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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-20

EMPOWERED window. Alas! he did not know
how early one anxious heart woke during
these troublous days. The Sutherland house
it's overhanging caves he heard deep sigh
uttered over his head, and knew that some
one was up there also in anxious expecta-
ton of a day that held more than even he
anticipated.
Meanwhile the sea grew rosy, and the
mothers cottage was as yet afar off. Hur-
rying on. he came at last under the eye of
more than one of the early risers of Suth-
erlandtoWn.
What, Sweetwater! Alive and well!
Hey. Sweetwater, we though you lost on
the Hesper."
''Halloo Home in time to see the pretty
Amabel arrested!' Phrases like these met
him at more than one corner; but he eluded
them all, stopping only to put one hesitat-
ing question. Was his mother well?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-20
WALL PAPER.
How and Where IL Was First Made
and Used.


From the Paper Trade.
While various kinds OF printed fabrics
were known to the people Of most remote
antiquity it was not till the eighteenth
century that wall paper in anything like
its present form came into common use IN
Europe, though it appears to have been
used much earlier in China few rare
examples which may be as early ss the six
teenth century exist in England, but these
are limitations. generally in flock" of the
Old Florentine and Genoese cut velvets. and
hence the style OF the design in no way
shows the date of the wall paper, the same
traditional patterns being reproduced with
little or change for many years. II was
not till the end Of the last century that
the machinery to make paper in long strips
was invented. Up to that time wall papers
We're printed on small square pieces II
handmade paper and were very expensive
on this account wall paper was SLOW IN
superseding the older mural decorations,
such as tapestry, stamped leather ana
paper cloth.
4 work printed in London in 1744 shows
some light on the use Of wall papers at
that time: The method of printing wall
papers of the better sort Is probably the
same now that it has ever been. Wooden
blocks with the design cut In relief, one Tor
each color. are applied by hand, after be
ing dipped in an elastic cloth sieve charged
with wet tempera pigment, great care beng
taken to Law each block exactly on lilc
right place 50 that tho various colors may
register or fit together. In order to SUIT
the productions of the paper mills these
blocks are made in England twenty-one
inches wide, and in France eighteen inches
wide The length of the block is limited TO
what the workman can easily lift with ono
hand-two feet being about the limit, as
the blocks are necessarily thick, and in
many cases made heavier by being inlaid
with copper, especially the thin outlines,
which, If made Of wood, would not stand
the wear and tear of printing.
in flock and gold or silver printing the
design is first printed in strong size, the
flock Finely cut wool of the required COLOR,
or metallic powder. is then sprinkled by
hand all over The paper; it adheres only to
the wet size, and is easily shaken of the
ground or unsized part. If the pattern is
required to stand out in some relief, the
process is repeated several times, and the
whole paper then rolled TO compress the
flock Cheaper sorts of paper are printed
by machinery. the design being cut on the
surface of wooden rollers under which the
paper passes. The chief drawback to this
process is that all the colors are applied
rapidly one after the other without allow
ing each to dry separately. as is done IN
hand printing A somewhat blurred APP
pearance is usually the result"
Bell Boy-"Party in sixty-three have hung
fxrif do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-20
Floating.

From the Detroit Journal.
Enough champagne IL drunk yearly"
said the statistical person, ito float the
Oregon"
IT once floated s., 0oo, 900 trust" said the
promoter. 'on only three dozen quarts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-20

I put my head into the lions mouth l
think it only proper to measure its capaci-
ty" And lifting his hand he drew back,
leaving the captain reeling.
What is your name? Who are YOU
shouted out Wattles as Sweetwater was
drawing off.
1t was the third time he had been asked
that question within twenty-four hours
but not before with this telling emphasis
Who are you, L say, and what can you do
to me?'
Il am. But that Is an insignificant
detail unworthy Of your curiosity. AS to
what l can do, wait and see. But first
burn that letter"
And turning his back he fled out of the
building. followed by oaths which, if not
loud. were certainly deep and very far
reaching.
1t was the first time Captain Wattles had
met his match in audacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-20

Home fears had awakened within him at
his near approach to that humble cottage
door,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-07

important was the Importation by AL
bert Koebele of the NoVius vedalia
cardinallis, ladybrd beetle, from Aus
tralla into California, which has saved
millions of dollars to the orange-SroW-
ers by destroying the cottony cushion
scale. The insect has recently been sent
to Portugal from California through
my agency and has saved many valua-
BILE orchards during the last year.
"Insects have an important function
in destroying weeds and other noXious
plants, and it is safe to say that the
farmer derives great benefit from them
in this respect, but the most important
of the good offices of insects is in cross
fertilization, which is of incalculable
value in the progressive development
of the great majority of Towering
plants, and with some it is almost an
essential of existnece. An estimate of
the number of insects which are engaged
in the work Of collecting and carrying
pollen from one plant to another would
include whole families and almost or
ders, and if we could imagine the race
of flower-visiting insects wiped out of
existence, the disastrous effect upon
plant growth would be beyond calcula-
ton. would place this polarization of
plants as one of the most beneficial
functions of insects in their relation to
man.
Another the Importance of which
cannot be overestimated is their value
as scavengers in doing away with and
rendering innocuous dead matter of
both plant and animal origin. Without
their labor in this line the earth would
not be habitable. 1t is fact not gen.
orally recognized that insects have an
important part in the changes that are
constantly going on in the soil. The
great silk industry in the world is de-
rived fully from insects, and the honey
bee is a basis of worldwide industry.
AS food for poultry birds and fishes,
insects are of great value to man. A
water bug called the corixa merceniar
is now being imported by the ton from
Mexico into England as food for birds,
poultry and fish. There are said to be
$50, 000,0 900 of these insects in a ton. In
sects are used as food by human be-
ings all over the world, and there is
good reason to believe that the mamma
of the Bible upon which the children
of Israel subsisted while in the wilder
ness was the secretion of a scale insect
I'm the arts shellac and Chinese white
wax, cochineal dye and polish berry
dye are insect products, the so-called
berry in the latter case being an in
sect.
Summing up the insects known to
entomologists," said DR.. Howard, lib |
families are beneficial to man, 116 are
injurious and seventy-one are both or
their functions are undetermined
Washington Correspondence of The |
Chicago Record.
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27-Provide toilet conveniences for
gymnasium numbers.
2S-Provide lavatories for members IN
dependent of the gymnasium ones, also
toilet rooms for ladies elsewhere.
29-Make ample provision for camera
club rooms.
30-Provide on Temple street side,
stores to be rented. 1t is also desired
to have pleasant cafe, easily accessi-
BILE from the street, and also from the
association room. The roof should be
planned that a summer garden may be
conveniently arranged.
31-Provide for boilers large enough
to heat the building and also to run
dynamo for lighting, IL desired.
32-A passenger elevator is wanted, so
arranged that it will be easy of access
for business offices. Also plan for
freight elevator from sidewalk to base
ment so all heavy freight can be taken
into building without using the front
entrance.
33-Provide one or more stores on the
ground floor for rent as well as studios
or offices in the fourth and fifth floors.
Plan for an income in stores, studios
and offices but keep in mind that first
in Importance is first class Y. M. G. A.
building
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WALLTNG FORD

The Worlds Glass show and Ideal
Concert company opened up a week s
engagement in the town hall last even
ing under the auspices of the Foresters.
The entertainment proved to be very
interesting one.
Rev. j. E. Wildman will attend the
Episcopal convention in New Haven to-
day.
Miss Mildred Barber returned yester-
day to Smiths college in Northampton.
Pat Maloney's Irish visitors are book
ed for the opera house this evening
Mrs George Freeman, whose husband
is surgeon on the Vermont now at the
Brooklyn navy yard, is the guest of
Mrs. II. B. Hancock. Mrs. Freeman
is daughter of General H. B. Caring
ton.
Julius Tuckerman, graduate of Yale,
will succeed Mrs. Ware as teacher of
French and German in the high school,
The board of relief has held it's last
session for the year and anyone who has
grievances regarding their assessment
will have to wait until next year.
The selectmen held their regular
monthly meeting yesterday and trans
acted regular routine business
The handsomest baby in town will be
! decided upon while the glass blowers
are here this week.
The dramatic entertainment given by
The Cap and Bells society in the town
hall next Monday evening will be for
the benefit of the Ladies' Library asso-
citation.
The ground is in fine condition, with
a little more snow, for good sleighing
Several sleighs were out yesterday, but
the snow is a little too thin for good
sleighing.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-07
PLANETS AND STARS.
The Brilliant Features of the Sky 70
February.

The Brilliant Features of the Sky for
February.
Venus, Mars and Jupiter are the
most interesting planets this month.
The first named is the brilliant star
seen in the eastern sky before sunrise.
1t has been moving away from the sun.
as we view them from the earth, and
on the 10th reaches the greatest dis
lance, nearly AZ degrees. 1t will now
move back again very slowly, taking
until September to catch up with the
sun. 1t is really moving around the sun
and will go behind it when it seems to
be lost in the suns rays. AS it gets
farther away from the earth it will
lose it's brightness, and is already less
brilliant than in the early part of Jan
uary. Seen through a telescope it now
appears as a half circle, like the moon
at last quarter. Venus rises on the list
three hours before the sun.
Mars is the reigning monarch of the
evening sky, seen in the east near the
stars Castor and Pollux. Its motion
among the stars is quite evident to any,
one who will notice its position with re-
gard to these stars from night to night
On the first three are nearly in line; as
the month advances Mars will get
farther to the right, or westward, until
the 9th, when it will begin to move
eastward again. In the telescope it ap-
pears as a circle, with large areas of
different tint obscurely seen. Only pa
tient watching with large telescopes
can reveal glimpses of the planets sur
face whose details appear so definitely
in the text books. It's two tiny satellites
can be seen with large telescopes, when
they are favorably situated. The plan
ct is slowly decreasing in brilliancy.
Jupiter is drawing near for con-
verient observation On the oath il
stops it's eastward motion and begins
to move towards the west. This marks
the beginning of the most advantage
Gus period for it's study. 1t rises on the
LIST at 1916 a. m. and on the 2Sth at
1929 p. m. 1t is in the constellation
Libra. The bright star west of it Is
Spica.
Neptune is we'll situated for observa-
ton with a telescope 1t may be found
in right ascension 5h. rs min. and de-
clination N. 81 degrees 81 min. 1t is
moving very slowly westward in the
Taurus.
The other planets are not in good
position for observation. Mercury is in
the morning sky, rising on the first
forty-seven minutes before the sun. 1t
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NEW Y. M. c. A. BUILDING
Continued from Third Page.)


20-Provide gymnasium in the lower
portion of the building area not less
than five thousand $4,000 square feet
or say 65xS0, with abundance of light
and air. The floor space should be free
from posts.
21-Provide a raised running track
around the gymnasium, also second
gallery or space for visitors. Provide
a separate entrance from the street for
juniors.
22-Provide private office for the
gymnasium instructor, and large
room adjoining for his assistant, that
examination may be made and business
transacted without interruption and de-
lay. This room will also be used as
class room.
29-Provide bath and locker apart
ment which must have plenty of light
and no dampness. Provide a natato-
rum in keeping with the gymnasium
and baths. Provide a room to be used
as a handball court, which can be used
for boxing, wrestling and fencing.
24-The lockers should number not
less than 1,000 including lockers for
Junior department which, however,
should be in a separate ROOM The
baths should be amply provided for, say
ten or more shower bath rooms, five or
more sponge with all modern conven-
iences.
25-Provide couple of bowling alleys,
say 100 feet long over all.
26-Provide bathing facilities, tub and
shower to be used by members who do
not use the gymnasium, but have the
entrance separate from the gymnasium
entrance.
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THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

CONTINUED from Third Page.)
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Trare1lers' Gmide.
New York, New Haven and
Hartford R. r.

fOR NEW YORK-%4:05, 1850, x6;1o.
X7:oo, $500, 1910, $50, 1875, x1o:3O a.
M, 1900 1905, *1:So (parlor car limit
ep, "l:S5, 200, $3.50, 800. $500. a4:17.
4;So, "5;1O, 5:S5, $50, "7:10, 1910. Sis.
bridgeport Accommodation. 4s:1O. ak
p. m. Sundays-"4:05, $3.50, 500 q. m
&4:aO, x6:15, 1910, "S:1O. $3.50. 1910 i. M
FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem
Rlver-"1:O5, 411:5O p. m. (dailv.l
FOR BOSTON via springfleld-~1.,e
x1o:1o, "11:O5 a. M. @1:45 s5.59 ~,
Sundays-%1:10 a. M. $3.50 n m
FOR BOSTON via New London and
rroVldence-*2.10, 1920, "11:35 (parlor
NJ eel linlted) a. M, *12:05, "2:47 "4:15,
f.to' 300 p. m. Sundays 1910, 1920
a. M, @4:55, rs: 55 %. m.
e,5 ZOE MERIDEN, HARTFORD.
- s.laNlf1ELD, etc.-"1:10, GAO 500.
Aiv;lV III: o5 a. M, 1906 %1:45, $40, 500.
o:oz (o:l5 to Hartford 500, 1000, lib
20 Merlden) p. m. sundays-a1:1O a.
M, *552, 1928 D. m.
NEW LONDON DIVISION
For New London, etc.-*2:1O, 1920
100 lo:OS (Guilford acc.) HOS, s11:35
Sparlor car limitedD a. M, *12:05. a2:47.
9.oo' "4:15, 1888, 5:15 Ito saybrook
Junction), 6:15, "6:55, 1920 (Guilford
acc.) p. M Sunday-"2:10, 1920 a. M.
"4:o5. "6:55 p. m.
AIR LINE DIVISION
For Middletown, Willimantic. etc
1:45 a. M, 1885. 1898, sos D. m. Sum
days-X7:15 p m. Connecting at Mid
dletoWn with the Valley division and at
Willimantic with Midland and Central
DIVISIONS and c. V. r. r.; at Turnerville
with Colchester branch.
NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
For Shelburne Falls, Turner's Falls
Williamsburg, Holyoke, New Hartford
and intermediate stations-7:50 a. m,
and 400 p. m. For Westfield and inter-
mediate stations, 5:57 p. m.
For Pennington, New Hartford and
points this side-750 a. M, 1904, 400.
5:57 D. m.
BERKSHIRE DIVISION
For Derby Junction, Derby, Ansonia.
etc.-7:O0, 300, 9:95 a. n1., 1900, 2:39, 1857.
5:S5, 1850, 11:20 p. m. Sundays-S.1O a.
m. and $50 p. m.
For Waterbury-7:0O 500, 9:35 a. M.
1900, 2S9, 5:35, 1850, 11:20 p. m. Sun
days-S10 a. M, 6:15 p. m. (via Nauga-
tuck Junction).
For Winsted-7:oo, 9:35 a. M, 2:39, b:3B
p. m. Sundays-8:10 a. m.
For Shelton, Botsford, Newtown,
Danbury, Pittsfield, State line-9:S5 a.
M, 3:57 p. m.
For Albany, Buffalo. Detroit. Cincin-
natl, st. Louis, Chicago and the West
via Bridgeport-6:10 a. M. via State
line-9:S5 a. M, 1857 p. m.
For Litchfieldsand points on Litchfield
branch, 6:10 (via Bridgeport) a. M, 1857
(via Derby Junction. p. m.
*Express Trains. xLocaI Express.
c. r. HAMPSTEAD,
General Passenger Agent.
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town, city and school district has been
nearly eight thousand dollars per year,
Now we have an assistant corporation
counsel, whose salary is one thousand
dollars year, whose duties include the
collection of past due taxes and assess
ments and other important matters that
have for the most part in years gone by
been left without attention The salary
of the corporation counsel remains the
same that has been paid for many years
for the legal business of the city alone.
The assistant corporation counsel is
doing good work on the many claims
against property holders that have
numbered the books of the city for
years. If this work is faithfully con-
tinued a considerable loss that the city
has suffered in the past will be stopped
and the burden on those who pay their
taxes voluntarily will be appreciably
1essened.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
If any member of your honorable
body, or any other citizen, will take the
trouble to visit any or all of the de-
partment houses, he will find the men
and apparatus in first class condition.
and as ready to fight fire intelligently
and effectively as at any time in the his
tory Of the department.
rule made by the present board re-
quires the employment of substitute
to take the place of any member Of the
force who may be off duty from any
cause, if only for a day. This insures
enough men in each house at all times
to effectively handle the apparatus.
Prior to this year it has not been GUS
tomary to put on substitute in every
vacancy, but to save the wages of the
men who were off duty to use for any
other purpose.
HARBOR.
I am pleased to report that the eff
forts of the chamber of commerce, the
harbor commissioners, and other cti-
zens, loyalty and effectively supported
by our representative, Hon. N. D. Sper-
ry, have resulted in a substantial APP
preparation for a continuation of the
Improvement of our harbor. New Ha-
ven has been put on the continuation
contract" list insuring an expenditure
aggregating $345,000 for dredging q wide
and deep channel up to Tomlinson's
bridge with two or more anchorage
basins. $4,000 is to be expended during
the present year.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The work on the bridge on Chapel
street over Mill river is, in the opinion
of the engineer and inspectors, pro-
crossing as well as could be expected.
1t is hoped that this bridge will be COM
pleted early in the summer.
Contracts have been awarded for the
bridge across the meadows and Mill
river at Willow street, and it is proba-
BILE this new thoroughfare will be open
within a few months.
The long desired bridge over West
river at Derby avenue has safely pass
ed the preliminary legislative stages, so
far as our city government is concerned,
and would now be under contract were
1T not for lack Of understanding with
the officials of the town of Orange. 1t
Us expected that these slight difficulties
will be overcome and the contracts let
FOR the bridge at very early date.
Respectfully submitted,
f. B. Farnsworth, Mayor.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-07

*Express Trains. xLocal Express.
c. T. Hampstead,
Cenera1 Pasceupe,. oopt
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STARsN'S
New Haven Transportation Co.

DAILY EACEPI SATURDAY.
Steamer JOHN II. STAkIN, Captain Nc
Alister, leaves New Haven from Starin's
Pier, foot OF Brown street, at 1O:15 y. H.,
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steam
son, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
The S'TARIN leaves New York from Pier
Is, North River, at p. M. Mondays, We'd
nesdays and ridays; the ERASTUS CORN
ING, sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Fare rs cents; Excursion Tickets $1.25.
Staterooms, $1O0.
Tickets and staterooms for sale at j. b.
Judson's, SGT Chapel street; Peck IL Bish-
ops, 702 Chapel street Free stage. leaves
the depot on arrival of Hartford train
and from corner of Church and Chapel
streets every half hour, commencing at $3.50
D. M Through freight rates given. and
bills of lading to all points West, South,
and Southwest.
c. II. FISHER. Agent
Order your freight via Starin Line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-29
Continued on Tenth Page.
CAUGHT ROBBING THE MAILS.
POLICE CATCH \ MAN WHO CONTESTS Tc
BIG THEFTS

BIG IHEflS.
An arrest was made by officer Arthur y. Dlckei-
SON OF the Church-st station. shortly AFTER D
O'Clock last evening that the police think VIII de-
velop into an important case. While Dlckefsoh
and Paul Hermann Of No 40 West Twelfth-str
were standing near Church-St. and Park Place they
noticed a man come 10 the maboX on the north-
west corner and take package from the top OF the
box He was placed under arrest and was taken 10
the Church-st station He described himself as
Carol Aheles twenty-siX years old an agent, Nv
ing at No l26 East Tenth-st. In his possession
were thirty pawn tickets and seventeen checks Tor
various amounts The police are inclined TO thinK
that ne has made a business Of robbing the mails
and that many checks advertised as missing nave
been in his possession ,-, s.,,oi.
merchant has iost seven checks. amounting 10
81 Ot 81 ma many among the lot round on Aucies
Th.v are all drawn on the Bedford Bank Hasoy-
81 and Bedford-ave.. Brooklyn but are signed DE
different creditors Other checks, with the amounts,
IRE signed by james VI. Bell u 90. No. q warren
ST s7i3 John i. Everett. 500; Joseph kohnstam,
500 and s NJ Sterne Sc. Four promlssory notes
were also found. Two payable TO Edward Cooper Tor
$50 and so and two to Charles Henry Oilers Tor 80
and SO -
In the course of the evening detectives made a
number of attempts to get a story from Abcle-.
and after considerable questioning he confess n.
Abees said that he had been following the practice
OF robblng mail-boxes for about three weeks, and
learned the trade" from friend. All the articles
he had in his possession last night he affirmed,
were ;aken during the day
Abeles described himself Hungarian Of good
birth. \ passport signed by emperor franz JOSEF
WAS found IN his possession.
The police are Inclined think that Abeles is
either scdpegoat for some one e.se or * one OF
the clevcrest criminals they have come across in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-29
BELIEVE IT WILL BE MODIFIED.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: The new rule of the Clearing House with re-
gard to tax on country checks viii not AFFECT our
business iniuriously as our business lies entirely
with the wholesale merchants who viii have no
difficulty fen sending New-iork exchange-ln
fact this has been their custom from all distant
points Banks however. should not sacriiice their
!ndependence I'm subscribing that part or the
rule which prevents them from allowing Interest
on daily balances an offset to the charge for
colioc,inr country checks. This action by the
Clearing House Committee appeals 10 us az arb-
trarv and unreasonable. After the experience OF
Two ar tnree months We believe the rule VIII he
modified IN such a way 20 adjust Itself 10 an
oouita ole basis and one that Will he Of benefit TO
the merchants Of Newly Ork. 49, 1900 $500.
Va 10 Wost-et March e. 1899