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COURTS AND CAPITALS OF THE OLD WORLD
in
Family ntiguSFeope Will Take
the RagnmgD Dynasty.

advantage of any changes in the sue
cession TO the crown to get rid OF the
entire dynasty of PetTowitch Niegoch,
Of which they are as heartily sick as the
Serbs were of the Obrenowitches. Pcs
sessed of none OF the agricultural re-
sources of the other Balkan nations, and
eking out the scantiest subsistence from
their herds of goats and mountain cat
tie, they bitterly resent the ever-in-
creasing burden OF taxation imposed
upon them by their prince in order TO
enable him to maintain a royal court
at Cettinje and to pay his gambling
debts.
Nikita is an even more passionate
gambler than was King Milan OF Servia,
and. as at Versailles in the days Of the
Inflated Queen Marie AntOinette, any
stranger fond OF high play and we'll
supplied with funds is welcomed with
open arms at the court Of CettinJe with
out regard to his social status or his
antecedents. A pack OF cards and !
well-flled purse constitute in the eyes
Of the prince a superior recommendation
than even autograph letters of intro
duction from any of his brother SOW
ereigns.
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WASHINGTON SCIENTIST
TREATED MRS. WHITESIDE
Dead Woman's Heirs Now Allege IN
due Influence.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. July 1.-THE
contest over the viii OF Harriet l..
Whiteside. who left an estate Of $1,0O0,-
600. IS attracting much attention.
Mrs. Whitesidc was a Christian Scien-
fist. and left her property to her grand
children, and the Christian Scientist
Church The will is contested BY three
sons. who alleged that their sister. Flor
ence Whiteside. used undue influence
with their mother
On the witness stand another daughter,
Mrs. Helen Watkins. severely arraigned
the methods or Christian Scientists. OF
which church she had formerly been a
member. She said that a Christian
Scientist treated her mother in a cruel
and inhuman manner; that med.Sine was
refused her and that she was allowed 10
die. Christian Science treatment was
given her by Florence Whiteside and a
reader from Washington.
Christian Scientists" said Mrs. Wat
kins. profess to cure people as Jesus
Christ did. but they don't do It. not by
a long shot"
The Whiteside family Is we'll known
in the South. James L. Whiteside. hus-
band OF the testator, who died years ago,
was pioneer railroad builder and the
testator at one time owned all OF Look
out Mountain.
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Bitter Fight in Indiana.

While the Hon. Tom Taggart is send
ing out invitations for his harmony pic
mic to leaders of the two discordant fac
lions of the democracy. other Hoosier
Democrats led by eX-Candidate Kern,
who was the party's nominee for gov
ernor three years ago, are organizing
to continue the fight along the old lines
They want re-assertion, re-afhrmation
and revival of the old issues which
weighed the party down to defeat in two
campaigns. They desire. il possible. the
rehabilitation of the silver question
but their chances for success in this
respect are not bright
A majority Of Hoosier Democrats, in
common with nearly all OF their
brethren in other States, are anxious
to forget the white metal and to get to-
gether on live issues, letting the dead
past bury it's dead. Now and then, how
ever, there is found a few irreconcilibles
who want to continue the struggle
beyond the last ditch long after their
cause is hopeless.
OF such are Kern and his followers
who are attempting TO organize Jeffer-
sonian clubs throughout Indiana for the
purpose Of preventing the Teorgani3ers
from gaining control OF the party ma
chinery of the State. 1t may be all
very we'll for the old regulars. chose
who voted the ticket in 1896 and in 1900
TO seek to prevent the party OrganiZa-
tion from falling into the hands of those
who left the Democracy and Joined the
enemy, but for the good of their party
they should not endeayor to force to the
front the issues which not only the
voters Of Indiana but the country al
large have twice repudiated.
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An Intolerable Situation.

OF late the situation at Cettinje has
been becoming more and more intolera-
BILE. The prince has quarre;e- and
parted company with all his most
trusted and influential advisers, notably
PIamenatz. during forty years the min
lister OF war. and Minister of Finance
Matanowitch, who, knowing their SOW
ereign. have deemed it prudent to leave
the country.
Increasing age and ALCOHOLIC excuses
have developed the despotic tendencies
of the prince, whom many regard as
40 longer wholly responsible in men
tai sense and abandoned by most OF the
old faithful retainers, who have found
themselves unable to submit any longer
to his vagaries, he is in the eyes Of all
those who keep track Of affairs in the
Balkans, fully ripe for removal from his
throne. either through exile or as
sassinatIon.
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bones of the ring. 1t is positively in
decent to question the doings of the
brood that hangs on to the old lady's
apron strings.
The public7 Oh! the public b.
id! The taxpayer7 Let him 60
about his business and pay the taxes.
That's what he is here for. He is ali
ungrateful dog to be constantly
whining and complaining. Are we
not giving him the best city govern
ment this country, or any other, for
that matter, has to show9 Are we
not offering him the privilege of
paying for goods we supply at rates
that demonstrate our patriotism and
our unselfshness7 Are we not, in an
access of altruistic fury, prepared to
sacrifice $4,000 in selling our interes;
ir a monopoly for the sake of serv-
ing this thankless brute for $4,000
w nat Is dll llllS NOISE ana CldluOl
about, anyway Reform7 Reform
like the public, be id!
Yes, it must jar our esteemed
contemporary tremendously - this
laying Of unholy hands upon the very
pillars of the temple. Nevertheless
our neighbor will shed many a bitter
tear, we predict, before the broom OF
reform can finish its work. That office
brokerage business has its advantages
but it likewise has its drawbacks
Among the latter is that it compel.
YOU to look after the interests OF
your friends in office, and to let the
interests of the public take care OF
themselves. It's not all beer and
skittles. It's, on the contrary, very
embarrassing sometimes. And, wors
of all, it makes ones pretentions ST
excruciatingly ridiculous.
Our esteemed contemporary ha!
our sincerest sympathy
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FORT MYER CAQkLRYMEN
WILL GO TO DETROIT
Company F to Take Part in Reunion of
Santiago Veterans.

Company F. OF the Second Cavalry.
stationed at Fort Myer, three officers,
ifty-four enlisted men and sixty horses.
under command of Capt. L. NJ. Brett,
will leave that post next week in time
10 participate in the ceremonies attend
ing the reunion Of the Army of Santiago
de Cuba to be held at Detroit July 10
and II. The company will form a part
OF the detachment from the army which
will participate in the parade July 10.
In addition there will be a battalion
o. four companies OF the First Infantry
from Fort Wayne, a battalion Of the
Ninth Infantry, two companies from
Madison Barracks, and two from Fort
Niagara, two battalions OF the Third
Infantry from Fort Thomas. KY, two
battaltons of the Twentieth Infantry
and the Twenty-frst Light Battery from
Fort sheridan. making altogether TWEEN
ty-four companies of infantry.
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A Good Farmer.

II must have been a source of great
inspiration to those Wisconsin farmers
20 have seen the grave. reverend. and
digniAed Joseph Very Quarles attired IN
blue overalls and jacket, cowhide boots
and minus a collar. out in the field NOW
ing a ssxty-ac crop OF timothy II is
not often that a constituency is so for
tunate as TO be represented in the Senate
by a statesman who is also able 20
swing the scythe when his services are
not demanded in the halls OF Congress.
Most OF them busy themselves by
building fences-not the kind which keep
the cows in pasture and out OF the corn.
but political fences TO corral the mem
bers OF their State Legislatures and
insure a return TO the Senate
Some persons will doubtless say that
in joining the farmhands the junior Sen
ator from the Badger State has found
his level; but that is unkind. for Senator
Quarles has demonstrated that he is
something more than Senator Spooner's
man Friday. 1t Is to be hoped that nc
makes all the hay while the sun is yet
shining, and that while raking It he has
none OF the sad thoughts which entered
| the mind OF Whittier's heroine, Miss
Muller
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SAYS SPECIFICATIONS
PRECLUDE COMPETITION

Representative Scudder, of New York,
has made protest 20 the Quartermaster's
Department OF the army against the
form of contract for supplying the army
with socks for soldiers. He asserts that
the specifications are so drawn as to
preclude competition. Representative
Scudder's brother is a manufacturer OF
hosiery and 1t is said that his company
Is not able to file a bid owing to the
terms and conditions imposed. a number
of bids for hosiery have been received
but all have been refused because they
were regarded as excessive
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The Field of Politics
Will See Europe.

The Hon. William J. Bryan has an
nounced his intention of going abroad
this fall to visit the monarchies Of
Europe, study financial and industrial
conditions. and upon his return TO write
a book. He will go in September and be
absent for about four months. This ar
rangement will prevent him from par
ticipating in the forthcoming campaign
as he will not be back with us until after
the November election.
1t will be the first time in fifteen
years or more that Mr.. Bryan has not
taken an active part in the political
campaign and stumped anywhere from
one to forty-fve States Perhaps he is
Disguised with the trend Of political
events and like many another politician
has decided to HE himself to Europe
until the canvass is over. Perhaps since
the silver faction was defeated in Iowa,
he does not think It worth while to
enter into this years fight.
At any rate, it is somewhat singular
that Mr. Bryan who is never quite salts
fed unless engaged in politics, should
select the campaign period OF the year
for taking a trip abroad. His absence
from the country studying questions and
conditions in European states will to
large extent eliminate him as factor in
the several contests to be fought this
fall, and 1t will then be seen whether
or not. as is so frequently asserted. he is
the disturbing element which prevents
Democrats from getting together and
making a winning.
1t is not announced that Mr.. Bryan
will make arrangements to start a
European edition of the "Commoncr
while abroad, or seek to organize O
corps of special correspondents In the
various capitals on the Continent On
the contrary. he will write book which
may be offered as a premium for a
years subscription.
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A Case of Common Interest.
The Paramount Importance of a Pure
Milk Supply.

There are matters in which the in
terests of the rich and the poor are
separate, though these are not many.
But IN the matter of the milk supply
their interests are inextricably wound
up together. Only by legislation.
strictly enforced, can pure milk be
secured; and upon this the health of
rich children and poor children alike
must depend. They both rely upon
the good faith of the milkman.
Even if it were possible for the
rich and the well-to-do to secure good
milk, while. the very poor must be
contented with an inferior article. the
interests of the former would suffer.
The health and strength of a child
are affected by its food to a much
greater extent than the well-being of
an adult in the same circumstances.
The adult has reserve strength which
the child has not; and he is seldom
dependent upon one article Of diet.
Ill-nOurished children among the
poorer classes mean an increase in
the per cent of paupers and charity
patients in public institutions in the
next generation, and decrease in the
working power Of the laboring classes.
A little money spent on sanitation
Row means a saving of two or three
times the amount to our children
when they come to pay taxes and en-
ploy labor
1t Is as true now as ever that the
destruction of the poor is their pow
erty. Compelled to accept inferior
sanitation in their dwellings and in
ferior articles of food, they perforce
become careless in this respect. Let
them understand that it is not a small
matter to feed their children on milk
and meat and fruit unfit for human
consumption. Let them find it i'm
possible TO cheat the next generation
of health and strength in this wav.
The whole community will gain by
this increase in general information
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Glasses Beneath Contempt.

1t is difficult for anyone who has ever
resided in the various Balkan states
and come into contact with the upper
classes there to write with any degree
of patience about them. The peasantry.
democratic. Industrious, honest. long
suffering. and. as a rule. courageous,
are In many respects admirable, but the
classes, who possess none OF the quail
ties of their humber fellow-citizens.
are beneath contempt. / am led 20
make this remark by the announcement
that King Peter OF Servia is showering
favors upon Major Michael Risticz. son
of the statesman who was for many
years premier at Belgrade and regent
OF Servia alike during the minority or
King Milan and that of his son. King
Alexander Not only has Michael Ris-
ticz. who was one Of the assassins OF
Queen Draga and King Alexander, been
appointed a member of the royal house
hold by King Peter. but the latter has
expressed his intention Of conferring
cabinet Office upon him, and indeed MI
chae' Risticz is regarded at Belgrade
as the coming man" OF Servia. Yet
he was turned out OF the Russian army
for as gross an exhibition OF cowardice
as IL is possible to conceive.
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EXPECT REPORT AFTER
TWO WEEKS OF INQUIRY
Smithsonian Officials Allow Fortnight
for Investigating Finances
of Institution.

The committee recently appointed by
the board Of governors of the smith
sonian Institution TO look into the bust
ness methods OF that institution will
probably report to the board at the end
OF two weeks. The committee consists
OF DR.. Baker. Dr. Adler. and Mr. Rave
mel.
The need of revision in the business
methods of the Institution was made
evident in the alleged theft by Frank VI.
Barnett. who is charged with having
fraudulently taken 1925 from the Blu
reau OF Ethnology.
Barnett was arrested upon FIVE charges
Upon one Of these. that OF forging a
check for 500. he was indicted by the
grand jury and will be tried in Octo-
Der. He is now at liberty under a bond
OF $1,000
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DON'T.
Don't hurry.

Don't hurry.
Don't walk on the sunny side of the
street If you can avoid It.
Don't wear a heavy black hat and
thick, stufHy clothes. a light crash suit
will mean money in your pocket and
comfort in your frame.
Don't drink alcoholic liquors, or bever-
ages rich with sugary syrups, or ice cold
water. Pure water. or carbOnated or
mineral water, cool but not icy, is best
for quenching thirst and far best for the
health. Drink It freely but in small
quantities at time.
Don't wear high. tight collar. Even
the fool fashions 10 which men make
themselves slaves will permit you to
put on a collar half an inch lower and
half an inch longer than you wore in cool
weather.
Don't ask your neighbor II It is hot
enough for him.
Don't I'LL your stomach with rich, high
Iy spiced. carbonaceous food. bowl OF
bread and milk is better than beefsteaB
a Tenfer,
Don't worry.
Don't swear at the weather forester
He Is doing his best.
Don't run 10 catch q car. Walk slowly
and catch the next one. or the one after
that.
Don't forget that the children OF the
poor, in crowded. narrow. reeking
streets, are suffering a great deal more
than you are. and haven't one-tenth OF
one-thousandth your ability to mitigate
such suffering.-New York Tribune.
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Inexcusable COwardice.

Educated through the kindness OF the
late Gar at the Imperial School Of Pages
at St. Petersburg. he received on gradu-
ton a commission in the crack regiment
OF Leuchtenberg Hussars Of the Russian
Guard. Involved in a quarrel with
Polish territorial magnate and noble OF
the name of Kobierzycki. he was chaI-
lenged by the latter TO duel with
swords. At the second set-to, however
Lieutenant Risticz. although unframed,
not only lost heart. but actually turned
tail and bolted. pursued by his adver-
sary. who shouted: Down on your belly
and kiss the ground or I will cut your
head on" The terrified officer obeyed-
threw himself PROSTATE and kissed the
earth.
After this disgraceful exhibition there
was nothing left for Michael Risticz but
dismissal from the Russian army, ex-
pulsion from all the clubs to which he
belonged at st. Petersburg. and ostra-
cism. by society not only in Russia, but
likewise everywhere else on the Cont
nent except in the Balkans, where We
may yet see him blossoming forth as the
prime minister of Servia.
MARQUISE DE FoNTENOf-
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TINGE OF YELLOW To Be
ADDED TO SIGHT-FINDERS
War Department Considering Plans for
Changes in Optical Glasses.

The War Department Is considering a
change in range finders, gun-sights. and
field glasses. which may revolutionize the
business Of those who manufacture op-
teal glass.
The Russian army has been recently
conducting experiments which would
tend to demonstrate that a faint tinge
Of yellow is advantageous in the lenses
of such instruments. The tint is not
only softer in shine to the eyes. but
greater accuracy at target practice was
gained even in cloudy weather and at
twilight.
The Ordnance Department is now hav-
ing yellow glass placed in some Of the
range finders now building. am the Sig
nal Corps will investigate with a view
to using it in field glasses.
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Worse Than Alexander.

Montenegro will be well rid OF him.
For quite as gifted and talented in his
way as King Milan, possessed OF brill
liant literary and musical accomplish
ments, as we'll as Of great personal
courage. he is In many respects a far
worse man than was the last, but one
OF the Obrenowitches, and should ever
the court of Austria, or the department
of foreign affairs on the Ballhofplatz
at Vienna see their way to make public
the proof which they possess OF the
deeds OF violence which he has insu-
gated and OF the unsavory scandals In
which he had been implicated, 1t VIII
be found that the rosy hued pictures
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Early Saturday Closing.
The Government Owes This Concession
to Its Employees.

Secretary Root and Secretary
Moody have raised an ungracious is
sue In refusing the employees under
them the customary courtesies of the
heated term. In insisting on an ex-
act and rigorous enforcement of the
letter of the statute-or, rather, on
such an inelastic Interpretation Of il
as will hold the War and Navy De-
partment clerks to a full seven hours
Of work each working day-we think
they have sacrificed results to theory
and equity TO technicality. They
stand on the verbal minutiae Of the
law and ignore It's true intent and
broader purpose.
There can be no question that the
statutes passed by Congress contem-
plate a seven-hour workday for de-
partment employees. That maximum
Of labor is not a crushing one; foI
the nation can afford to be-anC
should be-a generous task-master
1t can clip-and does elliptic hours
of labor far below the minimum en-
forced on non-governmental employ
ments. And in that it sets a laudable
example to which in time a more en-
hghtened civilization may force al
private employers of labor to rise.
Yet, having shown itself so far SUI
perior to the conductors of private
enterprises in consideration for Its
employees, is il logical or natural that
the Government should under the
stress of exceptional conditions
withhold from those in its service that
ordinary and reasonable consideration
which is so freely extended during
the extreme heat Of summer TO work.
ers in the extra-official world7 If the
merchant or the manufacturer is lee
by considerations of policy or of sym.
pathy TO grant a Saturday half-holi
day, why should the Government aus
terely deny to those who do its worE
an equal measure of dog-day indul
gence7
An early closing Of the Depart
ments on Saturdays through July anC
August cannot possibly delay or ham
per the transaction Of official business
In so far as it lessons the trials anC
diseomforts Of life in such a sum
mer climate as WashingtOn's, it tendi
t. promote efficiency in the Govern
ment service. 1t Is, as we see Il, ;
measure Of economy, Of humanity
and Of common sense.
Why sickle and haggle over tech
meal constructions when the who'll
spirit of the Governments dealing
with its employees points to a liberia
and sensible Interpretation of tn
seven-hour law9
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The Stars" Sympathy.
Literally Bestowed Upon Discredited
Officials, But Not on the Public.


Our esteemed evening contempora-
~, the "Star," expresses great con-
cern for Messrs. Petty and McKen-
zie. In the opinion Of our contem-
porary they are the victims of an
inconsistent procedure" unjust
injury" whatever that may be-has
been inflicted upon them, and thew
have been subjected to "undeserved
humiliation" The Commissioners.
our contemporary thinks, have been
hesitating between "panicky, hasty.
selhshly and harshly inconsiderate
action" on the one side, and "unman-
ly weakness in dealing with corrupt.
grossly negligent or slanderous sub
ordinates' on the other In short. the
conduct Of the Commissioners in at
tempting to make the administration
of the District more efficient bv
wedding out incompetent officials
does not meet the approval Of the
"Star."
We confess we should have been
surprised if it did. We can readily
understand that, according to the
teachings Of an ''unselfsh and warm
hearted philanthropy" it is something
like high treason TO touch those
anointed by the oil of the machine.
1t is sacrilege TO speak except with
bated breath within the precincts of
the temple. IT is a high crime and
misdemeanor, for which quartering is
none too severe, 10 rattle the dry
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is IT FISH FOR ONE
AND FOWL FOR ANOTHER?''
A Conundrum The Washington Times
Finds Too Difficult in Hot Weather.
the Editor of The Washington Times:

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
How will the Postmaster General
explain or Justify, the removal OF James
T Metcalf and retain William H. Land
voigt In Office?
The former, 1t is known. has son en-
plOyed with the big printing Office of
Wynkoop. Hallenbeck & Co.. of New
York. at s2.25O per Rnnum. and the lat
ter a son with the General Manifolding
Co. OF Franklin. Pa. at $1,000.
rs Il Ash for one and fowl for
another?"
Can you answer this conundrum, Mr..
Editor? ENQUIRER.
IGive US something easier these hot
July days-Editor.l
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SUMMER CLOSING HOURS
AT LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

The Library OF Congress Will close on
Saturday at p. m, from July II until
September u. inclusive. The Sunday
hours will continue as at present.
The Law Library in the Capitol VIII
close at D. IN. from July until Sep
TENDER 80. inclusive. on all business days
except Saturdays, on which days from
July IL until September II. inclusive, IT
will close at 4 p. N.
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TO REPRESENT DISTRICT.

The Commissioners have named
Messrs. James d. Whelpley and George
e. Mitchell as delegates to represent the
District OF Columbia at the eleventh
national irrigation congress. TO be held
at Ogden. Utah, from the 18th to 18th of
September next
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drawn of him, portrsy;ng aim as the
beloved father OF his people. admins
tering patriarchcal and eyenhanded rule
beneath the great tree Of the market
place OF his capital, are singularly mis-
leading, and that, a very clever actor
and an adept in the stage setting OF
pastoral scenes. he possesses none OF
the qualities but all OF the shortcom-
ings of the patriaTchs Of old.