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The Washington times., 1904-03-28
HIS Peumonfa Gre.

Take six drops of asafoetida. miN
with milk and whisky, and drink before
going to bed.
This is the specific for pneumonia
offered to the world free of charge by
Major John F. Lacey, Representative
from the Sixth Iowa district Major
Lacey doesn't even want a 2-cent STAMP
for the recipe; he Just simply gives it
to a suffering public from purely pillar
thTopic motives.
The other morning Major Lacey was
lat the White House on some public lana
business, when he fell in with an Iowa
newspaper man.
What's the news from Governor
Cummins?" inquired the major. the
governor being III with what is said
10 be grip or possibly pneumonia. Il
chances that Ms5or Lacey is a chief of
the 'standpatters' in Iowa. and the gov
ernor Is deeply infected with the revision
bacilius- They do not love one another
politically speaking. although personal
friends
Il wish I had the care of him, said
MAYOR Lacey. I'D cure him in sho: t
order"
Got a sure remedy"
Yes. 1t sounds Xix an old woman s
cure in fact il IS one. When / was
10y | used to have to wear n little
sack Of asafOetida tied around my neck
As often as spring came on. mother
prescribed this and 1 went about reek-
ing Of asafoetida for days and days. II
was hard. but it seemed TO prove ef-
fcCtive. The way I use IL now is TO take
six drops. mix with milk or whisky
ana drink II before retiring. Whisky Is
better, because milk IS likely TO curdIe
Well. You know what the effect on
mosquitoes in house is If you start
q fire and get the room full Of smoke
IN the same way the powerful fumes of
the asafOeUda drive out the germs OF
grip or Pneumonia. They Vacate the
lungs in short order. and l must say IN
all candor / cannot help but admire
their judgment considering the nature
of the Odor Of asafOetida. 1t never fails
To- cure and YOU can see for yourself
after considering that grip or pneu-
rnolia is a germ disease, that it's log!-
col IL should. I've successfully prescrb-
&c IL to a number OF the members of
Congress this winter
The Washington times., 1904-03-28
Countess CaSSiHi Plans
Elaborate Lawn Fete

Countess Cassini promises TO give
Washington an entertainment which
viii present something new in the order
Of lawn fetes. Plans are now being
completed by the daughter Of the Rus
sian ambassador for an outdoor fete
in aid OF the Russian Red Cross. and
the most prominent members Of society
a the Capital. together with many we'll
known women Of New York, Boston.
Chicago. and Philadelphia will be num-
bered among the assistants.
The fete will be given on May 6. in
the largest available garden in Wash
ington. and VIII take on the appearance
of q miniature fair. The most chic
novelties obtainabIe in this country and
in Europe viii be offered for sale. ana
every detail closely studied in order
that the benefit may bring the mcst
gratifying results.
One Of the most attractive booths
VIII be department OF millinery which
VIII be presided over by Countess Cas-
SIM. and for which every smart bonnet
displayed win be brought over from
Paris. The list of ~ women mas
not been com Dieted as yet, but II VIII
include he names of Miss Roosevelt.
daughter Of the President. Nine. JussS-
rand the baroness Her gelmuller, MIS-
Isabel My. Mrs. Herbert Wacsworth.
Miss Pattel. and the major portion 81
the Diplomatic Corps now On duty IN
Washington.
The fete viii be In progress all day,
and during the evening. An orcheSfi
from New York VIII furnish the music.
The Washington times., 1904-03-28
Plays BY System.

System, Wen, ] should say I have
got system, and the pony don't run
that it won't beat. I got II from con-
j'rer. 1t ought TO be good 1t cost me
twenty-five"
And It's son a-costin', / spose."
Just Ike everybody else Chat don I
know uothin bout system. You amt got
no faith In them. You're all wrong.
They're the only thing that wins if a
mans got money enough 90 stay with
them.
Yes. but Carnegie would sturyc TO
death if Zee stayed with one long
enough"
= look Of disgust came over the face
OF the resro Tostofice Department mes
sen@or who was advocating system. Hc
piucd the messenger who know $50 little
about ponies. Finally the system adVo-
Gates heart spftCEcd. and he yielded go
a request TO make known his sure Wgy
or picking the winners
ny ell. -ou takes the names of the
horses ana aTrHugc5 them alphabet
C,iHt- 4 there an even number don {
tFy 20 PICK tns winner. lt's sure lose II
tha nun. Der odd, take III" horse that
has inc oGC number iu the middle OF the
INST Then take that horse and orc
morse on each side Cf il. write the three
names on slips and shake fhcm up. Then
PICS out one. and II Tho name begins
with vowel play IL 20 win. and III IL
don't leg with vowel play Il Co."
place a & Cont pas no attention 20 no.
DcdE g done hook The T-;ta doa L live
t--4A can so ans thing with dope.
The Washington times., 1904-03-28
VALUE OF BULBS.

Il takes an immense quantity of bulbs
every year TO satisfy the love of the
Americans for the most delightful flow
ers that grow from them. Most of our
bulbs are imported We get arnuncia-
tion lilies and Roman hyacinths from
France. Easter lilies from Bermuda.
narcissi from England. and practically
ell of the Dutch bulbs. particularly
hyacinths and tulips, from Holland.
For centuries the Dutch gardeners have
almost monopolized the buIb-growing
industry OF the world In 1872 we paid
Holland nearly half million Of dollars
for bulbs. and we gave another half
million to the bUlb-growcrs Of ether
countries.
II needs only a little Yankee shrewd-
ness 60 see why American gardeners are
discovering that there is enough first
class bulb land in western Washington,
aIone. 70 supply the world wiCh bulbs,
and, undoubtedly. many parts Of Ore
son and British Columbia are equally
suitable for the business. There IS no
question whatever but that Il is roSsibie
10 grow bulbs in the Puget Souuc coun-
try which are superior 10 The best Hol-
and stock RU,b growing offers attrac-
tive considerations 10 cnoSC who W4Sn
10 earn a Twins CUt-Cf-do0rs. 1T win
probably grow so q great Industry a
this Country.-COTntry Life in America
The Washington times., 1904-03-28

ers. The society with the sesquipe-
dalian name does not object to boys
clubs. or TO their having buildings in
which to meet, but it is stated that
inasmuch as the supply of school
buildings is at present ridiculously
inadequate, and the conditions of the
appropriation afford no guarantee
that the money spent on the club
houses will not be wasted by eXtrav-
agance or bad building, the society
thinks the city would better have
schOolhOuses first.
This looks highly reasonable. Any
city which has not enough school
buildings to give every child an op-
portunity of attending school a full
day needs to look after that deficiency
first. Subsequently clubhouses, kin
dergartens. recreation halls, and
other educational frills may be added
unto it. Incidentally it may be noted
that there are some eight thousand
children in Washington who cannot
attend school for lack of school &C
cOmmOdahOns, that most of these
children probably come of a class
which never gets any training at
home, and that all sorts of NONSENSE
cal schemes have been brought up for
appropriations in course of the past
few years, with popular education as
an excuse, and some of them have got
their money.
A city without schoolhouses
enough, priding itself on other more
or less irregular supplements to the
educational system, presents much
the appearance Of a woman parading
the street with a befiowered bonnet
on her head and rings on her fingers.
and no shoes or stockings on her
feet. What we need is schoolhouses
first, and then enterprise enough to
use them properly. The buildings
could easily be used for clubhouses
and vacation schools and other enter
prises supplementary to education, if
we had enough of them, and money
enough to pay the small cost of extra
fires, cleaning, lights, and furnishings
for such purposes.
The Washington times., 1904-03-28
FUSION AGAIN PROVES
4 DISMAL FAILURE
Citizens Party in Allegheny County Pa, Has Ceased to
Be- So Far Congress Nominations Are Concerned.

chosen 10 neglect his duties here. gone
home and set up his fences. kept with
his party on the COn1elI-Howos case,
that he might have received the -cgtdaF
Republican nomination after a. hard
fight. but this he declined TO do. deciaT-
ing that his constituents had sent him
here TO represent them IN Congress. and
net to stay at home I0g-roning for q re-
nomination.
Both The HOE. Iferry Kirke Porter
and the Hon James W. Brown. who
were elected by Il fusion or Citizen R0-
lublicans and Democrats two years age,
'ylll be left ut home next time. Ar
i'orter's opponent last time was the
Hon. James Francis Burke, whom ne
defeated by LEO votes Mr.. Burke has
been renoninated and this year VIII have
Practically no opposition, as an thar
Mr. Porter has done is to protest against
The early convention. Mr. Browns oD-
ponent was DR.. Albert J. Bar'hfeld,
VINO has also been renouinated and viii
be elected this time, probably with no
opposition from q fusion ticket. Afr.
Browns majority two years ago waS
more than a thousand.
Candidates of Wealth.
Both Mr Porter and Mr.. Brown ere
Wealthy men. and never held Office un-
til they entered the Citizens movements
IN Pittsburg. and became candidates
for Office Neither has made himself
conspicuous in the House. but Mr.. Pore
ter's family has been, prominent in so
ciety at the Capital. and it is said that
Mr.. Porter's chief reason for desiring 70
remain i'm Congress was the wish Of his
family TO take a position in Washington
society This desire. however. was not
strong enough 10 prompt Mr.. Porter TO
hustle much for denomination. and as a
result it IS not likely that he VIII op-
pose Mr.. Burke
Ali three of these Independent Repubu-
cans owe the fact Of their membership
in the present House TO she compare
lively few Democratic votes which they
received. but they have always voted
WIKI the majority on all party ques-
tions. with the exception Of Mr.. Shiras
in the ConneH-TfOWeH contest In sup
porting them the Democrats thought
that in case Of an extremely close vote
on the organization OF tie House thess
three men might. perhaps, in return for
coed committee places, be induced 70
affiliate with them. The Republican
majority was so large. however. that
there was no opportunity for such an
arrangement. 1t is doubtful. 90. If any
one Of the three would have aligned
himself with the Democrats for any
partisan purpose. as they are strict Re-
pUblicaas on all national issues.
The Washington times., 1904-03-28
Military Old Foguism.
The Inconvenience of the Ordinary
Uniform.

The Inconvenience of the Ordinary
Uniform.
Military uniform probably is the
most ingeniously inconvenient and
uncomfortable clothing ever worn by
man Fatigue dress is only a mild
mitigation Of the discomfort Of tight
fitting jackets without pockets. The
American cavalryman on the from
tier years ago learned TO discard even
that, and get himself into practica bic
canvas clothing when he had real
work to do, and from the rough-and-
ready attire Of the Indian campaigner
was evolved the modern khaki uni
form.
No hunter, prOspector. explorer,
surveyor. or other outdoor worker is
foolish enough TO handicap himself by
dressing like a soldier. and yet the
soldiers work is like that OF the ex-
plcrer and requires him to carry
about his person everything necessary
to his comfort The soldier needs
freedom Of movement and plenty of
pockets; but the traditional uniform
gives him neither. IN both respects
he is bat little better off than a
woman in corsets and petticoats.
Uncle Sans marines are in worse
plight than his land soldiers. for the
new uniform approved by the COM
mandant Of the corps and the SecTe-
tary of the Navy has no pockets at
all Even the trousers are pCcEetless.
and the marines do not know how
they are to carry their jackkniyes.
tobacco, matches, and small change
unless the regulations provide for
wrist bags or reticules.
The military world has not learned
yet all the lessons that might have
been learned from the Beers, who
went TO war in their old clothes and
knew better how 70 take care of
themselves in camp and on the march
than any triccd-up, pipe-clayed, belt
&c and buttoned soldiers on earth.
Pocketless clothes for soldiers are
a0sUrdities. Why, every man who
rides TO his Office AID needs to carry
about him nothing but q purse has at
least fifteen pockets in his garments.
The Washington times., 1904-03-28
SLAVERY ON TIE RAND.

"A delightful bondage" is one term
applied to the conditions 20 he imposed
UEcn the Chinese Iabcrcrs imported into
the TransvaaL Slavery is another
term A London correspondent says
that the question decided by narrow
affirmative majority in the house of
commons last week was whether two
or three hundred Chinese should be i'm
ported into the TransVa3l under inden-
lures that would held thCm in Il state
about on par with the peOaage that
recently existed in some OF our South
ern States one may take his choice
of terms TO describe the condition Of
the Chinese-if Russia were concerned
one can imagine what the world 8
hOrrOr-Struck expressions would be-but
the main fact is that there viii be
masters and bOnd-seTvants ana armed
guards % keep them ia order, and hat
the cpOiic in South Africa viii be with
out any free dom whatever so long as
his term OF indenture lasts.-Iubic
Opinion.
The Washington times., 1904-03-28
Shiras rot Heartbroken.
Sunday Night Musicale
Given bU SaengeIbund

The usual Sunday night musical en-
tertainment by the Washington Saen-
gerbund was given last evening at the
clubhouse when a group Of local must
clans entertained the guests OF the So
ciety.
From the manifest appreciation shown
by the audience it would be difficult 10
select the number which proved most
pleasing Anton Kaspar, always 2 fav-
orite with local music lovers. gave two
solos. playing with fine tone and tech
nique The Birenomore Quartet, com
posed Of four Washington singers. re-
ceived several encores. and its indi-
vidual members later participated in the
solo portion of the program.
An appropriate and pleasing selection
was Faure's The Palms. sung by
Percy Thompson. of Calvary choir.
Other soloists were Charles Moore. Mrs
Fred Bell. Miss Daily NJ. II. Stevens. and
Miss Amelia b. Fisher. The Saenger-
bund chorus contributed two numbers
at the opening o. the program.
The Washington times., 1904-03-28

Fusion has asain failed-this time in
Allegheny county. Pa. which contains
the thriving cities Of Pitts5urg. Allie
gheny and McKeespOrt. The Citizens
Party in that county. so far lis the
nominations f1r Congress are concerned.
has ceased to be. and as there is prac-
tically no Democratic party in the coun-
~ except that which has affiliated for
several years with the Citizens Rcpub-
Ican organization. there viii be little or
no opposition this year TO tho four reSi-
lar Republican candidates for Congress
from Allegheny.
Two years ago the Citizens were so
strong that with the aid of Il handful
of votes which the Democrats gave
them they were able to elect three Of
the four members from that county.
This year. ali four of the regulars Wi,
be elected. Two years ago Representa-
tive Dalzell was the only regular who
had no opposition either for TcnOmina-
Il Slender Margin.
In one Of the other districts. Repre-
sentative William H Graham was re-
nominated as a regular AID opposed by
the Hon. George Shiras. third son OF
Justice Shiras. of the United States Su-
preme Court, retired. In the campaign
Of 1860 Mr.. Graham had 400 majority.
but in the election Of 1902 he was de
feated by Mr.. Shiras by eighteen votes.
the smallest majority received by any
member Of the present House. Mr..
Shiras' election was made possible b.
the fact that his nomination as a Citi-
zen Republican was indorsed by the
Democrats, who gave him between three
and four thousand votes.
In the House Mr.. Shiras recently di-
rected attention to himself Dy opposing
the Unsea ting Of Representative Howell,
Democrat, from the Tenth Scranton
district of Pennsylvania. Against all
the appeals which the Pennsylvania
delegation made to him 10 stand by the
majority. Mr.. Shiras not only voted
against the seating Of Representative
CCn1ell, but made a speech in favor OF
his Democratic opponent If he ever
bad any chance of returning TO Congress
DE lost it by the course which ne pur-
sued in This matter.
Shiras Tot Heartbroken.
Mr. Graham has now been renomi-
mated. and it is not likely that there
viii be any opposition to him Mr
Sniras. Il is said is not aggrieved over
the prospect OF losing his seat. as he
prefers to practice law rather than
make law l. is said that # he had
The Washington times., 1904-03-28
Revolt of the DoWntTOd.
The Author Worm at Last Turns Upon
Publisher.

q \ AbA~9AANAs
The beginning of a revolt of the
'dOwntrOd" is discernible in the suit
brought by an outraged and enraged
author against a firm of publishers to
recover punitive damages for mutila-
ton Of his manuscript He alleges
that the publishers cut down his story
without his knowledge or consent and
without intelligence. thereby running
the work and damaging his profes-
sionaI reputation, and he demands in
compensation a sum that the authors
Of Il score of years ago did not dream
of earning in a lifetime.
It is high time that the worm
should turn, and it is encouraging to
find q worm of an author sufficiently
Independent TO resent the habitual
insolence Of the tyrant publishers
blue pencil myrmidOns. Most authors
hold it an article Of religious belief
that all publishers are pirates, but
hitherto they have been too poor to
say so and TOO timid to complain when
the man Of business commits mayhem
upon the offspring of their brains.
Now there are authors-bad au-
thOrs, at that-rolling in wealth. and
if they combine and finance the re-
volt Of the dOwntrod, the turning of
the literary worm may be a sure
enough revolution, and we may see
the victorious brethren of the pen
dancing upon the PROSTATE frame Of
the publisher and forcing him to dis
gorge a part Of his ill-gotten gains
or to show his account books, which
would be more painful to him.
The Washington times., 1904-03-28
The Army and NaVu.
Suggestion That the Two Services
Should Be More United.

Suggestion That the Two Services
Should Be More United.
Somebody Jealous for the welfare
o9 the country recently suggested that
IT would be q good thing II the army
and navy we're to become what they
are called ia Great Britain. The
United Service" in other words. that
they should cooperate in every posi-
bic way for the good Of the service
and the safety of the country. Anona
other things. ii was mentioned that If
care were taken TO have the ammuni-
ton furnished TO ships and to for
tresses as nearly the same as the ext
gencies OF the situation allow it to be-
Il might make ali the difference be-
tween defeat and victory in some
nava% battle, since the ammunition
of the ships. if exhausted, could be
replenished from the forts.
The United Service in Great Britain
Is more a term for social and conven-
tional use than a phrase 10 be taken
literally. since the Two branches OF
the service are In reality essentially
separate. In the United states, how
ever. the gap between the army and
navy is probably somewhat wider
than in England, owing TO different
conditions. Our army officers have
been occupied mainly with the plains
and our navy officers with service In
different parts of the weird, so that
they have seen much less Of each
other than army and navy uel in The
service Of Great Britain This. TO-
Eether with the civilian makeup OF
the Cabinets, has led TO q separation
Of interests and diversity Of spirit
which might prodtabIy be changed for
4 closer union.
The chances are that il VIII BE-.
Red tape has been cut and untangIed
aud thrown into the waste paper bas-
The Washington times., 1904-03-28
Kate CtaxtOn's Nl-Luck.

Many actors were attracted TO the
Columbia Theater yesterday afternoon
by the fire in the Metzerott Building
which seemed TO be threatening the
theater. Members OF the various COM
pauies which are to appear IN Wash
iugtOn this week rushed 10 the fire
lines 10 discover whether any of their
Of the blaze.
rs Kate CIaxton playing there in
The Two Orphans was the first
question ali the older actors asked as
soon as they reached + Street And
when told that Miss CIaxton was not
booked at the theater they invariably
remar lzed:
Oh the theater IS safe enough; but
If Kate ClaEtOn'S scenery were IN there
% would corLaLnlE hurn IN
The Washington times., 1904-03-28
The Democratic Candidate.
Why Should He Not Be a Southern
Man THIS Year?

The speculation over the Democrat
ic candidate for the Presidency. goes
cOyly on, and the number of shrink
ing modest buds revealed by every
wind Of preference is something
amazing. Most of the possible candl-
dates, it appears, have this year some
important business, and they pray to
be excused. Meanwhile. Mr.. Hearst is
walking up and down the earth among
the highways and hedges, waiting to
see if an invitation may not drop his
way, in case the hidden guests all de-
cline. He represents the lame, the
halt and the blind-the poor peo-
pie who are not on top because they
have been kicked out by the trusts.
The latest development in the sit
uatiOn seems to be a disposition to
hunt through the South for some
body willing to take the 1904 risk. It
is argued, and with reason, that geo
graphical considerations have cut the
South out of the race long enough;
that it is not really necessary TO get
a candidate from one of the doubtful
States and trust to the SOuth's rock
ribbed Democracy to insure its sup
port; that this is not fair to a region
which has always furnished the main
support of the party, and that it is
time, in short, for the South to quit
being modest and get up and demand
its rights.
This IS all very reasonable, and we
see no flaw in the argument It is
certainly true that a good strong
Southern man would be far better for
the party than a weak Northern man.
Moreover, the reyulsiOn Of feeling in
favor Of the South, which has been
observable in the last ten years.
would tend 10 make Northern Demo
Gratis support a Southerner as Loyalty
as Southern Democrats have sup
ported Northerners for the last half
century. A Southern candidate might
bring out some disdnctiveIy Southern
issues. and make it clear 10 the coun-
try at large what there is that the
South wants besides to be let alone
on the race question. The color line
has been given altogether undue
prominence in politics for twenty-five
years. and If, as many conservative
Southerners state, the problem is not
half as serious as it has been made to
appear. now is the time to prove it..
Let rs hear Of something else in this
campaign, and let Southern orators
regain their old prestige 1t is entire
y just for the South to demand rec
ignition, and Northern Democrats
certainly are the people to give it,
The Republican party could hardly be
expected. with any show Of reason. to
so below Mason and Dixon's line for
q candidate, but the Democratic party
can. Suppose, instead OF hunting for
an iuo1ensive and unknown dark
horse from somewhere in the North,
that party were to turn the search
light Of publicity on the South and
see If there Is not some undeyeloped
racing blood there2
The Washington times., 1904-03-28
APPLIED SCIENCE.

When James Russell Lowell was min
lister 10 England hc was guest ut
banquet at which one Of lSc speakers
was Sir Frederick HramWcu Sit FrcG-
ericS was 20 respond 20 the toast 'Ap-
Piled Science" 1t was Ions after mjd-
night when the toast vyas proposed, AID
several speakers We're stiI 20 be called
Rising in his place. the scientist said:
AT this hour Of The night. or, rather
OF the morning. ms Cnly interest in up
Piled science 81 10 au.Iy the Up OF the
match 10 the side OF the box Ip0n which
alone il ignites and 90 apply the fame
so obtained TO the wick o. bedroom
candle.
4 moment later Lowell tossed paper
across the table to him bearing these
two lines.
Oh, brief Sir TreGericiy. would -hat all
could catch
Your happy talent and supply your
match. Youths Companion