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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30
Castro to Bowen.

Caracas March (. 1904
Mr.. Herbert w. Bowen. etc. etc, Pres
ent.
Ny dear sir: am ordered by General
Castro TO say to you as follows. with
reference TO yesterdays private letter:
Publications made by NEWSPAPERS that
are not official. are not on account or by
order Of the government. because they
lead in the republic. ia conformity with
our constitution and laws. TIE OF iu-
dependence, so that on many occasions.
as you will have been able to observe
they attack the very employees of the
government Of the republic. each one
having then TO defend himself by means
Of the same press.
The proceeding against Ell Monitor
Tor which you ask would prove to d..
not only contrary TO such practices but
would establish the fatal precedent that
the governments OF the United States
and Europe would at once have to ac-
cept the responsibility of the mutual at
tacks which constantly appear IN their
newspapers.
Further still. General Castro believes
that intervention on his part such as you
desire. would imply acceptance Of the
responsibility which the said newspaper
has contracted solely and exclusively.
But IS there is a para graph IN the note
which IS now being answered which IS
entirely personal referring to General
castro. l am instructed TO inform YOU
that General Castro holds the highest
opinion Of your hOnOra bleness which he
believes. does not stand In need OF any
defense whatsoever. because your con
duct Is above all suspicion.
He. moreover. considers il opportuue
TO express 70 you the gratitude which
the government and people OF Venezue-
la nave toward you for your good OF
noes as representative of the republic
IN the international question with the
aimed powers. Your Obedient servant
GUSTAVO J. SANABRIA.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30
Married Teachers.
Question Whether a Married Woman Is
to Be Allowed to Teach.

Question Whether Married Woman Is
to Be Allowed to Teach.
Periodically, in one city or another.
the question comes up. Shall a teach
er in the public schools be allowed to
retain her position after she is mar
ried?' Manifestly such a decision is
called for only in exceptional cases.
for most teachers who marry have no
desire to carry the double burden of
wage-earning and housekeeping. and
yield TO the womanly desire 10 make
home pleasant for somebody who
comes home tired. rather than 90 out
and get tired themselves. But GER
tain croakers seem. 10 be afraid that
marriage, or the schools, or some
thing viii suffer if q married woman
is allowed 10 teach. Others-and they
are really at the bottom Of the agita-
tion-contend that married women,
having somebody TO support them,
have no right to take positions
which single women need.
The fear that home life viii be in
jured by allowing women to teach
after they are married is based on
very slight grounds. II a woman has
i, in her to make a home, she viii
make one; if not, she cannot be Iegis-
lated into doing SO. Much has been
said OF women who work merely for,
pin money, but aside from the fact
that a very small percentage of these
are found in the ranks of the teach
ers. if the wife wants luxuries which
her husband cannot give her, and is
determined to have them. it is at least
as moral for her 10 earn them herself
as for her to tease them out of her
husband and make his life a burden
Home life is in no danger through the
married teacher.
There are cases in which the teach
er of experience marries, and her hus-
band dies, deserts her, or becomes a
hopeless invalid. Teaching is the
only thing she can do well; why
should she not be allowed 10 do it?
All, but here comes in the plea Of the
politician-the single women need"
the jobs.
In the name of the republic, have
we go5 to the point at which work is
TO be parceled out like pie at a po-
litical luncieor s1cnter, according to
influence and alleged necessity? If
we are TO give people work not be-
cause they can do 1t well. but because
they need it, we shall have lot Of
paupers applying for jobs, each pro-
claiming his especial poverty and lack
Of resources. The public schools
ought not 10 be run on that basis.
The teachers should be as richly en-
dowed as they can possibly be. II a
woman with an Independent income
Of 100000 a year. and the proper
training. were to offer to teach in the
public schools, she would be valuable
just In pTopOrjion to her ability, no
more. no less. If, by. reason Of years
spent in European travel, a richly
furnished library, and other oppor-
tunities for research, she could make
a geography lesson more interesting
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30
Appeal to Diplomatic Corps.

IITansIaIlOn-I
Legation OF the United States.

Legation of the United States.
Caracas, March >, 1904
Mr.. Minister:
date. sent to me at President CastrO's
IN view of the fact that during the last
two years several newspapers have been
suppressed by the Venezuelan govern
mont. ] concluded that the suitable road
which ] should take respecting the cal
jimmy printed against me in FL Monl-
tor was to appeal to President Castro
and to you TO make the editor retract
the calUmny and 10 have him punished
for his serious fault
As President Castro refuses TO inter
fere in the matter and gives me TO IN
derstand that 1 should defend myself,
see that I have TO lay the matter before
the Diplomatic Corps, and To consider
the ACCESSIBILITY of instituung an action
for defamation against the newspaper IN
question.
Tomorrow I shall summer a meeting
of the Diplomatic Corps and after il has
been effected / shall inform you OF the
steps which ! shall have decided TO
Kindly give my thanks to President
Castro for the benevolent sentiments
which he expressed through you in the
last paragraph of your note.
/ avail myself with pleasure of this
opportunity 10 renew 10 your eXceIlency
the assurance of LFy highest considera-
ton HERBERT w. BOWEN.
To HIS EXcellency DR.. Gustavo Sana-
bria, Minister Of Exterior Relations.
etc, etc, etc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30

than the normal school graduate
without any experience outside her
own State. so much the better for the
children. OF course. women with
those especial advantages in teaching
would probably not choose the public
schools for their field of labor. but the
point is this; the teacher should be
chosen for merit alone. The truth is
that in too many American cities pol
ticians regard the public schools as a
sort of plum orchard. They can keep
their fences up by getting jobs for the
female relatives of their constituents,
and the schools are good places to
hunt jobs, especially in these days Of
general education.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30
Confederate a Good Sprinter.

y singular meeting occurred last
night in the Pennsylvania station be-
tween Morde Lewis, now of Clarksburg.
W. Va, veteran of the Confederate
army. and AN old soldier who had served
on the Federal side during the war Of
'Gl-'65.
Both We're seated in the smoking room
waiting for an outgoing train, and as
the time dragged they began 10 con-
verse. the talk soon bringing out the
fact that they had served in Virginia,
their duties taking them 10 about the
same places After some minutes the
SOutherner made a remark about mar
rowIy escaping capture by the North
erners near Wildwood. Va.
Were YOU ever at a country home
called Saratoga near AHllwood?'' asked
the old Federal soldier.
Yes" answered the other; many a
time
Il was there once" continued the
wearcr OF the blue. "Oue day took my
company to The front door of the house
and called for the surrender Of "a younS
Confederate officer who was known to
De hiding in the building somewhere.
After a while We searched the house.
but could find nobody Presently one OF
my men discovered footprints leading
through the dust of the back yard into
the fresh earth OF newly pIowed corn
field.
We'll. we gave that fellow "A lively
chase, / tell you He didn't have much
start, so we pressed him hard. II was
the hottest day J ever felt but we ran
for that man like a hound after a rab-
bit The worst Of Il was he got away.
Never could explain II, but he certainly
took to the woods in smooth fashion
Yes. II was hot that day" laughed
the old Confederate. Il ought to know.
/ was the man YOU We're chasing.
Then they shook hands and went over
the run again.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30
THE.....
PERSONAL SIDE.

paper men and Senators. The organiza-
ton took its name from bill intro
duced in Congress FOR the relief OF
wandering American-born members OF
Rocky Boy tribe
All members of the society must have
a name with a true Indian ring TO il,
and the manufacture Of names for Sen
ators is the chief duty of members Of
the club.
Senator Allison was recently elected
TO membership and christeued Chief
Afraid OF His own Voice. Senator
Warren is one of the charter mem bers
OF the organization After the little
scene in the Senate when Senator War
rem drew a bottle from Senator Till
mans pocket il was found necessary TO
rename the Wyoming member. and he
IL now Chief Smell the Bottle
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30
COUNT MAX YON BUELOW
MISSING FROM PUEBLO
Married Widow of Colorado Money
Lender, and Is Thought to Have
Gone TO Germany.

PUEBLO, Col. March 3o-Count Max
Won Buelow has disappeared, and II lS
thought that he VIII not return Since
his marriage nine days ago to Mrs.
Cbarlstina Pnaummer. the wealthy
widow or a money lender, he has re
cciyed valua bles and money asSregating,
il is said. several thousand dollars from
his wife
tho wedding carOusing anc spending ms
Tyife's money freely 1t Is thought that
he is on his way 10 Germany The
countess has notified the police of her
husbands disappearance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30
Decoration Of d Rat Catcher.
The Head Of the Pasteur Institute n
vents a way Of Exterminating Rats.

The Head Of the Pasteur Institute In
vents Way Of DISCRIMINATING Rats.
Dr. Roux. head OF the Pasteur IN
stitute. has been decorated by the
French government for his services
in devising a means of exterminating
rats. He does not use a musical in
strument, like the Pied Piper. or rat
poison. like the common or garden
householder, or a terrier, like the IN
scientific but fun-loving small boy;
he uses soup full of microbes, Being
French rats, it is to be presumed his
victims take to soup. Moreover, an
other difficulty is avoided.
Rat Catchers in American apart
ment houses and hotels and private
dwellings have too often fed poison to
the rats, which Immediately bolt. first
for water and then for their holes,
and If they survive long enough, al
ter drinking heavily, to get home, the
whole side Of the house generally has
to be torn down before the funeral
can be had Meanwhile, the human
occupants Of the house go about hold
ing their noses. The soup, it may be
supposed, prevents this unfortunate
consequence in France.
After all, we may laugh at the
French government for decorating
rat catchers who are scientific enough
to give their country some real help
and we may sneer at similar public
benefactors in our own land, and not
have any such enterprising men in
consequence: but is it not just this
precise, scientific attention to detail
which has made France pre-eminent
in science and art, and is it really 50
ridiculous a matter after all?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30
GALVESTON PREPARES
TO ENTERTAIN NAVAL MEN

Rear Admiral Wise. commanding the
Atlantic training squadron, will take
the Minneapolis and Hartford to Cal
weston on April 10 and remain there UNI
til April l6.
Announcement of this order TO Rear
Admiral Wise was made at the Navy
Department this morning. Elaborate
plans for reception TO the warships
have been made at Galveston.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30

An indignant matrCn signing herself
Mrs. r w. p" writes to the New
York American" TO protest against
cruelty to canary birds. The birds are
kept In show window in a glass globe,
which is placed inside of another globe
filed with goldfish, so that the birds
appear TO be living under water; but
this lady exclaims with tears in her
voice: The poor birds had to stand
IN one position ut the bottom of the
globe with their feet under water" We
Io not deny that the birds did have
wet feet in the circumstances, but we
should really like to know how it was
done
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30
KILLED AS HE WAVED GooD-BY.

MAHANOY CITY. Pa. March go
Turning to waive a friendly farewell! TO
an engineer. Harry Zimmerman. car
inspector, stepped backward into the
path Of flying freight train at Quakake
this afternoon and was killed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30
Rocky Bow Tribe.

Society Of the American-born Mem
bers of Rocky Boys Tribe is the name
of an organization in the Senate which
has a membership limited to 4 few ncws-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30

Possibly it is argued that since Judge
Parker has never done anything to any
body. he VIII not do a thing TO the Re
pubIicaus at the polls.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30

4 Cleveland woman threw an alarm
clock at "a burglar sitting on her win
dow sill and knocked him out Of the
window That burglar is not in a pO-
sitlon TO oppose female baseball teams
on the ground that women are in
lnrable OF throwing straight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30

Admiral Dewey has squashed the So
cial race problem theory of his visit 70
Santo Domingo. When the Admiral puts
that foCt down on anything he does it
sQuarcly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30

Dowie has got himself into trouble in
Australia by abusing the King. and
aeems u tel slmcWMat WLLLed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30

cXCelleucy the assurances Of my high
est consideration
HERBERT w BOWEN
To Ills EXCellency Ar Gustavo j. Sanar
hrta Minister OF Exterior Relations.
etc. etc. etc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30

With Senator Burton under convic-
ZION. and the POstOfice cases still
hanging FIRE, the mOuuers bench
seems TO bc filing up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30

In spite Of all that anybody can say, it
seems 90 be impossible TO avoid calling
the Russians hard names.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30

The President will allow the children
to litter up his lawn on Easter Mon
day. and the tots are all determined to
vote for him when they grow up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30

Away back IN John Quincy Adams
time the House unnecessarily tried TO
cxpcI one Matthew Arnold for being
go diaboIcaI person" If Reed Smoot
is not any worse than a diaboIical per
son there may be hope for him yet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-30

The many Washington friends Of the
Hon. William f. Graham viii be glad
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-02
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
Men Who Were Born In One Section
and Represent Another at
Washington.

There are few men in congress
who are natives of southern
states, but who have moved north
and represent northern constit-
.uencies, says the Washington
Post. There is but one man who
is a native of a northern state
who have been elected from the
south, and in this case he comes
from a border state. Very many
men born in eastern states are
now representing western states.
This is very natural, as the tide of
immigration has been from east
to west, and the west has been
peOpled by the east.
1t is a rare thing, however, to
find a man in congress from the
east who was born in the west.
But there are some. Fowler, of
New Jersey, and Greene, of Mas.
sachusetts, are natives of Illinois.
Perkins, of New York, was born in
Wisconsin. Hearst, of New York,
is a native of California.
The men who were born in the
south and now represent northern
constituents are Senator Hawley.
of Connecticut, who was born in
North Carolina; Senator Cullom
of Illinois, a native of Kentucky
a border state, however; Senator
Newlands, of Nevada, a native OF
Mississippi; Speaker Cannon, Of
Illinois, and Representative Dix
on, of Montana, and Shober, OF
New York, were born in Nortl
Carolina; Representative Mar
shall Of North Dakota, is a native
of Missouri. West Virginia is
not always counted a southern
state, and the fact that her tive
senators are Ohio born %scarcel,
makes the exception to the rulr
that few northern men are sen.
to congress from the south.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-02
The Nile valley.

The secret of the inexhaustible
fertility of the Nile valley, which
has long been credited to the an
nual depOTit Of silt from the over.
flowing Of the river, has been dis,
covered by Mr.. Fairchild, agricul-
tural explorer Of the United
States government, to be the nj.
trifying powers Of the plant ber-
seem. Berseem lisa species of tri.
fOlium, which has the power not
only to consume saline aud aka
line properties in the land, but
also to enrich it with nitrates.
Something of a composite Of alfal
ia and clover, it is in every way
more delicate in flavor and more
sucouIent than either.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-02
HERO AND THE T%ooTHAcHE
Remarks Thereon by a Disillusioned
Girl-He Had Faced Death
at Santiago.

81 used to be given to hero
worship" said the girl with
the Russian sable muff to
her companion of the long, dark
eyelashes, according to the New
York Sun. "But, dear, we change,
do we not? Do you recall how l
spent the last of my pin money to
attend a reception that the club
arranged for a certain hero?
swell, the week before last l
was coming up from Palm Beach.
On the train was a hero who had
withstood a dozen hostile fires at
Santiago. He had a toothache, a
simple little toothache, and he bel
lowed like a calf. l thought of the
five teeth that l had pulled out in
one afternoon without gas and
asked myself if the man was real
ly brave. l decided that a hero
must, have a toothache such as
the ordinary mortal never
dreamed of.
"0ne of the train hands who
sympathized with the hero said :
The best thing for a toothache is
whisky. If / had one I'd fill up
and he did. l mean my hero, that
was, did. Don't talk to me in fu-
ture of hero worship. Facing
death may be one thing, but I'd
rather face death than be afraid
Of a toothache. Have a bon bon?o
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-02
Quite Romantic.

A romantic incident connected
with the recent marriage of two
popular young people of Bridgton,
Me-, has just come to light. 1t
seems that in the very beginning
of their courtship some six or
seven years ago, during one of the
young mans visits to the home
of the young lady who finally be-
CAME his wife, he CHANGED to take
from his pocket a $40 gold piece
which the young lady got into her
possession. He made a brief at
tempt to regain it, but gave it up
and in a joking way said; "Keep
it to pay the minister WITH
The years went by and the gold
en- eagle was entirely forgotten by
the young man. On the day when
the marriage ceremony was to
take place, which was the opening
Of the present season, the bride-to-
be produced the identical gold
piece and the minister received it
for his fee.-Kennebec journal.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-02
THE RIGHT WAY TO WALK.
Preservation Of a Good Figure De-
ponds to Some Extent on This
"A New Theory.

A friend who leads a very active
life has a theory that the preser.
walton of a good figure depends to
some extent on the manner of
walking, says the Philadelphia
Inquirer. Many people, she says,
as they advance in years allow
themselves to walk heavily and
without elasticity, so that the
whole weight rests on the lower
part of the limbs at every step.
the only effect of exercise being
WEAKNESS of the legs and feet. In
stead of this his body should be
held erect and poised so as to have
a perfect balance; in this way the
muscles are braced and strength
ened throughout, the lungs must
of necessity be we'll expanded, and
it seems quite reasonable to sup
pose that the tendency to increase
Of weight may be checked. At all
events a lighter step and a brisker
and more enjoyable manner of
walking can be kept up, and that
in itself is a very great gain.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-02
"Radium sirup.n

A practical joke, now common
among P~arisians, is to go into a
drug store and ask for three cents'
worth of radium. At first the
ehemists took it gOOd-naturedly,
but latterly it has become quite a
nuisance, One chemist in the
Rue de RiyOli has just hit upon a
way Of getting even with the
wOuld-be jokers. He has made a
connection which he calls "radium
sirup," and when the practical
joker arrives gravely hands out a
small quantity, charging an extra
two cents for the bottle.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-02
sHERIFF's SALE.

The State Of Missouri at the Relation !
and TO the use of }. j. Fuikerson,
Collector of the Revenue of Lafay- |
cite County, in the state of Nilsson
ri, Plaintiff,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-02
sHERIEF,s SALE.

The State of Missouri at the rela- |
ton and to the use OF III. Fulker-
. son, collector of the Revenue of
Lafayette County, in the state of
Missouri, Plaintiff,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-02
AN ODD OLD CHARACTER.
Kate, the BumbOat Woman, Who Has
Haunted WashingtOn's Navy
yard for Forty Years.

Kate, the bumboat woman, is
the title applied to an odd crea-
ture who has been haunting the
Washington navy yard for the
past 40 years, says the Washing
ton Post. Her name is Kate
Royal, and as far back and further
than the oldest man connected
with the yard can remember Kate
has been making her daily trips
with her basket of candy, fruit
and notions to sell to the sailors
who visit Washington on Uncle
Sans boats. Kate has a speaking
acquaintance with all the great
men of the army and navy. She
has letters and presents from
most of them, including Amirals
Dewey, Sampson and Schley.
Kate made her first visit to the
yard during the civil war. She
was a young woman in those days,
and her bright Irish ways made
her a great favorite. In later
years, when age began to creep
upon her, she began to form an
opinion that she was an active
and indispensable part Of the
navy. She considered herself an
enlisted person and became as de-
voted to the cause as the most
loyal man. 1t is just 40 years since
Kate began to consider herself a
sailor.
She has had ten red enlistment
stripes, representing four years
each, placed upon a field of blue
cloth, and this she wore to cele.
brate the anniversary.
Kate is a picturesque charac
ter. Her form is bowed beneath
the weight of 70 years, and her
face is scanned with the marks Of
time. Only her eyes still retain
the brilliancy of youth, and they
sparkle with the same Irish Eu
NOR and good nature tina
cleaned from them 40 years ago
Kate has no regular hours O
business. She is on hand with tn,
rising sun, and the late hours o
the evening find her still on duty
She gathers her little stock o
trade around her under the fore
: castle of one of the United State,
boats lying up at the yard, an,
with the sailor boys lying aroun,
her on the floor she will tell then
tales of her youth or crone Irisl
melodies for them until the sigma
for lights out is passed around
and the sailors seek their swing
ing h%ammocks, and Kate Shout
ders her basket of goods and wan
ders home.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-04-02
sHERIFF's SALE.

The State of Missouri at the Rela-
tion and to the use of j. j. Fulker-
son, Collector of the Revenue Of
Lafayette County, in the State of J
Missouri. Plaintiff,