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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
Kingbird and Oriole.
From the National Magazine.

From the National Magazine.
The difference in the natures of the two
birds was strikingly exhibited in the style
of these two nests. The kingbird hasn't a
particle of imagination. not an atom Of the
artistic in his soul. His shape, dress and
voice declare it. He is hardheaded. straight
forward and serious, somewhat overbear-
Ing, perhaps. and testy. but busnesslike
and refined in all his tastes. His nest is
himself over again; strong. plain. adequate
but like its builder, refined. Contrast the
orioles. Romance. poetry and that indie
scribable touch-the light. easy, negligent
touch Of the artist-in every line of 1t. Why.
the thing was actually woven of new mown
hay-as one should build his house of
sandalwood-with all the scent of the hay
field about IL. I put my nose near and
took deep. delicious breath The birds
had selected and cut the grass themselves
and worked 1t in while green. Some Of Ii
was still uncured, still soft and sweet with
sap. One side, exposed to the sun through
a leaf rift. had gone a golden yellow, but
the other side, deeply shaded the day
through. was yet green and making more
slowly under the leaves. And this nest
was woven. not built up like the kingbird s
it was hung. not saddled upon the limb
suspended from the slenderest of forks so
that every little breeze would rock it. And
so loosely woven. 80 deity. slightly tied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
Trust Invasion" Of England.
ON the London Spectator

When. some eighteen months ago. the
any body who dared to doubt the desire and
ability of American capitalists to buy up
anything and everything. from Westmin-
ster Abbey to the Bank of England was
looked upon as deaf and blind to the signs
Of the times. Notwithstanding the de-
termination of the country to make a
DOGGY out Of the trusts we ventured to
predict that. the dangers believed to be
threatened by those combinations would
prove to be greatly exaggerated, and that
the schemes for taking action against them
were not only impracticable but unneces-
sary. For thus rsfus.ng to indulge In the
luxury of panic we were held to be willing
to betray our national industries to the
Americans.
Yet our policy Of sitting tight" and al
lowins. the trusts to blow over has we
venture to think. been shown to be the
risLt one Instead OF the trusts proving a
danger to the nation, they have only
proved dangerous to their shareholders
The creation of gigantic combines with
which no one could possibly compete has
turned out a delus.On. In this country
though. there has been a certain tendency
to big businesses. the trust or combine in
the American sense has not been able to
has never been. and Is not now. favorable
to the growth of mOnOpOlies. and as long
as we maintaih the policy of the open
market. a marEet. chat is. free from any
protective legislation. 1t will continue so
The trust, though it grows SO big and looks
plant and requires the shelter of a tariff
wall Except behind such an artificial pro-
tec.ion. 1t never ttAiRs to any great height
or strength. a- ~ a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
# Motormen Were Malicious.
From the Boston Transcript.


When one cOntemplates the nervous So
icitude Of the motorman on the front of
his car. how continually he clutches his
brake with one hand and his power with
the other. on the watch to reverse every
instant at the same time tapping his warn
ing gong that he may guide his great ma
chine through the streets so as to leave
way for the passers across the street, who
may use the poor judgment of children or
have the feebleneSs of age. and consider
what fiend he would be If his endeavor
were directly the opposite If he were trying
to destroy or cripple. and II the powers OF
electricity and machinery and the frightful
momentum or mass In motion were guided
by him for the purpose of wiping out life
wherever he could overtake 1t, one gets
lively notion of the difference between the
trade of war and the occupation of peace.
Success In scattering death through
crowds Of '11uttered folk and wild in the
way Kftchener's machine guns in the Sudan
withered the masses of brave Mohamme-
dams gathering up in their robes from des-
ert horizon to within the reach of his rain
of bullets coOlly turned out by men work
ing the cranks. safely stationed behind
steel screens and sweeping about with the
muzzle Of the destroyer as the gardener
does his hose, Is the latest triumph of civili-
zation, according to the might-is-right cult.
Some day, no doubt. the world, which has
seen the end of private warfare. and the
end of the warfare between petty duke
doms- and little principalities of Europe.
may see an end altogether of the arts of
destruction Of human life as a noble art. as
q professional calling for which men are
educated Only such horrors as those at
Lowell will then remain to exhibit. by acct
dent purely. the death-dealing work Of ex-
plosives. In tho later golden age the force
OF such agents will be studied only with re-
gard to the blasting of rock or other en-
cheering work: and just as the poisons Of
the medieval Borgias are now administer
ed In homeopathic pellets nitroglycerine
win figure. In relation to human Life, by in
Of the stimulants In the materia medica.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
From the New York Times.

From the New 1cfH LINES
One Of the oldest trees In the once fash
ionable section off I'd avenue. New
York, was destroyed a few days ago. and
with the demolition of the old Evarts house,
near which 1t stood the spirit of the mod
ern day changesi wasnYiyidly illustrated. The
old square house on the northwest corner
or ID avenue and IslAth street has been,
not only landmark for many years. but
was famous in recent years as the resi-,
dence of the late Senator William M
Evarts. He died there about two years
ago. Mr. Evarts did not own the house
1t belonged to the Gunther estate. but he
lived there so long and was such a promi-
nent personality that the residence became
firmly stamped as 1.-THE Evarts house
Close to the sidewalk near the northern
end of the house. about midway in the
block, stood venerable willow tree Its
large branches cast a wealth. of shade dur
ing the summer time. Local residents came
to call the tree the EvaEts willow, because
the aged senator frequently In his latter
days. would sit on hts piazza, enjoying the
shade and GOODNESS given 20 generously by
the aged tree
The old willow was standing when Stuy-
vesant Park was laid out. over nifty years
ago, and It WAS m old a the grand pop
lara which were saved when the square
was made q small city park. and which are
now one OF the grandest beauties OF that
quiet remnant Of artstocratic New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
ALUMINIUM GUSHING COPPER.
Lighter Metal Used as Conductor of
Electrical Energy.

From the Engineering Magazine.
Aluminium lines are now employed for the
three longest electrical transmissions in
North America In the longest single line
that from Electra power house to San
Francisco. distance of 154 miles, alumni
UNI Is the only conductor used. The 144-
mile transmission between Colgate and
Oakland Is carried out with three aluminium
and three copper wires For the third
transmission in point of length that from
Shawinigan Falls to Montreal. a distance
of eighty-five miles. three aluminium con-
ductors are employed
From these examples it may be seen that
copper has lost It's former place as the only
conductor to be seriously considered for
transmission circuits. Aluminium has not
only disputed this claim for copper but has
actually gained the most conspicuous place
In long transmission lines. This victory OF
aluminium has been won in hard competf-
ton. The decisive factor has been that of
cost for circuit of given length and re-
sistance.
From the standpoint Of cross-sectional
area aluminium IS inferior to copper as an
electrical conductor. Comparing wires of
equal sizes and lengths the aluminium have
only w per cent OF the conductivity of the
copper. The fnferiority of aluminium as an
electrical conductor I'm terms of sectional
area Is more than Offset by its superiority
over copper in terms of weight One pound
or aluminium drawn into a wire of auy
length will have a sectional area 333 times
as great as one pound of copper in a wire
of equal length: This follows from the feet
that the weight of copper Is ah5 pounds
wnne that of aluminium is only 167 pounds
per cubic foot. so that for equal weights
the bulk of the latter Is 3.33 times that of
the former metal Hence, for equal re-
sistances, the weight of an aluminium Is
only one-half as great as that of a copper
wire OF the same length From this fact
1t Is evident that when the price per pound
OF aluminium is any less than twice the
like price of copper the former Is the
cheaper metal for a transmission line OF
any required length and electrical resist
ance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
A Literary Game.
From the Pilgrim,

Eoui the fliSrim.
Select pictures of authors from catalogues
or advertisements. paste them upon card
board and attach to each picture a loop of
baby ribbon by which it can be pinned to a
lady's dress. For each author choose a we'll
known quotation and copy upon cardboard.
Supply each gentleman with a quotation
and each lady with a picture. Inform the
guests that partners for the evening will be
found by rightly bringing author and quo
tation together The quotations must not be
too obscure. as there Is work to do to name
the authors. The following are good selec-
tons: For Kipling. Lest We forget" for
Lowell, "Once to every time and nation
comes the moment to decfde;" for Burns
"A mans a man for a that" When q long
enough time has been given to the quest
invite this company to pass before Judge.
whose duty Il shall DO to bring unmatec
couples together and pass the others on with
smiling courtesy. It may be desirable to
supply the Judge with a. key to enable him
to decide wisely In all cases: number the
pictures on the backs and mako the key by
printing . list Of numbezs and placing tie
authors name and a few Wortk Of the qto-
tation against It's number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
|, York Weekly

From the New York Weekly.
First Passenger-"Who Is that man drink
ing from that rusty mug chained to the
water cOolerf"
Second Passenger-'sThat Ii Prof de Sci
ence. author of Disease Germs In the Com
munion Cup"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28
LIVES LOST IN FLOODS.
Mother and Children Drowned When
All but Rescusd,

NODAWAY. Iowa. August 2S-In an at
tempt to rescue the family Of william SAN
born. consisting of father mother and four
children. who had taken refuge on their
housetop. the raft overturned, drowning
Mrs. Hanborn and two children. the others
being rescued with difficulty. rhe dead
bodies have mot yet been recovered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28

one of overwhelming Importance to the
Australian people, perhaps more than to
any other people, and on it's satisfactory
solution will depend whether this country
is ever to take place among the great
nations Of the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-28

the second time IN the history of the indus
try, the number of gallons exported being
1.Ot4.23t01. smaller total expectation by
nearly 1o.O0WO gallons than in 10Nl
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-26
REGARDING A CHRISTIAN LOBBY

Wdth the profoundest respect for the benevolent Intentions of the Rev Dr Crafts of Washington, who proposes to organize Christian lobby, it is ob- v1ous that the scheme would not work. 1t is open to the grave objection that a Christian lobby could be made, and would inevitably become vastly more dangerous and mischievous than a sec ular lobby. The careful student of politics can easily fancy the magnet which a. Christian lobby at Washington would prove for all of the ChadIbands and the Pecksnfffs in the country, and how 1t would attract to the national capital every pious fraud and humbug in the land with pull on this or that congressman and an axe to grind.
 A lobby fashioned to the purposes and the designs of the world, the flesh and the devil is something which the public understands, and with which if can reckon. It is an institution which has been in business for a long time, and the people are familiar with its tricks and methods. It is troublesome and demoralizing, but it is nothing like as great am eYtlas aalobby operated in the name of purity and righteousness  You can fight the devil with fire, but not so with the saints when they turn to the covert worship of NIammon.
 The result that is usually realized from the admixture of religion and politics is the deterioration of religion without any compensating benefit tc politics. What is really needed al . Washington is mo lobby at all, and bet ter by far than the organization of a Christian lobby would be a united movement by Christians at the polls to send men to Washington who could not be influenced or affected by any sort of a lobby. %
 DE Crafts has made the innocent mistake of laying too much stress or cure and not enough on prevention If he will give the matter a little SC rious thought it is believed that he will come to agree with this view oi the case.-Kansas City Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-26

Ulysses S Grant, lhird. comes tho silent. phlegmatic man, but for his growing badness astonishingly like the old general, who is known to army and nation as Brig. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant.
 Gen. Grant has been minister to Austria, but since the Spanish war the military germ in his blood has done It's work, and he is to the army faith- full. Year by year he grows more like his father. His taciturnity is like that of the elder Grant. He will talk inter estingly, entertainingly with force and insight.
 Young Grant, the cadet, has the square head of the family, inherited from a long line of Covenanters. He il- illustrates in his personal appearance a curious law of inheritance. He is taller than either his father and grand father, and many shades darker as to his hair and eyes.
 Mir. Gladstone used to say that the blue-eyed races of Europe, among whom must be reckoned such as the low1and Scottish Grants, were rapidly growing darker. Within his time, n said, he had personally seen the av- Erage of men and women in English society become appreciably darker.
 The men and women of New York to-day are in the average quite dark complexioned. Here it is largely. a matter of immigration, but is it alto- getheF tnatF OWEN LANGDON
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-26
OUR FIRST SPONGE PLANTING.


 Propagation in Florida Waters Will
 Make Importing Unnecessarys
 The government has gone in for sponge culture. The supply of sponges has never equa1led the demand, and we have been importing most of them required for the import trade.
 Successful experiments have been conducted and the actual work of planting sponges off the coast of Flor ida Is being done under the supervis- ion Of Captain James A. Smith of the Fishhawk. The sponges used in the propagation are of the sheepshead va riety, the most valuable in the world, and which fill every commercial re- quirement. Dr H. F. Moore, assistant Commissioner of fish and fisheries devised the method of planting.
 The sponges are cut in small pieces, from one to two inches in diameter. These small fragments of the living sponge. which are dark in color, the pores f1feA with feshy matter, are firmly fastened to pieces of coral, rock of terra cotta brick and dropped over board. Thin aluminium wire Is used for Fastening them to the objects. The use of the aluminium wire is the solution of the difficulty which con- fronted the experimenters. The pieces of sponge have one outer skin intact, with the outer edges raw. The latter, however, quickly heal. The aluminium wire will, of course, piecre the sponge and form a small bore, or hole, through them. The wire corrodes; but this is an advantaga for 1t gradually wears away, leaving the sponge free of any foreign substance,
 Most of the difficulties attending the culture have been met with in attempt ing to find something to bind the sponges to the rocks which would last long enough for the growth to attach Itself naturally to the new bed. The aluminium wire does this. Wood, string copper and iron wire and various other substances were attacked, by the salt water and animal life and rendered useless.
 Sponges are being planted at Bis caYne bay, Ancient Keys and Key West. An effort will be made to put the new industry on it's feet so thad private capital will become interested in carrying it on. There Is every req son to believe that the venture will be successful and that in short time al the sponges needed in the United States will be raised in the waters o1 FIorida-New York Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-26


 crushing burden. To sustain" their dubious issues they had to abandon something that would sell;" in a word, the finest stocks on the market have been for weeks hawked about on the bargain counter.
 The time to buy stocks is when the market is blue and discouraged and everybody is trying to sell. The time to sell is when everybody has the buying fever. The time to speculate is never. But heavy old conservative firms who never speculate in the ordinary sense of the word did "underwrite" more stocks and bonds than the market would digest" and they have been hard hit. It is Wall street calamity that hurts no one but Wall street.
 It has furnished the queer spectacle of professional gambler like "Jim" Keene coming to the aid of a harassed clique of great houses and obligingly ''holding up' steel for them. Ordi- narily steel would hardly need hold ing up to price at which it's shares pay about 12 per cent. upon what they cost But people now distrust even the most attractive "industrials."
 Vast as the steel corporation is, with its declared earnings of $12,0o0,0Oo a month or more and As 6o,ooo stock holders, it has played about seventh or eighth fiddle to Pennsylvania in the center of specula tive whirl in which the pole-cutting fight of Cassatt and Gould have been prominent. Penn sylvania is the greatest railroad sys- tenn in the world; it has not tracks enough to carry it's business: it is try ing to place for the purpose an amount of new stock which even year ago would have gone with whoop, but which has now. been made the excuse of bear raid almost without prece- | dent. .fI
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-26

scale. All these men began in 8 smaT way and crept slowly but surely to success.
 There used to be sign on the East side that amused me. It was Boston Baked Bean Foundry" Out of the Foundry the energetic owner ham mered fortune. Hewas from Boston himself, just as young Thompson was from the "pie belt" of New YorA state. The one could find in New York no such pies as his mother made; tho other hungered for the real Boston beans, baked in pot with narrow mouth that kept in all the rich juices, not dry and parched in a shallow pan, as was then the New York style.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-26

ing the pie industry on vast scale. For almost generation no restau- Irant in New York, except the very high class ones-and these use few
 pies, anyhow-has pretended to make
 its own pies. There is a standard pie everywhere. Thompson did it,
 ! Sc Mir. Gilman, who died two years ago leaving a fortune of $14,0oo, ,0CDi
 gained it by the bright idea of giving
 away cheap. showy crockery with pur. lchases of tea and coffee. So the orig.
 inal Hortonmade fortune by organiz- ing. the ice cream business on large
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-26
CONNECTICUT JUST AS BAD.

Political conditions, parallel to those which have made Rhode Island by word, are rapidly developing in Con- necticut. There, too, legislative repre- sentatzon, based on acres rather than on men, puts law making, franchise giving and the purse strings In the hands of the flag stations and paves the way for the coming of another leg 1slatiye agent like Brayton of Rhode Island. Already. as described by our Connecticut correspondent, the repre- sentatives of these little communities have combined to plunder the state, and to prevent any constitutional change which would lessen their legis. lative power. They work through an organization, and may be expected to attain. in due time. the perfection of political union for graft" with a boss who furnishes campaign funds in ex- change for legislative enactments. The honest people may protest, and the voters in the cities and large towns may pile up majorities in opposition to oligarchy. but all in vain. Correction can come only through constitutional changes, and the ordinary path to such changes is barred by the farmers or Qanizations in the legislature. It would appear. therefore, that only though a constitutional convention called over the heads of the legislative bodies can Connecticut secure a democratic gov ernment, New York Evening Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-26

The Broker at Luncheon standard business houses are working overtime, the rail- roads are complaining that they haven't cars or tracks enough, yet the prices of stocks have been for weeks at panic level-witho the panic. Brokers eat apples for luncheon, and a Boston plunger who once tried for the honor of defending the Americas cup has sold his yacht 'between two days"
 Did I make any mistake, two years ago and again year ago, in stating in these letters that the price of stocks was too high and that there was g. slump in prospect? Ifwhat tn en said could have prevented few of my friends on the old farms in the country where I was raised" from buying New York Central at about 160 upon margins" I should be better satis- Central has dropped below 125 recent ly, and the margined men were long ago wiped out.' More amazing was the dropping of Pennsylvania stock, a gilt-edge investment security paying six per cent. dividends and held by many thousands of Pensylvanians in their stockings, to an even lower fig ure. Bought at 12o, the issue price of the new stock, it pays five per cent, not counting the rise likely in the princi- pal. All the doctors in the street are wondering what's the matter; but the country blows along just the same.