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ATTEMPT TO WRECK MILL.
bastard Scheme of Men Near Norris
town Pa

Having overpowered the Waterman,
Charles Riley. at the point Of pistol. a
score of men Wednesday night attempted
to wreck the new $780, 900 iron mill which is
being erected by the Longmead Iron Com
pany in Conshohocken near Norristown,
Pa. That the mill was not pulled down
Is due probably to the inexperience Of
the men in running hoisting engine The
damage wrought will be several thousand
dollars. The Waterman says he was kept a
prisoner for more than an hour.
The wreckers set the boiler house afire.
The flames attracted the attention Of a
workman at the adjoining mill of the Long
mead company. Thinking his house was
afire he gave an alarm, and workmen
started to put out the flames. Then they
discovered what was being done, and put
the wreckers to flight.
The main supports of the structural work
had been unbolted, the boiler ruined and
the FORCES smashed in pieces. Ropes and
guy lines were cut, tools broken and blue
prints destroyed.
The identity of the wreckers Is not known,
but the company officials claim the attack
was aimed at the contractors engaged in
erecting the plant because they do not rec
ogniZe union rules.
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Vessels Undergo Repairs.

The tug Camilla Of the fleet Of A. j.
Taylor & Bro, tugboat owners. which has
been hauled out on the marine railway at
the Alexandria shipyard for some repair
work to her machinery, was put overheard
yesterday The tug James o. Carter
brought her up to this city and she will
be made ready for service as soon as pos
sible. While on. the railway the hull of
the Camilla under water was cleaned and
painted.
The schooner Sidonia Curley, owned in
Washington, is at Deans boatyard at Alex
andria to be fitted with new foremost and
to have other repair work done to fit her
for the lumber carrying trade on the Poto-
mac when the storms of the fall and winter
are raging The Curley will be ready to
return to service some time during the COM
ing week.
The repairs to the broken rudder quad
rant of the rudder of the steamer Wood
bury will require more time than was an
ticipated, ana the managers Of the Alexan-
dria- Washington ferry have issued notice
that the steamer will be off the route for
a week and that the steamer Callahan will
make hourly trips between the two cities.
The half-hourly schedule will be resumed
some time during the coming week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
Ohio Governor Wants Alleged Briber

Gov. Harris of Ohio made requisition
on Gov. Pennypacker for the extradition to
Cleveland of John P. Pischotta OF Carlisle.
Pa. to answer charge Of bribery. Pts
chotta is in prison at Harrisburg await
ing the signing of the papers.
He is under Indictment at Cleveland for
attempting to bride member of the jury
which tried and convicted his brother of
Pischotta forfeited his bond Of $1,000 and
fed to Carlisle, where he is engaged In the
fruit business and where he was located a
few days ago.
His alleged crime was committed in 1908.
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BAND OF NATIVES BEATEN.
American Troops Defeated Rebels in
Northern Leyte.
Snecial Cahle0ram IN The Star

SsoA I0SAA ASytSs
Special Cablegram to The Star.
MANILA, August 17.-Advices received
here indicate that strong repressive meas
ures are being enforced in the northern
part Of the island Of Leyte. This dis
trict is inhabited by the Pulajanes. the
tribe which recently fell upon a detach-
ment of the 9Th Infantry under Lieut..
James, killing him and four Of his men,
1t is reported that Lieut.. Sweeney, with
a company Of the oath Infantry, has had
sharp encounter with a band of natives
which he met there. He wounded several,
captured seventy-four, and there is an
unreported number killed.
1t was said after the killing Of Lieut..
James that 1t might be necessary to inf1ict
the same punishment upon the Pulajanes
as was melted out to the DaJos
The island appears to be practically I'M
der martial law. The northern part has
been divided into three military districts in
order to facilitate field operations.
Brig. Gen. Lee is in command, and troops
in large force have been sent there. Scout
ing parties are watching the movements Of
the tribes, and the presence Of any con-
siderable number Of natives in one place is
reported.
After the ambushing of the detachment
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News Briefs.

Royston's Horse have arrived at Grey
town, Natal. on their way to the Tugela
valley and Zululand to operate against the
irreconciliable natives. 1t is not expected
that the operations will prove serious, as
the natives generally are quiet and ODE
dent.
Atlantic Transport Line steamship Maine,
was presented at New York Wednesday
with a silver cup by the Canadian govern
ment IN recognition of his services in saw
Ing seven men from the wrecked Nova
Scotian schooner Kipling in midocean jan
uary IL last.
Wednesday afternoon at a negro religious
meeting, held at Shiloh Church, nine miles
south of Anderson, S. c., negro boy
cursed a negro man, and a regular fusil-
lade of bullets followed. Seven negro men
were wounded. 1t is probable that three
or four of the negroes will die.
Henry Davis. a prosperous farmer, who
was Drained In bed near Jacksonville, Fla,
Tuesday, by an unknown man, who then
attempted a criminal assault upon Mrs
Davis, died yesterday. The dogs put or
the trail of the f1end were young and lost
It. So far there Is no trace Of the as.
sassin.
The grand convention Of the Order Of
Cando-Amerlcans of the United State:
opened at Keene, N. H, yesterday. Del
egates were present from the New Eng
land states. Illinois and Michigan. Com
mittee reports and business relating to in
surance and benefit organizations were dis
cussed.
The sessions Of the Northeastern FEEDER
alton of Colored Women's Clubs was re
sumed at Providence. r. l., yesterday. Re
ports of the various officers and from the
different clubs in Maine, New Jersey and
Connecticut took up most OF the day.
program.
The Pittsburg Brick and Tile Company o
Leavittsburg; L. 7. J. Anderson, Eas
Liverpool; Cook and Brother. Ironton; HUI
Brothers Umbrella Company, Toledo, ant
Landsman-Hirscheim Company, Cleve
land. having refused to make statistical re
ports to the state labor department at Co
iumbus, Ohio, the commissioner will brint
legal proceedings against them. The pen
atty Is a fine OF from $50 to $500.
The statement sent out from Brook
haven, Miss. August 10. that Mrs. Agne.
Birdsong, charged with killing DR.. Thomas
III. Butler, at Monticello, Miss. is a nice,
or ex-Gov. Longino Is entirely unfounded.
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When you have a Bad
Breath-Wake Up!


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w,e, xou have Heartburn,
,.,.,,. Al, p,.,,r. ., throat
When Pimpaes begin to peep out.
when your Stomach Gnaws Burns.
THAT'S the time to check coming Constipation,
Indigestion and Dyspepsia.
= One single Candy Cascaret VIII 90 IL II 'aAe
at the right minute, Just when you nrst ieei u'e
need of It,
Do 1t nowi
=
! Cascarets don't Purge, Weaken, nor waste
Digestive Juices in flooding out the Bowels, IKE
Salts, Castor OIL. Physics"
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Personal to River Men.

Mr.. George Guest, purser of the steamer
Harry Randall. on the lower river route.
is sick at his home in this city. The alb
sence of Mr.. Guest from his steamer has
made necessary the transfer Of Purser +.
B. Garnett from the steamer Wakefield
to the Randall. Mr.. John B. Padgett, purs-
er Of the steamer Estelle Randall. is tenn
porarily in charge Of the purser's office on
the Wakefield.
Mr. William M Reardon, agent of the
Randall and Maryland, Delaware and Vir-
ginia railway lines on the Potomac river
at Alexandria, has returned from a vaca-
ton Of ten days spent at Colonial Beach.
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Facts About Canada.

Canada has over 10000 miles of railway
steam and electric.
Canada's railways have cost over a bfl<
lion dollars. ,
Canada has a greater railway mileage
than Australia and New Zealand.
Canada has a greater railway mileage
than Italy and Spain combined.
Canada has more railways than all the
South American countries.
Canada's railway mileage is expected to
double in ten years.
First sod Of new Transcontinental rail-
way turned on September H. 1905.
Canada paid one quarter millions, 1905,
In railway subsidies.
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under Lieut.. James, Governor General Ide
went to Leyte and conferred with the mil
itary authorities there. Plans were devised
to stamp out the lawlessness of the Pulajs'
anes and other tribes. Until word of Lieut..
Sweeney's encounter was received all res
ports from Brig. Gen. Lee indicated a de-i
cfded Improvement in the conduct of the,
Leyte people and comparative quiet among,
the Pulajanes.
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81 Earthquake Shocks in Eight Hours.

cablegram from Kingston, Island of St.
Vincent, last night says: An earthquake
was felt here the night of August IA. and
several shocks and tremors were noticed on
the Island of st. LUCIA. There were four
shocks here the night of August IL; and on
the Island Of st. Lucia, within the space of
eight hours there were fifty-one distinct
shocks The continuous nature of the
earth tremors since the severe shock OF last
February, chiefly in st. Lucia, 10 causing
considerable anxiety.
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REPRESENTATIVE SMITH.
Renominated for Tenth Term by Re-
publicans of 25th Illinois District.

Word has reached Washington that Rep
resentative George w. Smith of Murphys-
boro. ILL.,, was yesterday unanimously re-
nominated at Cairo by the republicans Of
the twenty-fifth congressional district Of
Illinois for his tenth consecutive term.
Mr.. Smiths name has been on the labor
blacklist ever since he voted, during the
last session of Congress, against the pro-
vision to apply the eight-hour law to gov
eminent work in the canal zone, isthmus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17

Suit brought by, the city of Chicago
against the Chicago Union Traction Com-
pany, because of the filthy condition Of its
street cars, was decided in favor of the city,
penalty of 500 was mentioned in the yer.
dict of the jury. Thirty or more similar
cases are pending against the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17

John q. Barrett and William Moody of
Jersey City are In dying condition at
Hammonton. near there, as the result of
an automobile accident. The machine
jumped ditch. ran into the woods and
upset
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17

II. The county convention will choose
delegates to represent the county at the
congressional convention to be held at
Hagerstown September 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17

representative Geo. w. SmICH.
Of Panama. But at the recent primaries
he secured forty-one delegates out of fifty
six and yesterday everything came his way.
Mr.. Smith is a popular and Woodworking
member of the House, and his many friends
In Washington are waiting anxiously for a
chance to congratulate him personally on
his success.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11

halves of the wheels the wind can
only blow the bottom half, thus turn
ing the wheels and crank. . The shield
pattern is easily seen In the drawing.
All that now remains Is to mount the
mill on a stick and it Is DONE"
AS Jack started in with a new draw
ing there was a knock at the door.
Joe opened it and there stood Mr.
Marsden, lumberman and ironmaster
and one of the richest men in town.
rs Bob Evans here?" he asked. HE
said he wanted to cut my lawn this
summer and I wanted to tell him he
could have the job IL he wanted it.
What do you say?" he said as Bob
stepped out from the group. DO you
still want it?'
Sure" said Bob. Eds going to
help me and we can come over and
cut it this afternoon IL you want US
to-"
"All right" answered Mr.. Marsden.
It'll expect you this afternoon" and
he turned to go.
wait minute" said Bob. Wont
you come in? This is Mrs. Kneiff, Mr..
Marsden, and he's showing US how to
make some things. We haven't any
chairs, but here's a box" and he pushed
it forward.
II can stay few minutes" said the
visitor, and sat down, while Jack, with
no embarrassment at all, went on with
his talk.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11

THE windmill itself is made OF q
wo-apd-a-half-inch circle of half-inch
wood, shown at D, on which are fas-
tened six pieces of tin. shaped as
shown, like q piece of pie. and twisted
all In the same direction. This mill
is mounted on shaft OF heavy wirc
S, with a small crank c bent in it's
center.
"The shaft is supported on pillars OF
half-inch wood p nailed to a base
OBJ as shown, which has a vane of
thin wood fastened at its back end
'The bell is screwed in the position
I have shown to the base (b) just
under the crank c.
Now to the side of OBJ a piece of
half-inch wood about four inches long
is nailed, extending down as shown. a
wire w is hammered on q piece of
iron till one end is flat and springy
for two inches of it's length, end then
a coil bent in 1t far enough up on the
wire so that when the wire Is mounted
in the position shown the coil will
come just opposite the bell TO act as
a hammer From this coil the wire
runs toward the crank. where 1t Is
bent up for a short distance. as at (c).
1T is now mounted on the down
ward projecting piece by staples (n).
Now, when the crank is turned
by the windmill 1t viii catch on (c) and
push 1t out, thus pushing the coil or
hammer from the bell. When 1t gets
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11

At this Jack stopped for while
and sketched away without saying a
word, while the boys nodded back and
forth and whispered something which,
il Jack had heard them, might have
turned his head. Bob was about to
say something out loud about 1t when
Jack turned again and continued:
Here's another crank windmill ar
rangement in Fig. XII that we used to
make. You see, first you cut out =
piece OF wood about like this at NJ
and a piece shaped like a mans head
and body, with piece of tin for q
hat rim IL you want. This man is
pivoted through the hips In the hol-
low or cockpit Of the boat by nail
or wire shown by dotted lines at (m),
a hole being bored through him so he
can move back and forth easily.
Now two circles of haif-inch wood
are cut and a saw cut made In them
for a short distance at every inch of
the circumference, or about that. So
you divide the circle even and into
each saw cut is wedged a piece of
tin an inch square or whereabouts.
These make two paddle wheels. which
are mounted on a wire axle with a
wide crank In the middle.
Arms are cut for the men, slipped
on this crank by means OF holes
through the hands and then pivoted at
their upper ends to the shoulders
IL shaped pieces of tin Cd are used
now to mount the axle in it's proper
position, so that when the crank turns
the man will seem to move II. OF
course, the hull must be cut away to
allow the crank to turn IL your cock
pit isn't large enough. Now IL we
put tin wind shields over the top
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
WHERE YOUR WISHES COME TRUE

turtles, teaching them to impose the
task When wishes do not come true
they generally escape blame. since it
is likely that their demands have not
been met.
In all England there Is hardly q more
amusing sight than TO sit at the foot
OF these stairs and watch the wishers
running up and down. Not one out OF
fifty accomplishes the task while hold
ing the breath. Most OF them are in
their gala day mood and often the
friends that are with them by clapping
and Jesting cause .hem to burst out
laughing, to lose their breath so as to
forfeit their chance OF getting the
wish But one trial must be made IN
season, and for the opportunity thers
is no fee.
In the Yosemite Valley the beautiful
Bridal Veil Fall is today regarded as
closely connected with fate and the
granting of wishes. Indeed. every year
strangers from different parts OF the
globe climb with much difficulty to the
narrow ledge under its misty. flying
spray and wish intently for something
that they fancy will bring them hap
piness.
This legend originated probably
when but about fifty natives lived in
the valley. There Were then among
them only two young girls. one being
POLITICALLY called the Rose Of Sharon"
and the other the Lilly of the Valley"
When the latter was at length mar
ried to a man from San Francisco tho
ceremony took place under these falls.
1t was at a season of the year when
the creek is no larger than an ordi-
nary mill stream and becomes as soon
as 1T takes its periious leap OF $40 feet
but a plaything to the wind. The spray
II then tossed enveloped the lovely
hrfda r,nfnrlfuo with the veil over her
face The wishes which she ardently
whispered TO the falls We're eventually
granted and have been now for many
years an inspiration to other young
girls and matrons as we'll to test the
same power.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11

Fixed up in a small harness room
built Sn a corner of the barn loft IL
was reached by a flight OF stairs from
below and had the advantage that most
OF the machines he made could be tried
in secret in the hay loft, which since
the advent Of the automobile was left
entirely empty.
This time, however. Vic was making
something that would need to be tried
outside, for eventually he intended to
mount IL on the barn roof.
This was but a common windmill
such as all boys who like to make
things have made, but, being new to
him. he was so interested he didn't
hear any one coming till Bob Evans
and Ed Hobart burst into the room.
''Oh. Vicr shouted Bob, you ought
to've been with US yesterday. We were
down the river by the sWimmin' place,
and we met a tramp-that is, I guess
he was a tramp-and he showed US
how to make some dandy things. and
he said he'd come here this afternoon
and show us how to make some more,
and we can have some more boys If
we want to"
This all in one breath, so excited was
he.
we asked some of the other boys,
and Putt said he'd come, and Joe, and
Burnie Peterson, and / guess that's
them now" he continued as steps were
heard on the stairs and voices that
sounded like Putt and Burnie Peterson
singing the chorus of an old song they
had sung while camping the year be-
fore: Z
Hide away, hide away,
There's no use trying to hide away.
Get your baggage on the raft,
Don't get fooled about your check,
For they can't speak aboard; you've
got to pay"
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11

II wonder II you can get black
board?"
Vic hadn't one, though Bob had; but,
since Bob lived several blocks away,
he said he would use paper instead, and
then they could keep the drawings he
made to refer to afterward. With this
he drew roll of good sized paper from
his pocket.
First" said he, "I'n show you
simple one" and he drew Fig. VIII, as
he labeled 1t. "you see" he said
Bob here or Ed has those other draw
ings made, and II you keep them all
l can number them from one up, and
you can keep an index and know just
where to find them afterward.
Now, 1 want you to notice how
draw this picture" he continued, so
that I'll get both sides exactly alike
First, you see, / have drawn a center
line up and down the sheet. Now, on
one side"-and he sketcheS as he spoke
--'I draw the figure OF girl swinging
out, as you have seen your sisters do
when they take hold of hands and
whirl around. The skirt and hair are
flying out and the hands and feet come
on the center line l drew.
Now watch.
II fold the paper over this center
line so that the figure ] drew comes
up against the paper on the other side
OF the line, ana, laying III on a smooth
surface. l rub 1t all over the back with
pencil.
Now" and he opened up the paper,
you see the girls figure is straced on
the other side of the center line. and
going over 1t with pencil. making the
lines heavier. we have the figures near
" done. All we do now is to mark a
little square off below the feet. and one
above and below the hands. and we can
trace this drawing on q niece of tin in
the same way by rubbing it on the
back with a pencil, being careful not to
move ii.
Now, IL | were making this (for I'm
only telling YOU, you know l would
take an old pair of heavy shears or.
some tin shears, even an old chisel
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
IK BL<cIBOY

on the tin, punching hole in the part
(a) below the feet and at (b) below the
hands.
These squares are now bent at right
angles to one side, like the little
sketches above and below, and Latpin
with the head knocked off, or a knit
ting needle with the head end driven
into the end of stick, stuck up
through the hole in fa) at the feet
and OBJ at the hands, its point resting
on (c) underneath. Thus the whole
thing is mounted on the needle (n). All
that remains is to bend the skirts Of
the girls. one one way and one the
other, as at x, making letter s, as
it were, and the windmill is DONE
'If set upright in the wind it will
whirl as long as there is any wind to
drive 1t. I'm not going to tell you
why, but let you figure 1t out, and IL
you can, just write me about 1T some
time
I'VE used to make some little wind
mills out of paper" he said as he start
ed to sketch again, which we set in
the window for the wind to run They
were very simple, so I won't say much
about them, but here they are in Figs.
TX and X
"The windmill itself is nothing but
circle of pasteboard, or better. bristol
board, with a lot OF cuts made around
it toward the center. This will slant
them all one way If you hold the paper
the same side up when you cut, and If
you mount 1t on a cork with wire
axle you'll have windmill
Supports for it may be made of
pasteboard, too, by bending them up
as in Fig. x with a little right-angled
piece B pasted or glued in the corners
by flaps (p.)
Then we used to bend a crank on
the other end of the wire axle which
was usually hairpin, and put diff
ferent kinds of figures there jointed
to turn on pins with pieces of cork (c)
to keep them from rubbing together.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11

THE custom of wishing. and ac-
cording efficacy to certain objects
and places IN the granting of
wishes Is as old as the Garden OF
Eden. Indeed. the desire TO definitely
wish for something and to watch for
the fulfillment of the wish has clung to
humanity with q strange pertinacity.
In the Old World there are many cit
les and towns harboring rustic places.
bridges, that are credited with an in
fallible power to grant wishes. Hap
PLY. the idea seems to prevail only
about inanimate objects. for were chat
tering individuals intrusted with
granting wishes strange tales might
often be ruthlessly disclosed.
At the ancient town OF Chester, in
England, there is a world renowned
flight of wishing stairs They stand
by the wharf from which the little
boat leaves to sail down the river Dee,
en- route possibly to Eton Hall. the
country place OF the Duke OF West
minister. At present these stairs are
crumbling to ruin under the many hur-
ried feet and ardent wishes of those
who have tried to fuln1l their inexor-
able demands. In order to obtain the
wish these stairs decree that the
wisher must run up and down them
three times while holding the breath
and thinking intently of the longed for
desire. Naturally. this Is no simple
feat to accomplish. as the stairs are
quite long and the exertion of running
makes it almost impossible not to re-
new the breath These stairs. however.
have behind them the wisdom OF cen