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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-15
War and It's RiqorS.

General YounE's defense Of the
army in the Philippines voices the
convictions Of a trained soldier who
knows the inexorable aspect of grim
visaged war and the militant duty Of
the vigorous prosecution of a cam
paign if a campaign is to be prose
cuted at all. The blunt statements Of
this old warrior. who is expected 10
succeed General Miles as lieutenant
general commanding the army. should
go far toward securing a rehearing Of
Gen. Jacob II. Smiths case.
The latter has been cruelty punish
ed for doing his duty as he saw it. fol-
lowing the treacherOUs massacre Of q
company of the Ninth Regiment of
Infantry, L. S. A. and it is plain thai
General Young. in common with other
army officers, recognizes the injustice
of such q termination to General
Smiths long and honorable career as
an American soldier.
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mony add to the proof Of guilt How
many people are able to think clearly
and express themselves carefully in
such circumstances? Above all. the
average person is much less careful
than he should be. in his daily wall,
and conversation. to be accurate in
his statements. Such a test as the one
suggested might arouse the communi-
ty TO the necessity Of training chill
dren TO be careful in their accounts
Of things. and of being careful about
loose statements iu amy circum-
stances. Very few would care to have
to admit. in open court, that their
statements in any case were either
deliberately or carelessly false. Yet
a good many reputable people 90 say
things which they would not care 60
have brought up against them IN
public.
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& TeStimOnu Drill.

In the course Of murder trials II fire.
quently happens that the life Of a
human being hangs on accurate and
clearly given testimony. and on the
disposition Of the jury to make allow
ance for the weak places in testimony
which is other than clear and &C
curate. This is, of course, a necessary
circumstance Of the jury system. If
the twelve men called upon for a YER
dict in any one case happen 20 be
prejudiced, stupid. or otherwise in
capable of weighing the question, an
unjust sentence may be given. If a
witness gives true testimony in a
faltsTing. confused or unfortunate
manner, the result may be a differ
ence Of five, ten, twenty years in a
sentence, or even, in rare cases, the
difference between life and death.
II might not be a bad thing. in view
of these facts, if some experiments
we're tried by sociologists, tending TO
show how accurate the testimony Of
the average person is likely to be
Suppose, for example. twenty-five
people, from all grades of society.
were taken al random before an au-
dience, and required to state their
whereabouts at a certain time on a
certain day, a week, a month, or six
months before.
Let them be warned that upon the
accuracy of their testimony depends
a fee. large enough TO make the mat
ter one Of some moment to the poorer
subjects OF the experiment. After the
story is told. let il be tested by the
keenesU cross-questiOning from expe-
Tienced lawyers, bent on making the
witnesses contradict themselves if
possible. How large a percentage of
the subjects would stand the test2
This test, however, would be far less
severe than that OF the witness in
co rt The men and women called to
testify in a murder case often have at
stake q much more important interest
than any matter of money. They may
be prejudiced against the prisoner.
and prejudice, as we all know, abso-
lutely colors the memory of impress
sionable and emotional people, so
that they viii honestly swear that
the object of their dislike said one
thing, when, as a matter Of fact. he
may have said another. Feuds and
controversies Of al kinds are proof
enough Of this.
Again, the witness may be a rela-
tive or close fr;eEd of the prisoner,
and tremble with fear lest his testi-
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WHILE STILL THE PROCESSION
MOVES on.

And still the procession moves OF. moves
Rich man. poor man. beggarmln.
thief.
HUstling and 5ostli1g. with faces wan;
Dining with laughter 10 sup with
grief.
Each Of us smiling 70 hide his care;
Zach CT US weeping his part 10 play;
Bending beneath the burdens we bear:
JourneyeIs all On the great highway
And the same little mound in the end.
ia the end.
For sweetheart and lever, for foenan
and friend
And the same waving grasses 10 whisper
and bend.
While still the procession moves On
While sim the procession moves on.
moves or,
Building our castles. we hope and
dream
And IT, -cd robe Of pleasure We cheeriIy
don.
AM .lace in our Joy Ike a mote in
its beam
We hurry and jostLe-more room. more
rcCm,
Room for the palace that shall
build
Till a voice is heard. and its word is
"Docu"T
And the dreams are buried, the hopes
are stiIled-
And the same little mound in the end,
IN the end.
For the billiards who break and the
sa=es Who mend.
And the same specter Death his paIIor
TO lend
While still the procession moves on
While stiH the procession moves on,
moves CD.
Gods, how we cling TO our pleasure
and gold,
Gayest companions grow weary and wan;
Still TO LIES tinsel we eeaselessly
hold
Here is our palace. the palace OF wealth;
This is our castle. the castle OF fame;
Building by force or bulldog By stealth;
Fighting with shadows. our shadow 10
cain.
And the same little mound Al the last,
az the last,
After the dreams and the hurry ara
passed.
And the same weary faces with white
ness O'e-cast.
While still the procession moves on
Alfred J. Warehouse in New York
Times
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Mark Twain's Courrship.

The illness Of Mrs. Clemens recalls a
story which is told Of Mark Twain's
courtshiD- At the time Of his marriage.
in 1859 the author was known only as a
rising newspaper man. and 10 is said that
when he asked his Gancee's hand Of M
Lansdon, her father. the latter asked for
references The names OF several Cali
fornians who knew the young man were
given. and some weeks later their replies
10 inquiring letters arrived. With one
exception every reference" denounced
him. and had it not been that Ms.
3 Langdon stIl believed in him and had
great influence with her father. the out
come might have been a broken engage
ment
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rival home. Her replies had been some
times long In coming and we're TO
short to be satisfactory, though he hard
" owned as much even 70 himself
she says she is not fond Of writing. -
he said after reading the last hurried
note be had received. Ny poor little
girl. she has had nothing but letters
ali these months But all viii be right
when We see each other again Ny
darling
\ girl passenger passing at that mo-
ment condded to her sister afterward. in
the privacy Of their cabin, that she had
met that grave. quiet Mr.. Neville with
the nice face and he had looked at her
as if ne saw nothing. and then had sud
denly smiled the most beautiful smile
you ever saw
There was a thrill Of anxiety On
beard that night. for a shark had been
seen following the ship and the sailors
knew the sign we'll and muttered 20
each other-"What does he WANT"
Next day the doctor reported a case
Of enteric fever
Who is it, asked the genial captain
"First-class assenger-Neviile. des-
peratcly bad. too. Poor fellow. he is
deIirious and raving about Some girl l
must go ard superintend giving him an
icC-1 pack"
Nathalie, Nathalie" moaned the
sick man as the doctor entered his
cabin. and through the long hot night
the fever ragged, and he fancied himself
back in the glen by the sea and begged
his darling his Nathalie. TO catch some
of the glistening drops Of the cool Wa
ter at the dripping spring and give him
20 drink
Toward morning the fever abated. and
consciousness returned FOR a while.
though the medical mans experienced
eyes saw that his patient was slipping
through his Angers-too weak to re-
cover.
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Why do you doubt me. AIan2" she re-
piled with an adorable pout Of her pref
ry red lips, and the kiss he was allowed
10 take satisfied him once more.
re almost forgot the tempting little
luncheon he had packed with so much
care until she reminded hiE that 10
was hungry time" and Their. when he
had lo .-I tho prottiss- spot and had
opened tho 5a=kcr-how lovely she
looked presiding over the impromptu
mcal-hs thought How wonderful it
was that she should have given her
heart 20 a plain. stupid fellow like him
seIE And now she was 10 De his own
sweet wife-somo day should DE over
De- her husband God helping him. De
would strive every minute of chat wait
i1- time to grow better. uCtler man
rsr hor sweet sake
My Nathalie" De- said. grayoIy. when
the afternoon shadows began TO Eroa
long. you viii not worry about me
when anyway. viii you darling You
VIII know that I am thinking Of you al
ways and loving you always. And you
viii thiuk Of me. won't you. my own
"Nav Alan. you know We promised
each sthe. ve would ret link of the
future. File, You naughty boy. it was
you Who forgot chat Grst See. we shall
have TO Doe starting FOR home soon-our
day is almost ended.
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Anofher Idol shartt-ed


One OF the cherished pieces OF brfc-
a-brac in literature is unquestionbly
Lambs Essay on Roast Pig" which
has delighted the e..cure and the book
lover alike. Now cones a ruthless. per
son. in the form OF a correspondent Of
the North China Herald" 10 dispeI the
traditions which cluster about that
charming little story. He says that he
had on one occasion the opportunity Of
seeing it acted OF. in real lie He
passed through a Chinese village. where
the people kept many pigs a fire had
broken out in the night. and there was
no time TO save most OF the animals.
consequently they had been roasted in
the ruins. He remarked that the people
must have had a good meal Of roast
pork in any case To his surprise. the
natives asked: who would eat that
sinking. smoky stun" The Chinese
palate evidently rejects pork. at any
rate in that form This correspond
ent feels consequently that he can never
again enjoy Lamb II is sad. but. per-
haps, il was inevitable
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ITO PASS THE TIME AWAY"

folding heat. and birds sang sweet lula
bies.
Through the trees Of the glen a great
glad blueness shone: the sea lay smiling
beyond them and her salt breath was
waited far up the hills
By the dripping spring stood a man and
a girl He led her with careful lingering
touch 10 the mystic water. and she held
out her hand and carried some Of the
glistening drops in the soft pink cup to
her lips
He watched her action with a tender
smile; then. taking her wrist gently in
his hand. he held the little pink. rounded
palm again beneath the trickling water.
carried # gravely to his own lips. and
kissed the empty cup. with a touch Of
old-world chivairy. before releasing II
The girl laughed merriIy.
What a quaint boy you are she said
Did you wish AT the same time in the
proper way2"
Yes. darling -and you?"
'Oh. yes: I wished hard" she replied
turning 70 pick some blackberrics that
grew within her reach. She did not men
ton, however. that her wish had been
her ultimate union with a far different
man. now absent in Porto Rico. and with
This other by her side-ignorance was
bliss.
II was true that the hours were flying
this, his one day OF perfect happiness
but while there yet remained even part
Of an hour he would resoluteIy enjoy a.
with no thought OF the weary tomor-
rows.
He had loved this girl passIouatoIy
for weeks. and she had ENCOURAGED him
IN countless ways. but ID ulI today had
she allowed him 10 s.cl;, openly 20 her
She had expressed-in an iGIe moment
"a wish to visit the glen and had asked
him 10 take her. He had arranged cyerv-
thing for the little picnic for two with
Joy, not unmixed with a little astonish-
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meut at her giving him her undivided
companiOuship for q whole day. and on
their way TO their destination. as they
drove through the old fishing town and
up the long winding hill beyond, he took
courage. seized his opportunity. ana
asked her 90 bc his wife
She said she had no wish TO marry
yet awhile. she liked him very much
wcI, she would Say loved him. II he
wished-and she would allow him Go con-
slider their engagement settled, E he
promised not 10 worry.
With rapture hc thanked and kissed
her; and then. with sadder tone. told
her that be was going abroad. Ills firm
was sending him % Manila for Sis
months on argent business and he would
have TO start very soon. he felt ho
ought NOT 10 have spoken 90 lar or Iara
when be MAS leaving America SO soon
but he could not resist che opiUr.gaiJy
when 80 offered. for the uncertainty
would have been terrible 90 bear. and six
months would pass. and then they would
be happy indeed
She was very loving and sweet 90
him after that. though her eyes had an
almost relieved look ia tham when be-
told her he was going away. and She
said ,hcfr aay should Dee o. eaI-.n one.
and they would let lo Thought stray
beyond &C.
He will forget by that time and It
does help TO pass tho time uu Harry
comes home" she thought in a lame
attempt 20 excuse herself
So they wandered GOWN through the
Ieafy depths O. the glen. and while her
lips were his 10 kiss. hrr hand 90 hold.
Ecr slender waist 20 c'ssr. b. s,lt his
cup Of has-iao-s WAS almost r.-l 20 She
LIim.
-Nathaiie-my Sathalie-'' he uurmur-
cd for the twentieth time. Darling. is
il really true that you love meg
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The Story of "Owd Bob. 4"

Alfred OHivant, author OF Bob, sen
OF Battle has just written another dog
book entitled Danny" His first story
was written while lying in compulsory
tdIeness, recovering from injuries re-
ceivcd Ia maneuvers- For some reason
or other it did not sell at first. especial
ly In this country Perhaps thi. was
owing 20 the title. which is not nearly
so good as "Owd Bob. " under which na-ue
it was published in the English edition.
One person IN Milwaukee. however.
bought cCoy and liked it so much that
he Rrote a letter OF appreciation 90 the
publishers. and this letter. being used in
advertising. not only earned him their
heartfelt gratitude. but started an excel
lent sale. The moral OF this seems 10
be that II you buy q boob and like .,
exceedingly you should write TO the re-
sponsible persons. and tell them so.
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is always vcn 3D. have coed precedent fin mind when
matters of approach a cialaE and respectfully
call the atoat0I The House Representatives iu
The National Cousre the fight spcakorshiD In
The gathering Caocav Indians Just as the
Che House. a. EoHor OF being speaker was eagerly
desired by the varlo candidates. eagerly, Indeed
when the they an engaged rough-and
tumble fight the council house. "As they
seemed about equal their chances says Ncor Starr
4. g. A. who coalr11aGed the military spot Ie
Thorn alone Let's This incident; may yet be-
advisable stand aside and let Uncle Joe Cannon
ut Da!zeH acs. and others SETTLE the Hov.
Sponsorship matter ay caJch-as-ca,eb-can mlz-up.
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I terrupted playfUlly Come, we must
really be going"
So they made their way to the glen
once more. while the sun peeped at
them between the trees and a little ev-
enins breeze whispered Of coming night.
I When ;hey reached the spring he stop
ped. ana. placing a hand lightly on each
of her shoulders. gazed down into her
eyes. gazed and gazed, as though he felt
if was the last time he should see her.
kiss me- darling" he pleaded with
a sound suspiciousIy like a sob in his
deep voice. Il did not tell you before
I could not have TO leave tomorrow.
/ saiI-next Saturday from San Fran
cisco. shall not see my darling after
tonight, for long time"
She laid her arms about his neck and
gave him the kiss De wanted.
Good ty. Alan. dear. dear. Alan" she
said tearfuIly
And hand in hand they left the glen.
silly fools" piped the robin. hopping
once more across The path. poor silly
fools, They had better have tried a
good FAT worm It's far more satisfy
lag"
10 was six months later and the great
ocean liner Tcutonic was speeding on
her heuevarG way Among the pas
s,ugors was alan Neville. his heart
beating high with happy thoughts OF the
beautiful life that should begin as soon
after he landed in America as he could
persuade his fancee. Nathalie Wilson, TO
consent 90 their marriage
He had written 10 her constantly from
the Philippines. long. loving letters.
telling az mis- life. so that she should be
atlo 70 picture him day by day. On the
outward voyage hc had sent a letter
on every possible occasion. Before
leaving Manila he had written TO her
giving all the details he could Of his
return, by way Of Europe the date OF
departure and the probable date Of ar
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legal Purchase Of Vores.

cannot but admire and marvel the wisdom Of Miss
Bertha Berber who has just been elected com
missioner White Plains, y who attributes her
victory 20 the free and unlimited circulation Of
her photographs Although the young woman herself
is plump and frehookirg .hs nevertheless be de-
scribed as new wrinkle in campaigning Ard. while do
doubt that. evcrage pretty girl the gift
Of her photograph would purchase almost any masculine
vote still there is legal element bribery the trans
action Miss Bertha Berber is congratulated upon
having discovered cheap, effective entirely safe
method Of buying the SURFACES her countryren
JACQUES Of ARDEN"
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Doctor" whispered the faint voice.
and the sunzen eyes looked anxiously
into the calm, kind face beside the bed.
she may come TO meet-the ship. You
will break it 70 her gently very gent
Iy? We we're 10 have been-married-
soon. You will tell her-I thought Of
her aIways-and-ICved heT-JO tbs
end"
And her name. my poor fellow"
With an effort the faint voice whis-
pered the words;
Nathalie Wilson"
There was a funeral at sea the next
day; that saddest and most impressive
sight. which wakes a slumbering chord
Of retrospective thought in the most
callous, worId-worn heart. And at the
solemn words Of the beautiful burial
service we're read the mortal remains
OF Alan Neville were consigned 10 the
restless deep.
And the shark were seen 10 more
When the vessel reached New York
no inquiry was made for Alan Neville.
But among the letters handed on board
the doctor found one bearing that name
and opened it,
a newspaper cutting futtered 20 the
deck as he did so and. carefully picking
IL up. he opened the sheet OF paper first
The single word Forgive met his eyes.
Then, looking at the cutting TO see if II
in any way explained matters. he read
as follows
AT the Church Of s.. Clement, Yon-
kers. by the Rev James Dutton. father
OF the bridegroom. Henry Jasper Dut-
ton. major and Cuar;ermaster. United
States Army. 10 Nathalie Wilson. only
child OF jEe late James \. Wilson and
Mrs. Wilson"
Poor chap" muttered the doctor.
Hes spared this. thank God And SC
she only played with him. 1 suppose. ts
pass the time away"
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The judges did not consider his voice
Of sufficient merit and he was refused
admittauce. u. de Martini. the eminent
teacher. was able 10 bring out all the
latent tenor which has since placed Al
varez among the great singers Of the
world.
FAY TEMPLETON. probably the cIev-
crest member of the Weber d Fields
company in New York. the other day
spent an hour or more at Mrs Osborn's
Play House with Blanche Ring. Miss
Ring. who is the substantial hit Of
Tommy Rot" sang The Belle o. Ave
nue. A. until Miss TemPleton announced
she had become thoroughly familiar with
The quality of Miss Rings voice and her
style OF singing. In a Few days Miss
TemUlc-on viii add Miss Rias singing
the song FROM Tommy Rot TO her rep
ertoire Of limitations.
FRANZ SCHUBERT left several un-
published songs. The manuscripts Of
these and that Of che orchostrati5n 20
bis "Hymue de saint sacrameut" were
recently found In an iron box which be-
Ioaged TO the composer.
PADEEEWSKI was the special attrac-
ton at the recent musical festival at
Bristol. England. He played Beethovcn's
Emperor Concerto" and his own "Po-
Hob E-a-+r-..sr r.f,-- an, f---.,...-.- .-..
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~ Owe love my dog" a homey English saying
that has always rather appealed by its sig
a. ndeanec o. af,eeonatc partnership. 1 If
Milton Ions Cincinnati inIo-scs the sentiment Mrs
id0 Lous- his wife not only insisted that Milton should
" Dor dog. but thar he SHOULD the table with
animal and not De helped until Ponto's were
a asiel- I'm addition also. ne charges. in the course
of divorce proceediuGs that Mrs Long always uursed Pouo
tan-arly when The dos aing the husband poor
had scramble through illnesses all by his lone
ly INC best way he could Naturally therefore Milton Long
is protesting This thiErs-and hus-
bands should not b encouraged complain general
rule, this really see US 10 be exceptional case.
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- 10 fhe 5000 -.

HAT is rather a coorru aad picturesque story when
comes from Silly. by Rome and tells the
thrilling raid tha mounted earalinoers I'm the haunt
Of the notorious br and Earsaonc. mountain
districts o me- however thar the newspapers are
making noise the that among cap
tUrod bandits marquis politician. and several doc
lawyers. personal knowledge
eraEe run Of sciau uarquisas judging what
have learned Marion Crawfods novel "Corleone
other of Information.
above stealing anything that isn't nailed down And.
To- ro,lcaus doatare and Iagara-veII the bandit
business they give almost any other class of mon
cards ans spades an 1ea, them a s;audstl.
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Mr.. JaEVfer i'm Provence.

Thomas a. Janvier has written a book
entitled Christmas KaIends Of Prov
ence. which bids fair TO be as delightful
as his Mexican books. Mr.. Janvier is a
Fhiladeiphian by birth. but his frs
book. Color Studies" was quite IN
PhiladelDhian in atmosphere. being a
series OF clever stories or Bohemian life
in New York. in which each character
bore the name Of some sort OF paint
Rose Nader. Vandyke Brown. and
Cremnitz White among them Il re-
CURED ingenuity 10 IT these appeIla-
tiOns 70 the exigencies OF fiction. but
Mr. Janyier did It.. He is best known.
however. through his sketch books OF
Mexico and his studies Of Pr0ve2caI
life. with which he is thoroughly IA
miliar