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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05
Hubby AN N.

Written for The Evening Star by E. Louise Liddell.
1t was Hubby AIMS eleventh birthday,
and she had a secret. She was dreadfully
afraid Aunt Jane would find out about it
the secret. mean. she was sure the birth
day would never be thought of. The little
girls father and mother were dead, and she
had lived with her spinster aunt for nearly
year. She thought Aunt Jane didn't care
whether she had a good time or not, but
possibly she was mistaken. She had slipped
out Of the kitchen now, on the sly. for fear
she would be told to sew patchwork or do
a "stent" on the hateful stocking she was
knitting. She had other plans.
She was looking anxiously down the road
that led to the village. 1t wasn't long be-
fore she saw what she was looking for.
They're coming" she said excitedly. She
had been half afraid they wouldn't come.
and the other half afraid that they would.
And now there they were!
She made sure that no one was watching
before she ran to meet them-or it-for it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05

butterflies slept on the lace curtain by the
windows with their feet hooked in the holes
and. therefore, when lifted. they had to be
moved very cautiously. By putting a finger
in front of the butterhy's antennae and
touching one of them very lightly (as if to
let the little creature know the finger was
there) the butterfly would in almost every
instance creep upon the extended finger
where. after one or two trials. he would sit
contentedly slipping his sugar water. which
was usually offered in thick, syrupy drops
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picking all over his coat and WINGS again
taking a sip. and so on, until he seemed
well satisfied with his condition, and few
away.
Perhaps some day you may have an OPP
portunity to watch closely one of these
beautiful butterflies. but if you do be very
cautious and handle it gently giving it It's
freedom again as soon as you can.
Yours sincerely, DOROTHY DAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05

TWO TRUE STORIES TOLD BY CHILL
/ DREN.
Our dog Sport, clever black and tan,
was the pet of the family.
He had many playthings, among which
was large solid rubber ball with which
he played continually.
Being too small (and also too much petted)
to be a watch dog, we succeeded in securing
from one of our friends large St. Ber-
nard.
Both dogs then shared the fun of the ball.
which reused the jealousy Of Sport.
One day, seeing the ball on the floor, he
began playing with it as usual. and ran up
stairs with it. We searched all over for the
ball, but after that day could find it no
where.
Two years passed, and our st. Iernard
was killed.
A few days after his death we were sur
prised by seeing Sport playing with his
ball.
We are still unable to find out where
Sport hid his ball. BESSIE HEROLD.
Several years ago we owned a fine. large
gray cat He was fond of hunting and
would often bring his game to us, and we
were very proud Of him.
One evening we were telling a visitor
about his hunting excursions and men,
toned the fact that he had caught rabbit
the day before. The cat, which in the
room and had listened very earnestly to
this, got up and walked to the door and
asked US, cat fashion, to let him out. We
opened the door and thought no more of
him.
Later in the evening. when our visitor
was going away and the door was again
opened, there was the cat In front Of the
doorway with a rabbit in his mouth, dead,
but still warm and almost as large him.
self. He dropped it and looked up in the
visitors face much as to say: Il want
to show you that they were telling the
truth about me-" O. K
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cling among the hairs of their bodies. As
spiders, like insects breathe the air at lit
tie holes along the whole length of the
body, they can easily make use Of these
bubbles of air for breathing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05

DOTIE'S FUN IN NONSENSE LAND,
All through the night
The sun shone bright,
But 1T set at the break Of day.
Said the cat, "Bow-wow;"
Said the dog. Meow"
And the pig began to neigh.
The great full moon
ShOn9 out at noon
With q round and beaming face:
The old COW crowed
And the rooster lowed.
Oh. what a crazy place!
CAROLYN WELLA
THN FISH AND THE EGG,
There was an old hsh
Who said, How Wish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05

For once to taste food
That lies In 4 DISH"
But all Of q sudden,
Without any warning.
A chicken popped out,
And wished him
Good morning"
BROTHER AND SISTER.
A chubby little sister
WAs rubbing at q tub:
A chubby little brother
Came up to help her rub.
The chubby little brother,
Fell IN with Q cry:
The chubby little sister
Then hung him up to dEy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-15

there has arisen a warm discussion on the subject of free access to books
 The librarians who believe in free &C., cess say that that system teaches the reader to treat the books as if they were his own, and to become acquainted with a great many works, the titles of which in a catalogue would not allure him to inspect them. They also say that the breakdown of the system must have been due to poor management in the Bishops gate library.
 The librarian there reports that the worthy objects of the originators of the system are defeated by the inherent wick edness of a section of the library-using public. and that not the poor section eith- CT. The books stolen, he says, have been mainly works of fiction, and have not been taken for the money they would bring, but surreptitously to be read at home.
 Many of them have been returned anonymously through the mail or hidden away in parts of the library where they didn't belong, but more have been destroy ed to hide the offense. Also books have been hidden so that would be- borrowers could get them when wanted.
 The director lays down the proposition that 1t is impossible to let the public get at library books in bulk without damage to the books and losses to the library and that even under the strictest supervision open access to public books Is likely to be a failure until the British public improves in honesty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-15
OPPOSE PUBLICATION OF
 THE JEFFERSON BIBLE

bers of Congress that the publication of this work was simply the completion of the publication by Congress of the entire works of Thomas Jefferson"
 The Rev. Dr. John Peacock urged i'm mediate action. He said:
 There is an almost general misappre- hension regarding the opposition to the publication by Congress of this work. We who oppose it do so on the ground that even If the ideas of Jefferson were harm less the fact that the 15O-page introouc- tion to the work is by a man whose hos tility to Christianity is notorious, gives to the work the stamp of an anti-Christ- ian publication
 The Rev. Dr. Merle 1T. Anderson said that the work was none of the associa- tion's business as 1t was meant for pri- vate distribution, and he doubted whether any minister present could get a copy if he wanted one. The Rev. Dr. O. c. Mo Dowell suggested that the committee be asked to correspond with a Presbyterian minister in Washington in order to obtain more complete information and that the resolution could be acted on next Monday. Dr. McDowelPs suggestion was adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-15
SECRET OF ANIMAL LIFE FOUND AT LAST

with gold is no more wonderful than to transform inanimate matter into anil nal organism.
 To investigate the organic similarity he believed to exist between animals and vegetables Dr. Etard had resorted to the laboratory process of dissolving animal matter. This is accomplished by leaving the substance for a period varying from enc to two months In a bath of sulphuric acid, diluted to 20 per cent, as, if pure, 1t would burn the substance entirely away. Bone, flesh, muscle or hide, of any species of animal will serve the pur- pose, as they are all elementally the same, and resolve themselves into a black viscous mass which can be sepa- rated from the acid
 Dr. Etard had observed that in the sue cessive processes through which it was passed in refining, important modifica- lions were brought in the aspect of the fluid. The color frightened in each oper- atiCn, and the nature of the composition seemed to simplify it's element contin- ually After a year of labor, Dr. Etard noted that signs of specialization were becoming evident in the liquid, and six months later a flash of perfect crystals remained of what had been animal flesh,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-15
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 The Rev. Dr. Francis A Horton and the Rev. Charles W. Nevin, who were re- quested by the Presbyterian Ministers Association of Philadelphia to consider the advisability of formal protest by the association against the pending ac- tion of Congress in authorizing the pub lication of 5000 copies of the Jefferson Bible, presented resolution at the week. ly meeting of the body in the Wither- spoon Building a few days ago which con- tained a strong objection to the Congress- ional proposition, declaring 1t to be a di- rect, public. and powerful attack on the Christian religion, and urging the govern ment not to confirm the bill.
 lively debate on the propriety of adopting the resolution ensued. The Rev. Dr. Joseph Cochran said:
 T believe a policy of silence On such questions is more effective than inter- ference in controversies of this sort. We ministers should be extremely cautious In adopting resolutions. In case like this we are likely to be led by false presump- ton to say something one day that we would have to retract the next"
 The Rev. L. l.. Overman, replying to Dr. Cochran said:
 If the people cannot look to us for un- fagEins vigilance in opposing the assail- ants of Gods Word, to whom can they turn?'
 The Rev. Dr. J. Addison Henry made an appeal for moderation He said:
 'I have heard that the Jefferson work does not contain a single derogatory word against the Christian religion. Let us re- mefneber that he who Is not against us is for us This so-called revised bible might help us. It has been said by mem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-15

The years spent by the Pasteur Insti- tute in seeking the secret of animal life have been rewarded by discovery as remarkable from Its scientific aspect as 1t is important In its bearings on humani- ty at large. pr. Etard, the distinguished chemist, chief of the Physiological Lab- oratory at the Institute, has resolved an- imal matter into two elements, albumi- noid and sugar, found in vegetables, and in cruder form, in the earth. Man Is therefore, a natural product of the earth, formed of simple elements undergoing infinite notifications.
 With this much definitely proved, as 1t is now, 1t will be but step for science to aid artificially this development and, from azoted sugar, to produce life In a laboratory. The dreams of all chemists In the dark ages, scoffed by their more methodical followers, will thus be in part accomplished. And with Franken- stein no longer a wild myth but a prob- ability of the near future, hope is engen- dered that the philosophers stone also may be brought down to scientific prn- ciples. For surely to alloy base metals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-15
WHAT DELAYED FIRING.
Complacent Mule and Driver Not h.
 terested in Artillery Science.

From the Washington Evening Star.
 'I witnessed an incident last Saturday that gave every indication of resulting tragically, that was certainly dramatic, and at the same time extremely amusing. , said a man who is interested in things military. Tn connection with the cere- monies attending the unveiling of the Ro- chambeau statue the Fourth Battery of Field Artillery was assigned to fire a salute. The battery took station on stretch of ground just north of the Wash tngton monument It had been arranged that the time ball an the State Depart ment should be dropped as signal for the firing to begin. l strolled down to see the battery at work
 Just as the black ball began its descent Of the flagstaff an elderly colored individ- ual, directing the movements of A mule attached to an ash cart, appeared on the scene in front of the face of the battery so to speak. The commanding officer was about to order 'fire!' when he noticed the mule and cart. For the time being mii- tary discipline was forgotten. The ma jority of members of the battery began to gesticulate wildly and to shout warningly to the driver. He paid no heed to the sol dlers, but plactdly proceeded toward the battery. The commanding officer waited till the vehicle had just cleared the front of one of the guns and then gave the order
 "The spectators closed their eyes, for everybody expected the result to be A run away and a general muss-up. to say the least. The surmise proved incorrect. The mule did not even blink an eve. though the gun was discharged within six feet of the animal The queer turnout continued on its way, the driver deliber- ately heading down the lane formed by the double column of field pieces. No one made move to stop the mule and cart, and both the driver and the motive power remained apparently oblivious to the fir ing of the salute"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-15

in the whole of the United States there is maintained 75,000 acres of park lands and at least $1100O,0O0 is spent annually in maintaining and improving 1t.
 Even that, however, is not enough for this park enthusiast. He maintains that one-twentieth of city's area should be reserved for parkes and squares, that playground at least three hundred feet square should be reserved to every square mile, and in densely populated sections, more
 Besides, there should be reserved to the mile four other small squares of at least one-half an acre each. He would propor- tion a thousand acres as follows: ten acres to playgrounds and squares, forty acres for large parks, 100 acres for streets and alleys. five acres to school grounds making 155 acres for public purposes, leaving S45 acres for private ownership. MT. Parker would have not less than one acre of park for every 200 of popua- tion in city. Eighteen cities have actu- ally more than that amount and one third of the cities of over 50000 population in this country already have more than the park requirements he has laid down.
 
 The weak and tired organs of the body are built up by Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood tonic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-15
OUR WEALTH IN PARKS.
Eighteen Cities Have More Than Acre
 for Every 200.

Fifty years ago, according to statistics gathered by the American Park and Out door Association. no municipality in the United States had purchased an acre of land for park purposes. Last year. In cities of more than 5o,OOO population, there were 236O parks and squares with a total area of 59,717 acres and valued at $531,- 571, ,947.
 More than $40OOOOO had been spent on these parks for construction purposes and nearly $5 000 GOO was expended during the year on park maintenance.
 The conclusion of G. A. Parker of Hart ford, chairman of the association, is that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-15
THEFTS OF LIBRARY BOOKS.
London Library has Lost a Thousand
 Volumes.

The system of permitting book bor- rowers to roam through a public library and choose their own books, as Is custom ary In scores of American libraries has resulted In the theft of -1ore than thousand volumes in the free library of Bishopsgate, London, In the last seven years and the directors have decided to abandon 1t. The decision has stirred up the Londoners interested in libraries and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-15

blood and bone. These crystals when an- alyzed were found to be nothing more than albuminoids, which had been actu- at ed into life by sugar. The genesis of animal life was clearly established. But if the analytical process of disclosing the origin was concluded, there remained the more difficult process of synthetical- ly applying the great discovery to build ing up animal life from the beginning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-15
Serious.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Subbubs-No he isn't a suburbanite at all What made you think he was?
 Citiman-Everytime I see him he has some story about his inability to get servant girl who will stay more than a week.
 Subbubs-My dear man, if he were a suburbanite he wouldn't joke about that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-15

The weak and tired organs of the body are built up by Hoods Sarsap parilla, the great blood tonic.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-02
The Right Idea in Bottle
Washing.

Mr.. Dodge has the right idea in
the Important matter of bottle
washing, using first of all cold
water for rinSinS, hot water tend
ing 10 cook The albumen in milk
and causing it to harden like the
white of an tgg and cling to the
can or bottle. then washing with
hot water, sdda. and Il stiff brush,
then rinsing in boiling water and
placing the cans and bottle
where they will drain dry and air
thoroughly.
Not Il can or bottle goes out of
this dairy until it is perfectly
clean said Mr.. Dodge as he took
the top off a can TO have me see
how immaculate it was in every
crack and crevice.
Mr.. Dodge said he was aiming
TO deserve IA reputation for pure
milk that would prove the basis
OF large and growing business,
and he has certainly gone about it
III the right way.
THE INVESTIGATOR.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-02
An Interview With Mr..
William B. Dodge,
Jr., and a Visit to
the Dairy by the In
vestigatOr.

When | looked in through the
big clean window of Ingleside
Dairy. at 1851 PENNSYLVANIA Ave
me, | saw an interior of immacu-
late Wilderness lit up by electric
ity-the woodwork, the counter,
the big refrigerator, and the milk
room all in milk white enamel
paint. as q pure milk dairy ought
10 be, and when | went in and in
spected the appointments and in
teryiewed Mr.. William Il. Dodge.
jr., the manager, | found the i'm
preston created by appearances
borne ont by the facts. for Jingle
side" is new dairy equipped as
the Health Department likes to
see dairies equipped.
The room where the milk is sold
TO counter purchasers - along
with fresh butter, cheese. and
eggs. from Inglesidc Farm-has a
floor covered with new linoleum
and walls papered newly with
handsome tile paper.
This place has been Il dairy
twenty-five wears, but never in its
history has it been so clean and
complete in its milk handling ia
cilities rs il is now under the man
agcment of its new owners.
Messrs. William T. Dodge 4 Son,
who have been producing pure
milk at their fine farm at Lew
insville, Va, for thirty years.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-02
A Model Farm.

All The farm we have every pos
sible convenience for caring for
our COWS properly. The water
they drink is pumped by windmill
from Il well two hundred feet deep
and supplied to them in trcughs
in the barn. There is no going
out into the cold and rain. into the
snow and wind, when our cattle
are waiered.
This water is very cOol-52 de-
grees- and used in the Star cool
er over which our milk is sent as
soon as it comes from the cows re-
duces the temperature of the milk
to "a degrces-6 degrees cooler
than the requirements of the milk
bill before Congress.
I'VE also have two silos for ell
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-02
Costly Cows.

sour cows are the best money
can buy. We haven't ii COW on
the farm that cost under $50 10
So.
I'VE have barn that cost lis
S3,506, built under ~ personal
supervision-a Iigh;, airy struc-
ture drained by l4inch drains, the
refuse being carried entirely away
from the cattle and used to fertil-
iZe the farm.
Our milk is cooled down under
30 degrees as soon as it reaches
the dairy here" and he showed me
a refrigerator room the walls of
which are covered with zinc paint
ed with two coats of white paint
and cnameled. the floor of con
crete, the milk box zinc lined.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-02
Ornamental Badge Acsoss the Potomac
and a Broad, Handsomely Paced Ace
enue Extending Fzom Washington TO
Alexandria and Mount Venom En-
bzaced in the Scheme. =: -
By ALEXANDER ]. NEDDERBURN.

The agitation Of the question of prop
erly celebrating the most momentum,
event in the country's history, if not il
the worlds history - the settlement o.
American colonies by the Anglo Saxor
race in 1907, on James Island, Virginia-by
worlds fair at Alexandria Washington
SO as to meet the two necessary require
ments of success by holding the exposi-
tion at the Nations Capital and On yir-
ginia soil brings to mind the fact not
well appreciated by the people of the two
cities. that they have already prepared
an exposition worthy of anyone's atten-
ton, and by which. II the disconnected
ends are properly united. they can give
the world the best exposition that has
yet been seen, at comparatively a small
cost. The intention of this article is not
to direct attention to the many advan-
tages offered by Alexandria and Wash
ington for such an exposition, but rather
TO point out that we have, already pre-
pared, many more interesting exhibits
than can be found elsewhere in the COM
pact space of seventeen miles.
Combining ourselves to America. Plym-
outh has its rock. Boston its Bunker Hill,
New York its Trinity; but within an
hours ride of the Capita! we have the
Mecca of Ameriea--the tomb of Washing
ton, with an endless chain of historic
points of interest covering all. of the
intervening space. almost all Of them con-
nected with memories of Washington, and
every one of them worthy the attention
of visitors.
The Memorial Bridge Needed.
With a very small expenditure these
attractive points of national interest can
be brought together and thus made links
in the chain that will in time make
Washington City the most interesting as
well as the most beautiful of the worlds
capitals.
All that is needed to accomplish this
object is to build the much desired Me-
mortal Bridge, recommended for many
years by every Secretary of War, and by
our late honored President who especial
ly wished to see 1t built as "a memorial
TO American patriotism and the build
ing of Mount Vernon Avenue, thus con
Meeting in a creditable manner the Ma
tons Capital, Arlington, Alexandria, and
Mount vernon.
By direction of Congress Mt. Vernon
Avenue has been surveyed, and Colonel
Hams, in an elaborate and exhaustive
report to Congress. has urged the build
ing OF this great roadway which will
bring the tomb OF Washington to the
gates OF the Capital City.
Wanted by Alexandria.
The project of building the Mt. Vernon
Avenue was conceived by Mr.. N. B. Har-
low, OF Alexandria, and his suggestion
was taken up and ably seconded by the
people of the city, who in mass meeting
elected the late John B. Smoot president
and Mr. Harlow. secretary OF the Mt.
Vernon Avenue Association, which was
chartered by the General Assembly OF
Virginia in 1885, This charter is broad
and comprehensive, giving all necessary
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-02
Studying Sanitary Science.

Before fitting up this dairy |
studied the most advanced ideas
of sanitary science" he said as he
received me in his Office, which is
separate from the store. Il have
aimed to fulfill every requirement
of the Health Department, not
merely to satisfy the department,
but because we believe one cannot
be TOO careful in handling milk
and because success i'll the milk
business ought TO depend on ones
ability to supply an absolutely
pure product, fresh and cool, I'M
mer and winter. This cannot be
done without up-to-datc and eX-
pensive equipment, both at the
farm and the dairy.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-03-02
lat 1857 Pennsylvania Avenue is
Immaculate.

the herd of sixty cows. mostly
Jerseys, to which his big farm and
its model barn are dedicated,
while his son, Il young man of en-
terprise and ambition, conducts
the dairy in the city. receiving
about Il hundred gallons of milk
IL day, which he delivers to retail
customers i'll his own wagons, in
cidentally supplying pure, rich
cream and bntier churned under
bis personal direction.