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The Washington times., 1903-10-23

The Sale of Poisons.

10 the Editor of The Washington Times:
Is there not on the statute books a law passed
by Congress, or a municipal regulation, which
prohibits druggists from selling poisons except
upon prescription Of a physician2 II there is
such law-as believe there is-it is violated
every day by Washington pharmacists. It is not
diihcult Tor anyone TO obtain posons by merely
asking and paying for them; else how would it
be possible for would-be suicides Of whom we
read almost every day to procure carbolic acid.
laudanum. and other dangerous drugs? Few
druggists even take the trouble 10 ask pur-
chasers to state their names and addresses
when buying poisons, or the purpose for which
the drugs are 20 be used Ii there is a law
regulating the sale Of dangerous drugs. whose
duty Is 1t to see that the law is enforced?
II there Is no such regulation. there certainly
ought to be one, and druggists should be made
10 adhere 10 il. HONEOPATHIST.
Washington Oct %
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Car Nicholas Ukase.

Emperor Nicholas has just published
in the Official Messenger" at st. Pc
tarsburg a decree which, in view Of the
distribution OF orders OF knighthOOd and
decorations that follow every interna-
tional exhibition, IS not without interest
IN this country in view OF the World s
Fair which is about TO take place at St
Louis. According 10 the ukase In ques-
ton. no Russian orders OF knighthoOd
are TO be conferred upon foreigners un-
less they happen 70 be either members
Of the nobility. officers OF the army and
navy. officials and dignitaries of the ma
tional government. men who hold high
honors I'm connection with the principal
universities Of their respective coun-
tries. Foreigners not fulfilling these
conditions will only be eligible for med
ais and not for any Of the orders of
krighthoOd.
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The Kaiser's Army.

Emperor William has. hear from
Berlin. come 20 the conclusion. after tha
most careful consideration. that there
are few. If any. lessons applicable TO
the German army TO be drawn from the
AnglO-Boer war i'm South Africa. Stu
ated. as Germany is. in the heart Of Eu-
rope, with no possessions abroad in
which fighting conditions like those
which prevailed in the TransvaaI could
obtain, the Emperor feels that the Ger
man army should be trained solely TO
meet and subdue in the quickest pos
small
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A Rule for Maud,s Age.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
In reply TO &C. Z. W." permit me 20 say
that while his problem relative to the age Of
Mary and her sister Maud can be worked out
by algebra, the general rule given in Tuesdays
Times will prove an easier method Of solving
il, reducing il to a question Of simple addition
and division.
Mary is "a. Dividing p years by ~. we have
years, 20 days, which. added to "A. and tho
sum divided by ?, gives Is years 30 days,
Maids present age
Following this rule for this problem. it is
easy matter 10 figure out the ages q Mary's
sisters. cousins, and aunts, and that Of her
cousin Jack OH.
Washington, Oct p.
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The Church and DiVorCe.
Bishop ScarborOugh's Refusal to Recog-
nize the Rev. George F. Kettell.

The action of Bishop Scarborough,
OF the diocese of New Jersey, in re-
fusing recognition to the Rev. George
J.. Kcttell seems to have aroused
great interest among the churchmen
under his jurisdiction, and should be
of concern to Episcopaliaus and 9th
ors elsewhere.
1t appears that the rector was rec
commended by the bishop to the con
gregation Of Christ Church. at Pal
nyra, \. j., but that after the call
for him was issued and accepted. the
head Of the diocese, upon learning Of
the clergyman's marriage to a di-
vorced woman, declined TO receive his
d;missory letters. The woman had
once been the wife of another clergy
man, and by due legal process had
procured a decree divorcing her from
him on the grounds Of inhdelity, non
support, and cruelty. Before con
tracing the marriage, the Rev. Mr.
Kettell obtained the consent and ap-
proval Of the Bishop Of Maryland, III
whose diocese he was then stationed.
His course was not only honorable
but IN accordance with both the civil
and the ecclesial law. The action
Of Bishop Scarborough, therefore, in
refusing to receive the rector is not
only unjustitied by civil law but By
the law Of his church as well, which.
while seeking to discourage and min
imize the divorce evil. nevertheless
recognizes and sanctions the remar-
rage Of the innocent party to such
proceedings. Because Of his personal
views upon the subject, Bishop Scar
borough poses as superior 10 both the
laws Of the land and to the laws OF
his church. He says he would prefer
to resign his bishopric rather than
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Chamberlain Not a Parxenu.

1t is mistake 70 look upon Joseph
Chamberlain as a new" man. and as a
parvenu without ancestry. For the ac-
ton Of the ancient Company OF Cord
WAIVERS. one of the most important and
wealthiest of the guilds or companies
Of the city of London, in passing a vote
OF congratulation on the distinguished
and successful manner in which he fill
ed the office Of secretary of state for
the colonies. has served TO call atten-
ton 10 the fact that his family has been
Intimately connected with the guild for
nearly two centuries. One Of his direct
ancestors. WI. lam Chamberlain. was
master Of the Jmpany at the time when
George III came 20 the throne and from
that time forth, members OF the Cham
berlain family have always been office
holders of the guild. the father OF the
now eX-Colonial secretary having held
office as master and as member OF the
court for a period of some thirty years
or more.
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Louise to See Children.

Persistent rumOrs come from Dresden
70 the effect that a revulsion Of feel
ing has taken place at court there in
FAVOR Of the ex-crOwn princess, and
that. thanks to the chivalrous generosity
which the crown prince has displayed
throughout the entire affair toward his
former wife. the latter IS now TO be
afforded an opportunity OF seeing her
children from time 20 time 1t must
never be forgotten in this connection
that both the crown prince and his ex-
conso-J are Roman Catholics and that
their church does not recognize divorce.
sun. Il would be going too far 70 say
that there is any prospect. as yet. Of
their ever living together again as man
and wife.
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Cailu Calendar of American Histor
October 20.
The Extra Session.
1t Will Clear the Way for Routine
Legislation.

An erroneous impression prevails
regarding the limitations placed upon
Congress with respect to legislation
at the extraordinary session which has
just been called by he President. OF
course, the Presidents real object IN
summoning the two houses to convene
three weeks in advance of the regular
meeting date is, as he states in his
proclamation, 10 enable Congress TO
take up and consider action necessary
to make effective and operative the
PENDING reciprocity treaty with Cuba.
1t Is not necessary, however, that Con
gress should confne itself wholly ard
entirely to this subject; other meas
ules may and doubtless will be pre-
scented, and perhaps some of them
may be enacted into law at the extra
session. But Congress should romem-
Der that it is not convened for the
purpose of entering into matters OF
general legislation.
The question of our commercial re-
lations with the little island republic
has long been pending, and should
nov be settled enc way or the other.
l. Is perhaps best TO settle it at an ex-
ira session IN order that the way NAV
be cleared for other legislation more
important to our own interests. The
whole matter las been thoroughly
thrashed over, so that little if any
good could be accomplished by a
lengthy debate upon the bin to pro
vide for carrying the treaty into ef-
feet. Those who doubted the wisdom
OF the Presidents policy in this re-
spect have doEc all that they could do
{" prevent the adoption of the pro
posed agreement, ard the indications
now are that the scheme will be car
red ont. IL it is to be done, it is bet
ter that it should be done at an extra
session than to drag along through
several months Of The regular session
and thus interfere with ether legis!a-
ton.
Extra sessions Of Congress are NOT
as rule to be ADVISED, and since the
foundation of the Government Only
fourteen have been called. Coming so
close 10 the date Of the regular session.
However, the session which will begin
N November 9 can cause the states
men only slight inconvenience. The
country win at least be glad 10 know
that the question Of Cuban reciprocity
is finally disposed Ct, for the people
are weary Of tie subject. The matter
cut Of the way Congress can settle
down to routine business and possibly
lie able TO adjourn earlier next sum
Iner by reason of having been called
into extra session IN November.
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New York and Chicago.
The Windy City May Have Been IN.
fortunate Rather Than Credulous.

The Windy City May Have Been IN
fortunate Rather Than Credulous.
Since the advent Of Dowie in New
York, the latter city has been inclined
To crow over Chicago, and PhiladeI-
pbia has been helping on the good
work. Il is assumed on all sides that
the prophet took Chicago by storm,
las been accepted there for years, and
s. on, and that only when he struck
New York was tie bubble of his fame
Functured.
This is unjust to Chicago. Let Us
have fair play. There is not a scrap
Of evidence that Chicago ever enjoyed
Dowie any more than New York does.
The papers made all manner Of fun
Of him. and to the reputation they
gave him IS due the settled conviction
Of the rest Of the country that lie is a
fakir- No Chicago paper ever adj
united even so much as some Of the
Conservative Knickerbocker editors
have, namely, that his success is won
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receive the rector under such eond,-
items.
In civic position a man who finds
the laws so in conflict with his con
victions that he cannot execute them
either resigns voluntarily or is forced
from office. 1t should be so with
Bishop scarborough. His position,
it seems to us, is not only untenable,
but it is uncharitable and un-Chris-
t;an-like as well. He makes no charge
or complaint against the rector other
than that, contrary to his views, not
contrary to the canous of the church,
he married a woman who was once
the wife of a man now living.
The divorce evil is apparent, and it
is not necessary to dwell upon this
phase of the subject, but something
more than statutory law or eanoni-
cal law Is necessary to remedy it..
Bishop Scarborough will never do the
cause of morality any good by seek
ing to place a blemish upon an I'M
fortunate but innocent woman in at
tempting TO ostraeize her from the
church and to prevent her from en-
joying the happiness which should be
part of the lot of every woman.
His action is more an attack upon
her for having obtained a divorce
from the man who ill-treated her ana
proved himself unfaithful to her
than it is upon her present husband,
whom he declines to regard as fit to
perform the duties of a disciple Of
the faith
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Cochran Back at Last.

The Hon W. Bourke Cochran has AZ
last practically completed a political
circle. that Is. he has gotten back 10
the doorsteps Of Tamnany Han. albeit
the rear entrance 10 the wigwam- II
has been nearly ten years since the
great Irish orator incurred the ire Of
Boss Croker. and was driven from
the Fourteenth Street hall. like Adam
from the Garden Of Eden. and told 10
earn his political bread by the wag OF
his silver tipped tongue Since that
time the Hon. W. Bourke has found
temporary abiding place with nearly al
OF the political parties. His political
home has been wherever the price OF
admission was sufficient 10 justify In
1896 he was quartered in the Republican
camp. where ne was received with high
honors and paid at the rate of $1,000 q
81 eech. After that he soJOurned with
the Free Traders. the Anti-Imperialists.
and finally in 1900 reached the Bryan
tent. shook hands with the half-brother
Pops. and made his home with Bry-
antics so long as the Democratic cam
paign check book was in working order
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AIMS Family Crows.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
In answer to c. B. VS. query, How old is
Maud2'' | desire 70 state that she is thirteen
years, seven months, and six days old.
But Maud has brother John. and Maud is
now three times as old as John was when
Maud was old John is now Johns and
Maud's father is now three times as old az
John and Maud we're Cthcir ages added four
months ago.
How old is the father? B. FAIK.
Washington, Oct 81
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Helpl HeIpl

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
Ny father is less than 100 years old; he IS
twice the age Of my older brother. and three
months more than two and oue-haIf times
my age.
Ny brother and have the same birthday.
VIII one Of your gentle readers tell mo
how old my father is? JB
Washington Oct D.
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Left Prince in Lurch.

The union did not prove a happy one.
For the princess proved herself the re-
verse OF liberal in money matters.
where her husband was concerned. and
at her death. about three years ago, IL
was found that she had left him but
little. Last year he contracted sec
onG marriage. leading to the altar the
dowager Duchess of Decazes. by birth n
Baroness Lowenthal Of Vienna, and
who was the widow Of that Duke Of
Decazes and of Glucksberg who was for
a number of years minister of foreign
affairs at Paris, IN the first decade OF
the Third Republic.
Prince Lubomirski, who was one OF
the intimate friends and boon cOmpan-
ions OF the late Prince Orange half
brother of the present Queen Of Hol-
land. and popularity known by the sobri-
quet Of .Citron, is a clever writer. has
published several books, contributed
numerous articles to the press. and is a
brilliant and amusing man. whose one
mistake in life has been sort OF chronic
inability TO comprhend the distinction
between a hundred-franc note and one OF
a thousand francs or course, his dane
Ing days are long over. But his "pas
seuls ct eccentriques" are called to mind
by the loss Of his leg.
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A Puzzled CORRESPONDENT.

To the Editor of The Washington Times:
Why : il that when two or three Wash
ington houseke'pers are gathered together you
are sure to hear complaints Of the ignorance,
ihcapacity, and other defects Of Washington
servants2 The business man probably has Just
as much trouble with his Office boys. messen-
gers and janitors; but You can get him TO talk
about other things, if you try
A WEARY LISTENER.
MashinEton. Oct 20
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General Lee Denies Rumor.

Some one hard pressed for a sensation
recently started the absurd canard thar
Cen Fitzhugh Lee had accepted an invi-
tatiOn extended 10 him b. Tammany 10
go 10 New York and take the stump in
behalf Of the election Of George b Mo
Cleilan. The TUmOr. instead OF angering
General Lee, has caused him amuse-
ment He made a statement a day or
two ago denying the story, and declar-
ing that the nearest approach 10 truth
in the report is the fact that he intends
q deliver an address in Jersey City on
November 1. at the unwilling OF the
monument erected in commemoration OF
the defeat Of the British at PaUiuS
Hook. y. J. The commander OF the
American forces on that day was
--Iighthorse" Harry Lee, the grand
father Of Gen Fitzhugh Lee
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October.

In the fall the young mans fancy
Lightly turns 80 thoughts OF dress:
Vaguely, httully. he wonders
When an ulster he'll possess.
In the spring his thoughts are largely
Bent on little Cupid's game.
But October makes him reckon
That his wardrobe's rather lame.
In the fall the old mans fancy
Lightly turns 70 thoughts Of coal:
He remembers last years famine.
That brought terror TO his soul.
In the spring he thinks Of fishing,
Bathing. boating. and baseball.
Put the winter is approaching
Things are different in the fall!
In the fall the worthy matron
Hustles out, with much ado.
To attend the weekly meeting
OF the ". c. T. L.
For she knows the wintry breezes
Cause the mercury TO shrink.
And she pulls for local option.
Cutting of Pas warming drink.
In the fall the gentle maiden
Thinks Of boa, fur. and muf,
And Of numerous winter dresses
Made Of most expensive stuff.
In the spring IL is not costly
To equip the summer girl,
But October makes the lucklcss
Old providers senses whirl.
in the spring Cur various fancies
Lightly turn to thoughts OF love,
While sc hear the robins singing
And the cooling Of the dove.
Yes. we love the gladstone springtide,
With its disappearing ice;
But we're dead ones in October
II we haven't got the price!
Milwaukee Sentine
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Courts and Capitals
of the Old World
BY THE MARoUIsE DE FoNTENoY.
Amusing Figure in Paris.

Amusing Figure in Paris.
Prince Joseph Lubomirski. who has
Just suffered amDutation of the leg, at
Paris. has for the past forty years been
one of the most conspicuous and anus
Ing figures of the French capital. Scion
OF one OF the Oldest houses Of the Polish
nobility. which was raised to princely
rank by the German Emperor in the
seventeenth century he was in his boy
hood page of honor to Car Nicholas
/. and has published a volume OF his
"reminiscences as such. which has given
great offense in st. Petersburg Aigrat-
ing 10 Paris during the palmiest days
Of the reign OF Emperor Napoleon and
Empress Eugene, he became favorite
at the Court OF the Tuileries and a
member OF that gay band of "viveurs'
headed by the Due de Gramont Cade-
rousse. on account OF his avoirdupois
he was nicInamed "Roule de Suif' (balI
Of faD. and won much distinction by
the invention of new figure known as
the pas de goret." in the dance which
was then the feature Of the garden at
Mabille. as il was subsequently of the
Moulin Rouge
The prince in 1877. finding himself in
financial difficulties married the enor-
mously wealthy widow Of NJ Boyer.
who had amassed an immense fortune
by the manufacture of his so-called
Eau des Carmes.' and story used TO
be current to the effect that the prince
on the morning Of his wedding day was
delayed in getting 10 church by huis-
sier effecting an entrance 10 his room
before he had risen from his bed and
Selling then and there. in behalf of his
creditors, the evening dress which he
"A fn
The prince was in despair. But at the
last moment was rescued from his pre-
oicament by the Concierge" or janitor
of the house. who paid the money neces-
sary to release his clothes thus en-
Aiding him 10 reach church in time for
the ceremony. though a trife late. The
prince never forgot this assistance
which he received from the concierge,
and has ever since championed the
cause OF the universally denounced
'pipelet"
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

The looking glass is the place to see great
men.
When a woman gives up dancing it is be-
cause men give up asking her TO do il.
everybody in the world but mother-in-law.
The devil mighty smart when he put up
a job that would make Eve want clothes
can always borrow money from per-
son who is afraid he is going 70 ask him for a
church subscription.
New York Press
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The man Sage. Of Chicago. inadver-
tently told the exact truth about Dowie
when he said Of the prophet Il was
healed. and he touched me-" That is
the situation Of most Of the inhabitants
OF Zion city
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Bookkeeping.

There would lie more joy TO borrow
And less woe to clear away
Ii the sorrows due tomorrow
Were not entered up today;
There would be a small amount Of
Id,c fretting and less care
IL We kept full account Of
AL the JOYS We have 10 share.
Chicago Times Herald
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1t Wouldn't Do.

II sun wasn't golden,
II skies weren't blue.
! wonder what poets
and lovers would dor
Imagine, for instance
\ moment suppose
That pea-green the SIN showed
In skies Of old rose:
Then poets and lovers
Perforce must despair
OF ever describing
Her eyes and Her hair!
New Orleans Times Democrat.
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II may be true. MS some sages advise.
that clubwomen should make a study
OF what really interests them. bpt think
how some clubs would look studying
the society page of the New York yellow
papers and reading Laura Jean Libbeyl
The Washington times., 1903-10-23
An Inherited Fear.

"You are not afraid Of spirits are YOU, Miss
CuroHne9"
Il reckon am, just a little, Mr. Blinker
] suppose inherit it from pa He was a
moonshiner, you know. an his spirits kept him
afraid most Of the time Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Washington times., 1903-10-23

Children are taught TO work in rafia
in some American schools. Let us be
treasured. When these children are
cast upon the cold world and have no
means Of earning a living. they can
make baskets. furniture and clothes Of
raffia work. and it viii be much more
useful to them than knowing how to
spell.
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A Correction.

Papa-Tommy, you must go 70 bed this in
slant
Tommy Jagged 5)-Nol
paPa-What! Don't YOU say ''No'' 10 me-
Tommy (detorminedly) Excuse me; 30. sir!
-philahelnhia Prs
The Washington times., 1903-10-23

a Milwaukee clergyman says that
every church ought TO have bureau
of publicity to call peoples attention to
it. Milwaukee people must be either
very well supFiisd with churches or in
a state of complete indifference to the
whole subject.
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tune OF old General Won Rohdich. and
the Emperor is equally averse to en-
richlng the Golfers OF the city Of Berlin
at the expense Of his old corps by maxi
ing any change.
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The London Times is debating the
question whether the use OF soap causes
various human Ills. 1t might kin a
tramp who was not used TO it, and that
is one reason why all the hobo army
should be scrubbed.
The Washington times., 1903-10-23

a writer in "Harper's Weekly" com
ments on the heroism displayed by con-
demned Tfi;irderers. Doctors, however,
viii testify that in ordinary life the
deathbed haunted by terrors is not
found half so often as 1t IS in religious
literature.
The Washington times., 1903-10-23

Mrs Stuyvesant Fish is reported to
have said that the term -four hundred"
sounds too exclusive. There are num-
bers Of people not I'm the four hundred
who cordially agree win her
The Washington times., 1903-10-23

Mr.. Carnegie looks for an eventual
union of all English-speaking peoples.
but has he reflected on the kind of Eng
lish they may be inclined to use about
him2
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Some military authorities are arguing
that the chapeau and epaulettes should
be left off the uniform Of officers. be-
cause so many secret societies have
taken to going about with millinery
stores on their heads; but really. it
makes a difference what sort OF man is
under the hat
The Washington times., 1903-10-23

Perhaps the reason why the teaching
Of Socialism is so irresistibly alluring
TO some people and so repugnant TO
others is. that 10 the former Il seems
ike formula by which everybody can
get rich quick. and TO the latter. like
rule by which everybody must get
moor uuick
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Some Of the Philadelphia papers are
Boosting over the fact that dandelions
are now blooming in the suburbs of that
city. Perhaps their object is TO show
that Philadelphia is only six months
behind tho times
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In a Lighter Vein.
There Was

mere mere was an oid prophet named 'Lijer
Who tackled the Tammanv tiger.
S'ren they ended the fight
Old Lie was a sight
And NJ HAAS mad been turned by the tiger.
Chicago journal.
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Pas Version.

Little Willie-What is the difference be-
tween character and reputation, pa?
Pa-Charactcr is luxury. my son. while
reputation is a necessity Minneapolis Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-10-23
A Great Truth.

The absent lover pens his love
In words so brave and hot
But be who gets the girl is known
As Johnny-on-thcSp spot.
st Louis Chronicle