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Evening star., 1903-09-14
Chicago Hoodlums.
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
The growing evil of hoodlumism. to which
certain police officials are now directing at
tention, is one which calls for thoughtful
consideration not only by the police but
by all those who are interested in social
reform and Improvement. Throughout the
city, it appears, small gangs of boys from
ten to twenty are running wild, disturbing
the peace and committing petty acts of
lawlessness. Their chief object seems to
be to disturb and annoy. While a majority
of them commit no offenses serious enough
to justify a sentence to the reform school,
they make themselves nuisances to the gen.
eral public and terrors to children. Accord
ing to the police, the ranks of these young
malefactors are steadily growing.
The Importance of checking this omnous
development of city life before 1t has gone
any farther should be obvious. The young
hoodlum of today is in training to be a
criminal tomorrow In the beginning he
may be an honest boy, with high animal
spirits and love of mischief, but, sur
rounded by such an environment as that of
the average young hoodlum. the chances
are altogether in favor Of his becoming a
lawbreaker and an enemy of society. The
gangs Of young "toughs who loiter about
the purlieus of the city are regularly re-
cruited from the ranks Of younger boys
who have been allowed to run wild among
bad associates.
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degree rare in Australian townships, pre-
sents fresh. briGht-green picture even in
the hottest seasons marked in other parts
py drought and burnt-up vegetation. This
ooon IT owes to Its river which, more con-
slant than most rivers "out west" whose
summer tendency is toward disappear
anee. I,e never fails in it's supplies. Natu-
rally. agriculture is the best paying in
dustry of the district, maize and tobac Geo
forming the chief crops, the excellence of
the former being such as to make its
market price take permanent place at the
top OF the list. To this unfailing fertility
also IS due the fact that stock from other
parts of the state Is sent to Craze at Tumut
in time Of drought
The township. ITSELF although not impos-
ing-lts present population is only some
thirteen hundred[s picturesque. 1t lies on
a hillside, its main street sloping toward
the river, which is at that point crossed
by pretty wooden bridge. The view by
the river is quaint and peaceful. and were
1t not for some giant gum trees that form
q background to the willows by the edge
of the river the scene might be taken for
glimpse of the old country. The home
like effect is heightened by the hedges of
brtar-bush backed by rows Of poplars. The
Australian touch Is seen when with the
tufted waffle" emblem of the common
wealth-which in springtime sets the coun-
tryside aglow.
Tumut was founded as gold mining CEN
reer with plethora of banks. In the pres
ent quiet of its bucolic existence. however,
four banks are sufficient Half a dozen
stores. ten hotels. four churches and two
schools. a fine post Office and a school of
arts, make the grand total OF Its larger
buildings. The houses are of the bungalow
type crowned by corrugated iron roofs.
and having verandas the length and depth
Of which are In direct proportion to the So
cial staus of their indwellers. Owing to its
elevation-it lies on the northern slope of
the Kosciuskan group, the eliminating
point of the Australian continent-Tumut
enjoys a cool climate. This is reflected in
It's fruits. which range from all the English
berries to the subtropic produe.s-peaches,
grapes and passion fruit. Its isolation
from the main streams of interstate traffic
is at present complete. Twenty miles, COW
cred daily by the mail coach. separate 1t
from the nearest railway terminus, fifty
from the nearest junction on the Sydney to
Melbourne route. Its position is. however.
curiously central. since 1t is half way be-
tween Sydney and Melbourne. and lies equi-
distant from Adelaide and Brisbane, thus
commanding on fairly equal terms the CAPT.
tails Of the eastern states. New South Wales
and Victoria, south Australia and Queens
land
Evening star., 1903-09-14
ROMANCE OF THE PAPACY.
Secrets Of Vatican That Have Reached
Public knowledge.
From the London Tattler.


From the London Tattler.
AS a rule the secrets of the Vatican are
we'll kept and most of the stories that
are told apropos Of the new pope must be
taken with grain of salt. Now and again.
however, something of the romance of the
papacy really leaks out. though not through
the cardinals. There was, for example.
the strange case Of Pope Plus TX, pretty
we'll known a generation ago. but now al
most forgotten. In his younger days. when
he was Count Mastai Ferrati and a laymau
he met and fell in love with Miss Foster.
daughter of the Irish Protestant bishop Of
Kilmore, who was living in Italy with her
sister, Nine. De Sails. Miss Foster favored
the young count, but Nine. De Sails drove
the lover away. Afterward she relented.
the count returned and the wedding day
was fixed. On the appointed day the bride
and her friends were at the church, but
no bridegroom appeared and Count Mastai
Ferrad was never seen again. Years at
terward Miss Foster went to see Pope
Plus TX and was astonished to recognize
in the pontiff her old flame the count.
The most sensational novelist could not
the real story of Pope Leo's predecessor.
Nine. De Sails had made an unhappy mar
riage with an Italian, and her parents, fear
ing similar fate for the younger daughter,
made her promise to guard Miss Foster
against a union with foreigner, hence her
interference to separate the lovers; it was
only when her sister pined away that Nine.
De Sails reiented The disappearance OF the
count has quite flavor of Dumas about &.
Unknown to his fiance he was bound to the
Jesuits, and his superiors in the order per-
emptorily sent him away on a mission to
prevent his marriage with an Englishman
and a Protestant. Letters were intercepted
and he was led to believe that she had mar
ried another, SO he took orders and rapidly
rose to be bishop. then cardinal and event.
uaIIv none. Then in the height of his grand.
eur he was brought for moment face to
face with the woman he had loved and lost.
Nothing more dramatic has ever been
Evening star., 1903-09-14

in question. W. II. ONeill, be placed on
the annual roll at 81 400. 1t is recommend
ed that a second clerk In the once, now re-
ceiving $4 a day, paid from the approprla-
ton for free text books and supplies, pup
lie schools, be placed on the annual roll ct
81 200 a year. This last is salary reduc-
ton of $50 but carries with 1t the ADDED
privileges of the annual employe over the
per diem.
His Annual Report.
Property Clerk Beckett has also sub
mitted his annual report to the Commis-
sioners.
During the year." he says. there were
expended through the office appropriations
amounting to about 100000. There were
g. 700 acquisitions drawn on the ONCE 1oI
supplies which necessitated the writing OF
IL ,3O4 orders. Number OF bills examined,
approved and forwarded for payment were
9,744 For some years past In my reports
l have asked that be provided with an In
crease clerical force. ana nave again inns
year in the estimates submitted tooay
asked that a greater force be provided.
Increased Work Of Office.
'IJnder the new system, which requires
me- to obtain competitive bids on all sup
plies not covered by contracts. the WORK
will be materially increased, which re-
auires that l give all of my time to doing
such work as should be done by clerks
thereby not affording me the proper time
to devote to matters OF grea.er impor
such as drawing up specifications. going
outside of the office to see goods before
purchasing, etc. J,
cannot be prevailed upon 70 grant an IN
creased force that some plan be devised
whereby additional clerks can be employed
and their salaries prorated from the ap-
propria tions expended through the office. y
Evening star., 1903-09-14

are neither Christians nor Mohammedans,
but cling to faith in which the doctrines
of the Pentateuch. the Christian gospels
and the Koran are interviewer. They be-
lieve that the Christians and Mohammedans
Will eventually destroy each other. and that
the Druses will be the chosen people. The
Druses have lived in the Lebanon district
for thousand years. and in all that time
have yielded neither to MoSlem nor Chris
tian. They number about 10000. and. living
in the mountains, have retained the char
acteristics that made them formidable ene-
mics Of the Turks and merciless fanatics in
their attacks on Christians. II they revolt
now they will add disturbing and uncer-
tain element to the situation in Syria. They
are good campaigners, but will be as veno-
nous in their attacks on Christians as on
Turks
Evening star., 1903-09-14
Tubers Should Be Set in September for
Best Results.

Best Results.
From Home and Flowers.
Bulb planting Is often deferred until Oc-
tober, and frequently later, but it ought to
be done in September, If possible. The rea-
son for early planting is this: Bulbs put
into the ground now will develop strong
roots and make all preparation for next
springs work before the close of the sea-
son. Late planted ones cannot do this.
consequently they will have an arrested
development when cold weather comes. and
the work that remains undone in fall will
have to be taken up and completed in
spring, at the very time when all the
energies Of the plant ought to be concen-
trated in the development of flowers.
Therefore plan to plant your bulbs early.
Send on your orders for them as soon as
you receive your catalogues. And when
your order has gone, begin at once to get
the ground ready for them. Spade 1t up to
the depth of at least foot. Work 1t over
until 1t Is fine and mellow, and make 1t
very rich. The best fertilizer for bulbs Is
old well-rotted cow manure. If this Is not
procurable use fine bone meal in the proper
ton Of a pound to each yard square of
soil. Set the larger bulbs about five inches
below the surface. and about the same dis
tance apart. The smaller ones, like crocus
and snowdrop. can be set close together, or
in groups, and ought not to be planted
more than three inches deep.
All newly made bulb beds ought to be
covered to the depth of ten or twelve inches
with litter before cold weather sets in. If
this is not done the frost will cause the soil
to heave. and this will break the roots of
the bulbs and greatly injure them. BY COW
ering we do not keep out cold, as many
suppose, but we keep the cold in, thus pre-
venting the frequent alienation of freezing
and thawing. which is what does the mis-
chief with our bulbs BY all means have a
had nf frr1t nP hxy,-
cinths. and one of narcissus. with sonw-
drops, crocuses and other small bulbs tuck
ed into hooks and corners, here and there.
all about the grounds. The value Of a col
lection Of bulbs is not understood by those
who have never grown them. They begin
to bloom as soon as the snow goes, and for
at least six weeks they will make the gar
den gay. as not all will come into bloom at
the same time. Thus they bridge over the
long interval between the opening of spring
and the advent of the earlier hardy peren-
malls The lover of flowers who is without
them is not living up to his or her privi-
leReS.
Evening star., 1903-09-14
ANN UAL ESTIM MATES
MR.. F. O. BECKETT STATES NEEDS
OF HIS OFFICE.
Suggests Increase in Salary Of Deputy
Property Clerk and Asks for Ad-
ditional Clerks.

The District property clerk, Mr.. F. o.
Beckett, has submitted his annual est1-
mates to the Commissioners. He asks for
an increased force because of the additional
work required of the Office at this time, and
recommends that salaries be raised. In
his own case Mr.. Beckett suggests that his
compensation should be raised from $16OO
to $1,000.
"The increase here indicated" says Mr..
Beckett, "is asked for the reason that the
eXacting responsibilities of the office thor
oughly justify 1t. The head of this office
should be placed on a footing with the
heads Of the other offices under the District
government The salary as 1t now stands
Is not in excess of that paid mere clerks in
some of the other branches of the service,
and then, too, while 1t should not be, 1t is
nevertheless So that the views of one re-
ceiving so small a salary are not respected
to the extent the requirements of the office
der and"
Mr.. Beckett recommends an increase in
the salary of the deputy property clerk, M.
c. Hargrove, from 81 400 to 81 600, saying:
1.-The increase here recommended Is well
deserved and is more in keeping with the
ardu9us and exacting responsibilities of the
cfice: T1s Incumbent is an efficient en-
-pAoye, whose long service has greatly add
ed to his efulness."
,>4hree Clerks Needed.
Request is made for three new clerks, one
at 81 600, one at $500 and one at $720. Re-
specting this estimate, Mr.. Beckett says:
1T is not only desirable. but absolutely
essential that the office be provided with
more force, the magnitude and character
of the work being such that 1t Is next to
impossible for the force now at my COM
mand to cope with 1t, except to dispense
with the routine work, not permitting the
keeping of records in the concise form they
should be kept, without compelling the en-
tire force to work over time. which has re-
Gently been done in order to fill the reQui-
siiions for supplies.
THE clerk asked for at s720 per annun
is to provide place at an increased salary
for Mr.. Mitchell, who is now provided for
as a laborer in the executive department
ard detailed to this office. The work he Ia
here called upon to perform is strictly
clerical. He is faithful ard efficient clerk
ard should be paid a salary commensurate
with his duties"
Mr.. Beckett states that one clerk In his
Office at "a day Is paid from the appro-
priation for sprinkling, sweeping and clean
| ing the streets and the appropriation fol
street lighting. His annual compensation
] u $1,262, and he recommends that the oleri
Evening star., 1903-09-14

$3.50
ssss S2375
ss'sss $265O
$28OO
I Carved Mahogany Frame Couch, d ~ IN
cred in plain velour, tufted. Reduced S,6S SQU
from $4S
I Carved Mahogany Couch covered
"s $4,000
/ French Mattress Couch, adjusta- 6ne m
BILE head; covered in Verona velour. NN.HS uUuD
duced from $50 ~
I Adustableend Davenport. quartered d. eA
oak Frame upholstered in leather. Re sEAR .SVU
duced from $oS75 to
Mahoganyframe Couch. covered In GO I'm
leather tufted Reduced from $45 to. o......eDaOAeOW
Reduced ss1sss asm Gss's $50 s"fssa and
Fine Leather Couch, mahogany 49, -0
frame; best uphOlstertng. Reduced from M II SuU
$'OoO 10.
Evening star., 1903-09-14
The Druses Of Lebanon.
From the Chicago Inter- r-Ocean.

The Druses OF Lebanon, II under arms as
reported. add to the gravity of the situation
in Syria. In 1S42 these mountaineers MUIR
dered the Turks; in 1880 they murdered the
Maronite Christians to tho number OF 1O.-
600: in 1895 they rsvolted against tho Turks
and almost annihiiatsd the frst army sent
against them. In 1860 Europe was COM
PEELED to interfere. and French army and
an English neet were sent to Beirut to force
the Druses to submit to the appointment Of
q Christian governor over Lebanon. They
Evening star., 1903-09-14
Decide Yourself.
The opportunity Is here
backed by Washington
testimony.

testimony.
Don't take Our word for it.
Don't depend on strangers state
ment.
Read Washington Endorsement.
Read the statements of Washing
ton citizens.
And decide for yourself.
Here is one case of it:
Charles n. Bradley. painter. at the American Ice
Co. who resides at s06 AZ st. s.w., says: 81 have
tried everything for my back and could get no re-
ref. but your pills helped me. Ny back has been
so bad have had to lay OF from work for weeks
at time l have been working now steady ever
Stree used the pills. You say that from what
they did for me l can recommend them very high
ly and from the confidence l have in them am
going to get bottle Of your Burdock Blood Btters
and II IT is as good the Pills, l certainly want
H. obtained Doan's Kidney Pills at Stevens
Pharmaoy.'
For sale by all dealers. Price, 50
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
Evening star., 1903-09-14

Mifkins-'I wonder II our friend Blocker
Is happily married?"
Bifkins-'Well. all I know Ia that his
wife's the sort Of woman who will climb
into one of the seats reserved for smokers
In a street car when there are plenty of
vacant seats further up front."-Chicago
News.
Evening star., 1903-09-14

The youth-'Do you believe In age before
beauty?"
The maid-"Sure thing. In your case. for
instance, age will have to give you a full
beard before you can hope to break into
the beauty class"-Chica6o Newk
Evening star., 1903-09-14
TOWN OF ruMur.
Location and Features Of the Proposed
Australian Capital

Letter to the London Spectator.
1t would appear from recent Australian
cablegrams that Tumut II the prospective
capital Of the commonwealth. It fell to my
lot, when was resident In New South
Wales. to pay several visits to that remote
spot-visits that left moro than an ordinary
impression ON my memory Of extensive
travels In the back blocks." Tumut, to q
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-16
step-Dancing.

a number OF society women have
recently taken mp step-dancing, and
several have become very accomplish
ed opponents of the art. At present
the craze is for the Spanish dance,
which. although less lively than other
national dances, combines steps and
poses that express every possible
shade of sentiment But the British
girl does not know. as the Spanish girl
does, the secret of dancing with every
feature and muscle of her body The
latter can express every m0tioii Of joy
anger, disappointment, or defiance by
gesture alone as her feet keep grace.
full time to the music. In fact, her
motions speaG more plainly than
words. and, uni,ae them, can in nc
way be misconstrued.
The Puget Sound salmon crop is re
ported to he almost total failure. Alas
for the masses! With salmon beyond
their reach little that is WORTH while
will be left for them
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-16
FORTY YEARS AGO.

Oil City Pa.) newspapers reported
small boys of that village making 81 to
So daily after each hard rain by dipping
crude oil from ponds and creeks in the
neighborhood.
Fort Wagner. "a Charleston harbor,
was abandoned by the rebels Just rs Gen.
GilImore's troops We're preparing TO as
sault the works.
Two hundred Union soldiers of Gen,
Gillmore's command were killed, wound
ed or taken prisoners by the rebel gar
rison at Fort Sumter, which they had
tried to surprise while asleep.
The rebel brigade under Gen. Fraser
was surrounded in Cumberland gap by
Union troops under Burnside, Shackel.
ford and De Courcey.
Charleston. $. g., was placed at the
mercy Of Onion artillery through the
evacuation of Fort Wagner by the rebels
and its occupation by federals,
The assault on Fort Wagner, in
Charleston harbor. was started by the
gunboat New Ironsides and the Union
land batteries. $4,000 pounds Of iron
falling within the defenses in forty hours
New York City banks accepted Secre
tary Of the Treasury Salmon T. Chase's
proposition to loan the government $50
100000 at per cent, and TO take pay
ment in the new per cent legal tender
notes.
Gov Andrew johnson of Tennessee
afterwards President, in speech al
Nashville, urged the abolition of slavery
everywhere.
Gen. Crittenden, from the top of Look
out Mountain. Tenn. discovered that the
rebel troops under Bragg had evacuated
Chattanooga, and sent his troops to oc
cupy it.
Gen. Frazer's rebel brigade surrender
ed to Gems. Burnside and Shaekelford
at Cumberland gap. Tenn, whore he had
been stationed on the advice of Gen
Simon Bolivar Buckner.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-16
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

Frank James was acquitted at Gala
tin. Mo, Of the Winston train robbery.
lay Gould forced Rufus Hatch and his
friends to stop their litigation with the
Western Union Telegraph Company by
driving Louisville and Nashville Railroad
stock. on which they were long. down
to 40.
Lord Chief Justice coleridge of Eng.
land wa banqueted in Boston. DIR. Or
yer Wendell Holmes. Gov benjamin
Butler and Nathan Appleton being among
the guests.
The Northwestern States we. visited
by heavy frost. the mercury falling TO
40 degrees at Bloomington. H., and corn
being killed outright in many localities.
jay Could t .stifed before the United
States Senate committee On labor and
capital. and wept as he described how,
when a poor surveyor. he al gone hun
cry and had knelt and prayed by the
roadside.
John Jacob Aston decided his entire
fortune 70 his son. William Waldorf As
tor. then United States minister at Rome,
retaining a pension Of 100000 yearly
for himself.
The last spike in the NJ 'hern Pacific
Railroad was driven near Helena, Mont,
nh,etv-oue years after President Thomas
JcffersO.. aad suggested a highway 10 the
Northwest.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-16
II5TGH5e 4 POPULAR
KAhSA PULPIT

bath as day of rest. As far as l
can make ont some people seem TO
think that such a consecrated Sab
bath means only day for fun and
amusements. A short tine ago a pro-
fessor in one of our large colleges
made himself ridiculous as a moral
teacher by advocating the attendance
at the baseball field as a heaitllful
Sundays spiritual recreation. of
course. such an advocacy % the sun
day baseball game by such a cham
pion was hailed with great enthusiasm
by all the enemies of strict Sabbath
observance. The high officials of the
different baseball leagues came out in
emphatic interviews to prove that as
religious teachers they could be rank
ed among the chief bulwarks of a
pure and holy Sabbath.
believe In free speech to a certain
extent. but no man has n right to use
n position of public influence for an
inestimable moral damage to a COM
munity. The minister of this pulpit
has a right to preach Jesus Christ
and the great moral issues of life. But
he has not right to preach anything
antagonistic to the doctrines of the
Presbyterian church. That professor
in noted seat of educational learning
has right TO free speech as long as
he does not attack in any way the
great fundamental beliefs of Christian
people He has no right to attack in
any way the sanctlty and sacredness
of our holy Sabbath day. When the
Sabbath as a sacred day of rest goes
the whole structure of our Christian
belief goes. Let all labor unions, as
well as Christian churches, rally to its
holy preservation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-16
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER.
DOM.
Chicago Man Inherits Fortune of Re-
cIuse-SuEar Beet Crop FaiIs-Farm-
err Asks to BE Declared Insane
Young Murderer Held.

Henry C. Wyman of 252 Sixtieth
street, Chicago. has fallen heir to the es-
tate of his grandmother Mrs. Caliessa
Wyman, who died in Milwaukee the 9th
er day. Owing to the eccentricities of
Mrs. Wyman, no one is able to place an
estimate upon the value of the estate,
but it probably will exceed 100000.
Mrs. WyTnan lived alone with domestic
and was 20 years of age az the time of
her death. 1t was generally believed she
had large sums of money and yaluables
in her home, and about FIVE years ago
her house was entered by burglars, who
stole pearl necklace. In attempting 10
defeat the robbers, Mrs Wyman was
struck in the face with brass knuckles
by one of the burglars and carried marks
of the encounter in the form of a deep
scar on her face with her to the grave.
On her death a search of the premises
was made and a large sum of money.
certificates of deposit and other evidences
of wealth We're found hidden away in the
different premises. Just how much il
amounts TO the searchers refuse to dis
close. Mrs. Wyman employed a lawyer
to attend to her business, but she kept
him in ignorance of the extent of her
property. She nad a large number of
houses and business properties in differ
ent parts of the city, and was prompt in
collecting her rents.