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Evening star., 1903-07-21
NEW DISTRICT BUILDING.
Conference Held Regarding Plans for
the Structure

Captain Chester Harding, assistant to
the Engineer Commissioner. who has been
designated as superintendent of construc-
tion for the new District building return
ed today from Philadelphia, where he has
been in conference with the firm of Cope
& Ste%ardson. architects of the building
Captain Harding stated that he found the
floor plans of the building we'll along and
the space allotments were generally sat
isfactory.
1t is expected that the architects will
have the plans ready for the approval of
the building commission within a very
short time so far as the essential features
are concerned. There will necessarily be
quite a long time consumed in working out
the many details AS yet the elevation
drawings have not been touched upon.
Some modification may be made in the
original design. although this is not GER
tain by any means The matter will come
up after the arrangement of the various
floors is COMPLETED.
The new building Will be five stories tn
height. with q basement. There may b..
sub-basement rooms for machinery and
storage purposes only.
Evening star., 1903-07-21
WAR OF INDEPENDENCE.
New View Advanced by DR.. Emil Reich
on French Aid.

Dr. Emil Reich in the North American Review.
Like other peoples, Americans have been
accustomed to regard their own prowess
as the real cause to which they owe their
independence, and they have been prone to
keep in the background facts and names
which might discredit this view. The name
of Lafayette, for instance, is household
word in America, whereas few Americans
have ever heard of Vergennes or Beau
marchias as factors of influence in connec-
ton with the war of independence, though
the services Of the two latter to the Amer
those of Lafayette. The British view of the
war of independence naturally harmonizeS
with the American view, inasmuch as It
suits the British vanity to represent that
the British people when they were beaten,
were beaten by men of their own blood.
DR.. Reich expresses mild amusement at
the supposition that the Americans in op-
posing Great Britain were animated by
ideal motives of right and law. The under
lying and most potent motive. he holds, was
subconsciouS purpose to possess the vast
hinterland stretching across the continent,
and they took up arms against the mother
country at time when the British gov
ernment had practically detied Europe and
was on the eve of conflict with France,
Spain and Holland. 1t is to France, DIR.
Reich says, that America owes its inde-
pendence, and taking all the circumstances
of the revolutionary war into account it
must be regarded as an incident In the
great national riyalrieS of Europe DIR.
Reich thus writes o. the services of Beau
marchias in the early stages of the war:
ut this frivolous Frenchman' who
had long made up his mind to avenge his
country on England and to wipe out the
shame of the treaty of 1I63 in the most
terrible loss ever caused to Great Britain.
He clearly foresaw the war long before it
actually broke out. By means of incessant
memorializing the French, and later on the
Spanish government, too, he inspired Ver-
gennes, the great foreign minister of
France. and likewise Arada, Vergennes COL
league in Spain, and prevailed upon them to
join his vast plans. At first two, then
more, million francs were placed at the
disposal of the author Of Figaro by the
two Bourbon governments, and Beaumar-
chais, almost two years before France and
Spain openly declared war against Eng
land established his headquarters at Le
Havre, under the name of Rodigue Hor-
tales ct Gle. 1t was from Havre that Beau
marchais sent to the Americans vast stores
of tents, provisions and equipments of all
kinds. among others, 10000 rifles, over 200
cannon. &c. in 1776 and 1777. His fleets
as he called them. were in constant con-
nection with the colonials. and his lieuten-
ants more particularly De Kalb and the
indispensable Steuben, were organizing the
army of The colonials"
Evening star., 1903-07-21
HOW CONTRACT WAS OBTAINED.
Incident Of the Battle of Waterloo Fig
ures Prominently.

L. T. Marshall of London, England, was
at the Raleigh yesterday. He was Tor
wears connected with the Bank OF Eng
land as clerk, and later entered the gov
ernment service as purchasing agent
"They tell curious story as to the man
ner in which a certain firm In Manchester
became possessed of the government con-
tract to furnish shovels for use In the
army" said Mr.. Marshall to Star man.
1T originated during the battle OF wafer
loo At the time the Duke of Wellington
was seated upon horse watching the
military operations from distance he pe-
came aware that there was young man
mounted on black horse few feet away
from him. The duke was glancing around
as If in search of some one who was not
visible. He finally rode over to the stran-
ger and asked him who he was and what
he wanted. The young man replied tnat
his name was Jones and he represented
certain hardware Arm. and hearing that q
battle was imminent had decloeu 10 coilie
over and see the fun.
"'Do you desire to render England
service and carry an order 1or mile lor
me?' asked Wellington. ~.
.Certainly' answered Jones. 1T makes
M differences to me where I CO. and l am
entirely at your service But how VIII the
officer to whom l am to go know that the
order is bona fdeF d. ~
'"rhe great general thought FOR mo
ment and then took ring from his finger
and gave it to the travelling salesman, VINO
placed it upon his own hand ana was
given the hastily written note Tor com
mander in a different part of the field
The Young man went on his journey. found
the officer for whom he was searching ana
delivered the note He also turned the
ring over to him and asked him TO give IL
to Wellington. At the conclusion or the
battle the duke looked around Tor !he
voune man who had exhibited great
bravery in riding across the battlefield. but
did not see him. , , ha
"The matter slipped his mind and ne
forgot It entirely until about dozen years :
after, when the erstwhile adjutant entered
his office and was instantly recoghlzso' u
The two men shook hands and the duke m
ouired kindly as to his later success. Jones
informed him that he had Just received
promotion and was partner IN the II. IN II. u
for which he worked. and hearing tnat a
contract was to be let for iron shoveis
and shades for use in the military opera.
tions- he thought that the duke mlght
reciprocate his favor by assisting MIN IN n
pettine the contract. wellington smilea
and said that he would be greatly pieaseoo q
70 do ali in his power to assist him. ana
~ few weeks the firm was notified that
its offer was considered the best ana tnas as
the army shovefs for the nex5 nVe years
would come from its 7actores.
Evening star., 1903-07-21
DOWN AND OUT.
Police Believe Wildwood to Be Perma-
nently Closed.

1t is the belief of the local police that
the managers of the pool room at Wild
wood are down and out No effort has
been made to conduct bus ess there since
the raid was made a week ago, when the
sheriff failed to arrest single person al
legged to have been connected with the
backing Of the game. A number OF alleged
patrons OF the game were arrested and
released by Magistrate Bolts after they
had been driven and taken on train to
Bowie. Since that raid was made Sheriff
Hardisty has had number of deputies on
duty in the vicinity of Wildwood ready to
make another raid. These men camped In
the woods, where their horses We're fast
ened and one or two OF them would Visit
the resort each day. Members of the party
would leave the vicinity each day when
they were satisfied that the room would not
open.
Sheriff Hardisty was at police headquar-
ters yesterday afternoon. and while there
he discussed the Wildwood situation. He
said he is determined that there Shall be no
gambling at Wildwood.
There shall be none," he said, IF have
to keep a force of men there all the time
The sheriff had just returned from a visit
to Wildwood. Upon reaching Wildwood
Junction he found electric ears on the
short line were not running. This neceSs1-
tated a walk of more than two miles
through the hot sun. While the walk was
uncomfortable, the sheriff said he did not
mind it. He will reach there, he says. no
matter how far he is compelled to walk.
Evening star., 1903-07-21
FOR MUSIC AT WORLDS FAIR.
An Appropriation of $3.50, 900 Made by
the Management.

An appropriation of $45O0OO has been
made by the management of the universal
exposition to provide music during the life
of the exposition. The first definite con-
tract has just been closed with Sousa S
Band for a twelve weeks engagement dur
ing the months Of May. August and Octo-
ber.
Manager Stewart Of the bureau of music
will go abroad early in August with a view
to securing the services of the La Garde
RepubNcaine Band Of Paris, claimed to be
the best organized and most extensive and
capable band in the world.
Prizes aggregating $4,000 have been set
aside for band contests. and $4,000 in
prizes will be distributed for choral and or
gan recitaAs.
Three band concerts will be given each
day throughout the exposition grounds and
orchestral concerts and organ recitals Will
alternate at o'clock in the afternoon OF
each exposition day. some of the most dis
tinguished American organists participat-
ing.
Choral concerts will be given at intervals,
and choruses from the principal cities OF
the country will appear on days assigned to
their respective states.
Evening star., 1903-07-21
THE oLD-FAsHIoNKD GARDEN.
Has It Disappeared, With Its Sweet
William and lavender

From the Baltimore News.
What has become Of the old-fashioned
garden?" said a suburban1te to his COM
panion the other day as both were COM
ing home from business on one of the
suburban railway lines. II mean the
gardens we used to see-such as our grand
mothers took pride in-and the old-fash-
ioned flowers which, with their own hands,
they trained and reared - hands less
adapted to hoe and rake and dig than
those of the modern athletic woman"
Yes, 1t Is a fact, and a much-to-be-la-
mented fact, that the old-fashioned gar
den with its sweet William and It's corn
flowers, it's dark-red poppies and lavender
heiotrope, its black-eyed Susans and deli
cate morning glories, whose purple petals
are shyly closed when Old Sol begins to
stare too rudely; its rows upon rows OF
naughty hollyhocks. which, when once
planted grow like weeds and threaten the
more modest heartsease and bachelor but
tens; it's sweet-scented mignonette, and its
never-failing daisies-is a thing Of the past.
The modern woman does not look after
her garden as her mother and grandmother
used to do. Today there is a gardener who
attends to all that He mows the lawn, he
plans the shapes and arrangement of the
flower beds. And what does he plant? In
the spring. naughty tulips and awkward
hyacinths, and later on, nothing but stiff
geraniums-blossoms in which there is
neither grace nor perfume, possessing only
one attribute of the truly beautiful flower
color.
1t would seem that the modern woman
ought to take more interest in gardening.
She Is stronger Of more athletic build
than her ancestors. and. therefore, better
fitted to weed a garden and care for the
plants than the women of the last genera
tion who spent much of their spare time
in doing such enervating work as crochet
ing and knitting. Then, too, 1t is remark
able that plant life has not more attrac-
tions for children, now that nature study
is being introduced into the public school
curriculum. And yet, in how very few
suburban and country homes does one find
that the children have charge of little gar
den plots which they may call their very
own
And with the home garden the home
made bouquet, the parting gift Of every
hostess to the friend who had visited her
in her country home. has also passed away.
Cut flowers from the greenhouse for beau
tifying the dinner table were, in olden
supply from the garden was always on
hand, SO that at each and every meal a
fresh bouquet could be had. Every breeze
that blew waited the scent of honeysuckle
and mignonette through the house, and
from early spring until late in the fall
the air was redolent with sweet perfume.
OF course, well-trimmed lawn and
neatly designed geranium beds have their
advantages but need the garden be sac
rif1ced to the lawn? Why not compro-
mise. and have a little Of each7
Evening star., 1903-07-21
THIEVES OF THE HEAVENS
stars That Steal Stray Material From
Their Near Neighbors.
From London Answers

FROM London Answers.
Jupiter Is much the biggest member of the
family of stars which revoIve around our
sun. Consequently the power of his attrac-
tion Is greater than that possessed. for in
stance by the earth. Jupiter's exploits as
burglar have caused very considerable
annoyance and inconvenience to astron-
omers in the days before his powers were
fully recognized.
IN lho there appeared a fine comet, which
was found 70 have an elliptical orbit around
the sun OF so comparatively small a size
that Mr.. LeXell, its discoverer calculated If
would return In five and half years But
IN lII5 telescopes We're vainly focused on
the spot where it was expected to reappear
and again in 17sl it disappointed ali OBJ
servers. MIR. Lexell plunged into fresh CAL
culations and after much research found
that Jupiter was the culprit The unfortu-
nate comet had been rash enough to plunge
INTO the sphere of the giant planets attrac-
tlon, with the result that ii had been com
pletely diverted from its former orbit and
flung on into quite a different one of a
twenty-years period. 1t has never been
seen again by anyone on this earth and
probably never will be.
Jupiter was also responsible for the delay
which occurred in the return of that splen-
did vlsitant known as Halley's comet Hal
ley round that he was not Inc first discov-
erer of this big comet. 1t had appeared at
least twice previously, once seyentv-fve
years before and again seventy-six wears
before that. The astronomer concluded
that there would be a further delay in fta
third return and predicted that its next an
pearance would be 51S days later He did
not live to see it. But in 175S, the wear he
had prophesied for its reappearance as
tronomers We're waiting for it.
But they waited for more than three
months before it did actually apear and
then found that 1t was the planet Saturn
they had to thank for delaying the comet
this extra 100 days
rms same comet appeared again in 1875
TINS time late again. Not only had Jupiter
delayed 1t 51S days, and Saturn about 100
but Uranus hao also had a hand in retard-
ing 1t, and had added another sixty-nine
days to its journey.
Our own earth is by no means guiltless
1t Is constantly picking up unconsidered
trlfeS OF stardust, which range all the way
from the thfrteen-foot long mass of me-
teoric rock lately found by Prof. Ward in
Mexico, down to the infinitesimal particles
which are found on the roof of St Paurs
the deep sea. 1t is calculated that the total
amount of matter ,uus absorbed by us fs
certainly not less than 500 600 tons a wear
and that therefore, the weight of this world
is increasing at that rate every twelve
months.
1t appears also that we may be occa SION
ally responsible for the disappearance of
a poor unoffending comet. Biela's comet.
which went astray, is supposed to have
been absorbed by the earth. That amazing
shower of shooting stars which was seen
on November q, 1872, may have been the
death thoes OF this misty space traveller
Evening star., 1903-07-21
Difficult Plupals.

From the London Chronicle.
The difficulty about the plural of words
for different kinds of fish is not solved by
photographers any more than by gram
marians. The oxford dictionary says of
the word cod" for example, that the
plural is rare. and it gives quotation from
writer of the seventeenth century I'm
which occur both 'codds'' and 'salmons"
During the last few years we have several
times seen trouts as the plural of trout. DR..
Murray quotes from Izaak Walton. three
brace of trouts" And there is. of course.
Hoods use. In the Dream of Eugene
Aram.' of troutlets-'like troutlets in
pool" By the way, DR.. Balm. In his excel
lent grammar says that the collective
plural, salmon. corresponds 10 class OF
neuter nouns which lost their (nominativel
plural inflexion in the Oldest English. And
then-there is and are sheep
Evening star., 1903-07-21
Handicap Of Lack Of Education.
From Success.

From Success
Many men of wonderful natural endow-
ments are dwarfed and hampered in their
life work because Of their lack Of education.
How often do we see bright minds in re-
sponsible positions, serving on boards of
directors. as trustees of great business
houses or banking institutions. men who
control the affairs of great railroads and
manufactures. who have good judgment
and great natural ability. but who are
SO stunted and cramped by their lack Of
early development that life does not yield
them one-tenth Of what 1t might had their
Intellectual and aesthetic possibilities been
unfolded In youth. In social life. on public
platforms in debate. in the higher fields of
the worlds work. enjoyment. and progress.
they are constantly baffled. embarrassed.
and handicapped by the limitations Of ig-
norauce.
Evening star., 1903-07-21
Tubular Electric Lambs
From Nature


A new pattern of incandescent electric
lamp is being put on the market. The fila
ments. instead of being in ordinary
bulbs. are inclosed In straight tubes about
nine inches long; the filament is given a
small curl in the middle to allow for expan-
sion These tubes are mounted end to end
In a metallic casing, which serves as a re-
fiector. and also carries the leads and the
sockets into which the lamps fit. There is
thus produced single line of light which
is very suitable for certain forms of llumi-
nation. such a. shop window lighting light
ing by reflection from the ceiling decorative
illumination and the like. The lamps are
made for all ordinary voltages. and of the
same candle power and efficiencies as ordi-
nary lamps; they are run in parallel for
volt&ges up TO 130. but for voltages above
200 the lamps are run in pairs. the two
lamps OF each pair being in series. The
system has been tried on several occasions
recently with very satisfactory results.
Evening star., 1903-07-21
How to Enjoy a Vacation.

1t Is with recreation as 1t is with every
thing else in life. To make a success of 1t
you must give yourself to 1t with your
whole heart. You can do nothing by halves
or with a divided mind and get good re-
suits. Make up your mind. when you get
your ticket for your destination that that
workaday life, whatever 1t may be- until
you return. Close the doors upon the past
and give yourself UP absolutely to the REQ
reating principles Of nature. Go out with
the determination to enjoy yourself and to
abandon yourself to the music. the har.
monica the beauties Of the universe.
Evening star., 1903-07-21

Women's Oxford Tie Strap Slippers
and Juliettes; worth up to
81 broken sizes; all sizes in WoXC.
the lot. Clean Sweep Price. |OSs
Mems Oxford Ties in patent leather
and box calf; Goodyear ~
aau1 and English IL n welted soles; b Il AS
Mems Good Quality Oxford Ties in
black vici kid; regular $3.50
grade; to go at the Clean QDWC
Sweep Price eof.... )Se
Evening star., 1903-07-21
Sacrifices i'm Footwear.

lhe Clean Sweep the Shoe Department has lowered
as never before Mems Women Boys and Girls Shoes
cuded the big sale prices being than
half regular figures Read these
Evening star., 1903-07-21

Women's Dainty and
Pretty Boudoir Slippers: the HC
regular 49c. grade. SI Ss
Infants High-grade Button
and Lace Shoes: spring heel Sdhr
and no heel: worth up to 81 so oOSe
Misses and Children's Oxford Ties:
patent tips: all sizes; worth
8; Price clean sweep Sale soc.
iiNS'-
Infants Soft and Pliable Sole Shoes.
we'll made; in all colors: to
be closed out at the clear II QDC
ance price of.... of. ~
Evening star., 1903-07-21
Precautionary Measures.

Letters have been written to United
States officers on duty In China suggesting
that unless they could certify that pas
sengers embarkng for the Philippines
would not convey plague such passengers
be detained until the incubation period Of
the disease be passed. The medical officer
Evening star., 1903-07-21

lear shelves, counters and stock rooms before
=, showing how remarkably prices have been
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-05
DRESS FOR THE COUNTRY.

4 City fashions in clothing are in many
respects ill-suiteds for rural needs. The
English farmer wears knee breaches
instead of trousers for the sake of
comfort Nothing more out OF
place on the farm can be imagined
than the long-legged pantaloons.
I'VE countrymen are fools to wear
our hair cut close behind in city FASH
ion" remarked farmer the other day.
Especially in cold weather, it should
be left bunchy behind. Nature pro-
vided that hirsute covering as a. pro-
lection against cold. Many a bad case
of neuralgia could be avoided by leav-
ing it on.
1t is the same with the beard Throat
specialists reap harvests oWinggto the
practice of frequent and close Shaving.
Any man who faces Indictment 4gea Their
daily should discard the face Sierra ping
weapon between fall and spring.
Likewise the long, trailing skirt is
1ll-sulted for rural use, although gem
orally in vogue. European = women
wear abbreviated skirts that aeca1mu-
late neither mud nor dust. There may
be reasonable excuse for the use Of the
full length house dresses, but the wom-
an who lives in the country simply ig-
nOres sanitary necessity and sacrifices
her own comfort by wearing a gar
ment reaching below her ankles.
The thin-soled shoe is also" out of
place where footwalks are rare, Eng
lish women wear heavy-soIed foot
gear and are noted for pedestrian feats
When the country refuses to adopt
urban fashion it will make a disnIav Of
good, sound sense.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-05
Fine Table Linen.

No place in the world perhaps has
the royal purple, beaten silver and fine
linen of the Old Testament bee< more
lavishly duplicated than in the homes
of New York's money kings. Surely
money was never more wisely invest
ed than in fine linen for table service.
Within the past five weeks there was
delivered to George Gould one set or
linen table service that cost $1,000. 1t
was a special order made to fit a
round mahogany banQueting table that
can seat eighty guests. The linen was
first used at the opening of the re-
modelled Fifth avenue mansion on the
night of the ball. Spun of the finest
Irish linen, the table, cloth is six yards
long. 1t has deep<-rOund border of
Florentine point elaee, all hand made in
one piece. The center is solid lace.
The lace was designed specially for
the Goulds and will never be duplicate
ed. 1t represents months of labor by
scores of women lacenlakerS. With the
cloth went six dozen plate and finger
bowl doilies embellished with F'loren-
tine point lace, carrying out the same
design of the wide borders in the cloth.
The whole is a work Of art worthy a
place in a museum Where in all prob
ability it viii some day land to be
shown to future generations as an ex-
ample not only OF. eti1esa'art but the
opuIence of twentieth century living.