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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
THE PURCHASING AGENT.
Duties Defined of the New Postal De.
partment Official.

An order has been issued by the Post
master General outlining the duties of the
purchasing agent Of the Post Office De-
partment and specifying the work of the
bureau as intended by Congress in the act
creating the new Office. This is considered
the most important advance made by the
department since the elimination CT the
scandals of last year, and will effectualy
prevent repetition of the practice of GER
tain former officials of the department
which resulted in several sentences to the
penitentiary. There can be no recurrence
of those disgraceful conditions without the
combination of many officials, and these
men will be selected with view to having
men hold them who are so thoroughly
trustworthy that there is not one of them
but could be intrusted with the work alone.
The purchasing agent is intruSted with
the purchase of all supplies for the depart
ment and is Immediately under the control
of the Postmaster General When requiSi-
tons are made for supplies the purchasing
agent must carefully examine them and
If they agree with his opinion that they are
essential to the proper conduct of the office
for which they are intended he will honor
them. If he finds that they are not neces-
sary he must report his conclusions to the
bureau official and the postmaster for his
consideration.
All purchases must be made after bids
have been received and the contracts
awarded to those bidders who are lowest
and who show that they are in position
to properly fulfill their obligations. Adver-
tisements and forms for bids must be pre-
pared by the purchasing agent, and he
must see that the bids are opened and ex-
amined by committee appointed by the
postmaster General. This committee must
report back to the Postmaster General and
the purchasing agent, suggesting such ac-
ton as they shall determine to be best All
articles must be inspected by this commit
tee and their quality reported but the pur-
chasing agent will have at all times the
right to make personal inspections of arti-
cles which may have been examined by the
committee, In order to satisfy himself that
the articles are proper for the use of the
department and the service for which they
are intended.
The purchasing agent must approve all
bins which he judges to be correct, and
these will be paid after being approved by
the chief clerk of the department and by
the auditor for the Post Office Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03

five feet under normal conditions of load.
The hulls are to be of steel, with the
usual cellular subdivisioning of the double
bottoms and the hull spaces
The high freeboard of these vessels in
sures good seagoing qualities, and the
stability of the vessels is such as to rem
der them sufficiently stable in all condi-
lions of weather By reason of the high
freeboard commodious quarters are pro-
yided for all officers and men above the
water line The steering station of the
FIXING bridge is protected by a bronze
pilot house to completely shelter the men
at the wheel in all conditions of weather.
The coming tower, located on the lower
bridge lis of nine-inch armor. This tower
is one deck higher than In earlier de-
signs.
Hull Amply Protected.
The huh is protected by five-inch belt
of armor extending from five feet below
the normal water line to the upper deck
in wake of siX-inch guns; this armor,
extending completely to the bow and
stern near the water line to form wa
ter line belt. being reduced in thickness
at the ends to three inches. Extending
from the gun deck to the protective deck
are bulkheads of fxe-inch armor. Be-
tween the gun and berth decks are SINH
lar bulkAeads located in wake of the ten
inch barbettes which are fitted ON the
gun deck A special feature of the uni
form thickness of side armor is that It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
THE ARMoRED CRUISER TENNESSEE


ty-two three-inch raptd-fire guns, twelve
three-pounder semi-alltomatic guns, two
one-pounder automatic guns, two one
FOUNDER rapid-fire guns. two three-inch
held pieces, two machine guns of 80 cali
Der, six automatic gums of 80 caliber.
constituting battery which is more
powerful than that ofsanys similar vessel
IN the world. AT each end of the vessel
four OF the six-inch guns can be trained
directly ahead or directly astern. respect
lively. SO that 1t is possible to obtain a
direct-ahead fire with the main battery
OF two ten-fnch and four six-inch guns.
ana the same number at the stern. All
or the six-inch guns can be trained
through complete angle of about 1l5
degrees each.
The ammunition and shell rooms are so
arranged that about one-half the total sup
ply OF ammunition will be carried at each
emo OF the ship. With the increase In bat
terry special care has been required in de-
Nelopihg these designs to secure an ade-
quate rate OF supply of ammunition from
the magazines to the guns.
Complement of Vessel.
The full complement of the vessels. as
nagships. viii consist of one nag officer.
ene commanding officer, chief of staff.
nineteen ward room officers. twelve junior
officers, ten warrant officers. S14 men. The
rasts will be fitted for the installation OF
wireless telegraphy
The ventilation system is to be most thor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
CONSULTATIVE DISPENSARY.
Patients Call Daily for Examination
and Treatment

Work at the consumptive dispensary is
reported to be moving along smoothly, a
number of patients presenting themselves
each day for examination and treatment
The aim of the physicians in charge Is to
urge the consumptive patient to use every
method known to the thoughtful man and
woman for keeping the body In the best
possible condition. Fresh air and plenty
of it, day and night; sun light, the only
reliable ''cure-all:" good, plain food. exer-
else, regularly and not spasmodically in
dulged in.
Consumption. more than any other dis
ease, apparently, calls for the patients
active cooperation with the doctor In ef-
fecting a cure. 1t Is not possible. IL is ure-
ed to cure a man against his will. and IL
is well nigh impossible to bring about even
a slight improvement unless the patient
co-operates in a very large degree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
Lottery Tickets by Express.

Mr.. Bristow recommends to Congress that
the interstate commerce law be amended sc
as to prohibit common carriers-to wit, tele-
graph and express companies-or any Of
their employees from aiding and abetting liz
green goods or lottery swindles, or any
other scheme carried on partly by mail and
partly by common carriers and which is ir
violation of the postal laws.
The report shows that during the year
1893 post offices were robbed; there were
sixty depredations on railway post Offices
star routes, rural free delivery routes and
screen wagon service. There were $40 rob-
berries of street and rural free delivery let
ter boxes. Sixty-six postal cars were burned
and wrecked, and $50 post offices were
burned. There were 1887 mail pouches lost.
damaged or rifledz
The above figures show a decrease in the
number of post offices and decrease In the
number of postal cars burned and wrecked
as compared with the previous year; also
decrease in the number of robberies relat-
ing to railway post Office service, star
routes, rural free delivery routes and screen
wagon service, and an increase in the num-
Der of post offices burned and the number Of
number of letter boxes robbed is due to the
growth of the rural free delivery service,
these boxes being placed upon the public
highway and more subject to depreciation
than city boxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
Young Peoples Matinees.

A series of young peoples matinees, au-
thorized by the board of education will
commence next Tuesday at 2:3O pm. at the
Central High School, The proposition was
made to the board by Miss Maria Won In
schuld and promptly accepted. The matt
nees Will be given once q week. and at the
dinerent high schools. the same program
being repeated at each. Then a new pro-
gram VIII be given. and Miss Won Unschuld
has notified the pupils that she would be
glad to receive suggestions as to compost
tions for plano or other instruments or
voice. in harmony with their present studies.
as ii Is intended that these concerts shall
be of an educational as web as an enter
tanning character.
Miss Alys Bentley, the music director of
the public. schools. is taking a great In
terest In this matter and Is using every eff
fort to make these concerts a success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03

ough, especial attention having been given
to all details of the design in this respect.
The propelling engines will be of vertical,
twin screw four-cylinder, triple expansion
type, of a combined l. H P. of 5000.
The vessels are to be provided with
laundry capable of washing for 100 men
per day.
They will also be supplied with bakery
and all fittings necessary for the operation
of a general messing system.
The ships will be lighted throughout by
electricity. Six thirty-inch searchlights
will be included in the equipment. as well
as such generating and switch boards and
distribution boards as may be necessary
for the efficient operation and control OF
the electric plant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
China Cabinets.

China Cabinet would make
splendid gift to your wife. We have
a fine showing of them at all prices.
Cut rates all along the line next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03

will be possible to fit it in vertical
strakes, the length of the plates to be
about eight feet. This will reduce the
length of butt and seam and increase the
ballistic qualities of the armor as a whole.
The protective deck, which extends from
bow to stern, will be one and one-half
inches thick on the Fat over the engine
and boiler spaces, four inches thick on
the slopes at the side, extending down to
the bottom of the belt armor three inches
on the slope, forward and aft A Golfer
dam thirty inches thick will be worked
from end to end of the vessel between the
protective and berth decks. These Golfer
dams will probably be filled with corn
pith cellulose, or with some other water
excluding material which shalIhave been
found to be most satisfactory for the pur-
pose.
The Batteries.
The main battery consists of four ten
inch and sixteen six-inch breech-loading
rifles.
The secondary battery consists of TWEEN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
HARMONIOUS ACTION.
School Teachers Laboring for Increase
in Salaries.

At meeting Of the general committee OF
the Washington Teachers Association held
yesterday afternoon at the Franklin school
building the decision was reached to leave
the matter Of the adjustment of the new
salary schedules to be presented to Con-
gress to the board of education and to work
together in harmony thereafter.
Authority was given for the collection of
statistics to be used In the memorial to
be presented to Congress and complete
organization for the winter was effected by
the appointment of committees and SUBJ
committees.
After the business of the meeting had
been concluded Superintendent Stuart made
short address, In which he congratulated
the association on making decision for
harmony, and said he felt much gratified
that all the teachers are working for a
common purpose.
The estimates for salaries for teachers
prepared by the board OF education show
marked increase over the estimates of last
year. The papers have all been forwarded
to the Commissioners by the board and the
Commissioners viii present them to Con-
gress through the proper channels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
Combination Bookcases

~Vanh UaHp0GBOln OOONGaSGS
Are both ornamental and useful. Our
stock contains many particularly pret
ty styles.
Polished Oak Combina-
ton Cases. Regularly n VN
$23. Next week " ~ eSo
New styles In Oak .fe1o
Combination Cases; cut n III n -
from So to.............%" "
Handsome Mahogany 49,
finis h Combination N ~ SID
Cases; cut from S2S to. "
Fine CHARTERED Oak dMn M
Combination Cases; cut N rs VUJD
from $50 to..............
Very richly designed N~-
Combination Cases; cut n I'm SID
from S5o 10.
6, cs %sfS hsa' cssss; cut cut $34.25
w.
Magnificent $50 Com Cox En-
bination Cases next eDo0W.SVV
week fol-. Observation-Disclosures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
Charged With Contempt.

Upon consideration of a petition for rule
requiring Thomas w. Overton to show cause
why he should not be adjudged In contempt
of court for failure to pay Burinda L. Over
ton aiimony. as heretofore ordered. and II
being shown that Mr.. Oyerton failed to APP
pear. Justice Anderson yesterday directed
the marshal to take him into custody and
90 hold him until further order Of the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03

Moses Smith, at one time pastor of Wood
ward Avenue Congregational Church. De-
troit Mich, is dead at his home in Chicago.
Four weeks ago he was stricken by paraly-
sis. He gave up active work on account of
blindness six years ago. Mr.. Smith was
born in Hebron, Conn. in 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
For the ParlOr.

We have a thousand pretty Chairs.
Settees and Suites for the parlor, and
all prices are reduced for next week.
Handsome Reception Chairs of solid
mahogany frame; uphol- @nm En-
stored in tapestry, or % WOW
verona: big $40 value.
Chairs. with tapestry seats DO Il w
Mabogany-fnish Corner Chairs, seats
1,nholstered in velour or q e 7R
tapestry tapestry Cut from $3.50 3D. 10
to.
Mahogany Corner Chairs, with seats
S s6n sa"s IS s ss'eaf' Cut SLIGO
from SIG to-. ..........-
ca Rfssty properly s,ts G %ass ST 4. 10
Cut from SIS to-. 4 x.
Gilt Reception C3iaifs: c. I'm
big values at IS. Next 9SoSW
week for. .............. .....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03

Magnificent h n
s $50 p =';s 's,ss3 'i s5' so
value Observation-Disclosures.
Large carved, quarter
s sith oak @lrr China Back e'' cut S44.5O
from $50 to.............-.
Fine quartered oak
China Closet, mirror q > n INN
back and top. Cut from cUO u wv
S41 to ....-.........---.
Handsome CHARTERED
s@s',ss f 9'sss and f' sss:: $1,000
Cut from $50 to....-.....
Bent end, swell front, a n * IL
polished oak China Clos cO Uo IL ~
cts. Cut from so to-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-03
Lamsburgh Furniture Co., '''s SO Saes s

ounce, the report says, is practically pro-
hibitive. Mr.. Bristow recommends that
Congress fix rate of 3 cents per pound or
any fraction thereof on packages not ex-
ceeding five pounds, mailed at the distrib-
uting post office of any rural free delivery
route. If this special rate were established
Mr.. Bristow says it would be a great con-
venience to patrons and become a source Of
revenue to the department. A special stamp
Is suggested for this class of matter.
Appointments of postmasters for the fiscal
year numbered 1852; a decrease of 1.249.
as compared with the preceding year. was
due to there having been a smaller number
of expirations of commissions of presiden-
tial postmasters and to the policy of the de-
partment in discouraging changes in fourth
class postmasters except for cause
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-03-02
Thing. japan Has Not.

In book on Japan Douglas Staden
recounts the things that the Japanese
have not. They have no bread. no
beds, no boots and shoes, no trousers
for the men, no petticoats for the wo-
men. This sounds alarming, but both
sexes wear instead several dressing
gowns, one over the other-the kimo-
nos of commerce. In their houses they
have no windows, no doors, no walls,
no ceilings, no chests of drawers, not
even washing stand, and the ward
robe is only a lot Of boxes piled one
on top of another. In the kitchens they
have no range, no pots, no pans, no
-four bins, no -four, no kitchen tables.
But, then, they have no tables or
chairs in the drawing room, and in the
real native house the drawing room it.
self is only a lot OF bedrooms with
their walls taken down. There is no
reason why you should find anything
in a japanese house except mats and
a charcoal stove for warming your fin
gers and the teapot and committing
suicide. japan is full OF cherry trees
and plum trees, but they do without
fruit. The cherries are used for the
blossoms and the plums FOX hanging
poems on.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-03-02

The Prewitt Bill, making it felony
to steal chickens or other poultry was
adopted.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-03-02
WASHING OF the Russian.

England is always glad to get an
other citizen, but sometimes she goes
about it in a strange manner, accord
ing to the Springfield Republican. A
sailor deserted from a Russian battle
ship and joined an English crew on a
faraway island. He told them that
he was tired of the rule of the car
and wanted to become an English citi-
zen. They were at loss how to nat
uralize him, but finally each one threw
a bucket Of water on him and so wash
ed OF the Russian.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-03-02
More Riots.

Disturbances of strikers are not
nearly as grave as an individual dis
order Of the system. Overwork loss OF
sleep, nervous tension will be followed
by utter collapse, unless reliable rem
edy is Immediately employed. There's
no thing so efficient to cure disorder OF
the Liver or Kidneys as Electro Bit
tiers. It's wonderful tonic, and effec-
tive nervine and the greatest all round
medicine for run down systems. II
dispels Nervousness, Rheumatism and
Neuralgia and expels Malaria germs.
Only soc, and satisfaction guaranteed
by Short Il Haynes, Druggists
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-03-02
ne man as the boy cried aloud.

the man as the boy cried aloud.
II fell of a roof" was the answer
the lad returned between his sobs.
"Hurrah for you" returned the man.
81 fell down a ships hatch. Let's
shake"
An hour later the nurse came into
the ward and walked over to the cots.
Both the patients were sound asleep
and in the hairy fist of the sailor rest
ed the tiny hand of his little compan-
ion in misery.-San Francisco Cali.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-03-02
Peculiar Highland Remedies.

A popular highland remedy for both
consumption and general debility was
what is known as subj nan cabar (the
Juice of deers' horns). These were
gathered in the hills when the animals
cast them in the springtime. They
were boiled for some hours and the
juice thus obtained bottled after being
strained. Candy sugar and whisky are
usually added to it nowadays. Crabs
shells pulverized and eaten on bread
and butter were used for consumption,
asthma and whooping cough in the
Hebrides.- Medical Jour.
nal.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-03-02
The Breckenridge News.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2. 1904


81 don't understand" said Mrs.
Youngmother, "why 1t is that baby
won't go to sleep. Here I have been
sitting and singing to him for the last
hour, and yet he keeps crying and
seems just as wide awake as ever"
"Well," sold her husband thoughtful-
ly, 81 don't know, of course, and per-
haps 1 am wrong, but 1t may be that
baby has a musical ear"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-03-02
Loving Pals In Misery.

Two cots stood side by side in the
Emergency hospital. On one was the
form of man, a great big. strong
looking fellow. On the other was the
figure of boy, little fellow not more
than ten years Of age. The head Of
each was swathed in bandages, and
while the man bore his suffering in 81
lence the boy cried and mOaned and
sObbed.
whats the matter. sonnyT asked
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-03-02
Their Good Omees.

at see they're advertising twenty-five
cent lunches. What do they give your
"An appetite for your dinner."-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-03-02
LEGISLATIVE ACTS OF
LOCAL INTEREST.

Among the bills introduced into the
Senate last week were the following:
S. b. No. pa. by Senator Richard
son-appropriating IS, 900 to help erect
the Kings Daughters Hospital at
Frankfort, State officers and legls-
lators to be treated free of charge
when sick, at said hospital.
s. B. No. 235, by Senator Rich
ardson-Requiring rectitiers and blend
ers of whisky to put up a sign to that
effect over the front door of their
place of business.
s. B. No. 236 Senator, Richardson
Allowing fifth class cities to employ
an attorney who may not live in the
city.
Representative d. G. Norman,
of Breckenridge county, introduced
bin in the house last week to
prevent the marriage of a man to
"the daughter of his uncle or aunt OF
either full or half blood. The bill
was referred to the Committee on Ju-
dietary.
A bill to abolish the State Fail
and divide the 49, 900 appropriation
between the county fairs Of Kentucky
was fsvorably reported 10 the House
by the Committee on Appropriations.
Representative W. W. Tabb, Of Har'
din county, is father to the measure
The Prewitt Bill, making it felony
to steal chickens or other poultry was
adopted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-13

porter was taken to the Centre No. IT, which
is for the girls and young women who live IN
the vicinity of Attorney and Rivington sts Inc
arrangement of the ground floor IS much the
same as at the centre first visited. In one OF
the big rooms class of working girls were drill
ing under a trained gymnast. Many of them
neat blOOmer suits of blue
'An the girls will have suits" explained the
director, "as soon they can make them.
Their working hours are long and they have
very little time for needle work for themselves"
In one of the upper rooms literary club
debating a most interesting subject-'The
Uses and Benefits of the Evening recreation
Centre" one after another the girls arose and
read carefully prepared papers on the subject.
Here is what Rose PhistOl, sixteen years old, Of
No A CInton-st.. had to say of it:
The Evening Recreation Centre. Oh, when
these words rush through my lips they really
can't express my thoughts. for the Evening
Recreation Centre in which I belong is such
splendid one, The lights are Illuminated every
evening, the floors are thoroughly swept the
teachers are bright and neat, the scholars
smart and obedieut.
In this centre We are taught manners, gym
nasum reading, games debating and, above
all, have such lovely clubs and elegant rooms
to meet in. I sure that each and every girl
that enters this school belongs to some club
if it is not literary it is social if not social it
is pleasure if not pleasure. it is Zionist; if not
Zionist, it is glee; if not gee, it is athletic All
these girls belong to what you can call poor
working class, and after they retire from 4
whole days work, where would they go and
spend an evening if they didn't have these beau-
tiful centres? They would go on the street and
you know as well as do what would follow.
In fact, there IS than one girl who is
of the ignorant class that won't develop her
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