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The evening times., 1900-01-08
ORANGE TREES UNDER ROOF.
The Method Adopted to Protect Crops
From the Frost

The Agricultural Department has jus.
received some interesting information con
ceruing California orange treos which are
protected from the rsvages OF frost by a
roof.
The asbors are built OF redwood. being
comprised Of posts, laJhs. strips. braces.
and wire The posts are IS feet long. Sc, 3
feet in the ground. which allows Is feet in
the clear. they are placed p feet inches
apart Girde-s well bracod are then drawn
back and forth, after which the entire
frame is strung with wires which mesh
the structure in two directions. Strips are
then nailed along the stringers on TOD Of
the wires. whereup0u he entire frame is
perfectly light and strong. so that il VIII
not fall and cannot be blown apart. Sucu
a skeleton viii stand secure through the
swellings and ContractiOns due 10 rains aud
dry weather. and viii not work or sway in
the heaviest storms.
The frame being up. there is next
stretched over a. lengths OF ordinary chick
en- fencing woven upon a lathing machine,
held together b. double strands Of wire
The laths are woven one lath's width apart.
aud they are laid on in rolls OF 100 laths
each. II requires SOC lathS TO a tree. or
20. 600 laJhs 10 an acre.
The cost OF the structure is about $3.50
per acre. 4 covering viii stand intact. and
without substantial repair. for twenty
years. Its annual cost. therefore. may be
reckoned at $500. being $375 as one TWEEN
Jieth part OF the actual cost. and $3.50 per
year upon the amount expended. as inter
est The saving Of one crop however.
would pay for the whole OF the coustruc-
uou. but even supposing that there NAV be
no losses upon the outside from f7osIs or
winds in twenty years. then the superior
fruit produced by the cover the saving in
water, and the larger crops would more
than pay the amount Of annual expense
as compt.7Fi above.
And, what is more, the grower can carry
around with him mind free from anxiety
and worry lest his crop might be lost by a
change in the weather. His roof is an in
surance. for il the weather becomes Sc
verely cold. instead Of lighting fires TO
spread smoke. OF throwing expensive steam
Jets here and there through the rows as
has heretofore been the method he will
top the cover with light canvas. whereupOn
the thermometer may safely 80 as low as il
is possible for il to descend in the Califor-
MIA valley climate.
Il Will cost many millions Of dollars 10
cover the orange orchards of California
but the crop Will be assured
The evening times., 1900-01-08
THE PERSONAL PosFoFFICEs.
Many Of Them tn Be Abolished with
out Delay


All personal postOffices" that can be
located by agents of the Third Assistant
Postmaster Generals Office are to be abol-
ished without delay. Personal post
Offices are those established in Out-Of-the-
way places for tle exclusive use Of a par
ticular firm or industrial enterprise.
The manner in which these post Offices
are detrimental to the postal service is best
indicated in the story of their operation.
A manufacturing concern. for example. OBJ
tains a half hundred signatures 10 an ap-
plication for a pOstOfiice. The station hav-
ing been created through the influence Of
Congressional representatives the firm has
one OF its employees made postmaster BY
law pOstmasters at fOurth-class offices are
given the full value of all Cancelled
stamps at total Of $1,000. Except for the
small salary paid an extra clerk. therefore,
the promoters of the business enterprise
Jbtain free from the government 81 600 IN
stamps, annually.
Several such Offices have been located
and abolished. The number still in exist
ence cannot, Of course be computed But
the Third Assistant Postmaster of New
York is watching closely for the sale OF
stamps and has active agents all over the
country in order to discover and discon-
tnue them as speedily as possible.
The evening times., 1900-01-08
British Army Prnsionr.

Frum the London Saturday Rcyi-w)
The duty of tho State secms 90 br To consider
the whole subject of providing an ample pension
system for it, soldiers az a time when the public
have before 70 the fact that 10 IS only by
charity that the deficiency is supplied Either
by some insurance scheme of its own or hy the
ordinary method Of insurance in accident and
hic assurance societies. the state should place
the soldier who suffers dis1hlcmcut or death in
its service in the same legal position as th. or
diudry insurer against accident or death The
mode of insurance and the amount Of the poli-
cies are precisely the matters which would be
diSpUtablc; but whatever the amount of his policy
might be. the soldier would have the legal right
90 recover n. or. IN the case Of a policy payable
on delth, TO dispose of il by will OF to leave il
upon intCstacy TO become part Of his estate going
% hiS family In the usual course OF Law Con
slider the proportion oi peace time tC 'var time
and the proportion OF soldiers killed or disabled
10 the whole number in active service and il
is reasonable to expect that actuarial calcula-
ton would show thar no high premium would Dc
necessary 60 secure sum large enough To provide
a working mans competency.
The evening times., 1900-01-08
TESTS OF MACHINE GUNS.
The Results Of Experiments by the
Mar Department.

The War Department viii shortly desig-
nate a machine gun for adoption by the
army The experiments which have been
conducted with a view TO securing for the
service a highly efficient machine gun have
been completed by the army ordnance Off
GERS.
The Hot,hkss. Colt Maxim and Carr au-
tomato guns were tested comparatively. but
the report Of the officers who made the ex-
psriments at Springfield has not been re
ceived at Washington as yet
II is learned. however. that the perform
ances Of the Colt and Hotchbiss pieces were
very satisfactory. and that the Maxim and
Carr pieces burst before the experiments
had reached the stage OF the endurance test.
the Carr gun falling when less than Zoe
rounds had been fired from il. The Hoteh-
kiss and Colt pieces were subjected to eX-
tremely severe endurance .sstS. and their
performances were admirable.
The HOtchkiss guu fired 45O rounds in five
minutes. and the manufacturers claim that
the gun could have been made ready for
another such test within five minutes there.
after. The performance OF the Colt gun
under the endurance test was very salts
factory and il is the opinion Of some that
this gun Will be selected for the army.
The evening times., 1900-01-08
SEEN ANDHEARD ATTHE CAPITOL

There was an unusually large attendance
on the floor OF the House this morning.
and the galleries were filled. II is evident
the real work OF legislation has commenc-
ed.
The Supreme Court was in session today
after two weeks recess. The usual large
crowd Of visitors was present
R. E. Lee a grandson Of the famous Con
federate leader. was in the Supreme Court
this morning on legal business. MIR. Lee
bears quite a resemblance TO his distln-
guished grandfather.
While Representative Dalzell was ad-
dressing the House this morning upon the
Senate resolution disposing Of the Old Con-
gressiOnai Library space. there were sew
erai requests from the rear Of the House
that he speak louder Mr.. Dalzell very
CONSIDERABLY sterpcd TO the extreme rear
Of tre Republican side and continued his
remarks.
Representatives Jett and Livingston ap-
peared this morning. each wearing a spot
less white tie. Notwithstanding the eN-
uemely vernal aspect Of the weather these
ties caused the colleagues OF Messrs. Jett
and Livingston to chide the latter for in
Producing the "shivers" in the House.
The seats Of Representatives De Armond
Cochran. and Sulzer were vacant this
morning. These gentlemen have gone to
deliver speeches az banquets held in honor
Of "Old Hickory"
RPresentatiY siorris has the reputation
OF being one OF the handsomest men in
the House. He has clear-cut features. and
immediately attracts the glances Of visitors
to the galleries.
Representative Wheeler appeard this
morning wearing a resplendent cardinal
red nechtie. which drew TO the Kentuckian
many admiring eyes. Messrs. Wheeler and
Henry are regarded as the Damon and Py-
thias. OF the House. and may be seen every
day arm in arm walking down + Street.
Hon. John Goode. former Solicitor Cen
eral Of the United States. was at the Capt.
tol this morning on business before the
committees. Though near the three score
and ten mark Mr.. Goode appears particu-
larry agile and vigorous.
Senator Clarks friends we're this morn
ing congratulatiug him upon his victory in
the courts. where he has recently been
engaged in a lawsuit. over some Of his
Montana mining property The copper that
issues from Senator Clark's mines is said
TO be the purest In the world averaging
about 90 per cent.
Judge Shipmau. prominent attorney OF
Coldwater, Mich. was at the Capitol this
The evening times., 1900-01-08
KITES FOR WAR SIGNALING.
searchIight Attached - They May he
J>ed at Night.

BAYONNE, y. j.. Jan. S.-WiIliam A.
Eddy sent aloft here on Saturday night
his mid-air acetylene gas searchlight. by
which red, white, and blue war signal
flags were brilliantly illuminated at an
altitude Of 500 feet.
The searchlight which weighed three
pounds when loaded with carbide and va
ter, and about 100 oandIe-power was sent
mp at Gas O'Clock. suspended two feet be-
low the flags, each Of which was two feet
square Both light and flags were sup
ported by one 9-foot and two 7-foot kites
The flags were fastened 90 the kite ca
bic by perpendicular STATS. To brightly
light the flags the searchlight was rigid
~ braced on the kite cable in such a p0-
sition that ir pointed straight skyward.
As means Of war signaling al night
the experiment shows that a variety OF
color and light effects can De produced
and seen az "a great distance.
The evening times., 1900-01-08
German Anger Against England.

trom the indianapolis NewS)
Tho habit Of looking for insults Is NOT tn
DE commended. and is certainly unworthy of 80
great people as the Germans Il ougbf to ba
remembered further that a nation when it is
engaged IN war. 40 matter how careful II NAV
be- cannot always avoid giving offence. 10 men
trails No nation has ever succeeded in doing
-. IN our Spanish war, though we made every
effort TO safeguard the rights OF neutrals we
nevertheless seized several vessels which our own
prlze courts decided were not lawful prizes We
do not forget that Great Britain has a high
handed way of doing things sometimes that is
rather provoking But in the present case tho
only question is whether the British Government
has acted within its rights And that Is a ones
ton that cannot he decided by the nevepaparS
II can easily be determined by diplomatic action
The evening times., 1900-01-08
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Rise and Fan of Hnrri.on-IIiDo

hise and Fail of HarrisOn.-IIlinois
Democrats are saying some very harsh
things about Mayor Carter Harrison. Of
Chicago. II is an odd circumstance that
among the Illinoisans in Washington MT
one has come forward to defend the Chi
cago man against the charge Of deserting
the party in time OF very sore need by
refusing longer 10 be g candidate for gov
ernor. now that the prospects for party
success have become less iattering than
they were before John r. Tanner was in
dueed TO get of the back OF the Repub-
lican party in the STAT, The general opin-
ion here is that young Mr.. Harrison las
copletely destroyed himself. and that when
his present term OF Mayor Of Chicago eX-
pires he will lapse back into his native OBJ
scurity. For two years ne has been con-
spicuous figure IN Democratic councils. He
had begun to assume such a stature that
there were those who had even entertained
the opirion that he would soon need about
as much room TO hustle IN as that occupied
by Mr.. Bryan. Indeed. some Democrats
few months ago we're willing 20 ccncede
that Harrison was a Presidential possibil-
ity Of large proportions and expansive
promise. Accordingly, his eomings and go
ings in the Land were watched with intense
interest by the steadfsst pa-tisans OF
Colonel Bryan, and the Chicago chroni-
clers Of important events held sharp
ened pencils poised for action when
ever Harrison was supposed to be
puckering up his lips to give voice TO
thoughts that sizzled and surged Tor eX-
preston. But all Is changed now. In the
twinkling Of an eye a Democratic hope ap-
pears 10 have been blasted No one is
left to do him honor. and Representative
b, +. Caldwell of the Springfield district, is
said to be writing a brochure whose title
will be. The Rise and Fall OF Carter Har-
rison the Second"
The evening times., 1900-01-08
His Pei SnnirreI

(From the New York Commercial Advertiser)
Two men, who looked like downtown merchants.
walking through the para as usual one
morning. Many squirrels ran out and saluted
also as usual But the walkers only laughed
At last very tat squirrel hopped of a bench
and ran forward.
That's mine,,' said one Of the merchants
That's my boy; see how fat he is
The big mtiei creature recognized his friend
too apparently tor = shot out into the roadway
and halted 10 sit up at the mans feet
"Come up, Fatty
Fatty up the mans leg, over his over,oat
10 a safe place on his crooked elbow where he
got a paunch. mouth, and his hands fun Of nuts
The evening times., 1900-01-08
A Cheerful Christmas Letter.


Y IVW IHt NIIlnIa NouStliUlOn.I
correspondent sends us a copy Of letter
which was forwarded from Georgia 90 Texas.
Dear joint is most Christmas II win
bc here. II nuthin' happens. on the 18th oF
this month, as usual. John. this Is wrote TO
tell YOU the news at home Your Uncle Bill
ls dead So Is your Aunt Jane Also your
two cousins air dead. Likewise Mandy wilkins,
what wuz goin' TO marry YOU Your father
has b-oke his leg on a railroad, an most OF
your friends air In Jail a.. .hO0nsLin'. Your
farm an two mules wuz sold BY the sheriff
YESTERDAY Your dog Watch went mad Tues
dav John. ] hope these few lines viii I'm
you well an happy, 49, wish YOU merry
Christmas from the bOttora "t my heart"
The evening times., 1900-01-08
EnuIne Humiliation


The "San Francisco CalIr complains that the
last humiliation Of the horse was reached when
doctors took to making a drunkari Of him 10
provide virus for the reform Of human inebriatcs
The Cali is wrong. Equine iuebretT is
sad thing, but Il is for good purpose. The
last humiliation OF the horse Is achieved when
the abused beast is compelled TO haul a broken
down automobile to the machine shop
The evening times., 1900-01-08
The Coat of MniL

From the ST. Louis Dispatch)
The thinnest story eXtant is the one that at
tributes TO British officers the wearing Of coats
of mail. No soldier would follow an officer
known thus 20 be encased. No officer should he
81 foolhardy TO keep his men in the open
when he could put them under cover. and he
would be TOOL himself did he not avail him
sell Of cover When proper No coats Of mail.
h'weyer. no coats Of mail.
The evening times., 1900-01-08
FINNs COMING HERE TO FARM
Ia" Expected Immigration l. Not
for RniIrond Lnhnr

CHICAGO, Jan. S.-George 4. Cullen.
recently the immigration agent al New
York for Western railroads. while admit
ting that the Elder-DempsJer Company,
Of Liverpool, is planning to land $. Geo
Firms in the United States and Canada
during the coming summer. denies that
they are being brought over 10 take the
places Of Americans working on railroad
construction. He says
Finnish immigration TO America is not
the result Of a shortage Of a supply Of rail-
road laborers- Thousands OF families are
emigrating from Finland because they de
sire 10 take up farming, which is their ira
ditiOnal occupation. and also to escape uu-
pleasant features of Russian rule The
whole matter is simply movement On the
part Of the Firms 10 benefit their condi-
ton
The evening times., 1900-01-08
CURRENT HUMoR


iFrom the Ohio State Jourusl)
Al the marriage of coiored couple The other
day, the bride was asked 90 love. honor. obev
etc the man She held by The right hand She
quickly responded:
viii jus as long as hr treats me right.
ar den after DAT IN quit Inn
The evening times., 1900-01-08
ReIIeving Hi. FeeIinrs

From the Cleveland Plain Dealerl
And you believe that we must vair vesr
longer for the twentieth century,
YES. OF course, I do
''Wcn. all I've got 10 say Is that Won are
a bulihe2ded eXpansionist''
The evening times., 1900-01-08

(From the Philadelphia North Americau)
"Pa" " said the small boy. his eyes looking
l0iginCly az the new mcdaniel top. -ivou'v.
showed me how TO work il how fol $40 hou-.
Ii trN.
The evening times., 1900-01-08

Alarming reports that sanguiuary revo-
lution is brewing in Kentucky are lost
sight Of in the lurid light Of South African
news, and the struggles in Washington
over currency and Filipinos. NeyertheIess.
we are assured on the authority of the
Administration newspapers that should the
Kentucky Legislature seat any Democrats
on the ground Of their election to the offices
they claim, a bloody riot viii be precipi-
tated. and the governor will he asked to
call for Federal aid. All Of which goes to
show that Mr.. Hanna believes he may need
the Blue Grass State i'm the Republican
column next autumn.
The evening times., 1900-01-08
cIRcuLATIoN sTATEMENT.

TEc Advertisers Guarantee Company. Of Chi
CEEo. hereby crrtiGrs ,hs It has. by its expert
exsmirers. proven and al ested the circulation Of
Tii& TINES. q Washington. ID. G. The daily
average PAID circulation for the month OF Sovem-
ber. iS-l. was fO.C5S copies
This is guaranteed to the advertisers u the
co1ntT- BY a bond OF S50. 900 in she Fidthty and
Deposit company Of Maryland. deposited with the
horthwClicru National Bank of Chicago.
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY.
By J. r. MASON President
The evening times., 1900-01-08

The Canal CODniission.-Advoca
OF the Nicaragua Canal are unable 10 clear
ly comprehend the meaning Of the Walker
Commissions present trip 10 the isthmus
for the avowed purpose Of making further
investigation into the comparative merits
OF the Nicaragua and Panama routes. In
view Of the fact that few weeks ago the
announcement OF the "AmericaniZaJOn' OF
the French failure at Panama was made
with a good deal Of clamor, there are many
who put an uncomplimentary iuterpreta-
ton on the Commission latest move. 1t
is recalled that several months ago the
Walker Commission prepared. and pre-
sumably submitted 10 President Nc
Kinley, a detailed and convincing report
showing the insuperable advantages OF the
Nicaragua route over The Panama route.
About the time il became known that the
Commission had reported in favor Of Mic
aragua some Of its members were sent TO
Paris ITO look further into the practicable
ity Of the Panama enterprise Following
close upon their return home the sO-Callcd
% = .-4sricanizatiOu' Of the Panama scheme
was started. through articles OF iucOrpora-
tiOu filed in New Jersey. 10 is broadly
hinted by members OF Congress known 10
be friends OF the Nicaragua route that the
Commission is being used-uncOusclOuslv
TO its members. OF cOurse-tO delay action
on the subject by this Congress. Back o.
this is thought 20 be discernible the iuau-
ences Of Coils F. Huntington and other
trausConJinental railroad magnates who are
naturally aTrayed against any practicable
scheme for an interoceanic canal. for rea-
sons that are too obvious 10 need eXpla-
nation Il was stated this morning that
- N-I.Frl n1rDrnfn- cnfro IA =
upon Senator Morgan soon TO bring the
matter mp In the Senate in some form. 50
20 get al the facts in the case IL possi-
bic. 4 resolution introduced in the Senate
asking the President for information as TO
the progress made 10 date BY the Walker
Commission probably would clear up what
ever mystery now surrounds the question
The evening times., 1900-01-08

Watching StOne.-Foru,ar Coyarror
Stone OF Missouri has created something of
a stir by his latest utterances on the ex-
pansiOn question. In an interview al Chi
cago yesterday the MisSOurian said. 7
Porto Rico by this country. and regret that
Cuba does not sustain the same relations
toward us" With regard to the Philip
pines he is quoted as saying. AS it is now
there is nothing to do but secure unuues-
toned recognition of the American flag
When that has been done it VIII be time TO
discuss what course this country should
pursue" Though Governor Stone in the
same interview also declared: i have not
changed my ideas with reference to Mr.
Bryan being the nominee of the party and
do not believe silver Will be sidetrac;,ed
yet some Of Colonel Bryan's more sensitive
friends in Washington are interpreting the
interview as meaning that the MissouriAn is
preparing to create discord in the party bv
advocating a policy on the colonial oues-
ucn diametrically opposed to the Nebras-
kan's announced programme For a con-
siderable time Stone has been suspected OF
being favorable to expansion. and. bv the
saEle token. of being willing TO accept the
nomination for President in the event that
Colonel Bryan should persist in his firm
declaration to refuse to recant anv ot his
opposition to expansion. even if the party
should take conservative view of that
question in its platform. Governor Stones
expressed attitude toward the question Is
regarded by Colonel Bryan's partisaDs as
a direct bid by the Missourian for the lead
ership without openly avowing hostility ia
Bryan. The matter promises to result in a
combined assault on Stone very shortly
from all along Colonel Bryan's entrenched
and carefully guarded lines. The Missouri
delegation, large faction of whom are un-
friendly to Stone, may start the attack in
order to intiict injury upon him where it
will be the most effective-at home. There
is already a spirited contest in Missouri for
delegates at-large to the National Convep-
ton, and it is supposed that stones lates
expressions favorable to expansion will be
used by his enemies as evidence of his hos
tility to Bryan in order to keep him out of
the nominating convention.
The evening times., 1900-01-08

New cases reported from PiJtsburg Pa
and Council Bluffs, Iowa. tend TO excite
the suspicion that Christian Science is not
good for either diphtheria OF appended
tis; at least three deaths under the
treatment make it look that way. We
are afraid that a specific cure is needed
for the Christian Science practitioners
Where they fail fatally and. hence Grim
inally perhaps q serum Of Manila hemp
might be helpful They need something
drastic and without delay.
The evening times., 1900-01-08
What senator BeveridEc Asked

W nat senator bcNeriuEe Asked
Apropos Of Senator Beveridge's maid
en- effort in the Senate tomorrow. one Of
the numerous stories being told to Illus
trate the character and attaiumeuts Of
thar young successor Of Webster. Clay. and
Calhoun is being revived in the northern
wing Of the Capitol II is said that when
the steering committees were investigating
tie qualifications and claims OF the vari-
oIs new Senators Tor committee assign
ments. Senator Beveridge sought Senator
Davis and with characteristic directness
and frankncss told that astute statesman
just what he wanted. Il desire a good
place on the Foreign Relations Commit
tee" Senator Beveridge Is alleged 10 have
said, and also good place on the JU-
dietary Committee My reason for asking
tor these assignments is that I have been
intimately associated with Benjamin Har-
rison in Indiapapolis. and IL is conceded
that he and I are the best International
lawyers in Indiana" II is said that the
only thing that kept senator Beveridge on
both committees was that the Senate
would have violated one Of its oldest rules
had so new a member as the Indiana Sena-
tor been given the assignments requested
The evening times., 1900-01-08

According to official gossip the Tree sury
will allay the envy and jealousy OF noI-
Standard Oil banks. by distributing an
additional $50 900 OOo OF Government funds
among those which are good. At any
cost the fiction that there is a plethora
Of money in the country must be kept mp
until the Administration Currency meas
ure has been iammed through Congress
IL ever IL h.