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MINOR EvENTSOF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON

Official advlces have been received az
the Navy Department from Rear-Ad-
miral Stirling, who commands the feet
Of United States warships at Woosung,
the port of Shanghai, confirming the re-
port with regard to the disarming OF
the Russian w-arshit's in Shanghai har-
Dor. .
R~ear-AdmiraI John, Crittenden Wat
son. a~ffectionateIy known in the navy
as cable Seaman Johnny" was retired
for age.
Northumberland Chaffee returned
from an extended inspection tour, COW
ering no less than 5000 miles. in Which
he visited thirty-eight army posts.
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nothing of the value of an assured
continuity of service.

nothing of the value Of an assured
continuity of service.
The outside cost of this splendid sys-
tenn of desert irrigation is placed by
the engineers at S22,000,0oO, while the
values to be created-literally created
through it's agency are beyond the
possibilities of computation. Irrigated
land, as such, in California. and Ari-
IONA has sold as high as $500 an acre,
and under the poorest of water systems
an acre is never worth less than 500.
Based even on the latter figure the
LOO, 900 acres to be reclaimed would
we worth $4,000 900. Electrical en-
ergy to exceed 25O,000 horsepower,
conservatively worth 500, DOC. 900, will
be easily developed, and the improve
ment OF navigation cannot be reckoned
at less than S1O,OOO.000. This gives a
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THE HOUSE.

with MOSES thick upon ia roof,
And gables old and gray,
#t stands among historic oaks
A haunted house, they say.
\ dashing British governor
First reared its stately walls.
and filed with guests and gaiety
Its wide and lofty halls.
Above the ball room mantel still.
His portrait hangs; but Time
las blurred it with a smoky hand
And hidden it with CRIME,
70 nothing of his olden grace
Nor handsome face is there,
But patches of his scarlet coat
And CLEANS Of powdered hair.
peep is the dust upon the floors,
4 The rust on lock and hinge:
Where shredS of tattered curtains wave,
The moths nave made 4 fringe;
Jhe spiders year by year have toiled,
And every vacant space
8f ceiling, wall or window-ledge
Is draped with flmy lace.
put in the roses or the snow.
j When DER the chimney's red.
he new moon in the evening sky
Displays a silver thread,
he oriel panes between the oaks,
Shine out with candie-light
md strains of ghostly music blend
4 With breezes of the night.
Tor then a troop of shadowy danes
Before his portrait dim
Tread all the reels and minuets
They used to dance with him;
he broidered muslin OF their gowns
Is sweet with faint perfume
rose-leaves gathered in the dew
In gardens full of bloom.
BE leaves-'t;s thus the legend goes
The furnished frame once more
10 softly sigh the broken vows
So lightly made OF yore;
He begs a rose, and steals a kiss,
And breatheS a promise low,
Is when he loved and rode away
In summers long ago.
cave undisturbed the empty house
To silence and to dreams,
Wrapped in the gloom of ancient boughs
Beneath its pale m~oonbeams.
TRANCE stories of the midnight hour
Its echoing rooms might tell,
tut yelled in ivy, darkly green,
It keeps the secret well.
-Woman's Home Companion,
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Confederate Generals Now Living.


An authoritative list Of the surviv-
inc generals Of the Southern Confeder-
acy is furnished by General Marcus
J. Wright, a Confederate veteran en-
ployed by the War Department. All
the full rank generals had died IN
1898, when Beauregard passed away.
There are now four surviving lieuten-
ant generaIs-Simon B. Buckner,
Stephen D. Lee. Alexander ?. Stewart
and Joseph Wheeler. or major gen.
erals there are eleven and of briGa-
der generals t~fty-onc. The surviving
staff officers Of Confcderacy shrunk
oue-half in number during the past de-
cade and their disappearance has now
become very rapid.
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A Novel Hammock.

A novel porch hammock is a chair
couch. The frame, three and a half
feet wide and six and a half feet long,
Is suspended at each corner by a stout
chain. This frame. is then covered
with a thick mat, placed inside a denim
cover and tufted. Over this mat or
great cushion is spread any heavy, at
tractive tapestry and the swinging
couch is then supplied with numerous
porch cushions. Upon the great porches
Of large country houses two or three Of
these comfortable couches are swung
from the ceilings.
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neat little total OF S2So,OOO.OoO to be
added to the National wealth on the
completion Of the system as now out
lined, a SUN beside which the expendl-
ture necessary to bring it into belng
seems as nothing.-Review of Reviews.
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To Cover Jeliies or Jams.

Pour melted parafin directly onto
the jam or jelly, being particular to
have it touch the glass on all sides, so
that the air may be perfectly excluded,
then over the top Of the glass fit a
paper which has been slashed about
the edges and brushed on the under
side with white Of egg; the egg-white
will act as a mucilage and preserva-
tive. This combination covering will
insure the continued freshness Of jam
and jelly and keep it from shrinking.
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Ye Olden Mayor.

Mayors appear to have had their
troubles two centuries ago. At Biele-
field. Germany. there is a tombstone
with this inscription: Here lies ,Jo-
names Burggreve, who considered his
election as burgomaster of this city
the greatest misfortune of his life"
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Household
MATTERS
busters and Dish Cloths

a bolt Of cheese cloth should be as
essential a feature Of the young house
keepers menage as the bolt Of home
spun linen was Of graudm0ther's.
Nothing makes better busters; it serves
as glass and china toweling, and is an
ideal fabric for the dish cloth.
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A ledger kept in the Irish language
was produced at the ROscommon AS
sizes. in Ireland, and the witness had
b 60 on the bench to translate the
terms for the judge.
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Tufted Furniture.

A pointed brush is the only n with
which tufted furniture can be properly
cared for. TO attempt to do without it
is the most ~extravagant economy, since
moths delight in taking up their abode
in the little nests of dust which can
not be dislodged by a round end brush
or whisk broom.
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where it enters Mexican territory, lie
over q half a million acres Of land that
can be reached by diversion canals.
This area will be increased to n mil
lion two hundred thousand acres when
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Ten years ago the desert of Rechna
Doab. in India. had not a single in
habitant, but to-day there are SD,OOO
living in comfort on it. Irrigation Is re-
snonsible.
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Desert
Irrigation
in the
Far West.
By L. r. Freeman.

on the Colo
: RADIO from the point where
it energies from its Grand
Canon and begins the last
stage OF its seward jour-
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

A hundred persons lost their lives IN
a fire which destroyed the city Of BIZ
nang, in the Philippines.
Severe measures are to be used to
put down the present Instructions in
the Philippine Islands. ...
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The average density of population the
world over is about ten persons TO
one square kilometer.
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) I E v HITE=3
PLUMED KNIGHT. ]
BY WILLIAM L. COLBY. ;

handsome and gener-
xx GUS was the young Regin-
s. aid De Bracy. Possessed
~ of every knightly accom-
p1;cbo,an+ - woe 1;t+Io
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"Phil" Weinseimer resigned the pres
ldency Of the Building Trades Alliance
and William P. Mason, a s~tonecutter,
was elected his successor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-03-11

/ know it isn't far to spring, though lott
of you Will doubt.
Because around the ewes the birds are
talkin all about it!
The sparrows in their coats o brown
they keep up such hummin'
You'd think that spring was 'loafn'
roun - or on the rose way comm!
But yesterday the snow lay white against
my window shutter
When suddenly a speck o. light set all
their wings a-flutter!
1t seemed 70 me | almost heard their little
hearts a-drummin',
And plain as day they seemed to say.
'eThe nestin' time is comin!'
And sure they know. each bird o them.
the kindly God gave wings to.
The God they hear in rustlih leaves, the
God each songster sings to-
Though man may think that wisdom
dwells alone In his dominions.
The birds--they hear the heavenly bells
and brush the angels pinions
Then come, oh, spring from valleys dim,
from wintry hills and hazy.
And teac ch the mocking bird his hymn and
whisper to the daisy,
And for these wintry spells that long In
grief and gloom have bound US
Give us your birds and blooms and light
that wraps Gods love around us!
Frank L. Stanton In Atlanta Constitu.
ton.
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rvs grave. but by no means the only
persons present The romantic staS
published that morning had brough
some Indies, and the cemetery superln
iendent aud health officer were there
l had the upper portion OF the coffin lie
removed, disclosing hermetically seal
ed plate of glass beneath. through
which We took our last view of Harry,
face. II seen as natural as II ht
only slept. TLr ladies wept over it, ]
showed the certificate 10 the health Of
iicer. and he agreed with me that u
would not Toe Necessary To open the cOf
Tin any more. The burial service was
read. the grave filled. and l hired q
watchman to guard it for two weeks.
Then ! went To Mobile and from
there by boat 10 Tampa BY the time !
reached the latter place | was again
Mr. Roy Manyers OF London. for my af
fairs necessitated my spending some
weeks in the towns Of The east coast.
where ! might at any moment encoun.
ter some one who had met me in Jack
sOnviile
Ten days later | was ia Miami. a
very enjoyable young city near the low
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-03-11

The suthor of an editorial article in
the current Century points out the co
incidence Of the dilettante interest i'll
nature that in a literary way has ex
pressed itself in myriads of mature
books and in practical way in re
newed Zeal for pastoral pursuits. with
real agricultural renaissance now in
progress in this country. And women,
says this writer, play an important
part in the revival, and women farmers
are not only growing in number, but
are meeting with the success that Is
sure to encourage others Of their sex.
The writer believes that agriculture,
which is destined TO be no longer the
"circumscribed bucolic occupation OF
former days, but liberal profession,
demanding wide knowledge, is partic-
ularly adapted TO women and particu.
larly suited TO cure them of the evils
resulting from too much civilization
The writer says:
We have grown accustomed to the fact
that modern sister, mother, wife. should
be as overcerebralZed as her males. but
the first moment of return upon Cne-
self brings back the sense that half OF
our feminine clerking and professionally
ing is of the nature of sheer perversior
of function. 1t has had to be, in order To
establish certain balances, but We can
have too much of it. There probably will
be no reaction from the stand that women
have taken as to self support, but If they
can be self supporting by following an or
der of voca tions that keeps them in touch
with the basic and primal conditions OF
existence instead of those that are arti-
fetal and derived, how great may be the
gain to all of us!
Whether or not 1t be true. there are
many who would not have woman de
prived of her privilege of self support
but cling TO the old belief that she is
not strong enough TO make the strug
gle" and there-are enough wornout wo
men TO give some justification to the
theory. Possibly farming is the solu.
tion of the problem.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-03-11

The antialCoholic congress of France.
called TO consider methods of checking
the evil OF alcoholism, adopted the fol
lowing resolution: That the number OF
saloons shall be restricted by iaw
Debts for liquor sold by the glass shall
not be legal; that the proprietor of a
saloon shall be held responsible for
crimes committed by person or per
sons who have become intoxicated in
his saloon: that the court shall declare
the forfeiture OF paternal authority IN
all cases where habitual drunkenness
shall have been proved; that projects
shall exercise more frequently the right
conferred upon them by the law to
close saloons. France ranks first among
alcoholic nations with an annual PEI
capita consumption of 4.s gallons.
which is three and a half times that OF
the United States, and has a saloon for
every eighty-three inhabitants.
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The Price of Beef.

The recent statements of the secre-
tary OF agriculture regarding the pres
ent price of beef on the hoof and the
prices that are charged 10y the retailers
indicate that there Is big "rakeotf'
somewhere. In fact. Mr.. Wilson does
not leave the consumer to draw any
vague deductions. He makes the ex-
plieit statement that beef should be
20 per cent cheaper 10 the consumer
than II is now
Coming from Secretary Wilson, this
statement must be based. of course. on
accurate informat ton as TO what is be-
ing paid farmers and stockmen for cat
tie on the hoof. Investigation reveals
the fact that fat cattle are not so dear
as they were a few years ago. yet the
retailers are getting as much for beef
as they did when cattle on the hoof
were selling at fancy figures. Under
the present organtzat ton of the beef in
dustry the retailers are the packers.
The small independent dealers have
been eliminated in most cities, aud in
their places we find the direct distrib-
uting agents of the packers.
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Oc".L;iOns OF ths Pure Food Law.

Or Lsions OF ths Pure Food Law.
According TO a statement of Or. II.
W. Wiley. chief chemist OF the depart
ment of agriculture, the new pure food
law, which authorizes the secretary of
agriculture TO contiScate adulterated
food products shipped from other coun-
tries. is working satisfactorily notwith-
standing the doubts that were at first
entertained regarding its scope and the
powers Of the secretary under it, All
uncertainty as to the powers Of the
secretary has leen removed. and the
inspection force in New York has been
constantly increased until it is now
practically impossible for Foreign man.
ufacturers or American importers TO
dump impure or adulterated food prod
ucts upon this country. Tons OF this
product have been condemned and
selzed with the result that our import.
ers are now making contracts with
their agents in foreign countries con
tanning stipulation that any expense
attending violation of the law or
penalty imposed shall be borne by the
consigner or shipper
Or. Wiley also reports gratifying
disposition on the part of importers TO
collaborate in an enforcement OF the
law. Ii appears that many OF the i'm
porters have been imposed upon for
years by foreign manufacturers and
have unwittingly committed fraud
upon the American consumer.
The enforcement OF this law is com
mendable and will no doubt b, the
means of shutting out of our markets
large quantities Of foreign adulterated
food products. But we need something
more than this We should have a
national pure food law which will pro-
tect consumers from our own food
adulterations
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-03-11
Japan's Swift and Heavy Blow.

The swiftness and potency with
which Japan delivered her first blow
against Russia argue well for her sue
cess in the war, though it cannot OF
course be taken as presumptive evi-
dence that she will win against so
powerful and resourceful an adversary.
The results Of the first hostile move
nents at Port Arthur and Chemulpo
demonstrate preparedness and ca
pacity on the part of Japan which are
wholly wanting on the part of Russia
and give the former distinct advantage
in the outset. Before the outbreak of
hostilities the relative naval strength
of Japan and Russia In far eastern wa
ters was reckoned at - to IA. By the
successful raid at Port Arthur, Japan
has greatly increased the ratio Of hei
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-03-11

preponderanCe 1t Is fair TO estimate
that now the effective Japanese
strength is more than double that Of
Russia. BY her energy and gallantry
Japan has secured complete control o.
the sea and is in position not only tc
land her troops at will anywhere with
in the zone of conflict. hut also SHOULD
be able 10 cut of the naval re-enfurce
ments which Russia is sending 10 EAST
ern waters. IS
The worst that has been said 81 In,
lack of discipline and wea kness of gus
merry in the Russian navy seems 10 be
confirmed. and the suspicion grows
that Russia has been trained in the
same school as were the Spaniarls On
the other hand. the Japanese ships In
every way seem 10 he as hi as our own
proved to be in the war with Spain
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-03-11

Conditions In Santo Domingo have
now reached a stage where some action
on the part OF the United States seems
imperative An American marine has
been murdered by one of the belliger-
ents, and none Of the factions lighting
for the possession OF the government is
apparently able or willing TO protect
life or property. Germany, Great Brit
ain and France are all tired of waiting
for something to be done for the safety
of their citizens and property interests.
and it seems certain that our govern
ment will either have to step in and
reduce the Dominicans TO order or stand
aside while some other power performs
this disagreeable task
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NO. 43
Adult<ratfnn OF sseds.

At last the cry that has gone up from
The sgrlculrurisrs OF all sections Of the
country for q long time has been heard
In congress. Hon. south Trlmble. rep
resentatlve from the Seventh district OF
Kentucky. has introduced Il bill TO pre-
vent the adulteration OF blue grass. or
chari grass and clover seed
Second only 10 the sdulteratiOn Of
foods in it, bad effects Is the adulteru-
tion OF seeds. and unconscious hi. seeds
men, greedy for gain. have carried the
practice So far. according to the agri-
cultural press. that the farmers Of the
country are absolutely at their mercy
in so far aS grasses aud clovers are
concerned With clover. alfalfa and
blue grass >,.,-i al the high prices which
have prevailed in recent years the
temptation To- make two bushels out Of
one by the addition OF inexpensive
seeds OF undesirable plants appears to
he irresistible with some dealers. IL the
dishonesty Is discovered in the fields
after the seeds have produced their
kind and noSiOus weeds are in control.
such belatAd discovery does not correct
the mischief done
But the practice of adulterating seeds
is a cunning one. In most cases the
seeds SO used are put through a heating
process which destroys their germinat-
ing power. and after being sowed give
no sign of their character. A thin and
ragged stand or an almost total fail
IRE of grass or clover results and leaves
the farmer In doubt as 10 whether or
not the seed WAS sdulterated The fail
ure may he attributed to any one Of
many causes. hut the farmer knows he
sowed the proper amount to the acre
and that the seed weighed out accord
ing 10 standard. He is helpless against
the rascality OF some dishonest seeds
man.
There are laws in most OF the states
prohibiting the adulterstion OF food
products. and thorough inspection Is
provided for carrying out the law. To
reach the evil Of seed adulteration
law of congress seems necessary. as il
must have an interstate force, so to
speak Representative TriInble's bill
meets the situation by providing for
the examination by the chief OF the bu-
reau Of plant industry. under the direc-
tiOn of the secretary of agriculture, Of
specimens Of the seed of orchard grass,
Kentucky blue grass, red clover, NAM
moth clover and alfalfa which are Of
fered for sale in original, unbroken
packages in any state or territory other
than that In which the respective kinds
OF seeds shall have been grown. In
der this bill any person who sells or
offers for sale adulterated or misbrand-
ed seeds OF the grasses named shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
on conviction fined not less than 500
nor more than $500 for the first offense
and for each subsequent offense not
less than $500 nor more than $1,000 or
be Imprisoned one year. or both, in the
discretion Of the court.
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fac-simile in wax. His body and legs
We're bags Of sand. In place of his feet
was q square canvas wrapped bundle,
upon which Miss Bell pounced like a
hawk on June bug. When | saw it.
lnaw we were lost, and the darky,
who was Harry BACKED up, groaned
right out loul She stripped off the
canvas and an inside cover of oiled
iilk. exposing a fiat wooden box. And
I'm the box were two of the most beau
'ifully engraved steel plates ever made
ipr bank note printing, both heavily
coated with wax to.shie1d them from
Car1p At sight of them she gave a
flueal of triumphant joy, scraped off
enough Of the wax with thumb nail
| -tJ be sure of what they were and then
said to one of the men
They're the real thing-the plates
for the new fifty that I've chased clear
from Lancaster and caught before
they'vepever been got on a press. And
both principals with them
a good piece Of work" growled the
fellow enviously.
| Well. perhaps it was from their point
of view. anyhow, Harry and l are do
ing time" for it yet.
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The ideal college professor. according
TO President Harper of Chicago uniyer
Sity. should he married, and il he has
three or four children he will be still
better" From this it is evident that
many of the colleges and universities
do not want ideal professors. for the
reason that they do not pay enough in
very many cases TO enable man to
support a wife. TO say nothing Of the
addition of three or four children.
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sion to write it up which | gave
upon the condition that the lady's name
should not be published if discovered.
1hat | did not know it | frankly ad-
mitted. The next morning when the
mail got in | showed to him the certiti-
cate. upon which | had fixed the date
all right. and. pointing TO the cause Of
death. said: There Cardiac paraly-
sis'-the doctors name for broken
heart" He was sympathetically at-
fected. for he really had a very tender
heart. and the story he wrote up was a
gem of romance.
He and | were the mourners at Har
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that there will be 30,0OOO00 paying vis-
itors at the St Louis show at 30 cents
per head and that this ought to be am
pie security for $4.J00.0O0 govern
ment loan figures out all right on pa
per Colonel Mulberry Sellers figured
out the profits OF his eyewater to be
sold in Asia much the same way.
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1t is said that half million dollars
will be required to make the improve
ments in the Chicago theaters now re-
quired by city ordinances. A hundred
times that amount would not pay fot
the lives lost in the lroquois disaster.