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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
General Leonard Wood.

The Senate committee. on military affairs
sho,ld and presumably will, investigate
thoroughly and decide impartially the case
OF General Leonard Wood. No unworthy
man. should hold a commission in the army
Of the United States. 1t is a service OF
honor and the standard of those perform
ing Il has always been high. 1t should re-
main so.
General Wood, we are told. has been au-
vaneed beyond his demonstrated fitness LOT
,mportant command. and ewes his present
place to a pull" A few years ago an army
.'sawbones" Today a major general In
charge of one of the difficult posts In the
Philippines Has he earned his promotion!
His enemies say not. They characterize
him as a man who has played In luck
through personal intimacy with managing
politicians Mr.. Mckinley. they say jumped
him over many excellent heads into brig
adler eneralshp, and Mr.. Roosevelt dld
the rest.
CHARGES of a graver character are brought
against General Wood affecting his official
course in Cuba. They rest in large part
on the testimony of Major Rathbone, who
was the first postmaster of Havana under
American rule, and who was indicted, con-
Victed and imprisoned for malfeasance In
office lie asserts his innocence. and ac-
ctlses General Wood of having been instru-
mental in the injustice that he suffered
Major Rathhone is III Washington, makes
open procama ton of his bitter feeling to-
ward General WOOD, and is at the service
of the Senate committee as a witness.
In behalf of General Wood it is to be said
that those who know him best-and the
company is large and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
nounce most emphatically in his favor
They describe him as man of valor. of in
tellectual strength of pure character, and
what the world knows a born soldier
They approve of his promotion by Mr. Nc
Kinley-and of which the Senate also ap-
proved-and of course of his promotion by
Mr. Roosevelt The latter, it is pointed out,
in sending in General Woods name to the
Senate followed routine much as he did
his personal wishes. lie found his friend
In line for promotion and pushed him along.
As for General Woods official career in
Cuba the administration has an elaborate
report from him on the subject. and has
accepted ii and expressed satisfaction
with it.
On the one side, then. we have some UNI
named army officers, quoted as opposed TO
the promotion of General Wood, Major
Rathbone, who frankly states a personal
grievance. and not "a few politicians. who
are striking at the President for political
effect through personal friend. On the
other side we have man who has zone the
state good service, and who did II IT 4 time
when some of his enemies were black
guarding the army in Cuba, and trying in
their two-penny fashion to add to the
American difficulty In administering the af-
fairs of the island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
Granite or Marble?

The question as to the material to be used
in the union station building is evidently
being examined by the District Commission
with great care and along lines calcu-
lated to lead to a satisfactory decision.
Charged by the law with d general super
vision over the plans. the Commissioners
now required 10 determine two general
propositions. first whether granite or mar
BILE is the better stone for this use all the
circumstances being considered. and second
what effect the use of either will have upon
the smoke problem. which promises to
reach serious staEa when the railroad
traffic of the entire lily Is concentrated
within Il small area and in close proximity
TO the Capitol and its ncishDoring public
buildings.
The issue between granite and marble,
without reference to the smoke issue, is
solvable by recourse TO the usual ex-
pedionts and tests employed in the se!ec-
ton of materials for any great public
structure The opinions of architects and
biologists are easily obtained and Ii is I'M
derstood that the Commissioners are avail
ing themselves freely of this form of ad-
Vice. There is difference of opinion as to
which stone is best suited for outdoor con-
struCtiOn. Examples of both are directly
In local evidence. In this case, however, a
novel element is present in the fact that the
particular granite tentatively selected by
the railroad company has heretofore been
used almost exclusively for monumental
purposes. The claim is entered that II is
peculiarly suitable Tor this particular use;
that il Is almost white as marble that
il Will WELD the same artistic effect, and
that il is more easily kept clean. 1t is
furthermore understood that one building
is in evidence to show the pictorial
effects OF this granite. and an inspection of
the structure should throw much light on
that phase of the case
If the Commissioners after observing all
that is to be seen and hearing all that is
said on the subject decide that the So
called white granite" proposed by the
railroad company is suitable, and does not
lessen the prospect of the creation of a
monumental building of public character
In keeping with the understanding that the
union station building was to fit into the
general scheme of the Senate park commits
sion. there will yet remain the question of
the influence which its selection will have
upon the smoke evil. When the fact WIS
first announced that granite was to be sub
stituted for the marble-which had been
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Automatic Bulkhead Doors.

The steamer Deutschland has just been
fitted with system for the rapid closing of
the water-tight bulkhead doors which, 1t is
expected, If universally adopted will greatly
lessen the percentage of sea disasters. Ever
since the invention of the compartment
bulkhead there has been more or less
trouble in the manipulation of the doors,
which Of necessity must be kept open dur
ing the progress of the vessel. When the
British battle ship Victoria was sunk by
collision with the Camperdown some years
ago the collision bukhead doors stuck and
so rapidly did the vessel fill that she went
down even while the men were struggling
to close them. That disaster. one of the
greatest in the history of marine catas-
trophies, directed attention seriously to the
fact that the bukhead system was far from
perfect. The inventor of the device which
has just been installed on the Deutschland
was inspired by the yictoria's fate. and his
appliance, it has been proved by test. will
work reliably under all circumstances. By
it the doors can be closed either automat-
ically when the water enters any compart-
ment or by hydraulic pressure applied from
the bridge. 1t has been found possible to
close the twenty-three doors of the ship in
from ten to fifteen seconds after the giving
of an alarm. Provision is made so that IL
any men are caught inside OF the bulkheads
despite the sounding of the signal twenty
seconds before the doors are closed they can
release themselves from within by opening
the doors for the time necessary to enable
them to slip out. the doors closing auto
matically behind them. The value OF such
a system I'm securing vessel against sink
ing cannot well be overestimated. 1t is rare
indeed that great steamer OF modern type
is SO injured that she will take on enough
water. provided the doors are quickly
closed. to cause her to sink. It has been
estimated that half of the Compartments of
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The Pennsylvania.


From the Philadelphia Ledger.
It is not the tossings of the bulls nor the
tearings of the bears of Wall street that
represent the strength of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. and the value of Its Sc
curities is not determined by the varying
figures of the stock list The strength of
the one and the value Of the other are fixed
by public confidence, which is sagaciously
based on an extensive transportation sys-
tenn. the potentialities of which are felt
throughout the length and breadth OF the
continent: upon a plant which is unequaled
in all essential ways by any in the world;
upon a foreseeing, comprehensive. liberal
grasp of the shippers needs and conven-
fences, of the travellers comfort or luxury;
upon a spirit of energetic advancement and
Improvement which never sleeps; upon the
high character. the integrity. the public
spirit of the directorate; upon the wise con-
servatism of those highest in place and in
fiuence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
WRATH!
From the Toronto Worl,

Some Americans foolishly imagine that
Canadian dissatisfaction with the Alaskan
boundary award has awakened In this coun-
try a warmer regard for the United States.
They seem to think that the unfair and
unfriendly spirit in which the Washington
government approached the boundary ques-
ton is not remembered, that we are pre-
pared to exonerate the individual who
stacked the cards and visit our resentment
on the one who innocently dealt them.
Everything that has happened in connec-
ton with the Alaskan boundary question
has strengthened Canadian sentiment in
favor of retaliation against the United
States. Annexation. commercial union and
even reciprocity have been utterly discred-
tied We do not want closer relations of
any kind with the American republic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
To the Woods!
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Graciously. tenderly it nngers-the Indian
summer, with it's soft air and its tonic of
the ripened year. that superintendent ethe-
real wine which has power to make the
dull eye sparkle and to hallow the face of
Melancholy with smile from the heart
deeps. Would you auaff the exhilarant at
it's purest? Then to the woods and the
quiet hillsides bathed in golden sunshine,
carpeted with velvety mosses and russell
leaves and all redolent of Mother EaFth's
preserving time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
A BaMed Intellect.

He could talk about the tarin
In a very learned style.
He was up in mathematics;
He would figure for awhile
And tell you just the distance
From this earth to stars above
And a geometric problem
Was his own especial love.
But his eye is cleaning fiercely
And he pants in hopeless rage.
For he once picked up paper
And he scanned the puzzle page.
And the neighbors gaze with pity
On this trembling, haunted man
AS he says, in broken accents
Ger and DER. How old is ANN"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

the Deutschland might be completely filed
without actually endangering the ship.
Should she receive a piercing blow below
the water line opening the way into two
compartments. the doors OF those compart-
ments would be automatically closed as
soon as the water rose two feet above the
bilge keel thus combining the flood to the
punctured places. Few collisions ever cause
a greater rent In a ships skin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

Russia has spent nearlysnine million dol
lars trying to prevent its Pacific seaport at
Dalny from freezing in the winter. The
car now knows how the average citizen
feels when he faces the plumbers charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

Mr.. Bryan did not promise to refrain from
reading American newspapers while abroad.
The chances are that he will have some
sprightly interviews prepared for offhand
delivery on his return
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
Thankful.

Thankful for the sunshine
An thankful fur the rain;
Thankful If the troubles
OF the past won't come again;
Thankful fur the bitter
That makes US prize the sweet.
Amt no use O. hangin' back
From thankfulness complete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
Danish the Begrars.


The edict against the beggars has been so
effective that they have almost entirely dis
appeared from the streets, and the police
have had great difficulty in rounding up
three or four of the professional solicitors
of aims. These have been summarily dis
posed of by being sent to the house Of cor
rection for the winter, and an intolerabie
nuisance has thus been fairly abated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
SHOOTING STARS.
Appreciative.

do you believe that the American peo-
pie like to be humbugged?' -
me, Sir, answered the sturdy patriot,
"but when they find any one smart enough
to do it they can't help takin' of their hats
to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
A Cynicism.

"One of mans best friends is the horse y
yes" responded the man with the race
track habit. But did you ever notice what
a terrible faculty your best friends have OF
disappointing you in an emergency"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
Too Brief.

what got Gopher Jim into trouble, re-
marked Three Finger Sam, "was hearin
somebody say that brevity Is the soul Oh
wit =
did his humor fail to please?'
ut was the death of him. He boiled the
word mendacity down to one syllable"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
Can't Be Done.

From the Chicago Tribune.
1t will require lot of artful lodging to
get around that Plain Duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
Rare Birds.

From the Baltimore American.
There are white crows and congressman
who return railroad passes and pay their
own fare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

lieutenant Peary has made. 1t his bust
ness to find the pole. and not to decide
what to do with It after its discovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
Wrong Ship, William.

From the New York World.
What does Mr.. Bryan mean by going
abroad on a steamer named the Majestic?
Has he become an imperialist?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

Mr. Carnegie will never succeed In becom-
ing poor, but some of the people who
bought steel common will.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

Ex-Queen Lii still thinks this government
ought to pay her money. AS a divine
Fighter she surpasses even Mr.. Baer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

Richard Croker will return to New York
and talk about the days when the whole
town belonged to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

Mr.. WI. once SO prominent and popular.
Is no longer heard Of. It is hoped that
Tsi An has not taken a permanent dislike
o him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

Panama is delighted to afford Its neigh
hors an example of the quietude and ease
with which a revolution may be accom-
pIfShcd
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Better Than Colombia.

From the Minneapolis Times.
Come to think of it. the government of
Panama is pretty sure to be as stable as
commodating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

The crush at spectacular marriages may
become so great that it VIII be dincult to
distinguish the wedding bells from the
ambulance gong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

The Lady of the Shows is SO angry that
she is still thinking about getting divorce
from John Bull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
Cut High.

From the Boston Herald.
Steel trust salaries are to be cut. too
There's plenty Of room up around the top
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13
Mild Enough,

From the New York Mail and Express
Let US hope that the Indian summer will
never get civilized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

Chicago would scarcely seem home like IL
there were not strike of some kind in
prOgreSS
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To be really successful. revolution
should. first Of all things. be punctual.
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justified.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the PhfIauefpnla FresS
The attitude of the European powers on
the Panama matter will disappoint the
critics of the administration. They find
no countenance for their censt1re
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

Cuba is too young to fully appreciate the
necessities OF red tape in legislation.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-01-01
PEASE.

Mr.. Frazier's mill is now in running
order, SO haul in your logs.
The cold weather has put check on
the potato shipping business here.
The photograph rattle makes amuse-
ment for the boys evenings at the store.
Our school is closed, Miss Christa
Wallace, teacher, is at home in Prince
ton.
Merchant J. A. Jetsinga has enlarged
his store to accommodate his rapidly
increasing trade.
Ralph Brink who has been teaching
school near Ashland, Wis, is home to
spend the holidays.
Our roads are getting blocked with
snow. What is the matter with the
Princeton ''autos," they are not out
bucking snow. T.,
The Christmas tree at the school
house was only partial success, owing
to the storm, but our teacher, Miss
Christa Wallace, worked hard to make
it entertaining for the few that ven
tured out.
Our chairman of the town board was
distributing county money with lib
eral hand recently to road overseers
and others for making substantial i'm
provements on our roads last fall. Get
some more of the same, Frank.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-01-01
MILO.

Miss Leila Kennedy was guest at
the Cole home Sunday.
Ben Bradley has, returned home from
the woods until after the holidays.
Miss Ruby Loieter came over from
Morris, Mimi, to spend week or two
with her sister, Mrs. Ben Bradley.
D. Salee left Monday, Dec. 10Th, for
Niles, Mich, where he will make a
winters visit with his sister, Mrs.
Mary Davis.
Miss Mae Opshal has returned home
from Minneapolis where she has been
attending school. Her visit is only a
short vacation. -
A few of the Estes Brook people
were disappointed last Sunday evening
at the church as Rev. Perish failed to
make his appearance.
G. A. Cole of Hacla and DAUGHTERS.
Miss Alberta of Hacla and Mrs. M, s.
Mather of Princeton spent a few days
with VIM. Cole and family last week.
There seems to be plenty of sleigh
ing at present as the farmers have &C.
casion to carry a scoop shovel along
with them. Let us however, praise
the UNION little. Just show your
appreciation by subscribing or renew
your subscription and spend few
of these winter evenings reading the
contents of it's columns.
H0NEcn ION
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business, to present him to the gentle.
man Oh the sdiyan. &.
The fnnctionary explained the need
lessness Of all such formalities within
the club, but nevertheless presented
Mr.. Hammersmith to Mr.. Malthus.
Mr.. Nautilus looked at the colonel Gu
riously and then requested him to take
seat upon his right.
You are a newcomer he said, "and
wish information. You have come to
the proper source. 1t is two years since
hrst visited this charming club 6
The colonel breathed again. If Mr..
Nautilus had frequented the place for
two years, there could be little danger
for the prince in single evening. But
Geraldine was none the less astonished
and began to suspect a mysti6cation.
--. What" cried he. 1.-Two years! l
thought-but indeed l see have been
made the subject of pleasantly"
by no MEANS" replied Mr.. Nautilus
mildly. "My case is peculiar. am not,
properly speaking, a suicide at all, but,
as it were, an honorary member.
rarely visit the club twice in two
months. My inirmity' and the kindness
of the president have procured me these
little immunities, for which. besides, l
pay at an advanced rate. Even as it
is, my luck has been extraordinary"
II am afraid" said the colonel, that
must ask you to be more explicit. You
must remember that am still most i'm
perfectly acquainted with the rules OF
the club"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-01-01

ears Opei' and soon began to gain a
general idea Of the people among whom
he found himself. AS in Iall other
places of resort, one type predominant
ed-people in the prime of youth, with
every show of intelligence and sensi-
bility in their appearance, but with lit
tie promise Of strength or the quality
that makes success. Few were much
above thirty, and not few were still
III their teens They Stood, leaning on
tables and shifting on their feet; some
times they smoked extraordinarily fast
and sometimes they let their cigars go
out; some talked well, but the CONVEX
sation of others was plainly the result
of nervous tension and was equally
wit bout wit or purport. AS each new
bottle of champa gne was opened there
was manifest improvement in gayety.
only two were seated-one in a chair
In the recess of the window, with his
head hanging and his hands plunged
deep into his trousers pockets, pale,
visibly moist with perspiration, saying
never word, very wreck of soul and
by the chimney and attracted notice
by a trenchant dissimilarity from all
the rest. He was probably upward of
forty, but he looked fully ten years
older, and Florizel thought he had
never seen a man more naturally hid
eous nor one more ravaged by disease
and ruinous excitements. He was no
more than skin and bone, was partly
paralyzed and wore spectacles. of such
unusual power that his eyes appeared
through the glasses greatly magniied
and distorted in shape. Except the
prince and the president, he was the
only person in the room who preserved
the composure of ordinary life.
There was little decency among the
members of the club. Some boasted of
the disgraceful actions, the conse-
quences Of which had reduced them to
seek refuge in death, and the others
listened without disapproval. There
was tacit understanding against NOR
al judgments, and whoever passed the
club doors enjoyed already some of the
1mmunities Of the tomb. They drank
to each others memories and to those
of notable suicides in the past They
compared and developed their different
views of death, some declaring that it
was no more than blackness and cessa-
ton, others full of a hope that that
very night they should be scaling the
stars and commencing with the mighty
dead.
ITO the eternal memory of Baron
Trenck, the type of suicides!' cried one
"He went out of a small cell into a
smaller that he might come forth again
to freedom
"For my part,'' said second, 81
wish no more than a bandage for my
eyes and cotton for my ears. Only they
have no cotton thick enough in this
world"
A third was for reading the mysteries
Of life in future state, and fourth
professed that he would never have
Joined the club if he had not been in
61Jao1 tn hn1iox,n IN
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Il could not bear" said this remark.
able suicide, Ito be descended from an
ape"
Altogether the prince was disappoint.
ed by the bearing and conversation of
the members.
1T does not seem to me-" he thought,
a matter for SO much disturbance. If
a man has made up his mind to Kill
himself, let him do it, in Gods name,
like gentleman This flutter and big
talk is out Of place."
In the meanwhile Colonel Geraldine
was a prey to the blacklist apprehen-
sions.. The club and it's rules were still a
mystery. and he looked round the room
for some one who should be able to set
his mind at rest In this survey his
eye lighted on the paralytic person
with the strong spectacles, and, seeing
him so exceedingly tranquil, he be-
sought the president, who was going in
and out of the room under pressure Of