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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
TWO CHERRY TREES PLANTED.
Arbor Day at the State, Wnr. and
Navy Departments.

ArbOr Day was celebrated at the State,
War, and Navy Departments yesterday
afternoon by the planting of several trees
in which three Cabinet officers partici-
pated. Secretary Long of the Navy and
Assistant Secretary Sanger of the War
Department took part in the planting of
n tree at the northwest corner of the
State, War. and Navy building. and Sec
rotary Root and Secretary Hay directed
the planting of a tree at the southwest
corner. In each case cherry trees were
the species used for planting.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

Senator Hoar and Representative Rixey
saw the Secretary of War yesterday and
made n protest against the proposed re-
mOval of the Union soldiers now buried at
Balls Bluff. Va, to the National Gem
etery at Arlington. Senator Hoar stated
that the Massachusetts survivors of the
engagement in which their comrades fell
desire that the bodies of the dead remain
where they have been so long inferred.
Secretary Root said that their wishes in
this matter would be respected.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

The War Department has been notified
by General Macarthur that Private Frank
McRea. Company c, Seventeenth lnfan-
try. and Private James Dugan, Troop ID.
Eleventh Cavalry. have been convicted OF
murder by court-martial and sentenced to
life Imprisonment at Bilibid prison. Ma
Mia McRea killed Sergt. Joseph Mem
tee of his company. and Dugan murdered
Sergt. Q. L. Black.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

Assistant Secretary Hackett left yes
terday on the President 5 yacht Sylph for
Baltimore to witness the launching of the
torpedo boat Tingey. He was acCompl-
MED by Mrs Hackett and his nieces. the
Misses Craven. The Tiugey is TO he
launched on Monday at Locust Point, Md,
near Baltimore.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

The President has appointed Major II
@ Carbaugh, Major ]. a. HUI. and Major
G NJ Dunn as majors and judge advo
cates in the army under the new reor
ganIzation law. Major Carbaugh wa:
Captain In the Fourth Artillery volunteer:
and a judge advocate. Major Hull is {
son of Representative Hull of Iowa.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

requiring all saloo N Manila to close
at 10 o'clock at mig and fOrbidding the
sale of liuuor after tat hour. That por-
ton of his former order combining resi-
dents 10 their homes after midnight has
been revoked.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
CONDUCT OF PISTOL TESTS.
General Miles Files Protest With
Secretary Root.

A protest has been fled with the Score
tary of War against the conduct of tests
of pistols for the army under the direc-
ton of the Ordnance Department An
important test is now being conducted at
the Springfield armory with automatic
pistols of the Mannlicher and Mauser pat
terms, and within short time the Colt
and Lueger designs will be tested.
General Miles has brought to Secretary
Roots attention a clause In the fortitica-
lions act which specifies that such tests
shall be under the Board of Ordnance and
Fertilization instead Of the Ordnance De-
partment
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

A despatch received yesterday at the
Navy Department from Rear Admiral
KcmpT. at Manila, reports that he has
transferred his flag from the Newark to
The Kentucky. The Newark has been or
dered FROM Manila to New York for re-
pairs.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

II YOU are thin. drink Heurich's Book Beer; it
will make you stout and give you good health
Phone West 81 Arlington Bottling Co., for
retiring.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
; Grade Shoes
| For Men:

Velvet Calf soft. dressy. handmade
Laced Shoes.
Best-wearing Wei Kid single double
sole. Laced and oxford Ties.
Best American Wax Calf hand-sewed
Laced Shoes and Caters.
Tan and Black Titan Calf and Patent
Leather swell style oxford Ties, with
plain or fancy perforated vamps.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

% to Baltimore md Return Via
ID. a o.
Saturday and Sunday, March % and "a
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

Ask for and insist on Heurich's Book Beer.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
THE CAPITAL IN INFANCY
Views of Lawmaker in One of the
Earliest Congresses.

A Period When New Jersey and
Pennsylvania avenues Were Paths
in "A General Wnste-A Veteran Cit
izen Tells of His RecollectionS.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

Hand-sewed turn or welt sole oxford
Ties-patent leather, tan, and black kid
and calf. Most any shape, size, or width
you may want.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

with regard to human nature being
changed by a proper regimen of life. 1t
is safe to say that many undesirable
qualities in human character if not Grad
icated, would be kept I'm subsection to
such an extent as to make life much
more endurable and happier than 1t is
much more cunteuted. Many of the fac
tors which go to make what We call dis
position are due to physical condition and
that physical condition is traCcable to
the influence of food either due to the in
diVidual himself for which he alone is
responsible. or it may have been trans
mitted to him from his ancestry.
The mental attitude is one Of the
greatest factors in preserving and pro-
longing the period of youth. There Is
no reason why the period Of youth should
not be extended to fifty years and even
sixty years. With the extension of II
period of youth there would be a CORE
spending prolOnging Of the periods OF
middle age and green old age a man
should never allow himself to grow oil |
ways he young. He should cultivate men
tai youth by keeping up his interest and
enthusiasm in the sports and amusements
of youth. This does not mean child
ishness. / am not Il believer in what is
called Christian Science, but mind does
have a great deal to do with the health
and condition of the body. The condi-
ton of the blood vessels is an exact in
dex of the condition of the body in its
relation to age. II the walls of the arte-
ries are soft and flexible and their elias
ITCHY is maintained, the tissues Of the
body will be as we find them in youth.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24

Black Vici Kid Laced and Button Boots.
kid or patent tip, extension edge or aexi-
BILE close edge soles-l0 kinds
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
LAID PIPES 40 YEARS;
NEVER MISSED A DAY
Remarkable Record of the Oldest Man, in
Point of Service, Employed by the
City of Richmond.
NEVER. TASTED WHISKEY IN HIS LIFE;
HAS NO USE FOR AN OVERCOAT
Written for The Sunday Times.)

'IThump: Thump! 1hump!" sounded
his pick as regularly as the ticking of a
clock the other day, while he dug away
in the trench in front of the Mechanics
Institute, at Tenth ana Broad Streets,
preparing the way for laying his gas
pipes. He. stopped a moment to give
me a bit Of personal history. looked cheer
fui, and appeared young and hearty for
his age.
Il feel as if I am not more than forty
years of age" said he. For forty-tWo
years have been laying gas-pipes and
water-pipes for the city of Richmond,
but expect to be doing business at the
same old stand for at least another for
ty.'
Then he resumed his work, as if care
full to lose no time.
It was before the Civil War that Mr.
Burkman came to Richmond and got a
municipal job The use of gas had not
very long been established here. Electric
lights were unknown in this city, a troll
ley car was not dreamed Of by the most
expert mechanical engineer in this part
of the country. and If one had mentioned
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
FROM A
VIEW.

In most arguments noise counts LOT
more than brains.
Being polite to people is not letting them
know what you think of them
A wouans idea Of 4 fine novel is where
is saving money when she can change
things.
A diplomat is a man who can tell you
that YOU lie and make you thank MN
for being so nice to you.
Some people have SO much luck they
always lose what isn't worth winning.
a woman's ide of fine novel IS where
the heroine is misunderstood until the very
last chapter.
There is about as much excitement In
loving your nother-in-law as in reading
yourself to sleep out of dictionary.
A woman always enjoys falling out
with her best beau because she knows
how happy she will be when they make
up.
After man has proposed several times
to a girl in vain, sometimes it's good
scheme to stop and let her have to do
the proposing.
A man must fail at least once to learn
how to succeed.
p How much most people can live on a
year depends on how many children they
don't have to support.
The two things which benefit most By
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

only lest one day from my work IN forty
years, I have had number of narrow
escaIes from death, which would drive
the average man out OF this business
have been Knocked senseless about forty
times in making connections with the
mains and the pipes leading into the
houses On several occasions have been
knocked out for dead. but in half an
hour or SO I would survive and return
to work If you will come around to ny
house some night 1 will show you q room
full of relics I have unearthed in pipe
laying. Among these ara a dozen old
swords, many coins guns. watch-cases,
tomahawks, army pistols and other ar
ticles"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

(Written for The Sunday ,Tlmes)
If Mr. Henry Burkman isn't pretty well
fixed by this time, it's no fault of his.
for he's been laying his pipes more than
forty years.
Mr.. Burkman enjoys the distinction OF
having been in the service of the city
Of Richmond longer than anybody else.
He's a fixture, SO to speak, and his recocd
surpasses that of any other city employe.
It, is hard to conceive Of man IS
years of age who has missed only one day
from his work during more than four
years; never wore an oyercoat, knows not
the taste of liquor, nor what it feels like
to be sick a day since he was ten years
OF age. Such is, the record of this sturdy,
genial German-American, who Is person-
ally know to nearly everybody in Rich
mond who uses city gas and city water
WAS BORN ON A STEAMBOAT
! Mr.. Burkman was born of German
parentage. He is not, however, native
German, for he first saw the light on
board steamer in sight of New YORK
harbor. and, therefore, claims New York
State as his birthplace.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

marriage are the insurance conpa MES.
which get the premiums of the husband.
and the savings banks. which get the
wages of his servants.
One thing in which all women are ailks
is that they will never trust a dress
maker TO be on time with a new gown
for q bali, but will trust any cab driver
to call in time for them TO catch train
Till they're married women are fond
OF dancing: then they are fond of making
their husbands dance.
A woman can get just as mad as
man, but nobody will ever believe 1t.
because she doesn't know how to swear
ike him.
If man happens to have a good point.
It's a thousand to one that on that par
ticular one the law of heredity won't
work with his children.-New York Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

an automobile he would have been laugh
ed at.
AWAY BACK IN THE FIFTIEs.
Mr.. Burkman was seventeen years OLD
when he went to work for the city OF
Richmond. 1t was away back IN the III
ties. Richmond then had scarcely one
third Of her present population, though
she was, as now, the metropolis of the
Southern States, excepting New Orleans.
He commenced to lay pipes in what IS
now Fulton, at q place where the large
main frcm the lower GaS-WorkSH connects
with the street main. The city then had
about fifteen miles Of gas-pipes, where
as there are now about sixty niles
down, and several more miles are soon
to be laid. In those days the size Of the
pipes varied from two to six inches in
diameter. Most OF them were three and
four inches. On Main, Broad and Cary
Streets the diameter of the pipes used
was six inches.
In 1862 Mr.. Burkman enlisted in the
Confederate Army and served through
out the rest OF the war in the commits
sary department. The Third Virginia
was his regiment. When the struggle
closed he returned to his pick, and has
not missed a day s!rce.
81 attribute my health to work and
wholesome exercise said Mr.. Burkman
land am as active to-day as was forty
wears ago I'll bet you dollar l can
heat YOU in a foot-race, No overcoat for
me-. I don't believe in the things. What's
the use in 'em? Look at me- l am in
perfect health, and you see I've got my
sleeves rolled up to my elbows. ana my
shirt is opn two buttons atsthe throat and
shirt is open two buttons. at the throat
and chest.
HAS A WONDERFUL. MEMORY.
~ have stuck my pick in every square
of streets in the city, and | can recal
the most Of their names by heart. l can
recall the names of every man nave
ever worked with. and can tell you how
many feet Of pipes have helped to lay
every year since first started In 1871
we put down fvc<miles and 100 feet or s.
inch mains. That is the largest amount
Of pipe that has been put down in forty
years. The largest main in the city is the
ztne known as the bigSmain which leads
from the Lower Gas-NVorks to Twenty
eighth and Lock Streets. 1t Is twenty
four inches in diameter. While ! have
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
Tileston: Little, Brown & Company.


MANY hooks or devotion have been pup
lished but we have seen none that struck
us as favorably as Joy and Strens.n ~ aoi
the Pilgrims Day" The title IS an ii Jus.
tice to the book, which consists OIL d teAe
and one or more extracts from greal
lirio,,s wr;+ers for each day Of the year.
Those who seek to begin their Gays with
high thoughts and aspirations cannot do
be,,er than seek the aid of this little
book. The plan is, of course an old one
but the selections are made with such dls-
erection and care that they VIII appear ~
many who have found no good in other
works of the class. All religious people
are sure to find the book helpful and we
cordially commend it as the most melting
collection of extracts of a religious nature
that we have ever seen. 1t is III trutn' as
it's preface states, selectloil, IRON
n,an,; ,r;tors and centuries, of thoughts
- 80 g . '''A'''' E. S. J.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
Literary comment.

Harper and Brothers have just publish
ed I; subscription edition Of a life of Ma
dame Recamier, entitled = Madame
RecaI.iier and Her Friends which VIII
be limited TO TWO hundred and fifty num-
berel and signed copies. 1t IS rather re-
,narlSable that this is the 1irst complete
biography published OF a woman so cele-
brated as Recamier. Brochures and mag
aZire articles have hitherto sufticed to tell
tive story ftllis famous beauty. But
her life was SO involved with the diplo-
matte history of the time in which she
lived that her biography is one Of inn
portance and the richest interest, and a
valuable addition to the library of French
memoirs.
Raphael Tuck, Sons and Company.
Ltd, have just issued an edition de luxe
of Mary and Charles Lambs Tales, from
Shakespeare, with twenty-five full page
photographers and one hundred and for
ty-two black and white illustrations, by
Harold Coping, who has devoted two
years to the work. Price, $50 There is
also a fine paper edition with plates and
illustrations. as above silt top. two vols,
$3.50 The work is rendered even mora
complete by the, addition of six stories,
two comedies and four tragedies, by +. J.
EIrrivall, N. a., Cambridge. These are
Loves Labor Lost; The Merry Wives of
Windsor, julius Caesar, Troilus and Ores:
sida, Anthony and Cleopatra and Corio-
Janus. When we remember what Tales
from Shakespeare meant to our child
hood, we can but echo the quaint, de-
lightful words OF Chas. Lamb, What
these tales have been to you in child
hood, that, and much more. it is my wish
that the true plays may prove to you in
older wears enriches OF the fancy,
stlengtheners CT virtue. lesson Of all
sweet and honorable thoughts and nc
lions, each you courtesy being ity,
&, ,icrosity and humanity
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
METRIC VERSE.

Though there have OF late been many
dsscntients to the theory, 1t IS sun gem
orally held as established that metre is
q necessary concomitant of poetry. The
lines must be truly measured after some
adopted system or the result, however
exquisite in finish. is but prose cut up into
unequal lengths. We are ourselves be-
lieyers in this theory OF verse; but there
is another metric aspect Of poetry which
has obtained of late to which we nave
not yet become converted, though there
ts weight of authority for its persistence.
We refer to the perpendicular measure
1nent which has of late, in magazine verse,
been held to be at least equally impor-
taat with the longitudinal.
Since the vast multiplication Of maya
F zines. there has been a change IN the
status OF verse. AT one time, 1t was
deemed essential that the poets insplra-
tion shrould be free to express itself as
it would, with no other limitations thah
those imposed by his endurance in flsht'
but it is not so now. The chief market
for verse is found in the magazines; ana
the purveyor of poetic ware must b1lng
to that market that which IS exactly SUIT
ed, TO its needs or the buyers will have
none OF his products. And me deliaAC
is by no means dependent upon the sup
ply; it varies according to other consld-
eraticns. uncomfortable by the vendor.
a-hus. If in the makeup of magazine
81, a article reaches
within few lines of the bottom! OIL d
mage if becomes necessary to finish that
page by the Insertion OF something eA-
coed. ngly brief, since a new article must
not be begun toward the bottom OIL a
page 20 Ill this need and space there
j .,o,bing ayailabl9 but verse; and verse
is accordingly used. But the choice OF
The particular poem depends not at All
upon conslderauons of quaiity, bat entire
ly upon length. If there be put room
for a oiIarra.n then quiuatu must be
inserted: If for a sonnet, then does a
sonnet appear. And so With other spaces.
Thus it will be seen that poetry, in
magazine form, has been degraded from
its high estate to the functions OF mere
< 3 -
stop-gap This degradation OF their
verses has perforce been accepted by the
poets. since help for it there ds none; and
the poet S eye, instead OF in line frenzy
rolling is now chiefly concerned with
calculations as to the best length Tor
his poem that it may be acceptable TO
magazine editors became of its adaptaflh-
ty 10 their purpose OF completing page.
Tie recrudescenct of the sonnet has been
largely owins to the fact that At is a
very convenient size for vacant spaces
and the rondeau has equal advantage:
But the most popular form-among eoi-
ters-is that Of The quatrain, since it SO
often occurs shat a page is left with but
y small! space at tbs end: and 1T is for
this reason. and not because OF any SUD
den admiration Tor ibis form or f:on any
popuiaI demand. therefore, that the qua
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

Max O'Rell says the American news
papers brought on the war with, Spain.4
This sounds like a low-dowp and deliher-s
ate attempt to kidna., the lauras of the
Hon William Sulzer.--WaShipSton Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
RalIade OF Hose Present

20 the papers whose trade is supplying
The news in n gossippy way.
All the workaday world should be heins
IT'S compliments grateful TO pay
How kind TO the public are they
Whe: theY publish our names IN their
r'essant
DESCRIPTIONS of ball cr soiree
AS among the most prominent present."
When we sit at the banquet board. trying
To tickle our palates blase.
That all the Lucul!an array;
More sweet than the sherry's bouquet,
Or the flavor of succrient pheasant
The thought of appearing next day
AS among the most prominent present"
Since the common folk simply are dying
To know what We do or we say.
II were really shame our denying
To them all the pleasure we may.
Then the news let the papers convey
To the shopnlan. mechanic and, peasant,
Noting US at the dance Or the play :.
AS among the most prominent present"
ENVOY.
ST. Peter. receive us. we pray.
When we've done with this world evan
escent
Assigning US place for aye
As among the most prominent present.
-Thoraas A. DAILY, IN Dec Smart Set
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24

volume of The Temple Bible, a work
which will render accessible the latest
accepted results of the best Biblical
criticism OF the age.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
THE SHOES OF FORTUNE. BY Neil
Munro. Dodd, Mead &, Company, New

THE SHOES OF FORTUNE. BY Neil
Munro. Dodd, Mead & company, New
York.
THE Shoes of Fortune" by Neil Mum
70, is a story Of adventure in 100. The
hero, one Paul Creig, fees from Scotland
in the belief that he has killed a man,
taking with him a pair of red shoes which
he has inherited from his uncle. These
shoes had come to be looked upon as a
talisman by their former possessor, and
they play a part in the adventures of
Paul, though their influence upon his ca
reer strikes US as rather too fanciful at
times. Paul goes to sea. is cast away,
and finally gets to France, where he re-
sides for a time at Dunkerque and be-
comes-though in all innocence and igno-
rance-involved in a plot against the life
of Charles Edward, tue Young Pretender.
The plot, which is carried on by the
means of a priest, Father Hamilton, is
foiled by Paul. again in ignorance OF what
he is doing, and the priest and Paul, who
has acted as his secretary, are impriSon-
ed for a time in the Bicetre. They es-
cape together. but then part company and
Paul goes on his way, which finally brings
him back to England with report OF the
intended descent of the French upon the
English coast. BY means of the informa-
ton brought by Paul. Pitt IS enabled to
foil the attempt and Howke secures the
great victory of Quiberon. Paul then
goes to Scotland where he finds that
the man whom he thought he had killed
is living, and where he also finds warm