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Evening star., 1903-07-21

Fred E. Signer. general. freight and pas
senger agent of the Chicago, Cincinnati
and Louisville railway. has resigned to
become general manager of the Lehixh and
Wabash fast freight line.
Evening star., 1903-07-21
Ruling of the Commission.

The civil service commission was appealed
to by the discharged employe and at once
began an investigation. The ruling of the
commission. addressed to the public printer,
is as follows:
Section of civil service rule II. gov
erning removals. provides that person
shall be removed from competitive posi-
ton except for such cause as will promote
commission does not consider expulsion
from labor union. being the action of a
body in no way connected with the public
service nor having authority over public
employees. to be such a cause as will pro-
mote the efficiency of the public service.
LAS the only reason given by you for
your removal of MIR. Miller Is that he was
expelled from Local Union. No. A. Interna-
tional Brotherhood Of Bookbinders, you are
advised that the commission cannot recog-
nize his removal. and must request that he
be reassigned to duty in his position"
Evening star., 1903-07-21
MILLER RE|NSTATED
Public Printer Acts on the
Presidents Direction.
OBNOXIOUS TO UNION
STATEMENT OF ITS FORMER EX-
ECUTIVE, J. L. FEENEY.
Declares That the Matter Will Be Ap-
peal - Action of the Civil
Service Commission.
OBNOXIOUS TO UNION

controversy extending over a long time
has been settled by the action of the Pres
| ident and Secretary CortelyOu Of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor. 1t In
wolves the right of any official to discharge
from the public service any employe who
| may be in bad standing with any labor
organization and decides against such dis
charge.
The eliminating point that brought forth
the decision was the discharge from the
government printing Office by Public Prin-
ter Palmer of w. \. Miller, assistant fore
man in the bindery. 1t is known that the
public printer has long been subjected to
the embarrassment of deciding whether or
not he shall. in his official capacity. employ
in the government printing office only such
persons as are In good standing with labor
unions. The climax was reached when Will
liam A. Miller was discharged for being
persona non grata to the local branch Of
the International Brotherhood of Book
binders.
In his letter of dismissal to Miller the
public printer stated that the discharge
was made for the reason that Miller had
been expelled from the union and that he
was obnoxious to all the members Of that
organization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30

OF sight and yet within hearing. When 1t Is
further considered that this truly arcadan spot
is on the very edge OF city of seven hundred
thousand inhabitants and within three minutes
walk OF busy thoroushfare traversed by cleo
trio cars the novelty OF this playhouse must
be evident Evergreen Theatre. as it is called,
is situated upon the estate of this name, and is
the conception Of William H. Buckler the owner
The cast is selected from the prominent people
of Baltimore. The changes of costume are made
in Evergreen House and the players are then
driven to the 'greenroom" by a rear route
through the estate. which prevents them being
seen by the audience. Only few minutes are
required to reach the house from the theatre.
Among those who have appeared at Evergreen
in various roles are Mrs. Jesse Tyson, Mr.. and
Mrs Bucker, Drs. Dobbin and ogden, of the
faculty Of Johns Hopkins University; Howard
Griswold. Mrs John Phelps. Robert Garrett and
Randolph Mordecai.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30

grassy glade. which constitutes the stage prop
er. This stage is separated from the .udence
by the small brook which flows down the valley.
On one side the glade is shut by the foliage
OF a great beech and ar oak at whose roots
lies spring hidden among the rocks and ferns.
while on the other side il is surrounded by
slope covered with periwinkle and overgrown
with tail shrubs and evergreens. A few large
rocks and logs lying about the turf afford
a path leads up to terrace wall surmounted
by a parapet. This terrace, which is about
eight feet above the level OF the stage is reached
by steps through gate guarded by two marble
statues, old and weather stained The path and
gate. together with four other paths leading
through the shrubbery on the right and left.
furnish the entrances and exits
Owing to the fact that the stage lies in
cup, with wooded ground lifting on all sides be-
hind and around il, natural sounding board is
formed. and the excellent acoustics OF the
theatre form one OF its most striking features
The paths by which the actors enter and retire
through the dense veil of foliage which sur
rounds the stage all lead into deep trench
running completely around its Here the
actors. when not before the public,
pIetely hidden, while the stage manager has &C
cess thereby TO all parts OF the stage premises.
The orchestra, which plays between the acts and
furnishes incidental music, is seated in recess.
also the rear OF the stage. under the over
hanging branches OF a tree 1t is thus well out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30

unn- having been perpetrated by means of IN
fa1r play at cards during the voyage across the
Atlantic The officer, after having conveyed his
prisoner to Police Headquarters, subsequently
arraigned him before the acting Recorder. Tho
latter informed both the plaintiff and the police
that his court had jurisdiction in the mat
ter, and referred him to the United States Com
missioner, who also declined to deal with the
case on the ground that it beyond the COM
petence of the federal authorities The Hoboken
police thereupon communicated with the Ger
man Consul General at the Port of New-York.
and on receiving from him intimation that he
knew of no law under which they could hold the
prisoner, were obliged to set the latter at lib
erty. much TO the disgust of the plaintiff, who
complained that he and of his friends had
been victimized to the tune of some $4,000.
While it would be idle to waste sympathy upon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30

persons who by their foolishness in conserving
to play cards with strangers or chance acquaint-
ances expose themselves not merely to the dam
ger-indeed to the certainty-of being feeced by
professional gamblers and sharps, yet the ex-
periences OF the Kaiser Wilhelm II pa ssenEer in
connection with his fruitless endeayors 10 OBJ
tain redress from the local. federal and German
consular authorities in NewJersey and New
York sufficiently instructive to call for brief
consideration in these columns; the more so as
they serve to explain the difficulties that con-
front the ocean steamship companies in dealing
with the gangs OF sharps and card cheats who
use their ships from years end to the other
as a most profitable hunting ground. The fact
of the matter is that the laws dealing with
offences committed on what are known as the
high seas are IL SO unsatisfactory condition
that numerous crimes remain UNPUBLISHED
account of the impOssbility under present cir
cumStances of determining the question of juris-
diction. Indeed, the enormous growth of pas
senger traffic on the ocean in recent years
should be taken by the maritime powers in the
matter and il is probable that ere long in
ternational conference will be called upon TO deal
with the problem AS matters stand now, there
is no small difficulty in Furnishing felonies
mittcd on the high seas, while mere misGe-
meanors-SUch as, for instance, fraud by means
of unfair play or other forms OF swindling-en-
joy virtual immunity.
Practically the only crimes p<rDa 49, AZ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30

speaI7an plays A spot has been found In the
suburbs OF baltimore which Shakespeare him
Sell might have selected Nature has SO favored
the locality that. with slight alterations it has
peeh transformed into a place where the spec
tator' as he Witnesses the play unfold before
him. can easily imagine himself back in the six
leenth century in some town of old England
Upon the gentle slope of a meadow, in a small
secluded valley, have been cut number of semi
circular concentric terraces, rising one above
the other like the tiers Of Greek theatre On
ihese and IN the semi-circular space below them
an audience of about five hundred persons can
be seated The afternoon sun is kept off by an
upright screen Of canvas supported by poles in
the Roman fashion Opposite the tiers of seats
rises wooden slope, at the foot of which lies a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30

Is an extremely attractive girl. and naturally
carries the presumption of inherited talent.
'"The Evil Men Do" is living after them at the
American Theatre just now.
AT the Madison Square Theatre Mr. and Mrs.
Royle are appearing in His Wife's Husbands"
Miss Suzanne Rocamora is appearing in "a
Son of Rest" in support of Nat Wills, at the
Fourteenth Street Theatre
At the Academy H. c. Barnabee, younger than
ever. heads the Bostonians in Robin Hood"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30
CRIME ON THE HIGH SEAS.
Difficulties in the Way of Dealing
1Cith Offences ON Ocean Liners.

When the Kaiser Wilhelm II came into port
last time and dsembarked her cabin passen-
gers at Hoboken. of them an American
citizen, addressing himself to policeman on the
pier. caused him to arrest a fellow traveller
also United States citizen. a charge of
swindling, the fraud. according to the aceusa-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Miss Crystal Herne. a daughter Of the late
James A Herne, has been engaged as leading
woman for Arthur Byron, in the new Fitch
play, Major Andre" this season. Miss Herne
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-18
WING DEVICE FOR SWIMMING

the buoyancy is much increased while
the bather is in an upright position
and treading the water. AS will be
seen, there is a toe cap, to be slipped
over the end of the foot, with an anklet
to hold it in place and aid in support
ing the right bar to which the propell-
ing wings are attached. moments
study of the picture will make it plain
how the wings are operated by the mo-
ton of the feet through the water.
These wings are hinged on either side
of the central support, and when the
foot is being drawn up in position for
the next stroke the fiat blades fold to.
gether, and offer little or no resist
ance to the water. When the return
movement begins, the water opens the
blades and they present a broad, fat
surface, with which the swimmer can
obtain great leverage on the stroke.
AS the device is constructed almost
entirely of aluminium, the weight is not
great enough to inconvenience the
wearer when he is walking, and the at
tachments offer no discomfort while
in the water, rather affording enjoy
ment by the increase in speed which is
thereby attained.
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Lives Of Suffering and
Sorrow kYerted
And Happiness and Prosperity
Assured by
CutiCura Soap, 0intmentandPilIS
When All Else Fails.

Every child born into the world with
an inherited or early developed ten
dcncy to distressing, disfguring hui
mours OF the skin, scalp and blood,
becomes an object of the most tender
solicitude, not only because of its suffer-
ing, but because of the dreadful fear
that the designation is to be lifelong
and mar It's future happiness and pros
perity. Hence, 1t becomes the duty Of
mothers of such afflicted children to &C
quaint themselves with the best, the
purest and most effective treatment
available, viz, The Cuticura Treatment.
Warm baths with Cutlcura Soap, to-
cleanse the skin and scalp of crusts and
scales, gentle applications of Cuticura
Ointment, to alay itching, irritation
and Inflammation, and sootho and heal,
and mild doses of Cuticura Resolvent, To-
cool the blood In the severer cases, are
all that can be desired for the speedy
relief and permanent cure of skin tor
tured infants and children, and the COM
fort Of worn-out parents.
Millions of women use Cutlcura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura Ointment, for pre-
serving, purifying and identifying the
skin, scalp, hair and hands, for annoy
ing irritations and weaknesses, and
for many sanative, antiseptic purposes
which readily suggest themselves.
Sold throughout the world Cu.lcura Resolvsnt Se On
sS rsris. Rue Dc ia Pax boston, Isl columbus Ava
fG ss s Sf for .1 How to ears Baby Mamou
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while the wheels go between the
rows on either side.

while the wheels go between the
rows on either side.
The BARREL when the pump is
mounted on the side, is held in place
by two boards of iron one inch wide
and about three-sixteenths inch
thick, fastened by the hooks. e. into
the eyes, a, and drawn firmly into
place by a nut on the bolts, b b. If
the pump is mounted on the end of
the barrel, as with the kerowater,
ETC., it is held in place on the plat
form by four rods, d, that hook over
the chine of the casl1 and are bolted
through the platform at C c.
This rig is light and strong, and
can be driven in among trees and vines
much better than a cart or wagon.
The driver walks behind and drives
and pumps, while either one or two
lines are used. With good standard
pump. more work can be done in a
day with this outfit than with any
am acquainted with.-Prof. S. Il. May
nard, in Farm and Home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-18
LATE KEEPING APPLES.
The Demand for Them Has Become
So General That 1t Should Not
Be Ignored.

The Canadian apple growers, who
nave made more of study of the
apple export trade than most of us,
are considering, among other things,
the desirabliity of finding more
choice late-keeping apples. The best
export prices for apples are paid late
in the winter season, and it is at
TINS time that the supply is small and
the quality poor. Most winter APP
pies have then lost their firmness of
texture and best eating qualities. In
spite of improved cold storage, they
do not retain their quality as one
would wish. The question of pro-
duclng new variety of late-keeping
apples concerns every apple grower
In the country. If such variety
could be produced or evolved out of
present varieties, it would add mil
mons to our export trade in apples.
In Canada the powers are making
earnest efforts to find such variety
by crossing several of the Russian
apples on native stock The trouble
seems to be that most of the Russian
apples are rather inferior in size
and variety. They have excellent
keeping qualities; in fact, remaining
hard and green until almost spring.
time; but they are neither nice or
juicy, nor succulent or delicate in fla
vor. Yet the best of these varieties
have certain flavor which seems to
indicate future for them The too
general disparagement of them
seems to be due to lack of sufficient
patience to test them thoroughly.
The right sort has certainly not yet
been found, or at least the right
cross has not yet been made with any
of them. Nevertheless, there are
possibilities in this direction that
may revolutionize apple growing for
late winter export in this country
and Canada. With the varieties pos
sessing all the hardness and late
keeping qualities, it seems more than
probable that the other virtues
should in time be added to them by
persistent grating with our choice
native stock. The demand for such
late-keeping apples was never more
urgent and widespread than it is to-
day, and we cannot afford to ignore
it.-Midland Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-18
A Curioun Time Recorder,

A naturalist, while visiting Great
Sangin, one of those islands of the In
dian ocean known as the Celebes, or
Spice islands, found curious time re-
corder lodged at the house of rajah.
Two bottles were firmly dashed to-
gether and fixed in a wooden frame.
A quantity of black sand ran from
one bottle into the other, in just half
an hour, and when the upper bottle
was empty the frame was reversed.
Twelve short sticks marked with
notches from one to IL, were hung
upon string. A hook was placed be-
tween the stick bearing the number
of notehes corresponding to the hour
last struck and the one to be struck
next. The sentry announced the time
by striking the hours on a large gong.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-18
HANDY SPRAYING RIG.
1t Is Light and Strong and Can Easily
BE Driven In Among Trees
and Vines.

One of the greatest difficulties
the farmer or horticulturist meets in
spraying is carrying about the pump
and barrel. The stoneboat often
must be used where the rows are
narrow, but the draft is much cas-
Ter if pump is mounted on wheels. I
have arranged a platform upon pair
of wheels, which is a simple, handy
rig. The axle is shortened to about
four feet, making very compact ar
rangement that will turn in very
small space. For spraying potatoes
when the rows are three to there
and one-half feet apart, the axle
should be six feet long, so that the
horse may go between two rows,
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WEALTH FROM WASTE.
Manufactures Of Turpentine and BY
Products in the Pine Woods
OF the south.

''The price at which the long-leaf
pine forests of the south are now
held makes it impossible for a man
of small means to secure a site for
the manufacture of turpentine and
resin," said A. c. Chalmers, of At
lanta. The drawing of the pine
juice for making turpentine and
resin has been very injurious to the
forests under the system formerly
in vogue, but which now | believe is
considered much better. Prof. Harty,
of the government bureau of for
estry, recently perfected system for
gathering turpentine and resin that
it is believed will be the means of
saving a large number of trees. He
used system of cups, which are
driven into the trees to catch the
juice, instead of boxing in the trees
as was formerly the case, which
means that millions of dollars can be
taken from the forests and still leave
them intact for lumber purposes.
Even after the turpentine and
resin is extracted there remains a
mine of wealth on large portion of
the territory in the shape of fat
light wood which is to be found in
the limbs, upper part of the trunk
which has not been used for logs and
the stumps and roots Of these trees.
This light wood is said to contain
many by-products which can be had
by first subiecting it to severe heat
in cylindrical retort, the opening
for charging being tightly sealed and
the gases being allowed to escape
from the top of the retort, after
which they are condensed by the use
of copper condensing worms. The
product thus obtained is separated
in another still and made ready for
the market. The principal product
is about 35 gallons of turpentine
from each cord of the light wood.
Tar and grades of oil which contain
valuable medicinal properties are
also secured. Plants doing this work
bring thousands of dollars into the
country out of material which had
been so plentiful that it was not con-
sidered profitable to gather for the
market. "-Washington Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-06-18
WOMEN MAIL CARRIERS.
Many of Them Are Doing Excellent
Work in Rural Free Delivery,
Says One Authority.

Within the last few months the
women of the country districts of
the United States have found a new
occupation in the government service.
Some hundreds of them all over the
country have been appointed rural
letter carriers, and the reports to the
department show that the women
have done wonderfully well in their
new occupation.
Indeed only a few days ago Supt.
Machen, of the free delivery division
of the post office department, re
ceived reports that number of his
female rural carriers brayed the Sc
we're billiards. in the west, and while
acting as substitutes for the men car
riers made the daily deliveries in the
deep snow and sleet of the blizzard
in a most remarkable and satisfac-
tory manner.
There are at present no less than
81 female rural letter carriers. that
is, 81 women vino have stood the civil
service examinations and passed SO
well that they excelled the male can
didates and have been appointed reg
ular rural carriers, not substitutes.
Under the rules for the appoint
ment of rural carriers the regular
carrier after his appointment has the
right to name substitute. who is to
do his work when the carrier is sick
or incapacitated for work. Generally
the carrier appoints some member of
his family, as he has to supply his
horse and wagon for the service, and
of late the carriers have been naming
their wives, sisters or daughters and
sometimes their mothers their sub
stitutes. The department has found
that these substitutes have performed
good work, and that their sex has not
interfered with the rural delivery. so
when a woman is named now as sub
stitute she is accepted.
The department officials say that
women make very good rural car
riers, and they do not lose time gos-
siping when delivering the mail, as
one would suppose. and that the in
nate love of gadding about and Wis
iting their friends to see what is
going on makes the female like the
work and forget the drudgery and
hardships incident to daily drive of
20 or more miles in all sorts of wealth
er.-Baltimore American.
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FRUITS AND FLOWERS.

Give the peonies plenty of water
during the blooming season of May
and June.
Governor Roosevelt is claimed to
be one of the finest crimson carna-
tions on the market.
The Montana State Horticultural
society has adopted as the standard
package for apples box II by 10 by
22%.
Hardy perennials of every descrip-
ton are coming into fashion again.
There is return to the old style
of gardening.
The Ohio experiment. station re-
ports the CAIRO apple as much like
the Ben Davis in quality, but more
highly colored.
1t is claimed that the Mammoth
Black Twig apple is now recognized
by the best authorities as a different
apple from the Paragon.
There is a variety of lantana which
trails like ivy. 1t has pinl<ish laven-
der flowers, and is useful as a ground
cover under larger plants.
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THE INTER- BOX.

draw cross lines. With a try-square
draw two lines down each side of the
box from the top marks, and with a
saw cut down upon these lines till the
bottom board is reached. This com
pletes the box as shown as Fig. L. 1t
may be made any desired size but two
saw kerfs on each side must always be
just as far apart inside the box as the
box is wide inside. The work of saving
the diagonal kerfs must be done care
fully or the box will not cut perfect
fitting joint.
Work Bench.-AbOut ten feet long,
three feet wide and three and one-half
feet high is convenient size; 2x4-inch
stuff will do for legs and one-inch
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boards used to cover the bench. A
2x4 crosspiece may extend across from
one leg to another and the top boards
be nailed down to these crosspieces.
To make steady, crosspieces, of about
5X1-inch stuff, should be nailed onto
the legs. extending across from one
leg to the other at the upper ends.
The vice-board may be made of 2xS-
inch plank, 21s feet long, narrowed
down to about four inches at one end.
A wooden bench-screw will cost about
30 cents, and bench-stop, which also
costs 80 cents, should be purchased.
These adjustable stops are much bet
ter than a wooden cleat for holding
boards on top of bench while planning.
Fig. 2 shows the way a wooden peg
(a) may be inserted to hold board
when being held in the VICE.. G.
Allshouse, in Ohio Farmer.