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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-20
The Dangers of Nursery Lore.
Some Modern Authorities Foolishly Consider Mother
Goose an Immoral Writer.

Periodically the literature devoted training Of child
dab condemning from one
point of view another It difficult ordinary person to ac
that the things not only the
jng question, but fairy folklore, the nursery as
dangerous and good deal under
stand 1t.
They viii persist liking nursery rhymes multi
pcatn table and "Cnderea better biological primers Moreover
they be trusted their parents when they
Fancy the disappointment grandparents having seu
lousy kept their children from communicating such liter
that Of Andersen
and daughters parents stocking their nursery bookshve
and legendary lore O be found
The main objections to odahoned juvenile literature
that II instructive that for
their moral quaepeop who steal lie peoples heads
and But let consider what perspective be if
had known anything but perfect, events harmless
characters, and then suddenly let Loose world
The child Is perfectly that the villain nursery not
character be initiated No child, pail of water
likely initiate the laed Jack Jill, merely of the
thing he likely initiate grief be-
their cruelty greed untruuness persons
n fairy-tales do.
As for the allegation that jingles instructive,
probably unless certain understanding Of rhyme
sideed worth the But what a al Of
from morning till night did nothing but acquire knowledge
The child IS learning things insensbIy during waking
hours, by watching others by asking questions, by attempting
why wherefore allowed
little relaxation in literature, ike the Of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-20
Plebeians IN the Church.

Before explaining what the vice chan
cellorship is. it may be as well to state
that one Of the principal objections to
Cardinal Serafnc VaunuteIITs succession
10 the papacy is his pIebeian origin.
and, although there are in the Sacred
College other cardinals whose pareutage
is OF the most lowIy description-as. for
instance, Monstgnor Gotti. whose father
was a dock Iaborer at Geuoa-yet in
modern times, indeed for hundreds of
years past, blue blood appears to have
been considered as an Indispensable
qualification fOT the chair Of 81. Peter.
The two Cardinals VaanuteII. SerafnO
and Vicente, are the Eraudsous Of a man
who rose from an altogether meniaI 20
sition to that of house steward and
major-domo of the first Eapoleon's
most beautiful sister. Princess Pauline
Borghese. She was as free in her gifts
and in her expenditure as she was in her
'afIaires de occur" and under the cir
oumstances it is not astonishing hat
her factotum should have amassed in
her service below stairs" the large for
tunes which his grandsoas. the TWO car
dinaIs enjoy 10 this day.
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few months The baron IS q most ca
pable diplomat and a very brilliant
man But it would be contrary to all
precedent in the diplomatic service Of
Germany to promote a man at one
bound from that OF counselor of Iega-
ton, filling the position of a consul gen
eTal, TO q fiTst-cIass embassy-an en-
bassy which in the eyes Of the German
government just at present is one of the
most important of all the foreign mis-
sions- Even Count Metternich, whose
promotion-owing to the warm friend
ship of King Edward and Of the Eng
lsh royal family and the pronounced
favor of the Kaiser-was exceptionally.
indeed phenomenalIy rapid. spent se7-
eral years as minister plenipotentiary
at various posts on the Continent be-
fore returning as chef de mission to
that London which he had left as secre-
tary of embassy
Baron SDeck Won Sternburg viii doubt
less remain here for several months as
German charge d'afaires. Herr Won Hol-
leben retaining nominaIIy the post Of am
hassador while on leave of absence. and
when the baron has accomplished his
mission IT viii probably be found that he
VIII receive as his reward an appoint
ment as minister pIenipotenuary 10 some
capital in Europe. and that ether
diplomat of higher standing, or eI~a f:5e
great German noble win be accredited %
Washington as ambassador. Indeed. it is
by no means impossible that Prince
Henry Of Pless may be sent as arlbassa-
dor 10 Washington. It is well known at
Berlin that he is anxious for the ap-
Dointment. and at the time when he came
over here to represent the Emperor at
the opening of the New York Chamber
or Commerce building, a number Of peo-
pie were sounded as to how his appoint
ment would be received
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-20
Gossip of the Vatican.

The two cardinals have a brother n
Rome who is somewhat Of a thorn in
their sides. and it has sometimes been
discussed what Cardinal Serafao would
do for his brother if he once became
Pope. Probably he would promote him
from the rank of count TO that of duke.
and would give him some high office at
the Vatican But this could not fail
10 give deep oGense to all the ancient
Roman patriciate which constitutes the
lay element of the papaI court. and
W hose members would resent as an in
trusion by an ADVENTURE any attempt TO
associate the count with themselves.
The position Of vice chancellor is vast
Iy inferior in Importance to the secre-
taryship of state. TO the Office of orelect
Of the propaganda. OF CamerIiugo. and
to that of cardinal vicar Of Rome. The
Roman chancery. OF which the vice chan
ceIlor is the head, is the department
which drafts and expedites the bulls
and briefs by which the mind and the
views of the PonuH are made known 10
Christendom. There is no chancellor.
and from time immemoriaI the head Of
the department has been known as vice
chancellor MARQUIsE DE F0STENoY.
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a Remarkable Speech.

Particular attention was called to The
availability Of the Hon. William 3. Shat
tue by the remarkably eloquent and pic
tuTesquc speech which he delivered IN
the Record" the other day un0n The
Science Of Nutrition" in which the
Ohio statesman paid his respects to Ed
ward Atkinson. the inventor OF the
Aladdin oven. in language 50 scingS Iating
with wit and epigram and punctuated
with ridicule. that it fairly perforated
the pages Of that esteemed coutempor-
airy Then some one came forward with
the beIated suggestion that man ca
pable OF producing that brilliant efu-
sion Of language and thought was 1T
subject for the governors mansion IN
any State, and especially in Ohio To
which expression the genial general re-
piled with his characteristic zaanIiness
and frankness that the only reason Why
ne had not accepted the call to succeed
Governor Nash was the fact that he had
not heard the summons. and that. so far
as he was able TO determine. his auricu-
lar organs were not impaired.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-20
Spconer to Return.

They VIII throw their entire influence
LaFOIlette-wards. and make it certain
tEat the Badger State delegation to the
next national convention VIII present
the name Of the Hon. Robert ". LaFoI-
Iette for second place on the Presiden-
tIaI ticket. While by this treaty Gov
eTnor LaFolIette is the gamer, Senator
SDooner suffers no loss He is already
assured Of a return 10 the Senate for
another term of six years. while the
governors new term as the executive
eff the State will expire in two years.
He win be right in line fer nomination
to second place on the national ticket.
especially should the Hon. Theodore
Roosevelt be nominated for President.
as it now seems most probable that he
will be. When the Presidential candi-
date comes from The East if is always
deemed advisable to select his running
mate from the West. and none is more
available than the present governor Of
Wisconsin, who has political ambition
and is accredited with great deal of
ability
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THE AMERICAN PEOPLES CIGAR BILL.
Dur independence.

AS pounds of tobacco and SNUFF in their
pipes and SNUFF boxes
The Government collects on this vast
tobacco traffic IN taxes and duties over
$50 500 GOO year, and OF course its reve-
nue. from this source inc. asses with the
consumption. We get d clear idea Of
how rapid that increase is from the fact
that while the population OF the couH-
try increased not quite p per cent be
tween 1890 and 1900. the consumption
of cigars alone increased 50 per cent in
the ten years from 1892 to 1901. inclu-
siyc.
Every nation seems bound TO have
some favorite Of self-iuduigeuce. Evil
IDENTIFY there is some danger thaE sc
shall Offset our high reputation as Ihs
most temperate OF the great nations II
the matter Of alcohol Icy becoming The
most immoderaEa IN the matter OF ujc0-
tine And may there not be some con-
nection between the recent startling re-
port on the increase or insanity and ueT-
voUs diseases in this country and the
tremendous increase IN its consumption
of tobacco which these figures show -
New York World
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Nothing is more remarkable as a so
Geological fact than the enormous in
crease in the consumption Of tobacco in
all its forms by the American people.
For the past five calendar years the
average annual increase in the number
of cigars smoked in this country has
been SO. coo. GEO. For the fiscal year eud-
ing June 80. 1902, according TO the re-
pert recently issued by the Commits
si0ner OF Internal Revenue. 6,905. 749. g6S
cigars were consumed in the United
States. That was very nearly Is. 000, 900
cigars for every day of the 800 in the
year
The cigar bill of the American people
for last year was about S346 GOO GOO
more money than the British govern
mCnt spent in the eight years var
which established our independence. Nor
does this consumption of cigars. huge as
il is. represent one-jhird Of all the to-
bacco consumed by Americans. Last
year they burned besides 2,65SI76. $50
cigarettes, and used in addition 3I5, II9.-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-20
Promoted But Not Advanced.

Cardinal SerannO VaunuteIi's appoint
meEt to the Office of vice chancellor Of
the Holy Seat in succession to the late
Cardinal Parocchi can scarcely be re-
gaTded as a promotion. For the vice
chanceIiorship was the post to which Leo
XIII appointed Cardinal Parocchi. when
he found him becoming too powerful, too
influential. and too independent as cardi-
nal vicar of Rome, and he wished to put
a check upon his activity and upon his
chances of succession TO the Tiara. In
fact. he vice chanceI0rship is generally
conferred by the PoutiT upon some pre-
late whom he wishes in the interests of
the papacy and Of the church 10 side
track
Cardinal Serafno VannuteIli is prob
ably the most openly ambitious member
of the Sacred College. and the manner
in which he has for years past been pre-
pairing his candidacy for the succession
TO the papaI throne has been a source
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-20
Vice President Bee.

The basis of the settlement where
by the domestic felicity of the lepub-
lican party IN Wisconsin is to be re-
stored. is an understanding on the part
OF the Hon Robert NJ. LaFollette that he
shall receive the nomination for Vice
President on the Roosevelt ticket next
year IN consideration of claiming up his
dogs of war. which for several years he
has had reIentIessIy. but ineflsctiTely.
pursuing the Hon. John c. Spooner. The
peacemaker in this unhappy family cor
troversy is none other than the Hon
Henry c. Payne. Postmaster General,
vice chairman OF the Republican national
committee, and fortunately. unlike the
usual lot which comes TO thermometers
who endeavor to bring about an amicable
feeling between two combatants. he has
escaped without personal injury. Sen
ator SpooneT has subscribed to the terms
of the agreement. and the Whole trans
action has been attested by Hon. Joseph
Very Quarles, who Is Senator Spooner's
colleague in the Senate.
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NAPOLEON'S FIENDISH HAND.


Napoleon. according to Alexandra Du-
mas. lost such battles IS he did lose be
cause he wrote such d fendish hand.
His generals could not read his notes
and letters. typewriting had not been
invented. and the trembling marshaIs,
afraid Of disobcying. and striving 10 in
terpret the indecipherahIe commands.
Ioitered, wandered. and did not come Up
to the scratch. or not to the right
scratch. Thus Waterloo was lost
Cannot you fancy Grouchy handing
round EapoIeons notes on that san
culinary Sunday Il say" cries the
marshal to his aide-de-camp, is that
word Gembloux O. Wavre? Is this
Butcher or Bulov?" So probably
Groucby tossed up for it. and the real
words may have been none Of these at
which he offered his coniectures.
Meanwhile on the left and center
D'Eron and Jerome ana Ney were
equally puzzled aud kept on sending
cavalry to places where it was very IN
comfortable Though our men seldom
managed to hit any of the cavaliers.
firing too high. and did no sort Of good
Napoleon may never have been appraised
of these circumstances. His old writ
ing master was not on the scene of
action. Nobody dared 20 say. Sire.
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what does this figure of a centipede
mean, and how are we to construe these
two thick strokes fianked by bIotsg"
The imperial temper was peppery. the
great man would have torn OF his inter-
TogatoT's epauIettes and danced up7n
them. Did he not once draw his pistol IL,
shoot a little dog that barred at his
hoTse2 And when the pistol missed fire.
the great soldier threw il at the doa- and
did not hit him. The little dog retres..f
With the hon0rs of war
shuch was the temper of Napoleon. and
We know what Marlborough Thought Of
the value of an equabIe temper. Nobody
could ask BonaParte 10 write IarfhIe
hand, so his generals lived life Of con-
lecture as to his meaning. and waterloo
was not a success. and the Emperor
never knew why. Or all his seven or
eight theories of his failure az Water
TOO. his handwriting was not one. Seq L
this explanation had occurred to him.
Napoleon would certainly lave blamed
his pens. ink. and paper. Those of Nol-
son. at Copenhagen. were very bad. II
your guns are no better than your pens.
said a Danish officer (vho came in under
a flag OF truce before the fight, and was
asked TO put a message into writing.-
you had better retire. 'f-LouzInan
Magazine.
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The Language Of Diplomacy.


The fact of the matter is that French
is always used because it is the diplo-
matte Ianguage-the language which is
stnI used ia all International commuai-
cations. save those with EBgIish-speak-
Ing countries. 1t is a language which
lends itself more ready than any other
tongue TO diplomatic utterances and can
be maneuvered more adroitIv, if ! may
be permitted to use the expression.
The speeches. such as those delivered
al the state banquet given by the Gar
in honor OF the crown prince at ST.
Petersburg last week. are meant for pub
lie consumption. It vas known before
hand that they would be at once teIe-
graphed all over the world. They were
therefore prepared carefully in advance,
written out. and discussed by the Cars
minister Of foreign affairs, and the Ger
man ambassador. They we're not by
any manner OF means the impuIsive ut
terances of a hospitable host and Of a
grateful guest They were in fact mere
features of the diplomatic relations be
tween Russia and Germany, and that is
why they were delivered in French.
It may be remembered that when the
King of italy was entertained at Berlin
last summer the speeches delivered by
the two monarchs al the state banquet
given for the royal Italian guests were
iu French. and although King Victor
Emmanuel talks English perfectly, vet
there is no doubt that when a few
months hence he visits London and is
toasted by King Edward at the state
dinner given in his honor, the language
employed by both sovereigns viii be
that of France
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-20
A Chance Remains.

But really. General shattuc would have
made a most admirable candidate for
governor for there is no question but
that he is personally the most popular
man in the State. and. besides, nobody
would be OBLIGED TO pay any railroad
fare
He has served his State in the Legis-
lature and for six years in the House Of
Representatives. and II IS due to him
to say that he has made a most IN
cient public servsnt, and no man aver
stranded in Washington was obliged to
walk back to Cincinnati If he knew
General Shattuc. His decision TO retire
from Congress caused genuine regret.
and as he is still "A his prime, it may
not be too late O. honor him with a
gubernatoriaI nfnauon when sIr Her
rick and Charlie Dick get through with
the Office
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Ohio Situation.

Now that the gubernatoriaI situation
in Ohio has been settled at the expense
OF few more gray hairs upon the head
OF Uncle Mark A. Hanna. who was
obliged TO select between his two loves
the Hon. Myron T Herrick and the
Hon Charles Dick-It has been diseov-
cred that the whole matter might easily
have been disposed Of by the selection
Of the Hon William B. Shattuc. Here
again is another striking example Of
what might have been. All the trouble.
worry and sleepless nights. bordering
over a decision between Herrick and
Dick, would have been saved 10 Arbi-
traitor Hanna by the selection Of the
present representative from the first
Buckeye district, and then everybody
would have been entirely satisfied and
happy II ali comes about by reason
OF the fact that General Shsttuc. whose
modesty is betokened by the color and
figure Of the waistcoats ne wears. was
too bashfuI and retiring in disposition 10
announce his candidacy, or the fact that
he would not accept such an honor until
the court of arbitration had allowed she
Herrick-Dick case TO proceed and had
reached a decision.
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Cars Toast o Ta-B3n serbu
May 0 This Comty After AIAp d
Desg t nitro His Arbha
Toasted German Prince in French.

Toasted German Prince in French.
That French should have been used
by the Gar in toasung the young Ger
man crown prince at the state banquet
given in his honor at St Petersburg.
and that it should have likewise been
employed by the Kaiser's first born IN
responding TO the compliment. viii
doubtless astOnish many IsOpIc who are
aware that the Russian Emperor talks
German quite as well as he does
French, his wife, indeed. being a German
princess. yet it would be wrong to de-
duce theTeirOm. as some OF the Partisan
newspapers viii doubtless do, that
Nicholas wished thereby to emphasize
the closaness OF his relations with his
French ally, and 10 remind all the world.
even when entertaining the future En-
peror Of Germany. that he would per
nit nothing to interfere with the close
ness Of his relations with France.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-20

A Married Mans Musings.

"a -AethA-EA 44du musings
Why don't society editors ever come
right ont and say that it was the bride
groom who was led to the aItsrg"
Extract from my new matrimonial die
uonarg: Lie-That which usually fol-
lows the question: Where have you
been ."
Should bachelors be taxed? Certainly.
All Injuries should be taxed.
Many men remain single because they
lack nerve Many men remain married
for the same reason.
Going to keep nay mouth shut after
this Attempting to promote biIarftv Of
The dinner table last evening asked
The following conundrum: What makes
more noise than a pig under a gateg"
"A married man. when dinner is late. o"
replied my wi.e's mother before / could
tell them the right answer Some folks
have perfect mania for spelling a good
jOke.-Pittsburg Dispatch
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her sons subjects. however humble. The
other day d visitor asked her for rose
out of big bowl which stood on the
table, saying that she desired TO keep it
as Il memeutO. The Queen was about
to hand her one when, glanciug around
the room, she crossed over TO where an
other vase stood filed with beautiful
flowers Taking three delicate Niphetos
roses she handed them TO her delighted
visitor, saying. These came from my
own garden
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-20
SpooaeT-LaFoIlette Feud-

The SpOoDer- LaFollette feud IN Wis
consin, which has been more or less per
sonaI, is about to be settled, and the
leaders of the two rival factions are pre-
pairing to do a little political osculating
in the making-Up process. Ever since
this inteTnecine war has been going on
in the Badger State, it has been re-
garded by regret by the friends Of both
beligereuts, and repeated efforts have
been made to induce them to abandon
the strife, and dwell together in unity,
as it is well that Republican brethren
should do Senator Spooner has been
willing, not to surrender, but 10 nego-
tate a treaty Of peace. but the strenu-
Gus governor has until now refused to
accept any overtures for the restoration
Of harmony in the State
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Ready for Launching.

tered into. and the Roosevelt and La
Toilette ticket may be tTuthfuIIy said
to be in readiness for launching Prob
ably before long an Official announce
ment viii be made that the warning fac
tions in Wisconsin have decided TO bury
the Ratchet and smoke the calumet. But
back OF this statement viii be the fact
that an understanding has been reached
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-20
CORRUPT RUSSIAN POLICE

In Odessa a short time ago a man had
a usurer arrested for fTauduIeutIy OBJ
tanning large amount from him. Tho
police inspector In charge of the case
accepted about 500 for releasing The
usuFer on bail The next day he init
mated that Ter some more money he
would aEnui the charge against him, and
when The money was paid the inspector
wanted 2 y mors.
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Tor continual and profound irritation to
Leo XIII In Rome. therefore. the ap-
pointment Of Cardinal serafuo Vannu-
tell 10 the vice chancellorship viii be
regarded not as a token of favor on the
part Of the Holy Father, nor g destined
to promote his prospect OF becoming
Pope but on the contrary as q blow TO
his expectations and as a very serious
setback
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Feminine Amenities

Clara-AIr. Sweetser is quite attentive
to me. Wonder if he thinks of prop0s-
ing?
Shouldn't wonder. Every
body says he is a man of the stranrcst
TASTES Bnstnn TTanscrInL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-20

Won Stemburg Not Yet Ambassador.
It is premature to assume that Baron
Speck Won SJernburg is likely 10 be
come German ambassador in the place
OF Herr Won HoIIeben within the next
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Current Political ak.

that Governor LaFollette's name shall
be presented TO the Republican National
Convention, and every effort made by
the Spooner-Q uaries trio, which
is one Of great influence, to have the
convention adopt it
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An Unsafe Innovation.

Sad case of tfet Kansas farmer.
What about him."
why, his son sent East and got rich
and paid off the mortgage. and the old
man went crazy for want OF something
TO worry about"
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THE FATE OF THE CHATEAU DIFF.

1t Is reported from Paris that the sale
OF the Chateau LII, 80 the harbor Of
NarseiIles. has been indefinitely post
poned This andquated little fortified
island. so well known 10 the lovers OF
Dumas Monte Crlsto." was TO nave
been disposed of by order OF the minis
ter Of war, tt was discovered however.
that the probable purchaser OF the place
intenIed 10 turn it into gambling pal
ace