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The Washington times., 1903-03-22
BITS OF MISCELLANY
New States and state Names.

The abandonment Of the Statehood bill Is an
irreparablc loss 10 polite letters. A state with
So resounding a name as MOutezl1na does not
come our way every year. We do not know
its equal unless il is the nomenclature which
jefferson applied to the Northwest Territory
when IL was yet virgin soil That classical
patriot. it will be remembered. divided this i'm
mense tract into ten States. Ei-ing them a
good start in life with the naures Of Washing
ton. Sylvania, Cherronesus, Michigania. Assent
sipPia, Metropotamia, Hlihoia. Saratoga, Poly
potsmia, and PelisiPia. There are actually
maps in existence in which the Northwest Ter
ritory is split up into ten States with these
names--New York Evening Post.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
A Greater Navy.

The whole country now sees, what many saw
all the time. that the maintenance Of the Mon
roe Doctrine depends on the ability of the
United States to aefend it by force. and this is
dependent on power on the ocean. II the Con-
gress which meets next December rises to the
situation well as the one which has Just ex-
piIed did. the country viii make good be-
ginning toward getting the navy which its
wealth, its ocean commerce, its long coastline
and its position guardian OF the continent
demand---St. Louis Globe Democrat
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
Carlism a Blighting Curse.

Carlism a Blighting Curse.
There have been no CarIist civil wars
in Spain during the last quarter OF a
century. although there have been
plenty OF small disturbances. But dur
ing the forty-ive years that interviewed
between the death of King Ferdinand
and the termination of the last Csrlist
war, after the accession OF Don Alton
so XII, Carlist risings and insurrec-
tions kept Spain in constant turmoil
of fratricidal strife. spreading havoc
and devastation throughout the land.
costing untold numbers of lives and an
incalculable amount OF treasure, so that
Carlism came 10 be regarded both at
home and abroad as the all-bIighting
curse OF Spain.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Conscience is the reflector Of the liver.
Once there was pretty woman who did not
know il, but she was in a picture book
Il makes man mad 70 hear the disaereeahla
things that are said about his friends; If makes
woman mad not 70.
It's funny. but when woman loves a man
she wants him not only to tell her that he
loves her, but that he knows by his great love
that size lo-es him.
A woman would like to have a man kls
her more II he didn't smoke; but IL he didn't
smoke she would be afraid il was because
some other woman objected TO it.-New YORK
Press.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
The Humbert Scandal.

Although it is dificuit for people to
realize from the newspapers reports
published in this country thefimportant
results OF the Humbert swindIe scandal
that Is now being aired in the Partisan
courts. quito a number OF prominent
men bearing names OF international re-
nown have been entirely ruined thereby.
al any rate as far as all their future
political prospects are concerned. Many
OF them are entirely innocent OF any
completely in the frauds Of the amazing
Madame Humbert. But the mere fact
that they have been on terms OF social
intercourse with her and her family is
enough 10 damn them
Among the most notable instances OF
this kind may be mentioned the case OF
the eI-president OF the chamber of
deputies. Paul DeschaneI. son Of the
famous Sorbonne professor OF that name
At the time Of Faure's death. It seemed
certain that he was destined 10 succeed
TO the presidency. IL not then. at any
rate later. and he was one OF Loubet's
most dangerous rivals. Very good-look-
Ing, possessed OF excellent manners
married 20 a great heiress. popular alike
with the Republicans and with the Roy
alists. he seemed 20 be particularly well
fitted for the role OF chief magistrate.
II was. however, his association with
the Humberts that cost him his position
as the president OF the chamber. and
since then he has become politically
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
TWaddle" in the Pulpit.
A Bishops Advice 10 Candidates, and q
Soldiers Observations.

Soldiers Observations.
"Nou are not called upon to gabble
or twaddle in the pulpit" remarked
Bishop Charles n. Fowler. the presid-
ing officer of the New Jersey Method
ist Conference, the other day, in ad-
dressing the class of candidates. "A
preacher nowadays he continued.
must give his people food for
thought, and food, too, that will be
acceptable to people who come to
church with magazines in their pock-
cts and live on a diet of good htera-
tm-e."
We fully agree with Bishop Fow-
Ter. The tendency to .'twaddle" in
the pulpit nowadays indicates an alb
sence Of common sense. which would
be alarming were it not happily con-
fined to a comparatively small class
Of young preachers. II Is the class
which discusses higher 1criueism,' y
instead Of saving souls. Which.lITaws
lurid pictures of political corruption,
instead of teaching hocks the broad
distinction between homeIy honesty Of
purpose and moral turpitude. 1t Is
the class which attends to everybody's
business, except its own; the class
that sees the mote i'll the neighbor's
eye, but never the beam in its own; /;
the class that constantly looks for
trouble and generally succeeds in get
ting other people into 1t.
- DIR. Hans Won Buelow, the cele-
brated musician. was one dav re-
hearsing a chorus for women's voices.
It's members had been annoying him
greatly by constant chatter during
pauses designed for rest. Ladies'"
he exclaimed with some impatience at
last rapping the desk in front with
his baton, this is not a question of
saving the capitol of Rome, bat Of
singing this score correctly"
1t is not a question-at least. it
shouldn't be-of saving the republic
by telling administrations what thev
should or shonld not DO in China.
Cuba, the Philippines, and elsewhere.
but Of telling people from the pulpit
what their everyday duty is to their
their children, and them
selves.
We are led to make these remarks
because Of what Gen. A. r. Chaffee is
reported as saying TO members of the
Methodist Social Union at It's regular
monthly meeting in New York. on
Friday night. He threw a bombshell
into the gathering by deeIariug:
took occasion to meet many Of the most
prominent Cinnamon while in Pekiu, and I
talked 20 many Of the better class These
included officials must say that l did not
meet single intelligent Chinaman who ex-
pressed desire 10 embrace the Christian re-
ligion. The masses, too. are against Chris
tiauity; but the missionaries are hopeful and
no doubt courageous
in view of the blood and treasure
expended to protect Chinese converts,
whose conversion, by universal con-
sensus of opinion, Is of doubtful
value, this sounds somewhat discour-
aging. And yet we are urged, again
and again, from countless pulpits, to
return to the charge, by men who
know not whereof they speak. have
not the slightest notion of the respon-
sibility they are assuming, and are
found eonspicuously in the rear when
ever the clouds threaten to gather.
May it not be that theirs is some of
that |twaddle' Bishop Fowler had in
mind when he addressed the confer
enee class of candidates at Asbury
ParlI2
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
Changed.

Yes. this is q great country" admitted the
foreigner. but is not the enormous growth Of
wealth developing spirit Of caste in your
communi:iess''
Not az ALL said the native pessimisr.
On the contrary. il is distinctly and discourag-
'ngly leveling. can give q million
dollars anonymously 70 an educational institu-
tion nowadays and remain unknown as long a
he chooses. Chicago Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
SHAFTS or WIT AND HUNO A.
Righteous Retribution.

1AkHlSOuS ReIl1OuIlCn-
The hero Of the play had just died glorious
stage death
Loud and long the audience sPplsuded-
Al last he appeared before the curtain.
Ladies and gentlemen he said ''as you
insist on having a man who died a few no
ments ago come TO life and appear before you
with bow and a smile. I am here 70 com
ply with your wish, and BY way of destroying
the illusion sill farther, viii. Vith your per
mission, occupy the time while the stage Is
being made ready tor the next act, by reciting
Casey at the Bat Chicago Tribune
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

the name of Carlos. Indeed, II may be
regarded as an intimation to the peo-
pie that Carlism is 10 all intents and
purposes at an end, and no longer
destined 10 be factor in Spanish poll
tics
Let me add that this new Don Carlos
OF Spain, now about three weeks old /.
was invested even before he received his
first baby clothes, with the dignity of d
knight of the Golden Fleece, and OF the
order OF Charles III. as well as receiving
a patent creating him an Infant OF
Spain His mother is the eldest sister
OF King Alfonso. and his next heir.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
Divided Against Itself.

The Bryan faction in 1903 is Just far away
from the Cleveland faction it was in 1900.
Nobody suPposes the gap will be any narrower
in 1904. The expressions OF the leading per
sonages on both sides in the past two or three
months leave no doubt this point As in
all the csnvasses Presidential and Congress.
since 1898 including that one, the Democracy
has been house divided against itself, and the
country knows how party which is in this
fix fares in elections.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
Progressive Oklahoma.

Oklahoma is keeping up its reputation for
rapid-transit Statemakipg, and has everything
now than any Of tAe original thirteen can boast
Of. Recently it forged 20 the front os the
procession with an investigation into charges
Of boodling in the Legislature. New as il is
there is nothing Uniformed about this
young Territory.-Baltmore American.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
The Coal Strike Verdict.
1t vindicates the President and Sus-
tains the Public.

tains the Public
The findings of the anthracite coal,
strike commission, fled yesterday.
will be generally and justly accepted
as a victory for the coal workers. In
the main the miners contentious are
substantiatcd and they reap the ma
terial advantages of increased pay.
shorter working hours, and provision
for sliding wage scale under which
they are to share the benefits of any
future advance in anthracite coal
prices.
They lose their demand for a
smaller ton measure, and are over
ruled IN their purpose TO exclude non
union workers, as such. from the an
thracite coal field. The logic Of their
attitude prior to and during the strike
is, however, sustained. For the com
mission holds that the questions in
volved in the strike were not of such
Importance as 10 justify the cessation
of coal production, and should have
been submitted long before to arbitra-
Stion. The miners, as we remember.
gere at no time unwilling TO agree to
mediation, SO the blame for last wears
coal embargo Is put by the commits
sion where the public had already put
: ton the shoulders of President
Baer and the other ''vice- -gerents of
providence" who for so many weary
months could find nothing to arbi-
trate.'
But we are not concerned especially
10 figure out of the eepahjssioh,s find
ings a victory for1the -13esr-Gr a de
feat for the operators. As in every
arbitration each side was bound to
lose something as we'll as win some
thing. and the net result could only
be a fairly equitable compromise.
Both parties, the public will agree
ought to accept the verdict in chas-
tened. grateful, and forgiving spirit.
What we do see in the decision Is
an unqualified victory for peace and
order, a vindication of the public's
right to be counted as a factor in dis
putes which touch its welfare and in
volve its interests. 1t is a timely and
definite refutation Of the public be
damned" theory on which it has been
sought to conduct so many Of our
great industrial enterprises.
That the consuming public is en-
titled 10 play some other role than
that of the unoffending and unpro-
testing victim in clashes between capi- /
tai and labor, can no longer be dis
puted. That 1t may compel peace
and should compel peaee-between. in
terests willfully and selfshly deplet
ing the market Of a necessity Of life
like anthracite coal. Is a proposition
whicn will not again be hastily chal- !
lenged
President RooSevelt's action in de-
manding a cessation Of the wasteful
struggle between mine owners and
mine workers viii be remembered as
one of the most notable achievements
of his Administration. The filing of !
ar arbitration report which fully ae-
eomphshes his intentions and justifes
his attitude Is a step toward better
industrial conditions IN this country.
the full effects Of which can as vet he
only vaguely estimated.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
A Variety in Industry.

The first effort of the new Department of
Commerce and Labor, is to send an expert to
Japan TO study the culture of terrapin. This
promises variety in industry. When the labor
Of the country is fully engaged in turning out
diamond back teTrspin it can force capital 10
behave itself by threatening 10 shut OF the
supply Of that food product.-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
FoiEcules.

The young practitioner is busy. Very busy.
DOdging bills.
Perhaps pills are like bullets. Il takes %. 600
bullets 70 kill one man. you know.
say, Fate, pour me my mesd 10 drink now
my vinegar later when my sense Of taste viii
have failed
You have three friends? Lose two, and YOU
viii find the other.-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
IN THE COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD WORLD
Socially Dead 4n the Hpnn4 % Ss

third Don Carlos, who wears the title
Of Duke OF Madrid. and is styled by his
adherents King Charles VII. He himself
has but two heirs. namely an only son.
Don jaime, and his own younger brother.
Don Alfonso, president Of the Interna-
tional Anti-dueling League OF Continen-
tai Europe.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
THE BEST THINGS FROM OTHER NEWSPAPERS
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
A Millennial Suggestio i.

A Millennial Suggestio1
Prince Henry Of Prussia. ore Of the most
sTiahle guests upon whom unbounded American
hospitality ever lavished- suggests that the
Golden Rule should be constantly observed by
every owner and ever driver Of an automobile.
An excellent idea. But is the millennium al
ready hereg-New York Tribune
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

According 10 reports from Mentone.
Mr.. Kruger enjoys almost perfect health.
and goes out daily for a drive. He in
tends 70 return to Holland about the
middle OF April unless he can obtain
permission 20 return to South Africa.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
Free-Hand Comment.

Members OF the beef trust have been
fined $1,000 each in Missouri. The pub
He's punishment OF the trust. Il appears,
is much less severe than the trusts
punishment of the public
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

Jose Palma's elopement with New
York girl demonstrates the fact that
not all Cuban compacts are balked in
the United States.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

There are the seven deadly sins, the
seven sleepers q The second Kalsndar
in the Arabian Nights had learned ato
intonc the Koran according TO the seven
schools. There were seven methods OF
handwriting and seven ages of women
among the Arabians- There were seven
stars in the hair of the Blessed Damozel.
Nor should we forget the seven churches
in Asia. the seven heads of the dragon
OF Revelation. the seven angels with
seven walls: and does not man changs
every atom of his body in seven years?
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

Dr. Frederick Mueller. Prof. Lorenz's
assistant in the practice OF 'bloodless
surgery" will return 10 this country
shortly to accept the professorship Of
orthopedy in the medical college Of tho
University of Chicago.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

II the Senate is wise it Will not pros
ecute the Hon. William Dudley
Foulke for lese majestic. Mr.. FouRye has
an incOnvenient habit OF repartee and
persistence. and there is no telling
what sharpness a brief Incarceration for
contempt might give 10 his already acid
ulated and fluent pen.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

Israel ZangwiII. when asked recently
what special outdoor pastime he loved
the most. replied characteristically, all
forms of locomotion except ballooning-"
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

Now dawns the gladstone season when
sarsaparilla posters call to us from
every billboard and dead wall: the
schoolboy is lured from his books Ly
the little FISH and the young husbands s
thoughts turn heavily TO Easter millin-
cry bills.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

British cOnsols have touched the
lowest point for over thirty years.
This is because the rate of interest upon
them is soon to be reduced TO 21z per
cent But while John Bulls consols
are selling for 91Ss. Uncle Sans 2 per
cent bonds are bringing los.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

The first and second Rhodes South
African scholarships at Oxford have
been awarded TO graduates from the
Jesuit college at Buluwayo-
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
The Talk of the Day.

Deep thinkers are much exercised
over the Burdick mystery, and explana-
tions are many and curious. A person
Of sound principles assured us yester-
day that the murder was committed by
a revengetuI man dressed as a woman.
reader OF Mare Andre Raffalovich
recalled the attempted assassination OF
the Duke OF Cumberland in 1911. the
murder of WinkeImann by the cook
ArcangeIi. the suicide of the poet
Thomas Lowell Eeddoes. And so every
one has his little say.
The Wife SeaIers.' by Louis c. Alex
ander. is not an ordinary novel. The
characters are not commonplace; they
do not talk in routine phrases. nor does
the author describe life and manners
in an absurdly simple fashion. His
waiter does not bring in drinks. but
appears with "a trayful OF the ordered
humidities and accessories. News is
alluded to as the mornings announce
ments. promulgated by news agency"
Here is a sample OF the light and airy
dialogue: MIR. Secretary. II you don't
smooth out that withered walnut couu-
tenance OF yours and conform it to the
beaming warmth OF my perforating OBJ
servatIons. I shall give you a loving
hug IN which your ribs shall become
like unto the bandbox whereon a pile
driver falleth." There is plenty OF Incl
dent. Thus. a man with singularIy long
arms stretches forth a hand from the
platform. draws up with # a would be
rDrrrdarar nv tho throat and couaayaa
until he holds a corpse which he hings
gaiIy TO the admiring police No ar
rest. -.--
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

AS for the origin. who can tell? What
is the origin OF the superstition about
la Mascotte?" The belief in the charm
that turks in odd numbers is very old.
No prudent housewife will give a set
ting hen an even number OF eggs.
Salutes with cannon are generally OF an
odd number. Virgil said in an ecIogue,
The deity rejoices in an uneven NUM-
ber." All sorts OF remedies were az
rected to be taken three. seven or nine
times. Look through the Old Testa-
ment. Build me here seven altars, ami
prepare me seven oxen and seven rams. -
Naaman was ordered to wash seven
times in the Jordan. Elijah sent his
servant seven times TO look for rain
Jericho was encOmpassed seven times.
There were seven kline and seven ears
in Pharaoh's dream. Jacob served seven
years for Rachael.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

C. S. asks us the origin OF the "sev-
enth-son superstition" The super
stition is centuries old that the seventh
son OF the seventh son is a born physi-
clan, who has an intuitive knowledge OF
the art OF curing all disorders. and
sometimes the faculty OF curing by the
mere touch. In some places. as in
Yorkshire. IT was believed that II wo-
man had seven boys In succession. the
last would be surely successful IL he
were bred 70 the profession OF medicine.
The gypsies believe that the last OF
seven daughters born in success ion,
without a boy coming into the series.
can see hidden treasures and spirits.
Such a woman Is. Of course. a treasure.
a very mascot. and in 1888 Danku Nicu-
lai. the leader OF the Kakaya tribe. Of
fered Pale Boshe 100 ducats II she would
persuade her seventh daughter to marry
him.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

Ludwig Fake. the lyl4 poet. 70 whom
the Hamburg senate has voted an annual
pension of $3.50 10 enable him TO devote
himself to his literary tasks. has been
music teacher in that city for twenty
five years. Once before the senate help
ed a struggling author. Otto Ernst.
while teaching in a public school in
Hamburg received six months leave Of
absence TO enable him TO devote his
time to his dramatic work
Prof Robert Koch, who alternately
terrorizes and soothes by his revelations
concerning bacteria, Is ffty-nine- He
was born at Klausthal. Hanover. and
studied at Gottingen. In 1882 he discov-
cred the bacillus tuberculosis; in 1884.
after journey in Egypt. he unearthed
the cholera bacillus. and in 1890 added
the phthisis bacillus TO his collection.
He has also accomplished many other
works for science that are not express
ed in terms OF microbes. his researches
in splenic fever and wound poison being
conspicuous examples.
One of the youngest looking old men
in the English house of commons is Sir
John Gorst. He is now getting on to
seventy, but he has brisk step, his
complexion is ruddy and he speaks with
the same brightness. self possession and
acidity which he displayed in the SOS He
attributes his extraordinary youthful
ness TO the fact that he has for years
followed the advice given him by the
late Sir Andrew Clark, the celebrated
physician. and has, under all circum-
stances, remained nine hours of every
twenty-four in bed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-25
PRESIDENT RoosEvELT's LABOR DILEMMA.

In all of his previous fights, whether political mill
tary whether San Juan HILL the governor of New
Albany Cuban reciprocity against rascas
high places Roosevelt has found the opportunity to
make charge the front the enemy. But he is in
different of a scrap now. He is squarely between
two fires The labor union is demanding one thing of
him. and the the statute the exact opposite
thing assistant superintendent at the government
printing Office liked by the members of the book
binders union The labor union dominates that govern
plant Miller by the government print
Roosevelt said such proceeding is conflict with
the civil service law that Miller reinstated
The union determined and strong upon the one
hand and the law upon the other cannot be trampled
upon. sympathetic strike Of all government printers
bookbnders and engravers is talked Of including the
employees of the navy yard Washington It is case
of organized labor against United States government
viii be if the strike carried out The president will
be compelled stand by the law Not only his oath of
Office demands such but the character of the man
assurance enough that he Will Miller it seems was in
the first place dropped from the union But the presi-
dent couldn't dismiss him for that reason If Miller is
let out it viii have be the ground of ncompetency
neglect OF duty something of that kind There is
much interest taken in the matter and Of conjecture os
to the final result from the fact that is case in
which rule law Of the labor stands diaetrc-
ally opposed to a civil service rule and law
strike declared course the government print
ing Office can't close down If it is filled with nonunon
under the civil service rules they cannot be turned
out 1t would be in short strike case wherein there
would be arbitration