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The Washington times., 1903-12-20

are many homes in this land in which
the children are ignorant of juvenile
and their young inaginations
are fed on trash, while the parlor is
Iesplendent in gay furniture, and the
mother wears expensive though taste
less clothing. Such children are apt
TO set the fashion of costly gifts to
the teacher, and make it uncomforta-
BILE for children too poor or well-bred
tC follow the fashion.
There is no reason, however, for
suppressing the natural impulse of
childish generosity. Let the school
give the teacher something which can
be bought at cost of five cents or less
for each child, or let a contribution
box be placed where those who wish
can give something, with the under
standing that no one shall know what
another gives. That will quench the
spirit of false pride and useless eX-
travagance. if anything will.
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
COURTSHIP OF JEFF DAVIS
AND MISS SARAH TAYLOR
A Blending of History and Romance in
Their Love Affair.

Soon after the engagement at Stillman
Run. Black Hawk and several Of his
more troublesome warriors surrendered
TO the United States forces, and were
sent as prisoners. in charge OF Lieu
tenant Davis. TO Jefferson Barracks, In
his autobiography the sd chief describes
this journey in way that leaves Moth
ing to be guessed Of the bitterness he
felt. but he does rot fail TO express his
appreciation of the young white chief
who alone treated ne with the courtesy
and consideration due TO an honorable.
vanquished enemy" About a year after
Lieutenant Davis return from this mis-
sion to Fort Crawford an incident oc-
CURED which. while unimpOrtant in it
self, was destined to produce far-reach-
ing consequences. Col Zachary Taylor
was assigned to the command OF the
First Regiment, and with him came mis-
family to Fort Crawford. His daugh
ter, Miss Sarah Taylor, and Lieutenant
Davis soon conceived an ardent affec-
ton for each other and their marriage
would have follow I'd within the year
had il not been prevented by Colonel
Taylor. The cause OF his opposition to
the marriage has been the source Of
much speculation and OF many absurd
stories The bare fact Of the case is
that TayIor's opposition to Davis as a
son-in-law was based solely upon the
privations that confronted the wife of
a soldier-a not altogether unreasonable
objection when we consider army life
on the frontier at that time.
Convinced of the fact, however, that
his own family considered the reasons
of his opposition as unsound, he deter
mined to find what, at least TO him,
would prove weightier ones, and pro-
| ceeded to seek a quarrel with MS
daughters sutton. He found a preteXt
trivial point, Davis voted against Tay,
| Tor with a certain Major Smith. Taylor
and Smith were not upon friendly terms.
and thereupon the former flew into a
violent rage, and, in language which
needed no additional strength to con,
vince one that he fully deserved his So
briquet of Old Rough and Ready. ne
| sWore that Davis should never marry
| his daugb GER, and forbade him TO enter
| his house as a visitor. In striking con,
| Wis comported himself throughout this
affair as a gentleman. and during the
next two years sought in a manly way
| to reverse the irate old warriors decis-
| ion. However. all of his efforts were
/ unavailing, and, finally convinced that
the task was a hopeless one, but re-
/ solved to remove the only substantial
\ objection, he. I'm the summer of 1885, re-
signed his commission In the army. A
/ few weeks later he and Miss Taylor
| her aunts in Kentucky. But his new
/ found happiness was destined to a sad
| and untimelY end, for in September OF
/ the same year, while visiting his sister
near Bayou Sara, in Louisiana, both
/ he and his bride We're simultaneously
| stricken down with malarial fever, anG
] in a few days she succumbed to the
disease.-Pilgrim-
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
Little Rigor Remains.

This naturally helped TO still further re-
move the prejudice against divorce, and
today but little remains Of the old-time
riSor manifested toward women who
had figured III divorce cases 1t Is the
same in Germany, in France. IN Scan
dinavia, and IN Switzerland. On the
Continent. indeed. divorces are so fire.
quent among the reigning houses that
It would be almost a matter OF i'm
possibility to adhere to any old-time
rule Of barring Divorces from court. or
to maintain the social ostracism to
which Divorces were formerly sub
jected
OF course. it may be said that in this
royalty has merely drifted along with
popular sentiment But It is impossible
to refrgt1 from the belief that = the
rulers % the Old World had adhered to
their former PRINCIPLES and CONTINUED 20
set their face against those who had
courted publicity Of domestic scandals
BY airing their matrimonial woes II
the courts, divorce would be less fash
ionable and in consequence thereof. less
frequent than it is nowadays in all the
monarchical countries Of the Old World
save those which I have mentioned IS
free from this danger. namely. Spain.
Portugal. and Italy. and in a minor de-
gree Austria-Hungary and Russia
EX-ATTACHE.
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
PRETTY JAPANESE IDEA
OF THE FIREFLY'S ORIGIN
The Legend Of the Woodchopper and
Princess Moonlight.

Once ,,nop n time many centuries ago,
a woodchopper, returning at dusk from
mis- long days tabor. saw. as he passed
through the forest, a soft shining light
on a bamboo branch.
Surprised, he FASTENED toward it and
found there a tiny baby girl, surround
ed by a radiance like moonlight.
Now this woodchopper and his wife
were often sad because they had no
little one OF their own. and the baby
was carried to their humble home,
where you may be sure she had the
most loving attention.
She grew rapidly, and the light that
the woodchopper had seen around her
when ne found her in the forest grew
brighter and brighter, until at night the
whole cottage was filed with its glow.
1t even shone through the paper
screens that formed three of the out
side walls of the cottage-for all this
happened in Japan. where the houses
are made of bamboo and paper screens.
People called the little girl by the
pretty name of Princess Moonlight. for.
as they saw the light about her in
crease. they knew that she must be
moon child.
The wOodchopper and his wife felt
very sad. They knew that it was not
often that a moon child came to the
earth. and that when one did II was
obliged TO go back to Mother Moon
when twenty years old
Years passed. and Princess Moonlight,
now lovely young woman, sat on the
veranda one dark night, shedding soft
| light all about her.
1t happened that that very night the
Emperor an1 his courtiers were return
ing from days sport in the forest.
Afar off they saw what seemed like
moonlight. and. filled with wonder. they
went to see what 1T could be, for the
moon would not be UP for several hours.
When the Emperor beheld the beauti-
| full maiden in the midst of the light he
| fell I'm love with her at once, and begged
| her 10 be his wife. But alas! though
| the princess loved him dearly she knew
| that she never could be his queen, and
that in three days she must leave the
earth forever.
The Emperor was filed with grief
l when she explained to him that she was
/ a moon child. and he sent his courtiers
| home; but he stayed with the princess.
| dreading to leave her for even single
/ hour, knowing how soon he must part
! from her forever.
The last night came all too quickly
| and Mother Moon sent down her moon
/ beams that We're TO carry the princess
! away. The Emperor clasped his arms
| about her, and. though he held her firm
| ~. the moonbeams drew her away from
/ him. Up, up. she fioated, her tears
| she was folded close to the heart OF
/ Mother Moon.
But from every tear that fell back
to earth wings sprang. and the shining
/ tears few here and there, looking fol
| the Emperor, and still arc they search
ing for him. though he died. an old. ole
| man, long ago And people call thos-
tears firefiies.-New York Sun.
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
Attitude of Victoria.

In England during all the earlier part
Of the last reign divorces were far
more difficult TO obtain than they are
today. In fact the dissolution OF a
marriage entailed so much trouble, and
above ell. so much expense that It was
only the rich who could afford 70 in
dulge In such a luxury. And they were
in a measure discouraged therefrom by
the attitude of Queen Victoria. who, up
to ten OF fifteen years before her death.
resoluteiy declined to receive at court
any woman who had\hgured in a d.
vorce case. even in the role OF an in
nocent and ill-used plaintiff
But when. by means OF successive acts
Of parliament. divoyce was brought
within the reach OF the masses and
ceased to be restricted 20 the wealthy.
public opinion, which until then had
supported the Queen in the stand which
she had taken. became more lax and
even took the ground that since divorce
was authorized BY the law Of the land,
it should be recognized ard tolerated
IS such by both the church and by the
crown. It was in Difference TO this SEN
timent that the Queen toward the last
became more lenient toward divorcees,
several of whom were received at court.
while others still were admitted TO the
honors Of private presentation
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
Refused to Be Tenants.

Inasmuch as the unfortunate pe6san-
try had no intention of becomsnE the
tenants of the Lord of Penrhyn castle
and of paying rent for holdings which
they. since time inmemorial had Oc-
cupied free. they made a point OF pail
ing down during the nisht the fences
that he had caused TO be erected dur
ing the day. To stop this. Lord Pen
rhyn. VINO was lord lieutenant Of the
county. and as such the head of the
government authorities of the shire.
made use OF his Office TO quarter
large force of the county const7hulary
and police in the district. and IN the
cottages and farm hOus' of its people.
whom he forced as lore lieutenant, not
only TO board and lodge these so-called
guardians of the law ffee of cost, but
likewise 10 defray thor pay in the
shape of extra county Rates.
or course. such an almost incrssdi bic
piece Of high-handed authority as that
perpetrated by the nresent Lord Pen
rhyn-s father, would be almost i'm
possible today. But IL must be remem-
bered that this occurred some fifty or
sixty years ago. when railroad COM
municatio was in its infancy, and the
more remote portions OF Wales cut on.
so TO speak from contact with the
outer world. and when peers such as
the late Lord PeuThyn had less notion
than today of the fact that the poorer
classes have rights of citizenship and
Of manhood.
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
Contempt for Education.
The English People Said to Despise the
Educated Man.


4 somewhat startling statement re-
Gently made by an English magazine
Is to the effect that there is a very
general contempt for education in
England, not only among the men,
bers of one class, but all the way
through. This is not exactly new
idea. 1t was formulated almost as
definitely by Harold Frederic some
years ago, when, in "The Market
Place" he made one of his titled char
acters say that the lower classes nat
urally respect, not the village school
master, but the man of position. One
sees traces of this feeling in many
stories Of English schools, though
school boys all the world over are
more or less given to affecting con-
tempt of their teachers. One finds
more Of it in the so-called society
novels, IN which the member OF
titled family who is fond of books is
spoken of with a kind Of tolerant
amusement.
Yet it is hardly true that the people
OF England are more given to despis-
irg education than The people of this
country are. No one can mingle with
the working people Of America with
out hearing the men of mere book
knowledge spoken Of with good-na-
tured contempt by the trained work
man: and while we have still a tradi-
ton which leads TO large patronage of
colleges and universities, it is doubt
full whether, in ordinary life, the ed
ueated man is more respected or liked
than the man who has picked up his
training here and there. OF course,
there is class in which education is
taken as a matter of course, but in
that class, the very learned man
makes no show to speak of.
The reason for this attitude proba-
bly, is that at least half the course of
a college does not in any way bear on
the ordinary business of life, or on Its
social relations. No man is a more
delightful companion for having read
Xenophon and Tacitus as the ordi-
nary student reads them, and even if
he has read them with the enthusiasm
OF the scholar, which happens about
one time in hundred, nobody would
know what he meant if he quoted
them, unless he were in an assembly
of college professors. As for the
chance of his using this knowledge in
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
Applicants COMPARATIVELY Few.

That italy is the better for the abb
sence of any law of divorce from its
code is conclusively shown by the fact
that according to the official records
for the yearO9 the entire number Of
demands for that judicial separation be-
tween husband and wife which Is adj
nitted by the law Of the land. did not
exceed 1.Se0 for the twelve months, that
is to say. a proportion of six for every
1O0. 900 inhabitants. OF these more than
half were withdrawn. and the total
number of separations granted by the
courts in 1901 amounted to rs which
is an average of one and fraction Tor
every 10000 families
OF these 72S separations. IA were ar
ranged by mutual consent between hus-
band and wife. while less than 100 were
based on charges OF infidelity and de-
sertiOn. Figures such as these are Tar
more convincing than any words could
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
Refused to Compromise.

As the days grew into weeks. and
the weeks into months. popular opinion.
which, in this instance. took sides
against Lord Penrhyn. led the govern
ment to interfere; and the tosrd OF
trade, and in particular its principal
official. Sir Courtenay Boyle. en6eavored
TO bring about a compromise between
Lord Penrhyn and his workingmen-
Compromises OF this kind, however. IN
volve concessions BY both parties to the
issue, and while the now starving
quarrymen expressed 10 Sir CoU-tenay
their readiness to meet Lord F-enrhyu
half way. the peer declined to make any
departure from the stand which lie had
taken He declared that he NJ not pur-
pose 70 tolerate any outside Interference
III his private affairs. no matter whether
that interference was on the part Of
labor unions 0T OF the government. and
further announced that under no cir
cunstances whatsoever would he take
back into his service the officers OF the
union whom he had originally dis
charged
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
Denounced by All.

More than ever was public sentiment
aroused against Lord Penrhyn. who was
asssiled with increased bitterness frcm
the platform and in the press, in the
house of commons and even in the
house Of lords IL was pointed out 20
him that neither the government nor
yet the people at large could admit
that the settlement OF a dispute which
had brought several thousand OF quar-
rynen. as well as their wives and fam
lies. to the verge OF such starvation as
70 neeessitate public relief. ana the or
ganization Of popular subscriptions in
their behalf. could be regarded as a
matter Of merely private interest OF
Lord Penrhyn.
Disagreeable questions were also raised
as TO his right TO the quarries. The
latter. il cannot be denied. are situated
on what was formerly common land
that is to say belonging to the public
and inhabited by several thousand
Welshmen. consisting of small cotters.
farmers. peasants. and shepherds Lord
Penrhyns father. II seems. set TO work
TO fence in and inclOse nearly the whole
of the common land. not only that on
which the peasantry were accustomed
to Craze their live stock. but also that
on which their cottages and farms were
situated.
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
WHY COLONIES OF FRANCE
Do NOT SUCCEED
A Clear Explanation of the Commercial
Depression in Tunis.

one Of the chief reasons of the want
of success in French colonies Is. no
doubt. that the capitalists Of the mother
country win not invest their money in
the colonies Added TO this
money made IN colony is not sDent
there. To commence with the bfrhr,,
paid officials. from the governor. general
down, all seem to econonize the nj
most possible for eleven months In the
year in order to pass one month every
year in the mother country. where they
leave their economies. to the detriment
Of the colony Still in this instance. the
mother country is not an actual loser.
Turning to the European working class
in Tunisia. the best part of which IS
Italian and Sicilian. these people live
very economically. and send all their
spare cash home: that is. to Itarv or
Sicily. Take. for instance. the Italian
mason, who may earn 31k francs per
day. He nourishes bodily on macaroni
and the like. at a cost of u franc ner
day. putting by the 3 francs proAf m
his days work to send home 70 his
father from time to time The French
! laboring classes are not sufficiently EN-
couraged. The employers OF labors on
gage the cheapest obtainabIe. regard
less that good French workman viii
DO % per cent more work than an Itsi-
ian or sicilian for his IS per cent higher
wage. No
Then we come TO the adnninistrs+i,-a o.
goFernmental departments. There are
| numDefiess administrations Without
uOuDI they 60 give no end of work in
making commerce as difficult as pos
slole with their restrictions and formaIi-
- LES IN the way OF all new enterprise
The mistake is made by substituting such
big undertakings as railways. mail boat
service. etc. by guaranteeing their Drof-
It's at a certain figure. The result is
mat these subsidized undertak fngs real
lie tnat the more they gain tbe loss
SUBSIDY they receive, and conseouentlN-
they are content to do illSt what thew
have undertaken to do for the subsidv
and give themselves the least possible
ennui without consideration for the
commercial interest of the colony
Some years back the ministry realized
Wnat a magnificent port and naval sta
( ton France possessed in Bizerta and
! they started TO make tho most Of it
/ Big credits We're voted, and there was
every prospect Of Bizerta becoming the
/ finest naval station in the Mediterrar-
/ can. but sudden changes in the ministry
/ bring about different ideas Works com
menced at Bizerta are allowed to drag.
4 instead or being pushed TO conviction
with the least possible delay. which Is.
/ after all, the true economy: nothing is
/ done TO press that all-important oues-
/ ton for naval pOrt-cOal stocks: but.
/ on the contrary, no government suDDort
| was accorded an enterprising French
! company. encouraged by the late Adj
| mi-al Ponty and a former minister of
/ murine. which opened a large coal
/ depot and erected important fuel works
! a, first-class fuel, which fulfilled the
/ exactiug requirements of the French
I government arsenal authorities at Tou-
lon.-Tunis letter, London Globe.
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
Restriction in Austria.

in Austria a curious state OF affairs
exists with regard TO divorces. The
laws providing for the latter are Of an
extremely restricted nature, as they only
permit the courts TO grant divorces TO
Protestants and Jews.
Roman Catholics. as such. have no
legal redress in the form OF Divorce eth
er in Austria or in Hungary, and il a
Roman Catholic couple wish for a ii
vorce. they must 5oth OF them become
converts either 10 Professionalism OF to
Judaism before the courts viii declare
themselves competent to deal with their
case. and to grant them a full-hedged
divorce
The Washington times., 1903-12-20

business, it IS praetic, lily nil. The
same statements apply to spherical
geometry, the differential calculus,
and the history of Egypt The nat
ural sciences are a little more likely to
be of practical use; in fact, they are
almost sure to be of use if the stu
dent has a taste for them; and there
have been cases in which the college
instruction in modern languages
proved valuable, though it usually has
to be followed by so much study in
the colloquial idioms that it might al
most as well be learned out of college
in the first place. 1t is inside the
truth, however, to say that the three
subjects on which the average student
does the most "grinding"-Latin,
Greek, and the higher mathematics
are absolutely forgotten by him with
in year after graduation, and that
the Latin and Greek, at least, have
not the remotest chance of being use
full to him in his business. The use
fulness of college lies mainly in con-
tact with interesting and useful per-
sons, social discipline, and the inte'-
leetual discipline which must result
from any sort Of mental labor,
whether directly available or not.
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
Senator Hoar's Speech.
Its Usefulness in Clearing the Atmos-
phere.

FANAS.
Whatever one may personally think
of the arguments in Senator Hoar's
speech on the Panama transaction. no
one can deny that it is a good thing
that it was made. The long service
and high character of the senior Sen
ator from Massachusetts, place his
sincerity beyond question, and when
he asks for a definite defense of the
Administrations policy in this matter,
and points ont what he considers its
Objectionable features. he raises the
argument above the plane of bubbles,
false sentiment, and underhand insin-
uation, and brings it to the level of
logic and reason
Senator HOar is a man of strong
likes and disikes, fervent convictions,
and somewhat impulsive tempera-
ment. He is capable of obsessions or
public questions which occasionally
upset the balance of his Judgment.
He has his prejudices, and these also
enter into his attitude on any public
matter, particularly in tie line of IN
tornational relations. But he can, and
does, argue logically and consistently
as rule, from his point of view. The
country is now to decide what point
Of view is the correct one.
Much of the opposition to the
Presidents action with regard to
Panama has been secret, not to say
underhand, and there has been a great
deal of insinuation, vituperation, and
unsupported assertion in it. Unfor-
tunately, people are sometimes infu-
enced by these things, almost uneon-
seiously, and are led into a prejudiced
state of mind by repeated assevera-
tions which may or may not have any
foundation III truth. This is not the
spirit in which any public question
should be decided. Senator Hoar la:
rightly insisted on having the whole
Panama transaction thrashed out IL
public debate, so that the people can
sec it fairly, with all its advantages
and disadvantages.
The Washington times., 1903-12-20
Penrhyn Wins Victory.

Whatever doubt. however. may have
existed as 10 the title OF .he late Lord
Penrhyn to the property. there is 10
doubt that the ownership OF the pres
emit peer is beyond question. the possess
sion Of the lands by the Penrhyn fam
ily for a period OF more thar thirty
years without any legal opposition
thereto. being sufficient 10 establish a
valid title.
Lord Penrhyn has now after nearly
eight years Of struggle with his men.
finally won the day. His quarries are
once more working at full blas<. and
those OF the Quarrymen who hive re-
manned in the district have completely
abandoned the fight. and accepted Lord
Penrhyns teams. These. II must be
confessed. are liberal in the matter az
pay and Of hours. Moreover. Lord PEN
rhyn has established a ss.stem or PEN
sions and Is most generous and indul-
gent in the matter of rent all the work
ing men In his employ being his ten
ants. Lord Penrhyn. in fact. shows the
same solicituGe for the material and
moral welfare of the people on his es-
tates A. other English territorial ma =
mates Who are alive 10 the fact that the
possess on Of land carries with il oblt-
cations.