The Washington times., 1903-11-26
Free-Hand Comment
On Men and Manners

y p
Deys othahs mo unlucky
An while de bacon sizzles.
An dis yeah cohn Done passes.
Des praise de Lohd and say yours
Thankful 70 lots o Iasses.
We are in receipt OF the following
/ helpful communication:
Dear Mr.. Editor. Where did you get
that driveling idiot who writes what he
! calls "free-hand comment" Really. Il is
the most free-handed comment mortal
man ever saw. To top off his egregious
/ blunders he tells the world today that
policy king Adams Is a murderer and
a life prisoner. In fact. Adams is sers-
] ing a year and few DAYS for the petty
offense OF selling policy slips. This is
I Insignificant only that a man who as
! sumes to teach ought to know. and this
man too often displays such stupid
/ ignorance Of facts TO be had from his
own paper and you indoTse his mislead-
ing statements by making him a men,
i Der of your staff He could be pardoned
in Christian land for his reckless muir
der Of syntax and prosody. But there Is
no excuse for tcrturing events. Now 1
wonder if you wib print this7
TELLITIN GATH.
i The writer Of this column will be glad
7 at any time to correct mistakes, and he
! thanks Mr. Gath for having so courte-
/ ously called his attention 10 this par
! ucular one. The man who is always
I right Is a tiresOme fellow. and he who
never admits himself wrong Is hope
/ less. 1t is more than probable that we
! have not followed the career OF M
Adams quite so closely as we have the
/ careers of some others of our prominent
! citizens. The above letter. however. Is
4 chiefly interesting in that It shows how
thoroughly The Tines circulation IS COW
ering its territory and penetrating to
every stratum Of society.
Every patriotic American throughout
the length and breadth Of this great land
viii rejoice in the appointment OF Judge
I Pollock TO the Federal judgeship in Kan
sas- AS soon as It became known that
the judges adversaries were opposing
him upon the ground that he plays
poker. 1t became the duty of the Chief
Magistrate Of this nation 10 appoint him.
Poker IS a national institution. and its
history is entwined with the lives and
deeds of our greatest statesmen. In
deed. it is little less thar. a cult. and our
ambassadors and ministers to foreign
courts have been its missionaries It's
bI- e-7CoADSF has ~ tklA mt DII 41tH --
as she is spoke" on this side Of the
water With many Of our most success
ful men. life itself has been little else
than a game OF draw Hoker. wherein a
man risks his all boldly. and. If he loses.
hopes for better luck In some future
deal The judge. IL is affirmed. won
money from many members Of the bar
Tis a pity that he must remain out in
Kansas. among the long-whiskered and
hatchet-wielding refoEmers. he should
have been brought on here 10 the Ma
tons Capital. where there are foemen
worthy Of his steel.
According to Brigadier Frederick Funs-
ton. who has just submitted a report.
the Thlinklets out in Alaska are sad
dogs. They manufacture a sort OF
whisky from molasses, -four and sugar.
which makes them so drunk that they
don't remember whether they are Think
lets or BouriGks. and they no longer
care. There seems 10 be no way Of re-
forming them. save 10 cut OF their
supply Of -four. ct al. and then they
would probably starve TO death They
have hidden stills which could be found
and destroyed How would it do TO
send Carrie Nation up there with her
little Ratchet?
Col. William Jennings Bryan was
magnifcently and befttingly entertain
ed the other day IN London by Am
bassador Joseph Choate. The affair was
a brilliant one, and the guests included
some of the most distinguished Of his
majesty's subjects. Among those pres
ent were the Earls of Denbigh and on
slow. Sir Gilbert Parker. Premier Bal
four. and the Ri Hon Leonard Court
-
all that distinguished and intellectual
gathering there was none present mon
distinguished or who knew better h0w
TO carry himself than our feliow-citf-
zen. William Jennings Bryan. who. pig
headed though he be on certain ques-
lions that interest US here in America.
is quite worthy Of the highest sociid
and Diplomatic consideration.
The Kansas State board OF education
believes that 1t has found a way to solve
the servant girl problem a course OF
sixty-four weeks viii be given in the
public schools for the training Of do
mestics. who viii be instructed in the
preparation OF food and in all the de-
tails of thoroughly caring for a home.
Now, II the board can get an act through
the Legislature prohibiting the girls from
marrying for five years after gradua-
ton. the scheme may work AT present
it looks as though il was running pre-
paratory school for the University OF
Matrimony.
Senator Hanna has been constrained to
decline the political banquet offered him
in recognition of his services 10 the Re
publican party during the recent cam
paign in Ohio, for the reason that he
has recently fgu ed before the public
more prominently than he had any wish
to do; and that invariably. when he had
attended political 5anQuets. his motives
and purposes IN so doing had been mis-
construed. Senator Hanna is no doubt
aware that the sort OF banQuets which
are most in order now. in both political
parties, are love feasts.
The whole country viii admire the
pluck of the citizens of Chicago. who,
by refusing 10 buy turkeys at the ri
diculous price set by the trust. actually
knocked the bottom out of the comhina-
ton and made the dealers come down.
Twenty-three to . cents was the retail
figure demanded. but so few OF the birds
were bought that By evening yesterday