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The Washington times., 1903-03-24

contrary. as the bitterest foe Of every
thing foreign In the Celestial Empire
Princess Pauline Metternich's Escapade-
Echoes Of the fancy dress ball al Cop
sail. Lord Howes country seat. at which
most OF the women prominent in the
English great world appeared in uaascu-
line attire. Lady Howe taking the char
acter OF Joan Of Arc, Mrs George Corn
wallis West chat OF q cavalier OF the
reign Of King Charles IL. and Lady Sa-
rah Wilson as Prince Charles Stuart.
the young pretender. are stil drifting
across the Atlantic and cropping up IN
various American newspapers
They serve 10 recall how Princess
Pauline Metternich on one occasion ar
Paris and rode around the entire city
on the top Of an omnibus without being
recognized, the object OF her trip be-
ing to obtain view OF the French cap
ital such as she had never had before.
For inasmuch as the roof OF the omnibus
is on the level with the "entresol' OF
the French houses. a ride on these cum
bersome vehicles initiates a person TO
many Of the mysteries OF Partisan life
which would otherwise remain 10 him or
to her a sealed book.
The princess. il must be said. was ex-
ceedingIv thin and angular at the time.
and could very easily pass herself of as
a somewhat dissipated looking young
Frenchman OF nineteen or twenty. But
she was the Austrian ambassadors In
those days at the court Of the Tuileries.
and in rejecting over this one Of her in
Vulnerable amusing escapades and mis-
chievous pranks al Paris 1 wonder what
the newspapers in this country would
say II one Of the ambassadresses OF a
great power at Washington were 10 don
masculine attire for the purpose OF see
ing the sights OF the National Capital :
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
Pressure" on KaffiT Labor.
The Proposals for a Modified Revival
of Slavery in South Africa.

We shall be curious TO see what the
British government, now that Joseph
Chamberlain has returned, viii do To
play into the hands of South African
mine owners who say the mines can
not be worked profitably without
'foreed" labor
White labor, they say, Is too expen-
Eive, even If IL could be had. Yellow
Tor Chinese labor is not to be thought
Of, for reasons, presumably. similar
TO those which prevent It's mtroduc-
tion into tins country. There remains
"blaek" labor, but even that cannot,
they assert, be secured without pres
sure"
The average Kafir, ike many Of
our eolored fellow citizens in this
country, viii not work except he is
obliged to. And he viii not engage IN
work he doesn't like when he can Sc
cure some he does. For that. it seems
10 US, we shouldn't blame him.
But your South African mine own
er is of a different opinion. He
thinks the Kafiir IS made TO work for
him, to dig and delve in the bowels Of
tie earth, two thousand feet below
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
Women Not to Vote.

BY an overwhelming majority the men
Of New Hampshire have decided that
the women of the Granite State shall
not have the right Of suffrage extended
to them. Their action was taken upon
a constitutional amendment making citi-
zenship without regard to sex the quail
d,atiou for voting. and the result is a
severe blow to the pet hobby of a few
matrimonially belated maidens who con
tinually grieve over the fact that the
conventions Of society obIige them to
wear petticoats instead OF trousers.
At about the same time Governor Muir
ply. in his wisdom. regarding the sane
tity of the home as ever greater than
the purity OF the ballot box when ac-
complished by such means. vetoed the
female suffrage bill passed by a senti-
mental Arizona Legislature In the East
and in the West the suffrage cranks
have met with crushing defeat.
Not only did New Hampshire deny
suffrage to the women, but a perhaps
more significant action may be found in
the fact that she took the ballot away
from the Hliterate by adopting an
amendment which requires that voters
shall be able 10 read and write
No longer should New Hampshire rail
at Southern States which have adopted
constitutions which preclude the illit-
crate of those States from participating
ia the elections. for the danger from
illiteraey in the South IS infinitely
greater than in New England 1t can
scarce be ccntended that an educational
qualification for voting which is good in
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
FOllicules.

our yesterdays. like Indians. are good because
they dead
They buried our friend with a cigar in his
mouth, knowing that he would fnd q light
j. il not characteristic tllat men pray silently,
but curse al0ud2
man rather likes cat for having ways Ike
woman's and rather disliAes 2 woman for
having ways like cats
Il misread my invitation" complained the
Modern Man only this morning did / make
ready for the house party given by Happiness
20 which 7 was asked Then. when I looked az
the card once more-received fourteen DAYS ago
l found that my presence was desired last week
at this time
World when you have succeeded in settling
your foot on my neck. break the neck, - a
fIyor.-New Orleans Times Democrat
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
No Revival of Empire.

4NO ENGN4Ndi VI
The French are a superstitious people
and see IN the successive destruction
Of all those palaces more particularly
identified with the NapOleOnic regime
an indication that there viii never be
any revival Of the Napoleonie empire.
That the so-called villa Eugene at
Biarritz the favorite home OF Napoleon
III and his consort. should have fallen
a prey 10 flames the other day on the
very anniversary Of their wedding fifty
years previously. could not but fail 10
attract attention and comment. The VII
la. which had been converted into a
hotel but which bore in every corner
the impress Of the imperial regime, hav-
ing been built according 10 designs
drawn by Napoleon and by Eugene in
person. has thus shared the fate Of
that other fayorite palace OF the En-
peror and Empress. namely. St. Cloud
the very ruins Of which have now van
.shsd from the suburbs Of Paris, while
nothing is left OF the Tuiileries. which
was the Partisan residence OF the i'm
perial couple
FOntainbIeau. where the NapoleOnic
court was accustomed to spend a few
weeks every year. is in shocking state
Of repair. literally falling into ruins.
and Il Is doubtful whether the present
republican government and chamber viii
consent 10 devote the necessary funds
for its restoration. Indeed. only Com
piegne. where President LOubet enter
tained the Car and Czarina of Russia, a
couple OF years ago. remains 10 com
memorate the gay and brilliant reign OF
Napoleon III and OF Empress Eugene
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A Pretense OF Secrecy.

Serators- Spooner and Depew made elaborate
speeches On the canal treaty saturday, the
Senate being a; tn, Ntaile In executive session
Next morning the newspapers printed as full
reports Of the speeches as they would have
done had the Senate been in public session.
And 50 u goes, day after day. Notoriously the
secrecy Of the Senate is az much q a prctense
as the courtesy q the senate. Yet every hJtle
while Senators haggle over the question of re-
moving the seal Of secrecy IN favor Of some
speech made in executive sSssion.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
Tariff SldSherS Warned.
A Democratic Statesman Who Adopts
and breaches the Iowa Idea.


Senator Bacon of Georgia gives
the Democratic party some sensible
and pertinent advice when he warns II
against making the demolition of our
tariff system an issue in the ap-
preaching Presidential campaign.
The Georgia Senator comes from
section which has fought the battles
of free trade for generations. He is
allied by sentiment and training TO a
school which has long held protection
for projections sake a political and
economical iniquity.
Yet he Is open-mmded enough to
realize that the day Of the old-fash-
Toned tariff-smasher is past. MorTi-
son bills, Mills bills, Wilson bills. are
out of date. Free trade, even as a
theory, has been discredited and aban-
doned, and future Democratic efforts
10 revise the tariff, Mr.. Bacon an
nounces, must be characterized by
practically, conservatism, and com
mon sense.
As the senior Senator from Georgia
puts it, legislation must be controlled
by practical conditions. "The eoun-
try, IN its basis Of values, has become
adjusted to high tariff rates. They
enter into business with many and
important ramifcations. The scale o.
prices for everything is in accord with
the general scheme. We cannot sud
denly disturb conditions which so Vi
tally affect the entire country. l think
we should pull some bricks off the top
Of the wall, but should not attempt 10
raze the whole wall to the ground"
This Is eminently wholesome phi
losophy. The country Is at present in
no temper to tolerate any rash and
hair-brained experimentation with the
tariff schedules The Wilson German
bill of 1894 cured the American peo-
pie of any desire they may have had
to overthrow our economical and IN
dustrial system, TO rebuild it afresh
from its very foundations.
Mr.. Bacon understands this and al
mits it freely when he says that
"there can be no issue made IN the
American mind at this time between
protection and a very low tariff" The
only hope of tariff revision hes. in his
opinion, in the spread Of something
like the Iowa idea" the idea that
tariff rates should be cut whenever
the necessity for them has ceased or
they are shown to shelter and foster
industrial monopOlies.
IL Is curious to find a Democratic
Senator from Georgia and a Repub-
hean governor OF Iowa advocating
practically an identical tariff pro
gram. Yet Mr. Bacon and Governor
Cummins seem To have reached a com
mon conclusion by two very different
+, routes. And perhaps neither Of the
great political parties can 20 faI
wrong IN adopting the policy of eau
tious rational tariff revision. on which
these two opposing observers of the
drift of national sentiment so unex.
pectedly agree.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
An Estimate of Cleveland.

Not only the South and West. but North and
East failed 70 perceive the unselhsh patriotism.
the fine integrity, the loyalty 20 truth, the de-
votion to high American ideals. which marked
Mr.. Clcyeland's public services AS President
Time works many changes. but seldom has II
wrought a greater than that which has
changed misunderstanding to understanding, in
justice 20 Justice. in respect Of Grover Cleve-
land, whose clear grained human worth and
brave old wisdom Of sincerity" ind0mitable
will, courage, and loyalty To principle are now
So commonly recognized. even by hosts of his
former political enemies Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
Charges Against Ambassador.

a number of charges have been Ade
against Ambassador Clayton; Senator
Bailey has been active in an effort 10
have Mr.. Clayton recalled, and Senator
Penrose is also said to have advised that
it would be well 10 have him come
home. still he has been able to hold on.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
Barred From the Throne.

Victor. the Bonapartist pretender TO
the throne. is privately married 10 a
third-rate actress, whose name ! have
already given in these letters. and by
whom he has a family OF children. n
fact in itself sufficient TO bar him from
the French throne. His only brother.
Prince Louis. a cavalry general in the
Russian service, now stationed at Tiff
lis. shows no signs of wishing TO marry,
and having been unable 10 wed the OBJ
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
A Married Mans Musings.

C0urtship is poetry. marriage. first year.
blank verse. after that, prose
After while every married man comes %
be a firm believer IN mind reading.
Along about this time the new leaves we
turned over recently begin % e. back.
Where there's q VIII there's a WAY TO break
5t-uuless It's a woInzn's Will
10 was said of a certain great man that he
could be silent IN seven languages. Il is rarely
that woman performs ne-seyenth Of this
Dispatch.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
Irony Rot Intended.

United States Consul Cunningham, at Alden,
Arabiu, complained that the post was too hot
for him. and he has been transferred to Bergen,
Norway The state Department says it did not
intend 20 be irOnical when il transferred Consul
Cunningham from u Turkish bath to a packing
house refrigerator, il were, but that it gave
him the first vacant place Of equal rank. II
the State Department was ever known TO Joke
this explanation might be Questioned--ChicagO
Inter Ocean.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
BITS or MISGELLAHK
The New American Grain.

new grain. known as Corn-wheat, Is being
grown in eastern Washington. It has the na-
ture ~ both corn and wheat possessing the
fatteuing qualities Of corn and the corn flavor
In appearance IT resembles wheat. Its grains
are twice as large as these of ordinary wheat
II yields sixty 20 one hundred bushels acre.
and seems 10 solve the problem OF iattcning
hogs in the Pacific Northwest. az corn Is not
successfully raised in that country.-Fhiadel-
phia Press
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
The Passing Of Ping-Pong.

Who will write the story Of the brief career
and the early death Of the pingpon iadf
That feCting fancy WAS soon over. There are
changing fashions in the lighter sports, but the
recrcatious and amusements which have stood
the test of time and held the favor OF sue
cossive generations are now more popular anc
more generally supported in this century than
ever before--NeU York Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24

liar or the truth-teller, but he Is sure
to be the one deficient in strength or
science, or both. Moral questions axe
not settled by blows. They never have
been and never viii be So decided. 1t
is time to recognize this obvious fact,
in the Senate and elsewhere.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
Entertains Democratic Theories.

or al the things which nobody
thought would ever happen. one Of the
most surprising is the fact that up in
New York they are accusing the Hon
Timothy L. Woodruff. he OF the fancy
waistcoats. OF recanting on Republican
doctrine and indOrsing Democratic
theories. AT least they assert that he
is advocating the position assumed By
the Democrats on the excise question.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
Senator Quay Leads.

senator Morgan's speech on the isthmian canal
wasn't 50 long after all. Il takes up but 30
pages in the Congressional Record Senator
Quay has beaten that. His tariff speech in 1874
covered l24 pages, so that Pennsy wanna IS
ahead as usual Philadelphia Press.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
Eyes on woodruff.

Mr. Woodruff is not now in public Of
fee. but he is nevertheless an fafuen-
tial factor in the politics OF the State,
and there is much concern 10 see what
the effect OF the stand he has taken viii
be. and more especially upon the four
Republican assemblymen and one Re
publican senator from Mr. Woodruff
own county Of Kings. who viii be called
upon 10 vote upon Governor OdelIs lat
est measure.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24

Jupiter Pluvius reigns on Sundays.
Also he rains.
Mrs. Joseph ChamberIain's skill as
diplomat is praised by the English.
Thus the American girl justifes train
ing that begins when her dresses only
reach to her knees.
The proverbial saying about the ina
bility OF women to keep secrets must
be extended TO include United States
senators, whose executive sessions"
are about as private as the lessons
given 10y a trombone teacher.
When the mayor Of Seattle was no
titled the other day that the grand jury
had indicted him for malfeasance in Of
fee, he said that the grand jury might
as well indict every man that voted for
him. I told them" he said, how I
would run the town. and 1 have done
just as l promised" There is food for
thought in this unusual defense.
Whitaker Wright is sure that his ar
rest is an outrage and that he can clear
himself OF the charges against him.
Nevertheless, he will resist to the ut
most every effort to take him back 20
England. Such apparent Inconsistencies
are very common.
We are glad to hear that Mason and
Dixon's historic line-ruu about 40
years ago-has just been re-surveyed and
remarked under the direction Of the
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
! Once known to every school boy. this IA
nous boundary seems 10 have suffered a
| certain observation in popular memory.
How else can one account for President
| Woodrow Wilson's singular discovery in
his latest venture in American history
| that Maryland is one of the States nortn
OF Mason and Dixon's paralIel2
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
Reason for 1t.

NeII-A girl seldom marries her ideal. does
she!
+ BeIle-No: some other fellow generally comes
along with a lot Of money Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
THE BEST THINGS FROM OTHER NEWSPAPERS.
SHAFTS OF mT AND HUN0R.
Under Way.

Ascum-How are the plans FOR your new
house coming alouge
S,sbbubs-S -Splendidly. Ny wife has finally laid
out all the closets she wants and now all the
architects got Co do is to build the house
around Philadelphia Press
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
The Talk of the Day.

Arthur R. PennelI is just now at
great disadvantage. The dead, like
the absent, are always wrong.
We learn from Paris that women's
hats are huger. sleeves fuller at the
wrist. and skirts fuller.
1t is now said that the great Mieawber
was a York man; one Richard Chicken.
described in 1S43 as u teacher Of eIocu-
tion, who was in the York Office where
Alfred Dickens. a brother OF Charles.
was employed Chicken was in a con
stant state Of financial stagnation. No
pent up Utica or York contained Micaw-
ber's state. He was known to the early
Egyptians Solomon, the Moundbuilders.
the founders OF Chinon. He is as i'm
mortal as the Wandering Jew. Now no
Is masked as promoter. now as an IN
ventor. His pockets are stuffed with
circulars: he suspects a gold mine IN
every vacant lot lie is always eloquent.
generally cheerful and best Of all. he
is seldom a bore. although he is given
TO wasting your time.
We Ike to think oc George r. Sims
in state OF moral Indignation. and We
regret that We cannot see him in the acl
OF writing about the Beautiful and the
True, Here he Is pitching into the
newspapers for "fiugiug around" the
Princess of Saxony a halo Of ro-
mance''-which TO US is merely a nimblc
feat, like throwing d boomerang or u
lasso. and shows the power OF the Press.
'.Zola. with his nAturalism. made for
good De Maupassant with his 70
nance. made for evil. The Princess of
/ SaxOny. as a modern press heroine. is
as injurious TO morality as Dick Tur-
/ pin and Jack Sheppard, as heroes, were
! in the old days to honesty. Already into
girls Confession Book the royal adul-
teress has found her way as My favorite
heroine in real life "
Mr. Sims statement about Zola and
De Maupassant admits argument Would
! he seriously classify the latter as ro-
manifest? AS for this bright-eyed girl
( with her favOrlte heroine. does Mr. Sims
/ know her or is she like the Hypothetical
sister who enters into so many argu-
ments and discussions II she exists, she
suffers probably from a mistaken sense
/ OF humOr
Several murders committed lately in
/ this country would have excited the at
tentiou of De Quincy. The Burdick case
might have been alluded 20 in a foot
note 20 the essay on murder as one Of
/ the fine arts. bur the Siren OF Nelly
story would have inspired additional
pages. Here is a band Of cutthroats led
/ bv fascinating woman Of nineteen
/ years. and al home In grand house
which contains hospital and an operat-
ing table for the advantage, Of any who
may be wounded by a geudarme or a
! miserable bourgeois.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

Dr. William r. Brooks. director Of
Smith Observatory and professor OF
economy in Hobart College, has won the
comet medal of the Astronomical So
ciety Of the Pacific. for the discovery OF
bis twenty third comet.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
The Kaiser's Seal.

Among the armorial bearings Of the
Kaiser is a dogs head. which likewise
figures on the seal that he usually en-
plovs for sealing his personal letters
The Washington times., 1903-03-24

King Edward daily shows increasing
desire 10 rely upon men OF mature years
for his companions Young men seem 10
be rather a trial 20 his rotund majesty.
and IL is rare that courtier under thir-
~ attains a position among his more
intimate acquaintanCes. As a whole the
Edwardiau court is very little If any
more youthful than was that Of Victoria
a dozen years ago.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24

the North is not equally good in tn,
South
The Washington times., 1903-03-24
Free-Hand Comment.

Jupiter Pluvius reigns on Sundays.
Also he rains.
The Washington times., 1903-03-24

Senator Ranna's high opinion OF JrS-
tice Day. Of the Supreme Court, was
manifested during the latter's illness
When Mr. Days ailment was at It's
worst. the first person TO inquire about
him in the morning and the last at night
was he Senator from Ohio. The first
flowers went 10 the patients room from
Senator Hanna. and Mrs. Day was con
stautly i'm receipt OF little acts Of sym
pathy from the man from Cleveland. who
thinks her husband one Of the greatest
characters in the judiciary OF the United
States
The Washington times., 1903-03-24

Ernest Logouve. oldest member OF the
French academy. has entered upon his
ninety seventh year. but Is stHl well
and hearty. This wonderful old man
visits a fencing hall every morning at
10 o'clock and has a fast fifteen minute
bout with one of the instructors. He
weighs hardly sixty pounds His daugh-
ter, Nine. Desyallieres. is sixty-eighJ
years old and is also ardently devoted
20 exercise. being easily able 10 swim
the Seine twice without resting NJ.
Legouve says he has triple wish-to
be able until the last 10 hold his fork.
his razor and his sword steadily in his
hand
The Washington times., 1903-03-24

contrary. as the bitterest foe Of every
thing foreign In the Celestial Empire
The Washington times., 1903-03-24

Arthur r. PenneH is just now at
great disadvantage. The dead, like
the absent, are always wrong.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-21
RANDOLPH WAS ACQUITTED.
Jury Disposed OF Criminal Assault
Case Without Leaving Box.

Jury Disposed OF Criminal Assault
Case Without Leaving Box.
The County Court Of Henrico was In
session yesterday. and the most notable
case before the court was that OF Ed, Ran.
dolph, colored, charged with criminal as
sault
Last August Randolph was arrested
on the charge OF assault Of Mrs. Barnes.
This happened near the Soldiers Home.
The man was tried at the last term Of
court. but the jury was una BILE to reach a
verdict. The Jury did not leave the box
yesterday, and Its verdict was acquittal.
a marriage license has been granted in
the county to Alonzo S. Dickens, ana
Mamie c. Thorpe, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Thorpe, the wedding to take place
this evening. 1-1s
The Henrfco Circuit Court yesterday
morning finished reading the docket. and
set all cases for a future date
The County Court OF Henrico is now In
session. The Greed Room Shooting Club
was granted a liquor license to operate
at Lakeside.