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Washington and lee us. the IounseI rresi-
dent

LEXINGTON Va S,pi 8 The Wust'ss OF wt'a-
ips,,r AID II, University n - o. whit . .suufsr
,ty and IN Drcrr, u pruny oi Ne Dfti oi lsru
.nd srurg Tt,s'acut ~ 're university Uss diva
PRECEDENT Iru' uecfrs u"' h,Dr NrrN OF N.sl
intio. md lee { u,,t's,y N Is'utps th' yuuig,'i
university President in ,hs oHutN ht w. horn
IN uanoy,t couniy I've s. 1870
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-04

why IL q hoy y HI has swallowed The wong ~
Ike q very old man Because hs - near hts coucuIr
nobbs the painter. ~ engaged IN t-nesinC ot
sgnA he Insists that his occupation ls q su.r.'c
uttle T1o was locking ~ an old fashioned wood
bon covered with vh.i shs had heard called Hn.t'
ton OF lac" papcf - the lac. sait she. ttu. s.'
fully: but shefrs the Imitation
ss nov % remarked W u Tr'nens - - 'T'i
,n ma n, hts ~, ~ MS hark don Fhv tHrN call ''-
thidi Abb Blind ElI-, Hs lca4s~ 10 IA. 80 hFu..i
sta Egcfs
Hereafter. owing 20 tN- Intimate RELATION which ne
wise men have discovered fsiWrrn NOS "l'-s and
malaria. xhsnsv-f a unyNcAn nud> n RI - OF ri. lis
and ,.,,t In F,btusfr. nr VA ,, ouI Csd 90 tfsN' me
suf.r,f fof AnAchroulsm.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-04

THH SuS made an erroneous comment on
the Schley oAs- on Saturday Tue SUS
TIM StS has made many erroneous com
ments on the Schley case nrst and last Why
single out one instance for orrection-Port-
land ArcHs
statement Of fact Let our contemporary
name another. Only It must he definite
and precise.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-04

t. NV rptruR or 1nr Srs ~ would 20
~ s,r1'ng 40 nuoh IN hee that = Hotls u'ct'
- spaf,d tof i'uy wofuucod. M ~al dssi- u
Ksnnshuuk and iI lieht~ Goosh. he ltoenaks.
kLsNLHvsET0Er, Me- ssyN - -. y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-04

While tho question II regulating The
sJ.S,i 81 automobiles op the public hiRh-
~av- V engaging tho aticntiun - state
and municipal au'hoTti,~ o. lrirr parts
Of this country. our law makers NAV CON
slider profitable M" automobile rulv, which,
after mtrrh discussion ant Investigation,
have inst i-sn adopted iu IFsuyr Not
outstanding the alwu.' inoeesant clamur
against tho chaunrur~ ~hrrh. owing to
- kle.s driving. had r-achei th" oar-
81 the Minister 80 Public Works. q d clear
that that official. IA imposing the rcstno-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
A PYRAMID OF DIMES.
They Count in the Grand Total of thu
Governments Receipts.

Does the government make much out
Of these pretty blue stamps?" she asked
the clerk at the stamp window as her
gloved hand dropped a dime on the glass
counter in payment for a special delivery
stamp to be glued to an affectionate letter
to Charlie.
Certainly, miss" responded the clerk
THE government must get revenue from
some source other than the internal reve-
nue. and import taxes. 1t tries to make
both ends meet in the postal service and
endeavors to earn an honest penny or two
extra.
You will now, upon mailing that letter.
obtain special service, for which, of
course, you ought to pay. The government
cleans up neat little pile each year from
dimes paid for special delivery stamps.
receiving last year $4,000 pieces. and
employing 2173 messenger boys to deliver
them. the average time for the delivery Of
each letter being fifteen minutes.
THE government received in revenue
from this source dimes to the amount of
s. % 500, and paid for running this branch
of the service $471, 100 making a neat little
profit of S147. 600.
You see, miss. the carrying I'm the mails
Of love letters like the one in your hand,
and other missives, costs money, and the
department spent last year Sl07. 200. 600 to
do II. AS Ii received only S102 800 OsU there
was a deficiency of s.. 3S5. 600. OF these re-
ceipts $94 100000 came from the sales of
postage stamps, stamped envelopes, news
paper wrappers and postal cards. So every
cent the government may make adds TO the
total receipts and lessons the deficiency
even down to the amount received from the
sale Of waste paper. The profit fl makes
on the sale of the little stamp books with
leaves that won't stick together at an adj
vance of only 1 cent over the face value
of the stamps In the book has yielded 81.
500 In a single month"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
10 to 1 1 .

55c. for ladies' ST kid gloves.
1oc. for child's E. Z. waists; all
sizes; 25c. sort.
25c. for mems SOC. and 75c. per-
Gale shirts.
3oc. for mems soc. percale shirts,
with pair detached cuffs.
60c. for mems SIPS Eclipse"
madras shirts; I pair cuffs.
6oc. for mems Eclipse" $1.5o silk
shirts.
41ac. yard for 4-inch I5c. taffeta
ribbons.
SIC. yard for lot &c. and 1oc. en-
brOidery.
ozsc. for lot wool dress goods, in
plain and striped effects; renl-
nants of stuffs worth up to soc.
I5c. yard for plain colored taffeta-
lines, in good line of colors; 3oc
usually.
47sc. yard for figured and striped
colored Jaconat lawns; I21ac.
sort.
SC. for full piece whalebone casing.
$40 for lot of ladies' black chev-
lot and homespun; trimmed with
three silk bands; S. values.
85c. pair for sc pairs boys satin
calf shoes, with good soles and
uppers; sizes 21a to So; $I.5o
values.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
RISE IN PRICE OF COFFEE.
LewisOhns of New York Buying I'm
Heavy Cargoes.

The New York Herald of today says:
Coffee traders all over the world are look
ing with remarkable interest al a movement
inaugurated by the Lewisohns of this city,
who. with II. Fl. Rogers Of the Standard Oil
Company. are the chief owners of the Unit
ed Metals Selling Company, to control the
surplus of the coffee crop and duplicate on
a far larger scale their similar deal of ff-
teen years ago. The coffee trade SAYS
they are attempting corner. The Lewis
oEns say:
We are simply investing, and We may
hold our coffee for two or three years
They are credited with having an under
standing with the Rothschilds
One thing is beyond dispute-the move
ment is big one. Rumor in the trade
ascribes II in part to II. II. Rogers and the
standard Oil syndicate. The Lewisohns will
not discuss this report. but Mr.. Rogers
said when questioned yesterday that he
knew nothing about II. 1t Is. however the
fact that the IIewsohns, acting for them
selves and associates. have already pur-
chased between a half and three-quarters
of million pounds. and have put the price
of coffee up one cent pound since the end
Of January in the face of conditions that
Would otherwise have caused an actual bear
market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
INSURGENTS AMBUSH A CONVOY.
Three Americans Killed and Two Nm.
tive Scouts Wounded

dispatch from Manila Tuesday saws.
A wagon train and a detachment of the
Signal Corps, together with six Macabebee
scouts. were attacked by the insurgents
about midway between the towns of SLANG
and Dasmarinas, in Cavite province Three
Americans were killed and two of the Mac
abebee scouts were wounded while one
man is missing. Four horses and one mule
were killed. Capt. MAR. with attachments
of infantry and cavalry, arrived at the
scene of the surprise too late to intercept
the enemy's retreat.
1t Is persistently rumored that Col Wild
er, chief of the Mania police; Capt Gaines.
In charge of the Manila secret service and
Lieut.. Gillespie will be ordered to rejoin
their regiments. No orders to this effect
have yet been issued. Gen. Davis, provost
marshal of Mania, denies having recon-
mended these changes. The officers Them
selves assert the stories are circulated nv
persons interested in trading with the in
surgentS.
1t is charged in certain quarters that the
police are overzealous in making arrests
of alleged insurgents, under Gen. MacAr-
thurs. proclamation. No notification has
been given concerning the trial of Carman.
Carranza and others who were arrested by
the police On charges OF dealing with the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
BOTHA ABOUT TO SURRENDER.
Terms With Gen. kftche.
ner in Pretoria.


LONDON, March 7-Private information
received in London this morning confirms
the rumors of negotiations between Lord
Kitchener, Sir Alfred Miner and Command
ant Gen. Louis Botha. Nothing is known
as to the actual presence of the Boer COM
mander-in-chief at Pretoria. and no Lon
don paper publishes a statement that he is
there, but it is reasonably certain that Gen.
Botha is in either personal or very close
touch with Lord Kitchener.
Sir Alfred Miner, it is said has gone to
Pretoria with the object of assisting Lord
Kitchener in these negotiations, the length
of which appears to be due to Gen Botha's
desire to consult with Acting President
Schaik-Burger at Petersburg and to make
terms applying to the whole Boer forces
initiating against this is Lord Kitchener's
doubt as to Gen. Bothas ability to control
Gen. De Wet and other leaders, as we'll as
the internal opposition Gen. Botha is en-
countering. One of the best informed South
African authorities said last evening:
We have little doubt that Gen. Botha
will surrender. The question is now as to
what forces he can bring with him. We
have private information tending to show
that Lord Kitchener and Sir Alfred Miner
have decided to accept his surrender on
the basis that he is merely an Individual
commander rather than commander-in-
chief of the enemy's forces.
Gen. De Wet and Gen. Delarey, as well
as the other leaders, will probably have
TO be dealt with individually on similar
terms If the negotiations with Gen. Botha
reach successful termination it will be,
to use an expressive Americanism Just one
of the bunch"
1t is also understood that DIR. Leyds was
recently negotiating to secure peace terms.
but when 1t was discovered that he was
merely acting farce. not being In COM
munication with Gen Botha or able to live
up to the tentative suggestions made, the
British government having learned his
views, quickly ended the proceedings es-
pecially when 1t was found that Lord
kitchener was treating with Gen. Botha,
while DIR. Leyds was unable to sneak an,
thoritatively for the forces in the field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
Winds Delay Trains.
From the Denver Times.

The Bur,tngton's Denver special due to
arrive in Denver at $3.50 last evening. was
be;ated as the result Of the terrific wind
blowing on the plains. and reached the
union depot about / o'clock this morning
after the most tempestuous passage of any
train this winter. Three engines were used
in bringing the train over the last division
from McCook to Denver. So fierce was the
wind that 1t, was almost a sandstorm, and
the fine sand was driven into the bearings
Of the locomotives despite any protection
with waste and oil. SO that the delay was
occasioned by hot boxes chiefly, while along
with other difficulties one Of the engines
broke down. and another was sent out
from Sterling to bring the train through
Aside from the sandstone, the wind was SO
strong that 1t was impossible for trains on
the prairie lines TO run on schedule time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
BIG sLEDLOAD OF BARK.
One Said to Weigh FOrty-Five Tons
Hauled by Two Horses.


The getting out of a big load of logs IS
always an object of interest In the logging
or bark camps for weeks prior to the
event, and sometimes. if 1t is very large,
for years afterward. Those who have never
visited a lumber or bark camp, while they
may have used horses all their lives, would
consider the sleds a good load alone with
out log or piece of bark upon them,
and no wonder. They are often huge af-
affairs, weigh several tons, are seven feet
between the runners. with twelve, fourteen,
and even sixteen foot banks
For several years the bark camps around
Phillips, Wis, have averaged for the Win
ter ten cords of bark per load. Such a
lead, with its sleighs and rack. would weigh
about fifteen tons. This winter John Ora
nam, superintendent of camps and woods
for the United States Leather Company,
which is the proprietor Of the Phillips tam
merry. gave his consent to Hank Martin,
foreman of Camp NJ Tor an effort to break
all records for years. Martin made up his
mind to get out a load that would be the
largest load Of bark ever hauled in the
world, the previous record being thirty-one
cords, hauled at Perkinstown, Wis, with a
four-horse team. Foreman Martin is known
as an expert road builder and loader
On Friday. February 15 the building of
the load was begun. and until 9:45 Satur-
day five men steadily pushed the work
upon the sleighs under the supervision of
Foreman Martin and Teamster Rhoeder
who had been selected to arrange the big
load and get 1t to its destination, three and
a half miles away.
When completed the dimensions of the
load were these: Thirty feet long, 12h
feet wide. and 13ls feet high. 1t contained
thrty-eight cords of bark, weighing forty
two tons. total weight of forty-five tons
with sleighs and rack.
At 12:45 o'clock Teamster Rhoeder climb
ed I'D on the load. gathered the reins in his
hands. spoke to his team, and they began
the work of starting. this immense mass
A long pull, in which it seemed as IL the
horses must break through their harness,
and then the load moved. Slowly at first
yet 1t moved The sleighs gathering mo-
mentum over the recruited road success
fully started on their journey to the land
Ing Six times this team, weighing only
8, 100 pounds started this load of forty-five
tons before the final destination was reach
ed at p.m., and the big load had been
successfully landed.
This one load. pulled by two horses IL
loaded on railroad fiat cars, would have
filled two and one-haif cars
Foreman Martin and Teamster Rhoeder
are proud men. and in a few days the
story of that load villa he told IN hundreds
of logging and bark camps. Their reputa-
lions have been made for all time, and
the load was successfully photographed.
and in a few days a copy will adoru the
walls OF the head office of the United
States Leather Company In New York. and
even there load of such gigantic proper
tons can hardly be comprehended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
KITE FLYING IN BENGAL.
Pastime INDUCED in Dur
ing the Evening Hours.

ing the Evening Hours.
From Chambers Journal.
Oriental methods differ considerably from
those of this country. even in so small
matter as the making of a kite. Naturally
environment has a deal-in this case per-
haps ALTO do with the matter. An Eng
lish boy flies his kite in the fields, with
plenty of room for a long run and plenty
of energy to be spent in the enjoyment Of
the fun. His kite is heavy, well-madc at
fair, with good long tail, and with wings
or tassels on its sides. To the laths used in
it's construction Is attached stout Irvine,
sometimes even string, as such a kite Will
take considerable amount of holding in a
good breeze. Perhaps the excitement Of
getting the kite to fly Is the most exhilarat-
ing feature, but there is a great pleasure,
even to boys of larger growth. In watch
ing the gyrations of kite in the heavens.
good deal of science or knack, too, Is
necessary to be a successful kitehyer, and
much may be learned concerning one Of the
greatest forces-wind-from such simple
amusement.
However, this is depressing from my SUBJ
ject. In the east it is all so different. AS
stated, environment makes Itself even still
more felt in the matter of the making OF q
Bengal kite. We do not fly our kites in
done in far less boisterous manner. from
the coolest and most common resort. the
housetops. This necessitates kite so con-
structed that practically no run Is wanted:
1t is, of course. necessary that the mini
mum of perspiration be produced. So the
kite Is made tailless and wingless, of it's
sue paper and thin slips of bamboo, this
latter material being a local growth. 1t is
flown with cotton or thread instead of
string, and will ascend in the faintest
breeze.
The Bengal kite Is constructed In the
most characteristic listless oriental fashion
merely a square of tissue paper, the side
Of 1t measuring twelve, or at the most
fifteen inches in length, along one diagonal
OF which is gummed very thin slip OF
bamboo. forming the length of the kite.
From corner to corner of the width an
other slip Of bamboo Is attached. but this
time bent to a semi-circle formed inside the
square. The difference in appearance from
| the English kite Is that in the latter the
semi-circle is formed outside the square
This bent slip of bamboo is attached to the
| tissue paper in the most fragile manner; II
| Is secured merely at the corners. and only
serves the purpose Of keeping the tissue
| paper extended fiat and taut. Where the
tail should commence small square OF
paper Is attached, just about sufficient to
| cause one end to be recognized from the
] other. The cotton Is now attached. and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
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I%c. for 36-inch cream curtain
scrim-kind that sells for SC.
Csc. for waterproof felt window
shades; various colors; fixtures
complete.
S5c. pair for "a pairs mems satin
calf balls; sizes 8 to oH only;
$I.5o and $I.75 values.
17c. pair for 50 pairs infants soft
sole shoes; in 6 colors; sizes
to 3; $50. usually.
$I.7o for lot ladies' black cheviot
serge skirts; all wool.
&c. for 3 papers of steel hairpins.
1zsc. for small lot remnants OF
bleached muslin.
$50. yard for lot of remnants of
yard-wide percales and dress
ginghams.
&c. for mems Ioc. balbriggan hose.
SC. for mems 15c. fancy hose.
SC. for mems I5c, black hose.
SC. for mems 25c. imported hose.
SC. for ladies' 15c. balbriggan hose.
15c. for ladies' 35c. tan and brown
full regular made hose.
TIC. for infants ribbon trimmed,
silk Or cashmere caps, 800. sort.
Ioc. for infants slips and short
dresses of fine cambria.
&C. for lot of boys percale shirt
waists; big variety patterns.
Boys well-made wool knee pants,
SC. pair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
IL to 1

Our nc. candy, SC. pound this
hour.
Our 1oc. candy 15c. lb. this hour.
25c. piece for 800. No. I black vel
vet ribbons.
soc. for mems ST. underwear; Isle
thread; shirts in size 40 and
drawers in size Sc; in 7 colors.
85c. for mems SI.5o light blue silk
underwear; all sizes.
&C. for ladies' I5c. satin stock col
lars.
$o.o8 for lot of ladies' black taffeta
Silk dress skirts; some which
were bought to sell for SIS.
oAc. for lot ladies' muslin drawers,
with deep hens and tucks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
pirate" promptly tackled all challengers,

pirate promptly tackled all challengers,
and, indeed, for a whole week seemed in
vincible. But, as all champions must have
their day and all records go by the board,
one evening the pirate was successfully
engaged by a red kite, and as my line was
severed and the good old pirate" fioatt
away in the distance, a yell of exult a ion
was raised by all the occupants of the
neighboring housetops. The pirate" had
brought down five of his kind, and though
I made and flew many other black and
white Bengali kites, I never succeeded in
building another pirate
If by these few notes I have raised any
interest in what is certainly the good fresh
air fun of kite flying, 1 shall be gratified.
There are numerous forms of kites besides
the ordinary English pattern-in fact.
many varieties of box Kites may be OBJ
tanned commercially in this country. That
the latter should have been thought Of
sufficient Importance to be patented in
many countries shows that kite flying is on
the increase as an amusement, and the art
has now been taken regularly into the SER
vice Of the meteorological science Special
kinds and combinations of kites have been
invented for the purpose. and are equipped
with automatic recording thermometers
barometers. etc. In 1900 it was reported
that box kite had safely returned with
Its records, from height of 1900 feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
1 1 to H.

75c. pair for ladies' dongola button
and lace shoes, with patent tips;
$I.5o values.
SOC. pair for ladies' spring heel lace
shoes; size 8 only; $2.oo value.
$4.o8 for ladies' black cheviot
skirts, trimmed with three stitch
ed bands of satin; $3.50 values.
$11.5o for lot of ladies' Venetian,
broadcloth and cheviot suits, in
all new stylish jackets; $18 val
ues.
$2.o8 for lot of silk waists, of fine
taffeta, in great assortment Of
styles and in black and all colors.
&c. for two copies'of music.
800. yard for satins in every shade
and regular soc value.
800. yard for heavy melton golf
cloth for rainy-day and walking
skirts, in brown and Oxford
mixed.
SC. yard for small lot of outing
cloths and fleeced-back wrapper
f1annelettes; 10 and I2Hc. sort.
900. for ladies'r5oc. "Oneita" COM
bination suits. ~ ...r.
Half price for ladies' sample winter
underwear. :: -
Half price for child's sample Win
ter underwear. @, grg -f-
Half price for mems sample WIN
ter underwear.
25c. for mems 81 kid gloves; sizes
7 and IL.
75c. for ladies' fine kid gloves, in
all leading spring shades and all
ST values.
71zc. for lot 1oc. and 15c. embroid-
cry edgings and insertings.
&C. for lot 25c, No. 40 satin rib
bons; all colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
A Five-Gallon Dance.

I'm the earlier days in the northwest"
said NJ H. Spencer Of Spokane Wash, 81
was mining in Idaho. At that time we used
to have dances there quite frequently in
the various camps. The male members Of
one camp would go into their jeans and
make up a pot to defray the expenses, and
when all arrangements had been made in
vitations would be sent out to the other
camps for the members thereof to attend.
The principal cost Of these parties was for
liquor and the amount supplied varied in
direct ratio with the amount contributed
by the hosts. There would be five, ten,
twenty or even more gallons of whisky as
the case might be. 'Cockeye' Leary named
these dances for all time when, in answer
to a query as to whether or no he would
attend certain shindig soon to be given In
a neighboring gulch. he made reply: Nav,
you can bet amt going. It's only five-
gallon Dance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
Passing of Alfred Austin.

To his congratuiatory telegram the Arch
druid of Wa.es has received with delight
an autograph rep1e from King Edward. His
majesty is himself a bard, and was admit
ted to the sacred 'Gorsedd" at the national
eisteddfod he'd in Carnarvon under the
odd-looking title of "lorwerth Dywysog,"
which means Edward the Prince" With
a monarch who is himself duly qualified to
build the lofty rhyme" the laureate will
naturally disappear from the civil list. and
Mr.. Alfred Austin will no longer be driven
at each national crisis into the throes OF
poetic travail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
1 % to 1 1

tCONTEUED)
6oc. pair for ladies' tan Oxfords,
made of fine vici kid, with
white kid lining; SIS value.
91zc. for good 5-4 colored table
oilcloth; slightly imperfect.
400. pair for heavy 1914 blankets;
75c. values.
23c. yard for extra heavy floor oil
cloth; $50. values.
$50. for ladies' percale shirt waist;
variety patterns; 6oc. values.
SOC. for 75c. black and colored I'M
dersklrts, with deep flounce or
pleated ruff1e.
900. for gowns, drawers, corset
covers and skirts; 10 styles;
worth up to 6oc.
$1.4o for lot of boys good, we'll
made wool double-breasted and
vestie suits. "0,f
900: for boys Atwood knee pants;
some with double seats and
knees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
A Tortoise Shell Bonnet.

There Is at present to be seen In the Brit
ish Museum an extremely curious bonnet,
once possessed by the late queen. and pre-
sented by her to that institution 1t is
composed entirely of tortoise she'll and
Though both costly and curious can hardly
be said to be elegant. It was made some
years ago expressly for her majesty by
the natives of the Samoan Islands. who
have their own sdeas On The subject Of
fashion.