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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-12
Light Near Gasoline-Usual Result

A lighted match held near a can of gaso-
line resulted In an explosion at 226 Wilson
street northwest and the burning of Solo,
mon Caffritz. twelve years old, in whose
hand the match was held. He was re-
moved to the Freedmen's Hospital in the
automobile of DR.. Coblentz. where he was
treated The burns, which were about his
feet and limbs, are serious.
The doctor who had the case in charge
mt the hospital stated this afternoon that
he would not say whether the boy would
recover or not He said that the burns
were deeper than at first thought He Is
being made as comfortable as possible at
Sc hospital. but 1t is stated that he is
- In precarious condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-12

Former Representative George Fred VIII
liams OF Boston, who has been Ill at the
Animas Hospital In Havana, Cuba, was
discharged Monday. and took passage on
the Ward lire steamer Monterey for New
York. He had been at the Animas Fever
Hospital for three weeks. suffering from
erysipelaa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-12

During pistol duel over game of pool
In saloon in Brooklyn Monday between
two men, said to be John Thomas and John
Shepard, Frank Scofeld, an innocent by
stander, was shot through the head and In
stantly killed. Having emptied their pis-
tolls. the combatants fed. The police are
now looking for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-12


tonight and Thursday; light southerly
winds
For Virginia, showers tonight and Thurs
day; light to fresh southerly winds
Weather conditions and general forecast
Pressure continues high over both oceans
and low in the interior of the country
There has been no cessation of the show
cry condition in eastern and northern dis
tricts, except that fair weather has pre-
vailed during the last twenty-four hours in
the gulf states. There has been no rain to
speak of west Of the Missss ppi except
light showers in Iowa and outh Dako a.
The temperature continues below the sea-
sonai average over the western portion of
the Mississippi valley, and also in the ex-
IRENE northwest.
Showery weather Is probable tonight and
Thursday in the middle and south Atlantic
states and lower lake region.
The temperature changes Will be unim-
portant.
The winds along the middle and south
Atlantic coasts Will be light to fresh south
erly: on the east gulf coast light and varia-
BILE and on the lower lakes light TO fresh
southerly.
The following heavy precipitation Gin
inches has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Philadelphia, Is; Ashe-
vile, 29S; Savannah, Los; Winnipeg. 100,
Devils Lake, 1.20; Wytheville 1.16; Cdmak,
Ga, 1.5i; Tocco1, Ga. 1.50.
Steamers departing today for European
winds and partly cloudy weather to the
Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer al the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer--July II, Pm, 81; pm,
10; ~ midnight a. July II, am, "A; S
a. M, IS; II noon, 81; . pm. 81.
Maximum. IS, 10 %. M. july IL: mini
mum, "a, at am, July u.
Barometer-July II. pm, 1901; 8 pm.
3001 II midnight 3O05; July l., am,
3006; m, 30.11; noon, 1905; pm, 001
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, So. year ago, So.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature registered today by At
fleck's standard thermometer as fol-
lows: am, So; II noon. 80; pm. 90
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 8
am: Great Falls. temperature, 81; condi
ton, 2; Dalecarlia reservoid. temperature,
SO; condition at north connection, 3; cond.-
ton at south connection, 3; Georgetown DIS
tributing reservoir, temperature, SO; cond.-
tion at infuent gate house, .; condition at
effiuent gate house, 3.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1912 am and 1O:49
pm; high tide. 1858 am. and 40 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 11:40 am. and II As
pm; high tide, $50 a. m. and $50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 4:45 a. m; sun sets, :25
DIM.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 4:46 am
Moon sets. POS am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamFs all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
| ttnyulSbing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted
fifteen minutes after sunset and extin-
guished forty-five minutes before sunrise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPER'S FERRY, w. Va, July r.
Both river are muddy here today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-12

John l.. Merkle, vaudeville actor
whose home at Council Bluffs, Iowa
committed suicide at hotel in Atlantic
City Monday by shooting. He was forty
nine years old. and on the stage was known
as John Howe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-12
LIGHT, SoUTHERLY WINDS.
Partly Cloudy and showery Tonight
and Tomorrow.

Forecast till pm Thursday-For the
District of Columbia Delaware and Mary
land, partly cloudy and showery weather
tonight and Thursday; light southerly
winds
For Virginia, showers tonight and Thurs
day; light to fresh southerly winds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-12

CIRCUIT COURT-Justice Anderson.
Ricketts, agt. Sun Publishing Company:
Dill of exceptions signed and ordered of
record; plaintiffs attorneys. j. NJ Thur
ston and Lambert & Baker; defendants at
torneys, Worthington. Head & Frailey.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-19
-SP0RTSMEN AROUSED
OVER WOHLHUIER BILL


Minneapolis sportsmen are earnestly
hoping that Governor Johnson will veto
the Wohlhuter game bill, or at least
nullify it by withholding. his signature;
This is the measure which was passed
in the closing hours Of the legislature,
limiting the amounts of the various
kinds Of game which can be killed, @
No objection is made to the number
of aquatic birds oriof big game animals,
which form the legal bag, but the provi.
sion that not more than fifteen birds I,
shall be killed in any one day, and that
no hunter shall kill more than twenty
FIVE birds altogether, is what causes the
protests. The sportsmen say it is no
trick at all to get fifteen birds in a day.
With a total bag limited to twenty-five,
this would leave but ten birds to be
bagged the following day.. and this
would leave the hunter with nothing else
| to do.
Inasmuch as. the men who 60 afeld
usually plan for a trip of one or two
weeks, and argue to themselves that
they need that much for q vacation, the
prospect does not please them at all.
In case the governor takes his time
about signing this bill, the hunters Of
the state viii get together and present
to him formal petition against the
measure.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-19

ing to have Secretary Metcalf amend
the recently adopted steamboat inspec-
lake rsigRters of &C eonsiderable expense
in equipment with life-saying appli-
ances:s These freighters all have pas
senger. licenses, but President Lying
stone has explained to Secretary Met.
calf and Supervising Inspector General
Upler that no fare is charged fol. pas
sengers carried, and that none of the
boats have accommodations for more
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-19
PRIMROSE DAY IN ENGLAND.

=. IOnuOn, lApIlI .l5.--I i1IIIIUSV: .Uay WAS
observed today with undiminished zeal.
Lord Beaconsfeld's statue was decorated
on a generous scale. An enthusiastic
free trader placed by the side of the stat
ue a huge shield of primroses bearing
the well-known quotation from remarks
of the deceased statesman, Protection is
not only dead but is damned, = picked out
in forgetmenots. 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-19
LAKE CARRIERS. ASK ]
II I. +. CHANGE In RULINGS

From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington. = e. ~ @-s2 -
Washington, April 19.-President
William Livingstone Of the Lake Car
riers' association is in Washington, try
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-19
CITY NEWS
ADVISES CAUTION
ON RATE PROBLEM
DELIBERATIVE DELAY BETTER
NJ. THAN HAsTY ACTION.

This Is the Tone of a Letter Written
by J. s. Bell, President Of the Wash
burn Crosby Co., to Congressman F.
G. stevens-He Suggests Commits
sion Of All the Interests Involved.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-19

sTo burying acarcase Of a supposed elephant
washed ashore close to Ballycroyane coastguard
station, G1, :, was an item passed at the last
meeting of the .CastIetownbere rural council,
Cork. SAYS the Irish Independent 4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-19

than dozen passengers, who are usu-
ally guests sof the companies to which
the boats belong. Mr.. Livingstone
wants the regulations amended to pro-
vide that added life-saving equipment
shall apply only to boats carrying pas
sengers . for hire, 7" and says he be-
lieves the change will be made.
y: III. G. Stevens.
Postmaster General Cortelyou is a most ac-
complished- amateur pianist. ~
Sierra County advocate., 1905-02-10
WIRELESS SYSTEM ON SHIPS.
The American Line of Steamers to
Install Apparatus on Several
of It's Steamers.

The American line, which has had
for some time the Marccni wireless tel
egraph system in operation on the
steamship Philadelphia, has Issued a
handsomely illustrated circular sAo"-
ing cuts Of the Marconi station and Of
the ST. Louis az sea, announcing its
determination to equip the st. Louis,
the st. Paul and the New York at once
with the system.
In addition to the facilities Offered
to passengers in the way Of sending or
receiving kilograms while at sea ar
rangements have been made with news
companies for supplying current news,
which will be sent by wireles tele-
graphy TO east-bound steamers from
the Poldhu station, on the cosat of
England, and to west-bouud steamers
from the Siasconset station, Nantuck-
ct The steamers OF the lines when
fitted with the wireless telegraph APP
paratus viii be practically in continu-
Gus communication with either shore
stations or with passing steamers.
Sierra County advocate., 1905-02-10
GREAT SCARCITY OF HORSES.
Americas supply, Though
Not Equal to the co"ntryh
Growing Demand;

We are horse poor-not as some
people are land poor, because they
have too much-but horse poor be-
cause we haven't enough horses.
After the civil war we found our
selves short Of horses of the bigger
types and began importing them Tor
breeding purposes. We imported
them to good purpose and in very
large numbers and greatly improved
the quality Of our stock. When eiec-
tricty began to haul street cars the
market for the commoner kinds OF
horses fell off and farmers didn't
breed so many. When the automo-
biles began to appear and were her
aided as machines that must supcr-
sede the use of carriage horses the
breeders of the Aett~r class of horses
took fright.
For years al (, too, thousands
Of people who e0..1ed horses could
not afford them. But with the return
Of prosperity thu demand for good
horses began ~ again and
breeders brc6 IN, reports
Harpers Wee. takes ABOUT
five years to Ia : horse that is
fit for the market and the breeders
got behind. The demand has outrun
the supply The price Of good horses
has increased very greatly and i'm
ported stations are said to be worth
nearly ten times what they were ten
years ago. The South African wal
took a great number Of horses out
of the country, including many
worthless ones, but the business oi
horse-breeding has revived so much
that we shall soon have again rea-
sonably fulI supply.
Enterprising farmers nowadays
breed good horses. II pays, and
breeding poor horses doesn't pay.
We import horses from Europe for
breeding purposes and from Canada
for use, but of late we have exported
far more than we have imported and
are likely to keep on doing so. The
annual horse show ia New York
which seems on its surface to be q
frivolous spectacle, really holds a
highly important relation to one OF
the great industries Of the country
1t is the parent of all the American
horse shows and, with them, con-
stantly measures, stimulates and di-
rects the country's progress in the
breeding of fine horses There are
about 13.500,o00 horses in our land,
of an estimated value of 1904 GOO 900.
The improvement of that much stock
is pretty important matter, espe-
cialiy in these days when Europe is
horse poor, too, and ready to take
from us any surplus Of good horses
that we may come to have.
Sierra County advocate., 1905-02-10

peculiar society, which for 20 years
has been standing contradiction OF the
old libel that q woman cannot keep a
secret, exists at Westheld, Hamilton
county, and bids fair to prosper for an
other 20 years. despite the shafts OF ridi-
,ule which from time to time have been
hurled against 1t, reports the New York
Sun
Twenty-Five years ago number Of
the men OF the village formed a literary
society. Just for fun they decreed that
no woman should ever become mem
ber A clubhouse was built. meetings
were regularly held and the leading
periodicals were read and discussed
The organization limited its member
ship to the intelligent class and soon be-
gan to exercise decided influence
After the first year some of the wom-
en- in the community applied for MEM
bershp. but none was ever admitted 1t
was always explained that 1t took a
unanimous vote to elect a new member,
and that there was just one dissenting
voice" when the name Of the woman ap-
plicant was presented.
Two years later a company Of ladies
met and formed the s T. J. NJ, and they
decreed that the meaning OF these let
ters should never become public. Each
member was solemnly pledged not to
reveal the secros, aAd iol &c years TIC
s. T. ]. M has been In existence, and
there is not man In Westfield who has
any idea what the four letters mean.
From time to time the membership
has changed "a the women married and
moved away and other members have
been added. but no one yet found, be she
mother, wife, daughter or sweetheart.
has revealed the meaning OF the mystic
symbols.
When Mrs. Sarah Jackson applied for
divorce, charging neglect, and the hus-
band contested the suit. alleging among
other things that she had concealed from
MIN the meaning OF the letters s. r. j, M,
and had spent too much time at the
meetings OF the society, II was thought
that the mystery would certainly be
solved at the trial But Mrs Jackson
refused TO state what the letters stood
for and the court ruled that the name Of
Sierra County advocate., 1905-02-10
ADVICE FOR YOUNG WOMEN.
Don't Accept Any Strange Mans story
About HimSsIf, NO Mater How
Attractive,


With the practically unlimited free
dom nowadays accorded to young
women which, in the main, IL no
doubt good thing, acquaintapccs
are sometimes too uncOnyentionally
made and alliances too quickly con-
tracted with men Of whom there ~
little or nothing really known. lie
gives plausible account Of himself
and tells true-sounding story Of
his home and antecedents, and the
girl falls into the clutches of an un-
principled scamp. Too late she
learns her mistake which her sisters
may avoid if they v1ll never form
friendships or marriages with men
+. whose records and parentage are not
absolutely known TO them or their
friends. Don't accept any strange
mans story about himself, no matter
how attractive, prosperous, cultured
or pious he may appear. lnvesti-
gate before conGding. Smarter girls
than you have been fooled, admon-
ishes American Queen.
Again, # you have known your
lover from childhood, be in no haste
to wed him. You may both be high-
Iy respectable, even valuable, mem
bers Of society, but you may be en-
tirely unsuited TO each other. If
you are young, test your love and
his by at least a years engagement.
Your present ardor may cool off in
year or SO and show you both that
you never ought to be anything more
10 each other than pleasant ac-
quaintances. Love-if it is the real
thing will keep, and it is far better
to break an engagement than to
sever the marriage tie.
Young men and girls alike are apt
20 be reckless and headstrong in
their teens, and they should be
brought to understand that in few
years their ideas will undergo CON
siderable change, their Judgment will
mature and many persons and suo-
iects that quite captiyated them at
the age of 10 will have little inter
est for them as they approach 30.
The more frank, SINGER ID unas-
suming lovers are in eaen others
company the better the chances of
marital happiness, and there is no
doubt that there would be fewer un-
fortunate matches made il lovers
were but more open and less given
to deceiying each other. Deceive
your iiance in any way or withhold
from him knowledc ich he is en-
titled to before Jo.le1 himself to
you, and err sin will assuredly re-
bound u you with terrible retri-
button. IL never fails.
Extravaganza in both sexes M
other very common cause iaee
in marriage. Few younl ne
he present day .are wiling ~ - & ~
married life as their parents did,
imply, fragally, iudustriously, and in
the honest hope OF raising a good
family, They want grand estao-
lishment, fine clothes and servants
and an easy and entertaining exist
cnce with as little responsibility as
possible. In word, they want to
indulge the most highly cultivated
selfishness. 1t Is almost needless 10
say that this cannot possibly lead to
happiness.
Sierra County advocate., 1905-02-10
was not malerlel % the tes.

the soels,n was not maferfo' 20 the tee
timon3
Mrs. .Iarkson got divorce and ali
mouy. ana her ex-Ausband declared that
the letters stood for the Society Of Tat
Ting. Jabbering Matrons But this
definition WAS not accepted by any but
the soreheads Of the community.
Several years ago g young mnn named
Crawford went to Westleld ard was en-
ployed In one Of the stores He invested
his earnings in horse and buggy ard
was the envy Of many Of the otheryoung
men because they conid rct afford such
a luxury and the newcomer could COM
mand the company Of any young lady
or a Sunday afternoon drive. But when
Myrtle TAYLOR turned away from him
and married John W'irgate. a farmland
near the village, the Other boys taunted
him by asking him how he lil5ed the So
ciety Of Thankless, Jilting Maidens.
For years this was the accented name
OF the society among the younger class.
Every initial in the name has been tor
tured into something deroeatory to the
society, according to individual taste.
y" has been made TO stand for jealous,
jaunty, fitting, jahberirg, iaurdietd;
''T,' for treacherous, tattirg, teasing,
troublesome, tiresome. ard M fer
mothers, matrons, maidens, misan-
thropes, makeshifts, martyrs, match
makers and the like.
But the name is still secret and no
amount OF coaxing or threatening has
sufIlced to induce member to reveal it.
Sierra County advocate., 1905-02-10
Pastry Without Butter.

Light aky and digestble pie and all kinds of fine
pastry be made with Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder
entirely without butter with half tie usual quantity
sr with fie lard other shortening if desired Pie crust
made either of these ways wholesome and digest
able besides being economical and easier prepared One
third the flour also be dispensed with and the rolled that
much thinner the raising qualities of DR. Prices Powder swell
ing the requisite thickness Those who enjoy tic apetzn
qualities of the delicious home made pie will rejoice know this
secret All clements Of ideal excellence combined in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-02-16
A weman.s Complsxis m !.

1t is rank foolishness to attempt
to remove sallownsss or grexsiness
of the skin by the use OF cosmetics,
or "Iocal' treatment, as advocated
by the beauty doctors. The only
safe and sure way that woman can
improve her complexion is by purify
ing and enriching the blood, which
can only be accomplished by keeping
the liver healthy and active. The
liver is the seat of disease and blood
pollution. Green's August Flower
acts directly on the liver, cleanses
aud enriches the blosd, purif1es the
complexion. 1t also cures consti-
patton, biliousness, nervousness, and
induces refreshing sleep. A singls
bottle of August Flower has been
known to cure the most pronounced
aud distressing case of dyspepsia
and digestion. New trial size bottle
70 cents; regular size Is cents. AT
Frost & Spies.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-02-16
Feeding Steers
For Market

1t is by no means necessary to have
ring specimens to make good beef, says
G.. T. CurtiSS in Breeders Gazette.
The tendency is to discriminate more
and more against the heavy, overfat-
tened, wastefui bullocks. The reason
that the market favors the younger
animal is that there is proportionately
less fat and less waste in the carcass.
At the first international live stock ex-
position, held in 1900, one of the largest
bullocks of the show, prize winner in
the twoyear-old grade classes, pre-
sented four inches of tallow covering
over the ribs before any lean meat was
reached. This was an extreme case
where the formation of fat had taken
place at the expense of lean. 1t may
be safely said however, that four
fifths Of the single bullocks exhibited
in the two-year-old classes at the inter-
national are entirely too fat for prime
carcasses. The same would be true
OF all Of the aged animals exhibited in
the breeding classes.
There are times when the market de-
mands a little ripper carcass than the
Judging on the block would Indicate.
This accounts for the slight premium
paid for the highly finished steers. The
extreme finish, however, does not pay
from a practical or commercial stand
point aside from the show value and
the prize winning feature. AS a bust
ness proposition, steers that have
breeding and quality and that conform
to the beef type and that are thick in
the high priced cuts will return to both
producer and consumer a greater profit
when finished to medium degree
than when fed out to show form.
Pure Bred Cattle Scarce.
We are inclined to get the impression
from live stock shows and advertise
ments that this country is filled with
pure bred stock, but upon careful inves-
tigation the fact is revealed that we
have only 100000 head of pure bred
cattle in the United States out of to-
tai Of 6S,000,000 head We have 5,740,-
600 farms, which means that only
Ii head of pure bred cattle on an
average are found on each farm. If
we assume that half of these animals
are males, which they probably are
not, and about one-half of these are
Of a breeding age, we lave only about
one pure bred bull for each thirty-five
or forty farms. These few figures
show most strikingly the we'll known
fact that farmers should pay more at
tention to cattle breeding as we'll as to
horse breeding.-Farmer's Tribune
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-02-16
The Benefits of SUGAR.

A correspondent remarks that sugar
mas modified the history of Europe and
OF the world In more ways than one.
Used in England four centuries ago
almost exclusively in the preparation
OF medicines and long afterward an
article of luxury only accessible to the
rich, it has by enlarged production and
cheapened manufacture been brought
within the reach of ALL The universal
use of this practically pure carbohy-
drate, which is not only a freely burn
ing fuel and proteid sparer, but mus
Gle food, increasing the poWe of doing
work and lessening fatigue, must have
had widespread and beneficial effects
on the national health. Especially in
the case of children. whose greed of
sugar is the expression of a physiolog-
icai want, has that food been valuable
In conducting to growth, contentment
and well being.-St James Gazette.