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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-03
Bona Eide Circulation Of The Even.
ing and Sunday Star.

The sworn statement below
shows that the circulation Of THE
STAR is what it Is claimed 10 be.
The circulation Of THE STAR for
the week. including and combin-
ing it's evening and Sunday morn
ing issues. is the largest, the best
and the only sworn detailed clrcl-
lation Of each day, covering all
issues. in the District of Columbia.
In both its evening and Sunday
morning issues 1t has larger
carrier delivery circulation into
the homes of Washington than
any other two local papers COM
bined.
THE SUNDAY STAR, viewed
separately. has the largest, the
best and the only sworn circuia-
ton In the District Of Columbia.
Fifteen thousand of THE STARS
regular subscribers take no other
Washington paper whatever IN
their homes. depending upon TIE
STAR alone for news and adyer-
Using.
THE STAR, daily and Sunday,
thoroughly covers the local adj
vertising field, reaching all classes
of Washington purchasers. rich
and poor alike, in their homes, on
every day in the week, at an hour
when they have the time and in
clination to read a newspaper.
SATURDAY. September Is. 1908. 36,SS2
SUNDAY, September q, 1908. 37,04S
MONDAY. September %. 1905: 5000
TUESDAY. September %. 1903. $3.50
WEDNESDAY,, September 30. 1908 IS 800
THURSDAY. October l. 1908. .. S5,6OS
FRIDAY, October 2, 1905. ...... 3S,Os2
Total for the week. PSI 009
Average. 5000
I solemnly swear that the above
statement represents only the
number of copies of THE EVEN
ING and SUNDAY STAR circu-
lated during the seven days ended
October 2, 1908 that is, the
number OF copies actually sold.
delivered, furnished or mailed, for.
valuable consideration. to bona
fide purchasers or subscribers
and that the copies so counted are
not returnable to or remain In the
Office unsold, except in the case
of Sunday papers sent to out-of-
town agents only. from whom a
few returns of unsold papers have
not yet been received.
J. WHIT. HEBRON,
Business Manager,
The Evening Star Newspaper
Company.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this third day Of October,
AID. 1908.
w. SPENCER ARMSTRONG.
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-03
Robbers Loot Banks and Get Away

WARREN. Wis, October 3.-The pri-
vate bank of the George Warren Company
was robbed today Of $4,000 There is no
clue.
PEQUOT, Mimi. October 3.-The Bank
of Pequot was robbed today. The safe
was dynamited. The noise aroused the
citizens and the robbers were compelled
to leave before getting into the steel
chest. They got only about 500 in silver
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-03
HYDERABAp HORROR.
Upward of 1000 Bodies Have
Already Been Extricated.

BOMBAY, October 3.-Upward of 1000
bodies already have been extricated by
the health department OF Hyderabad and
the belief prevails that the total death
roll resulting from the foods that devas-
tated the Hyderabad and Deccan dis
tricts a week ago will exceed all previous
estimates.
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l. he was caught under it and

overturned he was caught under it and
held there.
A blow OF the drive wheel again his chin
knocked him unconscious. and had 1t not
been for the driver and mechanic of No.
Is. who stopped their car and jumped out
wreck, he must have been burned to
death.
The score at the end of the thirteenth
hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-03
Vessel Sinks After Reaching Port.
Special Cablegram to The Star

LONDON. October 3.-News has reached
London that the steamship valdiyia. Cant
Reid, which sailed from New York An
gust . for Durham and Chefoo. with a
cargo Of oil valued at S250.0oO. arrived AZ
East London, leaking. and finally sank.
She Is total loss. The Valdivia was a
vessel of 1886 tons and had a cargo az
case oil from the Standard Oil Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-03
Fifteenth.Eour Score.

The score at the fifteenth hour was:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-03

est previous record, 705 miles.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03
Economy In Cement Floors.

About the farm there are many places
where a cement floor would be useful
and where no great amount of weight
in one spot would ever be applied, such
as grain rooms, roosting pens in chicken
houses, feed rooms, etc. In making
these have found simpler, cheaper
way than is usually given for cement
construction that is meant for heavy
use. Make tamper from block of
wood; piece of 6x6inch timber is all
right if cut 2 feet long and handle
nailed on perpendicularly. With this
pack down the filling of any material
containing liberal amount of coarse
stone. Wet this down if water is plenty
and handy, and if not, make the cement
very thin. Be as thorough as possible
on this foundation.
| use a mortar bed large enough to
mix four barrels easily, and have found
that three barrels sand to two barrels
best Portland cement will be sufficiently
strong for all ordinary purposes Use
clean, semi.coarse sand and mix dry,
working over and over till thoroughly
mixed. Let the helper put in the water,
using but small portion of tue mixture
in the bed, while you smooth it on with
trowel. 1t should smooth out easily
and should be wet enough to pour
among the stones of the foundation.
When hard enough to step on, mix a
pail of clear cement very thin and with a
broom brush cover the surface for a
binder. An inch and a half or two
inches is thick enough and will wear,
and if for any reason any part should
break, it can be easily repaired by an
other coat. In this economical manner
a barre! of cement will make about 250
square feet surface.-G. E. Smith, Bris-
tol County, Mass, in New England
Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03
Value of Undertaking.

We have all been so busy devising
ways to get plenty of moisture to
grow our crops successfully through the
hot spells of midsummer that we have
given scant attention to the greater one
of undertaking our farms so as to get
on them at an early period in the spring,
and thus really lengthening our growing
season. There are occasions when such
plan would be most desirable and
profitable. In almost every instance the
first crops we harvest are the best ones,
and they are safely out of the way be-
fore the heavy rains of late fall. This is
particularly true of potatoes. We heard
man who has raised potatoes most
successfully assert that the difference in
the price of early potatoes and late ones
would lay substantial piece of under
drain each year, and when the farm was
all underdrained it was worth from 25 to
so per cent more than before, and If the
work is properly done the job will last
for life time. A practical ditch digger
aids in the work, and where tried it is
said to work very satisfactorily.-Turf,
Farm and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03
Cost of Producing Milk.

estimate the cost of what produce
at l-2 cents and my cows average be-
tween 5000 and 10000 pounds milk a
year. Much harm has been done by re-
ports from various experiment stations
and by many institute speakers and
agricultural officials, who seem TO think
it their duty to jolly the farmer into
believing he is very prosperous and that
il he is not, it is his own fault; this IN
stead of telling him the plain truth that
he is up against il, and that many arti-
fetal conditions, as well as the natural
conditions have to be fought with and
overcome. There has been habit
among them of saying that COW can be
kept for year for S35, when as matter
of fact il costs three times as much; but
| am glad to see that some of them are
waking up to telling the truth, and Prof.
Wing of Cornell recently set the cost OF
keeping a COW at S95 40 for year. 1t
would be interesting TO know whether
this is an average for the state, or tigur-
ed for the neighborhoOd of Buffalo, or
of New York city.
Z. B. Voorhees,, director of the New
Jersey experiment station, places the
cost OF IeeO IOr q COW dt sJt oO, auu
these men are not far from the truth.
Too many farmers, who are shipping
milk, consider il as by-product, and
rely on other products of the farm to
make up for the loss on the dairy. II
all milk so produced aud so sold regard
less of cost were withdrawn from the
market, those who are trying to make
milk producing for the Boston market
business proposition, would probably
have a chance of securing business
price for their product. There is a
great deal of nonsense talked about the
farmers chespeuing the cost of pro-
duction by raising more of his own
grain, which sounds very well at an in
stitute lecture. Unfortunately, such
people forget the farmer who sells whole
milk is robbing his land, and that the
soil is more in need of the fertility con-
stituents of the grain fed, than the cows
are of the grains to produce the milk.
Let us try to sink petty jealousies and
combine with the contractors, so-called,
in telling the truth about the milk
business and letting the general public
know that they must pay living price
to the people in the milk business or do
without fresh milk.-New England
Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03
She EIagged the Train.

One of the most remarkable instances
of animal sagacity that ever came to
light in this section is related by En-
gineer James Parrott and Conductor
Frank King.
When the southbound passenger train
was near Hslsburg a mare suddenly
dashed up the track right toward the
train, running swiftly. 1t looked as
if she would run right into the engine,
aud air brakes were quickly applied,
owing the train down to six or seven
miles an hour. Engineer Parrott
thought the mare was blinded by the
headlight, but the train was no sooner
slowed down than the mare turned
about and went from the train, keeping
right down the tracks and making it i'm
possible to run fast lest the animal be
struck.
The mare went straight to bridge
over a creek, and when within a short
distance of the bridge of the railway it
was discovered that the colt of the mare
had fallen with all of its feet through
the bridge, placing it where it would
have been killed had not the mare stop
ped and begun whinnying, and the train
stopped also. Engineer Parrott, the
fireman, and some of the passengers got
off, and relieving the colt, left the mare
to trot of with her young as proud as a
peacock. Those who witnessed the oc'
currence say it was wonderful.-Hous-
ton Chronicle.
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certainly u c0"i.,.i-.r.., - Liy taste,
he bow.
She locked at him with Il slight sus
| picion in her eyes. and faint color
came into her cheeks. But her native
egotism blinded her to irony directed
against herself.
ut was strange coincidence, wasn't
lt?" she said; but hardly fair" she
added arch!y, "that you should have
been taking me inf you will pardon
the slang-for four weeks without my
knowing it."
= "On the whole, you behaved very
well. Miss Ellery."
She looked SO complacently sure Of II
that he could not help adding. 1T re-
| mains now for us to discover whcthci
or not we are 'on the same line o!
march, whether We are at one and
can clasp hands,"
She was not in the least di"com
posed by the allusion. The bright col!
or in her face was iHal.i!cstly Il glow
Of delight.
"You must necessarily he far in ad
vance of me-" size answered. ''You
know me as I - not as set know you
but give ne ti,ae. and | will catch NJ
with you. Gnl ii is my belief that we
shall find each other and meet very
vitality"
Heaven forfendr' was his mental
common. aa they both rose now upon
the entrance of the venerable presi.
dent
Other guests bcgaL to arrive. and
| Kinrogs WAS obliged TO leave her ia
her duties rs hostess. He found Daisy
and took her out to the campus for d
| stroll.
1t was not until the supper hour
gave Georgiana her first bit of respite
from her obligations that he again
found himself alone with her. She
took advantage of her momentary lei.
sure to invite him to her fathers
study, where they could be by them,
selves to finish their talk.
He found himself eager to tell her
all the wonderful story Of Eunice, and
no sooner were they alone than he be-
gan to relate 1t. To his surprise, he
had hard time to get her attention
upon 1t, so bent was she upon talking
Of herself, upon learning what his I'm,
pressions Of her had been during those
four weeks ut the farm and upon
drinking In the admiration which evil
dently she was sure she had inspired
all unconsciously. If he led the talk
away from these themes. her answers
were vague and her countenance alb,
sent. There was nothing in the world
SO interesting to her as herself, and
she was too self absorbed to see or
feel the mental attitude Of another and
to sense when she was being tiresome.
In short, like all egotists, she lacked
tact.
But Kinross politely persisted and
at last succeeded in holding her at
tention upon his story long enough to
excite her mild interest. She was very
much surprised Of course. She ex-
pressed, in conventional terms. some
good wishes for the fortunate girl.
moralized q bit about the situation.
and then returned to the more impor'
tant subject of herself.
When, after half hour that had
been all too short to satisfy Gea"eiana
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03
The Man on the Farm.

Governor Hughes of New York makes
this appeal for the country:
"When you get out where man has
a little elbow room and chance to de-
velop he has thoughts of his own. His
thinking is not supplied to him every
night and every morning, and he is less
of a machine and more of man, SO
that | do not think that the farmers
need to be looked upon or want to be
looked upon as dependents of the state.
They do not come to the state govern
ment asking aims. They are self-re-
liant, they are intelligent. What We
want in connection with agriculture is
what we want in connection with every
other field of noble effort.
I'VE want training, We want intelli-
gence, we want scientific method, we
want direction, we want the way shown,
and then the man can walk in 1t. There
Is no reason why the same care and at
tention and skill and scientific considera-
ton should not be devoted to agricul-
ture as to industry and the technical
trades.
"The men who are running away
from the farms too frequently make a
mistake, and some day in New York
and the day is rapidly approaching.
our young men in larger numbers will
wake up to the fact that they have a
pretty good chance on the farm, and
that they may be to greater degree in
dependent aud happy in life II they
stay where their happy lots were cast 10
connection with their fathers farm OF
another which they may be able to pro-
cure. New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03
Highways in Vermont.
EXCELLENT WORK DONE AT THE IN
srITUTEs BY CoMhIss IONER GATES.


Charles w. Gates of Franklin, Yer
mont's efficient State Highway Com
missioner, is talking improved high
ways at many of the farmers Institutes
in that state. He is succeeding ad-
mirably in creating an interest in this
important subject, and from all quarters
comes praise of his work and apprecia-
ton of the results obtained.
There are really two laws under which
the state is aiding towns. One appro.
PIRATES five cents on a dollar upon the
grand list for the support of highways.
The amount of the tax so raised is for
warded to the state treasurer and is by
him reapportioned to the towns upon a
basis of their road mileage. Through
this law the smaller towns are material
ly aided in this work, and there are but
few such towns but that are showing
good effects of the law. About 500, 900
is raised through this source.
By an act of the legislature passed in
1906 the sum of $4,000 is appropriated
for distribution among the towns in
amounts equalling the sums raised by
the towns for highway purposes in ex-
cess of the amount required by law, but
not to exceed $500 to any one town.
All the moneys appropriated by the
state are expended for permanently i'm
proving the main thoroughfares and
and most important roads in each town,
to be selected by the selectmen and
town road commissioner, subject to the
approval of the state highway COM
missioner. The commissioner receives
salary of $l,S00 annually, with ex-
penses and clerk hire. In addition to
the laws named above, the state places
license upon automobiles. The tax in
1907 amounted to $4,000, which, united
with the amounts made available under
the regular appropriations, raises the
total amount received each year to
100000.
The commissioners general recon-
mendations for building permanent
roads are, first, drainage through side
bitches or cutters of ample size to con-
duct all surface water away from the
roadbed freely. In soils where the
foundation is likely to be broken up
through the action of frost in spring,
underdrains are necessary. They should
be built of good land tile laid on inch
boards. Stone drains can be made to
answer the purpose we'll where con-
ditions warrant their use.
Heavy grades should be reduced
wherever possible, using the material
removed from the highest points to fill
the lowest places in the road. Care
should be used to improve the general
direction of the road, and crooked
places should be Strengthened whenever
possible. As rule, highways should
be made wider. Gravel roads are recon-
mended as the type of improved country
roads best adapted to the requirements
of the state.-B. Walker McKeen, Frye
burg, Me-, in Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03

He laughed as his eyes returned tO
Georgiana's fixed gaze. shes a jolly
little fellow. isn't she? / mean Daisy"
he explained as Georgiana looked
blank. "Shall we sit down and talk
1t out?"
Daisy had taken Gateshead to the
bay window. so Georgiana led the way
across the room to the davenport.
AS they sat down together Kinross
realized at once that her self forget.
fulness had passed and that she was
again intensely conscious Of herself
from the graceful poise of her head
and tile sweep of her skirts on the
floor to every tone Of her voice and
curve Of her lips.
"Now that she knows who am" he
thought, "she'll recall the fact that
Eunice told her l loved her. What
the devils to pay?"
why" she inquired, did you con.
ceal your identity? If you chose to
hire yourself out as a farmland for
the summer you need not have been
ashamed of it-I would only have
honored you for 1t. Your laboring in
conjunction with nature-I can quite
understand how 1t satisfied a want in
your soul. How little you understood
me when you thought I would look
down upon you for IT."
Kinross mentally sighed. She was
being superior again, and patting him
on the head for hiring out to old
Morningstar and consorting with ma
ture!
1T was so original Of you!" she
smiled. "quite idyllic, really! A farm
hand who read the "Vedanta Philoso-
ply" Of Swami Vivekananda, who
took half day off when he pleased.
was treated by his employers like a
privileged boarder, smoked fine cigar
and had occasional relapses into good
English!"
She was certainly carrying 1t of
very easily, all things considered
more easily than he was, in fact. He
was relieved at her Interpretation OF
his escapade, for he would have found
1t rather difficult explaining his dis
guise If she had not done it for him.
"But how did we both happen to ge!
to the Morningstar farm" she sud
denly asked You could not have
known that was going there. for
did not know it myself until the very
day went"
"Your supposing that would have
pursued you thither, If had known. Is
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03
II Paws to Feed Well.

In putting horses on the market it is
we'll to remember that it is not suf-
fcient to offer good, sound, young
animal. He must look good as we'll.
Soundness is, of course, the first thing
that the buyer considers, but 1t must be
borne in mind that all other things being
equal the horse that is fat and in good
condition will sell better than the equal
ly good animal whose ribs are too much
in evidence. What is true of horses Is
even more true of other live stock
New England Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03
NUMBER 9.

you. and the expectation of hearing
from YOU revived me somewhat But
the expectation prolonged itself to a
point where it ceased to be interesting
and became tormenting. Why doesn't
Eunice answer my letter. was the
only thought my brain contained day
ald night"
"But now that you know why you
say that you commend my wisdom In
keeping silentY
"Ah. but what good did It serve?
For you see here I am at your side
in spite Of your wisdom. In spite Of my
Own-for l, too, Eunice, have been
acting wisely since we parted, else
whole month would not have passed
without our looking again into each
others eyesw
There was passion in his voice
that caught her breath.
"You have been repressing your feel
ings I'm staying away-your feelings
for me-" she asked breathlesslv. Did
you want 10 see me! came her wlst-
ful question.
lid /? Here | amp was his an
swcr
But" her eagerness suddenly drop.
ped, and she spoke mournfully, ~
can't last. you know"
mo. Your aunt is going to take you
to Europer'
"Yes."
"She says you are wild to go!"
"Ohw She lifted her head and flung
back lock Of hair from her eyes.
"In spite of all the delights that
wealth can give, what IS ii all when it
can't feed the soul. when the heart is
always longinc-for just one thing
that She checked herself, and again
her head dropped.
"And that one thing EuniceT
She raised her eyes to his. at Is
you have wanted Rather than go to
Europe-so far away from you'll
would bring back those days of last
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03

they were obliged to come forth from
their retreat in DR.. Ellery's study. her
face was SO beaming that Gateshead.
when he saw her, was in despair. and
as she moved through the rooms. her
girl friends all decided that Kinross
had certainly proposed on sight.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03

Some of the milking machines now in
service can be operated by an electric
motor If . supply Of current can be OBJ
tanned. Tribune Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03

Electricity can be used to develop
heat for domestic purposes or to drive
refrigerating apparatus.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03
Peculiar to Itself

In combination proportion and process Hoods Sarsapara
is therefore Peculiar to Itself in merit sales and cures
1t is made from the best bloodpuryng, Alternative and
tonic ingredients by such original and peculiar methods as to
retain the full medicinal value of each and all.
The severest forms of scroula salt rheum catah rheu
natsm dyspepsia, and debility cured every day by
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03
AMONG THE FARMERS.
+" SPEED THE PLow."

on practical agricultural topic-
is solicited. Address all communications In
tended for this department to HENRY ID.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat, Paris, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03

same curative properties the liquid form besides
accuracy Of dose. convenience. economy. - thsrs
being no loss by evaporation breakage. leakage.
Sold By druggists or sent promptly by mail
C.I. Hood Co.. Lowell. Mass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-03
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Sold by druggists. 100 doses
Sarsatabs medicines nss is1.' who in s.sss. s.s'ss
form Hoods Sarsaparilla Is now put mp In choco-
lated tablets called Sarsatabs. as well as In the
usual LIQUID form. Sarsatabs havs idsntically ths''