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bRockville News.
Special Correspondeiice of The Evening Star
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Special Correspondence or The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, July 1s. 1902
Mr.. Harry S. Payne and Miss Flora Put.
man, both If Fans Church, Va. came 70
Rockville this afternoon and were married
by the Rev. Thomas J. Packard of Christ
Episcopal Church
Arthur Curtis. son of Mr.. Wright Curtis.
of near Slfgo. was recently seriously in
Jured by a gasoline explosion.
DR.. Joseph Kelly OF Washington a few
days ago psrfornied a successful operation
for cancefeus affection on the face upon
Mrs. NJ A yKngoar Of Glen The growth
was removed. Mrs. Kilgour, although
eighty-seven years old. stood the opera ton
well and is getting along nicely.
Frank Higgins, as trustee, has sold to
Mr. Charles w. Hughes farm of oTI acres
in Jamestown district for $4,000 and
another in the game vicinity containing I3o
acres to John A Warfield for So 1880
1t is said to be probable that the next
annual exhibition of the Montgomery coun-
ty Agricultural Society will be postponed
from September until early In October. as
the improvements now being male to the
fair grounds property will, 1t is feared. NOT
BE- finished by the dates originally set for
tina fair.
The entire straw crop of NJ B. Monteom-
cry, who resides near Trivilah. was de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon. Tn.
flames originated from spark from an en-
CINE.
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NO CAUSE FOR ANXIETY
THE DECREASED EXPORTS AND
INCREASED IMPORTS.
Great Shortage in the Corn Crop Re
suited From the Drouth - Ship
ments Consequently Fell Off.

The drop Of $I0j. 900 O1U in exports and in
crease of <79e,o.0y0 in imports is not look
ed upon 10y the chief OF the bureau OF sta
tistics IS a cause for anxiety regarding the
future of our foreign commerce.
1T was perfectly apparent when the
result Of the drouth Of 1901 became known
said NJ. Austin. that our exports in 1902
must fan of. and the only surprise to me Is
that the loss was not greater. The corn
crop. as is well known, is the chief reliance
Of our farmers for preparing for market
the live stock OF which We now export over
500 OD0 OUO worth annually in the form of
provisions and live animals. In addition
u this We have been exporting about 800.
10000 worth OF the surplus corn and oats
lcIt over after feeding the live stock of the
country The great reduction OF the corn
crop by the dTCCth, of course, reduced to
almost nothing the surplus corn that CO.Ild
be spared. and also caused the use at home
Of much larger share of the
oats, and so reduced the available
surplus OF that C,ass OF farm products. The
result Is that the expectation Of corn rel
from 1TT.oOJ.COO bushels in the fiscal year
1901 TO 2I,ObD,ODO bushels in the fiscal year
sust ended and that of oats from 81. 900. $50
bushels to 100000. The drop in the value
of com and cornmeal and oats and oatmeal
exported is over $T6.0do.O0O Fortunately the
farmers learned quickly to economize their
depleted corn supply and TO substitute
other materials for il. and therefore the re-
duction in expectation OF provisions and
live animals is only about S6,OO0OOO.
Actual Increase in Cotton Exports.
1T also became apparent in the early part
OF the year" continued Mr.. Austin. that
the value Of cotton exports could not be
expected to reach the phenomenally high
figure OF the preceding year. The export
prices Of cotton m 1901 were the highest
that had been realized for many years. and
result the total value of cotton exported
in the fiscal year 1891 was greater than in
any previous year in the history of our
commerce. amounting to over $500, 0OO. 600
and forming more than oue-titth Of the
total value of the exports Of that greatest
year in our export trade The average price
OF cotton exported in the fiscal year 1901
was nearly nine and One-half cents per
pound, while the average export price in
the fiscal year 1902 was eight and one
fourth cents per pound. So it is not sur
prising that the value Of the cotton ex-
ported in 1902 fell s24 600 below that OF
1901. although the quantity exported was
actually 100000 pounds greater in 1902
than in 1901.
Iron and Steel Exports.
The third term OF reduction in ex-
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ports continued Mr.. Austin, rs in manu-
features of iron and steel The figures for
the full fiscal year have not yet been re-
ceived, but, Judging from those of the
eleven months which have been received, it
seems probable that the reduction in iron
and steel exports will be about $4,000, 900.
This reduction IS due in part, 1t is be-
heVed, to the fact that German manufac-
turers found it necessary, by reason of the
depressed conditions in that country last
year. to unload their surplus stocks of iron
and steel manufactures at greatly reduced
prices, thus temporarily unsettling and re-
ducing prices in foreign countries generally,
while, on the other hand. the home demand
IN the United States for iron and steel man
ufactures has been larger than ever before,
and in many cases beyond the capacity of
our manufacturers to supply. The result of
these two conditions was a reduction of
about So, $50 in the exports and in an
increase of nearly Sl0O01,oJ0 in the imports
of iron and steel, and the total impOrtations
OF iron and steel for the fiscal year just
ended will probably exceed those of any
other year since 1893.
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Fourteen Walters Drowned.

dispatch from Portsmouth, N. H, last
night says: nineteen-foot whaleboat con-
tanning sixteen walters and mattresses en-
ployed at the Oceanic House. Star Island.
Isle of Shoals. who had gone out in the bay
this afternoon on q pleasure trip In charge
Of Skipper Fred Miles, was capsized during
a sudden squall, and fourteen Of the occu-
pants were drowned. The other three were
rescued by fishermen who put out from the
shore In their dories.
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Increase in Importations.

The increase in importatiOns." said Mr..
Austin, in conclusion, rs especially crafty
ing. in view of the fact that it shows a
healthy condition in our manufacturing in
dustries. While the figures of the year are
not sufficiently completed to permit an an
alysis for the full twelve months, the fact
that the analysis for the eleven months
ending with May showed an increase of over
$50, 100000 in manufactures materials is a
sufficient explanation of the total increase
of $79.OOO.O0O of imports in the full year
Manufacturers materials imported during
the year will amount to about s42O, 00O, o0o in
value. or 46 per cent of the total importa-
lions. This is not only the largest importa-
ton of mauufacturers' materials ever
known, but they form a larger percentage
than ever before of the grand total of i'm
ports. Notwithstanding the fact that the
total imports are the largest in the history
OF our commerce.
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Mistress Ito new servant}-'There are tU,o
things, Mary, about which 1 am very mar
ueular; they are truthfulness and obedi-
ence."
Mary Yes M and when you tell me to
say you're not in, when a person calls tbat
you don't wish to see, which Is il to be-
mum-truthfulness or obedience?" Tho
King.
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DOWN TO HARD WORK
District Troops at Leesburg
Kept Busy.
DRILLS AND PARADES
WARMLY WELCOMED BY THE
REGULARS THERE.
Drilling Of the Latter One Of the At
tractive Features of the
Camp.
Special from a STAFF Correspondent.

Special from STAFF Correspondents
CAMP ORDWAY, Leesburg, Va, July Is.
Camp Ordway is In actual working order
today. The machinery is running as though
Well SLED. Everybody is busy BY busy
Is meant activity of the most pronounced
type. The commanding general, who Is the
mayor of this city of tents, has enough on
his mind to occupy half a dozen human be-
ings Each member of his staff has,
certain fixed and many duties of
casual nature to perform, while the act
ing adjutant general is going like a
steam engine all the time. The commissary
general and his assistants are laboring fully
| twenty1four hours day, and all the others
have their hands fun to OVERLOOKING
After reveille at J:15 o'clock this morning
setting-up exercises were in order Guard
mounting was held by the list Regiment, the
I'd Regiment and the list Separate Battalion
For two hours during the morning drilling
by company was in order. The drilling was
resumed this afternoon. incidentally the
entire camp was poiced, or cleaned, so
heart Of a scrupulous housekeeper. Brigade
parade will be held at o:I5 o clock this af-
ternOon.
Maj. Davidge Bearer of Invitations.
Major Davidge of the general staff is in
Washington today presenting to a number
of officials invitations from General Harries
to visit Camp Ordway. Secretary Moody is
expected Saturday, Secretary Root Sunday
and General Miles and General Wood some
time next week. The invitations are being
extended to certain officials of the War and
other departments and to the District Com
missioners. The guests to fix their own
time for making the trip to Leesburg
During the spare time each afternoon un-
III the middle OF next week series of ath-
letic events will be held. The several COM
mands will take turns in the matter, the
members of the I'd Regiment, for instance,
having a try one afternoon, those of the
LIST Regiment the following day, and so on.
Suitable prizes will be provided for the WIN
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SOZODONT
STANDARD FOR FIFTY vEAps

STANDARD FOR FIFTY YEARSi
The above quotation is from Houston.
Texas, dentists Card to Patients.
Another Texas dentist writes: ct rec
ommend Sozodont to all my patients and
have done 50 ever since began practice
in 1855, having used it myself for over 40
years. Price, 2Sc. HALL & RUcKz1, nv.
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Or for White Satin Belts and Washable
SoS' Belts. with gilt buckles.
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AOc for regular CSC Wrist Bags of walrus
and suede. In gray, tan and black,
nickel and gilt trimming
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Dc for Ladies' Regular 25c. and 39c. Neck
and most popular styles of the season.
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The third term of reduction in ex-
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Field Of the Orient.
the Portland Oregonian

from the PORTLAND Oregon1an
To developed, awakened. freely trading
orient the Pacific coast must look for its
remunerative markets. When China is
webbed with railways, as she is sure to be
some day, when our naval and milisar
power becomes clearly understood through
observation to the Asiatics so that the ma
lions who trade with US know that We can
protect our commerce and our commercial
allies as faithfully as does Great Britain.
we shall at least equal Great Britain as an
absorber OF the Chinese trade. But II,
after having our soldiers and ships OF war
at Manila for. say ten years, we should
withdraw them suddenly on sentimental
grounds, there would be no comment, al
future for us In the orient; we should drop
back to where we were the day Def ,re
Dewey's guns destroyed the Spanish fleet
before Manila. And this is what the anti
imperiaiists of the extreme cas-. graveiy
expect that we shall do, soon or late. IL
we do, 1t will be the first time within two
centuries that a great people sacrificed a
grand opportunity of national expansion in
obedience 10 the counsels Of political sem
timentalists and homiletlc Missionaries. Cues
lions of this sort are always settled by the
broad plea of national self-inierest. by
which, in the widest view, ali grea. ques-
lions have been settled by great peoples.
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Peat as Q Manufacturing Fuel.

From the Engineering Magazine.
1t is not known that peat is used any,
where in Europe to produce power gas on
any particularly large scale but the results
obtained of late with the Mond gas gem
orators, whefe power gas is generated from
slack coal with 20 per cent of carbon. would
tend to show that peat will give as good
results. In Reality there Is no great differ
ence between sucf slack coal with go per
cent of carbaH and good peat. the only dif-
ference being the greater contents of water
in the peat. ,aBut as two and half tons OF
water, as steam are used In the Mond gas
generators to one ton. of slack coal, to reg
ulate the process. the larger amount Of
water in the peat must not be considered
as a drawback. but rather as tending to
make the generating of steam superf1uous
and thus to reduce costs.
1t Is now we'll known that gas NAV be
led economically to great distances, for
power supply and for incandescent lamps
Thus Mond gas Is piped in England from
central gas works to the surrounding fac
tories and In Pennsylvania natural gas IA
piped for distances exceeding ninety miles.
There is no reason why gas from peat
should not be used in the same manner. II
is my opinion that where the peat cannot
be used in factories on the spot IL should
not be transported. as costs will be nearly
double those for carriage of coal: but power
should be transmitted. either IN the form II
electricity or as peat gas-the former for
long distances, the latter for shorter ones.
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The Turkish Post Office.
From Outing.


The Turk suspects everybody and every
thing, and no private act. no seclusion. Is
safe from his intrusion. Every telegram
sent from the public offices is at once re-
ported to the authorities. No one can
safely send a letter by the Turkish post
unless he is willing to have i. opened and
read, and take the chances Of having 1t
confiscated If the censor finds anything
that can be twisted into an insult to Mo-
hammedanism. As a result of this condi-
ton and the inability of Foreigners resid-
ing In Turkey to commu licata with any
certainty with their friends some of the
great European nations hove established
post offices of their own t. Turkish cities.
In which they employ only Europeans, use
their own stamps and watch their mail
bags until they pass beyond the prying eyes
of the Turks. In Salonica there are no
fewer than five post offices-British. Aus
trian, French. Servian and Turkish: in
Constantinople. six. If ono wishes TO be
sure of his mail. he must inquire at four of
them at least: and If he rally wants to
have his letters reach their destination. ne
must send them through some post office
other than Turkish.
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Peoples Ways.
From the Chicago News

From the IhicAgO NtHs-
Many and curious are the customs regard
ing brides. In Switzerland the bride on her
wedding day will permit no one. not even
her parents. to kiss her upon the lips. In
parts of rural England the cook pours hot
water over the threshold after the bridal
couple have gone in order to keep 1t warm
for another bride. The pretty custom of
throwing the slipper originated IN France.
An old woman. seeing the carriage of her
young kins-Louis XIII-passing on the way
from church. where he had just been mar
ried. took OF her shoe and. Ringing it az
his coach. cried out. "Tis all have. your
majesty. but may the blessing OF God 30
with it," There is an old superstition in
Germany against marriages in May. A fa-
vorfte wedding day In Scotland Is Deem
Der 81, 30 that the young couple can leave
their old life with the old year and begin
welded happiness with the new.
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Wills and Costs.
rom the sydney Bnlletin.

The Victorian courts have just granted
permission. asked for at considerable cost
by two barristers and two solicitors, to re-
open with much costs} a will case which
was before the courts talso with good deal
of costs) In 1875. the will itself haviag been
made In 1884. A will has to- be pretty old
before al! hope OF getting costs out of It is
lost
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THINGS HEARD
~MndSEEN

parted mother-in-law were destroyed and
the wife had promised to dye her hair, go
that the unpleasant remembrance might be
obliterated as much as possible
X !; x
local coal merchant of Teutonic extrac-
tion wanted a sign to inform his customers
of his inability to meet their pressing de-
mands for anthracite coal. After much
thought, he evolved the following and dis
played it conspicuously in his office:
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distance away. Opposite was one made
in remembrance. rather than in imitation
of, Russian house, by Slavonic boy
transplanted 70 New Works great East
Side.
An American Of early days had produced
another of the cages, wooden one as
plainly home made as a genuine New
England pie. II is made Of plain wood.
whitfield out and tackled together.
"Ugly," one visitor called IT,
Why" said another, 1T looks exactly
like the buildings on an old American
farm. done in miniature and made open
to the weather"
And then. in contrast, there appeared
| in the same room a cage of old Delft. The
body OF il il in the shape of parallelogram.
and its roof IL the half of cylinder The
lower part of the body in solid, and it's face
| Is ornamentcd with Dutch skating scene,
! painted in cobalt blue beneath the glaze.
! The upper portion and the roof are pierced
! freely, TO inake il conventional bird
| cage. And down in "A corner of the solid
! par, j. "A drawer for the birds food.
There il on" Of these Delft cages. OF
/ similar workmanship. carefully housed
al the Metropolitan Museum Of Art. in
| Central Park. TO which il has been loaned
| 10y Samuel Colman. y. A. II is there exc
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in"e'erste collector. which make up Nj
brakes manifold possessions that adoru
his nom, this assortment uf bro cages
war the only one which n fcarr,, Nigh,
excite ueri~yr comment from the thpugh,-
lcss, o. from th' devpte"S of high art
Bottles and hrasscs. gems, ring MODELS
OF ships, samplers r3r"-toucu copper vo--
sells, the oldest of >amoyarS-the-o and
more he has loaned 10 many exhibitions.
hut the collection Of bird cages. few even
of his friends knew thar he owned. ana
Mr.. Drake thought that il might -'rk"
the general visitor To IN" Arts club a.
rather amusing than interest ing or worthy
Bu' it proved most interesting. in a curl
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likely to find their way there some day, as
he has not stopped collecting One il the
exquisite ivory cage, such as Whistler one
time placed in the centre Of his breakfast
table-rare housing for rare birdlings
whose beautiful plumage delighted his
artistic guests and the other is the cage
used by the Italians for their fighting crick-
cts
In his wanderings abroad. Mr.. Drake has
found some OF his cages in romantic, pict-
uresQue. or otherwise interesting sur
roundings. In sections of Aries and Avig-
non, in France. he threaded his way In
streets whose walls were hung with bird
cages, with birds in them. Small shop
men were proud To hang these cages con-
tanning their pets outside their places of
huAness. The BARRIERS there seemed es-
pecially fond OF bird pets. Mr.. Drake left
the birds To their admring owners, but he
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brought away with him some of the odd
cages
He has a pho, ograph Of a street he visited
in Seville. in Spain. which is given I'M wholly
70 makers of bird cages The street. in
the pho,oeraph looks no, unlike a nest
of ciiff-dyellings tho shops on, -cropning
M different levels with cages of many si,es
and shares hanging beside doors or win,
dows. and bcr and there sheltered in the
shadow Of n iuttinp wall From Seyiiie
Mr. Drake brouoht SOME of tho Cages as
we'll a. Ills nbo,ogr.nh of Tho haIfia, ~
some az their Snanish maker.
RI, M, nj, nf the roman, ic intor.s, IN
tbo coiiec, ;ny nf hird cage ai,acbns ~
soreion n,ace, Right herr in Ncw Vol
Mr. brake 6nds His interest onickonod
NV certa ain excursions. nocturnal and diur.
M, IL ,ho r,,a,,,,a r.hcrc axnar;nn,,, w. :,
,a,,,h' h;,r ~ lnnt f"r IN, Hr;nc,' -, ' his
n,,ns, Snn,. 81 ,bsse AXE in ,he ro,,,o ', ,'S
,ho Ri, I;no oars ,hrnugS the inwo, ,',,o W
,ars &c ,hn ~" guar
VIZ IL y, o,n a~T,, with one Of ,hoso NJ,
nra ii ,,, NV &c., nrror;,.,cs ,ha, W.
h, ,aNa "a'' .lE uo',d MA nav iea rai.
~ , 60" ,o i, th;a dsi;gb,fui coioo,i,',, 'n a,
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cage Of woven bamboo: ea-ly American
mad. cages. whose dominant foatir, re-
focts the architecture that supplied the
great nonn of IN" Capitol these are soma
81 the varieties that have been brought to-
gether by 4. ". Drake the art director Of
tho Century Company. which Mr.. Drake
was prevailed upon 10 display ~ the Arts
CluD for the general instruction
Mr. Drake hesitated N first, when the
request came 10 supply the material for
tnis eNhOi' ion. OF AL the heterogeneous
aggregation of art productions and curios.
of articles neaurif,l. grotesqin or rare.
or interesting from any poin, Of view to The
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hihited a. ceramic work, rather than as
n bird cage.
What started Mr. Drake on his work Of
collecting these bird cages? Practically.
so pirb"ian Connoi-seur a. n Chinese
aundryman.
Our art lists our art workers and art low
ers. have scattered among their homes
and studios occasional bird cages. which
tor one reason or another appeal to their
fancies. Alden Weir has a few Arthur
Frost has two odd ones which he secured
in Philadelphia.
J. h. Dolph used To have few, which
appealed to him artistically. above their
Suggestive value in enabling him to study
the psychic ernot ions in cats And Will
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lam VI Chase had one or two in that studio
heterogcny Of his, Of former days. which
New York bid 80 eagerly for when he dis
per-ed the curious collection.
Mr. Drake had seen these aud he had
Heard of the small insect Cages Of he Orien
lal-. One summer a, Gloucester, Mass
h" saw IN he shop of Chinese laundry
man a curlpusly wrought cage OF very
small dimensions, and he went in an asked
tie lauudryman what il was, and what il
war used for. The Chinaman thought q
moment. while b. collected hi- English
ON" bee, he said; "yon know? B-z-z-z."
And then With h. hands llc made mot ions
a. of gra-shoppers vaulting on their un.
cert ain courses At the same time he
hummed in a high key but without tune.
Song You say2" he questioned
And Mr.. Drake knew that he was talk
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ing of he singing insects which his count nv.
men. IN common with the Japanese. value
somewhat H. We do birds and as certain
tropical peoples do their singing lizards,
and no knew that the cage in the window
Was one of IN" insect cages He induced
the 'aundrynan to part With II and at the
National Art club he showed il ia company
with others Of varying pattern which he
has since procured from many places
Th" Gloucester incident was almost the
beginning of the bird cage collectio ion, which
has grown To the proportions seen at the
Art club. There were seen az tho club,
besides the insect cages, bird cages of
modern Chinese and Japanese make, as
we'll as older cages from those Peoples
One of the modern Japanese bamboo bird
cages was made with high. rounded sides,
built against a higher central portion, the
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wings looking somewhat like the upper
curved portions Of the paddle boxes on q
sidewheel 81 Gamer.
There was an old Chinese bird cage stand
ing on carved feet, the foot decorat ions
embodying Implications Of the prunus
blossom, one Of the Celestial ernblems OF
spring, the season OF thc birds singing.
These Chinese and Japanese cages, whether
for birds or insects are most OF them made
the parts being delioately but securely
pegged together. except In the, case of
one Of the smallest cages. which is made