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SUICIDE BY SCORPIONS.
The ArachnIdan Does Sometime,
sting Itself to Death.

The ArachnidRn Does Sometimes
sting Itself to Death.
1t is claimed by some writer's that the
belief in the scorpions tendency TO sting
itself to death under certain circum-
stances is a fal1acy based on imperfect
observation, aided perhaps BY the fancy.
They support the claim by the statement
that as the sting is in the end of It's tail,
and as it's tail IS recurved. 1t could not
possibly be brought in contact with the
under part of Its body
As matter Of fact. it has been estab-
Iished that the creature does sting itself,
not in the under part OF its body, but in
the back or the head. which the reeurvs-
ture of its tail allows it to do. That it
applies the sting for the purpose of end
ing its own life no one can say positively.
It is more likely, perhaps that it is done
in a moment of torture. when it is thrown
into paroxysm of blind rage, and uses
the weapon that nature has given it with
the instinct OF seIf-preservation, for the
sting is never inflicted except under such
circumstances.
An EngIishman relates an incident of
| his sojourn in India that clearly proves
| the self-infiction of the sting. His house
| wrs infested with scorpions and he de-
vased 8 means of capturing them. OF
course. he killed them afterward, but
| having heard that the creature would
| sting itself to death if surrounded by fire
/ he determined TO experiment with one
| So he imprisoned it IN a glass case and
| put the case in the window where it was
| exposed to the rays OF the sun.
| He had no intention Of torturing it. but
as it had to be killed at any rate, he
| thought he might as well let it kill itself
| If 1t would and thus prove the truth OF
| the story. Almost Immediately after the
case was placed IN the window the scor-
pion seemed to grow wild with fright
and the combined effect OF the light and
the heat Then to make he test thorough
he got q lens and focused the suns rays
On it and after running around the case
franticaIly for few minutes IN its eff
forts to escape. il seemed to become sud
denly desperate, and raising its tail il
sunk the sting into its own back and die6
in few seconds.
Light alone will sometimes make 8
/ scorpion sting itself, without the added
torture of heat Cases are on record il
which small specimens have been impris.
oned under an inverted glass tumbIer ant
then exposed to the light of a candle Tn,
light seemed to drive them frantic. an,
| after running around the tumbIer two o,
three times, they stung themselves an,
| died.-New York Herald
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NEW MONITOR LAUNCHED.
The Florida Leaves the Ways at
SiXOnTS ShipyaTdS.

ELIZABETH, y. J.. Nov. 50.-Tae new
monitor Florida was successfully launched
at II:25 o'clock this morning at Nixons
shipyards in this city
The Florida is the largest vessel ever
built in this State She was christened
by Mrs. Lewis Nixon. Of New York. wife
OF the shipbuiIder- Many prominent per
sons were present
The Florida is one OF The four single
turret harbor defence monitors authorized
by Congress May /, 1888. The other three
are the Arkansas. being built by the,New-
port News ShipbuiIding Company: the
Nevada. by the Bath Iron Works. and the
Wyoming, by the Union Iron Works. They
are identical in size and equipment.
The Florida is 252 feet in length on the
loadwater line. the extreme length 2551z
inches and the extreme breadth Of 50 feet.
She has a displacement Of :, z35 tons with
draught Of L feet inches, The armor
belt runs from II inches to inches in
thickness. She VIII be fitted with triple
expansion engines forward and aft, COM
bining 2,4O0 horsepower from four water
tube boilers
The FIorida's armament will consist Of
g single revolving turret, furnished with
two 12-inoh guns In addition she will
carry five 6-pound guns, four 4-pouDd
guns, and two 1-pounders. She carries a
military mast and on the bridge deck
there viii be one 1-Pouad gun which may
be shot from four interchangeable stands
The keel OF the Florida was laid IN jan
uary 1888 and 1t viii take mere than
three years TO finish her. When complete
she will have cost for the building and
armament about 81 800 600
She is the only vessel ever launched
with the steel srmoT plating in position
and speculation was rampant as to the
success. of the undertaking on account OF
her width of beam. 90 feet and the com
paTatively small amount Of water that she
/ draws u feet inches. she viii be in
| reality a coast defender. being able TO
enter into many OF the smaller rivers and
! bays, where vessel OF less powerful arm
| ament could not go on account of the
| greater amount OF water they draw
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accounts he could and about the use Of
insects as food
He finds that many islanders IN the
South Sea are passicnateIy fond of spi-
ders.
In many parts of Africa and in portions
OF Central and South America the cater
pillar is regarded as a deIicacy. Travel
ers VINO have been prevailed upon to taste
them pronounce them palatabie. In Aus
tralia the larvae of the lougicornes or
horned caterpillar are much sought after
as food. They are found in the interior
of decaying trees. The larvae from each
different species of tree have their own
distinctive favor. Many natives eat them
fried.
The cockchafer, species of cricket, is
regarded as excellent food in many rural
districts of France. a resolution to pro-
vide funds for the destruction of cock
chafers was bitterly opposed in the French
Senate on the stated ground that they
were valuable food product
The palm worm is considered a delicaey
by the natives of India This worm is
white. oily and about three inches long
1t is eaten either raw or cooked and some
times it is mixed with -four and formed
into cake. Sometimes the oil is ex-
tracted by heat and made into a gravy,
which is highly priced as an appetizer to
be used with other foodstuffs,
In India and portions of Africa white
ants fried in butter are considered a
| choice food
The eating OF grasshoppers or Iocusts
| is looked upon as a divine command by
! many Mohammedans. In the words of the
| Koran GOD has sent grasshoppers
| either as a scourge to punish nations OF
| in his providential goodness TO feed the
| nations Socrates wrote that he re-
| garded a dish of well-cooked grasshop-
| pers as more toothsome than quail on
| toast
The Israelites of old ate locusts fried
| in oil. The French learned the taste of
| grasshoppers in Algiers, where they are
| simply boiled in salt water The cam
| paigners in North Africa took the custom
| back to their native country, and now
the grasshopper is considered good eat
ing in many provinces of France. II
! Poictiers the children chase grasshoppeTs
in the fields and eat the legs raw.
| In the Lake Nyassa region there is {
pest called the Koungo. These small file.
appear in millions after nightfall Tn,
natives catch them with hoop nets anC
make cakes # them. They are said t
taste like caviar.-Philadeiphia Times.
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DISTRICT womEN MEET.
First Annual Conference of Local
Daughters of Revolution.


The first annual conference of the
twelve chapters of the daughters of the
American Revolution was called to order
this morning at 1899 o'clock by Mrs.
Mary S. Lockwood, state Regent of the
District, at the Washington Club rooms,
1710 ! Street northwest After the sing
ing Of America" by Heber May, in
which the entire conference Joined in the
chorus, the State Regent OF the District
delivered an address of welcome.
The remaining time OF the morning ses-
sion was devoted entirely to the reading
of reports from the various District chap
tiers, The following are the chapters
wbiaf. reported:
Miss Virginia Miller; Dolly Madison
Chapter. reported by Mrs Henry L. Mann;
Army and Navy Chapter, reported by Mrs.
Robert / Fleming; Elizabeth Jackson
Chapter, reported by Mrs. W. c. Wysong;
Martha Washington Chapter, reported by
Mrs. Lillian Pike Roome; American Chap
ter, reported by Mrs. Patty Miller Stock
ing; Constitution Chapter, reported by
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster; Continental Chap
ter, reported by Mrs L. o. Marsh: Miri-
am Danforth Chapter, reported by A. G.
Draper; Columbia Chapter, reported by
Mrs. S. J. Croissant; Lucy Holcombe
Chapter, reported by Mrs. John W. Hol-
eombe-
The meeting then adjourned until p.
m, when it recoEYened and began the
consideration of topics Of interest TO the
society.
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government BONDS.

Two most interesting statements Of net
earnings for October were published this
morning, that OF the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit and that of the Erie Railway The
first shows a decrease despite small in
crease in gross receipts for the month.
The latter shows an immense increase,
both in gross earnings and in net, and is
one Of the best statements, if not the
best in the history of the company. The
same conditions are true of the four
months of the fiscal year in both state
ments.
The gross earnings Of the Brooklyn for
October were s1,067, 0G6, an increase of
$75, 652- The increase in operating ex-
penses was large, however, and as a con-
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House District Committee Room.

The new room of the House Committee
on the District of Columbia will be ready
for occupancy the early part of next week
The furniture reached the Capitol this
afternoon, but tssss room had not been
thoroughly cleaned, therefore the delay.
The room is located in that part of the
Capitol formerly occupied by the Congress
sionaI Library,
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Neu York Cotton Market.
E-Representative Berry Here

Representative Albert S. Berry Of
Kentucky was conspicuous figure at the
Capitol today. He is here in the interest
Of q constituent who held the position of
teIegrapher during the last Congress and
who was dropped from the rolls last July.
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REACHED NEW YORK ON TIME
Progress of British Test Of American
Railroad Route.

NEW YORK, Nov S0.-The third con-
signment of Australian mail for England
TO go by the American railroad route in
stead of the all-water route by tie Suez
Canal arrived here this morning in time
to be placed aboard outgoing steamships
It consisted OF $50 sacks. weighing 81 200
pounds.
The mail is being despatched to England
in the last of three tests, by which the
Union Pacific and Burlington roads hoped
to demonstrate the economy of time over
the Suez route and capture a permanent
contract from the British Government.
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CELEBRATES REcHABITE's DAY.
Rev. ). ". Gray Delivered the SER
mon at the First VI. T.. Church.

At the First Methodist Protestant
Church near South Carolina avenue and
c Street southeast, today, the pastor, the
Rev. j. ". Cray, delivered the sermon at
the celebration of Rechabfte day. by Jehu
Tent, No. e. Independent Order of Re
chabites. There was a large attendance
of temperance people.
One new member was initiated at the
regular session OF Jehu Tent, No. %,
Tuesday evening last at Wellers Hall,
Eighth and Streets southeast
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RheunafIsrn cured in a pax.

'sNvstic Cure for rheumatism and neuralgia
radically cures in to days. It's action upon the
system is remarkable and mysterious, It re-
moves at once the cause and the disease imme-
diatelv disappears. The first dose greatly benefits
Is cents and 81. Sold BY Stevens Pharmacy,
Pennsylvania Avenue and Ninth Street.
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OF $40

AND UPWARD on FURNIFURs AND PIANOS.
st lowest Eates and on The day you apply. We
are ioaufng OF the Building and Lean Association
plan which makes the cost OF carrying loans
much less than you pay elsewhere and allows
you to pay it OF IN any sized notes you desire
running rom 70 twelve months II ' u have
= loan with some ether Company VIII pay II
Of and advance you rsOre money If desired
Rates cheeTfuiIy given. and no cost to you unless
lean IS made Cal and get rates Front room.
arst fooz-
NATIONAL MORTGAGE LOAN CO..
6Z5 + St N w.
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vosbiurton STOCK Exchange,

SaIes-CapiJal Traction G3I1574 t2G
ts5as7 l7G1s-1zz- Aergenthaler Linotype;
2gEIIa.zs I-T1-S After caII-LaGstOn
M0notvpe- lEe G1Is4 Washington Gas, p
5FF=-s 2zGGzs. MerEenthaleT Linotype
5G1-sA.~
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BONDS
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INSECTS FOR THE EPIcURE.
Fancy Dishes of Bugs. which Are
Highly Priced.

Nearly every known insect has at one
time or another in the worlds history
been regarded as a food deIieacy. NJ. Da-
gum, French entomoiogist. has issued a
book in which he has collected all of the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-30

Mrs. Francis B. Ewing last night rendered
a reception to a number of guests at her
residence. on Prince Street Among the
guests present were two attaches of the
Chinese Legation from Washington
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The Louisville Dividend.

Louisville was one of the strongest Sc
curities on the railway list, with an early
good advance and little decline later.
There was very positive Teiteration in
q usually welI-informed quarter of the re
cent gossip that the dividend on the stock
is to be advanced to s per cent il January
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Chicago Grain and Provision Market
Corrected daily BY " g. Hibbs & Co., mem
hers OF the New York Stock Exchange, 1zI9
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A SLUMP IN THE
STOCK MARKET .
Break in Copper PfeCipitatGS
General Liquidation.
BANK STATEMENT UNSATISFACTORY
Declines All Over the List, Averag-
ing a Point or More Brooklyn
Rapid Transit is Especially
Weak Today.

NEW YORK. Nov 3G-The dealings in
AraIgamated Copper aga;n overshadowed
the speculation in the Stock siaFket this
morning ans The virtual Generalization
in that stock was effective in unsettling
the trading at large. There were repeat
ed assertions to the effect that the Anal
samated Company has disposed o: a very
large amount of its product at material
concession from the listed selling prices.
and it was also said that the holdings OF
the stock of the estate of a deceased cap
;talist LARGELY interested in the property
were being liquidated.
Whatever the facts may be, and in the
case of this concern facts are more than
ordinarily difficult to obtain. the stock
after scoring an advance Of about / point
in the early trading broke violently and
checked the imp owing tendencies which
we're appearing in the general market
BroOlxIyn CousPfcuousIS Weak
Another conspicuousIy weak feature was
Brooklyn Rapid Transit. which declined
on the publication Of the October state
ment of earnings. which while showing
some increase IN gross returns, also
showed that the gain had been entirely
wiped out through the much larger outlay
for operating expenses.
The dealings in the market al large
were not particularly active. Manhattan
Railway continued exceedingly strong, and
indeed the stock attained a new high level
of price on the current movement Other
comparatively firm features were Louis
vile and Nashville, the Southern Railway
shares Erie, and the Reading issues st.
Paul after opening firm, became reaction
airy. and the same was true Of the railway
list at large
No news or gossip Of interest how
ever. attended the movements in the mar
ket except in the eases cited London
again furnished lower range Of prices
for American stocks, and foreign houses
were sellers here TO a moderate extent
The United States Steel issues were
bought on small scale, however, fol
foreign account and were exceptional!
firm throughout the business session
The bond market was coma pTaJivell
firm and active with fairly large deal
ings IN Consolidated Tobacco
where interest was stimulated by the be-
ginning of dividends on Continental To
baCCC. common stock
The Bank Statement Poor.
Less than the usual degree of interes
appeared 10 be taken in the weekly banI
statement and at all events it was not
factor OF weight in the early trading, TIL
showing made by the banks was disaP
pointing The loan account showed a
unlocked for increase Of ST.106- GOO, al
though q gain in this item is usually Il
be counted on around the first OF tn
month Actual cash increased S1,055, 90
and deposits increased S7,Il1,GC0. In con
sequence surplus reserves decreased 81,
0I2. 0OO. which leaves the banks exces
cash holdings at s19,4t4, 000-
The publication OF the figures OF III
bank statement was followed by Tenewe
and general pressure upon the Stock Mar
ket, and number of sharp declines en-
sued, St--PauI being particularly weak
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General Electric Up 1 Points.

The only stock that made an advance
for the day was General Electric, and that
jumped up almost as rapidly as Copper
and Brooklyn Transit declined. It went
to 277ls at one time the opening hav-
ing been at ZI3Ia The stock is evidently
very closely held There is q renewal
OF the talk that two-thirds dividend in
scrip is to be declared on the stock
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The Oriental Degree and Golden Light
Clee Club will give minstrel perform
ance in S5repta Hail, Tuesday, Deeem-
her 10
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PROPOSALS.

UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE. 7S5 North
Capitol St. Washington, D. c, November >. 1901
Sealed proposals VIII be received here UNTIL
NOON DECEMBER q. 1901. and then publicly
opened for hardwood and tie or mosaic floors
complete in position, for building for Govern
ment Printing Office Information furnished on
application JOHN STEPHEN SEWELi-. Capt,
Engrs no27-29-90. de2-24-26
UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE, 7s5 North
Capitol ST. Washington, D. c, November p, 1901
Sealed proposals VIII be received here UNTIL
NOON DECEMBER . 1901 and then publicly
opened, for furnishing elevator eBclosureS- auto
matte elevator door openers and Mesker or rolling
shutter doors, for new building for Government
Printing of8ee. Information furnished aPpli-
cation JOHN STEPHEN SEW ELL, Capt Engrs-
no2I-2Q-3n. de2-24-26
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The CLERGY
Xix IT.
DIR. AgHev's Catarrhal Powder
Cures All Creeds. 1t Relieves in
10 Minutes.

Here are a fea names of clergymen of
different creeds who are firm believers in
Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder to live up
to the preaching in all 1t claims: Bishop
Sweetman, Pew. DR.. Langtry tEpiseopa-
liam; Rev. DR.. Withrow and Rev. DR..
Chambers tMethodist) and Dr.. Newman
all of Toronto. Canada. Copies Of their
personal letters for Jhe asking. 30 cents.
Sold by 7. S. Williams. 9Th and F sts.; Ed
monds s Williams. Sd and Penn. Ave.-4
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CAPITAL LOAN GUARANTEE co.

MONEY LOANED saisrIed people and retail mer-
chants upon their names without security;
easy payments. ToLHAN. Room I0I, 5Ss l5ta
81 nw. e2l-u
WANTED-On corner lot IN BrookIsnd. d. c.
chesp AZ 81 800, title clesr, $50 fer one year;
vii pay 10 per cent interest brokers offer lean
$50 al per cent. Address BOX 25@. this offce-
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Read the New York Press

MONEY TO LOAN at slz 70 per cent, in sums
NJ q 900 to $4,000 on D. c. real estate; pay Of
snd-6 per cent mortgages Ard begin anew; all
Transactions conducted with economical consider
afiop for borrowers. MM. II. SAUNDERS CO.,
Iz07 st NV.
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The Bank Statement Poor.
Nsw York stock Exchange.

Corrected daily ny v. B. Hi5hs & Co, mem
hers Of the Eew York Stock Exchange, 1913
Street
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Investors in OlI stocks
We Advance Money
For Salaries

To male or female eraPIeyes Of good character at
less cost than herejSfOTE. {No endorser required
here.} We also advance any amount On FErni-
turs Pianos. or peEsonJI property. without le-
uioTsI. Legal rates. Quick and private lccou-
77odat;o-s arc cur rzsxirus Leave Yer sppIiea-
ton with us, and you T-iu not be disappointed
The old rrlisbl=
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Mrs Catherine 4. Mills. widow Of John
Mills died Thursday afternoon at her
residence ia Prince Street The deceased
rss stvrv-sfx years OF age, and vas ven
l,T,C,v-p in that section OF the city Mrs.
EFiIls was horn in New York, but resided
here the most Of her ilLs- oeeeI"- 8 ~ -. =
so1s ana daughters survive her. The fu-
1ersI will take place from her late resi-
49, mis- afternoon az , o'clock and the
interment will be private
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The Mems Aid Society Of The First Zap
tisr Church viii hold US second monty
meeting in that church sunday afternoon
ar O'Clock. The Rev. Carroll Stanley
af,son Of California, VII address the
r,ao-ine special musical programme
Iii he rendered. The Rev. M Mason re-
cent,v returned from the Holy Land. ana
sf1,s that time has devoted himself TO
eyangeIistic work
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{ H. Inscoe, an empIoye Of the Alexan-
dria Shoe Company, had one Of his fingers
cut off while operating machine IN that
factory yesterday
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sequence the net earnings were only $Z94,-
40. a decrease of $50, 76I. IN four months
The gross earnings of the system have III
creased $3.50. 1874, and the net earnings
have decreased SI47. I99. It is very evident
that there is no probability OF a DIVIDEND
for the stock of the company Tor long
time to come Brooklyn was broken badly
this morning, at one time selling at %
and q fraction, four points below the
Opening price.
The Erie Statement
The excellent 6gures of the Erie state
nent are the best kind of evidence of the
real prosperity OF The coal trade The
Reading, Jersey Central, and Erie figures
for October have now been published and
as A group they make one of the most en-
,oarag ing exhibits of the year. The gross
earnings of the Erie for the month were
S2.5zi.16l, an increase OF S59S,A2+- The net
earnings for the month we're 81, rs,
an increase of 1893, SIS For the four
months period the increase in gross was
81 El5.e]4, and the increase in net 81, l-S.-
;I6.
The coal securities generally were
strong this morning though with the bal
ance of the list they went OF some
what after the publication of the bank
statement.
Copper stock Widely Held
Unfortunately for the public Amalga-
mated Copper stock, the weakest feature
of the Stock Market, and one Of the
weakest the market ever saw, has been
a great speculative favorite throughout
the country. It is said by people that
ought TO know that il has been more
widely held than any other trust stock
foated in recent years. One statement
/ is that there have been at least 1900
| holders This list OF holders has been
growing shorter with great Tapidity dur
/ ing the past week There has been much
/ forced selling of the stock every day,
/ and with every decline OF d point in the
price One authority says that the loss
/ es OF the public in the stock have ap-
! preached even those OF the great May
panic.
| There was little new in the gossip re
gardiBg the Copper situation this morn
! ing One story was that very large
block of Copper has been sold by the trust
az material concession from the quoted
| price.
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The literary committee Of the Baptist
yonng PEOPLES Union Of the First BaP-
list Church tonight gave pound party
in that church The party was well at
tended and proved a success An excel
le7t musical progra nine was also rem
dered. The proceeds viii be used for The
moor Of that church