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Birds Of Spring.

The cedar boughs on Evansville hill
Are vibrant with the bluebirds song,
And catbirds all the hedges I'LL
With their sweet music, clear and strong
The blackbirds revel In the swale
Their jubilees awake the grove;
And from the pasture calls the quail
In tender accents to his love.
The low strains of the turtle-dove
Like flute notes float upon the breeze;
Deep in the woods the bird of love,
The hermit thrush. sings to the trees.
The restless jay. with jaunty crown.
Pipes his weird notes that chafe the ear
The mouse-like nuthatch heading down
The tree trunk plays his antics queer.
The gra nists of the April dawn
But half conceal the tuneful choir;
In orchard, meadow, grove and lawn
Their pipes pour forth a running fire.
So bent on music do they seem,
So lost to everything but song,
As ripples sing in mountain stream,
So flow their notes the spring day long.
Let Spring come early or come late,
It's all one to my woodland bards:
Their art will make the crooked straight,
Their inspiration naught retards.
CHARLES ii. Doing.
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Katmiroff stood paralyzed, and the halr
rose on his scalp His CONSERVATION was
scarcely increased by observing that the
voice was repeating the words he had
spoken to the Macedonian ENJOYS the night
before, nor by recognizing that the young
man sitting before the image with pencil
and paper was Howard, whom he had sup
Katmiroff's panic did not last many sec
onds after the first shock. He had heard
the like before; he recognized the far-away,
telephone voice OF an American taking
machine, such as he had seen in Paris
Howard rose, meeting his eye, and for
some moments neither man spoke while
the machine chartered shrill words which
several monarchS of Europe would have
given much to hear
Then Katmiroff started suddenly forward,
his face hardening grimly. Howard touch
ed some invisible spring on the image, and
dull click. Almost with the same motion
he brushed aside the papers on the table
and uncovered revolver.
Katmirof stopped as short as the ma
chine. He was unarmed.
II didn't expect to see you here" he said
in voice not perfectly under control You
seem to have found 1t amusing, however.
May ask what you intend doing with that
interesting idol?"
Interestingly" said Howard lightly. at
didn't interest me greatly. I'm an Amer
lean, you know, and my country doesn't
take much interest in the Balkan question.
British ambassador
Katmiroff shivered slightly.
I'm greatly interested in antiquities" he
said. 'Fn buy 1T from you at your own
price-that is, if it is yours, as suppose"
1T is mine,' said Howard "Or. rather,
it is yours. Such tricks aren't considered
very fair in the west, and you will relieve
my conscience if you will accept it."
You are too good" replied Katmirof.
But if 1 might. ask for a little explanation
of its-its wofkings?''
why, 1t was especially made for the
work of spy, in a certain palace not far
away. Then, after all, it was left on my
hands 1t has a peculiarly long cylinder,
and spring that runs twenty-four hours
with one winding, like clock I've been
in this town for two weeks. ] saw you
when you came ashore from the boat; l
guessed that something was up. and your
landlord had this yellow devil introduced
into your room for me. My servant Is a
Greek and an expert burglar. The machine
stood close to the window, and he wound
it for me every night by the aid of a lad
der"
'You are wonderful people," said Kat
miroff. "All my life have been unjust to
the United States
tits a mean business answered How
ard. You'll be doing me a favor to take
the thing off my hands by way of a little
return" he went on, an uncomfortable
smile spreading over his face, merely
father-n-law's blessing
You have it, returned Katmiroff
promptly. IT'S cheap at the price, as you
business people say"
But the words came with an effort.
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affixed matters so that the product Is as
great or greater during an eight-hour DAY
than it was in the nine-hour day Oh 'ie
past. One of the largest employers al
Barre. VT, where about Low 9l ou Jul that
have regular work, recently told me Una.
not only had his output been greater unoel
the eight-hour day, but that the charactei
of the work was finer
..Do Won think the time will ever come
when the eight-hour day Will De the rune
for all classes of our mechanics
II do" replied James Duncan. 1T Is so
now in many Of the trades and 1T Will De
more SO as time goes on.
What It Costs to Be Union Man.
what does it cost to belong to the
granite cutters?" 1 asked.
1.-The initiation fee is from 81 to $50, re-
piled Secretary Duncan. "A difference Is
made in accordance with the standing of the
applicant toward organized labor In the
past If man has been fighting US and
asks to join he might be punished Tor the
past by a high initiation fee, but the ordi-
nary fee is under So. Apprentices pay only
ST."
What are your duesT
"They are now seventy cents month
How do you spend the money?
1.-The most of it goes 10 support our people
in case of strikes and lockouts. We pay
our men when they are out OF work on sucn
accounts, and we have also deatn penehl
of 1925 One of our members who died re-
Gently had Joined the union only three
weeks before. His old mother was imme-
diately paid the 1925 to which his death en-
titled her. AS to our strike and lockout
funds, we paid out IN enormous amount
during the lockout of 1892. At that time we
used up all the money we had in the treas
ury and then issued promissory notes to
those who still held out, agreeing to pay
them out of the first money that came into
the treasury. Those notes amounted to
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SECRETARY DUNCAN TALKS TO MR. CARPENTER.

mere than $25O,000. 1t took US five years to
pay them, but we did it,
The Union as an Investment.
DO you think, Mr.. Duncan, that the
members of your union get the worth OF
their money!"
II certainly do" replied Secretary Dun
can. There is no investment in the world
that has paid better than that of our men,
bers in the National Union of Granite Cut
tiers. Take New England, for instance.
In that part of the country We are strong
est and there about one-third of our men,
bers life. For easy figuring we will sup
pose there are 5000 granite cutters there.
Now let me show you what those 5000
men have gotten out of the union in the
fifteen years from 1885 to 1900. During
that time the average increase of wages
has been equal to 70 cents per day. This
on 5000 men means gain of $3.50 per
day and figuring 800 working days to the
year of 81 125,O00 a year. Multiply that by
the fifteen years and you have a gross
gain of $16S75,000.
Now take the expenses. The dues paid
during that time We're only 60 cents a
month per man, which in the fifteen years
made total of $4,000 for the 5000 men.
Subtract that and you have a net gain
of SIC, 1876 GEO. and all that from an invest
ment of a little more than half a million
dollars.
I'm other words, We have made our $780,
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be happening at the capital But at IL
o'clock his anxiety ended. The expected
ENJOYS arrived
They had come far, which accounted for
the delay. and they were still dusty from
the saddle. They numbered three and the
impromptu council lasted till the gray
dawn. Then they went away, leaving
Katmiroff iubilant.
He could not sleep, even when the busl-
ness was ended He had succeeded, and
the success was glorious Russia rewards
her agents well. and he saw rich advance
ment for himself and a great marriage for
Irene. His over-excited brain could see no
limit to the possibilities. He forgot the
yellow god entirely and there were plenty
of gil1ed visions to fill up the time till the
house awoke and they brought him his
black coffee
Then he escaped from the stilling cham
Der into the fresh air. Concealment was
not quite so essential now. A boat would
leave for Constantinople at noon and after
short walk he returned to the inn to
pack his valse. AS he approached his door
he heard strange noise inside. Consid-
erably annoyed. he opened. A young man,
an occidental. was sitting at the table with
his back to the door, but Katmii'off scarcely
noticed him. for the yellow god, as it stood
on the shelf. was speaking, and the voice
was his own voice.
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President Information Association of Machinsts.
state and municipal buildings are granite.
The Pennsylvania depot which is about to
be built here will be of granite, and the
greater part of the $30,000000 worth of
public buildings. which they have decided
to put up in Washington in the near future
will be granite structures. We have many
great granite quarries. and the business of
taking out and preparing the stone is a
special trade
The Granite Cutters.
But, Mr.. Duncan said /, do not the
members of your trade cut other stones
than granite?"
NO" was the reply. 1.-The granite cutter
has a trade of his own. There is as much
difference between him and the soft stone
cutter there is between the shoemaker
and tailor. The soft stone man shapes his
work with chisels of soft steel. which he
pounds with a wooden mallet. He owns
his own tools and carries them from job to
job. The granite cutter works with the
finest steel. He uses a steel hammer He
does not own his tools, and he is ready to
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600 investment pay US 300 per cent, and
have received $4,000 to boot or more than
half of all we have put In. 1 venture that
very few of the big trusts can show an
profitable returns.
"In addition to this" concluded Mr.. Dun
can, 1--WE have reduced our working time
two hours per day, we have established
cash payments, we have abolished COM
pany stores and we have provided that
our pay days shall be regular. Yes, think
we may say that the granite cutters have
moresthan got the worth of their money"
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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The Eight-Hour Day.


1--WE have the eight-hour day all over the
United States was the reply.
do you mean to say that the men who
cut granite in Butte City get So for eight
hours work."
Eyes, that is just what l mean" replied
Secretary Duncan. But wages of all sorts
are high there. AS for the hours, we have
been fighting for the eight-hour day for a
long time. We tried to get it through Con-
gress, and are trying STILL In 1897 we got
tired Of waiting, and we then notified our
employers that we should insist upon the
eight-hour day beginning with the spring
of 1860. Before then only one-third of our
men were working eight hours. Since then
we have all had that day, and that with
increased profit to ourselves and our en-
ployers.
What do you mean by increased profit,
Mr.. Duncan?" / asked.
81 mean that the workman is better off
and that the employer gets more out of his
work in the eight hours than he formerly
did in the nine hours. wages have risen
as much as % per cent, but nevertheless
the product is cheaper than 1t was under
the long hours and lower wages"
THAT sounds like fairy story, Mr.. Dun
can" said l.
ut may sound so to YOU" was the reply,
but il is true story nevertheless. You
must remember that granite cutting is hard
work. and Mt the same time work that de-
mands high skill and great accuracy. To
do it well one must he fresh and not tired
out. In the long hours. noon approach
ed, the men were played out, and they
had to loaf or try to save themselves for the
rest OF the day. Now they put in only four
hours in. the morning. and after the noon
rest go in and work for the remainder of the
day. The employers are now interested in
seeing that the men have better tools. and
that the cheaper or rougher work is done by
helpers. At any rate they have SYSTEM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
Enough Said.


Downtown Brooklynite-'It appears that
there have been riots in Korea. You see.
there is a trolley line"
Uptown Brooklynite-"Oh! That's the
trouble, is it?'
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work with tools or machines as his en-
ployer directs. All he asks is that his en-
ployer keep to his agreement with the
union giving him reasonable hours and fair
wages"
How many granite cutters are there, Mr..
Duncan?"
1--WE have about 1900 in the United
States, and 81 per cent of these belong to
the Granite Cutters Union"
"And what wages do such men get, Mr..
Duncan?"
According to our national agreements
with the employers, they now receive a
minimum wage of from So to Sc per day,
according to the locality where they work.
The minimum wage in New England is S.,
and men are paid higher than that accord
ing to their skill. In Butte City the lowest
wage is Sc a day. and in Helena, Great
Falls and Spokane So a day. In some other
places it is $3.50 and 81. but where the
wages are high the maximum and mini
rp,,To rates. are about the same
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-02
THE YELLOW GOD.

Copyright, 1904. by Frank Lille Polloek.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-25
SCENES IN BURMA.
Interesting Lecture at st. Johns Col
lege Wednesday Night.

A select audience of the patrons and
alumni of st. Johns College gathered in the
college hall Wednesday evening to hear
a lecture on scenes and sights in Burma,
India. The lecture was delivered by Rev.
Brother Maurice, vice president of the coli
lege. who spent many years In the orient
as an educator and who has Travelled ex-
tensive1y over that ancient cradle of the
human race" The lecture was illustrated
by. stereopticon views of the different
scenes and localities described. In an at
tractive style and with vivid language the
lecturer described the various scenes ex-
hbited and depicted in glowing colors the
manners, customs and strange peculiarit1es
of the many peoples whom he met in the
far-off Land of the Pagodas."
The lecture changed the ideas of many
who had believed these countries to be
rather barren and without comfort, and as
the reverend lecturer proceeded in his elab-
crate description of the scenery, wealth
and occupation the theme became more and
more interesting. Among other things es-
pecially pointed out were the calm and con-
tented features of the Burmese race in
contrast with those of other ASiatic peo-
Piles. The transaction of business is mostly
carried on by the women while the
husbands Sit at home smoking their
cheroot.
The cities OF the present day, such as
Rangoon, were described as truly cosmo-
politan and models of airiness and comfort
The buildings are Of style of architecture
peculiar to the country. and on account OF
the frequency of earthquakes are built Of
one story only, excepting government pal
aces. They are surrounded by beautiful
lawns and trees, among them the cocoanut
and the toddy being very common.
Brother Maurice also produced some views
to show the religious character of the Bur-
mese. Pre-eminent is the religion of
Buddha. The Buddhist monks carry out
the principles of their founders with a most
rigorous exactitude. Every morning they
start off in procession from the monastery
on their begging tour. If they receive aims
they never thank the donor, for the giver
is the one who is honored, according to
the Buddhist tenets. The lecturer said that
he admired the earnestness and zeal of the
Mohammedan In the performance of his re-
ligious practices.
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WILL BE WELCOMED
THE PRESIDENTS PROPOSED
VISIT TO THE SOUTH.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee Predicts That the
Chief Executives Reception
Will Be Most Cordial.

Gen. Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia, in an in
tervtew with Star reporter today gave
his opinion Of the attitude Of the south
toward President Roosevelt
THE papers report that the President Of
the United States" said Gen. Lee, "at some
time after his return from st. Louis win
visit Georgia, his mothers home, and later
Texas. 1 am quite sure his reception will
be most cordial and friendly. Human ma
ture Is the same almost everywhere. The
southern people. while impulsive, are warm
hearted. and respond most readily to kind
actions and kind words; but, like the people
of the country generally. will growl If the
hair is rubbed the wrong way. Owing to
the problems with which they are confront
ed, and which are not necessary at this
time to mention, they have voted almost
solidly against republican presidential cam
didates and with almost equal unanimity
the negroes in their midst have voted the
other way.
Not Hostile to Administration.
II for one do not think the south will be
found hostile to President Roosevelt's adj
ministration, but will assist it in every
| measure tending to Increase the general
| prosperity and promote the general well
fare Of all the people. In other words, 1t
will help him in every way, as the late
great Ben Hill of Georgia said, in max
ing this great republic what our fore
fathers intended it should be, the glory of
America and blessing to humanity
THE President is not an enemy to the
south, and the south will not make war on
the President We know he speaks in ex-
allied terms of the confederate record of
his maternal uncles, and we know too.
that he has said General Robert E. Lee was
one of the greatest citizens and soldiers the
world ever produced.
II am one of those who are glad that he
will visit the southern section of this coun-
try, and glad that he will see the southern
people and that the southern people VIII
see him. A closer acquaintance will be of
service to both, and to the country.
The Jamestown Exposition.
president Roosevelt readily determined
to mention and commend in his coming
message to Congress the fact that an expo
sition would be held on Virginia soil in 1907
to commemorate the greatest historic event
that has ever happened, except, perhaps,
the voyage of Columbus, namely, the first
permanent English settlement in this coun-
try at jamestown, Va, where the seeds OF
liberty were first Sown and the harvest mas
been a great American republic. l think
he was glad to recognize the patriotic reel
ing of our people, and wanted the celebra-
ton to be national and to be participated
in. as he said, by the people OF the whole
Union"
"Lest we forget it might be well to re-
call the visit of the late and much lament
ed Mckinley and the friendly feeling which
prompted the kind words at Atlanta, Ga,
which sank so deep into the hearts Of all
southerners So 1t will ever be, for soft
words have always turned away anger"
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creases the activity OF the blood
making glands, and it enriches the
body with an abundant supply of
pure, rich blood.
No matter how powerful the in
tellect or the resources of intellect
ual power, it must be backed up by
physical force. Every day the youth
or man must manufacture a pint of
rich, arterial blood, that is pure,
stimulating to the brain and that can
rebuild the tissues that were de-
stroyed in yesterdays work.
81 have been a sufferer from indi-
gestion for some thirty years, at
times" writes Mr. S. w. Mullenax
of Circleville, w. Va, "and have
used medicine from several of our
best physicians, which gave me only
a little temporary relief. They said
| could never be cured. Last win
ter l was stricken with the worst
spell that l ever had. | suffered with
such severe pains in the pit of my
stomach that | could neither work
nor sleep, and my weight went down
. from Io5 pounds to 100 pounds in
about two months time. | then
concluded that | would try DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
By the time the first bottle was gone
l felt some relief from my severe
suffering, SO continued until l had
used four bottles of Golden Medical
Discovery and two walls of Pleas
ant Pellets. am truly thankful for
the great benefit which ] have re-
ceived from your medicine, and can
cordially recommend it to others"
KNOW THYsELF.
Read all about yourself, your sys-
tenn, the physiology of life, anatomy,
hygiene, simple home cures, etc, in
The Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser, book of 1000 pages. For
cloth-bound copy send 81 cents in
I-cent stamps, or for paper-covered
Fl stamps. Address r. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y.
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AN IMITATION OF NATURES METHOD

AN IMITATION OF NATURES METHOD
of restoring waste of tissue and i'm
poverishment of the blood and nerv-
Gus force is used when you take an
Alternative extract of herbs and roots,
without the use of alcohol, like DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
This vegetable medicine coaxes the
digestive functions and helps in the
assimilation of food, or rather takes
from the food just the nutriment the
blood requires.
Along with its use one should take
exercise in the outdoor air, get all
one can of Gods sunlight and air; a
mild breathing exercise practiced
each day. This Medical Discov-
cry" gives no false stimulation, be-
cause it does not contain alcohol or
a narcotic. 1t helps digestion and
the assimilation of such elements in
the food as are required for the
blood. Instead of a cod liver oil,
against which the already sensitive
stomach will declare open rebellion,
this tonic has a pacifying action upon
the sensitive stomach and gives to
the blood the food elements the tbs
sues require. 1t maintains ones nu-
triton by enabling him to eat, re-
tain, digest and assimilate nutritious
food. 1t overcomes gastric irrita-
bility and symptoms of indigestion,
and, in this way, fever, night-sweats,
headaches, etc, are done away with.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery purifes the blood and entire
ly eradicates the poisons that breed
and feed disease. 1t thus cures
scrofula, eczema, erysipelas, boils,
pimples and other eruptions that
mar and scar the skin. Pure blood
is essential to good health. The
weak, rundown, debilitated condi-
ton which SO many people expert
ence is commonly the effect of i'm
pure blood. DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery not only cleanscs
the blood of impurities, but it in
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Boyd's and Vicinity.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
BOYD'S, Md, November "a 1904
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth E. Bros
ius and Mr. Lloyd James Jones took place
at GAINESVILLE yesterday at 3 o'clock. The
ceremony was performed by Rev Gilbert H
Mcdonald, pastor of st. Marys Catholic
Church, in which church the ceremony
took place. The brides attendant was her
sister, Miss Marjorie Brosius, and the groom
was attended by his brother Mr.. Bernard
Jones. The ushers were Messrs Forrest
Colt. Charles Brosius and Ernest Holland
After the ceremony a collation. was served
and at 5 o'clock the couple left for Niagara
Falls and the north on their bridal tour
Upon their return they will make their
home near Dickerson's.
Rev. Gilbert H. Mcdonald, pastor of ST.
Mary's Catholic Church, Wednesday offici-
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marks on the work of the Christian Broth
ers among the natives. Groups of school
boys were thrown upon the canvas and
the intelligence of these children comment
ed upon. When the faculty of St. Paurs
high school, Ragoon, was shown. the audi
ence received 1t with great applause. as
the features of the principal. the Rev.
Brother Maurice. were recognized
the lecture was a vocal selec-
ton sung by the college quartet. Those
participating were Messrs. Drury. Rover
Url.ng and Ryan: Chaffiot. Fitzgerald,
Hessler and OToole: Barry, Newland Lu-
cas- and Deviny.
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ated at the wedding of his brother Howard
Mcdonald Of Washington, to Miss May
Pyne, also of Washington. After the cere-
mony, which was performed in the church,
the bride and groom left for Washington on
a late train.
Mrs. Lawrence Allnutt and Mrs Robert
w. Allnutt of Jacksonville who have been
visiting friends and relatives at Buckeyes
town. Frederick county, returned home yes
terjay