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The Washington times., 1903-03-27
Our Unhonored HiStoru.
Why Not Recall the Past BY Suitable
Street Inscriptions7

Until the recent encampment Of the
Grand Army, there was practically
nothing except the guidebook TO In
form the inquiring student as TO the
places In this city which are as
sociated with historic events. The
stranger within our gates usually
buys the guidebook and studies it
with such avidity that In two days he
knows more about the city than the
average resident would learn in ten
years. Among the preparations for
the reception of the Grand Army,
however, were sundry pasteboard and
wooden signs which were set up in
different parts of the city TO show
where history was made. These signs
still remain. But they look rather
shabby for decorations of the Nation
al Capital.
1t is all right to be modest, of
course, and no WashingtOnian has
any proper reason to be proud that he
lives on a street made historic by the
great men Of a bygone generation.
But there Is such a thing as carrying
unassuming quiet so far that it looks
like lack of respect for the past or
ignorance of its traditions.
In short, the neglect which has been
shown toward Washington's historic
places has much the appearance of
ignorant and indolent Indifference.
Other cities can afford simple and
dignified inscriptions in the shape of
tablets of bronze or stone, let into the
walls Of buildings. Why is Washing
ton too poor for such an outlay
Such inscriptions are not prominent
enough to force themselves upon the
eye and appear like labels, and if they
were, a population which can endure
The Washington times., 1903-03-27

the billboard nuisance ought 10 be able
TO put up with little advertising Of
bygone heroes.
Bronze and stone in this form are
not particularly costly, and it would
not be necessary TO have elaborate ar
rangements for the competition of
various artists in designing them.
though, to be sure, artistic designing
would add much to their effectiveness.
However, if the appropriation for
this purpose is too small to admit of
ornament, it would be better 10 have
plain print than nothing at all
The present signs are better than
nothing, but they look cheap, and they
are not iudestructible If smaller
cities of no national importance can
afford to honor the past, 50 can
Washington, and 1t Is high time that
steps should be taken toward that
end.
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
IN THE COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD WORLD
" Fe' Cor S
Eagdi

death of his childless elder brother,
viii become Marquis Of Huntly and
premier marquis of Scotland. is virtu-
ally condemned for the remainder of his
days to social ostracism. since no repu-
table club on the Continent of Eu-
rope, or I'm this country, would care TO
open its doors to a man who has been
dropped by the leading clubs of his na-
tive land for cause"
Every one of the London clubs OF
any standing contains a rule TO the eff
feet that amy member. who. in the
opinion OF the committee. renders him
self guilty of conduct unbecoming to
a gentleman, shall be liable TO expul-
sion by the committee"
Now Sir Francis Jeune. the president
Of the divorce court. IN giving his judg-
ment in the suit brought by Lady Gran
Vile Gordon. to retain the custody Of
the little girl born TO her during her
previous marriage to Frederick Gordon.
declared from the bench that Lord
Granville's conduct was deserving OF
reprobation. reprobation greater than
that which usually attached to the con-
duct of respondent-conduct that
had been improper and dishonorabIe to
an extraordinary degree"
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
Cause of Railroad Accidents.

The number Of railroad accidents that have oc-
CURED in the United States during the last
few months is abnormal and il has puzzled the
country 10 account for them Even the citizen
who has no railroad experience can distinguish
very well between unavoidable accident and
the other kind The other kind have apparently
been the more numerous. The slaughtering Of
human life IN preventable railroad accidents IS
due 20 either incompetency or neglect. Now,
railroad men. OF at least those trusted with the
running Of locomotives, far from incomrc-
tent They are among the finest men
Of the country. they neglect their
duties, when the results are generally
fatal to themselves. il must be On ac-
count Of physical and mental exhaustion. II
they are being 0yervorked the practice should
cease Public interest demands this imPera-
lively. but il is hard 20 understand how the
railroads themselves can stand the property loss
that follows wrecks which can be cIassed as
preventable.-Chicago Chronicle
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
THE TWO VIEWS

l dreamed an angel came and led
Me 20 a splendid room, and there
Two paintings hung high DER my head
She bade me study them with care.
One was the portrait of a man
Whose mion was splendid; filled with
awe.
! gazed awhile then turned to scan
The picture opposite, and saw
The likeness of a poor. weak one
foolish egotist. w-browed.
Such as the millions who go on,
Day after day. down in the crowd.
The angel. speaking kindly, then
Said Both are portraits fair and
true.
The one you try to seem to men,
The others as the world sees you
S. Z. Kiser, in Chicago Record-herald.
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FOllicules.

Even as the most of butter is oleoma-gzrine,
80 Is the most Of pleasure self-deception-
II you must deal IN hattery. let IL be honey
instead of molasses.
II was because his assumed livery did not
properly nt him that the Sheepskin-yrearin~
Wolf IN the fable was discovered and torn 10
shreds by she Collies Of Righteousness. Latter
day wolves know better. Their sheepsSin suits
are Iailormade
Il have knocked at the door Of your house
very often,' remarked The weary-eyrd Man to
Friendship. when he met the latter on q side
street through the merest accident- ''But some
how, your buffers appearance dismayed me. He
is fierce and terrible fellow Yes
nodded Friendship His name Is Sincerity
In 2 question Of logic. where il is the x0m1n's
inalienable right To be wrong Il Is also very
wrong IN the man to be right
The reason why no man can ever hope 70 be
as thorough philosopher any dog j. simply
that man has no bushy tail 10 wag-NeW or
leans Times Democrat.
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
A Search for Lost Gold.

A very active search is in progress for
the $4,000, 900 in gold which Is known
to have disappeared from the Transvaal
treasury a few days before Pretoria was
taken by the English under Lord
Roberts Speculation exists as to wheth-
er IT is at the present moment in Europe
or in the United States. or II f. has ever
left Africa.
It is not only the English government
that is hunting for the money. but like
wise those BOer leaders who have made
their peace with England. and who are
anxious that the money in question
should be used for the restocking and
rebuilding OF Boer farms. and OF reliev-
ing Boer misery and destitutiOn result
ing from the war
The services OF several Of the big
detective agencies have been engaged
by the English government. and
prompted by a promise of q reward OF
per cent on the amount recovered
that is TO say. OF a million dollars. il
the entire sum missing IS secured-they
are devoting all their energies 10 the
work. I near that the leading detective
agency in this country. the one usually
employed by the English government
for matters on this side OF the Atlantic,
has likewise a finger in the pie.
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
Woods Work in Cuba.
Secretary Roots Valuation Is a Little
Different From E. G. Rathbone's.

Here are two sentences from an
order issued on Wednesday by the
Secretary Of War:
The administration Of General Wood
both as military commander of the di-
vision and department Of Cuba. and as
military governor. was highly credit
able. The War Department. by
direction Of the President. thanks Cen
eral Wood and the officials civil and
military. serving under him. upon the
completion OF a work so dificult so
important. and so well done
These sentences tell what every un-
biased student of Cuban reconstruc-
tlon and naturalization knows to be
the unvarnished truth. They pay a
tribute which is neither forced. nor
1ulsome, nor inflated. They are 2
measured and sober expression of ap-
preciation-a just appraisement of
credit and desert.
Coming at a moment when it is
sought to asperse General Woods
well-earned reputation through
charges as belated as they are irrele-
want, Secretary Roots eneomiums are
doubly significant. We are glad TO
commend them to the careful and
prayerful attention of the Hon. Estes
q. Rathbone, formerly Director Gen
eral of the Cuban posts.
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
CHATS WITH PROMINENT VISITORS IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS
An Era Of Prosperity.

An Era of Prosperity.
"Ohio is undergoing its greatest era
OF prosperity" said the Hon. J. w
Campbell. OF Cambridge. Ohio. to a re-
porter for The Times this morning at
the New Willard. 4 presume no State
is as prosperous as my State. and
know no city in the country OF it's
population has experienced such con-
tinued success in business as has Cam
bridge Within the past FIVE years, il
has more than doubled it's population.
and every Tin plate, steel and iron mill
there is working night and day. turning
out orders placed with them some
months ago.
Electric lines ere building In every
direction from the city connecting
numerous small towns in the county
and factories have sprung, up in
remote sections of the territory con
tiguous to Cambridge. Representative
Van VoOrhfs looks after cur district in
Congress, but az far as politics are
concerned I have dropped out of the
arena and am devoting my time spe-
ciaIly to business"
Judge CAMPBELL served for several
terms on the bench Of the Court of
Common Pleas, and is one OF Ohio's
strongest legal lights.
The Washington times., 1903-03-27

tire. For al court balls the two
brothers would always wear plain even
ing dress. while when driving on the
PinciO. or in the gardens OF the villa
BOrghese. Humbert would affect a frock
coat and high silk hat. the general-in-
waiting beside him being. however.
ia uniform
Old King Victor Emmanuel, he Re
galent 'UOms. likewise disliked uni
form, but evening dress. frOck coats
and high silk hats were equally dis
tasteful 10 him. and he was never 50
happy as when in his shirt sleeves, or
in some old shooting jacket. In fact.
he did not HE clothes at all, and
General de Gallifet relates how being
on one occasion sent TO him on official
business by Napoleon III. the burIy old
King received TO him in the garb OF
Adam before the fall. apparently with
out the slightest idea that the absence
OF garments detracted from his royal
dignity.
This story is r-vaIed by that told
Of George ". who during his corona
tion disappeared in his retiring room
at Westminster Abbey for refreshments
and a rest during the ceremony and was
there found by the great dignitaries
walking up and down the room. tanning
himself furiously with the crown on his
head, but divested OF every vestige OK
clothing in consequence OF the ODpres-
sive heat
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
German a Winner.


Senator German is larger than his
party. IL anything" said John T. Nc
Graw. OF West Virginia. member Of the
Democratic national committee. to a
Times reporter this morning at the Ra-
leigh He is highly esteemed by the
conservative business men or the coun-
try. and know he can carry West vir-
ginia II nominated" he added In dis
cussing the Presidential nomination OF
his party
The people OF the country are tired
OF the present kind of legislation and
are ready for a more conservative Presi-
dent. Olney Of Massachusetts is a great
favorite, and 1 am inclined to think him
most available candidate He made one
Of the best Attorneys Generals the coun-
try ever had. and his papers on the Mon
roe Doctrine have never been equaled-
not even by those OF Hamilton Fish. of
Grants Administration
If German or Olney Is nominated I
can safely predict Democratic victory.
and West Virginia will do her part
Mr.. McGraw is a banker IN Grafton.
w Va. but possesses large railroad
holdings in the central part OF his State.
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
Kubelik's Marriage.

The encouragement OF Kubelik's i'm
pending marriage with the divorced wife
OF Count Czaky must be taken with a
grain OF salt For Kubelik would for
felt the good viii OF the Catholic
Church. Of the Austrian court. and Of a
considerable portion OF the AustrO-
Hungarian aristocracy IL he we'd a di-
vorcee. and would in that case prob
ably be deprived OF the order OF St.
Gregory conferred upon him by the
Pope The countess. who is a wonder
fully clever violinist, is the daughter OF
a provincial official. Wolfgang Won
Sell. a distant cousin OF the premier
that name. MARQUISE DE FOSTENOY.
The Washington times., 1903-03-27

growth and expansion, but not at un-
necessary cost. Such conditions as
we have described need not prevail.
They shouldn't be permitted to exist.
The city IS building up rapidly, and
at this time of the year, especially,
houses are going up in every direc-
tion. 1t Is important. therefore. that
some regulations should be framed.
or, If they already have been, they
should be enforced, to protect the
rights of people in whose neghbor-
hood building operations are carried
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
Based on Judicial Utterance.

1t was on the strength OF this judi
cial utterance from the bench anent the
future chief of the ancient and historic
Scottish elan of Gordon that the Turf and
the other London clubs TO which he
belongs dropped Lord Granville's name
from their roster.
Just what viii be done with Frederick
Gordon in this connection it is difficult
TO say For while the judge acquitted him
Of connivance in his owG dishcnor. he
declared from the bench that Frederick
Gordon had behaved with ''the most in
conceivable lack of care. discretion and
judgment" the strongest Illustration OF
which given in court being the fact.
brought to light in the evidence. that
while he himself slept on a different
floor from that on which his wife's
apartments were situated. he offered no
objection 10 Lord Granville's occupying
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
Irish Land Bill.

One can but sympathize With the high hopes
expressed, both in England ind in Ireland that
the new Irish land bill my at last heal the
open sore Of turmoil and discomfort In that
country Yet We have seen the Irish question
settled too many times bhore 10 indulge in
oyer-conhdence now. One ytistiug element in
every former apparent solution certainly re-
mains today 10 vex the situation. We refer
Ot course. to the malign influence of party
politics II IS the verdict former prime
minister that the Irish Question has never
passed into history because 4 has never passed
~ IAnlifiansS Nszs< pazn
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
Civil Service Rules.
The Amended Code Will Prove a Be
neficent Achievement.

The civil service rules, we are in
formed, have been revised and rewrit-
ten, and the amended code is to be put
IN force on April 10 next. BY skillfuI
editing, 1t Is said, the regulations gov
ernIng appointment to the classified
service are compressed to about half
their former volume On the one
hand, the scope Of the competitive ex-
animation system is widened. On the
other, the positions excepted from its
scope are grouped in a more logical
and imtelligible order.
Until the new code goes into effect
IN April, we shall hardly be able to
crltlclse 1t IN detail. Its general i'm
portance, however, we do not under
rate. A codifcation so complete. SO
authoritative, SO far-reaching, must
be held TO be a memorable administra-
tive achievement. Cert2inly it fully
and finally justifes the 1S7 separate
and distinct calls made at the White
House during February by the three
vigilant and pubic-spirited members
of the Civil Service Commission.
To the new code we extend our
heartiest welcome. The merit system
has nowhere staneher and tIuer
friends than here in Washington. We
have seen its workings; we have
tasted its fruits. An experiment
sneered at at first as academic and
UtOpian, we have seen it win its way
to practical recognition and popular
favor.
Its reasonableness, its fairness, its
good sense can be no longer ques-
toned. We wonder now how an en-
hghtened sentiment ever could have
tolerated the crudities, the scandals,
the unbusiness-like spirit and methods
of the old "spoils" system.
The elevation in character Of the
Federal Civil Service since the merit
theory was first applied to determine
appointments has been both constant
and conspicuous. And nowhere has
that improvement in quality and in
status been more noticeable than here
at the very hearthstone and focus of
Federal Government
Appointment from merit, perma-
neney Of tenure, and promotion for
efficiency have put new life into the
civil service, and by raising its tone
and quality have vastly benefited a
community linked in welfare, as ours
is, so directly with the fortunes of an
army of Federal employees.
Amy improvement in the conditions
under which the Federal offices are
assigned and filed, is a benefaction
to Washington. We therefore hail
with pleasure any and every substan-
tial extension or fortifcation in the
Government service of the so-called
merit system.
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
Montana Prosperous.

Gov. Joseph X Toole. OF Montana. is
a guest at the Normandie. He is ac-
companied by his wife and children.
When asked concerning his presence in
Washington at this time. ne SAID.
4 am not here on any political mat
ters, but just came TO Washington with
my wife and children TO get a good rest
Ny State Is experiencing the great wave
OF prosperity. and we hope to have a
greatly increased population within q
few more years II Congress will order
more irrigation. Politically, the State
is perfectly quiet. and the Democratic
party Is as harmonious as can be ! feel
confident the Democratic party viii get
the States electoral vote"
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
Friend of Mckinley.


Judge W A. Lynch. OF Canton. Ohio.
IS registered at the Arlington. Judge
Lynch was for a long term OF years the
partner with Associate Justice William
r. Day. OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States Both were intimate
friends or the late President Ne
Kinley. and IN the days when they
were all active practitioners before
the bar. they were frequently asso-
ciated together in cases. and at times
arrayed one against the other.
Judge Lynch came to Washington 10
see his former business partner. who
has been III. and TO look after some bUsi-
ness matters before The Supreme Court
He returned home last night.
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
Large State Legislatures.

One distinction possessed BY New Hampshire
is that il has the largest Legislature OF any
State There are at present rwenty-four MEM
bers Of the New Hampshire senate and SgS MEM
bers OF the house Of representative total
Of AZ. Massachusetts, has ON joint ballot 30
members Of the Legislature. Maine Is2. Connec-
ticut 30, Rhode Island 10. Vermont 275, New
York 200, New Jersey 81, Pennsylvania 254,
and Ohio 1fS.-New York sun
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
Not a World Language Yet.

Il is true that Inglish is spoken by,
as estimated. u5.OOt 900 persons. Russian BY
$4,000. 600. German ~ 10000 OOO spanish by
$1,000. 900. and FreIrh by s5.OOO.OOO. But
French remains the most popular language Of
international intercours. II holds a closer re-
lationship 20 all othT languages than the
English does. while its kinship u the English
from one Of their common progenitors. the
Latin, keeps IL the be=t vehicle of scientific
and professional thought transit from one
language TO another. French Is the linguistic.
clearing house. English is not the world
language by any means.-thicago Chronicle
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
Social Revelations


There is much wailing and gnashing
Of teeth in London Just now in con-
nection with the dance given the other
day by the King and Queen at Bucking-
ham Palace TO celebrate the fortieth an
niversary of their wedding. It was ex-
pressly stated and officially announced
that the entertainment was in no sense
a state affair, but restricted wholly to
the personal friends or the King the
Queen and the princesses. The invita-
tions did not exceed 4OO-the magic
number of the late Ward McAllister.
Of New York-and inasmuch as the
names were published. all those who
were not asked and who have been trad
ing for years on their alleged intimacy
with Edward VII and his royal consort
ind themselves out in the cold. branded
more or less as social impostors and as
shown not to belong to the circle OF the
personal friends of their majesties.
The list is very interesting one. and
while look therein in vain for the name
Of William Waldorf Astor. 1 find that Of
his popular young son. w. Astor, jr The
Rothschild family is likewise largely
represented, and Reuben Sassoon and
Miss Sassoon. as well as Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Sassoon, were also there. So. too,
was young Winston Spencer Churchill,
George and Mrs. Keppel. Lord ReveI-
stoke, Lord Marcus Beresford. but. of
course. not his wife; young Lord Brookes
without his father and mother; Lord and
Lady Warwick; General Arthur Paget
and his daughter; the Hon. o. Borth-
wick. who was recently in this country
in behalf Of his fathers newspaper, the
London Morning Post" Mrs. Caveadish
Bentinck. who was a Miss Livingston. Of
New York, and Capt. Sir Berkeley Milne.
who is TO command the royal yacht in
succession TO Hedworth Lambton. pro-
NOTED to the rank OF rear admiral. and
as second in command OF Lord Charles
BeresfOrd's channel squadron.
The Washington times., 1903-03-27
No Statue Needed.

President Monroe really needs no statue in
Europe. lie did once. lie does no longer.
When the last Congress ordered fve battieships
1t was really a monument to President Monroe.
il was his peanaIt that was flying. unseen,
from our Gull 5, uadron Of battieships last
winter. Every space turned on the isthmUs digs
the foundation sf his lasting memory. Few
Presidents less med a statue in Berlin or else
where 90 remind the world Of his policy and
work than Preident MonrOe.-Phil2delph phia