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''eROOr and Indignant. -

Mistakes which occur in dictated let
tiers are SO numerous they cease TO be
funny in many cases. The spoken word
and the written word are frequently so
unlike that only skillfm guessing enables
the reader 10 understand what the man
who dictated the Letter had in mind.
Alvey a. Adee. Assistant Secretary Of
State, received dictated letter a few
weeks ago from a man whom he knows
but slightly. which began: My Dear
Mr.. A. D." Mr.. Adee's name is pro-
nounced exactly as II it were the Two
letters written by the stenographer. who
doubtless thought her employer was
writing Familiarity TO a FRIEND whom he
was accustomed To address by his mi
tiaIs.
A member Of Congress who is inter
ested in getting q bill passed for the
relief OF a war widow. received the fol-
lowing dictated letter concerning the
woman from Il constituent yesterday:
Dear Mr.. A.: I am glad you are
coming 10 the relief OF Mrs. k. She
is worthy woman and is so poor and
Indignant"
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of their beds. should a light be sud
denly required2 Why do they con
sumo the air of their rooms, which Is
all needed, and in any city room bad
" needed, for the use of the occu-
pant, by burning a lamp or a candle
all night? Think of the atmosphere
of that room in the morning. And
then these people viii take to pills or
tonics. or some substitute for coffee,
because they feel so depressed and
unpleasant at breakfast time.
No child should ever be brought up
to sleep with a light in the room, The
habit Is too hard to break up in after
life. Certainly no grown person
should continue such a habit Ii Is
senseless as well as unwholesome.
Moreover, the reports Of these ace;-
dents indicate that the gas was left
burning in a tightly closed room,
without any ventilation. Shades of
our Indian predecessors! And we
call ourselves civilized
The fact is that the horror of night
air, which some old-fashioned people
have, even at this day, has left its i'm
press on the feelings of the American
public about ventilation; and some Of
our immigrant citizens come from
countries IN which there Is no word
in the language for either ventilation
or hygiene But the sooner every
man, woman, and child IN this coun-
try learns that burning a kerosene
lamp or a gas jet all night IN an I'M
ventilated room is unhealthy and m
wholesome and disgusting, the cleaner
population we shall have physically
and morally
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6Nefchant marines. ~

Two well-dressed women entered a Con-
necticut Avenue car this morning, in the
fashionable + Street shopping district
one was carrying a morning paper. and
the other had a number OF bundles
The woman with the paper began read
ing it in AN Indifferent sort OF way. and
occasionally made remark TO her
friend about the news
Secretary Shaw favors merchant ma
rines.' she SAID in an uncertain tone.
You know. ] never exactly understood
what mercant marines were. Senator
Frye used to talk about them some
times"
why they are just like other ma
rines. aren't they?" the woman with
the bundles asked. Il always suppos-
cd they wore some different kind OF
braid Fl something OF that sort"
Well DO you know the difference
between horse marines and TIL ma
rines down at the barracks the kind
the Marine Band belongs to-" the wo-
man who was reading asked
oh. dear no. 1 never saw a horse
marine. except Captain links in Ethel
Rarrymore's play Of that name. ! sup
pose hc must nave been a horse marine
oHcer. lie was in the song, anyway"
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DAWN IN THE EAST.

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Thornton watched his men anxiously.
Ever since they had pitched camp In the
canyon that morning the open discOn-
tent Of the past few days had settled
into a surly. determined calm. an indif-
ferent obedience 10 his orders which
soreiy puzzled him until he became
aware OF its cause.
Now, in the full knowledge Of the
emergency he had 10 face, the young Of
ficer glanced from man to man, as they
gathered in groups among the rocks in
the canyon, vainly striving 20 read on
the grim faces something TO quell his
fears.
Leaning against huge bowlder. sur
rounded by the most daring. dangerous
men Of his troop, stood Len Wharton.
his hitherto trusted and devoted order
~ With the point OF his bowie the
trooper was slowly tracing a ragged
line upon the weatherbeaten rock. Here
and there he paused to cut a rude cross
beside the line.
The trail TO the south muttered
Thornton. Wharton knows every inch
OF ground from the Arivaca's to the
Mexican line. These crosses mean wa
ter. Ten men can hold the tanks
against a regiment. and make pursuit
impossible The posse viii either have
TO turn back or die of thirst. Then Mex
ico and safety And I?''
Thornton smiled grizzly. He could
even now see himself, a bullet through
hts heart lying in the desolate. rock
bound canyon, the carriou buzzar0s
wheeling above him soon 10 sink their
vandal beaks into his lifeless flesh,
while is troop. his pride-for their dar>
ing work had brought him official COM
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Ian1ison s Youth.

m so young, Mr.. Secretary that 1
hope you win not be too hard on me. =.
rms was the plea Of T. y. Jamison.
OF Chicago, the new naval officer Of the
port the man who IS known through
out the country as Doc" Jemison. and
VINO Is credited with being the brains OF
the Lortmer organization Of Chicago.
It happened this way. The new naval
officer was born on February o. He
was also sworn into Office on this date
When the OATH was administered re-
Gently he reminded the Treasury officials
that 1t was his thirteenth birthday. and
turning to Assistant Secretary Arm
strong. told him that on account Of his
youthfulness he hoped he would let him
down easy, and thought he ought to do
so.
II is not understood, however, that the
initiation was made less difficult than
usual.
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SPRING PUTS NEW LIFE
INTO ANIMALS AT zoo
Wounded Cray Wolf Died From Effects
of Cold Weather.

Springs approach has put new life
into the animals at the Zoo. The severe
winter has been as trying to the ami
mails as it has TO human beings, but the
animals have stood IL remarkably we'll
Only one casualty Of any consequence is
reported on the records and this is the
death Of an old gray wolf which would
never have persisted but for a bullet
WounG.
The wolf was famous one. About
eighteen months ago he escaped from
the park and created terror in the eN-
elusive residential section of Cleveland
Park. The wolf bit SIEVE raj persons bur
the coachmau OF Senator NewlaDds had
"a shotgun handy and put a quictus 20
his Wolfships prOWiings.
The Zoo authorities hoped thai the
animal would recover, and took him in
again. During the cold weather the
animal sickoned and died. The carcass
was turned over TO the scientists at the
Agricultural Department
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Z tell you no man can't be a Iega-
ton"
You're crazy of course a man can
be a legation. Cheeky Bey IS the Turk
ish legation
You ought to be over in st. Eliza
6eth's. If Cheeky Bey had as many
wives as the Sultan. him and them all
wouldn't make a legation 1 tell you
q legation is a building where the min
lister lives"
A third cabman stepped between the
Two drivers who had entered into this
animated discussion at the Pennsylvania
station, and who threatened to come to
blows.
You're both crazy said cabman No.
d. The house and the building both
make the legation. And It amt a right
good legation unless it has a stable
thrown in and a coachman and chat
ieur and half-dozen automobiles and
other bad smelling things"
And It's got TO have a ballroom and
hons out in front" a newsboy inter-
posed.
Get out you Britisher.'' exclaimed
cabby the third; 1.-The beef-eatinP Eng
lsh have got an embassy. That's diff
Ierent, cause it's got ballroom and
place with 'Chancery' over the door.
legations don't have that"
should say they don't" cabnan
the hrst exclaimed with threatening
gesture. Just you look at Daniel Web
ster and find out what ne says about it"
A policeman disbanded the crowd
winch had gathered and ended the dis
cussion at this point.
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AsphyXiatlon Accidents.
Death Caused BY Leaving Gas Turned
On at Night

New York newspapers are warn
ing people against leaving gas turned
low at night. since the pressure Of gas
in that city IS So unequal that at any
time a jet may flicker ont. and wher
the flow Of gas begins again. asphyxi-
alton IS the result
If there are persons foolish enough
to sleep al night with q gas jet burn
Ing in the reom. perhaps it IS a good
thing to scare them into discontinue
ing the practice That such is the
habit Of some persons, who apparent
~ are sure enough Of their health to
disregard all rules Of hygiene. some
Of the accidents from gas Jets LETT
turned on prove clearly enough.
What Is the idea Of these individu-
als2 Are they. being grown, afraid
of the dark? Are they incapable of
finding a match IN a safe at the head
The Washington times., 1904-03-08
THE EVENING STORY
THE LETTER FROM THE SOUTH
By j. w. CHURCH.

Thornton lit a candle and opened tbs
DAINTY, tinted envelope now rumpled
and grimed by its rough trip across tho
frontier. As he read. his heart sWelled
with his thoughts OF the loved ones in
me old home from whence the lines
were penned. And the futurey With 3
shudder he realized that ne had no fu-
ture. A few hours at the most would
compass il. What would they say when
they read of IL? His men. too He bit
his lips as ne thought OF the disgrace.
: thought useless, perhaps but WORTH
the trial lie knew th2t his men, de-
void of conscience as they were, stin
possesses heart, could it but be reached.
Turning to where the men sat, slinou-
cited against the flames OF the fires, his
voice a bit husky from emotion, hs
said.
Boys. I'm the oniy lucky one tom g;it-
IL you wish, III share my letter VITA
YOU. It's from the States.
There was "a long moments silence
broken by one of the men.
Lets have it. cap'n." he said. The
others nodded their approval
IT'S from my sister, Thornton said
simply and read.
Dear Boy: AS usual have dons
some complicated mathematical work
to compute what time o day It is n
your Western country. Here the sun
has been down an hour or two and the
evening Is purpls and peaceful and
misty outside Marion. as you viii
doubtless take satisfaction IN hearing.
is pacing up and down the piazza with
a sprig Of lilac IN her hand and her
head back tilted to watch the new
moon. She could have told me to the
The Washington times., 1904-03-08
Enqland's Attitude.
Japan Not Urged by Great Britain to
War With Russia.

Information comes from London to
the effect that contrary to the popular
impression, England did not urge
Japan to make war on Russia, but
did all that she could to dissuade her
from such a course. 1t really seems
almost superhuman,'th way in which
news calculated to win Japan favor
has been given out at exactly the
times and places IN which it would do
the most good
To be sure, most people who take
pains to observe current events intel
ligently and consider them carefully
viii have perceived that such a war
was not to the interest of England ex-
eept in the most indirect way, and
that the possible dangers which It en-
tailed 10 her extensive possessions bal
anced any possible good II might do
her. 1t IS certainly not to the inter
ests of England to have a general
conflict of powers IN and about
China while she holds so precariOusly
the immense territory of India, two
thirds as large as the United States,
and inhabited by about four times a.
many people In fact, it Is not to
the interest Of England to be drawn
into war anywhere until her war Of
fee shall have been reorganized and
her army set in order on a more solid
basis. After the strenuous time she
had settling the Boer which
may not be quite settled yet-she will
have quite enough to do for the pres
ent, in finding remedies for the blum
ders OF administration and equipment
which that lamentable struggle re-
lvealed
1t Is true, of course, that anything
which hampers Russia's power Is IN
directly good for England, especially
anything which prevents Russia from
securing a desirable seaport. But
Russia might have kept Vladivostos,
and Port Arthur until the crack OF
doom, or Mr. Kipling's Amageddon,
without troubling England. Recent
experiences have shown that the ST.
berian Railway is not so satisfactory
/ a means of transit as 10 cause a sud
den inundation Of immigrants on the
shores of the Yellow Sea, and that
the Chinese IN bIanchuria are not so
IN love with Russia as to be alto
I gether pleasant neighbors IN case Of
trouble There was nothing in the
Far Eastern situation which need
cause England unusual anxiety.
The fact is, queer as II may seem,
Japan is playing her own hand for
her own stake. We have become too
accustomed TO think Of the brown and
black and yellow races as submissive,
recaleitrant. on docile interiors, that
1t may be difficult to believe that any
Of them can do anything on their own
motion, without the backing and di-
reetion Of d superior power. But thus
Tar Japan seems to be quite equal %
the demands Of the situation, and If
she has taken lessons in the past in
the making and management of war
ships, she IS taking none at present,
NOR does she appear to be in need of
| ilstructinn I'm dinlnnacr
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which white people complain. IN this
city, Prof. Miller says, the proportion
of women to men Is 126 to 100. The
women find work more readily than
the men, because of their usefulness
IN domestic service, and the fact that
white servants are rare. The men
find no occupations except the lowest,
unless educated so far as to enter the
professions The vast number of in
dustrial occupations and most forms
Of mercantile life, which are open to
white boys. are practically closed to
the negro youth. The result is that
the unprincipled and lazy drift easily
into gambling, loafng, and living on
their wives Most housekeepers have
at one time or another encountered
the cook with the large, able-bodied
husband, who apparently had no OBJ
ject in life save to eat her cooking
and draw her wages, but few have
ever rejected on the possible reason
Of his prominence. Negro laborers
who work steadily support their own
wives and children; the women who
enter service are apt to be those with
worthless husbands and a brood Of
children. The result of such a condi-
ton Of things IS easy to predict.
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DON'T USE BROAD "A
IN THE WRONG PLACE

"Shams Of Society was the theme of
a lecture delivered at the First Pres
bytcrian Church last night by the Rev.
DR. Forrest +. Dagger. of Philadelphia
The proper use OF language occupied
a good deal Of the lecturers attention.
ana he e1hortcd his hearers TO use good
English The use of broad novels was
touched upon, and those present were
cautioned against the use of the broad
"a" in improper places.
OF those who throw stones into other
peoples yards. he spoke IN forcible
terms
The Washington times., 1904-03-08
The Case of Smith.
Revelations Of M0rmonism Elected by
Z Senate Committee.

The eys Lf:natio- and cross exami-
nation Of Jo-eph Smith. president of
the Mormon Caurch, have caused
some rather startling revelations of
the present conditions IN that body.
has been proved ,hat Smith and
So ea,7tT- elder nave continued to
p,3eE{ee at 1asy people viii cali
poiygamy. :hoagli they claim it As
not, since the manifesto, and that, so
far as anybody can see, they viii con
time so 10 do as long as they live.
The thing when puzzles the thought
ful reader, however, Is the connection
which all this may have with the
Smoot case, and what the Senate can
do about It anyway.
If Smoot were a polygamist, he
might be expelled, as Roberts was ex-
PEELED; but lie Is not one, and nobody
even asserts that be IS. As the ease
stands now It Sesrns to be a question
of turning a man out of the Senate
ON account Of his religion, which Il
contrary TO the principles on which
our government Is based. If the right
of man TO hold a seat IN the Sen
ale Is to be determined not by his
acts, but by his thoughts, or if the
Senate can expel at viii any man
when It does not consider fit to be d
Senator, there viii be several other
heads in danger besides that of Mr..
Smoot.
The plain truth Is that poIygamy,
considered as an institution, Is mor;-
bund. 1t could not fail to lose lis
hold on the people Of Utah so soon
as modern civilization began to en-
compass the Salt Lake communities.
In individual cases 1t undoubtedly
exists, and so far as It exists, is an
offense against good taste, coed
morals, and against society at large.
The good people who are urging this
investigation are right in their feeling
that a religion which commands or
sanctions so gross an offense against
civilized sentiment as compulsory
polygamy IS a disgrace to our land
but they make a mistake in supposine
that the Senate can DO away with il
by the simple act of forbidding It.
The real enemy of polygamy is not
the law Of the land, but the custom Of
the land, and this will Kill It far more
surely than amy manifesto.
Imagine a boy or girl growing up
in Mormondon and going away to
school, OF college, or to work in some
Gentle city. Imagine the position of
such an unfortunate young person
when obliged Ia undergo the half
yelled suspicion and sights which
would inevitably be encountered. II
is easy TO see that the younger gener-
alton in Utah viii not be polygamists,
and that large percentage Of them
viii not be Momons. There are
thousands Of people now alive who
car remember the beginnings Of the
Utah community In so short a time
Aormonism las changed many Of lis
original features. SO primitive an
institution could only have been sac
cessful among an agricultural people
Of limited intelligence. With the IN
pouring Of Gennles it has constantly
suffered IN prestige and power The
strenuous efforts made by the leaders
Of the church to keep ont the new
cotaers show that they were aware of
this danger They were shrcwd. and
hoped at least TO keep the deluge back
until after their time. And that Is all
the Leaders Of today can hope to do.
AsphgXiatiOn Accidents.
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A Light on Social Problems.
Kelly Miller Explains the Reasons for
Some Kinds Of Depravity

Kelly Miller. Of Howard Univer-
sity, one of the most thoughtful Of
negro leaders. recently gave an adj
dress in which he suggested an ex-
PLANTATION for some phenomena which
have long puzzled residents Of Wash
mgton. He said that the migration
If cclored people to The cities was re
sponsi6le for many Of the evils Of
The Washington times., 1904-03-08
RUIZ OVER BY WAGON.

Failing from "a wagon on which he was
riding ut Thirteenth Street ard Mary
land Avenue southwest Cornelius Cain
seventeen years old. of 80 II Street
southwest and employed by the Phila-
delDhia Baltimore and Washington
Railroad. was run over by the rear
wheel Of the wagon and severely injured
The wheel passed over his chest. The
boys injuries are not serious.
The Washington times., 1904-03-08
ACCOUNTS OF MASSACHUSETTS.

The Comptroller of the Treasury has
settled the account of Massachusetts
for expenses incurred in aid of the Gov
eminent in the civil war. The total
found due is $I,6ll. 40.
The Washington times., 1904-03-08

Young Mr.. Rockefeller advises his
class to take care of the small oppor-
tunities and let the large ones go by.
Mr.. Rockefeller is a thoughtful son.
The Washington times., 1904-03-08

The Russian general: Il have not yet
begun to fight"
The Washington times., 1904-03-08

y London D-per says that the house
OF commons j. better dressed than our
House o. Representatives. Our House
is like a turkey. and has the good dress
ire inside
The Washington times., 1904-03-08

Russia may not be progressive. but
she made a great success some years
ago in hunting the Pole
The Washington times., 1904-03-08

The reasons for the prevalence Of
pneumonia are discussed by learned
men in New York. One Of them certain
y is the prevalence of buildings put up
stability, 50 that they let in the air
when they should not.
The Washington times., 1904-03-08

other cities less fortunate than this
have to pay for their real estate. but
every citizen Il Washington gets his free
IA his bathtub
The Washington times., 1904-03-08

Those interested in cats VIII now have
az opportunity TO discuss the question
whether creased paws win keep one
from feeling homesick. Address the
The Washington times., 1904-03-08

Mr.. Roosevelt says that the mission CT
the Republican party is the higher life.
Ii is not so long since the higher life
IN the Republican party was a matter
Of omission unless accompanied by 4
commission
The Washington times., 1904-03-08

Miss Kathleen Clayton, the youngest
daughter OF Powell Clayton. OF Arkan-
sas. the United States ambassador to
Mexico. whose engagement to Grant
Duff. charge d'affaires Of the British
legation at Mexico, was recently an
nouneed, is expected at the Belgian lega-
ton today to visit her sister, Baroness
MOncheur- Miss Clayton Is well known
and very popular in Washington, where
she spent several months Of last season.
\ musical and literary entertainment
for the benefit Of the Florence Crftten-
ton Home. viii take place this evening
AZ the National Rifles ArmOry. Prof
Charles +. Huber. who il a post grad
Uatc Of the Beethoven Conservatory OF
Music, Of St Louis. IS in charge OF thu
entertainment. Mr. Huber's orchestra Cf
ten pieces VIII assist and he will con-
u.bute three plano solos. '-BubbIing
Book by Sidney Smith: Golden
Youth" and Strelezki's Valse Caprice
Others on the program are Mrs. d. DIN
Leech. vocalist; Miss Jessie Boomer
violinist; j. Walter Humphrey. bass; ;
William d. Mcfarland. tenor; George II
.C'COnnOr, comic songs, and Mrs. WIZ
lam Trouty, recitauons.
5 fashionable event of the afternoon
VII take place at the Lafayette The
ater VIXEN Dr. D. J. Stafford win give
mis- new Shalsespearean lecture. Richard
III" in aid OF the poor churches"
Count Hoyos, Of the Austrian embassy,
sailed today for cruise in the West
Indies
Mrs. Dorsey Mcpherson and Mrs.
today. bat VIII assist MIS-. Schooley in
receiving at her home, 1305 Columbia
Read.
Senator and Mrs. Quay. who have
been in Florida for several weeks, have
returned 10 the city.
Mrs West and Miss Manan West.
wife and daughter OF Commissioner
West, have returned from a pleasant
visit TO Elizabeth, y. j.
Miss Wright, daughter of Judge
Wright. accompanied By her guest,
Miss Laura Benjamin. has gore TO the
Virginia Hot Springs Atlanta. Ca. Lit
tie Rock, Ark. and Montgomery, Ala.
for "A series OF visits. They expect 20
return to the city the first Of May.
Miss Roosevelt. who has been spend
mS the past few weeks win her grand
mother, Mrs. George @. Lee. of Boston,
f. expected in Washington shortly for
a brief stay, as she - planning Il visit
Of several weeks at Aiken, ,. G..
\ meeting win be held at the British
embassy on Friday afternoon at O'Clock
iu the interest of Industrial training for
hindu WIDOWS. Miss Mckinney. OF In
dis who is representing the Hon Emily
KiunGTd, of England, viii speak.
The Seameu Gunuers' Class viii give
their class dance at the navy yard tins
evening.
The Washington times., 1904-03-08

Some sympathetic person asks why
Noah Raby was allowed TO die at the
age Of I32 in the poorhouse. when he
fought in the Revolution. Probably if
he had lived ca the fat of tho land he
would have die At about sixty-seven.
like other people
The Washington times., 1904-03-08

If architecture is frozen music. what
kind of music is scamped architecture
when it melts IN big apartment hotel
fire?
The Washington times., 1904-03-08

The Russian feet undoubtedly was in
New York harbor at the time of the war
and in view of recent happenings 1t
seems a merclful thing that nobody
called the bluff
The Washington times., 1904-03-08

Authorities on mythology are now ask
cd 70 inform the public whether the
Coddess of war has shell-like ears.