The Washington times., 1903-12-28
COMMENT
ON MEN AND MANNERS

I'd like to be the weather man.
And look most wondrous wise.
And tell folks all the things l learned
From scanning of the skies.
For when twas warm. I'd prophesy
That it would soon be cold.
And when twas cold. would announce
This weather cannot holdrr
I'd like to live on Easy Street
For telling people whether
The weather will be apt TO change
When there's change OF weather.
This delightful little cold snap. so
healthful and invigorating. will put new
life into the agitators against the open
street cars. Arrayed in fur-lined over
coats. with mufiers about their threats
and the flaps Of their wooden caps drawn
down over their ears. they will steal
forth shivering. to see if any open cars
are being operated i'm this Ito then)
Arctic atmosphere. But alas. Ere they
get their protests fairly launched. IT
will be warm again. and the fulnina-
tons will fall fat. Meanwhile. what
fun the boys and girls of all ages are
having gliding OYER the ice on skates,
We really couldn't have skating with
out little cold weather. and those of us
who have chronic cold feet shouldn't
begrudge the boys and girls their sport.
for skating is the nearest thing pos
sible to having wings. 1t is a healthful.
graceful. inspiring sport.
One can get an idea of the proper
uses OF cold weather by observing the
snap. He goes out horseback riding.
spending long hours in the saddle, and
takes as many of his family and guests
with him as are willing to come along
Talk about the cold of an open street
car, Imagine yourself perched upon
the back Of a horse, a moving hill, as it
were. creating an extra breeze of your
own, with the cold wind whistling
around and under you. and your freez-
ing hands occupied with the reins. II Is
by the cultivation of such strenuous
ness as this. not by budding together
in crowded street cars. that one becomes
President of the United States-or
catches pneumonia.
There were many sad and pitiable in
cidents to Offset the Joy of Christmas
time, but no one yet heard of received
a more cruel blow from fate than the
thief who broke into Benjamin H Hud-
sons safe and distracted therefrom $780,
What must have been his sorrow to read
In yesterdays papers that he over
looked a large sum of money in an
other compartment of the safe Think
how this inexcusable carelessness must
have curtailed the light-hngered gentle
mans Christmas celebration.
1t is hard to see how. on the grounds
of injustice alone. the telegraph operate
ors expect to prevent the Government
telegraphers from engaging after hours
in outside work. The fact that the lat
ter are receiving, from their salaries.
more pay than the commercial operators
has no practical bearing on the case.
1t is an ethical injustice. but this life is
largely made up AZ Just such kinds Of
injustice. The fact that a man has
much is very often the main reason why
more is given him 1t would seem,
though, to an outsider. that those Gov
eminent employees who are receiving
good salaries should be given about all
the work in n day that they are capable
of doing. II. by depriving themselves
of proper rest and recreation during
their unemployed hours. they render
themselves less capable Of fulfilling the
duties for which they are hired, then
they should not be allowed to do out
side work
In yesterdays Times appears a very
interview with Louis p.
Shoemaker, president of the Bright
wood Citizens Association. Mr.. Shoe
maker calls attention TO the fact that
Thirteenth. Fourteenth and Sixteenth
streets end abruptly. thus cutting of
rom development all that very desir-
able section Of the District north Of
spring Street. Mr.. Shoemaker com
pares the line which divides this nor
Ion Of the District from the section