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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
CHARGES ON CHECKS
Effect of Regulation Made by New York
Banks.
Present StrinEency Looked Upon as
an Indication of General Prosperity
Throughout the Country.

The tightness in the money market in
New York city is attributed in part to the
policy of the banks in making a charge for
the collection of checks except in the case
of those that come from banks in certain
places. The list of the latter include Bos-
ton and Providence in New England, AL
bany and Troy in New York; Hoboken
Jersey City, Newark and Bayonne. New
Jersey, and Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The charge varies from one-tenth of one
per cent to one-quarter of one per cent
AS there is no charge made for collection
from correspondents in the places referred
10. banks in other cities have very largely
discontinued the practice of placing their
balances on deposit IN the New York banks,
and. instead. have sent their money to
Philadelphia. Boston nr some other of the
places above named. The result is that
large sums of money formerly deposited in
New York nave been Withdrawn.
1t is estimated from this source alone the
increase in the bank deposits in Phiiadel-
phia has reached the large sum of sJ0,-
UUO. U0D.
The practice of making no charge for the
collection of checks has been in vogue for
SO long time and people have become 50
accustomed to il. that the regulation causes
annoyance as well as delay in business
transactions Those who use checks in the
payment of accounts elsewhere find that
the charge must be paid before the check
will be received in satisfaction of the in
debtedness, and this causes good deal of
complaint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

A hundred or so are hcre-slight-
" damaged-but every one OF them
an antique. upward OF one hundred
wears old. Needless to state the oc-
Casion IS one OF most rare occurrence
when we say they are priced to sell
at $3.50. $500, $50, $3.50 and
$1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
4 Gentle Hint.


From the Louisville Post.
If the Chicago students who are going to
the Kentucky mountains TO study sociolog-
iCal conditions make the mistake of looking
like revenue detectives, some of them may
return to Illinois in refrigerator car, list
ed as perishabe freight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Tomorrow and next week the OF
entail Rug Department will have tor
you the opportunity that makes It
possible to own one or more OF these
matchlesS rugs at a price wholly out
OF proportion to what they are
worth.
W b. MOSES & SONS. F ST. COR. 1lTH-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
Those who Deposit Checks.

The Inconvenience has not been felt by
those who deposit their checks for collec-
ton in a bank, fer the reason that the
local banks have never attempted to collect
such charges. but send the checks to a city
which is exempt from this rule, and which
is known as one of the discretionary places,
and theI &c the checks are forwarded to
New York
A good deal OF the money of the local
banks which was formerly deposited in the
banks of New York is now on deposit in
Boston or Philadelphia. While, as stated,
some bankers are inclined to attribute the
present scarcity of money in New York to
this cause in part. at least, 1t is also
thought that probably the main cause is
the return of prosperity, which has
brought about revival of business in all
portions of the country and a consequent
use for the money held by local banks
Hence. instead of having a large balance
unemployed. the banks outside of New
York find abundant uses for their money in
meeting loca, demands. In this view the
present stringency may be looked upon as
an Indication of financial health, as the
stringency which is caused by the with
drawal of money to be boarded is a sign of
just the opposite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Underwear. extra heavy
weight in white and natural-some of AGN~
them are part wool. 69c values. for. ItYNs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Ladies' Jersey Ribbed F1eece-lined Under
wear; vests finished with silk and drawers
made on French band-39c. value, Dr.
at ESOSo
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&am 922-92S 9th s:' D ss:s :'s5;:
Sn.2S DetticOatss csc.

Ladies' Black Sateen Petticoats- of extra fine
quaiity-the kind selling everywhere at 81 .2i-
are to be offered here for one day at 9S cents.
Made with double umbrella ruffie and three
small rufies below. Thoroughly made and
warmly lined. They're the skirts comfort de-
mands for present wear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Chil'lren's Famed ''Oneita' Union Suits-in
natural and white-you know what 49,
they are-regular price. 75c.-for. Hon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Mems Fleece lined Underwear Shirts and
Drawers to match. finished with pearl but
tons and crochet seamS-regular soc. y o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Racing daily at Benning after tomorrow
Advertisement.
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Mems White Muslin Night Shirts. with plaiI
and fancy embroidered froLts-regular 2 4 ~
price, J0c.-all sizes-for. ............ O \
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
Saturdays big
underwear values.

Boys Extra Heavy weight Fleece-lined Shirts
and Drawers, silk bound-the regular Dr.
SOC. kind-for. Observation-Disclosures. AOGs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

M "a pound for choice Of a great va
~ riety of Pure, Fresh Candies tonor-
row, Including Cream Carameis, Pepper
mints and WinterGreen Creams, Royal Gum
Drops Peach Drops, &c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Mems White Lawn Ties for full dress
wear-both band and shield styles-sold 2 ~
at 10c. 15c and 25c.-fpr. .......-..... ~
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DC. ribbons. 15c.

Thousands Of yards Of All-siik French Taffeta
Ribbons. 3h to inches wide. in black and
every new fall shade-which sell usually at
23c.-wi1l be offered at Is cents yard to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

All of Hermcu Brothers regular - cent
Neckwear, consisting OF Tecks. -Four In II anis
and 1mperials, in lot tomorrow A-
L w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Large Black Velvet Tam o'shanter Hats,
with full pun edge-all ready for trimming
which any other store would ask 81 OSr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10
3Qc. Veilings. 2Sc.

For Saturdays special selling Will offer
a lot OF Fine Quality Veilings. In Brussels
net, fish net and sewing silk-piain and dotted
effects of the newest and most fashionable
sorf-for 25c. yard. They're worth up to
80 cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

W. b. MOSES & SONS. F ST. COR. nth.
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ST. 80 umbrellas. csc

Two hundred Silk Gloria Umbrellas with
26-inch steel rod and Paragon frame-handles
of Dresden. inlaid bone, mourning and others
silver trimmed Regular 1.39 values-ofered
as special value tomorrow at 9s cents for
choice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

The balance of Hermon Brothers stock of
Mems Fancy Suspenders-in great variety
good and stIong-will he closed out e.
..--.-..-. y K.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-10

Small size Natural Birds In black and e.
coiors-will be offered u special at. az.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01

Gillen and Cora Trodden; tenori. Messrs.
Charles p. Sweet, Alfred ]. Smith, W. ID.
Allen, Dennis OBrian Frank J. Mulhall
and Thomas Fitzgerald; barytoni, Messrs.
Bernard Atchison. W. E. Abbott. Joseph F.
Murray. 7. A. Murray, Carl Reldt and Gil
bert Cannon; bassi Messrs. Isaac L. John
son, Joseph f. Eckert, T. W. Gross, Russell
G. Abbott, j. Frank White and Clarence
Tappan; Miss Mamie kearon, organist.
me orchestra will comprise the following
Weil-known artists: First violin, Messrs
Sol. Minister and Taylor Branson; second
violin. Mr.. Fred. Beckert; viola, Mr.. Louis
N. Kruger; violoncello Mr.. Ernest Lent:
contra bass. Mr.. Carl Neumann.
Professors H. E. SALESMAN and VIM. de
Ford left town this week for Ocean City.
Md, with their Juvenile Opera Company"
TO fuihll an engagement of several weeks
with the managers of the new casino at
that resort. They will open the house with
a performance of "Iolanthe," which will be
followed by "Pinaforc." Patience and
singers was heard IN Washington to great
advantage several times during the winter
season, and Will, no doubt, repeat its sue
cess at Ocean City
The Sunday Night Music Club spent the
evening at Dr. Gates, Chevy Chase and
played two movements from Mozart's c.
minor symphony. Miss Alice Burbage
from Iannhauser. the Wagner-Fire music
tne wagner 18th Hungarian Rhapsodie
ms Love Dream, and a Chopin nocturne:
Mr. Fritz lsemann played the Hauser Hun
garlan RhapSodie, accompanied by Miss
cara Moran: Miss Lucia Nola sang Rosi-
nj g Infiammatus, and Keuchen's "Ex-
pectation Song" both with piano and string
Sica Cowling
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Fight Between Camels.
From the London Globe.


Two camels were brought into the
grounds at the back of the palace and
made to face each other. They were male
animals, whose vicious tendencies had
made 1t necessary for them to be kept
from the rest of the cattle and who had
been carefully fed in the chieftain's fight
ing stock as being especially powerful ami
mails.
AT signal from the prince the creatures
We're let loose and shambIed toward each
other. At first they merely tented and
long, awkward legs an irresistibly ludi-
at the mouth, their faces became comfort
ed with fury, and a sort of fencing match
took place.
Their heads darted from side to side and
they Strovo to seize each other with their
teeth. They groaned and roared furiously
and the spectators were soon worked up to
a high pitch of excitement.
At length one camel seized his enemy by
the leg, while the other. a large, long
haired animal, retalfated by laying hold of
his opponents ear. Blood flowed freely,
and opinion was divided to which camel
would be the victor.
At last the long haired camel, whose grip
on his adversarys ear was not very firm,
suddenly let go, but the other continued to
hold on to his antagonists leg and even to
drag him about, roaring with pain.
The prince eventually gave the order to
separate the combatantS, but 1T required
the efforts of nearly a dozen men with
the ARRAY. Even then the wound on the
leg of the vanqushed camel was so serious
that 1 believe the poor creature was Grip
pied for months.
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an man nature to know there'd be trouble
when them two coilided.
1T was q beautiful mornin'. The air
smelled sweet an fresh, with just touch
of pine in it, an the sky was as clear as
a whistle / felt sure 1 could walk right
onto the old bear, nestlin' down under the
roots of a great tree, which the wind had
blown down, an where she had been
keepin' house for the last month. As we
went deeper into the woods, an the rocks
an the trees an all began to look more
wild like, 1 could see Mr.. Reporter was
beginnin' to get nervous, an the way he
kept fingerin the trigger of his gun made
me mighty careful how L walked in front
of him.
well, after about an hours hard
tramp we came to the spot where the bear
ought to be- 1t was a wild looking place,
down in a deep gully, all overgrown with
great trees an thick with underbrush.
told Mr.. Reporter that 1 reckoned we were
near bear. He cooked his rife an began
to look scarf; but. with desperate show
of courage. he again cautioned me not to
do any shootin'. When we were within
about two rods of the fallen tree. an where
/ could look into the hole under the roots,
/ stopped an picked up great stone.
Get ready, says l.
'Wherei Wherer an he looked wildly
around.
There an l hurled the great stone
with all my strength right into the hole.
"Jiminey! You oughter see that bear
come flynn out of that hole an make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01

to the city; an as they always paid me
well kept mum. But that amt my story.
'One day, as sat on log in front of the
door of my house. shaving the fat off a
bear skin. heard some one yellin down in
the woods.
Hello, thereH the yell said
Hello yourself" / shouted back.
Come down to the road I've got
guest for your hotel an then I knewed Ii
was old Dave Utter, who sometimes drove
the hunters up TO my place from Cats Eye
Mills. nine miles down the valley He
couldn't come no nearer to the house be-
cause of the trees an the rocks, 50 he yell
ed.
Il went down to the road to see what
Dave had brought me.
Here's q Teller that's after bear. Can
you take him? Dave shouted, the moment
he caught sight of me.
L reckon. Let him jump out with his
valuables.'
The man was a tall, thin specimen of a
city chap, with an uncommon large mouth
an a long, thin nose, a-loomin' up between
two high cheek bones. He warn't old, not
moren twenty-five at the most
Are you Luke Jones, the bear hunter?'
he asked, lookin' al me.
" That's my name, 1 answered, an I
-En: bears
=. Can You find bear for me to kiI?'
".All right Help me with my traps up
30 your place
He had a great handbag that weighed
about ton. containing am milton enough
to kill all the bears in the state of Penn
sylvania, an the first magazine rife l ever
saw. A big horse pistol an a long knife
were stuck in q broaI belt around his mid
die. Sure, an he was loaded for bear
Within ten minutes he had told me- con-
tdentially. that he was a reporter on a
big New York daily, an had run IN lust
to kill a bear, 50 as TO tell his readers cx-
sctly how II was done. / soon discovered
that he knOWed more about bears in one
mint than had learned in all my trampin'
UP an down the woods. Leastwise he
thought he did. an l didn't care for it
Save him a whole lot of satisfaction, an
I knowed that tomorrow was a-comIn' an
j had in mind the identical old she bear
would turn him loose on.
That night, after turnin' in, he cleaned
his rifle al least a dozen times, an every
time he told me just how he was a-goin'
10 kill the bear, an cautioned me, under no
circumstances. to do any shootin myself.
Find the bear, an I'll do the rest he
said.
The next mOrnin' the dog-goned idiot
woke me up at ; O'Clock an told me 20 get
move on me. as hears were uncommon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01
. M,a Moparch,s Freak.

From the Ladies' Home Journal.
At the time the malady of Ludwig IL, tho
mad King of Bavaria was at Its worst, ne
gave orders that thirty of his finest horses
should be put In the best condition possible
for a race When the report came that no
further improvements could be made he had
them brought into an open field where
every conceivable form of noise-making de-
vice had been stationed. The horses were
tied to posts, and the king from an elevated
stand gave the signal that started the flare
of trumpets, the booming of cannon, the
firing of bombs and other outiandish noises.
The horses reared, plunged, struggled to
get free, and, finally breaking loose, started
in the widest of gallops from this bedlam.
But toward whatever corner of the field
they fed they were stopped by noises just
as terrifying, and sent to another quarter
to be frightened again and again. When
the horses became too tired to run well
the king found thel spectacle uninteresting
and ordered the orgy to cease. By this
cruel freak ther-royRl stables lost num-
Der of their most valuable animals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01
THE FEATHER BUSINESS.
MOST OF the Millions of Pounds Used
Comes From Chinn,


From the New York Tribune
The fierce fire in a feather foundry which
took place at Newark last week called at
tenton to the fact that a large business
is Done in feathers, and that the fluffy,
bulky article is an important item In the
commercial world
"Of course" said a large importer Of
feathers and down, most people know
that feathers are not made; that they are
simply gathered off the live birds for the
market; but there are not many people
VINO know that nearly the whole supply
winch amounts to several million pounds
year In this country, comes here from
emma via Germany. In China the feathers
are gathered by small dealers and commits
SION merchants through the country, and
me STOCK nndS its way finally to Hong
Kong, where the large packing and clean
ing establishments are situated Some
Iea1hefs are made ready for the consumer
there, but the largest part of the product
Is sent raw to Europe, where the busting
and renovating take place. One of the
largest plants in Europe is in Prague
where the factories of the concern which
had the loss In Newark are located"
Ihe duty on raw feathers is Is per cent
ana % per cent on the manufactured or
cleaned article and in order to save a part
OF the extra 30 per cent factories have been
established here. The raw material comes
been reduced in size by hydraulic pressure
and contain about 400 pounds each.
Feathers which remain in Europe are
used to a great extent for feather beds
but OF the material which comes to this
country the largest part is used for pillows
and cushions.
The ordinary pillow" said manufac-
turer, eats up 10 per cent of the supply
and the rest goes to miscellaneous bedding
and the down which is selected from the
feathers and comes, in some instances al
ready selected, is used for fancy cushions
OF the better grade and for bed covers.
Feather beds, the old-fashioned article.
which come here from Germany and Ire
land, are going out of date rapidly, and
even the East Siders make pillows of their
beds after they have been in the country a
few years. New York is no place for
feather beds, anyway, even if the people
wanted them. In apartments like those in
the old-fashioned New England homes a
mountain of feathers may be housed. but
in flats, which are so small that the occu-
pants must use condensed milk, the feather
bed can have no place"
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early risers an would be nosin' round
for their breakfast long before sunrise
an he wanted TO kill his bear an be back
In New York In time to get his story in the
paper that night | never saw a Teller so
ALTERED hot for bear as he was.
We'll, We had our eat an were ready TO
start by O'Clock.
You might leave your gun here he
said, as he saw me pick up my rifle I'm
to do all the shoorin'. you know
Well. l won't l replied, shortly
Where l goes in these woods my gun
goes
Oh he said. you needn't be afraid. ]
could pump a bear as full of holes as a
sieve with this here gun Of mine afore he
could touch you The magazine holds six
teen shots an he smiled
'Gcldarn your old pump / says back.
When / shoots bear l shoots them with
balls l don't pump holes into them i
was considerable riled; but 1 didn't say
more. because l had IN mind that old she
bear. an knowed enough about bear nature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01
THE REPORTER
AND THE BEAR.


Written for The Evening Star by Everett Mcneil
THE funniest bear hunt ever had took
place nigh twenty years ago" said the old
hunter. as he poked a fresh bowl full of
tobacco down into his pipe with his niger,
and resumed his smoking and his story tell
ing. In them days these mountains an
valleys were covered with heavy growth
Of timber an full Of bears an wolves an
wild cats, an such like critters with long
claws an sharp teeth. l lived over on Dog
mountain. just across Sass fras valley from
here. in as snug a little log cabin as you
would want TO see. an used to earn more'n
enough 10 keep me in tobacco an powder
an balls guiding the hunters, who came up
from New York an Bostin to kill bear an
deer. But they weren't no real hunters,
leastwise not many of them; an if they
got bear or dear il was usually my old
rife what killed it But 1 suspect they
didn't tell it that way when they got back
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01
Decentralization.

From the Chicago Posto
"Oh, the next number of my magazine
will be winner 'ssaid the editor, gleefully.
1.-The list of attractions never has been
equaled."
"Who are they and what are their sub
jects?' asked thesreader.
well, for one thing, I've closed a con-
tract with Judge Binsins, the famous jurist,
to discuss the requirements of an ideal
navy; then Admifall Smith, the naval au-
thority, has agreed to give an article on
trusts and unlawful combinations; Henry
Wilkinson Brown the poet, will write a
comprehensive commentary on modern
military operations and General Jones has
agreed to discuss the great poets and nov
elists of modern times Oh, it will be great!
They're all famous men, and there isn't one
of them who knows thing about the sub
ject he is to tackle. There's nothing like
being up to date in ones methods, you
know"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01
Bugs Had No Preference.

FROM Harpecs Bazaar.
An, MIR. Hornbeak,'' said the druggist
turning TO the honest agriculturist who had
Just dropped in. This gentleman wishes
some potato bug powder and desires to
know which variety is the best recommend
ed You have purchased several kinds;
which do you think Is the best for potato
bugs?"
WAL, Mr.. Pillsbury," returned the farm
er, Il guess I've tried about all of 'em that
I've ever heered of. and I'll have to say
that my potato bugs don't pear to have no
peruckier preferenee-they seem to flourish
Jest as amazin'ly on one kind as another y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01

Russia In Europe has forest area Of
about 500 eco eco acres. One-thrd of the
country, indeed, is forest. 1t Is to be noted,
however, that the whole of the forest area
of Russia is under careful crown manage
ment and effective measures are taken to
prevent waste. One popularity OF the man.
agement of forests in Russia is that certain
forests are recognized as necessary to pro-
tect the water supply of rivers, and in
these forests the Telling of timber is under
very strict regulation, the object being to
preserve the forests for all time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01

Joe Mullet, the Irish political prisoner,
who was sentenced to life imprisonment
for attempting to murder juror who help
ed to convict Michael Walsh. was taken to
Dublin last night and liberated. He is in
a dying condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-01

CrOssmam's Grove.
Reached by the W., A. and F. C. Ry., from end
AQueduct bridge.
FOUR SUNDAY LECTURES AT Pm,
By
ROBERT NOURSE.
SUNDAY, JULY 2,
WHY 1 AM NOT AN INFIDEL."
Silver collection.
II one were asked to the two men who
stand ar the head of the ranks OF American lee
turers there might be some difficulty in making a
prompt reply. However, there would be no hesita-
ton in naming DIR. Nourse Of them.-The
Public Platform. je26-6t
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For Marshall Hall,

For Marshall Hall,
STEAMER CHARLES MACALESTER
Leaves 9TH st. wharf Monday, Tuesday and Wei
nesday 10 a IN. and 2:30 pm
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 am pan
and $3.50 pm
Sundays, IL a.ms 2:30 and $50 pm
FARE ROUND TRIP. Csc.
Indian Head Trips,
Every Thursday. Friday and Saturday. $3.50 pm.
During June. July and August -
Prof. Scbroeder's Band. All amusemepts An
pointments hrst-ciass.
FARE. ROUND TRIP. Csc
For Mount Vernon.
TOMB OF WASHINGTON
STEAdE CHARLES MACALESTER
10 a and 2:30 pm. DAILY, Sunday eaceptedl
Fare. round trip, soc.
teI-2Sn
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Glen Echo Park.
Crossmam's Grove.

Sacred Music tomorrow by the National Guard
Orchestra and Band. Dancing in pavilion daily
hereafter. IT.