Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-29
Reporters and Detectives.

The success which reporters not un-
frequently achieve in the detection of
crime, undoubtedly arises from their
habits of observation. A detective OBJ
serves, but observes narrowly. His at
tention is almost wholly confined to one
class Of persons. He looks out of his
eyes for the purpose of seeing if peo-
pie act like criminals, not if they act
like other people he is ON the watch
for special and unusual signs, not for
those which are natural and common to
human beings. Hence, in the course
of time, he gains precOnceptions of
crimes and criminals which not upfre
quently mislead him, because criminals,
being human, greatly differ. Moreover,
this narrowness of vision in the very
nature of the case confines him to few
stereotyped theories OF crime and its
commission. II the facts do not tit into
any of these, lie is so dependent on
some sort of preconceived notion that
he is obliged to invent theory, and SO
goes wandering off in hit. or miss sort
of way, often leading from nowhere to
nowhere. The reporter, trained by his
duties, to observe even trivial things
with the hope or expectation that they
may lead up to something important,
and not to neglect anything that occurs
before his eyes, lest perchance he should
miss a good thing, is thus unbiased by
any theory or prejudice. A detective.
absorbed in his preconceptions about
how the criminal ght to act, will over
look these trivial signs and tokens.
fNLo 1nkanti,a 10, ,,cnf,,l l>,k -
full as he might be if he would resist
this tendency to narrow view of crime
and criminals, and give himself up
more to the study of human nature in
stead of criminal nature exclusively I;
for the criminal is human being, al
though detectives, police officers, and
even judges seem sometimes to forget it,
and treat him as of distinct species or
race.-Dstroa Free Press.
Birds music of birds" as
one hath we'll observed, "was the first
song of thanksgiving which was offered
on earth before man was formed. All
their sounds are different, but all har-
monious, and all together compose
choir that we cannot initiate" If these
little choristers of the air, when re-
freshed by the streams near which they
dwell, express their gratitude by chant
ing in their way the praises of their
Maker and Preserver, how ought Chris
tians to blush, who, besides the COM
forts and conveniences in this world,
are INDUCED with copious draughts OF
the water of eternal life, if. for so many
great blessings, they pay not their trib-
ute of thanksgiving, and sing not unto
the Lord the songs OF Zion "He
that at midnight, when the very laborer
sleeps securely, should hear, as I have
often done, the clear airs, the sweet de-
scants, the natural rising and falling,
the doubling and redoubling of the
nightingale's voice, might we'll be lifted
above earth, and say, Lord what music
hast thou provided for the saints in
heaven, when thou affordest bad men
such music upon earth !"-Bishop
Horne.
"Does that hurt 2" kindly asked the
dentist, holding the young mans head
back, and jabbing a still probe with
back set teeth clear down through his
aching tooth and into the gum. "Does
that hurt?" he asked, with evident feel
ing. sob, no." replied the young
man, in voice suffused with emotion
and sentiment, "oh, no." he said ten
derby, rising from the chair and holding
the dentists head in the stove while he
dragged his lungs out of his ears with
a cork-screw. "Oh, no, he said, "not
at all does that?" But the dentist
had the better of the young man after
all, for he charged him fifty cents and
didn't pull the tooth then. But by that
time the astonished tooth had forgot
its aching.-Hawh-Eye.
The late Richard H. Dana until short.
ly before his death was erect of form
and firm of step, and possessed unim.
paired sight and hearing. His hair,
full beard, and mustache, all worn
rather long, were eilvery gray. His
face was pale, his features regular, his
eyes singularly expressive. He was
modest and reserved person, but when
among his intimates delightful talker.
His health during the past summer and
autumn was unusually good. Mr..
Dana has always been independent, but
never rich; his literary ventures, with
the exception of his lectures on Shakes
peare, put little money in his purse.
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