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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
RED TAPE AND A BICYCLE.
Frenchman's Troubles in Recovering
His Stolen Wheel
From the London Telegraph.

FROM the LONDON Telegraph.
One Tribal going on a journey. left his
bicycle in charge of wfneshop keeper,
from whom it was stolen by one Bidard.
THE man is caught and your bike is safe
with the police" Tribal was told when he
returned. He went to the commissary.
showing him the notification sent respect
ing the theft by the police TO the wineshop
keeper, and claimed his machine. Go to
the lost property office" said the official
land you will get your bike on proof OF
your Identity" Tribal went thither armed
with all the papers he possessed. Good"
said the clerk, now go TO the police COM
missary of your neghborhood and obtain a
certificate of identity from him" Tribal
went thither, and the commissary said,
Come tomorrow with two witnesses hold
Ing licenses" Tribal did so, and obtained
a paper certifying that for the last FIVE
years his moral behavior had given the po-
lice cause for complaint. Armed with
this Tribal went back TO the lost property
office Good" said the clerk. now write
out full report of the whole matter In this
book" Tribal sat down and wrote a mar
rative of 300 words. Now come with me,
said the clerk and led him TO a room con-
Is ming 1000 bicycles stacked in rows. He
discovered his machine after n prolonged
search. and was taking 1t on, when the
clerk stopped him, saying, The ticket on
this bicycle bears the name Bidard, and
you allege that you are Tribal"
YES" answered Tribal. Il am the own.
said the clerk, here is a number which
you must take to the prefecture of police,
where you will obtain authority to get the
bicycle out of this office" The next day
Tribal went to the prefecture, where he
was called Bidard. and informed that he
would shortly be indicted before the cor
rectional court NO" said Tribal YEARLY
81 am Tribal, the owner of the bicycle;
Ridard is the thief And who in the
world is Thibal?" the clerk asked. we
know nothing of Tribal here. We only
know Bidard You must go to the Palais
de Justice taking with you paper to prove
your identity such as a receipt for rent
ana taxes" Tribal duly went to the Palais
de Justice and claimed his bicycle. "Out OF
the question" said the clerk. THE bicycle
is now no longer your property technically;
but that of the examining magistrate, ana
will be retained for production as evidence
AZ the trial of Bidard. You cannot claim IL
be the trial is over unless you now ap-
point counsel TO prosecute on your behalf.
Then Tribal gave it up, and he is saving
money to buy a new bicycle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
PLANETARY VITALITY.
The Earthquake Occurs Only in Liv-
ing, Never in Effete Globes.

From Current Literature.
A moonquake is now unthinkable be-
cause the moon is as dead as a door nail
Our satellite is ever foreshadowing our
own ultimate doom, like the mummy :.
Egyptian banluets;'' but In the meantime.
e the Edinburgh Review has correctly con-
ceived the teachings of the new seismology
to which II devUtes a recent and impressive
article, the Inhabitants of earth may con-
sole themselves for the havoc wrought
through earthquakes by rejecting that they
demonstrate the vitality Of our planet In
that distant past when the moon actually
quaked there may-sonle scientists declare
there must-have been forms of animation
upon its surface Though the moon by
reason of its smaller size, was bound To
lose its atmosphere, it must have taken
millions of years to do so, and there NAV
have been time for the cycle of life. from
the primeval germ UP to sentient beings
and down again to the hardest lingering
plant cells, to run It's full CIRCLE The
writer In the Edinburgh Review continues
to develop his line of thought:
Earthquakes are sign of planetary, vi
tally. They would seem to be character
istic of the terrestrial phase of deyelopmAnt
Effete globes like the moon can scarcely
be subject to the stresses to which thnv
are due; nor can they be very suitably
constituted for the propagation of elastic
waves. Inchoate worlds such as Jupiter
ana Saturn are still less likely to DE the
scenes of reverberating conclusions Their
materials have not yet acquired the neces-
sary cohesion. They are pasty or fluid If
not partially vaporous. On the earth the
seismic epoch presumably opened when, ex-
terror qualification having commenced, the
geological ages began to run 1t will last
sc long as peaks crumble and rivers carry
sediment; so long as the areal distribution
of loads fiGctuateS and strains evoke forces
adequate for their catastrophe relief Our
globe is, by its elasticity, kept habitable.
The separation OF sea from dry land is
thus and no otherwise maintained; the al
formations of elevation and substance MANI
fest the continual activity of this reserve
of energy. The dimensions of the globe We
inhabit depend upon the balance OF pres
sure and expauSiveness. Relaxation or en-
naRcemeut of either instantly occasions a
bending inward or an arching outward of
the crust. Just by these sensitive reac-
tions the planet shows itself to be alive
and seismic thrillings are the breaths 1t
draws
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
FROGS OF A HARTFORD POND.
Come at Ringing of Bell and Children
Feed Them.
From the Hartford Courant.

FROM the Hartford tourant.
The first heavy sheet of fee has glazed
Jewells pond on Pennington avenue and
the bullfrogs have sunk to the bottom, bur-
rowed in the mud. and will not be seen
again until the warm spring days.
These amusing little water pets have been
trained by Mr.. Jewell, and answer to the
ring of a cow bell They come to the sur
face, swim in the direction of the sound,
mount the bank and wait there to be fed.
They have no fear and can be picked up and
examined by any one who has the courage
and desire to become more familiar with
their CLEANLINESS. The first that / heard
of the pond was through neighbours boy
little chap of S-who walked boldly up to
me and said:
VIII you please let me set my mouSetra p
in your pantry?'
In vain l tried to assure him that 1 was
not troubled with mice, but he pleaded and
persisted: You see, l might catch just
one and then I'd get a nickel. The frogs
are out, and us boys gets 8 cents a head
for every mouse or English sparrow that
we can catch alive. And there amt no
mice IN our house." he added with look
intended to excite sympathy.
Two days later ] met him again. Fifty
five cents" he exclaimed, jingling his pock-
etc. Caught EN- in the barn-seven mice
and five sparrows. Grover Cleveland eat
three at once" He was gone before l
could demand an explanation as to why
the name of our only eX-PreSldent should De
so Familiarity mingled with English spar
rows, frogs and nickels
Grover Cleveland is the big green fell
low" confided the good-natured Scotch
gardener, with A broad smile. He always
manages to get the biggest and the most.
Mr.. Jewell named him. Mr.. Jewell is re-
publican"
Through the summer months the hoSpi-
tally of the garden was extended 10 me,
and through it lay a short cut between the
studio and the house, so during the four
daily trips back and forth | managed TO
see quite a little of the frogs and their
amusing ways. AS l passed through at
noontime l used to ring little Swiss COW
bell that was kept in a summer house on
the edge of the pond, and l soon found that
not only the frogs but scores of little gold
fish, who had learned that the bell meant
a meal of soda crackers, would start from
every part of the pond and come in the di-
rection of the sound. When the frogs
reached the bank they would scramble on
to the grass and sit in the middle of the
dirt patch perfectly still. and look meek
and detected until some motion suggested
mouse or sparrow.
Once the air becomes chilly, not even food
will bring Mr JEWELS water pets to the
surface On cool day at the end of Sep
TENDER | made several attempts to get
them to rise, without success Just as
had given up hope the neighbors boy ap-
peared. >,
"They won't come up no more TINS year.
he volunteered, land l am glad OF IL
want the pond to freeze over. made S3.lo
out of mice and sparrows. and l am going
70 h,,yS kaffS'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
Gov. Wright's Disclaimer.

In his reply Governor General Wright
said:
II have not now and never have had at
any time. any interest direct or indirect In
lands or any other property in the Philip
pine Islands, any option for the pur-
chase thereof. except household personally
necessary to the comfort of myself and
family" He added:
THE propriety of any member of the
Philippine commission owning property In
the Philippine Islands in lands or other
than mere household effects. including
horses and carriages, was at early date
discussed by the members of the commits
sion. and II was unanimously agreed that
under all the circumstances II was mani
fest improperly for any OF US to have
any such interest, and. so far as l know
and believe, that conclusion has been re-
ligiously lived up to from that time to
this. There are three Filipino members of
the commission, each of whom Is man
of considerable property and, as / happen
to know, all three Of them are large land
owners The lands owned by them, how
ever. as l am informed, have not been re-
Gently acquired, and ! should be very
much astonished If they have re-
Gently acquired any land along the line of
the projected railroads. Indeed, while the
termini of the roads have been fixed and
their general direction they have not been
so located that 1t would be possible for
ton of having them benefited by the pro-
jected railroads..
Commissioners Ide. Worcester and Smith
each cabled that he does not and never did
own any land in the islands nor had any
interest in such lands of any character di-
rectly or indirectly, any options to buy
land. Commissioner Forbes declared that
he does not and never has owned or had
any interest in land in the Philippines nor
options to buy.
Statement of Native Commissioners.
Commissioners Tavara, Legarda and Luz
zuriaga gave a detailed statement of the
lands owned by them In the Philippines and
when acquired. Messrs. Tavera and Le-
.,arda declared that SO far as they knew
none of their land win be affected by any
proposed new railroad lines. Mr.. Luzuriaga
said he owned land in the Province of
Negroes Occidental which he has had for
more than thirty years and said he does
not know, whether any new railroad line
will pass by any part of his land in that
province. He said he owns another ha-
.ienda In the municipality of Hog, not near
1 projected railroad, which he took last
pear under mortgage given ten years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
Cheek Of a Stowaway.
from the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
Young Captain Sealby of the Mediterran-
can liner Cretic was talking about stow
aYays.
Most of those fellows he said. in his
deep. resonant voice. have an excessive
quantity of cheek or brass.
Once we discovered a stowaway a few
days out from New York and put him to
work In the galley.
"A woman on tour of inspection paused
by the stowaway as he sat peeling pota-
toes
How, soon do you think we'll reach Ma
plesT SHE said to him.
wei. madam he replied I am doing
all can to get her in by Tuesday,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
Pleasant for the Lender.

From the Philadelphia Press.
There" said Dudley. adding up the coll
umn of figures. "a total of 1852; guess
that's all-oh no. there's $50 forgot. Gee,
i wish somebody would lend me $685. Can
you do 1t, old man7"
What forT' demanded Markley.
why. ! want to get out OF debt"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
What Was the Result.

Practically every reader knows what han
pened in and about the old town of Win
chester on the 10th of September, 1854
when Sheridan threw his 10000 men against
Early's army of 10000. The official re-
ports show that Ii was one of the most
stubborn and bitterlyfought battles ever
waged on Virginia soil. OF course Early 8
army retreated but not until there had
been a great slaughter on both sides; and
military experts have repeatedly expressed
wonder how the forces of Gen. Jubal Early
ever stood up under such torrent of shot
and shell as long as they did.
Late in the evening. while tn smoke of
battle still filled the air and the wounded
and dead lay on every hand, Gen. Sheridan
rode to Miss Wright's house and, luckily
found her alone. His first words were:
Miss Wright, 1t was entirely upon the
Information that you sent me that I gave
battle to Early" He obtained permission
to write his official report of the battle in
her schoolroom. AS the sun went down
Gen. Sheridan left. telling Miss Wright
that she would be remembered for the
battle she had won.
Shortly after the war Gen. Sheridan pre-
scented her with a handsome gold watch,
and Congress passed resolutions of thanks
to her.
lily of Miss Wright scattered, Miss Wright
going to Washington, where she was given
a life position in the money-counting divi-
sion of the Treasury Department as a
performed for Gen. Sheridan.
She had not been there long when she
met William C. Bonsall OF Hartford county
Md, who was also a devout friend. In
1874 he came to Pleasant Level, the home
of Joseph H. Jackson near Winchester
where Miss Wright was a guest. There
they were married, returning TO Washing
ton and building themselves a home at
Mount Pleasant, where they now live.
Mrs. Bonsall usually spends few weeks
each summer at her old home in Winches-
ter, recalling the exciting and eventful
days of the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
Disraeli and the Dukes.

from The LondOD thfOnicIe.
Another Disraellan "Reminiscences occurs.
After banquet, at which line of particu-
larly illustrous noboddes preceded the pre-
mier from the dining room. he took the arm
of his neighbor. and, pointing to the backs
of the retreating dukes and uarquises, said
drily: Next week I shall be making some
OF those"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-22
AS They Met.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Miss Sweetun-''why don't you kiss me?
This is the first time l have seen you for
six months
Miss Tartun-" Because, dear, have just
keen kissing a lot of girls don't like Give
me i little time to forget them.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
The sIean Thinrl

There is am exceedingly gulliblt
young girl working IN Denver branch
telegraph once She is new al tbe
business. having telegraphed less than
a month Yesterday a young man ap-
proaeAed her desk and expressed de-
sire to know how the Instruments work
ed. With q noticeable air of superior
knowledge, The girl explained them in
detail Then she sent message. When
sAe had finished the young man handed
her paper bearing something he had
written.
What viii it cost to send that mes
sage:' he asked.
She looked at it and blushed. It was
reproduction of the message she had
Just sent. He had copied it from the
instruments.
so you are an operator, too, ehY" she
said.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
TARIFF BILL PASSED
Measure Affecting Philippine Trade
Goes Through House.

GOeS nTou9u FIouSes
Washington. Jan. 1.-THE Philip
pine tariff bill was passed by the house
substantially as it came from the ways
and means committee. The vote was
25S to II. Rice was made subject to
the same tariff as sugar and tobacco
rs per cent. of the Dingley rates-and
one or two changes were made as to
language.
The bill admits the growth or pro-
duct Of the Philippine Islands into the
United States free Of duty except sugar.
tobacco and rice. on which tariff of rs
per cent. Of the Dingley rates is levied.
It provides that after April II, 1909,
there shall be absolute free trade each
way between the United States and the
Philippines. It also exempts Philippine
goods coming to the United States from
the export tax Of those islands. Mer-
chandise from either country Is sub
1ected to the internal revenue tax Of
the country in which such merchandise
is withdrawn for consumption.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
Hens or Pallets.

Tests In regard to the most profitable
age of the hen at the Utah station re-
suited in favor Of the pullets. The for
ty-one pullets tested averaged ITS eggs
per fowl the first year and 1876 eggs the
second. Moreover, they laid during
the first year ole Of the eggs before
Feb. 1, while as old hens they laid only
437 to the same date, showing not only
that the pullets lay more eggs, but that
they lay a larger proportion Of them
in winter than do the hens, thus giving
the greater part Of the supply when
prices are highest.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
THE WINTER EGG cRop.
How to Breed 1uG Need hens 10 Sc
cure nest I,eaufts.

cure 44eat k-ga. ilzas
Fail is tha tiu4 to prepare for the
winter eggs but De real foundation
1 Ger strong work is iu the original breed
1 ms stocG-.n other words. Tie future
/ generation OF wn5cr layers should
come from stock that themselves as
puliets did good laying III january.
writes NJ. * Boyer in American Agri-
I culturist. The method / employ is to
use trap nests and keep a record Of all
the pullets that lay in January. Those
ihat 90 not lay in that month are dis
carded from the breeding pen. The
offspring from this mating is then used
for the next years winter work For
good winter laying l prefer pullets that
do not drop their first eggs before Dec.
1. l have found that such birds have
given us the best results at a season
when eggs brought the best prices.
Pullets Matched between April 1 and
May 10, as a rule. lay well during De
cember and January.
The most important point in prepar-
ing for winter work is to select the de-
sired pullets and place them in the
winter quarters. Fifteen pullets will
do better than twenty-five crowded in
the same place. They sh6ld be placed /
in the regular houses before showing /
any signs Of laying. for to move pullets /
on the verge of laying is only to give
them a setback. 1t will take some
time to become acquainted with the
new quarters. The houses must be in
readiness before moving, as working
about the pens gets the birds scary
and does harm. The houses to which
.hese pullets are removed are built in
he scratching shed order. The cur
aims are kept up and the windows
pen until frost. 1t is a mistake to put
lullets in tightly built houses. Hardi-
less is great factor in winter egg
production, and it can only be secured
y accustoming the young birds to con-
itiOns as near outdoors as possible.
The food given must be more Of a
itrogenous order than the carbona-
eous, yet we believe in feeding a lit
e corn-bOth cornmeal in the morning
lash and cracked corn in the evening
rain mixture. The floor Of the
shed is covered heavily with
tier In which the grain is scattered,
} the pullets must work hard for their
'od. Exercise is very important.
reen cut bone is supplied about twice
week and all the green food daily
ey will eat. This method enables us
have our pullets lay well during the
onths of December, January and
sbruary. To great extent it solves 4
g winter egg problem.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
Duck Notes.

Don't attempt to catch the ducks By
their legs. It is much safer to handle
them by the neck.
Don't reduce their weight by taking
a lamp among them at night.
Never throw lime in a duck pen; II
kills.
Never select the largest duck eggs for
Matching; they are usually infertile.
Always provide plenty Of carbonate
and phosphate of lime to assist shell
making. Tn , is found in oyster shell
Keep plenty Of coarse sand, old NOR
tar and little charcoal in a box for
laying ducks.
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
PENNSYLVANIA
LEGISLATURE
Several Reform Bills introduced at
Extra Session.
UNIFORM PRIMARIES PUT IN

Harrisburg. Pa, Jan. 16.-The frs
days session of the Pennsylvania Iegis
lature, called for the consideration o
the reform legislation advocated by
Governor Pennypacker, were confined
to the usual preliminaries. The gov.
ernors message was read in bott
houses.
Speaker Henry F. Walton stated al
the close of the session of the house
that he would be ready to announce his
committees when that body reassem-
bles for the consideration of general
business. The speaker, under q resolu-
ton adopted. will appoint 10 commit
tees, as follows:
Appropriations, senatorial apportion-
ment representative apportionment,
municipal corporations, judiciary gem
eral, banks, elections, accounts, COM
pare bills and counties and townships.
There will be 80 members on the ap-
propriations committee and 25 on each
of the other committees. No important
changes will be made in the senate
committees
Bills for the repeal of the Philadel-
phia ripper" limiting the authority
of the mayor over the departments Of
public works and public safety, were in
troduced in the senate by Mr.. Scott, of
Philadelphia, and in the house by Mr..
Crout, of Philadelphia, both of which
gentlemen introduced the original bills |
at the regular session last winter.
Mr.. White, Of Beaver, in the senate. |
introduced a uniform primary election
bill to carry out the governors idea in
his call. The White bill provides for the
holding Of uniform primaries by the
Republican and Democratic parties on
the second Tuesdays Of January and
June of each year. The primaries are
to be held at the usual polling places,
between the hours of 7 a. m. and z D.
m, under the direction Of the officers
in charge of the general election.
Bills fixing the salaries of the secre-
tary of the commonwealth at $4,000
and the insurance commissioners at
$4,000, and abolishing the fees of the
office which are now retained by these
officials for their own personal USE
were introduced by Mr.. Pusey, of Della
ware, in the house.
Both parties show a disposition to
make an effort to push through the
special legislative program within 80
days. If there is any conflict at all It s
will most likely be over senatorial and
legislative apportionment. Governor
has prepared a senatorial {
bill which Mr.. Roberts,
If Montgomery, will introduce in the
enate. A caucus Of Democratic sena- a
ors and Representatives was held last fl
'vening, at which It was decided to c
resent bills to cover certain legislation C.
roposed by the governor in his pro- fl
lamation. q
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
NC RoRRERs ARREaTEp
Men Who Bound and Gagged Farmers
Family Found In Trenton.


Trenton, N. J., Jan. 17.-William
Burke and John Williams. both col
ored, were arrested here and are held
awaiting requisition from the Pennsyl.
vania authorities to answer charges
Of robbery and having bound and
gagged Edward Cooper and wife and
Fred Matthias, farm hand, who lived
with the Coopers, near Newtown. Pa.
Monday night three men entered the
Cooper residence. and while in the
house Miss Mary Cooper, aged %
years, made her escape from a second
story window and ran to a neighboring
farm. The neighbors went to the
Cooper residence and released Mr.. and
Mrs. Cooper and Matthias. Word Of
the robbery and attack was sent to
Trenton and Officer Barlow saw three
men on the street whom he suspected
as being the men wanted. He raped
for assistance and succeeded in ar
resting Burke and Williams. The third
man, white man, succeeded in get.
ting away. Cooper came to Trenton
and identified the two men who were
in custody. Burke was formerly en-
Dloyed by Cooper, but was discharged |
some time ago for not doing his work.
Miss Cooper is prostrated from the
shock and exposure
Milford chronicle., 1906-01-19
HARVARD AsoLlsHEs FOOTBALL
Game Discontinued Until Rules Are
Chanqed.

Changed.
Boston, Jan. 16.-Football has been
abolished at Harvard, pending a re-
form in the game that will be ac-
ceptable to the board Of overseers, ac.
cording to an official announcement
from the university. The discontinu.
ance of the game is a result of a vote
taken last week at a secret meeting
of the board of Oyerseers, when It was
decided that intercollegiate football
at Harvard would not be permitted
until the rules and regulations had
been so changed and amended as to
remove what the oYerseers regard az
the evils of the present game. The
overseers accepted unanimously the
opinions Of q special committee that
the game as at present played is es-
sentially bad in every respect, that
the method Of formation encourages
and foul play and that the
result is bad for the morals Of the
players as we'll as for the body.