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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19
The system to Follow,

The persons who appear before the man
r1age license department of the clerks Of
flee with matrimonial intentions these days
must be thoroughly straightforward and
honest in regard to their statements and
qualifications if they desire to get the nee
essary document which permits the parson
to draw the tie that binds.
Assistant Clerk of the Court Frank N.
Smith is the man behind the counter who
now dispenses licenses to wed at the usual
rates but he is said to be a veritable Sher-
lock Holmes when it comes to ferreting out
ruses calculated to play horse with the reg
ulations provided by the new code III re-
spect to marriages.
Early in the week a young man, whose
heart evidently throbbed in harmonious
unison with that of some love-lorn maiden,
came hesitatingly within the province of
Mr.. Smith Snd requested a marriage Ii
cense. The youthful face of the prospective
bridegroom was reflected on the retina of
Clerk Smiths searching eye and doubt
stole into the officials mind that all was
not up to the requirements of the law
However. he got down the big book that
tells the tale of more or less joy and sor-
row and started with the laconic question
ing as to name, age, color. relationship,
times married, place of residence etc
The ages of both parties were stated to
be just outside the minimum limit and
while Mr.. Smiths doubt increased, still he
went on. When the answer as to the young
lady's place of residence was given, how
ever, the writing ceased. The brde-elect
was said to be from a neghboring town but
had resided here for about month The
youthful applicant was requested to secure
additional evidence to the proper age
of his fiancee and the willingness of her
parents to the transaction before the IL
cense could be issued
The young man went sadly away and
later returned with his father, who gave
his sons age several years younger than it
was previously stated to Mr.. Smith. The
father. however. consented to the marriage
but that didn't relieve the assistant clerks
mind of his suspicious regarding the age of
the other principal in the affair, and the
application blank in. the book now bears
cancellation note in red ink
Later in the week another aspirant for
hymeneal honors stated his desire to quit
the ranks of bachelorhood, after testing
single blessedness for forty-ive years. He
asserted that the woman in the case was
Creole and eighteen years old, but as
her name was not Sue, Clerk Smith be-
came suspicious and required further proof
as to her race and age. The applicant for
the marriage license was informed concern
ing the requirements and as he departed he
said, "All right: I'll fetch her up" But
there's many a slip 'twixt the clerks office
and Dingman's alley. where the girl was
said to reside. and the couple was still UNI
wed at last ranOrfs
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Science Knocked Out by Fact.
From the Saturday Evening Post.

From the Saturday Evening Post.
Senator William P. Frye is an ardent
lover of the sport of fishing Once, after
his return from his summers outing, he
met the celebrated naturalist, Agassiz.
GloWingly Senator Frye described his ex-
periences.
Among my triumphs," said he, was the
capture Of a speckled trout that weighed
fully eight pounds"
DR.. Agassiz smiled and said: Reserve
that for the credulous and conyiyial circles
OF ROD and reel celebrants, but spare the
tee!lngs or a sober scientist"
This is not a campaign whopper I'm tell
Ing; weighed that trout carefully. and It
was an eight-pounder."
MY dear Mr.. Frye" demonstrated DR.
Agassiz, permit me to inform you that the
saiVelinus fontinalis never attains that
extraordinary weight. The creature Won
caught could not have been a speckIed
trout. All the authorities on ichthyolopv
would disprove your claim
All l can say to that" said Senator
Frye, rs that there are, then bigger fish
in Maine than are dreamed Of in vonr
science" 49,
The next season he caught a speckled
trout that weighed nine pounds, He packed
It In Ice and sent 1t to DR. Agassiz. A few
Gays later he received telegram which
'-rhe science of lifetime kicked to death
BY fact. Agassis."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19

fountains; not dry as IN many cities All
OF the streets are lined with double rows
OF graceful shade trees, while upon some
there are four rows. The streets are uni
formly wide. and the area IN the center of
the city blocks is open and not built up
almost solid as In many cities II there Is
any breeze blowing at all day or night we
get the benefit of II In all quarters OF town.
One does not feel shut in. circumscribed
and sufocated as in other cities. The air
Is pure and fresh and not thiCkcnCd by
noisome odors and beginning soft coal
smoke and SCOT. II is possible to stand
upon the terrace OF the Capitol and distin-
guish clearly with the eye the landscape
ana objects 10 the south and west over the
city miles distant
The trees lining the streets afford a
peasant shade to both pedestrian and
morse; the reservations in front OF the
houses permit our residents to have the Sc
cIusion and privilege of a front yard. a
treat enjoyed universally all over the city
after shutdown. and not seen elsewhere
In short, Washington Is a good summer
town. and our 'stay-at-homes' have a fine
time compared with those Of other large
centers Of population
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19

and in the money that runs It, The most
OF the employees are English and the
matches are sold all over England under
the advertisement Made by British labor"
1t is at the top of the great build
ing that the most of the matches are
made The room covers more than an
acre. and there are sixteen machines
in it which take the blocks of cork
pine from the United States or Canada
and cut them into matches They dip the
end of each match In paraffin, coat 1t with
the sulphur and phosphorus which makes
the fire and then dry it. The machine is
automatic. and 1t packs the matches into
boxes and delivers them on the round
revolving tables where girls sit and put
the covers on. In the whole process the
girls hands are not in contact with the
matches until they are dry, and they are
therefore. in no danger from the contact.
1t is wonderful how fast the machines
go and what an enormous amount of work
they do. Each machine cuts 4s matches
at stroke ana the larger ones make
go strokes a minute. As the matches are
cut they are automatically stuck in a
flexible cast-iron band, from which they
project like bristles. This band travels
over wheel after wheel. dipping the
matches and carrying them by ventilating
machines until they are dry and ready to
pack The machines are absolutely re-
liable; they will not handle broken matches.
and the dust and the breakages drop out
and are carried down into the furnaces nm
der the boilers. 1t takes about twelve
hands to work one of these machines, and
each machine will turn out more than
100000 matches In ten hours.
Making Wax Tapers.
Leaving this department, 1 went into the
rooms where wax tapers and paper matches
are manufactured. The paper lights are
made of cardboard, being put into a ma
ohine which prints an advertisement on
each match and cuts 1t to the proner
length Other machines dip the matches
and dry them. They also put on the safety
heads and arrange them In boxes.
wax matches have a basis of fine cotton.
fne start Is with the thread. which Is twist
ed and drawn through a bath of heated
pafamn wax. and then through die con-
tanning q number Of holes. when the nara1-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19
JOHN BULLS PIPE
America Furnishes the To-
bacco and the Match.
TWO RIV AL TRU SITS
ANOTHER FIGHT STORY IN
WHICH YANKEES CONQUERED.
A Walk Through a Factory Which
Monopolizes British
Trade.
TWO RIVAL TRUSTS
Copyright. 1902, by Frank G. Carpenter.)
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
LIVERPOOL England, July o, 1902.
In the manufacturing town of Seaforth
about four miles from Liverpool not far
from the banks of the Mersey. up which
steam the 81 eatest of our Atlantic liners
stands one of the great Notifications of the
American invasion. 1t is gigantic build
ing of gray brick, covering acres. 1t has
four stories and is walled with windows.
At one end is a smokestack so tall that it
can be seen from the sea and over the coun-
try for miles around. High above the roof
of the building are two signs, one marked,
Bryant and May" and the other. THE
Diamond Match Company" The whole is
under one firm. and it comprises one of the
largest factories of England. The building
Is filled with American machinery, it is
operated chiefly by American capital and it
has a monopoly of the match business of
Great Britain and Ireland. John Bull is
the greatest smoker on earth, but it is IN
Gle Sam who furnishes the tobacco and
makes the matches to light his pipe.
American Matches and English Trusts
I have already written of the struggle be-
tween Bryant & May and the American
match trust. For years Bryant & May had
the monopoly of matchmaking in Great
Britain. No one attempted to compete with
them, and they had little fear of English
opposition. Then the American match
trust came in. The Diamond Match Com
pany. headed by Ohio Columbus Barber
cast its covetous eyes on the profits of the
British monopoly. and sent its men here to
investigate the trade. Their report was
that the chances were excellent the
matches in use very poor and the POSSIBLE
tiles of the market enormous. AS a result
the Diamond Match Company determined
upon the phosphoric invasion of England
They built this factory and filled it with the
finest machinery.
Feeding on Human Jaws.
Bryant & May had been working after
old methods. The most of their matches
were strong in phosphorus. and they had
to be dipped in such a way that the phos-
phorus came In contact with the skins
of the workmeu. Now, phosphorus is ordi-
narlly very deleteriOus 10 those working in
it. 1t is especially so TO the teeth. The
workman or wOrkwoman-for women are
chiefly employed in matchmaking-wh has
a decayed tooth soon finds that she has
decayed jaw, and. if she continues to work
no jaw at all The phosphorus gets into
her system. it eats its way through the
tooth TO the bone. and the result is the ter
rible disease known as necrosis Bryant
& May had a thousand girls working for
them, and of these hundreds had decayed
teeth All such were affected by the phos-
phorus. but they worked on in despair and
dropped out when the disease became so
bad that they Gould not work. The heads
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OF the establishment tried to keep these
conditions a secret. but they at last came
10 the knowledge of the public. Much in
dignation was expressed. a parliamentary
investigation ordered and the firm was
notified that no more such matches could
be made.
How It Was Managed
II was about this time that the Diamond
Match Company began it's business 1t
made its product by such machinery that
the hands of the workmen did not come in
contact with the wet phosphorus, and it's
goods were put on the market in competi-
ton with Bryant & Mays. Before Begin
ming work the Diamond Match Company
had careful examination made Of the
teeth of its employees. 1t filled those that
were decayed, and employed regular dem
list to do nothing else but watch the teeth
OF the people working IN the factory.
This is the case today. There are about
one thousand girls employed and these girls
have perhaps the purest and sweetest
mouths OF any thousand girls you can find
in any factory the world over. They are
divided into corps and each corps is
under the head of matron. whose business
1t is to watch the girls, and to report at
once IL there is anything the matter with
their teeth. The girl that complains of a
toOthache is sent at once to the dentist
and the cavity filled or the tooth taken out
Every often the dentist makes a per-
sonal examination of each mouth and so
far there has been no necrosis whatever,
While the Bryant & May people were
in trouble about their diseased employees,
the Diamond Match Company began to
flood Great Britain with its products. Its
matches were made by the finest of ma
chinery. For years Mr.. Barber had been
studying and experimenting. He had spent
as much as $4,000 a year for match pat
ents and as high as $4,000 In experiments
and the result was that he went into the
business equipped with the latest inven-
lions be had made a fortune of eight or
ten million dollars by manufacturing
matches for the United States, his various
WORKS at Barberton, near Akron, employing
ABOUT 600 people. He Is also a thorough
business man in every sense of the word
ana ne brought both experience and brains
70 sid ms patents in working the trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19
Carefulness Her Undoine,
From the Onlooker.

A story that is now going the rounds is
laid to the door of a piquante and dainty
little French lady who was more or less in
evidence at such places as were visited by
the Roehambeau embassy. The humor of
the situation lies in the extreme diffidence
OF the Frenchwoman. She is sensitive to
the point of double nervousness and re-
alizing the liability to err in a foreign
tongue she was generally careful to make
selection of each individual word. Where
fore she was but the more amusing when
one evening, feeling moved to demonstrate
with gentleman upon the chillliness of
our northern May. she said: Freely eet ees
SO cold here all re time Eat have sat ali
ze day weetth my feet over re transome"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19
other Points Favorable to Us.

This is a fact worthy of more attention
than it has or will receive, and ought to set
at rest many of the filings of our northern
urban neighbors as to the alleged torridity,
and the results, of the capital. In fact,
a case of sunstroke, that is, the real thing
correctly diagnosed by physician, is rare
in Washington, while it is common IN
many cities farther north.
Again, the recreationS and outings
afforded our residents are many and di-
Versified, and we are inclined to pass them
by because they are so close to us. The
upper Potomac from Georgetown to Little
Falls affords opportunities for safe boating,
the placid surface of the river every pleas
ant evening being covered with light row.
ing craft, including the shells of the sew
eral boat clubs and college crews; the pic
turesque palisades of the Potomac with the
dark cool wooded banks of the river franz
ing a beautiful natural picture of which
few cities may boast, at the very foot of
its streets.
Along the entire sweep Of the crescent
of the citys water front from Benning to
Chain bridge fishing at all seasons of the
year is excellent, merely depending upon
the particular species of the hnny tribe
which may then be running. That this
heathful recreation is INDUCED in by our
residents may be judged when it is known
that thousands of dollars worth of fishing
tackle are annually sold in our stores, and
that Washington is one of the best fishing
tackle markets in the country. In the
marshes. also at the foot of our streets,
in season is the fine ortolan, reed bird,
snipe and duck shooting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19
Miles Away.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Reckon dar's a case TO- yo' down yon-
dah," said the Georgia cracker to the cor
oner of the county. 'Jake's mule done
kicked niggah.'
''So?" remarked the coroner. ibid the
mule hit him square?"
He sho'ly did"
.Then reckon it's case TO- the coroner
III the 'Jinin' county"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-19
We Excel in Many Privileges.

'In the BASIN safe, circular, stone
contamination of sewage and other OBJ
noXious infows, situated within a stone s
throw of the monument and almost in the
very heart of the city, Washington has a
bathing pool of several square miles in
area which would be found hard to dupli-
cate elsewhere. A fine sandy bathing
be still further improved this year by the
expenditure of $4,000. When these i'm
provements are completed, the facilities for
open water public bathing, a matter of
prime Importance to any city, in Washing
ton will not be approached by any city of
it's size, and will excel the facilities of
many much larger.
"a few moments ride in clean, brilliantly
lighted, rapidly-moving electric surface
ing public for a breathing spell into the
cool suburbs and into the country for
a single fare. to numerous pleasure resorts.
where there is dancing, music by the Ma
rine Band and other first class musical
OF EXAMINATIONS ard various summer amuse-
ments. There are a dozen large pleasure
resorts, and Mount Vernon. on the banks
of the historic Potomac within IAN hours
delightful sail from the city, reached by
several different steamboat lines with fire.
Quent day and evening service white still
salt water bathing in the Chesapeake is
now only an hours ride by rail. and ever
this short time Is to be still further reduced
In the city itself are scattered numerous
beautiful small parks, and many reserya-
tions, all filled with trees, with lawns Of
namented by flower beds which put other
cities out of business by comparison. A
feature OK Washington is Its many playing
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-02-07
WILL BE R~EJUVENATED,
Town OF Canning Which Has Had a
Sad Decline,


Miller, S. D., Feb. 3.-Canning, a rail-
way town on the edge of the reserva-
ton east of the river, is having a boom
on account of the influx of new set
tiers. For years the town has been
almost a blank in commercial life. In
1856 it sprang into prominence almost
in a day. The boom then was caused
by the opening to settlement of the
tributary reservation by President Ar
thur. Soon where the virgin prairie
had been, appeared a busting town,
with two newspapers, two banks, and
big hotels.
Olriy a few weeks of this strenuous
ness continued, for Grover Cleveland,
when he stepped into the White
house, declared the reservation
had been illegally opened, and or
dered it closed. This proposition killed
Canning and left distress in the wake
of the settlers on the adjoining land.
many of whom were evicted by SOL
diers.
The town was soon deserted, news
papers, banks, ETC., hauling down their
signs. Among those vino sunk money
in Canning town lots was William
Penn Nixon, who had doomed the
townsite in his I~nter-Ocean, taking
lots for pay, and whose influence was
largely instrumental in having the
reservation opened. The town will
have no such growth this time. but
it must seem almost like a resurrec-
ton from the dead to the three or four
who ave remained to hear again the
rumbling of the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-02-07
ASSAULT THEORY
LARGELY BELIEVED
How Else 1t Is Asked Could
ConnoIly's Face Have
Been Bruised.
OLD MAN WILL LIKELY DIE
Various Stories Told Explaining How
Splinter Was Driven Into the
Aged Mans Head-Doctor's
-s View.

Elk Point, S. D., Feb. 1.-Richard
Connolly, he farmer from whose head
Il splinter was pulled by Or. Rhoden
Yesterday, is still alive. DR.. Rhoden
says there are good chances for re-
coEery, but blood poisoning, infamma-
ton of the brain or an abcess may
follow, in which case he cannot live.
Inc impression Is growing here thu
Connolly was the victim of an assault
and not of an accident. The theory Is
borne out by the fact that his face is
bruised, which is hard to explain, if
he was injured simply by the collapse
OF a chair. When the INJURIES were re-
ce1Hed. there was no one in the home Of
Connolly's brother, Michael, where it
occured, except the latter's family
and a relative, whose name has not
been learned. At Michael Connolly's
home it is said conflicting stories are
told as to how the brother was hurt.
One is that he fell down stairs, anoth-
er that he was STOPPING over, when lie
fell. These stories are necessary to ex-
pain the bruises OF his face.
If Connolly dies, as 1T is expected he
VIII, a c~oroner's inquest will be held to
satisfy those who are not disposed to
believe the story that Connolly was in
1ured by the collapse of a chair. DR..
Rhoden believes there are circumstan~
ces that point to the accident theory.
The stick which entered Connolly's
head was four inches long, three
fcurths of an inch wide n three
eighths of an inch thick at the smaller
end. The two n a half inches that
entered the skull are covered with gray
hair, brain matter and blood.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-02-07
DISCUSSING PEACE,
Activity in Diplomatic Circles
at the Hague Considered
Significant.

The Hague, Feb. 4.--Tnere is un
wonted activity in diplomatic circles
here, and it is generally believed
Dutch note to Great Britain regarding
peace in South Africa.
Paris. Feb. LA Liberte afirms it
hears from an absolutely trustworthy
source hat Germany has advised Great
Britain in the most pressing manner
to consider the South African over
lures of DR.. Kuyper. Dutch premier.
London. Feb. 1.-The British reply to
the Dutch note in regard TO bringing
about peace in South Africa was dis
patched yesterday to The Hague. The
contents of the note are kept secret,
but the first publication of the text is
intended to be made on Monday, Feb
ruary 3. The Associated Press has reu-
son to believe that it's original summary
of the Dutch communication was cor
rect. with the addition that the Dutch
suggested that Vessels, Wolnarans
and Fischer, the Boer delegates now in
Europe, be permitted to go to South
Africa in an endeavor to persuade the
burghers IN the field to surrender.
Wiring. from The Hague the cores
pendent of the Daily Mail saws the re-
ply of Great Britain to the Dutch pro-
posal concerning peace in South Africa
is a polite refusal of the request tina
permission be granted for a commits
sion to proceed to South Africa.
The lack of any authorization by the
Beers has proved fatal" says the cor
respondent, but the door of negotia-
tons is not wholly closed, as Great
Britain's reply INDICATES that she is
willing to consider any authorized pro-
pOSal for DeaCe.o - f42 49,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-02-07
G DEF A
OBJ. NordIand ia Hit by Bridge and
Haa Bad Eat.

Hawarden, Ia, Feb. SO. B. Nordland.
q. brakeman on the Yankton freight, had
a miraculous escape from death the other
evening. The train was coming in from
the west. He thought 1t had crossed the
bridge just west of town SO swung out
on the side to climb on the top and was
struck by the end of the bridge and
knocked off onto the Ice twenty-five feet
below. He lost consciousness, but soor4
recovered and walked to town. Beyond
scratches and bruises he was uninjurcd.
and is now on the road again.
3. K. RoWley, a veteran on
the Northwestern railroad, has left for
$Colfax in hopes of there recovering his
health. a telegram from Des Moines states
that he had fallen on the sidewalk in
that city and sustained severe injuries.
He was taken to the Methodist hospital.
Later kilograms announce hts improve
nent.