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The Washington times., 1903-09-06
Opposed Her Power.


After this several years elapsed before
the sway Of the Dowager Empress was
again disputed. and il was not until the
return OF the Marquis Beng from repre-
senting China in England. France. and
Russia. that any serious opposition was
offered to her predominant power. The
marquis. who had come back imbued
with European ideas. set TO work TO in
itiate reforms, receiving the support of
Prince Chun. the father of the present
Emperor Kwangsu. Tseng fell i'll in the
the usual fashion OF those who incurred
the enmity of the Dowager Empress. and
died prematurely. being followed some
months later 10 the grave by his ally,
Prince Chun.
These are only a very few OF the vic
Tins of this terrible woman, who, in spite
of her notorious participation in the ap-
palling atrocities perpetrated on the for
eigners throughout China in 1900. and of
her responsibility for the attack on
the legations at Pekin. whose occupants
were only saved from destruction at the
hands of her followers with the utmost
difficulty and at the last moment. was.
nevertheless, so clever in her dealings
with the powers as to lead them TO act
chief to return in state 10 the capital
under the most ample international
guarantees for her personal safety
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER {, 1903.
Daily Calendar of American History.
September 6.

11S0-Congress advises the States to
surrender their territorial claims
TO Western land.
17S1-Benedict Arnold plumbers and cap
lures New London. Conn. and cap
lures Fort Griswold.
1S61-Paducah. Ky. occupied by Grant.
1S66-COrnerstone of monument TO Ste
phen =. Douglas laid at Chicago.
1S69-John \. Rawlins, Secretary of
War. born 1881, dies a. Washing
ton
One hundred and eight men suffo-
Gated in mine al Avondale. Pa.
1SS1-President Garfield taken from
Washington to Elberon, y. J.
1sS5-Major Aaron Stafford, last surviv-
ing officer of the war of 1912, dies
in New York
lsO1-President Mckinley shot by Leon
Czoigosz at Buffalo. y. Y.
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diplomatic and consular representatives
may yet find reason-possibly "a the
near future-to rejoice that the Car has
refrained until now from causing his
military forces to evacuate the north
ern provinces of China. In fact. the
proximity of the Russians TO Pekin is
at the present moment the only safe
guard against repetition of the horrors
of 1900.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
Home Acres.

a sense Of Pureness in the air.
OF wholesome life in growing things
Trembling Of blossom, blade, and wings,
Perfume and beauty everywhere-
Skies, trees the grass, the very loan,
love them all; this is our home.
God. make me worthy Of thy land
Which mine l call little while,
This meadow where the sunsets smile
Falls like a blessing from thy hand,
And where the river singing runs
Meath wiHtry skies and summer suns
Million million years have sped
To frame green fields and towering hills;
The mortal for moment tills
His span OF earth then is he dead;
This knows he well; yet doth he hold
His paradise like miser's gold.
"
l would be nobler than 20 clutch
My little world with gloating grasp:
Now while I live, my hands unclasp,
or, let me hold IL not so much
For my own JOY as for the good
OF all the gentle brotherhood
And a. the seasons move in mirth
OF bloom and bird, Of snow and leaf,
Nav my calm spirit rise from grief
In sol9ce Of the lovely earth;
And tho the land lie dark OF lit,
Let me but gather songs from IL.
Richard Watson Glider, in Atlantic Monthly
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Two of Them.
SHE

SHE.
You used 10 be 50 patient,
You used 10 love me sOi
But now you lose your temper
so casily-I trow
The world that seemed so happy
And beautiful before
Is always dark and cherries.
And JOY IS mine no more
IE.
You used 70 be so cheerful,
But you have ceased somehow,
To s1nile-you always greet me
With criticisms now!
You used 10 deem me noble
And give me praise galore,
But now you only grumble-
The world Is bright no more.
New York Herald.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06

ing SO much as one ship for overseas
trade. This movement, begun IN the
right way and with the right spirit. Is
mquestionably the most important
ana most promising effort ever
launched for the winning back of our
old maritime strength and glory.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
America Must Have Ships.
Shall the Atlantic Be British-German
Lake?

Lake?
Those extraordinary terms of the
Cunard and Morgan agreements
binding the Atlantic feet more tight
y than ever TO the British govern
ment, have intensified the alarm al
ready felt in America at the desper-
ate condition of our own deep sea
shipping.
Not for two years now has one new
keel been laid in this country for
overseas trade, and all but S or 9 pei
cent OF our ocean carrying Is monop-
Clized by foreigners. We are creating
great war navy, but except on the
coast, rivers and lakes we are losing
our merchant navy, which forty-five
years ago was the largest and most
prosperous III the world. Our ship
owners and shipbuilders have long
realized the peril Of this situation.
but the matter Is now being taken up
IL earnest by men who have no inter
est IN the shipping trade save as pa
triotic citizens of the Republic. The
New York Board of Trade and
Transportation, a great commercial
body, composed of merchants, not OF
sbipbmlders or owners, has appointed
a special committee to urge upon the
country "the imperative need Of the
revival Of American shipping IN tie
foreign trade"
''The American people" declare
these significant New York resolu-
tions, must have prosperous ship
yards and a great merchant feet as a
tUlwark Of their trade and the indis-
Iensable reserve of their fighting
navy. Shipbuildirg and navigation,
bringing a fair gain to capital and
labor, are as vital TO the nations de-
fense as armorclsds and guns"
The New York Board of Trade and
Transportation does not presume to
say just what method ought TO be
adopted as "tne best means by which
Cur shipping may be built mp" lis
purpose Is 10 arouse a public opinion
which shall demand that something be
done and done at once to save this
great, historic interest from destruc-
ton. The exact policy TO be adopted
II left to be settled by frank and
thorough discussion. The board j,
not a political body: it Is genuinely
Eon-partisan. Many Of It's member,
doubtless are Republicans, but ii.
president, one Of the most eminent OF
New York merchants, Oscar :
Straus. was President Cleveland,
minister 10 Turkey in his second ad
ministration.
Aaron Vanderbilt, chairman OF
tlis special committee on the mer
chant marine. has sent out circular
statement to thousands Of the news
papers Of the country, presenting thc
startling facts and figures Of oul
maritime weakness, and inviting tn
press Of all parties to join in the dis
eussion and to help to ascertain the
best and surest remedy. Later th'
assistance of all the commercial ant
labor organizations viii be invoked
"Ihe committee" Mr. Vanderbilt
says, will nst turn its back on or ig
lore any suggestion that may be made
IN good faith or sincerity"
This appeal of the New York BoarC
Of Trade and transportation ough
to meet with an especially prompt re
sponse from the States Of northern
New England, which now, for the frs
time in their history, are not build
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Bonds of Matrimony. Indeed
The Great Risk Taken BY Edwin
Stanton Ross, ESQ.

Edwin Stanton Ross, Of Greater
New York, has entered the married
state badly handicapped. Indeed, it
IS greatly to be feared that he has en-
tered it actually hobbled,
When Mr.. Ross faced his bride-to-
be, Miss Katherine Fisher, Of Phila-
delphia, last Wednesday, be found her
unalterabIy opposed to signifying in
the ceremony that she would "obey"
her lord. Others have done likewise
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
"a Guest on High"

Shortly before the death of her hus-
band Emperor Itcheu in 1861 rumors
were afioat OF differences of opinion be-
tween himself and the empress. and
therefore it was quite natural that the
stories should be followed by an an
nouncement that the monarch. after
brief sickness. had become "a guest on
high" During the next fourteen years,
the Dowager Empress ruled as regent,
and then Emperor Tung Shin, having at
tanned his majority and having shown
signs of resenting the control of the
Dowager Empress, and of sympathy with
foreign ideas and Western civilization,
he, too. sickened and in due course proc
lamations were issued by the Dowager
Empress intimating that, like his pre-
decessor on the throne. he had become
"a guest on high"
He left a widow and there was every
reason to- believe that she would, ere
many weeks were past, give birth to a
child, which in the event of its being a
boy, would become emperor and she, as
its mother, in consequence thereof. the
regent. So she, too, with her unborn
child was removed" ins the usual
fashion.
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The Important Question.

What the matter with that customer2'
demanded the proprietor Of the hiSh-priced
restaurant.
why said the waiter, excitedy when he
through his dinner he asked for his check,
and when 1 gave il TO him he simply went
crazy"
Press.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06

Paris might have been Yonkcrs this week as
far as deadncss goes. Even the danseUses in
the Jardin dc Paris are kicking half foot
lower than usual being affected by the apathy
OF the season. Only about half dozen theaters
are open, and they are playing at reduced rates
with mediocre casts. American and English
tourists are passing through usual. but
they stay only long enough 10 make necessary
purchases and then dart on 20 resorts more in
accord with the season.-Cable 10 the New York
World.
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The Question of Interest.

Beers-Gocd monin'. Could you give q
little relief TO a needy veter'n wot fought wild
Sheridan:
Business Man Cwithout looking up from his
writing gl-Fought with WhOm2
BeeTs-Wid Phil Sheridan. de hero.
Business Man (aftor a pause)-Which licked?
Kansas City Journal
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The Drift of Public Opinion.

Atlanta journal; ]; Vesuvius were IN this
country, she would be harnessed up and work
ing Ike ploS horse BY this time
Springfield Union: Tom Johnson eertainly
has great faith in his popularity and political
strength 20 permit Bryan TO SPEAK Tor hS
ticEe-.
Philadelphia inquirer: In that Delaware
postolice affair. q seems 70 suit senator Alice
20 do dirty work and let Postmaster General
Payne take the eonseQUenceS-
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misunderstanding.

This is the chicken salad" said the cater
ers boy, as he delivered the package. I
guess it was your husband that ordered it sent,
ma am
''Ycs." said Mrs. Nuwed Here's the money.
Now how do YOU make it?'
''Why. / don't know. ma am
You don't? o! but my husband told me If
paid you you'd give me the receipt ''-Phila-
elphia Pres.
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Never Wore Them.

That chap must have come out here 10
starve," said Amber PETE
''Why sol'' asked the new arrival in the
Western town.
Hes a collar salesman. Chicago News.
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Quite of Her Opinion.

Gushing Young Woman Cto famous actor)-
Oh, do you know Mr. Starleigh, Pm simply
mad 20 90 on the stage
Famous Actor-Yesi I should think you would
be, my dear young lady! Punch.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
Amenities.

Miss Ann Teek-He asked me if / remem-
bered how hot the summer OF 20 was. The idea!
Miss Pert-Yes. the idea! just as If you'd
tell him II you did.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
The Lesser of the Evils.

1T hard to have a lot Of debts that you
simply cant pay"
"Oh don't know. It, worse to have lot
that YOU simply have to y."-Philadelphia
LcdZer.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
Foolish Girl.

81 wish" she sighed. "that l could see my
self as others see me-
Gracious" replied her fond friend, why
aren'; you satisfied to let well enough alone?''
New York Herald
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In a Lighter Vein.
'Twould Be a Relief.

Dull care Pm sure, disturbs me not;
AT that | would not carp,
For every blooming care I've got
Is most uncommon sharp.
Philadelphia Ledger.
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BIic-a-Brac.

Jagglee-I suppose bric-a-brac is often sold
for junk
WargIes- nearly - often as junk is sold
for tric-a-brac Judge
The Washington times., 1903-09-06

The perturbation in the political firma-
ment caused by the nomination of Major
James X Vardaman for governor OF
Mississippi is Offset by the timely an
nouncement that James Jawiolter JEFF
fries may be prevailed upon to fight a
negro.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06

Yes, I'm back
Yes. had a good time.
Yes, | caught lot of FISH
Yes. the mosquitoes are bad down there.
Yes, ! enjoyed the bathing.
Yes. the beds were hard as ever
Yes. We had TO fight for our meals
Yes, ] gained ten pounds
Yes. ! feel much improved
Ges. 1 get badly sunburned.
Yes, I'm proud OF il.
Yes, I'm glad to be back at work again
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
A Labor-Saving Device

Cut this card out, paste it en- a board. and
hand il TO people you know when YOU return
from your vacation:
The Washington times., 1903-09-06

Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt. Of Brooklyn. \.
Y. celebrated her one hundred and third
birthday on Monday. and danced for her
guests We venture to say that she
has thereby eclipsed the record OF even
The grand opera ballet premieres.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06

Some men are born great. some men
achieve greatness, and others try TO lift
the Americas Cup.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06

While we await the construction Of
Dewey's adequate navy. the ordnance ex-
perts might consider the advisability OF
hurling uncharted rocks at an invading
pDpTny
The Washington times., 1903-09-06

Newark News.
The Washington times., 1903-09-06
What Paris Dull?

Don't discount your Chickens Before I
Hatchcd. Carolyn Wells, in Life.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-21
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

God offers to every mind its choice between
truth and repose. Take what you please,-you
can never have both. Between these, as a pendu-
lum, man o~scillates ever. He in whom the love
of repose predominates, will accept the first creed,
the first philosophy, the first political party he
meets-most likely, his fathers. He gets rest,
commodity. and reputation; but he shuts the door
of truth. He in whom the love of truth predoml-
mates, will keep himself aloof from all moorings
and afoat. He will abstain from dogmatism, and
recognize all the opposite negations between
which, as walls, his being is swung. He submits
to the inconvenience of suspense and imperfect
opinion, but he is a candidate for truth, as the
other is not, and respects the higher law of his
being-From Emerson's Essay on "Intellect."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-21
THE EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE AND THE EDU-
CATIONAL BOARDS: THEIR WORK N THEIR
CRITICS.

OA1lONAL DOANOOs 4uE1N "ONNA AN LII
CRITICS.
The Conference for Education in the South
will hold it's annual session in Richmond, Va, this
week, and this meeting will be largely attended
by Southern educators and public men and North
ern friends of the South. The Conference will
be formally opened tomorrow wednesday,
night with an address by Governor Montague, of
Virginia. Among others who have already ac-
cepted invitations to address the Conference are
DR.. Daniel @. Gilman, DIR. L. II. Bailey, Robert
@. Ogden, DR.. Francis G. Peabody, DR.. St. Clair
McKelway, DR.. Edwin A. Alderman, DR.. Ira
Remsen, DR.. F. p. Venable, Hon. T. j. Jarvis,
DR.. c.. D. McIver, Chancellor J. II. Kirkland, DIR.
Charles w. Dabney, and DR.. Lyman Abbott. The
Editor of The Progressive Farmer expects to
attend the meeting and will give a report of It's
work in next weeks paper. The object of the
Conference and of its ally, the Southern Educa-
ton Board, as we understand it, is simply to help
the South solve its educational problems in its
own way; and in spite of the persistent efforts of
those who would malign and discredit the move
ment, it is growing stronger every day. The
charges that the Board desires to interfere in
the South's dealing with the negro and that it
proposes to acquire undue influence by money
gifts to Southern schools are equally puerile and
SFOuIuulCSS, dIu IL Is ulSCECuIJdDIC 10 IIG COuIu
that there is malice or ignorance enough among
our papers to keep such charges in circulation
among us. Time after time the Board has off
cially asserted that the Southern white people
know their problems, are wise enough and just
enough to deal with them, and that the Northern
members of the Board wish only to help us solve
them in our own way. AS DR.. Wallace Buttrick,
the general representative of the Board, said in
his address in Raleigh last November:
"We have not for a moment contemplated an
Independent campaign for education. We have
no thought of colonizing Northern teachers at
the South, or of propagating Northern ideas at
the South; quite the contrary, we believe that
the teachers of the South must be the people of
the South, and that your schools must be organ
lied and maintained by you in harmony with
your institutions and traditions in fact, we have
conceived of ourselves simply as silent partners
in the great important movement"
As for the monstrous charge limited at and
suggested in many yelled illusions by the Manu-
facturers' Record and clearly and openly made by
one of its more ignorant North Carolina satellites
that the Board looks to the ultimate adoption of
mixed schools in the South, it is enough to know
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-01
LoTTIg NgNpALL As NELL eWYNNE
TIE Olympia Oper1 Company Closed lts
Enasaennent Lsst NIGHT.

The Olympia Opera company closed its
engagement In the city with the preseuta-
tion Of "oiivette" al matinee yesterday
aud sell Gwynner last night with a
fairly large audience at each performance
In "olivetto" the light music was pleas
ing ana the performance was satisfactory,
the most catchy parts being clever special
Ties oy Mr., Edward Eaglctop. who did a
little burlesquo as Othclio and Miss LOttie
hendslls take-on of Bernhard In Camille,
Nell Gwynne." as presented last night,
ahouods In sweet music and was very
well rendered by the whole company. Miss
Kendall as Neil Ciwynne was very attrac-
tive. her appearance IN an entirely new
role to Houston audience being entirely
favorable, her singing making hit as
wen as the beautiful costumes which she
Wore MI Carrick Major, an old fayorite
~ Houston. appeared as Buckingham, and
with his splendid voice came fully up to
expectations
Sir. Edward Engleton as the beadle and
MI. Harry Lightwood as the weazel a
pawnOroker, We're as funny as usual hut
their pnrts did not give them as much
scope az comedians as they displayed In
me previous performances, Miss Lucille
lleNal as JeSsamine, sang swcetly, and Miss
Evelyn Roper as Marjorie, the hungry girl.
was very comical
The opera on the whole Is very pretty
play. fuil OF melodinus airs, aud was very
prcttlly rendered
Today ut matinee aud tonight Bnrtley
IampbellS specta cular production OF "rhe
Nhhe slave" will he presented.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-01
day at the residence Of Mrs. Bettic Bryan,

day at the residence Of Mrs, Bette Bryan,
1902 Mckinney avenue
Their reception hours will he from to
Q r. NJ. They will be assisted by Nesdames
Estello Brady. George Price, TreEevant, ]
f. Dickson, Wick. Rankin Mason, Or. Ma,
son, NJ H. Foster. J. 4. Huston, Willie
Hutrheson. W. c, Conner Morrow Wells
kirkland, II. smith Lane. Myer; hunt
Hcych, Mitchell, Morse, Red. Bruhl, Etkel.
Masterson. Beatty. Dave Beatty Charles
Shearn. Anderson, Richardson, Grlfhths.
I6iuc, Morris, 4. X Taylor, Fort Smith.
Blake, Bruce Goodwin. Campbell. Ed Talia-
terro, sydnor. Robinson. Paine, Fitch. W
B Chew. A. Bren Giraud. Westerheld.
Noyes, J. +. Dickson. q a. SIstrot, Kinds
kirkland, DR., Mullen Alma c; Daily r Bet,
Webb. Frank Williams, Rryan Heard. 2.
P. Turner. John MeClelland: Joe Eagle
Phillip Hardcastle, Troy, and Misses Lee,
Robinson, Cannon, CLARK, Scott. Bolts,
Miller, Morse. Beeson. stiles, Hillyard,
wood Jones Franklin, Lea. Dillon, Moore.
Thompson McAsban, Root, White, Davis,
Hughes. Dickson Rohb, Schmidt, ANGEL
Fuller Edwards.
Mrs. L. Megget and Mrs. Robert Key
worth will receive today at the residence
Of Mrs. Megger, 1915 Mckinney avenue
from to O'Clock.
They will be assisted by the following
ladies' Mesdames Dillingham;. Austin Pil-
LOT. James Leaver. Inghnm Seward. Dear
born. Bird j r Morrow F L. Werden, j.
j Clemens Ed Crocker. Harris Masterson.
J. H. Mettenheimer, Frank Lewis and
Misses Carrie Cleveland. Pauliue billing
ham, A'gie Angel, Virginia Cloud Of Aus
Tin Bessie Clark Alice Powell, Matte
| Davis. Louise Davis, Emily Scott.
| At the handsome home Of Nj and Mrs
| J. r. Myers, On Main street. their dnugh-
ter Miss Blanche. assisted by several Of
! her girl friends, will be receiving
| All the members Of the party originally
/ invited by Miss Blanche To assist her in
receiving will be given q complimentary
! dance az Mr. Myers residence after :
| o'clock These young ladies are: Misses
| Cherry Robb Bess Burkitt, Edith Paine,
I, Ieoa Fisher Abhie Cleveland Eta Brady,
/ Carrie Len Mensrd If Galveston, Dell
! TIartwel, Louise Brown Alice Mcfarland
| Sallie SewRll. Grace Lindenberg. Mary Lou
| Hamblen Georgia Brep Arahelc Gibbons,
Lila Gibbons Rosalie pumbe, Agnes Brady
al Austin,
Mr. and Mrs. e. NJ. Longcope have turned
over their house at 1910 Polk avenue to a
party of young lady friends, who will re
ceiyo today from 10 10 p. ~
The personnel Of the party is as follows:
Misses Lillian Fisher, Hallie CoaIson, Hat
| tie Mather Mary kittreli Amy Longcope.
| Courtney Lougcope, Louise Stuart Margue-
rite Stuart Grace Conway, Val Lock,
| Prudle Wilson, Bessie JOurnay, Sudie HAYS,
Cerile Aos6ns, Nellie Kittrell and Camille
| Utter.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-01

this house The appointments are lux
urious and rich, and every convenience Of
the large force OF clerks and office assist
ance has been provided with that marked
attention to the welfare Of the employees
~ this company which found expression in
the receiving into the nrm Of those who
have spont their best years IN the interest
u the company The three doors Of the
immense building are especially arranged
with the view Of convenient and speedy
handling of the large orders that are rush
ed out every day In all departments. From
the corner Of Commerce avenne and Fanuln
street, where the Arm transacted business
for twenty hve years until the Hill build.
ing was purchased in 1899, when the three
story hftv.foot front building in the center
Of the franklin avenue block was added
In addition three mammoth warehouses,
one on Fapnin and two along the railroad
tracks, are necessary 10 accommodate the
stock constantly carried.
The large building Is wired for the spe
cisl private telephone plant OF the company
and thirty.two phones are necessary to
reach all departments. II is pleasure 10
walk through the loug aisles where great
quantities Of machinery attings, hardware
Of every character, rubber hose, pipes,
sheet metal braee fittings and tubing are
piled in seemingly endless quantity In the
sales rooms aud show rooms courtesy Is
on every hand, and the past years Of the
Hetmann & Co.. while genuinely prosper
Gus, are but a criterion hy which TO Judge
the enormous success that awaits this, one
Of the largest Of Houston's wholesale
houses the newly organized +. W Heit'
mann company