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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17

THIN about eighteen months, II
M present plans are promptly exc
wv cuted, there will not be light,
heat or power boiler in all the big
group Of government buildings On
Capitol Hill. This will be when the new
generating station is established east Of the
Capitol. Work on the new building has not
yet been commenced. but the general plan
is outlined and when 1t Is completed light,
heat and power will be furnished from one
station for the Capitol. the Congressional
Library, the new office buildings of the Sem
ate and the House OF Representatives. and
possibly also for the Maltby building and
for the Botanic Gardens. This will be the
biggest installation of Its kind ever at
tempted in Washington. and with the ex-
ception of the city electric light station 1t
will be the biggest lighting plant In the Dis
trict 1t will be the only plant however,
that will furnish light. heat and power COM
bined.
The plant at the Capitol has been consid-
cred as too small for years. 1t Is designed
for 800 horse power, and 1t has only been
by speeding UP the engines and working
them excessively that 1t could be forced to
carry the load, sometimes as much as 2,1oo
horse power. that was demanded OF 1t. The
new plant will be an S,000-kilowat station.
capable Of supplying all the buildings
named. and 1t will be so designed that 1t
will be capable of expansion as the needs OF
the government increase. 1t has been in
tended that the new station shall be on the
government reservation at Garfield Park. In
the square bounded by New Jersey avenue.
c street and South Capitol street. Possibly
this plan will be carried out. At the same
time 1t is possible that the station may be
placed further south, near the old GENIAL.
This would leave Garfield Park free and
unencumbered to the public, and there
would be some technical advantages in io-
eating nearer the water supply. where
there Is still government ground enough
for the building.
As In the case of most government plants.
the United States will erect the building on
whatever site Is finally selected, and bids
will be opened for the installation OF the
machinery and for connecting the plant
with the buildings that 1t will supply. The
sv.io nh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17

It happened In the sixties that a party
of Ave miners after seasons work in
the Omenica forked on on the wrong trail
In returning and were compelled to win
ter somewhere between the second and
third wave OF the Cordiilera uplift They
had enough OF the three B's"--bacon,
beans and -four for banno ,k-for four
month"; existence on quarter rations:
such was their ignorance OF the hunters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17

According to one Of the two versions, the
leader of the party took bottle OF whisky
and Winchester out OF the boat and car
ried them along with him. 80 firmly was he
convinced that the little man was alive
and capable Of being persuaded to give an
account Of himself In point of fact he
was dead, and from the look OF his face
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17

will be the question to be settled whether
the heating plant shall be hot water or
steam or hot air. The latter might seem
for the Capitol, but possibly the
legislators can furnish that In sufficient
quantities themselves. The cost will depend
on several considerations, but the work Is
generally referred to now as 1.-The million
dollar plant" so that probably will not be
far of from the figure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17

that made brick out Of the South Capitol
clay have removed their plants to Virginia.
Among the plants removed Is the Richard
son works.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17

An old colored man was picking clay in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17

The mains and conduits will be carried
from the power plant north to supply the
Library, Senate and Capitol buildings in the
order named. and then win mako loop
through the Capitol and back to thhe plant
by way OF the House building. Possibly the
smaller buildings named and the coast and
geodetic survey wKi be taken h % the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17

THIN about eighteen months. II
~ present plans are promptly exc
" cuted, there will not be light,
heat or power boiler in all the big
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
F,.css~st75....,ss..gle -
aGARMs F0g2D
lHNN GARDEN
BUTCHER HOGS.
bloom OF Condition Necessary For
Prime Hog.
Nv WILLIAM DrETRTc4 uiinois ex

bloom OF Condition Necessary For
Prime Hog.
ny WILLIAM DIETRICH. Illinois ex-
pertinent station.
Hogs that will grade as prime butch
ers, either heavy. medium or light,
must be perfect in quality, ideal in
form and must show much evidence OF
ripeness in condition as well as ma
turity.
Prime.--The term prime" in a gen.
eral way means the best Of the class,
but in a more specific way in stock
yards vernacular 1t has a meaning OF
its own. To grade as prime a hog
must show marked evidence Of ripe
ness and maturity. The two must 60
hand in hand. A hog may be mature
without having been fed so as to show
that bloom Of condition that is neces-
sary for a prime hog, or he may have
been as well fed as possible and not
be sufficiently mature; consequently he
would not grade as prime. The high
state Of finish required for a hog OF
this grade is brought about by liberal
grain feeding to maturity. Maturity
in general means that condition at
which development is complete In a
more specific sense in the realm OF
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
SPRING IN THE GARDEN

Set shrubs and vines as soon as the
ground settles.
BE ready to jump right in and make
the best use Of every fine day.
Those choice seed potatoes may
sprout too soon If not kept cool.
When warm enough to uncover the
rosebushes, little fine manure OF fer
tilizer forked in around the roots will
tickle them greatly.
For perfect roses prune in March.
Cut back about one-third Of last years
growth on hybrid perpetuals.
If you did not blanket the rhubarb
with manure last fall, give it nice top
dressing Of fine compost now and
place half barrels over a few OF the
plants to hurry them along.
For the new potato Noroton Beauty
1t is claimed that it is "the earliest po-
tato ever grown, being sixteen days
earlier than the Old Early Rose, of
which It is a Iineal descendant, and the
best all round potato in existence"
Use Prizetaker or any Of the large
globe kinds for the new onion culture.
Sow in fats, hotbed or greenhouse and
transplant TO the open as soon as the
ground is in good working condition.
Bear in mind that the new soil inocu-
lation by artificial cultures is Just as
applicable to garden beans. peas and
sweet potatoes as to field crops. Some
wonderfully good things are already
told about its work by those who have
practiced it.
Onion seed cannot be sown too early
1t will germinate and grow even in the
wet and cold if the ground has been
properly fitted. There's the rub. The
soil cannot be made fine till it has dried
out. Just here comes in the ''new"
onion culture, seeds sown under glass
and plants set out when the soil is wen
prepared.
No better seed tester is needed than
this: Place the seed between a fold Of
cotton flannel cloth and lay it on a
plate. Moisten but do not saturate the
cloth with water. Cover with another
plate and keep at a temperature Of
about 20 degrees +. By the end OF
three days good seed should have ger
pinated 80 per cent or more.
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
STRANGE FISH TRAP.

AT Dover, England, there is un-
der construction a series of immense
breakwaters which will greatly in
crease the size of the harbor. In
the work, says the London Express,
a big diving bell is employed. When
this machine was descending recent
ly the men seated round its sides
saw in the glare Of the electric light
a strange sight.
The water beneath them suddenly
became alive with thousands of tiny
silvery fish, which darted hither and
thither in their efforts to escape the
unexpected captivity. Some sue.
ceeded in diving under the edges Of
the bell, but as it descended nearer
the bottom the few inches Of water
remaining became thick with the
fish.
When the bell rested on the bee
Of the sea the men captured nearly
a thousand Of the sprats. The fisl
were probably attracted by the cleo
trio light which is used in the bell.
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
pRnrr nurcHrn HOGS.

swine feeding 1t may be given an ad-
ditional meGning-viz, that stage I'm the
process Of feeding where growth ceases
under a given system of feeding and
the animal takes on the form and APP
pearance as well as the high state Of
finish of an ordinarily well fed mature
animal This may be at different ages
and weights, thus giving US prime
heavy hogs and prime. heavy, medium
and light butchers. ranging in weight
from 500 down to 200 pounds.
Quality.-By quality is meant the
characteristic that is indicated by a
medium Sized fine, clean cut head
without any surplus fat or wrinkles OF
skin; medium sized ears OF fine texture;
hair that is fine. straight and silky
and lies close to the body; skin that
is smooth, pliable and free from wrin-
kles; tail that is smooth. nicely taper
ing and not too large; bone that il
fine firm and free from undue coarse
ness at the joints, as indicated In the
legs; shoulders that In the case Of boars
have not too large development Of
shields and by a symmetrical. smooth
development throughout the entire
body-in short, such points Of refine
ment in form and features as are char
acteristlc of we'll bred swine.
Form.-The form Of a prime butcher
hog is that Of an ideal fat or lard
hog-viz, broad back. wide and well
filed hams and shoulders, short, thick
neck. heavy jowls and short legs. The
hog must have these parts we'll develop
ed and at the same time be symmetri-
cal. smooth and compact Together with
this form there must be an indication
Of quality. such as goes only with good
breeding and good feeding
Condition. Condition Is a greater
factor than either form or quality in
determining the grade TO which fat
hog belongs. BY condition is meant
the degree of fatness. Prime butcher
hogs must be well covered with a
thick layer Of fat on the outside Of the
carcass, be well rounded out at the
rump, thus making a socket in which
the tail is set, be well filed out on the
neck up to the face, have a broad, fat
back, with much fat on sides and on
belly, and be we'll filed in TANKS and
In twist Besides this they must be
free from fiabbiness and show firm,
even and symmetrical development.
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
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A QUESTION OF INTENTION.

Lettuce For Many Purposes-Prob-
ably You Can Find One That Suits.
The right thing may be all wrong If
wrongly used. Dirt, for instance, is
only matter misplaced, and a weed is a
plant where it should not be. In con
sidering your own particular require
ments when selecting seed Of lettuce
the following schedule Of varieties
adapted TO the several purposes named
will be found trustworthy;
Home Use.-Deacon, Hartford, Bronz-
cd Head, New York. Prize Head, Mi
gnonette, Black Seeded Simpson. Paris
White Cos, California Cream Butter,
Iceberg, Tennis Ball Black Seeded.
Market Gardening Outdoors. - Big
Boston, Tennis Ball Black Seeded,
Black Seeded Simpson, Hanson, Reich
ner California Cream Butter, Paris
White Cos Mammoth Black Seeded
Butter, Hubbards Market White
Chavigne.
Market Gardening Under Glass
Grand Rapids, Crumpled Leaved, Hot
house, Black Seeded Simpson, Golden
Queen, Mette's Forcing. White Star,
Hubbard's Market Tennis Ball White
Seeded, Detroit Market Gardener
Forcing.
Quality.-Half Century, Hartford
BrOnzed Head, Deacon, Paris White
Cos, Mignonette, New York, Tennis
Ball Black Seeded, California Cream
Butter Hubbard's Market, Golden
Queen.
Most Largely Planted In the Order
Named. - Prize Head, Hanson, Black
Seeded Simpson, Tennis Ball Black
Seeded. Big Boston California Cream
Butter, Early Curled Simpson. Nam
moth Black Seeded Butter, Deacon
Grand Rapids
Desirable New or Little Known Va
rieties.-Mette's Forcing, Express Cos
Matador Crumple Leaved, Unrivaled
White Chavigne, White Loaf, Bon Ton
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
Telling Fortunes by tho Leaves In thu
Tcaoup.

Telling Fortunes by tho Leaves In thu
Tcaoup.
Ever so many people would like
to have their fortunes told by the
appearance of the leaves in their
teacups, but very few people know
how to tell the fortunes.
The way to do is this. After you
have drawn your tea, leaving Just
a few drops with the leaves, first
make a wish and repeat it three
times in your mind, then twirl the
cup around SO as to shake up the
leaves as much as possible. Do this
three times, from left to right, then
turn the cup upside down and, set
ting it in the saucer, twirl it again
three times, left to right; then, look
ing in, read the fortune:
I have a fortune rhyme TO use:
zone leaf alone, alone you'll be.
Two together. the priest you'n see;
Three In groups your wish you'll gain;
Four, a letter from loving swain:
Five. good news the letter II bring;
Six in a row, a song you'll sing:
Seven together great fortune waits
For you-so say the teacup fates.
Tea leaves short and tea leaves tall
Bring you company great and small;
Tea leaves many and dotted fne
Are OF bad luck the surest sign:
Tea leaves few and clean the rim.
Your cup with Joy o'erhows the brim."
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
Norfolk & Western Ry

Schedule in effect December J. i9OA
Leave wilmington. Penna. r. n. Sta
tion;
ana Western; also Knoxville. chatta.
nooga and Memphis.
4 as .. m. daily--Washingtoa and chatta-
no5ga Limited-Roanoke. Bristol. WINS.
ton. salem. Knoxville. Chattanooga
Nashville. Memphis. New Orleara
s-hrourh eleepers. cafe cars.
ror norfolk via Washington ana Rira
r,ond. 1855 a. m. daily. 715 a. m. daiIv
80 a o. m daily. Arrive Norfolk u. 20 !,
SO p. m. 1910 r. m.
,p,a Philadelphia-Pennsylv r.. a. 80
cumberland valley r.. R.-shenansosh
valley Route.
,rrains leave philadelphia. Pennsviv.,,.
r. r. Stauoni
ew %. m. daily-Bhenandoah speciaI 70,
r,uray, Elkton. Basic. Buena vista Nat-
urai Bridge. Roanoke. E. Radford Vvyr-
-ton. n.Saiem. Biueneld. Meioh ana Gar
pullraau buffet sleeper between I1bu.-
8eiphla, Weich and Cary.
n a u. m. daily -Exp.rs For I.ur.w
natural Bridge. Buera vlsia. Roapot.
Radford, WythHVille. Abingdon. BrlatoI
HHorristown. Knoxville. Chattanooga anj
Memphis. Pullman sleeper botwoen
philadelphia and Knoxville.
via Baltimore and Ohio r. n.
From 3. g. q. STATEN III p. m. 8ady
For BerryVills. Luray. Shenandoah and
intermediate points.
II. J. LOCKWOOD. Passenger Agent
ifth street and New York Ave-, Bond
Bldg.. Washington. ID. g.
". y. BBvIbh. q. p. A.. Hsanohs, Va.
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
Bind Are Hard worker,.

Birds can and do work far hard
CT than human beings. A pair Of
house martins when nesting will
feed their young once in twenty sec
onds-that is, each bird, male and
female, makes ninety journeys to
and fro in an hour, or about 1000
day. 1t must be remembered that
on each journey the bird has the
added work of catching the worm.
Even so tiny a bird as the wren
has been counted to make ITO trips
to and from its nest within 430
minutes, and the prey it carried
home consisted of larger, heavier
and harder to find insects than were
caught by the sparrows. Among
them were twenty good sized cater
pillars, ten grasshoppers, seven spi-
ders, eleven worms and more than
one fat chrysalis.
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
PhiIa. and Reading Ry
Wilmington divisiou.l J

Timetable In effect Nov ~. rooL
Trains leave Wilmington. (Kinp street
gtation), for Elsmere Junction, Mont
chanin, Winterthur, Guycncourt, Gran.
eVue. Coaaart, Chadd's Ford Junction.
Pocopson, West Chester, Embreeville.
Mortonville, Coatesville and intermediate
gtasions, daily. except Sunday, at 7.ssa
m. daily 2. 20 and A.5o p. m Sunday
oufy 8. Ioa. m, ?. 20, 4.So p. m,
For Sup &c, Elverson and intermedlate
stations, daily, except Sunday, at y.57a.
m, daily, p 20 and 1.So p. m Sunday
only s. 10 a. m, ? 20. a. so p, m.
,ior Joanna, Birdaboro, Reading and
intermediates citations, daily. except Suu-
dav az z.sa a. m. aud 2. 20 p. m Sunday
only at B. 10 a. IA. and 2. 20 p. N.
ATLANTIC CITY X. r. From Chestnut
81 Ferry. For South st. see timetables
at stations.
weekdays. Atlantic City. $50 a. m,
Lei. 900 a. m. Exp. 1850 a. m, Exp. 100
p. m. EXP. (Sat. only. 200 D. M. Exp,
400 p. M. Exp. go minutes), 500 p. M.
Fxp. go minutes). $40 p. m, Lei, $50 p.
m. EXP. 7i5 p. m. EXP.
weekdays. Cape May, Zso a. m. Lei.
$50 a. m. Exp 1.4o p. M. Exp. Saturday
only. AIS p. m. EXP 90 minutes). $50 p.
m. Lei.
Weekdays. Ocean City and Sea Isle
city. $50 a. M, Exp, lio D. m, Exp. lsat-
urday only. 42o D. m. Exp. $50 p. M,
Lei
sundays. Atlantic City, 800 a. M. Lei
500 q. M. Exp. 900 a. m, EXP, 1000 a. m.
Exp. 500 p. M. Lei, IT'S p. m., Exp.
Sundays. Cape May. 500 a. M. Lei, S4i
A. M Exp 500 p. m. Lei.
Sundays. ocean city and Sea Isle city
As a. m. Exp. 500 p. M, Lei
A. TtDICE. EDISON J. WEEKS,
Genl Supt. Genl Pass'r AIT
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
l&sIEG.aI=4zsRM6aSS
FlELDsaND. CS1RRDEN
RouP IN FOWLS.

Potassium Permnnganate OF Value
In some Stages.
BY A. R. WARD, University Of California
Roup is the iAost broadly distributed
and destructive poultry disease in the
United States The disease encounter
I'd most frequently Is characterized
by a more or less viscld, i'll smell
ing, purulent catarrhal exudate involv-
ing the mucosa Of the conjtnctiva,
mares and the suborbital sinuses com
municating with the latter. The exu-
date. on account of its vsscid nature
and on account Of the tortuous passages
for its exit from the head. is not readi-
ly discharged through the nostrils or
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
Tho Fisher Came.

The players all seize a tablecloth
OF a similar sheet by the edges. The
one who is chosen as leader says:
q fish for all kinds of fish. When
! say, Let goHyou must hold fast
When / say, Hold fastP YOU must
let GO"
Then the leader begins to speak
quickly, saying anything that comes
into his head, until suddenly he
says, 'Let gow or, Hold fastp at
a time when he imagines that he
can catch the others off their guard.
Those who are caught must pay a
forfeit.
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
ASPARAGUS CULTURE.
l.. MyriciS Tells of Some Items of New
Jersey Practice.

l.. MyriclS Tells of Some Items of New
Jersey Practice.
Asparagus is heavily fertilized, and
commercial fertilizers are used almost
exclusively, though a little farm ma
nure, preferably from hogs, is some
times applied. The popular fertilizer
is high grade factory preparation
containing 4 per cent nitrogen, s per
cent available phosphoric acid and ~
per cent potash, costing $32 per ton
One ton is spread broadcast as early
IN March as the land can be worked
and 1000 pounds more after cutting.
After applying fertilizer in the early
spring the land is cultivated twice
across the rows. with a disk harrow
and then with the rows with a one
horse cultivator every few days dur
ing the cutting season and less often
later Toward the end of cultivation
the land is somewhat ridged toward
the rows.
Cutting begins the second year after
setting The largest shoots are obtain
ed between the third and seventh
years, but heavier crops are received In
later years. The sprouts from old beds,
however, are small and sell poorly.
Cutting is done by Italians, who are
paid by the bunch
Asparagus is tied IN punches four
inches across, weighing two to two and
a half pounds each, and shipped in
crates holding twenty-four bunches.
The earliest goes by express to Bos'
ton, and the best quality often brings
81 per dozen. prices ranging from 50 to
81. Later in the season. when prices
fall, New York IS the popular market,
prices ranging from 81 to IS for fancy,
50 to $3.50 for ordinary and less for
small sizes and culls. Last year good
growers averaged $3.50 per acre re
ceipts. and some who had rust proof
asparagus realized twice as much.
From this OF course came expenses of
growing, etc.
The obstacle to asparagus culture is
the rust, which is very destructive,
especially to the older varieties. Farm
ers are combating the disease more by
setting rust resisting varieties than by
attempting to control 1t. The most
resistant variety is OF uncertain iden-
tity, but thought to be a strain OF the
French or Argenteul asparagus
American Agriculturist.
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
sowing Clover Seed.

There seems to be an impression
among many farmers that as clover is
a soil enricher it may be sown on any
wornout soil with success. The mis-
take is that many do not understand
that the clover plant requires a large
quantity of mineral fertilizer in order
to succeed and that the soil must be
depended upon to supply this fertili-
zer. Potash and phosphoric acid are
both essential to the growth Of legumes
as well as other crops. The air does not
supply these elements. A sweet soil
which contains plenty Of available
phosphoric acid and potash is essential
to success with clover. If the soil is
acid the tubercles will not develop
upon the roots, and the clover will be
very weak and will soon die. If the
soil is acid 1t may be sweetened by ap-
plying lime llberaily.-Cor. Ohio Farm
er
Evening journal., 1905-05-12


cleft palate In the sinuses, which
have no provision for natural drain
age. the exudate collects and causes
a bulging Of the face in front Of and
below the eyes. The cut shows the
head Of a fowl so affected.
When confined, as in the sinuses or
conjunctiva, the viscid exudate un-
dergoes rapid Transformation into
q cheesy mass. This stage of the dis
ease is referred to by poultrymen as
"swell head" Earlier stages Of the dis
ease. in which the exudate is merely
noticed in the nostrils. are distinguish
ed by. poultrymen with such names as
simple catarrh." contagious catarrh"
and @oIdinary cold"
A study Of clinical notes leads to the
conclusion that potassium permanga-
nate is OF great value in combating the
disease in the conjunctiva. No virtue
can be claimed for it in treating the
nasal chambers. Neither does creolin
exert favorable influence In this lat
ter region.
Results Of treatments did not Justify
the further use Of copper sulphate or
turpentine The latter caused a swell
ing Of the nostrils. which prevented the
flow OF ezudate and gave a false ap-
pearance Of Improvement Kerosene
gave encouraging results, but those
apparently cured eventually died. Spir-
its of camphor produced no general
Improvement.
Notwithstanding the popular demand
for a successful treatment for roup,
this end does not appear to be the
most desirable one to seek. The condi-
tions under which chickens contract
roup must be determined and correc-
tive measures applied to prevent the
disease
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
A Painful End, No Doubt.

A teacher once told her class that
a child should make up a sentence
with the words "bitter end" for the
last words Of the sentence. She
waited for quite awhile. After
awhile a small boy said he knew a
sentence, so she told him to 60
ahead. "Our dog chased the next
door cat over the fence and bitter
end" (bit her endl.
Evening journal., 1905-05-12
nrca icntcd nu.t nnth.

Do not forget that dust baths are the
natural remedy for lice and mites, and
fowls should always be provided with
them. Sand and road dust mixed with
a small quantity Of pyre thum powder
will generally keep the birds free from
vermin and thus give them a better
chance to make the progress desired
by their breeder.-Poultry Expert