Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14

els. Finally. when they had picked up the
small particles of bone, buttons and frag
ments of wood. there was another burial.
Twice buried" one of the men remarked,
but neither time by loving hands,
1t was not until after the remains were
buried that some one living in Virginia re-
called the circumstance of the soldiers
death and burial during the war.
He came to this section with a New
York regiment" said the person who re-
lated the story. land deserted. Later he
was found with Col. Mosbys men and cap
tured- He was tried by court-martial and
shot l cannot recall his name"
Shortly after he was shot his body was
lowered into a grave that had been dug
within a few feet of the place of his ex-
ecution His second grave was marked by
| mound and stick. but these marks will
soon disappear. and the grave of the SOL
der may again be opened when other i'm
pfoNementS are made near Vienna
* * x X
French army officers entertain a firm
belief in the efficacy of the fiexion march"
remarked local military man who re-
Gently returned from trip to Europe 'It
is declared that the fiexion march Is really
something new, and will eventually be
adopted in all the leading armies of the
world.
"A general idea of the body movements
is that the knees must be always bent. and
the feet lifted no higher than necessary to
clear the inequalities of the ground, the
step being made neither by the toe nor by
the heel. The football should be noiseess,
and the steps at first short and frequent.
The body must lean we'll forward. the back
must be straight and the head erect, the
chest open and the shoulders low. 1t is
recommended that when at drill short
stick be held with both hands in front Of
the chest The lessons should not be more
frequent than two or three times week.
Medical comments on the flexion march,
however. are somewhat sarcastic. being to
the effect that there is nothing new in this
discovery by the French army. This style
of marching, 1t Is declared, has been in
vogue among the American Indians since
they have been known to the white man.
The forward stoop of the Indian in walk
ing, it is pointed out. is favored by his Pc
culiar foot-covering."
"The evolution Of the automobile is one
of the most interesting developments
have ever watched" remarked a prominent
patron of that branch of industry. 'In the
course of time I expect there will be
beautiful vehicle that will be distinctive
and graceful in its form, but do not think
much progress has yet been made in that
direction. We are gradually coming to it,
however.
when the automobile or horseless carri-
age first came out there appeared to be
an entire lack of originality in design. 1t
was In truth horseless carriage. looking
as If the horses had just been taken from
1t. with a dashboard and other things that
were merely relics of the old form of We
hlcle. l often wondered at that time why
more graceful design was not put on
the market. something that would be es-
pecially fitting for an automobile, and
which would have no suggestion OF the dis
tincttve forms Of the carriage that had
been evolved with a view Of having one
or more horses hitched to it.
Just about that time I visited one Of
the largest automobile establishments and
l put this question to the president of the
company. He arose, and taking me to the
drafting room showed me an array of de-
signs to accomplish exactly what 1 pro-
posed. There were many suggestions there
ton of the automobile. Yet so far as
had observed. that firm had put upon the
market only the ugly horseless carriage.
Why I asked. do you not put out
some of these graceful designs?
HE replied promptly that that was the
desire of the company. but they had dis
covered tat the purchasing public was
averse to anything except the horseless
carriage forms, that is, vehicles that re-
tanned the distinctive features of the carri-
age. The tonneau form has since come
in. but 1 doubt whether that will long sur
vive in its present shape. The automobile
ment just as was the bicycle. Some day
we will come to line of designs that will
be generally approved as satisfactory, and
that will be distinctively adapted to the
uses of the automobile"
At the very outset the important article
in the treaty had been fully agreed upon.
That Is to say the young married couple,
the proprietors of the establishment, were
to have one evening in the week when they
were to feel at liberty to go out. The girl
who did the general homework was to have
control of all the evenings except that one
The arrangement worked smoothly, that
is at least as far as the girl was con-
cerned. for she made no complaint Finally.
It SO happened that it was not convenient
for the mistress to go out in the evening
which had been set apart for this privi-
lege and she ventured. without having con-
sulting the maid, to substitute the follow
ing evening.
A remonstrance followed promptly
which was along the line Of strict adher-
ence to the letter of the understanding
For as the girl concluded her triumphant
argument:
'sYeuse all had your evening out last
evening" and it was admitted by the young
housekeeper that she had the chance, only
she had not taken It.
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