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The Washington times., 1904-01-17

his wife by General Longstreet. such
Is the case. however. for Mrs. Grant.
who was Miss Julia Dent. was cousin
Of the Confederate general Longstreet
and Grant We're both IN the United
States Army at the time.
When iengstreet joined the Repub-
lican party the feeling against him was
very bitter among his old comrades. The
first intimation the South got of it vas
when General Longstrest. upon the oc-
casion Of a political parade in New Or
leans. rode in the carriage with one
Mike Hahn. famous "carpet-bagger,
uncommOnly odious 10 the people OF
louisiana For some time none OF the
leading citizens Of New Orleans would
speak TO Longstreet. but after awhile
some Of the bitterness wore of.
Aprcpos OF this state Of Affairs. Mrs
L. q. c. Lamar. wife Of the great
Mississippian, used TO tell story. Mrs.
Lamar and Longstreet were first cous-
ms. and Longstreet. whose father died
when the general was a child. was
brought up by Mrs. Lamar's father.
we were all 20 angry with Jimmy
said Mrs. Lamar. FOR joining the Re-
publican party that we swore we would
never speak to him again. I hadn't
seen him for several years. until enc
day ] got of at a railroad junction III
Georgia TO take another train. tn
first person ! saw was Jimmy lie saw
me al the same time. and the first thing
we knew we were on each others arms.
kissing each other and crying lie chill
dren He was just like my brother, and
was so glad TO sec him forgot every
thing else but our childhood days and
his greatness as Confederate soldier
A sample Of General Gordon's wonder
full eloqaence and power over his hearers
was given during the Presidential cam
paigr, ef 1881 Il was on election night
and the returns were very close. but
showed a slight lead for Cleveland. 4
crowd OF roughs were sent from the
Republican headquarters IN New York
city around to the Democratic head
quarters to put up a bluff They cams
bowling and making threats The is2s
Major n. T. y. Robinson was OF &c
first floor OF the headquarters bud s,g
when they arrived Most Of the DINO
Gratis lost their nerve, but tines we're
ordered to go out and shout feI cleVe-
land. Major Robinson then scstI 10
General Gordon. who was upstsKs and
told him what was happening. Gordon
rushed down te the front steps and be-
gan speaking At first his voice was
drowned. but he soon got control Of
the crowd and ended by driving the
Republicans away in silence.
He told them that Cleveland was elects
ed and that ne would take his sect III
force OF arms was necessary to land MIN
in the White House. 1t was a critical
moment. and it has been often said that
oordon's nerve started the deterr.ned
night that was made by the Democrats
for several days after the election, and
which resulted in the coneeding OF
CleveIand-s election
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T has often been said that stone
wall Jackson and General Long
Il street were the two Confederate
leaders most feared by the Fed
ersl soldiers. I.ongstreet was always
cool in action. but great fighter. and
adored by his men.
Howell Carter. who wrote a very In
teresting book called "A CavaIryman' 3
"reminiscences. in which he tells OF the
experiences of the First Louisiana Cav
hearts OF the I.ouisianIans at Chicka-
manga
General LoDgstreet had come over
with about 5000 infantry 10 re-enforce
General Bragg says Carter. Com
pany A OF the First Louisiana Cavalry
was ordered to report 10 Longstreet
as a bodyguard and Company K, with
a portion Of c, was Ot<,ered to report
TO General Hood for the same purpose.
When the order first came the boys ot
are the escort OF a lieutenant general
and will stand of and look al you
fellows with your little major gen.rals
right up behind the fighting lines
But when the battle was raging. bull
lets flying as thick as hail; shells burst
ing all around US. whom should we see.
riding along with toothpick in his
north. as though re had just arisen
from quiet dinner. but Longstreet.
with Company A trotting along behind
him. This amused the rest OF the boys,
and ss A passed by they were guy ed
numerically. and told that Lieutenant
generals In some armies liked TO view
the battle from distance. but the old
Rebs wanted to be in It all the time
Loagstreet had orders from General
Lee TO come from Chickamauga to the
Wilderness and help him out. Long
street arrived in the thick Of the fight.
with 10000 men He left his men at the
edge of the battle and hurried to Gen
eral Lee.
General Longstreet." said Lee. ''Yoa
Will please take your men to that hill,
form them as quickly as possible. and
go into battle.
Lonsstreet took look at the hilltop
indicated. which was half mile or
more away.
General he replied. 4 can form
my men in hell. 1 don't need to walk
them half a mile TO a hill top"
General Lee. who had little patience
with profanity, did not relish Long
streets remark. but he more than ad-
mired his spirit.
1t was at Gettysburg that an English
army officer who had been sent over
to watch the operations of the two
armies. came across Longstreet, seated
on rail fence amid a hail of bullets,
watching the fight with glasses.
Il would not miss tina for anything,
general. said the enthusiastic young
soldier.
The hell you wouldn't" said Long
street. without taking down his glasses.
There are few persons who know
that General Grant was introduced TO
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

MN complaining OF the COtQ
weather that has recently
visited this vicinity. the ice harvesters
have been preparing the cooling blocks
that will help cool the necessities OF
the good old summer time said r. J.
Bayclir. of Rochester at the Raleigh
yesterday.
ITO those who have never witnessed
the work IF filling the large ice houses.
and know only in vague way how it is
conducted. a knowledge OF the magni-
tude OF the industry and the fascinating
interest of the work comes as revela-
ton
years has begun in January and
has been conducted for four or FIVE
weeks. according TO the weather. The
required thickness of the ice harvested
is generally from ten to fourteen inches
although eight inches has been cut
Twenty-three-ineh ice was cut one year.
but this was an exceptionally long. cold
season. FIVE years ago. When the har-
vest is TO commence the army of work
men arrives. and from then until the
great activity. The workmen are chiefly
farmers from the surrounding country,
yet many laboring men obtain employ
ment No more instructive or interest
ing sight can be imagined than that of
the army Of workmen cutting. packing,
and in other ways preparing the see for
storage and shipment. The wages paid
the men range from 20 to 80 cents per
hour
THE temperature desired TO make ice
of the best quality is twenty degrees.
Intense cold produces ice Of inferior
quality. 1t being too brittle. and irregu-
lar weather. with frequent warm days,
makes the ice honeycombed. The first
stage of harvesting is to cut a channel
from the ice house 20 the field where
the ice is cut The cakes which are
cut from the channels are not housed
but are pushed under the surroundia g
ice, and the channel is kept clear for
the RATS which are fioated down from
the field where they are cut.
Field Cleared Of Snow.
when the field has been selected. it
is cleared OF snow by scrapeys which are
ten feet in width. hold one ton of snow
each. and are drawn by horses. After
the field has been cleared line is
stretched along the eGge OF it and this
is used as a guide in marking the field
into cakes. The ice is then cut about
two inches deep by marker which con-
sists OF two parallel runners twenty-five
inches apart. II is drawn over the held
making a double mark. in one OF which
it runs second time and a new mari
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
. RAINING Librarians is one OF
the new professions that is
i coming rapidly into vogue. II
is known technically as II

Is known technically as Ii
brary Science. and is taught at but few
universities. OF which Columbian Uni
versity in this city is one said Prof.
Cutter. one of the instructors Of that in
stitution.
lone of the most interesting things
about it is that it is profession equal
" suisad to men and women. In fact
I'm the number Of its members the latter
predominant, and their proportions in
it's ranks are increasing every year, so
that In a world crying for new occupa-
lions providing living for the educated
women who would be seIf-dependent IL
is. a boon. The rewards are substantial
and the work interesting.
las a profession IT has keen in exist
ence only since 1888; yet in methods and
membership it has made re.dd strides.
Its graduates now hold degrees attest
ing their proficiency.
Inspired by Carnegie.
Ever since Andrew Carnegie's fancy
for library founding set a new fashion
in philanthropy. there has been an in
creasing demand for the right kind OF
persons TO organize new Libraries and
manage existing ones. 1t is not an oc-
cupation i'm which even an energetic and
weu-educated man or woman can shine
without training, and in past years that
training has been hard to get. IT is
very largely technical. and II cannot be
satisfactorily acquired in a few weeks
by any worker, however earnest the
worker may be.
"If the making Of librarians had been
left to the old chance methods the use'
fulness Of the book-lending institutions
which are springing up all over the
country would be very much less than II
Is. Hitherto good librarians have been
born not made. and their number. that
is. the number who can give the public
the most good for the least expenditure
lis small.
Demand for Trained Librarians.
Libraries. however quiet and peaceful
they may look are busy workshops foI
little time to instruct noyices in the sci
ence of the business. Each semploye
must devote himself to the one part OF
the work which falls 10 his share and
he can know little OF the rect except
what he may learn by accident and alb
sorption OF methods Yet there is con
slant demand for trained librarians and
catalogues.
It'll within the last few years there
was no place where they could be train
| ed So it was not uncommon for young
men and women Of good parts. just the
very people to manage a library I'm the
right way If they knew how to go about
it to search in vain for opportunities e
At themselves for the work
College-Bred Students Preferred.
"College-bred students are preferred
because they are picked class selected
from the best material throughout th'
country; their training has already Civ
en- them a wider culture and a broader
literary view than the average, and then
college discipline enables them to worl
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
Japan Has No Alphabet.

AS there is no alphabet in Japan. the
children have TO commit as a starter
1890 Chinese characters. a mental effort
which makes the foreigner understand
the nimble. facile minds Of these peo-
pie.
The education of the boys and of the
girls takes different directions. That Of
the girl is to make her the accomplish
ed servant Of the man.
II she is i'll. she must conceal II. She
must always be well and willing, with a
smile on her lips and hands free to
serve
She is taught to sew and cook. to
make herself attractive by playing the
samisen and koto; and to execute what
she thinks is singing She must be
skilled in the involved paths OF Japan
csc etiquette. to go through the tea
ceremony. the 20 Chan w." the
foundation OF all elegance. and TO ar
range flowers according to her text
books and rules-an accomplishment
which makes our bouquets seem bar
barous
She does not dance. Geishas are paid
to do that
Both boys and girls must write we'll
Handwriting ranks as virtue in Japan.
This they do with a brush in vertical
lines that read backward
The boys studies are more like those
OF our Western world. Chinese is their
Latin and English their French. Amer
lean textbooks are used.
They have athletic contests. tugs of
war, and grotesque races. in which two
boys are lied by the legs There is an
ancient contest known as taking the
castle
There are two bamboo towers over
twelve feet high. covered with paper.
There are besieged by opposing parties
who lombard them with wooden balls
Inside are bowls filled with burning
huid
The castle that takes fire first wins
the game for the besiegers. In the end
there is glorious bonfire for both sides.
Loyalty the First Virtue.
But the chief thing taught TO every
boy is loyalty and devotion to the EN-
peror ASK the boy what is the dearest
thing in life and he answers, ITO die
for the Emperor"
This is the secret Of the bravery Of
the Japanese soldiers.
II was a japanese mother who, when
her only son was brought home dead
from the battlefield. smiled and said:
Then he was able to be OF some serv-
Ice
At the theater this loyalty IS promi-
nent in most plays. A celebrated play is
THE Troubles of the House of Date"
The lord is a little child. His play
mate is another child. his subject A
rival faction seeks to poison him. A
box of candies is sent as a present The
child knows his duty and calmly eats
on. dying that the trick might be ex-
posed and his lords life saved.
Jizu the ChiIdren's God
In the long winter night, the children
SIT around the brazier OF Goals. which
is the Japanese hearth. and listen to
stories of the childrens god, whose
name is Jizu. When the children die
they go to Jizu. Jizu wears kimono
with long sleeves. and when the COLLINS
are after them they run and hide in
these sleeves. Here are bits from a
hymn 90 Jizu;
Poor little soul. your life was brief
indeed
sc soon were you forced to make the
weary journey TO the Maido.
Trust TO me; ! am now your father
and mother I'm the Maido.
Father of children in the region Of
the dead.
And ne plays with them and takes
them in his arms"
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cOllege-Bred Students Preferred.

"College-bred students are preferred
because they are picked class selected
from the best material throughout the
en- them wider culture and a broader
literary view than the average. and their
college discipline enables them to work
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
Liberal Salaries Paid.

AS to the financial rewards OF sue
cess to be obtained in the librarians
profession. they have steadily increased.
Women graduates of the school usually
command a salary OF $500 a year at the
beginning; men more often begin at
$500. Students who can. show certifi-
Gates for only a years work obtain
something less. usually from $7O0 to
$500.
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
By an American Missionary

nobody but a professional could master
the intricacies Of the Japanese couture.
1t is to preserve this that the little
pillows Of wood and paper are used to
sleep on. \ greater sacrifice to vanity
can scarcely be conceived. 1t is placed
under the nape OF the neck and grows
stonier each hour The boys can have
cotton pillows.
Children Dress Like Elders.
The children all dress like their ED
ers. There are no baby clothes At Z
girl gets her obi. or sash. which gives
her a hump backed look. but is to the
japanese what diamonds are to the
Westerncr.
only little girls and geishas wear gay
l1imonos. A bevy Of little girls together
in their nower-like kimonos with long
winged sleeves is like flock OF bright
hued birds
Dressed for any function. their faces
are painted dazzling white and red. This
is not to deceive. Paint is frankly dec
Grafton.
Another mark of girlhood is the red
petticoat. 1t is an oblong piece folded
around her and crossing in front. Now
she begins those pigeonlike steps OF the
Three Little Maids from School"
This il to keep her skirts together and
not show her ankles. for in all Japan
there is not "A stocking At the race
course I have seen the knees of high
born young girls disclosed by the rude
wind. When the girl marries she gets
a white petticoat and changes her style
of hairdressing.
But child life is no, all play. The
streets are fun of .cnool children with
their bags OF books
Sweetly Soft Voices
All Japan speaks softly The children
do not scream and yell even in play.
and never in four months did I see "a
quarrel or fight. The teacher is held
in such respect that until recently the
children in reciting turned their backs.
il being rude to stare him in the face.
In the Orient the children study
aloud. This is to make sure they are
studying.
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MANY APPOINTMENTS.

Sergeant Gus Gibson has been ap-
pointed quartermaster sergeant of Bat
terry A, vice Bernard Gordon, returned
to the ranks. Private Albert Edward
Anderson has been appointed mechanic
for Battery 3. At their own request
Musician James II. Lewis has been re-
turned to the rank of a private and
Prvates William Finlay and Guy Ora
ham to be musicians. Privates Arthur
wicks, Cecil Cephas Cline and Stanley
Augustine Nuttall Sullivan of the band
have been appointed sergeants and
Privates Louis Edward Spadina, Ed
win Calvin Webster and Charles Emil
Werner to be corporals. Private Geb
hard Warner has been appointed SER
geant of Battery A and Privates
Charles st. Clair Cleveland, Edward
Rudolph Sablatschan, Paul Andrew
Schwab and John Milledge of the same
command to be corporals. Private
Louis John Reubcld has been appointed
sergeant Of Battery D.
Since August twenty-four enlisted
men have been discharged from the ar
tillery, fifteen at expiration OF term,
six on account of removal and three
for good of the service.
Colonel Pitcher, commanding the
Twenty eighth United States Infantry,
has extended an invitation to the off,
GERS of the First Battalion Artillery, N
G. c., to witness the guard mount Of
that regiment this morning
There was an exciting election in
Company A, Fifth Infantry, for second
lieutenant. The candidates were Lieu
tenant Poulterer, term expired, and
Corporal Peter Windlan and the latter
was elected by a vote of "a to 20. The
new officer is bookkeeper in a large
commercial house in this city and for
five years has been a member Of the
company.
Captain Bush and Lieutenant Gum
of Company H, Fifth Infantry, having
at expiration of term refused to be
candidates for reelection, Gilbert A.
Wright was elected captain and George
c. Gardner first lieutenant.
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Grand President Coming.

Simon Wolf of Washington, D. c..
grand president of the Constitution
Grand Lodge of the Independent Or
der of B'nai Birth, will pay the lodges
of this city a visit. arriving here next
Thursday. He will later visit Port
land. Ore, in the interest of the or
ganization. While in this city he will,
OH October 81, deliver the Sabbath eve
address during service in the Temple
EMANUEL; the following night he will
be the guest Of honor at a banquet to
be served in one of the leading hotels
and on the Monday following a public
reception will be given him in Lyric
Hall.
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GEORGE III. Thomas Circle.

The members of George H. Thomas
Circle, Ladies of the Grand Army, will
held whist tournament in Elks' Hall
next Saturday night TO aid their fund
for the relief of old soldiers of the
civil war and widows and orphans of
war veterans. Those who have a
kindly feeling for the men who pre-
served the union and their dependents
will have an opportunity to pass a
pleasant evening and at the same time
assist a worthy cause.
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Teachers Hold Meeting

The Manual Training and Drawing
Teachers Association held an enthusl-
astic meeting at the United Arts and
Crafts building yesterday. Drawings
chusetts were exhibited. DIR. David s..
Sheldon of Stanford University deliv-
cred an interesting address. At the
noon hour the meeting was temporari-
ly adjourned and a basket lunch was
enjoyed.
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and Arthur Leon Healey to be second
lieutenant of the same company. vice
Hill, promoted. A certificate of re-
election has been issued to John Alex
ander Devlin, Company c, same regi-
ment.
First Lieutenant c. F. Knerr, Battery
B, First Battalion Artillery, has been
relieved from further duty as acting
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battalion adjutant and in relieving the
officer the commanding officer express
ed his appreciation of the able manner
in which he discharged the duty as
signed to him.
Non-commissioned officers schools
will be held at the battalion armory
October 90 November 10 and Decem-
Der l.
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TARGET PRACTICE.

The target practice season has been
extended to December 81. Such prac-
tice will be taken up by those organiza-
tons that have approved ranges. While
those organizations that can will i'm
mediately proceed to carry out the
provisions of the orders relative to tar
get practice, those that are unable to
complete the entire course as pre-
scribed on account of lack of proper
range facilities will complete such por-
ton as may be possible. Those or
CARNATIONS that are unable to secure
any ranges whatever are to report that
fact to the adjutant general In view
of this, many of the organizations will
not make a record for 1904 A peculiar
feature, say those who are up on tar
get practice, is that the order makes
no mention of section c of the firing
regulations under which the guard
shoots, but mentions two other sec
tons for guidance under which the
guard does not shoot.
Charles Evander Hill has been com
missioned captain of Company B, Sixth
Infantry, vice Newell, term expired,
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Did your son play on any of the col
lege athletic teams?''
No, but he graduated with honors. %
We'll, of course. that's something"
Cleveland Plain Dealer. 49,.
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noticed. however, that they make stairs
sleeper than they used to, but that. OF
course, is another matter-Bostor
Transcript.
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YOung-Come, now, own up; don't
you find il a little harder TO get around
than you DID five or ten years ago?
Elder-Not q bit, 1 assure you l. have
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SCRUTINIZE OFFICERS.

The attention of all examining boards
of the National Guard and of the Naval
Militia is called to the necessity of
closer scrutiny of officers elected or ap-
. pointed and whose qualifications should
, be determined before they are recon-
mended for commission.
Careful inquiry will be made as to the
private life and occupation of each
candidate appearing for examination
In order to ascertain if his position in
private life will warrant his acceptance
of a commission in the National Guard
or Naval Militia and the proper per-
Torrance Of the duties incident thereto.
Particular inquiry must be made as to
the occupation in which the candidate
is engaged, which must be correctly
stated in the report of the board. 1t is
a common occurrence for an officer
after accepting a commission to offer
as an excuse. for an utter failure prop
erly to perform the duties devolving
upon him the nature or demands of his
business. In the case of a busy man ac-
cepting a commission something of
hardship and self-sacrifice is neces-
sarily entailed in the right perform
ance of his duties, and unless he feels
that he can give the time and atten-
ton that those duties demand he should
not accept the commission. The opin-
ion of the board as to the physical.
moral and professional qualifications of
candidates must also be stated. More
attention must also be given to the
qualifications of candidates in seden-
tary duties, it being apparent that
many officers are woefully lacking in
their knowledge Of this very important
part of an officers education. Atten-
ton is further directed to the import
ance of making examinations more
thorough and rigid. In some instances
il would seem as if the meetings of ex-
aiming boards had been merely for
NAL and the conducting of the exam
ination perfunctory. Whenever for any
cause the board finds a candidate dis
, qualified for a commission full state
ment of the case must be made. A full
( compliance with the above directions
will be insisted on.