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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-12-11
Hall of Public Records.

I am very much impressed with the state
ment made by the heads of all the depart
ments Of the urgent necessity of hall Of
public records. In every departmental
building, in Washington. SO far as / am
Informed, the space for official records is
not only exhausted, 3ut the walls. Of rooms
are lined with shelves, the middle floor
space OF many rooms is filed with file
cases. and garrets and Easements, which
were never intended and are united for
their accommodation, are crowded with
them. Aside from the inconvenience there
Is great danger not only from fire. but
from the weight of these records upon
timbers not intended for their support
There should be separate building espe-
cially designed for the purpose of receiv-
ing and preserving the annually accumu-
lating archives of the several executive de-
partments. Such hall need not be a
costly structure, hut should be so arranged
as TO admit of enlargement from time to
time. ] urgently recommend that the con-
gresS take early action in this matter
transmit to the congress a resolution
adopted at recent meeting of the Amerf.
can Bar association concerning the pro.
posed celebration of John Marshall day.
February 4. 1901. Fitting exercises have
been arranged, and it is earnestly desired
by the committee that the congress may
participate in this movement to honor the
memory of the great
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-12-11
Axricu1tura1 Erhibit at par,..

An extensive exhibit at Paris Of the
products of agriculture. has made the
peoples of many countries more familiar
with the varied products of our fields and
their comparative excellence.
The collection Of statistics regarding
our crops is being improved and sources
OF information are being enlarged, TO the
end that producers may have the earliest
advices regarding crop conditions. There
mas never been time when those for
whom 1t was established have shown
more appreciation of the services of the
department.
In my annual message of December s,
1888, l called attention to the necessity
for some amendment Of the alien con-
tract law. There still remain Important
the eight-hour law for the benefit Of
labor and of the principle of arbitration,
and again commend these subjects to
the careful attention of the congress.
Civil Service for Philippines.
ice possible in the Philippine ISLANDS, have have
issued, under date of November TO- 1900, the
following order:
sion is directed to render such assistance
as may be practicable to the civil service
board, created under the act of the United
States Philippine commission. for the es-
tabllshment and maintenance of an honest
and efficient civil service in the Philippine
Islands. and for that purpose to conduct
Philippine islands. upon the request Of the the
civil service board Of said islands, under
such regulations as may be agreed upon
by the said board and the said United
States civil service commission
The civil service commission is greatly
embarrassed In Its work for want of an
adequate permanent force for clerical and
forth in its report. invite attention to
the report. and especially urge upon the
congress that this important bureau Of the
qualifications and character of SO large n
number of the officers and employees of
the government should be supported by all
needed appropria tions to secure prompt
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-12-11

Executive Mansion, Dec. 4. 1900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
THE CHAIRMAN AND THE POET.

Chairman Hanna and he caused it to be
investigated He learned that this contr1
button represented half the savings of
lifetime of a poor and Woodworking wO-
man, whose only interest in the party came
from her belief that its men and policies
were the best. The committee returned the
contribution, with a note explaining that
was necessary.
Good and Bad Checks.
Not all the checks that are received at
headquarters are like this one. There is
large class of the population which consid-
ers 1t huge joke to send bogus checks in
contributions. These can usually be de-
tected by the style in which they are drawn.
One day last week a check for 81 600, 900 was
received 1t was drawn on an deliberately
engraved blank. The committeeman looked
at 1t and decided that they would not place
1t in the bank for collection. Sometimes.
however, they make q mistake. A letter
containing a check for 5000 from a man
of whom no member of the committee had
ever heard was received several months
ago. The committee thought 1t was joke.
The check was laid aside and forgotten. 1t
came to light three weeks ago and was put
In the bank to see what would happen. To
the establishment of the committee it
turned out to be good. The contributor
was Missouri farmer. who neither sought
nor desired any reward, but wanted to help
the party along.
Running a campaign is a business. AS it
appears from the viewpoint of the commit
teeman. 1t Is hard work, and little else The
torchlight pyrotechnic display period of
politics seems to have passed and cam
pa1gnS now are managed Just as any great
business enterprise is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
The Countess WaIdersee.
From Harper's Weekly.


Since Count Waldersee has been chosen
to command the German troops in China his
American wife has enjoyed afresh the at
tention of the American press. She Is
probably the ablest and most Influential
American woman in Europe, and as she Is
to a considerable extent in public life there
Is nothing out of the way In the attention
the newspapers pay to her. But most Of
the current newspaper notices that con-
Germ her are mistaken in one or two eXas-
perating particulars. Most Of them say she
was the daughter of David Lea of New
York. which is true, and that she became
the morganatic wife of the Prince OF
Schleswig- Holsten, who gave up his title
to marry her 1t is true that she married
the prince and that he gave up his title to
marry her. but princes do not give up their
titles when they make morganatic mar
the Count de Noer who had been Prince Of
Sch!eSwig- HolStein, was not morganatfc.
but was a lawful marriage without quail
fication or limit. The Count de Noer be-
came Prince de Noer, and his wife at his
death continued to be the Princess de Noer.
After her first husbands death she came
back to America, and spent year or more.
Several years after that she was married
to Count Waldersee. The prevalent story
that she has never been back to this coun-
try since she first went abroad is untrue.
Also the story that her second marriage fol-
lowed somewhat speedily after the death
of her first husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
Some Surna mes.
From Good Words.


Every one knows how in ordinary lam
guage words have been modified by the in
clination to save trouble in pronunciation,
to shorten endings, assimilate consonants
and substitute the Subdued for the sonorous
In vowel sounds. This inclination has large
ly affected surnames Few would suppose
that the not uncommon cognomen Sparkle
Is an abbreviation of the medieval nick
name Sparrowhawk; not every would
see In the absurd Hunnybun a degraded
version of HOneybOurne-a pleasant name
commemorative ancestral residence beside
some well of sweet waters. But both eX-
plantations are true. Card "a tinker) has
become Card by a like shortening of vowel
sound; and Tassel includes both bold
contraction and assimilation Of conso-
nants If, as suggested by a well-known
authority, it be a condensed form of Tat
terSal.
The surname Card will serve to lead on
to the consideration of another sort of cor
ruption that befalls surnames, namely, that
rising from varieties of local pronunciation.
In SomerSetShire and some neighboring
counties the sounds ar and 'or'' the
lips of the lower ranks usually change
places The groom asking for arderS about
a sick horse suggests that you come into
the stable yord to see him. When, there
fore we find, as we do find, Cord among re-
corded SurnameS, we trace in it descend
ant of Card twice degraded, the second
time by means of the provincialsm IN
question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
Italy the Home of Assassins.
From Leslie's Weekly.


1t Is fact that does not speak well for
Italy that the chief anarchist assassins of
recent years have claimed that country
as their birthplace. President Carnot of
France, Premier Canovas of Spain the
Empress Of Austria and King Humbert
have ell fallen victims to anarchists of
Italian birth and breeding. Santa Caserio,
who stabbed Carnot at Lyons in 1894, was
native of Lombardy; Angina Colo, who
shot Canovas in 1897, was born at Boggia,
near Naples; Luchesst, who killed the En-
press OF Austria at Geneva in 1895 al
though born in Paris, was of Italian par
entage; Angelo Bresci, who shot Humbert.
is reputed to be a native of Prato in Tus-
cany. In this connection it may also be
stated that the latest published statistics
show that in Italy. with population esti-
mated at 3O,OOO.OOO, over 1000 people were
murdered in 1897, while more than 5000
were violently assaulted and wounded In
Sicily alone 96S persons were murdered in
and three each day. These facts and fig
ures are full Of unpleasant suggestion. Nor
does the supplementary record of punish
ments melted out by the Italian courts re-
lieve the situation very greatly. OF the
1900 murderers made known to the au-
thorities only 124 received the full penalty
prescribed by Italian law--imprisonment for
life. 1t would appear that human life is
nowhere held more cheaply than in the
Italian peninsula.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22

late in the fall or very early in the sprinr
All the leading florists recommend this
method. and IL is the writer's experience
lhat dormant rose bushes produce the
hEest growth and bloom. BY ordering now.
after consulting n good catalogue. the best
plants may be secured. II is first come
hrst served in this as in other matters
Another point not generally understood is
that many of the hybrid perpetual sorts
do much better when grated on what is
known as the Marietta stock. The preiu-
dice against hudded or grated ro- cs is dis
appearing rapidly. Properly planted. that
Is, SO that the junction of the bud with the
stock is two or three inches below the sur
lace, the trouble from suckers from the
stock is very slight. Simply permit none
to grow. They are easily enough detected
The writer has never seen one Here is n
list OF twelve of the very best hybrid per-
petual roses. which no garden should be
without Some of them are known to every
one. others less so:
l. Paul Neyron, large pink
Magma Charta, large pink
3. Mrs. John Laing, large pink
: Mareh nj mes of Londonderry, white.
Marshall L. Wilder. red.
Z. Barren de Bonstetten. dark red
s Baroness Rothschild, pink.
p. Mabel Morrison. white.
10. Camille de Rohan. dark
IL. Madame Plantin, white hybrid
China)
II. Gen. Jacqueminot, dark
The Crimson GIories.
In climbing roses nothing approaches the
crimson rambler. For vigorous growth.
hardness and unique beauty of bloom this
now famous climber is indispensable. The
yellow. pink and white ramblers are all
pretty; the crimson rambler is magnia-
cent. Other splendid climbers are the Me-
teor, dark crimson: the Souvenir de Woo
ton, crimson; Mrs. Robert Peary, white,
and the Hermosa, old but lovely. All these
are preferably planted in the fall, though
early spring will do The more delicate
sorts of roses, teas, hybrid teas. etc. are
more safely planted in the spring in this
locality. Before dropping the subject of
roses the success of friend in roofing cut
tings may be offered an easy solution OF
what appears a difficult problem. After
securing good cuttings-that Is, from shoots
neither too old nor too tender-this ingeni-
Gus person set them at intervals in flow
er bed, allowing two of the buds" or leaf
axles. to be buried in the soil. Over each
cutting was placed quart fruit jar, the
earth being banked firmly about it. AS the
cold increased earth and manure We're
banked up still higher around each jar,
until 1t was about half imbedded. That was
all. Long before spring the little cuttings
showed signs of life, and by the time the
heat of the sun rendered 1t necessary to re-
move the jars during the day the enterprs-
Ing woman was the proud owner of two
dozen as fine young rose plants as ever
were seen. The only trouble she has had
with them was to keep them from pre-
cociously blooming themselves into con-
sumption. This is an experiment worth try
Ing. JULIA SCHAYER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
The Fate of the Trees.

Charles H. Crandall in Harper's
To be garnished with glory and beauty, and broad
Gordon of grace and Of loneliness over the land.
To thrill with the upwellng life and exultingly
And spread out our fingers in blessings and bios
of snow;
To live in the laugh Of the children that play at
our feet,
And cast the cool shadows the mower comes eager
To paint and to sculpture guerdon of fruit, and
A largess of food and Of love to the creatures
To battle in the music of birds as they tilt on the
edge Of the nest,
And to watch st the windows of morn and the
Or the sheen OF the limbs of the Dryads that sport
When the moon on the vision of mortals hangs
To dance with the Wind when his breathing is
And our fingers are thrilled as we whirl in the
Summer-tide-
To live and to laugh. and to dream. and all care
But oh. to be stripped by the Wind who once
As he scatters the redrusset robes the ptiless
To be bit by the tooth Of the Frost as we huddle
The soverless beauty that furnished our yester-
All naked to meet the reviling Of Winters mad
Or yelled in the ashes Of grayness and Hchens ~
doubt; Va
ice, NV PAie'S
When the grip and embrace Of the cold is a merc,
less wise;
To stretch out cold hands In a silence to erav.
leaden skies, e'
And pray for the weakness Of trusting, the will to
be wise; " "
Forsaken by minstrel and music and children and
cheer ~
Or the CLEAN of a bird or a flower in the death nj
the year, - Va
While the wall of the worlds Miserere o'erburdens
the air.
And the daughters Of Summer are silent, their
All, this Is the fortune OF Winter ita xuoo ana a..
pain, 1 Ass
To long for the voice Of friend and listen In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
was that of a man who had been dead fol
three years.
OratOry In Vast Quantities.


To Senator Scott go the would-be speak
ers The senator is convinced that 90 per
cent of the entire male population of the
United States want to make speeches for
the republican ticket. When those who are
ambitious to take the stump apply by let
ter they can be disposed of easily. but
sometimes they make personal application.
1t has occurred that an aspfrant for Joo
in the speakers bureau has insisted on
giving a sample of his ability. One day
while Senator Scott was busy mapping out
the tours of four United States senator's he
was compelled to stop everything IN ms
office to listen to natural orator from
a southern state, who spoke for a half hour
on the iniquity of human slavery. Boy ora
tors projected upon the senator In
abundance. They are usually brought TO
his office by their doting parents. who in
sst that the infant prodigy shall give an
exhibition. Senator Scott has to listen to
them. The senator does not believe that a
deep impression can be made on full
grown man by an infant, but he has pre-
served his good nature so far, and has not
slain any child orators or their parents
Once in while asprant for oratoricai
employment brings his wife along with him
to plead his case. To tell a devoted wife
that her husband is absolutely unable to
speak in public is out of the question. and
diplomacy of the highest order is necessary
to handle such a family without giving Of
Tense. Most of the stump speakers are men
of prominence in the party, or are profess
any pay for their services. The compensa-
ton of the others is graded according to
their abilities.
Treat the Cranks Tenderly.
All the cranks and people with queer no
tions must be turned down, but the process
must be a gentle one and the words well
chosen, or else there will be tremendous
hullabaloo about it. national committee
man who had ridden 500 miles on hot day
to get to headquarters whose head was
splitting with a tremendous ache, whose
desk was piled high with correspondence
that required his immediate attention and
who was generally out Of sorts once called
a man who had bothered him for half an
hour a "d-n nuisance" Within day
there was a story in circulation that he
had driven mild and inoffensive visitor
from his office with blows and curses. Some
people have believed it ever since. 1t may
happen some day.
The campaign contributions sometimes
hide strange stories. Recently there was
received at headquarters a check for 800
from woman in seabOard city. Some
thing in the letter aroused the interest OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
Hit the Torpedo With q Hammer.


From the New York Sun.
A volunteer sergeant who returned from
Manila few days ago was asked by a
friend whether he saw any Of the work of
pneumatic guns and aerial torpedoes while
there, and said:
II saw just one shot fired, and the effect
was great. The long missile flew through
the air and fell right in the enemy's
trenches. We waited five or ten minutes for
the explosion. and then the air seemed to be
filled with dirt and rocks and chunks of
Flipinos. We rushed to the trenches then,
and learned from one Of the wounded pris-
oners that they all wondered what the
strange thing was, and thought that it car
ried some kind of comforting message
from Boston sympathizers, so they tried to
open 1t with hammer.
with the aid of a curious enemy think
aerial torpedoes will be a great success.
1.-The long brass case contained twelve
pounds Of explosive gelatine.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
Evidently Not Posted.

From the Chicago Post.
The old gentleman thought 1t was time to
find out the young mans intentions.
Mr.. Gayboy," he said, In his bluff, hearty
way, you've been burning a good deal Of
my gas of late"
The small brother interrupted with a
scornful laugh.
Il guess you never looked into the parlor,
dad" he SAID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22

Regular Customer Ito waiter)-"As an old
customer, I generally have two slices Of
beef, and today You have brought me only
Waiter with a look Of surprise)-"By the
powers. but you're right The cook must
have forgotten to cut Il IN twe."!Tst-Bits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
The Secret.


What do you suppose makes Tombstone
SO tremendously popular?'
re taxes everybody aside and asks them
confidentially what they think of the no
iitical outlook. without interfering an opin-
ion Of his own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22

All sorts and conditions of people go to
the headquarters. Those whose visits are
of Importance are usually embarrassing to
an observer, while those whose presence is
not necessary form an entertaining subject
for study. 1t is safe to say that ninety
nine out of a hundred of those who have
no real business at headquarters want to
see Mr.. Hanna. They loaf in the corri-
doris, importuning the sergeant-at-arms to
get them into Mr.. Hahna's room. Some
of them confess that they only want to
look at him. Others have strange and
weird schemes which they want the COM
mittee to adopt. The man with a scheme
is the bane of the committeemans exist
ence He comes in droves and stays long
while. The schemes which are suggested
are as various human ingenuity can de-
wise Sometimes the proposal comes from
a person who is disinterested, but usually
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
Soon Due, However.


Special artist (of yellow journaD Things
are not going to suit the boss
Reporter.-"Hows that?'
Special artist.-"Why, over six months
ago he had me make illustrations for a
story to be entitled, "A New York Society
Girl Elopes with the Family Automobilist,'
and the darn event hasn't happened YETI
Doctor-"Professor, a little son has just
arrived
Professor acknowledgement him to
wait in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22

speeches will be delivered where they can
be heard by the greatest possible number
of persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-22
The Late Fall Work.

October and November are the months
for planting most hardy perennials. includ-
ing roses of the hardy sorts. Few people
know that the best roses are obtained by
planting them In a dormant state either
, 1900-09-01

The soda works burned at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. This is the second time
the plant has been on fire since it was
built, but little damage was done the
first time.
The fire made a fine spectacle, the
flames leaping high into the air and
huge volumes of dense black smoke
pouring up to be carried away in a
huge trail eastward across the prairie.
Almost the whole town turned out
to see the sight. The high wind that
has been blowing all day made the
destruction quick and complete. AL
most as soon as the alarm came in the
flames seemed to be completely de-
v0uring the building.
The plant lies about a mile north Of
the city, close to the railroad track.
What caused the blaze is not known.
Sparks from an engine could not have
done it because the wind was from the
wrong direction. Upon the alarm be-
ing sounded the fire department re-
sponded promptly, but could not saw
the main building in which the fire
started. The other buildings Of less
value were preserved from destruction
only by most valient efforts of the fire
companies. One great help was the
close proximity of the river to the
burning building. But the dry con-
dition of the old frame buildings made
the work of the flames easy.
The plant belonged to the Union
Pacific railroad company, but it had
been leased to the Stephen Padden
company of Chicago. 1t cost close to
$751; 600 when it was erected. 1t has
been idle five years and in that time
the machinery has suffered greatly
through rust and neglect. 1t was at
one time a very prosperous enterprise.
The building was not watched or
guarded of late and tramps may have
set the fire carelessly or maliciously.
There was insurance on the build
ing but not for anything like its or.
inal cost. The loss will probably reach
$4,000.
, 1900-09-01

William Beckwith had just come to
town. He had a few dollars in his
pocket and he felt sociable. Peter
Johnson, coio.ed, felt sociable, but he
had not just come to town and did not
have even a few cents in his pocket.
That made no difference to Beckwith
and the two became very friendly.
They drank in several places and
then Beckwith became sleepy. His
colored friend took him to a nice shed
in the rear of a colored boarding
house near Fremont and Front streets.
Beckwith dropped off to sleep and was
awakened presently by a smash on the
head that seemed to lift him right into
the starry armament and to put him
on intimate terms with every 'twinkler
in the sky. When he got his breath
and found the blood pouring down the
back of his neck he let out a yell in B
hood for several blocks around.
Charles Washburn heard it and
leaped out of bed to ascertain the trou-
BILE. He went to the place the cries
came from and found Beckwith lying
in a pool of blood and addressing all
the gods in the Olympian gallery be-
side a few not scheduled there. All he
could tell was that he had been hit.
He looked it, for there was a big cash
on the side Of his head and his blood
was flowing copiously.
While Washburn was trying to get
more information from the man a ne
gro came up. This was Mr.. Johnson.
Mr.. Johnson said he had seen "a tall
man with a black mustache hit Mistah
Beckwith" and had gone to hunt the
police. Pretty soon an officer came and
after sizing up the situation took Mr..
Johnson to Jail, an official act that
greatly amazed and displeased the coE
ored gentleman.
Beckwith's loss in cash was about
three dollars. His loss of blood has
not yet been estimated, neither has
the loss of his faith in humanity.
Johnson has been employed at a dairy
near the city,