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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-21
BICYCLE NOTES.

"The question of road etiquette is
puzzling me more and more with every
day that / ride Wheel said a comely-
looking girl to her escort as they rested
yesterday afternoon.
"Wheelmen in the great majority Of
Instances are gentlemen--of that my
own experiences have satisfied me. Just
how far 1T is proper for girl to accept
attentions upon the road, however, even
in case of accident to her wheel or
other mishap, is one of those things
which l should like some infallible
chaperone to tell me, for although I
have often sought the information, I
have yet to receive ito my satisfac-
ton.
"Under no circumstances speak to or
allow yourself to be addressed by a
stranger, whether he is wheelman or
not" was the first advice my inquiry
elected. The dear soul who gave 1t, how
ever had never ridden wheel. There
are so many and such varied conditions
likely to arise when out upon the road
in which a girl can scarcely avoid ad-
dressing or being addressed, that such
advice amounts to nothing. Here are a
few instances as examples:
i" Permit asks a good-looking young
wheelman, as he fills the cup at the
roadside spring beside which two thirs-
ty girls have dismounted.
Where do 1 turn off of this road to
reach Belleville, fyou please?' 1 ask
a passing rider, as, thoroughly puzzled,
1 stand at road crossing. About half
a mile beyond is the reply; there are
so many crossings, however, leading to
other points that it will be easier for
me to show than to tell you. l am rid
ing that way.
:" L beg pardon, but can I assist your
my wheel rests against a nearby tree
with the chain bolt gone, the chain
hanging uselessly from the sprocket,
and the nearest repair shop four miles
away.
Under any one of such conditions, or
a score of others like them, how is a
girl, unless she be positively ill-bred, or
chooses to seem so, to avoid conversa-
ton with wheelman. make it rule
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GREEK PLAY IN THE ORIGINAL.

GREEK PLAY IN THE ORIGINAL.
There We're two enthusiastic meetings
last week of the students interested in
the production of Greek play. Moth
ing definite has been done as yet, but 1t
is an assured fact that the production
will be given. Quite a discussion was
aroused as to what play should be
given, but it is quite likely that the
"Aloestis' will be the chosen. 1t will
be given in the original, the entire cast
being in costume. A strong effort will
be made to secure stage setting mod
eled after the original Greek ''orches-
ira" The different parts will be as
signed within a few days in order that
the men may learn them during the
GUNNER. Members Of the senior and
Junior classes, together with few
graduate students will take part and
have entire charge under the direction
of the Greek faculty.
The production will be given at some
time late in the fall and will be pre-
paratory to the one which is to be
given during the bi-centennial celebra-
ton in October, 1901. Unusual interest
centers in this latter production since
it is designed to make it as elaborate
If not more so than the one which was
given at award a number of years ago.
The Harvard production was distinct
success and was witnessed and enjoyed
by professors and instructors of Greek
from all over the country.
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cHILDREN AND THE GREEN.


Yesterday a prominent citizen was
heard to comment upon the use by the
Salvation Army of the lower part Of
the Green, where they have worn a
bare spot thirty or forty feet in diam
eter. He said that he had heard hun
dreds of people speak of it and every
one of them thought that it, was not
right to allow meetings to be held there
while the children are ordered off the
grass. The army is permitted to spoil
the whole appearance of the lower part
of the Green while policeman is
placed in charge to keep the children
of the poorer people and the mothers
with their babies from spelling the
grass in their endeavor to keep cool
during the hot afternoons. 1t seems
a pertinent question to those who have
noticed it why such a discrimination
should be made.
This matter suggests also, said lady
speaking of the case, the pertinency
of the movement which New Haven
ladies are inaugurating to provide a
playground for the young folks.
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HIST RECETVED.

o pound boxes of fresh made Creamery
Butter, very nice, for $1.00 per box Prints.
the best quality made for 25c, or 5 pounds
FOR 81, 10. Our Milk and Cream the best la
the city. Give us your order for daily de-
is 70 per cent. cream, and once used for
the little ones you will always use 1t.
II. H. CLARK,
Litchfield Milk and Cream No whitney
avenue. Telephone No. 1894
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TROLLEY OUTING

OF German Lutheran Church Societies.
The Ladies' Sewing society of the
German Lutheran church on George
street have arranged a delightful out
ing for next Thursday afternoon. They
will take special cars at the Green at
o'clock and be transported over the
lines of the New Haven Street Railway
company. Lunch will be served at
Schuetzen Park.
This trolley excursion will be a desir-
able way to spend few pleasant hours.
The advance sale of tickets at twenty
five cents person foreshows a large
party.
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stantly, also headache, and wasso dizzy.
Icould not walk around, and could not
lie down, for then my heart would beat
so fast would feel as though I was
smothering. l had to sit up in bed,
nights in order to breathe. / was so
weak could not do anything. | have
now taken several bottles of Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
used three packages of Sanative Wash,
and can say am perfectly cured. do
not think could have lived long if Mrs.
Pinkham s medicine had nothelped me-"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-21
REAT, ESTATE

The following warrantee deeds were
filed yesterday afternoon in the office
of the town clerk: j. Albert Bradley to
Daisy G. Duell, so feet on Lloyd street;
Dwight Chapman to Charles G. KIM
berly, 80 feet on North Front street;
julius B. KnobIock, ct ux., to Lena j.
Van Deusen, so feet on George street.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-21
YALE NEWS BOARD ELECTIONS.

Elections to the Yale News board
were announced yesterday and are as
follows:
From the class of 1900-Reuben Car
ter Twichell of Plantsville, Conn,
Leonard Albert Hochstader of New
York city.
From 1901-Henry Sturges Ely of
Binghampton, N. Y, Maurice Mason of
Chicago, Lewis Edward Fulton of Wa
terbury.
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CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.

CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
Washington, June 2O.-To- days state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $780,
647,904; gold reserve, $163, 474, 057; net
silver, $S,7S3,s44; United States notes
in the treasury. $29,545,O53; treasury
notes of $780, $1,917, 1892; total receipts
this day, $1,531 o55; this month, $780,
26S,S55; this year, 1891, 270,123; total ex-
penditures this day, $4,000; this
month, $9S,S5S,0OO; this year, $42S,SS1,
1885,
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TO EXTEND CHRIST CHURCH
TOWER

Fire Marshal Fancher yesterday at
ternoon issued a permit for Christ
Episcopal church to build the tower on
the church edifice, SO feet higher than
it is at present. The tower will be of
stone and brick and will be 22x22 feet.
The estimated cost of the work is from
5000 to $4,000.
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Gladys (reading the news of the first
battle)-Every man on the Hercules
was engaged, and Myrtle--Oh, Gla-
dys, wonder how they found out about
Fred and me? He must have told them
himself -Cleyeland Leader.
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BOYS WORK IN SUNDAY SCHOOL.

BOYS WORK IN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
w. H. owen, jr, Yale '97, secretary of
the Brotherhood of st. Andrew, in this
city, will talk about boys work in Sun
day school to the teachers and scholars
of Plymouth church on Tuesday even
ing, June q. Many will be interested
in hearing him.
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quarters at the Beekman mansion, on
the East River. near the corner OF the
present Fifty-first street and First ave-
nue.. 1t is strange coincidence that
this house to which he was brought to
be tried as spy was the very one
from which Major Andre departed
when he went to West Point. Tradi-
ton says that Captain Hale was ex-
amined in greenhouse which then
stood in the garden of the Beekman
mansion.
Short was his trial, for he avowed
at once his true character. The Brit
ish general signed an order to his pro-
vost marshal directing him to receive
into his custody the prisoner convicted
as a spy, and to see him hanged by the
neck tomorrow morning at day
break"
Terrible things are reported of the
manner in which this noble prisoner,
this admirable gentleman and hero,
was treated by his jailor and execu-
toner. There are savages in every
large army, and it is possible that this
provost marshal was one of them. 1t
is said that he refused him writing
materials, and afterwards, when Cap
| tain Hale had been furnished them by
others, destroyed before his face his
last letters to his mother and to the
young lady to whom he was engaged to
be married. AS those letters were
never received, this statement may be
true. The other alleged horrors OF
the execution it is safe to disregard,
because we know that it was conduct
ed in the usual form and in the pres
ence of many spectators and con-
siderable body Of troops One fact
shines out from the distracting confu-
sion of that morning, which will be
cherished to the latest posterity as a
precious ingot of the moral treasures
Of the American people. When asked
if he had anything to say, Captain Hale
replied:
Il only regret that have but one life
to lose for my country"
The scene of his execution was prob
| aDly an Olu graveyard III Chdhpeio
street, which was then called Barrack
street. General Howe formally noti-
fed General Washington of the execu-
ton. In recent years, through the in
dustry of investigators, the pathos and
sublimity Of these events have been
in part revealed.
A few years ago a bronze statue of
the young hero was unveiled in the
New York City Hall Park. 1t is
greatly to be regretted that our knowl-
edge of this noble martyr is so slight;
but we know enough to be sure that
he merits the veneration of his coun'
trymen.
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Washington as a Dresser.

In his youth, and even during the
revolution, Washington was a good
deal of a dandy. He gave his tailors
minute instructions as to the number
of button holes desired on his coat
front, and for the cutting of the waist.
He had a weakness for blue and purple
broadcloth, silver and lace trimmings
and ruffled shirts. During his later
years, however, Washington dressed
more modestly, and always in good
taste. In his personal appearance he
was exceptionally clean and neat. He
is described as tall and well proper
toned and of commanding presence.
His feet were unusually large. Though
he wore false teeth and his large-fea-
tured face was colorless and pitted
from smallpox, he was considered
handsome. His carriage was always
dignified and graceful. Prominent
Englishmen, Frenchmen and Ameri-
cans of that period who saw him fire.
quently and under varying conditions,
unite in declaring his department
easy, erect, and noble"
Washington was fond of good time
with congenial companions,as is shown
by an expense account entry in his
diary now preserved in the state de-
partment at the national capital, which
reads: ITO jamboree at Charlottes-
burg, n. c., e13."
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THE WAIF.
trynen.

Teddy was hurrying across the
snowy field to get the milk oa Wash
ington's birthday morning. He hit the
bright tin cans together as he skipped
along. but stopped the clink, clink,
clink when he came to great high
drift which stood beside the long stone
wall
This great high drift was a very fun
nv drift indeed, for it had large, deep
hole in one side of it; the side that
was sheltered by the stone wall. Ted
DIV stopped to have peep into this hole
and then he said "Oh!" very loud, for
what do you guess he spied curled up
in the corner? A bear? Oh, no, in
deed. Teddy lived in the country. to
be sure, but it wasn't bear for all OF
that! 1t was only very thin, little,
shaggy brown dog, who opened his
eyes and stretched his cold paws and
jumped up and ran to say, How do you
do?" to the astonished little boy.
Teddy patted him and doggie wagged
his tail and Tapped Teddy's bright red
mittens over and over again, he was
so glad to see him. And then over the
wall and into the barn hurried Teddy
with the little brown dog close at his
heels.
THAT dogs been around the village
for most a week." said Mr.. Hines, as
he poured the milk into Teddy's cans.
Hes stray one, reckon. Must
have gone into that hole to get out OF
the wind. Why don't you keep him,
Teddy?"
And that's just exactly what Teddy
did do. He kept him for his very own,
for nobody claimed him when Teddy's
papa advertised, "A dog found in the
village newspaper.
Teddy named his pet Washington
because he found him on George Wash
ington's birthday. A very long name
for such little dog, isn't it? But
doggie seems to like it, and he is as
happy as he can be in his new home.
You must be very, very good dog,
always!" declared Teddy the next
morning, when he gave him his break
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The officers were conversing in
group. No one had as yet spoken the
decisive word Colonel Knowlton APP
pealed to French sergeant, an old
soldier of former wars, and asked him
to volunteer.
"No. no." said he 81 am ready 10
fight the British at any place and
time. but l do not feel willing to go
among them to be hung up like a
dog"
Captain Hale joined the group OF
officers. He said to Colonel Knowl-
ton:
Il will undertake il"
Some of his best friends remonstrat-
ed. One of them, afterwards the fam
Gus Gen. William Hull, then a captain
in Washington's army, has recorded
Hale's reply to his own attempt to dis
suade him:
81 think" said Hale, II owe to my
country the accomplishment of an OBJ
ject so important. | am fully sensible
of the consequences of discovery and
capture in such a situation. But for
year have been attached to the army
and have not rendered any material
service, while receiving compensation
for which l make no return. | wish
to be useful, and every kind of service
necessary for the public good becomes
honorable by being necessary
He spoke, as General Hull remem-
bered with earnestness and decision,
as one who had considered the matter
well, and had made up his mind.
Having received his instructions, ne
travelled fifty miles along the Sound
as far as Norwalk, in Connecticut. One
who saw him there made very wise
remark upon him, to the effect that he
was too good looking" to go as spy.
He could not deceive. Some scrub
by fellow ought to have gone AT
Norwalk he assumed the disguise OF
Dutch schoolmaster. putting on a
suit of plain brown clothes and round
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broad brimmed hat He had no diff
Guilty in crossing the Sound, since he
bore an order from General Washing
ton which placed at his disposal all
the vessels belonging to congress. For
several days everything appears to
have gone we'll with him, and there
is reason to believe that he passed
through the entire British army with
out detection or even exciting suspi-
cion.
Finding the British had crossed TO
New York, he followed them. He made
his way back to Long Island, and
nearly reached the point opposite Nor
walk, where he had originally landed.
Rendered, perhaps, too bold by sue
cess, he went into a well known and
popular tavern, entered into converse
ton with the guests, and made him
self very agreeable. The tradition is
that he made himself too agreeable.
A man present, suspecting or knowing
that he was not the character he had
assumed, quietly left the room, COM
municated his suspicious to the cap
tain of British boat anchored near,
who dispatched a boats crew to cap
ture and bring on board the agreeable
stranger. His true character was i'm
aediately revealed. Drawings of some
OF the British works, with notes in
Latin, were found hidden in the soles
0f his shoes. Nor did he attempt to
deceive his captors. and the English
captain, lamenting. as he said, that so
fine fellow had fallen into his power, ="
sent him to New York in one of his
boats, and with him the fatal proofs
that he was a spy.
September 21st was the day on which
he reached New York-the day of the
great fire which laid one-third Of the
little city in ashes. From the time OF
his departure from General Washing
toms camp to that Of his return to
New York was about fourteen days
He vas taken to General Howe's head
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-02-18
WASHINGTON THE SOLDIER.

In the estimation of his associates
and others familiar with his military
carer. Washington was one OF tne
few great military chieftains OF the
world. No higher tribute could De
Maid him than that conveyed by Fred
erick the Great of Prussia, when ne
presented his sword to the American
general with this inscription upon IT,
"From the oldest general of Europe
To the greatest general in the world.
Washington as a general has been
criticised for irresoluteness and IRE
ouent resort to retreats while engaged
in battle. but measured by the results
accomplished in this way these criti-
cisms only add to his greatness.
with the memory of the scenes at
Concord, Lexington and Bunker Hill,
and the events at New York fresh in
mind It is pertinent to consider the
effect of Washington's retreat from
New York to the Jerseys, a distance
Of more than a hundred miles, with
mere handful of freezing starving
men before a powerful foe, flushed
with victory, yet baffied in all their
attempts to cut off retreat and destroy
ammunition stores. Grander than any
victory. more difficult and dangerous
than any battle, this famous retreat
brought into public gaze the wonder
ful combination Of courage and pru-
dence IN washington's character and
gained for him the title Of American
Fabius."
But followed and crowned a. this
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subsequent events, the terrible winter
at Valley Forge, and the final surren-
der of CORVALLIS at Yorktown. No.
where else in all his career does
Washington exhibit to better advan-
tage his noble and disinterested char
acteristics of heart and mind than he
did when the war was thus so sue
cessfully closed.
He did not try to establish a mill
tary despotism as did Cromwell; he
did not attempt to create an absolute
monarchy as did Napoleon, but quiet
ly and without ostentation he resigned
as commander and chief of the army
and retired to his home at Mount
Vernon to resume the duties of a
private citizen. While he was thus
engaged the unanimous vote of the
peoples representatives called him
into public life again to inaugurate,
outline and broadly establish the new
government
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GEORGE WASHINGTON

ing investigators, conscientious COL
lectors of Documents; but with their
pedantry is combined lively appre-
citation of the function and possibili-
ties of the literary art.
The writing of history, therefore,
becomes in their practice task
identical in aim to that Of the histor-
ical painter. They do not permit
themselves to stop with the mere
presentation of the facts OF the past
but, because they are artists, they
must vitalze these facts, and bring
their readers, as do the painter anu
the historical novelist, into vital as
we'll as into an intellectual relation
with a remote period.
Their ideal requires not only tnat
they shall prove their case, but tnat
the demonstration shall be as aethet-
ically convincing.
Historical accuracy loses nothing
by this treatment, and the personallty
of Washington gains immeasuraply'
Both he and the past-the picturesque
COuTlly, cNCHIlul, NiC6diN
which he moved-live again before
our eyes; and the mind, lured to- FOL
low an Imagination captivated by the
charm of style and dramatic incident
loses its ntemporaneousness and IS
merged in the theme of the history.
AS a sheer example of literary art
Prof. Wilson's study is perhaps TO- De
preferred to Mr.. Ford's. His is the
richer in picturesque detail, ana
shows clearly that the author has be-
slowed greater pains on the elabora-
ton Of his backgrounds. Prof. Will
sons style is the best literary counter
part l can think of Of Mr., Pyle's draw
ings. His atmosphere, even his style
has an old-time flavor.
Mr.. Ford is more direct; his style is
less colored; his aim less pictorial
AS for his temper, to my thinking II
betrays on occasion the quality of ex-
ASPIRATION.
Reading history sympathetically
but literally he has allowed himself
to be annoyed that his countrymen
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LATEST PORTRAIT.

should prefer the hero Of Washing
toms birthdays and CT the Fourth Oh
July orators to the real man who Is
our Pater Patriae. Preferring the
man of flesh and. blood to the man Oh
myth and legend, he set about strip
ping him of these sentimental trap
pings.
Behold" says he, when he is DONE
"our national hero A great man, to Dc
sure, but no paragon-in his private
life, at least. A man against wnom
calumny and SANDER blew, but VINO
remained unsmrched A man Oh
valor in the field, yet one who shrunk
from the publicity of public life. A
man who held the helm of state with
an iron hand, who fumbled his inaug-
uration address. A man whose sense
of propriety constrained him in AFTER
life, when he knew that he had en-
rolled himself among the immortals,
to undertake the revision of his prl-
vate correspondence, so that posterlty
might not laugh at his awkward Eng
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''"NV' u 3 e
Washington, and had the satisfaction
of hearing my friend say he ola no'
believe me.
But | was right nevertheless.
The Frenchman is dead: long live
the American :,
1t would be wearisome to revue" al
the evidence. Besides, this ratlohai
Washington fad has not as yet gone
far enough, and it is probable tna'
greater works are now meditatins
than have been written.
For the moment, therefore, 1t VIII
suffice as an indication of tine direc-
ton in which the current is setting
to call to mind that a new edition OF
Irvings washington" is among the
recent announcements OF one Oh our
leading firms of publishers; that ODE
of our most enterprising magazine
editors makes a feature" of a series
of Washington portraits in his cur
rent number, and that within few
months two of the most scholarly ana
gifted of our American historians have
published monographs on the father
of our country.
The writer's to whom I refer are
Prof. Woodrow Wilson and Mr.. Paul
Leicester Ford.
Both works are likable for many
reasons, but they are chiefly attract
ive-to me, at least-because of the
extreme modernity of method they ex-
emplify in the treatment of their
theme. And by this 1 wish to con-
vey the idea that the method is at
once scholarly and artistic. Both Mr..
Ford and Prof Wilson are painstak-