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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
Distinguished Guests.

From the main stand rose a smaller plat
form, upon which stood the christening
party, including Miss Coral Quay, daughter
of United States Senator Quay, the ships
sponsor; Senators Quay and Penrose. Gov.
Pennypacker, Mayor Weaver, Rear Admiral
S!gsbee. U. s. N: Rear Admiral George W.
Melville, U. S. N, retired; Charles Ii.
Cramp. Edwin S. Cramp and a number OF
ladies'.
On the main stand were assembled promi-
nent guests from Washington and Pennsyl-
vania. the heads of the various Navy De-
partment bureaus, Capt. Alexandra Bouti-
koff Russian naval attache: I,uet com
l. Takashta, Japanese naval attache;
Chekib Bey. Turkish minister to the United
states, and Lieut.. Com. Sabri Bey and
Lieut. All Bey OF the Ottoman navy. After
the launching the guests were entertained
at a luncheon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
RELIANCE WINS
Ca||ant|y Defends Cup
in First Race.
CLOSE AND EXCITING
Shamrock III Makes an Ex-
cellent Showing
NEAR IN THE FINISH
IDEAL WEATHER FOR THE BIG
YACHT RACES.
Wind Reached Velocity of About
Twelve Miles an Hour
Race in Detail.
NEAR IN THE FINISH
IDEAL WEATHER FOR THE BIG
YACHT RACES.

Shamrock official time by Marconi
3 3:26:40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
A Powerful Warship.

The Pennsylvania is powered with a
-tW1n-screw. vertical. triple-expansion en-
glnes and boilers of the Niclause type.
which are required to develop a mean speed
OF twenty-five knots an hour for four hours
The engines are estimated to develop a col
lectye indicated horsepower of 23.0OO. The
of the warship is s., 10000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
New York Office Tribune Building.
Chicago Cfles Tribune Building.

The Evening Star is served to subscribers In the
city by carriers. their own account, at 10 cents
per week or ~ cents per month. Copies at the
counter 2 cents each BY mail-Rnywhere In the U.
s. or Canada-postage prepaid-50 cents per month
Saturday Star 80 pages, 81 per year; with for
eign postage added. So 60.
Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. G.,
as second class mail mstter.l
u All mail subscriptions must be paid In advance.
Rates Of advertising made known application.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
THE EVENING STAR.

PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Business oes l1th Street and Psnnsylvsnia Avenue.
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.
sH KAUFFMANN President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
Much Speculation.
Activity at Sandy Hook.

At Sandy Hook bay all was activity ana
hustle on board the racing craft as early as
6 o'clock. and the prospect of fast racing
weather seemed to Undue the men with
more life
Before O'Clock both boats had put their
jibs and staysails in stops and taken the
covers off their mainSailS, while the cap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22

becretary NOrtetyOal VIE Rreade over
of the Sonsxl5ss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22

PARIS. August 22-All the members of
the Humbert family were found guilty.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-27

of the savings bank, sold my watch
and came on. My stepmother was
glad to get rid of me. | got here
yesterday. He had said he would
meet me at this landing-it would
be pleasant ride out to his cottage.
I had written a letter just before 1
left, saying when | would arrive. |
found nobody to meet me. | asked
the way to Mr.. Alexander Graville's.
Nobody could tell until an old darby
sung out:
"fDat white oman mus mean ole
Sandy Gravel. He live back here in
the swamp, but he amt got no
ca'age to send for nobody. Got
nuthin' but er cyart. Hits here
now. His son Ben driv' in to git
some pervisions.'
"FHas he son p | asked.
"'Got swarm of 'em,' was the
answer. All done married but Ben.'
''My mind misgave me, but | had
no place to 60 to, no money, SO |.
hunted up Ben and told him | was
going to his fathers house. He
was freckled, patched, stupid look
ing young man. He looked at me
with eyes and mouth open in amaze
ment and was so bashful that I re-
Trained from asking questions. I
never limited to Ben that l had come
on to be his stepmother.
con we drove, over stumps and
roots and gullies, through mud and
swamps. It seemed to be twenty
miles. At last we drew up before
a dingy two roomed house with
shed at the back. A few scruggy
peach trees and a neglected grape
vine were the only green things in
the yard besides the weeds. A wom-
an was milking scrawny COW in
front of the gate. She had her
back to us and a sunbonnet on.
Two shock headed, barelegged chill
dren sat on the fence. They gave
the alarm when they saw stranger
in the cart, and a man who had
been squatted in fence corner
holding off the calf got up and came
toward us.
That's pap said Ben.
'sHe looked nearer sixty than thir-
ty-fve. lie was grizzled and snaggle
toothed; his neck was red and wrin-
kled. He came up to the cart. He
was agitated and chewed his tobacco
wonderfully fast. ] got up from
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-27
A Story About Du chaiIIu.

Du Chaillu was little man of
great good humor, but of very quick
temper, and used to relate with sat
isfaction his first encounter with
the late Duke of Argyll. When the
skeleton of the first gorilla ever
brought to Europe was on show in
London the public was admitted on
presentation of cards. The duke
wrote to Du Chaillu that on such
and such a day the Duke of Argyll
proposed to visit the gorilla" Du
Chaillu at once wrote back that the
gorilla was to be seen every day be-
tween certain hours and that if the
Duke of Argyll presented his card
he would no doubt be admitted like
the rest of the public.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-27

the -four sack.
"I am Amelia Jones'
''He turned very red and told his
son to carry the sack of flour into
the house.
CT wasn't ezpectin you,' he said.
It's so long since you wrote
"'You have deceived me- | burst
out. You said you had nice home,
empowered in vines and fruit trees.
You said you were thirty-fve. You
said you had only two little girls.
You said you were rich
"'No, l didn't, he interrupted.
4 said l had 1000 acres of land. So
l have, though a big part Of it is
swamp. Acres don't make folks
rich in these parts. This amt New
York. | said | was thirty-fve. l
didn't say l was few years over,
for I'm spry and young enough for
any woman. | said | had two little
girls livin' with me; said nuthin'
about the boys. They're all big fell
lows and married and gone, 'cept
Ben. AS for the house, amt that a
good house-double pen and a shed
to boot? Don't leak unless it rains
and got first rate chimney. And
amt there vine? And what's the
matter with them peach trees amt
there fruit?
And do you imagine any young
woman in her senses would marry
you and live here?' | cried.
"'Do L? Well, there's no mag
nation about it. There's three wo-
men have married me and lived
here. Two of 'em's dead and bur-
led, and yonder stands t'other. |
couldn't hear from you. | conclud-
ed you was playin' me a Yankee.
trick; couldn't wait nohow. SO |
married Miss Susan Barnes, and if
you say she amt young woman in
her senses, why, She
"sWhy, I'll show her; that's what
I'll do said Mrs. Granville No. 3,
dropping her milk pail and rolling
up. her sleeves as she came to the
side of the cart.
Il begged Ben to drive me back
to the river, and here | am, waiting
to take the first boat. I've played
the fool, and Pm punished. It's
crushed all the silly romance out Of
me. How Pm to pay my passage |
don't know. I'll offer to do cham
bermaids work"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-27

But this Miss Amelia Jones was
not forced to do. cole Sandy Ora
vile" came to the front. He proved
to be not such a bad lot after all.
He rode up presently on a bony
mustang and promptly gave the lit
tie Yankee schoolmarm" enough
money to pay her passage back,
with an additional sum to cover the
expense of her coming. He had
drawn on his cotton crop. He look
ed cast down and sheepish. He ex-
planned to his friends in this wise:
81 was fool, doggone fool,
but / meant it all honest. I put
kind of rose color over things in
that advertisement. It's the way
you do in the papers, SO that young
postmaster said. He put me up to
it. He wrote the ad. and the let
tiers. I really spected to marry her,
but I'd give my promise to Susan in
kinder joky way, and she held me
to it. | didn't hear from t'other
one. Bayou was up and critters all
in the pillow, and | amt been to the
post office in full six weeks. I'm
awful sorry to disapP'int the girl;
but, Lor' sakes, she never would "a
suited Nice lookin', a fair daisy,
but Susan could jes' go all around
her dom housework, let lone takin'
a hand in the crop, in the press of
chopin out or cotton pickin'''
Miss Jones did not return to New
York at once. She remained in the
neighborhood several weeks, hos
pitably entertained by old Captain
Stewart, a war veteran, and his
wife. She very nearly decided to
become the governess Of the cap
tain's little granddaughter and cast
her lot with the ''big hearted south
erners," as she called them, in spite
of her experiences with the eccen-
trio widower of Bayou st. Lucas.
But one day there came to her a
letter with New York postmark.
On seeing the handwriting, Amelia
turned first pale, then rosy red. 1t
was from the recreant lover, and he
asked to be forgiven and taken
back.
Womanlike, she was ready to for |
get her wrongs She took leave OF
the friends she had made under (
such queer circumstances and re-
turned to her northern home. A
month later she wrote to Mrs. Stew
art: |
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-27
A New Kind of Life Insurance.

For twenty-five cents you can in
sure yourself and family against any
serious results from an attack of
bowel complaint during the summer
months. That is the price OF a bottle
of ChamherIin's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, a medicine that
can always be depended upon even
in the most sewers and dangerous
cases. It is equally valuable for
children and adults. When reduced
with water and sweetened it is pleas
ant 10 take. This remedy has re-
lieved more pain and suffering and
saved the lives of more people than
any other medicine in the world. 1t
is almost sure to be needed before
the summer is over. Buy it now.
For sale by J. R. Krueger.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-27
t1ow CHEAP Baking Powder Is Made.

Re cent seizure of lot OF cheap
baking powders by the authorities OF
a neighaoring city has exposed tne
character of the low priced brands OF
baking powders which many manu-
facturers are offering thruout the
country. The price of the powders
first attract attention to them.
Samples were taken and Analysed
The official report of the analysis
showed the stuff to be "alum
powders" composed chiefly OF ALUM
gulphuric acid and pulverized rock.
The powders were declared dangerous
to health and several thousand
pounds were confscated and dis
troyed.
Physicians have frequently eau
toned consumers against mixing
food with these so-called "cheap"
baking powders. They are all found,
when analysed, to contain large per
centages Of alum and sulphuric acid
to which are added various sorts OF
filing matter sometimes both in
furious and nasty.
The high class, cream of tartar
baking powders, are the most
economical and wholesome and
should always be selected for use.
They will he found cheaper in. the
end, besides making the food better
and more healthful.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-27
The Designing Friend.

Hicks-We had a great time at
the club last night. Sorry not to
see you there, Charley.
Mrs. Potter latter Hicks had
gone)-Wy, Charles, you told me
you spent the whole of last evening
at the club.
Mr.. Potter with great presence
Of mind) SO ] did, dear. The rea-
son Hicks did not see me was be-
cause he wasn't there himself. Try
ing to deceive his wife probably
Mrs. Potter-The wretch! And
he would try to rob me Of the CON
fidence | have in you'll / always did
see something about that man ]
didn't like.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-27
Seeing q
HuSbQ

A forlorn figure she was. She
was sitting on ner trunk at land
ing on the banks of Red river, wait
ing for the down boat. About her
was group of amused but sympa
thetic bystanders, and she was tell
ing them her story.
81 answered it in good faith," she
said. 'Here is his advertisement.
I cut it from a matrimonial agency
paper"
She took the clipping from her
pocket and read it aloud, her black
eyes swapping dangerously:
am a widower, thirty-four years old.
1 live, with my two little girls, upon my
cotton plantation l have 1000 acres,
more or less my own unincumbered prop
erty, situated on the beautiful Bayou st.
Lucas. 1 have nice cottage home en-
powered in vines, with gardens, chickens,
COWS, harness and saddle horses, flowers,
fruit-every comfort except a wife. With
view to supplying the deficiency l ask
correspondence with some respectable
young lady, hoping to persuade her to
Share my cottage, gentle maid.
II Oilly waits IOr lnee
To add sweetness to it's shade
And happiness to me-
References exchanged.
ALEXANDER GRANVILLE.
81 answered that advertisement"
said the black eyed girl sitting on
the zinc covered trunk.
81 was a teacher in a small pri--
vate school in New York. The
work was hard, the pay was poor.
I had stepmother at home and
houseful Of small half brothers and
sisters. l wanted to get away. L
had had a-disappointment"-
the black eyes flled-'and l was
unhappy. I had read Jane Eyre
and really thought that man
might be another Rochester. We
correspondent. He gave the post
master as reference. | wrote to
the postmaster, and he answered
that Mr.. Graville's character and
standing were all right. He had
good farm, he was honest and paid
his debts.
"Mr. GRANVILLE wanted me to come
on and be married at his home. I
drew what money | had saved out
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-27
TWO ABUSED WORDS.
An English Writer'S Views on the. Use
of "Former" and Latter"

of "Former" and Latter"
I detest them. | should like to
Danish them from the English Ian
guage. One of them by itself may
Sc occasionally tolerable, but the
two together are uncomfortable. The
writers of comic verse long ago per-
ceived their absurdity. Arthur
Reed Ropes has given us good ex-
ample of it in his lines to the ''Lost
Pleiad:"
She had yielded to a mortal when he
came to flirt and flatter.
She was Merope or Sterope, the former
or the latter
Calverley also:
One night I saw him squeeze her hand;
There was no doubt about the matter;
I said he must resign or stand
My vengeance, and he chose the latter.
1t were perhaps beside the point
to cite the punning poet who wrote
of Aenophon's historic retreat:
When over the land and the sea
1t behooved the ten thousand to scatter
There were some cried, 1.-The former for
But the rest cried: THE latter! The
latter!
The appreciation of this requires
little strictly Attic salt. But the
locus classicus is of course in the
"War Song of Dinas Vawr:"
The mountain sheep are sweeter,
But the valley sheep are fatter;
We therefore deemed it meeter
To carry off the latter.
Seriously, why cannot authors re-
peat their words instead of using
these unnecessary substitutes? Is
it thought that such repetition is
unpleasing to the ear? To my
thinking the very opposite is the
truth. And much is gained in the
case Of lucidity. Take the follow
ing sentence, for instance, which I
CHANGED upon in daily journal: "a
BOARD - which is probably a
screen, as somebody said genera
ton ago" understands and the
great bulk of the ordinary share
holders do not understand the
workings of company finance.
When a crisis comes the latter sell
dom hesitate to put their interests
in the hands of the former"
Hate la! We must clark back"
and reconsider the passage. We are
then led to the conclusion that by
"the latter is meant the sharehold-
ers and by "the former" the board.
But why not so write it like an hon
est man? "And when a crisis comes
the shareholders seldom hesitate to
put their interests in the hands of
the board" Surely this is better
both to mind and ear, and if instead
of ''the board we read ''the direct
ors" we have a clear, simple and, in
my humble judgment, much i'm
proved decentralization Speak
er.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-27

Congratulate me, good friends.
I am married to Jack and happy as
a queen. Tell this, please, to Mr..
Alexander GRANVILLE He may suf-
fer some lingering remorse for dis
appointing me, and [ bear him not
bit of i'll will"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-27
Fourth of July Rates.

The Northern Pacific will sell
tickets to Points within 200 miles
July Sd aud 4th, at Que and one
third fare for the round trip. Tickets
good returning July 9th.
B Powers, Agent.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-27
The tumble. What3 When9 Who9

When you want good printing of
any nature come to The Tribune
office. Good work is always obtain
ed here.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-06-27

PASTURAGE For horses and
colts, only. Sections Nine, Fifteen,
and Sixteen, town of Horton. Ac-
cessible to river water. Salt furnished.
w. e. NORMAN. If
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-23
DOCTOR or ENGINEERING.

New Degree offered BY Massachu-
sstts Institute of Technology.
A degree never before competed for
by students in American technical
schools has Just been offered by the
Nassa chusstts Institute Of Technology.
A young man who has completed the
work Of one Of the regular courses of
four years may now study special prob
lens in electricity, sanitary engineering,
railroad construction and the like and
as result receive the degree of Eng
D. doctor Of sngineering), correspond
ing to the doctorate Of philosophy (Ph.
d. granted by literary colleges for val.
liable achievements In the field Of schol
arship.
The degree has never before been
given in this country for actual work,
though 1t has been granted as an hon
orary distinction. In Germany, howev-
er, 1t has been bestowed upon advanced
students since the Royal School Of
Technology at Charlottenburg was
started by the Emperor William in
1899. The kaiser himself established
the DEGREE and declared his intention
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-23
ASA u. GARLAND.

Asa b. Garland, for many years
resident of Island Pond. but who for
some time past has made his home at
Portland, Me-, died somewhat suddenly
during Wednesday night or tt sday
morning of last week. Mr.. Garland had
been in good health for a man of his
age for some time and seemed to be feel
ing unusually well Of late. During the
night Mr.. Garland was apparently as
well as ever as the landlady looked into
his room and found him awake and in
his usual jovial frame of mind. Thurs.
day morning, however, he did not appear
at the usual time and upon investigation
it was found that he was stone dead in
bed He was within few weeks of be-
ing so years of age. Mr.. Garland came
to Island Pond while the Atlantic and
st. Lawrence Railway was being built,
and when the road was completed to
Island Pond he took up his residence
here, acting as station agent and occa-
sonally as conductor. Later he was
conductor on the day express trains be-
tween this place and Portland, which po-
stion he resigned in 1898. Mr.. Gar
land was married August 7, 1856, to
Miss Elsie NJ. Kimball Of Island Pond,
aud he made his home here for a num-
Der of years. They had four children
Anna NJ, who died in 1892, George W.,
now engaged in the shoe manufacturing
business in Brockton, Mass, John H.,
manager OF the Hastings Lumber Co., at
Hastings, Me-, and Edmund T., the
general secretary of the Portland Y. NJ.
C.. A. He was elected representative for
this town in 1878. He served as a mem
Der of the school committee for several
years, and was also prominent in mem
bership in the Congregational Church.
His home, his church and his work were
the three controlling interests of his life.
He was known to everyone up and down
the whole line of the Grand Trunk, his
long career as a conductor bringing him
into contact with several generations of
people as they grew up. After the death
of his wife he went 70 North Deering,
suburb of Portland, where he had since
been enjoying his declining days in COM
Portable quarters surrounded by every
care that could be given him His re-
mains were brought here by his sons
John and Edmund on the night express
and on arrival were placed i'll the vault.
Mr.. Garland was man who at all
times and in all places was earnest in
discharge of his duty, loyal in friend
ship, true to honest conviction, and as
husband and father, tender and true.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-23
Terrible Accidents.

A number of fatalities have occurred
on the Grand Trunk the past week.
Monday, NJ O'Mara fell from his train
at Bethel, Me-, and was killed. Brake
man Bernea, on the Canada way freight
fell from his train near Richmond, and
was dragged for some distance, so mu-
tiating one leg that it had to be ampu-
tated. Brakeman Memarrow met with
a similar accident near Norton but had
the presence of mind to throw himself
clear of the train as he was falling. The
most serious accident occurred at Berlin,
n. H., Tuesday morning, when freight
engine No. 9l4, one of the new liners,
blew up, killing the fireman, f. G.
Munich, it being his first trip, injuring
the driver Harvey Cross, a brakeman,
George Goodwin aud the conductor John
Fitzsimmons. The latter was badly
SC lldcd and otherwise injured. He was
taken to the Portland hospital, and we
regret to add that he succumbed to his
injuries, death occurring "Wednesday
night. The driver and brakeman are
improving, and are both at their homes
here. Several theories are advanced as
cause of the explosion, one being that
it was caused by broken stay-bolts. This
is evidently not the cause for an examl,
nation revealed every stay-bolt sound
Experts will doubtless soon ascertain the
real cause. 1t is miracle that the four
men were not killed, all being in the
engine cab when the explosion occurred
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1903-01-23

Of making the standards of the great
scientific schools as respectable and re.
spected as those Of the regular univer-
stiles, and although one Of the Ger
mans who has already taken his Eng.
d. is Prince Henry Of the royal family
the honor was conferred as a recogni-
ton Of his attainments as naval en-
gineer.
As in Germany therefore, the Massa.
chusetts Institute of Technology In,
tends to graduate. no doctors of engi.
neering who have not given to the
study Of practical problems of living
Just such devotion and painstaking ac-
curacy as characterize student life In
the graduate schools of Harvard, Johns
Hopkins, Cornell. Michigan or Chicago.
A student, In other words, cannot &c,
the right Of writing Eng. D. after his
name until he has found out something
valuable which the world did not know
before