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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
Patriotism and the War Spirit
General Miles Expresses His Views on
American Patriotism.

General Miles recently said that in
his opinion there was no need of cul- |
tivating the war spirit to make the
people of this country patriotic; that
they could be patriotic enough on oc-
casion without any special drill Com
menting on this inoffensive express
sion of opinion, an anti-administra
ton paper contrasts 1t with what Is
represented as the Presidents atti-
tude.
There is an implication in this
which is hardly true. President
Roosevelt has never argued in favor
of war for It's own sake, but he does
emphatically believe in having the
country ready for it if it should hap
pen to be necessary. He also believes
ii the cultivation Of all manly virtues,
which does not necessarily mean that
he is bringing up his boys to be prize
fighters, though that Is what some
people seem to think.
II Is the misfortune of our time
that if a public man of strong indi-
viduality puts forth decided views on
any subject they are Immediately ex-
aggerated and twisted by his Oppo-
nents, and even by casual observers.
until the popular impression of his
character is quite different from the
truth. This has been the case with
Mr.. Roosevelt, IN a greater degree,
perhaps, than with any other public
man of this generation. Because he
did much to prepare the country foI
war with Spain, and insisted that il
must come, he was accused Of trying
: to get il up for the sake of military
? glory. Because he believes IN ;
q strong mind In a strong body as The
r best equipment for any citizen, 1t i
. argued that he cultivates the bod,
5 at the expense of the mind. Til
0 truth Is that the American people can
i rot afford TO lose sight of the physi
Il cal end of their being, and that tn
tendency Of ali civilizations Is to sac
T. rifee health for other material o
j. fancied gains
T There is, happily, no doubt Of tn
$ patriotism Of the American people
e but the military history Of all nation
Y ought to be sufficient proof that pa
u triotism without discipline, withou
4 physical vigor, without training /
J. manly sports and exercises, IS likely
J. be badly beaten by mercenary troop
+ trained to fight The history of on
e. own Revolution proves, not that M
" disciplined troops are the best, bI
v. that determined and strong men, fl
Iniliar with firearms from ehildhoo,
y and trained In all the exercises Of pie
al ueer life, are a match for trool
d merely disciplined, and not taugl
/" bush fighting. 1t does not prove thi
Y patriotic Americans out Of factor,
~ and dry goods shops could do nov
DC without experience, what the MIMI
Ok Men did in '76. 1t proves that Il
'i training Of the Minute Men was goo
~ and that we ought to have somethir
nj IN our system of education which wi
IL take its place and produce the san
Ia kind of men; and that Is all tn
- President Roosevelt has ever adv
* Gated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
Dead Of Representative Boreing.

! ne death OF the Hon. Vincent Bore
ing deprives the Republicans Of Ken
lucky. Of one OF the most useful mem
bers OF the party. and the State Of its
only Republican in the incoming Con-
gress-
Mr.. Boreing's district-the old Elev-
enth-ineludes the mountains and
'moOnshine" section OF the Blue Grass
Stale. and is always Overwhelmingly Re
publican The Democrats OF the state
never do more than roughly estimate
what their majority viii be until they
get the full return from the old EIev-
enth- II is the strongest Republican dis
trict in the SOUTH and one OF the three
-th' others being the First and Second
districts OF Tennessee. also mountain
oas-which are the strOngholds OF the
patty in that section Of the country Mr.
BoIeing's majority in the district has
ranged from 5000 to 1900. according 10
the degree of interest taken in the cam
paign II is certain ne viii be sue
c.eaed by Republican.
Mr. Boreiag was three times elected
TO Congress. He was native OF Tennes-
see. and served throughout the civil war
with the Twenty fourth Kentucky IN
fantr. IN the Union army Al
though quiet in demeanOT and
onIy seldom heard in debate in the
House. he was a man OF many parts, be-
/ ing besides a politician and farmer. The
president OF bank in his home town oil
London. and also an ordained Methodist
| minister
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
OMeStz0nS and AHSzOe2S

Can The Times give the origin Of the phrase,
He stole my thunder?' STUDENT.
The phrase relates TO an incident upon
the stage in which certain actors Of
London declined to play the tragedy
written by John Denis. The disappoint-
ed author sat in the theater and listened
TO the play produced in its stead. and in
one scene, which depicted thunder and
lightning. he arose and shouted, They
would not produce my play. but they
have stolen my thunder"
see many references in the papers 70 the
general staff. VIII you explain briefly what
il isl READER
The general staff of the army is COM
posed of forty-four officers OF all grades.
organized as a staff. or cabinet. which
collectively embodies all available
knowledge of military matters. In the
general stan are artiIlerymen, cavalry
men. quaptermasters. engineers, and ex-
perts in every line. The staff is a per-
petual organization. in which the retir-
/ ing of an officer. like the chief Of STAFF,
does not affect the integrity of the body.
as another would be Immediately as
signed to the vacancy. Under the new
arrangement no acts of Congress or OF
the President are necessary to maintain
the status of command.
viii The Times inform me how appoint
ments made 20 the Naval Academy at An
napolis? }. \. b.
The appointments are made through
members of Congress and by the Presi-
dent Each Senator, Representative, oil
Delegate in Congress is allowed TO nam
one midshiDman for entrance at the
Academy; there is one allowed for tn
District of Columbia, and ten at large
The President appoints the one midship
man for the District of Columbia an'
the ten at large By act of Congress
approved July /, 1902. the President Is
until 1914, empowered to appoint fiv'
midshipmen, and two additional midship
men at large from each State. upon thu
Recommendation of Senator'S.
$ Why cannot the District Commissioners fore
the street railway companies 10 change SEIZED
ules and give transfers At certain points q
intersection - r w
o The street railway companies ar
, operated under charters and laws en-
3 acted by Congress, and the Commission
ers have never been clothed with au
thority 70 supervise the running Of III
cars. Schedules are presented to III
= Commissioners for their approval. 81
n the companies are not compelled
d carry out the will OF the Board in r.
spect to schedules or transfers A bi
has been introduced in Congress gi'
!, ing the municipality greater authori'
!, in these matters. but il has not yer %
come . law
81, To settle a dispute will YOU state how maj
, Cabinet officers President Roosevelt has IN
y | political household. HIGH SCHOOL
They are the Secretaries OF stat
~ Treasury, War, Interior, Navy. Agricu
a ture. and Commerce and Labor, and q
le Postmaster General and Attorney &c
4, eral-nine in number
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
Kaiser Unfriendly to Him.

Ferdinand has never been on good
terms with Emperor William. who has
on several occasions subjected him TO
public affronts, and so he would hardly
like to live in Germany, where, more
over. he would find himself among the
small fry of Teuton princes. while Rus
STA has but little use for instruments
which have broken in her hand and can
no longer be of service to her.
In England. however. Prince Ferei-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
Cailu Calendar of American History
September IS.

1793-COrnerstone United states Capt.
toll laid at Washington.
1S57-Mountain Meadow massacre in
Utah.
1S61-Bowling Green, KY. taken by the
Confederates.
1S62-Confederate army retires from
Maryland TO Virginia.
1S91-William Fenel, meteorologist. born
1917. dies at haywood. Kansas.
1S93-Centennial of laying OF corner
stone at Capitol celebrated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
A Little Previous.

''weu," said the doctor chow do YOU feel to-
day?'
''Oh doctor" replied the patient YEARLY. Il
an suffering tie tCrments Of the damned
'What, Already inquired the doctor, pleas
antly-Chieago Post
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
Her Vacation Resort.

''Where did You go for your vacation. old
man ?"
-Weil. wanted to take to the woods
but my wife anticipated'm
Anticipated your"
AYES. she took TO her wouldn't Detroit
Free Press
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
All He Knew of It.

'Brc'r Williams. does you think de devil is
a white man. or a black mani
Il dunno All does know is-,e bigges race
problem IS how ter keep ten yards ahead er
him "a tlanta Constitution.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

and she sometimes had TO teach sixty
pupils in the morning and sixty others
in the afternoon, the first set, IN some
cases, being Americans Of various ma
tionalities. and the second set Russian
Jew youngsters unable to speak Eng
Iish well. Is there not something to be
said about the ability of a woman who
could do satisfactory work in these CIR
cumstancesg
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
Two Signs Of Displeasure.

Mrs Crimsonbeak Cat the ball game) What
does il mean, john when man at the bat
throws the bat down and retres to the bench!
Mr. Crimsonbeak-Why il means the same as
when a woman leaves the room and slams the
door after her-Yonkers Statesman.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

The announcement that the streets Of
Dawson are literally paved with god
may cause some good people to change
the objective point of their ife's ces-
tinatiOn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

There is said to be a movement on
foot to eliminate the letters Q ana \
from the type used by machines, suosu-
tuting ''cw" and "cs." Thus the PRIMER
will be relieved from the necessity =
minding his P's and as. and the English
language will begin to take on Welsh
aspect
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

New York school authorities are try
ing to apologize for the crowded condi-
ton OF the schools by explaining that
the children in the lower grades are
really the better for not having TO
study more than three or four hours a
day. II was once the custom In these
schools to compel the same teacher TO
take charge OF both relays Of childrea.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

The woman who loves you very much when
she has a purple gown may not like you a
little bit when she i dressed in white. A man
should always remember that his standing de
pands on his value either as foil match.
lie is culpably ready TO ignore the superior im-
nnrtanee of clothes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

1t is now urged that stray cats around
the sporting districts be killed on, be-
cause they catch quail and rabbits. THIS
will be all right if the hunter does not
try to make money by selling the cats
to be served up as rabbit
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

Every man believes that his moral principles
are as big and powerful as elephants. When
II comes C. test. however he will discover
that they rssemuie heas. 50 little do they prove
10 be. and ~ good ~ disappearing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

Vice Consul Magelssen, Pedro Alverado
and Mark Twain are all in the same
class in one respect-the reports OF the
death of each of them have been great
" exaggerated."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

After the Tammany massacre in ode
ninth" big Bill" Devery is in bet
ter position to sympathize with the Bull
garian victims o. the Turks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

We are informed that Homer DaVen-
port is not the artist who has been en-
gagged by Mr. Rockefeller to paint ms
portrait
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

Ernest Thompson Seton. who has al
ways been able TO live at peace with
wild animals, is in trouble with his
neighbors One of them had him a
rested a few days ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

After all Mr.. Payne is about the sort
and size of man who you might eX-
pect would discharge a woman PoS'-
master for "pernicious political "c-
tiyity"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

DR.. Wiley has returned home from Eu-
rope. and is prepared to reopen his
boarding house with a choice assert
ment of poison" food on the Dill 81
fare.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

II Miss Goelet was Obliged 70 pay four
millions for duke. what ought real
man to bring in the open market
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

King Peter doubtless feels that Shake
speare might have been thinking of hin
when he wrote uneasy lies the head
that wears a crown"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
Courage Not Lacking.

Courage Not Lacking.
Ferdinand can hardly be accused OF
cowardice in thus retreating 10 his
chateau OF Euxinograd. He has many
faults. but lack of courage Is not one
OF these. For he has bTayed death from
the moment that he accepted the Bull
garian throne, aud has through ali these
years virtually carried his life in his
hands. living in an atmosphere OF muir
der. and seeing one after another of the
ministers and statesmen with whom he
had been associated succumbing to the
hand Of the assassin, the climax being
reached when last summer King Alex
ander and Queen Draga, whom he had
seen but a few days previously. were
massacred by the very officers OF that
/ guard which was especially intrusted
with their protection.
BY means OF telegraphic and ieie-
phonic communication he can more
easily direct matters from his ehatea,
on the seashore than at Sofia. where II,
would be virtually counting death. an.
where it would be practically impossi5l,
to protect him from being either muir
dered. or else kidnapped as was his pre-
decessor and carried of into some mo1n
tain Businesses, as was the American
missionary Miss Stone. by Macedonia.
hrigauds, who would hold him as host
age in order TO compel the Bulgaria.
government. and possibly some OF tn
foreign powers. TO accede TO their dc
/ mands.
Wisely he has sent his children q
his palace in Hungary. not wishing 4
expose them to the same peril which d
is compelled TO face.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

Henry Watterson says that the money
evil is our Nemesis; but il some nea
could only find out where the den Of the
Nemesis is they would go there and sit
outside the door all night waiting 10 Re
caught
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

convert the MormOns. No more appro-
pirate task could be devised for him
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

The heroine who sweeps out of the
room in popular novels somehow never
gives one the idea that she could sweep
out anything else.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

II is an Article Of faith with me that a mans
legitimate wishes should be gratihed. stand
prepared 10 act upon this faith. For instance.
any fellow with an appetite for work may have
my share Of It,
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

The international class in geography
is struggling in London with the guess
ton of how TO bound Alaska.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

The commander OF the European
squadron is waiting for the order when
the SuItan's ready. Cotton. you may
fire.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

If war is hell, the war in the Balkans
must be hell with variations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

By the law Of compensation tough men win
tender women.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
Amended Quotation Series.

(Classics brought up-to-date.)
!.
Lend ne your ears.
ID all things else which you may have about
~
Marc Anthony Speech, Julius Caesar.
New Orleans Times Democrat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
Follicules.
Birth and burial and bitterness between.

II you would he heard by the world talk in a
high falsetto tenor. The deep baritone OF con
viction does not &c very far.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
Courts and Capitals
of the Old World
nv rnE MARorIsE BIZ FoNTENoY.
Prince Ferdinand's Refuge.

Euxinograd, the castle in which Prince
Ferdinand has sought refuge since his
return to Bulgaria. not daring TO take
up his abode in his palace at Sofia. ow-
ing to the threats Of, the Macedonian
agitatOrs and their adherents to assassi-
nate him. is situated on the shore OF the
Black Sea. some six miles north OF
Varna, perched on the slope of the high
hills which recall the French Riviera.
1t was built by Prince Alexander Of Bat
tenberg, while on the throne OfsBulgar-
ia. and was called in his honor Sandrovo.
but while it was completed at the time
of his abdication, IL had not been oc-
cupied by him OF even furnished. The
place was purchased from Prince Alex
ander by the Bulgarian government, and
his successor. Prince Ferdinand. after
being some time on the throne, deter
mined TO convert it into his summer
residence. and after having changed its
] name TO Euxinograd. spent consider
/ able amount OF money in the furnish
/ ing and decoration OF the chateau. and
in the laying out of the beautiful
grounds.
It is a beautiful place. dominating
the coast line in both directions. and
has this advantage. that while it is i'm
possible to approach IL from land un-
seen. its proximity to the wafer affords
ready means of escape in the event
of the castle being attacked by insur-
gents.
When Ferdinand is in residence al
Euxinograd his steam yacht is always
kept with banked fires moored OF tho
private wharf OF the chateau. ready FOL
use at a moments notice, and in addi
ton to the ordinary drives and paths
from the palace to the dock. it is saiC
that there is likewise a secret and sub
terranean passage. which would enabl'
the prince to reach the waterside un
seen. IN fact. Ferdinand is safe from
any coup de main" on the part Of revo
lutionists at Euxinograd. and his onl,
danger Of course lies in the POSSIBILITY
OF his being assassinated by some O
the Bulgarian officers and domestic
whom he has been obliged TO retain i
his immediate encourage. The expert
ence OF his predecessor on the thron
OF Bulgaria shows that they are neve
10 be trusted since Alexander was be
trayed precisely by those OF his Bul
garian officers 70 whom he had bee
most kind. and in whom he was con
d WINGED that he could place his conf
dence, entitled, as he considered hin
, self TO be, TO their lasting gratitude.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18
In a Lighter Vein.
After Marriage

AILtI NdIIIaEt.
Wonderful how love concise
Grows from day 10 day
Once he called her Angel Eyes
Now lie calls her SAY"
San Francisco Bulletin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-18

To settle a dispute will YOU state how many
Cabinet officers President Roosevelt has IN his
political household? HIGH SCHOOL
They are the Secretaries OF state,
Treasury, War. Interior, Navy. Agricul-
ture. and Commerce and Labor, and the
Postmaster General and Attorney Gen
eral-nine in number
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-18
He Built One of the Pyramids.

The British museum. the great Euro
oean storehouse of things out of the
ordinary, has hundreds Of Egyptian
mummies of all dynasties carefully
slowed away within its walls. Some OF
these are comparatively recent efforts
at embalming, and others date back to
the wide revolving shades of centu-
ries past" The oldest Of the entire col
lection Is the mummy Of Mykerinos.
He was a king in Egypt in what Is
known to history as the fourth dynas-
ty" and wore his golden tiara and sat
on the throne Of thrones 1000 years be-
fore the wise men followed the star Of
fate till 1t stopped over that lowly
howell in Bethlehem where the infant
Jesus lay.
MykerinOs was the builder Of the
third pyramid at Gizeh, where his
headless mummy was discovered in
the year 1886. The stone coffin in
which he was being transported to
England was lost at sea and lay at the
bottom of the ocean for two years be-
fore being recovered. 1t is seldom that
a mans bones are subjected TO vicissi'
tudes, especially 5000 or 6,OO0 years
after his death.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-18
Tho c,oxe 7. n. Old ms History.

1t might be readily supposed that the
glove was an article of modern luxury.
On the contrary, these hand coverings
date back almost rs far as history IT
self. Homer mentions them in his writ
ings, and Xenophon also. stating that
the great Cyrus once forgot his gloves
on an important occasion. From the
earliest times the manufacture OF
gloves has been an important trade In
France. and in 100 Cbarlemagne grant
ed an unlimited right TO the abbot ana
monks Of Sithln to make gloves from
the skins Of deer they killed. The word
glove being Of Anglo-Saxon origin. it is
conjectured by some that the saxons
introduced the trade Of glove making
into England.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-18
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

Mount Vernon Council, Daughters Of
America, will give box 'cial tonight
Mr.. Wilbert Baggett quite badly cut
his hand with a meat knife in market
this morning.
Mr.. James Nails had one Of his tn umbs
broken while at work in the Southern
Railway shops in this city yesterday.
Mr.. Joshua Harrington, who narrow
" escaped drowning in Hunting creek
Wednesday evening, is suffering from
pneumonia at his home Oh south Patrick
street.
George Borbrit, colored, was arrested
by Lieutenant Smith today, charged
with stealing a banjo in Washington.
He will be turned over to the Washing
ton authorities.
Mr.. Frederick Cudlipp, superintend-
ent OF telegraph on the Atlantic Coast
Line, died suddenly in Wilmington, n.
c., few days since. He had number
of friends in this city.
Inc TCu spar Duol oh wv "N'"'NN "
Lower Cedar Point has been missing
for the past week or ten days, and the
loss of the broy has been reported to the
lighthouse authorities at Baltimore in
order that it may be replaced as soon a;
possible.
"a Rally Meeting" under the aus
pieces of the Epworth League, of the
Washington street NJ. +. Church South
will be held at s O. clock this evening, II
the lecture room of the church. An
interesting programme has been arranged
All are invited.
Oysters in all styles at F. Schwabs on Sat
urday, September %, and at all times during
the season Fried oys ers a speciality. Family
orders solicited end promptly filled.
NIB. II. Jenkins has received another
supply o. Rocky Ford cantaloupes, which
will be sold at lower prices.
Trout. tailors, butterfsh and oysters vii
be FOR sale by Mr.. Robert Tfayer' in market
tomOrrOW morning.