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Evening star., 1902-04-10

plan suggested by Mr.. Carnegie could not
be maintained in public library. MT
Hutcheson suggested that careful tests
should be applied not to fiction only, but
to works in history, travel or even theolo-
gy These should not be admitted unless
they seemed likely to stand the test of
time. Mr.. Parsons mentioned plan re-
Gently adopted by the Cosmos Club, where
by members make notes of reference to
books in fiction which the club would wish
to add to it's collection of Washngtoniana.
AS the principal speaker of the evening,
Mr. Charles K. Wead of the patent office
entertained the association with talk of
thirty minutes which he entitled Notes
on Musical Libraries and the Literature
of Music" To a thorough love and mas
terry of his subject Mr.. Wead Joined an
easy and graceful style of speaking, which
made his discourse douby entertaining.
The members were invited to look at the
subject neither from the standpoint of a
musician nor of a photographer, but
cultivated men and women; to survey the
printed records of mans activity in one
wide field. The principal results of musi-
cal activity. the speaker noted, are, of
course, sounds, which, though transient,
have permanent results-frst, written
printed music; second, instruments, and,
| third, the subject of the evening, treatises.
Approaching his subject from the point
of view of his own studies, Mr.. Wead told
how he had been attracted to the splendid
collection of instruments in the National
Museum at Washington and what faciIi-
the eight classes of books on music the
speaker mentioned first museum catalogues,
| that of the South Kensington collection of
| instruments standing at the head. Many
others, both in this country and abroad,
| were referred to and compared. The di-
| vision Of the subject relating to the musi-
| cal instruments and musical theories of
| various countries has an abundant litera-
| ture, much Of which must be CLEANED from
| books Of travel and musical periodicals.
A further class. and this small one, Mr..
Wead said, comprises books by scientific men
who treat musical phenomena objective
| things that may be studied stone or
| an animal, regardless Of the effect on
| moods or emotions. Ptolemy, among the
ancients, and Helmholtz, among the mod
| erns, are prominent in this group. The
| musical grammar or pedagogical treatise
| was then referred to, with special mention
| of Yriarte's didactic poems on music, which
| toward the close Of the eighteenth century
obtained wide popularity and were trans
| lated into many languages. The classes of
| history biography, periodicals and bibli-
| ographies then received treatment in sue
| cession.
| OF the important collections Of musical
! literature many are to be found in Wash
| ington. Among others should be mention
| ed those Of the National Museum. bureau
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LIBRARIES AND LITERATURE
Mr.. Charles K, Wsad Reads Paper Be-
fore Local Association.


The April meetingD of the District of CO.
lumbia Library Association was held yes
terday evening tati che Columbian Universi-
ty, the president Mt. Thomas H. Clark be-
ing in the chair and thirty-two members
attending. f3e s'E
The first topic for discussion was Cur
rent Events ahd Notable Books of the
Month" Mr. Martel the first speaker, re-
ferred to the now publication, entitled "Se-
lected Essays ahd Papers of Richard Cop
ley Christie" telling of Mr. Christie's valu-
able and exhaustiyeast studies in relation to a
group of renaissahcR writer's, including the
Scaligers VanifIi and Others and showing
the interest which this volume has for the
photographer and cataloguer. In mentioning
also the list Of chemical societies of the
nineteenth century, compiled by DIR. Bolton,
he referred especially to "Societe dArcu-
eil," founded by Berthollet in 1907, and
numbering among its few members the
most eminent chemists of the day.
Mr.. Thompson spoke of the work Of the
for the great catalogue of scientific papers,
1SOO-1S83, filing : the gap existing from
1SS3-19O1 !, and publishing. both author and
subject indexes from 1901 annually. Mr.
Woodward made mention Of the almost un-
precedented edition OF 100, 600 copies of
Miss Johnston's Audrey and of Conan
Doyle's book to be issued next week.
A short discussion of Mr.. Carnegie's re-
cent remarks regarding the restriction on
admitting new fiction to. public libraries
was opened by Miss Gibson. who outlined
the general subject, inclining to the belief
that restriction SO radical as the three-year
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The Musical Features.

LIE MUSICAL EeaLuTGS.
The musical features were furnished by
leading local artists, and each number was
heartily applauded The program opened
with two cello solos by Mr.. Wenceslao
E1llalpando. His first number was "Ro-
NANCE" by Campagnoli, and the second
selection was Fischer's "Czardas.'' Mrs.
Ivy Herr1ott Shade, soprano, sang the aria
from Lucia di Lammermoor." Miss Min
ma Heinrichs, violinist. played Sarasate' $
'Romanza" and Hubay's "Czardas." The
Ladies Mandolin Quartet, composed of Miss
Springsguth, Miss Wiley, Miss Skidmore
and Miss Cohen, played selections from
Carmen and Victor Herberts Gypsy
Love Song The program closed with the
singing of Petrils Down in the Deep by
Arthur E. Middleton.
Mr.. Henry Xander was musical director
and presided at the piano.
List Of the Guests.
town guests:
Thomas Q. Weldon, Baltimore; Richard
E. Cochran, New York; Philip H. Farley,
New York; B. F. Estey, Omaha, Neb; B.
II. Fuller, Milwaukee, Wis; ]. w. Harmon,
New Hampshire; Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Birds
eye. Hartford, Conn; E. H: Plummer'
Philadelphia; Col. Harry S. Fuller, Mil
waukee; Eli D. Weeks, Litchfield, Conn. !;
G. Russell Leonard, Chicago; L. d. Wilkes,
ST. Paul James c. Biggert, Pittsburg; Geo
A Cantine, New York; Charles E. Ady,
Omaha; Merrill Steele Ady, Omaha; Mrs.
George Hughes, Greenville, N. c.; Captain
and Mrs. F. A. Kendall, Canton, Ohio; Col
John w. Vrooman, Col J. A. Golden, New
York.
Among those present from the city were:
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Parker, Mr.. and Mrs
Allen g. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Il
and Mrs. w. A. ',hite, Mr.. and Mrs; A. G.
Wiegman, DR.. and Mrs. E. Clyde Shade.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ Dyrenforth, Capt. and Mrs.
George Pickett. Mrs Pickett. Mr.. and Mrs.
S. P. Ficklen, F. B. NARROW, Gen. B. F.
Stahl. w. c. Long, w. L. Barger, David
NJ. Lee, Thomas E. Drake, George S. Vain
wright, Miss Mary Grant, Max Cohen, Miss
Nettye Cohen, Mrs. ID. T. Williams, Will
liam A. Bennett, Miss A. Tongue Ray
mond K. Tongue, c. o. Rice, Miss T. Rice,
Mrs. j. ]. O'Connell, G. E. Dunkum, T. A.
Lee, w. Villalpando, Henry Xander, Miss
Heinrich. w. B. Hardy, Frank l.. Attwell, R.
E. l.. YellOtt A. l.. Newmyer, Mrs. L. New
myer and Miss Martha Dyrenforth.
Many of the visiting insurance men will
attend a banquet at Baltimore tomorrow
night given by the underwriters of that
city in honor of, president William D. Wy
man of the National Association. Friday
night Mr.. Wyman will be entertained by
the life underwriters of Philadelphia.
The next annual convention of life under
writer's will be held in Cincinnati October
- to H. inclusive, and from the large num-
Der of communications received by the eX
ecutive committee at its meeting in this
city, it is thought it will be the largest one
ever held.
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ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Legislative Enact1uents of Interest to
Montgomery County.
,ecial Correspondence OF The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
tgor ROCkVHsLE, Md, April ., 1902.
AT the animal conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, which adjourned last
evening, the following appointments of pas
tors for this county, were made: Montgom-
cry circuit, C. NJ. Yost; Gathersburg, c..
Z. Ely: Kensington, E. D. Huntley; Lay
tcnsville, H. P. West; Spencerville, H. C.
Smith; Woodside, c. D. Taylor.
Among the measures affecting Montgom-
cry county which became laws at the re-
cent session of the legislature were the
following: Repeating the law prohibiting
the construction Of any electric or steam
railroad on any road or street of the county
not more than thirty feet in width; raising
tho fee of the sheriff for the board of eacn
prisoner from 25 to 80 cents per day;
amending the charter of kensington; au-
thorizing Takoma Park to borrow money
for water works; amending game
law of county: authorizing Kensing-
ton to issue bonds; authorizing the
construction of a $4,000 public school build
ing at Kensingtoa; amending the charter of
Garrett Park; Incorporating the Takoma
Power and Electric Company; allowing wo-
men taxpayers to vote at certain municipal
elections.
At the regular meeting of the board of
county commissioners the opening of the
read petitioned for by H. w. Blunt and
others was awarded to Richard T. Burdette
for $3.50 The proposed road will be about
three quarters of a mile in length and will
extend from Germantown to the Choppers
road.
In compliance with the recommendation
of the March grand jury the board took
preliminary steps looking to the improve
ment of the grounds around the court
house. The entire front will be terraced
and a stone wall eighteen inches high
erected and the grounds will be beautified
| in other ways.
Mr.. and Mrs G. Minor Anderson have
returned to their Rockville home after
spending several months in Washington.
Roger Parker, a nineteen-year-old col
ored youth has been lodged in jail here
upon a charge Of grand larceny. He is
accused of having stolen $40 in cash and
about $50 in checks from a safe in the rear
of Washington Hicks merchandising estab-
lishment last Saturday night while the
clerks and proprietor were busy waiting
| upon the trade He will be given a hear
ing Saturday afternoon
Polk Miller the well-known delineator of
the negro character and dialect, gave an
| entertainment in the Rockville Opera House
last evening and delighted large audience
He was accompanied by quartet of ne
groes, whose singing added much to the
pleasure Of the occasion.
Miss Mamie Prettyman of Baltimore is
| the guest Of her sister, Mrs. A. j. Almoney,
at this place.
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Response by Mr.. Wyman.

President Wyman, on behalf of the execu-
tive committee, responded to the Commits
sioner's welcome, and told of the benefits
derived from association and union in bus-
ness. His remarks proved to be very in
teresting to the audience and treated of
different features of insurance work.
After several musical numbers Senator
John F. Dryden of New Jersey gave short
address. He said he had been having an
attack from that enemy of life insurance,
the grip. He spoke of the wonderful ad-
vancement of life insurance and mentioned
the names of a number of pioneers in the
business. Senator Dryden thought the pub
lie did not fully appreciate the usefulness
of the life insurance institution. The an
nual income of the life insurance compa-
nies of the United States in 1900, he said,
was more than double the income of the
year $780, this being evidence of the rapid
increase of the business. In closing he said
Life insurance is going to be the great
towering financial institution of the world. -
In introducing Minister WI Chairman
Wolf said:
I'VE have with us tonight distinguished
foreigner whose voice has been heard in
all parts of the United States on matters
of education, economics and progress. In
deed, he speaks on institutions as
though he had been brought up among
them and had been familiar with them all
his life. We are glad to have him with us,
and l take great pleasure in Introducing to
you Minister WI Ting Fang of China
Evening star., 1902-04-10
Mems Clothing.

100 Mems end Young Mems Suits. sizes
S3 to A. in dark and medium shades,
single and double-breasted; SS AS
worth up to SO. for........ OOs
35 Mems and Young Mems Spring Over
coats, in light tan and oxford gray,
strictly all wool. Friedlander's G. Z 7E
price, $40. Dyrenforth,s price. pOe ~
100 pairs Mems All-wool Pants, all Sizes
in cashmere. Scotch goods, cheviots. and
fdp s5ps p serge worth up to SO. ST. .98
Evening star., 1902-04-10
Are you neSlectinS your health?
THE PEN AL LTV OFF MEGLEG I
is THE SAME AS THE WAGES OF 81
SMITHS GREEN MOUNTAIN RENOVATOR
SHOULD BE TAKEN PROMPTLY BY
EVERY SUFFERER.
EVERY SUFFERER.

you merely existing
YOU
people really live small compared
number that merely
Some people think that they feel able around and
attend their usual duties they ought be thankful AS
fact the solemn duty OF everybody be entirely weo feel the
blood of health dancing the and the of perfect strength
member OF the body Such happy condition possible only
when doing work properly and there
harmony OF all the functions and full supply OF pure blood
Any piece of mechanism particularly delicate the human
body will surely clogged and thrown completely Of
gear.
You know we'll what the You know that
troubles of the kidneys responsible
ton You know need cleaning and fixing generally
SMITHS GREEN MOUNTAIN RENOVATOR is what you need
1t will do the work better quicker and longer than anything
else.
therefore perfectly harmless 1t the bodyb of all med
Those who have and muscles and have
to take any other kind of medicine
In Vermont where from has been verybodys medicine
for OF century although advertised until bought
by placed the through agents
Its former makers satisfied with the
ewh the fact that other medicine could
those who knew
all 1t
have cneta
II f blood ourhb feel like
is w Q
It q
C. No Conn.,"
Give trial and the benefited
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Minister WI Given Ovation.

The minister was given hearty ovation
to the ladies present, said:
''One of the characteristics of your people
is to spring surprises. Now that am sud-
denly called upon to speak 1 hardly know
what to say. l confess do not know any,
thing about the subject of insurance-Mr
Wolf has been kind enough to say know
something about other things. I say I know
nothing about insurance-except that I
have insured my life.''
He said in China insurance was a new
thing 1.-The first heard of the subject"
he said, was Of fire insurance on houses:
then / heard you could insure property in
the houses. All this I considered a good
thing, and then 1 heard of marine insur-
ance, but not till a few years ago did I
know there WAS such thing as life insur-
ance. In China to insure life is to pre-
pare against death, and we don't like to
that on life insurance we got the money
after our death, and 1t was hard to under
stand. but now We are beginning to desire
to hear more about 1t since it is better un-
derstood."
He told of his various experiences with
insurance agents and of the way they had
pounced upon him. He said he had taken
out three policies. but on the fourth assault
he had stood firm and refused to take out
a new one or to have the old ones increas-
ed. He said there were several foreign
companies in China, but no native concerns
In closing, Minister WI said: II wish
you to expand your business, not only in
this country, but in the far east
This addl ess concluded the speechmaking
after which those present retired to the
large ball room. where excellent refresh
Evening star., 1902-04-10
FREAK ADVERTISING
Report of City Solicitor on Proposed
Regulation.

A. B. Duvall, the city solicitor. has re-
ported to the District Commissioners on
the proposed police regulation to prevent
freak advertising on the streets. He raises
several objections to the draft of the regu-
lation as referred to him, and recommends
the PRONUNCIATION of the following in its
stead:
1T shall be unlawful for any person In
any manner to convey transport or carry
through or upon any public street avenue
highway or alley in the District of Column
bia any sign, advertising device or other
object calculated to frighten horses
The above has been incorporated in a
general order by the committee in charge
of the revision of the police Regulations.
and when approved by the Commissioners
will be Incorporated in the new edition.
The District Commissioners have denied
the application of George Z. Beverly to
place bootblack stand in front of 706 18th
street northwest.
Evening star., 1902-04-10
ladies' Apparel.
BedWear.

White Spreads. Friedlander's 400
price, 81 90. Dyrenforth' price. 4DS
Sheets. Friedlanders price, 69c. ,oc
Dyrenforth's price. o1N
prde foE T2c cafss rffsianGsFs ppee $3.50
Towels. Friedlanders price, oc
15c. Dyrenforth's price ~
Sheets. Friedlander's price, 75c. .oc
Dyrenforths price. e............... ~
Evening star., 1902-04-10

of ethnology, the Catholic University and
the Library of Congress.
The association voted its thanks to Mr..
Wead for his instructive paper and ad-
journed at half-past 9 o'clock.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-14
From Male to Female,

In a paper read before the New York
breeders convention by Valancey> Il.
Fuller he said: 1T is a law which
seems to run through the animal as
we'll as the human race that the fe-
male transmits her characteristics to
the male and the male to the fe-
male. The COW is governed by this
law and therefore does not transmit
to a heifer calf those qualities which
have made her so desirable as a pro-
Queer Of milk and butter, but to the
bull calf, and the sire is governed by
the law that the male transmits such
qualities to his female offspring. While
there may be exceptions to the law, yet
1t is the experience Of breeders that
they are usually disappointed in the
heifer calves they raise from their best
cows. The knowledge that great pro-
ducing power is transmitted generally
by the sire to the heifers should cause
breeders to use only a sire from the
best COW in a herd and not to expect
the good COW to reproduce her good
qualities in her heifer Calves"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-14
MR.. sILOS.

need it. The photo shows that ours are
so placed, and it is not necessary to
move from n to the other while fill
ing. This is not only a saving Of time,
but allows m to get much more for
age into a given space, as it has time
to settle. l believe that every n is
agreed that ensilage corn must have
cultivation and light and not be plant
ed too thick. But l believe that it is
not settled that grain in the silo is Of
as much value as the same grain dried
and fed as grain. My experience leads
me to believe that by chemical action
or by some unknown cause to me, at
least, the corn put into the silo with
the stalks is not of as much value as
the same would be il dried, ground and
fed as grain. This subject our expert
ment stations should investigate more
fully.
We are 81 well convinced of this that
this spring W. shall plant and raise as
good a crop of field corn as we can,
striving especially to raise a large
quantity of grain, remove the ears and
cut the stalks into the silos. II it
proves a failure. we will let the read.
ers Of this paper know why. But we
don't intend that it shall prove wrong.
On the contrary, we believe 1t a decid.
ed step in advance, the serious Ques.
ton being how to get the stalks into
good ensilage II put in as dry as they
must be IL left long enough to mature
the grain. Our idea is to have plenty
Of ensilage for winter feed, enough for
summer and some left over. We will
do away entirely with green forage
crops, as they cost too much labor and
do not produce enough per acre.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-14

Professor Leroy Anderson, instructor
in dairy husbandry at Berkeley uni
versity, California, spent about ten
days, Jan. l to 10, about Los Angeles,
remaining at daiyies and creameries
giving practical instruction in this
great and growing work. Professor
Anderson is very popular with diary
men Of this section, and his services
are much sought after. There is a state
appropriation for carrying OF this
work.
One Of the weak points in connection
with station work is the tendency for
the experimenters to become theoret-
ical dairymen rather than practical
workers, says Hoard's Dairyman. 1t is
easy to consider dairy subjects from
the standpoint of the test tube and a
clean milk supply, and the results
worked out from such conditions fire.
quently fail when applied to actual
dairy conditions. A getting out of the
workers, as in the above case Of Pro-
fcssor Anderson, would add much to
the value Of the station work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-14
A Financial Puxxle,

Here is a problem in finance which
we submit to those Of our readers who
are always inclined for an argument
on the money question:
A banker sauntering home saw a
five pound note lying on the curbstope.
OF course he picked it up and took tho
number in order to find the owner.
While at home his wife remarked that
the butcher had sent in a bill for meat
amounting to f5. The only money be
had with him was the money be had
found. which he gave her. and she paid
the butcher. The butcher paid it to
a farmer for a calf. and the farmer
paid 1t to the merchant. who in turn
paid 1t to the washerWoman, and she,
owing the banker a note OF Is, went
to the banker and paid her note. The
banker recognized the note as the one
he had found and which up to that
time had settled EOS OF debt. On a
more careful consideration he found
the note counterfeit.
Now. will some of our financial
friends tell us what has been lost in
this transaction and by whom, If any.
body?-London Telegraph.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-14

The regular visits OF q good family
agricultural paper is welcomed by the
whole family. The Twentieth Century
Farmer is out of the rut in which most
agricultural papers travel. This is
true particularly of the splendid
illustrations from photographs taken
by their own artists and special
articles by the best known and most
particular men in every branch of
agriculture, such as N. J. Harris,
secretary of the Iowa Seed Corn
Breeders association; H. w. Camp
bell the authority on soil culture;
James Atkinson of the Iowa expert
ment station at Ames, Ia, Frank G..
Carpenter, famous for his letters OF
travel: c.. r. Thomas, secretary
American Hereford Breeders associa-
ton; B. o. Cowan, assistant secretary
American Shorthorn Breeders associa-
ton; DR.. A. T. Peters, Nebraska ex-
pertinent station, E. F. Stevens, presi-
dent Nebraska horticultural society:
WOuldA . OcpdItLucuo, ny
Mrs. Nellie Hawks, Friend, Neb.; j.
J. EdgertQn of the Iowa experiment
station will answer all questions re
lating to live stock matters. This is
a weekly agricultural family paper,
in which the farmers wife is par
ticularly interested on account of the
pages devoted to her particular in
t~erests. In fact there is no paper
published either in the east OF west
that meets SO we'll the wants OF the
| western farmers and stock raisers
and their families. II You do not get
it send 10 cents for q Ten weeks trial
subscription to The Twentieth Gem
fury Farmer, 2055 Farnam street,
Omaha, Neb., and you will have an
opportunity to become acquainted
with it. A dollar will bring It for :
whole yesr.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-03-14
CONVENIENT slLos.
The Question of Food and Its Prepa.
ration For Dairy Cattle.

The Question II Food and Its Prepa-
ration For Dairy Cattle.
Since dairying has become one Of the
principal agricultural pursuits, espe-
cially in the east, the supply Of fodder
or the raising Of forage claims almost
the first consideration Of the farmer.
says T. H. Mitchell Of Cayuga county,
N. Y, in American Agricultural. We
have tried on Oakland farm the vari-
GUS forage crops recommended and
have come to the conclusion that they
are all too expensive ON account of the
necessary labor. We except rape for
pigs and sheep and ensilage, which we
have for some years past used practi-
cally the year around. Ensilage Is just
as valuable in the heat and drought of
summer as in the winters cold. L;
when you cut your new crop in the fall
any is left in the silo, cut right On to
the old. We are now feeding out Of the
smaller Of our two silos shown in the
Illustration corn put in in 1900, and 1t
Is just as good as that put in last fall.
When building the first silo, place it
convenient for a second one. You may