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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

Norman Whitehouse of New York and
nIanted forest for Miss Tuckerman on
land not suited TO any other practlcd,
purpose Then he jaunted out west anu
created an ideal home for Detroit par
gain counter prince. Subsequently ne was
enga ged by a Spokane real estate nrnl 70
heartily a large tract by converting IL
into attractive villa sites, the IDEA beihS
that when a prospective honlestedder
invested there his purchase money enu-
tied him to parkings and good roads ana
general landscape improvements unner
the direction of Mr.. Smith. About twenty
acres were transformed In this manner
before the syndicate found il 10 be a non.
paying venture because or the Great
scarcity OF water
They found a spring AFTER 1 nau
agreed to come 70 Washington the Boer
war veteran explained. land as was
under contract and had ensaeed 10 AN
on the work | would not have left them
in a hole but for the fact that they
agreed -
He was reticent in talking about his
plans for improving the conditions or tle
Capital city until after he has had time
to confer with the directors and take
look about YOU knew" He believes m
pIicitly that plants have brain power.
Without active brains. he says, tilelI
nerve centers enable them TO perform
many of the conscious acts OF ANIMALS.
An article on him, published in the
Arena magazine, told of the intense con-
seriousness displayed by certain specimens
of the vegetable kingdom. especially the
coarse litter just before cold weather.
The plants can be transplanted TO
permanent places early in the spring ana
will bloom the same season BY starting
Them at this time good beginning
is obtained toward next years garden.
The White or Madonna Lily.
There Is scarcely place in the garden
which a group of these beautiful lilies
would not adorn. 1t is a plant which does
not REQUIRE special care or much atten-
ton, but il must be started at the right
time of the year, early III September. In
this respect il is unlike other lilies, and
is probably much less grown than would
be the case were this fact better known.
Bulbs should be obtained from the
florist Fairly good soil is needed, and
location inclined To be moist. but Wen
drained The ground should be worked
a foot or more deep; ana IL ~ Is poor
manure may be worked in deep, so II
will lie below the bulbs and not come in
contact with them
Bulbs should be planted at least four
inches deep, and the bed may be covered
with a light coat of manure as a mulch.
Considerable growth will be made in the
fall, and next spring or early summer
the plants will produce beautiful, IRA
grant white flowers on stalks three or
four feet high. After Towering the plants
die down and remain dormant until be-
ginning new growth in the autumn. An
established clump should not be disturb
ed until the plants show weakness or
disease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

TO have his garments repaired. Luckily
he escaped being bitten. Sometimes q
door Is banged sharply and the inspector
= left on the doorstep without any means
of gaining information.
In one instance the door was opened
by a portly negro woman, whose great
bulk filled TIE aperture. The inspector
inquired IL he might see Mrs. So-and-So.
'.Yas. sir the old woman replied.
Stepping back. she pointed with a chubby
forefnser.
"Dar she is she said.
The inspector Sazcd in establishment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

Our continent. North America, is beng
worn away at the rate of tti.0 O.cOD tons
per year. He also estimates that the
rivers of the world are annually washing
2.135 OO0,000 tons Of salty matter into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

has enjoyed a vacation. leaving the Of
flee under the management of Mr.. Albert
l.. Cheney.
There are interesting incidents connect
ed with this phase of the work. For in
stance, the chairs in the personal tex
Office, where the people are seated 10
await their turn to go before the board,
are labeled the .'mourners' bench"
An aggrieved personal tax payer OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

''Whereupon, without waiting for the
elevator, | went up the stairs three at a
clip. | burst into the fiat like fireman
with an ak and a section of hose, and |
found the black girl wringing her hands
seated on a kitchen chair, with her apron
thrown over her head and moaning
strange kongo-like sounds that were
meant to convey TO me the Information
that she wasn't responsible for the dog
absence.
Deed All didn't lose Cutey. sub
deed All didn't, she kept repeating.
He mus hev snuck out de do wen An
dun opened il TO de grcce'y man. An
amt dun seed Cutey TO two houahs.
well, that was the beginning OF the
panic. / broke out of the fat and down
the stairs like a madman. and as soon
as / made the street l began TO corral
everybody that passed by and inquire.
wildly and incoherently, as TO the where
kind Of a dog it was-I just said dawg-
dawg.
Was il a fox terrier several of them
asked me, and / bawled yes at them, as
II a fox terrier. naturally and by reason
of the facts CT life. was the only kind of
a dog on earth that possibly could be
lost.
well. l reckon that about nineteen Of
them had seen. fox terrier playing all
by himself right down the street. NOW,
IL slOppcu W IcAcSl ASi 0Do6l oilc-
eighth of a second II might have &C.
surred to me that there's never an hour
OF the day or night IN Was lington or
anywhere else on the globe where there
isn't always fox terrier playing right
down the street
Il suppose l loped-dead-loped-a
five miles in chasing these clues All of
them, as a natural matter of fact, were
delusive and illusory and hallucinatory
Il walked and cantered up and down
the street in front Of my fiat building in
a frenzy for about an hour, and then
saw my wife getting of car at the cor
ner in the twilight. She was returning
from a shopping expedition.
Madam / said to her, trasically
when she crossed over, L grieve TO in
form you that the dog-your dog-that I
have dragged all over the continent Of
North America at your behest and COM
mand during the past five years-has
disappeared. evanished. beat 1t and dun
lost himself"
I'm addition, told her a lot Of other
things, among others that IL was a pc
culiar thing that l couldn't nudge away
from my home for more than twenty
minutes without coming back to find such
grewsome calamity as a lost mutt.
Well, she replied. knowing full well
that she'd he able to arouse me to
fury such as would cause me never to let
up in my hunt for that dog as long as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

able Washing tOnians ANXIOUS 10 make
their payment within the time limit.
And the procession is still a STEADY
though often mournful. one After Au-
gust all delinquent taxpayers have TO
meet an additional assessment of 10 per
cent and under no conditions is il possible
70 escape this penalty. The congressman
who aided in framing the law finds HIM
self as helpless as the lone woman who
runs a gingerbread stand in Pork Steak
alley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

Honor, a medalist and member of learned
societies abroad, and DIR. Becker, a
Phi. d. of Heidelberg. who has toured
the world. examining the diamond fields
OF South Africa. hiking with our
soldiers in the tropical jungles TO study
the mineral resources OF the Philip
pines. and viewing Mother Earth from
every quarter of the compass.
The old theologians told man that his
planet was 6.OOO years DID, and they reck-
oned il from the lives of the patriarchs.
Look in your Bible today and you will
probably find the creation of the world
dated at 1000 b. c., this on the authority
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

Enthusiasm is certainly lacking in this
gathering of property owners, especially
at the present time. Wealthy men late
~ returned from Newport have as little
desire 10 pay their tax and the penalty
OF 10 per cent the fruit vender whose
property is assessed at $50 The officials
of the Office generally meet with temper
when they state the law regarding the
time limit for returns.
The returns made by different individ-
uals are so varied as TO be remarkable.
An old woman who pays a tax of dollar
on her chickens proves her citizenship
as conclusively as the man whose tax
Is many times the assessment OF her
property. Indeed. the taxes range from
81 TO 5000 and over. And on every re-
turn made at the present time is placed
a penalty.
The first step in the enforcing of the
personal tax law is taken by the inspect
ors. They leave the Office soon after
In the morning and scatter through the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

thus salt the ocean, ana anotnef IL 70 ns-
ure out the time required to wash the
entire accumulation into the ocean.
Our land surface Is wearing down at
the rate of one foot in 24.OOo years. ne
finds. while Europe suffers the same
damage i'm 1890 years. and South Amer
lea an equal amount in 1880 years The
average rate at which the earth's land
area as a whole Is being leveled on he
calculates as one foot in 1860 years.
DR.. Becker In his part OF the calcula-
ton measures earth's age both by the
rate at which sodium has accumulated
IN the ocean and by the rate or the
earth's cooling. He assumes the earth
to have been half OF Its present
age at the time OF the dawn or
what biologists call the Cambrian Pc
Rod Inasmuch az these deposits contain
fossils of some little moiluscs stu fouhd
in the ocean today-notably the barnacie-
like tongue shells She believes tnat
back in those ages sea water was prac-
ticallv the same az il Is today. ana ne
thinks il improbable that any now-faiien
continents ever bridged the present ocean
bottoms He also disagrees Win the
scientists Of today who believe kIsst
he due 10 radium and such radio active
bodies Less than tenth issues from
that source. In his opinion. nine-tenths
being due 10 compression of the earth
crust. And, finally. on the basis OF nIs
calculations and Prof. Clarke's. the hnn
verdict is that Mother Earth must own
ND 10 between fifty-f and seventy mill
ion wears. II she ever speaks the truth
This estimate agrees very nearly Wild
that of DIR. Charles D. Walcott, the sec
ra,arv ~ The smithsonian. who had al
ready calculated that the old lady is not
over .oUOO.Oo0 years old His data were
collected during the time he was connected
with the United States geological survey.
and il 5 notable that in TINS instltuIIon I.
zero made researches which led to that
estimate of the worlds age which mas
interested scientists more than any DINER
calculation Of the past generation-Lord
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04
THEY Ask Old Lady

THEY Ask Old Lady.
i She Is Silent, But Ex-
animation of Her Teeth, Her
Circulation and the Depth of
Her Wrinkles Proves That
She Is Between Fifty-hve
and Seventy Million Years
Old.
Copyright 1910. by John Elfreth watkins.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

Copyright, 1910, BY John Elfreth Watkins,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

VHE man with that married-and-
settled-down look was saying
things.
The next time, he exuded,
that | work myself up into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

coarse litter just before cold weather.
The plants can he transplanted 10
permanent places early in the spring and
will bloom the same season BY starting
them at this time a good beginning
is obtained toward next years garden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

American ladies. however, have an
extraordinary sense Of the beautiful and
very good ideas on laying out country
places. NY most satisfactory work has
been done for them rather than IN homes
where the husbands directed the latter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

WHAT a man could be distin-
guished as a gallant soldier,
win success writing for tech
meal magazines and editing
newspaper, and then become
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

An article on him, published in the
Arena magazine, told of the intense con-
seriousness displayed by certain specimens
of the vegetable kingdom. especially the
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-17
Navigation About TO Open.

With the opening OF navigation on
the Hudson River, the Hudson Nayiga-
ion Company is busily engaged in put
ing its magnificent fleet OF steamers,
consisting of the Adirondack, {. W.
Morse, Trojan aud Rensselaer,, in per-
sect condition to accommodate an in
reased number of patrons of water
ransit. The Trojan and Rensselaer,
ire new boats aud were only put in
commission last season. These boats
aill run on the Troy line,
Last season the capacity Of the boats
vas taxed rather severely and this sea
.in several innovations have been in.
tgoduced to make the comfort of the
travellers absolutely perfect. No mat
Ter how many Injuries surround rail
travel, il is always attended by a tax
.pon the nervous system; in fact, the
wear oecasioned by the effort to anni-
b,laie time aud distance does not com,
pensate one for the few hours gained,
over travel by the water route from
New York to Albany.
The travelling public demonstrated
ast season that they were being edu-
Gated to this fact, They found ii bet.
Ter to step aboard the commodious
steamers Of the Hudson Navigation
iompany. lounge upon their ample
decks, and view the picturesque points
i interest upon It's banks, etched out
ia the moonlight, or in the rays OF the
powerful searchights with which these
BOATS are provided, aud then retire for a
genuine nights rest, breathing pure
md fresh ozone aud losing a few hours
time but gainngmany hours in health
Many journeys by rail from New
York to points east, north, west, or
vice v,r a. were broken either al New
YORK. Albany or Troy. in order to be-
yin or complete the journey by water
trip. which is always regarded as a
pleasure excursion, and all things be-
ing equal would always be chosen by
The traveller. This season particular
effort will be made TO accommodate
passengers who desire TO make this
broken trip. especially those from Yer.
mont. A large number Of the people
living along the line Of the Vermont
railways transferred to the Hudson
Navigation Company boats at Troy las,
season and the indications even now
are that this class Of patronage this
-eason viii be greater, The boats are
aow being thoroughly overhaulei and
viii be ID perfect condition 10 accom-
nodate On increased patronage and
when this unsurpassed feet Of river
steamers ~ pnt 10 commission about
,be 2lsi Of March travellers will find
very little difference between change
Of hotels and the change from their
homes 10 the Hudson River Night
Lines
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-17
A Righteous Protest.

A recent editorial OF the Burlington
Free Press entitled Voters Not o.
The Block" demands just moment.
attention In The roundabout, invols
O tlyle that seems peculiar 70 all ed
tlual expressions Of that paper, III,
Free Pr,ss makes charge upon th,
manhood aud integrity ot the electoral,
the state that merits sharp and d.
tlncl rrbuke. ltnssunes that il il pos
sible 10 openly purchase q sufficient
ulber Of votes IN Chilirnden County
10 turn an election one way OF tins
other. We do not believe that il would
b. possible 10 purchase political pre-
fermcnt in any County in the State Of
Vermont and the newspaper which 10
tinnstcs anything OF the kind lower,
itself too far 10 entitle its utieraneei
10 serious consideration. OF all th,
questionable attacks that are being
made by the "interests" opposed {,
Dr.. Mead TO stem the rising tide of b.,
popularity, this yelled charge that b,
is attempting 10 openly corrupt voter
u about the meanest yet. Its very
meanuess will make Mead supporters.
- Burlington Clipper.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-17
REAPING BENEFIT.
From the Experience of Manchester
Depot Pe0rle.

We are fortunate indeed TO be able
to profit 10y the experience of our
neighbors. The public utterances of
Manchester Depot residents on the fol-
lowing subject will interest and benefit
thousands OF our readers. Read this
statement. No better proof can be had
Mrs. l.. II. Stevens, one aud one half
miles from Manchester Depot, VT,
says; 81 am pleased to testify as to
the curative powers OF Doan's Kinney
Pills. have used them with the most
satisfactory results and know of many
others who have received tho same
benefit. Whenever have backache, a
few doses of this remedy brings instant
relief.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-17
Estate of Willis S Bentley.
Order Of Notice Beneficial.

Order Of Notice Beneficial.
STATE or VERMONT, District Of Man-
chester. IS.
The HonorcJle P,obato Court for ne Dis
trict dJoresdid:
TO the heirs and all persons Interested in
the estate OF Wits >. Bentley late OF
sandgate IN said District, deceased
GREETING.
WHEREAS, application hath been
made TO this court IN writing by the Adj
miuistfhtor Of said estate praying for IL.
cense and authority 10 sell aii Of real estate
Of said deceased 10 wit; The home oi ~
acres on the Fast Road, the lulin Hard place
and the home pasture u 70 acres ana all
lands owned By and standing Ia the name 81
snld Wits y. Bentley In snd ~Andqate et
the time ~ his deeense. Also all III. inter-
est Of snid WINS >. BENTLEY IN the home
place IN snid Snndgnte standing IA the hume
81 WINS ,. Bentley ana wife on the land
records ~ said hhDdRaie representing
10 sHid court thnt II wouldbe beneficial To
the heir and all persons Interested III the
estate Of SAID deceased 70 sell said real -.
tate and convert the same Into money.
And bringing into Court the consent and
appreciation IN witt ~, Of ALT heirs 10
said estate residing ~ this State and setting
forth the situation 81 the real estate.
WHFHEup0N the said Court appointed
and assigned the 3lst day 81 Mnfeh
1910 ~ ~ O'Clock ~ the forenoon. a.
the Probate Office ia Manchester 10 said
District, 70 near hhu utflu" upbb eHin M
piicaiion and petition nud ordered pubic
notice thereof 10 D. given 70 gii persons IN
torested therein, by Publishing said order,
together with the time and place ~ hearing.
three weeks successfully III The Manchester
Journal, neyspaper which eireuiniss ~
the neigbDOrhood ~ those persons Interest.
ed IN said estate all 81 which publications
shall be previous 10 the day assigned for
hearing
TnEHKToRE,you are hereby notified ioaps
pear before said Court at the time and pihee
assigned, then and there IN said Court 20
make your objections 10 the granting II
such license II you see cause.
said District this 9TH day 81 March 1910.
ssM w.B. BRIGHTON. Judge.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-17
Do farmers eat the proper
sort OF food7

The farmer q today buys a much
larger proportion Of the food tina, goes
on the table than be did ten years ago,
li'a good thing that this Is 50 because
be has q great variety TO select from.
lie should. however, use great care
IN selecting ior the best results in
health and strength
The widespread tendency 10 the city
u increase the amount ii Quaker Oats
eaten "a due very largely 10 the recent
demonstrations by scientific men that
The Quaker Oats led man is the man
with grcaics1 physical endurance and
greatest mental vlgur
Farmers should give this Ebjee,
careful thought and should increase
the quantity q Quaker Oats eaten by
themselves their children ard the
farm hands
The regular sire loo package 10 not
a. convenient icy the larrner az the
large sAae family package al &c. 8
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-17
Estate of Susan A. Bentley.
Order Of Notice : beneficial


STATE OF VERMONT District of Man
chester, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for he Dis
tTict aforesaid
To the heirs and all persons interested In
the estate OF Susan A. Bentley late OF
sandeate In said District, deceased.
GREETfSG
WHEREAS. application hath been made to
this Court In writing, by the Administrators
praying for license ana authority to sell all
OF the real estate OF said deceased to Wit!
The home farm in said SandRate owned by
said Susan A, Bentley mt the time of her de-
Bentley ana wife representing TO said
court that u would be beneficial to the
heirs and all persons interested I'm the es-
tate OF said deceased, to sell said estate and
convert the same into money.
And bringing into court the consent and
appreciation In writing OF all the heirs TO
said estate residing In this state,and setting
forth the situation OF the real estate
WHEREuPoN. the said Court appointed
and assigned the 7th day Of April. 1910
NJ the Probate once In Manchester, IN said
District, TO hear and decide upon said APP
plication, and ordered that public
notice thereof to b. given 10 all persons In
teregt@d therein, by publishing said order
together with the time and place Of hearing,
three weeks SUCCESSFULLY In the Manchester
JOURNAL a newspaper which circulates In
the naiphborhood of those Interested In said
estate, all OF which publications shall be
previous to the day assigned for hearing.
TnEHFFoAk. you are hereby notified TO
appear before said Court, ~ th time and
place assigned then and there n said Court
10 make your objections To the granting Of
such license, II you see cause.
Given under my hnnd AT Man, hester. In
said District, this 18th day OF April, 1910.
Al W. y. EDGERToN. Judge.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-03-17
Beware OF 0inlmenls for Caiarrh
that Contain Mercury,

~ mercury sill surely destroy She sense ~
smell ana completely dorange tho whole
,yssem when entering u through the mn.
'uus surfaces. such articles should never
= usea eKc~pt on prescriptions ffom repn.
iAtyis physicians, as the damage ihes wili %
= ten iold 70 the good ihey cap possibly d..
ave from them. Hhlis Natnrfh Cure. H1an.
sfariuna 10 y. J, Cheney a a.. Toledo, y.
'oniains ~ mercury. and - taken internal.
~, acting directly ason the blood and insl.
Das furiaees II the system. III hayins
Halis CaiArfh cure b. sure you get tte gen.
alns. II ia talen Internally Ana made ID
roiedo, ohio, ~ y, ]. cheney 60. Testl
noniNlA free.
-oid BY Druggists. Prizes. Ese, per bottle
Take HANS Family PIils tor sonsilpssion.