
and vital forces. Men of this class, as a
rule, have tempers the color Other hafr
and ungovernable passions. They are de-
ceitful, love well and hate well. They are
overloaded with conceit, but are shrewd.
of great perception, and have much in
tuitive sense.
They are practical rather than power
full, though history shows. a fair sprink
ling of greatness in men whose heads
were adorned with shock that looked
like a prairie afire.
The man with red hair has long been
the butt Of ridicuIe, and especially has a.
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and trappers often have heavy and thick
black hair, the vigorous outdoor life
they lead and the fact that they ara
great meat eaters being conducive to the
growth of such hair. The man with
coarse black hair also denotes an nm
enviable- position.
The woman who Is natrimonially in
clined should choose for a husband the
man with brown hair. Such men, IL ia
said. make the hest Of husbands, for
they are invariably loyal and affection
ate. ss~
Beware Of the man with red hair!
He is quick of temper, keen in perceD-
ton and shrewd in business transactions
The red-haired man gone wrong is a
person that bears close watching. He Is
apt to use some of his faculties for
shrewdness to some ones sorrow. This
statement is borne out by the fact that
the heads Of some of the greatest crini-
nails were adorned with a shock of ed
hair fsf
The man who has blonde hair Is I'M
pulsive and tickle, but at the same time
he is loving and an agreeable companion
Men who are possessed with curly hair
are said to be more affectionate than
those whose heads are otherwise adorned
The man whose hair is naturally urIy
can discount his straight-hafred brother
any day. He knows it, therefore why
was considered by the ancient Greeks
and Romans as a mark Of their gods
displeasure.
Psychologists have long depended upon
the hair as ones Of the most infallible
keys to a mans character. According
to a statement made by Dr. j. A. Houser,
who had made a study Of the subject,
the man with fine, soft, siIken black
hair belongs to the nervo-hilious temper
ament. He is over sensitive, exquisitely
refined and impuIsive, given to idealism,
to fancies and to artistic ina gination.
He lives in his dreams of the beautiful,
the fanciful and the heroic. He has many
great expectations and exalted ambi-
lions but lacks the. force and courage to
attempt any great accomplishment. Ex-
amples Of such men are found in
knights Of the carpet" coxcombs and
dudes. They may have large heads,
fran bodies, much brain, but they lack
vitality. Their chests are usually small,
shoulders dropping and they are fire.
quently victims of consumption. Edgar
Allen Poe was a type of this class.
Soft, silken, sunny hair denotes the
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red-halred woman and her proverbial fier1
temper received much notice.
The story Of the first red-haired woman
has drifted down from antiquity on thu
wings Of fable. It is said that Lilliph
Adams first wife, had red hair, and sucE
warm temper that he was compelled tc
seek divorce to gain relief. He then
married Eve. Lilliph, Of course, like q
red-haired woman, did not long remain
IN the state Of single blessedness, but was
soon united In the bonds Of wedlock to
Ibilis, the devil. The result OF this union
Is that red-haired people are always ac-
cused of having tempers suggestive of
the second abiding place Of Mrs. LilIiph
1oll1s, and that this pair peopled the i'm
agfnations Of their progeny with the
countless diminutive imps that so dis
tress the human race