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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
Millions for School Buildings.
PHILADELPHIA Record

from the Inllauelphia Recoru,
Plans are being drawn for the erection OF
five new buildings for the school of educa-
ton, the university high school and the
Chicago manual training school at the Uni
versity of Chicago. The buildings will con-
tain workshop, an assembly hall, mu-
scum, gymnasium and a hall for recitation
purposes Ground has been reserved for
them in the school of education group. 1t
is expected that the total cost will reach
81, 000, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
RIGHT OFF THE SHELL
Best Oysters to Be Had in
Washington Are the Cheapest

Many of the richer people of the city. who
pay large prices for oysters in a hotel, do
nos know the real enjoyment of sitting in
the warm sun on an Old bench, polished
By perhaps a generation of oyster lovers,
and taking the dainties off the half shell
''shucked OUT by one of the skillful den-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
GARDEN IN SPRING
THE DELIGHT OF NEW ADVEN
TUREs IN HORTICULTURE.
Beauty of the Daffodil Brave Plants
That Fear Not the Frost
King.
From the New York Evening Post.

from me New YORK Evening POST.
The STRINGS of spring are felt in my
Maryland garden despite the fact that the
snow still lies under shady walls and in
the hollows of the ground. Two weeks ago.
while the mercury was still below freez-
ing point. l poked among the leaves which
cover the daffodil bed. The snow was not
entirely off 1t. and the leaves were matted
with frost, yet there were the brave little
plants. poking UP green noses through the
frozen ground; true to the time of their
appearance. no matter how little encour-
agement the weather held out.
In my garden daffodils are the first flow
ers of spring. There Is much in associa-
ton. l was born and bred" in California
and SO have missed the special charm in
vested in the snowdrop as the first flower
to appear. To me 1t Is only little. scent
less thing, not very attractive. But the
daffodils go right to my heart. We had
none in the three California gardens that
l knew. When 1 began my little eastern
garden l knew them chiefly through Kate
Greenaway's illustrations. and she certainly
interpreted their charm. l made my first
selections from fascinating bulb cat
alogue, and was fortunate enough to decide
on Orange Phoenix for the double, and Of
the single ones a medium trumpet, whose
name l forget. / put them in a bed facing
the south, against the stone foundation of
the house, and there they grew and
bloomed wonderfully.
German Iris.
There are, however. so many varieties of
the beautiful. hardy flower that once a be-
ginning has been made one longs to try the
different sorts. And now, In addition to the
two l began with, Sir Watkins broad face
shines In another border, and the graceful
Leedsii and Stella. Two years ago I made
the experiment of planting them in the
grass. I got 100 mixed bulbs and one
dozen double tnot named), and scattered
them in long strip of lawn between the
border of German iris and the brick walk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
GERMANY'S CROWN
PRINCE AND HIS FIANCEE

Schwerin had clipped with a young barber
who had been assistant in a hairdresser' 5
shop at Schwerin.
Various versions of the affair were pub
Ushed, but the account which obtained cred
ence was the following: The young barber
In question. ii said. had been fire.
quently summoned to the grand ducal pal
ace at Schwerin to dress the hair OF the
Grand Duchess Anastasia. who had become
enamored of him. When the Grand Duchess
AnastaSia started on her annual journey
southwark to spend the winter at Cannes
the young barber disappeared from his shop
and was noticed few days later at Cannes
where he continued to attend the grand
duchess. The young grand duke of Meek
lenburg- Schwerin arrived at Cannes a few
days later, drove the young barber away
from the vicinity of his mother in order to
put end to the malicious comments Of
gossiping tongues. and 4 formal denial was
given to the whole story OF the elopement.
An unfavorabIe impression was nevertheless
created. and the Grand Duchess Anastasi;i
will always suffer from it. The German
crown prince appears to have been inilu-
eT ced by the rumors. for in his own social
circles he has repea teddy expressed his
strong dislike to his future mother-in-law.
This. of course. may be due not to the late
rumors of scandal, but to personal an
tipathy, but however this may be. 1t is GER
tain that Grand Duchess Anastasia will not
often be seen at the German court when the
German crown prince ascends the throne
of his ancestors.
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yer an say. Pete, open a bushel Well
mon, l see him eat bushel right slam
off. an maybe mix in a poun' er crackers,
an whistle. Lord, mon. he outwhistls
any man | ever seen, an he git right up
and walked off proud jaybird, des like
he hadn't eat muffin tall. He drink right
, tollerbul smart whisky, too but 1t dom
| whisky an ishters amt near neighbors
fer mos people. l work right smart up
in &c bar rooms up town. an mos people
drinks beer er ale. Kinder mellers up de
ishter so dey tells me. But whisky mos ly
turn EN- hard. But. Lord bless yer. dom
hurt de cap'n. He kin eat a bushel er
Hampton Bars, an he don have EN-
kyrved neither
What Carving" Is.
"Kyrved? Why, ats what mos people
does wifi Hampton Bars an them yuther
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
A Bit of Jealousy.

1t has become an open secret in German
court and social circles that Duchess CecIlie
has inherited her mothers extremely jel-
Gus dispositions (which often proved trouble
some during his lifetime to the late grand
duke of MeckenburgSchw Duchess
Cecelie's hereditary tendency to je alousy
has already caused some passing troubles
in the course Of her engagement with the
German CROWN prince, which has now
lasted six months.
A few weeks after the betrothal OF the
German crown prince to the Duchess Ce-
ellie, the crown prince terminated his visit
to his ftanCee's home, in order to go on
hunting expedition to Bavaria. This was
bad enough, bur there was worse to follow.
The crown prince was the guest of the
Bavarian royal family. which includes many
young and Fascinating prinCesscs. The
crown prince went out hunting with the
young BdVarian royal ladies, many of
whom are good shots and enthusiastic
sportswomen. and of course, rumors of the
pleasant way in which he was spending
his time speedily brought to Duchess
CeCilie's ears. In the course of the visit
a number of photographs showing the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
English Iris.

Another newcomer in my little domain is
the English iris. These / put in an open
space in the shrubbery and bordered 1t
with scillas. And again, some roots of
German iris were given me- from an old
country garden, in different colors from
those / already had. including yellow. l
have long border along the house wall
filled with the German variety that In the
spring is a royal band of purple 1t is
gorgeously beautiful. No flower that l
know of gives such rich return for so little
care, such lavish wealth of bloom. Pick
them by the armful and the next morning
others by twenties have sprung into their
places Well may dear old William Robin
son class them with ''the nobler summer
flowers"
This month Is a hard one for the garden
lover The only outlet for his energy is
in starting seeds in the house and In study
ing the catalogues. In an upper window
have little colony ready to be put out
as soon as the ground is warm, OF sweet
lavender, Michaelmas daisies and hardy
primroses. All Is ready and waiting for
the spring to be here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02

Last fall 1 set out in another border some
Empress Horsefeildii and Odorata Alba
Plena. The latter had a bad reputation
in this country. 1 gave them a we'll
drained. sheltered position, and soil to
please the most fastidious flower fancy.
Each bulb was set in sand and covered
with leaves.
The delight of gardening is in the new
ventures. The satisfaction of the recurring
old favorites is great, but the joy of ex-
periments, who can describe?
This spring / have several new things
to look forward to. Two years ago l put
out a set of fourteen Japanese irises, and
last summer they bloomed sparingly. The
finest was a rich deep blue, with touch
of gold at the heart, called Prince Ca
mile do Rohan," one of the handsomest
flowers l have ever seen. / prepared "a
bed for them in the lower part of the gar
den and made 1t little below the level of
the ground around it so as to keep it
moist. / brought rich marsh earth to
plant them in and this year ] look for
reward for consulting their tastes so care
fully
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02

from sketch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02

of the wharf. Yet there are many of
the population to whom a Sunday morn
ins a the wharf is a regular and cheap
diversion. For there they can get better
oysters at a more reasonable price than
anywhere else in town.
Old Pete Talks.
"Doan' want no shuckin' done terday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
THE TRAMP SARCASTIC.

"Doan' want no shuckin' done terday.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1905-11-24
What Is Gas Coke?

! the Lincoln Electric
Youghogheny the bitum
containing of ash and impurities
! external heating.
!
Il
l Coke S hal-burned COAL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22

ally acquainted with many aspirants to
dramatic fame who have first been licensed
victuallers To compensate for this / have
known, on the other hand, a considerable
number of actors who have retired to that
business from the profession" More still
who have been retired by it.
Ma, says the young man. who, having
been spoilt a child, has, In later years,
developed a decided talent for pulling faces,
Ma. l shall go upon the stage. You shall
see thousands laugh when / but smile and
weep when am sad. l shall be famous"
And the fond. proud mother lets her dar-
ling goi And he does succeed! For has
she not sheet-quite bulky one by now
of telegraphic forms which read: An
other great success, dear mother"-the
wording is almost Identical In each-"Send
me ten dollars"
Is not fame cheap at the price?
For every actor, however successful, there
comes, or has come, time when he Is "out
of a job" He has long journey. perhaps,
from the town where his engagement termL
mates to the city. whittier he perforce must
go to seek further employment. His saw
ings are sure to be small. The amount of
the fare will make terrible hole in them
and must be evaded If 1t be possible.
Sometimes part, occasionally the whole,
of this expense may be avoided by the
timely meeting with road company tray-
cling In the desired direction. in whose
society the hard-up player is generally al
lowed to try to smuggle himself through to
his destination.
1t Is told Of Lionel Brough that on one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22
AMERICAN SCRAP HEAP.
Discarded Old Cars, Old Locomotives
and Old Machines.

From the Newark News.
One of the most significant OF recent
statements is made by the Pennsylvania
railroad that 1t is about to send 20oO
freight cars, though in serviceabie condi-
ton. to the scrap heap as fast as pracI-
cable or else sell them to the minor roads
where the highest efficiency is less needfui.
These will be replaced by cars made Oh
pressed steel and of the most ADVANCED
type in perfection of equipment. No doubt
this great railroad. which has been ~
many ways the most progressive IN .le
world, would not have yentured on suen
wholesale renovation had not the proniiss
of present and future transportation II.
terests been go stimulating. IS HOS.
encouraging that prescience and sagaciy
I'm such high quarters point to ctoudiess
business horizon. Nor have there deem
lacking eloquent indications on the part OF
our other big railroads of a similar lavish
vet really economical policy toward per-
fecting equipment. both Of fixed plant and
rolling stock.
Yet the Importance of the overlooking
SCRAP heap in all American Industrial pro-
cesses has been q markworthy fact for a
good while. For the last thirty years at
least our manufacturers in every line of
production have recognized the truest econ
ony In keeping abreast with the very latest
improvements In mechanism. The old. how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22

ever good has at once given place TO some-
thing better, and the expense OF substitu-
ton has In practice been quickly recoupeo
nv greater effectiveness In quantity ana
quality of product, with frequent reductlon
of labor cost per piece. The policy In other
countries has been, on the other hand.
that of retaining the locomotive, the engine.
machine or what not, as long as 1t would
run with the help of tinkering. 1t Is this,
with the manufacture of duplicate parts. 10
save time and labor in making repairs when
necessary, which has contributed so enor-
mously to give our manufacturing methods
the ascendancy which they have acquired.
1t is only just to say, however, that foreign
manufacturers have begun to profit by our
example In this way. as they have In many
others. though 1t will be good while be-
fore 1t will become an Indispensable feature
Of system.
The great American scrap heap, then. 10
the mound upon which the banner OF our
Industrial greatness has been planted me
Pennsylvania road, In making such an APP
parent sacrifice, pays homage to most i'm
portant principle. and confirms confidence
in that sagacity which has admittedly
guided Its management in the past. To
carry as many tons as possible with the
least expense of traction and maintenance
is the ideal. That can only be achieved by
the biggest most powerful locomotives, the
most capacious cars In ratio TO weight ana
strength. heavy metaled tracks ana the
most solid roadbeds. When this betterment
shall have become common railroads VIII
nav bigger dividends on lower rates. The
sense Of true economy finds In the contin-
uaIly growing scrap heap one OF the moet
striking factors to this end.
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ness is strikingly noticeable. The 5anitor
of the room, who receives salary consid-
erably higher than most janitors, spends
his whole time going around the big board
cleaning out the dust and lint from the
wires and cords. He has three busting
cloths of different sorts in his belt. Sharp
pointed sticks Of hard wood for cleaning
out the cracks and crevices and pair of
bellows for blowing into the corners that
he could not otherwise reach. Nothing
causes wire trouble quicker than dirt, and
no particle of dust lights on the board or
the wires long enough to feel at home in
Its new surroundings.
Back of the board are laid the cables In
regular piles, all rubber-coated and prop
erly insulated From each Of the cables a
bunch of smaller wires runs Off at regular
intervals to the switchboard, where the
girls are at work. Each wire runs to each
block of the switchboard, where there Is a
girl working, SO that in front of the opera
tor there Is a gridiron of little holes repre-
senting every subscriber in her division
Those are all of the division subscribers
that she MAY have to connect her own
bunch of subscribers with. But her particu-
lar subscribers vary In number and are To-
Gated before her on a different board. For
| instance, If you live out in the northwest
section of the city, your girl who an
swers when you take your phone of the
hook may have 1879 subscribers BESIDE your.
you are down in the business section, WheI
the traffic is heavier, your particular girl
may have as low as forty subscribers to at
tend to.
When the man wanted happens to be
| talking to some one else at the time sec
| ond connection Is attempted the operator
| hears a sharp click In her ear when sne
| places the plug in the hole. Then she says,
| Lime busy. Shall call you when they are
| through" But she Is usually too BUSY ana
| forgets all about It, If you are wise, you
simply call again IN three milut ta. as as
| though you had never before asked for the
| mr.
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1t is calculated that 400 calls day Is
about as much one operator can properly
attend to- and the lines are loaded up With
a view to distributing this work as evenly
as possible.
The girls are on duty in the exchange
nine hours each day, and work eight hours
OF the time. They are given hour rests
both in the morning and in the afternoon.
This time they spend as they choose. But
the company provides rest room for them
and the girls usually divide the time be-
tween the rest room and the lunch room.
The girls bring their own luncheons, but
the company furnishes them with dining
ROOM free tea, coffee, milk and sugar, and
has cook who warns up anything That
the girls want to bring. The dining room
is furnished in dark oak, with comfortable
chairs and tables, and substantial but at
tractive glass and china. The girls rest
room contains wicker furniture, several
touches, papers and magazines and desks
with paper for writing.
Off the dining room and rest room mere
is the locker room, where all the girls nave
their personal belongings The lockers are
steel lattice work, open top, bottom ana
The girls who are working keep their hats
and wraps there, and those who are Off
work leave their telephone gear, ear pieces
and mouth pieces, which, by the way. are
sterilized at stated intervals, so that there
is never any danger in transferring them
from one girl to another.
Even more interesting in q way than the
main exchange building is the school for
operators at the north exchange. Here
the operators are broken in after they have
passed the preliminary examination. The
school Is provided with a dummy switch
board that does not run outside the Duio-
ing The girls are set to work there an
swering the calls Of each other and of the
instructor Maps and charts are displaye i,
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giving the run of the wires that the opera
tors ought to know, and they are care
fully drilled as to what to do and what not
to do.
The preliminary course in the school is
two or three weeks. After that the novices
are ready to be put on the light hours
at the exchanges The light and heavy
hours are as we'll known to the managers
of the system as the rise and fall or the
tides, and a record is kept of the daily
course Of telephone traffic and OF the
bulge" that Will be caused by any UNI
usual event. For instance, election nights
call for special arrangements, big force
of operators and provision for gathering
and distributing the returns. Big prize
fights and intercollegiate athletic events
and such things always cause heavy traf-
fic and then there are other things that
cannot be forseen, like disastrous fire or
a big railway wreck. that will necessitate
an immediate extension of traffic facilities.
X
The exchange has been built and equipped
for such emergencies, and to accommodate
the normal growth of the city. 1t is the
work of O few minutes to cut In fresh
blocks of the switchboard. to man new
trunk lines and provide almost instantly
for emergencies of every sort. The public
Is not expected to know of these arrange
ments. and whole block OF the system is
frequently transferred from one cable to
another or one section of the switchboard
to another withoutsthe subscribers being
any the wiser.
A person may keep his own telephone
number year after year and yet there may
have been dozen changes in lines, In
struments and operators during that time.
A distinctive telephone number is an asset
of value to a business mouse, ana the
numbers are seldom changer. ore course, a
subscriber may move out of town and dis
continue his telephone, but an old line of
this sort is not used for a new subscriber
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duty is done. The operator in the west
tells the main exchange operator what
number she wants and the main operator
shoVes plug into the hole in the board in
front of her that corresponds to the num-
Der wanted. Then the second party 8
phone rings till he answers it, and If he
does not answer at the end of eight sec
onds the operator assumes that he is not
there and the connection is discontinued
If the man is there and answers promptly
a call ought to go through from one of the
outside exchanges and he answered by the
Subscriber on the main line in about ten
seconds.
The interior of the big exchange from the
point where the wires come in from the
street to where they go out on the other
side Is interesting, but complicated The
cables come into the building holding 400
wires each. They are incased in lead and
are impervious to moisture. Inside the
building they pass under a false floor,
where they are each separately soldered to
the inside wires and carried Off in smaller
punches to the racks, where they are piled
In immense bundles before they are split off
into individual wires that go up to the
switchboard But before the wires go to
the switchboard they have to be doubly
protected against lightning shocks or
against crossing with wires carrying heavy
electric currents. This Is done by two little
devices on the inner side of the frame
Each wire ends in spring clip holding a
small pair of carbon plates. Between these
plates is little bit of mica. If the wire
is struck by lightning the current carries a
little piece of the carbon through the mica
and grounds the wire. This protects not
only the operator at the switchboard up
stairs, but saves the delicate switchboard
mechanism from being burnt out.
There is another protection from what
are known as sneak currents" Surprising
one of the telephone wires crossed a mes
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such occasion he invited a stranded actor
to travel in this way with his company
from North Lancashire town to London
NO difficulty was experienced with regard
to tickets until the train was nearing VIII
lesden where, it was said, the ticket COLI
lectors were very strict on Sundays Brough
suggested that it would be safer for the
"dead-beat' to get under the seat, which,
after great deal of persuasion he very
unwillingly did.
The official came for the tickets, counted
them, and remarked: why, Mr. Brough
you have one more ticket than there are
persons in your company. Where's the
other one? Stopping over somewhere?"
"Oh, no." said Brough. He's under the
seat here. Always prefers to travel that
way. Don't you, Bili?'
An extra ticket had been taken, as mat
ter of fact, as being the easiest and cheap
est way of paying for excess luggage.
But engagements are not to be had at
first asking, while food Is as essential to
the actor as to the least ambitious of city
clerks and 1t is not every one who has the
luck of w. S. Penley.
In the days before he made his first great
hit In the Private Secretary he was not
overwhelmed with money, and lived some
little distance out of town. One night he
missed the last train from Charing Cross.
He stood some time deciding that he could
not afford the cab fare home, and wonder
ing IL he could walk the distance, when he
was startled by hearty slap upon the
shoulder and ~ CHEEKY voice which cried: