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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06
WI len WE MEET
The Man We All Like: Not Always the Man We
Ought to Like.

Ought to Like.
BY A. ST. JOHN ADCOCK,
'Author of The Lack of Private Foster" etc)

II we all liked the man that we, all Of
US, ought 70 Ike, we should suffer
badly by contrast with him as a
- dwarf does when he associates with a
giant: therefore. we generally prefer
somebody else We don't take to the para
gon who IS too good for us in too many
ways. but We often grow quite fond Of
the-man we can look up 10 from one stand
point and down upon from every other.
And that is where Peckwatcr comes in.
An urobtrusively good man Peckwater is:
Pays his debts punctually lives within his
income. neither drinks. smokes CANDLES
nor uses words that are not In the diction-
airy. works hard enough to earn his salary
twice over. Is a model husband and father
and would never dream OF trying TO keep
his garden in order by throwing all the
weeds and worms over the wall into his
ueighbor's
He would not even throw them back IL he
caught his neighbor covertly exporting such
things over the wall into his. He is that
sort OF man We don't want to be like that
ourselves. We can recognize his UNI
profitable virtues and euiogiZe them I'M
grudgingly. and it Is this shrinking inof-
tensiveness and good-natured forbearance,
this resolutey friendly disposition OF his
that makes Peckwater, and such as he.
so generally liked by US all-within certain
limits.
We like Peckwater as a neighbor; we
pave no hesitation In saying that as
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owner. for the estate and a certain amount
in cash. Afterward there was about ten
acres added to the place by purchase from
the Whitney estate of Grasslands so that
the home now includes about eighty acres
that represent an investment of about
s40G1 acre. beside the improvements
that have been put on II. This probably
amounts to more per acre than the whole
of the original farm cost, including the
original house
When John +. Mclean took hold of the
place about seven years ago, he added and
remOdeled till there Is little left to sug-
gest the old house except the substantial
brick building in the center. Additions v ere
made on the west and north. the house was
remCde!ed inside and repainted outside. 1t
Is between a buff and a cream co!or and
stands at the highest point in the grounds
and almost at the highest point In all that
region off the Tenleytown road. To the
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north is the carriage entrance. an old CO.
lonlal porch, and to the south the broad
doors open upon a brick-paved court with
marble ratings. surmounted by small or
ange trees.
One step leads down to the gravel walk
that runs around a beautiful little Italian
garden The pond In the garden forms the
center of a small court. surrounded by a
end there are six statues of Michael An
gelo Phidias and other worthless, each a
work OF art 1t IS one of the prettest out
looks imaginable. 1t IS cut off by the sur
Is as retired and private as a walled-in gar
den of a town house. Far way outside
one catches a glimpse of the broad grass
slopes and woods. but the court with it's
grass, statues and marble seats is sacred
to the family and Is a favorite retreat in
summer time.
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Sanitation and Expectoration.
from American Medicine.

In recent years there has come the def
mite realization that all the excretions Of
the body (and in certain sense the fluids
Of the throat and nose are excretions) may
be and often are harborers of many kinds
of pathogenic micro-organisms- There is
no doubt then. that very practical ele-
ment in modern sanitation Is the enforce
ment OF regulations against public spit
ting. Owing to bad habits formed In pre-
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that could have put my feet down and
walked out with my head and shoulders
! above it. But George knew that. and took
! advantage of it. He waded out without
| risk and towed me ashore, and the crowd
| on the bank cheered. and the next days
papers printed his portrait and called him
| a hero.
| "All | know is that after he had got me
| out he didn't consider a dollar suffi
| cient. 1t was every cent l had about me.
| No, I'm not insinuating anything! I'm will
| Ing to take it for granted that the rest of
| my money fell out Of my pocket before he
! reached me. Still. he grumbled. A dollar
won't buy me a new suit, gunner he said.
| Is that like a hero? Don't they always
| tell us that heroes invariably refuse
| wards and prefer to do it for nothing? Diff
| ferent sorts of heroes? Well, If you say so.
| I suppose that must account for it, and
| George happened to be one of the other
sort.
Anyhow. l gave him my card and he
! called for the balance. l don't complain
about that: l expecting him: but he
wouldn't let it stop at that He treats it
! like a. running account, and seems to spend
most of his time in running after 1t. There
| he is-been out of work ever since, and be-
Ing under such an obligation to him l
haven't got the pluck to refuse him. 1t
would look so brutality ungrateful; think
how people would talk about me!
Its all right for George Wilkins. It's
good as an annuity for him: but | can't
breathe a word Of complaint, he reproaches
me and goes and puts 1t about that Pm
contemplate. ungrateful hound who mis-
represents the unfortunate hero who saved
my life as to have an excuse for not
putting my hand into my purse to keep
him from starving. l tell you. it's getting
simply horrible, It's got to such a
pitch that 1 frequently go a mile out of
my way home to avoid meeting him in
the street, and as for liking him Well.
II you knew how I feel about him some
times you'd understand me when say
that II it's going to continue. then the
sooner one of US is dead the better for the
other one!
With various notifications, this is what
any man is liable to bring upon himself by
doing us a good turn. We are so apt to
be obsessed by an irksome suspicion that
he Is remembering the incident after he has
forgotten it. that he Is still expecting our
gratitude even though he does not ask for
it. and in the coils Of that deplorably hui
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Optimism.

From the Chicago ecord-Herald.
your government" sad the foreigner.
"is failure. Everywhere your institutions
are honeycombed with graft
"Oh," replied the hopeful American. st
isn't as bad as you think. The grafters
have been public-spirited enough in most
cases to leave the wax
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We like Peckwater as a neighbor; we
ave no hesitation In saying that as q
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Miss slimm-"He said 1 had a first-class
figure didn't he?"
Miss Pepprey-"Not exactly. He said
your figure looked Like 9 L''-Philadelphia
Press.
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~ HE John r. Mclean Country Home,
Friendship, on the Tenleytown
4 road. IS one OF the Oldest houses in
= this region. 1t probably is better
known to most Washingtonians
than many others of the country residences
around the city, for 1t Is one Of the show
places, and. beside that, It's owner has
been generous enough to throw open his
Fgrounds. except those Immediately around
THE house, for the benefit of the public
3 There IS almost a mile of the ornamental
stone wall and hedge that guards the
grounds stretching along the Tenieytown
road but the great gates at the north and
South always stand open. and any one who
wishes Is welcome to stroll along the beau
gtifully kept roads inside and through the
felds and thickets. Only one thing the
. owner OF the place bars, and that is the
automobile There Is a sign at every en-
trance announcing that automobiles are
not allowed to pass through the grounds
This IS from particular antipathy to
the vehicles. for young Mr. Mclean him
self has one Of the best cars in Washing
ton. but the automobile driver has not so
FAR shown himself considerate of the
rights and safety OF others. There are
children to be protected, fine stock to be
frightened and valuable dogs to be killed
at Friendship. and SO the automobiles is
expected TO pass by on the other side.
The Old property on which tho bousa
stands comprised only some sixty acres
The house on II was Il little old brick
quilt about 1900, or earlier. 1t was first. so
lar as The memory OF old resident l,aas
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-30
WASTE OF MONEY
Dist Attorney French Says Fsas Improve
menis Show Contracts Failed In Duty

Boston, Dec. 30.--The report OF United
States District Attorney Asa +. French
who until his recent appointment as red
eral prosecuting officer was district at
torney for portions OF Norfolk and Ply
mouth counties and who was retained by
Acting Mayor Daniel a. Whelton 10 IN
Vesitgate the charges OF fraud in connec-
tion with the contracts for renovating the
Back Bay fens In this city, was mace
public last night. -,
Mr. French In his report severely criti-
cises the work OF the contractors ana also
the contract under which the work was
done. No criticism, however rs made OF
the engineering plan under which the
work was begun. District Attorney
French says In his report:
"It may, 1 think. be conndentially as
serted first, that In the execution or TINS
work as a whole there has been a waste
ful expenditure OF the public moneys; sec
ond. that those officers whose duty II Was
TO see that the work was economically
and advantageously done nave Ihnleutt-
ably failed I'm their duty; third. that with
one or two exceptions the contracts nave
not been conscientiously performed Dy inc
contractors: fourth. that this form or con-
tract is readily adapted Tor use as
means OF distributing political patronage
at the expense of the city, ana, nave
reason TO believe. fifth. that such con-
tracts were resorted TO largely Tor that
purpose. -, -, ,,o,,o
"f am conscious that those VINO nave
been expecting sensation Will be dls-
appointed by this report Nevertheless.
/ have found a condition OF things 30
serious as to Justify a demand Tor linIne-
diate action on the part or tnoss having
authority TO act In the premises.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-30
NORDICA PUT OUT FIRE
Singer Stamped Out BIals While Singing
and Aysrted a Panic

NewYork. Dec. 30--Mme. Lillian Nordi-
CA won the enthusiastic plsudits OF n
large matinee audience at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House yesterday. when she
quito coolly stamped ort blaze on the
stage near the footlights caused by hre
dropping from torch carried by cho-
rus woman in "Gotterdnmmerung.'
The incident occurred during the fire
scene Of the last act of the opera. Burn
ing oil spilled fro one of the chorus
torches had set fire 10 the stage carpeting.
IMMEDIATELY there was an uneasiness APP
parent I'm the audience. and several per-
sons started 10 quit their seats
Nine. Nordica was singing at the time.
and her attention was first attracted to
the fire by the sudden movement OF per-
sons In the orchestra chairs.
uickly comprehending the situation, the
singer walked over 10 the blaze and. with
out interrupting her song, stamped out
tho last spark OF the fire.
When the act ended Nine Nordica was
given an ovation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-30
SUMMER WEATHER
After Sult Day There Was Heavy Thunder
Storm at Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Conn, Dec. 8.-This city
was visited by an electrical storm OF mid
sumner proportions last night which caus-
ed considerable alarm for several mo-
ments Soon after 8 O'Clock vivid flashes
OF lightning were followed by tremendous
claps OF thunder. which shook the entire
city. many buildings trembled on their
foundations.
To add TO the excitement the heavy
downpour OF rain and the fierce wind
which accompanied IL caused many cleo
trio wires 10 become crossed. and In the
height OF the storm the fire bell started
and rang for 10 minutes without a stop.
In about half an hour the wind and rain
ceased The principal damage was 10
telephone and telegraph wires. and for
half an hour all communication with
places west and southwest of here was
cut on
Yesterday afternoon the atmosphere
was sultry and resembled that OF n
damp day I'm midsummer In one of the
theatres the electric fans used In sum-
mer time were set going. The storm
came from tho west and passed over Long
Island sound.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-30

He found everything all right, as ne
supp ssed and this satisfying Miss Wen
dels, haeter, the household was soon
aisle ep again.
NJ jss Amey was 10 attend performance
at ihe Providence opera House this AFTER
no' m, and at 80 o'clock. having dressed
for the occasion. she went 10 her bureau
10 get an article OF jewelry.
AS soon as she opened the drawer she
n iade the startling discovery that her
gatch, a chain, all her rings and pins;
n fact every article of jewelry which sne
possessed. had disappeared.
The loot comprised diamonds and other
precious stones.
Colonel Wendelschaefer was notified by
his daughter and OF the loss which she
4 had sustained.
1t did not take him many second TO dis
cover how the job was done.
The thief had climbed up TO the roof OF
| the front veranda, reached a Wlndow O,
| the second floor. and raising the sash had
| entered Miss Wendelschaefer's room
| Everywhere were seen prints or man )
| hands I'm the dust that had accumulated
! on the veranda and window sill.
| After making his haul the thlet retireu
! by way of the veranda, and IL was prop
| ably when he closed the window that MISS
| Wendelschaeter was aroused from het
| slumber. , a. y.
Having had a start OF fully II hours. the
| thief no doubt, was out or the city De
fore the police were notified or the preah
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-30
BREACH OF CONTRACT
Mount Washington Lumber Company Has
$3,OOO,O00 Suit Against Bay State Man

Boston, Dec 30.A suit In which about
100000 is involved has been brought in
the United States Circuit court. whore
the Mount Washington Lumber company
has filed a bill I'm equity for the purpose
OF securing the specific performance OF
contract which, il Is alleged, was made
by Q. H. Smith OF Cambridge FOR himself
and acting MS agent for Robert Ossood of
Salem and c. A. Backer OF Melrose in
dividually and as administrators of the
estate OF l.. j. Backer.
The Mount Washington Lumber COM
pany was organized in Maine In 1903 for
the purpose OF acquiring and operating
upon large tract OF lumber land IN the
White Mountain region of New Iamp-
shire
1t is alleged that In December of that
year, O. ii. Smith for himself and the
other respondents, entered in to con-
tract by which 1t Was stiplated that ne
was TO deliver To the company some 1O,OoO
acres of land I'm Coos and Carroll coun-
ties. and i'm addition 10 this was TO de-
liver all the mills, machinery, etc. be-
longing 10 tho New Hampshire Lumber
company.
In addition 20 this Smith and his assoc
ciates were TO deliver to the company the
entire capital stock Of the Mount Wash
ington Summit Road company and all the
stock and bonds of the Bartlett and AL
bany Railroad company. II is alleged
that the contract was not lived up to.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-30
DISTRICT ATTORNEY MORAN
BEGINS AN INVESTIGATION

Boston, Dec 3O--District Attorney John
r Moran. today. began an official inves-
tlgation of the charges of fraud made IN
connection with contract for renovat-
,,g the Fcnway in this city. 1t was upon
these charges that Unite States Dis
trict Attorney Asa r. French VINO had
been retained as special counsel by Act
ing Mayor whelton to prosecute an IN
oulry reported last night that there had
been "A wasteful expenditure or the puoho
money: that there had been failure OF
dutv upon the part of those in charge
OF the work; that the contracts had not
heen conscientiously performed. and that
the contracts we're used as a meanos OF
distributing political patronage.
District Attorney Moran called upon
Acting Mayor Whelton today and OBJ
talncd from him a copy of Attorney
Frenchs report.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-30
WANDERED ABOUT mine
Polish Lahorsr Wandered Through Workings
For Eight Days

Wnkesbarre, Pa Dec. 30-After being
imprisoned I'm a mine for eight days, Jo-
seph Davis, Pole, was rescued today.
Davis. who was a laborer, entered the
mine wednesday, Dec. 20, and got lost I'm
the underground workings. Yesterday he
was found I'm an exhausted condition near
the bottom OF the shaft
He was slowly making his way out Of
the mine When brought TO the surface
the man was unconscious, but soon re-
vlved He said he wandered around from
one working to another but all the time
got farther away from the opening. He
had n wor-flled dinner pail and for the
first four days ate sparingly of the con
tents. When the food was all gone he
drunk tea for two days.
The next two days he ate scraps Of
bread that had been thrown away by mi
ners. Yesterday he had given up all hope
of getting out alive. but night coming on
he saw a light catried by an empoye in
the distance. he knew then he was on =
roadway which was traversed, and he
crnwlcd along I'm his weakened condition
until ne finally reached the bortom OF the
shaft
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-30
MARKET
REPORTS.

Opening dealings the New York stock
market were very large and widely dis
tributed, but changes were generally
small. Anaconda was n notable excep-
ton. 1000 shares selling at the opening
at 29O and 295 compared with 2Ss last
night.
There were fDO shares OF Locomotive
sold AT 753.. and 74l1, compared with 727s
last night. The FIRST sales OF United States
Steel were 25. 900 shares at 42ss and i2N,
compared with 42ia last night. ConsolI-
da ted Gas rose two points, Biscuit Ia and
Missouri Pacific. Great Northern pre-
ferred Corn Products preferred, Smelt-
ing and Virginia. Carolina Chemical large
fractions. Union Pacific, Southern Rail
way, Norfolk and Western; Metropoli-
tan Street Railway and a few minor
stocks showed fractional losses and
Pressed steel Car fell two points.
Several stocks were put higher. after
the opening, notably Amalgamated Cop
per and Smelling. The list In general
ra nofr, speculahors who did not care to
carry stocks over into the new year feed
ing the mout qune literally. This selling
drove the railroad list generally, and also
many OF the specialtles a fraction below
yesterdays closing
The Metropolitan stocks and Colorado
and Southern second preferred fell n
point. Among the conspicuously strong
features were Minneapolis, ST. Paul and
Sault Ste. Marie preferred up 3A, Biscuit
@ United States Rubber Ia. Amalgamat-
ed Copper la, and Smelling. Corn Pro-
ducts preferred and North American TO
IA Business had contracted n good deal
by II O'Clock but the market was steady.
There was some further yielding OF prf-
ces and the market became unsettled and
irregular. Reading was carried Ia under
last night. and then rallied TO Ia over
last night.
The Hooking Valley stocks fell 1ss
Tennessee Coal 2. National Lead IL, and
Metropolitan Securities ia. Locomotive
rose strong 173ss points, Northwestern
three and a number OF minor railroad and
Industrial stocks from ore 10 two
There was some rally after the appear
ance OF the bank statement Amalgamat-
ed Copper rising two points over last
night There was some renewal OF real
zlng in the late dealings which carried
Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific and
Pennsylvania n point under last night.
Amalgamated Copper and Smelling sud
denly relapscd 10 a point under last night
and Anacoda slumpei &c 3 points under
! last night The closing was feverlsh and
/ unsettled.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-30
TO TRY AGAIN
Government Will Make Another Effort TO
Establish LIght al Cape Hattiras

Washington. Dec. 30.--Final steps were
taken by the government yesterday tow
ard securing a lighthouse at Diamond
Shoals Cape Hatteras, " c" which IS
considered the most dangerous point Tor
shipping on the Atlantic coast. Congress
Mt it's last session made an appropriation
for this purpose. About $1,000 Is IN
volved The act provides for payment
should the lighthouse remain in position
for term OF years. partial payment 10 be
made each year. The lighthouse Is to ne
constructed by Albert F. Eells, backed by
"A Boston engineering hrm
The plan h TO construct the lighthouse
afloat and then tow IL to the required p"-
sition and sink ii. The tide Is expected
TO anchor the construction by shiftlng
sand around its base.
Many lighthouses have been construct
ed al this point, but all have failed 10
Withstand the rigor OF the storms
Secretary Metcaif-of the department or
commerce and labor yesterday gave hnal
approval under the terms OF the act 10
the plans OF Capt. Eells. which have been
modified I'm some respects at the sugges-
tion OF the lighthouse board
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-30

A gang OF second-story thieves and
burglars has struck the town.
Within l2 hours the gang has made two
very successful breaks.
The first was at the residence OF Allen
r. Malcolmson, at 1872 George street.
There. while the family was at dinner.
"A thief who climbed upon a fence. thence
to the roof an an ell. and thence 20 n
window which he forced, secured about
$lGO worth Of jewelry.
The second job was done at the resi-
dence Of Col Felix r. Wendelschaefer,
at 2S4 Wayland avenue.
Here there was a burglary. pure and
simple. and extensive as was the haul
which was made, the fact that there had
been "A break was not discovered until 1880
O'Clock this afternoon.
sometime after midnight Miss Anne
Wendelschaefor, IN years OF age, VIZ
awakened by noise I'm her room.
As she could not account for the mol y
she called TO her father.
Col Wendelschaefer arose and ask p,
Amcy what was the matter.
Whom she replied that she thought ma
somebody was In. or had been In he
room, Col. Wendelschaefer made an I'm
vestlgation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-12-30
FAILURE To DELIVER
Brokers Held In Damages In Connection
with Suit on United Railroad B0udn

New York, Dec. 30.-SupreIne Justice
Truax decided yesterday in favor OF the
plaintiffs the series OF actions brought
by the stock Exchange house or Zim-
norman Il Forshay against c. |. Hudson
q Co. Weaver & Raborg. Zimmerman.
Dahlgren & Co, T.. & g. Randolph and
other Stock Exchango firms growing out
of the Issuance OF the bonds of the United
Railroads OF San Francisco.
Zimmerman & Forshay held n number
of contracts for the pnrchase of these
bonds when, as and II issued" In June,
1902. they demanded delivery of the bonds
contending that the issue was then COM
pete.
The house with whom they were deal
ing declined to deliver on the ground that
the contracts had not matured because
the entire bond issue was not on the
market Zimmerman AZ Forshay then De-
gan action for damages
In his opinion, Justice TrIax declared
that the sole contention was wh@her the
bonds had been issued prior to July -
1902 when this action was brrlght' re
decided that on that date S,W0OOo uf the
$40 0.OD0 of bonds had been delivered to
Brown Brothers. who represented tie
shareholders I'm the reorganization, ana
that the entire s2OOo.0O0 worth were sub
feet To their order at that time
The bonds had then been sold in 'he
New York and San Francisco markets. ne
declared. Continuing, the decision reads:
II am OF the opinion that these facts
constitute an issuance of bonds ana that
when these actions were begun the plain
tits were entitled To Immediate posses
sion. Moreover. tho bonds were on the
market and the defydants GOULD have
purchased i'm the open market. mere or
i'm San Francisco. more than enough 10
meet their contracts
Some OF the defendants actually had
the bonds In their possession ana they
could have rendered them TO inc plalntins
and the plaintiffs would have been Obliged
TO receive them"
Justice Truax fixed the value OF the
bouds at 92L and awarded $3.50 damages
against Hudson & Co., NO.6lo against Iin-
merman. Dahlgren Co, $2o against
Weaver & Raborg and $3.50 against r. u
G. Randolph.