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His Greatest Need.

WILLIAM j. BURNS. the detective.
I" was talking TO a Chicago reporter
about bluff.
bluff doesn't go with a detective" he
said. ITO see through bluff is what we
detectives are for. Once in New
York.
Mr.. Burns smiled.
'Once in New York. he resumed, "a
detective was talking TO a theatrical
agent who desired TO put up "A great
bluff of prosperity. The mans shoes
needed half-soling, his collar was
cracked, and the fur on his overcoat
cuffs was moth-eaten. But he had a
big stone in his pink tie. and all his
talk was of the press of business in
his office.
I'm simply overrun with ORDERS he
said. simply overrun. At this moment
I need urgently a pair of song and
dance men for Milwaukee. a pair OF
musical mokes for Pittsburgh and a
pair of comedy sisters for Phila-
delphia.'
You need a pair of pants for Broad
way. too, said the detective. as he
pointed a derisive finger at the firing
ed ends of the agents black and white
check trousers"
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CHE Possesses a Strong
- Personality and Unusual
Charm of Manner-Was Be-
fore Her Marriage a Year
Ago Anna Kelton, Daughter
of the Late Gen. John G.
Kelton, United States Army,
and She Is a Graduate of
George Washington Univer-
sity-Is the Enthusiastic As
sistant and Sympathetic Col
league of Her Husband in All
His Work for the Improve
ment of Present Conditions.
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of a worthy method OF earning their
bread. I be eve that the crying need of
our age is to possess a spirit of truth, of
find ng and maintaining the strict stand
ard of truth in our home life. in the
churches and most of all In the political
and economic life. We can obtain this
only by the sincere effort of men and
women work NJ together with the single
purpose of facing the problems bravely
and working out their solution. AS long
as the majority of women are content to
assume no respons' bility outside their
own homes or to be absorbed in their
own bread winning or amusements we
shall have a one-sided nation. a one-sided
standard of morality and a half-develop-
ed humanity"
Mrs. Wiley is a charming and graceful
woman, with such a youthful appearance
and frankness that her serious views on
life come as surprise. She has. how
ever been absorbed by such things since
her early cir hood and has been for some
years past the president of a local SUI
frage society Never fond of social pleas
ures she has since her MARRIAGE almost
entirely turned her back on the lighter
side which Washington presents to inter-
esting people. DR.. Wiley. In addition to
his regular duties, is constantly in de-
mand for lectures or plain talks before
the hundreds of societies and organize
lions located in Washington. His wife
PERFORMS all his clerical work for him
and corrects his proofsheets and attends
10 his large correspondence. She is be-
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every adult human beings duty to think
about and take an interest in the great
straight about them. l consider the
ballot nothing more than the concrete
: expression of thought.
ITO tn nix straight one can't stay shut
up within The four walls of his own
home or Office or work ng place and
tn nix of nothing beyond his own work.
his personal relationships and his amuse-
ments, but one must go out, during ms
leisure time. and work with other people
along practica and helpful lines. JON
organ cations banded together to discuss
and better condit ons, and while helping
to amel ora our present-day evils seek
to find the reason for their existence ana
a way to prevent their continuance; ana
this last brings us right to the ballot
Women have done and are doing great
good thout the ballot, through organ
lied effort but at what unnecessary cost
and loss of time. Why has IL taken years
and years of effort to secure that OBVIOUS
justice of equal pay for equal work for
the teachers of New York city. While
Utah and Wyom ng, states where women
have TIE suffrage. have had avs to that
effect for a long time? Why was the
Florida Fed arat on of W0men's Clubs de-
feated three times in trying to secure the
passage of a compulsory education b Ill,
while compulsory education laws have
existed for years IN the four states hav-
ing had woman suffrage The. longest? One
mi"ht go on indefinitely asking and an
swering these questions.
!:
But what woman VIII accomplish with
the ba lot is not nearly so important as
the benefit they will receive from having
to think straight and honestly and act
likewise. Life is very short. and nearly
all of it for women is spent in frivolity
or in pronot ng ms ncere things. Insin-
cerity permeates every womans life at
least in part. but then men cannot be
said to be en- irely free from this phase
also
Should try to work reform it would
be toward estabi shing all present day
conditions on the firm basis of truth
should not subscribe to our SNUG com
pla sance in calling ourselves a vii zed
nation so long more than 1900 chill
dren from six to sixteen work twelve
hours a day under inhuman conditions in
mills and manufa ctories of all SORTS, while
we know that many women are deprived
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Cant you make your mules pull to-
gether?' / inquired.
Dem mules pull right smart. said the
driver.
Cooking and Gaping my tmloaded mus
ket brought 1t to the shoulder and
again commanded the driver, Get that
team out of the mud!'
The negro rolled his eyes wildly and
woke up all over. He first patted his sad
die mule. spoke to each one, and them
fiourishing his long whip with a crack
like pistol, shouted. 60 long dar! what
I feed yo' for and the mule team left
the slough in very expeditions manner
The afternoon of April 5. 1862, the adj
vance Of our column was brought to a
standstill In front of Yorktown. One of
the impediments to an immediate attack
on Yorktown was the difficulty OF US ng
light artillery in the muddy fields in our
front, and at that time the topography Of
the country ahead was but little under
stood, and had to be learned by recon-
noissance in force We had settled down
to the siege OF Yorktown began bridging
the streams between us and the enemy.
constructing and improving the roads for
the rap d transit Of supplies and for the
advance. The first parallel was opened
about a mile from the enerny's fOrtifica-
tons, extending along the entire front of
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our right had taken the infantry support
from our batteries, one of which. consist
ing OF four guns. was captured. We were
tired, wet and exhausted when suppo, is
came up, and we were allowed to fall
back from under the enemy's fire. but
stiil IN easy reach OF the ba tie. l asked
one OF my comrades how he felt, and his
reply was characteristic of the prevailin :
sentiment: should feel like a hero if
| wasn't so blank wet
me bullets had cut queer antics
among our men. A private, who had a
canteen OF whisky when he went into the
S Snsa,sement, on endeavoring to take a
drink round the canteen quite empty. a
puliet having tapped IL for him. Another
mad part of his thumb nail taken OF.
Another had a bullet pass into the toe
or MS boot. down between two toes. and
out along the sole of his foot. without
much injury. Another had a scaln wound
from bullet, which took off a strip of
nalr about three inches I'm length from
the top of his head. Two of my regiment
were killed outright and fourteen badly
injured.
Ihus l have cnronicled my first DAYS
night. and l don't believe any of INV regi-
ment We're ambitious to chase the enc
my, any farther just at present Re-
freshed with hot coffee and hardtack
We rested from the fight. vel, satfsfied
that We had done our duty"
X \,
On the Confederate side, according to
Longstreets account. the march of the
rear column northward In retreat from
the town was being delayed all day May
) by impossible roads. and he ordered
fresh troops from time 10 time to counter
march to the field at Williamsburg. re-
lieving those whose ammunition was ex-
hausted IN this unexpected engagement
After Hooker had been forced back from
Fort Maer,Ider the threatening post. on
of Hancock on the Confederate lef. was
noted by the enemy. and ID. I'll. Hill went
forward with Early's brigade, Early and
Hill in person leading toward the crest
where Hancock's infantry was posted.
The Confederates were met by a severe
musketry fire. and at length by counter
charge, led by Hancock, in which the
bayonet was used in open field. Gems
Sumner. keyes and Smith al men Toned
Hancocks victory, which was brilliant
and decisive. Gen. Smith said in his re-
port, 1.-The brilliancy of the plan of bat
tie. the GOODNESS of its execution. the
Selling OF the proper instant for chang
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as follows: Marching over the muddy
road late In the afternoon. we found our
farther advance prevented by force
which had preceded us. and we halted in
the mud by the roadside Just as 1t be- an
to rain. About 8 o'c ock we resumed our
march by crossing over to the Hampton
road, and did not halt till IL in the even
ing. when we lay down In our blankets,
tack and the cud Of reflection. the tenor
Of which was Why did we come for a
soldier?
Before daylight we were on the march,
Flooding In the rain through the mire. BY
daybreak we came out on the dense woods
In front OF Fort Magruder. The main fort
was strong earthwork with a Fashioned
front and wide ditch. In front of this
muddy-looking heap Of dirt was a level
plain, sprinkled plentifully with small err
earthworks: while between US and the
level plain the dense forest for a distance
of quarter of a mile. had been felled
thus forming labyrinth Of tangled abatis
difficult to penetrate. A mile away lay
\
I'VE were soon sent out as skirmishers.
with orders to advance as near the enc
my's rife pits as possible. They imme-
diatey opened fire upon us with heavy
guns from the fort. while from their rifle
pits came q hum Of bullets and crackle of
musketry. Their heavy shot came crash
ing among the tangled abatis Of fallen
timber and plowed up the dirt In our
front. rebounding and tearing through the
branches Of the woods in our rear.
1.-The constant kissing Of the bullets,
with their sharp ping or bizz wills eriny
around and sometimes into us ga me
a sickening feeling and a cold pc spi a
ton. I felt weak around my knees
sort Of faintness and lack Of siren, h
in the joints Of my legs. as If they would
sink from under me. These symptoms
did not decrease when several OF m
comrades were hit. The little rife tits
in our front fairly blazed with muslket y,
and the continuous snap, snap, crack,
crack was murderous. Seeing I wa not
killed at once. in spite Of all the no e,
my knees recovered from their un leas-
ant limpness. and my mind gradually re-
gained its balance and composu e
never afterward felt these disturbing in
f1uences to the same degree.
1--WE slowly retired from stump 30
stump and from log to log. finally re-
gaining the edge of the wood. and took
our position ncal Weboer's ana Bran
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ing from the defensive to the offensive.
the steadiness OF he troops engaged and
the completeness Of the victory are sub
lects to which ! earnestly call the atten
ton OF the general-in- chief for Just
praise Gen Keyes wrote III Hancock
had tailed the enemy would not have re-
treated" l. was of this action that Nc
clel.an telegraphed TO his wife. Hancock
was superb"
The division of Kearney that was COM
ing to Hookers aid was delayed by
crowded roads. and reached the feld by
brieades between 2:3O and 4 o'clock. and.
taking position on Hookers field. became
ems aged in a somewhat irregular fight TO
the extent OF five reciments of the bri-
gades of Berry and Birney Berry's brf-
gade made desperate CHARGE recovering
some OF he ground yielded by Hooker
earlier I'm the day. The heavy losses M
Williamsburg fel upon Hooker and
kearney. the division OF the former sus-
tanning nearly three-fourths OF the total
Union loss.
After the engagement / went over
the field in front OF the enemy's fort.
Advancing through the tangled mass
of logs and stumps. l saw one or our
men aiming over the branch of a fallen
tree, which lay among the tangled
abatis. | called to him. but he did not
turn or move. Advancing nearer, I
put my hand on his shoulder. looked
in his face and started back He was
dead.-shot through the brain: and so
suddenly had the end come that his
rigid hand grasped the musket, and he
still preserved the attitude of watch
fulness. literally occupying his posi-
after death. At another place we came
upon one of our men who had evident
ly died from wounds. Near one of his
hands was n Testament. and on his
breast lay an ambrotype picture of q
group of children and another of L
young woman.
The 9Th OF May was beautiful
morning. with birds singing among tho
thickets in which lay the dead The
next morning we marched through
quaint, ld-fashioned WILLIAMSBURG
The most substantial buildings of the
town were those of William and Mary
College, which were of brick We
kindled fires from that almost mex
haustible source of supply, the Virginia
fences: cooked our coffee, sang and
smoked, thoughtless OF the morrow
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GERS barracks for the enemy. and looked
very little Ike Il church.
! visited one OF the dwelling houses
just cuts de the Qualifications Uf the in
eigniicant rife pits could be called such)
for the purpose of obtaining something
more palatahle than bareback. salt beef
ar pork which. with coffee. comprised the
marching rations. The woman of the
house was communicative. and expressed
her surprise at the great number of
Nanks who had come down to invade
our soil She-said she had son in the
Confederate army, or as she expressed
il. in orr army and then tearfully said
she should trernble for her boy every
time she heard or battle. l expressed
the opinion that we should go in Rich
inond without much fighting. MOI said
she, with the emphasis Of conviction. you
all will drink hot blood before you all get
thar.
Nl!e wandering ateus, caEt u &c
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Economy of a Sort.

lob f. HEDGES. at the st. Andrews
J Society dinner in New York, was talk
ing to a neighbor about Scotch economy
''The Scotch" he said, ARE economical
and honest They live on principle-and
interest. But the desire to economize is
not allowed by the Scotch to affect their
honor.
at wasn't a Scotch economist who
said one day to friend:
1t is wonderful how I make things
last. Do you see this umbrella? Well.
bought ii eleven years ago. / had IL
recovered in 1902 and 1907, got three new
ribs put in 1T in 1905. and exchanged 1t
for a new one at Mouauin's restaurant
last November. !"
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lean people. Such a fearless and relent-
less battle for the cause of right is not
to be found recorded in American polit-
ical history as that which DIR. Wiley has
waged for more than twenty years. His
wife of little more than year has long
been known to DR.. Wiley's friends. and
it was an open secret that nearly twelve
years aao the little blind god aimed a
sure, swift dart, though the romance
reached eliminating point on February
q, 1911 Mrs. Wiley as Misc Anna KEEL
ton knew DR.. Wiley first in her college
days at Columbian. now George Washing
ington University, in this city. She
learned to know him better when he
showed a reverent sympathy for the suf-
.frale cause. of which she is an earnest pro-
moter. Her library and literary work
then threw them much together, and
about the time of Dr. WileyS marriaSe
it was whispered that for more than
twelve years the celebrated scientist had
carried In his watch small picture OF
Miss Kelton cut from a group taken at
college outing.
Mrs. Wiley's personality shows many
attractive sides. Indeed, she would be a
representative woman on her own &C
count were not her fame overshadoWed
by that Of her husband.
X X
II am quite willing to permit the pub
lie to know me as DIR. Wiley's WIFE," she
said, though l have some individual
opinions and a few fads and fancies or
my own. Still my interest has been al
most absorbed by the vital questions with
which my husbands name is associated.
/ led a very busy life before my mar
riage and belonged to some organizatiohS
yrh{ oh hax RPCentlv i
have become the president of the Con-
sumers' League of Washington, and am
deeply concerned in its success.
THE cause Of suffraz for women Is
one which / consider Is fundamental and
remedial, and one in which l have been
engrossed since l left off short frocks. l
know all the old arguments about the
true sphere of woman being at home, at
tending to the wants OF husband and
children. But n woman need not neg 'ect
one Of those obligations to feel desire
to uproot certa evils and make condi-
lions about her better. l agree with all
critics that nothing is greater or more
useful than to be a good mother. but
one would think. to hear the solemn
orators that children remained In swad-
ding clothes al their natural lives Now
children have way OF lrowins up anu
being able to attend to their own wants.
and IL properly trained to help to tighten
the burden OF their mothers. What are
women to do who have no children or
whose children have spread their wings
and flown to another nest? Are they to
sit with their empty hands folded or per-
haps find a brief occupation in the home
or the home kitchen? 1t is the broad.
intellectual American woman who has
looked about and has seen SO many
things waiting for her to accomplish that
will work radical char" es, not only In
her own land, but in alien chimes.
*
X
st am often asked what we hope to
accomplish by getting suffrage for wom-
en- here and wherever constituted govern
ment is established by a civilized nation.
It is a large question. and to give all my
reasons by working for suffrage would
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stood well the hayward. sportive natures
or the creatures over whose destinies they
presided On our way to Yorktown our
pontoon and baggage trains were some
times blocked for miles. and the heaviest
trains were often unloaded by the guard
to facilitate their removal from the mud.
1t did seem at times as II there were
needless delays with the trains, partly
due. no doubt, to fear of danger ahead
While was guard ng our pontoon train,
after leaving Big Bethel. the teams stop
ped all along the line. Hurrying to the
front, found one of the leading teams
badly mired. but not enough to Justify the
stopping Of the whole train. The lazy
colored driver was comfortably asleep in
the saddle.
Get that team out Of the mud.' yell
ed. bringing him TO his senses
He fiourished his long whip, shouted his
mule lingo It the team. and the mules
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house of a Mrs. T, whose husband
was said to be a captain in the Confeder-
ate service and a "fire-eating' secession
list Here some of our men were put on
guard for short time, until relieved by
guards from other parts of the army as
they came up. whereupon we went on.
A large, good-sized woman, about forty
years old. who / learned. was Mrs.
T. was crying profusely. and 1 could
not induce her to tell me why. One OF
the SO diers said her grief was caused by
the fact that some of our men had helped
themselves to the contents Of cupboard
and cellar. She was experimenting the
loading of an old farm wagon into which
she was putting large family of colored
people, with numerous bundles The only
white person on the load as 1t started
away was the mistress who sat amid her
dark chattels in desolation and tears.
X
Returning to the house, after this ex-
odus. found letters. papers and odds and
ends Of various kinds littering the floor:
whether overturned in the haste Of the
mistress or by the visiting soldiers,
could only guess No other building at
Big Bethel was SO devastated. and l did
not see another building so treated on our
whole route. The men detailed to guard
il declined to protect the property of one
After leaving Big Bethel we began to
feel the weight of our knapsacks. Cast
away overcoats, blankets, parade coats
and shoes were scattered along the route
In reckless profusion being dropped by
the overloaded soldiers. as if. after plow-
ing the roads with heavy teams, they
were sowing them for harvest ! light
ened my knapsack without much regret,
for l could not see the wisdom of carry
ing a blanket or overcoat when I could
pick one up almost anywhere along the
march. Very Likely the same philosophy
actuated those who preceded me or came
after. The colored people along our
route occupied themselves in picking up
this scattered property They had on
their faces distrustful look as If un-
certa' n OF the tenure of their harvest.
The march up the peninsula seemed
very slow. yet II was impossible to in
crease our speed. owing to the bad condi-
ton of the roads. learned in time that
marching on paper and the actual march
made two very different impressions. 1t
is so much easier to maneuver and fight
Ian. e armie around the corner rocery
than to fight, march and maneuver in
mud and ran, in the face Of brave and
vigilant enemy.
The baggage trains were notable spec
tale. To each baggage wagon were at
tached four or six mules. driven usually
by a colonel man. with only one rein, or
line, and that line attached to the bit of
the near leading mule, while the driver
rode in a saddle upon the near wheel
mule Each train was accompanied by a
guard, and while the guard urged the
drivers the drivers urged the mules. The
drivers were usually expert, and under
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By MARGARET r. DOWNING.

r S. II A r Y E Y
w A S Fl | n GTON
WILEY would be
an / n t G r e S t ing
woman. il only be-
cause she bears a
name familiar for
twenty-five years
past through the
efforts of a scien-
tist to obtain hon
est food and medi-
me for the Amer