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The Washington times., 1904-05-18
D. A. R. CHAPTER
ELECTS OFFICERS

The Continental Chapter, D. a. R..
held its annual meeting May I6 and
elected the following: Regent, Mrs.
George A. Bacon; vice regent Mrs.
George Flavel Beach; recording secre-
tary, Miss Emeline W. Cliff; CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. John Doyle
Carmody; treasurer. Mrs. Florence x.
Solger; registrar Mrs. B. A Allen; his
torian, Mrs. Lillian r. Messenger; ad-
visory board, Mrs. Middleton Smith
lchairman), Mrs. Flora X Fulton. Mrs
). X. Burch. Mrs. William r. Decker.
Miss Annie +. Graham, Miss Hattie II
narrower, Miss Fannie NJ Reeves. and
Mrs. GeOrgiana L. Rogers
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Salutinq the Bride.
Arguments Pro and Con the Revival of
a Declining Custom.

q DeCIlAlh2 custom.
An interesting sociological problem
is brought 10 the front by the ex-
perience Of a Pole, whose present res
idence is New York city. This Pole
was married the other day, and as is
the custom among his people, invited
all his friends around to kiss the
bride.
One of them liked the sensation so
much that he refused to quit after the
one customary chaste salute, but.
Olga Nethersole-like, butted in for a
full bakers dozen before the bride
groom most appropriately landed
with his fist on the feature that was
working overtime with the bride. 1t
started free fight. which eliminated
in the arrest of the bridegroom and
his offensive friend and a fine in
court.
We have noticed of recent years a
tendency to cut out the most inter
esting part Of the marriage ceremony,
the kissing of the blushing bride by
all the males who could get within
reaching distance. The result of the
cut has been a scarcity in best men
and an increase in the fee required by
the clergyman.
We had believed that the gradual
discontinuance Of the custom was
due to the development of deplorable
artifciality in modern society, and
the consequent absence Of that fresh
and buoyant spirit so characteristic
Of our ancestors. United with this
possibly was the increased respect for
microbes.
Being safely married ourselves, we
have rather favored a return to the
good old times, when one, at least,
got a smack in return for his wedding
present. We have seen many brides
for whose sake we would gladly have
taken a chance against the doctors.
But we acknowledge that this Pol
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Church Going.
The Position Of Man in This Important
Matter

The Position Of Man in This Important
Matter.
Possibly on account of the approach
of summer and the consequent sug-
gestiveness of the heated term. the
preachers are voicing their peripatetic
inquiries why more men do not so to
church.
If the preachers are honest and
courageous enough TO face the issue
squarely, they can find a ready
enough answer to their question by
ascertaining what element it is that
gains and holds the fixed allegiance
of serious men.
The preachers will learn that such
men are attracted by practical things,
by the method which works, by the
mode Of thought which helps them in
their daily life, by bringing about
harmony, joy, peace, and comfort.
Without question, many men make
grievous errors in choosing what
they believe will be good for them.
They choose the pursuit of money or
of fame, or the qualification of the
physical senses. They forget the
solid philosophy of enlightened self
interest, which declares that no man
can get good for himself as an ulti-
mate condition who does not bring
good to his fellow man
1t is doubtful if any really success
ful man goes through the world with
out definite ethical system of deal
ing with men. In so far as this sys-
TEN promotes justice and good for all,
it may be accurately defined as the
religion of the man who practices it..
In the face of the conditions, there
fore, is there any doubt that the rea-
son why men neglect the established
means of grace" is because they
do not find them Of practical use in
the daily affairs of life? For some
reason or other the mode of living
under the name of Christianity fails
10 work when applied.
II we can believe the accounts that
have come down TO us, this was not
the case with primitive Christianity.
The works of Jesus and his Immediate
/ followers We're eminently practical.
With the possible exception of Paul,
the first of the theologians, they ac-
companied minimum of philosophy
with a maximum of works.
Basing judgment solely on the
fruit of the teaching. may one not ask
il all seriousness, earnestness, and
kindliness if there may not be some
fault with the teaching of modern
! churches to account for the evident
lack of practicability which men find
7 III its works?
Individuals, who have trouble in
/ getting along with the rest of the
world. are apt to consider the rest OF
the world 70 blame. Actually, how
ever, the fault is really with them
selves. There may be something OF
| this same sort the trouble with those
! churches which find it so difficult tc
/ keep alive in a world hungering foI
/ the bread of salvation.
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our Osculatory aTdor. We are free to
admit that possibly the sophistry and
cynicism of today would make es-
sential a course of training in vir-
ginal innOcency
The man without tact is as socially
impossible as the man without breed
ing, and assuredly it is not tactful to
approach a bride with a fixed purpose
Of breaking the kissing record made
in the back parlor the evening after
the gas had been turned low and the
old folks safe in bed.
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OF EDUCATION
TO ARRANGE LECTURES
Will Devise Best Way to Spend Appro-
pTiation for Free Popu-
lar Talks.

The appropriation of $1.5c recently
made by Congress TO be devoted TO Civ
ing free public lectures in some school
or hall in the District will become avail
able July next, and the 6Sard OF Edu-
cation will consider at its me0ing to-
night the best way to use the money.
II is thought that IL viii be little trou-
BILE 10 secure men here who Will lecture
on seller life subjects, but the matter
Of obtaining popular lectures will be
more expensive and difficult. In many OF
these lectures, intended 10 improve the
public mind. stereopticon views viii be
used, and these will run uD the ex-
penses of the project considerably.
The lectures will probably be given
once a week
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REHEARSALS ON
FOR "OUR BOYS"

Dress rehearsals are now in progress
al the theater for the comedy per
Torrance OF our Boys" to be given
at the National Theater on Saturday
evening, for the benefit of St. Agnes
Home
a number of prominent women have
interested themselves in the perform
ance, and a number Of boxes and seats
have been disposed of TO weII-knOwn
BGOple.
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Not having heard anything from
him for an extended period, many
folks probably came to the conclusion
that Webster Davis had ~shuffled of
the mortal coil" as our friend
Shakespeare puts it, for they could
not imagine him keeping quiet for
any length Of time if living. The
falsity of their conclusion is revealed
by the intelligence waited from New
York that General Samuel Pearson,
or Scranton, Pa, who claims to have
had something TO do with the Boer
war. and Cornelius w. Van Ger Hoogt,
whom Washington knows had a great
zeal TO dc with the Boer war. have
been arrested, charged with "sus-
picion Of blackmail." in connection
with Mr. Davis. and the sum Of $40
600, which he is supposed to have re-
ceived from the Beers. Suspicion Of
blackmail' is a new one on us, but
we are not surprised. Webster Davis
has a positive genius for springing
new ones on everybody.
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO
GETS TEN BIG ENGINES

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
received ten of the big Atlantic type
Of passenger locomotives. which were
ordered several months ago.
They have been placed in the St
Louis Worlds Fair traffic and later they
are to be put on the line between
Washington and New York. The South
ern Railroad has ordered ten more of
the Pacific type of engines, and they are
to be delivered within three months.
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NEW FREIGHT SCHEMES
PLANNED FOR SOUTHERN

General Superintendent McManus, os
the Southern Railroad. and all of the
division sUperintendents interested, held
a meeting at the headquarters of the
company this morning and discussed
plans to improve the freight schedule
between Washington and Atlanta.
The idea is to shorten the time a
couple of hours. The Bluemont suburban
service was also discussed, and II was
arranged 10 put on the local trains
My 2S
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The POOlrOoms.
A Telegraphic Bluff Which Fnghtens
the Sports"

the Sports"
When Col. Robert c. Clowry. presi-
dent Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, announced at 2 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon that he had or
dered the company to cease giving a
horse race news service to the pool
rooms Of New York, all the sports"
IN the city with straight tips in their
bonnets and money in their clothes
went into quick decline.
The total effect Of the order seemed
enormous. They figured that it would
mean the closing OF every place in the
country where pools were taken. The
only resort near Washington where
an optimistic gentleman could back
his convictions concerning a piece Of
horsefesh, had heart disease, though
not to tire extent Of putting up the
shutters.
II was figured out that as horse
racing lived on betting, this cutting
of Of the poor mans betting palaces
would mean the end Of horse racing
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Contrary TO the result foretold by
the first test vote of the California
De .Dcratic convention, William R.
+ cast succeeded in securing an in
shucted delegation from that State
by the narrow margin of nineteen
votes. Aside from this the chief in
terest centered around the tariff
plank of the platform. California
Democrats make no pretenses Of being
free traders. The State would not
stand for it, IN fact, the tariff plank
submitted by the subcommittee to
the main committee was considered
SO thoroughly Republican that it was
sent back for revision The plank
adopted notes that the only difference
between the Democratic and Repub-
hean parties on the tariff is the de-
gree of protection that shall be given,
and calls for the revision OF the
present Republican protective tariff,
the parent of Ubiquitous trusts and
Illegal combinations"
The Washington times., 1904-05-18
ENT7CEO TO COLUMBIA
By OFFER OF HIGH WAGES

Hundreds Of American laborers have
been, induced to go to British Columbia
by fraudulent offers of high wages on
the Alaska Central Railway. United
Sta les Consul Dudley, at Vancouver b.
G, has advised the State Department
OF the imposition on American working
me N.
On Monday $50 men arrived in VAN
co aver from Kansas City, and many
other men have passed through Seattle
on their way into British territory
Many of them are without money To
pay their way back to the United States.
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Merou viii hold the christening feast Of
their youngest daughter. born last
month. at the legation May 20. The Pc
ruvian minister. Senor Calderon, viii act
as godfather for the little one.
NJ Bobrof. Of the Russian embassy,
viii go to New York tomorrow TO at
tend a banquet given by the Slavic al
lance
Mr. Bobrof Will leave Washington in
the near future to fight for the des-
TIMES Of his brothers in the Far East,
and has shown his patriotism by signi-
flying his willingness TO go as a private
soldier if he fails to secure a commits
sion
Mr.. BobroR has been a great favor
ite in Wash ngton society. taking a
prominent pla &c in all social affairs. y
number dinner parties and luncheOus
will be given IN his honor before he
leaves
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Hague have closed
their l Street, house and opened their
Newport villd'for the summer
Mrs. Audenried returned yesterday
from visit 10 the former Attorney
General and Mrs Griggs at their home
at Paterson y. J.
DR.. and hrs. James Fernando Mitch
ell have re rurned from Virginia. where
they spent their honeymoon, and are at
the home OF Mrs. MitchelPs parents, 1913
Massachusetts Avenue, until they>take
possession OF their new home on Nine
teenth Street and Dupont Circle.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Watson Glider
are among the many notable New York
visitors nov in Washington. Mr.. and
Mrs. Glider are at the Gordon.
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger enter
TIMED al luncheon informally today
Among irer guests We're Signor Ceu-
tarO. the new attache of the Italian en-
Lassy, nd Gustavus Monroe.
Cscar>>S. Strauss, of New York, for
mer mi Mister to Turkey. is stopping at
the New Willard.
Don Alberto Teoboli. son of the Mar
quits Te'oboh, who visited in Washington
last week, and is now i'm New York.
probably Will return to the Capital for
Saturday and Sunday, and will be en-
tertaE ned by the charge daffaires Of the
Italian embassy and Countess Celere.
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CONDUCTOR KILLED BY TRAIN.

LANCASTER, Pa. May IS-Charles
Foster. of Harrisburg. a Pennsylvania
Railroad freight conductor, was killed
near Downingtown. Fosters train was
held at Ship Road and he was walking
across the track. when he was struck
by the Cincinnati express.
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SANTA CLAUS A MYTH

NASHVILLE, May lS.-In the South
e-n Baptist convention, DR. Deford, of
81: Louis, protested against teaching
children that there is such an entity as
Santa Claus. He said It was a myth and
an abomination that should be abolished.
as il would encourage and train children
To be deceitfuL
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STEAMSHIP IS LONG OVERDUE.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-The lnterna-
tional Navigation ComIanys steamship
Conemaugh, which left Seattle for New
York. December Is. has not been heard
from since February %. when her cap
tain telegraphed the New York agents
that he had touched at Coronel for coal
The Washington times., 1904-05-18
CALIFORNIA iNSTRUCTS
FOR HER NATIVE SON.
Narrow Maorityn Convention Carries Hard Fight to Vic
tory for HearSt-Democratic Opposition Formidable.

BY a majority of 10. the Hearst fac
ton In California, after a hard fight,
succeeded in passing a resolution in
structing that States delegates to the
National Convention to vote for Cali
Iornia native son." Representative VIII
liam r. Hearst, for the nomination for
President
The anti-Hearst element Of the party
succeeded IN organizing the conven-
ton. When the question came up on in
structicns. however, Hcarsts supporters
were victorious. As result. il is prob
able that California viii formally pre-
sent Mr.. Hearst's name to the National
convention, since the State of which he
is a resident viii not do so.
The Washington times., 1904-05-18

The scarcity OF Fairgrounds in a big
city IS woefully apparent when roofs
have TO be built with a view TO the
safety Of the children who Will play
there
The Washington times., 1904-05-18

a motorman in New York, becoming
aware that he was going to have a fit.
stopped the car and had il out with
himself, but the passengers on that car
VIII probably, avoid riding after him
hereafter
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Parker's boom seems to give him an
impediment in his speech. and Bryans
speech has proved the impeachment to his
boom.
The Washington times., 1904-05-18
FARMER SAVES WHEAT
WITH CLOTHESuNE
Knocked GrasshOppers Of Stalks in the
Morning and Gradually Starved
Them to Death.

LINCOLN. Neb-. May 1S.-A man who
Ewes in University Place was growing
wheat IN southern Nebraska when the
srasshoppers struck him. he had a
forty-acre field of wheat thar year, prom
ising big yield. and the prospects Of
us having 10 go 10 feed his enemies,
the greSshoppers. was CALLING almost
beyond endurance. Very soon after the
vanguard OF the hoppers appeared. how
ever. he made an chronological dis-
covery that saved his crop
L found" he said. that the grass
hopPers were in the habit o. climbing
the wheat stalks every morning 10 spend
the day feeding on Whist was intended
to feed me and my family. ] used to 20
oft in the field TO see how they were
getting on every morning. and in my
lmpatience at the liberties they were TAX
ing with my wheat. 1 would occasional
~ strike at a elCmP Of them as thsy
hung 70 stalk and knock them 10 the
ground.
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Insects Went Hungry.

The grasshOpper thus dislodged made
no further effort to get his dinner, but
remained on the ground 1lti the regu-
lar time 10 climb the ssaik the next
morning. Immediately IN making the
important discovery went and took
down our long wire clothesiine, ana
called my wife 10 come and help me.
Then we went through that fOrty-acre
field, dragging the eiothesline over the
wheat between us, AMI Knocked all the
grasshoppers to the ground. There they
STAYED until the next dag.
Next morning we gave the hoppsrs
Just time enough 10 gsJ well started up
the stalls when We went out and re-
heated the proceedings Of the DAY De
fore. The result was the same. and in
the course of a few days every grass
hopper in that field had died of starva-
ton. Our neighbors canle out every
morning TO jser at US, and called US a
pair Of old IDIOTS. but we harvested the
only wheat crop in that part OF Ne
braska that year"
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FRENCH KINSMEN
Of DE- fARANOND
Uncle and Aunt of Attache
Come to His Wedding.
MILE. YvONNE BRIDESMAID
Marriage to Miss Langham viii Take
Place May "a in St. Matthew's
Church.

With the arrival here today OF the
Marquis and Warehouses de Felzens.
uncle and aunt of Lieutenant Con- mander
de Faramond. of the French embassy.
arrangements for the marriage of Miss
Ivy Langham and the young Frenchman
are now complete.
Mile. fvonne, cousin Of EisCDunt de
Faramond. accompanied her parents TO
this country and will be brides maid at
the wedding, while Miss Langham, sis
ter Of the bride-elect, will be maid Of
honor
Niscount de Faramond went. TO New
York yesterday TO meet his rela tives who
arrived from France, and brought them
to Washington today.
The marriage viii take place May Il
at St. Mathews Church at Il o'clock
and will be followed by wedding break
fast at the German embassy. The affair
will be kept strictly official. sr-d few, if
any, guests viii be present on tside of the
Diplomatic Corps, with the reception OF
some of the higher officers In the United
States navy.
The German ambassador. 5aron Speck
Won Sternburg, brOther-in-lIw Of Miss
Langham, Will give her away and q
like Office VIII be performed for the
groom-elect by NJ. Jusserand- the French
ambassador.
Mr., and Mrs Arthur Lar CHAM, uncle
and aunt of the Misses /; ngham, and
Baroness Sternburg. nave arrived from
Louisville. Ky, to be present at cIe
wedding.
Congratulations poured in upon J. H.
Van Roijen. secretary of the Neither
lands legation, and Miss flbertina Win
throp, who were married Il the home Of
the bride IN New York yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Van Rotten hsss been a gem
eral favOrite here during his several
years connection with the Dlplomtie
Corps. and everyone wished MIN joy in
his bride and in his ne post of duty
at ConstantinOple, for Which he leaves
America In the near future.
Only a few invitations were issued for
the wedding. but several hundred guests,
a number Of them from Washington, at
tended the reception which followed.
The Rev. DR.. William. II. Huntington,
rector Of Grace Church.. OffIcia ed, and
the brides brother. ROBERT Dudley VIM
throp, gave her away Mr.. Van Roi-
1en's best man was YOnkhcer r. de
Marees Van Swindere Il. the newly-ap-
| pointed Netherlands n mister. Viscount
de Faramond acted a master of cere-
monies.
/ The engagement is announced Of Archi-
/ bald Cary Harrison and Miss Helena
! Valley, daughter of the late Mr. and
/ Mrs William Valley. of Boston and
/ Far HarbOr. Mr.. He Erison is brother
/ of Representative Harrison of New
/ York, and Mr.. Fair lax Harrison. The
wedding win be a Iiet one. and is ex-
Wrrg I'd 70. F4na TTasrsf
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Anti-Hearst Sentiment.

The extreme anti-Hearst sentiment
found expression in the California con-
ventiOn yesterday in the following reso-
luton. which was introduced, but which
was not passed:
Whereas William r Hearst, a mil
lionaire born in this State. has devoted
his capital and energies TO the develop
ment Of sensational journalism enter
prises; and
Whereas, pursuant to his policy 10 in
crease the circulation of his papers by
appealing 10 the most easily satisfied
lust Of the mind, malice and envy. he
has denounced and viciousIy cartooned
ana caricatured the most distinguished
leaders of our party in the State, and in
the nation; and
Whereas he has not even spared
Grover Cleveland. twice elected PresI-
dent by the Democratic party; and
Whereas on the second defeat of VIII
liam Jennings Bryan, our standard
bearer in the last two Presidential cleo
tons. at the end of that calamity fought
campaign. he cruelty caricatured him
as the Old Man Of the Sea of the Dem
ocratic party; and
Whereas to satisfy a private spite he
LOE years NAAiAlcu anu NAaNuCcO tAAS
greatest representative California has
sent TO Washington, Senator stephen
NJ. White; and
Whereas. on failing TO Jbtain control
of the party machinery in this State at
the last gubernatorial election, ne an
nounced his opposition TO the candidate
Of the convention in which he had been
beaten in open contest. and defeated
Franklin X Lane for the governorship
by a narrow majority; and
Whereas his gross, malicious exag-
geration of the bubonic plague in Cali
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Countess Cassini has probably accom-
plished more in the way Of raising funds
for the Russian Red Cross Society than
anyone else could possibly nave done.
and her record is unprecedented in
Washington CHARITIES.
Yesterday the countess for warded to
Russia something over 81, 900 realized in
private subscriptions ana as the result
of her two bazaar sales. This amount
includes several large checks from her
personal admirers.
Capt. and Mrs. Carlo Montari, the
former an officer in the Italian army,
are stopping at the New Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. David +. Sanger. Of n2
II Street northwest. will be at home TO
their friends today.
Nj. and Mrs. John W. Foster will keep
their Washington house open until June
Is. at which time they expect TO go to
their summer place on Lake Ontario.
Mrs A. J. Pinkstone and Mrs. Mary
Compton. of San Francisco, Cal, are
visiting friends at So II Street northwest.
The list of Washington people who viii
summer abroad IS rapidly increasing, and
each outgoing steamer carries a number
of prominent people. Miss Mary Ida
Thompson. Miss Elizabeth W EmmOns.
and Miss Helen Childs have booked pas
sage on the White Star Liner Cedric
which leaves for Liverpool tomorrow,
a-ld VIII sumner in Europe.
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Formidable Opposition.

Nevertheless, there is. in the California
Democracy, strong feeling against Mr.
Hearst. which, even in the impossible
event of his nomination. would undoubt-
edly result In an overwhelming Repub-
lican victory in the State.
The opposition to Mr.. Hearst develops
largely from the fact that through his
newspapers and his political organiza-
ton he has bitterly fought denounced,
and malgned some of the most promi-
nent Democrats of the State. His at
tacks upon the late Senator Stephen NJ
White are still remembered by the
friends OF Mr.. White. who was recog-
nized as one Of the ablest of California
statesmen.
Mr. Hearst and his San Francisco
newspaper also bitterly fought not only
the nomination but the election of the
Hon. Franklin X. Lane Tor governor
two years ago. Doubtless his defeat was
largely due to this opposition In a
hard-fought contest Mr.. Lane, as the
Democratic candidate. was defeated by
a majority of only 2,5e0 out of more
than 10000 votes cast. His friends de-
clare he would have been elected but for
the fact that Hearst and his followers
refused to support him after he had
been named in u straighout fight for the
nomination.
The Washington times., 1904-05-18

The ice trust says that last winter
was so cold that ice VIII be high this
summer. Apparently there lever Will
be Il winter just right for plenty Of ice.
The Washington times., 1904-05-18

1t is announced that Hearst does not
intend 10 bolt. but II may happen that
he will be bOlted out