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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05

Interesting Letters written by Russell Kelly.
son Of James Kelly M Of, Of Ssw YORK ". city The
San Francisco exposition. The hrst word
deaux He had enlisted in the Foreign Legion
for the duration of the war.
missing July l. and 1t is believed that he is
During hi, seven months of service the young
American saw sharp fighting, and dug. he
says. one thousand miles Of trenches In
spirited colioquiai fashion be has written Of such
among the different nationalities that compose
the LIST Regiment of the Foreign Legion: of the
business end Of cartridge of ''hitting the grit
and sliding into seconi' when the order comes
10 advance; OF the hell Ere at La fargette: OF
Illusion and fancy that Try the nerves OF one on
sentinel duty.
IN EAR DADI wish we had some
II y of those trench-digging ma
III ~ chimes, because I have dug
- 1000 miles of trenches, or near
ly that many. They are constantly dig
ging new and repairing old trenches.
underground streets.
Afte/I sent my last letter off we got
orders to pack all our stuff and be
ready to move during the night. About
midnight French regiment relieved US
very disagreeable night, and coupled
with chilly. penetrating fog, and the
rather forced march, we were fatigued
when we reached a small town at 5
m. and of the fifteenth esquand
tsquadD Were assigned to d sort of cow
shed. The ground was hard as
rock and cold. We turned in, but as
tired as we were, it was impossible to
get much sleep. Outside there was
small yard. with a squad kitchen on
one side and our quarters on the other:
III stop here second TO say word
about the men in our squad The cor
poral could be most anything but I
think he is Arab-F'rench He is a quiet
fellow and o. X. There are four legion
mares with US: one of them has served
fifteen years with the legion, and the
other about ten. They are both natural
lied Frenchmen and fast friends.
The old-timer has a huge beard and is
a very quaint character. enjoy watch
ing him; he reminds me so much of
those gnomes which used to interest
me when l was small. The other fellow
is small and very brown. The way they
confide in each other is ludicrous When
one has an imaginary illness he takes
The other aside, and the way they put
their heads together and sympathize
with each other is laughable. AS they
snare tneir sorfo"s they also share
their joys.
You buy their kind Of Joy by the can
teen. and believe me they are joy
Gus pair. The old fellow has been joy
Gus for about fifteen years
We have two Italian brigands One
is a big husky fellow and the other is
typical dramatic villain-good look
ing, dashing and all that stuff. We
have an Italian kid with US, but he is
only a nuisance. The two brigands
take an interest in him to the extent
of continually kicking and cutting him
around. Well. as l was reading your
magazine / heard a noise in the yard.
and upon going out found the six-foot
CORPORAL smuggling the -foot.fiVe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05

In the fiscal year ending June 80, 1914.
it passed upon plans for COS bridges,
issued 1857 permits for structures in
navigable waters and removed 1913
wrecks These cases are largely isolat-
ed cases from all parts of the United
States, which has approximately 800
miles of continental seacoast line eX-
elusive of Alaska. 400 miles on the
great lakes and $500 miles of river
and canal front.
In 1914, the department. under the
Immediate direction of district en-
gineers, did work to the extent of over
s54,oO0,O 600 about half of it by con-
tract and the other half by hired labor.
The great value to the national de-
Tense of the civil work done by the
corps lies in practical coordination or
the civil and the military undertakings
i'm bringing to civil work the results
of military training and governmental
methods and to the military operations
the knowledge and experience with the
engineering resources of the country
and the possibility of utilizing them in
case of need for national purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05
e War Department Busy in Time Of Peace

will be beneficial to a locality the mat
ter is brought to the attention of Con-
gress. which, by an item in the river
and harbor bill, directs the Engineer
Corps to make an estimate and survey.
The survey is made by an officer of the
corps. who renders his report to the di-
yisional engineer. who adds his in
dorsement and delivers it to the United
States board of engineers for rivers
and harbors The board passes upon it
and gives II to the chief of the corps.
Upon his recommendation. whether ia
vorable unfavorable. the secretary
reports 1t to Congress for such action
as that body determines; but no new
project can be authorized by the de-
partpent without the direction of Con-
gress. But every safeguard is en-
ployed against the advancement of y
project not likely to prove of such
value as to warrant its cost: and at
the same time opportunity is given to
those who seek the Improvement to he
heard by all officers who pass upon the
matter
No bridge can be built legally over
any of the thousands of miles of the
navigable waters of the United states
unless the plans have tirst received the
approval of the chief of engineers and
the Secretary of War. If community
a railroad wishes to bridge such
waters it first submits its plans to the
district engineer officer in charge of
the locality. who holds public hearing
and sends full report, together with
his recommendation, to the department.
The granting of permits for struc-
lures in navigable waters involves a
large amount of work. Net fishing has
increased so rapidly In Chesa peake bay
and also along the coasts, both Atlantic
and Pacific. that regulations are found
necessary to prevent interference OF
fishing operations and navigation.
Numerous applications for the con-
struction of wha rves and similar struc-
lures are constantly before the depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05

Niagara cable starting and terminal
ing on the Canadian side, but passing
through the air over the American
waters, the department had to approve
the plan to allow it's erection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-05

EAR DAD-I wish we had some
of those trench-digging ma
chimes. because have dug
1000 miles of trenches, or near
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30
LACING FROM BOOTS TO HATS
New eolcro Jacket is Laced TO ~
the Figure snupiy-Gloves Also
Are Laced.

As eagerly as the buttoncd boot was
discarded to replace the laced one liz
the idea OF lacing any two pieces OF
material that seem in any way to be.
long to each other being Introduced
and adopted. A costume that has at.
trhctcd much attention Is one OF navy
blue gabcrdinc, the hn'cro inckot of
which was laced to 1T the figure snug.
~. The rather large sleeves were
laced to ~ the lower arm. the col.
lar. too, wng laced to the chin.
with the new inside lacng Of tn.
boot comes the hat, whose several por
tons are Joined with lacing. Cloves
too. are laced on either the inside or
tho outside Of the arm. In fact, to bo
quite upto.thc.mlnu'o one must hnv.
two parts Of the costume laced to
gcth"r.
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TO USE ODD BITS OF LACE
Great Variety Of Pretty and Useful
Things in Which Odd Pieces
Can Be Used.

There seems to be an endless variety
OF uses to which Illet crochet can be
applied. a large square Of this
crochet could be made into n very
charming boudoir cap. A square with
rose pattern would be very pretty.
although the extremely conventional
designs are equally good,
The square should be made with
fifty or sixty codon net, as II will b.
more attractive If the mesh is not toe
fine. A picot odgIng may be added TO
the edge of the square. or 1t can mere.
ly be finished with two rows OF IN"
plain mesh.
When making this cap n casing IL
stitched around the inside Of m"
square. forming Il circle by climIuat
ing the corners. An elastic IL run
through the cnglng; then the corners
are wired with inc millinery wire 30
as to make them stard out Tho from,
and back corners aIc slightly rolled
over the crown, The points Of ~"
corners at each side are turned back.
The effect Is very much the Same ns
n Normandy cap; but, being made OF
INLET crochet. Il Is very qunln, md un.
usunl
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30
NEAT BONBON BASKETS
NEW IDEA IN TABLE DECORATION
is REAL NOVELTY.
Intended to Hold Sailed Almonds or
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to Buy
But Not Difficult to Make
at Home.

One of the novelties in table decora-
ton this season is the tiny gilt and
lace individual basket designed to
hold bonbons. sailed almonds, or 9TH
err dainty CONNECTIONS. They are the
prettiest things imaginable. and
though expensive to buy, should not
be difficult to make at home.
One should make trial basket first.
Get ten-cent knot of gilt wire and
fashion into a basket, weaving the
wire In and out in a very large mesh,
in any preferred shape. There is the
dainty little French basket, also the
square shape fashioned on the order
of the ordinary waste paper basket.
Both are popular and also quite easy
to follow. The lining is of valcncicnues
lace. The first step is to cut a tiny
round of cardboard to fit the bottom
of the basket. square, round or oval,
as the case may be, and cover first
with silk in delicate color and then
with scrap of the valenciennes lace.
Next cut a strip of lace edging a little
wider than the depth of the basket
half as much again. Gather the
straight edge of the lace and sew to
the piece of covered cardboard Put
In gathering of the lace. thus Great
ing little frill to stand up all around
the basket, trim the handles with baby
ribbon tied into bows to match the
color of the bottom, and the basket is
complete.
For a Christmas table the baskets
could be trimmed with red or holly
ribbons. For ordinary use one could
get very pretty effect by using a diff
ferent color for each basket in harle-
quin fashion. In this way any scraps
of silk or ribbon that might be on
hand could be used up.
Val lace at ten cents yard or less
will answer for lining. 1t should be
from three to three and one half inches
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TOO TALL OR TOO STOUT
Oressmakers' Art 10 to Cover the De
fects In Stature Of Their
Patrons.

Most women. measured by an Ideal
standard of beauty, are too tall or too
thin. too short or too stout: they do
not stand well; they walk badly: or
they have spoiled their compilations by
hook or by crook-somcthing Is wrong.
The dressmaker's art is to cover these
defects SO far as possible, to draw at.
tention away from defects toward the
good points Of the figure.
The ideally beautiful woman can wear
anything from Greek gown to II peas
ant costume. and look divine. But with
very few exceptions allowed for the
perfect woman. designs In dress must
be adapted before they can be adopt
ed to advantage. Fashion plates are
drawn upon beautifully tall and fair
women to show the proper proportions
to be observed in the designs them
selves, according to the mind OF the
designing artist
Some designs are hopclessly bad at
the beginning. Designs. however good
In themselves, are not meant to be
slavishly copied. A woman ak feet
tall may wear Il dress skirt eight or
ten yards wide at the bottom but the
dumpy little woman who is AZ broad
as she Is long will be ridiculous fig.
ure Ia the same enormous sweep OF
skirt.-Bcllc Armstrong Whitney. In
Good Health.
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Satccn Petticoats,

The more or less transparent mate
rial of the summer dresses makes a
shadow proof" pctticoat necessary.
Fine white satccn Is satisfactory and
inexpensive, and is just right for wear
with thin dresses. Then too. In order
that good effect may be had. the
pctticoat must be almost the length
of the dress skirt, perhaps only half
an inch shorter Many of the light
weight goods. even serge, are some.
what transparent, and the effect of "A
smart skirt is often spoiled by this
fact, and an inadequate pe;ticoat.
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30
COULD RECOGNIZE NUISANCE
Judges Retort Set Courtroom Laugh
ing and Gave Lawyer Something
to Think About.

City Magistrate Krotel, who IL noted
for a characteristic brand OF dry hui
NOR. occasionally manifested In ut
tcranccs from the bench. turned IA
cruel shaft loose upon n pcstifcrous
young attorney this week. to the su-
prcmc enjoyment OF n crowded court
room. says the New York correspond
cnt OF the Cincinnati Timcs.Star. The
young attorney was prosecuting In n
case where the maintaining of nui-
sance was alleged. The rulings OF
Magistrate KrCtcl did not please him.
His numerous objections became per
sistcntly controversial. III your honor
plcascs,' he said, Il would not pre-
sumo to instruct the honorable court
in n question of law, but am impcllcd
to observe that doubt-in the pres
cnt case only, OF Coursc-if the court
properly conCciycs OF what constitutes
nuisance
You are mistaken, sir was the re
Spouse from the bench. This court
has never had n more clear or cXcm
plary idea of what constitutes nui
sancc than in the present case at the
present time. And for that. In Il
measurable way, the court thanks you
sir
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30
What Color For Wal.,s,

The most radical change IN the waist
styles this season is In the color. tn,
drcssy waists are either dark. no ~ IA
match tine suit or are In some high
color. thus contrasting with the Huit
On the other hand. the scmi.,nIlofod
models continue 10 be mostly In white
and In flesh color says tho Dry Goods
Economist
The new season waists OF congorya
tive type are In navy, brown. dark
green. purple. gray or mulberry
Waists OF more striking type hfo in
garnet. Hight green, rose, royal purple,
French blue and other tones which VIII
blend harmonIously with the dark suit
Colorinpg
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] kept getting worse. My limbs from
my ankles to my knees swellcd and
my eyes were no swollen that I
couldn't SEQ. Az n last hope thought
would give Dodd's Kidney Pills .
trial. gradually improved and kept
on taking them and they cured me
thoroughly"
Dodd's Kidney Pills. zoe per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine CO..
Buffalo. N. Y. Dodd's Dyspepsia Tab
let's for Indigestion have been proved
Soc per box-Adv.
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Poor EatIlcr.

Ernest p. I'ickncll. the national di
rector OF the American Red Cross, was
talking In New York about the splcn
did worl'that his organization is doing
In Belgium.
I'VE are supplying the Bclgians." he
said, with $l2OO0,00O worth of food
"A month, We are also supplying food
to the inhabitants OF Poland. whom
Germany has taken over.
we have n good deal to do. CHI We
are like the father who said
At last, nj last, I'VE got my Ave
daughters on my hands. Now to put
my five sonsin.law on their feet ."
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ONLY A FEW PIMPLeS
But MANY More May Come II You
Neglect Them. Try Cuticura Free.

most effective In clearing the skin OF
pimplcs. blackhcnda, rcdnoss. rough.
ness, itching and irritation M well ns
freeing the scalp OF dandrun. dryncGg
and itching, besides satisfying every
want Of tho toilet and nursery.
Sample each free by mall with Book.
hddrc8s postcard, Cutlcura, Dept Y.
Boston Sold everywhere
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Picked a Real American Name.

A somewhat unpntri0tic little sOn OF
Italy, twelve years old. came to his
teacher in tho public school and asked
If he could not have his namo
changed
why do you wish to change your
manner" the teacher asked.
Il want to bo an American. l live
in America now"
what American name would you
like to have?"
81 have Il here" hc said. handing
the teacher dirty scrap OF paper on
which was written Patrick Dennis
McCarty"
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30

| the lower ones of which swept the
ground. Like the young trees OF to-.
day, the ancient seQuoia and the
clump of trees of similar age which
grew close to it must have been q
charming adornment of the landscape.
BY the time Of Marathon the trees
had lost the hard, sharp lines of
youth, and were thoroughly mature.
The lower branches had disappeared,
up to height of hundred feet or
more; the giant trunks were disclosed
as bare. reddish columns covered with
soft bark six inches or foot in thick
ness; the upper branches had &C.
quired slightly dropping aspect; and
the spiny foliage, far removed from
the ground, had assumed a graceful.
rounded appearance. Then for CEN
turtles, through the days of Rome, the
Dark Ages and all the period OF the
growth Of European civilization, the
ancient giants preserved the same ap-
pearance, strong and solid, but with a
strangely attractive, approachable
quality"
The SeQuoias are found scattered
all over the park, which has an area
Of 161 ,597 acres. but the greater trees
are gathered in Is groups Of many
acres each, where they grow close to-
gether.
The following is q list of few of
the principal trees, with their names.
height, and diameter:
Giant Forest Grove.
General Sherman, height. 2799 feet !;
diameter. 36.5 feet.
Abraham Lincoln. height, 270 feet !;
diameter. 81 feet.
William Mckinley, height, 291 feet:
diameter. 2S feet.
Muir Grove.
Dalton, height. 292 feet; diameter,
p feet.
Garfield Grove.
California. height. go feet diam,
eter. 80 feet.
General Grant Grove.
General Grant. height. 264 feet;
diameter, 35 feet.
George Washington. height, 255
feet; diameter. 20 feet.
The General Sherman tree was dis
covered by James Wolverton. n hunt.
er and trapper. on August 7. 1873. at
which time he named the tree in
honor of General Sherman. under
whom he had served during the war.
The dimensions OF this tree are as
| follows:
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pitIIess.

Some men have no hearts" said
the tramp. 1--WE been atclliD' that
Teller | am no dead broke that | have
to sleep outdoors"
Didn't that fetch him?" asked the
other.
Nav. He told me he was ndoin' tho
for tollin' him to do Christian
Register.
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{ aSy Enough.

My father has to work awful hard.
lie has to pet up carly every morn.
ing to see that all tho clerks are
hero attending TO their work." maid
iiiln Claire.
on. ny papa doesn't" said her
nun "You Hoo, hos ono Of the
rrEH'
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30

Embroidery Df one sort or another
continues In high favor Embroidered
net frocks for summer afternoons and
evenings are h wise choice for the
able and got n sufficiently elaborate
foc':. Sou'achc braIdng In much
used. too, applied In nil the intrlcacics
OF embroidered scroll designs
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30
How Did she2

You cant toll mo that woman be
licycd your STORY about being gon
lloman IN reduced circumstances.
said one weary hobo.
"Ycg she ala Sho told mo So
"llow did Rhc come 10 Riyo you n
knife 10 cot your pie with them"
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Smoking for Skirts.

Shocks have taken the popular
fancy this summer. and shocking II
employed on many of the thinner ma.
tcrials. The skirt that IL SHRED,
sometimes shocked, into Il slim sil.
houette AT the waist lin" aud hips Is
very becoming to the slender woman
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30

tWenty-four years old, yet,
east OF the Rockies. 1t Is
scarcely known. Yellowstone
and Yosemite are the only
Two names which the enormous ma
jority of fasteners think OF when ma
tional parks are mentioned. Never
theless, Sequoia Is, perhaps, IN point
OF average beauty, the superior OF all.
1t was dear to the heart Of John
Muir, father OF National parks, and
CHIEF Geographer X. B. Marshall,
who knows them all as no other man
knows them, having surveyed or ira
IN print that 1t possesses beauty as
great as all others combined.
1t ID par excellence the camping-out
park, as some day will be discovered.
Perhaps the most potent reason for
its lack OF celebrity is that this is the
Dig Iree parh' ana .ne general PUBIC
.e 'no Dig 1.' Vi oo'''oi III"
W. WI iooeme mo "a, iposa e.o,e'
WITHIN eae. ecu y. 'no -os.n.e
a., 49,, W,. ~
we ~ .".' 'ne io'o..e ave"
.I . 49," ... 80, 49,. ~
Meseos nns T 1 w. o'n n-n',a u ,., tn
~ -. - A., -,
~. easy " 'A'
>,.,
.- 80, ~, 800 ..,,a" ,,.h ",
Vonn,,,.n uno 5000 ~ $1,000
-. 49, .,... $3.50
-. ,I,,... c.. ~, o.. 49,. .nn.
~ 49,, a'.,S. 49,, 49,.
80 ~. ,r,st romor,,ob,o .roos T,,,na
a. .,t. .,or,d tn. nun,hor ,ec ono
-. 80. 10 oon S,naaa - .oo, a.,
s,an.a 1,,,o 80, S,asu.u .uoo
s.,aa. Sn,..-a.ss - -, =. o-oo 90,
h,ah r,,.h a;o,,o,or -, &c Zoo, Tho
Ah..h.u, ,r.o,,, .,oo =, o-o Zoo, h,ah
IT,. ,,.t,,.., 49,. :. on, &c.. .;c,
80
~ VI 80
VI m'0hty O'mens'ons.
The General Grant National park Is
usually mentioned with Sequoia be-
cause, though separated by Six miles
OF mountain and forest, the two are
practically the same national park. 1t
contains only 1886 acres ana was
created only for the protection OF the
General Grant tree. a monster Sc
quota 264 feet high and 80 rect IN
diameter. But General Grant shares
his domain with distinguished neigh
oors, notably the George washington
tree, which Is only nine Feet less IN
height and Six feet less IN diameter
The sequoias are the Oldest living
things In this world. They are the
connecting link, writes Ellsworth
Huntington. between the ancient
East ana the modern west.
Three thousand fence posts, slih'
cient 10 support wire renee AROUND
e'ooo Vi '''o' ao'es' nave 'ee' 'iau.
~. -.
a.. .mno .a.o.,s CT .vn1,o, nnJ
a... .,a,, ,,,.,,,,. $50, 80
,,va- ,ho r,,rs -, IN nv so houso.
go, ,,o sooora Gov, ., to nrod.
no.. r,,,,,, ,horo eth rouairod
h,,,,-J, ., .ord, ~ srou,ooJ ,,hicb
80 ao,,i, uso ,ooouso a, ,bo nro.
b,b,,ivs oync,se os hauling tho wood
M, y, tho Mountains Tho unncr third
-, ,bo ,r,rL and nil tho ,roncbos ,o
-, ,ho ground where tbcv foil, not
,,s,h,y ro,,,r, for tho wood ia won.
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Home Of the Golden Trout.

1OWc OF tne 0olcch trout.
The general country Is one OF the
most beautiful in America. Astounding
in splendid streams. noble valleys.
striking ridges, and towering noun
tains. Some OF the best trout fishing
in the world is found here. The park
Is the home of the celebrated golden
trout, which is found nowhere else In
such perfection OF color.
These mountains and valleys form
literally one OF the most available
pleasure spots on the continent. II is
easily Travelled an! abounds in fine
camping grounds. Tho water IL drink.
able In all the streams. Aside from
the scquoias the largest. Oldest, tall.
est. and most valuable forest trees are
found mere. There are forests OF pine,
fir. cedar, and many Geciduous trees
that are fairly royal. There arc many
shrubs. wild flowers, ferns and MOSES
OF wonderful luXurIance and beauty.
1t Is park Of birds.
In laying out the boundaries OF Sc
quota National park some OF the most
superb of American scenic country
was unae countnbly omitted Just to
the north lies tho wonderful valley OF
tho Kings river with It's spectacular
canyon and picturesque mountains.
while directly on the east, over tho
Great Western divide. lies the valley
OF the Owens river widely celebrated
for It's beauty. Mount Whitney. on It's
east bank, Is the loftiest mountain in
tricts are easily reached from the M.
tionaI park. OF which they nre IN ef.
feet, though not in administration ana
protection. n natural part.
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Pretty Bonbon Basket.

wide and the scallop not too deep for
obvious reasons.
AS one becomes more skilled IN bas.
ket making larger pieces could be at.
tempted, as n Catch.all basket for the
bedroom or as a ccnterpiece for q
luncheon to hold the favors.
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have been blessed
with good health ever
slnco my cure. When
tho doctors pronoun.
ccd my case Bright's
Disease I was In such
q serious condition
that they could not
IO npythipv for RIM
The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-09-30

Aftor all, tho chief difference bo.
tween men and ROSTERS iB that men
do their Growing during this day.