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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05
The Fleets.

The naval situation in the far east de-
velops so slowly that the western world
is seriously puzzled When the Russian
warships passed through the straits into the
China sea there was Il general expectation
that a great battle would Immediately oc-
cur. 1t known that the Japanese had
scouts in the vicinity and were aware of
the approach of the enemy. But a series
of false alarms succeeded. until it has
been made plain that neither the Russians
nor the Japanese are anxious TO force the
fighting. The Russian fleet is in the close
neighborhOod of French waters, and the
Nebogatof squadron is now making its
way in that direction to increase Ro-
testvensky's strength by a half dozen fight
ing vessels.
Meanwhile Togo has remained absolutely
inactive, so far as offensive operations are
concerned, his present location being
shrouded in mystery. He has been report
ed from various places of rendezvous, near
Formosa and in the straits between Japan
and Korea. That he is making the best
use of his time in putting his ships in
tip-top shape is to be expected. But just
why he has elected to remain idle, in a
fighting sense, while Rojestvensky Is be-
ing reinforced calls for explanation
Perhaps one reason for this inactivity is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05
Japan and the United States.

Baron Kaneko, speaking in New York last
night, gave fresh assurances of the friend
ship of Japan for the United States. and
ridiculed the yarn that his country has de-
signs on the Philippines. That he voices
the sentiment of his people on this subject
we may not doubt, and that the relations
between Japan and the United States will
remain cordial is as easily to be believed.
The story about Japan and the Philippines
received its main interest from some re-
marks made by Representative Hull Of
Iowa. chance suggestion on the subject
had been floating around. but when a MEM
Der of Congress dignified it by notice and
seemed to indorse it, it became a part of
serious discussion. Mr. Hull, however,
claimed to have been unsupported and
said after his remarks had been widely crit
icised that he had predicted nothing. and
entertained himself no fear that Japan
would move upon our works after she had
finished with Russia.
The enemies of Japan accredit her with
great capacity and boundless ambition.
WHAT fear of her they are trying to excite
is not based upon her forty millions of peo-
pie. brave and alert as they are, but upon
the purpose they ascribe to her to bring
the Chinese a body out of their SHE'LL
and play them against the white race, first
for the control of Asia, and later for uni
Versal control. Japan. we are to believe is
10 cut out the work. while the Chinese
with their enormous numbers and strategic
positions on the mainland, are, under Jap
anese leadership and training and equip
ment, to do the rest
The Chinese will not, at anybody's bid
ding, emerge from their shell all at once 1t
Is to be one of the slowest of slow pro-
cesses- Gradually the country will be
opened to the outside world and the people
induced to lay aside old for new customs
But scores of years will be necessary to
break through the crust of centuries, and
In that work the western nations, the
United States included, will have a liberal
share Japan will by no means monopolize
1t. The awakened China, therefore, will re-
fleet composite instruction, and not be the
pupil of Japan alone.
We are not suspicious of Japan, or dis
posed to envy her any of the opportunities
for development which may come to her as
the result of her contest with Russia. We
are convinced that she has fought this war
in a spirit of self-preservation, and we
do not believe that she will emerge from
It. however complete her triumph, as an
enemy of peace in the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05
Surprise for Hoosier Citizens.



People in many cities of Indiana are
learning for the first time and with a sort
or wonder. that liquor laws are really in
tended to be enforced. For years in these
towns no effort or pretenSe of enforcing
these laws or the laws against gambling
has been made. All the time the good peo-
pie, the decent people, the law-abiding peo-
pie IN these communities have been in the
majority. Talk with them individually and
they would deplore the laxity of their local
ofi1cers, but collectively they would only
systematically make any effort toward bet
ter conditions. Governors have allowed the
police commissioners of their appointment
to do practically as they pleased. But now
we have a governor possessed of the old
fashioned notion that laws are made for
use, not for ornament or for ideals and
that the first duty of chief executive of a
state is to obey his oath of office to see that
the laws are faithfully enforced. This sim
pie and straightforward notion is most re-
freshing. And the people like it. They al
ways like the vigorous, conscientious man
in office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05
Spring in Chicago.


From the Chicago Post.
Spring in Chicago is elusive; 1t comes and
goes, never being ready 10 abide for fixed
season; and, just at the time when it
seems to have made up it's mind to stay
1t strikes camp suddenly and summer
pitches its tent and takes possession.
Spring makes a fervid first visit to Chicago
and before it retreats it starts the poets
and the birds to singing makes the naples
blush at the warmth of it's embrace and
swells the lilac buds into pride that frost
straightway humbles. With the poets and
the birds. however, spring is matter of
the calendar, and after fixed date no mere
matter of low temperature can chill their
optimism or freeze their songs II this
were but half true it would perhaps be a
cause for the greater congratulation, but
we don't want to cut off the birds and We
can't cut off the poets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

No matter how untenable and unpopular
tha proposition a man may advance. he will
not lack some facts in seeming confirmation
of his prejudice If he only waits long enough
and has adequate supply of longevity.
1t was not long ago that a man who was
either a churl. a coward or a prevaricator
announced his opposition to that gentlest of
human activities, the kiss He would have
none of the kiss. Twas dangerous. Naughty
microbes iurked on the loveliest lips of the
fsirest girl. He said these microbes mer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05
SHOOTING STARS.
Not What It Used to Be

"Are you going to Europe this summer"
Il don't know" answered Mrs Cumrox.
Going to Europe isn't what it used to be,
you know. When a man travels now a lot
of people turn up their noses and wonder
whether grand jury is after him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05
Mysterious.

80 you have read your daughters COM
mencement essay?"
YES" answered the matter of fact father.
Il am dumbfounded 1 can't understand
how anybody who can write so sensibly and
profoundly would chew gum and wear high
heeled Shoes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05
A Coincidence.

How is your husband?'
Charley was very i'll yesterday, but he is
better this morning. 1t Is a singular COIN
cidence, but he always RECEIVERS when there
is prospect of a good ball game"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05
Overworked,

This changeful weather that we see
Doth fill our bosoms with dislike.
Quite justifiable 'twould be
If the thermometers should strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

Igorrotes bound for the Lewis and Clark
exposition held dog feast in Oregon last
month. The guileless savage is independent
of the beef trust even when he inyades the
realms of civilization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

Nan Patterson and Prosecutor Rand both
feel that their opinions of each other were
more or less sustained by the attitude Of
the Jury
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

The preliminaries of the Russian-Jap-
arese engagement could not be more de-
liberate If the occasion were a pugilistic
instead of a naval event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

The Warsaw real estate dealer is prohb-
tied by circun.s stances from Offering people
homes in a healthy neighborhood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

Philadelphia is developing indignation on
the gas question The town may be drowsy.
but it does not intend to be financially
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

The bank robber who uses a dark lam
tern and kit of tools has been almost en-
tire1y superseded by the plausible person
with a nerve and a fountain pen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

]. j. Hills proposition is a very simple
one, namely. that the adjustment of rail-
way rates ought TO be left entirely to the
railways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

This is Washington's time TO cheer con-
corning base ball matters, and there is no
use in allowing the opportunity to get cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

DR.. Osler's friends say his chloroform re-
mark was only a joke. 1t was also fairly
good advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05
Can She Sharpen a Pencilp
he New Bedford Standard.

From the New Bedford Standard
OF Princess Charles of Denmark 1t is said
that she can bind book. steer a boat pull
an oar. knit stocking, take a photograph,
play chess and speak five languages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05
Horrors at Chicaeo

From the Chicago Record Herald.
We hope the people of Warsaw are max
ing earnest efforts to refrain from being
shocked at the news from Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

Relief expeditions are starting toward the
ncrth pole without waiting for Santos
Dr mont TO get his air yacht under way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05
PlaciditY.

do you think that vegetarianism con-
duces to a more placid condition of mind?"
Yes. 1t prevents worry about meat bills
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

Prices cannot always be high, and when
they drop Mr.. Lawson will surely be on
hand to say Il told you So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

The Chicago teamsters do not need any
Maxim Gorlly to work them up to condi-
ton of excitement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

Castro unquestionably has mastery
method Of letting other people do the ex-
planning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-05

Mr.. Carnegie has 500, 100000 left-not
the interest that has accumulated
during the writing of this statement.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

storage. These are the eggs we inva-
riably get In the winter time as really
fresh eggs from the country as SO dear
as to limit the quantity used. The
housewife purchases the cold storage
egs, among which bad one can al
ways be found, and many nice cake
has been spoiled on this account. 1t is
difficult to tell with the naked eye the
inevitable bad one that slips in occa-
sionally, and it is usually discovered
when 1t Is too late. A very simple
device to overcome the chance Of a bad
egg getting into the cake or pudding
is shown here. The egg is placed in
the smaller end Of the funnel, the ctr
er end covering the eyes. The peculiar
shape 90 reflects the light that it is
an easy matter to detect the bad egg
from the good one, and saves the cook
from worrying whether her cake will
9e spoiled. There would be no chance.
either, Of boiling an egg and after
opening 1t finding it to be strong and
not At to eat A. Blum, of Savannah.
Ga, Is the patentee.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

In the Southern States, where the
thermometer seldom gets below 60 OF
20 degrees, except In the very heart OF
the winter months, 1t is often a difficult
problem to keep perishable foods in
good condition. This is also true in
the Northern States In the summer sea,
son, and the housewife has to have an
ice chest or refrigerator in which to
store certain articles Of food. Fruits Of
all kinds, butter, meats and similar
eatables must be kept out of the heat,
as we az know that they win net be fit
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19
ouR RgLlolous eopIea
Only so.ooo.ooo Are Members "
Churches.

0nly 8Osooo,OOO Are Members u
Churches.
Dr. Walter Laidlaw, long q distia'
guisbed authority upon church statis-
tics, has published an elaborate est1'
mate Of the present strength of relig-
lous bodies In the United States, which
Is interesting because it brings down
nearly to date work which the census
bureau ATTEMPTED in vague and ten
tative way four yeam ago.
In q rough division of the people Of
the United States according to their
religious views and connections, DR..
Landlaw classes about 3O,0O0000 out
Of 100000 as church members. OF
these 30,000,0O0 the Roman Catholics
number more than one-third. 1t is
calculated that since 1890 the Catholics
In the United States have increased
about 60 per cent, or over 100000.
Considerable Of this increase was due
to immigration. In the same fourteen
years the growth Of the population
cannot have been more than 80 or, at
the most, 35 per cent.
The Roman Catholics constitute
about 10 per cent Of the entire popula'
tion of the United States. In some
great cities and States they are far
stronger than that proportion would
indicate Nearly or quite one-third Of
the population of New York City are
Catholics and the percentage is almost
as great in Cleveland. 1t must be still
higher in Boston, where the French
Canadian element is large and fast IN
creasing.
According to DR.. Laidlaw the Prot
estant Church members have increased
85 per cent since 1890, thus gaining at
least as fast as the gross population
Of the United States. OF the larger
general divisions of the Protestants,
the Methodist churches, Of all kinds,
are credited with nearly 100000 COM
municants. The Baptists number over
4, 725,O00 and the Lutherans about
2,265,000. There are some 2.05OOOO
Presbyterians, including among them
the Dutch Reformed and Reformed
churches, because of their close SINH
larity IN organization and beliefs. DR..
Laidlaw credits the Protestant Epis-
sopal Church with 7S2,543 members
and the Congregationalists are esti-
mated at 659,70
The Jews are estimated at more
Than 100000. New York City is their
greatest stronghold. The Mormons
ire counted as less than $4,000 and
he Christian Scientists seem much
lnderestimated at 10000. There are
believed to be 5000 members of vari.
Jus communistic societies. The Unita.
'lans and Universalists are estimated
It about 125,OOO.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

possible. The busy woman must select
a time In which she knows she viii
have at least a couple of hours to
spare, in order to allow the hair to dry
out thoroughly. She knows that rub
bing would do more harm than good,
as the knots and tangles into which the
hairs would be worked would take
longer In the end to unravel than SIT
ting with the back to the sun ana A7y-
ing by this, the usual way Ry the
method of the apparatus shown in the
illustration the operation can be accom-
plished very quickly. A small alsohol
lamp placed inside the tube furnishes
heat sufficient to dry the hair thorough
~ and with no loss OF time the con-
struction being such as 70 create
draught of air which passes 0ut Of the
mouth OF the tube.
Being small and OF Rtt3e weight the
lamp can be adjusted on any convent
ent chair or table to suit the person
using it Miss Eleanor Robinson, Of
Waco, Texas. is the inventor
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

sible for you to turn
proper account, or circnms
have really been againss
whether It Is bad luck. fafs.
ly, is entirely outside 81
to determine.
No, my friend, I am ,a,..
the loan for other reasons.
ish.
The fact is that I like
faults, SO long as they az ns.
themselves upon me, do "a,
But your virtues have
much to my pleasure and ss,..
in the past and, to be candis @a'
l am just grasping enouos
them to continue to do a. /.
ture.
The moment that we tam.
money affairs all will then X.
You may be a scamp Or 4 s..
What matters this to me e \.
this part Of you does not bo.s..
Or if you are simply inform.
same result follows.
And so, my friend. I sav
you will, borrow the monay
other.
But leave the rest Of yourself
Life.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

to put on the table If they are not per-
fectly fresh. In those families which
are lucky enough to possess an ice
chest or refrigerator it is generally
placed in the cellar, where 1t is always
cooler and where the ice melts less
rapidly, or sometimes 1t Is put out in
the yard. Every time an article is
wanted, even il it is only a glass of
ice water, It means a trudge up and
down stairs, which is very firing to
the housewife A very compact and
convenient substitute for the refrig-
orator is shown in the illustration. Il
viii be observed at a glance how use,
full It would be and also the time that
would be saved The inside compart.
ments can bo arranged to suit the in
diyidual taste, and the box placed
where 1t would be most easy to reach.
The idea of the inventor is to fasten
the chest, as it might be called. on
swinging brackets just outside of the
window, where 1t would be
handy to reach. After the article want.
ed has been removed from the chest
1t can be pushed back against the wall
out Of the way.
Another very great advantage is that
it could be used in winter as well as
summer as in winter the cold all
would be sufficient to keep fresh ali
peEishable articles. The inventor is H
Q. MeClung, Of New York City.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

We are all more or less familiar with
the cold storage house and its uses. but
few Of us fully understand the inside
workings nor the part it has come to
play In everyday life. One Of the pri-
mary objects Of the cold storage house
Is storing Of eggs In the spring when
eggs are cheaper than at any other
time Of the year, the managers OF these
establishments purchase immense
quantities and put them away in cold
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19

Of thousands more acres as fast as
the stumps are got out.
The company has invented, or an.
pied existing processes of destructive
dlstillation Of wood to the pine stumps
and is securing a combined product
Of great value. There Is a large
amount Of turpentine in these dry
stumps, also high grade of lubricaf.
ing oil, tar and, finally, excellent char
coal The discovery that lubricatjra
oil was to be secured from stumps
by carrying the distilled product Il
its last analysis. is quite new, and Nd
machines for producing this have vet
been installed, but they are to be put
in at once in the cOmpany's first plant
a few miles south of Duluth.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19
PINE sTuMPs YIELD ons.
Plants Set Up In Lake Superior Re-
rrlon BY Weyerhaeuser Syndicate.

Piants Set Up In Lake Superior Re-
gion by weyerhaeuser Syndicate.
A new proof Of the fact that what
Is wasted one time becomes a valu-
able material under other circum-
stances, is given in the success Of pine
tar plants that have been started up
near the head Of Lake Superior. That
the industry is no experiment and of
no doubtful value is shown by the
fact that the Weyerhaeuser syndicate,
the largest numbering concern in the
world, has taken it up, has just bought
out the plants already established and
IS installing more.
All the region about the head Of
Lake Superior is, or was, covered with
sine timber, and when this was cut
the stumps remained on the ground.
Pine stumps do not rot as do those Of
hardwoods and the presence OF these
stumps was a serious obstacle to the
spread Of farming in the region.
Now comes the pine tar company
and offers to clear a farm Of all its
old Btumps or to pay the owner So
for every cord OF them that he viii
pull himself For farmers, through
out thousands Of acres, this is an esti,
mable boon and 1t viii open huzAreds
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19
FRED GRANT AND HIS BOOTS
Why the General Put Them Under
His Pillow at Bedtime.

] ~ NAAC OCAGAaA uE 4nGUn OuQGl
His Pillow at Bedtime.
General Fred Grant always sleeps
with his boots under his head wher
he is travelling on a train and quit,
frequently when he puts up for tbs
night in a strange place.
The story of how he formed this
habit came out one night several years
ago when fellow traveller beheld the
general occupied in carefully tucking
his foot covering underneath the oil
lows of his sleeping car berth.
Il guess I'll never break the habit >
Eaid the general in his slow, easy-gr,-
ing way, mo matter how much I'm
laughed at as you're doing now. But
once it was no laughing matter to me.
l can tell you.
while the Civil War was being
fought ! was cadet in West Point
One summer when vacation time was
close at hand my father promised me
that could spend it in the field with
him, and as soon as was permitted
to leave the academy on furlough 1
took the train south to join him.
Il was in high spirits until / awoke
rrom fine nights slumber and start
ed 20 put on my boots To my horror
they We're not where / had placed
them, and though searched for tber,
high and low they could not be found
Some rascal had walked off with them
In the night and he had also helped
himself to my hat, as 1 discovered
later on.
i was in nice dilemma and mat
tiers were helped only slightly by the
porter scurrying around and finally
raking up pair of dilapidated rub
bers and an old hat that looked as If II
had been through a seasons cam.
paigning. But l had to make the hes,
Of the situation and when | stennad
sOFth into the cold world at WASHING.
ON ! must have presented an anus.
ihG spectacle as regards head am
feet.
didn't have enough money wit,
me to buy new boots and hat: ne,4ber
was l armed with any letters wbict
would give the shopkeepers confdenc.
n me. There was only one thing te
10, and l did it. 1 tramped aroma
Washington looking up my fathers
friends, and when found one | norr.
I'd my troubles into his ears ana ba
;raciously advanced me the price ~
ne artlcles OF clothing needed most
And you can rest assured, that wber
took my boots off that night I slen,
lpon them, and I've been doing So /
iyer sinee."-st. Paul Globe.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1905-05-19
EASY TO MAKE AN ENEMY
Just Lend Your Friend Money ana a.,
Trick Is Done,

Just Lend Your Friend Money and ~, .
Trick Is Done.
Oh, the man who has asked mo FOR
small loan. e iOi
My friend, you have asked me- fo,.
the loan of a certain amount s+o+;,el.
mat you needed it only for a short
ume and that you would paw me bacl.
by certain date. - =
In reply to your request mich.
state That l happened to be short of
ready cash just now and regret ov
eeedingly that can not comnIv vit IA
your request. '9 WIN
But shall do none Of this. shou
refuse you the money on other er,,, ma l.,
grounds which l shall endeovor 't IS
make plain to you, so that tba NETT, ~
-@y not again come up between us
IN the first place, 1 would have vo,
know at once that l am no nooroi y ~
Aly refusal is not based upon onv '' 30 =
surd notion as to the deterioro 49,, w
lect tnat compliance with vonT ~
auest may have upon your cbaracton
whether to let you have tbo a ~ .el'
"1i' Go you good or will do Won 10y 10y
Is no concern of mine. You have %. o. -
slYeu at your present dilemma tbro,,e.,,
s"encles which are entirely personai
20 ycu. You may have inbarit el9ou i
'9ln weaknesses which make Il iI,, ,.er-