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EXPORT OF HORSES FORBIDDEN.
Edict Issued in Russia on Account Of
the War

U. S. Consul General NORMAN at Munich.
Germany. reports to the State Depart
ment that the Russian edict forbidding the
expectation of horses on account of the
war with Japan. has very disadvantage
ousy affected several sections of Germany
particularly those of northern Germany
which portion Of the country has been ac-
customed to depend for it's general supply
upon importation of horses from Russia.
In the year 1893 43.6O0 horses. valued at
81, O46, 600 were imported into Germany from
Russia. 70
Germany has always been the largest
buyer of Russian horses, and If the edict
should continue long in force United States
horse breeders ought to profit by this OPP
portunity and again recover the good mar
ket for horses that was ours in Germany
several years ago. In this part of Germany
quite a number of horses are imported
from Austria and Hungary, particularly
from Hungary Mr. NORMAN expresses the
belief that If United States horse breeders
would make a special effort to participate
in the races which usually take place at
Munich in May and later they would I'M
doubtedly make market for their horses
despite the close proximity Of Hungary.
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Boyd's and Vicinity.
special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
BOYD'S, Md, June IL, 1904.
number of prominent ministers from
Laurel Hagerstown, Garrett county, Balti-
more and other points in the state arrived
at GAINESVILLE yesterday and participated in
the sessions of the Baptist Association.
After devotional exercises at 8 o'clock, the
temperance subject was taken up. the re-
port being read by Mr.. John H. Gressitt of
Baltimore and afterward thoroughly dis
cussed by Revs. F. L. Fraser of Hagers-
town. w. H. Parker of Frederick and T. H.
Campbell of Rockville. After this the re-
port on education was received and read
and discussed by Rev. w. H. Dodd of
Laurel
The report on foreign missions followed,
which was written by Rev. G. l.. Laws OF
Baltimore and read by T. H. Campbell of
Rockville, and was also discussed by Rev.
r. A. Smith of PoOlesville and Rev. w. II.
Faust of Garrett county. The morning
session then closed and at 2:30 the ladies'
meeting was held, which was addressed by
Mrs. j. E. Gault Of Baltimore, the corre-
spending secretary of the Womans state
Missionary Society on State Missions; by
Miss Clare Woolford of Baltimore on foreign
missions, and Miss Henderson OF that city
on home missions.
At $50 the afternoon session of the as
ISOLATION opened and the subject of home
missions was considered At 7:30 o'clock
there was a Young Peoples rally, which
was addressed by Mr.. George Miller of Bal
timore, the president Of the State Baptist
Young Peoples Union.
The meetings of the association were held
under most favorable circumstances, today
large crowds attending and three sermons
being delivered, morning, afternoon and
evening.
At Jamestown yesterday afternoon sew
eral hundred ladies and gentlemen gath
cred to witness a ball game between the
Jamestown team and the Jacksonville, the
second OF series being played. barnes
town won the game by the score of to 2
At Slidell big picnic was held yesterday
afternoon. There was contest between
the Buck Lodge base ball team and the
Slidells, team lately organized. Buck
Lodge won in the ninth inning by score OF
to g.
Mr.. Patrick Feeney of Woodstock died at
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Anacostia and Vicinity.

Mr.. Robert F. Bradbury has begun the
erection of four frame houses in the suburb
of Twinng City. The District has a force
of workmen engaged In changing the grades
of portions of Carol street and of Prout
street, caused by the completion of a gran
olithic entrance to the Benjamin G. Orr
school house at the point named.
William Groves, former resident of Ana
costa who now lives in Charles county,
Md. was robbed Saturday 7th street
northwest of ST.. The money is supposed
to have been taken from his pocked while
he was in a business place.
Mr. William BEAUMONT and wife of Monroe
street. Anacostia, left yesterday for Blue
mont. Va, where Mr.. Beaumont goes to
regain his health.
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Washington Grove News.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE, Nd,

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE, Nd,
June II, 1904
The Grove is fast filling up with summer
residents, and many of the cottages have
been opened. Among the recent arrivals
are: Mr.. Alfred Wood and family, Mr..
Carlton Hughes and family, Mrs. NJ. d.
Peck, Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Meeks, Mr. Bert
Hunt and family, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Teepe, DR.. ]. H. Branson and family, Mr..
C. o. Markham and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. D. Schenk, Mr.. Alonzo Tweedale and
family, Mrs. R. E. Cormes, Mr.. r. D. Rush
and family. Capt. e. H. Ripley and wife.
Mr.. w. T. Galliher and family. Mrs. v. A.
Hurdle and family, Mr. c. v. Sparrow and
family, Mr.. Thos. D. Bennett and family.
Mr.. ]. H. Bradford and wife, Major and
Mrs. H. A. Hall, Mr.. Ralph Z. Wiber and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Lindsay, Mr..
Robt. l.. Bains and family, Mrs. F. ]. Bart
lett Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Barley, Mrs.
Markham Mr.. S. c. Cissel and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Malcolm B. Gordon, DR.. Gatchell
and family, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Smith. Mr.
and Mrs Herbert Davis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Graham and Mr. and Mrs. L. +. Hunt.
The Grove Building and Loan Association
elected the following officers and trustees
for the ensuing year: President, L. Cabell
Williamson; vice president, Chas II.
Weaver; secretary, Robt. L Bains; treas
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KENSINGToN NEWS.
Plans Begun for Celebrating the
Fourth of July.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
KENSINGTON, Md, June 49, 1904.
A large number of citizens attended the
meeting called by Mayor Eckhardt, which
was in the town hall Saturday at pm,
for the purpose of considering the advis-
ability of having and to make arrange
ments for celebration and display of fire
works the evening of July 4. A permanent
organization was effected as follows: Cor
nelius Eckhardt chairman; Mr.. ]. Harry
Cunningham secretary; Mr.. Albert S. Cat
ley. treasurer. The following committees
were appointed:
Arrangements-Mayor Eckhardt, Mr. B.
H. Warner and Mr.. c. w. Clum Finance
Messrs. j. P. Hermann B. H. Warner, G.
w. Chamberlain, A. S. Galley and ]. D.
Rowen. Ftreworks-Messrs. L. w. Naxson,
H. c. Armstrong, F. T. Chapman, B. A.
Chaplin and D. H. Fenton. Mayor Eckhardt
and DR.. Eugene Jones were appointed
committee to correspond with and, If nee
essary. to wait upon Governor Warfield, in
wiling him to be present with the citizens
and to deliver an address on the occasion
of the celebration, and Mr.. B. H. Warner
was selected to read the Declaration of In
dependence that day.
The meeting resolved itself into a citi-
Zens' meeting and a very profitable discus
sion of the needs of Kensngton and mat
tiers pertinent to the maintenance of it's
'oP,N 81 IN "cic uisCusSeu dt leHStH
The meeting adjourned until next Satur-
day. June IS, when another meeting will be
held in the town hall to complete arrange
mentS.
Children's day was observed yesterday by
the Sunday school of the Warner Memorial
Presbyterian Church. The building was
crowded and large number were COM
PEELED to stand upon the porch in order to
enjoy the services. Miss Chase of Korea
gave very interesting talk on !'Child Life
in Korea" Mr.. B. H. Warner spoke on
the new Sunday school room and gymna-
SUM, soon to be erected. A very handsome
set OF Shakespeare,s works was presented
10 MISS Allce Terrell who has been the Or
ganist for the past three years
Inc Mems Club of the Warner Memorial
Presbyterian Church held It's last of a Sc
ries OF Sunday evening meetings in the
church yesterday, when an address was
delivered by Mr.. Thomas c. Moves on .'The
solos.
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Water Clear Last Month.

In view of the present muddy condition
of the Potomac water it seems hardly
credible that the water was perfectly clear
every day during the month of May. 1t is
SO stated. however, in an official report just
made by Col. Miller, the engineer officer in
charge of the Washington water supply
system. That officer also reports that the
consumption and waste OF water during the
twenty four hours ended s am. May "a
amounted to SO, 1874 500 gallons.
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his home there Friday, and his remains
were inferred this afternoon. Mr.. Feeney
was in his sixty-ninth year. His wife and
three children, John A. Feeney, telegraph
operator for the Baltimore and Ohio at
Kensington, this county: NJ. ]. Feeney, at
Woodstock. and Mrs. Julia DUNCAN, at
Granite, Baltimore county. survive him.
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Guatemala's Coffee Crop.

A report from Consul General winslow an
Guatemala City says that the coffee crop
of Guatemala for this year will total
100000 sacks of 100 pounds each of exc
cellent quality. Last year the crop wac
not up to the average in either quantity or
quality, 100000 sacks of ordinary coffeS
being the total crop. The report to the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor says that
the volcanic eruption of 1902 seriously af-
fected the crop of last year, but that the
indications at this time, while the harvests
ing is going on, are as noted. 49,
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PETER GROQAN.
9TH St.
Between H and Sts
Between H and I SITS.

urer, Percy s. Foster: d. Elmer Wiber I
L. Fulks and Jno b. Davis
Inc program for the Chautauqua Assem-.
Oily Is In the hands of the printer and will
be issued in few days. The attractions
tnls year are many and are especially In.
terestfng. Assistant Secretary of the Treas.
ury Robt. b. Armstrong opens the Assem-.
ply this year. on the 4th of July, with a pa.
triotic address.
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A Sermon ON Creation.

Churches yesterday was on Creation, the
subject being rs the Universe, Including
man, Evolved by Atomic Force?'. The serv-
ice. as usual. included scriptural references,
with Correlative passages from Mrs.
Eddy's took. There was a large attend
ance.
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To Remove a Wreck.

General Mackenzie chief of engineers. has
made an allotment of $3.50 for use in the
of the wreck of the lighter
in Mattaponi creek. Va. and the
work Is being done by the engineer officer
in charge Of the river improvements.
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CHILDREN'S GUARDIANS.
Monthly Meeting Held and Report of
Work Made

The regular monthly meeting of the board
or childrens guardians was held Saturday.
June IL, with the following members pres
ent: Mrs. j. W. Babson, Messrs John F.
Cook, B. Pickman Mann, William ]. Miller
Thomas E. Sewell, ]. B. T. Topper. and the
executive clerk. Miss Tustin, in the absence
of Agent Douglass
The following is an extract from the re-
port of the work for the month of May:
Cases involving ninety-eight children were
investigated. Thirty were made permanent
wards. OF these seventeen were bows and
thirteen girls; eighteen colored and twelve
white.
The name of eleven children were added
to the temporary rolls, seven boys and four
girls, eight colored and three white. Of
these. five were received by order of the
court for limited periods and six without
such order, pending investigation and dis
position.
The total number of temporary wards at
the close of the month was eighteen: eight
in boarding homes and ten in Institutions
There were fifty-three feeble minded
wards under care at the close of the month:
eighteen at Falls Church and thirty-five at
Elwyn.
The total number of wards of the board
under permanent care on May 81 was
1,1O5.
Thirty-four free home placements have
been made during the month; twenty from
expense list and fourteen from one free
home to another.
The physicians report for the month of
May shows professional visits made to
twenty eight sick children, examinations of
nineteen other children; total of eighty
visits. No deaths have occurred. There
has been no serious illness among our chill
dren.
Following is the financial exhibit:
GENERAL
Expended to May /, as per last report. SC
Expended io- May '.............'...... S'l4' oz
Total to June l. ....................$30 I25 0S
Balance available for month. ....... 1914 92
$34, 700 90
ADMINISTRATIVE.
Expended to May 1, per last report. Sc, 1924 OF
Expended for May. Observation-Disclosures. 72O y
Total to June 1....................$ 1884 20
Balance available for one month. ....... 1,055 II
$1,000 90
FEEBLE-MINDED.
Balance available for last quarter from
regular appropriation. .............. 81, 5S4 &C
Balance available from deficiency appro-
prlatlon. Observation-Disclosures. 1,OOO w
1854 Oe
Expended quarter ending March 81, 1904. 81 1886 30
HART FARM SCHOOL.
Expended to May l. per last report. 50, 993 0S
Expended for May Observation-Disclosures. 1,O2O 16
Total to June 1. 81 ,013 q
$4,000 90
BURIAL OF WARDS.
Balance available for last quarter. $248 30
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Washington Boys at West Point.

The West Point graduating class this
year includes the following from Washing
ton:
Roger d. Black, Charles s. Hoyt, William
F. Simpson and Innis p Swift.
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Summer Furniture.

785 0a Ffss ss @
box and umbrella rack. A special big bar
gain
NO. Oak Dining Room Chair.
VSC leatherette seat, brace arms. good finish.
A bargain without equal.
500 ss Hn%s' s:s
308
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GO=cart Prices Reduced.

Go-Carts formerly
sold for $14.0O, now. .
Go-Carts formerly
sold for $500, now.
Go-Carts formerly
sold for s21.0O, now.
Separate Parasols an
Covers. Big line of FC
all styles.
The Irish standard., 1904-11-19

church, Leeds. After her marriage she
returned to Dublin, and her first child
was -boFn-en the memorable night of
the big Wind" seventy-three years
ago. She was then IS years Of age. 1t
is therefore easy to understand the
claim put forward that the old lady
is now 1O8 years. She looks her age,
it must be admitted, but there is some
thing most extraordinarily strange in
the fact that woman Of 1O8 years
can perform her household duties bet
ter than most women of 20. Her brain
is still sharp and alert, and of her ear
ly life in Galway and Dublin she has
many choice "reminiscences to relate.
Naturally enough, she is somewhat
deaf, but otherwise she is truly re-
markable woman. At no time in her
life has she had more than FL a week
coming in, and yet she announces,
with pardonable pride, that she never
owed a penny in her life.
The Irish standard., 1904-11-19
A Remarkable Centenarian.

A centenarian of wonderful mental
and physical faculties is very inter-
esting old woman named Mrs. Kate
Berkey (nee Connor), who for nigh
seventy years has been householder
in the East End Of Leeds. She lives
in a little dwelling at 12 Edmond
street. The old lady cannot tell how
old she is, but the coincidence of GER
tain events in her life with historical
events seem to show that her exact
age is 10S. That being so, it would be
just about when Napoleon was begin
ming to make a name that the old
lady was born in County Galway. To
this day, though eighty years of her
life have been passed in England, she
retains her rich Irish brogue.
From the Galway home she came to
Dublin, where, near the Curragh, an
uncle of hers kept a hostelry at which
the passengers of stage coaches and
wagonettes were wont to stay the
night. "Katie" was a favorite with
all the drivers and wagoners. A hard.
hearted uncle, however, objected to
any love affairs; hence, when nearly
80, she left Dublin and went to Leeds.
A lover she left behind her in Dub
lin, but a year or two later, when the
prospects of both were much improved.
he came after her, and they were mar
ried at the old st. Parick's Catholic
The Irish standard., 1904-11-19
Coed DEEDS.

Some time since in a Pennsylvania
town there lived and died an old lady.
She had worked hard all her life. She
had accumulated a little competency.
She had earned it honestly; but that
was all she had done. OF smiles and
kindness and charity, her life was as
destitute as granite bowlder of sum-
mer verdure. The kindly people who
were her neighbors said she had the
reputation of being "a little difficult
to get along WITH" "Yes," said one
in answer to some inquiry, "Miss
Smith is dead, and she left house
and money in bank; and what do you
think she left it all to? To build a
monument for herself over in the Gem
etery." "Well," said the neighbor, re-
flectively, II suppose she wanted to
be remembered some way" Just
about this time young girl died in
the same town, whose path had al
ways been rugged one. Though she
had worked hard all her life, she had
left no house, or garden or balance in
bank. But she did. leave another sort
Of monument-a monument Of kindly
deeds, of pleasant words, of cheerful
smiles that have frightened and will
continue to make bright the lives of
all her friends.
"Why," said a fellow worker, II
never could have learned to run that
machine If she had not been SO kind
about showing me-" Said little girl:
"She often used to give me flower
when she met me mornings; and If
she had no flower, she smiled SO pleas
antly that it was just as good" An
other young girl exclaimed, 1T was a
note she wrote me that made me want
to be Catholic" And shy boy said
with tender memories vibrating in his
voice, II came to catechism class be-
cause she asked me to; and she al
ways used to speak to me, and say
that she was glad to see me there"
The members of her parish sodality
banded themselves together to try to
do some of the kind things that she
would do If she were living. Does not
the story Of this humble life make
plainly evident to us how even a
measurable following of our Lord will
set us on enterprises toward benen-
cence? Better than shaft in any cem-
The Irish standard., 1904-11-19
Irish SINGER. comins.

The Irish Ladies' Choir, of Dublin,
one Of the crack musical organizations
Of Europe, will make a short tour Of
the United States and Canada In the
autumn Of 1905. Two years ago this
chorus was founded by Nine. Cosslett-
Heller, celebrated Welsh soprano,
who became attracted by the beauty
Of the voices Of the young Irish girls
whom she met.
Choral singing is an important part
Of Welsh social life and Nine. Heller
brought over to Dublin the best ideas
and traditions Of the Esteddood. Be-
ginning with her pupils, she formed
the nucleus of singing club. Rare
voices were brought into the organiza-
ton from time to time, until it num-
bered nearly half hundred. An Irish
national choir was the object in the
mind Of the promoter, and with this
idea in view. the old melodies were
arranged for female voices and made
prominent on the concert programs of
the choir. Some Of them were sung in
Gaelic. At the Dublin Feis Ceoil Of
1908 the choir carried off the first prize
for choral work and since then has
been the winner in every competition
in Ireland, England and Wales, where
it has been entered.
For the American tour, thirty Of the
best voices have been selected. Every
singer in the company will be soloist
of reputation, and prize winner in
musical contests. Severay prominent
artists will accompany the choir, one
Of whom is the founder, Nine. Coss-
lett-Heller. Miss Madeleine Macken,
the eminent soprano; Miss Esther Cor
less, the only concert performer on the
Irish harp; and Sophie Allen, pianiste,
will also be heard here in connection
with the choir. The first concert will
probably be in New York City.
The Irish standard., 1904-11-19
etery such an earnest and beautiful
example to those seeking opportunities
Of doing good.
Dea,l Of an Irish Civil Var H.r.,

Thomas Hickey, Of Manchester, N.
H., widely known in that city and
state as an expert blacksmith and a
hero of the Civil War, died on the 18th
inst.
The Union says of Mr.. Hickey:
Thomas Hickey had an exceptionally
bright war record and committed more
than one act Of bravery during that
struggle, which brought him into prom
inence.
He was born in bingham, Mass, of
Irish parents and was GA years old.
Just before attaining his majority
he moved to Waltham, Mass, and at
the outbreak of the war, when he was
21 years old he was mustered into
the service Of the United States as n
private in Company NJ, First Massa-
chusetts Cavalry, on September %,
1861.
He passed through the usual trials
and tribulations of military life, serv-
ing with valor in many engagements in
South Carolina and Florida. At Hilton
Head s. c., OIL April 16, 1864, he re-
enlisted and was assigned to Company
NJ, Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry.
He was finally ordered with a part of
his regiment to Virginia to assist the
troops already engaged in the siege of
Petersburg, having risen in the mean
time to the rank of color sergeant.
On April S, 1865, occurred the battle
Of High Bridge, Va. 1t was an attempt
to check Lees retreat, and though the
men engaged were comparatively few
and the results to them were disas-
trous, yet so gallantly did they conduct
themselves that the Confederate leader
received the impression that much
larger Union army confronted him, and
nothing but surrender was possible.
The Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry
had been selected to make the sacri-
flee. In this fight Sergeant Hickey
stuck to the regimental colors to the
last. The standard, through his alert
ness and presence of mind, was not
captured
When the hope of victory had faded
away and escape was found impossl-
BILE he put his spurs to his horse and
rode to a hut in the woods, closely pur-
sued and fired upon by the enemy.
Reaching the door he threw himself
from the saddle and rushed in with the
colors in his clutch. There was a
bright fire burning upon the hearth,
and into this he threw his precious
battle flag. The silken banner flashed
up at once, and by the time his pur-
suers arrived on the scene the banner
had gone up in smoke.
Thus was Sergeant Hickey the last
man to handle the cOlOrs of the regi-
ment, and it was he who saved them
from falling into the hands of the Con-
federates.
He was made prisoner and taken
with Lees army, and was kept four
days. On August Q, 1865, he received
commission as second lieutenant
merit richly deserved. He was honor
ably discharged from the service at
Richmond, Va, November IA, 1865.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-04-22
Literary Trainp.

The Oldest specimen of a literary
tramp and linguist was recently IN
TIE custody OF Sheriff Frauci., OF
Grundy County. The Sheriff one morn
Ing was kept busy answering tcie-
phone calls from q dozen different To-
calities Of the county, inquiring about
a wild man who was abroad in the
land. warning him 10 he on the watch
for him. as he was bound for Nor
ris. When the wild man came along
he had twenty-five pounds OF old masa.
zines and periodicals under one arm,
ana besides the several suits OF cloth
ing that he was wearing 10 had six
pairs OF trousers tied around his neck.
when the Sheriff captured the man
ne was found 20 bc inofieuSiye. had a
clear mind and was the absolute mas
ter OF no l4s than five languages He
could write most OF these. and seemed
TO possess store of knowledge On
general subjects that aStoUlshcd the
sheriff and his deputies. lie refuse a..
however. 20 give bis name og tell wEerc
he came from and whittier he was
bound.
The Sher.n was content 60 have him
photographed and then allowed the
stranger To 80 ON his way rejoicing
the magazines bciu- carried aious Is
a willing and necessary burdeu.-CLi-
caso Tribune