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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
WEEK " TRIPS.
Hudson River Resorts Just the Thing for
New York Business Men.

Hudson River Resorts Just the Thing for
New York Business Men.
While the call Of the upstate lakes and
rivers and springs is sure to be heard and
yielded to by the man who can spare the
time. there is a much larger class who have
to stick to little old New York all through
the not summer with the exception of a
fortnight or 80 yet who can spare the time
to run out every Sunday II the distance is
not too great.
To folks in this class the Hudson Rivers
reckoning villages are most appealing.
sufficiently so to justify Henry Hudson in
his discovery Of the river, II he had no
other excuse. The railroad and boat SER
vice is 30 oomplet g and fast that many New
Workers. are planning to move their fam
lilies as far away as Lake Mahopao n go
there themselves, running up every night
and down every morning.
Lake Mahopao is ~fffty-one miles from
New York, via the Harlem railroad, and
while it may prove a bit too much for a
daily commuter it will serve hundreds Of
New Workers. as a cool and beautiful spot
in which to spend every Saturday to Mon
day while the hot season is on.
Other quiet and pretty retreats nearer
at hand in which many New Workers. will
b. found are Pawling and Mt. Kisco, both
Oh the Harlem division Of the Hudson
Central and not much over an hours run
from the Grand Central Station, yet 80
quiet and placid that they might we'll be
on another planet. Several New York mer-
chants nave hunted up old family man
sions in these places, fine old houses that
had been allowed to go partly to decay,
end nave wish a comparatively small ex-
pense rebuilt them until they have re-
gained practically all Of their ancient dignity
and charm. These men all believe that they
nave thus achieved country residences with
a genuine atmosphere which no amount Of
o could have produced in al entirely
new house.
On the other side Of the river, also actually
or nearly within the committing limit, are
similar towns. like Goshen or Central Valley.
Larger places like Newburgh, Cornwall,
Fishkill, Nyaok and Suffern have for years
had their little colonies Of summer jewellers.
These have been growing each year and
they are this june bigger than ever.
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THE Avenue"

fOFN WV "
Take 1t all in all. Fifth avenue is the most
interesting street in the world. Paris may
display more valu,ble jewels On the Rue,ds
la Peix or more tree EMPOWERED cafes on the
Champs Elysees; London more historical
buildings on Fleet street and the Strand, or
q finer procession Of top hated and frock
coated men on Piccadilly and Bond street:
Berlin more notable personages rolling in
carria ges along Inter den Linden: Edinburgh
a moro picturesque setting OF classic scena
paintinE ,. on Princes street, But .hese famous
streets are limited In extent and meagre in
their veriety Of life when compared with Fifth
avenue. Nowhere else in the world walking
upon a city street will you be able to see a
bluer sky, a more radiant sunshine casting It's
high lights and shadows over a deli ghtfully
irregular skyline. a more varied d lsplay Of
fine modern architecture, a greater array OF all
kinds of shops com things OF beauty
collected from every Quarter Of the globe
rugs, silks. jewels, books. old furniture, pic
lures, gold and silverware. flowers and fruits,
porcelaina, bronzes, curios. tapestries and for
the ladies gowns and hats that Paris might
not be ashamed Of.
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RYOHFyELDS COTTAGE LIFE.
A New $4,000 Bathing Establishment
the Pride Of the Springs.

A New $4,000 Bathing Establishment
the Pride Of the Springs.
Getting along toward the centre Of the
State. one finds q town that reminds him Of
Saratoga. Indeed, lots of folks regard
Riohfleld Springs IS the Saratoga Of middle
New York. The general atmosphere Of the
place ia much like that Of Saratoga, except
that probably cottage life is moro general.
1t would be telling no news to say that
fashionable 70 Tx ave taken kindly to Rich
field Springs. The success Of the place as q
summer resort ~ long ago established
and there are now many families prominent
in the winter social life Of New York and
Philadelphia who nave their own summer
homes at Richheld Springs and 60 there
early in the season, remaining the summer
through.
There is q good deal doing at Riohfeld
for the lover Of social diversions and a good
deal, too, or him who follows athletics.
Baseball has been for some years one Of the
most popular sports there and within half
q do zen years some Of the most famous OF
college. ball tossers have played on the
Riohf1eld team.
Golf Of oour SO is played, there being
excellent links, and there are tennis courts
without number. Lake Canadarago fur
nishes ine facilities for boating and fishing,
while the roads are perfect for driving
and an hours drive in any direction leads
constantly through q panorama Of scenery
that 1t is hard to excel.
The pride Of the town Is the SIS 900 bath
ing establishment which the residents put
up. The sulphur springs that gave the
town its start as q summer resort have not
begun to desert 1t In the hour Of its pros
perity:
In the extreme west OF the State Chau-
tauqua is getting ready for It's busy summer.
The lake, one OF the most beautiful in the
State, was never more beautiful than now
and all the officers of the C~hautauqua sum-
mer schools are looking forward to q record
breaking
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CONNECTICUT ATTRACTIONS.
BathinE and Yachting Along Shore
n-.a-u .aa naautif.i LIN lro.rna

bathing and Yachting Along Shore
Breezy and Beautiful Hill Towns.
New York and. in fact, every city Of the
Middle Atlantic States are full of New Eng
landers-Yankees and their wives and
children. About this time Of the year their
minds begin to turn back toward the country
that nourished their infant years, and
pretty soon their feet follow their minds.
A large proportion Of them go no further
than Connecticut. On the theory, possibly,
that they might 60 further and fare worse.
So they might.
New London is perhaps the centre Of sum-
mer activity in the southern part Of the
State, and things are getting lively there
at a rapid rate. Already most Of the owners
OF summer cottages along the bay are occu-
plying them. while all the hotels are ready
for business.
The Harvard and Yale crews are prac-
Using daily on the Thames, and a popular
diversion is to take a motor boat after
dinner and chug-ohug up above the bridge
to see the oassmen in their practice spins-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
BIRD NOTIONS.
Points Of Difference Which VIII Help fh'
0haerYer tn Identify Birds.

Points Of Inference which VIII Help me
Observer to Identify Birds.
Among perching birds thrushes usually
stand motionlees; sparrows stand or SIT,
but are less at ease than the thrushes, more
restless. Both these families generally as
sumo q s~lanting position on the bough.
Orioles usually progress in trees by sid
ling along the branches, vireoe by fitting
from bough to bough, repeatedly hover
ing under the leaves; warblers by hop
ping from twig to twig, while exploring
n main branch and scanning the twiss
and upper side Of leaves.
A fyoatoher, says 81. Nicholas, selects
a dead or exposed bough, where he eits
motionless, upright, tail dropped, until be
leaves the tree entirely, though perhaps
to return after the pursuit Of a flying in
sect.
OF inland water birds. ducks, geese, looms
and grebes may be disting uished from
gulls and terms by a strai ght forward
fight, never ~zigzagging or slowly soaring
like the long winged swimmers. Ducks
nave a more rapid wing beat than geese;
which in turn fly with a rather heavy mo-
ton, somewhat like the looms.
The several families may usually be fur
Their distinguished by the size and the shapes
Of the fooks. Looms usually go singly and
are more often to be seen in flight than
grebes, who also travel without focking'
Compare the upright position Of the owls
with the prone nighthawk and the whip
poorwill; one sleeps standing up and one
lying down.
Among the tree climbers there are still
nicer distinctions, both in the manner OF
climbing and the courses Of the birds upon
the trunks. The w~oodpeckers, with feet
and tail adapted to olinging to an uprght
surface and with bill adapted to drilling
over in hard wood, goes straight up the
trunk; then comes the slender billed and
weak footed creeper, who must keep TO the
cracked bark. since he cannot bore for his
food.
His course over the tree stem is, therefore
zigzaR. from crevice to crevice:. Inc
nuthatches go winding up a tree as il they
were living vines, or else they climb py
turning from side to side with every step
or two; but the tail is of no use as O prop
80 1t is held of the bark.
Still another climber and creeper Is the
black and white warbler, who. having nearly
the feet, bill and tail OF a nuthatch, pro-
crosses in about the same way but mas
rather more OF a liking for crotches ana
the lees upright branches.
In the woodpecker family the yellow
bellied ~sapsucker has a way OF edglhg
around a tree trunk. His course is marked
by his borings, or rather drillings, when
girdle the trees instead of being scattered
or running up them, like those OF other
~woodpechers.
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Demand for Women Gardeners.

Frotn DE London DdiIV MnN.
Owners OF private gardens are reported
to be manifesting a desire to obtain ladies'
skilled in horticulture to take charge OF gar
deninR operations.
The journal published in connection with
Studley College. in Warwickshirn which
was founded by Lady Warwick, states that
this demand is growing, and that. constant
applications are being received at the college
for lady students, either to take, entire charge
OF gardens or to superintend the men gar
deners.
There Is apparently a tendency among lady
gardeners. to demand higher wages thai,
men. Lady students are therefore warned
to be content with a fair salary and TO show
willingness TO work as many hours as the
men.
The horticultural College at Swanley ad-
mits women as well as men. and since its es-
Establishment eighteen or nineteen years ,ago
many scores OF students have been trained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25

disaster at San Francisco 7 bava - =
p..seo 70 see no reference made to what
.nest nave been one of the greatest earth
quahes OF modern times, that wh,ch o.
c1freo IN the county of New Madrta Mo
lying about 200 miles south of St To,,ts -.
november 10. 1872. The country was fbo,
sParseiy settled, but what towns there 1-a,1
me vicinity were completely DESTROYED
s-1oo.o ohe farming lands were for manv
sfcare miles rendered worthless nv ,1bits
sand thrown up from the breaktng asr.t'
Mhich covered the ground to a dentb ~
several feet, and by great lakes that we've
temporarily formed-some of seventy miles
III length SO serious was the loss that Con
sfess, on February II. 1915 q stats pin
passed an act entitled AN act for the re-,
aei OF the inhabitants Of the late county
OF New Madrid in Missouri territorv who
suffered by earthquake" Under this act
persons whose lands had been materially
INJURED were empowered to locate a Ike
qoanuty or government land elsewhere in
the territory. Over 10000 acres were ar
Siianseo under this act, as shown by the
records or the general land office.
IN volume called '"Phe Great West
pubilshed in 1888, there Is a particuIar iv
thrilling account by eyewitnesses 81 ttis
earthquake. The eartf's surface rolled nm
IN great pillows, and every now and then
when the hillow attained q great beighf
the earth would crack open. and vast
quantities OF water, sand and sllnhtyin
gases would be yomited. These cracks were
often sixty feet wide. and engulfed whole
houses. The attendant noises were terrific
and indescribable. These disturbances seem
TO have lasted some days. and so terrorized
the remaining Inhabitants that no houses
OF substantial nature were built for sew
erai years thereafter. G. r. RICHARDS.
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AWARDS OF PREMIUMS.
Feature of Anniversary Washington
Council, Knights of Columbus.

The ninth anniversary of the institution
of Washington Council, No. 224, knights of
Columbus and of the beginning of the or
der in the District of Columbia, was celia
brated with banquet last night at the
knights of Columbus Temple 1t was a
regular meeting night of the council, and
routine matters were disposed Of following
which a small army of caterers assistants
invaded the large hall and laid out the
tables A feature of great interest during
the evening was an award OF prizes In con-
neetion with the recent fair held by the
knights.
Mr.. J. S. Easily Smith, grand knight of
Washington Council, presided also at the
banquet, and was most feiicitous and main
tanned throughout the festive occasion a
full me; d of good cheer. Among the speak
ers We're Mr.. Francis p. Sheehy, state dep
uty: DR.. w. e. Pairo, grand knight of
Keane Council; George NJ McAvoy chan
ceiior of Spalding Council: DR.. William A.
Daily: Prof. z. j. Scharf. Edward p. Har-
rington and DR.. Wilson P. Malone
When the cigars had been lighted the
committee in charge of the award of pre-
miums. consisting of DR.. William A Pairo,
George A. McAyoy and DR.. William B.
Daily, Robert K. Barrett. Joseph s. Repetd
and DR.. A. ID. Wilkinson, carried ont its
part of the program The names of those
to whom awards were made are. T. R.
Rooney, W. C, Cook. John A. Petty. Hell
mecks. Miss g. Murray, L. Mangan. Mr..
liliDfti, IA NSi6O<i, y, r.. DuEEdN, MIS-.
Campbell, James Donovan. J. A. Nelson,
j. T. Maley. Waiter Fox, n. Eackef s. "
Hopping, B. Mohun, Charles Baker, S. Rail-,
w v. Hall, z. a. Lynch. 2. o. Lawrence.
j. Franzoni, R. Kane. c. Mccafrrey, r. A.
Rooney. Miss ,. Mueahy, James Kehoe,
Paul cronlein. G. Horning. Rev. Taylor.
The principal articies mentioned on the
combnation ticket will go I'm the order
named to the first nineteen names:
Case OF Bordeaux best wine, sent from
France by Mr. d. l. Murphy: SOS iady's
tailor-made suit. So phonograph and outfit.
$35 leather Morris chair, $50 improved gas
range. $50 china closet $40 gold k OF C. watch
fob, order for one dozen photos by Back,
tourist shaving case. cherry center table.
handsome table mirror. autograph set OF
Cardinal Gibbons works. electric music
box. order for pair $40 trousers, extra tine
carving set IN box, $40 gold piece, ton of
coal, IS gold piece, ton Of coal
Owing to the successful termination of af-
fairs On Washington Councils table at the
fair the committee decided to add twelve
prizes TO the list.
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Drummer Evangelist Holding Service

Rev T. H. Osborn. the drummer evan
geiist' Of Chicago. a white minister, is de-
hverfng series OF sermons at Plymouth
Congregational Church this week His first
sermon of the series was delivered at 103
q. m. Sunday The evangelisfic services VIII
begin at O'Clock every evening except
Saturday. hr- Osborn lie a native OF Mary
isnd, who went north few years ago and
Travelled as drummer for business houses
for time. He felt called to enter the min
fstry. IL was through q previous aequaint-
ance thai Rev. A. C. Garner the pastor of
the church. secured the services OF Rev
Osborn.
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Scow Damaged.

The large scow Bush. belonging to Carter
& Clark. which went ashore on the Dis
trict side of the river in the gale Monday,
Is lying where the blow put her In a badly
damaged condition The seow is loaded
with pine lumber for use In the new wharf
building for the steel plant at Geisboro
Point. A barge has been sent down to
take OF the cargo of the Bush preparatory
10 raising her and bringing her up to this
city for repairs
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Young Peoples Church Union Meet.

The Young Peoples Union of the Peo-
pies Church met at the home of its new
president. Mr.. c. G. FarweIl. last Saturday
evening. An interesting literary contest
for prizes was the feature of the evening.
Refreshments followed
Those present we're Rev. Alexander Kent.
Mrs. w. ID. Mackenzie. Miss Hazel Dakin.
Miss Katherine Lawton, Miss Catherine ii.
Potter. Miss Lillian b. Selby, Miss EsteiIa
p. Wild. Miss Dorothy A. Elzey. Miss Ethel
NJ. Hendersh0tt, Miss Grace Rhodes. Mr..
George A. Warren, Mr.. Alfred e. Wild, 5r..
MIR. Roland Abbott Mr. Gustav PauIs. Mr.
Fred Brigham. Mr.. 8. SCHNEIDER, Mr.. q q.
Farwell. DIR. Charles Hoimes and DR.. OTIS
w. Elzey
The society Will meet at the home or Mr..
Roland Abbott. 1922 X street northwest.
Saturday, May 3. and will give Its next
dance on Wednesday. May 18.
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vorable consideration in suggestions COM

yorable consideration in suggestions COM
ing from that source, but those gentlemen
who would suggest in that way have an
opportunity to make suggestions to the
board of Commissioners as well as the
Pr esident of the United States. The board
of Commissioners therefore cannot only
avail themselves of those suggestions, bur,
in addition to suggestions thus coming TO
them, they have individual knowledge OF
those whom ii is contemplated to appoint
to the positions. So that l say that they
are in a better position than the President
OF the United States TO select members or
that board who will give the best salts
faction 10 the people of the District or
Columbia -
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was appointed. The Commissioners of the
District of Columbia are accessible at all
times to our citizens"
c. E. Emig. president North Washington
Citizens Association: THE North Washing
ton Citizens Association at our last session
passed resolutions indorsing the Babcock
bill"
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Regards It as Absurd.

William c. Dodge: 1.-THE plan having the
board appointed by the President strikes
me as absurd The President. like members
and senators. comes here practically a
stranger. knowing but very few. II any, OF
the citizens and little or nothing of the
schools, or the condition of affairs. HIS
time is necessarily occupied with matters
OF state, and he has no time to give 20
such minor affairs. He would have to de-
pend entirely upon the advice of the very
Few who could reach his ear. Such a plan
would be to remove to the most extreme
point from the citizens the power of Sc
lection which, in my opinion, ought as
far as possible, to be exercised by the par
ents and taxpayers, who are most directly
Interested.
IF the appointment by the President
could be limited as above suggested so
that he should appoint only such az were
recommended by the citizens of the re-
epective divisions there would be no OBJ
lection 10 II, but that, | presume could
not. or would not, be done. And why
should he be bothered with It, when all
that is required can be as well or better
accomplished without? | can see no rea-
son In it,
Would Be Unwise
Gen. William Rirney; 81 believe that one
of the bills before you recommends that
the nominations of the board be made by
{
that would be extremely unwise 1t would
Introduce politics at once into the schools.
served for several years In the board
of trustees, was president for a while, and
We had during that whole time but one in
reference by politicians, and that was un-
Fortunate"
Prefers the Commissioners.
Frank G. Coldren. chairman school COM
mittee. Business Mems Association: Sew
eral Of the bills provide for changing the
appointment OF the board of education from
the Commissioners to the President We
are very strongly opposed to that PROPOSE
ton. In our view the President is not ae-
cessible. 1t would be a physical inpossi-
biiity for him TO be accessible To the eit1-
zens of the District of Columbia for proper
consultation as to the selection OF seven
members of the board of education for this
District No matter how much interest he
may take In the matter, no matter what his
desires may be In the matter. but very few
citizens OF the District Of Columbia can see
him. or could see him in regard to the
practical question OF the appointment of the
board. or could see him In regard 10 the
conduct OF the board Of education after 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25
The New Madrid Earthquake.

To the Editor Of The Star:
In the various comments upon the great
earthquakes Of the past that the papers
have made in connection with the recent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-25

Members OF the New Jersey legislature
in Camden section of the state are alleged
70 have received annual passes over the
Pennsylvania railroad Central Railroad OF
New Jersey and West Shore railroad
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-01-19
M. P. BOYNTON,
A. r. E. WYANT,
j. S. KIRTLEY, Committee.

them the amount of money paid into
the county for county purposes. |
heard from fifteen counties. In these
fifteen counties the results stand as fol-
lows In round numbers there was
paid for county purposes 100000. Of
this 100000, the incorporated towns
anu cities paid $4,000, leaving $245,-
600 to be paid by the people outside of
the incorporated towns. For every dol
lar paid by the people of the incorpo-
rated towns, the people outside paid
more than 81.
A question for the farmers who read
this article: Are you still willing that
men whom you elect to represent you
in the legislature of Illinois shall vote
to deprive you of the God-given, blood
bought privilege of voting upon the
question of whether your county shall
be Anti-saloon territory or not? The
farmers are the men who pay the taxes
for the prosecution of criminals and
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-01-19

about the same size; conditions sur
rounding them are very much alike.
Galatia has not had saloon for twenty
three years; Tamaroa has had them
perhaps three-fourths of the time in
that twenty-three years Public i'm
provements in the two towns, we will
say, are equal, but in the judgment of
most men who visit these towns, Gala
tia has the best public improvements.
How about the village taxes? Year
before last Galatia paid 81 on the hun
dred; Tamaroa, So. So the. town that
has been without saloons for twenty
years deriving no benefit from the
whisky traffic, pays in taxes for village
purposes one-half the amount that the
town pays that has the saloon.
Some three years ago l made an in
vestigation as to who paid the taxes
for county purposes. L wrote to the
county clerks of the different counties
in southern Illinois to ascertain from
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-01-19

support paupers, as we'll as the people
of the townsville ratio stands seven
to one-yet not one dollar of the reve-
expended outside of the corporate limits
of the town. Is not this taxation with
out representation? How long, o Lord,
how long will a suffering public tolerate
men to vote against the American idea
of government? This last question
must be answered by every voter when
he enters the booth to vote for the next
legislature. What shall it be?
G.. w. DANBURY.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-01-19
A HANDSOME GIFT.

The field and Office force of the
Illinois League broke in upon Mr. VIM.
H. Anderson, the retiring Superintend-
ent, the last Saturday morning of the
old year, and held a little surprise party
in his private Office. He ceased dictat-
ing correspondence, and was compelled
for a time, to listen himself to a little
talking. -
Mr.. J. F. Burk was spokesman for
the force, and in graceful and touch
ing manner expressed the regret of the
workers over Mr.. Anderson's departure
to his new field of labor.
At the conclusion, Mr.. Anderson was
presented with a handsome suitcase
with silver-mounted toilet set within,
as reminder Of the esteem in which
he is held by those who have been his
co-laborers in Illinois.
Mr.. Anderson was much moved by the
words and the gift, and replied with
heartfelt valedictory.