The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-14
A STRIKING PAMPHLET ON ROAD BUILDING

There is in course OF preparation by
the division OF public roads Of the Agri-
cultural Department a pamphlet by Prof
J. =. Holmes, of North Carolina. on the
progress Of road building In this pam
phlet the statement is made that prod
ucts Of California farms can be hauled
by rail from California, and sold in the
towns of North Carolina cheaper than
they can be sold by the farmers living
twenty miles away from the same towns
This and other striking facts are brought
out with great clearness. However, the
railroad people are the foremost in en-
couraging the building OF good roads in
spite of the fact that their freight busi-
ness would suffer in some degree. The
advantage to the railroads would be in
the opening and development OF new
productive areas
officers and clerks at the War Depart
ment say the country has lost a vaIu-
able man IN the death of Capt J B.
Bachelor, which occurred in the pro-
vince OF Pangasinan, north of Manila, a
few days ago He died of cholera Cap
tain Bachelor was lately retired on ac-
count of physical disabilities incurred
in campaigns for the last three years.
He became interested in the agricultural
possibilities Of the province OF Pangas-
imam, and had established q colony Of
20. 600 people. II is said the natives were
Euch impressed with his plans, and were
rapidly falling into the ways he taught
His colony was recognized as a munich
pality, and was progressing finely Cap
tain Bachelor, who was q native OF
North Carolina, was graduated from the
Military Academy at West Point, in 1880,
and Immediately went into the army
His most distinguished military service
was n the campaign in Luzon in 1899
and 1900 The troops in the march en-
counteTed terrible privations and had q
number OF fierce fights with the natives
Mr.. George S. Fletcher, Of the Govern
ment Printing ONCE. is one OF the mill
tary enthusiasts of the big Office. He has
been q member of the District National
Guard for over three years, and Is an
active and valued member Of the First
Regiment He is a native of the Dis
trict, but was appointed from Louisiana
He IS one Of the most popular Of the
printers, AID is useful and active
member OF the Typographical Union.
Some old soldiers were talking at the
Patent ONCE the other day Of the rigors
and miseries Of war. The veterans were
from both sides Of the struggle between
the States. and many instances OF suf-
fering. hardship. and pain were related
Captain Halleck. Of the watch force, told
q story in substance as follows:
The saddest sight ] have ever seen
was one that occurred while was IN
the Union army during The last year
Of the war We were encamped at
Nashville, and had TO fight for our sup
plies. The roads from Kentucky were
al besieged By the enemy, and the en-
envy was often fed at our ex0 euse. / was
out with foraging party one day and
We were on the way back after a rather
successful trip The wagon train was
going down q river by a road cut out Of
the hill. On one side was q cliff. on
the ether water. Suddenly, in front
there was firing by company Of the
Confederate home guard and at the
same time masked battery across the
river opened fire on US. We were in
the closest place imaginable, and II was
2 real serious affair We could not 20
back and could not comfortably 20 for
ward, but finally We forced cur way out
Soon We came to a farmhouse and We
went up 10 try to buy something, but
soon found that the master Of the place
was the captain OF the company WHICH
had been giving Us trouble. and then
the boys turned loose to raid the place
They took almost everything they. could
find, and the two ladies and the serv-
ants we're not paying US any compIi-
ments. Up the road in the direction
whence We had come there was ap-
preaching small procession OF men In
evident excitement Before any OF US
had time to think what the thing meant
and before any Of the servants could
see anything the younger OF the two
ladies gave a piercing scream and said
her boy had been shot. Her mothsr in
tuition was right, and In few minutes
the little party OF home guards laid
a boy OF not more than eleven years on
the piazza He was shot through the
head and was in the thToes Of death.
That vas the worst any OF US had
ever seen. We knew that Sherman was
right, and we had all felt the horror Of
having loved ones killed and knew
something Of what such news meant at
home. but We had never seen the full
terrors Of the domestic side Of war IN
I'll We saw that frantic mother over that
dead child He had gone out with his
father 10 see This skirmish and wes one
died n defense OF his own home In the
North the people were spared the hor-
rors OF actual sight OF the mangled dead.
and their adventurous children we're not
subjected TO the chances OF war. ! was
q boy then. and that scene In Tonnes
see viii be about the last thing I for
get"
Mr. James HALEY. the veteran head
carpenter Of the Department of Agri-
culture, IS of on vacation He Is down
on the Potomac enjoying q season Of
quiet. Mr. Haley has been connected
with the department for forty years and
knows more OF the history OF the
grounds than any employe He was
the carpenter in charge OF the work in
some Of the forts about Washington
during the war.