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Local Measures in the Senate.

Senator Gallinger today proposed an
amendment to the District bill to increase
the salary of the assistant sealer of weights
and measures from $1.a00 to $3.50 per
annum
He also introduced bill, prepared by the
Commissioners. to secure better registra-
ton of births and deaths In the District.
Also bill to quit claim to Adolph Wein-
hold title In lot 10, block 4. of Congress
Heights subdivision which was forfeited
by reason Of his being an alien at the time
Of its purchase.
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DISCOVER JAP BOAT SUNK.
Report of Port Arthur Attack From
Chefoo-Casualties

CHEFOO, March IAN official dispatch
says that the japanese renewed the attack
on Port Arthur on the morning of Feb
ruary 20. The fleet kept beyond the range
of all but the most powerful land bat
teries. The engagement lasted one hour,
the Japanese then retiring. Their loss is
unknown. The Russian cruiser Askold had
one gun dismounted and two men injured.
At low water ON February 2S the Rus
slams discovered a Japanese torpedo boat
destroyer. which had been sunk on the
shore of the outer harbor They also found
five uneXploded torpedOes.
Port Arthur was quiet yesterday.
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DEMAND HIGHER WAGES.
Strikes in Missouri - Worlds Fair
Laborers Quit Work TODAY.

KANSAS CITY. No, March lover 400
truck drivers struck today. The principal
firms in the city are affected and union
officials assert that before tomorrow the
full strength of the union, 800, will be in
volved. The men ask an increase in wages,
a day of ten and half hours, six days to
constitute week, and that only union men
be employed. The first show of violence
was the dragging Of a strike breaker from
his wagon.
ST. LOUIS, March lone thousand men
employed by the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position Company as laborers on landscape,
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Letters Patent Issued.

There were 625 letters patent Issued by
the patent Office today. covering the de-
signs of as many inventors In this country
and abroad American citizens secured 564
OF the number issued and residents OF for
eign countries were grantea 81. OF the
number issued to citizens of the United
States. two patents were awarded residents
of the District of Columbia as follows:
Carl A. Joerissen and II. r. Iivingston
polychrome typewriter: James A. Watson,
assisnor by mesne assignments to Unitype
Company OF Manchester. Conn, tustifying
device for composing machines.
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Four Reach PHILADELPHIA.
TO AID RUSSIA.
New York Slavs to Raise $500. 600
War Fund,

NEW YORK, March IA committee of
Slayonic citizens of this city, headed by
Francis ]. Nekarda, today announced their
intention of raising 100000 as war fund
in aid of Russia.
I'VE want to show in practical way"
said Mr.. Nekarda, that Russia, which has
always befriended the United States. is not
now, In the hour of her need, entirely with
out sympathizers here. We adopted resolu-
lions at a recent mass meeting denouncing
the un-Christian spirit of those who favor
pagan Japan"
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CHINESE MARAUDERS
500 Brigands Terrorizing
Ninguta, Manchuria.
VLADIV ITEMS
REPORTED THAT ITS PORT Is
FROZEN HARD.
Japs Attempt to Blow Up a Dock
Authorities Removing All Depend
ents From War Territory.

ST. PETERSBURG, March Mail ad-
vices from Vladivostok say that 800 Chi
nese brigands are terrorizing the district of
Ninguta. Their leader, Tavanten, proclaims
himself invulnerable to bullets.
Advices received by mail from Urkutsk,
Siberia, say that local firms whose en-
ployes have been called to service in the
army are continuing to pay the married
men full wages and the unmarried men
half pay.
Letters from Nladivostok, dated February
II, say that the warships in the harbor on
that date Were the Rossia, Gromoboi and
Rurik, and the transport Moskova. The
port was frozen hard and the ice breaker
was scarcely able to clear the channel.
Two Japanese attempted to blow up a
dock at Vladivostok, but did not succeed.
They eScaDed
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SAVED FROM LYNCHING.
Mob Dispersed by Sheriff Claiming
Negro is Innocent,

NEWPORT, Ark, March IA mob
stormed the Jail and after breaking in the
door, endeavored to secure a negro, thought
to have assaulted Miss Emma Baird last
Saturday night.
Sheriff Baudy had ascertained that the
negro held as a suspect was innocent and
declared the innocence of the negro en-
practically that the mob finally withdrew.
Three other negroes arrested yesterday
are in Jail, and the mob again has threaten
ingly surrounded the Jail. A lynching Is
feared. The mayor has ordered all saloons
closed
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JAP STAFF OFF FOR cHEMULPo.
Forward Movement of Troops Likely
Last of Week

PARIS, March 1.-The correspondent of
the Associated Press is informed that 5u-
thoritative advices have been received in
Paris to the effect that the Japanese gen
eral staff left Japan today for Chemulpo
Korea. This is accepted showing that
all the troops necessary for the forward
movement have been landed in Korea, and
IT is expected that the movement of troops
forward will begin the last of this week
With respect to the Russian force which
Will contest the way ii is said that there
Will be some surprise manifested at the
strength the Russians are able 10 dispose
Of
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TO INCREASE SALARIES.
Senator Gallinger Proposes to Pay the
President $500

Senator Gallinger today introduced bill
which was referred to the committee on
the Judiciary, providing for increases of
salaries as follows: The President of the
United States, $4,000; Vice President
$4,000; Speaker of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, ST., 600; cabinet officers. $1,000;
senators, representatives and delegates
$1,000. The bill provides that the new sala-
ries shall take effect March 4. 1905
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Shoots Russian Officer.

A Japanese barber at Vladivostok, deem
ing himself insulted by Russian officer
shot him dead and then dramatically an
nounced that he was captain on the Japan
ese general staff and was not used to TAX
ing insults.
The military authorities are causing to
be removed from all strategic points in the
far east the women and children and all
aged and infirm men, so that the necessity
of protecting them will not be added to the
other duties of the troops and in osder that
all supplies may be available for the use
of the actual combatantS.
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Powerful Engine on a Motor Car.

In a report to the Department of Com
meree and Labor the United States consul
at Birmingham. England, states that the
most powerful engine ever put on a motor
car Is in use in Paris. The engine il 1885,
horse power. with eight cylinders and
three forward speeds. the second speed
being geared for eighty miles an hour. He
also states that there has been built q
600-horse power motor for marine work,
this engine having sixteen cylinders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-01

road building, track laying and such forms
OF work at the worlds fair struck today
when informed thai after next Monday the
summer schedule of wages. .2o cents an hour,
would be In force. Since October the men
have been getting 70 cents an hour. They
claim the understanding was that this yaS le
was to be permanent. Director of Works
Taylor says 1t was only agreed to pay the
extra cents an hour during the cold
weather and short days.
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SUGGESTS COOPERATION.
Incident at Belgrade Intimates Bull
garian-Servia Alliance

BERLIN. March 1.-The correspondent of
the Lokal Anzeiser at Belgrade, Servia,
telegraphs that King Peter, addressing the
officers of the army on the occasion of the
ServlaE centenary supper, said, alluding
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MANcHURIA RAILROAD SUFFERS
Marauders Disable Locomotives and a
Number of Cars.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, March IA cablegram from
st. Petersburg says that advices from Port
Arthur state that the Manchurian railroad
has suffered considerably by the contin-
ued acts of marauders. Twenty-Five loco
motives and a number of cars have been
disabled.
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Iowa Wagon Factory Burned.

WATERLOO, Iowa March l.-Fire to-
day destroyed the plant of the Waterloo
Wagon and Omnibus Company and several
adjoining buildings The loss Is $4,000.
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SNOW BLOCKS TRAVEL.
Train Service In New York Demoraliz.
ed--TerriHc Winds Causes Drifts.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, March There were
seven eastbound passenger trains in the
New York Central station this morning un-
able to proceed owing to deep snow between
this city and Utica snow plow near
Oneida was OF the track At 1890 the
Twentieth Century Limited vas started east
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topol, Russia, for Cronstadt, to take COM
mand of the second division of the Baltic
fleet Admiral Bezobrazoff is greatly be-
loved by the sailors, many of whom gath
cred at the railroad station to bid him
farewell.
The troops at Mukden, Manchuria, are in
excellent spirits, expecting to meet the jap
anese soon. The Japanese are greatly dis
couraged by their failure to block the
harbor at Port Arthur.
The governor of Kieff has instructed the
local police not to interfere with the fami-
lies of servants of Jewish surgeons who
have gone to the far east, although the law
forbids them to remain outside the pale.
The Russian cruiser Aurora, due at Port
Said this morning from Suez has been
blocked in the canal since midnight, prob
ably by other vessels. Five Russian tor
pedo boat destroyers have arrived at Port
Said.
Port Arthur cablegram says: The Rus
sian torpedo boat which sought refuge in
Pigeon bay February 26 was subjected to
terrific fire from the Japanese cruisers. One
shot pierced her hull. The boat was
beached, the leak was stopped, she was re-
fioated at high water and returned to Port
Arthur.
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From Printers Ink. Nov. 10, 1909.

From Printers Ink. Nov. 10, 1909.
The Washington Star is gem
orally considered one of the ten
or twelve choicest advertising
mediums that can be named
among all the dailies published
throughout the United States.
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Strono Lanauaqe.


Fredericksburg, Ind, June 20.-Rev.
Enoch P. Stevens of this place uses
strong language in speaking of Dodd's
Kidney Pills and he gives good rea-
sons for what he says
II can't praise Dodd's Kidney Pills
too much" says Mr.. Stevens. "They
have done me 80 much good. l was
troubled with my kidneys so much
that had to get up two or three times
In the night and sometimes in the
day when starting to the waterhouse
the water would come from me before
getting there. Two boxes of Dodd's
Kidney Pills cured me entirely.
II have recommended Dodds Kid.
ney Pills to many people and have
never yet heard of a failure. Dodd's
Kidney Pills are the things for kid.
ney disease and rheumatism"
Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure
the kidneys. Good kidneys ensure
pure blood. Pure blood means good
health.
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less. To the old farmwite these mod.
est comforts realized her dreams Of
prodigality.
Sam touched bell, and a trim,
white-aproned maid responded. She
placed tureen in front Of the mas.
ter Of the house and moved noiseless.
ly away. Mrs. Rounds gazed search.
ingly, first at the young woman and
then at Sam.
Seems like old times tew have you
offer blessin'" said Sam, as he serv.
ed his mother a portion Of the savory
soup.
who is that woman? she asked.
"Her name Is Mrs. Fletcher. She's
the housekeeper here. She's a widow
lady, an mighty good woman"
"Of course you'll let her go now"
his mother said, when the housekeep-
er had served roast of lamb a dish
of green peas, Drowned potatoes and
some tender cabbage. II can do the
cookin' an all the work here now.
What do you pay her, Samuel?"
Seven dollars IA MONTH" said
Sam, who preferred the falsehood
rather than the confession of the
appalling truth that Mrs. Fletcher re-
ceived that amount per week. She's
an awful good cook. ma"
Seven dollars a month and her
keep" unused Mrs. Rounds. THAT
would be as much as twelve dollars a
month, or one hundred and fifty dol
lars a year, Samuel. We can save all
that. Let her go at once, Samuel, and
will do the work."
You'll do nothin', Ma Rounds"
said Sam. decidedly. you've worked
night onto fifty years, an that's
enough. Now. I'm go'in ter dew Their
work, an you're goin' ter dew Their
playin' an restin'. OF course you can
sew an boss Their girl an putter
round like, but you must keep outer
Their kitchen, an fergit that brooms
ever was made. Don't you worry err
bout money. I've got enough money
ter keep both on us er hundred years,
an I'm goin' ter have more"
Sam took his mother to Boston and
superintendent the purchase Of dress
materials. a bonnet, and various
articles Of apparel On this occasion
he was guilty Of a scheme of decep-
ton which filled his soul with Joy.
He was acquainted with Mr.. Farms
worth, the merchant, and calling him
aside, said:
Il want you tew wait on mother an
me, yerself, Mr.. Farnsworth. Mother
is the best woman in the world, but
she thinks I'm extravagant. an I
wouldn't hurt her feeiins fer any
thing. Now, tell ye what ye can
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work day. Her girlhood was spent
in factory and her honeymoon In
kitchen.
When Sam was able to build q
house he declared that it should be
his mothers home. He registered a
vow that she should do no more work.
The good old lady was astonished
and bit dismayed when she examin-
ed the modest house Sam had erected.
This is a nice place." she said
pride of her son and hereditary eau
ton struggling for mastery. 1T must
ha' cost lot Of money. I'm afraid
you're reckless and extravagant, Sam
uel, Don't be extravagant, Samuel.
It's a besetting sim"
There amt no commandment agin
It; leastwise never saw none in the
Bible" said Sam, who was perpetual
mystery to his mother. ITO my way
Of thinkin', extravaganza is erbout the
only thing worth Twin fer. aims ter
be the most extravagant chap ever
turned outer Rocky Woods"
The reproving look on his mothers
face vanished when Sam threw his
strong arms around her and kissed
her with resounding smack. They
entered the house, and Sam escorted
his mother to coy room and told
her that it was her own. She looked
al the tasteful furniture, the snowy
linen, the bright rugs, and the pic
lures, and tears stood in her eyes.
"This is too good for me, Samuel"
she said, holding his hands and look
ing fondly into his eyes. "But you
must be hungry. I'll change my dress
and get dinner. Where's the kitchen,
Samuel?"
Never mind erbout the kitchen"
said Sam. There amt no kitchen fer
you. Dinners all ready, anyhow.
Come on, Ma Rounds. II show you
the cutest dinin'room We ever sot yer
eyes on"
1t was pretty dining-room. A
broad bay window, framed with morn
ing glories, looked out on well-kept
lawn. The table was decorated with
flowers, and the table linen was flaw
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CHAPTER TEN.
Samuel LemueI Rounds.

Samuel lemuel Rounds.
"The Roundses don't run much tew
ancestry, reckon; leastwise our end
on 'em don't" Sam Rounds had ex-
planned to John Burt on one occasion.
Course I've got a lot of ancestors
back somewhat, but WHOM thunder
they are, blamed T l knowp
It is reasonably we'll established
that Rounds settled in Rehoboth
fully one hundred years before Sam
was born, but the latter's recollection
did not extend back of his father-one
Hiram Rounds. The annals of Hiram
Rounds and his family can be epito-
mixed in one woodwork.
dad shorely was er hard worker
an no mistake" explained Sam.
when thar want no work tew dew
on our farm, he'd hire out tew ther
'neighbors fer fifty er seventy-five
cents er day. And at night we'd all
shave hoops after supper, working til
nine an sometimes ten o'clock. In
the winter dad would haul logs tew
Newport. He shorely was the cham
pionworker round Rehoboth. Lots er
strong young fellers came up from
Attleboro and tried to NOW a swath
with dad, but he pushed all on EN-"
killing himself to live" unused
John Burt.
wall, l reckon he did-leastwise
Doc Reynolds lowed so. Dad died
when he was forty-eight. He teamed
all night, three nights runnin', workin'
out the poll-tax fer the neighbors, an
he had er stroke. Doc warned him
then tew let up er bit, but dad just
somehow couldn't, and he pitched in
ergain. He was shinglln' Their roof of
ther barn, erbout eleven o'clock one
night, an l guess he had erother
stroke. The doctor couldn't exactly
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tell whether he had er stroke, er
whether he fell off an broke his
neck, err both-enyhow he was dead
when they picked him up. l wasn't
home at Their time-I was in Fall
River workin' in the mills. When us
young ones got teY be twelve years
old most on us was packed uff an set
tew work in ther cotton mills er in
the match factories. Five of my sis
ters worked in Their cotton mills.
Nowadays ther workin' men are talk
in erbout er ten-hour day, an some
on 'em is strikin' fer an eight-hour
day. My sisters an thousands Of
other girls used tew work from six
o'clock in Their mornin till nine at
night, an they was mighty glad tew
git Their chance. Where air my sisters
now? Two on 'em is dead, two mar
ried, an ones in an asylum"
you never told me how you made
your start, SAM" John said, taking
advantage of his friends reminiscent
mood.
Reckon never would got started
If l had tew depend on wages" re-
fected Sam. Worked in er shop
in Providence fer three years an
saved up er hundred dollars. Then
dad died an left me part of ther old
farm. l sold out fer six hundred.
Went up ter Vermont and bought
some bosses an brought 'em back an
sold 'em. Then kept on buyin' an
sellin' 'em. When had enough
money | bought that air strip Of land
l own now, and I've been thare ever
since. I've been down ter New York,
lookin' 1t over, an have erbout decid-
ed ter locate thare. That's er great
town, John, an l knows more erbout
HOSES than nose on 'em down that
away. What dew ye think erbout 1t,
John?"
Sam looked anxiously into the face
of his friend.
Il should CO." said John decisively.
There's a fortune waiting for you
in New York, Sam. Go, by all means"
This settled it with Sam. A month
after the Segregansett sailed away
with John Burt, a Providence steam
er carried Sam Rounds and fifty
carefully selected horses to New
York. Since the death Of his father
Sam had provided for his mother, who
lived with him in a well-built house
on his bingham stock farm.
Mrs. Rounds was a faded little
woman who had reached her three
score Of years. She looked trail, but
was seemingly incapable Of physical
fatigue. She had reared a family Of
ten children. and for more than forty
years had averaged sixteen Lours Of
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The wedding ring doesn't always re.
suit in a family circle.
FREE TO TWENTY-FIVE LADIES.

FREE TO TWENTY-FIVE LADIES.
The Defiance Starch Co. win give
rs ladies a round trip ticket to the
St Louis Exposition, to FIVE ladies in
each OF the following states; Illinois,
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Mis-
souri, who will send in the largest
number Of trade marks cut from q
ten-cent, 16-ounce package Of Def
ance cold water laundry starch. This
means from your own home, any
where in the above named states.
These trade marks must be mailed
to and received by the Defiance
Starch Co., Omaha, Nebr., before Sep
TENDER LIST, 1904. October and Novem-
Der will be the best months to visit
the Exposition. Remember that Def
ance Is the only starch put up 16 OF.
"a full pound to the package. You
get one-thlrd more starch for the
same money than Of any other kind.
and Defiance never sticks to the iron.
The tickets to the Expoeitlon will be
sent by registered mail September
9Th. Starch for sale by all dealers.
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TURNED THEM ALL DOWN.
oulprIt Evidently Not Impressed b,
Appearances Of LAWYERS,

oulprlt Evidently Not Impressed b,
Appearances Of Lawyers.
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M
Shaw told the following story whel
he was in New York the other day o.
the time he was practicing law II
Iowa.
One Of his townsmen was arraignet
for a crime and had no counsel. Tn,
Judge explained to him that he wal
entitled to have counsel assigned t.
him. He pointed oSt several attor
neys in the courtroom, naming then
as he did so, and said:
Here are Mr.. So-and-So and So-and
So, and Mr.. Smith is out in the cor
ridor. You can choose any one yoi
want and l will assign him to defent
you"
The prisoner slowly looked the law
yers in the courtroom over, one aftel
the other, and then replied:
"If It suits your honor Just as well
I'd as soon have the one in the hall.
New York Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-30
Wanted Home Industry.

A wealthy Scotch ironmaster called
on a country squire and was ushered
into the library. He had never seen
such a room before, and was much
impressed with the handsome cases
and the array Of well-bound volumes
that filed their shelves. The next
time he went to Glasgow he made 9
point of calling at a well-known book
sellers, when the following converse
ton is reported to have taken place:
81 want you to get me a leebrary.'
VERY well, Mr.. -; I'll be pleased
to supply you with books. Can you
give me any list Of such books as you
would like7" "Ye ken mair abooi
buiks than I do, so you can choose
them yourself" Then you leave the
selection entirely TO met Would you
like them bound in Russia or No
rocco7" Russia or Morocco? Car
- mo- get them bound in Glascof"
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The readers Of this paper will be pleased 10 learn
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comnIete Repose ls N,,....r,,.

A scientist says it is not true that
intellectual work is relief from
physical work, or vice versa. Fatigue,
of whatever nature it is, accumulates
during any kind Of labor. and disap-
pears only on complete repose.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-30
soldiers Unpopular In spaIn.

In Spain military men are not idol.
ized as they are in Germany. It is
considered almost a disgrace to be
q soldier, and II is still customary
for families that can afford 1t to buy
substitutes for their sons Of military
age.
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How Indians Make Rlankata.

Most beautiful blankets are made Of
wool by the Tuni Indians. They use
a frame slung from some convenient
tree branch. They employ a shuttle
and a harness stick, and can make
their fabrics either plain or corded.