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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-17
Post Office Changes.

The following changes In the Post Office
Department were announced today:
James D. Rudd Of Connecticut, assistant
engineer. resigned. Emmett l.. Rudd Of
Kentucky. formerly dynamo tender, at
$780, promoted to assistant engineer at
81 900.
Daniel ]. Finn of Kentucky promoted
to a clerkship at 81 900 in the office OF the
third assistant postmaster general and
Eric Bostroem of New York promoted to
a .clerksfip at 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-17

SYDNEY. n. g.. July 17.-Commander
Robert L. Peary sailed today on the
steamer Roosevelt on another attempt to
reach The north pole. His last remark
as he went over the side Of the Roosevelt
was that he expected to accomplish his
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-17
FIRE LOSS OF $4,000.
Planning Mill and Lumber Yard
Hurned

PHILADELPHIA, July 17.-Fire early
today destroyed the planning mill and lum-
Der yard Of the Provident Lumber Com
pany in the southeaster section of the
city. The flames started in the planning
mill and famed by an east wind swept
through the yard filled with lumber. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-17
TO MOVE L'ENFANT'S BODY
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
SITE FOR MEMORIAL.
Commissioner Mcfarland Believes
Suitable Monument May Be Raised
With the Money Available.

Arrangements will be made, probably
some time in September, to remove the
remains of Maj. Pierre Charles L'Enfant
from the Digges farm in Maryland to a
spot in the campus of the Catholic Uni
versity which has been designated as the
final resting place for the body of this
man, whose engineering ability was so
largely responsible for the street and
parking systems Of the District of CO.
lumbia. Commissioner mcfarland de-
cided today to make a motion to the
Commissioners that the authority be ex-
ercised which was given to them by the
last Congress to remove the remains and
construct a modest memorial stone with
q suitable inscription. Congress appro-
priated 1900 for the purpose.
An appropriation of $500 was obtained
nv the Commissioners for monument
three years ago. but could not be utilized
because q right of way could not be had
across the Digges property to the grave:
Thereupon the proposition to remove the
remains from that property and bury them
elsewhere was preached and Congress
agreed to 1t. The present owners OF the
Digges property are willing to have the
remains removed. provided they are placed
in the campus of the Catholic University.
in view of the fact that Maj. L'Enfant
was a Catholic and that they desired his
remains to rest in consecrated ground.
The Washington Society Of Engineers
+~ro"~h a committee Of which DR.. NJ. O.
Leighton is chairman, has been active
matter. and DR.. Leighton has as
stlred Commissioner Mcfarland that the
arrangement to place the remains In the
.ampus Of the Catholic University meets
the hearty approval Of the society. Mr.
Mrcearland also conferred with Mgr
O'Connell, director of the Catholic Uni
yer ity, and has been assured that the
university will gladly receive the re-
mains.
the expenses OF the transfer are paid Will
not leave a large amount for a monument.
Commissioner Mcfarland believes that q
larger boulder of granite with an appro-
pirate inscription In bronze can be provid-
ed, and that that would be a suitable
memorial
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings or
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermome:er-July 10. pm, 80: 8
pm, "A: II midnight. 81; July II. am,
SIS: 8 am, ts; IL noon, 81: p.m, 81.
Maximum, So. at = nm. July II: mini
mum, 81 at : am. July Il.
Barometer-July IL, pm. 5000; 6 pm.
1905: II midnight. 3011: July II. am.
3O.11: am. 5000: noon. 3O.O6; Pm.
DBL
Maximum temperature past twenty -four
hours, 81: a year ago. "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-17

SOME CHILDREN EMPLOYED IN
VIOLATION OF LAW.
omcial in Charge Of Issuing Permits
Makes Announcement Of Change
in Office Hours.

That children are being employed in
many establishments in the District longer
than eight hours per day. in violation of
the new child labor law, was discovered
yesterday by r. O. Wilmarth, who is act
ing for the superintendent of schools In
the issuing Of permits to work. according
to an announcement he made today.
Mr.. Wilmarth states that in the course
Of Investigations Of each application for
age and schooling certificates at the
Franklin School building last night he
found ten places of employment, includ-
ing stores and factories, where boys and
girls under sixteen years of age work
more than eight hours a day. In each
case he made note of the employers ad.
dress. Today they will be visited by the
inspectors appointed to enforce the law,
and instructed to change their working
schedule for the juvenile workers It is
expected that after August !, when the
law is to be enforced, a further inspection
will be made.
Mr.. Wilmarth said today 1t is impera-
tive that children secure their age and
school certificates before August /. as no
children will be allowed to work after that
date without such a permit.
To noon today about 1850 permits had
been issued. Mr.. Wilmarth says that the
number of applications is decreasing day
tificates are issued will have shorter
hours during the remaining two weeks of
July.
Change in Office Hours.
Mr.. Wilmarth made the following an
nouncement today:
'Age and schooling certificates will be
issued at the Franklin School building,
18th and X streets northwest, from July
20 to July 81, 1903, at the following times:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday to
pm. and to 10 pm.
Tuesday and Thursday to pm.
mo certificates will be issued Saturday"
1T is very important that children who
desire to secure these certificates should
apply during these two weeks. No definite
hours will be set after July 81. 1908. for
the issuing of such age and schooling
certificates, and there will be no detail
of medical inspectors after said date.
Persons delaying in applying for such
certificates until after August 4, 1908. will
be obliged to report to the health ohicer
for the District of Columbia for the nee
essary physical examination Children
cannot work after August until they get
q certificate. When applying children
must be accompanied by parent or guard
ian"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-17
All Quiet at Amapala.

A dispatch was today received at WASH
ington from Capt. Mayo of the cruiser
Albany. He reports everything quiet at
Amapala. Telegraphic wires were cut
IT. ~ according to Capt. Mayo and
dispatches will have to be forwarded by
:. ia Union. Salvador. The cruiser
Albany will remain at Amapala until
further orders and Capt. Mayo will keep
the officials here informed Of any news Of
importance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-17
Maj. George r. Downey Ill.

Maj. George F. Downey of the pay de-
partmcnt OF the United States Army SUI
fered an attack of vertigo at Chevy Chase
this morhins and was treated by Acting
Coroner Glazebrook, who happened to be
at hand. He recovered quickly and was
able to walk about Q few minutes later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-17
Notification Of Kern.

INDIANAPOLIS, July lit is an
nounced here that the Kern notification
will be held here early in September
and will be attended by Mr.. Bryan. who
will on that occasion make the only
speech he will make in this state during
the campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-17
Personal Mention.

Postmaster Barnes will leave for the
New England coast Saturday for a vaca-
ton of one month.
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American Runners Beaten.

The fifth heat of the 3. 2O0-meter steepie-
chase race VA won by Holaway United
Kingdom. in II minutes Is 40 seconds.
The American entries in this heat. C. L..
Hail. Irish American Athletic Club and
r. A. Splitter. Yale University, ran third
and fourth. respectively.
The sixth heat of the 3.2OO-meter steepie-
chase was won by Sewell United King
dom. In II minutes 80 1-5 seconds. lie
heat j. D. Lightbody. University OF Chi
caxn ny only q counle of Yards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-17
England Wins Cycle Race.

The United Kingdom won the three-Iap
cycle team race. defeating Germany in the
final.
\ telegram received here from Kilmal-
loch. County Limerick. where Tom Long
boat the Canadian Indian runner, is
training. says the injury he sustained yes
terday Is very slight. He slipped and in
iured knee and arm. but he was able to
cont'nu the run in which he was engaged
al thu. time
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-10-22
ALBA LINE FINANCED,

Abba, Oct. 20. = All arrangements
to finance the construction of the six.
mile electric railway line from Abba
to Hiteman have been completed by
the Engineering Construction & Sc
curities company of Chicago, the com
pany which financed and constructed
the four-mile line from Abba to Hook.
ing, which was opened last year. The
line is already under construction. the
first three miles Of grading having
been completed. and it will be com
pleted early in December Of this year
At the completion of the Albia-to
Hooking branch last year, the Engin
eering Construction & Securities com
pany was given a contract for build
ing the extension to Hiteman. This
project also carried the purchase OF
the Abba Electric Light and Power
company plant and it's remodeling. and
this work is under way. as we'll as the
railway. The capital stock of the rail
way corporation is $25O,oOO, with an
authorized bond issue of S160,000. The
financing agents placed all Of the
stock and S125,000 of the bonds. c
B. Judd and c. A. Ross are in charge
of the engineering work involved.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-10-22
WILLIAMS SBURG.

Williamsburg-At w. E.Wal
lace. r. w. Pugh and J. F. Kirby are
at Marengo this week attending court
Sheriff Owens of Marengo was IN
the city Thursday on official business
James Brannan, of this city. has
been out on his farm east of town for
a few days repairing corn cribs il
which to secure his splendid crop.
Mrs. D. M. Evans, who submitted
to surgical operation for cancer, is
very low and her recovery is doubt
full.
Dixon Jones moved into his new
home in the south part of the city last
week
Senator Hughes, who was away fol
a few days attending the deep water
way convention, is home again.
Mrs. John Stephens. Of Chicago. is
in the city this week visiting with rel
atives and friends.
Will Harris, of Chicago was here
the first of last week visiting with his
father and sister.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-10-22
CANT RIL.

Cantril.-John Scar. Jr. purchased
the M. c. Creath property occupied by
H. j. Casady paying $1,000 for the
same. Mr. Scar will live in this prop
erty While building his new residence.
John Holland will give a lecture in
the NJ. f. church Friday evening. The
people will all be glad to hear Rev
Holland again.
Mrs. Emma Siders was the guest OF
he aunt, Mrs. Parnell the past week
Mrs. Siders and her daughter Lir
will spend the winter in California.
Mrs. T. S. Stoneoraker is visiting
her sister in Oklahoma. and Mrs E
H. Rider a daughter in Kansas.
John Saar. who is attending school
at Keokuk, spent Saturday and Sun
day with his parents. John Saar, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Lowenstein re-
turned to their home at Keokuk after
a pleasant visit with their son. John
Lowenstein and daughter. Mrs. PAIL.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Tat
man. boy, and to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Huntley a girl.
w. c. Fritz shipped 2 car loads OF
sheep and +. j. Burrows Q cars of cat
tie to Chicago last week. H. j. -Casady
shipped one car of hogs to Ft. Mad
ison.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-10-22
LoviIia.

ovilia-Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Gadds
wre Moravia callers Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Miranda Runyon returned Mon
day morning from Ames where she has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Sue Ru-
bel of that place.
w. NJ Barnes and wife of Des
Moines are visiting relatives here this
week
Mrs. n. F. Eslinger of Abba visited
with Mrs j. w. Nye Tuesday.
Mrs. A.. c. Spencer of Abba spent
Wednesday here the guest of her son,
William Hatfield and wife
Miss Irma Bussey was the guest of
friends here Wednesday,.
Mrs. J. S. Drury and children, OF
Omaha. Neb., are visiting at the home
of Frank Way and James Drury this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Sessler, of New
Sharon, spent Sunday here the guests
of Mr.. Sesslers sister, Mrs. Julia Run
yam.
DR.. Fl. w. Nye. and wife returned
home Monday morning after a bust
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-10-22
CHAPTER XXXII.

"This be nice thing youm at"
cried Yardley, as he lowered the jib.
"You amt fit to sail boat, you lub-
ber.''
Easy, mate said Playle. Hard
words won't get US off, and hard
words lead to hard blows betimes.
Just stow your talk and lend a hand
with mainsail.' He spoke quietly, but
there was an unpleasant CLEAN in
his dark eyes, which induced tYardley
to refrain from any further abuse.
In an hours time the water had left
the Hope and Glory high and dry on
the sandbank, and Tankerlane, after
a meal consisting of few biscuits
and a glass of whisky and water. de,
cided to go ashore and walk round the
little island, The two sailors were
making a splendid lunch off tongue
timed salmon, galantine of chicken
and pate de foie gras, but the very
sight of these delicacies made him
feel uncomfortable, and he was anY
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-10-22
ious to feel dry land once more under

lOuS W leel uIy ldIu OllCe lnoiS uuuei
his feet
He walked along the top of the wall,
picking his way carefully over the
large stones, until lie reached the far
side of the island. Here there was
nothing to be seen but wide vista OF
ridged sand, stretching to the misty
outline of the land. 1t looked firm
enough-an ideal spot for children to
play on-but Tankerlane remembered
what Yardley had told him. and he re-
garded it with mixture of awe and
reverence.
After ALL" he said to himself, sit is
very much like life, which looks
smooth enough till one steps across its
surface"
Then large dark object, entangled
in the piles about hundred yards
farther on, attracted his attention. He
walked towards it a-ong the bank and
scrambled over the slippery timbers
till he reached it. Then he saw that
it was part of boat, terribly mangled
by the force with which it had been
cast up on the breakwater 1t was
literally impaled on one of the piles.
Him. he said to himself, ''that
can't have been there long, or it'd
have broken up.
He examined the little wreck with
interest, and then continued his walk
along the bank. Before he had gone
more than a hundred yards, however,
he heard faint moan. 1t seemed to
come from some tall reeds that firing
ed small pool about fifty feet from
the wall
He stopped down and made his way
to the place. AS he brushed the
reeds aside, he caught sight of the
F., body of a man, lying face downwards
and with one hand in the water Of the
| pool.
He knelt down. and. lifting the
body from the ground, looked at the
face. The eyes blinl1ed and stared at
| him, but there was no sign of recog,
milton in them. though it was the face
Of one who knew him we'll enough
the face of John Shil.
Tankerlane looked LOT one moment
| into the face of his enemy, and then
let the body slip back on to it's bed
of reeds. The eyes had stared into
his own. and yet had not seen him
the lips had moved as if to speak, but
no words had come from them. The
white face was disfgured with a
CHASTITY cut across the forehead. The
clothes were so wet that the water
dripped from them as the body was
lifted from the ground.
A feeble moan broke from the mans 6
| lips but Tankerlane did not speak. cr
run for assistance There was nc
smile of triumph Oh his face, but his
heart was glad. Here, at his feet, Las
the great John Shil, weaker for all his
strength. than child Here, deliver
ed into his hands, was the man who
had taken from him all the joy and
happiness of life. 1t. did not neeo the
hand of murderer to kill him An
other twenty-four hours by the edge
of the pool would do the work Al,
ready it was clear that exhaustion
hunger, thirst, and cold had reduced
the mans vitality to the lowest ebb
! Food warmth and stimulants, admin
istered at once, would save his life
If they were withheld, he would die
It was easy enough to withhold them.
(To be Continued.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-10-22
COLD WAVE HITS WEST
Wyoming Sees One of Worst Storms in
Years; Weather Reports From

Other Points.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 20 = One OF
the worst storms in years is now rag
ing over Laramie plains between this
section and Rawlins The storm is ac
companied by snow and a most ter
rife wind.
Cloudburst Does Damage.
Lamar. Colo, Oct 20.-A cloudburst
struck this city yesterday afternoon,
registering a fall of nearly four inches
of rain. The Arkansas river, already
torrent, is rising rapidly and the large
bridge over this stream is momenta-
| lily in danger of being swept away,
The approaches are already washed
out and the water is beginning to
side Of the river. Communication
with the outside world was cut off I'M
til a late hour in the day
Five passenger trains from the east
with 500 passengers, are anxiouslv
trains from the west have not been
| heard from
Drouth Broken at ST. Joseph.
ST. Joseph, Mo-, Oct 20.-The drouth
which has prevailed in northwest Mis-.
souri, and northeast Kansas for the
past two months, was broken last
night by heavy rain.
Tornado Kills Four.
Clayton, N. NJ, Oct. 20.-Four per.
sons were killed in and near Clayton
last night as the result of a cloudburst
and tornado. Twenty other persons
were more or less injured, three Of
whom 1t is believed will die.
The new onion county court house
which cost $4,000, was wrecked, and
a score Of houses were wrecked or
torn from their foundations.
Telephone and telegraph wires
were blown away and miles of poles
leveled.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-10-22
scoIded; Commits Suicide.

Oskaloosa. Oct. 20.-Clara Watland
Is years old, committed suicide at her
home near New Sharon by taking
strychnine. Upon returning from school
her widowed mother took her to task
for being late. No other cause can be
Smagined for her self destruction.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-10-22
ness trip through Kansas and Ne.

Mrs John Glynn and Mrs. Cone, of
Murray, visited at the home of their
brother, Ed Warren, who has been
quite sick for some time.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
Miqratory Merchants.

Retail merchants in small towns have almost as bad competition with the travelling month-ina-town fakir, as they have in the big catalogue houses. Many towns have ordinances and even state laws in some cases are in force to control the wandering from town-totown merchant"
 Those migratory dealers are han dlers of job lots. seconds and stale goods and are adopts in the adyertis- ing art. They land in a town with a carload of their inferior goods, hire a vacant store room in some part of town. in or as near the business cen ter as they can; distribute attractive posters throughout the town and coun- try, and then glib salesmen start to work the unsophisticated. It it main ly In the boot and shoe. dry goods. clothing and the notion line the traY. elins merchant works.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
COUNTRY STORE EXPENSE LIGHT
Local Merchants Should Be Able to
 Meet City Store Competition.

In the matter of expense of conduct. ing business, the country merchant has far the edge over the storekeep- CT of the large city. He has lower taxes. his insurance is not so high, neither has he to pay his help such high wages as the city merchant. In fact. the country merchant can sell goods lower than the big city store, and make money-that is if he Is a good buyer and gets his goods at the price he ought to buy them at It is all tommy-rot to say that the depart ment store sells goods for quality any lower than does the average country merchant. The reason is plain-de- partment storekeeper or the mail-or- der house cant do it. because ex- penses are so much higher Walk into department store, ask to see a line of hats. mems hats, or a line of shoes. Note the prices marked and then drop into a country store, pick out the same quality let 1t be the same make of goods What will you ind? That the country store asks fully 15 to 20 per cent less than the same goods are sold for in the big city store.
The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
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The Forrest City times., 1908-04-03
MAIL-ORDER TRICKS.
Prices Manipulated to Give Erroneous
 Impressions of Cheapness.

The catalogue houses make such in- roads into the business of the dealers who chiefly rely upon country trade. that in some localities merchants can't be blamed for the complaints they make. Much can be done by the mer- chant to prevent his customers send ing to such concerns for goods, if he will but make the effort Sometimes little solid reasoning will have the right effect. Any man of common sense knows that the basis of all prices is the cost of production. There must be a paying profit in the business of manufacturing, and al- lowance made for cost of placing on the market. The purchaser should be satisfied that the manufacturer and the dealer made fair, honest profit The farmer estimates his profit on the cost of growing his products On many crops and on his cattle and hogs his percentage of gain is much more than the storekeeper makes upon the goods he sells. little req soning along these lines with explana- tions that if low prices are made there must be inferior goods supplied, will perhaps help to keep many peo- pie from sending away for goods. One trick of the catalogue houses Is to classify goods by sizes as to make very low price on goods little in de- mand. and large profits on goods mostly called for. The one who looks at the list to see prices finds his eye first sees the low-priced goods and naturally concludes that the whole line Is lower. If a careful examination of the list be made the trick would be found. and an average of the list would show that the articles most called for are higher than would be asked by the home merchant.