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Evening star., 1904-05-02

PROPOSALS FOR FUEL-oFFICE OF SUPER
intendent, State, War and Navy Department Build
ing-Sealed proposals In duplicate will be received
at this office until TWO PM, on THURSDAY,
MAY FIFTH, 1904. to supply this office with fuel
during the fiscal year ending June 80. 1905, fol-
lows: About 5700 tons of hard, white ash furnace
coal and 10 tons Of hard, white ash stove coal;
100 cords of hickory wood and 80 cords OF spruce
pine wood. Specifications may be had at this Of
fce upon application. G. W. BAIRD. Captain.
United States Navy, Superintendent.
app. 16, ,23, 80 my2
Evening star., 1904-05-02

LINGANORE HILLS INN.
Near the mountains. Will be open for guests
May 1. Address Miss E. NJ. BROWN. Frederick,
Nd. ap7-26t
Evening star., 1904-05-02

FOR RENT-FOR THE SUMNER, NICE, LARGE
rooms in the country, will take boarders, on a
good farm miles from city. Address Box 1873,
Star office. ap30-3ts
Evening star., 1904-05-02

PROPOSALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES
Office Of Superintendent State, War and Navy
Department Building.-Seaed proposals. In dupli-
cate win be received at this office until TWO
PM ON THURSDAY, MAY FIFTH. 1904, for
Furnishing this office during the fiscal year end
ing June 80 1905 with SOAP brushes, sponges luin-
ber paints, oils nails. screws etc. Schedules and
all necessary Information can be obtained upon
Srperintendent ap2, ,1G. %, 30 ny2
Evening star., 1904-05-02

SALE TOMORROW AT TEN AM, consisting Of
Parlor and Bed Room Suites. Carpets Chairs, Mat
ting Sewing Machines China and Glassware,
Pianos and Organs, etc. Consignments up to hour
of sale 1t"
Evening star., 1904-05-02
COUNTRY BOARD.

FOR RENT-BLUE RIDGE. SUMMIT, PA. FUR
ntshed cottage, fourteen rooms hot and cold
water porcelain bath, sanitary plumbing, with
three acres of ground; convenient to Baltimore
and Washington. EDWIN CHIPCHASE, 224
s. Charles st. Baltimore. ap30-3t'
Evening star., 1904-05-02
JAMES W. RADCLIFFE, AUCTIoNEER.

JAMES ". RATCL1FFE, AuCIIONEEK.
Attorneys Sale of Fine
Unimproved Property ON
2Oth Street Between l
and k Streets North
west. Fine Chance for
a Site for am Apartment
House.
Evening star., 1904-05-02
COUNTRY PROPERTY.

FOR SALE-HfGH-CLASS STOCK AND GRAIN
farms country and colonial estates and mountain
villa sites for summer homes. THE WASHING
TON TIMBER. MINERAL AND FARM AGENCY.
1407 st. fe27-tf
Evening star., 1904-05-02

THOMAS BOWLING & CO., AUCTIoNEI
Evening star., 1904-05-02

PROPOSALS. FOR STATIONERY, ETC.-GOV-
ernment Printing Office Washington, d. c., April
2 19o4-Seaied proposals will be received at this
Office until TWO O'CLOCK Pm. NAY FIFTH
l9O4 for furnishing stationery, fuel ice, hard
ware, plumbing and electric supplies, lumber ETC.,
for the use Of the Government Printing Office dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908. The
right to reject any and all bids and to waive de-
fects is reserved Detailed schedules of the sta
tionery, fuel. ice, etc, required, accompanied by
blank proposals and giving the regulations with
which bidders must comply, may be obtained by
addressing this office. Il. w. PALMER, Public
Printer ap2 10 % 20 my2
Evening star., 1904-05-02

THE ABOVE SALE is POSTPONED ON AC-
count of rain until TUESDAY, MAY THIRD, same
hour and place. By order of the attorney.
aD2g-d&ds
Evening star., 1904-05-02

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
az the Department of State until two t2l O'Clock
2 ~. on the 9th day Of May. 1904, TO furnish said
department. with stationery and miscellaneous
lcies including forage, flags and ice, for the year
ehding June 30, 1905 In accordance with the sched
uie; copies OF which, together with blank proposals
ana other Information, may be had upon applica-
lon 10 the stationery OF the department..
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
ap2. 16. % 3Oma2-bf
Evening star., 1904-05-02

PROPOSALS.-UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT.
ton ID. c., March 81, l904.-Sealed proposals VIII
be received the Office OF the disbursng clerk un-
I'll TWO P NJ, THURSDAY. MAY FIFTH, 1904.
for furnishing the following supplies during the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1908. as follows: Sta
tionery laboratory, lumber and packing boxes,
fuel and ice, painters, plumbers, furniture and
map frames. forage seals, etc, brooms, brush
es &c; flower pots, telegraph and hardware, flags,
Instruments, towers and lanterns, printing and
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15

/ shook my head In blank despair The
boy even believed her In regard TO her age
And" he added. you would hardly
urge the difference In our ages as a reason
for my delay. IL is a reason for haste
Life slips away. We should not waste our
youth II does not come again
I'VE may diner. Wallace. said ], upon
a definition. What constitutes waste OF
ones youth?'
"A Tong engagement. for one thing" he
replied. when two people are sure Of each
other"
Crawford argued with his customary
gentleness. and lost my temper but we
produced no effect upon Wally. When he
had gone we held a council of war and de-
cided to follow the play TO the next town.
We did So and TO the next after that
The business manager of the company be-
gan to recognize us and to nod pleasantly
when we met upon a train. No one but
Wally knew our errand. We were sus-
pected of being fascinated by some of the
young ladies. Altogether. for two respect
able middle aged married men, our posi-
tion began to be embarrassing. Moreover
we were doing no good. Yet we were
more and more strongly convinced that
.our young friend was on re brink of a
wholly mercenary woman and that be-
cause of our old time regard for his moth
er we could not desert him while there re-
mained the most shadowy ghost Of a
chance of saving him.
Wally was entirely mistaken in his allie
glance to Miss Harrington. He treated
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15
The Destruction of Forests.

The annual report of the superln-
tendent of the state forests of New
York, which has just come to hand,
shows that some progress bas been
made in recent years in the way of
lessening the destruction by forest
fires, though the annual loss from this
cause is still very great. The New York
superintendent says that the Adiron-
datk forest would have been destroyed
last year, "leaving nothing but bare
and blackened ruin throughout its en-
tire extent" had it not been for the
work of the wardens. These men, dur
ing the prolonged drought, prevented
the numerous fires from running to-
gether.
Such care of great forests Is becom-
ing more necessary largely because of
inexcusable carelessness on the part of
hunters and visitors in the forest re-
gions. Farmers are also guilty of
criminal neglect in this respect Fifty
six of them were fined In the Adiron-
dack region last year for starting fires
on their farms and in that way care
lessly setting fire to the adjoining for
est Sparks from railroad locomotives
caused many fires. One road in the
mountains is compelled by law to use
oil for fuel, and no fires took place on
that line. Many fires were caused by
fishermen and tourists who started
fires for cooking purposes and left
them burning Few persons, apparent
ly, stop to consider the great loss they
cause by such carelessness.
The report emphasizes the necessity
OF stringent laws in this respect and
their strict enforcement, and this re-
fers to the forests of the whole coun-
try as well as New York. Unfortunate
ly many states lack the necessary leg
islation to protect the forests.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15
A Russian View Of the War.

Much interest Is attached to a pecul-
iarly outspoken interview with Prince
Ukhtomsky. editor OF the ST. Peters
burg viedomosti. on the war with Ja-
pan and its probable consequences.
While blaming the japanese for the
rupture and declaring that the Russian
government neither expected nor wish
ell war. Prince Ukhtomsky says that
behind this Immediate technical issue
as TO who. was the first aggressor Is
the great fact that Russia's course in
of civilizing government, but OF a
promoter and speculator. Too many.
he says. were personally and peculiarly
interested i'm the railroad contracts, the
jobs nj Harbin and elsewhere and the
exploitation of the new territory. He
continues:
Port Arthur was wholly unnecessary to
our purposes. AS a port 1t is no better
than Nladvustok. and We gained nothing
by acquiring IL and building railway
bureaucrats and unthinking officials want
ed IL we had to become the near neighbors
of the japanese, TO whom we brought
anything but neighborly sentiments. No
wonder they do not love US The legiti-
mate and systematic advance OF Russia
has been jeopardized by a militant COM
mercial policy of conquest. Herein is the
real cause of the conflict.
While we cannot recede now and must
60 on TIL we defeat the Japanese no one
Is glad OF the war. IL will exhaust us
financially, strengthen the military and
reactionary elements. without at the same
time yielding us any advantages, material
or moral and. besides II may extend over
a very long period and lead to utterly un-
fureseen complications.
The prince adds that the Japanese In
spite of their prowess cannot excite In
Russia those national sentiments of
pride, enthusiasm and unity which war
between moral equals generally
arouses. The Jap is regarded by the
Russian as half II man, and there is no
glory In fighting him even successfully:
This sentiment is the same throughout
Russia We feel as does a refined man
who has been embroiled In a fight with
one far inferior to himself. Neither pleas
ure nor honor is to be had while unpleas-
ant consequences there are sure to be.
This is why we are so apathetic. or more
correctly, disgruntled, and in the worst Of
humors.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15
The Attendance In Universities.

The registrar of Columbia university
Of New York has lately compiled some
figures showing the enrolment OF the
principal universities OF the country.
which are as follows:
Harvard. co.'s; Columbia. 4J57: Chicago
4,l46: Michigan. 3s26: California. 300. Hi
nois. 3.e6l: Minnesota. $3.50: Cornell. 3.iSS:
Wisconsin. S.2l; Yale. $3.50: Northwest
trn. 214O: Pennsylva mia. s6i4: Nebraska
!. 2i7: Syracuse. zoo; Ohio State. l7lO: In
diana, l,6l4: Missouri. l5iO, Princeton,
/ I3i: Leland Stanford. Jr.. 1870; Johns
hopkins. 69i.
This is said TO be larger aggregate
enrolment In the higher institutions of
learning than has hitherto been record
ed. while it Is asserted that the ma
circulation at the lesser institutions is
proportlonately large. facts which in
themselves are highly gratifying and
significant.
or the twenty institutions named In
the foregoing list twelve properly come
under the general head of western"
being west of the Allegheny noun
tains. and it is in these institutions
that the attendance is largest, with
two exceptions. Harvard and Column
bia. II may be noted that Chicago,
Michigan, California, Illinois and Min
nesota are ahead of Cornell, Yale,
Pennsylvania, Princeton and Johns
Hopkins, which rank among the prin-
cipa institutions of learning in the
world. The registrar shows that in
the western and middle western
schools the attendance is rapidly in
creasing. while the standard of schol
arship and instruction is steadily near
ing the goal of perfection. All this is
significant of several gratifying facts
one of these3s that culture is not sec
tional and that the facilities for at
tanning 1t In the highest degree are
not circumscribed within narrow linn
its The time was when the impress
sion prevailed that the highest culture
was obtainable only within the historic
environment of the older institutions of
the east. This is now happily changed,
and we are witnessing broad and
symmetrical development of the whole
country In the matter of education,
which is Indicative not only of Il wider
| and more general desire for advanced
Knowledge than has hitherto prevailed,
but the means and facilities for graft
flying it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15
NO.. 4S
Business, Society and scaiiions.

Business, Society and Scallions.
The perplexing case OF young man
In a Philadelphia department store IL
or peculiar interest at this particular
time. when the scallion. otherwise
known as the young onion, makes its
appearance In its most seductive form.
In common with everybody whose gas
tronomic tastes are properly developed,
this young man is fond Of scallions.
II appears that at recent midday
luncheon he INDUCED his appetite for
this fragrant and succulent vegetable.
and the foorwalker detected the odor.
whereupoi that imperious individual
informed the young man that lie must
not eat onions. as the odor was often
sive to customers. and that repetition
of the offense would mean his dis
mlssal from the establishment.
Like a sensible young man. which he
presumably is. he wrote TO an editor
for advice on the subject. The editor
advised him not TO eat onions until
after the close of business hours. when
he might eat them with perfect safety
and to his hearts and stomachs con-
tent This he decided to do. But his
perplexities did not end here
1t seems that besides his passionate
fondness fof% scallions the young man
delights in the society Of cultivated
young ladies and Is In the habit of call
Ing on them frequently after business
hours. So. very properly and sensibly,
he wrote to another editor. who told
him he should not eat onions when
contemplating social call. After the
call he could eat with prOpriety as
many onions as he desired AS a rule
he does not return from his calls until
late in the evening. when he is sleepy,
Manifestly he cannot eat the fragrant
scallion before attending church Sun
day morning, nor can he indulge him
self at his Sunday dinner II he expects
to meet young ladies in the evening
And of course no department store
young man would omit calling Sunday
evening of all nights. With his onion
eating privileges thus completely cut
off, his position <s painfully perplexing.
He highly values his place in the de-
partment store, not only for the salary,
but for the social prestige that goes
with It, What is he to do? Shall he
indulge his passion for scallions after
business hours and spend his evenings
in hall bedroom remote from the re-
tining influence of female society, or
shall he seek female society and strive
to overcome his natural passion for the
odoriferous but toothsome diet? He
might, however simply cut the Gordian
knot by eating onions as often as the
desire comes upon him and cultivate
female society just the same, trusting
to luck and his redeeming qualities to
carry him through.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15


just outside the door of the ho-
tel dining room, and as | was
endeavoring to find my own
headgear in the midst OF the great
and varied assortment n man spoke my
name in Il tone of surprise.
Upon my word" he exclaimed, with
unusual earnestness, I'm glad to see
you! I'm mighty glad TO see you here"
| was glad TO see him. too. though
might not have stated it in manner
so emphatic as his own. To me he was
merely a friend unexpectedly met in
strange city: TO him | certainly seemed
TO be something more. He was John
NJ. Crawford, whom have known inti-
mately since our school days twenty
five years ago. We are both in busi-
ness in New Haven, and one of us has
been very prosperous, as anybody
might guess from Crawford's aggres-
sive and confident demeanor.
Il heard you were in Denver" said
he.
I'm half way home" was my re-
ply. Il had bit of business in this
city and stopped off for a day and a
night"
We'll, I've a bit of business here,
too," he said, ''and you can help me
out with it. It's not exactly in my line
nor to my liking, but it's got to be
DONE"
Naturally | asked him what it was.
He led me to retired spot in corner
of the hotel office, and when We We're
seated he pulled a folded piece of pink
paper from his pocket. perceived im-
mediately that it was a theatrical pro-
gramme, a single sheet such as one will
see in "one night towns. | looked at
Crawford in surprise, for lie is not a
man who takes an interest in the dra-
ma. aa
He held the programme up before my
eyes and put his finger upon name in
the list of the performers. 1t was Wal
lace Ford
Yes" said L; "he's an actor. His
mother told me last winter that he had
gone into the profession
''She told me so, too" replied Craw
ford, ''and | was sorry, though l have
no prejudice against the stage, none
whatever"
He spoke almost as II he were repel-
ling an accusation.
"Well?" said l.
This boy has got himself into trou-
ble," said Crawford. That's why I'm
here. His mother asked me to see
what could do. She would have come
herself, but she is not well enough to
make the Journey"
My sympathy as we'll as my curiosity
was aroused. Nellie Ford was school
friend of mine many years ago, and
she was the sort Of girl that one al
ways remembers. Her childish beauty
and unfailing buoyancy Of spirit seem
to be part Of my own youth. Her
name wasn't Ford, of course, in those
old days when Jack Crawford and !
used to sharpen lead pencils for her
and be darkly jealous of each other
We were never jealous of Ford, who
was much olde.' boy and quite out OF
the field of rivalry as we viewed II
then. But he was the candidate OF
fate, and to such there can be no Oppo
sition. He had prospects when he
married Nellie, and they were no more
than prospects when he died ten years
later. He bequeathed them to his wife
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15

1t Is toss up since the last policy
the heavier life insurance, Mrs. Le-
land Stanford of California or Mrs.
James Dunsmuir of Toronto. The odds
are in favor of Mrs. Stanford, for she
now Is rated as insured for "over'
$l,O00,00O, whereas Mrs. Dunsmuir is
put down at an even $l,000,000. They
are unquestionably the most heavily
insured women ON the American contl-
nent and far ahead Of any Of their sis
ters in the east. The next nearest Is
Mrs. Basil n Duke Of Durham, n. c.,
who has policies amounting to $685.
600
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15
Butter. Milk and Cheeae.

An interesting monograph lately is
sued by the national department Of ag-
riculture observes that iowa Is con-
spicuous as producer of butter, New
York of cheese, Wisconsin of both but
ter and cheese, New York again of
market milk and Illinois Of condensed
milk"
The magnitude Of the dairy interests
of the country is shown by the fact
that Of the 5,739.65 farms in the Unit
ed States 4,51421O keep cows, and Of
the latter 357.57S derive 40 per cent of
their income from the dairy and are
properly classif1able as dairy farms.
There are 81, 1,S22, ,338 cattle In the coun-
try, of which about 100000 are kept
for dairy purposes; nearly million Of
the latter are what are called town
cows" In the total COW population
100000 are pure bloods," or about 1
per cent; 10 per cent more have at
least one-half improved blood in them.
The average value Of dairy COW Is
about $50. 1t takes 237 cows to supply
1000 persons. Sixty years ago it took
2S3; that Is a proof that improved
breeding is increasing the milk pro-
duction of the animals. The annual
milk production is 7,72S,5S3 $40 gallons,
or 101 gallons for every American.
The annual value Of our dairy products
is $6O5,315,354, ofs which butter ac-
counts for about $263, 100000, cheese
$2S, S,OO00 900. condensed milk $12,000,O 900,
milk consumed $2l7,OOO,OOO and by
products 100000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15

Magistrate Crane Of New York says
that in the last six months more than
800 boys have been arraigned before
him for greater or less crimes, and of
that large number 90 per cent confess
ed to smoking cigarettes. Perhaps the
other per cent also smoked them, but
did not care to acknowledge the fact.
1t is universally admitted fact that
cigarettes are mentally and physically
injurious to boys, whatever effect they
may have on men.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15

and his son. Some day they would get
0 share~ef a considerable estate. but 1t
was long time coming,
$50 Wally Ford has got himself into
trouble" said 1. "Well, we'll get him
out. That's all settled. Now I'll hear
TIE story"
Hes fallen in love with girl In this
company" said my friend. "She's older
than he is and-and quite out of the
question She's been married and d.
vorced-er-two or three times, l be-
ueve. Really, you know, it's mighty
tard to say anything against wo-
man even when the worst that one Is
tempted to say isn't half as bad as the
truth. But in this case | think there's
no doubt that the woman's motives
are entirely mercenary. You know
Wally must get his money soon In the
mere course of nature. Old Timothy
Ford can't live forever. And this girl
has found 1t out and has made up her
mind to marry Wally. The boy has
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15
Forecasting the Weather.


Any one who can find out what
causes the weather and apply his
knowledge to forecasting what the
weather will be for thirty days at a
time can get S150.00O from the United
States government If bill introduced
by Senator Bard of California becomes
a law. The Bard bill offers $150,000 in
two prizes, one of 100000 and the 9th
er of $4,000 for the discovery Of the
government weather experts admit
that they do not know what causes
the weather. They can tell with some
accuracy what the weather will be for
twenty four hours because they can
find out certain things about the wealth
er conditions surrounding points for
which predictions are made, but they
can't say what is going to happen next.
There are scientists I'm Washington,
however, who believe that there is a
fixed basis of the weather and that
once this basis Is discovered it will be
possible on any given date to predict
exactly what the weather will be for
every day that month, including rain
fall, temperature and all other things
necessary to be known for the benefit
of agriculture, horticulture or COM
merce.
The trouble is to discover the basis,
which successfully and persistently
eludes the scientific weather sharps as
well as the goose bone prophets.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15

The eminent Norwegian explorer,
Nansen. does not believe in modern
sport He thinks that the excessive
praise bestowed on record breakers
makes them vain and units them for
practical life. Their bodies are un-
equally developed, and they fall easy
victims to tuberculosis and other dis
eases. What the young folks should
do, he says, is to go out into the woods
and study nature. His motto is. 'Plen-
ty of bodily exercise, but no sport"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15

= Commenting on the fact that copies
of John d. Rockefeller's first account
book were shown to his Bible class the
other day, the Washington Post ex-
presses the hope that he will not object
to showing his last years account
book when Secretary Cortelyous young
men ask for it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15

The fact that the navy departments
has cut Hail Columbia" from the
musical programme of the flag lower
ir,g ceremony and made the Star
Spangled Banner" the whole thing will
greatly relieve many people who un-
duly distress themselves about the ma
tional anthems
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15

Isl An can recall episodes In China's
history that will enable her to contem-
plate the discontinue of either Russia
or Japan with certain vengeful salts
faction
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15

1t Is announced that the maharajah
of Jaipur will wear $3,500,000 worth
of jewelry when he visits the st. Louis
exposition. The amount he will wear
when he leaves will depend upon the
length of his stay.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15

No doubt that Chicago burglar who
boasted that he had averaged $50 day
for the last three months is convinced
in his own mind, like the rest of hui
manity, that he earned more than he
got.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-04-15

London physicians have discovered
that radium will not cure cancer. 1t
is barely possible that there are lot
Of other things that it will not cure.