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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
THE DESERTED COTTAGE.

What do / see as 1 stand. I. in the sun
shine alone,
The door ajar in my hand. my foot on
the threshold stone?
What do 1 hear in the wind, whispering
under the caves?
What do hopeto ind-bIossom. or fallen
leaves?
Here where the dulled. dim square Of a
window. long since blind.
Registers. unaware, the desolate void
behind;
Here. where tangled rose. trailing
across the latch,
Tenderly cIings and grows up to the
crumbling thatch.
Nay! but l see. but l hear. all that the
years have wrought,
Laughter and smile and tear; intimate
jest and thought;
Voices Of those long dead, footsteps of
those afar.
Words that were left ursaid. kisses no
time can mar.
II 1 should venture in, I. from the
threshold stone.
Say. should l find the thin ghost OF my
youth alone?
Grasping at joys long fed. would not
the silence be
Sinister. mocking, grim-crushingIy near
TO me?
Whisper thy signs. o wind. Roses. thy
door defend:
/. on the road of life. 1 will go onto
the end.
All that we hold we lose. all that we give
Is given:
We shall find our own beyond, and the
finding viii be-heaven.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
EDUCATION IN BABYLON.

Education In the time OF King Ham
murabi. some 4.0oo years ago, was in a
fiOurishing condition. Vincent Schefl n
German archaelogist. recently unearth-
ed a schooihouse in Babylon Just oppo-
site the great temple. From inscribed
books, inscriptions. etc. Father Scheil
has reconstructed the life of an ancient
Babylonian school
The scholars sat on the floor in rows.
each with a soft brick On these the
small boy engraved the difficult eunei-
form characters When he made Them
wrong the teacher smudged them over
as is attested by several bricks with
the thumb marks plainly visible. In one
room the scholar was taught how 10
write the elaborate and highly poeticaI
forms of adulation which are preserved
on monuments. Much attention was
given to weights and measures, .rith,
metic and geometry. but the chief
branches were grammar. rhetoric and
the expression Of fattering forms.
Girls, II seems, got pretty much the
same education as the boys. Father
Schen found contracts which had been
revised and corrected by woman
learned In the law named Amatboen.
On the whole education and civiIiza-
ton under King Hammurabi were in a
very advanced condition. They knew
nothing about electricity. steam power
and telephones in those days. but. cor,
sidering their limited opportunities. the
Babylonians were very clever people
The contracts revised by Miss Amat-
boon were not trust contracts and prob
ably from the New Jersey point OF view
were primitive and crude. But they
answered the needs OF a highly com.
pick Civilization and the woman who
nlNF1 lnraf ~.
a Alawyer as can be found in New Jer>
sey. Anyhow. her name survives 4OOo
years. Is II likely that any of our law
yerS will be mentioned A D. 60O02-St
louis Post DisDatch
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24

The Hon. Joseph Croker Sibley mas
semi-fcrmaly announced that he is an
aspirant for the Senatorial toga nov so
gracefully worn by the Hon Matthew
Stanley Quay. The latter has repea .edIy
stated within the past year that he was
not and did not intend to become a can
didate 10 succeed himself OF course II
Is conceded that In case Senator QUAY
should desire 10 return to the Senate
there would be practically no question
OF his ability 10 Go so, as the anti-Quay
faction in Pennsylvania is s1caker now
than II has been in years. But the Scna-
tor is not in the best Of health. and is
said 10 be really anxious to be relieved
OF official cares. as there is nothing
more in the way of honors which nc
seeks. Consequently. Mr. Siblcy is safe
enough in throwing out feeler to test
the sentiment Of the Republicans of the
State In respect to his candidacy.
The Hon Joe" has his eye upe. the
Senate and he intends TO get there II
it is possible to do so. but in order TO
succeed II is necessary for him u get
his --edentials from the Statesman
from Beaver. Hence SibIey is engaged
whenever the Opportunity is afforded
in saying nice things about Senator
Quay. and everyone who evar heard
Joe Sibley talk knows he can say
some mighty nice things. as well as
some powerfully harsh things when he
wills to do so.
A Political SomersauIt.
Some good Republicans of the Kew
stone state who hare bank accounts as
large as the Representative from the
T'xx-ar, -
doubt. and perhaps some of them may
intimate openly. that Mr.. Sibley has not
been long enough in the party To be
entitled to the honor of representing
Pennsylvania IN the United States Son
ate. In fact. esr. Sibiey has not been a
Republican for many years. but he has
remained in that party about as long
as II has been his custom to remain
with any political organization. II Is
said that there are one or two minor
political parties with which he has
never allied himself. but he has been a
Populist. Free Silverite. a Fusionist
and Democre-, and his RepubIicanism
mas been the result of sort of evolu-
tonary process
Sibley first came TO Congress unon the
crest Of the great Democratic wave OF
ISsz which returned Grover Cleveland TO
the White House Sibley was then a
cleveland Democrat He went down in
the terrible Democratic crash of 1894.
but bobbed up serenely two years later
as one OF the most rampant. uncompro-
missing free silver advocates in the
country. particularly as there was no
one in the East like unto him in his de-
voton TO the white metal. and SibIey.
II must be remembered. was then, and
Is now. millionaire. So ardent for
Is TO ! was he that the Democratic
convention of 1896. after fl had nomi-
mated Bryan. was at one time on the
point OF naming SibIey as his running
mate. Instead the choice fell upon the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
COL. FL. DIHNICE
LEAVES FOR FLORIDA
Will Attend Annual Meeting of Inter
state National Guard
Association.

Col. E. j. Dimmick and party depar ted
rom Washington yesterday for ST. Au-
gustine. Fla. where the Interstate Ma
tonal Guard Association is to hold its
annual meeting tomorrow. Colonel Dim
mick is 10 take part IN the deliberations.
"A number Of important matters are to
be discussed, including the extension OF
the maneuvers in which the National
Guard joins the regulars in camping.
drilling. and in sham battles 1t is the
belief that the militia will be much i'm
proved If the maneuvers can be held in
the far South. on the Pacific Coast. and
somewhere along the Canadian border.
where the troops Of the Stetes IN those
sections can have the same training as
those in which the maneuvers are now
held
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24

money In order TO provide the the
atrical manager with diamonds and
good dinners, ana his wife with beau
tiful gowns and apartments. If he is
a successful manager he will have all
these things as token of the appre-
citation of the public, and if he is the
sort of manager he ought to be he viii
have also The satisfaction of knowing
that he has contributed a very large
slice to the worlds sum of happiness,
for innocent amusement Is great
thing, and so is dramatic ant. But the
public is perfectly justified in de
handing safety in return for its
money. This fact should not be over
locked
A business so great and so profta-
BILE as that of the theater viii not be
destroyed by any city ordinance of
this sort. Some productions will have
to be abandoned rs Improbable, SOME
theaters will remain closed as unsafe
but they will not be the best. Tinsel
and fluff and spectacular extravagan-
~ may be at a discount for while,
but that will not hurt dramatic art.
The fact is that in several large Amer
lean cities the theatrical business has
been overstocl-ed with theaters and
attractions. There have been toe
Inanv theatels and Shows" and mol
oncngh good dramas That IS one
reason for the unsatisfactory eondi-
ton Of the business. There was too
much water in the stock The public
which attends the theater will support
certain number of good plays, GER
tain number OF pad ones, and a Ger
tain number of Indifferent produe-
tons of some sort or another. Be
yond that it will not go. 1t Is not
large enough, or rich enough from g
simple business point of view, - SUD
port shoody theaters or productions;
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
The Naming of Our Streets
The Change of Name Effected by Sena.
tor GallingeT.

Owing to Senator Gallinger. the
name of street variously known as
Madison, Sampson, and Samson, has
been decided to be Samson. 1t is a
small street between p and Q. Four
teenth and Eighteenth Streets, aud
has heretofore rejoieed in three
names, when streets of much more In
portanee and much greater length
have been content with one.
1t IS a good thing to avoid con
fusion in the naming of streets. and
similar measures might well be taken
III regard to several other alleyways
which are known by two or three diff
fcrent names, much too dignifed for
their size. 1t is rather a pity that S,
many Washington streets have re-
eeived names altogether out of pro-
portion to their importance and state
illness. Some which are named after
famous generals are little more than
riudlioles, and some which are known
by simple alphabetical names are as
scciated with the most important his
tcrical events in the life of the city.
1t seems rather ridiculous that Seaa-
tors, Cabinet members, and diplomats
should have lived on streets with al
pEabetical or numerical names, while
streets are named after them in re-
mote parts of the town, where nobody
even goes on business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
CHIEF NAIUCHI SENDS
GIFT TO PRESIDENT
Zuni Parts With Inase of the God Of
M-sic.

Chief Naiuchi. OF the Zuni Indians. n
Mexico. has sent % the President vaiu-
able relics. including necklace or
bear claws. an image of the sod or
music OF the Zunis, and a set OF prayer
feathers The gifts were given 10 the
President yesterday by Mrs n G.
Stevenson. an ethnOlOgist OF the smith
sonian Institution. who has devoted
much study to the tribe and viii be n
charge of a zuni collection at the ST
Louis Exposition.
The President was delighted with the
gifts and turned them over 10 the
Smithsonian Institatlon.
II is seldom the zunis part with an
image Of their god Of music. and the
fact that the chief has done so is an
evidence OF his high regard for the
President The name of the god Is
Palyatyamo. The image IS more than
foot high and is arrayed in gaudy
colors.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
MONUMENT TO GEN. MEREDITH.

On what is called the triangle in tbs
village of Mount Pleasant, in Wayne
county, monument is now being erect
ed over the remains OF Gen. Samuel
Meredith. the first Treasurer OF the
United States. he having been ap-
pointed by President Washington The
Legislature at its last session appropri-
ated 5000 TO pay for the monument.
AS the act required that the memorial
be erected over the remains II was
necessary 10 transfer them TO the VIII
lage green in order TO have the ronu-
ment there. as was desired. General
Meredith was one Of the wealthy men
OF the colonies at the breaking out OF
the Revolution. and during tire prog
ress of the struggle he gave practically
the whole of his fortune 10 the sup
port OF the army and the Government.
and neither he nor his family ever got
any of II back The erection OF the
monument. which will be dedicated next
May. is a tardy but just tribute by the
State TO his patriotic Standardization
Transcript.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
FOUR BROADER GENERALS
ON THE RETIRED LIST

Brig. Gems. Wallace Randolph. c. J.
Allen, and 7. f. True retired yesterday
Brig Gen George l. Gillespie was adj
vanced to major generalship and be-
came assistant to Lieutenant General
Chaffee and second member of the gen
eral staff. Col. Alexander Mackenzie
became brigadier general and succeed
ed General Gillespie as chief OF engi-
neers.
Col Francis s Dodge was advanced
20 brigadier general and succeeded Gen
eral Bates as paymaster general Col
William e Dougherty became a briga-
der general and will retire today to
make way for Col. William S. McCas-
kev
Col. John P. Story VIII succeed Gen
erai Randolph as chief OF artillery
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
SENATOR HANNA HAD
SLIGHT ATTACK OF GRIP
Declares Reports Of Illness Were Ex-
aggerated-Moves About Eotei and
Receives Calls From Friends.

Senator Hanna was about his roo,rs
at the Arlington Hotel last night for the
first tine in five days. He saw several
of his personal friends. and 10 one Of
them ne remarked:
There has been tho same exaggers--
ton in this illness that there mas been
In many cher things concerning re Of
late. I have simol,- had a silsh- atte-t
of the grip and though; Il better 20 cgay
in bed ,han 10 get about
II II Is warm to5ay, TIE Senator ulay
go out for drive.
Though Senator. Hanna walks with a
care and 1T times has natural paligS
which those not acquainted with him
might mistake for evidc noes Of illness.
he is vigorous. and his general health IS
not causing him any worry. Consr-
quently his friends resent the reports
which are circulated frequently that he
+; breaking down.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
Mother and Daughters.
The Reasons Why Some Girls Leave
Home Early.

An unusually persplcaclous writer
or feminine affairs offers the opinion
that the strained relations which too
often exist between mothers and
daughters are responsible for much Of
the unhappiness in domestic life. 1t
is argued that many girls leave home
early, or contract hasty and injudi-
cious marriages, to escape irritating
supervision, exercised in season and
cut of season.
1t is the convention. of course, TO
assume that girls best friend is al
ways her mother But it is time that
a little emphasis was put on the point
that this depends ON what sori of
woman the mother is. The mere fact
of motherhood will not always make
an essentially vulgar woman refined.
or cause a mercenary marriage to be-
cone a virtuous one. A woman who
holds up low ideals to her growing
daughter is not that daughters best
friend, if the girl is fortunate enough
to know anybody with higher stand
ard of conduct, and mothers should be
exceedingly careful not TO lower
themselves in their children's eyes by
falling below the standards of conduct
which they wish those children to
have.
1t is, of course, true that some girls
are impatient Of all parental authori-
ty, however gentle and wise, but there
are many more who are driven into q
defiant attitude by having all their ae-
lions watched and misconstrr d. 1t Is
quite possible to know all that child
is doing without Detraying the knOwl-
edge, and to exercise control so gently
and tactfully that the rein will not be
felt; and this IS infinitely the best way
20 manage anybody.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
NICE. LONG WORD.

Al thought i knew some nice. long
words. but a correspondent sends me a
pamphlet which has fairly taken my
breath away. 1t IS a dissertation on
Heirs line. which Is new derivation of
HeXai methylenetetramine You will also
be pleased TO learn that Hetraline Is a
" observation-disclosures ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .
Thdre are only twenty-six letters in
the alphabet In the above word there
are NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rreferee
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
GROUNDED GUNB0AT SAILS
SAFELY INTO MANILA

The gunboat Quires, which grounded
of the coast of BOrneo two weeks ago.
has reached Manila safely
Rear Admiral Stirling. commanding
the Asiatic station, has advised the
Navy Department that the damage 70
the gunbOat was slight
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
PATHOS OF DIARIES.

There is something very pathetic in
the statement Of contemporary that
4O'0O0.OOO diaries are produced I'm Eng
land every year. Statistics prove that
at least 39,06J.0OO of these conclude. on
January or :. with the entry Have
resolved for the future only 10 enter
events of real importance in my diary"
The rest, as the bard hath it, rs 81
lence. London Globe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
The NotoTiety Crank.
Is He a Product of Modern CiviIiza-
ton?

ton?
No one who has watched the course
Of events can have failed to note,
within the last generation, the APP
pearance, at ali too frequent intervals,
Of a person who may with accuracy be
termed the notoriety crank. He may
or may not be a criminal, though his
consuming desire for nOtoriety is per-
hsps most likely to take the form Of
crime What he wants above all
things Is to be talked about, TO attract
attention on the street, to get his name
into the papers, TO be pointed out as
enc separate from his fellows. He
generally, for a time, succeeds IN ae-
complishing his end
The notoriety crank appeared
rather early in the history of this
country, the first recorded instance be-
ing probably that of the Quaker ia
Latte WHO invaded sober Puritan
community and conceived it duty to
walk down the public street without
clothing, preaching all the way The
ncioriety IL that case was followed, as
II would have been anywhere else al
tEat time, by fogging, a Jail sentence,
and expulsion from the colony Then
came the witch panic, IN which several
half-hysterical girls achieved notorie-
~ at tire expense of mental suffering
on the part OF their ncighbors and the
lives of several unfortunate persons
The favorite form of notoriety hunt
ing for a while was incendiary ora
tory. Nowadays abnormal crimes an6
actions incredibly foolish, rather thar
religious zeal or any reasonable mo
tive, cause the crank Of this type tC
achieve a feeting fame.
Here and there people are accused
Of seeking notoriety merely becaus'
they are abnormal IN some respect, ant
IlviR f'ttiiAA Win tJtii ONH lQtU
than with anything else. When the,
find themselves objects of curiosit,
they are astonished. Notorious Grim
inals who become lawbreakers unde
the influence of strong passion ar
often Of this sort. To them their ae
tions appear natural and reasonable
ard they wonder that anyone shout,
think them otherwise. Bat the rea
I.otoriety hunter is a weak character
t. him the attention Of the public j
q the breath of life, and he is happy
even in a prison cell, if he feels him
self the object of the attention o.
curious reporters, serious soeiologists
morbid women, and evangelical ex
horters. What he wants is the center
Of the stage with the lime-light turned
on. Whether ne gets tnere wearing Z
waisteoat made out of fifty pieces OF
human skin, or in some less gruesom,
way. does not matter much to him.
Parents and teachers are response
bic for some of this nonsense. They
encourage children TO seek notice II
school and elsewhere, and show thu
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24

child constantly, by their oonversa-
ton, that TO their mind no person Is
worth attention who is not talked
about, and the more talked about, the
more worthy Of consideration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
"DEAH OLD LUNNOND FOG
CAUSES MINOR COLLISIONS

LONDON. Jan 25.-The fog which has
been hanging over London and the vi
cinity for several days past continues
The mist Is not especially dense. but
in the darkness and mist at midnight
several minor collisions occurred be-
tween suburban trains
Many steamers are fogbound in tho
channel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24
THE HON. JOSEPH SIBLEY
WOULD SUCCEED QUAY
Pennsylvania Representative Seeks Higher Political Prefer
ment-Has Been Democrat and PopuIist

late Arthur Sewan. Of Maine There
after Sibley became Populist. bat in
1898 he came back to Congress as a
Democrat. IL was said that he was the
only man in his district who could have
been elected on the Democratic ticket.
Another Flop"
II was while serving I'm the Fifty-sixth
Congress. TO which he was elected in
1928, that he turned a complete political
somersaHlt and Iauded fairly and
sQuaTely in the Republican camp. where
he was received with a royal welcome,
for II is an honor 10 any party 70 num-
Der among its membership man of the
intellectual Attachments the generosity.
geniality and all-around ability OF one
like the Hon. Joseph Croker Sibiey.
Sibley went back to his district. and his
constituents so far approved his course
in Topping that they returned him 10
the Fffty-sevcnth Congress as a full
ledged Republican Ii was said that
Sibley was the only man whom the Re
publicans could have elected in that dis
trict that year.
As Democrat. Republican. a"POp.
or anything else Joe SibIey could
come TO Congress. THIS attests the
mans personal magnetism and popu-
larity. After Sibley had been ia the
Republican party for a little more than
two years. he thought he would like TO
run. for governor, but that was asking a
little too much Just at that time for one
so recent a convert TO the Republican
faith The Twenty-eighth district did
not comprise the entire State Of Penn
sylvania. and so Mr.. Sibley could not
do with It as he saw fit. Then. too. and
what is more important than all else.
Senator Quay had selected Cousin
Penny for governor. and sibIey's am
bition to become governor was foiled
He did. however cut a conspicuous fig
IRE III the State convention
Got a Craftsmanship.
Sibley came back 10 Congress. and to
the surprise of many when Speaker
Cannon announced his committee list. 10
and behold. Sibley serving his second
term as a Republican member had cap
tured a committee craftsmanship There
are Republicans in the House who have
served many terms who have no chair
manships. but there is in that body only
one Joseph Sibley. Sibley is farmer
and manufacturer. and as stated. a
millionaire at both. He owns herds OF
blooded stock and stables of fast horses.
but every morning he rides to the Capt.
tol in Red Devil" for Sibley Is an
enthusiastic automobilist and is able
to act as his own chauffeur SIbley
gives his public service without com
pensatiOn- He draws his allowance IL
salary. but this sum ne distributes to
five charitable organizations in his dis
trict. in lots OF $1,000 each year.
Now Sibley by his own words would
like TO succeed Senator Quay. whose
term expires a year from next March.
He may not do 50, but he Is worthy OF
the Office and the honor. and no mistake
would be made IN sending him to the
Senate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24

1t is suggested that the next Henry
James novel be printed with a glossary,
but what would be the use? The true
Jacobite would never admit the need
of st. and other people would not be
reading the book.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24

Now it is the ST. Louis funerals which
strike We always supposed that the
Missouri metropolis led and never fol-
lowed Chicago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24

II a person could come 10 life and get
the good of the advertising after COM
hitting suicide. half the enterprising
people in this world would make ar
rangements to do 1t a. least once in
their lives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24

Young Mr. Rockefeller told his Sun
day school class that Psups generosity
was an example TO us. But Paul was
not q millionaire.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24

The Chicago theater men who started
with the old law are now smiling over
their astuteness, for they will open
earliest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24

Now. IL Congress VIII only appropri-
ate that $500 for night schools. the
poor people Of Washington VIII be able
TO attend school in the evening until
May. and what more can they possibly
ask7
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-01-24

There may be money planks in the
Hearst platform, but they are made out
OF Hearst money.