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The Washington times., 1904-09-06

prove the quality of the fire hose and
life-preservers, if added TO the price
thereof. But the point is that the
law requires proper safety appliances
on excursion boats, whether the own
ers can afford it or not. and the law
would not give the owners a bonus
for spending money in that way,
while 1t might be used to compel them
to take the additional precaution of
employing firemen. On the whole,
the suggestion seems a good one. 1t
is makeshift, but that is better than
nothing.
The Washington times., 1904-09-06
The Carnegie Library.

The officers of the Carnegie Library
say that lack of funds is the reason
for the library's not being kept open
more hours of the day than it is. If
this is SO, something should be done
about it. The natural feeling of most
people will be that the something
ought to be done by Mr. Carnegie.
He gave this library for the benefit
of the working people.-for their uni
versity-and he ought to see to it
that they get an opportunity for edu-
cation, if that was his object.
The Carnegie Library in Washing
ton has really very little reason for
being, unless it is to supply the needs
Of working men and women, and give
them a pleasant, innocent way Of
spending their time. At present it
does nothing Of the sort. 1t could do
a great deal for people who have not
had opportunities for college educa-
ton. The Congressional Library is
open for study and research more
hours in a week than the Carnegie
Library, and has a much bigger col
lection of books; but the reader there
has to know what he wants; he can
not go in and look around among
the books. Moreover, IL is not open
all day Sunday, nor very late in the
evening. The working man who
reads for information has TO do il
Sundays and evenings, and he not in
frequently sits up rather late A IL
brary intended for his accommoda-
ton, or for that of any one who is
occupied in the daytime and is pur-
suing a course of study, ought to be
open from nine in the morning on
Sunday, and until eleven o'clock in
the evening A man who will stay
up until eleven at the theater will
read until that time of night If he
spends the evening reading. He can
not get to the library for reading I'M
til about eight o'clock, as a rule, and
to do proper work in any line he
needs at least two or three hours con-
secutively.
1t is difficult to see how any great
increase of cost would be involved in
keeping the reading-room part of the
library open for long hours. All that
is needed in a reading-room is one
person to sit at the desk and keep an
eye on the readers. There is a pri-
vate circulating library in the city
which is open every day from eight
till six, and it is run by one man,
without any assistants. OF course, in
the giving out of books, long hours,
and Sunday opening, might increase
the cost; but what is the library for,
anyway? If il does not reach the
class for whom it is alleged to be pro-
vided, what is the use of spending
S37, 500 a year on it?
The Washington times., 1904-09-06
Safety on Excursions.

The Marine Journal suggests that
II would be a good thing to have two
hremen on every excursion boat. "a
ensure the safety of the passengers.
1t would undoubtedly be a good thing
II the fremen were well trained and
attentive to their business. and the
hre-hghting appliances in good order.
But If the appliances we're all as they
should be, and the crew of the boat
were well drilled, there would be no
need of the frelen.
However, any sort of measure
which will make passengers more
safe in boats constructed on the fire
trap principle may be welcomed. The
positions of guardian fremen might
be occupied by individuals whom ma
chine politicians wanted TO provide
with jobs, II is true; and these men
might be firemen whom the fire chief
in active service would not want on
his force. Anything may happen
when political pull and not good faith
dominates business affairs, or when
the owners of boats are so greedy for
dollars that they are willing to trife
with the lives Of human beings.
The wages paid the firemen, If
added TO the pay Of the crew, might
enable the captain to secure men
above the average dock-rat in intelli-
gence, who could be depended upon
TO do their duty in case of fire. A
freman's pay for a year might i'm
The Washington times., 1904-09-06
THE QUIET JAPANESE.

This is a picture by correspondent
Of the occupation Of a town by Japanese
soldiers:
The japanese division was I'm the
town. there was no doubt Of #; but lot
even bugle broke the compa ratIve
quiet OF the place. 1 explored the streets
to see what had become of these I'M
usual soldiers. I found them I'm the
shadows Of verandas. within the shelter
OF gardens and compounds. resting or
cooking their food by little fires that
were fiickering I'm numberless different
directions.
They seemed TO have no use for or
derlies or staff officers. for everything
seemed to be ready. prepared. and com
plete. or. II any passed 10 and fro. they
seemed as noiseless as the very shadows
In which they moved.
The Washington times., 1904-09-06
DOINGS
IN THE CAPITAL

Mrs Reed, wife OF Lieutenant Reed.
| L. S. n, IS entertaining her parents.
| Col. and Mrs. Albert w. Swain, who IS
IN America for a visit Colonel Swain
IS United States consul at Southampton.
England. and after spending some time
In Washington with their daughter Col
onel and Mrs. Swain will 90 to their
| homo In Iowa for visit.
Such members OF society who Will be
in Washington at the time Of the con-
temDlated visit here Of the Archbishop
of Canterbury Will exert every effort to
make the primate's Washington stay a
happy one.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will en-
terrain tn, archbishop at dinner and II
is expected that number OF notable en-
tertsinnents will be accorded the dis
tinguished churchman and bis charming
wife.
Admiral and Mrs Dewey are still at
Manhattan Beach, where Jhey have
spent the greater part OF the summer
at the Oriental Hotel. IL Is the purpose
in New York for another month. al
though the former will come 10 Wash
ington In order to attend the dinner
which President Roosevelt viii give in
honor of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Mrs. Minna schafer is spending the
month Of September at Spring Lake,
n. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. w r. Chapel, 475 Flor
ida Avenue northwest, have returned
from Hot Springs. Va. Mr, Chapel is
much improved In health.
DR. H J. Crosson has returned TO
Washington after a visit out of town.
Miss Olga Converse, of this city, has
gone 10 the Poland Springs House, Po-
land Springs. Ne. for the rest Of Sep
TENDER
Miss Georgia lift left Washington to-
day for Alexandria. Va, where she will
resume her convent studies.
Mrs. Charles II. Davidgc has gone 10
her old home I'm CTawfordsville. Ind.
after spendlng two weeks IN Atlantic
CITY with Mr.. DavidSe, who has re-
turned to Washington. Mrs. Davidge is
expected TO return 10 the city a bout the
middle OF this month.
The Washington times., 1904-09-06
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1904
Misunderstood Washington,

The Philadelphia Press comments
on the proposed experiment with cop
per sulphate, which is likely to be
tried on the District reservoir, in a
way which is likely to surprise the
very considerable summer population
of Washington. 1t says:
This is a good time to apply the test in Wash
ington. The President and his family and most
OF the heads Of departments are away. There
are clerks left in Washington, but if the copper
water disagrees with them the vacancies ere
ated can be readily filed.
II this is the degree of ignorance
which exists in Philadelphia regard
ing the capital of the country 1t is
desirable that guide-books and sta
tistics should be circulated in the City
OF Brotherly Love. The idea of the
Press" apparently Is that there are
only a few people here, and it does
not matter if they are killed by the
wholesale, none of them being of any
especial importance. The President
and his family and most of the heads
of departments are away, and it
doesn't matter what becomes Of the
twenty-five or thirty thousand clerks
whose names do not get into the pa
pers. What does the Press think
would happen if the Pension Bureau
were wiped out of existence? How
about the Patent Office? Is the Post
Office Departm mt of no account to
the country? Or does the Press"
think that the heads Of departments
could come home and do the work
themselves until they could rake I'D
helpers from various parts of the
country?
As for the two hundred thousand
people or more who are not in the
Departments, of course they. could be
killed by copper sulphate and no
body would know the difference.
They include only railway officials.
newspaper men, bOtel-keepers. and
dealers in every commodity under the
sun, including politics They are of
no particular use to Philadelphia. any
more than Philadelphia is to them
or TO the universe in general. But.
all the same, suppOsing copper sui
plate is poison, their determination
would be rather like a wholesale
slaughter. However, there is no evil
dence that it is poison, and the evil
dence indicates that the experiment
Is a good one, which, if it does no
good, viii at least 90 no harm. As
Mulyaney said when the DearsIev
man politely limited that he might
get on the earth, or at least that
portion Of it in charge Of the Bears
ley man, the citizen of Washington
may reply.
m in charge of mesilf, and it's
like l will stay awhile"
philadelphia people really should
get guide-book of Washington and
read up-or wake up Evidently the
last time the Press" was reused from
its slumbers was somewhere about
1880. when there really was but little
here except the Government, and the
Government itself would almost 20
into a shOe-box.
The Washington times., 1904-09-06
MISS KNOX WILL
WE'D OCTOBER IS
Ceremony Will Take Place
at Valley Forge.
MARRIAGES AT THE CAPITAL
Two Will Take Place Tomorrow Night.
Engagement of Charles Davis
and Cora McCrea.

Society will be largely interested in
learning that the wedding of Miss Re-
bekah Page Knox. daughter Of Senator
and Mrs. Knox. to James Robert TindIe.
OF Plttsburg, will be one of the early
fan events, having been set for October
Is.
Tie wedding ceremony will be % r
FORMED at Lesmore. the Valley Forge
home of the Knox family. It will be 4
noon wedding, with Miss Althea Mohler,
honor
Ofhcial and resident society at Wash
lngton Will be we'll represented as a
number Of guests from the Capital City
Will go up TO Valley Forge.
Senator and Mrs. Knox and their fam
liy are spending the fall at their farm
ana MISS Knox is now entertaining Miss
Aice Wood Tindle, Miss Grace Aiken
and Mr. Tindle.
Although the details OF the wedding
nave not been announced, 1t will un-
doubtedly be an interesting party which
viii gather around this popular bride
elect. The engagement OF Miss Knox
ana Mr.. Tlndle came from far off ERyOt
Iast year, where both were members of
a party Of globe trotters. The original
intention OF making a tour of the world
was not adhered 10. and shortly after
the announcement of Miss Knox's en-
gagement she returned home
A Brooklyn wedding which has been
set for October l will be of much in
terest to Neutrality-suspicious., in that the
groom, Willard Tisdel Thompson. is a
Washington man. He will marry Miss
Elsie White Hopkins, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin White Hopkins, of
Brooklyn, and granddaughter Of Stephen
V. White.
The marriage Of Miss Juliet Briscoe
Miller and Arthur Harry williams will
take place tomorrow evening at st.
Thomas Church. Miss Anna o. Miller.
cousin of the bride will be maid Of hon
or and DR.. ]. Lewis Riggles will act as
Iest man: other attendants include Miss
Fanny Howard. Miss Mary Lee VOL
verton, John G. Howard. J. Mortimer
Lynch, Carl Henning, G. Vivian Everett
and Arthur II. Williams. Of Middlebury.
VT.
Another interesting wedding Is sched-
uled for tomorrow evening when Miss
Charlotte Catherine Schondau will be-
come the bride Of Charles Stuart Cor
don, Of Saginaw, Mich. The scene Of
this wedding Will be the Church Of the
Advent, U Street. between First and
Second Streets northwest
The engagement Of Charles Wesley
Davis. a grandson of James Wesley
Davis, OF this city. formerly of Howard
county, Md, to Miss Cora Emma Nc
Crea. the eldest daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. Frank McCrea, Of Gainesville, Nd.
IS announced
The wedding viii take place on We'd
nesday evening. September II at S
O clock, In the Salem Evangelical IHuth-
eran Church, Gainesville. The Rev.
Martin /. EDders will officiate
This VIII be the first wedding TO occur
In the new church cdifce. Miss Edn.
McCrea, sister of the bride-elect, will be
the maid Of honor, and Brooke II. An
pier Will be the best man.
The Washington times., 1904-09-06
ROOSEVELT AND DIAZ
NAY MEET ON BORDER
Both Presidents Scheduled to Be in
Texas in Latter Part Of
November.

GALVESTON, Texas. Sept. 6.-PresI-
dent Roosevelt and President Dlaz. OF
Mexico, are scheduled TO be in Texas
during the latter part OF November.
President Roosevelt. some time ago,
promised Col. Cecil Lyons, chairman OF
the Texas Republican executive commit
tee. that he would come here for the
purpose OF spending a week or so hunt
ing IN this State and Indian Territory.
At the same time. President Diaz will
visit EI Paso 10 attend the National r.
rigatiOn Congress
The Washington times., 1904-09-06
GOSSIP OF THE
OCEAN RESORTS

Prince hatfield Of the German en-.
bassy is in New York He has beer
spending much OF the summer at Lenox
but is now on his way to Germany. II
Is understood that Prince Hatfield viii
not return TO the United States. as he
has been appointed to another berth IN
the service OF the Kaiser.
Baron Won dem Bussche, first score
tary Of the German embassy. will take
short trip to Europe. returning TO this
country about November i. The baron
ess. whose popularity at Lenox is un-
questioned. viii remain at that resort
until the baron's European visit IS con
Guided.
Mrs. Elisha Dyer. jr., w2s pleasantly
surprised last night at Newport in hav-
ing cotillon arranged at her villa and
every detail carried out without her
knowledge. When Mr. and Mrs. Dyer
returned from dinner party given by
Mrs. Emil Brugiere and her son. Louis
Brugiere. the guests had assembled.
iavors were provided and a successful
dance party launched.
The cOtillon was led by Elisha Dyer
jr-. and Craig WadswOrth, whose return
70 Newport was duly welcomed, and tho
guests included many Of the most prOmi-
nent cottagers at Newport.
Among the favors were leghorn hats.
decked in flowers. court orders and many
attractive trinkets. A series of dinner
parties preceded the cotillon, which
was danced IN the beautiful colonial
ballroom OF Wayside, the Dyer cottage.
Mrs. Astor gave small dinner party
at her Newport villa last night, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Thomas were also
among the dinner hosts Of the evening
Baron Op1anheim a member OF the
German legation in Egypt, has been an
interesting visitor 10 Newport for sever
al days He left today for ST. I,oi1is
for a visit 10 the fair, and will then re-
turn TO his post.
Nicomte de Chambrun. Of the French
embassy, was among the dinner guests
entertained on Sunday night by NJ. dos
Porte de Ia FOsse, of the embassy staff
The Washington times., 1904-09-06

san Francisco swindlers are said to
be getting all the money away from
cur soldiers returning from the PbilIn-
pines. 1t may become necessary to
introduce into military drill a course ON
How TO Do the Bunco Man"
The Washington times., 1904-09-06

The Atlanta Constitution" saws the
Republicans have more reason 70 worry
over President Roosevelt's youngness
than over Mr.. Davis age. II Is hard
10 see why All the worrying there IS
TO do on either subject can approprI-
ately be done by the Democrats
The Washington times., 1904-09-06
KurOpatkin'S Retreat
Over Beautiful Plain
Stretches in One Unbroken Reach From Lao
Yang to Mukden-Passes Through
Splendid Farming Country.

The retreat Of General Kuropatkin
from LiaO-Yang is across the fertile and
beautiful plain which stretches to Muk-
den, distance Of about fort miles.
This plain is dotted with villa 5 and
has dense and thriving farming popu-
lation. II is practically level and pre-
sents few natural defenses, which might
be held by the rear guard of a retreat
ing army. II stretches down from the
great backbone ridge OF Manchuria
toward the big Lao River and is fur
rowed by a number Of wide. shallow
tributaries Of the Lao.
Three Roads to Mukden.
Immediately north of the wall OF Lao
Yang comes the Taitse River. which
IS divided into two broad streams by n
long sand bank. There were originally
pile bridges over these streams. built by
the Chinese. They are now supple
mented by the railroad bridges, a little
TO the west Of the town. Once across
the Taitse there are three roads across
the plain 70 Muk6en, that in the center
being nearly straight while the two
others straggle from one village to an
other. for the plain IS denSely inhabited
and splendidly irrigated and cultivated.
unlike Chinese landscape. IL is album
DAINTY supplied with trees, which grow
in groves all over the plain, marking
the villages, farms. and tOmbs. which
are generally cones of clay.
The hills. heavily wooded. gradually
recede on the right The plain stretches
away in the horizon on the left Pres
entity, some ten miles from Lao Yang
and thirty miles south of Mukden. the
considerable village OF Hsai-Yan-Taf. or
Hen-Tai. as II Is often called. is reach
ed This IS the place where General
kuropatkin rallied his army after his re-
treat from Liao-Yang.
Wilderness of Mud.
North OF this IS a further expanse Of
plain. with smaller villages, farms, trees
and more mountain torrents-mere
stretches Of sand in the dry season. for
midable rivers IN the rains The whole
plain is liable 10 be turned into a wilder
ness of mud. and the Chinese roads are
only deeper tracks of mud through this
wilderness.
Twenty miles north of Yen-Tai is an
other considerable village. or small
town, called Paitapu. which is marked
by a lofty pagOda visible for miles
across the fat country. Eight miles
farther Is the Hun River, with a wide,
pebbly bed. just such a mountain tor
rent as the Taitse. and. like IT, finding
its way westward over the plain into
the Lao FLYER. These streams are the
main channels Of Chinese commerce.
which Is carried in small boats in the
sea son Of high water, for many Of them
months each year. as Manchuria has eX-
tremely cold winters. The chief articles
of commerce are beans, peas, hemp,
millet. pears. pluUS, peaches. and pigs
They are largely exported through Niu-
chwang, hence the Importance Of pos
The Washington times., 1904-09-06

II Judge Parker Is really anxious 20
keep visitors away he can Introduce his
terrier TO some more members OF the
Mephitis family. II will be hard on the
judge but the visitors will be cleared
out.
The Washington times., 1904-09-06

The Kaiser has been teaching ballet
girls to do the ballet We should like
TO have had photograph behind the
door to record their remarks when he
was out Of the way.
The Washington times., 1904-09-06

The New York World" * now ex-
norting Judge Parker to behave like
samuel J. Tilden. II this Keeps on the
World will go by the name Of Judge
Parkers backbone.
The Washington times., 1904-09-06

Thus far the operations at Manassas
nave resulted in the loss Of only two
chickens, and the apprehensions of the
neighboring farmers are beginning to be
quieted
The Washington times., 1904-09-06
Points in Paragraphs.

The tobacco ant is at work in Florida.
These insect attacks upon our COM
merce must be repealed.
kuropatkin is said to be operating on
a well-defined idea. He viii not have
any other foothold to operate on If
things &c as they hava been going
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-09
Quilts and Comforters

visit Mems Furnishing Goods Department will con
vince you that have the best selected line in the city but our
large close order to make
for spring shipments Read few of special inducements
All Silk Handkerchief and Mems Ties will be sold at reduc
per discount of 80 per will be given
Mackinaws and Mems and Boys 0yercoats.
We have large of Mems Shoes OF only three
pairs ranging price from 81 to 8 which have de
the unreasonably lowrce Of $3.50 On all
other will give a reduction of 25 per cent
discount of % per will be given all Ladies' and
Fascnator Opera Shawls and Underwear
Mtens Gloves Wooden Sox German Sox and Caps
reduction of 20 per will be given.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-09

A press report from Washington
says that the senate committee on
pensions has under consideration .
bill providing q pension Of s72 per
month for Captain James Graham.
The COMMITTEES has before II official
adviees from the war department,
showing the services rendered by
Captain Graham, and all about his
disabilities, and how they we're In
Cured. II is the opinion Of one Of
the most experienced members Of
that committee that the bill will be-
favorably reported by tho committee,
and that 1t will be passed by the
senate. Before IL can become n law,
it will be necearssy for the bill TO be
passed by the house OF represents
tives; and that Is usually a difficult
matter. There are numerous pro
fessional oppOnets of pensions legis
lation, and they always cause more
or less trouble.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-09
Ladies' Waists

stylish waists which will sell while they
a following remarkably low prices;
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-09

Anthony CumberWorth, an old
settler Of this place, died Monday
evening Of paralysis, Mr.. Cumber-
worth was born In Boston, England,
and was II years old. lie came 10
this place In 1890 and was engineer
In the Saginaw mills. The funeral
took place from the residence Of
H. d. Allen at 80 Wednesday, the
remains being laid to rest In the
Post cemeteFy. He was ths father
Of Mrs. II. d. Allen Of this place,
and has a son residing At Apalocha-
cola, FlOi ida. For q number Of
years Mr.. Cumbsrworth resided Ia
Florida, returning to this place last
spring. At one time he was q half
owner In the electric light plant
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-09

Thomas Weston, VI. Of W.; ]. II.
Harts, NJ. Of F.; Aramnd Perernoud,
ID. Of L.; Leroy Weston, NJ. at A. /;
Fritz PerrenOud, |. G.; ". d.
Rankin, o. G.
FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES.
Occur d'Alene Aerie. F. o. E.,
installed officers Thursday evening as
follows: Past worthy president.
W. W. Webb; worthy president,
G. L. Meyers; worthy vice president,
Jas. COrcoran; chaplain, F. J. Bur
ringtoP; secretary, G.. W. Syphert
treasurer, W. P. LumpkiD; inside
guard, Frank Dunn; outside guard.
F. VI. Bedell; Aeris physician, DR..
W. W. Webb; trustees, P. G. Berry
s. 7. HOlbert, r. F. IMcDouaId.
W, Z. Ashton has been appointed
district deputy grand president.
LABOR UNION.
KoOtensi Union No. 22s, installed
the following officers at their mestine
last Friday evening: d. J. Heine.
man. president; W. A. Golden, vics
president; NJ. b. Pearson, treasurer
Fl. II. Atkins, financial secretary
s. s. Nichols, recording secretary
John Ruble, outer guard; Elmer
Danes, inner guard; J. W. Shepherd.
guide; Geo. s. ChIlders, B. J. Heine.
man, F. A. Ames, trustees.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-09
LABOR UNION.


l have 10000 home grown fruit
trees for sale at the Occur d'AIene
nursery four miles north of town.
There are many reasons why home
grown fruit trees are the best and /
will prove 1t to the satisfaction of
customers.
a WATERS