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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-03
THOMAS b. REED is NAN AND SPEAKER
By HEPI B. F. IL4CFARL4ND Commissioner of tie fst of C0r5

~ F the great Speakers Reed had the strongest hold
Y II upon the respect of the House He IN
like Clay and Blaine they were like each other.
He made effort popularity concealed rather
than revealed personal attractions public dsdained
fattery he did atterers public life and particularly
in the Representatives appealed only the
teect. and in the most direct and striking
He literally the House. ruled BY
the his will strength his
by the diplomacy wies of the politicians
understood, honest clear through,
honest mind heart and with strong sense
justice or could not of
House.
was until his revolutionary rulings as
Speaker Fffty-frs Congress- January % 30
1890 destroyed fIbuserfng by counting enough
minority members present voting. quo
rum, the country know him He had, by his
ability rugged brilliant dehater fighting cap
Republican minority. gained leadership early
his Congress career, and had partys nominee
for the speaershp in two Congresses before It gained
House was elected Speaker House
had great man, surprised
by his great Speaker
his methods making enforcing rulings
Reeds rules. But the average newspaper reader
only discovered of the caImness,
indeed of wit with which the masterfu Speaker
broke the power obstruction the House made 1t
possible for the majority 0 business
It shows what great man Nj. Reed was that he
place public spite his reputation
wit and yet IS no reputation cost
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'Ranker" Commands Aristocrats.


OF all the regiments Of the British
army. there is none more exclusive
and, to use an English expression. more
fswagger, than the three cavalry rezf-
ments OF the so-calIed Household Bri-
gade, that is to say. the Horse Guards
and the .wo regiments Of Life Guards.
It deserves, therefore, to be placed on
record that Col. Gordon Carter. who has
Just been appointed second in command
OF the First Life Guards, is a so-called
'rankeT" having served his way up
from the ranks. in which he enlisted
Just thirty years ago. He Is the son of
a small peasant farmer, is now in his
forty-ninth year, and after eight years
In the ranks was appointed riding mas
ter Of his regiment. He greatly distin-
guished himself in South Africa as one
of General French's chief Heutenants
and Is most popular with the fellow.
officers Of his corps. everyone Of whom
Is man Of birth and Of wealth
There is but one other instance in the
history OF these three famous cavalry
regiments, which were created Soma
three centuries ago. or q mere trooper
rising to the command OF the regiment
namely, Sir John EIley. He was the son
OF the boniface OF Furnivars Inn Gel
lars in London. started g:ge as a tanners
apprentice and enlisted in the Blues in
1888. He went through the entire PENN
sula war. commanded his regiment as
colonel at the battle of Waterloo. and
died rs lieutenant general and as a
knight commander OF the order OF the
Bath, shortly after the accession of
Queen Victoria to the throne. What
money he left he bequeathcd to his old
regiment for the purchase Of mess plate,
and some of the fp est silver Of the Blues
serves 10 remind its officers to this dag
Of the gallant but lowIy- born Sir John
Elley.
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THE PENTTENT.

My hands are empty, Master. and t is
Night!
Beyond that farthest star my Youth
has flown.
And all along the way my hopes are
strown.
By dreams allured. and deeming life
o'erloDz
ccurted visions and pursued a song
sowed the barren seed with Jest and
laugh
The harvest Of my years is worthless
chaf
The streams I leaped in youth seem
rivers wide.
And mountains steep the hills climb
ed in pride.
By Time undone, In humbleness
pray:
Throughout the darkness lead me
unto Day"
Ny hands are empty, Master. an t is
Night
Charles 5. Ross. in Boston Transcript
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DIPLOMATIC HUMBUG.
There No Secrets of State Nowadays, English Authority Admits

which the publication was described as
indiscreet and reprehensible. The book
OF "reminiscences written By Sir Horace
RumboId might be described as iauoeu-
ous. but the Review" article con-
tanned an account Of d conversation with
the Emperor OF Austria and communi-
cations with the Austro-H Hungarian gov
eminent on a subject OF Importance and
delicacy affecting the name OF Queen
Victoria.
Sir Horaee's dispatches on these sub
jects were marked confidential" and
the foreign Office Itself would not have
been justified in publishing them with
out the consent Of the Austro- Hungarian
government II that was necessary for
the foreign Office. II should also haze
applied to Sir H. Rumbold. who ought
to have asked the consent Of the for
eign Office.
The foreign Office is about to issue
a new regulation which viii make II
clear that members OF the diplomatic
service must not publish observations
on service matters or information OBJ
tanned in the course OF their official du-
ties without the consent of the foreign
Office, and further, that the obligation
OF secrecy continues equally after re-
tirement-London Mail
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Put q Prince on a Throne.

Put 4 Prince on a Throne.
There has just died in a state Of COM
pIete iu?becIlity at Pesth a man who
some ten years ago was source of much
trouble and modification TO Prince Fer
dIDaud Of Bulgaria, and whose name was
on many tongues. He was an Austrian
Of the name of Philip Waldapfel, who,
during the reign Of the late Prince Alex
auder of Bulgaria. came to the fore as
an army contractor, especially during the
Bulgarian war with Servia. and after Al
exander's abdication was employed by
Prince Ferdinand of Coburg to engineer
his candidature for the Bulgarian throne.
That he undertook number OF trips
10 Bulgaria in behalf of the prince can
not be denied. Moreover, the letters
written to him by the prince, as well as
by the latter's principal friend and crony,
Count Eugene Itchy. and the princes sec
Rotary. FIeischmann, leave no doubt as 10
the fact that his services were much in
request in connection with the placing
OF Ferdinand upon the Bulgarian throne
But when after having landed Ferdi-
nand safely at Sofia. Waldapfel asked for
a payment Of 50 600 for his expenses, the
prince contented with sending him
check for 5000. Waldapfel declared that
this sum was preposterous, obtained an
audience from the prince. and after being
driven about from uillar to post at Sofa
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The Silence of the STAR
Like That Of Dean Maitland 1t Is Possibly Susceptible of
Explanation.

We should like inability
tired feeling which the upheld by
congratulate evening contemporary
enterprise energy push,
Why:
we have patiently been waiting to see the ~sn
inform Department
transactions
of cleansing of the Augean stable
the is in
and mahogany We powerful
uncOmPronaing unnng-for editorial
Of waiting
Star" to riseand
waiting cry "Turn the rasca outIn
But shall patient. contemporary
with by"
wait till appointed by Congress-
facts all pOnderosy paricular" wait ALL
close Of the fiscal
like
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-03
A LINCOLN MANUSCRIPT.

The manuscript Of President Lincoln S
pointed to inform him of his second cleo
tion to the Presidency is now in the pos
session of the state of Iowa How it
came there is thus told by the 'Des
Moines Register
Abraham Lincoln was chosen 10 his second
term as President OF the United States IN
November, 1864. After the official canvass OF
the votes, in February, 1865, committee Of
inform him OF his election The committee
consisted OF Lyman TrumbuIl. OF Illinois, on
the part Of the Senate. and James F. Wilson.
q Iowa. and John F. Dawson, Of Pennsylvania,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-03

There IS no occasion for hysteria on
this subject. -FOUR inadequate equipment
in battleships.l No European navy could
operate against our coast without a sup
ply Of coal Great Britain IS the only
power that commands such a supply.
But so long as Canada remains d part OF
The British empire Great Britain viii
not be anxious for war with US. OF
course. we should continue to build
ships.
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A WORD OF THANKS.

To the Editor OF The Times
Sir: Please accept our cordial thanks
for editorial Flag Dissertation. pub
lished in your journal on December 6.
Your patriotic interest is an assistance
in forwarding this loyal cause. I am,
yours very truly,
CHAS. KINGSBURY MILLER,
Vice President Illinois Society, Sons Of
the American Revolution.
Chicago, Dec. 80, 1902.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-03
Her Philosophy.

Her Philosophy.
Miss Pretty Teacher (soon to be mar
ried-Of course we're tired to death OF
teaching. I'm going to stop soon, why
don't you?
Miss Prim (who is always talking mar
riage but has no oIers)-I'd ike to.
Miss Pretty Teacher-Why don't you,
then? You're not consistent. Some
things the matter with your philosophy.
What Is It. anyway
Miss Prim-Kant. princlpaIly.-New
York Times.
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Finally Became Insane.

Waldapfel however, after several
weeks detention IN prison was set at lib
erty. and his prosecution abandoned. He
established himself at Budapest as a
house agent. and was apparently IN re-
ceipt Of an income from some unknown
source-DerhaDs from Prince Ferdinand s
mother-and about a year ago lost his
reason TO such an extent that 1t became
necessary 10 place him under restraint,
his mania taking the form of believing
himself TO be the greatest Of all king
makers. That he helped to place Prince
Ferdinand upon the Bulgarian throne is
undoubted, yet few remember his name.
and 20 Prince Ferdinand and his friends
the mans death must be a relief
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-03
In the Public EUe.

Rudyard KfpIing is perhaps the first
poet whose illusions form an item in a
government cable bill. His Our Lady
of the SHOWS, 1t is said. was cabled at
q shilling a word from London to Otta-
wa at the expense of the Canadian gov
eminent
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-03

Dr. Steiner, OF Sandusky. Ohio. who is
going to write a biography OF Tolstoy
Is a Tolstoy disciple and has worked as
a day laborer with the immigrant people
of the United States to study their
needs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-03

In q room in the BurrelIe building,
New York, once the home Of Gen. John
c. Fremont. the Pathfinder, memo
rial tablet is to be placed. The room
was Mrs. FremOnt's boudoir,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-03
UnCOnSideTed TTifIeS
Mistook His Calling.

Ruyter is not an author; he's a born
chemist "
Why so7"
Every novel he writes becomes q
drug on the market New York Press
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Denied Even a Compromise.

Denied Even a Compromise.
The prince declined to comply. and
thereupon a series of law suits was IN
stituted by the man in the Austro- Hun
garian courts against the prince in
person. as well as against Count Zichy
and Secretary FIeischmann.
The proceedings dragged along for q
considerable time, and resulted IN all
sorts Of disclosures OF an unsavory char
acter. and most Notifying and damaging
TO Prince Ferdinand They were a.
length brought to q close by the agent s
arrest on the charge Of being concerned
in a swindle at Vienna by means OF
which Count Francis sickingen. scion Of
one Of the Oldest houses of the Euro
pean aTistocracy. defrauded an elderly
widow Of the name of Rucker at Vienna
of very large sum OF money on the IN
derstanaing that he had been selected to
succeed Prince Ferdinand on the throne
OF Bulgaria. Count Sickingen was SEN
fenced to long term Of penal servitude.
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to Guards
Jockey Unpopular,
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for weeks, finally declared in despair that
If the prince would pay him another
81 600 he would renounce all further
claim upon the Iatter's purse.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-11
0n tho [lHG@papy W@0o0do

Several years ago a suggestion was
made to President Eliot of Harvard that,
inasmuch as the first thing young man
ordinarily did on graduating from col
lege was to chose his work, it was
important that each student should have
presented to him thorough discussion as
to the advantages, disadvantages an6
temptations of each of the leading pro-
LESSONS, so that in. determining his life
work he might work with the fulles
knowledge attainable. The Cosmopoli-
tan has begun this discussion in its Janu-
airy issue by taking up the legal pro-
fession. Besides pointing out what the
young man has to encounter in entering
upon lawyers career, The Cosmopoli
tan considers at length the revolution
which has taken place in the legal pro-
fession because of the reorganization of
business in great aggregations like the
United States Steel Corporation, and
modern business instruments, such as
trust companies, title and guarantee
companies, and fidelity insurance COM
panies.
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CHANGES IN The LAW NEEDED.
These Who Wish to Sell Liquor Should Ebe
Made to Show the Folks Want It.

To the Editor: Some weeks ago Hon.
F. NJ Simmons made the suggestion that
the manufacture and sale of liquors lie
restricted to the incorporated towns, SO
that the traffic might be under police
regulation. This suggestion was strong
~ seconded by several men of prpmi-
nence. TO be sure the suggestion is a
good one, and it's second is timely.
We are attempting to awaken a wider
and deeper interest in the education of
the masses, to say nothing of the attempt
to lift the State to higher moral plane.
Is the manufacture, sale and intemper-
ate use of liquor conducive to education,
morality and good citizenship? There is
but one answer to this question
The way matters now stand sobriety,
good citizenship, morality and religion
are all at a disadvantage. Why not SO
change the law rs to give the best there
is in men a chance? Now if a town or
community does not want the liquor
traffic carried on in it's borders a ma
jority of the registered voters of said
place must turn out and vote against,
and in doing so have to fight every form
of opposition of which bad men are ca
pable, and even then sometimes the will
of majority is defeated.
Would it not be a long step in the right
direction, after restricting the manufac-
ture and sale Of liquor to the incorpo-
rated towns to make it necessary for
those who wished to make or sell, first,
to get majority of registered voters of
said town before liquor could be made
or sold?
/ think l am in a position to know
whereof l speak, and seeing the whole
problem as / do. l am bound to say that
there are thousands of men in North
Carolina who would hail such change
with delight.
Hoping to hear from some one else
along this line, | am
Very respectfully,
w. Z. SWAIN.
Osceola, N. c., Jan. s. 1903.
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THE SLOT MACHINES.
They are Believed to be Merely Gambling
Devices,
(Tarhorn Southerner.)


The legality of the use of slot machines
which are located in several places III
the county will be tested when the Su-
perior Court convenes for Edgecombe'
On a warrant sworn out by Dr. H. L.
Rass the owner of the machine in the
Hotel Farrar, j. w. Taylor, was arrest
ed and required to give bond for his APP
pearance at court. Jas. Pender and RI.
T. Day being his bondsmen.
The contention by the machine men Is
that the law is not violated, because g
certain return is given for every nickel
placed into the slot.
The law prohibits machines where there
is no certain return.
The certain return is music. To each
machine there is a music box attachment,
the mechanism of which is put in motion
when the nickel falls. In addition to the
music, a person, by depositing the money
in the proper slot, may get his money
back and much more. Some machlnes
paying as high as two dollars or more,
often nothing.
AS the writer is informed, without this
music the machine would be clearly a
gambling device, and the contention made
ly Dr. Bass and a great majority or the
hest citizens of the town is, that the
music box does not take it out of that
category. They say it is on par with
the trick of years ago when three grains
of corn were sold for ten cents and a
drink of whiskey given to celebrate the
consummation of the trade.
These machines pay a $50 license, and
the State and county receives each it's
share. The license has been regularly
paid to the authorities. The returns to
the proprietors are said to be highly
remunerative.
The licensing of these do not affect the
question of their lawfulness. If they vio-
late the law they should not be tolerated.
and it is unfortunate that the treasures
of State, county or town should have
received any money for permitting their
operation.
Solicitor Daniels says that when he was
attorney for the town of Wilson he advis-
ed against the legality of slot machines,
and they were not permitted to run IN
that town. Whether the machines pro
posed to be run were of the music box
variety cannot be stated now. Judge
Winston, it is said, was outspoken that
the machines are clear violations of the
law.
1t may be true, but it is doubted, If
any one ever placed his money in one of
these machines only for the music he
was to- hear
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The Literary Outlook.

"reminiscences of Newspaper Men-Miss
Tarbell Points Out a Field for the
Greatest American Novel-A School OF
Authorship-New Books.
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NOTICE.

Notice is here given that application will
be made to the next General Assembly
of North Carolina for an act to incor-
porate the Raleigh and Eastern North
Carolina Railroad Company.
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Lee and Stonewall Jackson, the
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Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell, whose History of
the Standard Oil Company is probably
attracting more attention at present than
any other serial publication, confessed
the other day to have begun some years
ago a novel conferred about the oil re-
gions. and to have given it up because
she never had the courage to finish 1t.
Speaking of her present series OF aru-
cles Miss Tarbell says:
I've tried to lean neither to one side
nor the other, but merely to tell the
truth, corroborated by court documents
and pamphlets issued at different times.
This has required thousands of miles of
travelling and the unearthing of much
pamphlets and documents in newspaper
and law offices. For many years l have
wanted to write the story of the Standard
Oil Company, and for what may seem to
some, very strange reason. l wanted
to set my own mind and conscience
right about this great business which,
in my girlhood days, seemed like great
evil which had fallen upon the oil coun-
try. You see. l was born and brought
up in Titusville, the heart of the oil
country, and l grew up to look upon the
system of rebates practiced by the rail-
roads IN favor or the trust as great
crime and to think of those who worked
for the Standard Oil Company or who
surrendered to them as having given up
fighting on the right side. Later on in
my life, l came to see another side to
the matter, and 1 felt the need of setting
myself right by studying the whole thing
and writing its history. l have been en-
gagged on the work for over two years
now and l believe that the material for
the greatest American novel lies here,
but it would require Balzac, and l am
not a Balzac."