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The Washington times., 1903-09-19

Fef whereas King Edward. on forming
his household after his marriage. was
forced 70 appoint a German to the posi-
ton Or librarian. the present Prince OF
Wales has just selected a Frenchman 10
j6iB his household ~ that capacity
The princes now librarian IS a
SCHOLARLY maH n much Wit and capacity.
and vii hsgs good deal 10 do before
BE- succeeds IN organizing some salts
factory arrangement Of the very large
nnmbsf ~ books which the prince ard
princess have collected ia one way AMI
smother ard v blch have remained until
u0w without any specially apDoialed
Guardian I may add SHAT both the
prince nad princess are credited With
being a great deal fonder OF books AMI
70 ind much more time for reading tiIsn
the former occupant o. Marlborough
house
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
lublic Opinion Defied.
An Astonishing Appointment at the In
dustrial Home School.

Mrs. +. =. Skinner has been ap-
pointed matron Of the Girls Cottae,
al the Industrial Home School. Mrs
Skinner is the wife of the superin-
tendent of the institution. The place
pays $50 a month"
Thus runs the official statement.
gwen out at the District building.
What the statement does not give
cut Is that Superintendent Skinner
Is at this moment under investigation
Tor gross negligence in not reporting
to the proper authorities the two cases
OF general poisoning which took place
at the school last month: that he per-
mitted his helpless charges to be fed
on milk which, according to the report
OF the health officer making the in
yestlgation, contained 50 per cent of
water, and that he ordered the milk
which the city intended to 90 TO the
children in the condition In which II
should have been delivered, SKINNED.
so he and his wife and other members
OF his family might be fed on cream.
And on top OF this mean and con-
temptible outrage upon helpless chill
cren intrusted to his care he had the
hardihoOd TO say to the health officer
who looked into his management of
the institution: ooh. it's only the reg
ular August poisoningr
This is the man. and this mans wife
Is the woman, whom the Commission
ers consider the proper persons 10
look after the welfare of hundreds of
children. What have the taxpayer,
Of the District TO say to it? What.
above all, do the mothers think OF it9
For ourselves, we confess that the
range of our vocabulary is limited.
But even if it were linitless. we be-
ieve we could not find words adequate
to characterize this appointment as it
deserves to be characterized.
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
Mr.. Williams Position.

The chief director TO an Endorsement
of Mr. Olney has been the Hon. George
Fred Williams. who still Yields a strong
influence in his party in Massachusetts,
despite ali his radical ideas and the fact
that he is Bryan's representative in the
Bay State. Ii is intimated now that
Mr. Williams has been pIaeated, il he
has not been entirely won over to the
support OF Mr.. OIney. At least. it is
said ne viii not oppose the purposed
resolution II has been decided that
Frederick J. Stimson. an intimate friend
and political ally OF Mr. Williams. shall
be selected as chairman OF the COM
mittee on resolutions in the State con-
vention. and this would not have been
done had it not been understood be-
forehand that the Olney resolution
would receive favorable action by the
committee Of which Mr. Stimson is 10 be
chairman From the fact OF Mr.. Slim
sons selection the inference is drawn
that Mr.. Williams is now favorably dis
posed toward Mr.. oIney's Endorsement.
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
September.

September, thou art like lady fair
Who, having lately left her youth behind.
Still has silvery laugh, witching air,
And still 10 youthful dreaming is inclined
September, thou art like lady who
Has reached the fullness Of sweet womanhood.
Whose cheeks are crimson still; who. smiling.
too.
Still thinks the world is beautiful and good.
September. thou art like a lady fair
Who still may charm with smile OF sigh or
glance.
Who. showing here and there a soft gray hair.
Still is the spirit Of sweet romance.
September, thou art like lady who
Looks forward half in dread and half resigned
Who fancies that she stin is olinging TO
The joyous youth which she has left behind.
Chicago Record-H Herald
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
CedarS of Lebanon.

There are only about 800 Of the CedArs Of
Lebanon lcft." says Lewis CASTOR Leary in
--scri2ner's' High up on the ROCKY slopes.
lladrian sculptuFed his imperial aaatsema
against all who should cut these sacred trees.
The Msronite peasants aIinoss worship them
and call them the 'Cedars Of the Lord and a
recent governor Of The Lebanon has surrounded
them by great wall. So that the Young shoots
may not be injured by rowing animals Yet
century by century their number grows Icss
But If the cedars few in number, these
few are Of royal blood. They are not the
largest Of trees, though some OF the trunks
measure over forty feet around. Their beauty
hes in the Wide-spTcading limbs. which often
cover a circle two three hundred feet in cir-
conference. Some are tan and symmetrical.
with beautiful horizontal branches; others are
gnarled and knotted, with inviting seats in the
great forks, and charming beds On the thick
foliage Of the swinging boughs.
The wood has n sweet odor, is very hard.
ana seldom decays The vitality OF the cedar
is remarkable A dead tree IS never seen. ex-
cept where lightning or the AK has been Al
work. often great bough Of one tree has
grown into nsighbor. and the two are 30
bound together that it i impossible 10 say
which is the parent trunk. Perhaps the I'm
usual strength and vitality Of the cedars are
d,le 70 their slow growth. When a little sprouf
hardly Uaist-iigh, is said 10 be ten or fifteen
or twenty years old, one cannot help asking.
What must be the age Of the great pltriarchs
OF the grover Il is hard to tell exactly b
the AID Of a microscope l have counted more
than 700 rings on bough ONLY thirty inches
in diameter Those who hive studied the mat
ter more deeply think that some Of these trees
must be more than thousand wears old IN
deed. there is nothing widely improbable in the
thought that perhaps the Guardian. for in
stance, may have been q young tree when
Hiram began cutting for the temple az Jerusi-
lem"
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
Will Indorse Olney.

There seems 10 be little doubt that
the Massachusetts Democratic con=ea-
ton which is 10 be held on October
VIII be asked to indorse the Hon Rich
ard Olney for President For a long
time his friends have been quietly at
work in the State. They have received
such assurances OF support that they are
determined to present a resolution
pledging the Bay State Democracy o
the former Secretary OF state. II 3
taken for granted. Of course, that shey
would not offer such a resolution unless
they were absolutely certain that il
would not only go through unanimously
but would be received with enthusiasm.
Anything short OF such support would
kill the Olney boom at the start Those
who have been most assiduous in their
efforts TO bring the Democracy of the
State as a unit to the support OF Mr.
OIney have been the Hon. Charles S
Hamlin. who last year was Colonel Gas
tons rival for the nomination for gov
ernor; Representative John r. Thsyer,
of Worcester. and Representative John
A Sullivan, OF the Back Bay district
OF Boston, who last fall defeated for
Congress a brother OF Representative
Foss OF Illinois. There have been many
others. men influential not only in Sos
ton, which is the party's stronghold II
Massachusetts, but elsewhere through
out the State.
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
something New in PoIitics.

II Is something new in politics to mako
a campaign such as is suggested for Tho
Craftsmanship Of committee in ma
tional convention The story ,rouId
sound better Il those ingenious reno
Gratis who have discovered this secret
ambition lurking in the bosom Of the
mayor had also enlightened US as 10
what planks Dir. Harrison purposes 10
insert in the national platform.
1t IS not reasonable to suppose that
the mayor seeks to become the Lemuel
Eli Quigg Of the Democratic party. Tn
less he has some object in view which
he hopes 10 accomplish By gaining the
position The mayer should remember
the experience OF Quigg. who. as the
writer OF the Republican platform. was
blamed both for the things he omitted
and for those which he inserted when
ever a question arose over the language
Of a plank. If the mayor is permitted
to write the platform. it is said that
he viii be willing 10 withdraw entirely
from the Presidential race, and keep
his ambitions in cold storage until 1905.
Mayor Harrison was a member Of the
committee on resolutions in the Eaa-
sas City convention.
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
More Pau for Teachers.
The Reasons Why the Teaching Profess
sion Is Strenuous.

With the opening Of the schools
comes the perennial cry for am IN
crease of salary for teachers. Those
who oppose this increase point TO the
fact that the teacher gets a vacation
OF from two to three months in the
summer, and at least a month more at
different times in the winter. besides
one days holiday every week in addi-
ton to Sunday, and all the bank holi-
days. They point out the truth that
many women and girls in other bust
resses requiring as much education as
that of the average teacher have TO
work all the year, except two weeks.
and some Of them work Sunday, for
about the same amount Of money re-
ceived by the teacher.
The reply to these arguments usual
~ IS that the nervous strain on the
teacher is such that she cannot do
without this holiday time, and that
even with all these holidays many
teachers break down in a few years /;
which is also true. The point which
IS missed by everybody is that money
viii not lessen the nervous strain of
the work, or secure persons better able
to endure 1t. On the contrary, the
more pay is offered the more likely
will the profession be to attract sensi-
tive, nervous, highly trained women.
who viii not work more easily than
their predecessors, though they may
bring to the task a more varied
knowledge.
Moreover, there is another point
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
Political Gossip
Here and There
Mayor Harrisou's Ambition.

some Chicago Democrats who are not
especially friendly TO Mayor Harrison
have after much diligent searching In
MS nonor's political closets discovered
mat ne possesses deeply hidden am
oition which no one ever dreamed that
he had. According 10 these anti Harri-
sen Democrats Tie mayor aspires to the
distinction Of writing The next Demo-
cratic national platform Heretofore 81
has been surmised that the mayors
desire vas 70 capture the Democratic
nomination for President. or al least
the Wee President. or the governorshiD.
but now 1t is learned that ne seeks
only to become the amanuensls OF The
national convention. Let me writa the
platform o. the party. and I car rot
who Is the candidate" il is said il the
slogan OF the four-term mayor o. he
Windy City. The story goes that the
mayors privy council is planning a big
celebration on Jackson Day. January g.
at which time the Harrison boom for
Craftsmanship OF the committee on reso-
iutions Will be launched.
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
Cailu Calendar of American History.
September 10.

l777-Battle Of saltwater. n. J.
l'se-Washingtons Farewell Address"
issued
lS62-Battlo OF Iuka. Miss. General
Rosecrans forces Confederatss
under General Price to retreat.
lS6S-Battle Of Chickamauga.
lS64-Battle of Winchester. Va.
1ST1-President Lincoln's body removed
TO permanent vault al Springfield,
III.
1S'S-Panic on stock exchange, New
York
ISSi-Death Of President Garfield.
l9O1-President Mckinley buried al Can
ton. Ohio.
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
Courts and Capitals
of the Old World
BY THE MARouIsr Dr faarfsoy
Patriarch Of the Romanofis.

FatriaICh OF the komanoas.
The Grand Duke Michaei Who Is islae
so seriously IN az 81 PETERSBURG Is not
as so many people seem 10 brlisga the
brother OF the Gar bat his grand uncle.
the septuagenarian and only surviving
brother Of Emperor Alexander A. Ubo
liberated the serfs. He bas aiWaYs enc
joyed great deal or popularity both Ut
home and abroad. on account OF his
kind-heartedness. his lorty sense OF hon
or and his enlightened and progressive
views He was. OF all tho brothers u
the murdered Car. the one whom the
latter trusted the most implicitly az dld
also the late Emperor. while the pros
ent autoerat Of all the Russlas enter
tains the same sentiments toward him.
treating him much as II ne we're the
patriarch OF the house OF RomauoH.
For many years past. indeed. ever
since the grand duke gave up the vice.
royalty of the Caucasus, which he ad-
ministered with the utmost SUCCESS. he
has filled the pest OF president OF the
council of the empire. and II is rather
strange coincidence that he should
have been laid low by stroke Of apo
pleXy. which left him paralyzed. and
therefore compelled TO resign the chair
manship OF the council Of the empire. at
the very moment when Count Witte
whom he holds in special abhorrence.
has been promoted to the presidency Of
the council OF ministers. The objections
or the old grand duke TO Count Witte
are personal rather than political. al
though he has openly expressed his dis
approval OF a number OF the measures
adopted by the new premier while still
minister Of finance. and the disappear
anee OF The grand duke from the council
Of the empire is likely under the cir
eumstances TO give a feeling OF relief to
Count de witte.
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
The Dialect of Cities.
Every Big City Has a Dialect of
It's Own.

A letter from Germany contains the
information that the people of Berlin
have d dialect of their own, distinct
from the German spoken in other
parts Of the country. This dialect is
not, of course, spoken by the educated
classes, but occupies about the same
place in the language Of the people
that ceekney English or East Side
lingo might be said TO occupy in the
speech Of London or New York.
This suggests an interesting sub
Ject for the philologist-the evolution
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
Chinfayne.

Wisdom Is nothing more than experience
boiled down.
Flights Of fancy would be all right If the
question OF meals did not govern the earth.
There is no need Of dreading the future 50
long as it is not fashionable for people to get
drunk.
No matter how cultivated a woman may be
she delights in compliment to her ability as
cook.
Until the world changes radically it VIII be
impossible to produce skilled mechanics by act
Of the legislature.
There are few troubles that get any better for
being advertised.
There are people SO extremely good that they
are an otfense to the neighbors.
sorrow is one OF the things that grows larger
after each successive drowning.
Few men quit work early enough to learn that
life is really and truly worth living
Milwaukee Sentinel
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
In Supreme Control.

AS president of the council of min
listers Count Witte will now have a full
right to intervene in the affairs of every
department, and the very circumstances
that one of his most trusted adherents
and intimate friends has been appointed
TO succeed him as minister of finance.
and that he is to assume control OF the
negotiations with Germany and other
Continental powers in connection with
the new treaties or commerce, over the
heads. so to speak. of the foreign min
lister. should remove all doubts as to the
nature Of his promotion.
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
The Drift of Public Opinion

Philadelphia Inquirer; Mexico is trying Sc
riousy to become a gold country and Mr.
Bryan is saving never A word about It. But
then Mr. Bryan does not aspire to he President
OF Mexico.
Chicago Chronicle: Tom johnson has very
properly apologized for his declaration that Mr.
Hanna owns the supreme court II Ohio. As
everyone knows, that interesting tribunal is an
asset Of the kerosene trust.
Hartford Times; Ii is to be recorded 10 the
credit OF The Tammany managers in New York
that they seem 10 De sincere in their declare
ton that they viii not have any further friend
~ relations with Devery.
Topeka state Journal: The Democratic re-
organizers wish they could trade Colonel Bryan
10 the Populists for a yellow dog. and then XIII
the dog.
Chicago Journal: The Democratic Presidential
nomination IS a fine thing Cor poor young men.
1t carries them from no account to bank &C
count.
Kansas City Journal: George Fred Williams.
Of Massachusetts,. says he is gOing study up on
the political questions Of ;he day and then Do
some talking. An excellent idea. What a pity
George Fred never thought Of that before.
Philadelphia North American: Having am
putated himself from his job as United states
district attorney for Delaware William Michael
syrns viii remove TO New York Is be trying
to qualify for Tie Delaware senstorshspg
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
Newspaper Men in Office.
Commissioner Vests Administration
and What It Proves.

When Commissioner West was APP
pointed to the administration of Dis
trict affairs there were those who ex-
claimed in disappointed tone Of
voice, "Anoth newspaper man in Of
flee !" 1t is moi known that there is
any reason for counting up the news
paper men in Office, any more than
for keeping tab on the lawyers. OF
real estate agents, or pork packers,
or men IN any other business, who
have received such appointments, but
| If a reason exists IN this case, II may
ne IN the fact that the public has not
Yet fully realized that there are news
Paper men and newspaper men.
People who confuse the managing ed
ltOr of a great daily with the kind OF
editor who takes part of his subscrib-
tons IN cord wood, or judge all news
papers by one newspaper, need some
sort of awakening. The Indifference
Ct one ancient Washington daily pa
per to public abuses cannot be taken
as type of the attitude of all news
paper men, and those who have been
taking it in that way, if there are
such people, need to pull their think
ing plants up by the roots and set
them out III I new place.
Commissioners West is proof of the
fact that newspaper man may be
also business man. and that when
the combination exists, it Is bad
combination for the peace of evil
doors. 1t was the proud boast OF
members Of the staff Of the "StarD al
one time, and may be yet, that its rou-
tine was so well established that if all
the rest of the force should take hol-
iday or take to drink, the Office bows
could get out the paper. OF course,
III an Office Of that kind emergencies
are not welcome, and anything which
tends to disturb the peace of public
affairs is discouraged.
For years, good and innocent citi-
zens shrank from making any move
toward securing efficient government. |
because they were afraid the disturb
ance would not please the "Star." |
Naturally, that kind of newspaper
element in city affairs is not of much |
use when it comes to Strengthening
out tangles
There was once a merchant in a |
small town who passed most of his
time taking maps in the rear Of his
store. When a customer, on one oc-
easion, urgently desired a piece OF
chintz, he emerged from his twilight,
cross because his nap was broken up.
ard declined to sell the chintz because
Il was all he had, and he did not want
t. get out of stock.
Something like this has been the
situation IN the District for a good /
many years We have been told that
there was no need of making trouble.
that the Postoffice Department and
the Health Department and other
more or less moldy institutions were
the best that could be had, and that
they were all that we had, anyway,
and that if we interfered with those
might happen. Something
has happened, but that Is not always
a calamity in municipal affairs. The
people of the District can now see for
themselves that a newspaper, or an
official, determined to investigate
abuses, and to act as a searchlight in
dark places, and to do things which
need TO be done, is quite different
from a newspaper which quotes all the
pacific proverbs in literature to prove
hat whatever is, IS right
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
Added Weight.

Hamlet Brutus-But, madam, you are not
heavy enough to play the part Of Ophelia
Miss Frizzle-But my father has plenty OF
money, snd he would pay you 500 to put me
on the stage IN that part
Hamlet Brutus-Have you the 500 with your
Miss Frizzle--I have
Hamlet Brutus-That makes you heavy enough.
Chicago Tribune
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
Promoters of COURAGE.

spartacus-Women are great incentive 70
manly courage.
smdriicus-That's right Since I've been mar
red and had few tits with my wife, the
prospect Of a scrap with the meanest man on
earth seems like mere child's play to me.-Bal-
timore American
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
How to Do II

The proprietor of the theater had died sud.
denly.
''Of course, We must do something to show
proper respect" remarked the treasurer
Certainly" returned the manager
shall we close the theater for night or
two2"
moo. business is TOO good. guess we'd
better put the chorus in black tights for about
thirty days. Chicago Evening Post.
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
Prince of Wales, Librarian.

King Edwards heir apparent makes
no pretense of sharing the pronounced
German procllvities which distinguished
the late Queen Victoria. and to whica
her eldest son was compelled TO leser
during the greater portioa of her ceign.
The Washington times., 1903-09-19
DIenehed With Brothers Blood.

The grand duke received his baptism OF
fire under General Todleben at the siege
OF Sebastopol IN the Crimean war. and
in the campaign of 1876 and 1877 against
the Turks. commanded the Russian
forces in Asia Minor He was the first
to hasten TO the side Of Alexander II
after the latter had been struck by the
Nihilist bomb in 1881. Il was he who
supported his mangled brother in his
arms from the scene OF the explosion to
that room in the Winter Palace. where
the Inflated monarch breathed his last.
and when it was all over il was found
that he was drenehed from head to foot
with his brothers blood. Alexander
III never forgot this. and no matter
what the Grand Duke Michael might have
done he could always depend on his
nephews affectionate regard
The Grand Duke Michael has a number
Of sons. one Of whom, George, is married
to the only surviving daughter OF the
King OF Greece. Another. Alexander by
name. who made prolonged stay in
this country at the time of the Colum-
bian celebration. is the husband OF
Grand Duchess Xenia. the eldest sister OF
the Gar, and is warm friend and ad-
mirer Of Captain Mahan, L. :. ". all of
whose works he has translated into
Russian.
Grand Duke MichaeTs only daughter.
Anastasia. is the widow of the late SOW
ereign Grand Duke of Meeklenburs-
Schwerin, who committed suicide at
Cannes, and the mother OF the now
reigning grand duke. while yet another
son. who bears his fathers name
Michael. was exiIed from the en-
pire by Alexander III for having mar
ried Countess Sophie Nuremberg. a NOR
ganatic daughter OF Prince Nicholas of
Nassau. in defiance OF the orders OF the
Emperor himself and OF his (the young
grand duke's) parents. The present Gar
has repealed the decree OF exile. and
given that sanction to the union which
was requisite 10 render IL valid mar
rage, on the understanding that It is
considered a morganatic alliance and
that Countess Sophie. now known as the |
Countess Torby, reside abroad.