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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

In the designs was left open, the building
standing on three sides of the site only.
1T remains for the performances of the ar
chitects and the actual experiences under
this new plan to demonstrate how success
i'ul this expedient Will be. 1t is to be hoped.
at this stage, that Congress will not, with
this departure as a beginning, adopt the
policy of congesting the offices to make
room within one set of walls for everything
of municipal character.
Incidentally this change from the original
plans calls attention to the desirabiiity of
ignoring the existing street lines to GER
tain extent in the emplacement of public
buildings in the great triangle bounded by
the Mall, Pennsylvania avenue, 18th street
and the Capitol grounds. In the future Sc
lection of sites within this area for such
purposes it is desirable that an attempt be
made to give each structure q degree Of
park setting, to avoid the rectangular as
semblage of public buildings. A bill is
now pending in the Senate to take the
square south of the post Office building for
an annex to that structure, presumably to
be built solidly to the lines and thus con-
tinuing southwark the process Of choking
up the space with masonry. II the whole
area south of the avenue were taken, or
at least considered as the general place
of future public construction. there would be
a far wider latitude of planning and extern
sion than is possible as long as the street
lines are preserved with rigidity. Thus, in
the alteration of the municipal building
plans to accommodate the Police Court, bet
ter results from all points of view could
probably be secured If D street were con-
sidered as removable to the southwark. This
-
lying between that street and Ohio avenue,
which. 1t may as we'll be recognized, will
eventually be included in the building site
scheme unless the government is to adopt
definitely the policy of stretching row
of public buildings along the avenue and
leaving a huddle Of miscellaneous and per-
haps disreputable establishments standing
between these handsome structures and the
great park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24
The Cars COMPLAINT.

Russia's complaint against Japan for
carrying the war into neutral Korea would
have more weight if her own soldiers were
not already in province of neutral China,
obstnately retained there in defiance of in
ternational law and of her specific promises
of withdrawal. In fact, this whole dispute
arises primarily from Russia's refusal to
comply with her treaty obligations in re-
spect to the evacuation of Manchuria. She
has been attacked as a trespasser, in that
role having threatened Japan's national ex-
istence by an unquestionable tendency to-
ward the absorption of Korea in turn after
Manchuria had been assimilated. Further
more, it is to be remembered that in the
course of the diplomatic correspondence
which preceded the war Russia proposed to
Japan a division of the suzerainty over this
whole region. Japan to take neutral Ko-
rea up to certain line and Russia to DOM
mate neutral Manchuria.
On this point of violation of neutral terri
tory Russia might perhaps make her pro-
test and claims good before the powers If
she went into the international court of
equity with clean hands. But they are so
far from clean in this far eastern affair
that she invites rebuke by presenting her
complaint.
The protest that the Japanese prevented
the Russian ships at Chemulpo from learn
ing of the existence of state of war is
amusingly reminiscent of the dilemma Of
the Spanish governor of Guam, who, on the
entry of an American cruiser into the har
Dor one fine day saluted her with blank
cartridges, and then. to his great astonish-
ment, found himself a prisoner of war and
the stars and stripes afioat over his island
He protested that he did not know there
was any war between Spain and the United
States, and indeed at that time there prac-
t:cally was no war for 1t was all over then
but the shouting. OF course. the United
States had not cut off his cable connections
with home. for he had none, but it would
not have hesitated to do SO had there been
any necessity. Russia appears to forget
that it is not the custom among nations
to pay formal round of visits before fight
ing In order TO make sure that nobody will
be surprised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24
The Governments Water Waste.

The new District appropriation bill con-
tains a paragraph setting apart 5000 for
ascertaining by meter or otherwise the
amount of water used by the government
departments and offices in the District This
IL fair and wise method to settle an old
question. Every time the subject of the
capitals consumption of Potomac water has
been preached the charge has been made
that the people Of Washington are extrava-
gantly and unusually wasteful Of the sup
ply: Advocates Of the compulsory metering
of all houses as means of checking the
waste have however. never met the answer
ing assertion that the greater part of the
waste Is due to the public Offices, where
water is used VIGOROUSLY in extravagant
quantities. The Star has always urged that
as a condition precedent to any compulsory
metering of the domestic users the precise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24
Watterson and Bryan.
The following appeared In the Louisville
Courier-JournaI of Monday:

The following appeared In the Louisville
Courier-JournaI of Monday:
Zone of the Courier Journals esteemed
country cousins suggests, apparently with
not unkindly intention, that If Mr.. Waiter
son wants to be a delegate in the next
national democratic convention he must
get out among the boys and hustle for it.
Thanks; but why should he ask for that as
favor which he would not accept as a
gift? He will not be in the state conven-
ton, or in the national convention. He has
already entered into profitable and agree
able obligations which during the whole
period of the sitting of the latter will take
him far away from st. Louis
This is far from being welcome an
nouncement. Mr.. Watterson is an inter-
esting man at national conventions, and
has played a star part at several. He pre-
sided in 1876 when Mr. Tilden was nomi-
mated. He was chairman of the platform
committee in 1888. and saved the issue of
tariff reform. Mr.. Cleveland through Mr.
German sought to surrender it by a
straddle deliyerance but Mr.. WattersOn
defeated the maneuver. He held the Pres
ident to his message of the previous De-
cember, and in that way kept the party in
line for the platform which was adopted
in 1892. At other times and places he has
rendered his party distinguished service
More than a year ago, and in advance of
others, The Star pointed out the value to his
party of having Mr.. Watterson attend the
next national convention and lend his aid
to the drafting of a suitable deliverance.
The suggestion was favorably noticed in
many quarters, east and south The talk
then was of harmony. and even some of
the BryanteS seemed willing to collaborate
with so accomplished man IN the interest
of a clear expression for use this year. At
one time. indeed. the statement was made
by Kentucky newspaper that Mr. Waiter
son had been agreed upon as delegate-at-
large from that state to st. Louis.
About that time, however, Mr. Bryan
threw down his challenge again for the
ratification of the Kansas City platform
and Mr.. Watterson promptly took it up.
The proposition to Mr.. Watterson seemed
preposterous. and even suicidal and he
force or directness. The engagement then
renewed has since been kept up, with q
rafting fire on both sides and no quarter
asked. AS one of the results Mr. Waiter
son has lost interest in the national con-
vention, and. as he announces, will be
frying other fish when the convention meets
So much the worse for the convention,
ami so distinct the subtraction of interest
from the Kentucky delegation.
Where are the democrats of yester year i?
All, all are gone, or are going; the old ia
miiiar faces. Organism comes high, but
some people insist upon it. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24
Now Dig!
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
The debate in the Senate has ended by
dlsproving the hasty assumptions on
which Mr.. Germans campaign of oppo-
sition was based, and apparent critics
of the Presidents policy like Senator
Hoar of Massachusetts, have been i'm
PEELED to acknowledge the groundlessness
of their doubts and to give the treaty
their cordial and unconditional support
The common sense of the American peo-
pie has never been moved by captious and
maIevolent attacks. on the treaty or un-
demanded insinuations that national
honor was stained in the negotiations
which gave US the title we have long
waited for to a canal route across the
isthmus. The country has not been mis-
led by hair-splitting casuistry 1t Is pro
foundly satisfied that a practical and hon
orable solution of the canal problem has
been reached and is sincerely convinced
that no legal or moral rights We're
stretched in our dealings with either Pam
anna or Colombia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24
An Apprehension.
Oh. Mistah Groun'h hog;

Oh, Mistah Groun' hog;
Kindly shet yoh eye.
De wind is gettin' warmer
AM de sun is in de. sky; 81.
De south wind come a-sfngin'
Whah de shadders used to creep.
ak you. Mistah Groun' hog. .;a, i.
Won't you please go back to sleep!
Yves had a spell, O. trouble, = ! :, >
We has felt de fros' an pain;
I don't know what will happen -
If you stahts 'em up again.
So close yoh window-shutters
An pull de kivers roun',
An don't you go a-lookin'
Fob yoh shadder on de groun'.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24
True American Nobility.
From the Knoxville Journal.


While there are those who bewail the
degeneracy Of the times, and who have
reason for It, 1t must be conceded tina
there has not been time In the history of
our country when so much money has been
spent and so much labor bestowed upon
institutions founded and maintained for
the relief of the unfortunate and the home-
less and the distressed There are hos
pitfalls for the insane, schools for the blind
and for the deaf, hospitals for the sick,
asylums for the destitute and homes for
orphans and for homeless aged ones. This
is practical exemplification of the reli-
gion professed by Americans. These insti-
tutions are to be found all over the land
some of them supported by the state and
by counties, some by the various religious
denominations. others still by the beney-
olence and generosity of individuals.
Wherever disease or poverty. or misfor-
tune of any kind is found to afflict and dis
tress the children of men. there are also
found the good Samaritans who cheerfully
give of their time and substance for the re-
lief Of those who are dependent upon the
sympathy and supsort of their fellows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24
Content,

Aren't you sometimes tempted to COM
plain about the ingratitude of republics?"
Certainly not answered Senator Sor-
ghum II haven't the slightest hesitancy in
declaring that this republic has amply paid
me for everything I ever did for it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24
SHOOTING STARS.
Relieved.

after ALL" said Mr.. Cumrox. this war
in Asia is something of a relief
I'm what way?'
zone can talk about it without fear of be-
ing criticised as you are when you have
to use French or Spanish words"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24
The congressman.

We meet and presently ADJOURN.
These things we do quite we'll,
But in the meantime what we do
Is sometimes hard to tell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24
Misnonner.

$50 they call your country the land of
the morning CALM"
.They used to call it that" answered the
Emperor of Korea But this artillery
they've been turning loose is worse than
any alarm clock ever invented"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

Since his detachment from the University
of Chicago Prof. Triggs possibly wishes
that he had not gone so unreservedly on
record in praise of that institutions
rlatrCuS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

Mr.. Bryan may be tempted to assume
some superiority because he owns his own
paper while Mr.. Cleveland submits him.
self to the censorship of the magazine edi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

Capt. Hobson continues to be a remarka-
bly, brave young man. Every now and
then he makes speech in the face of an
absolute certainty that numerous people
will make fun of it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

Russia is quite free and easy in it's man.
ners in some international relations, but is
great stickler for etiquette in the matter
of declaring war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

Colombia will merely use ditto marks in
expressing its disapproval of the Senates
action on the canal treaty. /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

st. Patrick's day is the next holiday on
the list. 1t is not strictly American in orr
gin, but win be enthusiastically celebrated
over here, just the same. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

Governor Pennypacker has been made a
doctor of laws, but certain laws that he
has Interested himself in will remain un-
doctored nevertheless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

There are indications that this will moi
only be PATHS farewell tour" but hel
last professional visit to America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

1t continues to be remarkable that so
many inventions should be perfected by
other people than Nikola Tesla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

Tolstoy has refrained from rushing into
publicity with any accounts of his inter-
view with Mr. Bryan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

'If you talks mean about a man benin
his back" said Uncle Eben, you loses de
respeck of your friens. an If you does it
to his face, he's lfble to hit you. So. you
might jes' about as well keep Still
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

With new park a memento of the
great fire the Baltimore of the future will
be convinced that it was not an unmixed
evil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

One of the great needs of American COM
munities Is a recipe for non-combustible
'fireproof' buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-24

The democratic votes against the canal
treaty were only one in excess OF the tradi-
tionally unlucky number.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-20
BREAD UPON IuE WATERS

T used to have a very violent tenn pc" said the man with the skyblue necktie, but little incident that hap pened in Chicago worked a change in me"
 Throw a hammer and kill some one2' was asked.
 "No, not that. I was playing bill iards in q parlor one night and a drum mcr trod on my corn. I up with one of the bal!s from the table and let drive and 1t entered his mouth"
 And it couldn't be got out?"
 No sir, not even if they had knock ed his teeth out. IL looked as if I was in for homicide and five years in prison when the drummer recognized me as the man who had given him five cent cigar at Omaha the week before. Tn his feeling of good fellowship towards me he-he-"
 He bit the ball in two and spat out the halvesl"
 No sir. He bumped up his back and swallowed it whole. and paid the own CT S14 for the loss of his ivory"
Arizona republican., 1904-07-20
ALL BIDS REJECTED
A Readvertisement for the Asylum
 Improvements.

The board Of control yesterday de- cided to reject all Of the bids which had been made in response to an ad- vertisement for certain improvements at the insane asylum. The advertise ment called nos only for figures but al- so for plans and specifications. There was naturally a want of harmony in the bids, some of the bidders having failed to quite grasp the idea of the board. There was also a wide variance in the figures. One bid by \. W. Gregg, the architect. was the lowest.
 There are several reasons for the re. jection Of the bids. One of them is that in the opinion of the board they are all too high. Another is that the board has decided to have two build ings put up instead of one, as de- scribed in the former advertisement.
 Acknowledgement will be made at once. Bidders will be given advantage of floor plans of the buildings, upon which they may base their plans, spec ifications and figures. Bonds to the amount of 10000 have been authorized for the purpose, but the board will probably want to bring the actual cost of construction considerably within that figure, in order that there may be something left for furnishings.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-20
A SIX YEAR TERM
Board of Trade Helping to Establish
 a New Tenure for the President.

The directors of the board of trade declared last night for a siX-year term for president of the United States and to make the chief executive ineligible for reelection. The action was based on a request from the National Busi- ness league of Chicago, whose execu- tive committee has passed similar res oIutions. The resolutions recite the facts that business disturbances are caused by the frequent presidential campaigns, to the great disadvantage of both labor and capital. Presidential years, it is asserted, show en increase Of business failures and a decrease in commercial transactions generally. It is also stated that the president dur ing his first term IS naturally anxious to succeed himself, and while planning for second term and considering the demands of politicians, important leg islation for the general good is kept waiting. A constitutional amendment is petitioned for to bring about the change in the term.
 Mrs. Emma Paddock Telford of Brook lyn, who has been featuring on Arizo- ia in the east with some success, re- quested of the board that she be fur nished with a few slides of character istic scenes of development and inn provement in the valley. Her request will be granted as soon as the neces- sary slides can be secured and in time for use in her winter course of lec- lures.
 The board granted Secretary Van der Veer q six weeks leave of absence, to commence the first of next month. Accompanied by Mrs. Van der Veer, he will go east by way of Chicago and visit relatives of both in New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. While the trip will be primarily for pleasure and recreation. the secretary will not be forgetful of the Salt river valley and Phoenix, but will endeavor to put in some good licks for this locality among his old friends and new ac- quaintances.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-20
------fl------------ SWEEPING DYSPEPSIA AWAY
The Remarkable Curative Powers of
 Peosikola

The Remarkable Curative Powers of
 Pepsikola.
 So many persons have come right under his own personal observation that B. L. Bear, now knows beyond all question what Pepsikola will do, and he can give you the names of scores of people whose experience with it has been remarkable. In fact there is hard ly a person in Phoenix today but knows of someone who has been de- cidedly benefited.
 Thin people find that Pepsikola in- creases their weight. Others claim that it cures heartburn, palpitation, sour stomach, wind belching. bad taste in the mouth, coated tongue, full ness and distress after eating, while to those who are listless, tired and worn out and without ambition it gives new vigor and renewed vitality right away. And the guarantee is so plain and so sure there can be no misunderstanding.
 The manufacturers do not want even one dissatisfied customer in Phoenix and MT. Bear always sell Pepsikola with the understanding that it must relieve and cure you or you can have your quarter back simply by asking for it.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-20

Ia frightfully dry one. There had been no snow or rain the previous winter. In fact the previous season had been 9 very dry one and the following sum mer was without rain anywhere in the central part of the territory. There was DO water for weeks in the one ditchfn town and the whole water sup ply came from the only two wells with in what is now the corporation of Phoenix. One of these wells was op the present site of the Commercial ho- tel and the other was in what was then and long after known as the Monihon corral, which included the present site of the Monihon building. By midsum- mer the price of water rose almost as high as the price of beer is now, and considerably higher than the price Of buttermilk. It cost a quarter to water a horse and a great many horses lad to be watered then, for this was june tion point for freighters' team2.
 It was in the midst of this state of affairs that this foresighted colored man undertook the amelioration or conditions and at the same time the lining of his pocket. He located hid den pool somewhere in the river and rigged up an old wagon and horse. He could not haul in as much water as was needed, but he did haul enough 70 break the corner and reduce the price.
 The old residents Of the town say that whenever they get to thinking that it is a great deal dryer in Phoenix than it ought to be they console them Zelves by remembering how awfully dry it was in those days when the rain fell on neither the just nor the un- St,c
Arizona republican., 1904-07-20
THE FIRST wATERwORKs
An Old Phoenix System That Has
 Been Almost Forgotten.

A discussion of the general scarcity of water in the valley and the lowering of the water table in the city yester- day brought out some forgotten and generally unknown facts concerning Phoenix. One of them was that within the memory of people now living it has been dryer here than it is now. An other is that there was a water works system in the town that not one per son in five hundred here now ever heard of.
 The system was conducted by Q. col ored man whose name has been lost in the mists of antiquity, but by some of the older timers his service IS well re- membered. Up to that time, since the occupation of the country by the whites, there had been plenty of water in the river; at all seasons Of the year there was more or less running water, though in midsummer, for long dis dances il was running under ground. However, there were long stretches of running water on the surface.
 But the season in which the colore5 water works owner got in his work was
Arizona republican., 1904-07-20
A RUSSIAN MARRIAGE MARKET

Perhaps the Best known of these Russian marriage markets is the one which takes place annually at Klui, held with the usual success. It occurs during the week of Epiphany (Russiaa stylo), and all the young women who wish to get married in the course of the year are mustered in a long row in the principal street of that large and struggling country town. Tn order to make themselves attractive to the young men who came to see and ad- nire them, they wear nearly all their belongings on their backs. Their hnery does not consist only of their best clothes, but it includes a lot of old family trinkets, sometimes valuable Fcarfs, cloal1s and furs. heavy silver jewelry and necklaces, jackets showing LOWS of pretty ciselated or filagree sil- Yer buttons, and many of the girls bring even their linen and other do- mestic property along with them in gaudily painted chests and trunks sitting on them like dragons watc hInS a treasure.
 After exposing themselves for hours to the close scrutiny of the would-be ben diets the girls march off in a procession to church. there to perform al the shrine of some saint particularly po- tent in procuring connubial bliss, such as St. ChrysostuTn and St. Niazanum, worshipful prayers. On the way to church it is not only permissible but good form for the young men to follow and accost one or the other girls in the way of conversation.
 If any two of the young people. think they suit one another, a formal visit is paid by the intended groom to the par ents. But before the actual marriage IS arranged a number of interviews takes place between the respective parents. every item of the rousseau being eZ- acted beforehand and noted down ds part of the brides dOwry.-Harper' s Weekly.