davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Forestry Work.
From the Reader.

From the Reader.
The young fellow who is looking for
soft snap need not apply, for the work
of student assistant is by no means easy.
Nor will the government afford a pleasant
vacation In the open air for young men In
broken health: 1t is not a picnic in the
cool woods that the student assistant will
have. He will be in the cool woods In sum
mer and the cold woods in winter He
will live in tent. keep umbermen's hours,
as the somewhat discouraging official bull
letin. entitled suggestions to prospective
forest Students, reads. He will work
with gang" get up at break Of day.
tramp the forest, swing an axe, measure
with caipers, count rings on stumps and
set down figures in a book when his fingers
may be so cold that the figures he makes
look like chicken tracks. He will do this
day In and day OUT at night. perhaps too
far away to return to his tent, he will build
a fire, eat bacon and hard tack, wrap him
self In the blanket which he has carried
all day and dream Of the folks at home.
1t is likely that he will do this the next
day, and perhaps several other days. So
there Is good reason for the none too en-
couraging words of the bulletin. BODILY
soundness and endurance are absolutely
essential for those who take up the work
of forest student"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Leisure.
ON the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the Phlladelpnfa Ledger.
The word leisure comes from q Latin
word which means 1T is lawful" or It
is permitted, or II is allowed; and, there
fore, by leisure we do not mean idleness
but space of time during which, or a con-
dtion in which, we are at liberty to do as
we please Hence leisure has come to
signify the time during which we are free
from the demands of profession business
or occupation. and which we can at our
own pleasure devote to something other
than that which is regarded as our Work
in life. 1t Is taken for granted that every
man should have some work in ure, some
duty or occupation which II falls to his
lot especially to perform, whether from
necessity or choice. II man profess TO
have no such demand upon his energy ard
time. or if he ignore the fact that he ought
TO have his work IN life, 1t is the fashion
to call him "a man of leisure" which, IN
this sense, Is one OF the most ignoble cpl
thets which can be applied to any human
being.
On the other hand. we often sec persons
doing their legitimate work in such self
contained and deliberate way that we speak
of them as working leisurely. There can
not be greater praise. They have such
command over their work that they really
take their own time about II, and the
consequence is that the work 10 well done.
citedly and nervousiy. who cannot brook
the slightest interruption and who regard
with impotence everything which does not
Immediately fall In with the task IN hand.
The former ought to be called the men
OF LEISURE and the fashionable rame for
the do-nothings changed into iders. we
wish to emphasize the fact that leisure has
something TO do with law and rule II Inn
plies right to command ourselves. and Ia
the very opposite OF that tyrant which
does more to ruin life than any other-..
hurry Every man ought to aim at doing
his daily duty In ''ieisureIy'' fashion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
HARTJE DIVORCE SUIT
Defense Concluded Its Side at
Pittsburg Today.
TESTIMONY IN REBUTTAL
Effort to Secure Denial From Defend
ant Failed.
HANDWRITING EXPERTS VIEW
Declared Same Hand Had Written ALI
the Letters in Question-Hooe
May Be Called.

PITTSUBURG, Pa. July 23.-The de-
Tense in the Hartje divorce case concluded
IT side today and the testimony in rebuff
tai WAS started
When court resumed Mrs. Mary Scott
Hartje the defendant. was called as the
closing witness, that she might have an
opportunity of denying the Hotel Lincoln
incident, referred to in the plaintiffs bill
of charges.
Before she could testify, counsel for the
plaintiff objected, saying the testimony was
incompetent and irrelevant. The objection
was sustained by Judge Frazer, who said
there was no evidence to show that the re-
spondent had gone to the hotel. The IL
bellant's attorneys, he said, were not able
to prove that the wife had been guilty of
wrongdoing with man unnamed and he
assumed that the woman was innocent
The respondents counsel then made an
effort to get denial from the witness that
she had visited a Watson street house, but
this was also objected TO on the same
grounds and was sustained by the court.
The testimony in rebuttal was then be-
gun Dr. Persifr Frazer of Philadelphia
was the first witness. He attacked the
Susie Wagner letter from another angle
as a handwriting expert and testified that
in his opinion the letter was written by the
same hand as the other six standards,
winch Mrs Hartje admitted on the stand
were In her handwriting.
The presence of a number Of policemen
In the court room was regarded as slgnif1-
cant and showing that Hartjes lawyers will
endeavor to clear the mystery as to how
they obtained the Nadine letters
A persistent rumor was current today
that Clifford Hooe, the negro coachman,
will be placed on the stand before the case
is closed. Hooe Is the man who made
affidavit in John L. Welshons office of I'M
moral relations with Mrs. HartJe and later
made a retraction in another affidavit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
supplementing Irrigation.

From the New York Evening Post.
In practice. irrigation has been of value
in developing the arid and semi-arid sec
lions of the country. But it has been worth
most as an advertisement of land that has
come to be referred to rather too sweeping
ly as undesirable. Where one acre has
been watered. hundred acres continue to
bake under the sun from one rainy seoson
to another, far above the level OF any pos
sible ditch. Great upland plateaus In Col
orado, Utah and Idaho can never be water
ed by bitches from storage reservoirs or
from living streams Deep wells and pump
ing are resorted to ". h some success here,
but when all is done, the MOST optim' site
westerner is forced to admit that much of
the country he likes to refer to as Gods
country" is, after all, thirsty land where
no water is. While the irrigation sharps"
have gone ahead with really extraordinary
energy, considering the difficulty of the
engineering problems involved, the other
sharps have not been idle. State and fed
eral forestry has been talked In season and
out. Today, the voice of the dry farm
Ing" expert is making itself heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Parks of the Future.
New York Evening Mail

From the New York Evening Mail.
One OF many signs Of an awakened civic
intelligence is the way American COMMUNE
ties are celebrating the park idea and d.
versifying their public spaces. AS writer
In the July "Charities' says: THE old
fashioned American idea of park was
akin to that of the best parlor; place that
was to be kept for best, but never to be
used or looked at. The notices, anchors.
flags and welcomes worked In various col
ored flowers, corresponding to the God
Bless Our Home completed the picture
and the likeness" Within about dozen
years American communities have set
about emancipating themselves from this
idea They have learned that there may be
places where vacant public space can be
put to better use even than sodding 1t down
In Sreensward They are FESTIVE under the
slavery Of the "Keep-off-the-grass" sign.
They are not so keen as they were to erect
statuary. esplanades. terraces and orna-
mental fountains IN their park areas. When
nature has arrived at a good effect In a
rocky ledge grove of noble trees or
rolling meadow. they are often content to
let II alone.
The American park idea nowadays has
hospitality not only for small formal
squares and large ornate areas In the city
Limits, but for bouievards and parkways set
with turf shaded with trees, and masked
with towering shrubs; for the vacant lot In
which the little children play In sand
heaps; for the outdoor gymnasiums of the
larger youngsters. and the ball fields and
running tracks OF the adults; for the great
outer reservations thousands of acres in
extent which represent care for genera
tons yet unborn. and a municipal forestalI
Ing of the "unearned increment for ex-
tenstve beach areas like the Coney Island
Park. and the proposed larger seaside park
In this city and the Revere Beach OF Bos-
ton Having grasped at last the idea that
a recreation space Is not necessarily de-
voted to turf and ornamental flower Dor
ders, but may be employed for purposes as
wide as the impulse of the body to seek
exercise and OF the mind to seek amuse-
ment the American city may be counted
( upon to put It's park areas to uses as d.
verse as its own complicated life Suggests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
RAIN WAVE.
PROF. oARRIoTT PREDICTS
COOLER WEATHER CONDITIONS
Precipitation Regarded AZ Remark
able-Work Of Thunderbolt--
Railway Traffic interrupted.

The backbone of the hot wave which how
cred over this city last week was success
fully broken yesterday afternoon and last
night by a heavy downpour of cooling rain
which visited this locality. After the city
had sweltered In the grasp OF the torridity
during all OF the past. week the rainfall
of yesterday was generally regarded as a
blessing
The fall was characterized by Prof. Ed
ward B. Garrfott. Official forecaster Of the
weather bureau, as a remarkable one owing
to the heavy precipitation in such short
space of time-two inches and forty-hun-
dredths of water having descended in the
space OF about six hours. In Baltimore. he
added. the fall was much heavier during
the same period of time The fall there
was 3.66 inches.
Prof. Garrfott gave q Star reporter the
cheering information that this city and
vicinity will now experience about three
days Of moderately temperate weather, as
there are not any present indications of
any real hot wedther. The professor add
ed that the weather may warm up again
about next Friday Saturday, but the tor
ridity, he said, will be quickly checked by
another rainfall.
Rain began falling about 1870 O'clock yes
terday afternoon. and continued until IL
o clock last night The storm clouds lowered
and seemed to drift back and forth across
freshing downpour much like a person
watering a garden with sprinkling pot.
The official temperature this afternoon
lowered about the 80 mark, as shown on
ths weather bureau thermometers.
Stunned by Lightning.
Lightning struck the chimney of the
house of John w. Drew, 1445 street, dur
Ing the storm last evening, scattering the
bricks on the street and otherwise dam
aging the property Mr.. Drew, who was
sitting in the doorway, was stunned, but
soon recovered. A tall magnolia tree tow
erfng above the roof was untouched. The
damage does not exceed $50
The cloudburst of last night in Maryland
was the cause of two trains loaded with ex-
cursionists homeward bound to this city
from Chesapeake Beach being delayed two
or three hours.
The delay was occasioned by the tracks
of the electric railway, which connect with
the steam railway to the Beach, becoming
covered with water at Deanwood, where
the electric tracks pass under the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore and Ohio railway
tracks. To save time the Chesapeake
Beach trains were finally shifted upon the
Baltimore and Ohio tracks and run to Ben
Ming where the passengers boarded electric
were those who left Chesapeake Beach on
the and 10 o. clock trains, and numbered
about l 200 men, women and children.
Some of the belated excursionists did not
reach home until about O'Clock am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
NOBLE MIsER DEAD.
Countess Adele Batthany Left For.
tune of sc, 500, 900.

tune of 90, SOC, 900.
Special Gablegram to The Star.
VIENNA. July 23-Two years ago the
eccentric Countess Adele Batthany died
In the Merchants Hospital at Budapest.
She was one of the wealthiest and most
highly connected ladies of the land. but
after her husbands death she became a
miser, and lived in complete retirement.
When she became Ill she assumed the
name of her own maid. and obtained adj
mission to the hospital 1t was only after
her death that her identity WAS discov-
cred, and that she had entailed over
S2,500,00o worth of property In her hus-
bands family.
The validity of the viii was attacked by
her next-of-kin. Prince Odescalchi, Count
O'Donnel. and Gustav Tarnocxy, on the
ground that q woman cannot set up an
entail out of her own family. The curie.
the highest court OF appeal in the coun-
try. has now set aside the Will. and or
dered the estate to be divided among the
three claimants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Handy Telephone.

From the Detroit News
The team of farmer near Sherwood
sank in nire on his farm and the horses
were slowly going under when he thought
OF his telephone. Soon he had gang
OF a dozen phone wire stretchers. with i'm
plements on @ race for the farm. Their
arrival was timely, the breathing appa-
ratus OF the animals being still above
ground. BY using the stretching machinery
the horses were dragged from the bog.
The rural telephone is Itself great thing
for the farmers. but this being provided
gencies. all for the low price OF the phone
is worth taking into the equation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Alleged Illegal Resort.

Pauline Hall, thirty-eiGht years of age,
was arrested this morning by direction Of
Capt. Williams of the first precinct, at her
house, 1873 street. and charged with hav-
ing conducted an illegal resort. Her arrest
was made because It is claimed. she
brought young girl here from a town in
Pennsylvania few days ago and did not
report the arrival to the police. The wom-
an deposited 500 collateral for her apr
pearance in the Police Court. The girl
will be returned to her home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
every day that it is possible to enjoy a

every day that it is possible to enjoy a
vocal edition of Punch
Mr. Seaman defined the lowest form of
parody, the verbal echo, and illustrated it
with words of the Oxford undergra Qua to
who. after a round of musical plays pined
for land where the Ivans cease from
Caryllins and the Rubens Paul no more"
But II was when Mr.. Seaman quoted
some of his own work that the audience
showed its appreciation. He read The
Giilyfiower of Gold" by William Norris 50
gravely that tears were brought to many
eyes. Slowly he closed the book and more
slowly opened another. announcing that the
subject OF his parody was The Yellow
Ehin-Pads."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Restoration of Heidelberg Castle.

BERLIN, July 23-The grand duchy of
Baden, and, TO less extent. the whole OF
Germany, is deeply concerned regarding the
question of the restoration of the magnin-
cent ruins of Heidelberg Castle. The mat
ter will be shortly brought before the Baden
diet. at Carlsruhe, when the finance min
lister will ask for a grant OF $4,000 to be-
gin the work of restoration. II is well
known that the grand duke is at the head
OF the movement for rebuilding the castle
and that the grand ducal government y
anxious to assist him In his pet project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Mrs. Burns Reply.
ciai CabIegrnm to The Star.

Special Cablegrnm 10 The Star.
LONDON. July GA good story of Mrs.
John Burns is told by the Newcastle Daily
Chronicle: Lady, H. recently wrote 10
the wife of the president of the local gov
ernment board regretting that. as Gros-
venor square was so far from Battersea.
she could not call on Mrs. Burns, but
hoped Mrs. Burns would come to her parry.
Mrs Burns replied. declining. as Battersea
was just as far from Grosyenor square as
Grosvenor square was from Battersea."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
An Extraordinary Fruit.

SptclaI OAbltsrum 20 ne SIht
PARIS, July 23.--A Philippeville newspa-
per announces the discovery of an extraor-
binary fruit which has grown on native
tree known as the caroudier.
When squeezed 1t utters curious sort of
inarticulate cry; when scratched, it shud-
ders.
II is about the size of a peach and the
paper from which the description Is taken
suggests that 1t is part animal and part
vegetable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
MR.. sEAMAN's LECTURE.
Editor of punch on the Art of
Parody.
Special cabIegram to The star.

Special Cablegram to The Star
LONDON. July 23.-Mr. Owen Seaman.
the recently appointed editor OF Punch.
emerged recently from his editorial fast
ness In the city to become the latest popu-
lar lecturer to society In the West End
The subject chosen BY the sedate and
ACKNOWLEDGMENT humorist was the art
OF parody. and without blush he quoted
examples of his own parodfes to illustrate
the apotheosis of the art.
The very smart audience at Sunderland
House. which included the Duchess of
Marlborough. was historically delighted.
and Mr.. Seaman was voted vastly more
amusing than Dr. Emil Reich. 1t is not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Social Development In Missouri.
From the Columbia Herald


We are getting dead swell In this good
town We eat Ice cream with n fork
Some time ago we learned to make salad
at the dinner table. Then we served coffee
in the library after dinner. We have had
finger bowls some dozen years. We are
beginning TO use them even when there Is
no company. One family has finger bowls
at breakfast after fruit and before bacon
even when there Is no guest at the house.
That's dead swell. We have drunk soup
out of teacup and put grass on the fried
chicken, and now we eat Ice cream with
a fork. Why not? These little evidences
OF social progress are commendanls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Charge Against Laundryman.

Moy Ian, who conducts Chinese laun-
dry at 1914 L street, is to appear In the
Police Court tomorrow morning to answer
a charge of assault. A colored boy named
Alexander Simpson is to be the prosecut-
ing witness 1t is charged that the boy was
in the laundry about noon today annoying
the Chinaman and that the latter struck
him with poker. Bicycle Policeman Mar
tin arrested Moy Ian and required him to
deposit IS collateral at the police station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
The Isle Of Pines Incident.

The State Department received a dispatch
today from United States Minister Morgan
at Havana announcing that there appears
to have been no outrage in the Isle of Pines
Incident which has been reported fully In
press dispatches to this country. Mr.. Nor
gan has sent a full NAL report which
should reach the department in a few days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Petition for Change of Name.

Charles Edmond Mills filed petition In
the District Supreme Court this afternoon
asking that his name be changed to Charles
Edmond Palmer. He states that he was
born In Baltimore, Nd. In 1878 and that
his father died In 1880 and his mother later
married John Palmer, and that he has
since his mothers second marriage been
known as Charles Edmond Palmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
valst Held In Theft Case.

NEW YORK. July 23.-Frederick BEN
nett of this city. aged twenty years, for
meriy valet for Alexander r. Peacock of
Pittsburg, was taken into custody by the
police on his arrival Ia this city from Pitts
burg today. The Pittsburg pofice had re-
quested that Bennett be examined to as
certain what he knows about an alleged
theft from Mr.. Peacock Arthur Edwards,
who was In company with Bennett, was
also held at police headquarters No charge
was made against him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Sues for Limited Divorce.

Prcella Wallace, through Attorneys
Hughes & Gray, filed a petition for linn
tied divorce on the grounds OF desertion,
in the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia this afternoon against Peter Wal
lace. The petitioner states she was mar
ried August, 1856. The couple have three
children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
THE TEHERAN TROUBLE.
65S Have taken Refuge in the
British Legation

TETHERAN. July 23.-Fearing persecu-
ton on the part of the authorities during
the absence of the high clergy from Tehe-
ran, s5S students. shopkeepers. artisans.
etc, have taken refuge in the British iega-
being augmented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23

The strike of the linemen OF the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company.
ers union on April 16 was called on by the
officials OF the union at Atlanta yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23

No trace was found of any of the mss
ing nine passengers of the tug Chehalis.
cut in two Saturday afternoon by the
steamer Princess Victoria in Burrard Inlet
OF British Columbia.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-02

SlLVERroN, March 3i.-At q
meeting last night II was decided ia
wire Senator Patterson and Congress
man Hogg Ia confor with the Post
master General with the purpose OF
causing tho Rio Grande railway to
comply with its contract In getting
tue mail into Silverton.
II is understood that 500 pounds of
the delayed mail at Durango has been
sent by the Rio Grande railroad
atound VIA ouray. through the I'm
compahgrc canon 10 silyerton. and
that each days new letter mail win
be sent via Elk Park.
sllVERToN. March 8I.-The re.
manning 1--WE OF the twelve bodies lost
IN the Shenandoah snowslide several
days ago were recovered today and
win be brought to Silyerton for burial.
They are Gps. 1leiso. aged 80. single:
resided In the San Juan since 1876;
Bert Albert. 81 years. single. relatives
IN Chicago Tom Oberto, Italian. ss
years, single; Dominic Toroglio. tal-
ian. 32 years. 10 years in sllyerton,
leaves wife and child In Italy. James
Ierccllio. Italian, 10 years, In Silver.
ton eight years, family In Italy.
The bodies are expected TO reach
Silverton this afternoon.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-02
sILveRToN STORM NEWS

| SiLVERTON, March 30.-Tne peo.
pie of Silverton are very Indignant
over the refusal of the Rio Grand.
10 bring the mail up from Durango.
IL Is twenty days since the SiIycrtou
people have had any mail from .he
east. only receiving local mail from
| Ouray through the Uncompnbgre
canon, a route much more difficult TO
| Keep open than the Animas canon.
The people here offered to raise funIi
| by private subscription To nav for
having all the mail packed in from
the end of the railway or that point
where the trains run to. Packers nnd
offered to take contract at two cents
per pound TO bring the mail In as fast
as they could day by day. but the
Rio Grande was willing only To hrlng
mp about $50 pounds per day of the
letter mail.
The newshoys 20 down the canon
and bring In Denver papers and Du
range papers-whatcve they can get
np over the trains through private
hands-and sell Denver papers for 25
cents and Durango papers for 10
cents. and 1t would seem that when
these little fellows can do this the
Rio Grande could find way to com
ply with It's contract with tho govern.
ment to deliver the mail
II Is learned that that part of the
railway crew employed In hreal,lnq
slides has been transferred 10 the !
Silverton end, but what number of |
men and character of equipment Is at |
this end Is not known at tdis hour
The railway to Eureka, II Is
Thought. will be open for tramc To.
morrow. There has been resumption
OF mining and milling In the district
as far as possible. Several aerial |
tramwaya must he almost rebuilt
there being so many towers swept
>nt by slides; and with one mill TO
rebuild and others to repair II will |
take some time before full resump.
ton viii be realized
No community was ever more an.
Sions to get its mail than Silverton
is now.