The age-herald., 1898-07-08
Miss Clara Barton's Idiocincracies.

The Red Cross Society and Miss Clara Barton have been almost as conspicuous In the present spanish-Amerlcan unpleasant- hess as Sampson and his fleet. Dewey and his squadron, not to refer to the brave commanders who have lead the land forces to victory.
 Everything concerning. Miss Barton seems to be of interest to the reading pub lic because of the profound regard and admiration felt for this remarkable woman by all classes of people who are familiar with her labors in behalf of suffering hu- manity. Recently one of her nurses gave the following account of certain pecullarl- ties of Miss Barton, which gives one an other view of her personality from that usually seen by Americans
 Miss Barton" said the nurse. "is regu- lar Bohemian. No daily frequenter of lit tie -of-the-way tables d'hote is more thorough Bohemian than is Miss Barton. When in New York she is never happier than when taking her meals, hit or miss, some where, anywhere The odder the time and place the better it suits her.
 "As to time, Miss Barton is entirely in- different. She gets things done when sne gets around to them, and if she has plan ned anything for Tuesday morning ana accomplishes it on Thursday afternoon IL is all right and satisfactory.
 "There may be considerable remon. strance and dissatisfaction on the part or those persons associated with Miss Barton, but she Is not disturbed or agltated tne least by that. e tor way and if a president or a cabinet are compelled to wait awhile, because sne nap pens to be dilatory about keeping her ap- pointment well it is Miss Barton ana they simply wait. e,,or
 as,,t ;y, RnrfOn7S on this point is that she always accom- plshes her object and accomplishes 1t wen' even if 1t is at her own time, ana Inner own way. ,
 She is frequently subjected to much crit icism on this account, from the women as- sociated with her, because the majority or people naturally become impatient ana nervous when they are subjected to teolous waits. Miss Barton is not troubled with nerves, however. =.
 For more than week during her last visit to Washington, she had intended to go out to Camp Alger to visit the camp hosptals and several of the women inter ested in the Red Cross and general relet work had obtained permission to go with her. Daily they met and patiently or lm- patiently as the case might be, awaited the coming of Miss Barton. She would pc heard of by telephone, was here, was there, would meet them in few minutes, was called to the war department, or to the navy department, and like excuses until the women, in desperation, would gather up fans, parasols and satchels ana with wilted collars, and slightly ruffied feelings go to their homes and return to the place of rendezvous next day. After a week spent in awaiting Miss Barton's pleasure, the camp was reached, but by Miss Barton minus the other women, who had failed to catch up with her at last
 She is what old-fashioned folk call map py go-lucky" in her habits, and what many would consider failing endears her great ly to the masses of suffering men, who re- gard her as saint. You never ask "What in a name?" after you see the magical lm- pression produced in a. camp hospital when it Is told that Miss Bahton is coming. The men may never have seen her, but they know that she has come for their special benefit, and their faith is complete and inn plicit in that name, which good deeds have made known the world oyer Miss Barton puts herself on a level with the sick and wounded soldiers and they love her easy' pleasant, human ways.