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do various other things in the meantime
build railways, dig canals, rear eleven-story
buildings, bore deep wells, fish and saw
woods not so bad, after ALL
Then there will be some 45,OO0OO0 bushels
of oats, worth $4,000, 600: barley worth
$4,000 900 and vast quantities of potatoes,
fax, cattle, sheep, hogs, not to mention mil
lions made from the forests and out OF the
mines.
Verify the most conservative estimate of
the wealth to be produced in the Canadian
west this election year is enough to sausfy
any man unless he be cursed with desire
to get rich quick
And vet, of a truth, they have only be-
gun to prospect, only few trees have been
felled in the forests. only few acres OF
this vast domain of wheat land have been
broken, and only one railway mas Deen puil
across Canada.
A Forecast.
Half dozen years from now, when 2,OO0-
600 people are pegging away where only a
third of that number peg today, when the
railways now projected and In course OF
construction have been completed. the an
nual income will be more than treble what
it is today.
Nothing can stop this country now. An
utter, absolute, total failure of single
wheat crop would only check temporarily
and retard for time, but would not pre-
vent the development and settlement of the
far west. And the development is all along
the line. In the forests that grow by the
Atlantic English capitalists are preparing
to build the largest paper mill in the world.
At the great mills on the 500 they made six
hundred tons of steel rails one day last
week. Here on the plains they are mailing
these same steel rails down on some lines
at the rate of three miles a day, and out
on the Pacific Yankee syndicate is sailing
up the sound in search of a sheltered vale,
famed by the warm chinook, where they
hope to establish a great ranch and raise
beef cattle, to be able to cater to the beef
eating builders of the Grand Trunk Pacific,
whose spike mauls will be marking that
wilderness in less than two years from this
day.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
81 oolnm9ia. Julia A Iatem: complainant A.
2t696-This cause being referred me TO state
the account Of the receivers and distribution ~
the fund In their hands, notice is hereby given thar
y VIII proceed With the said reference Monday.
S October "a, 1904 at 10 o'clock am, at the
city, at which time and place all persons having
claims against the Teachers Investment Company
are notned to present the same with the proofs
JAMES G.. PAYNE, Auditor. oc-i1 l5 rs % At
IN JUSTICES COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
Columbia, subdistrict No. 2. william f. Roberts,
plaintiff, vs. John II. Keenan, defendant No
41S3The object OF this suit is to recover from the
defendant forty nine dollars and interest from
May 3, 1908, and to have Judgment OF condemna-
ton Of certain property of the defendant levied on
under an attachment issued in this suit TO satisfy
In part the plaintiffs claim 1t is. therefore, this
Both day of September, 1904, ordered that the de-
PENDANT appear in this court before the for
after the day Of the first publication OF this order
to defend this suit and show cause why said con.
demnation should not be had, otherwise the suit
Will be proceeded with in case of default
SAMUEL c. MILLS tseaD. second subdstrict Jus
tice of the peace. Address. 12o5 G street north
FILED AUGUST g. 1904 J. R. YOUNG.
cierk..-In the supreme Court of the District Of
or%bIa'a%es F. Oyster vs. the Unknown heir.
Docket .,s No e2.on motion Of the complainant by
day Of August AID. 1904, ordered that the ,' u m
known heirs devisees OF Maria Cash cause their
appearance to be entered herein on or before the
FIRST rule day occurring after the expiration OF
three months after the day OF the first publication
OF this order: otherwise the will be proceed
ed with I'm case of default. The object of this
suit Is to establish the title OF the complainant
James F. Oyster. in fee simple absolute by ad-
possession of himself and OF those through
and under whom he claims TO that parcel Of ground
situate in the city Of Washington. in the District
of Columbia. and known and described as lot
numbered forty, upon the subdivision Of the square
numbered three hundred and sixty seven made by
the heirs of John Davidson. This order TO be pub
l:shed twice month for said three months and
week for three successive weeks prior to
said return day In the Washington Law Reporter
and The Evening Star By the court: JoR BAR
NARD. Justice. A true copy-Test: J. Il. YOUNG.
Clerk. BY X. ]. MEIGS. Jr.. Assistant clerk.
AUG, IL, 30 se3, Ii. ocl.15
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ANACOSTIA NEWS.
Democrats Hold Rally in Haines' Hall
Personal Items.

The Alpha Charity Club held an open
meeting Thursday evening last in the But
Ter building, on Nichols avenue, Anacostia.
The meeting was addressed by Mrs. Sarah
Collins Fernandis Of the Social Center for
Colored People. Mrs. Fernandis explained
the stamp-saving system, after which the
following program was rendered: Vocal
solo, Mrs G. \. Hamilton; piano solo, Miss
Simms; remarks by the president Of the
club, Mrs. Pendleton. Refreshments were
served.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the German
Orphan Asylum met Thursday evening at
the institution and transacted important
business. 1t was announced that the pro-
ceeds from the Labor day entertainment for
the benefit of the asylum netted s43O. An
election was held and the following were
chosen: Mrs. Rosina Botsch, president; Mrs.
j. G. Barthel and Mrs. Pauline Walther,
vice presidents; Mrs. Rosa Kettler, CORE
spending secretary; Mrs. Marie Boettcher.
financial secretary; Mrs. c. Shaffer, treas
urer; Mrs. NJ. Neuhaus, Mrs. +. Widmayer
and Mrs. Gein, purchasing committee.
John j. Downey, who was seriously in
jured number of weeks ago, was removed
yesterday from Providence Hospital to his
home 30 jackson street, Anacostia.
Mr. William J. Latimer ST., who, as a
District. was removed yesterday from Car
field Hospital, where he has been Ill for
six weeks to his country home at Nell
wood Prince Georges county, Md. He is
in feeble health.
Rev. Charles o. Isaac, the pastor of the
Anacostia Methodist Episcopal Church, who
has been absent in Baltimore, will return
TODAY in order to officiate at the services in
the church tomorrow.
Rev w L. Orem, pastor of the Congress
Heights Methodist Episcopal Church, is as
sisting Rev. W. H. Dell, pastor of the Meth
odtst Church at Forestville. Prince Georges
county, Nd, in the revival being con-
Quoted by the lattae at his charge.
Mr. o. w Butl& Fillmore street. Ana
costa. accompan by hts wife and fam
ily. left Yesterday Tor trip to East Broom
f,eld. N. Y. Niagara Falls and the st. Louis
exposition.
Democrats of Anacostia and vicinity met
last evening in Haines' Hall, on Harri-
son street under the auspices of the Par
ker and Davis Club Of the first district
The hail was decorated and pictures Of
Parker and Davis were displayed cOnspicu-
ously The president of the club, Thomas
J. Moore, occupied the chair. A commu-
nication was read from DR.. Richard Hill,
the democratic nominee for the House Of
Representatives from the fifth Maryland
district, to the aeffect that he would be
pleased to address the club October 81.
President Moore Introduced Mr.. James S.
Mccarthy of Mississippi, who was accorded
close attention. and his references, par
ticularly to the negro question, were lib
orally applauded,f grMr. Robert e. Mat
tingly followed with brief speech. Re-
freshments were served by the club.
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Five Escape From New Jersey Jail.

Z. A dispatch from New Brunswick. N. J.,
last night says: Five prisoners made their
escape from the Jail here this evening while
Sheriff Carman was at dinner. Their flight
was not discovered until half an hour later
The prisoners cut hole through the roof
Of a cell on the second story, and with the
aid OF a rope made from blankets reached
the ground, The men We're Joseph Carney,
arrested for theft; James Marshall, convict
ed Of robbery; Ardeon Slower. arrested for
larceny; Harry Ardell, arrested for robbery
and John Hurley. Marshall and Arden are
colored. The freeholders had lust awarded
a contract for twenty-four new cells to be
rut into the jail. carney succeeded in break
ing jail two years ago. but he was then re-
arrested and brought back - = :
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THE MAIL ON THE CALCHAS.
A Vladivostok Correspondent Processes
to Give It's Composition.

The American embassy at St. Peters
burg has not yet transmitted to the
foreign office representations regarding
the American mails of the British
steamer Calchas, captured by the Via
divostok squadron. In this connection
a Russian correspondent at Vladivostok
sends a dispatch to the Moscow Slovo,
which evidently was inspired by the ma
val authorities there, giving the justifica-
ton of the authorities for the seizure of
the mails. The dispatch calls attention to
the fact that the Russian declaration on
the subject of contraband of war fnhfbits
neutrals from carrying dispatches to the
enemy.
The correspondent points out that there
were 122 bags Of mail on board the CAL
chas that 81 of them were destined for
Tokyo, 10 for Nagasaki, for Hakodate
and for Seoul. The Japanese mail was
examined and packages were found adj
dressed to Japanese government institu-
lions and containing valuable military,
financial and political information. The
judge advocate at Vladivostok based his
protest against the finding of the prize
court ordering the release of the Calchas
upon the presence of the enemyS mail.
The correspondent attempts to Justify
the action of the authorities in opening
and Selling international mail by the ac-
ton of the Japanese in stopping Russian
mails to Port Arthur and in stopping tele-
grams addressed to tie Russian cruiser
Variag when off Chemulpo just previous
to the outbreak of the war. With refer
ence to the present whereabouts of the
mail the correspondent says several bags
addressed to warships of the American
Asiatic squadron were not opened and
were left under seal at the post Office. The
whole mail, with the exception of the
correspondence addressed to Japanese
government institutions, was sent on to
Japan by the German steamer Arabia.
1t has developed that pouch containing
mail for the United States cruiser Cincin-
natl, then at Nagasaki, Japan, which was
aboard the British steamer Calchas when
ivostok squadron, had been opened while
in the possession of the Russian officials
and subsequently resealed and sent on to
its destination. This information came to
the Post Office Department yesterday in
a communication from the Japanese postal
administration, in conformity with a prac-
tice always followed when there has been
any mishap in the delivery of mail pouches.
The matter will be referred to the State
Department for action as was done in the
case Of the ordinary United States mail on
the vessel at the time she was seized. This
latest phase of the seizure of the Calchas
mails has caused painful surprise in Of
fetal circles. and If the act of opening the
pouch addressed to the Cincinnati was wit
tingly done, the probability is a strong pro-
test will be lodged with the Russian gov
eminent 1t is stated at the Navy Depart
ment that the mall pouch referred to did
not contain any official communications,
simply mail for the men aboard the ship.
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A dispatch from San Francisco last night
says: News was brought to this city by the
gunboat Kensington that Rear Admiral @.
F. Goodrich's flagship New York. during her
target practice last month in Magdalena
bay, Mexico, broke the worlds record for
firing S-inch guns. making the greatest
scores, based on time and accuracy. ever
made with guns OF this caliber. either In
our own or any other navy
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buildings. aggregating 37,014. 1914 in cost,
against 7.1OS buildings involving an esti.
mated cost of S20,074.211 for the corre-
spending month a year ago.
The most notable increase was in
Pittsburg, 1856 per cent. In New York city
there was an increase of 102 per cent
Chicago's gain was pos per cent. Another
notable increase was Brooklyn, 100"
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INCREASE IN BUILDING.
Remarkable Showing for Month j
Twenty-Seven Large Cities.

A dispatch from Chicago says: Building
operations in twenty-seven Of the princi-
pal cities OF the country during September
show an increase over the corresponding
month year ago Of "a per cent.
'This is the most remarkable increase
probably that has been recorded in a
single month for years past Permits were
taken out for the construction Of 9.614
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PROPOSALS.

PROPosAS.-THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
of Patrick county. Va. will receive sealed pro-
as per plans and specifications file In the office
of the County Clerk. Stuart. Va. and In the Office
Architects. Pope building Washington. ID. C. All
bidders will be required to deposit a certified
made payable to the Board Of Supervisors Of Pat
rick county. Va. Bids will be received up to ONE
OF OCTOBER. 1904. The board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids. BY order Of the Board
dress Or a al to C. r. MARH Clerk Of
the Circuit Court. Stuart. Va. oc15&192t
GENERAL DEPOT OF THE QUARTERMAs-
ter's Department, Washington, ID. o, october 10.
1904.-Sealed proposals, in duplicate, will be re-
eeiyed at this office until TWO O'clock PM;
Lighter ''KEARNEY," lying In this harbor.
Blank forms; with Instructions for making pro.
intending bidders upon application to this Office.
The right is reserved to the United States 10 re-
and reject the remainder. Envelopes containing
proposals should be marked Proposals for tho
and addressed to Captain A. ". Butt. Quarter.
master. U: s. A, IN charge Of depot.
oc1213.14,15.no7.s
PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. Navy Depart
nent. Washington d. c.. until IL o'clock noon. No
thereafter for the construction OF approach to the
grounds Of the U. s. Naval Hospital. Washington.
to the architect, Mr.. Ernest Flagg. No 10 Wall
street, New York, n. Y. upon deposit OF S. 81 OF
which VIII be refunded upon return OF drawings.
Copies OF specifications and blank proposals will lie
furnished upon application TO the Bureau. H. T.
b. HARRIS. Paymaster General U. s. n.
ocS-law2t
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, OFFICE
Of the Building Committee. Washington. ID. C..
THIS is once un T6 SocK NJ De
THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1904 and
then opened. for the general construction Except
heating apparatus. elevators. electric wiring and
conduit systems) OF two Laboratory Buildings for
the u. s. Department Of Agriculture. Washington,
ID. c. In strict accordance with the drawings and
specifications by Rankin, Kellogg Crane Archi-
tects. 1912 Walnut street. Philadelphia, Pa.
copies OF which may be had upon application to
the Supervising Engineer. Capt. John stephen
Sewell. Corps OF Engineers. U. s. Army. at the
Department OF Agriculture. Washington, ID. Z.
One set only Of drawings and specifications viii
be sent to any bidder. but additional sets
may be purchased of the printers designated oy
the department cost OF production OF same
All applications must be accompanied by certified
check for 90. made payable TO the Disbursing
Clerk of the Department OF Agriculture. which
checks will be retained until the return OF all
drawings and specifca tions including those whlcn
may have been purchased from printers. u. i.
GALLOWAY. Chairman.
se21 %. % p. oc14. Is. no7.S
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A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

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Your druggist will refund money PAZO OHM
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No man out here whose opinion is worth
while believes that the Canadian northwest
will thresh out less than fifty million BUSH
els of wheat.
Fifty million dollars from wheat alone.
double the value Of the entire gold output of
the whole northwest, produced by q quarter
of a million men, women and children, who
The Washington times., 1904-05-08

limited entertainment for the circus
company. There is a tradition that the
clown who is funniest in the ring. is
the dreariest in everyday life. This.
however. IS not usually the case. AS
a rule. the clowns who are most sue
cessful are those who are always ef-
fervescent with humor-who have the
fun-making instinct permeating Jneir en-
tire personality.
That explains why there Is many a
rare bit Of comedy perpetrated behind
the scenes-cOmedy which appeals 10
the performers and which rewards the
funmakers with unrestrained laughter.
These periods of unprecedented COM
edy are usually just before the clowns
go on" when they are made up, and
waiting for the signal 10 enter the
arena 1t Is at such times that the
clowns who are fortunate enough to
perform on the feet that nature has
The Washington times., 1904-05-08
A Strange World, Com
plete in Itself, and Fill
ed With Events.
Not All the Fun S in the
+. "a, Where the
Public Is.
Interesting Characters,
Human and Animal, Are
Here Abundant.

IT. BE odd and curious things OF the
big circus are never in evidence
to the public. The audiences
that crowd into the mammoth hippo
drome pavilion OF the Barnum q Bailey
Greatest Show on Earth during it's
Washington engagement. tomorrow and
Tuesday, will see the performance,
and undoubtedly applaud it. but the odd
bits-the side lights-the interesting lit
tie incidents Of life in the circus will not
be revealed. They belong to those who
are fortunate enough to get a glimpse
behind the scenes.
And there are many odd and curious
things, for the circus world IS a world
in itself II is a city on wheels. with
men. women. and children. having the
same likes and dislikes. the same loves
and enmities. the same hopes and fears
and ambitions. as the people in the out
side world. And. being in a manner set
apart. and deDendent upon themselves
for entertainment. the little incidents
OF life are magnihed. and they find d.
version in Incidents that no one thinks
of exploiting for the benefit Of the pub
lie.
The clowns. for instance. supply IN
The Washington times., 1904-05-08

given them play tricks on the clown
who is playing giant" on stIts. and
who can only defend himself at the risk
Of a tumble
Caught by the Camera.
1t was at the close Of one Of these
merry encounters. when the other clowns
had fallen on their knees to mockingly
ask forgiveness Of the giant, that the
camera caught the scene and preserved
it. The clowns didn't care.
Clowns have d weakness for photo
graphs-of themselves. But that isn't
an oddly. There are a lot of other
people who have the same weakness.
In the circus dressing tent. the fun
makers are all together In what is
facetiously styled clowns alley" It is
there that the clown is seen at his best,
for the comedy that is originated in the
dressing tent IS spontaneous.
One of the oldest of the Barnum &
Bailey clowns-odd not only in his per-
sonality, but also In the character of
his works Sam Watson. Watson is an
Englishman. speaks with a decided
cockney accent, AMI creates his fun
largely with trained fowls and domestic
animals.
Scolding His Brood.
He is very fond Of a couple of bantam
ROSTERS which he introduces in the
show. One Of the funniest things of the
circus, between the performances. is to
hear him scolding these tiny fowls when
they have been refractory and refused
to perform to The clowns satisfaction.
Hits a h'outrage." he will say, "a
miserable h'outfage! 'Ow do yer ex-
pect ne TO h'earn living and support
yer. h'if yer don't work"
And the ROSTERS cock their heads to
one side and seem to listen, with an
air Of gravity that is ludicrous
One Of Watson's oddities which the
public gets a glimpse Of is his burlesque
bull fight The bull is a dog, dressed
in an imitation hide and horns. There
are matadores and picadores, and all the
accessories of the bull pen.
Dogs Contribute to Act.
The dog enters into the spirit of the
thing. and contributes a great deal to
the humor of the act. a little later, If
it happens to be the afternoon show.
Watson may be found teaching a don
key the part Of the bull" But this is
behind the scenes, where, in spite of the
fact that the only audience is made up
of performers, the antics of the donkey
create world Of merriment.
In the circus performance there are
many odd things that are only apparent
to those who are ION the inside" II is
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point Of the actual cash loss incurred Is
the damage done 10 the equipment by
these wrecking attempts. The value of
a hrst-class train, consisting of an en-
CINE, baggage car. coach. chair car. and
several Pullman sleepers. approximate
100000
Mean a Heavy Loss.
Frequently there is so much damage
occasioned there Is no salvage on the
equipment, with a possible exception Of
the engine. For this reason it is fair 10
assume that wrecks OF this character
would represent an actual loss of from
$4,000 10 $4,000 10 the railroad company
Adding to this the damage resulting
out OF personal injury claims. II is fair
10 assume that the cost of every such
wreck IS very nearly 100000. This is by
no means a small item. and anything
that could be done to save such loss
take
1t is believed that joint action in pros
ecuting train wreckers to the very end
VIII prove TO be more effective than the
Independent efforts which the railroads
nave so far made.
Fear Federal Laws
1T is believed that joint action in pros
wreckers has to be carried on under the
State laws. This involves great difficult
ties, and it is proposed to secure the en-
actment Of a Federal statute making
train wrecking a crime under the Fed
eraI laws. For very apparent reasons
criminals fear Federal laws and author
!ty more than State laws
The element Of locality does not exist
In United States court. Extradition
proceedings cannot be invoked 10 delay.
United states officers are not handi-
capped by lack OF means The criminal
classes fear the laws Of the United
States because punishment under them
rs swift. The United States Government
exercises authority of interstate COM
merce and there Is no reason why il
should not protect the lives OF passen-
gers. We nope TO accomplish this by
Joint action"
The Washington times., 1904-05-08
THE BULL FIGHT DOG.
Sam Watson creates unlimited fun
with this fierce looking animal.

leave them alone. even when they go
10 their meals; there is the baby ele-
plant. which. after becoming violently
i'll from eating tobacco, stolen from a
shelf where it was hidden by one of the
keepers, has developed a voracious APP
petite for the weed: and there are num-
berless other odd and curious things.
including the peculiarities of Old Babe.
the hippopotamus, who is literally the
biggest pet in the cage department of
the show.
Babe does not do much in an exhibit
tionaI way. Her most striking act is to
open her mouth, and display her great
tusks, but even that happens rarely dur
ing the time the crowd is suging around
her den.
In fact, there are only two days in
the week when she uses her great jaws