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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
OLD DAYS IN THE ARMY.
Picturesque Things That Have Gone
Blythe Company Garden.


From the Army and Navy Journal.
There is one thing about army life
nowadays and since the Spanish war" said
an old officer recently, that seems to be
more pathetic than funny When I went
into the army there used to be company
gardens at every post. There are none
now. ] haven't seen one since l came
home from Cuba. 1t is barely possible
that somewhere remote from the more
convenient posts. some company having
prospect Of remaining for two or three
seasons has had the courage to keep
up the old custom and planted and hoed
its garden. But If there is don't know
where that happy company Is This is
one Of the things that go to explain the
something wrong with the army. The
enlisted man in the old times was fond OF
fresh vegetables. Ansible captains and
wise first sergeants got their heads to-
gether and laid out a good garden. Men
were detailed to plant it and then to hoe
1t. Company feeling ran high on the
garden question and there were heaithful
rivalries in garden making and filling.
The fine potatoes. big juicy ears of sweet
corn. red ripe tomatoes. reverberant on
ions. toothsome peas and beans, and even
'watermilions' and cantaloupes that the
boys used to raise we're fit for the gods
on Olympus to taste.
"All that Is gone, and with the company
garden also has gone the company cow
and the officers cow, too. There used to
be q time when the veriest shavetail who
dared to get married kept good COW.
Out on the plains there was grass galore.
In some western posts you could keep
COW out on public grass nearly every
month in the round year. When the word
came to pull up and move station there
was little trouble In selling a good COW,
either to the troops who were coming in
or to some nearby settler. In those days
we could live better and cheaper and
there was solid satisfaction in producing
that part o. the table supplies. Now,
with the increase of the army since the
Spanish war. there are too many officers
who came from city life and are a help
less as quart ermasters and co.nnissarteS,
as babes in swaddling clothes.
THE old sergeants are now fewer and
farther between. Flush times and low
relative pay give US rather lover class
of men in the ranks, and the old-time
zeal in garden work is gone. Besid IS.
the prospect of gong to Cuba or the Phil
ippines on a weeks notice In nitdseason
brushes out all desire to garden. Then,
too. the posts are growing bigger and
there is not so much ground available.
good acre of rich western land used to
provide fresh vegetables for company.
1 remember a remarkably fine garden my
company had once at Leavenworth. Now
there would have to be forty gardens
there. Our men in the Philippines do not
try to garden. Our vegetables are a de-
fusion there. They start and grow. but
do not produce. 1t looks as If the dis
couragements had driven away all desire
to get for the company mess the good
things that we used to have. Army con-
ditions and are would be bettered If we
could get back to the old way of doing
things -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
TROUBLESOME ES
CAPT. JOHNSON WILL EXERT
HIS INFLUENCE WITH THEM.

Capt. Carter P. Johnson, I'd Cavalry.
stationed at Fort Robinson. Neb-, has
started for the Cheyenne River reservation
In South Dakotain order to use his influence
with the troublesome Utes with view of
suppressing their outbreak. He was with
the detachment OF cavalry that accom-
panied the Utes when they settled on the
South Dakota reservation more than year
ago. and. after the wandering Indians had
refused to return to their own reservation
In Utah. Capt. Johnson conducted the
negotiations resulting in their settling on
the Cheyenne River reserve. He has the
confidence of the Indians and was as
signed to this task at the present time at
the urgent request Of the Indian office.
The four troops of cavalry dispatched to
the Cheyenne reservation have not yet
arrived. according to advices received at
the bureau of Indian affairs. Acting Clerk
Ransdell has hurried to the scene OF the
trouble with twenty-five armed men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Long Distance Compressed Air.

New York Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
An example of how a big construction
company economics on its various Jobs
is afforded by present operations by the
concern Dui.St7s the Belmont tunnel
under the East river at 42d street, which
also is doing a section of the new 9th
avenue tunnel. AT the foot of 42d street
the company has a compressed air plant
Instead of erecting another plant for Its
9Th avenue contract. it ran q line of pipe
along 42i street to the subway at Park
avenue. where a connection was made
with a line used by the company when IT
was helping TO build the subway At 9th
avenue the connection was picked up
again and the pipe carried on the elevated
structure down to 18th street, where the
company's men are working now Tins
the air that drives the drills deep under
ground at 18th street originates at the
foot of East 42d street. almost two m.ls 4
away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Good Word for Bessie.
From the McLouth Times.

Miss Bessie Cave, the little girl, or
rather the young lady, who is our right
hand bower in matters typographical. is
away this week. She went over to Meri-
den to spend week with relatives and
rest up Our wife suggests that we say
something good of Bess in her absence
but this weeks trials and fluctuations in
getting out the paper without help rather
sets Us guessing whether there would
be any policy in our advertising her good
qualities too much. Right here, young
gentlemen, take a tip that any effort To-
ward permanently removing her from the
Times force will meet with disapproyal
equaling that of an irate dad! Those of
our readers who know our helper best
will agree with the statement that there
Is nothing too good to say OF Bess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Bridge to Billiards.
From the Ladies' Pictorial.

From thr a1HuIPs
In spite Of all that has been said 20
the contrary there are very pe-ceptibie
signs that bridge is loosening its hold
upon society. An invitation no longer I'M
plies tina. you are expected to take a
hand. 1t has even become common to
hear people declare that they do not
play, and the younger brigade are making
a stand against it. There seems a dis
position on the part of girls to play bill
liards and to excel at the game. 1t is
certainly better sport than bridge and
need not necessarily involve pecuniary
loss or gain. Indeed, 1t seems to be 1T
orally played for love- in a good many
cases. some of the best matches of the
season, If report speaks truly, having
been made over the cloth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
A Wet Block.
From the Kansas City Times.

From the Kansas City Times
Two pool halls one grocery store, one
dry goods store and one furnishing goods
store-the other twenty-three places sa-
loofs. Three more across Bell street.
wettest block in Kansas City. It's on
9th street between Bell street and the
stat line. and the numbers only run
from 100 to 1924. It's a short block, and
to supply the demands three other sa-
looms are just across Bell street in the
next block. In order to squeeze in the
twenty-three dramshops one building at
the corner of 9th and Bell streets is oc-
cupied by two places. The buildings for
the most part are narrow "shacks," A
few are two-story buildings. with rooms
for dodgers above the saloons.
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DIVORCES IN THIS COUNTRY.
Startling Showing, According to
Census Office Statistics.

The census bureau Is compiling a report
which is said to make startling show
ing as to divorces in this country. 1t Is
claimed the figures will state that ,3O9, 600
couples, In round numbers. have been be-
fore the divorce courts Of the United
States seeking legal separation between
the years 1887 and 1906 inclusive. 1t is
said a large force of census workers has
been busy gathering divorce data for sew
eral months, and that th2re are still some
of the special agants In the field.
Interesting chapters of the report will
give the reasons men and women from
Maine to California and southwark to
Florida ask the courts to release them
from matrimony. The divorce volumes
will not be ready for Issuance to the pub
lie, 1t is said. for several months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Motor Cab Whistles.

Rich yellow is the color OF the 400 new
tax!neter cabs which are to be placed
on the London streets. The interior of
the cabs and the uniforms of the drivers
gill be of maroon, says Home Notes
Among other novelties which will be In
troduced besides the 200 luggage-carry-
ing limousines will be a taximeter cab
whistle. which Will have a peculiar note
OF Its own. and to w:!!ch only the motor
vehicles will respond. The whistles will
be placed on sale when the new cabs
start running
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
Degenerate Golf Caddies.
From Golfng.

There are far too many degenerates
among the class of people who make
precarious livelihood by doing the work
which the golfer does not care about do
Ing for himself. 1t certainly seems high
time that golf clubs in general should do
something toward improving the moral
status Of the caddies employed on their
links.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
"Savagery Recommended"

We have too long been out of touch
with wholesome savagery. Surely It is
only our conservatism and conventional
ism that prevent US from choosing camp
life, not as mere pastime for the strong.
but as the healthiest mode OF summer
life for all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
SarSatabS

Are gaining rapidly in public estimation, and
the sales are doubling up. They are handy
enable you to carry Hoods ssrsaparilla in your
vest pocket Sarsatabs are chocolated tablets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26

prepared from Hoods Sarsnparila itself by
process of evaporation and dstilstion, and have
identically the same curative properties.
Sold by druggists sent by mail receipt OF
price. 100 doses one dollar
c. /. HOOD CO., Lowell Mass
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Man With a System.

Is there anything quite so interesting as
the chart player? He has a not, book
IN which he jots down each day. Ly means
OF diagrams. the fluctuations In Certain
stocks. He speaks in a mysterious way
OF 'lou5ie tops and double bottoms"
tells You how it is certain tlat wh,n A
stock crosses the high price of a pre-
vious upward movement II will scors
a furth r substantial advance. The chart
Is positively an oracle to him, Deiphic Il
is true. for there are few VINO thus keep
q record OF fortunes pranks who show
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-19
CHARGE TO GRAND JURY


 Following is the charge of the Hon. orable Royal A. Cunnison, judge of the U. S District Court, of Alaska, division No. l, to the grand jury inn paneled at Ketchikan, October 15, 1907:
 Gentlemen of the Grand Jury =
 You have been selected as provldt d by the laws applicable to Alaska to serve as members of the grand jury have no doubt that this service will be, to some of you at least, a hardship at this season. 1t is to be regrettc d that conditions are such as to nece 'si- tate the empanelling of a grand jury. It is, however, the history of civiiz- ed communities where men nave con e together and where it is sought to enforce law and order that some, in disregard of the rights of their fel- lows and careless of their duty as citi- zens of or residents within the United States violate the laws of the country enacted for the protection of life, lb- erty and property, and to preserve peace and order in the community.
 The acts of the lawless have made necessary the establishment of crimi- nal courts in which to try such men, and, if they he found guilty, to punish them. The officers of the criminal courts are the Judge, Clerk of the Court, United States Attorney, Mar shal and the Grand and the Trial Jury The most important of these is the grand jury for, without it, under our system of laws the felon cannot be brought to the bar of justice. You are, l believe, aware of the import ance of the duty which you have just been sworn to perform, and that in the performance of that duty you are to take the laws as you find them. If any of them have been violated, it is not for you to say whether the law is good or bad, or whether it is better enforced or allowed to stand as dead letter upon the statute books. You are no more legislative body than is the judge who presides over the court, or the United States Attorney. who represents the government in the trial of criminal causes. If law i' bad, then it is the duty of congress that enacted it to repeal it. But while it remains unrepealed upon th' l statute books, it should and must i)'
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-19
(From Fridays s Daily)

The suspension of active mining op- erations at the Omar need not surprise any one, inasmuch as it was only to be expected. When operations were resumed early in the spring, the man. agement had no thought other than to test the practical value of an ore body carrying a large percentage of sul- phur, and this it proceeded to do un- der very discouraging conditions. It found the tramway, or that part of it at least that would be required for present use, in bad condition and a part of the ore pier so badly broken that it had to be practically rebuilt.
 Notwithstanding these dlsadvant- ages, a couple of cargoes of ore have been shipped, while the work of de- velopment has been such as would have warranted continuance of oper- ations, had it not been for the great and unexpected decline in the price of copper and the necessity for the further improvement of the tramway at large expense without which the ore could not under existing market conditions by mined and shipped at a profit. The Omar is all right, and may be expected to come to the front again as soon as the existing depress ing conditions change for the better.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-19
(From Tuesdays Daily)

An accident occurred at Niblack a day or two ago through which the Niblack company sustained consider ahle lo>s. The bark Ameriea. which VI, di-char@iug coal there prelimi- nary to taking on a cargo of ore, was carried by high wind against the coal dock with such force as to break it down, carl,tS.iiiie. about sixty tons of coal into the water. Aside Iron. the loss of coal, the reconstruction of the dock is likely to occasion a delay in discharging the remainder of the Americas s cargo, which of itself will be serious inconvenience.
 (From Thursday Dally)
 The steam schooner Washington passed down at noon today, carrying a cargo of 500 tons gypsum from the Chicagotf quarries, POO tons of block marble from Calder, and I5 tons of copper matte from the Hadley smelter.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-19
MINING MOVES
What Was, is Now, and Destined to BecOme..A Brilliant Future
 Awaits Work of Development
(From Mondays Daily)

The Dirigo came in this morning from the north, laden with l7,00O cases of salmon consigned to Seattle and Bellingham, 80 barrels of salt salmon from the Sunny Point saltery, ana l25 tons of ore from the mines at Whitehorse, Y. T. From here she returned to Hadley to take on that part of the material for the shelter hot blast which was not included in the recent assignment. AS it was, she was obliged to leave behind at Sunny Point several hundred barrels of fish she was expected to take, as well as the hot blast material lying on the wharf here.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-10-19

Following is the charge of the Hon. orable Royal A. Gunnison, judge of the U. 5. District Court, of Alaska, division No. l, to the grand jury inn paneled at Ketchikan, October 15, mo-,
Evening star., 1907-10-29
Fourteenth in Series.

This convention is the fourteenth In
the present series. which begins with
the one held in this church. in Novem-
ber, 1894 The years which nave in
tervened since that convention met have
been stirring ones in our national life,
and -narvelously fruitful ones in our
material affairs. 1t is believed that
Sunday school advancement is keeping
fully up to the march of the times.
That within the period of this associa-
tons activity there has been a marked
elevation of Sunday school standards
and vast Improvement in Sunday
school methods is too patent for ar
gument.
The association is contributing to
these results by holding up in our an
nual gatherings the highest ideals of
Sunday school work
The year has been an uneventful
one in the history of the association,
but it has been a year of progress in
Sunday school work.
While the incomplete condition Of
our statistics, presently to be noted,
prevents us from knowing our precise
numerical strength at present, it is
known that we have made a substantial
did increase of 10 per cent reported
last year.
THE programme, which has been pre-
pared with care. brings prominently be-
fore you two great ideas which are at the
front in the Sunday school world, viz. :
The organized class and teacher training
Your attention is earnestly invited to
the addresses and discussions which have
been provided
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Baker. J. s Barker. ". J. Bowman, Rev.
! c. H. Butler, John e. Dawson, A. L. Die
trich, w. c. Edridge. E. a. Gangewer,
]. H. Hannen. r. f. Harvey. Karl Holer,
Rev. W. ]. Houck. E Hilton Jackson.
Richard F. Jones. a. E. L. Leckle. ]. E.
Nichol, c. II. Spencer and ". T. Watts.
Convention committees-Program, w.
W. MILAN, chairman. president of the as
socation; P. H. Bristow, II. B. F. Mac
w. Reisner. Mrs. Amy May Gray. Mrs.
L. l.. Newton. Music. James A. MacEl
Wee chairman; Gilbert A. Clark. Miss
Lydia r. Hughes. Mrs. Ottine U. Gilbert,
+. E. Waring. Credentials and badges,
II. L. Buell. chairman; c. A. Baker. l.. S.
Cannon, a. F. Harlan. Mrs. J. B. Kin
near Miss Marguerite Scott. G. Clinton
James. A. D. Spangler, W. T Watts.
Croft, Bruce Cleveland, Curtis l. Deily.
Edward Taring. Press. c. E. Vrooman,
chairman: Jerome F. Johnsan: w. W.
MILAN. Miss l.. D. Leeds, w. w. Greene.
Auditing, y. f. l.. Leckie, chairman; NJ
a. Watson. W. b. Hartley Appliances
and equipment. Frank II. jackson. chair
man; Ernest A. Short. John r. Dawson.
Mrs. Adoph Bowdler, Miss Ada German,
Miss A. NJ Tjlton, Mrs. Washington
Topham, Miss Vena A. Wells. Miss Mamie
c. Withers. Mrs. James L. West.
Those Who Furnish Music.
Quartet-Miss Lydia Richard Hughes,
soprano Miss Frances Bethune. con-
tralto; Mr.. f. r. S. Embrey. tenor. Mr..
n. T. Hammer, bass. Choir: Sopranos.
Miss l.. Hughes Mrs \ Tweedale Miss
NJ. Folln. Mrs. J. y. Brown Miss r
Busey, Miss +. Countryman. Mrs. r
Jones, Mrs W. W. Gilbert Miss +. S
Campbell, Miss ". Baamer; contraltos,
Miss F. Bethune, Mrs. 4. +. Tennile,
Mrs. L. W. Jayne, Miss NJ. p. Campbell,
Miss c. Ingalls,. Miss A. Murray. Miss B.
Walker. Miss M Caywood. Miss NJ. Rob
erts Miss II. Ulrickson; tenors. Mr. Z r.
S. Embrey. Mr.. L. Barkely. Mr.. D. Stuart,
Mr.. j. A. MacElWee; basses, Mr.. -. T
Hammer Mr.. w. w. Gilbert, Mr. G. II
Wilson. Mr.. R a. Miller Mr.. L. y. VII
son. Orchestra, DR.. Ben Madert. direc-
tor: violins. Mrs. Z. X. Ellis Miss e.
Wilbur, Mr.. It. Havell, Mr.. ]. r. Stanton,
Mr.. Vim. Hyde, Mr.. G. Palmer Mr. 4.
Nyman. Mr.. +. Wayson: clarinet. Mr..
VIM. King; cornets. Miss A w Yinglins,
Mr.. D. Grays; 'cellos. Mr.. Chas ABBOTT
Mr.. Chas. Havell; euphonium. Mr. c. H.
Henney: trombones, DR.. b. Madert and
Mrs. VI. q. Smith.
At the close of the meeting printed
copies of the report of Mr. J. H. Lich-
liter, treasurer of the association Were.
distributed. The report shows s4Jl. 81 re-
ccipts, with $3J9?7 expenditures. leaving
d balance III the treasury Of s9l.Sa
Evening star., 1907-10-29
Sunday w ork.

The task of the Sunday school teacher
is not an easy one. 1t is to be regretted
that to the many agencies tending to keep
neople away from the Bible school and
the services of the church there should
be added the evil of Sunday work In Of
fetal circles. The attractions of the Sun
day excursion and the demands of Ger
tain lines of business are things we have
long been compelled to meet. 1t is now
an omen secret that in some of the execu-
tive departments Sunday work at certain
periods of the year, If not demanded, is
at least tacitly expected The richest
nation on earth in the midst of the great
est era of prosperity ever known ought
to be able to provide men enough to do
its work working six days In the week.
when the office / now ho.d in the as
sociation was conferred upon me in this
church six years ago. l little thought that
I should fill it beyond the year for which
1 was first chosen.
while the work has at times seemed
burdensome, in casting up the sum OF 1t
I can but feel sense of pleasure at the
fellowships 1t has brought. Those who
have helped me l thank most heartily;
those who have not responded ! excuse
on the ground that other duties may have
prevented. There can be little doubt
that our greatest need is more zeal, more
devotion to duty, more appreciation OF the
fact that the work in which we are en-
gagged in our Masters work. We have
plans enough to bring every child within
our borders into the Sunday school;
methods enough to bring every Sunday
school scholar into the kingdom. What
most we need is tie man behind the
method--a plan plus a man
At the close of the address Miss Lydia
Hughes gave a vocal solo, after which
President MILAN presented Commissioner
Macfarland
Evening star., 1907-10-29
Died in the Bridge Crush.

NEW YORK, October pa great Dane
dog crept through the rush hour crowd
last night up to the island platform
at the Manhattan end of the Brooklyn
bridge. Perhaps the Dane was unaccus-
toned to the bridge crush. perhaps it saw
its master on another platform. but any.
how the creature jumped down into the
pit in an effort to cross the track
The pit was narrow, however. anG
the sides so high that the Dane coulc
not reach the other platform and fel
back on the third rail. There was a
squirt. of blue flame and the great Dane
lay still and didn't stir again.
Evening star., 1907-10-29

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