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The Washington times., 1904-03-16

come the row at Fishers an they all
lit on me 10 go TO jail because I was
the drunkest You all know. jedge.
'beout them convict camps at Coal Hill.
Seem sort O. like the gyaris were bad
as well They all were plum hard on
us ms. an knocked US areound like We
was nlggers. chilled 4 heap, an the
was a time when I lowed TO die But
all the time they was pesJerin' an whip
pin me because cudn't work
.'Shucks. They amt no use tallNin'
beout hit. 'ceppen to show yeou heow
I come to be changed man. know
meow what hit is to be treated mean.
jedge. an ! know what IL IS TO suffer
jes' as ! made her suffer. I had two
years 20 think 'beout notnin' else. an
l got it stedied out I want chance
TO make hit up TO her an the little
tricks 1 aim to work Ike a niger fer
them if you all an her give me another
chance. Thet's all jedge."
The woman's slight frame was shaken
with sobs. and the man laid saliow
hand on her shoulder
They amt nothin to cry beout. sis
he said. soothingly- II hain't goin' 10
DO YOU all airy meanness. even If yeou
don't feel like givin' me another
chance
The woman rose from her place with
out looking up, and buried her face in
his shoulder with her arms around his
neck. The elder girl began to weep, and
the baby howled. while the boy looked
on in amazement at this apparently un-
called for display Of family feeling
''FIit will be all right meow. honey.
I aim TO give you better time an 70
tex care of yeou. Don't yeou cry. hon
ey." soothed the man in the kindly
Southern drawl-
The Judge cleared his throat and wiped
his glasses with his handkerchief
II reckon this knocks the bottom out
of your case. JEFF" he said.
JEFF brushed his hand across his eyes.
II reckon it dos sir. and I'm dash
ed glad Of IT," he said impetuous;y.
Your Honor. in behalf of the plaintiff
move TO dismiss the case
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grants and making them work out
their fines. but aside from the unsat-
isfactory nature of compulsory labor,
II would seem to the outsider that I'M
less some pains Is taken to reform the
vaerant. such . course will tend to
make him even more Objectionable
than he is now. jail life and peonage
do not as a rule improve the morals.
However. if people will kick out their
laborers and then want them back, It
is hard to see what can be done
about il.
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

The deadly heat of the summer lay
heavy over the land The sun boiled
pitilessly down on the parched and
cracked earth, burning the corn to
yellow crisp. One needed no almanac
to know that the hot season was draw
ing to a close. 1t could be read in the
faces OF the young people, as well as in
their languiG movements, devoid OF en-
ergy. The height of the rank dog fen
mel which filled the courthouse square
told the same story.
At Leeboro-PocateIlo county. Arkan-
sas-no vivid interest in life displayed
Itself. even in the courthouse square
where the business OF the county cen
tered. dog fight in the road was not
attraction enough to draw the loafers
from the shade
But as the evening crept along, the
tide of travel set toward the courthouse
There were two reasons for this. The
more powerful one was that the old
brick courthouse was as cool a place
as could be found to lounge away an
hour; the lesser reason was that JefSer-
son Wilder, the son Of Judge Wilder.
was to argue his first case. and the town
was curious to see how the boy would
handle II.
In itself the case was trihing one.
A woman from the country was suing
for divorce from her husband. who was
at present serving term In the peni-
Tertiary for homicide committed in a
drunken frolic. The whole interest lay
In it's connection with young Wilder.
For three generations the Wilders had
been lawyers Of repute. To have a
The Washington times., 1904-03-16
DISTRICT MAY SUE
PARKER'S ADMINISTRATOR

Corporation Counsel A B. Duvall has
called the attention OF the Supreme
Court Of the District TO the death some
time ago Of John {. Parker. who -
named as defendant In what is known
as the wrongful voucher" case.
The suit was instituted by the Corr
misSioners against Mr. Parker 10 re-
cover SEQ paid to him for certain school
supp les which, il is said. were nos
delivered 70 the District authorities. II
the administrator OF his estate does not
enter q pea TO the suit before the end
OF the present term of court. Corpora
ton Counsel viii move 10 make the aG-
mlEistIator party and then proceed
with the litigation in the usual way.
The Washington times., 1904-03-16
Frederick the Great.
A Contribution to a Great Discussion
Of Great Subject.


We confess to having derived. and.
as a matter of fact, to deriving still a
great deal Of amusement over the dis
cussion which some Of our able-bodied
contemporaries are carrying on anert
the proposed erection of a statue
the gift Of the German Emperor-of
Frederick the Great upon ground
belonging TO the American people"
Most of our contemporaries, we arc
panied to observe, shake their illus
trious heads obviously at a PROPOSE
ton which 10 their minds seems
charged with possibilities for mis-
chief too horrible TO contemplate with
equanimity. The presence OF a
Inonareh's craven image I'm our
midst" fills their apprehensive souls
with a patriotic shudder. The eoun-
terfeit pTesentment Of zone Of them
kings" placed where budding youth
may pass, Will msidiously sap. they
think, the sturdy growth Of repub-
lican institutions. Liberty viii pres
emily lie bleeding IN the gutter, they
assert, If such a tyrant though
he be Of bronze only-is to set foot
on our shores. Away with him-he
has no place in 'the republican pan
theonr
We confess, we say, that this
amuses US. And our enjoyment, we
do not mind admitting, is still further
heightened by the perfect mine of in
formation which the discussion ear
ried on by our esteemed contempor-
aries has uncovered. Never was there
anything like it. Never were the IN
The Washington times., 1904-03-16
Season at Palm Beach
Waning; Guests Departing

The season at Palm Beach is waning,
adieus are being said, and the tide Of
travel is setting northward.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Frick. Of Pitts
burg, frequent visitors at the Wash
ington home of the Attorney General
and Mrs. Knox. have gone TO the Vir-
ginia Hot Springs MIR. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Thaw are planning 70 leave the
resort shortly.
Mrs. Root and Miss Root, who gave
another large sailing party yesterday.
win not remain much longer, and Bar
ouesS Won dem Bussche and her party
will leave Palm Beach this week
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Inauguration Day.
A Few Reflections on the Fitness of the
Fourth of March for This Ceremony.


1t Is past the middle of March, and
snowstorms are still within the posi-
bihties. Perhaps We have had Sc
much winter this year that Inaugural
ton Day, 1905, will be reasonably
warm, but that Is only a possibility,
after all. Experience has shown that
almost any kind of weather Is with
in the possibilities of the month of
March in Washington, and yet we
continue to hold our most important
public meeting on the 4th of March,
every four years.
Of course, there may be some hid
den reason for this. 1t may be agree
able to the majority of the people OF
Washington to go sightseeing with
their friends in hard rainstorn or 4
heavy snow, or a drilling mist, and
it may be pleasant for those who come
to witness the Inauguration to bring
umbrellas with them and sit or stand
for several hours with raindrops trick
ling down the back of the neck, and
their view of the proceedings i'm
paired by umbrellas in front. 1t may
be pleasant to do all these things, but
We think not
On the occasion of one Inaugural
ton, not long ago, there was a hail
storm, and spectators sat shivering III
overcoats, steamer rugs, and other
wrappings, and saw as much of the
parade as they could. Washington Is
a lovely city, but she can produce
more different kinds of bad winter
weather than others which have a
worse reputation in that line Against
mere snow or mere rain it is possible
TO protect ones self; but when it Is q
case of cold sleety rain with wind
complications, the problem Is more
difficult. By an unfortunate coinci-
denee, the time selected for inaugural
tons is precisely the time when such
a rain IS most likely to occur.
Suppose the date were changed 10
April 30, as has been proposed, moth
ing worse than rain could happen.
Snow would be out of the question, so
would hail, and the combination CT
rain and q high wind, which produces
more bad language than either alone
possibly could, would be less likely to
occur then than in March. If the peo-
pie of Washington, and the country
at large really enjoy March weather
better than that of the later spring.
of course, they have a right to their
enjoyment, hut we think the average
citizen prefers to be dry rather than
wet, and warm rather than chilly. and
in placid frame Of mind rather
than in that engendered by trying to
manage his hat. umbrella. and over
shoes so that the wind viii not blow
the rain through them, when he Is see
ing his President take the oath of Of
fee.
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Russian Chickens.
The Statement of General Kuropatkin
TO the People.

@LN ON0NNAANAN VI 0ChOAaA
10 the People.
In that little old Webster's Spell
ing Booker was it the New England
Primer?-at any rate it was one OF
those books which few of us have
seen but all of us know quite we'll =
there was a story about a milkmaid
who carried a pail of milk on her
head, and dreamed pleasant dreams
the while of the chickens she would
raise with the money which the milk
should bring. We all remember what
happened. There were no chickens.
General Kuropatkin confidently
made the statement the other day in
Moscow that Russia would submit 20
no treaty which should rob her of the
hard-wOn fruits of victory. Korea"
he proudly affirmed. "shall be Rus
SIAN And the people cheered.
Since there are at present no fruits
of victory whatever on the Russian
side, except the Variag, stuck in the
mud, and some other wrecks at the
bottom of the sea, and Russian sol
dlers reported to have been frozen.
and a section of Russian railway re-
ported to have been torn up, this an
nouneement seems a little premature.
Moreover, General KuropatlIin has
not yet left Russia, and his predeees-
sOr (let us be gentle) did not return
home in triumph.
1t Is not possible, of course. to pre-
diet what will happen in the future.
But Japan has been pouring citizens
into Korea for some time. and is Al
present building a fence around the
place, which will be full of Japa
nese pickets. 1t may be. of course.
that Korea shall be Russian, but all
we have to say is, things will have 70
happen first.
The Washington times., 1904-03-16
PHI DELTA THETA
MEN HOLD BANQUET

Phi Delta Theta fraternity last night
celebrated the birthday anniversary Of
the socicty's founder. Robert Morrison.
by a banquet at the Riggs House Ine
Washington membership Of the fFatef-
nifty inciuGes eleven members Of Con-
ETCss.
Claude y. Bennett was tOastmastcl.
At the conclusion OF the banquet he
proposed a toast TO the founder, ana Il
was drunk in silence.
The Washington times., 1904-03-16
MAJOR SCOTT BURIED
WITH MILITARY H0N0RS

The funeral of Major Douglass NJ
Scott. who died at Fort Monroe, on
March Is, was held at Fort Myer, al II
O'Clock this morning. The service was
conducted by Chaplain Pierce and in
terEent was at Arlington. The body
was escorted to the grave by detach-
ment Of cavalry. and military honors
marked the burial.
The Washington times., 1904-03-16
sTATENDAM PUT BACK.

FALMOUTH. England March l6.-Ths
HoIland-American line steamer Staten
dam. which sailed from Rotterdam
March u for New York. has returned
to this port with her boiler damaged.
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

Some OF the people who began TO
abuse President Roosevelt because the
Supreme Court was not going to con
denim the merger are now trying hard
not TO look foolish
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

The country has been ruined again
according to the prediction Of Messrs
Morgan and Hill. but the chances are
that we shall get over It, Indeed. most
people do not yet know that they have
been ruined.
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

Secretary Hay is said to be an enigma
to Russia. and in diplomacy it is not
always a disadvantage to be misunder-
Stood
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

An editor pats himself on the back
for his brave editorial against Smoot
II he were editor Of a Salt Lake City
paper It would be brave
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

One stage OF popular culture is
reached when people laugh at anyone
who is different from ordinary folk. In
the next they begin to laugh at per
song who are just like everybody else
In the middle of the three-ring circus
they let the individual have some show.
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

Two hundred students in Odessa Uni
versity have been arrested, and over a
hundred expelled or suspended. for pro-
japanese demonstrations. Suppose the
students Of Harvard or Yale had made
pro-Spanish demonstrations at the out
break of our war with Spain, what
should we have done7
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

Perhaps the Cars way OF being eco
nomical is to lose his appetite whenever
news comes from the front.
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

The cal trust is row looking side
ways at the Northern Securities case
TO see how strong family resemblance
there may be.
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

Bunau-Varilla says the D.. building OF
the canal will take seven years; but
Uncle Sam and Jean Crapaud are
somewhat different when it comes to
doing business.
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

Suppose the Russians were TO use
camels for transportation. Would the
army thereby be led to hump itself?
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

Miss Irene D. Forrest and James c.
MacSherTy. OF New York, were quietly
married yesterday at Holy Trinity
Church. The Rev. F. x. Mulvaney. as
sisted by the Rev. Francis j. Mccarthy,
performed the ceremony, which was
followed by a wedding breakfast at the
home Of the bride in N Street
The bride wore a travelling gown Of
dark blue cloth with hat to match.
Mr.. and Mrs. MacSherry left town IN
the afternoon for a trip through the
North They Will make their home In
New York
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

The marriage Of Miss Mary E. Full
ton and Thomas Stretton took place yes
terday afternoon at O'Clock, in the
Church OF the Advent, lie Droit Park,
The Rev. Edward Marshall Mott read
the marriage service. Miss Fannie
Crandell was the brides only attend
ant, and Claude Koss served as best
man.
The wedding was a quiet one. only
relatives and a few personal friends be-
ing present
The Washington times., 1904-03-16

Mrs. Grace worthington HAZEL and
DR.. n L. Harlan were quietly married
AT 3 O'Clock this afternoon at the par
sonage of ST. Thomas Church. DR..
and Mrs. Harlan will reside at 1920
Connecticut Avenue, and will be at
home after March q
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DROWNING is QUICK.
Man Cannot Live Under water More
Than Two Minutes.

The story frequently repeated about
professional divers who have been able
TO remain under water for over two
minutes is silly" ssid "a doctor. NO
one can remain under water that Ions.
without drowning. whether he Is a
trained diver or not At \avarino
where the sponge divers are reported
10 Ice able To remain under water three
and four minutes. tests were made re
Gently and resulted en- conclusivclv
proving that none OF them remained
down as LONG us a minute and n half.
Ninety seconds seems very long time
To the watcher ON shore. and 10 is about
the limit Of "a divers endurance under
water. At Ccylon. where time ties Is
were also made among tie famous
pearl divers. IL was asccrtained that
few OF them remained below the sur
face rs long rs minute. and other
tests made on the Red sea among the
Arabs proved that minute and n
quarter was the longest they could
endure without q fresh breath.
ION the coast OF England several
years ago diver. trained diver. ono
"a AtAN ANNA va AAAA tftttNA. IHllOM itatl Tor
his endurance. went down and was
pulled up so slowly when he gave the
signal that lac was under water about
two minutes ana five seconds. He was
drawn out Of the water insensible.
with blood flowing from his nose and
ears, and IL was only after long and
arduous work that his recovery from
the effects OF that two minute stay
under water was assured. Drowning is
n quick death. Even though the water
Is kept out OF the lungs. inScnsibiIity
Will ensue in one minute and complete
unconSciousnCSs in two. The stories
OF people who have been in the water
five minutes being rcSuscitated are gen
orally mistakes or untrue 4 man
could not be i'm the water Eve minutes
without coming TO the surface several
times and be restored 10 Mfe"-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat
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THE LIONS MOUTH.
The Old Venetian Idea is Adapted BY a
Progressive American Newspaper
10 Meet Modern Requirements

CoLliEK's WEEKLY is conducting very
novel and interesting competition for its
readers each month. To enter the contest
all one has 70 do is 10 review the issues OF
CoLLIER's for the current month and answer
the two or three questions which are printed
IN each issue, giving such opinion and sug-
gestions as may aid in improving the paper.
CoLLiERs aims in this way to secure the
assistance 81 every one Of its readers in max.
ing the paper more 20 their liking. Every
reader, IN fact, becomes one Of the editors
and has bis voice in building the greatest
illustrated journal Of the age.
The first prize each month. awarded for
themost helpful suggestion, is go in cash
with second prize of SO in cash. and
eighteen other prizes Of sets Of books. rang-
ing in valve from S32 down to -. making in
all $50 Of value given in prizes each month
There are, in addition. cumulative cash
prizes, forthose who win prizes in successive
months and big cash prize Of 81 go for
the most valuable suggestions during 1903
For the convenience Of intending contes-
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together with a handsome proOfof drawing
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THE ARAB HORSE.
He IL Virtually Pony. but "a Re
markedly sturdy one.

Tie Arab is virtually "a pony. stand
ing ii-2 hands. oftcner under than
over lie is not fast. even at the gal
Top: indeed. hc is slow. lie is very
poor trottcr both as regards speed AMI
action. a bad hack. and cannot walk
without continually sticking his toe
IN Inc ground. lie is totally untitled
FOR harness and is uncomfortable 10
ride. except az the Sallop: this is his
natural gait, and in il his movement is
free. smooth. delightful and easy. As
regards his general makeup and an
at0mical formation ne Is perfect. and
his constitutional AMI physical sound
ness is wonderful. lie has great bone
substance. Vigor. resolution. strength.
staying powers. courage. holiness. SO
briefly. the SoundcSt LEGS and feet ana
extraordinary lung power. which is
due TO the atmospheric conditions and
free lie % which he has been used
from time immcmorial: extraordinary
cyo>i-ht. good temper. mild manners.
tractuhility. instinct and sagacity. and
FOR his size is wonderful weight car
ricr
Il Is this extraordinary constitution
and anatomical perfection. AMI this
magnificent courage. nerve and mettle
OF the Arab which have made the thor
ouchhrcd Of today what he is. and not
his speed. which has only existed in
songs.
Tic Arab attaches far greater i'm
portance 10 bottom. speed and sobriety
than hc does 10 what might be called
artistic beauty" OF such n horse he
viii say: Let us not be I'm a hurry.
Let us see him work. He might be
only COW. With lions hide on his
back" When you consider what their
idea of bottom is. it may Ice sufficient
TO know that il means horse should
be able 10 travel with man on his
back. a change of clothing. food for
rider and horse. his gun. flag. etc.
from sixty 10 ninety miles a day for
five or six days i'm succession. and aft
cr couple Of days rest be able to
repeat the task, and this under swell
tcrinS sun. Further. ii is not uncom-
mon FOR pure Arab horses TO cover
from 10 10 100 miles in the twenty
four hours and this without food or
water until his journey is finished. and
then the Arab. when he dismounts.
wants 10 see his horse shake himself
and neigh loud and Shrin and paw the
ground for lis food Illustrated Sport
b ing News
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-06-01
GREELEY IN THE ROCKIES.
The Way lie Sobercd IN a Boisterous
Hotel Crowd

In the Memoirs OF Henry Vular,I~
there Is chapter in which the au-
thor describes a meeting with Gree
ley in the Rockies The Tribune
philosopher" having met with an ac-
cident which crippled him for several
weeks, was an unwilling guest az the
Denver House, the only hotel" IN the
city, rude shack OF building. with
canvas partitions, the. greater part
given up 10 the bar and gaming la
bles, and therefore not place con
ducive 10 the quiet and repose OF in
valids. Mr.. Willard noticed a change
gradually taking place in the usually
benign features Of the philosopher.
his Christian virtues gradually losing
control over him. until finally one day
he lost his temper completely and
swOre at his disturberS $50 violently
that | dared not believe my ears"
His wrath, however. did not culmi-
nate until the third night of his tor
lures. About 10 o'clocAShe got up and
limped into the barroom. where he
thus addressed the aStOniShed tipplcrs:
Friends, | have been in pain and
without sleep for almost week. and
| am well nigh worn out Now | am
guest ut this hotel, l pay a high
price for my board and lodging and
am entitled TO rest during the night.
But how can l get il with all this
noise going on in this place."
Then" adds Mr.. Willard, he ad-
dressed one OF the most pathetic ap-
peals l ever heard TO those around him
10 abandon their vicious ways and he
come sober and Industrious. He spoke
for nearly an hour and was listened
10 with rapt interest and the most
perfect respect. He succeeded. too. in
his object. The gambling stopped. and
the bar was closed every night ut II
O'Clock as long as he remained"