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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05
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Philadelphia. back in the spring of 1887.
to see two little steel men-o'-War the
Yorktown and Vesuvius, launched. "a
mOurnful thought. by the way, that of
the Northumberland correspondents
who made that trip, the great majority
are in their graves and have been these
many years. William c. Whitney gave
the party. and gave it right royalty. as
was his way of doing things. There was
no fund for such doings. and he paid out
or his amply lined pockets the expenses Of
the long special train. which was stocked
fore and aft with choice eatables. as we'll
as Cor the, feedful termination of the at
fair after the launching at the shipyards
in Philadelphia Now, the Yorktown and
the Vesuvfus were not so much: the York.
town was little third-rate cruiser of the
gunboat variety and the Vesuvius was
one of the early dynamite cruisers. type
later found to be impracticable.
But they constituted beginning. They
were new men-o-war, made OF steel, and
patterned upon late models Of their kind,
whereas up to that time all Of our ships
had been Of the antique befo'-de-wah
wooden sort.
How prodigiously proud We were when
those two spunky little ships of war slid
from the ways into the water! How all
eyes filled when We saw 'em ride the
DcidW0Ic. II WAS ittl mere "do
something epochal the beginning of a
new man-o-war period with us; here
were a pair of little boats that were a
good deal more potential than they
looked.
Tut, tut, the oratory on the ride back
in the train, to Washington from those
launchings. There We're some hundreds
OF members of Congress, besides the
correspondents, on the train. and when
the mellow period of the ride back had
been reached. how these dandy chaps,
good orators ALL of the legislative gang
did stand smack up on the seats of the
cars and exude fine, spine-stirring things
about the approaching time when our
ships of-war shall whiten all the seas"
and all that sort of winning, hearty stun!
II was rich and noble. felt that there
was navy on the way, and that was a
fine thing to feel after our long years
of suffering at the hands of tho countries
that really did possess navies.
And so here. spread out along the
russet-shored Hudson was the fine fruit
of that little but significant beginning
navy to put IA lump in the throat of
any American standing on the elevation
of Riverside Drive and looking at its
sedate yet swift and skilful maneuver-
ings.
How different. too, the arrangements
for the comfort and we'll being and i'm
provement Of officers and men on board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05
The Bad Egg.
HARTFORD clergyman

A HARTFORD clergyman was talking
about the late Charles Batch
Loomis.
His departure leaves the world less
gay, the clergyman said. lie was u
humorist. He looked at every subject
from the humorous point of view.
II remember once. the failure of u
financier Of somewhat doubtful repute, L
said to Loomis:
" lie was bad egg. but nobody seemed
to think so as long az he had money.
Naturally said LOOMS; For, like
most bad eggs, he was all right I'LL he
was broke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05

The government printing office was the
first Of the big government paper users
to call on the bureau OF standards for aid
in securing papers of proper quality.
Congress. through the joint committee on
printing and the general supply commit
tee. followed. Other departments and
bureaus have Joined with these. and the
bureau of standards now tests, ehemic-
ally and physically, practically all the
paper that is bought by the government
for any use whatsoever. OF course the
paper that Is used I'm printing papcr
money is not included in this statement
Everything else however, from manila
wrapping paper and envelopes 10 ledger
bond and fine typewrting papers and
the papers on which are printed all Official
publications and documents, must pass
the bureaus tests and analyses
IL Is Director Strattons purpose 10 es-
tablish standards for the guidance or
paper manufacturers who have dealings
with the government. Standard samples
are To be made. such samples TO be lur-
nished ia manufacturers Who desire 10 bid
on paDer contracts In this manner /; -
believed that methods of paper making
will become standardized throughout IN"
country and I'm all branches Of the IN
dustry. in other words. that "A sort OF
modifica ton of the food and drugs act
will be esta blished, applying to the mallc-
facture Of all grades of paper.
Although paper testing il comparatively
new work at the bureau of standards.
paper makers and paper users throughout
the country have learned OF II and are
taking advantage Of the opportunity TO
have samples accurately tested and ana
lyzed The tests are exactly made
that i'm no case do they have margin
of error Of more than a very small.
practically insignificant. percentage In
fact. i'm many cases. manufacturers who
have claimed error in the analysis or
samples have. on having the same SAM
pies analyzed at other laboratories. writ
ten TO the bureau stating that Mr..
Lewis analyses and tests were. after all.
correct and that the tests made in their
own laboratories were inaccurate.
Mr.. Lewis states that where the bureau
received sample for testing and
analysis three years ago. a hundred or
more samples are received now. The
fact that more than Loo samples have
been tested and analysed already this
year shows the magnitude of the work.
This is how and why Uncle sam has
begun To manufat ture paper in his own
establishrnent-simply to learn for him
self just how il is done, how IL should be
done, and to advise commercial manu-
facturers of paper as to how their
product must be made If il Is to be sold
to the government. Uncle Sam simply
means 10 do a few stunts in the line of
instruction; he purposes to tell paper
manufacturers where they have made and
are making mistakes and how these mis-
takes may be remedied-just as he has
told farmers. through the Derarf ment ~
Agriculture. how to improve their lands.
and make more money. II is as a teacn-
err. not as competitor. that paper makers
from now on will have to reckon with the
United States government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05

ROM the biological survey and bird
= lovers throughout the civilized
world comes the cry of 1.-The pass
ing of the egret," the most highly priced
plume bird in the world. The legislatures
of many states have already passed laws
to protect the few birds left, and it is
claimed quick action must be taken to
prevent the complete determination of
this species of bird life. Not an egret
falls to the ground but what subserves
the milliners trade is the way bird
lovers express themselves. In the days of
Alexander Pope the bywords were. with
every word reputation dies" but the ex-
preston has now changed, and the wall
is, For every plume a mother bird and
two young ones die"
The white heron, or the egret, as the
bird is more commonly known, takes its
name from the long plumes or aigrets
worn during Its breeding season. There
are two species of these birds. the Ameri-
can egret-the white egret and the great
white heron-and the snowy egret.
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In times past this bird existed from
Canada to Patagonia. and was one of the
InOSI widely Oh the IdIH-
lily. but energetic hunting within the past
few years has reduced the number to a
scattering few in southern states. In
many sections of the country where form
eriy this beautiful plumed bird could be
found by the thousands the species has
now become extinct. and the rivers.
streams and brooks once graced by the
beautiful egrets are now deserted.
The story of "the passing of the egret"
is sad one as told by bird lovers. At
Of the heron family, inhabiting North
America. South America, Africa, Europe
and Australia. but today there is no place
in all its former range where the bird is
common. The hunter in quest of plumes
has chased the egret around the world,
and has SO diminished its numbers that
he has nearly succeeded in chasing the
bird out of the world.
The largest colonies in the United States
were formerly along the gulf coast from
Louisiana to Florida, up the Atlantic
coast to New jersey, and the larger rivers
of the Mississippi valley to Wisconsin and
Indiana. Large colonies also existed along
Tulare lake in California. and there was
another colony near Malheur lake in
eastern Oregon. So thoroughly has the
that it is hard to find a single egret in
the entire state.
There are comparatively few natural
enemies of the egret, and II they could
be. let alone for awhile at least 1t is
claimed that. notwithstanding the few
remaining the annual increase would be
extremely rapid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05

Special Correspondence of The Star.
NEW YORK November 4, 1911
vHE majestic naval doings on the
Hudson this past week made a
spectacle to put bit of mois-
ture at the corners of the eyes
and to fill with pride the hearts
of those Of us who remember what a
worldwide joke the United States Navy
used to be- back in the days of the old
Ticon'."
For some Of us who have lived absorb
eddy IL seems such an easy bark back. In
the point of time. from these noble super
dreadnoughts. casting their shadows even
upon the Palisades to the comparatively
feeble. shrimpish. ineffective. superan-
nuated, obsolescent American memo war
that made food for the gibes and jeers of
the world only, say, a quarter of GEN.
fury ago.
Did you ever. for example go on a sun
ny Sunday afternoon, back yonder around
1855 or 1885, ont TO the Washington navy
yard and take look at the Swatara and
the yantic? I mention these memo war
OF our navy Of that time at random: they
were types OF the best We had at that
time by way of fighting ships. Clean and
trig they Were: but how futile how swal-
lowed up by far-back date how hope
lessly inutile compared with the warships
that even then were flying the fiags of all
Of our European powers.
And how. at that time. the American
cheek used to burn with shame at the de-
ris.on which our best ships war infal-
hbly aroused when they appeared in for
eign ports, How the oatful English
tars used to laugh. for example. at our
old wooden Tallapoosa, that was forever
getting into some dismal mess, The
United States Navy disappeared yester.
day when the Ta.lapoosa went on the
rocks in the Channel Islands," Punch
would say. in essence. to the immense di-
version of the British nation. and even
such paltry. half-baked countries as Chile
had the long. hootful laugh on the Amer.
Jean navy of that period
Who cannot remember the pride which
stirred the nation when under the regime
of William 6. Whitney as Secretary al
the Navy. the American navy began t.
hourgeon into something at least approxi
mating the wort II ~ hiie--When the begin
ningS at least of what then was called
the new navy Were made.
! recall "A trip which the Washington
correspondents-the writer hereof among
thenl-rnade 10 the Cramp shipyards il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05

NCLE SAM has
started into the
paper M d k ! n <
business. This an
nouncement = need
not & q II $ e any
serious q u a ] m S
among the manu-
facturers of paper
i'm the country.
because Uncle Sam
does not purpose
to enter the field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05
GOVERNMENT EXPERT
In CHARGE OF
PAPER ENERnENTS AND
TESTS 90

fibers: the division is meant to apply to
papers used in printing and writing Wood
pulp paper is again divided into three
grades, termed sulphate pulp. sulphite
pulp and soda pulp. The various woods
used In the manufacture of wood pulp for
paper include spruce. hemlock and few
other coniferous woods. and poplar and
birch among the deciduous woods.
In the manufacture of wood pulp the
logs, cut into lengths of three or four
feet. are peeled" all the bark. limbs.
knots. ETC., being removed. The logs
are reduced to pulp by pressing
them endwise against revolving grind
stones upon which constant stream
of hot water drips. This grinds the wood
into a mass of wet sawdust, so to speak.
The mass of ground wood is then treated
with the sulphate, sulphite or caust1c
soda. according to the process in use at
the particular mandatory: the mass of
wood and chemical is cooked until the
sap. rosn, etc, is removed and the fbers
of the mass are all that remain. These
fjbers are, or should be, practically pure
cellulose. from which the chemicals are
washed more or less completely in run
ming water.
From the "digesters' the pulp goes to
the heaters. where the mass is beaten by
mechanical means and for greater or
briefer time. Eight hours is perhaps the
minimum time of beating for wood pulps:
the better grades of rag pulp may be
beaten ten to fifteen hours, or even
longer. The object of beating the pulp Is
to separate the fibers SO that they will
not go to the machine in. Jumps or clots
of matted fiber. When the beating proc
ess is completed the pulp bears con-
siderable resemblance to rather thick but
is, in case white pulp is
being made II tinted paper Is to be man
ufactured the coloring matter is added to
the pulp in the beater. Size-consisting OF
animal glue, .'casen, roSin or various
elays, such as kaolin. English porcelain
clay, etc-is also added and thoroughly
beaten in. and the pulp is ready for the
stuff chests"
These stuff chests are part Of the paper
making machines proper. From them
the PUPPY mass is fed to the machine by
devious ways which remind one OF the
sluice boxes used in placer mining opera
TONS Partitions built across the slulces
catch the heavier and coarser parts OF the
mass, also whatever bits of coarse i'm
purities. sand and the like that may be
In the pulp.
The paper-making machines in use IN
this country are of two general types.
In one the pulp is fed from the stun
chests onto an endless web of felt via
a revolving drum, the outside of which is
made of fine wire mesh. The web is car
ried along on the felt, through several
rollers which squeeze out the moisture.
until the material is dry enough to go
to the drying cans, which are set OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05
lncle Sam5 t(ew Paper lMkin$Phnf

~ OVERNMENT Does Not
~ Plan to Become a Com
petitor With Manufacturers.
However-Necessity of Paper
Standards II How Paper Is
Made-Testing and Analyz-
ing Papers = City Govern
ments Interested in Tests Be-
ing Made-Various Chemical
fredericksburg Standard
Samples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05

United States. Al one time extensive
rookeries were located i'm southern New
Jersey. but the last of these colonies was
destroyed in 1887. One man killed I'm
single day as many as seventy-three
birds. Because the egret lived and bred
i'm colonies the work OF destruction was
an easy task. for the hunter i'm pursuit
Of the coveted pluInes had only to visit
the rookeries and could kill the entire
colony lin few minutes
The egret. o. aigret. as the plume Is
biOlOgically known, is worn by the heron
only during the breeding season. and i'm
order that the miliner may have the
choicest Dlumes for the trade it is neces-
sary that the hunter visit the colonies at
a time when the young are In the nests.
so as to secure the plumage in its high
est stage of development and beauty. 1t
matters not how often the parent birds
are shot at, they will still continue to re-
turn with food for their young. until
brought to the ground by the hunters
aim The killing of the parent birds
means two wee little birds just out of
their shells left helpless In their nests
in a vain effort TO get glimpse of the
never returning mother to fall from
their nest to the ground.
Unlike the gathering of ostrich plumes.
in order to secure the coveted feather of
the egret it is necessary to kill the bird.
and to have the feather in its full beauty
the bird must be killed during the breed
ing season. If the bird is permitted to
go until after it has weaned its young
the plume loses its luster and is dropped
about the swamps and along the river.
where it soon becomes faded and disfig-
ured. Attempts have been made at gath
ering the molted plumes. but at its best
the occupation has proved unproiitab BILE.
and even i'm localities where large colo
MES are found the feathers are dropped
so prOmiscuously about that Il is difficult
to find them. In Venezuela an egret fam
cier made an effort To farm the birds
His idea was to secure the plumes after
they had been she'd but the business
proved failure and was finally aban-
doned.
The use of traps has suggested itself to
those who would protect the bird. and at
the same time have its feathers for COM
mercial use. but this scheme is hardly
feasible, as the egret is a bird of great
It's food in the rivers, streams. lakes and
other places where there is an abundant
supply. For this reason il would be diff
cult to coerce or force il into trap.
IL the bird is to live. the only alternative
is claimed to be the enactment of suitable
laws. which is now under consideration
by the federal authorities. In addition to
the work Of the federal government, the
National Association of Audubon Socie-
ties is also doing extensive work in an
effort to bring about legislation that will
prohibit the determination Of the egret
In New York state today there is con-
pending regarding the interpre-
tation OF the law, with the millinery trade
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05

A great slaughter of the egret took
place between the years 1880 and 1890
Since then the bird has been rare In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05

This is to remove the size-glue, etc.-and
leave only the fiber of the paper. When
the samples have been sufficiently boiled
bit is taken from each, rolled between
thumb and finger into a paper wad and
then shaken up in test tube of distilled
water until the fibers are all separated
and float in the water in a curdy, floccu>
lent mass.
A certain chemical solution is added to
the fibers. Here is the peculiar beauty
of the chemical test. This solution gives
a different color to each different variety
of pulp fiber. In the case of wood pulp
the color is blue. If the pulp is made
from rag the color is wine red. Suppose
a manufacturer submits samples of a
paper which he says contains 100 per
cent rag Put through this simple test.
and a single drop of the chemicalized
contents OF the test tube fixed on a micro
scope slide. the drop shows tangled
mass of blue fibers, with a few threads
Of deep red running through the mass.
The analyst knows at glance tnat the
paper is made principally of wood pulp,
and so accurate is this test that the pro-
portion of wood to rag can be stated
within , or per cent
test and a proof of the statement that
paper making is a rule-of-thumb indus
try occurred not long ago. certain
paper manufacturer submitted samples OF
paper that he stated was all rag stock.
He was awarded large contract and
made the necessary bond for it's fulfill
ment. After all this was done the paper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05

They'd maui the heads off each other on
the slightest OCCASION. and be smoking
peaceful pipes and Ginning about the
folks at home ten minutes later. with
their jaws in sings and their respective
eyes all but gouged out OF their heads.
When the thing became SO bitter as TO
call for an out-and-out fight to finish,
two groWlful men, sore upon each other.
would repair to boiler room. with sec
onds. bottle holders timekeepers and all
regular prize fights: and there. under the
Pickering light of old-time lanterns or
candles. they'd punch the everlasting
daylights out of each other to wind
deck. they'd find it necessary to visit the
ships surgeon for repairs. and that
twinklng-eyed officer would ask EN-
what allied their eyes or ears or broken
heads, they'd infalllbly grin through the
Crime and blood of the fight and mutter
some bland lie about having fallen down
a ladder or something of that sort-any-
thing in the world, remember. but tell
upon each other
Nothing like that now. Or at least, ex-
cessively little Of It, The plug-ugly day
of the American bluejacket has passed
most most miraculously. different They're
mostly clean young chars from the In
terror of the land. who ship in the navy.
not with the purpose OF seeing the world
through a porthole.' as the men OF. the
erty by way of punishment for bad conduct.
used mainly to have to see the world; but
actually to see 1t through sober eyes for
their help and Improvement Not only
that they're in the outfit for the actual
advantages to be gained from the serv-
ice-fine, robust health. education in l.
most any line they choose to pursue. the
stiffening of the backbone by contact
with manly men, the widening OF the
mental horiZon--a hundred and one adj
vantages for young man which one
scarcely has the time much less the
space, here to recapitulate.
-
Years ago the navy ceased its policy
of recruiting in the cities, and took up
the method of getting young men from
the back country. 1t was wondrously
wise policy. 1t has worked out marvel
ously we'll The lads from the interior
had formed no evil habits, they were in
the formative and malleable period of life
and they made just as good sailors in
time, even If the only water they'd ever
seen up to their time of shipping had
been some roilly creek, as the fellows
who were born within sight of the salt
water
All over New York you could see these
bluejackets during the past week. calm,
contemplative. self-respecting; ia ing in
the theaters. dining punctiliously at the
best restaurants, strolling in clean squads
through the wonderful new library. the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Mu-
scum of Natural History. and so on. 1t
made one proud and glad to see the fine,
decent outstanding chaps clean-minded
and husky. carrying the message to all
who cared to hear. and to see that it is
no longer necessary for n man to be q
ruffian In order to he a bluejaCket!
CLARENCE l.. CULLEN.
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Paper is divided into two general
classes-wood pulp and rag This does not
include the manila papers. straw boards
and papers made from straw and various
Bisbee daily review., 1911-03-10

the 17th and be immediately taken to the Roosevelt dam by an automo- bile party. where the formal dedi- cation of the great storage reservoir will occur on the 18th. From the dam Colonel Roosevelt will return to Phoenix. where he is to be the guest at a dinner to be given by Governor Sloan. to which one hundred of the prominent men of Arizona are to be invited.
 Mir. Pirtle sand that the people of Phoenix were 1ubilant over the fact the arrival of the distinguished vis- that the Roosevelt dam is rapidly fill. ing up. and it is hoped that before itor the great tank will be full to the brim. Not only did Mir. Pirtle declare that the Salt River valley route to Phoenix looking better than was in excellent condition, but he foud the country along the entire he had ever before seen it