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The Washington times., 1904-02-10
"CUPIDENE."

This great Vegetable vitalizer,
the prescription Of a famous
French physician, viii quickly
cure you Of all nervous dis
eases, Insomnia, Pains in the
Back, Nervous Debility, PIN
pies, YAricocele. and Constipa-
ton. Cupidene cleanses the
ls.o- A. Lfd,ox-u Dt,rfdov,s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-11
UNCLE SANS SLEUTHS
Working of the U. s. Secret
Service.
Mr., WILKES DUTIES
CoUNTERFEITING LARGEST IN
LIST OF WRoNGDOING.
Organization Began in 1854 and Has
Grown Steadily in Prominence
Notable Cases.
MR., WILKES DUTIES

Comparatively few persons are aware OF
the great value of the secret service sys-
TEN now organized and operated under the
auspices of the United States Treasury De-
partment. For this service Congress makes
an annual appropriation, ostensibly for the
purpose of protecting the government from
losses by counterfeiting. Although this was
not the original purpose of this organiza-
ton, 1t has come to that because of the
persistent operations of this particular class
of criminals. Allan Pinkerton was the
father of this secret service. 1t was at the
time when his father was connected with
the Chicago Evening Post. in 1861, and
when the great sectional struggle began.
Mr.. Lincoln was on his way to Washington
and owing to what was supposed to be a
plot against his life all the original ar
rangements were changed, and his arrival
at the capital was wholly unexpected.
But the first appropriation made by Con-
gress for this service was in 1864 From
that date it has grown in Importance and
effectiveness. 1t is thoroughly systematized
and is now under the supervision of John
E. Wilkie, chief. The entire country is
divided into sections, and men are de-
tailed for the work from this head, which
radiates out through the entire country.
1t is said of Mr.. Wilkie he is 1.-The right
man in the right place" He is said to be
not merely born detective, but is an or
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TREES AND THE RAINFALL.
influence of Forests on Humidity is
Exceedingly Important.


Meteorological experts are expressing
some doubt whether the presence of forests
increases rainfall or their removal dimin-
ishes it, That their removal increases the
rapidly with which water runs off to the
streams is universally conceded. But the
forestry bureau at Washington, in a study
of the Rock river watershed, partly in Illi-
nois and partly in Wisconsin, says: 1T can
not be safely asserted that forest destruc-
ton has caused the falling off in the pre-
cipitation over the region, and r.. De b.
Ward calls attention to the fact that a
falling off in rainfall has been observed in
other parts of the west and advances the
conclusion of Bruckner that there is a
thirty-f1ve year cycle in rainfall.
The most that can be said of these cases
is that the proof is not conclusive that
the loss in precipitation was due to removal
of forests and not that there is conclusive
proof that 1T has nothing to do with 1t. AS
t.. the general fact, the opponents of the
theory are disposed to overlook the natural
process and the evidence of experience
much wider than those in the cases re-
ferred to. 1t is beyond dispute that the
chief function of forests in reference to
water supply is the retention OF water In
the ground. But it is also well established
that forest trees are constantly evaporat-
iIg into the air from their leaves an inn
mense quantity of water In the aggregate.
That this evaporation is less in quantity
than the retardati0n of the drainage Ia
shown by the longer life of forest streams
and springs. But the supply of evaporated
humidity to the air from a large forest
must be a material addition to the stock
whence rains come. Thus it follows that
a well-forested country has higher aver
age of rainfall than one without forests.
II we are not mistaken the case of
Spain is well-nigh conclusive on this point
In the Roman days Spain was the garden
snot Of the world. 1t was denuded of its
forests and became semiarid. France went
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RECOGNIZED AS AMERICAN.
Attitude to Be Taken Toward the Can
ton-Hankow Railway.

AS a result of cabinet consideration, the
administration has concluded to continue
to recognize the Canton railroad as an
American institution, notwithstanding the
fact that a majority of the stock Of the cor
poration recently passed into the hands of
Belgian capitalists. This company was or
ganized under the laws of New Jersey, and
a majority of the original stock was held
in this country by what is known as the
Brice syndicate. The line is to run from
Canton to Hankow and to connect with the
railroad from Picking. 1t is understood
that about ten miles of road have been con-
structed.
The recognition involves the protection
of this property by the United States gov
eminent in case of need. just the troll
ley lines in Seoul were protected by Amer
lean marines until the Japanese troops un-
dertook that duty. The Belgian stock
holders are, 1t is said very DESTROYS that
the United States shall assume this atti-
tude toward the road, as there Is some dam
ger that the property may come into con-
fiict with the interests of some European
nations which are extending their spheres
of influence In China, and Belgium is
scarcely able to stand pressure in that di-
rection. There is precedent for the manner
of action decided upon, 1t Is said, In the
case of the Panama Railway Company,
organized under an American charter but
the control of which passed into French
hands for term of years, not withstanding
which our government regarded Ii as an
American col poration.
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LOSS ON BROKEN CHINA.
Merchants Suffer Heavily in Shipment
Of Fragile Ware.

From the Chicago Tribune
The traditional bull in a china shop
would hang his head from shame If con-
fitnted with the appalling total of the
breakage which the large Chicago glass
ware houses daily experience in the ordi-
nary run OF business. Every week whole
truckioads OF broken and once valuable
pieces OF glass and china are carted away
rom the rear doors of these establish
merits and DUMPED on the lake front to
make new land" for Grand Park
piece OF china is like an egg" said
merchant who has recently been paying
much attention to the breakaee in his
business. 1T has to be perfect or it's no
gccd. You can't patch up an expensive
plate or teacup and then expect people to
. Dny the article. Once in long while a
to repair 1t, but that's the only case where
any repair work can be done after the
original smash. The result Is that day
chinaware Into the rubbish barrel and then
cart II away to the dump Our busted
wagon makes this trip about every ten
Gays, and 1t has good load every time"
said to be equal sufferers as far dam
age py breakage is concerned. During the
last week one importer received from
france cask OF valuable table china
trsnsit, but as this loss did not amount to
quite 10 per cent OF the shipment he was
unable to obtain any reimbursement from
the foreign shipper. The breakage on a
consignment is said to run From " to 25
per cent In such irregular proportions that
no system has ever been figured out by
which waste is allowed, as 1t is in the
grocery and provision trades. Little of the
damage Is said to be done in the stores or
warehouses. most of It occurring while
the good are in transit sd
"A special fragile service ought to be
inaugurated by the railroads. said an i'm
porter ruefully, as he surveyed the rem
nants of Dutch blue dfnnsk set. If you
give case of china three foot fall from
the car to the platform IT 8 bound to break.
no matter how carefuddy it is packed.
Rough switching and coupling of a freight
train are often sufficient to smash hun
dreds Of dollars worth of glassware in
car. Our own employees soen become SO
used to the handling of breakable goods
they rarely crack or even chip plate. but
ia course of transportation the same frag-
lie article Is liable to be handled by care
less or unskilled porters with fatal re-
suits. Our breakage amounts to two bar
relfuls every week"
One dealer fixed 800 a month as his
probable loss due to breakage.
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Ignite, THE NEW FUEL.
IF It Can Be Made Into Bricks It May
Solve the Fuel Problem.

Frdn the New York Sun.
A fortune is in store for the man who
will invent some way Of briquetting Ignite.
Northwestern railroad men are deeply in
terested for success would mean the open
ing of vast mines in their territory. If the
experiments now being conducted with a
view to briquetting this coal prove success
full, it is possible the entire fuel problem
will be revolutionized. North Dakota has a
supply of this fuel so vast that under uni
versal consumption 1t would serve for hum
dreds of years, for the amount is practically
limitless. 1t has been largely used by set
tiers. and has proved a veritable boon on
the treeless plains.
Though Ignite has not always given
satisfaction, on account of its rapid con-
sumption and tendency to clog fiues. fire.
boxes have recently been constructed es-
pecially for 1t and locomotives have been
designed for its use. With the ordinary en-
CINE the Ignite produces too many sparks.
endangering crops and property, but 1t Is
hoped to avoid this In the new locomotives.
Some experimenters with the fuel declare
it will not be necessary to use a binder In
making a satisfactory fuel, but those most
interested contend that some binder. per-
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haps similar to that used for briquetting in

haps similar to that used for briquetting in
Germany will be needed.
One trouble with Ignite is its dampness
and another is that the air makes rapid
consumption; but, mixed with some slowly
burning substance, and pressed into bril-
QUOTES by powerful machinery. these fall
tngs may be done away with This expels
the moisture and checks the tendency to
Stake. Vast quantities of this coal are found
near bismarck, N. D., and mines near the
town are opened up SO that more than
one thousand tons a day taken out.
1t is almost the only kind of fuel used there
and its consumption in Fargo and other
nearby towns is enormous.
The method of minink is unique. Usu-
ally the mines are entered by means of
drift which taps the veins of coal at depth
of forty to fifty feet. This is done in sec
lions so that the whole mine is series of
galleries divided by coal partitions. Later
these are removed and. blasting with cleo
tric:ty, enormous chunks of coal are blown
down. These are carted away after the
miners have broken them and put them
in the receiving cars. Immense chutes
carry the Ignite to the cars which are walt
ing on the tracks and SO expert is the whole
process, even at this initial stage, that the
raw material costs only forty cents or
thereabouts ton.
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THE ANGRY TREE.
Peculiar Antics Of This Curiosity Of
Plant Life

From the Boston Globe.
There is in the wilds of northwestern
Idaho species Of the acacia tree which
Is entitled to be classed as one of the won
ders Of plant life. 1t grows to a height of
about eight feet and, when full grown,
closes its leaves together in coils each day
at sunset and curls it's twigs to the shape
of pigtatl. After the tree has settled itself
thus for nights sleep, IL touched, the
whole thing will hutter as If agitated or
impatient at being disturbed. The oftener
the foliage is molested the more violent be-
comes the shaking of the branches, and
at length the tree emits a nauseating odor,
which, il inhaled for few minutes, causes
a violent, dizzy headache.
The angry tree, as it has been named,
was discovered by travellers. who upon
making camp for the night placed one end
of a canvas covering over one of the sensi-
tive branches, using it for support I'm
Its branches. The motion continued, grow
ing more nervous, until at last the sicken-
ing odor which 1t gave out drove the tired
campers to mere friendly location. Curl
osity, Of course, prompted an investigation.
One Of the angry trees was dug up and
ing removed from the ground, the tree
opened its leaves, it's twigs lost their pig
tails and for something over an hour and
a half the outraged branches showed their
Indignation by series of quakings. which
grew weaker as time passed, finally ceas-
ing altogether, when the foliage hung limp
and withered. The next morning the tree
was placed upright in the ground again.
a little water was applied to the roots, and
very soon 1t resumed it's normal condition.
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ALABAMA REPUBLICANS.
Platform Strongly Commends Roose
Welt and Panama Policy.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 1.-THE re-
publican state convention spent much time
today in the election of delegates at large
to the national convention and waiting on
committees to report
The platform which will be adopted will
commend the administration of President
Roosevelt and urge his nomination for
President
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana WILL it is
expected, be Endorsed for the vice presi-
dency. The platform will lay stress on the
construction of the Panama canal and ac-
cord President Roosevelt strong commenda-
ton for his efforts in behalf of that pro-
ject
TIL, element headed by Internal Revenue
Collector j. o. Thompson, who was elected
state chairman. and who is one of the
Presidents patronage referees in this state
Is in complete control of the convention
Thompson is the leader of the administra-
ton forces in Alabama.
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MEN AS MAIDSERVANTS.
Three Thousand Male "Domestics" in
London.

From the London Mall.
The London domestic problem is being
solved-by men. The ever growing scarcity
of landmarks, due mainly to the multipli-
cation of tea rooms and cheap restaurants,
where the greater freedom and increased
matrimonial facilities attract girls, is
bringing over to this country large num-
bers of men from Switzerland, Germany.
France and Italy, who do exactly the same
kind of homework as girls for the same
money. They are, in short, male "domes-
ties
The season for engaging the continental
man ''maidservant' has just set in. 1t Will
be at it's height in about fortnights
time. All the little restaurants in the pop
ular resorts on the continent will be then
reducing their STATS of walters, cleaners
and assistant cooks. Formerly these people
sought similar employment for the winter
in the larger towns of their own countries,
but work was, not always obtainable. Then
a batch of the unemployed heard from the
British and foreign domestic bureau, 10
Harst street, Bloomsbury, that there was a
great dearth of female servants in England.
and that possibly they might fill some of
the vacancies.
The suggestion was acted upon. Within
the past twelve months this establishment
has placed 400 foreign men domestic
servants in the homes of well-to-do English
people Other agencies are also booking"
male generals parlor maids and house
maids and an authority estimated that
there are now IN LONDON dlOne 0,Vb men
who daily WELD the broom and buster for
livelihood.
In some of the large houses three male
'.domestics" are kept-a parlor maid. "A
housemaid and a cook. They discharge all
the duties appertaining to their several po-
sitions just as girls were wont to do. The
housemaid-the word might be changed to
'houseman''-makes the beds, sweeps the
bed rooms, cleans the windows and dusts
the furniture. The ''parlorman's" particu-
lar province is the dining room. He keeps
that apartment clean and tidy, polishes the
plate, and at meal times waits at the table.
In the intervals he opens the door to call
ers.
II have abundant testimony from titled
ladies and others that the male domestics
are a great success" said the principal of
the domestic bureau. They work harder
than girls, they do not require so many
evenings on they rise earlier, they look
neater and, of course, do not have follow
ers' The only stipulation they make II
that they shall have half an hours rest in
the afternoon for a smoke"
The male domestic. II further appears, re-
ceiyes as rule shillings week and his
laundry, while his most serviceable age 10
between nineteen and twenty-three. In the
morning the .'parlorman" and "houseman"
don aprons, which they subsequently re-
move to assume dress clothes. 1.-THE men
servants are more ameHable than female"
added the above-quoted authority. They
do not object to undertake little wash
ing and they do 1t remarkably well. The
reason of their hardness is that most Il
not al of them have served in the army"
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Western Union Director Ready to Quit.

A dispatch from New York says: Most of
the directors of the Western Union Tele
graph Company were unwilling to state
their position in relation to the charge Of
COLLISION with poolrooms made against the
company by F. Norton Goddard and Police
Commissioner McAdoo Senator Depew was
q notable exception. He said 1T has been
a year since l attended meeting of the
board Of directors of the Western Union,
and / ara not at all informed on the charges
which ave been brought against the COM
pany in connection with the operation of
poolroOms in New York.
II know President Clowry very WELL and
esteem him very highly. / cannot believe
that ne would lie n party to. breaking the
law. If / am shown, however, where the
Western Union IS deliberately assisting in
the violati of tie law will Insist that 1t
be stopped. If It is not stopped l will re-
sign from the board l will not stand for a
minute anything which is even tainted with
illegally in the conduct of the company
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DIR. sTURGIs FOR ELEcToR.
Nominated by the Republican Conven.
ton at Rockville,

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, May 10, 1904.
The sixth district congressional conven-
ton, which met in the opera house here to-
day. in addition to renominating Repre-
sentative George A. Pearre by reclamation
and selecting Messrs. Thomas c. Noyes OF
this county and Reno s. Harp of Frederick
county to represent the district at the ma
tional convention, named DIR. A. G. Sturgis
of Garrett county for elector Of President
and Vice President.
Colonel Pearre was placed in nomination
by Mr. David E. Dick of Allegany county.
Colonel Dick was in his usual eloquent form
and paid a glowing tribute to Colonel
Pearre, who. he declared, will be reelected
beyond the slightest doubt. The nomination
was seconded by Mr.. Cornelius w. Clum,
on behalf of Montgomery county, and by a
representative of each of the other counties
of the district.
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Denied at st. Petersburg.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 1850 pm
No news has been received from the seat
of war confirmatory of the many rumors
of heavy fighting, which are drifting in
from abroad, mainly through Japanese
sources There were violent thunder storms
over Siberia last night and the telegraph
is working badly today. Whatever official
informa ton has reached the emperor has
not been made public, as his majesty left
Taarskee-Selo early this morning to attend
the review and had not returned late this
afternoon.
The general staff admits it is without
advices as to whether the railroad or tel
egraph to Port Arthur is still open. Upon
several points, however, specific informa-
tion is vouchsafed The idea that the Rus
sian squadron at Port Arthur is being de-
stroyed to prevent it's falling into the
hands of the enemy is secuted at the ad-
miralty. where the statements made by
the Associated Press last night are reit-
Grated
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grandfather. Had he succeeded he would
have aeccured mo-

IIdFt
More than a million counterfeit 1 cent
pieces were sorted out in the subtreasury
at New York in 1900 Most of these are
supposed to have been made in Brooklyn.
N. Y. In November, 1900 10,365 bad PEN
MES were found in the subtreasury and in
one day / go were found. Seven men are
busy counting and asserting pennies there.
Each man counts 10000 in a day and
throws out the bad ones. Sometimes more
than 100000 pennies are counted in q
single month. OF these pennies New York
supplies New England. The great west
consumes many millions. 1t costs the gov
eminent one-fifth of cent to make a
penny. but 1t costs the counterfeiter less,
because he is not half so careful. The
government gets dies for making 1-cent
pieces at Waterbury. Conn. The pennies
are turned out faster than any man can
count.
The men in the secret service receive
compensation of from s. to 81 per diem
and expenses.
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Dogs
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
Dogs are undeniably the most useful
animals for man In his polar expeditions
where sledges must be dragged over the
ice OF the Polar sea- They have the adj
vantage, also, that. unlike horses and REIN
deer. they readily eat their fellows. Their
weight Is small. and they can be easily
the Danish government has forbidden the
expectation of dogs from Greenland, ex-
plorers usually get their animals from
western Siberia,
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partly along the same road, but by ener-
getic forestry measures has preserved, IL
not restored, it's rainfall. Tropical coun-
tries without forests have rains that are
next door to a deluge.
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Will Not Repeat Mistake.

I'VE are not going to repeat the mistake
made at Sebastopol,'' said Vice Admiral
Rojestyensky, commander of the Baltic
feet, "!s the worst comes to the worst the
squadron will put to sea, engage the enc
my and inf1ct as much damage as possible
before going to the bottom. But you can
say that it is a little early yet to talk of
such desperation"
The general staff is positive that there has
been no fight at Mao-Tien-Ling pass, for
the simple reason that the Russians do not
OCCUPY 1t
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Only a Few Scouts.

Only few scouts were left there. Ac-
cording to their reports the Japanese forces
at Feng- Wang-Cheng were divided in two
in advancing, one part moving forward
toward Liao-Yang and the other marching
toward Hai-Cheng.
Both Lia-Yang and New-Chwang are six
days march from Feng- Wang Cheng
Therefore, they argue. fight Of Importance
is impossible for least two days.
The general staff is without informa ton
regarding the reported death of Lieut.. Gen.
Zassalitch, declaring that 1t is not credible.
The possibility of a small engagement at
Wa-Fung-Ti is admitted, although no in
formation has been received. But if en-
gagement has occurred there they insist
il could not have been of Importance, as
the garrison is small.
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ganzer and a thorough discplinarian. His
memory of men and events, even of the
most unimportant is said to be remark
able. Once he sees a man, it is claimed,
he never forgets him.
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undersng In is the
purchase This policy spells ov prices and explains Thursday Bar
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His Own Grandfather.

Another instance Is that of a man who
presents claim for pension. On investi-
cation 1t seems that the proper claimant
had been dead for some time. The pre-
tended claimant was in fact grandson.
30 he was attempting to personate his own