The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-20

allows an extra margin of one-haIf pei
aristocratic barber who was his Inform
ant. They might advertise them for
SALE but beyond that"
"Oh, at auction, suggested the Amer
lean traveller Many would be glad to
get the property cheap
Yes smiled the Pole. and the first
man who made a bid would buy his
own death-and nothing more
And are you not afraid to talk openly
like that?" Mr.. Mandelkern said.
Again the man smiled and still more
eontemptuously: Afraid? Here are my
protection"
And from his two hip pockets he drew
Ia fine revolver and a long-bladed knife.
I'VE have suffered enough" he added
as he put away the weapons. The end
must come. We can suffer no longer"
Or Rent.
Moreover, Mr. MandeIkern said no
body was paying rent-or very few at
/ least. He found the landlords in despair.
They went to court and asked for dis
POSSESS notices and these were issued.
! But they were never served. 1t is the
duty of the pristaw, or police captain.
!
And the pristaw who undertakes the
! duty dies a speedy death.
My houses are running me-" said a
man whom Mr. Mandelkern met on the
/ train leaving Warsaw. II have eight
and I have not collected kopek of rent
since this trouble began. The only way
of getting rid Of non-paying tenant is
TO pay Inn 100 rubles. Then he gets out
and starts the same game over again IN
another house. Under our laws we can
not refuse to accept a tenant who ap-
plies for vacant suit. II I had money
instead of these cursed houses I would
go to America. Oh, what a lucky land,
and what a lucky man you are who have
your home therei'
No Protection Against Robbery.
In the town of TuIa, where the beautI-
full siiverware comes from-a city OF so. :
600 inhabitants. which has no light at all
| in its streets at Right-Mr. Mandefkern
was warned in the street by a captain
Of police net carry his watch fob so that
1t could be seen, or it would surely be
stolen.
And you say that" gasped DIR. Man
delkern; ''you-a pristaw?''
They got my fob ana watch three
days ago,i replied the official ruefully.
Then he began asking questions about
the police In New York. Tfe nearly col
tapsed when he heard OF the salaries
paid here
Think of 1T" he cried IT get y
rubles. something like SOD a month
and my lieutenant gets 40 rubles. I wish
| could get away. but I cannot. One
OF these days I'll be killed God help
Us ALL
Governments Going.
A beilboy at the Hotel Victoria in Ct
Petersburg asked scornfuIIy whv he
should be afraid, when Mr.. MandeIkerr
showed some ttmidity 1t was the stpht
OF the American flag that set him talk
ing.
This government is going down" he
SAID They know 1t, and that is why
they do not want the war stopned No
war, nobody TO rob, and no government.
The grand dukes are drinking all dax
the Car is prisoner since six months
ana knows nothing OF 1t all. And peopIe
are being killed in the streets. This can
! not last longer. There must be a
change"
/ In the fashionable Restaurants damon
az St Petersburg Mr. Mandelkern fell
IL with two members of the nobility. and
he thought he would get the other side
at last But what he heard was the
Same cry for change. and it was ut
tered loudly in a crowded place without
extracting the least attention.
What is there to be afraid off," said
one of the men. noticing Mr. Mandel-
kern's timidity. Everybody knows this
II cannot be helped"
Then he asked what the Americans
| thought Of the war and whom tbcy
favored Mr.. Mandelkern said he could
only speak for himself. and that he
hoped Japan would win.
Why do you hate Russia ?" asked the
man. In a crestfallen way
i don't" explained the American. Il
cfiiy wish victory to Russia's enemies
for hunlanity's sake.
The man brooded long over the an
swer, Then ne spoke up at last: Il &ee-
for humanity's sake You are right,
friend. and am with you. Let's have 4
drink"
Troop Trains Pitiable Sights.
on the road to Moscow, Mr. Mandel-
kern found the line blocked with troop
trains on the way TO Manchuria. BY
discriminate use of his Havana cigars
he got permission to inspect several
cars loaded with soldiers, although this
was strictly forbidden He found the
men in miserable condition, half starved,
clothed in rags, mostly barefoot, and
covered With vermin. The foul odor of
the cars was beyond description And
wherever he appeared bony hands were
reached out toward him and hoarse
voices cried.
For the sake OF Christ. BARN. give
us a few kopeks-we are starving
In contrast to these scenes OF utmost
misery, he says he beheld the trains
carrying the higher officers-rolling pal
aces that could not be surpassed in this
country ION comfort or luxury. There
were bands playing and buffets filled
with wines. bathrooms, and reading
rooms and soft couches. And yet even
the officers enjoying those IuXurieS were
as unwilling as the hungry soldiers TO
go to the front.
By chance MIR. Mandelkern became the
eyewitness of parting scene at Mos
COW, when a group of trains were to
start on the long journey 20 Manch,t-
ria, one of them carrying officers, the
rest loaded with the rank ANA file
Two Departure Scenes.
A colonel of infantry was standing
near his car waiting for the third bell
which on Russian railroads gives the