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Washington telegraph., 1905-10-06
Tramp Was conscientious,

Wearily the tramp wandered III.
the garden path one summers day
and took off his hat 70 the woman OF
the house. She eyed him keenly
Look here, are you the man l gave =
big meal one February morning" she
demanded, sternly. I'm the NAH
num-" was the reply. We'll do you
remember you promised to shovel all
the snow out of my back yard ami
then sneaked off without doing it?'
asked the woman. Yes. mum; an
me conscience smote me, answered
the tramp. That's the reason I
tramped all the way here through the
blazing sun to finish the ioh"
Washington telegraph., 1905-10-06
THE PIONEER OF AZ, :
George Wombwel, she First TO En-.
GAGE in Profitable Business

George Wombweli, she First TO En-
gage in Profitable Business
George Wembwen, VINO 1as to
rake his name world known as a
menagerie proprietor, was cobbler
in Monmouth street Soho, London, be-
fore he made his adventure tuta' the
world of zoology. His initial purchase
was curious one for stitchef of
leather-two boaconstrictoFs; 1915
they cost him, but the soandness of
his investment was proved by the fact
that he cleared his expenses in the
qrst few weeks OF ownership bv en-
hlbiting them. Thus prasperousN
launched, he built up the finest travel
ing menagerie ever seen up 10 that
time In England. His family Of carnf
,o1a Multiplied exceedingly in eaptiv-
ity, his caravans numbered forty and
his expenses were $500 day. and 1t
took l20 Clydesdales to move him
from fair to tair.
Washington telegraph., 1905-10-06
Children.

Ul7at the ieaves are TO the Forest,
With light and air for food
Ere their sweet and tender juices
Have been hardened into wood
That to the world are children;
Thiough them it feels the glow
Of brighter and SUMMER climate
That reaches the trunks below.
Come to me. ye children!
Ard whisper In my ear
What the birds and winds are singing
In your sunny atmosphere.
For what are al orr contrirings
And the wisdom Of the books
Whtn compared with your caresses
And the glaauess OF your looks?
Yc are hotter than all the ballads
That ever We sung or said;
For We are living poems.
And all the rest are dead.
--I.ongfellow.
Washington telegraph., 1905-10-06
lucky and uniucky Numbers

Thirteen Is foolishiy considered uYa
lucky, nkeiy because thirteen we're ar
the table at the Last Sapper. Number
ore, being indivisiaie. was sacred Ia
the Egyptians, and made the symbol
of HE; three has been considered
lucky, since, in tho Pythagorean sys-
TEN. II was made the perfect number,
expressive Of beginning, middle and
end, and seven has been the most pots
ular number since the Chaldeans, IN
their uoon worship, marked eaca
phase by that numbeT OF oays-
Washington telegraph., 1905-10-06
WHY WE HAVE oNE-siDEp MEN,
All Faculties Not Sufficiently Exer.
cjsed Is One Reason.


cised Is One Reason
Faculties must be exercised or they
will not grow Natpre is teo good an
economist TO allow Us to keep any
faculty or function which we do not
employ. We can have just what We
use, and that will constantly increase :;
everything else VIII be gradG lily
taken away from us. Man becomes
strong and powerful and broad just
n proportion to the extent and health
tulnoss of the activity of his faculties;
and 1t must not be Une-sided, not an
exercise of one OF two faculties. OF one
set of faculties, or the man will topple
over Balance in life comes from the
healIhful exercise OF all the faculties.
Ore reason why we have so many one
sided men in this country Is because
they pursue one idea. exercise one side
of their nature. and, of course, they
cannot retain their balance. This is
ore OF the curses Of specialties. They
are s. good thing for the race, hut
death TO the individual who pursues
his specially at the expense OF the de-
velopment of tie all-around man.-O.
5. Marden in Success Magazine"
Washington telegraph., 1905-10-06
Forciga checsss @ads in America

fSTct51 ISTcSfS rAace III NiyleFicS'
The making OF foreign cheeses in
America has greatly developed during
the last few years, When man goes
TO the market and asks for cheese
with O. foreiga name there is ne GER
tainty that he viii get a cheese that
ts made on the other side % The At
iantic ocean In the main these
cheeses are as good as those made
in the place from which they are ex-
pected TO come The PROCESSES are
not, however, Identical. Thus al n
Wisconsin convention attended by
Major Alvord about year ago, - man
IN the audience declared that a Ger
tain brand of cheese with a foreign
name was exactly the same whether
made in Wisconsin or IN EaFope.
Major Alvotd declared that this coald
not be, because the cheese made in
Wisconsin was made out OK the mHk
Of cows, while that made in Europe
was made from the milk OF goats.
Said he, III you are making that kind
os cheese, show me the goata~
Washington telegraph., 1905-10-06
Wlae Msrca.

Homes are beautifu, cnty when there
ars equal rights, wien the husband
wife and children respect and admire
one another; where there is confidence
and trssst, and this can never be when
the wife and daughters are reduced
70 the conditions OF paupers and beg
gars. II the evil exists IN the home
there should he reaGlustment of af-
fairs and each member CT the work
ing tirm be allowed his or her share OF
the income, Then the home business
will not be robbed OF the concentrated
efforts OF rs partners. nW will The
girls and women be booking elsewhere
Tor work that will Yield cash return,
s-ExchanRe.
Washington telegraph., 1905-10-06
Bishop Brooks and Matrlmccy.

The late Phillips Brooks, being .
bachelor, was greatly annoyed by
receiving offers of marriage from
women all over the country. One won
an tola him that she had fortune al
his disposal II be would accept har
hand and heart. He replied: Give
your money to the poor, your heart +.
God. and your hand 10 the man a'5r
u ks you for Il"
Washington telegraph., 1905-10-06

Hon. Jas. II. McCollum has not
ct announced as Il candidate for
iircuit judge, but his friends are
rging him to co ne ent and it is
Understood that he will make the
tee.
Washington telegraph., 1905-10-06

q - 60 ~ q E1 ia
Rss,s ths q Ihe Kind YOH HagB Always 90Gl
S'S1s''i a. Glrkz1<ZAzZ1
Washington telegraph., 1905-10-06

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So '-- '~'N'>
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30
Alleged Land Frauds in Idaho.

The Department of the Interior has been
Informed that federal grand jury will be
called at Lewiston Idaho. to investigate
the land frauds alleged to have been I'M
earthed there. The inspectors of the de-
partment have been at work for several
months past on evidence of fraud In the
land situation in Idaho. and from what
they have prepared the Department of JUS
tice has authorized the summoning of
federal grand jury. Court will be convened
al Lewiston some time next week and in
dictments will be presented against those
who have been found involved in the
frauds. The Information in the hands of
the department is meager, the reports of
the inspectors having not yet been for
warded to the Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30

ty-one Cossacks and eleven infantrymen
were killed
The mutineers do not seem to have shared
in the burning of part of the city and
shipping. This was entirely the work OF
the rioters Many of these had petroleum
torches and others pocket grenades. They
attacked all the buildings warehouses
dwellings and churches in the neighbor-
hood. and the wooden-framed elevated rail-
road, which serves to three. harbors. max
ing a semi-circ1e round the heads of the
harbors
The timber work of the railway was soon
alight; it blazed in all directions and the
cars tumbled below. Among other prop
erty destroyed were the offices and ware
houses of three great Russian transport
companies, containing immense stores.
cablegrani from ST. Petersburg says:
a dispatch which arrived here early this
morning from Sebastopoi announced that
a squadron of battleships. the Tri-Syiati-
telia, Sinope and Rostislaw, with cruiser
and several torpedo boats, only started for
odessa at o'clock last evening.
This explains the non-appearance of the
squadron at Odessa, but it is difficult to
conjecture the reasons for delaying depart
ure two days at such a critical juncture.
Admiral Kruger's orders are to summon
the Kniaz Potemkine to surrender and
upon her refusal. to sink her, after which
town
1t is reported that the volunteer fleet
cruiser Sarator has been burned at Odessa.
dispatch received from Odessa tonight
says that the authorities there have been
defeated. and that the popuace is taking
orders from the revolving crews of the
Warships The city is partially afiame.
Inc emperor has issued the following
ukase, addressed to the ruling senate:
In order to guarantee public safety and
10 terminate the disorders at Odessa and
neighboring localities, we have found 1t
necessary to declare state of war in
ooessa ana district, and to invest the COM
mander of the troops in the military dis
trlct OF Odessa with the rights of military
authority and special rights of civil admin
istratlon for the defense OF order and pub
lie tranquility"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30
Thousands Saved for the Department.

Some idea of the value of the COMPETE
tive bid system in the purchase of supplies
and the performance of work for the de-
partments can be gained from figures re-
Gently compiled in the patent Office relative
to the saving made on the photo-lithograp
ic work for that office by the recent COM
petition between rival firms. Last year the
photo-lithographic work of the patent Of
flee was done entirely by one firm and the
price paid was s242, $50. This amount was
less than that of the year before by several
thousand. This year the work has been
divided among four contractors and the
price to be paid for the entire amount is
11.602.50. saving of $65, 057 80. During
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1904, the
price paid per page for work on the Patent
Office Gazette was 1925, while this year the
price to be paid is $4.60.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30
TERROR AT ODESSA.
Russian City at Mercy of Mob
Many Killed.

Last night was one of horror. The rattle
of rifles and machine guns was incessant,
while the glare from the burning harbor
Illuminated scenes of blood The Cossacks
operated thirty machine guns on the main
thoroughfares, and considering that these
were sometimes turned on densely massed
mob the estimates OF thousands killed and
thousands wounded do not seem excessive.
The losses sustained by the troops are not
known accurately. but 1t is admitted that
three police officers, nine policemen, twen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30
To Inspect Russian Camns.

Surgeon Raymond Spear of the navy has
been ordered to Manchuria for special duty
In connection with the naval, medical and
sanitary features of the Russo-Japanese
war. Permission has been granted by the
Russian government for this officer to visit
Russian military camps in the far east
and he Will proceed at once to st. Peters
burg, and from there he will go to Man.
churia. Surgeon Spear will make a special
study of the hygiene of camp life, as the
naval medical corps is charged with the
health of landing parties and marines
ashore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30
POTOMAC RIVER BOATS.

E. s. RANDALL POTOMAC RIVER LINE.
Str. HARRY RANDALL, Mondays and wcdnes-
days at 400 and Saturday at a IN. for Co
lonial Beach. Colton's, BushwoOd Rock Point
Currlomen: Nomini and intermediate landings on
river On Mondays trip. landings In Lower Macho
doc are made in addition TO regular schedule
Str. WAKEFIELD Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Sunday MT am for landings to Colonial Beach
and Wirt's wharf
Str. for GLYM0NT and intermediate landings at
am. daily. except Sunday. Returning about !
pm. je6-tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30
Offer to Mr.. Wallace.

Mr. Wallace then said that a few days
before be sent the cable to the Secretary he
had received u cable from prominent bust
ness men In New York. asking if he would
consider an offer to accept an important po-
s.tiou Ia New York. and that he had cabled
iu reply that ii was simply question of
terms and conditions and that he had re-
uuestcd particulars: that the particulars
came. and 10 proved 10 be definite offer of
"a position as president OF large holding
company, controlling several other corpora
tons with certain stock BENEFITS and other
advantages 10 himself, which. with the sal
airy, made IL equivalent to $4,000 year;
that he did not at once accept the oner, but
delayed IL for a few days IN order TO cable
the Secretary OF War, during which the
parties increased their proposal between
$1,000 and $4,000 a year. making 1t equiva-
lent 70 SGDOu0 or S65 coo
He stated that the position was an espe-
clally attractive one, and such as he had
only hoped 10 obtain after the completion OF
the canal-and thus only after years OF fur
Their service on the isthmus. that the duties of
the new position were especially agreeable.
and afforded opportunities to make money
through investments. etc; further, that the
position was such a good one that lie did
not consider that he could decline II; that
life on the isthmus was lonely and accom-
panied with risk to himself and wife and
was another reason for accepting a better
offer but that his new duties would not re-
qulre all OF hrs attention for the next two
months anu Aiiht tiN Pal tits i4dts GEsScu
that be could close up his canal work in the
meantime. always provided It did not take
him from New York to the sthmus. He re-
le-red 70 the Presidents order appointing
Tho original commission. and in which the
President had stated that the Commission
ers would hold Office subject to the due full
lllmeut OF their duties, and, he stated that
This made the office subject to ternina ton
by the President, and that consequently.
he Cir Wallace considered that the holder
of tho Office had an equal right to retire
from II at his option at any time.
Concluding. he stated that while he was
thus severing his connection with the canal
work he was willing to make up his an
nual report and he would IL desired by
the government. continue 10 serve as a COM
missioner. but not as chief engineer In
charge o. the construction work on the
isthmus-
Mr. Wallace said that this was all he had
20 say in regard to his personal rotation TO
the work. and that he would then proceed
10 discuss generally the conditions on the
hmus II the Secretary desired. Secretary
said he wished Mr. Wallace would
que HIS general statement"
a1.sce soll3Xsa his personal state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30
A TLANTIC COAST H INE.

Effective June 2. 1905.
4:3o am daily-Sleeping Cars New York to
Jacksonville. Fla.
3:45 pm. daiy--Sleeping Cars New York to Port
Tampa, Fla. via Jacksonville: New York 10 Au-
gusta, Ga; New York TO Charleston, g. c.: Wash.
ington, ID. c., tn Wilmington, n. @. Connects at
Petersburg for Norfolk via n. g. W. DINING CAR
SERVICE this train.
For tickets and all information apply at the
OFFICE OF THE LINE, col PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE NORTHWEST. AND PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD STATION.
A. l.. REED
District Passenger Agent. Washington, D. O.
w. ]. CRAIG, II. NJ. EMERSON.
Gen. Pas. Ast. Traffic Manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30
SOUTHERN IRAlAMAY.

Trains leave from Pennsylvania Station.
1:35 am. Daily. Local for Harrisonburg, War.
1851 am. Daily. Washington and Florida Lin
tied. Through coaches and sleeper TO Columbia,
11:15 am. Daily. United States Fast Mail
First-class coaches and drawing room sleeper to
New Orleans: Dining EAR service.
4:01 pm. Week Days. Local for HarTtscnbury
and way stations Manassas branch.
1855 pm Daily. Local for Warrentou and Char.
lottesville.
press. First-cIass coach to Atlanta, sleeper to
Columbus Ca, via Atlanta, Sunset tourist, sleeper
Washington to San Francisco Mondays, Wednes-
$50 pm Daily New York and Florida Ell.
press. First-class coaches and sleepers to Column
lila, Savannah and Jacksonville. Sleeper to An.
gusta and Port Tampa. Dining car service Ia
1000 p.m Daily. New York and Memphis Lin
ing car to Roanoke, Knoxville, Chattanooga and
Memphis; sleeper to New Orleans. Dining car
service.
l0:4o pm. Daily. Washington and Southwestern
Limited. All Pullman train club and observa ton
cars TO Atlanta and Macon; sleepers to Nashville.
A'i'n'a fRA I on i' BIuhMo sS BRANCH.
Leave Washington $40 am. 1:3o pm. AIS M,
sos pm. week days. for Bluemont; 4:45 pm, 6 rs
leave Washington 9:ol am. 9:10 am, 6:2S pm.
for Bluemont Saturdays only for Bluemont, II 80
Through trains from the South arrive Washington
6:42 am, 6:52 am, 9:40 am. $50 a. M, 300
pm, $50 pm. and s3o pm daily Local trains ne
from ss a@ meek csys and s2S
Tickets. Sleeping car reservations. and detailed
street. Oil Pennsylvania avenue and Pennsylv.-
mia Station. Baggage checked througs from hotels
Phone ,' isio p. r.. R. Cab Service.
H. b. SPENCER, Gen. Aan.
jane is. s; Il HARDWIcK, Pass; Traf; Mgr.
L Known
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30
Sea board Line Railway.

TICKET OFFICE, 1921 PENNA. AVE
For Petersburg, Raleigh Wilmington Columbia,
Savannah, Jacksonville, Tampa. Atlanta, Brmlng-
ham, Mobile, Pensacola and New Orleans.
1880 AN. DAILY-Seaboard Mail-Through
Pullman Sleeper to Jacksonville Fla, connecting
at Hamlet with Pullman Sleeper to Atlanta. Cafe
Dining Car.
6:25 PM. DAILY-Seabosrd Express-Solid train
to Jacksonville and Tampa. with through Pullman
Sleepers Also sleeper to Atlanta on this train.
Cafe Dining Car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30
OCEAN TRAVEL.
PENCIL n nNE

coAPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSFORMATIONS,
pre ss,, lime v to Ha nn Paris France).
From Pier No. AZ. North River foot Morton st. NY
La Gascogne. July q. La Lorraine. July ~
La Savoie. ..s...July Is la Tourraine. Aug 8
La Bretagne July 20iLa Gascogne. Aug. 10
sTwin-screw steamers.
General Agency, 80 Broadway New York
GEORGE W. MOSS,
NH S12t eSu IA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30
Taft Refused to DECKER.

The Secretary answered: Further talk
is useless. 1t would be to dicker. 1 can
not decker on such a grave subject I have
assumed that you had given this subject
the greatest consideration. and you have
approached II deliberately and stated to
me your action in set and definite terms
You have Enthusiastically announced that
you purpose to accept a position so at
tractive that you could not possibly afford
to decline 1t, and that you would not hence
forth perform any duties for the govern
ment as inconsistent with serving your
new masters. who require your constant
presence in New York, and therefore that
you could not and would not go back to
Panama as chief engineer"
Mr.. Wallace again stated that he deeply
regretted that the Secretary's point Of view
was different from his own and said that
he would send his resignation as soon as he
them to the President. through the Secre-
tary.
While there is a difference between us"
he added. las to the point of view we take
concerning my duty. l consider that there
can be no question that / have performed
my full duty UP to this hour
The Secretary replied that he did not con-
slider that any man can decide such a duty
up to any one point where ii suits him to
stop and then claim that he has fulfilled
1t by merely performing 1t UP to the point
OF his own selection In my view a duty
Is an entirety. and is not fulfilled unless 1t
Is wholly fulfilled"
His designations commissioner chief
engineer and as vice president. general
mana ger and director of the Panama rail-
road were then submitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-30

ment with a discussion lasting half an hour
regarding conditions on the isthmus and
the work on the canal. When he finished
Secretary Taft thus addressed him:
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-01
A JeweIrY Fad.

One of the novelties in jewelry is
the miniature scarf pin, containing
the tiny portrait in oils upon porcelain
of the wearer's favorite horse. Favor
ite terriers and petted cats have also
posed for these miniatures, which are
set in a gold brooch or lace pin for
the ornamentation of their fond mis-
tresses.
The work Of painting these animal
miniatures is difficult, requiring three
weeks and having to be done entirely
under a microscope A portrait paint
er of note has been Obliged to put
aside his legitimate work to cater to
this fad.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-01
Eveninu Slippers.

Evening slippers were never more
beautiful with their fine embroidery
Of beads and cut designs filed with lace
stitches. They are dainty and en-
inently ladylike. in the blacks, the
browns, and the delicate grays. In
one style the slipper is cut very low,
little more than band of the leather
to hold it over the toe, made to show
the beautiful embroidery of the
hosiery. With these pretty things
without bow or buckle are other slip
pers each with big, fluffy rosette OF
chiffon on the toe. If not as good
style in themselves they have the ad,
vantage Of apparently diminishing the
size of the foot.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-01
Pretty and serviceabIe.

A pretty red cloth coat that comes
from Paris, for a child, might be du-
plicated in any other color, and made
Of a lightweight cloth with an inter
lining would serve through the spring
If the interlining were removed.
The garment is loose-fitting, with
two very scant bias rufies at the
edge bottom. At least one of these ruff
fies should be used, for If child
grows quickly the coat may be length
ened by dropping the ruffle that at first
should be set upon the hem.
The shoulder cape is put on in a
graduating line and the top edge Is
finished by a band of stitching which
continues down both sides Of the front
In double-breasted effect. Two rows OF
buttons are used. The sleeves are
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-01

Yorkshire puddings are much light
er when basted with the meat drip
pings.
Never allow lettuce to stand in
water; it willis the leaves.
In making soft custard add the milk
to the eggs, not eggs to the milk; use
an agate milk boiler for making the
custards.
Add a little hot water to what is left
of yesterdays tomato soup, and the
macaroni sauce is made.
All crusts and bits of bread should
always be saved. Brown them in the
oven, then roll very fine.
For the creamed potatoes use those
that are left from breakfast
Escalloped oysters taste and look
better when the cracker crumbs are
moistened in melted butter.
Cut the braised beef into small
pieces before warming
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-01

There is a new powder, straight
from Paris, made for scenting the hair
1t is nothing more nor less than a
finely powdered sachet, and comes in
tints to match any shade of hair. It is
busted into the pompadour and over
the bun by means of powder puff.
and imparts to the tresses the faint
est and most fascinating odor imagina-
BILE.
Scented tresses are as much the
fashion to-day as they were in the
time of our grandmothers. Spraying
them with ordinary perfume is not
effective; bat sacheting them leaves a
lasting and delicate odor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-01
savorv Rice.

Boil one cupful Of rice in three pints
OF boiling salted water until the grains
are large and soft and Slightly forl1ed
at one end. Drain, rinse with cold wa
ter and drain again thoroughly. Melt
a tablespoonful Of butter in a frying
pan, brown sliced onion In this. Re
move onion, put in the rice and stir
with fork until slightly Drowned.
Have hot in another saucepan one cup
full Of tomato pulp. rubbed smooth and
seasoned with saltspoonful of salt