The Washington times., 1903-11-24
Free Hand Comment
On Men and Manners

Come down yere. Mistah Gobbicr.
I assho you IL 20 friend
Why stay way of so distant
A mile what's set on end7
Cause why / got this flour sackg
CANT 'splain ezzac'ly why.
J amt got no intentions.
II des a happenin' by
Good-by now. Aiistah Gobbler.
] heah OF Deacon Jones.
I hope you'u fall some ebenin'
An break yo' wufIess Bones'
The Hon. Grover Cleveland is back
from his hunting trip with a goodIy
string of ducks, and "too tired to talk
Why don't the friends OF the Hon. VIII
liam Jennings Bryan send him hunting
once in while2
Considerable interest is aroused BY this
fact that '.Al" Adams. New York's once
famous policy man. IS conducting ex-
tensive and successful real estate opera
tons from his cell in Sing Sing prison
AS he is sentenced for life. being con-
victed murderer. the wonder naturally
arises. Why should he take such an in
teresS In acquiring property which rs
can never use2 A moments thought
Mr.. Adams case is not at all peculiar.
What one or our very rich men can
ever hope to use or enjoy the wealth
they heap up. after having gained a
comfortable competence? They keep at
IL for the mere lust Of gain, even when,
as is sometimes the case, they have
no expensive tastes TO crafty. no appre-
citation of the really good, costly things.
when they have no desire to benefit or
aid the needy. and no heirs whom they
love. When a man gets so that ne has
no other interest in life save the heap
ing up of more and still more treasure,
he would be just as happy in a prison
cell as anywhere else. provided ne were
allowed to keep on with his one pleas
ure. Mr.. Adams is possibly just as
happy today as Mr.. Rockefeller or Mr..
Morgan.
Despite the fact that a large audi
ence had gathered on Sunday night at
the Central Union Mission to hear Mrs
Nation. the board Of managers Cancelled
the enga cement and she was not allow
ed 10 appear. Carrie made her great
mistake when she went up to the White
House and attempted to see the PTesi-
dent Up till that time she had been an
original sort Of crank. and entitled TO a
certain amount of consideration for that
very reason. But when she allowed her
self TO become simply number twelve
of the procession of White House
eranks. she lost her individuality, so far
as this city is concerned
Chicago has set a good example TO
other American cities in abclishing
music from the restaurants. Music when
one is eating is nuisance, whether he
I h. N h.
be alone. he listens and unconsciousiy
finds himself chewing his beefsteak or
chop to the rhythm of -HiawatEa," OF
the more measured swing OF a Strauss
waltz II ne be with others. the or
chestra is sure TO play 50 loud that con-
versation is impossible. unless one shout
as though talking TO the deaf And II
not too loud. it is never appropriate to
the subject or the mood Of the takers.
How could It be. when there is but one
tune played ar time. and there are 50
many different persons all coaversing
upon such a variety of subjects2 You
may be telling the dear girl opposite
you the story Of your life, ana at that
very moment the orchestra may start up
''Ta IA IA boom de ay' or you may
have started on an eXcruciating story,
that you had hoped would be the hit OF
the evening. and your vis-a-sis viii inter
rupt you with, Listen, There's Men
delssohn's Spring song Don't breathe.
I don't want to miss a note Of IT, Let
the hero in the TO- 10 and 25-cent theater
have his slow music when he begins his
speech. 4 had mother once but
away with it from the eating places, for
good and all,
Lovers of fair play are beginning 10
comment pretty generally on the fact
that General Wood is being tried here in
America, while pc is far away and uD-
able to put IN a word in his own behalf
His enemies, however. are right here
upon the ground. managing the attack
upon him with skin and persistenea-
/ Ordinarily. there would have been much
to regret In such a state of affairs. TIE
service in the Philippines is largely 4
silent and thankless task. The soldier
blisters under the hot sun. or is weak
] ened By the malarial vap0rs. far from
the comforts and society of civilization,
and nothing is heard from him and he
/ gets little credit He often deserves
more for such service than FOR the most
brilliant fighting. for any sort Of action
IS less wearing than the monotony OF
police duty in an unfriendly cline None
the less General Woods brilliant action
]
Moros, the news of which was received
here only yesterday. comes as timely
answer 10 his detractors. While they
are trying 10 pull him down. he is at
| the front doing his duty and doing Il
like the remarkably hne soldier he is.
Automobiles should he careful how
they run over police justices Magis-
| trate Crane. of New York a day or Two
ago leOtured an unfortunate chauffeur
for half an hour and fined him the limit
/ for running his machine at Illegal speed.
Then. losing his temper. the magistrate
delivered an eloquent diatribe on the
insolence of the wealthy and the futility
| of furnishing with little fine man
able to keep and pay repairs on an au-
! tomobile- But ne gave himself away in
his perorat ton- Why, not a week ago,
he said Il myself had to run for my
life to dodge an on-rushing automobile.
Men and women alike shouted with
laughter
In buying and owning its official resi-
dence here, the Russian government has