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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
RECLAIMING ARID LAND.
Is Dry Farming the Solution of Sew
eral Pressing Problemsp

From the Century.
Contrary to commonly accepted IDEAS as
the statement may be, 1t Is, nevertheless, an
amply demonstrated fact that wherever In
this great arid empire the annual rainfall
averages as high as twelve inches, as good
crops can be raised without irrigation as
with It.
great plains between the Missouri river
and the Rocky mountains. and most of the
inter-mountain parks and plateaus between
the Rockies and the Pacific, will produce
as abundantly as will the rich prairie lands
OF Iowa Missouri and Illinois, and much
more abundantly than the richest Of the
lands in any Of the older states along the
Atlantic seaboard that there is enough land
now utilized. IL at ALL only for grazing to
make possible the trebIing or quadrupling
of the present farming population of the
United States; that, outside of compare
lively small areas In western Texas and In
portions OF Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho,
wyoming. South Dakota and southern Cali
fornia there is little arabic land In the
great west that may not be divided into
forty-acre farms, each one of which will be
capable of supporting an average sized fam
: Probably there is no exaggeration In the
statement made by one writer that the re-
gfon between the foothills of the Rocky
mountains. bounded on the south by the Rio
Grande and on the north by the Canadian
border IL capable of producing fruits, cere-
ais vegetables and live stock sufficient for
the support Of the entire population ( the
globe
This vast area of fertile, and as yet al
most unutilized land. is the foundation upon
which the American people must build for
the continuance OF their prosperity for at
least century to come. Properly utilized,
1t may solve many perplexing problems. 1t
will relieve the congestion OF the cities pro-
vide an outlet for superabundant capital,
and afford opportunities for the enterpris-
ing and disseminated for decades. 1t con-
tains the richest mineral deposits, the great
es. forest resources, the most fertile soil
end the most genial and salubrious cli-
mate on this continent.
What it's development and exploitation
would mean to the transportation, manu-
featuring, mercantile, financial and labor
interests of the nation cannot be even dfmly
foreshadowed. 1t would furnish stimu-
lus that would be felt not merely In the
great centers of population and Industry.
but In the renotest hamlet and on the most
isolated farm in the republic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
HOME OF CoGNAC BRANDY.
Great Confusion Over Term Here
Real Article Rare.

From the New York Tribune.
Genuine cognac brandy is as famous as
beverage as champagne or rare old Bur-
gundy, but there Is a good deal of confu-
sion in the United States with regard to
the real meaning of the word ''cognac" as
applied to spirituous liquors. Cognac Is a
city of southwestern France of twenty
thousand people. in and about which has
grown UP the important industry of pro-
ducing cognac brandy. Cognacs or cognac
brandies. differ from all others on account
of the wine from which they are made.
This wine is only produced In the depart
ments known as the Charente and Charente
Inferieure. Brandy can be produced from
any wine, but no other brandy has the
ton of quality may be more or less a mat
ter of education or habit, but the charac-
teristics do not change. Cognac remains
cognac. Almanac and marc can always be
distinguished. while California brandy has
Its peculiar Distinguishing features. The
French definition of the word cognac Is
probably the just and true definition, since
the use of the word applied to a spir-
ituous liquor originated there.
A number Of qualities are mixed to pro-
duce cognac. and the value of the brandy
depends other conditions of age. ETC.. be-
Ing equal, on the proportion OF the guam
titles of the finer qualities Fine cham
payne, which is the finest cognac, is often
sold unmixed. and Is known on the mar
het as ZINE, 'CognaC Fine and Fine
Champagne. In France persons would no
sooner confound cognac with armanao or
other brandy than they would champagne
with sparkling wine other than champagne.
The other sparkling wines are known as
wins mousseux." Cognac is the only
spirit properly called by that name In
France.
In Europe generally and in the United
States the word cognac is often abused, In
many cases honestly. and with no real de-
sire to deceive. Especially is the word cog
nae often abused for commercial advan-
tage. Wines from the cognac region have
been exported for distillation to other coun-
tries. SO that the dealers could say that
their brandy was made from pure cognac
wine. These wines. however, are "forti-
fed and, instead OF containing S or per
cent of alcohol they carry 40 per cent, thus
losing in great part their peculiar character.
The abuse of the word is the result of a de-
mand for the real article.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
OUR SCATTERED ARMY.
Is 1t Menace to Really Efficient
ServiceP

SSrV1cGt
Capt. T. Bentley Mott. q. S. A. in scribner's.
1t is perhaps hardly realized that in the
United States proper we have 1870 posts
garrisoned by $4,000 men. OF these 81
are coast ports, the other IS in the in
terror have compliments of one two,
three, four, eight and twelve companies
At only seven posts is an entire regiment
collected. Fort Leayenworth, the largest
of all. has twenty-three companies be-
longing to five different branches of the
service.
The opportunity to constantly handle
and see handled regiments, brigades and
divisions in the open Is one American
officers have never had and will never
have until large permanent camps are
established. Autumn maneuvers, under
our present system provide this opnor
tunity most imperfectly. They are like
examinations preceded by no course OF
ton stops at the field officer Who
teaches a lieutenant colonel anything
whatever of his future duties?
II we have no school for forming our
colonels where are our brigadier Rener-
ais taught2 AS for division commander.
under our system he must be born such
for there exists no machinery for manu-
featuring him or letting him manufacture
himself. and when made there Is no way
OF testing the strength and business Of
his parts.
A good colonel can. in time make good
cdptdiHs ana q gOoQ regiment. but four
teen of the best captains that ever march
ed cannot make a good colonel, and all
the effort they have spent on their COM
panies comes to naught in a battle
through the faulty handling of the regi-
ment. But a vigorous and able division
commander can make good eolonels or
else rid himself of the bad ones, and it
is precisely this opportunity which large
commands alone can provide. The Eek
animation for promotion" OF the officers
In such camp would go on all the year
round
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
MASS OF MELTED COIN.
Truckload of Silver and Nickel From
San Francisco Fire.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
One of the most interesting relies of the
confagration to be found anywhere In San
Francisco, and one that represents a loss OF
many thousands of dollars to the United
railroads. consists of various masses of
melted coin that the street railway COM
pany recovered from its safes in the Rialto
building.
The blackened masses of precious metal
are now stored in the office of ThornweIl
Mutually. assistant to the president, at Oak
and Broderick streets, and afford an object
of much curiosity to visitors, Just what
will be done with the melted coin Is
problem that is worrying the officers and
directors of the company Mutually is hope
full that the Treasury Department can be
induced to make some ruling that will en-
able the company to recover something like
the coin value of the money. Otherwise
should the company succeed In recovering
only she bullion value 1t viii suffer a loss
OF many thousands of dollars.
The company's loss through the melting
OF silver coin greatly exceeds any similar
loss by any other institution in the city
Much of the silver and small change in CIR
crAation finds its way into the Golfers of
the street railway company during the
month. and at the time of the fire the
United railroads had many thousands of
dollars IN silver dollars, halves, quarters
dimes and nickels In the safes of Treasurer
Starr. on the eighth floor of the Rialto
building. All the gold coin In the treas
urers office. contained in a separate SAFE
escaped unframed. but the silver Is unrec-
ognzabie
1t consists OF a small truckload of black
eGed masses OF metal of irregular shape
Various metals are fused irf the melted
| masses of coin, that the company will
probably be put to the expense OF having
them melted and refined. Treasurer Starr
says that silver, nickel. copper and iron In
unknown quantities are present In the big
hunks OF metal. the copper coming from
the melted one cent pieces and the iron
from the boxes In which the rolls of coin
lx.,ara lrad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
Exercise for Business Men.
From the Worlds Work.

From the Worlds Work.
The average city business man without
physical impediments to fight against cs-
probably get along successfully on such
exercise schedule as the following:
/. Five minutes each day of purely mus
cular exercise. such IS can be taken per-
fectly well In ones room without any spe-
cial apparatus.
2. Short intervals during the day Of fresh
air. brisk walking. deep breathing. This
can all be secured In the regular order of
the days business. A man easily spend
much half an hour walking out OF
doors every day. This is for heart, lungs
and digestion.
8. The reservation of at least one day
week for rest and recreation for being out
of doors. for playing games. etc. This is
an essential. This is for both body ana
mind A man who thinks he can get ATOMS
without at least one vacation time week
simply proves his ignorance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
Night the Time for Medical Treatment

From the Literary Digest
Medical treatment is much more elective
by night than in the daytime. according
to a French physician, DR.. Laufer. In an
address recently delivered before the So
ciete Therapeutique of Paris, he called at
tenton to the fact that disease Is most
active at night, and that notwithstanding
this we give most OF our treatment wheth-
er by drugs or otherwise. by day. This ne
regards a mistake. Says the National
Druggist In notice of DR.. Laufer's ad-
dress:
He cited certain morbid manifestations
asthma. epilepsy. for example) that are
confined almost entirely to the night hours,
while In others there IA a notapi
augmentation OF pain. and reason would
teach US that then is when we should be
ready to meet these manifestations with
suitable medication BY our present sys-
tenn all the advantages OF meeting disease
at its onset are lost
The speaker cited many Instances where
patients presenting a nocturnal exaco-ba-
ton of their disease had resisted al medical
ton diurnally administered. and were cured
only when the efforts at relief were made
during the night. He called attention espe-
ctally to those indictments of rapid elm
ination. such as the iodids. the bromids.
the salicylates. etc. and their effects on
estimates. epileptics, rheumatics. The OBJ
servations of the author showed that a dose
OF medicine administered at night alone,
or both night and day, acted better. had
greater effect. than an equal dose given
solely In the daytime.
In order to explain the effect OF nocturn-
al administration, the author said that dur
ing the night the organism was usually in
a fasting state or relatively so. and there
fore absorbed remedies with a greater en-
ergy. while elimination is correspondtngiy
delayed. We know also. by experiment.
without having directly verified the tox-
~ If 3f~1r ,fo
there is an increment In the fasting state.
However 1t may be. II Is certain that in
order to successfully combat these nocturn-
al pathological manifestations we must ad-
minister active medicament during that
period This had best be given in broken
or fractional doses."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
Tragedy Of a Famous House.

From the Pal Mail Magazine
The white staircase leading up to the
drawing room of 20 Cavendish square,
where Mr.. and Mrs AsQuith live, is wide
and imposing. and the walls and ceiling
are painted with classical subjects. About
half way up the eye OF the observant IS
caught by a little wooden cross let into
the mahogany wainscot, and to this there
attaches a true and pathetic story.
This house was formerly occupied by the
Darlington family, and a certain Lady Bar
rIngton, coming down the staircase, slipped
and in falling received such injuries that she
died. Some one who loved her had a small
silver cross let into the fatal stair, and
Mrs. Asquith has had the cross taken out
Of the staircase and restored to the Bar
ringtons
Now there remains but a Iatch of Pc
Guitar shape and coloring to replace the
silver souvenir OF an unhappy event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
Engaged IN a Row.

The sight of two men engaged in a row
attracted crowd of curious persons to
the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 7th
street about o'clock pm. yesterday. A
blood had been spilled Upon reaching the
first precinct STATEN the prisoners registered
as Stephanis yasilacos and Demetrius Esu-
pupkos. They were charged with ARRAY,
and were released upon leaving IS collateral
each for their appearance in court toinor-
row.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
Janitors to Hear Sermon.

Arrangements have been made for rally
OF the Janitors' National Aid and Relief AS
ISOLATION this afternoon at 8 o. clock in True
Reformer's Hall. 18th and v streets north
west. Rev DIR. NJ. W.sD. Norman pastor Of
the Metropolitan Baptist Church. will
preach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

Thousands OF situations have been OBJ
Mined through the want columns of Tho
Oar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15

BY 1878 five additional states-Tennessee,
Ohio Louisiana. Indiana and Mississippi
had been admitted into the Union, and
therefore a further change In the flag seem
ed to be necessary Congress- after much
discussion, decided on April 4, 1913. that
after the Fourth of July next following
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
Four Weeks Before Stock Taking
Our Semi=annual
Inventory Sale.

About August "A take stock Realizing that we
this business and ourselves best by reaching the in
ventoy date with most of capital cash instead of
merchandise accordingly for that end 1t is the
logical course Of progressive mercantile institution The
obsolete method of carrying goods from
to another serious handicap a business.
And tomorrow ushers Semi-annual Pre-
inventory Sale. 1t is the final sale hold throug
the season, and its purpor sell every vesge Of stock
before the opens, irrespective of value for
price.
With this end in view we offer all the remainder of
this seasons goods
All the Model Garments,
All the Sample Pieces,
All the TaiIor-made Suits,
All the Summer Dresses,
All the Lace Wraps,
All the Dress Skirts---
at reductions ranging from IS to as much as 60
per cent.
1t time to get acquainted with Parker Bird
get apparel and exceptional opportunity provide for
present and future dress requirements.
&udMzzmaz@C&
Head tooot Outtters Penna. Ave. and Ninth ST.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-08
FOR MURDER
In Second Degree ALT
ance Man is Being
Tried-Judge Hole Did
Not Arrive Yesterday
as Expected.

Ciancinto Mannarino, of Alliance, is
facing a charge of murder in the sec
ond degree before a jury of twelve
men in Judge Ambler's court. Mannar-
ino was indicted by, the grand jury
along with another Italian, Victoria
Paola, for the murder of Alien Shrlver
at Alliance on November Is, last. Pa
ola made his escape Immediately after
the murder and has not been appre-
hended. At the trial yesterday num-
ber of witnesses were examined ana
some lively tilts on technical points
engaged In between the state and
the defendants attorneys.
Il is expected that the case will last
during the greater part of the week.
County Prosecutor Upham and Assist
ant Prosecutor Roscoe McCulloch rep
resent the state, and Attorneys Welty
and Albaugh are looking after the de-
fendants' interests.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-08
COUNTY TAX
Levy Fixed by the County
Commissioners Total
Amounts to 5.95-One
New Levy.

The county commissioners met in
regular session yesterday. The most
important item of business transact
ed was the making of the county tax
levy. The following is the levy on
each and every dollar of real estate
and personal property in Stark coun-
ty:
County. II mills; judicial. 4 mill :
poor. Il mill; bridge, Ii mills; Chill
dren's home, 3 mill; buildings, IS
mill; workhouse and ag., q mill;
interest and debt, L mill; state and
county road, q mill; Improvement
public highway. 25 mill; election, q
mill; soldiers relief, 8 mill,
The total levy amounts to sos mills.
The only new levy was the one of .25
mills on Improvement of public high
way. Besides the making of the tax
levy the commissioner approved OF
several bills and paid number. The
largest bill amounting to sos 25 was
paid to the township trustee of Tus-
carawas township for the planking of
the bridge at Brookfeld.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-08
LOUISVILLE
VIII Practically Close Up
for Business Mems An
nuaI Picnic = Some
Street Improvement
Proposed.

Louisville, O., June 4.-Great prep
arations are being made for the eighth
annual picnic of the business men OF
Louisville which will be held at Cas-
cade park at New Castle, Wednesday,
June 19. Every store in the town will
be closed on that day as everybody
is going to the picnic. 1t is expected
that at least 1900 people will compose
the excursion that will leave Louis
vile on two trains. The arrangements
are entirely in charge of the business
men. A program OF races of various
kinds will also be arranged for. me
trains leave Louisville at o'clock
and the second train only will stop at
Maxine and Alliance. Returning the
trains leave New Castle at $3.50 and
$50, central standard time. Both of
these stop at Alliance and Maximo
returning.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-08
CONFERENCE
OF Canton District, M. e. Church, at
New Franklin-Canton Man
Licensed to Preach.

Homework, June 4.-The Canton
district conference of the M. e. church
held it's sessions last week, beginning
Monday evening, at the church at
New Franklin, there being a splendid
attendance with much interest mani
fest. Conveyances were provided for
all who came, from the station at
Moultrie to the little village one and
a half miles west, and the body never
received a more cordial or pleasant
reception anywhere than from the
people of New Franklin.
All ministers of the district were
present with but five exceptions, these
being Rev. j. A. Rutledge, of Lee
tonia; J. M. Carr, of Columbiana; F..
" Boyle, of Negley, ]. s. Reager, Of
Simpson church, Canton, and j. E..
Russell, Of Washingtonville. Rev.
Russell was detained by illness, he
being afflicted with rheumatism the
past three months.
Wesley StauffeT of Dueber avenue
church, Canton, was licensed to
preach. Rev. A. P. Leonard gave the
conference most pleasing and inter-
esting address during the sessions.
The only occurrence to mar the
pleasure of the meeting was the call
ing home of Rev. Phillips, of Minerva,
by the illness of his son, the child
dying on Tuesday. Rev. Phillips had
the heartfelt sympathy Of the body.
The next meeting will be held at
the Dueber avenue church in Canton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-08
HIRE TEACHERS
Anxious Applicants May
Now Know Their Fate.
Board of Education
Transacts Much Inn
portant Business.
portant Business.

For the first time in number Of
years the board of education held the
election of teachers on the night ap-
pointed. After the "star chamber ses
sion." which lasted the best part Of an
hour, the members of the board came
into the ante chamber, and started the
business of the evening. Clerk Lane
read his report: Tuition, $6,033.0S;
contingent, $4,574.70; building, $780,
526. .9S; sinking fund, $1,234.84; total
balance school treasury, $41, ,369.60.
President Charles Duff, of the board
ef sinking fund commissioners, report.
ed the paying of 1915, with interest
due on 23 $10G bonds issued to w. J.
Hayes & Co., dated jury 10, 1894, and
payable to the Chemical National
bank, New York, July 10, 1906; $575
interest due on 23 $1,000 bonds, issued
to Central Savings bank, dated Feb.
10, 1899, due and payable to Kountze
Bros, N. Y, Aug. 13, 1906.
Superintendent report of attend
ance: Total 8319; monthly, 5651; av'
erage daily attendance, 5257; per cent
daily attendance, 9l3; tardiness, 239.
I, Report of building committee: That
$5142.84 be paid J. L. VanKrk, for
labor performed. That Kuehn Elec
trict Co. be awarded contract of bel
and annunciator equipment, for Crys
tai Park school, Contract amounting
to $3.50.
SCHEDULE OF SALARIES.
Resolved, That the following sched
ule of salaries for teachers In the
grade schools Of the Canton public
schools. he adopted, provided that the
salary of no teacher shall be reduced
by this schedule:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-08
THE STATE BANK CASES.

Judge w. w. Hole, of Salem, VINO
was expected to be in Canton Monday
to hand down his decision on the mo-
tions to quash the last indictments re-
turned by the grand jury against three
officials of the State bank and Har-
vey H. Miller, did not arrive. He has
had these matters under consideration
and it is expected that he will rem
der his decision today or Wednesday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-08
BOY BADLY HURT
sliding Down 5annister He Foil, Frac-
turing His Arm.

Clarence Rice. son of William Rice,
of 526 Mahoning street was badly hurt
yesterday while sliding down the ban
mister on the outside of the house,
He lost his balance and fell to the
sidewalk below. He received a COM
pound fracture of the wrist and ell
bow. the bone of the elbow protrud-
ing through the skin.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-08

Considerable talk and contention
has been aroused concerning the curb
ing of Gorgas street. The property
holders are heartily In favor of curbing
the street and putting between the
curbing and the sidewalk a IL foot
lawn, owing to the fact that the street
is very wide. Petitions for and against
this project have been circulated and
from present indications the sentiment
against the curbing of the street is
the stronger.
1t is thought that the council will
deal with this matter in the near fu-
ture. Members McCallum and Mene-
gay of the council have been appoint
ed as committee to investigate the
cost of putting in this curbing when
they will report to the council.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-08
Death of a Child.

Samuel Frederick, the six-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Bushman
corner of Ninth and Sterling streets,
died yesterday OF pneumonia. Funer-
al services will be held at the Martin
Luther church Wednesday at p m.
Rev. @. M. Schmucker. oficiating
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-08
SUIT FOR LABOR.

Attorney A. j. Willard on behalf of
William H. Miller has sued Daniel 9.
Bowman for the sum of $29,64 which
he alleges is due him for labor per-
formed The plaintiff AYERS that he
sawed at the request of the defendant
and places the value of his time and
labor at that amount. The case will
be brought before the common pleas
court.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-06-08
Gave Evangelist s4oo.

Norwalk. O.. June 4.-Bvangelist A.
Williams has closed his revival meet
ings. Three thousand people gave
his four hundred dollars.