Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-10
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In our line for many years, and already
the effects of 1t are being felt by increased
orders from Europe. Many Of the best col
lections Of stamps have found their way
into the museums and into the possession
of rich men and are thus out of the mar
ket. The result Is that a number are get
ting together other collections, and great
deal of correspondence is going on in con-
sequence. Although there collec-
tons of the stamps of the world on ex-
hibitson in this city, there are a number
of fine collections owned in this city. There
Is general idea throughout the country
that the State Department receives foreign
stamps in great abundance and that that
department takes pleasure in distributing
the same. The State Department does
receive many, but the demand far exceeds
the supply"
Iarif congresses are an uncertain guam
tity.' said an old Senate official to a Star
reporter, land even now a safe guess can
not be made as to the date of the adjourn
ment of the present Congress 1t has al
ways been so. The average new senator
or representative generally knows it all
and they had no trouble III announcing to
their constituents in March last that Con-
gress would pass the tariff bill and adjourn
by May at the latest. Those of us who
have seen three or four tariff bills pass
any proDhesies as to the time that would
be consumed. The fact is the present Con-
gress is 10 better or TO worse than other
Congresses which have had similar work
TO perform, and nothing Is gained by pre-
Sious experiences. except that the longer
man has had to do with such methods
the surer he is to take the long end of it
and generally add one or two months to
the longest guess. When 1 ventured the
opinion last March in the Things Heard
and Seen column that congressman would
eat their Fourth of July dinner In Wash
lngton, or, at least, that many of them
would, was laughed at. Those who knew
the least about it laughed the loudest All
l could say In reply was that they would
nave to wait and watch as l did. and may
pc they would think as l did when thew got
through or when Congress got through"
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Though the scientific sailing masters and
some Of the most expert ship masters" ex-
planned ship captain to a Star reporter.
nave demonstrated to an almost certainty
that ship with holes cut into its sails will
sail better and faster than the usual Sails
II Will be a long time before the innoya-
tioil Is generally adopted or even tried. 40
far as 1 have been able to learn or read
IN the nautical papers, there are no prac-
tical tests of the proposed improvement
being made. While up In New York
Soupie VI weeks ago, ana later in Phila-
de!phla, L heard some talk about it in
shipping quarters, but I know enough of
slip captains to know that they are willing
10 make haste slowly in the matter There
Is a superstition among men who follow
the water that captain who allows a hole
10 get into his sail is no better than a
woman who does not darn her stockings.
and until this can be gotten rid of l doubt
that any great number of captains will
pierce their sails. AS far as l am con-
cerned, propose to sail my ship with sails
rather than holes. The whole thing re-
minds me of the sailorman' who was on
shore and went to a bakery to buy some
cakes The clerk said she had some nice
cookies, some with holes in them and some
with citron. and asked which he preferred
He replied that as ne had been eating holes
Tor long time, he thought he would take
those with citron in them"