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The Washington times., 1903-11-19
Serious Golf.

Coli players complain that their favorite game
Is not taken seriously enough by the people, and
they protest against the tone Of levity in which
newspaper paragraphers discuss the game. There
WIS q time when golf was taken seriously
enough. as this excerpt from an ancient Law
document at-ests:
ION September 9, 1857. Francis Brovne. sone
10 John Broune. wabsteF IA Banf was con
yicted by the borrow or Justice court Of the
bursh of breaking into the buithe Of Patrick
Shaud. and stealing therefrom sumo golf
blllis' and the judges ordainit the said Francis
20 be present;ie tacken and Garrett to the
gallowshir OF this burghe, and hangit on the
eallows thereof 30 the death, whereof William
Wat, dempsteF 81 the said assy-is, gaive domino.
View yosk T.ibune
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
The Dietrich Case.
Remarkable Confession Made By
United States District Attorney.

Remarkable CONCESSION mace Dy
United States District Attorney
The Attorney General very justly
el.araeterizes the conduct of District
Attorney ". s. Summers, OF Omaha,
Neb.. in persuading a grand jury tc
discontinue It's Investigations into
charges of bribery against a United
States Senator. as astonishing, un-
warranted, and highly improper" He
might have 4dded, we think, that such
action on the part of the district at
toIney warranted his instant dismissal
from Office a.id prompt indictment by
the same grand jury whose investiga-
lions he had interfered with.
The reason given by District Attor-
ney Summers for his course was that
the subject Of the grand jury's nyes-
legation is a Senator Of the United
States. To the mind Of this sworn
officer Of the law a United States Sen
ator appeared as privileged person
as a person not amenable, ike other
citizens, to the laws of the land.
We confess we have never heard of
a presumably intelligent man, arrived
4. years Of discretion, show, in a place
Of public responsibility, so striking a
disregard for the prophecies, non
write himself down, IN black and
white, 50 consummate an ass as has
this district attorney. Equality be
fore the law Is the fundamental prin-
eiple underlying republican institu-
lions, and though IN police comt prac-
tee that principle may be more often
honored IN the breach than in the OBJ
.servance, one can conceive of a Dog
berry administering justice, according
to his peculiar notions, without under
mining the foundations upon which
our Government rests. In the case OF
d prosecuting officer Of the United
States Government, however, who
seeks to prevent a full inquiry by a
grand jury; who Is, we repeat, a pre-
sumably intelligent person, and who
should know the functions Of his Of
hce-such an attitude must arouse II
the minds of thoughtful men misgiv-
ings OF a very serious nature and
cause them to wonder where the com
Try IS drifting.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
Contentment.

] envy not the famous men
OF any time or land:
Horatius may have held the bridge,
I've held Myrtilla's hand.
-t,ough Shakespeare may have written plays
And sonnets not few;
Yet 70 Myrtiua ] have penned
s joyous billet-douN.
Drake may have circled round the gIOt-,
And though that pleased his taste,
Suffice for me % have my arm
Around Myrtilla's waist.
Though sherman may have made a march
FROM Georgia 70 the sea,
a wedding march right up the aisle
Is good enough Tor me.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
An Official Asylum.
How to Provide for a Large and I'm
portsat Class of Offceseekers.

Portsnt Class of Oficeseekers.
The az of providing for those
numero. ofiiceseezers who have asal-
iheations instead Of pull is perplex-
ing enough. even now, when the civil
service laws have removed many of
the difficulties; but even more trouble
some, and Increasingly SO. Is the ques-
ton what TO do with the applicants
who have pull IN place of qualifiea-
tions. Toe usual course followed IN
the past was to distribute these appli-
eaHts as judiciously as possible IN the
department S, and trust 10 the willing
less Of the clerks who had qualifiea-
tions 10 do the work Of the incapa, j.
tated as well as their own But this
plan Is growing both unpopular and
dangerous, and yet there are men who
call themselves practical politicians,
who insist hat if Is the duty of the
party to provide for this army of Of
feeseekers somehow or other
II is one of the penalties Of advanc-
in civilization that life becomes more
complex. b other days the President
and his advisers had only to follow
the beautifully simple plan of giving
the best job to the man who had the
strongest pull. and 50 OF down the
line, trusIng that there would be- abil-
ity enough somewhere IN the crowd to
attend 10 tie business Of the Govern
meni But in these days, when il Is
considered desirable to make mp the
force OF o1iiceholders entirely OF peo-
PIE who are qualified TO do the work.
the process Of finding places for the
unqualified Is necessarily circmtous.
There are people heartless enough To
call il crooled
a plan IS suggested, however by a
genius who shall be nameless, which.
though II has lis necessary defects,
would II once do away with tlle neces-
sity OF mixing two distinct classes of
employees n the departments. 1t Is
that a department of graft be estab-
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Gour0d was eamposins 'Faust."
- huow ID VIII be success" he conhded;
81 put l jewel song to give the prima donna
something - lose"
Living before the development OF the press
aseuG he showed a rare perception Of stage
needs.
Haydn was expounding the principles Of Har-
moug.
above an. De admonisheJ, don't object to
the cook staying out until 3 :. IA. OF feeding the
policeman"
Following these dreetions, the great musician
showed how life could De made one grand. s'gee.
song
Nendelssohn explained how TO play songs with
out Words
ut g very simple, De said; you jus muzzle
Hic people in -he fat above when YOU pi ietice %
Pereeiving how beautifully bis method 81 MT of
criticism, they hailed him Is . genius.
-New Yerk Sun.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BAcHELoR.

The lower classes are the ones that everybody
thinks he Is rot in.
When woman puts on trousers she Is almost
as fumy-looking as when she takes them of.
Somehow. when you kiss girl where ircckle
Is. i. never seems 20 taste the way it looked as
il j. wiuld
Z delights a woman almost much 10 have
her husband jealous OF her as il worries him 10
have hcE Jealous OF him.
Noshing makes woman happy being
able 10 prove what good wife She is By get
ting the doctor To keep her husband in bed 50
she All him up with nasty medicine.
New York PSess
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
OzleStl0HS anaHHS50erS


Is there srh place il Washington IS a
home Ter aged and refined men who have been
unfortunate tiroeeh reserses and are wita9ut
means o resotrce- Z. -heie S such hoiae.
please state where located. conditions Of co.
trance, c-e AGED.
There are q Number of homes 10 Wash
ingtou- each of which requires specific
qualifications. as 10 religion. etc. The
old Men Home. conductor by the Dis
tTict is open TO refined men as wen
as men of other classes Detail iufor-
nation can be had 10y addressing the
secretary 10 the Board of Charities. Dis
trict 81 Colulnhla-
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
CailB Calendar of American History


1794-Dra4t Of treaty with England
agreed To by John JAY, special en-
voy.
1e5--A convention is held al Columbia,
\ G.. which. by ordinance de-
clares the tariff acts of IS2S and lS32
nun and void
N6l-Aason and Sliden conveyed To Bos-
ton by Captain Wnaes. who had
seized them on board the English
ship Trent.
lebl-Generstl Halleck assumes command
of the DepartW nj of Missouri
1S6f-Blockade OF Norfolk. Fernandna
and Pensacola raised Dy proclama-
tion Of the President
1S.4-Nauonal Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union organized at Cleve-
land. Ohio.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Kindly tell me abe age Of Joseph Jefferson.
2 Which OF The Halls played ia Shenandoah, ?
josephine or Pauline 81 either2 3 In what
year did Passing show play ia Washingtonf
:. How old saIah Bernhardss
THEATERGOER-
Mr. Jefferson is seventy-fOur. jose
phine Hail. g. November 16, 1895.
T. F-ifty-uiue
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
A Dangerous Task.

.-some Of or proverbs are not only foolish,
Dut positively dangerous said the simple soul
Vow. there's that one about ne who runs
Inay .cad. q"
whats the matter with that2'' demanded
the Other.
once. but tripped over ditch and nearly
broke my neck Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

"Bu why do you have your hero marry in the
first chapters" they asked.
'Bec4use,' replied ihe author, ED l-ss always
seemed absurd - me % end novel just where
mans troubles really begin That's where
Elu ...nLl bonn Do story. -,--OhLc.eo Post.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
Hvdro-Toxin.

.'Do you think wafer IS cure for indiges-
tiUnI'
81 don't know positively. bat Belle said II
cured beg husband She said he bought some
get rid ct j. lhag he got rid Of his indiges-
ton. ''-Judge.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
SpeciaI Delivery.

Is it necessary o. lse a regular special de-
livery stamp ON a special delivery letter. OF
VIII no cents in othel. kinds Of stamps insure
Immediate delivery G. Il. T..
You must use the regular special de-
livery stamp
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
Coin and Comm

Farmer sHidmors (reading signs inca city
hotel room. .Gas burned All sight charged
extra" Don't blow ous the sas')-Ihese
felIera Is bound 10 catch you one aay or the
other Cleveland Leader
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
Sophocles Of Painters.

Who is termed Che sopslodles OF painters, and
Wby ARTIST
Raphael has this honor and Michael
Angelo is the Eschylos. The figures Of
the latter are ideal, heroic. Raphael
produces perfect human figures
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
The U. S. S. 1Iayaower.

In what class is lhf S. s Ml3-fower. which
is now the Istlmus Of Panama. JACKSON.
Ia the last naval register the Mayfiow-
er is rated as third class Der dis
placement SIS 2.69J tons her indicated
horsepower, 400 and she carries two
guns.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Is Morgan OF last seasons harvard baseball
team. neero9 Did be play in tho game against
Ceorgstown4 $ o. II.
He is. Tie played in the Georgetown
Harvard game
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
Wonldnlt - Thought 1t.

''You wouldn't suppose, would you, pc said
shat In mg veins flows tbe blood Of kings.
No." she replied IF Wouldn't. and 1 haven't
r1uch II an opinion II kings, rs a rule, either. ;"
-Een l-nlE H-r.Id
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

..Ansler Jedge." said the old darby, in the
rural justice court y been iiyin 'roun' here
ten yelrs; / ain't never been lynched yit On de
only boss / ever stole IN owed ne en- broke my
two legs,'-Atlluta Constitution.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
Cans to the zoo.

DO ears Oh She Fourteenth street line un
through % the 100 without mango;
Audi BON.
The yellow cars on the Fourteenth
Street line do not. : ear leaves the
corner of Fifteenth street and New
York Avenue over the same line every
half hour ana runs through TO the
Zoo
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Is t unlawful 90 burn leaves on the edge Of
the adewal Hot SEHOLDER.
Yes It was formerly permitted. but
recently an order forbiddins such prac-
tees was issued
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

volumes which Lord Rosebery has pub
Hshed on Pitt and Napoleon AT 81.
Helena, all go to prove that statesman
ship and letters go hand in hand.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
In a Lighter Vein


Though perhaps created second.
Lovely woman need not smart;
Like tle postscripl 10 the letter,
shes she moss important part.
New kerk sun.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Judging from the society reporters ac-
count OF the loan exhibition OF portraits
in New York. IT must have been a very
wearing affair
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

They are going TO teach The art Of con-
versation at the University Of Missouri,
and the burning question is, whether
they viii teach the art of conversing by
means Of money.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Now the question IS suppose the
United States OF Colombia should grad
uauy secede and crumble of into Pan
ANA. would the United States recognize
Colombia after The revoluuon2
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Did those people at the Horse Show
who gratefully accepted the OFFER of a
fakir To show you all the big bugs for
a quarter" taeiuy own themselves to be
little bugs2
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Dld Georgetown ever defeat the Carlisle In
diaus At fooauls WARREN.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
Courts and Capitals
Of the Old World
y THE MARorIsE nE roNrENoY.
Carlos 10 Visit Brazil.

Carlos TO Visit Brazil
King Carlos Of Portugal is about to
visit Brazil in state as the guest of the
Brazilian republic thus returning the
Official visi aid TO him some years ago
ar lisbon ~ the president OF Brazil
He viii laSd at RaH dc Janeiro shortly
after the now wear. and elaborate prep
aiations are already beiag made FOR his
reception
The visit is creating "a good deal OF
interest, not only i'm the Old World. but
also throuehout Soeth America. For
the King is granddaughter of Dom
Pedro, the last Emperor OF Brazil. who
was deprived ~ his throne and driven
into exile by the revoluuonists. who
now constitute the government 81 the
republic OF Brazil. While the King is
likewise the chief Of tGat house of
Brasanza, one OF the branches OF which.
headed by the oz-Cr0wu Princess OF
Brazil and her two elder sons. is still
conspiring 10 Driug about monarchical
restoration in Brazil and the re-estab-
lishment OF Dom Pedro's empire.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

A new cure fGr consumption has been
discovered, and the public would take
more interest IN it IL it could be made to
apply 10 the coal bin.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
Unconscious HumoI.
Advice on Increasing American Trade in
Colombia.

Advice on Increasing American Trade IN
Colombia
The report OF Alban G. Snyder.
consul general to Colombia, published
in the Consular Reports" for NovelG-
Der Is, Is a piece of unconscious
humor all the fmnier from the fact
that its funny aspect Is in 30 sense
due to the author. it Is entitled,
How to IncrHsso American Trade IN
Colombia
Mr.. Snyder wrote that report on
September -, and IN ii he sand that
il American merchants paid more at
tenti6n to packing their goods they
would get more of Colombia's trade,
since furniture, cereals, and crackers
were better packed and arrived IN bet
ter condition when imported from
other countries than when ordered
from Ame1icau dealers. lie further
said that the European merchants
study the country and make their nier-
chandise meet the conditions instead
of making conditions meet the mer-
chandise This truth Is not inapphea-
bic to recent political events. Condl-
lions have been made TO meet our
needs on the isthmus most emphatl-
calIv
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
Edward Builds Chapel.

King Ecgard has again given evidence
of his breadth OF mind in religious mat
ters BY bmtding a chapel on his sand
bingham estates in Norfolk for the use
of the Primitive MethOdists of the dis
trict. who have hitherto been Obliged tG
worship ia a rough temporary structure,
erected in "a field. or course this has led
to an outcry in the s0-called Church OF
England press. which insists that the
King ia building chapels for Methodist
worship. is violating his obligations as
head Of the Church of England which
he has sworH 20 maintain. He viii
however. pay as little attention 10 these
intolerant protests as did the late Queen
Victoria, when she was asseiled by the
same newspapers for building the Pres
byterian parish church at Craithia near
BalmoraL
Lord Curzon, in his official capacity as
viceroy, that is TO say, the representa-
tive of the King in India, has gone even
further, having literally subscribed TO
the restoration of several famous
mosques used for Nohammedan worship.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

The trvington priest who banned Hell
en Could's sewing school because sand
wiches were rived there on Friday
showed less than the customary good
sense of the Cath clergy.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Dartmouth took the starch out of Har-
ward the other day al the rate Of II
70 o. and Harvard is now wandering
whether fresh water has any Of the
stimulating properties Of drewater
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Secretary Moody de lines to regard the
lauguase Of AdHtr,l Evans as anything
but "a wholesome Uitant.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

The British expedition into Tibet is
foredoomed TO oblivion. Who could ever
write anything stirring about Colonel
Younghusbsnd crossing the Himalayas?
Some names defy even the trump OF
"a MO
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Perhaps Mr.. Roosevelt is sustained
by the thought that about the year 1850
the political critics viii be saying how
inferior the policy Of President Tweedle
dee IS in comparison with the record OF
that grand old statesman, Theodore
Roosevelt
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
4. LiberaI-Minded King.

Don Carlos, however. is Iberal-
minded man. who, although married 70
the eldest sister OF the Duke Of Orleans,
royalist pretender, and declared enemy
OF Che republic of France. does not con-
slider il necessary orl the ground of this
relationship TO e5sdim from entertain
ing the most friendly and cordial reia-
lions with Preside~t Loubet and the
other members oTf me existing regime
at Paris, where r. Jas on several &c
casions made Nro'uaged stays as the
guest OF the state.
Ard ia the sar=s way ne sees no rea-
son why The facy that his gFanduaele
was ousted from the throne OF Brazil
and that his cousins are pretendefs
thereto should debar him from fostering
friendly relations with the government
or Brazil. thereby developing the trade
and Industry o. lis country. Formerly
the Portugisse mad most OF the COM
merce of iSrazil in ybeir own hands but
OF late years they ;ave been 60 a great
degree superseded ly the Germans and
italians. and it i. aopod that the visit
Of Don Carlos viii do something to-
ward restoring Portuguese influence and
the old-tme Portuguese commercial su-
prenacy in Brazil.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Princess Lou'se's Confessions Of a
Princess wcHa perhaps attract more
attention So so many other people had
not already turned themselves inside
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Reed srnoot is said not TO be uneasy
over his political prospects If ne should
lose everything bu4 his name he would
still have something left.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
May visit United S ates.

1t is on the cards that King Carlos
may. before returning 10 Portugal. visit
the United States. reaching here In time
10 take in the Worlds Fair at ST. Louis.
II so he is likely TO receive q warm well
come. as his geniaiity his passion for
every kind of sport, his sunny DISPOSE
ton, his fondness for laughter and good
cheer. and. withal his cleyerness. his
liberal views and his manliness cannot
fail 20 win for him many friends.
lie Is one Of the finest shots in i1u-
rope, wrestles, boxes, smokes forty ci-
gars a day saints, Sings, plays on sew
eral instruments has keen eye Cor
horsefesh. and talkss English ike a ma
tige AS usual his consort. Queen Ame-
lie. is 10 act as regent in the absence
from Europe of her husband. who may
be relied upon to dispel on this side Of
the Atlantic any lingering notion that
may remain TO the effect that European
m0narchs are necessarily ehete
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

Mrs Nation .old the people at the
White House tHat she represented the
mothers Of rbe country. But. really, the
mothers Of Ann sica have something else
TO do besid. flourish hatchets on the
vaudeville s..--
The Washington times., 1903-11-19
Lord Cromers Recreation.

Lord Cromer the British pienipoten-
tiary in Egypt, has always been regarded
as the busiest man in the service of the
Land of the Nile as well as the SoUdan
from che slough Of bankruptcy. corrup-
ton. RESURRECTION, and general chaos
into which it had been plunged by
Khedive IsmaIl and his immediate
predecessors, following upon centuries
Of Mameluke and Caliph maladminlstra-
ton. being "A labor of so colossal q
character as 10 monopolize the energies
and 10 overtax the strength OF even the
most strenuous man. Yet. in spite On
this, he seems TO have found time TO
not only make q profound study OF
ancient Greek. but likewise to conve1
into English verse some Of the most
beautiful but least known. Of Greek
poems, finding IN this d relaxation from
his administrative labors
Unlike Gladstone and SO many other
English statesmen who have achieved
fame as classical scholars. he did not
learn Greek NJ school For he received
his education al the shop that is, the
Military Academy at WooIwich and il
was only when stationed in Corfu as a
young subaltern artillery officer that
he was led by his environment to learn
modern Greek. This acquisition inter
ested him i'm ancient Greek. and the
knowledge OF the latter caused him 10
turn 10 the old Greek poets. of which
he has now published a volume in verse
entitled "PaTaphrases and TranslatiOns
From the Greek
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

NonageT ,irians have engaged IN q foot
race in Itha-a, n. y. So there are other
amusements peculiar 70 thar age be-
sides getting married.
The Washington times., 1903-11-19

The race question IN the Pension or
ico is narrowing down 70 the query.
can ] s. of some day next week."
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-27
Read Tha truth And Be Convinced.

eellent thing. We handle about one dozen bottles
N-ek.
Drs. J. u. d N. r. RICHARDSON. Piedmont, S. C.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-27
A FOOL AND HIS MONEY.
America Has Not Yet Developed the
Perfect Spendthrift."
From Scrjhper's

Yet, uneconomical and eXtravagant
as we are, we have not yet developed
the perfect spendthrift." as he is to
be found on the other side of the At
lantic. 1t seems at times as if ne
must be a produce of an older, more
''effete" civilization. The man, either
young or old, who runs through large
fortune quickly is a rarity with US.
High as our standard of living, and of
the ordinary expense of living is. our
standard of what might be called
prohigate extravaganza is by no means
so high. OF course pretty large sums are
wasted in various forms of dissipation,
here as elsewhere. But that is not the
point. To take the single item of
gambling, how often do we hear of a
mans being ruined by it here? No
doubt we hear stories of tremendous
sums lost and won; but such sums do
not seem either Ito make or to break"
anybody. For men whose incomes. are
reckoned by the hundreds of thousands
or millions to play hundred dollar polk
er is no great reclklessness. But how
often do we see young men, of a small
salaried Sort punting thousand OF
two thousands dollars at time at bac-
carat, as you can any day in France?
We have not the instinct to save and
scrape for eleven months in the year.