The Washington times., 1903-11-28
Free-Hand Comment
On Men and Manners

Ny blood I'd rather spill"
valiant man was Mr.. Wos.
He fought for Freedoms cause,
But when the day was over.
The victor was not Wos.
II II be true that a treaty OF peace and
amity among i've Central American re-
pubHcs has heen signed in the city of
San Salvador. the fact In itself VIII not
mean much. Each republic win simply
have more time for running revolutions
and Killing OF its own citizens.
Though the weather prophets predicts
that Washington win be IN the grip OF
a cold snap for two OF three days longer.
our citizens should not be rendered ap-
prehensive thereby Washington is a
winter resert. and there IS no more
cold here during the entire season than
/ Is good for US. Today while the sun
has been shining and the air has been
balmy with just enough Of tang in IL
70 make IL resemble genial and sound
wine that is a trihe tart. those unfor-
tunate or misguided persons who stiu
reside in the New England States have
felt the lean fingers of zero tickling
their backbones. We have some winter
here, It Is true. but inst enough for
variety. Just about the time that old
/ Winter elenches his teeth and gets a
good grip on the very vitals OF the
earth down East and "out West" he
is sure 10 look over this way with a
merry wink and a sunny smile. II we
SILVER and catch colds because we have
no proper mems OF heating our houses,
that is not his fault.
Two thousand seven hundred persons
were wounded in brawls during the re-
cent great fair at Mini Novgorod. Did
ever old Ireland hold more enjoyable
fair than that?
According to some correspondence
turned in by President Roosevelt 70 the
| House. Colombia has vindicated her
honor in the Panama business. ard has
no excuse for going TO war on that
score. On the day Of the uprising the
Colombian ship BoEota fired a few
/ shells, killing one Chnaman and doing
some slight damage. This engagement
certainly deserves 70 rank with that his
toric bombardment hy the American
navy during the war With Spain which
resulted in the annihnatioa OF one mule.
Not only, then, has Colombia saved her
| honor. but has maintained her dignity.
Much discussion is going on among
I the powers that be as To whether o.
not Washington should put in an ex-
/ hibit at the St. Louis Exposition. There
is. Of course. much truth in General
! Wilson's contention that Hasaington. be-
ing the national city. draws the attention
OF the whole country and does not neeI
1 to be put on exhibition elsewhere. Yet
the Exposition viii be in a certain sense
a national affair, and visitors 10 St
Louis from all parts OF the United
/ states VIII be interested in seeing some
! representation frsm the city and the
/ District The fundamental trouble is
that this is a city OF men and aot OF
I things. The only way TO present a really
| typical and significant exhibit would be
1 60 get il up something after the nan
ner OF the beauty shoTv that attracted
50 much attention at Chicago. Upon plat
I forms in the Washington building oouid
I be seated and properly labeled, say,
/ half dozen Senators. as many Repre-
sentatives three or four female lobby
/ lists two or three foreign ministers,
/ fifty or sixty ragged ana Iorlorn Office
/ seekers. Perhaps. on one grand day,
the President and few members OF his
family could be Induced to take seats
upon platform
/ 1t is TO be hoped that the project 10
!
signers OF the Declaration OF indedend-
ence. viii not fail OF consummation. Il
was the original intention OF the society
/ 10 build only a Jefferson memorial but
surely Jefferson viii be none the less
1 hOnored by being put in such company.
/ II the new idea is carried out and stat
/ ues OF all the signers be sent here from
/ their respective States. the monument
/ when completed. VIII be one Of the most
unique and instructive features Of the
Capital city.
! Devices have now been invented that
usurp many of the functions of the hos
/ pital nurse One rings bell when the
sufferers fever rises to a certain point
and summons the doctor; another pulls
out the tongue of a person, unconscious
from drowning or suffoeation. another
stitches up q wound. II is TO be hoped
that the pretty trained nurse viii new
er be entirely supplanted by machinery.
without her there would be no fun as
all In being sick.
The passengers ON the Cedric were
very greatly surprised 10 learn thai
the boat was reported TO be sunk For
( tunately. they were about the only
persons in the world who hadn't heard
OF it.
The war fever, they say. IS raging IN
4 Japan. and that spunky people may
force the hand of the government TO a
conflict with Russia There would be
lively times for awhile in case such A
war took place. for both nations are
savage at heart and fight with The
most modern appliances Japan would
doubtless win some victories in the te-
J ginning ard might hold out for a long
7 time. but there can be 40 question ef
the ultimate result Russia would over
run her ia the end. When one stops
| TO picture all the miseries and suffer-
ing caused by such war as that
u,o,,ld be. it is hard 20 realize that the
common people of a country should de-
uand IT,