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a Appeal.

To the Editor Of Tie Washington Times:
7 NOTES = en- obituary notice respecting that
venerable sporting gentleman Jack Heath.
whose death occurred on Tuesday last. tho fol-
lowing sentence. "a man in need Of assistance
could GO to Jack Heath, sure TO obtain Nhn
DE Wished
New. ar Editor ! have frequently observed
in newspaper reports concerning tie demises o.
gentlemen in various walks Of lie and fortu-
nately lior themselves blessed during their
earthly c1stenes with a s,ssHoiency Of "6lthv
lure'' Far surprising their o*u necessities, who
were in themselves the exact pcFsoniacation Of
gener SHY and bounteous sentiment. Are the-
an dead. Nr Editors It certainly seems that
Che possession Of these virtues IS not made
RnoNn % the public during their lives. Perhaps
they hde their lights under bushel.
if any If them still remain on this old planet
and particularly in this neighborhood, woul6
you please publish LIST Of tlsou for the benefit
Of q Thousand or So Of financially reduced resi-
dents who are piodding alone our beautiful
streets and avenues literally ''on their uHpe-s.
and wondering eheTe and how they win SET
cakes and coffee tomorrow morniue2
WEARY TRAVELLER
EazLfno4~r.. Oct
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undesirable consequence Of vivisee-
ton. It is SAID that tie score of med
ical students whom the distressed
woman encountered in her search for
her pet laughed in her face and
jeered at her openly III vivisection
causes that kind of callousness of the
feelings, does 1t aid in the education
Of the proper kind of doctorse
The ideal physician should be q
man to whom needless pain Is rs dis
agreeable as it would be to anyone
else. His aim in life should be to re-
heve suffering, whether mental OF
physical; and if it is true that tEese
Young men Knocked at the distress Of
q woman trying TO save her pet dog
from a horrible fate. not one of them
was lit to be physician, and deal
with the sensitive organizations Of
women and children. Who wants TO
employ a doctor 10 whom pain IS a
joker
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things made easy for us that we dc
not use the judgment which mere
children ought TO have in avoiding dis
aster. There Is such a thing as
of the faculty of taking care
of ones SELF One sees it in women
who are afraid to walk half a dozen
blocks rs the sunshine or in a gentle
rain for fear of consequences to their
health; in men who recklessly load
their stomachs with whatever happens
to be set before them. secure IN the
confidence that they can call in doc
tor 20 cure any resulting complaint;
il boys who have become So aceus-
toned to the sort Of toys which are
manipulated by turning . lever that
they do not even take pains to turn
the lever the right way, and rum their
toys by csreIcssly letting Them get out
of order; in aeople of all degrees who
viii turn to the next person on the
street and ask the destination Of a
car when if is plainly printed on the
side for all 10 read, and the conductor,
IN additiof to this, IS calling This
ear for Ninth Street =! in a voice that
can be heard half block. are we TO
become people SO petted and coddied
by mechanical invention as to lose thu
use of our witS2
Elevator doors should be kept shut
for The safety of children, sleep
walkers, and absent-minded people
But a man or woman Of average men
tality ought TO know enough not to
walk into an unlighted hole.
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Bubbles.


Early risers-breakTast rolls.
Pressed into serviee-the newspaper
Even blue Monday may be a red-ietter day
The word "eonvalesoent' suits some people
fairly well
some apples ripen late, but that was an carly
fail apple adam atei
a pretty actress looks charming at many
stages in Life.
SEEING Maine IS prohibition State. how can
Bar Harbof harfor barr
An orator cannot always he punished for
arson wien he sets the town on FIRE"
Which would you rather have-the pink eye
or . black eye?
We can stay at home in America and stiIi
drink tes IN CHINA.
Dress goods that go &c waist may net be
waste material
somehow it seems TO be the dryest books thar
we have 70 wade through
a good penman might be a complete failure
at making pig pen
even Daughter Of the Revolution may be-
afraid Of a revolver.
some women can pin their faith 70 man
much easier il It is a diamond pin.
Even versatile woman musician may have
propensity for harpire on one string.
She could not make a batch OF bread
Or bis ants dt 70 eat.
She could not make a decent cake,
Nor pudding nice and sweet
You'd say rs cock she's no success.
II you are any judge
Rut what's it matter. fer she makes
The most delicious fudges
-Phfladelnhia Bulletin
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The Alaskan Award.

Tho refusal of the Canadian members
Of the Alaska Boundary Commission to
sign the award viii not IN any way
affect the validity or execution of the
latter It may be remembered that the
much more important Alabama award
OF 1872 was not signed by the British
member Of the Geneva arbitration tri-
bunal. sir Alexander Cockburn. then
lord chief justice OF England. and set
that award was put into execution with
the result os the peaceful settlement Of
a controversy that had threatened to
develop into chronic difficulty between
,nis country and Great britain.
Sir Alexander Cockburn drew up "a
most elaborate state paper which filled
250 papers OF the London Gazette,
setting forth his reasons for refusing
TO sign 1t. and Incidentally clarifying
the Confederate States. but neverthe-
less expressing the earnest hope that
the Geneva decision would be accept
ed by the British people with the
submission and respect due 70 the de-
cision of a tribunal by whose award It
has freely consented TO abide
Robert Lowe who was then chancellor
OF the exchequer. lost scarcely a day
in pointing out in the house of com
mons that Sir Alexander's course was
hardly calculated 70 procure the accept
ance Of his advice. and he added. when
a thing is decided. and when we are
bound to act upon it, and when we are
not really justified IN any feeling.
think of honor or good faith, in max
ing any reclamation or quarrel with
what has been done in such circum-
stances. ] think that II is a great pity
TO stir up and renew the strong argu-
ments and contests which the arbitra-
tors have decided" The Canadian com
misstoners OF the Alaska Boundary Tri-
bunaL should take this recommendation
Of Robert Lowe 70 heart
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The Marine Band.

TO .he Editor oi Tie Washington TINES:
J appreciate the force of the argument made
by Secretary Miller. Of tie American FEEDERS
lion ct Musicians. in regard TO the Marine Band
hut Z do no. -hink he IS quite fair. agree
with him -aat Government musicians shoula
not be allowed to compete with civilian bands.
but while prohibiting The Marine Band frors
playing for pay at private entertainments the
salaries Of these musicians should be increased.
Il the Marine Rand IS 20 be thr hes. band in
tie country. and denied the privilege q making
outside money. dlcn the Government must pl5
these musicians what they are worth; in other
words, as much or more than they can make in
civil life. Prohibit the Marines from come
peting with civilian bands, but IN doing so pay
them such salaries as their abilities would com
aand outside Of the Government service.
MUSIC LOVER
Washington, Oct 90
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Fad Industrial Training.
Children Taught Useless Arts II the
Pubic Schools.

Children Taught Useless Arts n the
PabHc Schools.
A New York mother writes to q
newspaper Of that city mildly protest
ing against the teaching of children
70 knot cdrds and weave what is called
rseHa work, when some Of them do not
know how TO spell. OF course, tins
shows how far behind the times she is.
Certain advanced authorities on child
culture consider It unnecessary for
children to learn spelling. They are
iangl@ TO read By the word system.
81 way Of teaching them to use their
Hands, they are instructed in drawing.
clay modelling, raflia work, and the
construction of match-safes and card
trays from pasteboard, meme of which
oIts, Of course, VIII be of direct use
to them in making a living or taking
Gaze a a family; but that Is not the
point It IS not the object Ct public
school education 10 teach children to
make a hviag- lis object Is "child
culture
TINS reversal of the old theory of
education lis net taken place IN al
Parts Of the country, or even in al the
l',ree cities, but perhaps it viii in
ti9e. Some old-fashioned mothers and
gIsndmothors never heard Of child
culture They talked of bringing mp
the children TO e@rn their living and
behave" Then idea Of a good school
voald doubtless Be one in which the
ehid Of Twelve or thirteen years of
ace, couid write a coed hand, spell
correctly. keep a simple account book
without error. recite the main facts of
geogrt phy ana history wiihom hesita-
ton. and behave without embarTass-
ment or serious biunders in etiquette
VIXEN meeting strangers. In addition
to Ills, wel-brought-up child was
expected 10 knox how TO sew and
cook, if a girl, and to harness and
drive a horse. take care of q garden,
and do small jobs Of carpenter work,
II g boy; not infrequenty Tie boy
kneW something about girls work, and
the si1l could attend to the boys if
there vas any need for it. That was
the result Of Infringing up children"
How does 1t compare, as a method,
With Child culture and whai effect
would Z produce en- the future eiti-
zena
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The Drift Of Public Opinion,

ST. Louis Star: Mayor Carter larlson, in
declining to cal upon AZ. Cleveland while in
Chicago. opened up splendId complimentary
channel 10 Sir. Brym's ~Commoner.
Milwaukee, Sentinel. TIE sstpte senator Cor
nan is familiar with TIE first rule oi fhs po-
Huical game in the south- "Fhen ia doubt
cuss the nigscr
Providence Josraai. Richsrd oincg has dis
covered that ''stand pat is ReDubiicsa doctrine
and. as such, is 20 be Condemned ls ah good
Democrats. This view. however. Is subject %
change ia ease Of a Democratic victory.
Philadelphia Record; Tie White House SAT-
vii not be put into iivesy Since 2ir. iasb's
puposes were disclosed the President has hcea
hearing from people ami he is more than ever
convinced that this S a Republic.
Columbus citizen; Postmaster General Payne
seems To have discovered 20 last thar there q
something wrong in DIS department.. ana he q
real mad about il, too.
Philadelphia Bulletin: Il appears to be tie
program re have Congress look wise and do
nothing this winter. There ARE statesmen IN
both parties who are experts IN jssr this respect
Nashville Barner: senator Pattns. AGED
eighu-tWo, anil widoves. IS respectfully re-
tered - tae iflcstriolls examples set ~ sels-
tors Depew. Plate. and Stewart
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90 80 - o..

count OFFICIALS tr.ed % arrange the d.
Iemma with Mitchell and with the
opera management. endeavoring TO get
the peeress' box removed 10 another
quarter Of the house. Every effort was
made TO induce the countess 20 give
way and To consent 20 an exchange.
Neither she nor her husband, however.
would hear OF such thing. Lady
Stamford assorted that she went to hear
The opera and 10 see her friends, and
did not care one bit whether the Queoo
came or remaiaei at home Tier majesty
thereupon abstained from visiting the
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Political Gossip
Here and There
The Devery Vote.

On the eve Of election the Tammanv
leaders no longer stand in fear ~ ~Big
BIZ Dcvery who IS running for MAYOR
on an Independent ticket With himself
as platform, and "the uplifting Of the
downtrod as -he issue Of the campafea
When the contest opened. and tae
former chief 81 police announced that
he would enter the race. che Fusionists
smiled. and, no doubt. encouraged his
candidacy, believing that he woalG thas
assist them In defeating Tammanv
some Tammany men who thought tie
result would BE close were just a liz
tie nervous but as the situation IS now
presented these same Taun.ase men are
confident that Devery WI not BE the
means Of dragging them down. Devery-s
vote IS verlously estimated from 900
20 10000. bOt it Is probable that 1t vii
not go above s0e4 and may not be even
5o9o Whatever it is. fully nine-lenths
Of IL VIII be g loss "a Tamnauy. but
Iammany asserts that the tide has
set in so strongly for the tieer
that so small q vote Tor the Independent
candidate cannot possibly affect the out-
come.
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Thoughts Suggested by the escape Of
Pet Deg.

Thoughts Suggested by the escape Of
Z Pet Deg.
An Indianapolis woman who missed
Ter pcs dog heard. after some days
that f had been seen IN the hall If a
medical COLLEGE She weui there, and
after some trouble with the ianitor
and students, succeeded in occurring
possession Of the animal, which had
already been made The subject Of ex-
penmenls The dog IS on the way to
recovery, and there is not the slight
est chance that either he or his mis-
fress viii ever have any use for that
medical college again.
This story Is likely to arouse ndig
nation ard terror in doc overs
throughout The country. ~ Il pet dog
can be taken possession Of I'D this
way. ard used for purposes which are
too horrible to describe, four-footed
favoriies are not safe wherever thsre
Is q medical college. That is tie Wy
most people viii reason. Cd course,
such reasoning IS not logical There
are probably few such Institutions
which would allow the making Of ez-
perimenls on animals withos ascer-
tanning beyond doubt that they were
violating 10 property rights.
But there Is enc incident Of the
story which, ii trne. shows most
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Spent Much Money.

Devery. who made a large fortune out
Of graft ia the police department.
mas spent much money advertising HIM
self rather than advancing his candi-
Gacy bur Tammany has dollars where
the best chief Of police hasn't dimes.
and the Wiswam has fought him hard
In mis- own stronghold. 'de Ninth from
which district a large part OF the Dew
cry vote viii come. IL is not likely
that the downtro5" Of other districts
win rally strongly TO the support OF
the big chief, especially as these same
-downtrod" are under the influence Of
Tammany. The Devery ticket has eau
didates for the various city offices ia
Manhattan and candidates for aldermen
ia about haif the wards. but the vote
which they viii receive VIII be small
indeed. Devery claims that he VIII bs
elected, but that claim IS on a par with
the blur which he has made through
out the entire campaign His real pur-
pose is To defeat Tammaay, If possible.
and discredit Leader Murphy. who has
persistenuy fought Devery since becom-
ing the recognized head Of the organ
ization. Murphy was the one 20 throw
him out OF the W igwam.
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Why2

Car anvh0dr -eli If Lynn
Is where they train the linnet?
Or WHY 1n angie worm has not
s single angle iu &C.?
buffalo Espress.
And. while y1u are about e. say
What rs the reason why
Nay apples do uet come in May
Or Juue bugs -lu Jl'y2
Chicago Times.
or Why che daisies are no. dazed
When che rain falls from the shy2
and piebald harsCs are not raised
iiy e9tiag plcbald pie9
-BrooklYn Eagle.
IhFp -eA ns why d9gwood bark
Is bus cUiD tea.
And why @ man IS ga o lark,
When De is an 81 eea2
la--lal0 Commercial.
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The Open Elevator Door.
And the Kind Of People Who Walk
Through It.

a New York paper, commenting ON
a fatal accident resulting from door
into the elevator shaft being left open
urges that severe penalties ought Is
be visited upon any elevator man
guilty Of such a piece of gross care
lessness. This IS quite true; but ca
the other hand, ought amy rational
human beng to be sEeh a fool as t.
walk into such an epeaing
One Of the dangers of the great me-
chanical perfection to which cur life
has been brought within the past hm-
dred years is the loss, to pat 1t plain
u, CT ordinary common sense. We
become so accustomed 10 having
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opera during the remainder Of that sea-
son. with the result that the manage
ment suffered a serious loss. But the
story got out and had the effect OF rem
dering her ladyship more saucy. more
deshing. and more popular than ever.
Today she Is an old woman Of over sew
enty. has settled down into great re-
spectability, and there Is little that
serves TO recall the Kitty Cox of olden
days
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Is movement TO rov.so end ceHsa czo the col
&c ycll5 has been pr1p1sedI
The r0uc1us ven
of Cd Cornell
Aui the uh1ru.ug hail Cf Yale:
tEe Harvard bowl
and tEe Princeton pr8Wl
IT, . mi!der tone must pale.
The 4. G. shrek
AHd .l.s asz.s- z.rfIa-l-
And the Hopkins r.lald bIare:
Acr,hwcs-erus vClp
Oi lion UielD
s-1ll Dee softer 90 the sir
The Wellesley sGucsl
And ihe Stanford peel
And me rails rah % old Knox:
1Ee Wcs Point cry
And che Fis5e Si ST
Must eliminate thcir sh9cts
And the h1cp-ta-locs
OF the Cslaiods
sii ne ln-ar u'-re circunepect
Ia- the college reu
Nll s1fuG likc--el
z Viii hold more in,elee.
tiHcago Tribune.
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Courts and Capitals
of the Old World
By TIE MARQmsE DE FoNTENoY.
Lady Gray a Mulatto.

Lady Gray Mulatto.
Lady Nary Grey. whose impending
marriage IS announced from South
Africa, is, IN spite Of her membership
cf that histc.ic house OF the British
aristocracy which furnished a queen 70
the throne in the person or the Inflated
LADY Jane Grey a mulatto Her
mother, the third wife of the late and
eighth Earl CT stamford, is coal-black
Hottentot. who. previous to marrying
him in 1880, occupied the position Of
cook and laundress in his household
Whereas Lady Mary was born subse-
quent to the marriage. there were two
other children. John and Frances, both
~ them born prior thereto.
The son, fi5un, a muIatt0 like his sis
ser Lady Mary Grey. indeed narrowly
escaped becoming ninth Earl of STAN
ford and peer OF the realm. For ac-
c0rding 60 the Dutch law under which
he was born at Wynberg. in south
Africa, marriage has the effect Of leEIti-
mixing children who have had the mis-
fortune TO be born prior to the legaliza-
lion Of the union Of their parents. III
deed, had there been a baronetcy In
stead Of o peerase at stake. the young
mulatro would Inevitably have succeed
60 10 his fathers hOnOrs.
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The Dreadful Doubt.

There is a do-bt
Within my mind.
A doubt each day
More disinciined
To gracefully
Retreat aad yield
Unto content
The battlefield.
Up 20 few
short months agone,
No shadow lay
Aiy life uron.
Vow after years
OF a4opiness
I'm lhirty-one,
No more nor lczD
Il seems 10 me
That rrUmble must
Ay horse Of peace
And turn to dust.
Because, y0u see.
OF late / fail
To doubling that
KNOW 1T ALL
New Orleans Times Democrat.
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TheMassachusetts Campaign
Both Parties Guilty Of Despica6le
Methods.

Methods.
In the campaign IN Massachusetts,
just closing unprecedented opinion
mast adjudge both political parties
guilty Of attempting to bring forward
issues which might better have been
left untouched Instead of engaging
IN discussions concerning matters al
feeling the welfare Of the people OF
the Commonwealth and the admins
tration OF State affairs, the politicians
of both parties have debased them
selves by making personal assaults
upon men of high character and integ-
rity, and have searched in dark clos
cts for hidden and forgotten skeletons
and brought them forth for the pur-
pose Of appealing to passions and
prejudice.
The Republicans started such prae-
ices by making am attack upon the
war record Of the Democratic candi-
date for secretary of stale, the Hon
Ezekiel H. Ezekiel. It appears that
1r Ezekiel, against whose conduct as
a citizen there is no just cause for
criticism, IS a native OF Virginia, ami
during the civil war served in the Con-
federate army. as under he circum-
stances and his environments it is
quite natural he should have done.
Formore than twenty-five years, how
ever, he has been a resident of 1Iassa-
eiusetts, and has proven himself TO be
man of probiy and honor, and has
won the confidence ana esteem OF his
neigabors, TO say nothing Of the favor
Of his party. Notwithstanding this.
his opponents have seen fit TO revive
The old, wou-out bloody shirt" Issue
and to famt the threadbare garment
IL the face of the Democrats. They
have sought to rekindle the smolder-
ing embers Of sectional hatred, and to
revive questions which the country IS
endeavoring to forget. Years ago
Congress granted amnesty TO all who
fought for the Lost Cause AMI
since that time hundreds Of capable
men who wore the gray in the early
sixties have held high positions under
the Government and rendered valu-
able service to their country. ia The
late unpleasantness with Spain some
of them fought valiantly under the
old Stars and Stripes. Many have been
appointed to Office by Republican
Presidents and have proven themselves
worthy of the confidence reposed in
Giem. Why, then, should the Repub-
hcans of Massachusetts seek to make
service ia the Confederate army forty
years ago a barrier to official prefer
ment? Their course IS unworthy Of
tie great party.
But the Democrats have sought to
raise an issue almost as despicable
They have endeavored 20 make polIti-
cal capital ont Of the feet that Cover
nor Bates, who IS q candidate for re-
election, once borrowed a sum OF
money from a man known to be q
State House lobbyist. The money was
returned, with liberal rate of inter-
est, and The facr established beyond
doubt that the transaction was merely
a personal loan; get so hard pressed
arc the partisans for an issue that
they have seized upon the incident as
one If great Importance, and, worst
of All, have made insinuatious rather
than direct charges, which might BIZ
answered. There ought IL be some
way by which the voters of the State
coaid express their d.sapproval OF
such uneiean politics.
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Chroniclings.

Philosophy is tie advice every man gives TO
his ueighbor
Love, like the sun, Eliminates the shadows.
Every man Of whom YOU are not sure win
bear watching.
Patience Is the crown Of the virtues.
= mans strength is in proportion TO the
equanimiiy with which lie bears injustice.
Prudence grows like flower; inpruaencc Ike
a weed.
Houston Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1903-11-02

Representative Mudd has long cher
lshed a grievance, which has within the
past year grown to be q deep-seatad
enmity against Senator 1IcComas. tie
distribution of patronage being the bone
OF contention between thern- RePresen-
tsltive Jackson, a renegade Democrat
and multi-millionaire VINO has been "a
tho Republican party long enough 70 win
two elections 10 Congress, because q
mis- money, is - aspirant, for higher
honors, and wants to sit III tsle Lnited
states Senate. where. Il he should ever
get. no one would kn2w Of his presence
unless he makes more noise than no
does In the House. 1t is oeeause SEN
ator McComas Is Senator that Repre-
sentative jackson opposes him. Repre-
sentative Wachter doubtless has greater
cause for antagonlsm 70 Senator Ne
Comas than either Of Che other TWO %
the combination
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MaryIand Rspublieans pividea.

All efforts on the part OF the RcpuDll-
cans Of Maryland TO bring their warning
factions together on the legislative ticket
have proven unavailing, and they VIII go
to the polls tomorrow badly divided.
While they have worked together fairly
weh for the success OF the State ticket,
there has been a most conspicuous lack
on harmony on the legislative candi-
Gates which now seem certain TO &C.
compIlsh the defeat OF senator aIc-
comas. The Senator is. however, dying
hard. and has fought to the finish. bat
with his chances OF success daily eirnin-
ishing. Even the enCrts OF the Presi-
dent TO reconcile the 1lcComns and anti
4cCOmas factions have failed. the
Mudd- Waehter-Jaclzson conbinatieu IS
still OUT upon the warpath waiting Tor
the approach or the Senagor. Their
knives are wen sharpened and tomor-
row hey VIII use them with telling
effect and thereby the Republicans VIII
lose one member OF the United States
Senate.
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Waiter-OFster stew?
Patron-Yes il Tou caa serve it without
Waiter without whal2
Paucn-Without your thumb in it.-'hnudel
lhia Public Ledger