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The Washington times., 1906-02-08

in the usages which have not
only prevailed these past thirty years,
but have been classed as good syntax.
such as none are" and would prob
ably decide" All three, TO be sure,
have the sanction of good usage.
More than that, they have the sane
ton of clearness. While our none
is" and probably would decide"
young men may know better, the
world of English-speaking and Eng
lish-reading people will still regard
language as exclusively a means Of
communicating thought and so count
elearness and force as worth more
a thousand times than all the pedan-
tic forms and stylistie affectations
which can be crowded into d days
composition.
Language grows by just such pro-
.cesses as clearness and directness and
picturesqueness propose to the mass
of its users. "On the square" and "up
to him" and nothing doing" will be
good English long after none is" has
been forgotten and long before. Men
and women who are in earnest are
too anxious TO get AT the meat of a
sentence to be bothered by artificiali-
ties like easily might overcome. +"
What they hope to find, and what the
right kind of stylist endeavors to
provide is such English composition
as will burn in the meaning behind
the words. If that is provided, English
will remain live tongue and grow
in beauty, fexibility. and richness,
with every years use.
The Washington times., 1906-02-08
Japan as China's Teacher.

Rumors are numerous and persist
ent that Chinese hostility to foreign
ers in general and to Americans in
particular, has reached a particularly
dangerous stage. General Wood is
said to be preparing field maneuvers
for his troops in the Philippines in
anticipation of service in China. Re
ports from Berlin state that the
Kaiser fears that England, Japan
and the United States have reached
an understanding by which they have
agreed to act in concert in China
without consulting the other powers.
This news of a probable Chinese
uprising is to be regretted the more,
as it arrives at a time when the
world was being led to believe that
China was aTousing herself TO a de-
teTmined and systematic effort for
internal reform and progress. Hatred
of the foreigner is China's gravest
danger. 1t looks today as though, de-
spite the efforts of former Minister
WI, the reported favor of Empress
Tsi An for a program of progress,
and the enterprise of enlightened
Cinnamon such as the commissioners
now in this country, the great empire
was rushing headlong in the wrong
direction.
Imitation of Japan is China's op-
portunity. The Japanese are able and
willing instructors If China will ac-
cept their teachings and try to make
in the next generation the progress
which Japan made in the last, the
history of the Celestial empire for the
next quarter OF a century will no
doubt be a record of marvellous ad-
vancement. This fact is so evident
TO the Western people that IT is hard
to realize that there is danger of
China's adopting any other course.
Tsi Ans people seem TO have come
TO the parting of the ways. If they
follow Japan they will be led to a
place among the progressive nations
of the world. If they continue 10 give
themselves up to the passions of race
hatred the story of their reformation
will be postponed. perhaps for many
generations.
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Costs Congressmen- Dear.

The pay of a Congressman Is wholly
inadequate. especially If he is a man
of more than ordinary ability. says o.
o. Stealey. in his new book, twenty
Years in the Press Gallery
In the first place. it costs him third
of his salary 20 get here and stay here.
He is constantly preyed upon by slick
politicians in his district who frequently
visit him and put UP hard-luck story,
or tell him of a conspiracy being formed
in his district to defeat him for re-
nomination.
Whether he believes these stories or
not, matters little, for they cost him
money all the same. No poor man of
ability has any business in Congress
unless he is the sort of patriot who
wants to serve his country solely for
the love of II. Otherwise, If a man is
able TO make a comfortable living at
home. he should stay there and never
come TO Congress.
Anywhere in the South or West 81 800
per annum is more money than S.
900 in Washington; that is 10 say II
VIII go further in purchasing the solid
comforts of life after the political obi
cations have been paid out of the
5000 salary. These obligations con-
sist in campaign assessments before and
after the nomination and election
The average Congressional district
West and South. comprises ten coun-
ties. In order TO get out voters to the
county conventions and then to the dis
trict col yentions, IL costs 800 TO the
county. or $1,000 for the ten counties
This is counting on an easy nomina-
tion with no formidable opposition. The
campaign and raIlying the voters to the
polls on election day costs another
81 900.
This makes $1,000 for each election. or
! s, 600 a year, which cuts down his salary
| to $4,000 TO begin with. II he gets
through his term without being beat
out of a thousand more he is fortunate,
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In a gathering Of old-timers at the
CapitoI the other day the diminishing
activity of State delegations which.
heretofore. were prominent in national
affairs. was discussed. The discussion
seemed to hang chiefly around the
Senate.
one of the party said that New York
the Empire State--had shown the great
est decrease in activity. while South
Carolina. Texas. Maine, Georgia. Wis
consin. Massachusetts. New Hampshire.
and Colorado seemed 10 be away ahead
in public utterances on the Senate floor
s'Spooner Of Wisconsin. Teller and
Patterson of COLORADO. Tillman OF South
Carolina. Bacon of Georgia. Lodge Of
Massac chusetts. Hale of Maine. CALM
ger of New Hampshire. and Bailey and
CuIberson of Texas appeared 70 be the
leading lights in the great work Of the
Senate thus far" said this close OBJ
server. Following these. he said Cen
ators Hepburn. Money. and Morgan
came within the glare OF the imelight.
Going back to New York it was
pointed out that neither Senators De-
pew nor Platt got their names in the
| Congressional Record except as intro
ducers of bills and resolutions. He
then went on TO explain how prominent
the House delegation from New York
has been and wound Up his argument
| by asking whether the New York Sen
ators had lost their prestige
| "It appears that they have" he said
and then walked off with a sad look
upon his face.
| HE is an admirer of Mr.. Depew,
| said one of the party. "and he hates to
| see the old man lose out
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Vain Congressmen Duped.

Pennsylvania delegation IN Congress
has listened TO the alluring voice Of
vanity-and the echo is as sackcloth
and ashes
The story illustrating this fact is told
as follows:
About two years ago two men ap-
peared in Washington and proceeded
to call on the Pennsylvania Congress
men, telling them that they represented
an art club in Philadelphia, in which
the Corgressmen could get honorary
membership for the sum OF 50. An
additional inducement to the Congress-
men were the promises Of oil portraits
| of themselves if they would join the
| club.
| Some Of the Congressman Joined, paid
the price, and received their oil paint-
| ings OF themselves These portraits, it
/ is claimed by a now aggrieved Repre-
sentative. looked like valentines done
| on a cheap scale.
The day before yesterday two men
appeared at the Capitol with the same
proposition The story mas IL that they
| got from one Pennsylvania Senator
sIeo, from a Representative from the
western part of the State another Slt1,
and from q member from the middle
part of the State $50. Their offer this
year was strengthened by the asseT-
| tion that the art club had enrolled Il
number of newspaper men,
Yesterday the two canVaSsers for tne
art club met one Of the Congressman
who had bought honorary member
ship two years ago a stormy scene
ensued, while the Congressman Inta;2-
nantIy told of how much that oil pOT
trait of him did not look like him two
| years ago. 1t is claimed that the Con-
gresSman became almost violent
The gentlemen seeking honorary meE-
hers fer their clubs at high prices forth
with disappeared from the Capitol.
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NAVAL OFFICIALS EAGER
TO HEAR FROM DOCK

Officials of the Navy Department are
much interested in the expedition towing
the big dry dock Dewey across the At
Iantic TO its permanent station at Cavite
No message from the ffotilla has been
received at the Navy Department for
over two weeks, and no more are e,-
pected until the squadron passes the
Azores or Madeira Islands or perhaps
when il reaches Gibraltar.
This is proving to be the slowest trans
Atlantic trip on record of recent years
that IS, the slowest trip barring all acci-
dents. The last reports indicated that
the expedition had averaged about 100
miles a day since leaving Solomon s
Island in the lower reaches of the Chesa-
pealIe Bay, December IS It is thought
possible that some delay has been oc-
casioned since, however, as the expedi-
ton would have been reported before
this.
When the expedition started out it was
thought that II would keep in touch with
the Navy Department practically all the
way across the Atlantic. as when it got
out OF communication with the American
shore by the wireless method IT was
expected that communication would be
established every few days with some
merchant ship or liner. NO MESA ges
have been reported through those chan
nels, however.
The squadron Of Rear Admiral Sigs-
| bee is still cruising about in the Mediter-
ranean. it being at Nice at the present
| time, where the ships officers are in
dulging in considerable social festivities.
| entertaining and being entertained. The
Tacoma viii leave within a few days
| for Naples to take on a number OF spare
parts intended for the Dewey to make
good the wear and tear OF the towing
machinery and other portions OF the
/ dock in which weaknesses have devel-
/ oped during the voyE ge-
At the end Of Rear Admiral SigSbee' S
cruising, the latter part OF this month,
/ the armored cruisers Galveston and
| Chattanooga viii set sail on a trip
/ through the Suez TO join the American
Asiatic feet.
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Calder'S Correspondence.

Representative William NJ Calder
Of New York is one OF the new mem
bers of the House. He desired to
know just what action his constit-
uents would like him to take on the
different measures now before Con
gress, He adopted the novel, yet
simple method of consulting them
by mail
Forty thousand letters of inquiry
were addressed by him to the voters
in his district. Fourteen hundred re-
plies have been received by Mr..
Calder. who after going over each
of them carefully has now a definite
idea of what his people desire.
Mr.. Calder's district is in Brook
lyn, where the people have no un-
usual interest in railroad affairs. Yet
it is a striking fact that, of all the
questions now before the people, that
of Government regulation of railroad
rates was most discussed in the let
ters; and that every letter mention
ing the subject urged the Congress
man to support the rate bill now be-
fore the House. No speech which
Mr.. Calder could have made would
have contained a more impressive
argument in favor of the Hepburn
measure.
Reference to this correspondence
is one of the strongest replies to
Representative Mccall, who said that
the rate question was not popular
issue; to General Grosvenor, who de-
clared the issue to be a fake; and
TO all others who claimed that there
was no popular demand behind the
Presidents advocacy of Government
control of freight rates.
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THE LAKE IN WINTER.

Thy beauty in remembrance Wrings my
heart
Thou art more fair than ever women
were.
Though their proud fame were biazoned
in all art
And when I think of winters cruel
hand
Laid nard upon thee. and thy beauty
dim
And frozen in his grasp. where all the
land
Lies pale and silent in the fear of him.
MY soul rebels. and 1 Impiore for thee
A miracle That midst the snow there
A magic circle drawn about thy form
That all the trees upon thy lovely
marge
Be left forever green. forever fair;
That thy soft serious waters ever bear
Beneath perpetual summer, sDicy-warm.
The vision of an Orient monarch's barge
Slow floating gently through enchanted
days.
Then may the timorous, frost-affrighted
deer
steal silent to ths rim. released from
fear.
To nibble at their viii the ce1andine
And Hly-pads. Tkere may the hungry
fox
And shuddering squirrel come on thy
delight
Miraculous. from out the frozen night
And in their wake may ali wild Great
ures roam.
That shiver by the icy birch and pine.
And come into thy summer, as to home
So mayst thou bless them. lovely lake
of mine,
Louise Morgan Sill. in Harper
Weekly.
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CHOCOLATE GUINEA PIGS
APE STOLEN AT HARVARD

POSTON, Feb. s.-The larceny of three
chocolate guinea pigs the only pigs OF
that color in this country. has caused
great indignation in the Lawrence scien-
tine school, Harvard University.
They were stolen last Sunday Pref.
w. z. Castle. of the geological depart
ment, is disheartened by the loss. as no
had spent four years in breeding ana
cross breeding the animals in his cha rso
to bring the three to 3 state o. pcr[sc-
ton Not only has he expen9fd time
and patience, but he has also been un-
der considerable expense in impoI ,ieE
guineas fran other countries TO brs-c
the three chocolates
The Harvard authorities say that
while the pigs might bring something
more than the ordinary market Falue
for guinea pigs the loss 20 science ana
to Prof. Castle personally cannot De
ulea sured hV money.
The Washington times., 1906-02-08
BRAZILIAN TOWN YIELDS
BEFORE FLOODED RIVER

RIO JANEIRO, Feb, s.-The river
Barahyba has overflowed its banks and
the lower part of the town Of Campos
is under water. The water has risen
twelve feet as a result of the recent
torrentiaI rains. terrible situation
exists. Many houses have collapsed
and the occupants have been rescued
with the greatest difficulty All com
munication with the town and the
region is interrupted. The inhabitants
are panic-stTfcken and have fed to the
highlands The loss viii be enormous.
The Washington times., 1906-02-08
OPEN AIR SLEEPER NOW
CAN'T SLUMBER IN HOUSE

MERIDEN. Conn. Feb s.-Mrs.
George A. AIiwOrth. of III Cottage
street. the first woman in this State to
sleep in the open air as cure for con-
sumption, while freed from the clutches
of the white plague, seems doomed 10
spend the rest of her nights IN the open
air. Even with the windows raised, the
air of her bedroom IS too close Tor ner
and prevents sleep
Mrs. Allworth became an open air
sleeper four years ago. She Is forty
years old
The Washington times., 1906-02-08

after that subject until he has found
cut what really Is doing
On the Markell food contract he is
Just as curious Every chance he can
get he inquiries into the arrangement in
Cident 10 bringing the contract about
He has had il explained 70 him in many
ways. but apparently is. looking about
for further Information.
Already he has heard Stevens, Shonts,
and Benson on the subject and IS now
going after Mr.. Wallace on the same
line He says he is going 10 find out
just what is really doing down there
or what has been done in the past.
II is evident he means what he says.
The Washington times., 1906-02-08
KING GEORGE Of GREECE IN
nth CHAMBER OF FATHER

'ENHAGEN. Denmark. Feb. s.
i[.IS George OF Greece. second son of
the late King Christian, arrived here
today to attend the funeral of his father,
which will take place on February IS.
Immediately upon his arrival, King
George went to the death chamber. The
body of King Christian will lie in state
from February Is TO February 10,
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Morgan Wants to Know.

Senator Morgan certainly has a fad
on certain features of the canal affairs
He can't as yet see in which way the
postage stamp arrangements with PAN
anna nets Uncle Sam 20 per cent
profit He has diligently looked into
the combination, but discovered nothing
tending to show such a peculiar condi-
ton.
Mr.. Morgan says he is going to keep
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10 folIouing Washingfnn nennIc. arf
LAD GETS $4,000 FOR LOSS
OF EYES IN EXPLOSION

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. s-For the loss
of both eyes resulting from an ex-
plosion of dynamite while blasting rock
in Northwood Cemetery about two
years ago, George w. White. jr-, aged
sixteen has recovered a verdict of sl5.oO
from the cemetery company
Young White was employed by the
cemetery company to do blasting. and
his counsel maintained that he should
have received instructions in the use of
explosives. His father was given S2,J0e
for the loss of his services
The Washington times., 1906-02-08
WHICH is YOUR CLASS?

There are ten American fortunes ag
gregating S2,1o0. 900, eco
There are 400 totaling S3.000, ,0oo, 900.
There are 4,500 a,gregeting Slo,e00: 200
Five thousand Americans own SIS. 900, =
000. 600.
Commenting on these statistics, Har-
per's Weekly says;
.'If these fortunes were put into gold
II would give tt ese men all the yellow
metal above ground in the world and
leave So. coo 0aG still owing them.
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sisted by Mrs. Charles DENLY. Miss
Briggs, Miss Ridgely, Miss Curtis, Miss
Helm Miss James, Miss Ruth Adams, of
New York; Mrs Martha Tripp. of New
York. Miss Natalie Thomas. OF Balti-
more; Mrs. J. Aston CabbeIl. Mrs.
Henry @ Stewart and Miss Kate Royal
all of Richmond, and Miss Ashmead. OF
Washington.
Mrs. George Howard held the first of
her February receptions yesterday after
noon. at 3er home, zoos Sixteenth street.
Mrs Morton Henry was at the tea table.
Mrs. Preston Miller and Miss Miller
viii be at home February a..
The Wisconsin employees of the Capitol
Tuesday night gave Harry ". Barney,
clerk Of the House District Committee.
a surprise party at his home, 503 East
Capitol street. About twenty were pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs. Barney were present
ed with a cut glass and bronze inkstand-
Cards and music enlivened the evening
A pretty wedding of last evening was
that of Miss Lucille Bancroft Manning
and DR. Alfred William Balch. United
States Navy. at St Johns Episcopal
Church. The Rev Roland Cotton Smith,
assisted by Rev. George Dudley, rector
of ST. Stephens Church. celebrated the
marriage.
The chancel was banked with palms,
ferns. and Easter lilies
The bride. escorted by her brother, W.
T Manning. wore q gown Of white sat
in. trimmed with duchesse lace. The
tuIle veil was caught with a cluster or
orange blossoms and she carried show
er bouquet of lilies of the valley.
Mrs W. T. Manning. the matron OF
honor, was I'm white lace and carried
lilies of the valley, and Miss Estelie
Manning, the maid of honor. wore q
( princess gown Of white liberty SILK and
carried carnations. The bridesmaids
! Misses Eva and F'rande Manning. Ms
/ Adelaide Hughes, and Miss HaTIie.
Hammel, each wore dainty frocks of
white organdie over white silk and I1f-
/ ried bouquets of lilies of the valley.
Lieut.. George Smith was best nan.
and the ushers were: DR.. Pryor, DR..
( Brown, DR.. Baker. DR.. Landau, D,
Reed. and DR.. Old. all surgeons in the
navy and associates of the groom who
/ is connected with the Naval Medical
1 College.
A supper followed at the home of the
/ brides mother. after which DR. and
/ Mrs. Baieh left town for a wedding trip
! Upon their return to the city they will
/ be at home at 1880 Columbia road.
/ Miss Jannett daughter of Mr. and
! Mrs. SOlon c. kemon. and Chester 3
/ Graham were married yesterday after
/ noon in the lexington Presbyterian
! church The ceremony was conducted
! BY the pastor of the church. DIR. T. W
Thompson, assisted by DR.. c. 3. Rams
/ dell, pastor Of the North Presbyterian
Church. The bride. who wore a cos
/ tune of old rose broadcloth. with ha
/ to ma ch, a:ld carried shower bou
I quet Of Bride roses and lilies of th'
/ valley. was given away by her father.
Miss Clara kemon was maid of hono
for her sister, She wore a pale greer
/ crepe de chine gown. and carried {
cluster of pink roses.
The best man was Van A. Potter. o.
/ Brooklyn. and the ushers were Le'
/ Kemon brother of the bride; Georg.
] Graham, brother Of the bridegroom; J
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Chauncey Pugh, and Charles Comelier,
all of this city
Immediately after the ceremony. Mr..
and Mrs Graham left town for a short
after March ! at 41 Rhode Island ave
nue..
A musicale will be given in the parish
hall OF St Andrews Protestant Epis-
coDal Church on Friday evening. Feb
fuary l6- Those assisting will be Mrs.
William KeyI Miller. Mrs Alfred T.
Gage, Mrs r. II DalgIeish, Miss
Gladys Airline Strong. William d. Nc
FaTiand, William II Scholtz, J. /. Ap-
PIE, Fred Schaeffer. Fulton B. KaTr, and
Lieutenant Colonel de Pedernafras.
military attacle Of the Brazilian en-
bassy, IS confined to his apartment at
to attend the Army and Navy reception
at the White HOUSE tonight.
In the ball room Of the Shoreham
Hotel Monday night, the Phoenix Club
gave a full-dress ball and banquet. All
the decorations were in brown and
white. the club colors. The souvenirs
, were shower bouquets for the ladies
and boutonnieres for the men. 4 novel
/ feature of the evening was a song
written and sung by Phil Kronheim.
with a line or two about each mem ber
Among those present were the Misses
sEAfs4 a s7At eAASSs AHitldEn C[ESOHGIEkdn. OF
| Baltimore; Estelle Hano, Maude Baer,
/ Flora Ganss. Hortense Sondheimer.
Meryt Goldsmith. Helene Stern, Camille
/ Herman, Mae HiTsh. Sadie Eiseman.
Leona Hirsh. Lillian Coblenger. Flora
] Bernheimer, Leona Young, Maud Fell
| heimer, Irene Sommers and Cora Som
mers, and Phil Herman, Sydney Suggen-
holm, Milton Stronheim, Clarence Gros-
per. Phil Kronheim, Herhert Guggen-
/ helm, Percy Hirsh, Bert 9hen, Leon
| Pretzfelder. Goldie SigmI a. Honard
sismuHd. Milford Stern, Maurice Simon,
| Meyer Loeb. Leo Fishel, Akin Newmy-
/ er. Sydney Sellinger, Edgar Kaufman,
/ Eugene Young and Nathan Frank
| The following Washington people are
visiting in New York today: c. Berton-
] cini. A Beirce. Nj. Herzer, L. Morse; A
| J. Norris w II. Nyes. G. Brown. NJ.
/ Cohen. Miss NJ. F. Waite, E. Ball. r.
Ball E. b Bowman. B. ]. Dalton. L.
G Dickinson. B. F. Fisher. jr.. S Fra
ger. J. T. Hunter. r. .. Kaufman. r. s.
Keane, F. V. Killian, L. Levy, P Mauro
1 Miss NJ F. Matthews. F. W McKen-
zie, ]. p. Roots. A G. Shannon. G
Simpson. Miss T. Toepper. and H. G.
| Ward.