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tractors. AS recently stated In The Star,
the plans for these buildings have been ap-
proved and the contract let, the total cost
to be nearly 81 100000. The next thing to
be done is to determine upon the exact To-
cation of the structures.
At the last session Of Congress the Sec
rotary of the Interior was authorized and
directed to exchange a tract of land con-
tanning sixty acres east Of Nichols avenue
and south of Congress Heights, belonging
to the government, for similar number
of acres adjoining the grounds of the Gov
eminent Hospital for the Insane on the
south. This exchange was authorized In
order that additional land now comprised
in Wilson Park might be. utilized for build
ing additional structures, which have row
been contracted for. Congress being I'M
willing to purchase this land at the price
asked for it by it's owners. An agreement
for this exchange has not been effected,
and 1t is said a the Department of the In
terior that the matter has been closed so
far as the department is concerned, unless
should be opened by the own
ers of the land. If the exchange could be
made it would allow all the buildings OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
Public Health and Politics.
From American Medicine

The average American city needs moth
Ing quite so much as a well administered
department Of public health. The merit
system would bear fruit in no other de-
partment Of the public service so promptly.
But the dear people do not seem to have
a fair conception of the necessities of the
case, and are just we'll satisfied with
mediocrity or sheer imbeclity I'm sanitary
affairs as they are with sanitary efficiency
and integrity The results of good SANTA
that certain years were healthy ones any
way; the inevitable results Of sanitary in
efficiency are excused by the statement
that the whole year has been unhealthy or
that the weather is unreasonable. Tho
slipshod officer gets along without making
enemies by efforts to enforce the laws, and
Is therefore decided to be a good fellow;
the conscientious officer makes lawbreak-
ers come to time, spend their money and
improve the sanitary conditions. he is
The political health officer only begins to
realize the scope Of his duties about the
time his term Of Office ends; then. when
he might be of a little service the whirligig
Of fortune turns him out, and his successor
assumes his duties and tries his appren-
tice hand upon long suffering people. II
this common condition in American cities
is ever to be remedied the organized med
ical profession must take up the matter
earnestly, and endeavor to secure the pas
sage of laws, state or municipal Is tho
case may De. putting the public health
service absolutely upon merit basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
LIGHTNING.
A Natural Electrical Manifestation
That fs Little Understood.


That is Little Understood.
From the Electrical Review
Without doubt lightning was the first
electrical phenomenon that was ever OBJ
served by human beings. To this day 1t
remains the least known and least under
stood Of natural electrical manifestations,
except perhaps, the aurora
There Is a vast deal Of popular miscon-
ception concerning the danger of light
ming and the nature Of it. The lightning
fash Is discharge from a cloud at a
high potential. with reference to the earth
When the atmosphere Is charged with
water vapor and some eddy or current in
Its colder upper strata is DETECTED down.
ward. causing condensation, exceedingly
minute drops of water are formed, each
bearing an electrical charge. The CONSOLE
dation of these into larger drops results
In very great increment Of the potential
OF the charge. since the capacity Of the
drop varies with its diameter and the vol
ume Of the drop with the cube Of the
diameter.
The consequence of this is that it takes,
for example. eight drops consolidated to
make one of twice the diameter of the
constituent drops, and the charge on the
surface of the consolidated drop will be
Tour times as great as that upon the sur
race or Its elements. In this way, as the
small water particles unite to form drops
which fall as rain, the potential of the
charge they carry increases until 1t at
tains enormous values and the lightning
flash leaps to the earth, which may be re-
garded simply as body of very great
eiectrostatic capacity. This discharge,
which Is called lightning, is apt to be more
or less destructive. although the energy
OF an individual fash is perhaps not very
great.
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ELECTRIC LIGHT CONTRACT.
Price the Same as That Now Paid by
District.

Price the Same as That Now Paid by
District.
Electrical Engineer Allen has submitted
to the Commissioners the contract between
the District and the United States Electric
Lighting Company for furnishing lights in
the public streets, etc. for the year end
ing June 80, 1902 In referring the contract
Mr.. Allen says that 1t is. exactly the same
as to price as the contract for the pres
ent year. In a letter appended from James
B. Lackey, secretary Of the company, the
price per lamp is given as S72 per annum
for street arc lights.
The reservation is however. made by the
company Of the right, to apply to Con-
gress for such compensation for the SER
vices performed may in> the judgment
of that body be consistent with justice The
company does not accompany the contract
with bond. as required, and requests that
this requirement be waived.
No specific new lights are mentioned in
the contract but it Is specified that such
additional lights as may from time to time
be ordered by the Commissioners shall be
furnished at the same rate.
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sane asylums, decided that the best results
could be secured by having patients of diff
ferent classes in different buildings, and
general plan was drawn up for fifteen
buildings. 1t was discovered when bids for
their erection were received that the cost
of all these buildings would exceed the APP
preparation by quarter of a million of
dollars. and it was decided to erect twelve
of the buildings, eliminating from the plan
the administration and two other buildings.
These twelve buildings are the most mod
ern and approved if every respect that
could be designed They contain every ap-
proved appliance for the treatment of pa
tientS OF different classes, and when they
are finished tn eGovernment Asylum for the
Insane in the District of Columbia will be
by far the largest and the most finely equip
ped institution for the treatment Of the in
sane anywhere in the world.
Patients Are Crowded.
On June 80, 1900. there were in the hos
pital 2,O78 patients of all classes, and they
have suffered from crowding which the
buildings to be constructed will relieve OF
this number sos are from the army, 123
from the navy and twenty-seven from the
marine hospital service; 134 are from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
CANADA VS.. PHYSICAL FACTS.


From the Philadelphia Press
In 1897, when Sir Wilfrid Laurier was en-
joying himself as one of the colonial pre-
miers who took leading part in the
queens jubilee in London. both in London
and in Paris, particularly in Paris. he went
out of his way to slur the United States
and to paint a future for Canada which
largely ignored the photographic hydro
graphic and climatic facts. Canada was
to surpass the United States as only a
first magnitude star could surpass another
and lesser star in glory. But, unfortunately.
the climatic facts will not down. ImmI-
grants will not go to country that has
six months winter and an uncertain sum-
mer, with wretched communications and
shipping interests are avoiding a route to
the new world that is notorious for it's dan
gers.
Though the slow growth OF the population
of Canada has worried the leaders of the
Dominion and the Canadian publicists they
are still taking cold comfort in the alleged
fact that the growth of Canada. when
one considers the healthy and stable char
acter of this increase, as compared with the
vast hordeS of impoverished alien outcaStS
who contribute so largely to the increase
for the corresponding period in the neigh
boring republic Of America" gives slight
cause for disappointment. Moreover, they
are still pointing out that the climacteric
moment Is about to arrive when the tide
will turn and Canada's snowy wastes will
swarm with untold millions of people and
it's dangerous waters will be crowded with
busy shipping. But the facts are other
wise. The recent census of Canada reveals
an increase of 81 per cent only. which
gives a total population Of 100000 just
one million, in round numbers behind
Pennsylvania population of 6.301, 365 From
these figures of Canadian growth and the
known totals Of immigration 1t is clear
there Is no movement of immigrants from
the United States to Canada, as has been
asserted, nor any repatriation of thrifty
Canadians who have sought the United
States in order to earn living nor any
drift from the old world.
Moreover, while the census reveals the
fact that the world still gives some atten-
ton to the snow line. and to the isothermal
of zero weather, even more serious
blow has been struck at Canada's claims
by the refusal of British Insurance COM
panies to handle policies for vessels trad
ing in St. Lawrence waters. The disasters
of the past few years have but clinched, In
the minds of the shippers, the great risks
involved, and though an effort has been
made to form a Canadian Lloyds, with gov
eminent backing, the shippers who have
abandoned the Canadian route will not
have anything to do with 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
TAXATION IN EUROPE.
The Italian is the Most Rura.r.a
Subject In the Old World.

The Italian fs the Most Burdened
Subject In the Old World.
From the London Mali
1t has been said that when a man is
unhappily c1rcumstanced he derives a sort
or grim satisfaction from the knowledge
tnat there Is somewhere another unfortu-
nate whose case is even worse than his
own. If this allegation be we'll founded
the British taxpayer, who has been fuminp
and fretting recently on account Of the IN.
creased burdens placed upon him bv the
budget, should feel greatly comforted when
he learns that he is not taxed any+b,no
like SO heavily as other Europeans
Take the Italians for examn,o n,h,
accumulated taxes are a posittva ni,h.-
mare. An Italian pays away in taxes 90
per cent OF his earnings. compared with
The Britisher's 9S. The population Of ItaIv
Is ten millions less than that of Great
Britain, and yet the income tax in tho
former country Is made to produce as much
as in the united kingdom
An even 8pore striking comparison ia that
between Russia sand Italy Russia hos -
populatfonlof 93tSO0,0O0 Italy has only 10
100000 and yetiIthe total amount ~ 4ho
income taxhis the same in both countries.
Italy has a. debt of 600 OOO OOO which =;
growing at the rate of Ella ono ono a .,a.r
The only way the Italians can escape tho
taxation Isl TO eInigrate, and this they are
doing in considerable numbers
France HAS 26.O0O 900 more taxas +h.n
Britain Each inhabitant pays lis. a Wear
more than any one lucky enough to be liy-
ing in thefunited Kingdom. Moreover. an
Enghsnma4s earnings are greater than
those of F'renchman. The latter devotes
1876 per cent of his income to maintain-
ing his country
The German Is much better off than his
Gallo neighbor. He pays. in taxes nearly
30s. year less. or only 1O4 Of his earnings
Another proof of the. prosperity of Great
Britain is that, whereas each subject of
the fatherland contributes Fl a year less
to the revenue than an Englishman he
really parts with l per cent more of his
wages.
Hollanders are more heavily taxed than
Britishers. Substantial taxes are imnosed
on such necessaries as sugar, salt, soap
and beef. The result is that each resident
in the country OF canals must needs set
aside ISL per cent of his income to meet
the requirements OF the national expendi-
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
ALLEGED FORGERY.
Name Attached to Pre-
scriptiOn by Some One Unknown.

neatly-dressed young man, whose light,
pink shirt attracted attention, caused some
excitement on Pennsylvania avenue late
last night. He called at Ogram's drug
store. said he was a medical student and
wanted to purchase some muriate Of CO.
caine. The fact that he was a medical
student he was told, did not entitle him
to the privilege Of making such a purchase.
Later prescription. tn which the name of
DR.. Grafton Bailey was alleged to have
been forged. was presented at the drug
store by a colored man. The prescription
called for a 40 per cent solution Of muriate
of cocaine. but lid not give the amount
wanted. The colored man said about two
ounces would be enough DR.. Bailey pro-
nOunced the signature to the prescription
a forgery. and the police made an effort to
apprehend the alleged medical student, but
failed.
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The POpe's First Dinner Party.
from the Pail Mall Gazetfa

The pope has broken his own record. !"
He spent the whole of yesterday in the
Vatican gardens and entertained a party
OF eight at luncheon. Therein, small as
the matter looks, lies the record" The
pope has occupied the chair OF st. Peter
for twenty-three years, but these eight
persons have the honor of being the first
he has ever entertained at table. Even
they did not sit at the pope's own table
which Vatican etiquette prohibits even to
crowned heads-but at table in the GEN.
ter OF the dining room, while the pope
occupied an alcove In the window. The
little entertainments was the pope's COM
piimsnt to hissS NO medical advissA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
Oldest ScOw on Earth.
From the New York Sun.


An Egyptian craft that may have held
the Nile record about 4, 500 years ago, but
looks now as if she couldn't beat gar
bage scow in a spin seward, arrived yes
terday from Port Said. She didn't come
over on her own bottom, not intending to
challenge for the Americas cup, and none
of the phantoms of the able seamen OF the
particular king of the XIlIth Dynasty who
reigned when the boat was afioat, accom-
panied her. At least. the sailors of the
German steamship Hohenfels, on whose
forward deck the boat was dashed, didn't
observe any phantoms. and IL anybody can
see 'em a German sailor can. The Hohen-
fels took the boat aboard at Port Said. 1t
had come from Cairo, securely boxed, in
charge of the American Express Company,
which will ship 1t today to the Carnegie
Institute at Pittsburg. A representative
of the express company said that the boat,
according to his information, was really
4 800 years old, and had been dug from
the bed Of the Nile. 1t will be landed at
Erie basin today, when the Hohenfels will
dock Then IL will be measured, and IL
IL is not two big to be taken through the
tunnels between Jersey City and Pitsburg.
1t will be sent by rail direct To that city.
If 1t is too tall 1t will be shipped by way
of Philadelphia. Folks who have seen the
craft say 1t will go through any tunnel
without dumping. 1t Is apparently not
more than twenty feet long and hasn't
symmetrical lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17
Daniel Websters Farm.
tho New York Tfmpa

The trees now growing on the farm near
Franklin, N. H.. where Daniel Webster
was born are to be cut up into friction
matches. manufacturing company having
paid 50 500 for the standing timber upon
1t. The legislature OF New Hampshire re-
fused at It's last session to pay 5000 for
the entire farm. though many patriotic citi-
gems OF the state petitioned to have II pre-
served as q perpetual memorial OF New
Hampshire's greatest son.
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Quick Lunch I'm England.
. From the London Express

The American .'quick lunch is to invade
England. 1t Is reasonable to expect the adj
vent of high velocity eating and consequent
dyspepsia as a result. However, IL the
shops are. conducted on the same lines as
those in New York-and 1t is promised that
they will be-the lightning lunch will be a
blessing to those who lunch cheaply when
at business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17

District Of Columbia ItransienD, GIG from
the District OF Columbia GndigenD. sixty
SIX are United States convicts and Grim
inals and two were private patients. This
was 138 more than were in the hospital q
year previously and it was a larger in
crease than the institution had had In any
previous year. The Spanish war furnished
considerable increase in the number OF
soldiers cared for by the institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17

A telegram has been received at the Har-
ward College observatory from Prof III. &.
Wilson Of Northfield. stating that he .b-
served Enck' s comet on August 5. The
right ascension Is hours, minutes. els
seconds: declination plus 81 degrees. -
minutes 80 seconds.
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WILL SURPASS ALL
The Enlarged Government Hospital
for Insane.
LARGEST and MOST FINELY EQUIPPED
Building to Begin as Soon as
Sites Are Selected.
LAND EXCHANGE

AS soon sites can be selected for the
twelve new buildings to be erected on the
grounds of the Government Hospital for
the Insane work will be begun by the con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17

Bctter for the BLOOD Than sarAapa.
rilla for those living In tina Malaria distxicts.
Groves Tastelsss Chill Toaic.
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1926 r st. N. w.

As the last list of goods we adver-
tised was snapped up Immediately,
we warn you that you must get here
early if you wish to buy anything on
this list.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-01
L~nL1 o.; THoJIHT.

Ability and necessity dwell near
each other.-Pythagoras.
Disgrace is not in the punishment,
but in the crime.-Alieri.
The man who procrastinates
struggles with ruin.-Hesiod.
Hate no one; hate their vices. not
t,hemselves.-J. G. C. Brainard.
We trust that somehow good will be
the final goal Of ill.-Tennyson.
The shortest way to do many things
is to do only one thing at a time.-
Cecil.
All who would win joy must share
Il; happiness was born a twin
Byron.
Prejudice squints when it looks, and
lies when it talkg.--Duchess de
Abrantes.
Distinction is the consequence,
never the object, of great mind
Washington Allston.
Happiness can be built only on vir-
tue, and must of necessity have truth
for its undation.-Coleridge
The history of human opinion is
scarcely anything more than the his.
tory Of human errors.-Voltaire.
would much rather that posterity
should inquire why no statues were
erected to me than why they were.-
Cato.
To Judge human character rightly
man may sometimes have very small
experience, provided he has very
large heart.-Bulwer.
Every human being Is intended to
have character of his own; to be
what no other is. and to do what no
other can do.-Channing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-01
Because you do not understand

Because you do not understand
their value" Nathan replied. with nat
ural triumph. you have made many
sacrifices for me-" he added, with mod
est gratitude. but after all. father.
think 1t will pay"
1t did pay. Deacon Grimshaw
ceased to be an object of pity among
his neighbors. and begun to allude to
my son. Professor Grimshaw," with
a pardonable pride. Little by little
the home was modernized and refur-
nished, and the farm provided with
every help which modern science
could supply.
When in after years the old people
gave up the ,tive labor of life. it was
Nathan upon whom they leaned for
advice. Nathan who supplied them
with luxuries and pleasures which
they otherwise could not have enjoyed,
and Kitty. now happy matron in a
home Of her own. sometimes levels a
naughty II told you SO" at her gray
haired father-Mrs. F. M. Howard, in
the American Boy.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-01
MONASTERlES OF METEoRA.


An Extraordinary Scene on the Frontier
OF Macedonia.
Between the curve of the Macedon-
ian frontier of the mountains of
Khassia and the open town of Kala-
baka, which terminates the long west
cry plain Of Thessaly, lie the monas-
teries of Meteora. A casual glance
gives the idea of the whole space be-
ing occupied by lines of bare hills, but
on a nearer inspection a curious am
phitheatre is found, carved out among
the mountains. and this is occupied by
most extraordinary collection of
locks, on which are perched, like
storks' nests. or the turban on Tur-
kish tombstone. the aerial monas-
teries of Meteora. In one place a
huge monolith is found literally
crowned with buildings, as in the case
OF the monastery of All Saints, popu-
larly known as Haglos Barlaam; in
another group OF jagged rocks will
have one point capped by a monas-
terry, as is seen in st. Nicholas The
most striking features about these
monasteries is the method by which
they are reached. either by loose lad
ders hanging outside the perpendicu.
lar rocks or by being wound up by
means Of windlass in net at the
end of rope.
From its beautiful position. it's size
and the fair preservation of its build
ings the monastery of Haglos Baraam
is very good specimen of these 18th
century monasteries. but what makes
this one of especial interest is that the
rope is said to be the longest used for
the purpose-340 feet. The ladders to
this monastery are not SO difficult to
climb as some, but inasmuch as they
pull out every time you grip them and
oscilate frightfully it is pleasanter to
risk the net.
The monastery of Haglos Nikolaos
lppeared to be in totally dilapidated
condition and entirely deserted when
re visited Meteora. while the ladders,
which rise from neighboring peak
and hang from the bare rock, are i'm
practicable. All these monasteries
are under the archimandrite, a man
Of commanding presence and sanity
countenance. The village of KastraN
is jammed in between the outer rocks
of this curious amphitheatre, and in
the slit Of this rocky wall at the back
OF the village stands most peculiar
hourglass-looking monolith. The
rocks on either side are perforated
with strange holes. which in the 18th
century were inhabited by the monks
Of st. Anthony.-London Illustrated
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