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again. which would be a cause for re-
joicing among all the engineers. firemen
and other trainmen OH the road.
She was the wickedest. the orneriest
engine ever knew" he said "She killed a
man when she was coming out OF the
shop. and she's killed more men since
than all the rest of the locomotives be-
longing 10 this company. She is always
late; she never got a train in on time in
her life; she's cost more for repairs than
any other two locomotives on this di-
vision, and she's been mixed up in more
wrecks than You could count. | wouldn't
dare tell you how many times that old
critters been off the track. She's such a
hOodoO that l know men in this company
that would give up their jobs before
they'd take her OUT
And he went on to tell me about other
locomotives that had similar dispositions
and were unlucky. He asserted tnat some
locomotives never had any accidents: that
they always got their trains In on time
ard that others were always late. which
he declared. was more the fault of the
machine than the man that ran it, He
told me of n case in which ten locomo-
tives came from the same factory at the
same time. having been made by the same
men. of the same materials Oh the same
design. Nine of them proved To be per-
feet machines. but the tenth was a nota-
Bile example of the total depravity of To-
comotives. and cost more for repairs. was
in more accidents and made more trouble
than all the other nine put together.
+ Records Of the Guns
Railway companies keep record of
each locomotive. It's biography is written
in detail in the BOOKS of the master me-
chanic. The same is true of the is guns
in the army and The navy. The history of
each one of them is filed away in the
office of the bureau OF ordnance and in
the gun factory down al the navy yard.
Mr.. f. S. Brandt. chief clerk of the
bureau of ordnance. said the other day:
Every part of a gun has a manufac-
turer,s number and its record is kept.
When the gun is completed 1t is given 4
serial number and lis biography is writ
ten upon card which is kept in this bn-
rcau just as the biography of every officer
and sailor is kept In the bureau of navi
CATION. This card contains its weight.
oaliber. length, cost where made. date
Of casting of each piece. the particular
marks il bears, the place and time where
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his wife, Willie May Grady. now a resi-
lent of Washington. The bill alleges ue-

his wife, Willie May Grady. now resi-
dent of Washington. The bill alleges ue-
sertion
Senator Lees bill regulating the salaries
of the public school teachers of Mont
gomery county has passed both houses of
the legislature and awaits only the gov
ernor's signature to make 1t a law. The
measure provides that the minimum sal
aries of principal teachers of the white
schools of the county, in schools where
the average attendance of pupils is forty
or more and the corps of teachers con-
sists of a principal and one regularly APP
pointed assistant, shall be $500 for a
school year: and in schools where the
corps OF teachers consists of principal
and more than one regularly appointed
assistant. and there is an average attend
ance of forty scholars for the first two
teachers and forty for each additional
teacher. the minimum salary of such
principal shall be as many hundred dol
lars in excess of $500 as there are adol-
tional regularly appointed assistant teach
ers in excess of one. The bill gives the
school commissioners the power to in
crease the salaries in their discretion, and
in the event there Shall be deficiency In
any year in the revenues of the school
commissioners :he salaries of all teachers
in the county may, in the discretion of
the school board. be reduced during the
period of such deficiency. The measure
also gives the Commissioners the power
to fix the salary of a principal in a school
where there are five or more regularly
employed assistant teachers at not less
than $500 per school year.
In the orphans court here a cayeat to
the will of the late Rachel d. Cooke of
Gaithersburg has been filed by her
brother, Nathan Pottinger Cooke. who OBJ
jects to the probate of the instrument, al
leging that at the time of its execution
his sister was of unsound mind. The fol-
lowing requests were made: To Ran
dolph- Macon College, the board of mis-
sions of the Southern Methodist Church.
the board of finance Of the Southern
Methodist Church, Mrs. Mary A. Greene
of Rockville, each $1,000; to Mary Moore
and Mamie Cooke. nieces. and Zadoc NJ,
Cooke, nephew, 500 each: to Zadoc NJ.
Cooke and Charles w. Prettyman. In
trust for Nathan Pottinger Cooke,
farm. the profits from which are TO be
paid to Nathan Pottinger Cooke during
life and upon his death to go to a niece
Miss Rachel ID. Cooke of Gaithersbur,;
the residue to go 10 Miss Rachel ID.
Cooke for life and afterward to. the
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the latter part of December the mint
presses We're running off the new double
ca giles at the rate of nearly million dol
lars daily.
THE history of perfecting the dies for
the new eagle or en-dollar piece is almost
q repetition of the experience with the
double eagle" continued Mr.. Leach.
From the first model 800 pieces were
struck. "A. 100 pieces from the second and
several million from the last.
''Have you had many applications for
specimens of the trial pieces
Yes but not untir quite recently.
have endeavored to fill all requests from
museums and public associations for eX-
hibtion pieces. but cannot crafty private
collectors. There have been several eX-
pressions of disappointment because Of
failure to obtain any of the No. ! model
of double eagles. or samples or the thick
piece. The latter. however We would not
give out on account Of the design not con-
forming to the legal requirements in d.
ametsr. There We're no applications filed
for tn. No. | specimens until weeks after
the dies had been destroyed. watch was
done at the end the year $500. as the
law requires. I regret this. for it would
have baen "a pleasure to have supplied all
deserving associations. and We would have
struck copies Of the trial pieces for them
II necessary.
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.sted. how many times it was fired at

tested, how many times it was fired at
the proving grounds and the results.
'Then when it is sent away, card ac-
companies it containing this biography,
which is continued by the officers in COM
mand OF the gun crew that handles it;
duplicate Is forwarded to the department
for preservation here and a. third copy is
sent to the gun factory for preservation
there. Every incident in the life of that
gun. everything that is done to it and ev-
erything 1t does is carefully recorded,
just as the records of the enlisted men
are kept. until it is finally condemned as
unfit for service. Every time 1t is fired
the fact is noted. and the record of every
shot"
What is the best record for 13-inch
gum" l asked.
1T was made by the after-turret guns
on the battleship Ala bama, Capt.
Blocklirger The gunnery officer was
Lieut.. Commander Trench. The turret Of
ficer e. X. Johnson. fired eleven shots and
made eleven hits in three minutes. two
guns firing at the same time. which was a
rate of 1.85 shots and 1.S3 hits per gun
per minute"
Number Of Naval Guns.
allow many big guns have YOU in the
navy" / asked.
Mr.. Brandt looked up the records of the
bureau anu gave me the following inven-
tory of the shooting-irons of the United
States Navy Departments:
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Randolph College. The estate is

Randolph Macon College. The estate Is
valued at about S2J,O9p
MesSrS. Edward c.. Peter and Arthur
Peter represent Mr.. Cooke. while Talbot
& Prettyman. Robert b. Peter and Will
lam +. Prettyman appear for the cav
eatees The case will be tried at the
March term of the circuit court
Earle 3. Wood. county superintendent
of schools, has prepared a statement Of
the enrolment of pupils in the schools OF
the county for the winter term. The to-
tai enrolled were 5.249. OF which 3.o23
were white and ]. 30 colored. The average
attendance was 3.GO6-2,53S white and
(l6S colOred
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sent one of these big guns to the scrap
heap. but when the rfling is worn out
they are sent back to the gun factory and
are refined, which makes them just as
good as when originally built. Fourteen
guns have been treated in that way
seven 6-inch two finch, two Pinch and
three 13-inch guns. Each gun has it's in
dividuality. and some wear longer than
others, which is due to the difference in
physical. characteristics.
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individuality of Locomotives.

Tie ordnance officers Of the navy will
tell YOU that every one OF the great guns
on tie battlesiips and in the fortifcai ions
has it's individuality. like railway locomo
tives and stationary engines and attomo-
biles. which sometimes develop peculiari-
ties that are almost human. Engineers
running on the fast express trains are
unwilling TO go. ont with certain locomo-
tives. They do not trust them because
they are not reliable. and insist that there
is just as much difference i'll the temper
and disposition of a locomotive as there
g In horse. or even woman. | was
coming east one day over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad when the train was
held up by u freight wreck. We had 10
wait several hours until the track was
cleared. and in the meantime l got ac-
ouainted with the engineer of our train
He told me that he was glad the accident
tad happened. because the locomotive that
WAS hauling tie freight train was utterly
ruined and could never take the track
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The remainder We're built by contract
ors. The first i.-inch gun was built jan
uary D. .S92. at the Washington navy
yard.
There always variations in the
character OF guns. no matter how much
care is given to their constructions. con-
tinued Mr.. Brandt. We have never yet
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For Youths and Boys the
BARGAINS Are Immense!

LOT OF CHILD'S NOVELTY
Overcoats. in sizes
I: e. !; I; !; 1, s: ,: : : ZEE: e:
out now at............
LOT OF BOYS CHINCHILLA
Refers. in sizes 10.
H. Ii and Ii years: %~
sold regularly at S.. Al UN
All now to be closed sV 70
out at.
LOT OF BOYS MANNiSH
Overcoats. in dark
gray oxfords; sizes ~
TO IL years; extra " K MUD
well tailored; sold at cOoVo IT
So regularly. ...........
BOYS MANNISH .OvERCOATS IN
light grays, oxford mixtures and plain
blacks; sizes . to Ii
years: sold regularly q n QN&
as high as slo.as. oO Ato 10
To be closed out at.
LOT OF BOYS BLOOMER KNEE
Pants in sizes j to II
years. Sold always at Al Inv
S1.Oo. Now to be closed III w
LOT OF BOYS VERY SERVICE
able Quality Wool Knee
Pants that have never sold y an
under SOC, on sale tomor- I'D w.
row at...... ...-....-...-..
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Model 8 Successful.

'.In the meantime further efforts made
with dies from model No. 3 on the coming
presses were crowned with success and by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-28
Number Of Naval Guns.

How many of these were made at the
Washington navy yard? | asked. and
Mr.. Brandt gave me the following state
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LOT OF YOUNG MEMS LONG
Pants Suits. in neat and dark mix
.: s;:': ;.s! IL :',ss ss! + $500
closet at................
LOT OF YOUNG MEMS OVER
coats. in sizes Is to 10 years; in styl-
ish oxford grays:
; SIS; IS s?s: :iss*: '$ Is $3.50
YOUNG MEMS LONG PANTS
Suits in single and double breasted
styles; all neat mix ~
lures: II to 10 years; @7 EHN
sold up to $16.0S. All eO II oOW
now AT.
YOUNG MEMS OVERCOATS IN
the new swell effects: the popular
gray oXfords and brown mixtures;
Is: e ' e i + : $@.75
10.
LOT OF BOYS DOU 3 L L :
breas ted Blue Chev-
: s; !; e.; !: +: !; Is: is: !:
LOT OF BOYS uBLE-
breasted Suits in dark gray OK
fords and mixed eff n.
5;:;: !; Is; i: !: .s;s i 100
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07
Result in Wyoming.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Cheyenne Wednesday night says: Taft
and Mondell carried Wyoming, but by
reduced majorties. The Democratic
vote was the heaviest polled in the
state in many years, and came as al
surprise to Democrats as we'll as Re-
publicans. Full returns will not be in
for at least two days, but basing an
estimate upon what has already been
learned, Taft carried Wyoming by
from 5000 to $500, and Mondell, Re
publican candidate for Congress. was
reelected over White, Democratic, by
a plurality of not less than 1000. The
Democrats We're successful in electing
number of state senators and repre-
sentatives, and the party will probably
have not less than 20 on joint ballot,
which is Is more than they have had
for many years.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07
HON. WILLIAM H. TAFT
President.Elect Of the United States
TAFT STILL GAINING.

New York Nov 4Returns received late hour tonight nd
William H. Taft pdentelect will have 300 in
college This within of the made
by National Chairman Frank Hitchcock and sixty than
electoral 4S3. If Missouri for Taft
his total reach 327
indicate Maryland after vaclatng during
apparently being safe for the Democrats has been
The unofficial figures Taft the by @
Virginia well Montana turned be
safely Republican, the national ticket But Indiana
radical change made in the national house of representatives the
members having eleven to the Republicans
legislature show that the Democrats will
have majority of eight joint ballot This will insure the election
United succeed James A.
John W. Kern probably will be chosen Taft the state by
Thomas Marshall Democratic candidate for
nor, is elected by about 10000
compiled 30 from every county in Missouri
lead Taft of xven votes From eighteen of the III
complete have not been received and for these
the statiscans made careful estimates Complete returns
from the missing precincts change the result the other
probable that the official alone determine whether
Missouri eighteen electoral votes to Bryan Taft The
tables which Bryan al of sxtyseven votes IIady
lead of h l4S making his election w S. Cowhed
absolute This the first nearly thrtyve
that Missouri has elected Republican
If Missouri Bryan he will have total of ia
in 1896 In 1904 Parker received only
and in 1896 the Nbrasan
votes.
Ta 300 electoral with 1886 received by
1904 292 by Mckinley 1900 and 27
ley in 1896
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The treasury on the End inst. pur-
chased 100000 ounces of silver for de.
livery at New York at 50.23S cents per
fine ounce.
The treasury Friday purchased 49,
GOO ounces of silver for delivery at
New Orleans and $4,000 ounces for
delivery at Denver, at s050264 per fine
ounce.
An item of $1,000, 10 for barracks
and quarters at coast artillery posts
will be included in the estimates of
appropriations to be sent to Congress
this year by the War Department
The monthly statement of the pub.
lie debt shows that at the close OF
business Oct. 81, 1908. the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to 1916
1925, which is an increase for the
month OF ss,511,s75.
In order to keep the organization
free from even the suspicion of evas-
ion of legal requirements, George
Otis Smith, director OF the geological
survey. has issued an order prohibiting
members of the survey from owning
stock in any mining company the prop
erty os which is in the United States
or Alaska.
Notwithstanding efforts of labor
leaders to have the question decided
upon before election, Justice Wright,
in the District Supreme Court, post
poned until November 10th considera-
ton of the case of Samuel Gompers,
president; John Mitchell, vice presi-
dent; and Frank Morrison, secretary
of the American Federation of Labor,
who are charged with contempt OF
court.
To man the new Western field head
quarters of tie forestry service recent
ly established at Denver, Missoula,
Mont; Albuquerque. n. NJ. Ogden,
Utah. San Francisco, and Portland,
Oregon, a party of 3G5 foresters,
clerks, stenographers and other en-
ployes, including 120 women and from
fifty to seventy-five administrative
officers, will leave Washington, De-
ccmber /. The chief forester and 200
employees will remain.
Colonel James w. Pope, assistant
quartermaster general and Lieutenant
Colonel George Young, Twenty-first in
fantry, are detailed as members of the
army retiring board at Denver, vice
Colonel Charles A. Williams, Twenty
first infantry. and Lieutenant Colonel
George X Hunter, Fifth cavalry, re-
lieyed.
Recent contracts awarded by the
quartermaste- generals office include
5000 tons OF oats to be furnished by
Seattle and ST. Paul firms Bids re-
ceived for 10,000 tons of hay for the
Philippines have been rejected be-
cause of hign prices and irregularity.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07
Plans Of Chairman Mack.

New York, Nov. 4.-Declaring that
the Democratic party is more united to-
day than it has been in many years,
that Mr.. Bryan was defeated by what
he claims was Misrepresentation, to
the effect that his election would hurt
business interests, Chairman Mack of
the Democratic national committee,
TINS afternoon issued statement in
which he announced extensive plans to
advance the party's interests during
the next four years.
In his statement Chairman Mack says:
In his own state, Nebraska, where
he is best known, Mr.. Bryan was vic
torious. While it is true that he met
with defeat in the nation, he did SO as
the candidate of his party, supported
by the 100000 or 1000 900 Of his
countrymen who voted for him and his
principles he SO splendidly espousedA
and with the respect and admiration of
them"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07
New Mexico Probably Republican.
Reelected Governor Of New York.

Denver - An Albuquerque special
to the Republican Wednesday night
says: With nearly complete returns
in from all the counties of New Mex
leo, the majority for w. H. Andrews.
Republican candidate for reelection as
delegate to Congress, will be between
1,450 and 1900.
The heaviest majorities for An
drews were polled in Valencia county,
which gave him 1,400; Bernalillo coun-
ty, which gave him $50, and Sandoval
county, 500.
o. A. Larrazolo, the Democratic can
didate, polled his heaviest vote as u.s.
ual, in the eastern and Pecos valley
counties and in Grant county.
In this county, Bernalillo, the Re
publican county and legislative ticket
carried by a large majority.
The next Legislature will have a
strong Republican majority.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07
eI}X2NM 7IZERf

was asked for its verification. he de-
clined to make a direct statement, but
said that in his student days at Liep-
zig he believes he made some such
agreement.
1t is because he is reputed to have
the best shaped head in America, with
a most extraordinary brain develop
ment, that the question becomes of in
tarest to science. All the experts in
America are familiar with Prof.
Tyler's head, and it is common knowl-
edge that they regard it of great value
to the scientific world
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07
GENE RAJ NEWS.

John d. Rockefeller, Jr.. was sworn
in as a member of the November grand
jury in the court of general sessions in
New York Monday.
During the government fiscal year
ending July 81. 1903. 1o,134.4S gallons
of denaturcd alcohol were produced
and consumed in the United States.
Dr. Julian p. Thomas, the aeronaut,
who was injured at Morris park. New
York, while experimenting with his
wind wagon" may be confined to his
bed several weeks.
Two thousand men of the second
squadron of the American fleet were
allowed to land at Annoy. China. Sun
day. and were served at the reception
grounds with a European luncheon
and Chinese dinner.
Mitchell day, which commentaries
the ending of TIE fight of the great
coal strike in 1900, was observed
throughout the anthracite coal re-
gions of Pennsylvania, Thursday, there
being almost a total suspension OF
mining.
According to the confession of Ted
Burton, who says he was a member
of the Reelfoot lake gang of night
riders in Tennessee. the night riders
have a regular organization with con
stitution and bylaws. including night
riders all over the country.
At Buffalo. N. Y, on election day,
Herman Krause and William Waderse,
pioneer farmers, were run down by a
passenger train while on their way to
the polls, and killed. Emil Krause, a
son of one of the dead men, was prob
ably fatally injured.
Ward building B Of the State Gus
todian Asylum for feeble minded wo
men at Rome, n Y, was burned Sun
day All the sick and helpless were
safely removed. 1t will cost $100,0 900
to replace the burned structure and
$4,000 to furnish it.
British motorists who have been hop
ing for several years that the govern
ment would establish a central highway
department, are much encouraged by
the fact that Chancellor Of the Ex-
chequer Asquith is seriously consider
Ing this plan.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-11-07
WE STE RN NEWS.

Twcntysix men in craiehead
county, Arkansas. are under arrest
for night riding and have been held
dor the grand jury in bonds OF $500,
The forest service has gathered l90
bushels Of pine cones from the forests
near Pincdale, Wyoming, and viii
thresh out the seeds for replanting bar
ren areas.
Robert Hellmich. who is cycling
from New York to Germany reached
San Francisco last week. He started
July 14th and expects to be in Berlin
next August 10 win the wager.
The Arkansas river at Pine Bluff
began falling Monday night and the
caving-in OF the river banks on the
south side seemed TO be about over.
The historic home of Governor J. S.
Roane caved into the river.
The first complete precinct returns
in California We're received from
North Coronado Island precinct There
are TWO voters in this precinct and
their vote was. for President. Taft, 2;
for Congress. Smith. (RepJ. 2.
Carl Ludwig Fenske, ninety-four
years old. uied at Billings. Montana.
on the LIST inst. after two strokes of
paraly sis. Fenske had cast his ballot
in eighteen presidential elections. Last
year he assisted in the harvest field
Mrs. Julia A. Carney, a noted song
writer. died at Galesburg. Illinois, on
the lst inst. at the age Of eighty five
years, Among Mrs. Carney's most
notable productions are Little Drops
of Water" and Think Gently OF the
Erring."
Mrs. Lillian NJ. y. Stevens was re
elected president of the national w. c.
T. U. at Denver October 27th. Mrs.
Frances Pride Parks was elected Gor-
responding secretary and Mr f. =.
Hutchinson. treasurer. All the other
officers Were reelected.
out of forty five of the largest cities
IN the country, including New York.
Philadelphia, Chicago, St Louis and
Baltimore, Denver stands first in build
ing Increase during the present year
The amount of increase is fifty per
cent During the month of September
it was 1l3 per cent.
lHe oHilcu StateS tircult court at
St Louis refused TO issue an inJuuC-
ton restraining the Interstate Com
morce Commission from putting into
eject an order reducing rates on cat
tie shipments from the southwest ter
ritory to Chicago. Kansas City, ST
Louis and other points
a parade in which women carried
red flags and banners was a feature of
the closing campaign OF the Socialist
party in Chicago In accordance with
an order from the police that no red
flags without notices would be al.
lowed, the women, who formed sec
tion of the parade, had their banners
decorated with signs asserting that
the Socialist party promised womens
suffrage.