The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-15

British lion sit on the steps of the
Capitol and eat the Washington
for luncheon, with Poto-
mac water sauce.
Points in Paragraphs.
William A. Snyder. once an evangelist.
is under arrest. charged with raising the
value of money orders. What's in a
name?
Attorney General Knox will retire from
the Cabinet Immediately. thereby put
ting coffin nail through another Demo-
cratic issue.
Hetty Green says she would rather
have donkey than an automobile
Some rich people seem TO want a donkey
in an automobile.
Woodrow Wilson warns his students
not to live the simple life" on prin-
ciple. Most of them will probably have
to live IT on a small salary.
A citizen Of the District has recovered
a personal tax paid under protest. Rus
sell Sage. take notice. The Morgans. the
Vanderbilts, and the Goulds, please
write
T.. GunsauIus seems to think the
Declaration of Independence is out Of
date. His opinions were out of date
when the Declaration Of Independence
was written.
II Russell Sage should ever be secre-
tary OF the Treasury. either he would
die or there would be terrible NOR
tality among the clerks when the time
for annual leave came around.
President Wilson is trying to reor-
ganize the courses at Princeton so that
nobody can have too easy a time. He
is going to work the right way 10 make
his college dreadfully unpopular.
Skipping parties are said to be all the
rage in London society. If they could
be arranged In such a way as 20 skip
the parvenues when IT came TO invita-
lions. many of the truly exclusive So
eiety folk would like it better.
Before Elijah III Dowie undertook
to recall events in King Edwards early
life, ne ought to have reflected that a
prophets long suit is not the posses
sion of a double back-action, nickel
plated, brass-bound memory
New York Prohibltionists are divided
whether to go before the public on the
question Of prohibition alone or 10 add
antitrust. woman's suffrage. direct cleo
tion Of Senators. and initiative and ref
erendum propositions. Why fuss? The
public wouldn't IL they never came be-
fore it.
A Boston man comes to Washington
and remarks II Richard Olney were ten
years younger and a wee mite of poll
tician he would be the Democratic nomi-
nee for President. The gentleman is
five hundred miles from Massachusetts
and he probably forgets that Mr.. Olney
is the leading corporation lawyer Of the
State.
Secretary Hay has decided that here
after the embassies and consuIates o.
| this country in foreign lands viii b,
4 labeled american Embassy art
American Consulate" The Unite,
/ States is not the whole Of America. bu
ii is by general consent the bigger part
/ IN Amerlcanizlng our foreign repreScn
ltauves Secretary Hay merely oficiaIize
| general usage.
Illinois Democrats have instructed 70
l Hearst and adopted platform built O
antitrust planks. This IS amusing Il
view Of the fact that John 2 Hopkins
or Chicago, turned the convention into
personally conducted trust Of his ov-
making. unseated all delegates oppose
10 him, including Carter II. Harrison
and compelled Judge William Prentiss
in order TO retain his self-respect I
withdraw his name as a candidate 70
governor.
WHISTLIE?.
When you're seeiin' sad and lonely.
J and you haven't got yearn
; Fer the city ways and people.
Which they never give a dern
Fer you and yours. it's comfort
To hear tie sweet and low
And hesitatin whistle
~ a tune you used to know
Like Home, Sweet Home. " fer instanc,
And you look UP to the skies