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The Washington times., 1903-09-05
The Rhine of the Ancient YachtSman.

II Is an ancient yachting man.
And ne stoppeth one Of three;
by thy long beard and glittering eve
Now wherefore stopp'st thou met"
He holds him with his once glad hand;
Il the cup" quoth he
"Avaunt. Thou'rt mad the hesrer said;
That cup th0u't never see"
The yachtsman pushed him 70 a seat,
He cannot choose but hear7
And thus that ancient yachting man
Did murInur in his ear;
Long years ago built yacht
And hove her anchor NJ
And sailed to dear old Sandy Hook
To lift the blooming cup"
The wedding guest he beat his breast,
lie cannot choose but near;
And thus spake on that aged man
Into his starbOard ear:
And now the Yankee sloop we met,
And she wondrous strong;
She followed Us across the line,
And chased us south along
with steamboats, here and steam yachts there.
And tug boats all around
They swashed and grOwled and roared and
howled
Like noises in a swound.
And then we spied the outer mark,
II flashed in dazzling fame;
As il il had been a Christian soul,
We hailed il in Gods name
Around that mark as the night grew dark
Like comets twain We Spun
Then homeward north; with Shamrock Fourth
That blooming eup | won
Nay. ancient yachts7nan. thou art mad,
Thy dreams have VIE ught thee up.
NAY, nav" he said. with Shamrock Fifth
I won the blooming cup
Across the line like light we went,
The slo0p she followed free;
Put were the first to make the burst
Into that shrinking sea
Nay. ancient yschtsnan. thou art wild;
Thou ravest in ;hy mind
In sooth. fair youth il is the truth,
She was three miles behind.
'.The western wave was all ahame,
The day was Well-nigh done.
When her strange shape drove suddenly
BetwiXt rs and the sun
We tackled. and then with Shamrock sixth
The weary cup ! won.
we brought il aboard and filled it up.
Our skipper drank from the damned cup;
Gun life-bloud he seemed 20 sip.
The stars were dim and thick the night.
The steersnan's face by his lamp CLEANED white
From sails the dew did drip.
Then o,Ir Yacht full forty men
And I heard nor sigh nor groan)
With heavy Jhunp in a lifelcss lump
Took tumb,cs one by one.
Their souls did from their bodies fly
And 10 heaven asCended up;
With Shamrock seventh 7 sailed alone
And kept III accurs-d cup.
'.Since then at an uncertain hour
That agony returns,
And till my ehastiy tale ls told
This heart within me burns.
- pass each wear from land to land,
From dark rising sun,
And tell how with my Shamrock Eighth
The blooming cup ! won.'
w J. L. in New York sun.
The Washington times., 1903-09-05
Men With Large Salaries

A. ]. Cassatt president Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad draws larger salary than any other
railroad official in the United States. He is
credited with receiving $4,000 a year. A mum
bcr OF other railroad presidents receive so. .0oJ
year each.
In the matter of salaries the industrials ap-
pear 10 be more liberal than the railroads. 5
C. T Dodd. the general solicitor OF the stan
dard Oil Company, probably receives as large
q salary as any other person in the country
including commission he is understood 10 re-
ceive S25O,Og0 a year. II is not known what
the salary Of John d. Rockefeller, the president
Of the Standard Oh Company, amounts 70. Il
there is any other person in the United State
who receives as large a salary Mr. Dodd il is
not generally known
Charles NJ Schwab. president Of the United
States steel Corporation. drew a salary Of
$4,000 n year. There are twelve other per
sons in the employ Of the United states steel
Corporation who receive a salary Of more than
$4,000 year. ). r. Callaway president Of
the American Locomotive Company, is cred
tied With receiving salary Of $4,000 year.
To accept this position Mr.. Cauaway resigned
the presidency Of the New York Central. A.
the head Of the New York Central be drew
50, 900 a wear.
Il is not known what the salary Of Henry H.
Rogers. president OF the Amalgamated Copper
Company. is. Mr.. Rogers succeeded Marcus
DAILY. who received $lO0OpO II is thought that
Mr. Rogers receives a larger salary. Henry q.
TIavemcyer. president OF the American Sugar
Refining Company, is said TO draw salary of
SIO), 90 a year. c. \. Cofin. president Of the
General Electric, IS understood 70 receive
SI5 900 q year.
The largest salary paid any bank president
In the country is understood % bc $1,000 a
year. Several New York bank presidents are
known 10 receive this salary. There Is one bank
president III Chicago who Is said to draw q
salary OF 5000 d year. A. a rule, bank
presidents are very wealthy. and their salary
forms only small part Of their income. George
f. Rsker. president Of the Firs. National BAN,
Is believed to be worth more than $4,000. 900.
James Stilinan, president Of the National City
Bank. is worth about sI2,OJo.OD0. Most OF the
other presidents Of the large Wall Stree; banks
are millionaircs.- New York Herald
The Washington times., 1903-09-05
Mclaughlin Must Give Way.

II Hugh Mclaughlin. the boss OF the
Democracy OF Brooklyn, who IS carrying
into his old age philosophy that is dry
kindly and delightful. but who is never
theless as cunning and persistent a DO
litIcal leader as he ever was. can have
his way, then Bird S. Coler will be nom
mated for mayor of New York city. The
chances. however. are that Mr. Nc
Laughlin must be content with the
nomination OF a resident Of Brooklyn
borough as comptroller OF New York
city.
Mr. Murphy, who is Tammany Hall,
will not agree that the nominee of the
Democracy for mayor shall be a man
who votes in Brooklyn.
Two years ago Croker reluctantly
yielded to the representations made TO
him by the Brooklyn Democracy that il
Edward NJ. Shepard were nominated for
mayor, the Fusion party could name no.
body who could defeat him, and OF all
the candidates the Fusion party might
select, none would be easier for Mr..
Shepard to beat than Seth Low.
The Tammany Democracy feels that
Brooklyn had its chance two years ago.
and that Mr. Mclaughlin ought TO DO
content with that
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Became 2 Protestant.

on the completion of his term In
prison the count, finding himself sus-
pended by the Vatican from the exercise
of all clerical functions, announced his
conversion 10 the Protestant Church. Il
was only some time later, after great
fuss had been made over the fact that
q Papal monsignor had abandoned the
Church of Rome for the Protestant
Episcopal denomination. and that the
story of his conversion had been tele-
graphed TO the various parts OF the
world, that the Protestant church in the
Via Nazionale. at Rome, was made
aware of the criminal antecedents of its
convert, who accordingly was quietly
dropped.
The count thereupon decided TO return
TO the Roman Catholic Church. and after
having duly abiured the Protestant faith
and performed numerous public acts o:
penitence. he was permitted once more
to celebrate mass. When once man
is consecrated a priest, ne remains a
priest to the end of his days. True.
he may be suspended from the exercise
of his ecclesiastical functions. and
although by good conduct and repent
ence he may manage to rehabilitate
himself so as 10 secure a repeal of the
decree of suspension. yet he is never
again intrusted with any cure of souls.
Owing to the notoriety OF this case
| IL was considered advisable by the
authorities OF the Vatican that he should
quit Europe. and accordingly he came TO
this country. and after drifting about
in the West. notably in Texas, finally
died in the utmost poverty and obscurity
in New York, where he was permitted
by the late Archbishop Corrigan 10 do
some missionary work among the
! Italians.
The Washington times., 1903-09-05
Damp Tenement Houses.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
You viii do a great kindness 70 many persons,
particularly those who compelled 10 reside
in rented houses, if you viii call the atten-
tion of the Health Department to the very I'M
sanitary condition OF many tenement houses in
Washington.
In many cases after u rain the lower stories Of
large number Of tenement houses are very
damp for several days. The actual condition OF
these houses can only lie learned 10y inspection
by an officer OF the Health Department, because
no person will voluntarily acknowledge that he
OF she, as the case may be, resides in a damp,
wet house.
An inspection by a competent agent Of the
Health Department, however, will no doubt
show that large number Of houses in Wash
inGton unhealthful and 50 practically unin-
hahitable 10y reason Of dampne>s after a rainy
spell of weather. \ SUFFERER.
Washington, September g.
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The Home of the Future.

I'm time" say, Prof. a. Marion. Of tn
uited states Naval Academy. talking ma
chine disks viii take the place of text books
Paper hacked novels will disappear, and, in
stead 81 reading printed books the littcrateu
yill only have % put q disk in his machin
and have fhc novel read ro him in the lviul
voice ui its creator
AT evening when the lamps are lii.
our home is one 81 peace;
About tho monographs We sit
And an oar troubles cease.
The vnirling disk a mothers ear
Is telling how to cook,
And fathers trying hard to Ecar
The Great Campaign Of Crook
TIE baby turns on Mother Goose"
The older sister sighs
When Lady Clare, with no excuse,
Through one whole chapter cries.
Tic boys are hearing pirate scenes,
Oi skull and bones and dirk;
The younger girls have magazines
That warblc fancy work
The medley comcs: ''Sct on the stove
And simmer hall a day
The cucmy'- in wonder grove
His name is Dapple Gray
Alas. Nv lover loves mc not.
Embroidcr this iu green
Now rake their sides with solid shot
Ni'h siIk floss in between"
And MARY had a little lamb
Peel Win a kitchen knife
The guiding star of Amsterdam
J come, my own, my life.
Wherever Crook took the command
The lamb was sure 10 go''-
Our home life is serene and grand;
The disks have made il so.
Chicago Tribune
The Washington times., 1903-09-05
How Long Mosquitoes Live.

II is not known inst hcw long mosquitoes can
live, but their average lif" Is much longer than
is ordinarily suppo-cd. Thousands Of them live
through winter. alternating or asleep in dark
places iE barns OF house cellars In sparsnly
settled localitics where they cannot find such
places tor shelter, they live through the winter
ia hollow trees, in caves and holes under up
turned trees; and. even though the tcmp,ra trrc
may fall far below freezing, Jhcy are not winter
killed but on the approach Of warm weather
become active again. Mosquitoes frequently
seen fviuE about in the woods before the snow
hra wholly LETT the gIoUud.-Ni iiliam Lyman
Underwood, iu the Popular Science Monthly.
The Washington times., 1903-09-05
Daily Calendar of American History.
September :.

177S-British under General Gray burned
Bedford village, Mass. and seven
ty American vessels lying at the
wharves.
11S1-French troops under Lafayette
occupied Williamsburg, about
fifteen miles. from Yorktown
1795-Treaty effected between United
States and Algiers to ransom pris-
oners.
1S13-The United States brig Enterprise
captured the British brig Boxer
of the coast of Maine.
1S73-England paid the Alabama award
of SIS, 500 600
1S81-Ninth International Medical Con-
gress met at Washington. Labor
Day observed as a holiday for the
first time in New York
1S93-Pan- american Medical Congress
opened at Washington, / 900 dele
gates present.
1S94-Major General StOreman. ex-gav-
ernor of California, born 1922.
died at Buffalo. y. Y.
The Washington times., 1903-09-05
Not Of Dalham Hall.

Sir Robert Afleck, who has just been
gazetted a bankrupt in England is
wrongly described as "of Dalham Hall"
For the latter. situated in Suffolk. near
Newmarket. was sold for the sum OF
$500. .OOo. 10 the late Cecil Rhodes. who at
his death bequeathed it 10 his brother.
Col Frank Rhodes. Dalham Hall. is
one of those houses which from the
time OF the Reformation have enjoyed
the evil reputation OF being blighted by
curses laid upon them by the despoiled
mOnastiC Old-time proprietOTs of the es-
tates, and it has not escaped comment
that no sooner had this particular place
passed into the possession of Cecil
Rhodes than his brilliant career was
brought 10 sudden close.
The present mansion. which is of brick
was built away back in the days OF King
William and Queen Mary. that is to say.
after the Stuarts had been driven from
the throne of England. and although il
was in the possession of the AfIecks for
near two hundred years. yet il is a fact
that II never passed from father 10 son.
and that misfortune pursued the Afleck
family from the time they acquired
possession of the estate I remember
at the time when Sir Robert Afieck sold
Dalham Hall to CeciFrRhodes in a vain
attempt TO avert the financial troubles
by which he has now been overtaken.
expressing in these letters the opinion
that in acquiring the estate Cecil
Rhodes was tempting fate. and a few
weeks afterward he was dead
The Anecks are a branch OF the an
cient Scotch family OF Auchinleck. and
the baronetcy dates from the great ma
val victory at GuadeIoupe where Ad
miral Sir Edmund Adieck distinguished
himself as second in command to the
famous Admiral Lord Rodney. The see
ond baronet. a nephew of his predeces-
sor in the family honors. married an
American woman, daughter of Thomas
Clark Of New York. and widow Of Rich-
ard Vassal. of Jamaica. a sister OF the
present baronet is the widow OF that so
popular Dick Frewen who was drowned
while yachting on the coast of Ireland
and whose brother, Moreton Frewen,
married TO Miss Jerome. of New York,
| spends so much time in this country.
The Washington times., 1903-09-05
HuIdah B. Todd.
A Particularly Offensive Woman-to
Gas" Addicks.

Gas" Addicks.
Huldah b. Todd, for five years III
charge of the Greenwood, Del, post
Office. and performing her work to the
satisfaction of every one of the pa
irons brought in contact with the es-
tabIishment, has been summarily dis
missed by Postmaster General Payne.
On charges of inelIiciency2 Not by a
long shot, On conviction of the high
crime of being a woman? Not ON
your life. On the allegation that she
Is not handsome enough? Go to! IN
Delaware all postmistresses- some
how. we hate the word-are Dianas.
What. then, was the cause? She
iourneyed to this city, sought audi
ence of the Chief of the Hot Air Bri-
gade, saIaamed, and forthwith was
told:
You we're removed because you
were particularly and personally OBJ
noxious To Senator Alice"
Did Huldah faint? Not much. She
has a sense Of humor, we are told
which helped her to bear the brunt OF
the shock. 'Particularly and person
ally obnoxious" to Gas" Addicks
Man Friday! Ye gods, what a dis
tinction. Little did Huldah dream
when she emerged from the Presence
and returned to Greenwood that next
morning she would awake to find her
self famous.
And We shades of Civil Service Re
/ form! Fitness and merit thrown over
board to please the Gas" Man. Mr.
Payne, no doubt, enjoyed turning the
tick. It's 50 much in his line. II,
| Just loves. we fancy, to render thes,
little services to the Addickses, the
! Ciarksons, and the Kerenses. But
wait till the President reviews the
case Perhaps the fur viii fly then.
And then. again, perhaps it won't
Who IS to tell?
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Wachter, Of MARYLAND.

The one man in Baltimore who viii be
sought after by the leaders OF his party
during the fall campaign is Mr. wach-
ter. notwithstanding the defeat he ex-
perienced on Thursday. He will be
more in demand than II he had Won his
fight for supremacy. for all realize hat
his course will have more effect on he
fortunes OF his party IN the NovemAer
State election than that OF any other oae
man His assistance will be OF vital
force, and the fact that he did not wn
viii make It all the more necessary ths1
his followers be placated and brough.
into line. This work will tax all the in
genuity Of the politicians. for the Wach-
ter following is turbulent. angry. and
will not easily be brought into line 20
fight for men whom they have been op-
posing for months. and from whose sue
cess they have nothing 10 hope
The Washington times., 1903-09-05

a few years ago in New York. IL nay
be as well to explain that the two men
had nothing in common but their name.
The Regnier of Metz was an adventurer
who died in considerable affiuence ~
Ramsgate in Kent. England, about a
decade ago. and was an Alsatian He
brew. whereas the Regnier who died in
New York was of most distinguished
ancestry. being a lineal descendant Of
Antonio Regnier, doge Of Venice in
1880. besides which he was a count and
dignitary of the Roman Catholic
church with the title OF monsignor.
Moreover, he died in the most abject
poverty.
Count Regnier was secretary for sew
eraI years 10 Cardinal AntonelH. Pope
Plus KS secretary OF state, and was
employed by him on several diplomatic
missions When the cardinal died the
monsignor fell into comparative dis
grace. and accordingly turned his atten-
tion to the Quirinal, where he evea-
tually managed TO ingratiate himself
with King Humbert, who appointed MN
custodian of the tomb OF King Victor
Emmanuel But he forfeited this posi-
tion by his conviction of a very serious
charge of blackmail and fraud, whlcI
landed him in the penitentiary.
The Washington times., 1903-09-05
A Word About Sir Thomas.
The Spirit of True Sport Stimulated
by Him.

by Him.
1t is impossible TO say farewell TO
Sir Thomas Upton without again call
ing attention TO those admirable traits
which he has manifested ever since the
American people made his acquain-
tance, and which have added new Joys
t. the pleasures Of the friendly con
test for the bit Of plate which is to re-
main on this side of the water.
He Is an indomitabIy cheerful sort
Of person. one of the kind who never
says die and who never knows if he l.
beaten. For. though he cheerfully
says, My boat Is the slower" and -
fear there Is no man on my side Of the
water who can equal your genius
Herreshoff" In the next ne Is limiting
at possible future races, and admitting
that if any Englishman Is going 10
get the cup he would like to be the
man. This shows that while down Sir
Thomas Is by no means out. He
throws up the sponge when If Is ap-
parent that me cannot win with his
present accoutermeuts, but presently
Il challenge viii follow the sponge.
First thing they know, Americans Will
be asked To a contest with real yachts.
aDI tI. Lr-;,, iii ....~ ... ...
The Washington times., 1903-09-05

aefeated. The true gladiator never
killed his rival unless forced to do So
by the cruelty Of his masters. The
genuine sporting man Is not all the
time seeking excuses Cor charging
fraud and crookeduess. He loves his
enemy. He tries his best 10 beat him,
then drinks 10 better luck next time.
lie Is a Sir Thomas Upton. We re
joice that the spirit Of true sport Is
growing ON both sides of the sea, and
that generosity Is the order of the
dav.
The Washington times., 1903-09-05
New York's Babel Towers.

At work on q house they are putting up in
th. ncighhorh10d of where / live" said q CITY
,lycller. there have thus far been employed
EngIi,hmen, negroes. Germans. Italians. Irish
men. Scotchmcn. and Americans and the house
is only about half done Fifty wears ago there
would have been at work on such Job only
Americans and Ir-hmeu
There could be 30 more striking indication
Of The variety OF races that nov find a home in
this great city. Such buildings. by a slight
stretch of the imagination. might easily Doe tan
c:,d so many local towers OF Babe New
York sun
The Washington times., 1903-09-05

That Saturday Halt HOLIDAY
Inc Editor Of The Masington Timcs.

To the Editor Of The Washington Timct
Christmas, May 80 Labor Day. Saturday half
holiday, for all purposes in the District OF Co
lumhia. are among the days made public hoh-
days ty act OF Congress. bat the last named Is
not observed Yet by the Government depart
mcnts in Washington
The recent decision from the Department OF
Justice, interpreting the law, decides that
Saturday half holiday is just as much of a legal
holiday any OF the rest now observed. hut
the right TO enjoy il Is reserved.
In all the lIEe commercial cities the busi-
ness houses close at noon Saturdays, and il is
not understood that employees must make mp
the difference by working over the usual time
during the other hve days Of the week.
Let the departments AT Washington be just
TO their faithful employees and live up fairly
and frankly 10 the laws enacted until repealed
ARGUS.
F. Washington September ?
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Thirst in the Library.

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
A day or two since went with my wife 20
the great Carnegie Library Building. and while
sitting she thirsted and arose to seek water;
but after dilIgent search and finding none
hied myself TO a woman at desk saying:
'Is there water hereg'
She answered: NAY, except behind the
stacks for the household"
At this my countenance fell and / was wroth
sorrovving for her that thirsted and could get
no drink amid 50 much greatness and seeming
abundant philanthropy. G. ". WILCOX.
Washington, September 4
The Washington times., 1903-09-05
Mcclellan Is Popular.

No one who knows Mr.. Mcclellan has
failed 10 recognize a personal charm,
kindly nature. a generous cOmpanionshtp
and sort OF companionable quality
which he is ready TO display, no matter
whether he is with q man or wealth or
of social standing, or with the humblest
member Of Tammany. Toward him the
newspaper press Will continue 10 be as
il always has been, cOnsiderate. for he
has never forgotten that he was for
time a newspaper man. and he has new
er lost the spirit of fraternity.
Mr. Murphy has within a day OF two
substantially admitted that Colonel Nc
CleHan is 70 be the candidate Of Tam
many and that he will in all probability
be nominated This nomination viii be
due 20 two reasons. One is the friend
ship OF MIR. Croker and OF Mr.. Murphy
and OF some of the less important lead
ers in Tammany for Mr.. Mcclellan. and
the other IS the conviction that he viii
be at all times subservient 10 his organ
ization. as hecdfuI OF the wishes OF its
leaders. as Mayor Van Wyck was. tract
able. plausible. and in his administra-
ton and personal contact possessed or
a certain superficial popularity.
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At Last Mcclellan.

No wellinformed politician in the
Democratic party has had any doubt for
a year that Tammany intended 70 nomi-
nate Col. George 3. Mcclellan for
mayor No one could say under oath
that among Mr.. Croker's parting re-
quest when he expatristed himself was
this, that Tamrnany should nominate
George Mcclellan for mayor. but there is
no Democratic politician in New York
who would not be willing TO testify. IN
der oath. that il is his best impression
that Mr. Croker made that request
While Mr.. Murphy may speak truth
fully in saying that Mr.. Croker now has
no more to do with Tamamny than he
would be II he were lost in the wilds OF
Africa. nevertheless. there is no doubt
that Mr. Murphy is Loyalty needing the
wishes OF Mr.. Croker, not that any issues
have been expressed recently, but the
requests which Mr.. Croker made just be
fore he sailed for England.
II so happens that the fondness which
Croker has always openly and cordially
expressed for George B. Mcclellan is al
so shared by Mr.. Murphy. Mcclellan has
more than any other Democratic poll
tician or OficehOlder OF New York OF this
day the double qualification OF being an
acceptable member Of what is called
high society and also of being highly re
garded by the rank and file OF Tammany
Hall He has been able 10 maintain both
OF these relations " ithout impairing
either. This. Of course, is tribute 10
certain personal qualities.
The Washington times., 1903-09-05
Their Mistake.

Two drunken men went 10 a production 4
.'Quo yadis' in Springfield tie other night, hut
didn't stay long. In one part Of the play where
several toga-clad senators were on the stage al
once one Of the two bibulous fellows turned 10
his companion and said: SHAY. Bill. less 60.
Made mistake Zhis not QUO Nadis.' Zh;s
knights o. Pizzius hall" Then they left.-Kan-
sas City star.