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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-19
THE BUSINESS OF WAR.
Some Facts That 1t Is Well to Bear in
Mind


Major General Brooke recently said in
q speech that 1t is necessary to do things
in war that are not done in peace" This
Is true. because actual war is a grim
business of life and death. The discipline
of an army is despotie, and from the
standpoint Of civic freedom seems brutal.
To Illustrate: At the battle OF Gettysburg
General Meade rode along his lines and
ordered that the file closers of every regi-
ment be instructed il any man started
for the rear without orders and refused
to resume his place in the ranks to shoot
him on the spot. At the battle of Chan
ceIlorsvilIe General Meade met an officer
running to the rear, and upon his refusal
to halt and face about shot him. The
penalty for striking an officer in the
armies of continental Europe is today, OF
was until very recent date. death The
punishments for Sinking in the army Of
the Potomac we're very severe. They
would seem irtoIerabIe in the business of
peace, but an army cannot as q whole be
made into a machine that Will stand up
firmly under deadly fire unless the men
know that they cannot go to the rear
without orders. except at the peril Of re
ing shot It is absolutely necessary to
make flight in presence of the enemy de-
sertion. which viii cost the fugitive his
life without form of trial
It is necessary IN operations that in
volve life and death to make the soldier
understand that absolute unquestioning
obedience I1Ust be rendered to his com
handing officer; that refusal to obey sub
jects him tc possible death penalty as a
mutineer. At the battle Of Gettysburg an
officer of the Fourth United States In
faDtFy ordered one of his soldiers to carry
a message promptly to the division COM
mander. The man refused, saying he was
worn out by the long march made to reach
the battlefield His officer said: I'VE are
in battle; this message must go at once;
II ! accept your excuse, the next man viii
refuse: discipline viii be extinct: we can
spare no man for guarding prisoners on
the battle field. You must obey at once or
accept the consequences. The soldier re-
peated his refusal; his officer at once cut
him down with his sword, and gave the
order 20 the next man, who at once obey
ed. The officer asked for a court of in
quiry, which promptly exonerated him.
Men are hanged as spies in war. An ex-
officer of the regular army was executed
as a spy by General Rosecrans. The Franc
tireurs, French irregulars, met short
shrift in squads at the hands of the Ger
man troops; they we're shot in squads
when captured. without any trial The
order of the German officer who captured
them was sufficient authority
These facts are worth remembering
when we read assaults upon the methods
Of our army IN the Philippines by bIat-
ant sensational demagogues like Repre-
sentative Sibley, of Pennsylvania. A Fill
ipino boy or a woman old enough to use
a rife or handle bolo with murderous
effect ought to be shot as promptly as we
were wont TO kill Indian squaws and boys
when armed with deadly weapons and
using them with effect-Pors:--5 Ore
gonian-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-19
CHEWERS LIKE WHISKY,
BUT GIVE SMOKERS BEER
Scientist Finds That Tobacco Is the Di-
rect Cause CT Excessive Use of Alcohol.

AUSTIN. Tex. Nay 19.-Dr. Adolph
Weissig. Of this cEtE, after several years
of close study Of tie causes CT drunken
ness. has arrived at the conclusion that
no one can become addicted to the exces-
siye use of alcoholic stimulants unless he
also uses or has used tobacco in some
form
He has made a personal examination of
hundreds OF cases Of habftuaI drunkards
and up to this time he has not found
single case in which the affected person
did not at some time use tobacco. by
chewing, or smoking, or dipping snuff
In the series of experiments which he
has conducted he has proved TO his own
satisfaction that the whisky-drinking
habit is more easily controlled in persons
who have discontinued the use Of tobacco.
He Ands that chewers make more inveter-
ate dTunkaFds or whisky drinkers than
smokers; and that hard smokers are the
biggest beer drinkers
1t IS Dr. Weissig's belief that il is in
possible for one to become a habitual
drunkard unless he has at some time used
tobacco in some form He also asserts
that beer. whisky. and all other alcoholic
liquors have = fatteuing effect when con
sumed by one who does not use tobacco,
while the contrary effect obtains when to-
baeco and liquor are both used
He says that the only way to secure
universal temperance is TO Danish tobacco
from the face Of the earth.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-19
india AND PERSIA
WEAR AMERICAN SHOES
Marked Demand by Wealthy
for Superior Goods.
FOREIGN NATIONS ALARMED
Increase to All Countries in the Imports
Of Furniture, Machinery, Canned Goods,
Clocks, Watches, and Many Other Ar
ticles-COusuls Report Our Superiority.

Consul Fee. OF Bombay. says that the
| imports Of shoes from the United states
into British India are growing. the ship
uents last year being four times those of
the previous year There is a marked de-
mand by the Weather classes for su-
perior shoe, in quality as we'll as in work
manship and style The american last Is
advancing in favor.
There is also an increase IN the imports
of furniture. and our roH-top desks are
being ordered in large numbers. Ameri-
can bicycles. on account of their light
ness. strength. and reasonable price, are
we'll received. We also send good pro
portion of the clocks and watches, and in
spite Of the decrease in imports of ma
chinery and miIIwork (due to the failure
Of crops and the Chinese troubIes] our
shipments showed a decided increase.
Drop in Railway Material.
The same causes, continues the consul.
contributed to tbs Gecline in imports OF
cotton piece goods, but the bulk OF this
fell to England, and imports from the
United States, in the line of gray and
SOAVAG 5OOuSs 14iC1 SdoCA 2GA SLY CfIA SAiI
previous year. Again, owing to the fnan-
ciaI stress to which the country has been
subjected by repeated calamity, neither
government nor private enterprise could
iii5est much capital IN railway extension,
and there is a heavy drop in railway ma
teriaI; nevertheless the United States re-
viyed its trade by shipping to Bombay
SI25, 900 worth.
There has been much discussion, says
Mr. Fee, Of the relative merits Of the
British and American locomotives which
have been supplied to the railroads of IN
dia. It was to be expected that the intro
duction Of United States locomotives
would meet great opposition and be ac-
companied by efforts to show their reIa-
tive infericrity.
According to information obtained from
railway men and engineers the consul is
unable to discover any Of the dissatisfac-
ton with the American locomotive which
newspaper articles have asserted to ex-
ist. He has heard rather that they have
been fully up to expectation"
The locomotive of American manufac-
ture in India is in appearance quite unlike
the one used in the United States; though
this may be the result of strict compIi-
ance with the requirements Of the en-
gineers-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-19
TRIED AND FINED IN WRITING.
New York Magistrate Solves the Problem
of Examing a Deaf-Mute Prisoner.

NEW YORK. May 19.-Magistrate Mayo,
in the Tombs police court yesterday. con-
Quoted in writing the examination of Ed
ward p. Breen, deaf mute, who was
charged with intoxication and disorderly
conduct Policeman J. J. Perkins, of the
Elizabeth Street station. said that he
found the prisoner in Park Row at 7
O'Clock Saturday night playing an i'm
aginary game of baseball ali alone.
When I came along said Perkins,
this man was playing pitche-. Then he'd
take his turn ct bat and slide to bassz
the sidewalk If anyone came near
nm he would punch at them He talks
with his fingers
Magistrate Mayo took a sheet of paper
and wrote: You are charged with being
drunk and disorderiy. What have you
got to say?"
Breen replied. in writing, on the same
sheet: Il am very sorry, for I was being
drunk. / did not harm anyone
Magistrate Mayo then wrote the follow
ing question:
Were you ever arrested before?"
The reply came back: "Oh, yes: five
times"
I'm fine you S. wrote tbs magistrate,
and Breen answered 20. k
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-19
Mr.. WILSON'S NEW PLACE.
he Becomes City Editor of the Science
tady Daily Union.

The Schenectady IN. " Star" in a re-
cent issue printed the following about
a former Washington newspaper man:
Another change was made in the edi-
toTiaI stan of the Daily Union this
week when George A. Wilson became city
editor in the place Of Harry Esteourt.
Mr.. Wilson came to this city about four
years ago and since that time has won for
himself many friends who will be pleased
TO learn Of his deserved advancement.
Although young man, Mr.. Wilson is one
Of the best known newspapermen in this
section For number Of years he was
employed on the Albany Evening Jour
nal and afterward went to Washington.
D. c., where he became city editor of the
Times of that city He was also the
Washington correspondent OF the Albany
Argus
He came to Schenectady as city editor
Of the Daily Gazette and retained that
position until about four months ago.
when he resigned TO accept a place on the
repertorial staff OF the Union. -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-19
FURIOUS FIGHT WITH
A HUGE BLACK BEAR
Bruin at Bay Kills Many Hounds and
Fatally Wounds Young Man

BLUEFTELD, ". Va, May ia huge
black bear, weighing 42s pounds, was
brought in from the country Saturday
night and sold to local butchers. Its
weight was supplemented slightly by
eleven bullets in its body, telling the
story Of a desperate battle between bruin
and a party OF hunters organized to run
him down, since he had been working
havoc among. the sheep folds.
Bruin at bay in a narrow mountain
path, killed the hounds as fast as they
came near him, and with ten rife balls in
his body ne was still fighting John Bur
ton. aged eighteen years, rushed in too
close and was bowled over by the bear 8
heavy paw. which tore his face in strings.
EEkiIe q second Gun broke his left arm.
The bear bit through Burton's left leg
ind was gnawing at his stomach when q
shot fired by man named Ramsey set
tied his career. Young Burton VIII die.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-19
Increase in Imports.

Consul Rairden. Of Batavia, reports q
notable increase in the imports of Ameri-
can goods into Dutch India Our canned
goods are advancing steadily, and are
acknowledged to be superior to this line
of goods from Australia. The contract
for providing new waterworks for the
city of Soerabaya has been gained by q
philadelphia firm. a Chicago house has
established an agency for machinery il
central Java. under the management Of c
pushing American The latter is conideut
Of gaining a good share of this trade
Commercial travellers from the United
States are visiting Dutch India in increas-
ing numbers, and the results have been
satisfactory
Vice Consul General Tyler. Of Teheran,
says that our clocks, va tches, cutlery,
monographs, electric fans and other curl
ositfes of useful or ornamental kind are
always salabIe in Persia Good American
padIoeks are in demand. Stationery COM
mands a good sale, as docs wallpaper; and
canned goods, whether meats, sweets or
pickles, find a ready market Paints.
coIors and varnish for carriage painting
are in demand and the qualities usually
supplied are poor
Some months ago, says Mr.. Tyler,
catalogue in this line was sent from
America, and was shown to merchants.
They were eager to obtain samples, but
although these were asked for in small
quantities. they were not sri II United
States merchants could find some way to
send samples Of their goods, it would
greatly facilitate trade relations
Air Pumps in Persia.
Some air motor pumps have been i'm
ported from America and erected in vari-
Gus parts OF Teheran. Persian agricuI-
turaI methods and implements belong TO
a distant past, and there is a disposition
at the present time among land owners
to try the simpler kinds OF our machin-
cry and appliances
Catalogues have conveyed a superficial
idea Of what can be accomplished. and
have created q desire to see some of these
contrivances in operation. The Persian
government has given a practical PROOF
of its interest by establishing an agricuI-
tural seminary in Tehcran-
The Institution Is under the manage
ment Of a Belgian. who has spent some
years IN the United States, and is conse-
quentIy well acquainted with the details
Of modern agriculture He thinks that
il some enteTprising firm would send
complete thrashing machine TO be worked
by four animals. Is a specimen and ad-
vertIsement. it would lead TO the intro
duction Of others. and the undertaking
would be commercial success
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-19
WHAT ALADY

Says about our extracting / bad i've very bad
teeth extracted By the use Of veso air and felt
no pain. It being quite pleasant.
MISS KATIE MASGAE.
SO4 c St sW
So why hCsitatei prices On ali work greatly
reduced now.
TERo DENTISTS. 18th and Pa ave. NV.
I'LL ST NV
Hours a. m to 6 p. n. Sunday, . = m to
u N.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-19

Mr.. James A Stratton, one of the civil
service examiners. is 2 caTtOCn5st Of 4
high degree of merit. He has been max
ing pictures for several years and some Of
his productions are peculiarly striking.
he is a modest man and only his intimate
friends know the extent and worth Of his
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-19
THE DEPARTMENT WORKERS.
Interesting Gossip Cleaned Among Employees
of Government Bureaus.
RIVALS FOR HAND OF THE BELLE OF SPARTA
Mr. Harry A Beach, of the Pension Office Finds His Long
Lost Constructive and Important Career of
MIR, William Jones Rhees.
RIVALS FOR HAND OF THE BELLE OF SP

Fifty-two years ago in the village of
Sparta, Sussex, county. =. J., there lived
two cousins, Harry a. and Melancthon S.
Beach. then at the age when tops and
marbles are laid aside for the more gentle
pastime Of doing homage at the shrine Of
Venus These two canow youths with the
bonds Of Damon and Pythias between them
we're stricken with the same shaft from
Cupid's bow. and fell head over heels in
love with the village Hebe. rivalry
arose between them in regard to favors
from the hands Of the fair damsel TIE
old story was repeated The fair one IN
able to decide between the rivals settled
The matter by choosing another fellow to
whoIa she was some time afterward mar
Tied.
The two young men were still warm
friends, but their respective families
moved away from Sparta. and they soon
lost all trace Of each other.
Harry Beach went &c New York and en-
gagged in mercantile pursuits At the out
break Of the civil war he offered his ser
vices to the country, and served for four
years during the great struggle. At the
close Of the war he had. reached the rank
OF first lieutenant. Some twelve years ago
he entered the Pension ONCE. and for
long while has been attached to the certi-
fCate division Of that bureau
Recently while searching some Of the
records of the bureau he found the name
OF Melancthon s Beach upon the rolls
Writing TO the man. whose name ap-
peared in the books, he discovered that he
was the cousin from whom he had parted
more than half century ago Melanc-
thOn Beach had moved West and he, too,
had enlisted in the stormy times of forty
years ago. serving in McLeau-s Indepen-
dent Battery Colorado Light Artillery By
q coincidence he also left the army as q
first lieutenant, the sane rank attained
by his relative He is now mine owner
Of Colorado Springs
Correspondence now takes place be-
tween the hoEs Of the long ago and much
space is devoted 90 "reminiscences of that
golden past wheL both Werc paying court
to the belle Of Sparta, who now. no doubt.
is a grandmother.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-19

work in the cartoon line. Mr.. Stratton
is an able officer and a pleasant com
panion. He is a Pennsylvania
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-21
GLOBE SIGHTS.

Many a man is confident tht he is all
right, when he is not.
A good Indian is a dead Indian, po-
liticaly as well as otherwise.
We are always a little suspicious of
the man who wears silk milttens on
his voice.
If you inherited curly hair from your
ancestors, you got more than most
people got from theirs.
After a girl reaches 20 she acts
toward her mother as if she had been
charged with the job of bringing her
up.
1t is funny, but there isn't half rs
much ceremony and red tape to mar
rying these days as there is to gradu-
ating.
An Atchison woman who is 80 years
old, and who weighs 800 pounds. was
down town today wearing a dress out
toned up the back.
We have noticed that no one is so
eloquent over the attention we W the
graves of the dead as the man who has
a monument or flowers to sell.
When a nan dies, and the preacher
wants to know what was his favorite
hymn, the widow invents one, in order
not to s~candalize the neighbors.
A girl of sixteen in Atchison has so
badly overdone the timid fawn look
that the men are afraid to look at her,
fearing that she may disappear in the
woods.
An Atchison man who never had
rheumatism put a buckeye in his poe
ket. Within a week he had rheuma-
tism. OF course the buckeye had to
do something.
wv u-n,,l1 lilo tn on tn ohurrh Inno
enough to find out if a b~accalaureate
sermon is anything like the ordinary
kind that is one-tenth comfort n
nine-tenths scold.
Women are always talking about
poor help. Men are compelled to meet
the same difficulty. The trouble is, so
many people don't realize that the way
to become an employer, is to first be-
come a superior and valuable work
a
Martha W%ashington's portrait is to
appear on a postage stamp, and Wash
ington's mother may be similarly hon
ored. Washington had a father, and
he was a good man, but do you ever
hear of him? Ever hear of Abraham
Lincoln's male kin? They get no post
age stamps.
A few days ago the Globe suggested
that Mrs. Smith wilkins new spring
hat was too young. Mrs. wilkins has
taken the hint kindly, and is again
wearing a sunbonnet. Mrs. wilkins
says she does not often dress up, but
once she dressed up and attended a
funeral, and people wondered why she
was not there. On that occasion she
wore a belt that cost 81. and a dress
made by a town dressmaker.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-21
Saved From An Awful Fate.

Everybody said had ption.
writes Mrs. A. NJ. Shields, of Cham
b%ersburg, Pa. 81 was so low after six
months of severe sickness, caused by
hay fever and asthma, that few
thought | could get well, but | learned
of the marvellous merit of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, used
I, and was completely cured" For des'
perate throat and lung diseases it is
the safest cure in the world, and is in,
fallible tor coughs, colds and bronchial
affections. Guaranteed bottles SOC and
S1.O0. Trial bottles tree at all drug
gists.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-21
EVERY WALK IN LIFE.
albuquerque Citizens Appreciate 1.-THE

albuquerque Citizens Appreciate THE
Little ~Conqueror."
Every class of citizen has sick kid
neys. The busy business man rushing
through life on the run fails to realize
the constant strain he daily puts upon
the kidneys. The mechanic forced 10
assume unnatural positions, STOPPING
and straining at his work, does not
know that his backache is simply kid
ney ache. The clerk on his feet contin-
ually. leaning over a counter or desk;
~railroaders, conductors, engineers.
street car men subject to constant jar
ring. all have backache from the kid
neys. Women at their household du-
ties. boys and girls at play overtax --e
kidneys and give them more work than
they can do. It's a fortunate thing the
kidneys warn you when in trouble;
that they cry out for help; don't ne
glect the warning; don't neglect a bad
back. A lame. weak or aching back. If
neglected means future trouble. Doan's
Kidney Pills kill every form of kidney
i'll, cure a bad back and make sick
kidneys well. Doan's Kidney Pills are
endorsed by people you know. Read
what a Kansas City citizen says:
Mr.. H. T. Hazen, of 1907 Grand ave-
nue., Kansas City. blacksmith employ
ed at the Uric Mining and Machinery
Co., says: | suffered from most de-
pressing pains in my back, so much at
times that | could scarcely attend to
my work. could hardly get out of bed
mornings and could not ride ON street
cars, for the least jar meant e%xcruciat-
ing pain. There was also a weakness
of the kidneys, which caused me incon-
venience and distress, besides break
ing my rest at nights. | saw Doan's
Kidney Pills advertised, and tried
them. The treatment effectively and
promptly relieved me of the pain in my
back, and the other annoyances entire
ly disappeared. There has not been
the slightest recurrence since"
Just such emphatic statements can
be had right here in Albuquerque. Drop
into the Alvarado Pharmacy and ask
what their customers report
For sale by all dealers. Price %
cents. Foster-Milburg Co., Buffalo, n.
V, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
AXE no other.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-21

things growing. and crops and grass
are looking well. Stock are Showing
improvement. Shearing is about fin.
ished, with little loss. Sheep are In
good condition. The result of lamb.
ing was quite favorable, with IS to IS
per cent.
Folsom: Jackson Tabor: Favorable
weather for all crops during the past
week. Alfalfa is much better than was
expected before the rains. Grass on
the ranges is good, and all stock doing
well. Highest temperature, IS; low.
est, A; rain, 0.57.
Frisco: Clement Hightower: Dry
and hot. with cold nights, and crops
make slow growth. Range is in bad
condition and stock getting poor and
weak. Many small springs have dried
up, but water in the streams holds oul
unusually well.
Mesilla Park: r. H. Hart: Very hot:
threatening rain the first of the week,
but none came. Irrigation water again
getting scarce. Wheat is being har-
vested for hay. Prospects for a fine
peach crop. Highest temperature,
101; lowest, A; no rain.
Miera: Francisco Miera: Good rains
the early part of this month put -le
range in fine condition and sheep i'm
proved rapidly. Planting melons and
beans was rushed after the rains put
the soil in condition.
Santa Fe: U. S. Weather Bureau:
Another warm week, with a good
shower on the 18th. First alfalfa cut
ting is general, with a very good stand.
Wheat and oat fields growing nicely.
Corn, which is backward on account Of
the frosts of the latter part of May and
the recent hail, is now growing rapidly
under the influence of the warm days
and nights. Local cherries are coming
into market. Early apricots and cher
ries seem to have been considerably
damaged by the frost and hail. as
much of the fruit is imperfect. Irri-
CATION water is sufficient. Since Inc
first of March the season has an eX.
cess of 156 degrees of hsaat and 1.43
inches of rain. Highest temperature,
So: lowest, So; rain, Ola.
Teel: Hugh A. Teel: Good show
ers on the Sth, but no rain since. Wat.
err in bitches and springs lower than
for some years past at this season.
Crops safe so far, but will need rain
soon.
Watrous: NJ. c. Needham: Warm,
dry weather and crops need rain. Will
begin cutting alfalfa on the 10th. and
it will be a fair crop. Irrigation wat
er plentiful. Highest temperature,
30; lowest, AZ; no rain.
Weber: f. H. B%iernbaum: Very
hot. All vegetation growing very well.
Nearly all the temporal lands were
planted to corn after the rains; some
alfalfa planting has been deferred,
awaiting late rains. Gardens and or
chards are splendid. The range needs
rain again badly. Sheepmen will soon
begin shearing. Landing was very
light, from 40 to so per cent.
Woodbury.: A. J. Woodbury.: A dry
week but crops doing well. Highest
temperature, 95; lowest, 81; rain. 0.07.
r. NJ. HARDINGE,
Section Director.