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The Washington times., 1904-12-18

be careful i'm his travel by freight and
avoid the police. He was advised to
stay I'm Savannah when he got there,
as he would. probably receive better
treatment In Georgia than he could eH-
peet 10 receive IN Northern State.
The proprietor gave his name as J. r
Alder Of Virginia His native State
had been surmised by the reporter from
his soft accent as we'll as his courteous
hospitality. He said tnat he had never
turned down "A man In hard luck, and
IL was quite easy 10 believe him.
Disguise Was Effective.
Cheered by the breakfast and kind
ness another start was made to secure
work in the business section. There
were several places where gangs Of
men were employed, but at each of
these some idlers were hanging around
waiting for a chance Of employment.
and as some Of them admitted that
they had been there several days with
out success the hobo did not tarry.
For the satisfaction OF his own curl
Osity in regard 20 the thoroughness Of
the disguise afforded by his ragged
clothing and dirty. unsaaven face. he
entered q store on Seventh Street and
appealed for work to the man in charge
with whom he had often dealt
Heretofore he had been recognized by
name by this very man. The recog-
milton was lacking on this occasion. a
conversation. principally illed with a
hard-luck story. did not call forth the
faintest indication Of recognition, and
the appeal for help was refused.
Evidently the disguise was effective
and in this belief the hobo ventured
boldly into familiar haunts
While loahng along + Street the re-
porter met a young woman Of his ae-
qualntance face to face. Here was an
opportunity TO ascertain how much his
appearance was changed By his outfit
and. accordingly. he tackled across the
sidewalk and slouched past. eyeing the
! young lady. She took one glance at
the wreck before her. and. dropping her
eyes. hurried past with look of an
noyanee at his boldness
Fooled Fellow Scribe.
( The next place visited was Police
Headquarters. Some of the detectives
glanced sharply at their visitor as if in
wonder at his sublime nerve i'm hanging
around the abode Of the majesty of ne
\ law But they made no comment. In
THE press room there was a reporter for
local paper working busily at a type
writer. Here was a chance TO put q
Thorough test on the makeup. and at
( the same time try the effect OF Il hard
/ luck story. SO waiting until the scribe
/ Had finished his story and dispatched
liz by messenger to catch the last edi-
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"wen I've got TO have something 70
eat"
Such obstnaey seemed 20 worry the
cop He would glance up the street as
II seeking inspiration. and then take
another look al the hobo. as il 10 fath0m
his game. He finally mentioned the fact
that a meal could be had al the Munich
pol Lodging House. He added that the
hobo wOulG have 10 take a bath If he
Went there ard his manner seemed h
indicate that the bath would prove as
distastefm as "a meal would be accept
able. HIS proposition was rejected with
scorn. The conversation was closed with
wIning from the representative of
the law against begging. lie announced
that there were plenty Of telephones III
Washington, and that II the hobo start
ed or a door-to-dOor canvass he would
soon be pulled.
A half square up the street the re-
porter saw a friend standing IN door
way reading a paper. lie went up Is
him and. with hat pushed back 10 show
his face called the man by name. telling
him not 10 show in lis manner that he
recognized him. Then swiftly explain
ing the scheme and its object. a panto-
mine was acted, with a finale IN which
the friend reached into his pocket and
produced a quarter. The hobo slipped
this into his own pocket. and. thank
ing the friend. strolled down TO the
next corner. He stood there kicking his
heels against the curb until the cop
had strolled past, but whether he saw
the act gotten up for his benefit, or
overlooked the bet. there was no indica-
tion in his manner. and he strOde down
the street swinging his club gracefully.
Back to Civilization.
1t was dark before the center OF the
city was reached. A half-dozen more
attempts were made TO secure work that
would result in the price or a nights
lodging. but the attempts were futile.
IL IS quite possible that considerable
sum OF money. relatively speaking. could
have been earned by shoveling snow. but
this aid not seem Ike a fair test. The
snowfall was something that could not
be counted on in the average day IN
hobo land
Ii was more than pleasant TO get back
to a comfortable home and a warm
bath. Tramp life may be picturesque
in summer time. but when the days are
cold the picture loses its color. and
steady work seems more OF a desidera-
tum than steady loafing. The net results
of a hard days search for work were
three meals and 5 cents. and one Of the
meals was begged. There is at present
a reporter on The Times who can be
easily worked by the most apparent
panhandler that ever told a hard luck
story.
The Washington times., 1904-12-18
The 6Noments of oAtl1ioas Suspense
Which Precede a Great Battle at Sea

plode the torpedo in its tube. They ae-
cept the risk. these duiet-loOking men.
and long for close range later on Then
they viii show the gmnery branch whas
a Whitehead can do.
The captain and the gunnery lieuten-
ant are in the coming IOWer-a eramped
little structure bristling with voice
tubes. It contains a small steering
wheel and is in communication with
both batteries. the several groups Of
guns and with the engine-rooms- Re-
ports are constantly being made through
these numerous voice tubes: Thus: "All
water-tight doors are closed, sir Bar
bettes ready for action" Steam ready
for eighteen knots. sir" and so forth.
The~chief quartermaster, a bearded vet
eran. sprucely dressed. grasps the spokes
of the steering wheel and keeps an at
tentive eve upon the captain. Not
man can now be seen upon the upper
deck but in the thinly protected top on
the foremast a few hands and a MILDLY
are clustered around a three FOUNDER
gun.
Period of Anxious Suspense.
Ali is now ready. The fleet in
creases speed and the cruisers closing in.
cne after another. take station 10 the
rear. So we wait-a period Of anxious
suspense, since scarcely a dozen men
of the 700 can see the approaching
enemy. At last the twelve-pOunder,
which is our best range-hnder. rings out
with sharp report. We know that the
hour has come The captain gives an
order through the tubes 10 each OF the
barbettes. Leading ship Of the enemy
on the port bow. range 4,0l0 yards.
'AIl ready, sir" comes the reply
moment later the two pairs OF heavy
guns are simultaneously fired. The ship
guivers under the shock of the dis
charge. The battle has begun. The
200 men think swiftly of home. Of
mothers. wives. sweethearts, Of little
children. A shell from the enemy
crashes through "a lightly armored sec
tIon Of the hull bursts and knocks two
large boats into matchwood. Again
the ship Quivers and rushes on. Home
is now forgotten. The men turn their
minds 10 the bloody work in hand.
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tion OF his paper. the wanderer braced
him and unfolded "a tale OF wee He
represented himself to be 4 broken-down
newspaper man, and the appeal made
was for food and not money.
Tie sympathy of the local man was
aroused. and he conducted his disreput-
able guest to a little lunch room. where
he supplied him with oysters and coffee.
Fortunately. It was dark in the corner
where seats had been taken and a re-
moval of fhe battered felt hat did nos
betray the identity OF the hobo. Before
parting the host furnished the tramp
with some good advice and equally good
tobacco.
: 1t seemed a Hitting close Of the day 70
get arrested in pretended attempt 70
leave town By freight Accordingly the
cents earned in the morning was
invested in transportation By street car
TO the tracks near Benning. There was
4 policeman patrOling the vicinity Of the
depot ana every. effort vas made 10 at
tract his attention and arouse his sus-
picion. His back seemed 10 be
turned every time the hObOshrd
turned every time the hobo ''swarmed''
q slow-moving freight and no
amount Of loafing around the
emDues seemed 10 bother him. At
last the effort was given up in despair.
Il had been the confident expectation
of the reporter that ne would DE given
q free ride in the patrol wagon OF the
Ninth precinct and the long stroll city
ward was an uuanticipated feature of
the afternoons s experience
Immune From Arrest.
The failure to fall into the grasp OF
the law was a bitter disappointment, so
when the outskirts OF the city was
reached a second attempt was made.
There was a very big, businesslike ap-
pearing officer strolling along with eYerg
indication of dignity. He did not seem
man who would submit TO trifiing or
accept impertinence. With both hands
stuck in pockets and assuming a surly
manner the hobo slOuched up 10 the cop
and tackled him.
Say, can you tell me where I can
get something to eat?" was asked.
The officer looked at his quesIiOner
sharply Finally he mentioned the fact
that there was a restaurant further
down the street
THAT isn't going 10 help me any," was
the sulky comment. Il haven't got
any money
Where do you live?"
Down South"
How did you get to Washington
Freight"
well. what are you going TO do here?
Don't you know that this is bad town
for you 10 monkey in. You viii be pull
ed before you know it,
The Washington times., 1904-12-18
By LIEUT.. CHARLES GLEIG.

FLEET of six gray battleships is
N steeming rapidly in calm sea.
~ Far ahead OF the feet can be
distinguished the hulls and slen-
der masts OF several cruisers. These are
the scouts. the eyes Of the feet. upon
which the admiral relies for news Of the
enemy's movements. other cruisers,
out of sight OF the battle fleet, are
securing the seas upon some prear-
ranged plan. Let us, however, confne
our attention TO the battle heet. The
six great armorclads are all Of one
type, forming a homogeneous squadron.
Each is Of 150O0 tons displacement. of
equal speed and carries similar guns.
To the eyes OF the landsmen they are
like Hs half a dozen dried peas and
their similarity is accentuated by the
gray paint that covers them from truck
TO water line. They are formed in
TWO divisions. not as yet I'm order of
battle. The two leading ships each flies
an admiraTs nag, The divisions are six
cables apart q zoo yards), but the space
between each unit Is but 900 yards. and
this interval. you Will notice, is main
tanned with an accuracy won by con-
stant practice Little smoke issues from
the tail, gray tunnels. In the smooth
sea the heavy ships have no perceptible
motion. though YOU can see they are
making progress by the white foam at
the bows and by the broad ribbon of
foam churned up by the twin screws
of each vessel.
Sighting the Enemy.
Presently "a red and white answer
ing" pennant streams from the mast
head Of the flagship. One of the scouts
is signaling She begins 10 close with
the squadron. one percelves that other
and more distant cruisers are also
steaming back 10 the fleet. We guess
the reason long before our keen-eyed
signalman can distinguish the message.
The enemy has been sighted some TWEEN
ty miles to the eastward. Such is the
welcome news At once the flagship
runs up the signal: Prepare for ac-
ton: form the order of battle For In
these days of fast steaming twenty
miles interval affords but comfortable
breathing space unless the enemy de-
cides 10 run away. If he is hearing
down upon us We may be within range
of hin in a quarter Of an hour, Such.
Il seems. is hls design. so our ships
must form at once into single line
Let us uotc what preparations are
being made for the coming battle. The
game has been rehearscd often enough
so often, indeed. that We can hardly
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realize that this is at last the real thing.
the grim reality. Take any ship at ran
dom. The same preparations are being
made in all. Seven hundred men are
going about their ordinary business
Suddenly a bugIe blares out the familiar
call TO general quarters" and ere the
harsh notes have died away every man
begins TO run 70 his appointed station.
Some make toward the great barbettes,
where tne l2-inch guns are snugly shell
tered. some for the aTmOred casemates
isolati1.g the 6-inch weapons; others run
20 the light. quick-fiTers, mounted upon
the superstructuTe. Others, again, and
these mostly non-combatants Of any
such can be in a ship OF war;, hurry
below To the shellTooms and magazines.
Placing the Big Shells.
The great shells for the -barbette
guns are being placed on the hydraulic
lifts. \ lever Is pressed and up they
go. Another moment they have reached
the breech OF the gun. a gunner closes
The heavy mechanism OF the breech with
one hand run out" orders the
ofiicer of the turret. Another lever does
the business. The enormous weapons
glide smoothly outward. their long necks
projecting overheard as the barDette is
trained 4 dozen men and one officer
complete the crew OF this pair of heavy
guns. The officer stands upon a little
iron platform. peering above the turret
with a voice tube at his ear The cap
tain of the turreL is peering through
the telescope sights.
Glance into one Of these Isolated case
mates The thick. armored door is
shut now inciosing the six-inch gun
and its crew in box Of steel. The gun
has been cast loose. trained on the
beam. and loaded within four minutes az
the bugle cali. Reserves of shot and
shell are being whipped up into the
casemate through "A round aperture
leading 10 the shell room below. IWenty
or thirty rounds soon accumulate, and
;he guns crew viii stake their lives
against the entry of "a shell through the
casemate Here, too, is an officer wait
ing directions through a voice tube. The
men have stripped t. their fianuels and
trousers. \ tub 0f lime juice stands in
corner
In the Bowels OF the Ship.
Down In the bowels o. the shin the
torpedo men are clustered around their
submerged tubes. With great care they
are adjusting the Whiteheads and their
movements are slower than these Of
the guuners. since the chance for snot
will not come early in the tighr. Yet
lucky shot from the enemy might cN-
The Washington times., 1904-12-18
WHY SHE WENT TO CHURCH.

The late William Douglas Parish once
congratulated au old lady on her brav-
cry in lighting her way 10 church
against % terrible tempest. but received
che discoucerdug reply: MY husband
gets so cross grained after meals ihal
4 have 20 get out Of his way. SO [ might
as well 60 10 church. -Westminster
GuLetLe.
The Washington times., 1904-12-18

lie seemed willing 10 have this duty
performed, bat had no shovel around or
any other implement that would answer
the purpose. This created hitch which
the Eroceryman seemed To regret as
much as the applicant. Finally he said
that there was some work that could
be done, but that before deciding on that
the question OF breakfast should be
taken up. This was objected 10 on the
ground that had not been earned, but
the man argued that il could be earned
afterwards as well as before and the
hungry reporter was glad to acquiesce
iu that decision.
BreaRfast at Last.
A glass of milk was produced and four
fresh buns. Armed with these the hobo
retired To a seat near a stove and got
down to business. Oliver Wendell
Holmes once SAID that sure way to
distinguish between youth and age is to
offer the subject bun ten minutes be-
fore the regular hour for "a meal. Age
viii refuse the dainty and youth will
deyour it The Autocrat Of the Break
fast Table Is correct In his hypothesis.
the tramp of d day is still quite youth
ful.
tThe more the donor of the buns OBJ
served the manner i'm which they were
being DESTROYED and reflected upon the
situation of their destroyer, the more
was his sympathy aroused. Finally ~
went back 20 the residence behind the
store on tour of investigation and re-
turned with the announcement that
there was some of the morning meal
left. including coffee. and invited the
reporter 10 go back TO the kichen Here
very attractive meal was set Forth
and "a steaming hot cup OF one Of the
beverages that soOthes was placed along
side OF it
AFTER breakfast the hospitable en-
ployer insisted upon putting up "a lunch
10 sustain the wanderer on a part of
his trip. Before work was commenced
the laborer was invited TO sit down and
rest after breakfast. The host asked
"a number of questions concerning the
trials and tribulations OF his guest. and
exhibited "a kindly interest aud sympa-
thy for his misfortunes. IA seemed
rather a shabby trick 10 continue the
deception and play upon his sympathy.
but the role had TO be carried out
Very Strenuous Labor.
AS peuance the reporter started i'm
to work with an energy that was rev
eIation 10 himself. The sleet and snow
was frozen and exceedingly difficult 10
remove. Al the end Of ten minutes but
little headWay had been made. and the
Iaborer's back felt like il was broken.
A large blister formed on one hand and
the slush thoroughly wet his feet Il
was task that would have been cheer
FULLY resigned for a valuable considera-
tiun. but the valuable consideration was
not in sight. Finally the proprietor Of
the store came out ana insisted that
the meal had been earned lt did not
require much urging to carry b,s point
Al parting the hobo was warned 10
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DiIigent efforts had proved that the
chance Of securing "a breakfast along
the business streets was very slim. Ac-
cordingly 1t was decided 10 try some of
the side streets. The first OF these was
II. One place that seemed favorable
was feed store displaying the firm
name of Wasman Bros. C35 Fl Street
The Office was occupied by "a young man
v hose manner and bearing suggested
good nature and sympathy.
First Clean of Hope.
The same old appeal FOR work was
made, with its accompanying story Of
hunger. and by this time the reporter
felt that he looked the part. or ought
10. II his face was al all expressive. The
feed man appeared sympathetic. but
said that he had no work to offer He
was urged to grant some little job that
would at least suffice To produce the
price o. one cup of coffee lie consid-
cred the matter for moment, and de
clared that there was nothing to be
done about the store. but added that if
the small sum Of . cents would do any
good he would be glad 10 give that
without work
NO objected the reporter. II have
gotten down pretty low, but not low
enough 10 bes. ] would be awfully glad
10 earn that money because I am faint
for cup Of coffee. but / won't take il
unless l can earn it,"
This was an unlocked for complication.
The Young man urged the offer of the
money and said that IT was "a willing
contribution which he would not con-
slider begging. The reporter was firm.
although he wanted the coffee Finally.
after considerable urging the man be-
hind the nickel declared that he wanted
the morning paper and producing three
pennies told the applicant for work to
90 20 the nearest newsstand ana uur-
chase "a certain New York paper
Earned Five Cents.
The cost of the paper was just two
cents. Armed with the change Of one
penny and a copy of the paper desired
The reporter hurried back and delivered
both 10 their owner. Whether the three
ceuts were given In ignorance OF the cost
Of the paper or 10 test the honesty OF
the hobo. is a point that interested that
Individual. but naturally his curiosity
could not be satisfied. Al any rate the
cents was delivered. and thanking his
first employer cordially, he walked away
after securing the name and number
over the front door.
II felt extremely reassuring To have
that small piece Of money in his pocket
and the first kindness after several
hours Of constant rebums checred the
hobo immensely. lie was encouraged 90
the extent of applying al the very next
place that attracted his attention. This
was grocery store at the corner Of
Sixth and 1 Streets The proprietor did
nor recall any work that he could Offer.
but appeared 90 regret that such was
the case. Noticing this. the reporter ask
"a him if he wished the snow shOYclcd
away from the DOOR.
The Washington times., 1904-12-18

A FLEET of six gray battleships is
N steaming rapidly in a calm sea.
~ Far ahead of the feet can be
distinguished the hulls and slen-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-24
SAINTS TRACK TEAM
DOES SPLENDID WORK
Some of the Candidates May Be Sent to
st. Louis to Represent State.

Thlrty-hve men reported for outdoor
practlce on the track team at St. Thoma S
last Monday afternoon. Capt. Hughes has
been on the sick list for the past few
days and has been unable to Superintend
the work of his men. but notwithstanding
this disappointment the rest of the men
nave been working cOnScientiouSly and
are expecting to make an excellent show
ing at the meet at Carleton.
Much satisfaction is expressed at the
progress of the men, and some of them
are promised trip to st. Louis to repre-
sent the state of Minnesota there The
men have outdoor practice every after
noon. and go through some stiff work.
Manager White Is well satisfied with his
team, and expresses great confidence in
some of the men who will represent the
college.
The greatest improvement has been
made in the hurdling. Casey and Doyle a
few days ago ran the ego and 100 yards
with such speed tina: all previous local
records in this line were broken. Nc
Donough is also likely factor for this
race. In the 100-yaFd dash the most
promising candidates are Hughes, Nc
Bromley. Those trying for the 220-yard
are Conmy. Hughes, McDermott and Nc
Gonigal The halfmile will be ably rep
resented by Doyle, Canty, McDermott
and Conmy. The most likely contestants
for the mile run are Fitzgerald, Haas,
Butler and O'Phelan. The relay team
has not been selected as yet
In the pole vaulting Cahill continues
excellent work. The jumps will be rep
Nolan and Cahill The weight events
have been narrowed down to three con-
teStantS, and it is min and tuck between
Duggan, Cahil and T.. Casey.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-24
Special to The Globe.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 23.-Cor-
bett tried again today and the Sena-
tors made Kelley chase him out at the
end of the fifth. The Saints drove
GlendOn to cover in the seventh. Then
Scott and Chech went along till the
eleventh, when the Columbus pitcher
weakened. Kelley and .Marcan joining
hands to break up the game.
The game was interesting through
out. Brilliant plays were numerous
A running left-hand catch by Jackson,
the last play of the game, was the best
work that any Saint did. Martin
caught Kelley twice when Mike was
trying to stretch his two singles and
robbed Wheeler out of a hit. Brilliant
fielding by Clymer and F'riel and a
glOved-hand catch by Bridwel of
O'Brien's liner helped greatly in keep
ing the Sints down so that they had to
fight.
Corbett got along for four innings
without any trouble but went wrong
in the fifth, and Columbus being able
to tie up the score on three hits and
three bases on balls. Chech came in
and got out of a big hole in the eighth.
Martin hit and was safe at second,
when Marcan dropped the ball. Kihm
trtpled and the score was tied. With
no one out and the Dummy on third,
Chech cOaXed the next three Sena-
tors into popping up measly flies. That
was the last chance for Columbus.
sWheeler's triple and Kelley's out gave
St. Paul its first run. Kihm's error
on Jackson, a stolen base and Spoon
ers hit was worth the third-inning
run. Marcan's single, Glendon's wild
throw to catch Lily mapping and Sui
livan's single netted the fourth inning
run. Sullivan lived on BridwelPs sixth
inning error and got round on Chech's
sacrifice and LAWYERS single. The
game was broken up by Kelley and
Marcan. Mike at last got double and
Marcan slammed out his third hit
Kelley scored and Columbus could do
nothing in her half
Score: