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brought is thus told in the diary of a
soldier of the Army OF the Potomac:
THE execution of Harrison. convicted
Of desertion at the battle OF Fredericks
burg, was fixed at II o'clock We called
to see him at 10. His countenance was
haggard. He had given up all hope.
Some time was spent in writing to his
mother. begging her to forget the man
ner of his death and to believe that he
never intended to desert. His effects
were given into our hands with mes
sages for several friends.
1t was now past II o'clock. The am
bulance in which he was to ride to the
grave had driven up beside the road. II
drums announced the forming of the di-
vision to witness the execution. Every
thing was ready.
Presently there came the sound of
horses hoofs. Ii was an aid from army
headquarters, bearing a Communication of
the death sentence. The officer read 1t
aloud in the hearing of the prisoner.
Harrison looked at him for a moment
with vacant stare, then said: Does II
mean me? Are you sure there is no
other Harrison in the army? Am l really
apparent to him, his nerves relaxed and
he fell PROSTATE to the ground. An
hour later he moved about the camp
with the appearance of another being
Tomorrow Capture of Plymouth.
n. c.
tCuTyright 'Igls)
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DR.. ELIOT In PRAISE
OF JAPANESE WOMEN
Better Listeners Than Their American
Sisters" Says President Emeri-
tus of Harvard.

Boston. April is.-Dr. Charles W. Eliot
president emeritus Of Harvard University
says japanese women are better listen
ers than American women, in the cur
rent number Of the Christian Register.
They give perfect attention with their
eyes and ears to the person who Is
speaking to them says DIR. Eliot
They smile less easily, while talking
and laugh but little. and this Is in con-
trast to what we ind in American and
English women.
Japanese people Of all ranks seem to
enjoy public speaking and prolonged con-
versations. Any Japanese audience may
be confidently expected to sit patiently
in an attitude or eager attention through
out hours Of speech-makRg. even when
they do not understand tie language OF
some Of the speakers. and have to wait
for an Interpretation. This patient at
tention is good manners. but II also illu-
strates their patience The Chinese ex-
hibit the same Quality.
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.'going to bed at dark" should. when
required 20 watch, fail asleep,
ont of Deaths shadow.
The story Of Lincoln and "The Sleeping
Sentry has been often told. young
Vermont soldier. fresh from his farm
house. fell asleep on guard at a post near
Washington.
Lincoln heard his story and was 80
much concerned that he went to the
place where the condemned boy was
awaiting his end and presented himself
before him.
Tho lad could scarcely believe his eyes.
and when told that he was to be free, he
naively asked the amount Of the Presi-
dents bill. Lincoln gravely replied that
II was a large demand that he would
make upon him-that he must pledge
himself to Nbe a good soldier. The boy
made the pledge. A few months later.
he met a soldiers death, after display
of conspicuous gallantry,- in fording a
river under fire of the enemy.
The joy that one of Lincoln's reprieyes
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MANY AT HYATTsvMLE BALL.
4 4nnual Easter Dance Attracts
Merr,makers from washIngton.


HyattsviIle, April 1s-The annual Easter
subscription dance was held in Masonic
Hall here last night. The chaperons
were Mrs. John Green Holden. Mrs. AL
fred Hyatt Wells. Mrs. William d. Porter
and Mrs. Edward A. Fuller. Theodore
]. Vandoren, jr., was the chairman of
the committee on arrangements Those
present were Misses Florence Benton,
Helen Benton, Edna Berry. Ruth Daniels
Rachel Clagett. Mildred Duvall. Margaret
Duvall, Augusta Helskell. Frances Tod
hunter. Florence Torbert. and Mildred
Farrell: Messrs. Basil Boykin. Health
Berry. Talbot Berry. Roger Berry. B. z.
Mayfeld. Hugh OFT, e. Snyder. William
Foster. c. w. Whit. Alfred E. Schmidt
]. Spence Howard. and James A. Smart
of Washington: Misses Blanche Patter-
son. Mary Harris. and Alice TrUan. of
College Park: Messrs Richard Dale.
Charles Z. Robinson. r. Calvert Will
Jams. John Gray, Joseph b. Coster, W.
Rasmussen. A. Chester Adams, ]. w
Green, L. r. Smoot. and T. ]. McKenna.
from the Maryland Agricultural College:
Misses Ethel and Hazel Gwynn. Of
Laurel: Misses Dorothy Aman. Mary
Porter. Marie Blundon. Charlotte Adams.
Ernestine GiacChetti. Lorena Gourley
Nellie Lyon. Frances Robinson, Lucy
May, and Theodore J. Vandoren. jr, of
Hyattsville and Riverdale.
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Getting a Start NATHANIEL 1ym'7a; C. FOWLER
ASKING FOR MORE PAY

The time to ask for raise of pay
is when you are convinced that you
are worth more. and when you have
reasonable proof to back your
opinion. Unless YOU are worth more,
and can prove it, say nothing about
more pay.
What you are worth to yourself
Is not the only thing TO be taken into
consideration. What your particular
ability is worth to your employer is
all important to him. Therefore. you
cannot hope to have your pay raised
unless YOU are worth more TO your
sell and worth more to the man for
whom you work. When you believe
that the conditions are right. go to
your employer; do not demand more
pay. but have heart-to-heart talk
with him. If you are worth more
to yourself, and he feels you are
worth more to him, and business
conditions are right, he will give
you more. if he is the sort of man
for whom you ought to work. II
he isn't. make a change as early as
eXpediency will allow
Let me caution you against a pre-
mature request for raise OF pay. Bet
ter wait little while, and have it
come to you without the asking than
appear to force the issue.
The right kind OF an employer is
interested in you, and he will not
resent any suggestion on your part
or any request for advice. He will
meet you half way, but give him a
chance to come his half OF the way
first Then, if he does not, take the
initiative yourself.
Get your price. provided your
goods-and that means you-are
worth your price.
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tCoprEht. slI)

when shall ask to have my pay
raised"
meet this question in my office,
at my club. and on the street.
With many. with most, the question
of more salary or OF a higher wage
seems to be the uppermost OF all.
Why not?
Those who work labor primarily
for money. and their income is de-
pendent upon what is paid them by
the day, by the week, or by the month.
Not to be interested in ones salary,
or not to think about a raise of pay,
is Indicative of laziness.
If you are a salary-receiver or
wage-earner. you should think about
a raise, whether what you receive is
small or large. The more you can
get legitimatcly, the more you have
a right to have. and should have.
But wait! As a worker, whether
you are before the loom, a salesman
on the road, a clerk behind the count
er, a stenographer. or a bookkeeper,
you are a commodity, commercially
considered, just so much merchan-
disc. What you have, and what you
can do with it. are your stock in
trade. To attempt to sell your goods
that is yourself-for more than they
are worth is sheer folly. To be SM-
isfied with a cut price, or with one
below your worth, is equally unproft-
able and absurd.
You should sell your ability for its
market price, at neither a discount
nor a premium. If you sell at dis
count, you are fool, unless necessitX
offers no alternative. If you over
sell yourself, you are equally foolish,
because you cannot hold your job.
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to raise her. When she was taken
from the room he paced back and forth
for some minutes.
Poor woman" he exclaimed, ~
don't believe she would have lived IL
her husband had been shot. What a
heap of trouble this war has made"
Even the coward found Lincoln a
friend. Convictions in cases of Cow
ardice in the face of the enemy" he
termed Leg cases"
IF God Almighty gave a man a pair of
cowardly legs" he once said to an officer,
how can he help running away with
them% A pigeonhole in the Presidents
desk was crowded with the papers in
LEG cases" in which he had exercised
clemency.
He was open to appeals for clemency
at any time and at any place." writes
James Morgan in his excellent life of
Lincoln. "One man went TO him late at
night. after he had gone to bed, and he
sat down in his Light clothes and wrote
the order suspending the execution of a
nineteen-year-old boy for sleeping at his
post
The boy was to be shot the next morn
ing, and Lincoln was so troubled by the
fear that his telegram might go astray
that he rose and dressed and went to
the War Department in order to get into
direct telegraphic communication with
the army in the field. Once when he was
disturbed by a like fear. he was not
content until he had repeated his order
by telegraph to four persons"
Lincoln did not always guide himself
by justice alone. In some cases he gave
whimsical reasons for his kindness. He
granted one young woman's prayer, he
said, because she had no Congressman
with her and didn't wear hoopskirts."
On one occasion he listened 10 a story
in behalf of a boy under sentence Of
death and then remarked: We'll, don't
believe shooting will do him any good
Give me that pen" And so saying, he
caused another poor fellows lease OF
life TO be prolonged.
One afternoon Lincoln was walking
through a passage in the White House.
when he heard the cry % a baby in his
waiting room. He asked IL there was
a woman in the anteroom with a baby
and was told that there was. and that
her case was one of life and death. Lin
coin at once sent for her.
When she came out of the Presidents
room tears were streaming from her
cheeks and she was uttering a prayer of
thanksgiving for the life OF her husband.
The baby did it, one of the witnesses
of the scene told her.
In the case of a sentry sentenced to
death for sleeping on post. Lincoln said:
Il could not think of going TO eternity
with the blood of that poor young man
on my skirts" Then he said that il
was not to be wondered at that a boy
reared on a farm and accustomed to
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II wasn't much Use, but decided to try
once more
Evidently this was her reason. She
went straight to a want ad answer win
do and received only a curt shake OF
the head from the clerk who returned
her slip. JOnn could have killed that
clerk
Their next course was up Sixth avenue.
The girl went more weaTily now
Hang convention he muttered as he
noted the lag of her feet out West
a fellow can offer his wad to a woman
without being suspected of villany." At
Forty-frst street. the girl took a sud
den cut across the park. She came out.
crossed Fifth avenue and walked till
she had crossed Madison avenue, then
halted. She seemed 10 be in doubt about
something
This a good time to speak to her de-
| cided John StridinG toward her.
But he got no chance. As he reached
her side. he was forced to halt by an
onrush Of train folk who burst from
the Grand Central Station. In that in
slant of delay. the girl got away.
Where did she GO?''
lie was annoyed with himself for not
having tried to speak to her sooner.
Was il the station or some street,"
he asked himself.
But. as he could see no sign of her
i'm any direction. he decided that il must
have been ;he station. He fastened into
The building.
At last he saw the girl again. She
was walking swiftly toward the rest
room
Thank goodness" he exclaimed. Now
l can get the matrun to hand her the
roll
But when ne had found the matrnn and
was standing at the door Of the rest
room talking to her. he dis .OyersI that
this problem was not to he 81 simply
solved.
What. Put money into a girls bag
cried the woman incrvduluusly. Why.
couldn't be seen tampering with a girls
bag
Then explain To her that I've beer
following her and want to help her"
he persuaded innocsntly.
The woman threw Up her hands. HeI
iOOk said plainly. Where are you
from
4 have no doubt that YOU mean we'll"
she answered in wonder: but the girl
wouldn't take it-she would not dare
John drew himself up with look ~
defiant determination.
Then I'll go in and persuade her my
self he cried. Yes. sir. I'm going
into this rest room if have to go tc
Jail for it afterward.
Then he turned swiftly He had heard
slight. shocked scream at his elbow.
There. staring at him in horror was
Elsie Clayton.
Another Of his atrocities" her eyes
said plainly.
But John paid no heed to the shocked.
questioning .OOk on her face.
Elsie he cried. you'll DO for this
job. Here. take this money in and give
il to that little girl dressed in black
over there in the corner. She's a down
and-Outer; YOU can see it. I've been
following her for blocks trying to pass
il to her Then in a lower tone h4
pleaded, Elsie. il you can't make me
happy, at least give me the satisfaction
of having helped another down-and-
outer"
To his surprise Elsie put her hand
on his arm and drew him to a nearby
seat. In wonder she looked into his
face. She stared at him steadily for
several silent moments.
Then. still in voice of wonder, shs
said:
John Daniels. what a wonderful mau
YOU are! Yes. YOU are different from any
/ ever saw-but different in
the right direction. Oh. John. after all.
! want YOU
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SHE DIED OF HEART HUNGER. ,

Denver. April ia woman was
buried in a Denver cemetery under the
name of Ida X. Jones. Her friends,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion. whispered heart hunger"
At the hour the woman died promi-
nent Denver citizens were welcoming
A. A Jones. millionaire, Assistant Sec
retary of the Interior, in a fashionable
hotel, and were arranging a reception
in his honor. He is the dead woman's
divorced husband. Jones married again.
Five years ago boy was born to
the second Mrs. Jones in her pslatial
home in Washington. The news OF this
is declared to have broken Ida Jones'
heart.
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The Washington herald., 1914-04-20
LABOR TO FIGHT PROHIBITION.
Would Nacate Many jobs, Leaders
Say, md DO No Good.

New York. April l9.-The Central Fed
Grated Union of this city is about Ia
insugurate campaign against pro-
hibition in conjunction with other labor
bodies throughout the United States The
stand against prohibition is based on
the belief that thousands of workingmen
would be thrown out of employment by
the enforcement OF legislation against
the liquor traffic.
The fight by the unions in this city
and elsewhere" said Ernest BOhm. sec
retary of the Central Federated Union.
today. will be directed against the anti
saloon league which is trying to bring
about nationwide prohibition. The OK
perience of many years has shown that
such legislation has resulted only in the
Illicit sale of liquor
The Washington herald., 1914-04-20
GRADS" TO ENTERTAIN.

The Alumni Association of ST. Johns
College will hold a reunion and smoker
at the college hall tonight. The program
includes speeches, recitations, instru-
mental and vocal selections. The COM
mittee in charge is composed of DR..
Thomas n. Vincent. chairman: David f.
Horrigan, secretary: DR.. Wntam Walter,
DIR. Charles E. O'Connor, Lawrence J.
DAILY, and G. Edward May.
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The Washington herald., 1914-04-20

MIchIgnn DeIcEation In HOusc and
One "OutSider'' Hold Exercises.
At a special session yesterday the House
accepted with appropriate exercises the
statute recently placed in Statuary Hall
of the late Senator Zachariah Chandler,
OF Michigan. Chandler. who died in 1873.
was known as the wartime Senator"
from Michigan. and was present when
the Republican party was created at
Jackson. Mich. in lS4-
The attendance at yesterdays session
was exceedingly slim. only one member
outside of the Michigan delegation being
present. This outsider was Representa-
tive Buchanan. OF Texas. Representative
Doremus presided at the exercises.
No reference was made in the speeches
to the Mexican situation.
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MGR. BoNZAN0 OFFICIATEs.
Ceremony TO Celebrate Irthdny An
niycrsary of Queen Isabella.

niycrsary of Queen Isabella.
His excellency Most Rev. Giovanni
BonZano. apostolic delegate, officiated at
the solemn benediction OF the blessed
sacrament at St Paul's Church yester-
day evening. the service being given by
Court, District of Columbia. No 212. Ma
tionaI order Daughters Of Isabella. in
honor of the birth of their patron. Queen
Isabella OF CASTLE. April -. 1851.
The vespers were sung by Mgr. ]. T.
Mackin and the sermon was delivered by
the Right Rev. r. J. Clark. o. r, OF the
Dominican House of Studies. The vested
choir OF st. Paul's sang under direction
OF James Dickinson. Members of the
various councils of Knights OF Columbus
acted as ushers and the following wom-
en- were on the committee: Mrs. George
A. Howe. grand regent; Miss Agnes Cot
ter. Mrs. F. d. McAuliffe. Mrs. Walter
u. Nolan. Mrs Sarah VI. Gantley. Mrs
John Roddy. and Mrs. Paul Brinton.
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ment Maj. - has been a brave man
and good man and a good soldier; and
he has had great provocation for
year.
The soldiers wife attempted to rise
and made a motion as IL she were go
ing to kneel at Lincolns feet; but in
stead. she fell heavily to the floor, where,
she lay in a dead faint. Lincoln helped
The Washington herald., 1914-04-20

UpeTdIION TOT TupIuIt WUuIu HaI tut
mischief done by elastic and spring tru
Mighty few people ever have to b operated on
when FIRST uptured.
But wearing the makeshift trusses year after year
10 sooner later almost 10 make work for the
surgeOnA
You know that from your own e1pedence-you
know you're worse now than . year ago-prooabiJ
getting all the time.
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demonstratiOu-hoW you yourSslf from all
that!
Especially when you make this sirty-day test
without having 70 risk q penny?
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heard
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CHANDLER STATUE ACCEPTED.

Copyright. IslLj
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-10
FOE Of CAM0RRISTS
0USTtO FROM ARMY
MAJOR FABBRONI, WHO CON-
QUOTED INVESTIGATION, is
SUSPENDED.

ROME. March 9.--Major Fabroni
I the carabiniers has been removed
temporarily from his rank and salary
on account of the revelations made
In recent book written by Signor
Marvasi, about the Camorra trial at
vitenbo.
Major Fabbroni, as captain of cara
biniers, stationed at Naples was cnaIg-
ed with the investigation of the Cam
ORA trial instead OF the civil police,
who were suspected to be in league
with the Camorrists. Together with
two warrant officers, CapeZzuu and
Farris he collected sufficient evidence
against the Camorrists for their con-
viction at the Niterbo trial, despite the
fact that his Investigations We're great
ly hampered not only by the civil po-
lice, but also by prominent and influ-
entail politicians and the Judicial au~
thorities.
After the Vitebro trial. Fabbrom and
his two subordinates were accused of
framing up evidence fer the prose-
cution An att p~7
terbo verdict quashed by the court Of
appeals stDF
and as it was nnsVo H
that had it not been for the efforts of
the carabiniers the IAulUtElstA would
Fabbroni was promoted to major, and
the two warrant officers were also re-
warded with the sum of $40. Such
inadequate recompense utterly disgust
ed the two wa rrant officers. who hast
ened to hand In their designations.
Captain Fabbroni. although dissatis-
fled at the promotion, which was due
to him by seniority. and hence as a
matter OF fact not given on account
of his work in combating the Naples
Camorra, thought 1t better for him not
to resign lest by so doing he would
show that the Cammora was still so
powerful as 10 prevent the complete
triumph of Its principal aecuser.
The major however. confided to
his friends that he had documentary
proof Of the cooperation of the civil
police and the Cammora, and he gave
some documents 10 a Neapolitan jour
naIist named Marvasi. The journalist
published a book in which he made
specific accusations against severa no.
Lee officials who were under obliga-
ton to the Camorrists on account Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-10

various sums OF money borrowed from
them, and he not only published the
documents given him by Fabbroni.
proving the guilt OF the police offic-
isis. but denounced them to the ju-
diciaI authorities.
At the same time Major Fabbronl's
supcriors opened an Investigation In
order TO ascertain whether or not he
was to blame for giving secret and
confidential documents to news
paper man. During this investigation
Major Fabbroni asked the war office
for the necessary authorization to chal-
lenge Sigror Marvasi to a duel on ac-
count of an action unworthy OF
gentleman and breach of confidence.
The authorization was denied and the
major was only allowed to sue Signor
Marvasi for SANDER Before legal
proceedings we're initiated, Major Fab
broni was examined by military
board of inquiry, and as he refused
to defend himself he was temporarily
removed from his rank and salary.
1t is very likely that the major will
be dismissed from the army and ii Is
an open secret that he purposely pro-
voked this dismissal In order to be
free to make sensational revelations
and prove that he is a victim of the
Camorra.