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The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
DESIGNATING A BATTLEFIELD
Objection Made TO Prison Being
Built on Site of Forts.
Sons of Revolutionary Heroes Want
Forts Montgomery and Clinton
Preserved for Posterity.

Albany. Feb. 1.-The Empire Society
Of the Sons Of the American Revolution
has taken the lead i'm an agitation
against the proposed action of locat-
ing the new State prison which viii
replace Sing Sing on the former site of
Fort Montgomery and Clinton. The
site has been rendered historic by the
brave defense Of the fortress on the
night of October 6. I777. by "A small force
against the attack of Sir Henry Clinton.
the British general who. with more
than 5000 men, had effected a landing
at Stony Point ana made fierce
onslaught on the garrison under the
cover Of darkness.
In this hurried restless. greedy
age says the society i'm an appeal
recently sent 70 legislators and mem
beTs OF The prison commission, "Get us
not forget that there is a moral force
IN history holding men. whether they
viii or not, TO the results Of their
actions, and this force is as relentless
as IL is eternal, and from /: there IS no
escape. May an our legislators at
Albany take heed OF this, especially
those whose ancestors fought iu the
Revolution.
we urge that the press and the pub
lie insist that no State prison shall
desecrate this battlefield. christened by
the blood of our Revolutionary heroes.
but for all times IT shall be preserved
rs haIlowed snriue'
The site has already been purchaser
By the State for $4,000 by the Com
mission on New Prisons. which was ap-
pointed by Gov. Higgins under the act
of 1906. which provides that il must
select "a site containing sufficient
quantity OF trap rock for use in the i'm
proyement Of public highways
i the project of the prison commits
sion rs carried out, the new prison viii
be located IN one of the most pictures
que spots of the Hudson Highlands. on
Che western bank of the river forty
two miles from Weehawken and almost
alongside Bear Mountain, whicf
known and pointed out to tourists for
its scenic beauty, Recently the Scenic
and Historic Reservation Society. which
is anxious 90 have the spot made into
4 national park. has become aroused,
because it was feared that convict
gangs would attack Bear Mountain it,
self II has been urged that the
preservation Of this mountain is Of
sufficient Importance to warrant the
loss, even of the &75 1000 but ii is
pointed out that IL might be taken over
by the State with a view to creating
on the proposed site a State Park and
selecting a suitable location for the
prison somewhere else.
Those who recall the fierce struggle
in the legislature for the preservation
Of Hook Mountain, on the Hudson. fire
being given over TO blasting by private
interests. predict q struggle just as
bitter when the matter comes before the
legislature this year on a measure to
,btain an appropriation TO carry into
fleet the plans Of the prison commits
sion: The appropriation already given
to the commission was merely for the
purpose Of carrying out the preliminary
work. and the whole project would fall
to the ground should the legislature
withhold a new appropriation.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
DESCRIBES ASTRAL PLANE.
Miss MarsIRnd speaks Before EIem-
bers of EsOteric Center

The Astral Plane. a subject Of inter-
est TO those who have looked into the
books of Eastern literature. was ex-
planned by Miss Marsland in her last
Sunday evenings lecture at the Oriental
Esoterie Center 1913 Q street.
THE astral world, she said. lies close
around US. Every thought. emotion. feel
ing. passion, and every Imagination Of
our daily life, have an existence of their
own in the astral When these are ex-
pressed on the physical they pass be-
yond our control becoming beings with
an existence Of their own and these en-
titles may be seen by those who are
awake on the astral plane.
The average man goes out on the as
tral when he sleeps. and sometimes re-
members beautiful places he has visited
The plane is one Of great confusion seem
ingly, for there we see not only the pur-
est and the most degraded thought-forms.
but also superior beings, eIementals, as
tral bodies, from the adept down to the
suicide, and in the astral light, a living
record of all that has ever transpired. or
viii happen in the future to our planet
This is the storehouse from which clair
voyants seers, and prophets draw their
material
In the lecture on Wednesday evening.
The COlOrf and form Of thought" the
speaker said: We are each surrounded
by an aura or atmosphere. the color of
which varies with every passing thought
But as each thought leaves an impression.
there are certain colors which predomi-
nate. The savage bears about with him
dull reds, browns, greens of passion. an
ger, selhshness, and jealousy In the
more evolved soul, these colors are clear
er. as the red Of desire becomes the Grim
son or the delicate pink of pure affection.
The orange Of selfish greed is transformed
into the clear yellow Of intelligence. and
the green Of hypocrisy takes on the deli
cate hue Of worldwide sympathy and
compassion. When each can see the 9th
ers thought. the earth viii perforce be
greatly purified"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
what RESOLUTIONS Come to.

From Coilieg's Weekly
The end of the good resolutions made
on January ] usually sets in about this
time Just as well. perhaps, for at the
Dcst they are frozen and unhuman de-
vices to obtain uprightness. Il may be
the third week in January; it may be
February: but they are pretty sure to go
by the board at last A very HfeIike
document IS the diary of the crusty old
DIR. Johnson. We select few jottings:
'176o. Resolved, To rise as early as I
can.
1851. Ny purpose IS to regulate my
sleep.
1764 My purpose is from this time.
To rise early.
1854 (September). resolve To rise
early; not later than 6, if I can: I hope
sooner, but as soon as I can.
'1765- My resolution, I purpose to rise
at s. because. though I shall not yet rise
early, it will be much earlier than I
now rise. for I often lie TIL ,
1853. 1 purpose and hope to rise early
in the morning. at 8. and by degrees at g.
1712 / hope TO rise by degrees more
early in the morning.
"174 I hope to rise at g."
Evidently no lack of good resolutions:
yet only a few years before his death
we find him writing:
i have now spent about hfty-five years
in resolving; having from the earliest
time almost that I can remember been
forming schemes of a better life. / have
done nothing. Ny life has. from
my earliest years, been wasted in a
morning bed
Few would agree with Dr. Johnson's g
estimate of his life, but we may concede
that his resolutions were not of great
assistance.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
DisIIIusioned by Thackeray.

Thackeray almost broke the heart of a
silent worshlper in Charlotte Bronte when
first they met at a table.
Behold q lion cometh out of the
month" she quoted, as he entered the
drawing-roomi while he. as one of his
biographers tells US, was feeling nothing
but a poor but raven0us specimen of an
Englishman
At dinner she was placed. by her own
request. opposite Thackeray And
had" he said, "the miserable humiliation
OF seeing her ideal of me disappear down
my throat, as everything went into my
mouth and nothing came out of it.
AT last, as I took my fifth potato, she
leaned across. with clasped hands and
tears in her eyes, and breathed, implor-
ingly. Oh, Mr.. Thackeray, don't'"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
HOW TO Be 4 REPORTER
Hustle on Your Coat When You Get
Tip or Story.
But Be Sure It's Real Murder and
Not Hoax, Like the One
Recorded Here.

New York. Feb. 1.-"This is Corrigau
"a central office man. have just
nailed fellow who shot two women
about five months ago at Sixth avenue
and Fourth street"
Just at five o'clock. when editors
copy readers and reporters We're whip
ping into shape their stories for the
last edition OF the evening newspapers
and an was hustle i'm the morning office
this message came over the telephone
to every city editor in New York The
story looked like big one. and every
Office started men for the scene.
Reporters ambitious to .be real stars
tossed their coats about them and
rushed for street cars or elevated
trains. Photographers and artists
dashed madlv forth"
4 headquarters reporter asked the
police what they knew about the case
and in an instant No. 300 Mulberry
street was all a-bustIe Five men were
hurried from the Mercer street station
and a half dozen more came from the
Charles street station. Uniformed re-
serves were held tn immediate readi-
ness 20 20 90 the scene OF TIA. crime
one policeman was regulating traffic
at Sixth avenue and Fourth street. when
ambitious reporter No ]. who had run
with all his might from the Eighth
street elevated station, slid over slip
perry track and bumped into him.
What's that shooting asked the re-
porter. gasping for breath.
Huh, no shOotiu' round here
nothin but wagon broke down
replied the policeman as he swors
yociferously at pedleT who was on
the wrong side Of the street. More
reporters arrived. followed by photo
graphers. Then came the pride Of Com
missioner Bingam's detective staff
The traffic policeman was questioned
and cross-examined but he would not
admit having heard of any shots in the
neighborhoOd The gum shoes men
from the Charles street station. APP
/ peaTed. They could add no new facts
/ concerning the case. The central Office
had ordered them 20 the corner 10 I'm
they knew
Proprietors of all the stores and
saloons about the corner were ques-
toned. Nobody knew anything about a
shooting affair.
Meanwhile in the office Of the evening
dailies managing editors and city
editors were suffering from cold shivers
i'm fear that they would not catch their
I last edition Emergency men kept
close To the telephone ready t6 take the
story Of the tragedy.
The telephone rang The ambitious
reporter covering the big story was al
the other end of the wire. This Is d
hoax. We can't find any sign of any
/ shooting down here" he said
Irate detectives and ambitious re-
pOrteTs spent another two hours try
ing To find the practical joker, who had
caused all the disturbance. but they
could not locate him and the coroner
was not needed.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
HUMOR FROM FRANCE.

Mile Suzanne-'Is that young man
still under my Window
AIaid-''Well Mademoiselle. he's run
ming around in the snow to keep him
self warm. but he goes in the shape Of
a heart all the time Bon Vivant
An Old country farmer went into the
town TO consult a doctor, who after ex-
amining him, found he was anaemic.
You must take irOn' he advised.
"IrOn?" said the astOnished farmer.
why. doctor. with my bad teeth, ii is
with difficulty that / can eat bread. -
Pele Mele.
UncIe-''Well. and how did YOU like
that pistol I sent yOu?"
Nephew-'Irs fine. have broken
three Of the neighbors windows with
it already. Bon Vivant
BelidOr. who was passing a few
weeks at the sea with his wife. was
awakened one night by the cry OF
Fire" in their hotel
Now. be calm he said. and proceeded
to dress himself. and collect his valua-
clothes When they left their room.
they found. however. that all danger
was over.
you see" said Belidor how easy it is
10 escape danger when one is calm"
You are quite right my dear. But
you ought really 10 have put your
trousers on"
And before the glass BelidOr per
ceived that his boasted calm was not
so great as he thought it-Pele MeIe.
Observation-Disclosures make me out two
bills for my hat. One of ten francs for
my husband and the other of twenty 10
show 10 my friends. Bon ElvaGt
Concierge tto one Of the tenantsl-
Good morning. sir, a happy New
Year"
Tenant-"Thank YOU, John Here is
twenty francs"
Concierge-"Sir! I am surprised that
you should think offered you my good
wishes with the sole object Of get
ting twenty francs"
Tenant-"Oh, 7 thought"
Concierge-"WeI. YOU were mis-
taken. / counted ON forty francs at
least from you. Mele.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
What It Was,

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
The minister was addressing the Sun
day school.
Children, I want to talk to you for a
few moments about one of the most vital,
one of the most wonderful. one of the
most important organs in the whole
world he said
What is it that throbs away, beats
away. never stopping, never ceasing,
whether you wake or sleep, night or day,
week II and week out month in and
month out, year in and year out, without
any yolition on your part, hidden away
IN the depths. as II were. unseen by you,
throbb!ng, throbbing, throbbing, rhyth-
mically all your life long?"
During this pause for Oratorical effect
small voice was heard.
I i-nOw; it's the gas meteri"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
NAPOLEON III AT SEDAN.
French Emperor Did Not Have Two
Horses Shot Under Him.

+ Paris. Feb. 1.-Sarah BernhaTdt men
tions in her memoirs that Napoleon III
had two horses shot under him at Sedan.
Some having thrown doubt on her state
ment. and denied that the Emperor was
ever in personal danger at the time,
Baron Verify, son of the late colonel of
the Cent Gardes. gives what he affirms
TO be the authentic account Of the un-
happy sovereign's persistent attempts TO
court death when he saw that defeat was
unavoidable.
on September I, 1870, at o'clock. in the
morning. Marshal MacMahon. returning
wounded 20 Sedan, met the Emperor rid
ing out TO BazeiIles. Napoleon III real
lied that the situation was desperate. He
rode slowly out, depressed and thought
fui. under a han of shot During an hour
he Inspected the positions. Bullets rained
on his escort
Capt d'Hendec0urt was killed few
feet away from the Emperor. The latter,
deliberately seeking death alighted, or
dered his escort 20 remain behind an en-
banlment. and walked up 20 a cemetery
on a height where he STAYED for another
hour. exposed 10 fire. He mounted again
and rode 10 another part of the field.
Gen. de Courson and Capt de Trecesson
were dangerously wounded by his side,
but not a bullet hit him. The Emperor at
last seemed to despair Of meeting his
death as he sought Il. and rode back 10
Sedan at noon. IN the town itself shells
fen thick and while the Emperor was
riding with his escort up the Grand Rue
one burst jrst in front of him, wounded
one OF the Cent Gardes, and killed the
horses Of two aids-de-camp
Napoleon III looked on stOlIdly. under
standing. perhaps, that it was not his fate
TO die in action.
The story that he had two horses
killed under him is. therefore, not cor
rect But there is no doubt that the un-
fortunate Emperor, beaten and IN, a
pathetic and tragic figure. did deliberately
seek death on the field to escape the
disgrace Of Sedan which he foresaw.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
ROOSEVELT AS MAYOR
WHAT WOULD BE RESULT IF HE WERE TO
RUN FOR THAT OFFICE

man-as the equal Of and the represent
ative Of MS felloW-freemen.
air Hewitt's supporters are now ap-
+ peaiing to that class IN the country tina
/ tlmid good In some ways ] Ike tie
timid good bat don't respect them. Tie
/ timid good can always be frightened into
4 Joining the active bad. There are respec-
table. weakened Republicans who are
/ saying Yes. / should ike 60 support
/ Mr. Roosevelt, but ! am so afraid of Mr..
/ George that ] shall vote for Mr. Hewitt
/ II we stand firm we shall poll several
/ thousands more than our normal vote.
which. Of itself. is enough on this 0c-
{ caSlOn 10 win. II has been said that I
am only a boy. but time viii cure that"
Even Poet stumped for Him.
The Republican Club indorsed Mr..
/ Rooseyelts candidacy on motion Of James
S. Lehmaier and appointed csmpsign
committee TO aid him. Mr. Lehmaier to-
day is the boss Hughes boomer of the
same club The Downtown Business
/ Mems Roosevelt Club was organized bv
Lucius \. Llttauer and others to boom
the candidate from a. Broadway Rich
ard Watson Glider. editor Of the Century.
went on the stump for him. this being
the poets first venture into a political
campaign. EX-Sherif Jimmy O'Brien
came out for Roosevelt.
At a mass meeting in Cooper Union
| the Wednesday night before election
the large hail was jammed and the en-
thusiasm was feverish. Mr. Roosevelt
came on the stage with Joseph IT.
ChCate and was checTed for ten minutes.
Elihu Root called the meeting % order
and Thomas c. Acton, a former police
commissioner, was made chairman. He
called Roosevelt the Cowboy Of Dakota"
and this set the audience wild. Mr.. Ro1se-
velt had been ranching two years then.
Two nights later Mr.. Roosevelt made
FIVE speeches, including one in fremont.
where he was rushed on a special en-
gine furnished by Mr.. Depew. AT the
Grand Opera House ne addressed an
audience Of col0red men. To- whom hs
said
There are very few things I have
/ been prouder OF than that. at the great
national convention Of The Republican
/ party in Chicago. il was largely through
( my instTumentality that We gave the pos
: iJiOn Of highest honor I'm our power-that
/ Of chairman-t0 that famous Republican
+ colored man, John r. Lynch, OF MLssis-
sippi
/ When the campaign closed Euhu Root
I said that never outside OF Presidential
year, had De seen such "A vigorous can
vass as Mr.. Roosevelt had made All
/ the leaders congratulated him on his
/ energy and the enthusiasm De had
/ created. Chairman Root announced pub
T liciy. i never felt more confident ~
victory"
The Morning after.
/ On the eve Of election Chairman Root
gave out the result Of careful canvass
made by the district leaders-which
showed that the probable vote would he
Zo011 Of which Roosevelt could not get
F less than s700. George. whose SATURDAY
night parade Of 25G09 lab0ring men in ths
/ rain had impressed every one. was allow
. ed t1ooe. Mr.. Hewitt was % get the re-
naming $500
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
Rush Of Hnnrnrinns-

The rush of Hungarians to the United
States in 1907 brought about a curious
state of affairs In the little village OF
Kerisova, of $500 souls.
One b. one the male residents of Keri-
sova heard the call across the water.
and they emigrated until such time as the
mayor was the only adult male to remain
by the village. Finally he also left.
As a result Of this exodus of males
the women Of Kerisova elected a young
woman TO the position of mayor. and
other female residents have been elected
to fill the remainder of the municipal
Offices
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
Elected md Installed.

At the twenty-eighth annual session Of
the Grand Lodge, Knights Of Honor Dis
trict of Columbia, held Wednesday last.
the following officers were elected. and
installed by Deputy Supreme Dictator e..
L. De Land: Grand dictator. f. G. Hart
mann: grand vice dictator F. L. Toson;
grand assistant dictator. Il W Smith;
grand past dictator, r. L. De Land grand
reporter, c. IT, Schuitze; grand treasurer,
F. B. Dalrymple; grand chaplain. G. y.
Abrams: grand guide. r. White; grand
guardian, 5. +. Ingersoll; grand sentinel.
ID. T. Sullivan; grand trustees. S. z. In
gersoll, c. Gersdorf. +. q. Jones; repre-
sentative 10 the supreme lodge. T. J..
De Land; alternate representative. j.,
White
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
A VICTIM OF HYPNOTISM.
Students of Psychology should S9udy
Case from Connecticut.

Case from Connecticut.
From the Providence Journal.
Students Of psychology viii find some
thing of interest IN the case Of the Con-
necticut embezzler who claims 10 have
been a victim Of hypnotism Up to the
time of bis disgrace. a year or two ago.
the gentleman was a prominent citizen
in his community, treasurer Of a bank,
pillar of a church, and generally esteemed
as an individual of the utmost respect
ability with whiskers Then he disap-
peared. and 1t was discovered that 100000
belonging to other people had disappeared
with him.
Recently he was located 10 the lower
part of California, and he tells how he
was hypuotized while on a visit in New
York. The next thing he knew he was on
a train going West and for some reason
he kept on going West until the train
stopped, on account OF the Pacific Ocean
being just ahead He allows that he can
not remember anything about embezzliug
OF anything Of that Sort He can't even
remember who II was that hypnotlzed
him and got him so far away from home
This is not the first time that hypuotism
has been advanced as the weird reason Of
wTongdoing. but it seems "a particularly
sad case. Hypnotic influence is a wonder
ful thing as we have been taught by Mr.
Augustus Thomas play. The Witching
Hour After accepting that seriously
one can believe almost anything Of hyp-
nOtism Those who possess the hypnotic
power should. indeed. be very careful and
conscientious Ia their use of II. II is al
together ropTehensible 10 hypnotic an
eminently respectable and plous gentle
man with whiskers and force him 20 alb
scond with q half-million OF other peoples
money. Hypnotists should remember that
thousands of men I'm this country have
barrels OF money Of their own The thing
To do is 10 practice on some OF them and
induce them 70 loosen mp.
Psychological activities Of this sort
could not damage the reputation % pill
lars and the welfare OF bank dep0sitors.
and would not tend 20 shatter public CON
fdence. Hypnotsm is "a scary thing TO
handle Mr. Thomas would tell you so
himself
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
FIND WEBSTER GRAVE
PENNSYLVANIA is SAID TO HAVE INSPIRED
THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION

ster. Although Webster was buried in
the old Arch street burying ground OF the
Second Presbyterian Church, there Is
nothing to show that he ever was an Of
ficer Of the congregation, or, indeed, that
he was a member of the church, although
il is believed that he was.
In 1861 the graves, 10 the number Cf
about 400. were removed from the Arch
street grounds, which were on the north
side of the street. between Fifth and
Sixth streets, and reinterred in a section
purchased by the congregation for the
purpose in Mount Vernon Cemetery.
There the remains of Pelatiah Webster
now lie covered by a marble stone. on
which the inscription is greatly worn.
only the p" in Pelatiah and Web" Of
Webster being decIpherable.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
when Every Man Is Coy.


Prom the CentTaiia OWasil Chronicle
Feminine proposals are nothing ney-In
leap year otherwise. Il is said on good
authority that Eve set the example when
she baited Adam with n-apple-or lem
on. as certain excellent authorities claim
Of late. As no man ever told the truth
about how, he proposed and stiH less
about how the demUTe damsels helped
him 10 do H. all this must remain IN OBJ
scurity. Every man some time in his life
has had COY proposal In this every
year seems TO partake a trife Of leap
wear
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02

Prom t5e Kansas City Stars Missouri Notes
Arthur AulI's idea Of chess. There IS
one amusement that is not quite as en-
lvening as funeral That's a game of
chess. Two men playing this game sadly
gaze before them for hours at a time
without ever speaking. II you have Il
dead friend the most solemn ceremonial
in his honor We would think OF would be-
10 go out and play game Of chess upon
HE grave.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
The Ordeal HeId Down.

FT0m tle Ashland INebTI GaLetle.
At high noon the wedding chimes be-
gan to fall softly upon the perfumed afr,
as each person took his stand in the room
10 see the performance. which is so old.
set very new. The minister led the
march. with ritual in hand, followed by
the bridal couple He, medium sized,
dressed in fine black suit, a near kin
10 broadclOth: she. dressed In q fine
white silk, with white slippers. comprised
a fine pair Both stood the ordeal brave
IL.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
Church Granted Exemption.

Commissioner Macfarland has approved
the recommendation of District Assessor
Griffin. that the Friends church. at
Thirteenth and Irving streets northwest
be exempt from taxation. Assessor Grif-
fin held the building should be exempt
because it was used for religious pur-
poses
The Washington herald., 1908-02-02

The following is the programme for
volunteer readings and music in the read
ing room for the blind ar the Library of
Congress-2:30 to $50 D. m. Tuesday. Mr..
Edwin Caliowi didiect reading and humor-
Gus nonologue; Thursday, English song
recital by Mr. Ernest f. Leigh. assisted
by Miss Lucy Briekenstein; Saturday.
Nir. Z. L. Temple. THE Genius OF Dick
ens."