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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

The experimenters with drinking water
nave doubtless noted that the baby who
swallowed the penny long ago demon
strated that copper can be taken into the
: human system without causing mucb oam-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
Knit: Underwear Dept.

80 pairs Women's Lisle Thread Drawers. UNI
breIa style. Reduced from 75c to soc. pair
10 women's Natural Wool Vests, high neck, long
sleeves, 34-inch bust measure. Reduced from 75c.
to soc. each.
Main floor, e st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
Hosiery Department.

II pairs Womens Fast Black Plain Gauze Lise
Hose; size S1S. Reduced from 25c to 19c pair.
2I pairs Women's Lace Isle Hose, in white,
black and tan; size o. Reduced from 25c. to lie;
3 pairs for 50c.
Moip ar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
The Friend "In Need

From the Chicago News.
One of the hardest things to find in this
world is a friend who isn't hard up at the
same time you are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

If the determination manifested by both
sides holds out the infant heir to the Rus
sian throne may yet have chance to take
a hand in the Asiatic struggle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

There is one enjoyment that man as
rich and powerful as Mr. Rockefeller
misses. He does not dare to take an active
part in politics.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
Photo. SuDmDies Dent.

20 No. l Brownie Printing Frames. Reduced
from 10c. to Sc. each
IL boxes Toning and Fixing Powders. Reduced
from 25c. to 10c. box.
10 dozen Photograph Mounts Reduced from 35c
to 10c. dozen.
Fourth floor, Eleventh st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

China is said to be ready for a revo,u-
ton. Possibly the emperors new automo-
bile has brought popular Indignation to a
Climax
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

MIR. Timothy Woodruff must not expect
10 get out of that New York scrimma2e
without few rumpled waistcoats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
Not ApprehenSiVe.

"In little while" said the man who is
always agitated, 1.-The railroads will be run
ming the country
Well said the easy-going citizen, eff
the country were run as well as some of
the railroads are, wouldn't complain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

The idea that America is not deyeloninp
literature of it's own is disproved by the
formal communications of presidential can
dida teS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
Field Laborers.
From the Baltimore A.

From the Baltimore American.
The men who would disdain to earn their
bread by the sweat of their orows don't
think anything of perspiring while playing
golf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
SHOOTING STARS.
What It Was.

whats this?" asked the sedate looking
gentleman who was nearly run over by
New York newsboy, something extraordi-
nary?"
No" was the answer. Just an ordinary
extra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

Washlngton's base ball club cannot win
the pennant, but it may exercise consider
able influence in deciding the result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

Sir Thomas Upton will build a new boat.
IL only TO serve as an excuse for coming
over and having another good time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

Mr. W. j. Bryan is still expected to OBJ
serve the rules which govern other rail-
way travellers and keep off the rear plat
form.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

Judge Parker realizes that it is impracti'
cal to confine his campaigning to friendly
chats on the front porch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

Mr.. Henry Watterson Is SO interested IN
politics that he will hardly have time 10
give Newport any more seedlings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

Senator Platt of New York has had SO
many controversies that one more or less
does not seriously affect his peace of mind,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

The cost OF living is now as high in Port
Arthur as If there were beef strike In
progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
Misses Department.

II Girls White India Linen Dresses. trimmed
with tucks embroidery and lace; sizes TO j..
Reduced from $500 and 81 so to $3.50 each.
l Girls Blue Linen Buster Brown Suit: size
6. Reduced from Sc. rs to s.. 70.
Third floor, G. st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
Pull Up and Pull Down.
From the Baltimore American.

Let the eobblestone now join the overhead
wire in the latter's compulsory retirement
from the wearied public view.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

TIN order to avoid delays on account Of
personal abs snce, letters to THE STAR
should not be addressed to any individual
connected with tire ONCE, but simply to
TIE STAR, or to the Editorial or Bust
ness Departments, according to tenor or
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

The Russians are not far behind the ORR
entails in an indifference to sacrifice of life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
Friday Bargain i'm
Women's Long KimOnos.

New Outing Flannel Kimonos,
made full and long, in neat blue and
pink stripe effects with border OF
plain blue or pink. A splendid
quality.
75c. each.
Regular price, $I.oo.
Third floor, 18th st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
Language and Clirnat,

The Russian air is very bleak
And chilly and unpleasing,
When anybody tries to speak.
He Straightway falls a-sneezing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

de trouble bout contentment." said Tn
Gle Eben, lis dat plain laziness so often
gets mistook for it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
Friday Bargain i'm
Children's Fall Refers.

a lot OF Little Ch1Idren Light
weight Cloth Refers, suitable for
now and until late fall; made with
large lay-down collar and finished
with braid.
$500 each.
Regular price, $500.
Third floor, 18th st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15

THE EVENING STAR has a regular and
permanent Family Circulation much
more than the combine circulation OF
the other Washington dailies. As
News and Advertising Medium it has
comr etitor.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCISELY
CONDENSED.
Sheriff Shot on Train by Man He Had
Arrested Kenosila Dog Dies of
Broken Heart-La Crosse Banks Merge
Fatal Runaway. ssar

Sheriff Harry Harris of Hudson was
killed On train near Fall Greek, while
attempting to arrest man whom he
had been wired had robbed hotel in
Roberts. Harris had gone to Eau Claire
on business and when about to board
an Omaha train for Hudson was inform
ed by the chief of police of Eau Claire
that a man suspected of burglary was
aboard the train. The sheriff searched
the train and finally located his man in
the smoking car He placed him under
arrest and was about to handcuff him
when the desperate Grew a revolver and
fired three times, shooting the sheriff
through the head and killing him instant
ly. In the excitement which followed
the shooting the murderer ran the entire
length of the train, jumping from the
rear coach while the train was going at
a high speed He then stole horse
and buggy and made his way to Au-
gusta. where the animal was found, but
all further clew to the fugitive's where
abouts apparently is lost. Sheriff Nc
MILAN of Eau Claire organized a posse
and secured the country in the neighbor-
hood of Fall Greek, but without success.
Harris was popular with citizens of all
classes and his murder has aroused the
whole section. The desperate who muir
dered Harris is supposed to be a man
going under the name of John Smith.
who murdered Fred Stevens, policeman
of Havre. Mont.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Provide Against Drought.

With a possibility of short pasture
staring him in the face each year,
the farmer with much or little stock
who does not provide against the
drought so far as he can, makes a
serious mistake. Probably the better
way to do this is in combination with
the plan which provides for early for
age plants. This can be done another
year by sowing rye in the late sum
mer, sowing SUGGESTIONS, which give
one green forage for early summer
carrying one, with the pasture, nearly
or quite to the time when the forage
corn may be fed.
Most of the experiment stations who
have tried it agree with farmers that
Thoroughbred White Flint corn is one
Of the best if not the best variety
for this purpose, especially if it is
put in as early as possible. If sow
Ing is delayed until late, then we be-
lieve that sweet corn. sown broadcast,
will give a crop for early fell feeding
better than any other. Among the
various suggestions given here, one or
more are suited to almost every farm.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
TIE vlLlAeE FOURTH.
Description of Western Celebration
by One Who Was There.

Description of Western Celebration
by One Who Was There.
The roughly arranged stand was
decorated with red, white and blue,
and one woman who kindly lent her
dew plant, under a glass globe, to
decorate the small table at one side.
The leading men of the village were
interested in the affair and had seats
on the platform. The village choir sat
at one side, and at the other was the
orator of the day. The latter, as the
only man dignified with the habillment
of a Prince Albert coat, and with his
smooth hair, short upper lip and long
prominent chin, it was quite easy to
decide, was the speaker" The brass
band, secured from neighboring
town, in uniforms of green AID gilt,
sat in the pagoda, which is the center
of every well ordered park, and open
ed the exercises with a patriotic air.
There were men with bald heads and
women with wigs A travelling dentist
had his car drawn up at one side of
the park and was lavish in the use of
handbills announcing his trade. If ev-
cry one at the park who needed to
get or leave teeth with him had APP
pied he would have coined money.
Fhe costumes were as varied as the
people themselves. While the band
played there strolled across the park
to the seats party of five-two wom-
en-, two men and baby. The men
had shed their coats. The women were
dressed alike in blue plaid calico skirts,
white and gray lawn waists, with
bright orange ribbon sashes tied in
snug little bows at the back. Their
hats were white straw. literally trim
med with red and yellow tarlatan and
masses of pink and red roses. The
distinguishing feature or one was three
tiny pink feathers while the other had
three white feathers. One woman
was TAI and the other lean. one man
was young and the others age might
be anywhere from thirty to fifty, for
his face was covered with beard
of the Kansas variety The poor little
baby was handed about by all four.
and Just which two were the parents
of the child could not be determined.
If the baby had a memory its recollec-
ton of that day would be varied, for it
had all sorts of experiences.
The typical village choir supplied
the music-the soprano high and thin,
the alto timid and rleek, the tenor fond
of his own voice md the bass With a
big voice and colTespondinsly big ng-
ure. The anthem done. the squire of
the village introduced the speaker,
who, with hair brushed smoothly hack
and his coat buttoned TO his thrNat
and one hand thrust between the but
tons and the other behind him in true
oratorical style. advanced 10 the trent
of the platform and was rewarded
with breathless silence. Fourth OF
July oratory flashed and burned and
sizzled. and when with great impress
siveneSs he said he would rather be
right than be king" waiting for the
full sentence to be fully appreciated
he concluded-"of Spain, the LITTLE
Joke received its fun need of applause
and each comrade turned and bowet
70 the other-Exchange
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Saving Gird1ed Trees.

A press bulletin from the Iowa Ex-
pertinent station contains the follow
ing advice regarding trees girdled by
mice:
The majority of them may be saved
by covering the injured portion with
earth. The growing layer which lies
just beneath the bark will form new
layer of bark if it is kept moist by
banking up with earth for two or three
inches above the girdled portion. The
earth should be firmly tamped about
the stem and pains taken to see that
it is not separated by the tree swaying
II the wind Another effective method
of treatment which is more trouble,
but surer, perhaps, is to wrap the
wound with broad strips of cloth coat
Ell with grating wax. The wax Is
made by boiling together four parts
resin, two parts beeswax and one part
taIiow. To make this work effective,
the wound should not be allowed TO
become dried out, and no time should
be lost in covering the girdIed portion
In cases where the injury has not been
too severe, this treatment may also
prove effective IN saving trees injured
by rabbits
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Timely Suggestion Anent Fourth OF
Juiy Injuries,

Timely Suggestion Anent Fourth of
July Injuries.
Tweaty-four cases OF lockjaw from
toy pistol injuries in Chicago on the
Fourth of July. 1900. and similar ex-
periences elsewhere resulted in the use
of pistols and firecrackers being pro
hlhited in many cities.
Do not bind or close up any Fourth
of July wound or any wound produced
as such wounds are. Lockjaw or te-
tanus is caused by bacillus or germ
which exists plentifully in street Dirt.
and especially in and around stables.
1t is inactive so long as exposed to the
air. but when carried beneath the skin
and buriad in the flesh. as in the
wounds caused by bits of percussion
cans or by rusty nails. and when the
air is thus excluded. the germ is rous-
ed TO activity and produces the most
virulent poison known. This is the
cause of lockjaw, and death from it is
most agonizing.
Have any Fourth of July wound,
no matter how apparently insignif-
cant. dressed by a doctor who will
know how 10 cleanse it thoroughly and
apply the proper treatment to prevent
the growth and activity of this bacil
lus and the resulting disease.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

non, etc, and privately condone all
offenses against the rhexecuted law.
The toy pistol boy is often the criIni-
nal in the making. The Chicago
idea" is said to be To celebrate noise
lessly by means of good literature,
speeches, etc, but Minneapolis tries to
abolish the noise making and replace
it by innocent games and athletic
sports. These methods are surely more
hygienic. and will cheat the doctors
out of their yearly crop of emergency
cases and accidents, but from the ants
we will scarcely get credit for such
worthy or unworthy motiyes.-Ameri-
can Medicine.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
High Prices of Wheat

In 1861 wheat was very scarce in the
country before the harvest of that
year, says Orleans Republican. A
farmer bought about 6S.000 bushels.
nearly all of it from July 2Sth to Octo-
Der Goth, and not single bushel under
50 and from that up to So 40; most OF
it cost from So 10 to S225 per bushel.
They ground from 1000 to 1000
bushels per day when everything ran
all right. They sold Belts & Bailey
sixteen barrels of the -four at
SIG per barrel for retailing and sold
some flour at their Eagle Harbor mill
for SIS per barrel Mr. Tanner fur
Their says that he once paid the late
Ira Hanford Che cannot recall the year,
S16.60 per 100 pounds for three dressed
hogs, and he once paid the late Nor
man Bennett $500 per bushel for
beans. No wonder farmers accumulat-
ed money in those good old days.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
Beautifyiuv Buiidinps.


Aside from its cleansing properties
lime in the form of whitewash used
as paint will materially improve the
appearance of outbuiidings. Unless
the barn is small a coat of paint is
preferable to the whitewash. If you
object to the staring white on the
buildings stir iBto the whitewash lit
tie lampblack, which will give the mix
ture lead color, light or dark, ac
cording to the quantity of lampblaek
used. If one has a stretch of stone
fence or stone outbuilding it may be
made exceedingly attractive by plant
ing Ampelopsis yeitchii Japanese or
Boston IVY. and letting it run ever
the walls.
This plant Is of creeping nature
with sticky tendrils, which cling to any
rough surface. The green of the foliage
during the summer is exceedingly at
tractiye and the shades of brown and
gold in the autumn as handsome as
the leaves of the forest trees during
the same season. Plants are low in
price and in three years after setting
they will make a growth sufficient TO
cover the side of a building of con-
siderable size
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
REAL MEAN MAN, THIS.
How He Tortured His Children on the
Glorious Fourth.

Glorious Fourth.
1t was on the morning of the Fourth
of July.
The mean-spirited, precise, fussy man,
who didn't believe in letting his young
ones fool with fireworks themselves, but
who always bought IS worth of fireworks
to shoot off himself ''for his children 5
pleasure" on the night of the Fourth of
July, was sitting in one of the parlor win
dows reading his paper and enjoying him
self.
His three kids were standing out in
the front yard, watching the other young
ones shooting off their 6recrackers and
feeling whole heap gloomy.
They had no frecrackers. Their dad
couldn't see why they should want fire
crackers when he had. carefully slowed
in the cellar, under lock and key. the So
worth of fireworks which he himself in
tended setting off on the lawn after dark
that night.
The other youngsters on the block
raced by, swinging their pieces of burn
ing punk, and opening fresh packages of
tirecrackers every few minutes, and the
sad-soued young ones of the mean-spirlt-
ed, precise, fussy man came near dying
standing up, their envy and grief were
so great.
For hours they had to stand and look
on at the other kids playing with their
! ffirecrackers, and it finally got them
wound up for fair. They held a hest
tating whispered consultation on the
grass, and then they sneaked into the
house They fooled around the parlor,
pretending to have nothing on their minds
for awhile and then the oldest boy, aged
0, executed preliminary wriggle with
himself, and said:
Paw"
The mean-spirited, precise, fussy man
| looked up.
"WelT' he said.
Paw" said the boy. "ef you'll give
us les one pack o. firecrackers t fire off
now. vile its daylight. an tn rest o. III
| boys is firm off theirs. wy we won't
even want t look at you firm off tn rest
of 'em t'night. Will you. paw"
| No. he wouldn't. he said sharply. and
that settled it. A man who is born mean
spirited and precise and fusSy can't help
| il, of course. but there are few more acrld
types of him than the man who keeps
his young ones painting hungrily for meas
| ley little shootables through a Ions
| Fourth of July. SO that he can do the
fireworks celebrating himself long after
dark. when they are sleepy and tired anc
worn out with the exhausting pangs Of
! anticipation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
THE FOURTH WITH GRANDPA.

Pop away with them crackers, an keep
on a-tootin'!
I'm afeard you're a-thinkin' I'm oldern
I wuz,
An that p'r'aps it'll bother me, boy.
But the shootin'
Jest makes me feel young ag bless
yer, it does!
I'm SO def nowadays that the folks hev
ter holier
Like to split themselves. mighty nigh,
fore | kin hear;
So l 6gger that bout all the noise kin
Won't hurt me, most likely, one day in
the year.
Hammer down them torpeders an batter
that drumhead 4-G5s
Ez much ez yer wanteT an has ez
yer kin!
a Teller would be nothin' much but a
dumbhead
That would try on the Fourth ter hold
youngsters in.
/ swami That last cracker O your'n wuz
a wonder
Guess that wuz the best o. the lot that
yer brung.
/ wisht L could git through my head
what in thunder
Thar is in them things puts me feelin'
so young.
That's right, sonny. Keep that ere flag
O. your'n wavin'.
Keep it up till yer grandma kin come
out an see.
Don't let her be thinkin' this fun we're
a-havin'
Amt fer her, jest the same ez fer you
an fer me.
I'm thinkin' she'll never fergit how yer
daddy
Left us two when he want sight
bigger nor you.
An stood by that flag ez a drummer
boy, laddie,
An came back a-wavin' it when he
wuz through.
The Fourth O. July is fer you. ez you
fgger.
An 'tiz, bless yer heart, an we wants
it ter be.
But guess you'll find out, when you're
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
POLLY'S FOURTH.
Even a Parrot Can Cry, "Hurrah for
George Washington.

Even a Parrot Can Cry, "Hurrah for
George Washington.
Polly was a middle-aged parrot
whose early days had been spent in
the green forests of Yucatan in Central
America. had long tried to teach
Polly to speak, and had taught her to
say few short sentences. About
eight weeks before the Fourth of July
| tried to teach Polly to say "Hurrah
for George Washington" But she
would not repeat it after me. Then
thought it might be too long to say it
all at once-that she probably could
not remember it all, so / tried to teach
her to say it word for word. But no;
she wouldn't say word of it.
Yet she listened attentively when |
repeated it, Then | got disguised and
gave it up till a week or so before the
Fourth; then | tried to make her say
it, but she would not listen to me now.
SO when the morning of the Fourth
came l went out to Polly. She said,
Hello" l answered Hello, Poll;
can't you say 'Hurrah for George
w uSlltlSt lOI ulc 1nCI chC bC-
came furious and few to the other side
of her cage and would not look at me,
so I finished feeding her l went into
my room and got my firecrackers,
went outside, and was shooting my
fireworks away when mother called to
come in for luncheon. After luncheon
| had to stay in the yard. so l went
and got Polly and hung her up OH the
veranda. put up the hammock and
was reading st. Nicholas. when along
the street comes the street band play
ing "Star-Spangled Banner"
Then all of sudden Polly becomes
restless and cries as loud as she can,
''Hurrah for George Washington
This is the story of Polly's Fourth
st. Nicholas.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28

pieces eight inches from the shoulder
of the tenon for the second font and
back pieces. These second pieces make
the frame rigid if properly put to-
gether. Notch the tongue one inch
where it crosses the frames and brace
it with heavy iron straps. A seat can
be made by boiling on two light wagon
wheel rims as shown and boiling an
old mower seat on a board on top.
This roller properly made and cared
for will last a ifetime-American
Agriculturist.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-06-28
LAYING Tile In Muck Lands.

Muck lands when thoroughly drain
ed frequently make veritable garden
spots. But unless the tile lines are
laid with sufficient fall, preferably in
TO the clay subsoil. ana carefully COW
cred the soft muck is liable to soon
clog them. We have found that a
little extra care in attending to these
points will pay.exceedingly well and
urolong the pegod Of usefulness Of the
drains for years. The life Of drain
careiessly laid in muck is very short
II u ofte.a advisable to put boards