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The Washington herald., 1915-07-18
THE PITY OF 1T

word T." charge the flaming guns
Their names were called With ours:
! But rh"y We're only with us: they
! could not he of US They had come
/ too late
! And. after South Mountain and An
!ri"tam ma Second Manassas and
/ FREDERICK shurG and Charlottesville
and Grr'yshurc aud the Wilderness
covered up and other men were sent
. down I" rlke their places. We shook
hands with them and pretended 10
! us They could not 90 back 20 the
, heglnn'nG--Io our hrSi dead And at
! last, ctme ;Arnomat'oN. and the sur
.rendcr. and then iesCe and The re-
turn to Washington We were almost
a fun company again as we turned
out, or the meadows Of Arlington
I here t. their names
! Fall IN. Tompan. Attention to
! 1t Was not the Sergeant who had
! called the roll after Frederick burg.
! after Charcellorsville, after Gettys-
thickets and swamps of the Wilder
ness. Il new man-one who had
been promoted before his cheeks had
scarcely been burned b" the Southern
sun. Rut he had heard of the ties
W hich hound the old veterans together
he realized what this last roll cali meant
Z 10 tilt ana from the flluslS
archives of the past he took the roll of
the dead and called:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES No one
replied.
Berry B1oomingdale- Benson -
| Barstor-Benham," No one replied.
Cary Carter -Carnahan Cum
mingS-Comstock'" No one replied
And SO he called. and. so the si-
lenCe of the death-roll grew deeper
and deeper. until fhe living felt
chill creep over them.
'YounS-Neomans- No
one replied.
York"
Here
And so he of all was the sole sur
vivor-the last living man of Company
G-the only one who had right to
stand there in thst line and answer
to the last roll call The others
ninety and nine-were crippled a.,
home or sleeping their last sleep on
the hillsides. in the valleys. in the
forests and the thickets of Virginia.
The line cheered him as he stood
apart-the last survivor Of glorious
band which had fought in a dozen bat
tles--but he turned his head away
and wept.
Perhaps no act OF war ensendered
more bitterness than the burning OF
The Washington herald., 1915-07-18
SETTING IT RIGHT.


Copyright 1916. nv the Mcclure Nevsrapcr syndi-
cstc.l
There was a sign on the barber shop
window reading. Boots BACKED Inside. y
4 pedestrian halted and read and reread
the sign. and then opened the door and
said:
That ought to be shoes. Not one man
in fifty wears boots nowadays"
The barber didn't say anything. but
after due reflection concluded the man
was right and so changed the sign to
read: "Shoes BACKED Inside" He had
scarcely put II up when the same man
came along again and opened the door to
say:
NO one wants the inside Of his shoes
blacked. We Fay to have the shine on
the outside. You better fix it,.
The barber puzzled over it for a while
and realized that the man was right. and
next day the sign was replaced by one
reading:
The Outside of Shoes BACKED Inside. -
That's perfectly correct said the
fault-finder. as he came along in the aft
ernoon. Never give yourself away on
the English language. Always say what
You mean. Better put up sign In the
other window of Shave Yca While You
Wait Everybody will then undersigned
that they must wait while you shave
them"
The Washington herald., 1915-07-18

Sam. One of the older lions in the cage
clawed him across tho hand. dog hit
him in the leg and them circus folks
whonpcd him till he didn't sit outer bed
fur six weeks He was in 10 all jest
SIGH scrapes as that. and the wonder
was that he lived as Ions as he did. Tine
Older he Srowed the mo, Cantankerous he
got. and one day the ole woman cum to
me with tears in her eyes and seq.
'Zeb White. Sans a-Cittin' wusser
and wusser all the time. and I'm almost
hopin' the Lawd will take him away
" The Lawd couldn't manage him II he
"'Mebbe He could Mebhe He's got a
pen up thar in heaven to put Sam into
and keep him till he's been made over
I'm soin' to dye my shawl black and fix
ours will be brung home dead befo' he's
a month Older
Wall. SO he was-so he was" said the
old man. with a touch Of pathoS in his
voice. He was down TO the Corners one
day to blow and brag with the crowd
a-hangin' out thar in the.:l days, when
a man gums ridin, up on a mewl 10 say
that Bill Clark's bull had broken out o.
the field and was comm up the road.
That bull was big 'un. and hooked two
bosses to death. As the man was Eivin'
the alarm the bull showed up down the
road. He PAWN up the airth and
maxim the heavens quake with his bel
Ter. and SIGH as had bosses tied up was
mighty spry to set them loose and git
EN- away NODCON Oltln pEOIpEs 10 tlL
in the way o. that bull and take chances
nobody but my son Sam. II was a
chance for him to show of. and he riz
up and yelled:
This is the day hev bin Twin fur,
I'll go 10th and take that bull by the
horns and flop him on his back.
The men try 10 argy with Sam. but
he was sot. and. pullin of his coat and
fiingin' down his hat. he walked out and
begins to paw and heller. same as the
bull The critter stops to look at him.
and fur a mint or two he must hev Won
dered what II was Then his eyes began
TO glare and his tail stand out, and the
crowd hollered to Sam to git over the
fence He never minded em. but with a
roar and a, heller he run in on the bull"
And what happened" ! asked. as the
old man paused.
Jest what might hev bin looked fur"
he replied. Sam was tossed twenty
feet at the fust go of. and when that
bull got through with him thar wasn't
much left TO bury. 4 man cIfins up to
break the news to us. I wasn't home,
and he sex to the ole woman:
Mrs. White, ar yor son sam home
today?
He amt says she.
And do yo' know why he ANTI
E" Not exactly. but l reckon it's 'kase
he's sumwhar else
That's right. Mrs. white-perfeckly
right and proper. Yo'r son Sam amt
home and amt comm home 'kase he's
got bizness up thar in the land o angels
and golden streets. which will detaln
him fur some time"
The Washington herald., 1915-07-18

De hunon am an lnvenshun to take
d. Place Of kno"t.in' a man dow "id a
rail an draScln' him all oher a hull
county by d. ha'r Of his head.
all we wan an plenty to lend han us:
AZ de present time de Guild folks Of dis
kentry need art galleries arout as much
a pig needs wings
Wind am motive nn~er. .s'' II
iength-ns de sessions Of oagress an de
Varus leGislachLIes.
like man who ha- iIn a lar. an
who hasE't completely recovered from de
INJURY Den | know Tow 10 trade bosses
wid him. an | know what I" neli"Ee
when he tells ms dat h." has bin Eshin .
Natur' s"mer!rnes' turn out = pu>son
Nidouf guile list Is Spc turns out one
eyed colts an ;hrer-'"eCed 'aivfs. S!ch
yussons soon Income known either
fools o. lunatCs.
| doan s'pose heaAvu am crowded wild
lawyers. hut ! reckon lat huff of EN-
squeeze in 10 Keep tineS pretty lively fur
SIGN angels as disturb d" peace "r oh
Struct de sidewalks.
When an American opens grocery in
one end % d building a saloon in the
other. and poker room upstairs II
looks rs II Anon. ar liberty wasn't in
r'll great da1g"'.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-18
A FLAG OF TRUCE.

] had been told that the Jessups
and the Whites had feud which eX-
sides. Therefore. when | reached Jes-
Sups. where | was TO stay couple of
days, | determined to find out the par
old man. who was over sixty, and /
sat smoking on the veranda. re-
ferred TO what l had heard. and asked
Lets Sc; see he replied, as he
ago I've about forgot. l reckon old
stray and wanted 10 charge me a cou-
pie of dollars. We had a fight. and
/ took the mewl away. Then we be-
gan fussin. and are az 1t yet"
been killed.
Just six he replied. as he slowly
counted up. Three Jessups and three
And whenever YOU meet White
oh. no. It's this way: if | go to
then l look for one of the critters and
try TO Kill him It's about the same
way with them. reckon. We are al
ways ready, to shoot. but we don't al
": When e%'' w sas t the IL, shooting,~
six months ago. See thar"
He rolled up his pant-leg and ex-
hibited a bullet wound which has just
Il me, old White in town and we
were both pretty full. shot and he
shot. He hit me in the leg and l hit
him in the shoulder"
Now. then. Mr.. Jessup., said I. this
must be very uncomfortable way to live.
"Sartain."
You'd much rather be at peace"
Il would"
Il presume White feels the same
way. There has been enough shed
over one mule.
There has"
suppose l go up and see White and
talk il over with him. II I find he
wants peace, why can't l bring you
two together to talk it over and be-
come friends"
Yes: I see
Shall | go about it,
"Look-a-here." he said after thinking
1t over. 1T can't be done. Yo' see. yo'd
fix it for aus to meet in the road half
way. / wouldn't trust him. and should
take my gun. He wouldn't trust me.
and he'd take his. When we met we'd
begin to talk about that mewl. of co'se.
I'd say the critter broke loose out OF
my lot and walked of. He'd say he
thought Ii was a mewl from over in the
cove"
Well wouldn't that be all right"
of co'se II would: but right there
would come the trouble
What troubleg'
why, sir, we've met Jest that way
point I'd call him a thief. and he'd call
me a liar. and We begin to holler and
shout and kill each other OF. No. sab :,
no. sab. I'm set and old White Is set.
and II wouldn't do. We kin never get
beyond that mewl. and we've got to
keep shooting over his bones till they
all or we.an is wiped out"
The Washington herald., 1915-07-18


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The Washington herald., 1915-07-18

made the trump hearts.
But YOU cant do n" he protested
When l turn down diamonds how can
you make 1t hearts"
Can't I make it what wish?'
No. ma am. YOU can,t-not in this
game II you were playing with some
2-year-old baby YOU might play baby
game. but you've either got TO !lay A
straight game or quit.
MI. Bowscr. HOWE says that when
your opponent turns it
%Hoyle again, l tell you HSyle ha,
end when We sat down
Don't be foolish, Mr.. Bowser."
Foolish? Do you suppose I'm going
to sit here and he cheated out of my eve
teeth It's mighty funny a woman can,
sit down and play an honest game OF
cards"
Tn afraid. dear. that YOU don't really
/ understand the game of euchre,' she
4 don't. Ell? l. who was playing
euchre forty wears ago. don't understand
the game. Tint settles il. Mrs. Bowser
settles it forever. II ! should live to be
ten thousand years old I'd never play an
other game with you see now why so
many husbands are drawn from home =
why SO many 60 to destruction. It's be-
cause they can't find any comfort at
home.
Mr.. Bowser, YOU promised be before
we sat down.
And .ho raised this row. Who set
ont to deliberately swindle and cheat?
But its no use to say more l ought to
have known better. Every husband
ought to know better. HoyIn is an infer
nal old liar and I'm going to take a
walk"
When Mr.. Bowser got outside he lin
Cered at the gate a moment and then
sauntered over TO his family drug store.
After buying stick of gum he said to
the druggist:
Amt women curious critters"
Not any more than men. | guess.
was the reply.
Mrs. Bowser and 1 were just PLAYING
euchre. and
And she heat YOU every game. OF
course she did"
But she cheated.
Cheated your grandmother. I don I
believe You know tenspot from a
queen"
Mr.. Bowscr Glared at him for a min
ute and then walked to the door There
ne Slared again. Then he opened the
door and Slared for the third time and
hoarsely said:
Doc. YOU are an Internal liar
The Washington herald., 1915-07-18

l tried hard TO laugh. hut three or four
minutes later when she claPped her
Want ana smile iU on his face ss he replied
| DO YOU want 10 wake up the whole
! town. Perhaps YOU don't know that !
gave YOU that game just to encourage
! YOU You looked ready to cry
! please don't give me any more.
| Don't YOU worry. You don't get an
! other single point tonight"
I She did, though. She got the first
I look Very sober. He frightened up lit
lie when he scored one. but that was all
! he got on the game.
That's even Games. and I'm a Chica go
( ahead. she exclaimed. as she counted.
oh. II is. .h? It's wonder YOU didn t
get Tn. other game. as well. Swindlins
and cheating at cards don't seem 10
! bother some peoples consciences."
But ] didn't cheat. Mr.. BOwser."
I'm Don't try II again. Mrs. Bow
SOW. Spades is trump. and what do you
II order You ur.'
Order me up What's that for
because It's the best I've got"
You cant do it. You have GOT t"
No ha"ent. Ii think l can MAX
! :, POINT ..,.r. "-r.", yOu lIp.'
! Il dent hvi"y" il. hut rather than
| have " great lISs over it. II tax" il NJ.
hat H. >"T fading tn" r'@ht b"""I
! = wan; 10 TAKE all the tricks can
'"ad any WAY | want to.
, ON. we'll :" ahead and See how Non
| Wi! come on; in III" end"
III" Cnne out by winning the gam"
| hile Mr.. E"wser had only scored Two
POINTS.
That's 4 zane and a Chicago ahead.
NJ RoWS"r Instead Of one game out Of
ten. I've won TWO out of three
Yes. hut how did you win EN-? Il
you'd played honestly you wouldn't have
scored two points on a game There's
the trump What do YOU do
4 order voI up" said Mrs Bowser
order me up You can't 10 it
OF course | ran."
Not much No one ever heard Of
such thing,
"Hoyle says that if YOU have a strong
hand and thlnl:--'
'Hoyle HOyle'" he shouted IS he rose
Up and waved his arms around. Who
is HoyIe" Does Hoyle run this family?
The Washington herald., 1915-07-18

the barns and houses in the Sheuan-
doah Valley under Sheridan's official
order. When soldiers are comma nded
they must obey. whether 10 charge Il
battery or burn some greY-hea ed
mother out of house aud home While
the order might have meant barns
alone. there wasn't one chance in
five of any house escaping where the
barn was fired. Only those troopers
detailed to carry out the order can
realize what II meant and the hare
ships entailed. The order was imper-
ative-those in command of the de-
tails. merCileSS
No warning MAS given. unless the
great clouds of smoke rising up here
and there to signify destruction were
taking as warnings Of what was to
come \ squad of men cailoped up
The Washington herald., 1915-07-18

the women and children were told
the substance of the order. and the
match was applied. An hour later they
sat on the grass houseless and home
less. some of them naked and dumb
in terror War had brought a thou
sand hArdships: this order brought
ruin and desolation. There were tears
and prayers and pleadings. but the
order had gone forth. There were
helpless old women to be carried out
of their beds and laid in the orchard
old men who were bed-ridden must
leave the roof-tree under which they
had been born. One might pity. but
one could never protest
BY and by. as we rode up to
quaint old farm house. half hidden
among the fruit trees, q rifle cracked
The Washington herald., 1915-07-18

is Hoyle playing this game of cards or
are We
But. my dear. Hoyle is an authority
. on cards
Never. 7 allow no man to make rules
for me. You either say that YOU pass or
l don't play any more with you
To preserve the peace. Mrs. Bowser
passed. and he turned II down. She then
The Washington herald., 1915-07-18

Wind am motive nnNer. t|S' It
iengtn-ns de sessions OF ,oagress an de
TaruS leEislachLIeS.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
A. {. B. A. RULES ARE
ADO!PTED.BYLEAGUE
Fraternity Circuit Has impress
sive Opening at Casino A.
Ieys When Six Teams Bowl.
Bowling Tonight.
Arcsde,Bsnker. arcade : vs.. Nationals {,

Arcade-Banlers vs.. Nationals.
tomAcs.
pistrict-Goodfellows W.. Resoiutes,
neutrality-suspicious. VI. st. Johns; Ma
tional vs. n. M. Parker.
Something Of the good effect which
affliation with the Atlantic Coast Bowl
Ing Association has had on bowling
activities here IL shown in tho increase
In teams revealed by tho organisation
Of the Fraternity League for it, second
season. Ten teams are found In the cir
cult which rolled It's inaugural games
at the Casino alleys last night, this be-
Ing an increase Of four clubs over the
six-team league which operated last
season. A. c. b. 4. rules obtain in this
league.
Last nights opening Of the fraternity
teams was one of the best attended
which has established headquarters At
the Casino.
Ceremonies were begun by an an
nouncement by A. B. Baker. followed by
short speeches by B. F. Laws, first
president Of Alpha Chapter and DR..
Clifton r. Clark. supreme master Of the
fraternity.
overlooking, many OF the fair sex be-
ing present. Music was furnished by a
four-piece orchestra. and all the ladies
George c. shaffer. The winners are
as follows: Omicron, two games: Ep-
silon. two games; Alpha. two games.
s. Warren rolled the high game Of the
evening. making a score of 119. while
Gron registered high set Of 3l6.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
LAUREL STABLES ARE
RAPIDLY FILLING UP
Manager Vim Is At Wits End
to Find Stalls For Thorough
breds.

There 10 hardly a stall left vacant on
tho Laurel Park race course where on
Friday the October meeting of the
Maryland State Fair Association will
begin. The demand for stable room has
been 70 great that Manager Winn has
been put to his wits end to find accom-
nodaticns for the applicants. 1t Is csti-
mated that there will be more than 1000
thoroughbreds at Laurel Park and at
Henning when the flags fly Friday. The
association will run a special horse train
each day from Benning to carry the
RI GERS from the Washington course for
their engagements.
This morning big consignment Of
York. In the Canadian shipment were
tho star performers OF the Dominion.
among them Water Lady and kewessa.
two eliEibles for the Laurel Handicap
won her last three starts. and In ono
ran six furiongs in Ill 3-5. defeating
Kewessa a head Trainer James Ar
thur Is not afraid OF any Of the New
Workers and believes he will take down
the big end Of tho purse with his oily.
Kewessa will like the Laurel track bet
ter than that at woodbine. and when
everything is to kewessa's liking there
is no sprinter that can take liberties
Win tne son OF MCsfee.
The New Workers. will put their best
syrinters forward in the Laurel Handi-
cap. and Matthew Corbett's Coquette Is
receiving Q special preparation for the
race. This filly captured two stakes at
Havre de Grace and Is q real star.
The Thompson Whitney stable has
Harmonicon. one Of the good racers IN
New York. in the race. and there are
others.
Manager winn has everything in
prime condition for the opening and he
looks for the biggest crowd that ever
attended q race meeting in Maryland on
next Friday. The club membership has
grown largely and the pretty clubhouse
will be popular rendezvous for Wash
ington, Baltimore. Philadelphia and
New York society during October.
Many luncheons and after racing din
ners have been arranged and plans have
beer made for several tea dances.
The betting at Laurel will be by the
pari-mutuel system. Twenty-seven ma
chimes ranging from 81 to $50 are in the
pavilion and an equal number OF
cashiers will pay of the winners.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
/. PLAYERS ARE POLICE
Georgetown's Squad Is on Line
Of Parade to Help Keep Or.
der Today.

Georgetown's varsity football warriors
are all special policemen today and so
Coach Exendine called on all practice
for the day. Tomorrow extra vim will
be shown in the daily scrimmage after
the days rest. The sridiron heroes are
ordering the throngs around today. but
tomorrow they win be In uniform.
Just what the lineup against the
Navy will be will not be known for
q certainty until Friday afternoon.
Several places are open TO the stiftest
kind Of competition. 1t is expected that
Cronin and either Ccrcoran or Costello
will be found on the wings when the
whistle blows at Annapolis. CusHck
and Nahum fell down badly. against
Princeton. 1t is unlikely that they viii
start the Navy battle.
Cha rlie Fitzgerald Is making = good
bid for the Job at center. He il more
aggressive than Mccarthy and his psRs-
ing In the daily practice has been
smoother. However. the Cambridge boy
is not. giving up his berth without Q
struggle, and so Coach Exend;na will
hardly decide the matter before Friday.
Tomorrow's ycrimmage will see the
Hilltoppers going through formations
especially calculated to fool the Mid
dies. Coach Exendine has several plays
expected to puz1le the sailors.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
FULLSTRENGTH FOR
GALLAUDET ELEVEN
Coach Hart Will Meet Veterans
and New Men on Field To.
day.

Coach Wayne Hart and the Gallaudet
football player will begin work in
earnest today for the football season.
fifteen OF last seasons veterans being
on hand. A short drill in rudlments
was given under Hart's direction yes
terday and the real work for the cam
paign will be under way today.
New players from the freshman class
at Kendall Green look good. They will
report for their initial work today, and
Coach Hart is expecting to be busy.
Gallaudet has always given the fun
strength Of the student body to football
and this year promises to be no excep-
tion.
Tho cid men to report are Meseor
Davis, Pea rd, Burns. Rasmussen. Fer
gueson. Rendell. Cusdaden, Treuke.
ANDREW jeski, Classen. Rasmussen. and
Captain Martin.
Rockwell, one of the best all.around
athletes that ever wore the Buff and
Blue of the Kendall Greeners. has not
yet put In an appearance. but Is ex'
pected In today. while Marshall. the
star TANKER from last seasons varsity
team, VIII not report until October S
because OF being behind In studies.
Tho schedule OF the Kendall Greener'
"a heavy this season, and Coach Har
, 4 anxious to round the team into shapt
, for its opening game on October 2.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
KEYNOTE
OF MINOR LEAGUERS
Schedule May Be Kept to 154
Games and Player Limit Is
Likely to Be Reduced.

CHICAGO. Sept 2s.-Decision to adopt
a schedule Of 154 games and to limit
the players Of each club to sixteen be-
tween May IL and August 10 were
reached today by members of the
American Association of Clubs in an
nual session here.
Economy was taken as text by
many speakers at the meeting. and
propositions to fix the league salary at
varying amounts between four and six
thousand dollars were presented. No
action was taken regarding the salary
limit, however.
Charles w. Somers. owner Of the
Cleveland franchise. In the American
League and the Association. discussed
the proposed removal of the Cleveland
Association club to some other city
There were no bid1 made for the club
however. and Its future remains In
doubt. Toledo. II was said. is believed
! to be the logical successor to Cleveland
| as a member Of the circuit. The clut
went to Cleveland from Toledo.
The Washington times., 1915-09-29
SCHOOLS WILL USE
GEORGETOWN FIELD
Championship Football Games
to Be Played on Hilltop This
Year.

The board OF faculty advisers has
accepted the extension Of the use of
Georgetown field by the Hilltop au-
thorities and the annual high school
championship games will be played
there this fall. At a meeting Of the
advisers held at the Mckinley Manual
Training School yester lay the board
voted to thank Georgetown for the
kind offer which has helped the
schools out OF a great difficulty this
fall.
Secretary Robert c. Maurer will ad-
dress a letter OF thanks to graduate
manager Charles r. Cox. OF George
town, thanking him for the use of the
field this year. Paul p. Magoffin and
John O'Reilly have been considered A
referee and umpire for tho series this
fall. and will in all likelihood be found
tn the games this year.
Central and Eastern get action IN
the first battle for the 1915 champion.
ship October l9. Tickets for the
games Will be given the various school
athletic associations on Friday.