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Evening star., 1901-11-02

keep It from falling. He ascertained this
by revolving a large plate OF metal at
tached to the end Of a long wooden beam
When the beam was revolved slowly the
scales to which the plate was hung regis
tered part of the weight Of the plate. The
faster the beam reVolVed. carrying the plate
through the air, the less weight was regis
tered showing that the plate was passing
so rapidly from one column Of air TO the
next that the air had no time to move from
beneath.
This explains why birds fly so rapidly.
Ii is so that very little energy may be ex-
pended in keeping themselves afioat. Most
birds lift themselves from the ground and
commence their flight laboriously, but.
soon as sufficient momentum has been
gained the flight becomes easier and more
graceful. Even with this explanation. the
flight of birds is wonderful enough. but it
becomes In measure intelligible.
Migration.
This wonderful inherited instinct among
certain birds has long been a puzzle TO orni-
biologists. Many of our birds remain with
us during the whole season. but a large
majority go south each winter.
The matter of going south might easily be
explained by the knowledge that their food
supply is cut short by the cold of winter.
S most of them are insectivorous birds. But
why should they come back over miles OF
land and water to rear their broods the
next season? II the warmer cline can sup
port them during the winter months, it
could certainly take care Of them in sum-
mer. We know that these birds not only
come back north again, but that they come
to the same localities to nest and rear their
young.
This matter of migration seems to be
totally instinct, most birds migrate at
night and often at quite a height above
the earth. How wonderful ii does seem,
these tiny voyagers of the air flying swift
ly northward through the dark, guided
by that power called instinct. As the flock
get further and further north here and
there a pair drop out to return to old
haunts.
is not north and south, as we usually think
of it, but is to some remote island. In
these cases the migration is from some sea-
coast out, that the young may be reared In
greater security. Among some animals
this same sort Of migratory instinct is
seen. notably among seals when about to
give birth to their young.
Evening star., 1901-11-02
CHINESE DOCTORS,
Lament for the Degeneracy of Native
Physicians.

Physicians.
From the Shen Pao
Although medicine is small science. yet
it concerns the lives of men. The Tso
Chuan says: UNLESS doctor belongs to
the third generation Of doctors In his own
family we should not take his medicine"
Fan Wenkung in his youth had an ambi-
ton to help the world and often remarked
IF cannot be good statesman 1 will be
a good physician" Su Hsuankung in his
old age studied the healing art and when
he saw good prescription copied it with
his own hand, saying: This is also a way
to give life to men," In the Hau dynasty
we had Chang YuI Chang Chung-ching
and Hua To, in the Chin dynasty Ko
Hung, in the Tang dynasty Sun Ssumao.
All these were famous physicians and left
some writings behind them.
Alas! how the present race of doctors has
degenerated How many Of them trade on
the ignorance of their patients, quite for
getting that though they may deceive men
they cannot escape the eye of the gods
Tseng kuofan heard that in the west all
physicians must pass a stringent examina-
tion in the science and art of medicine be-
fore they are allowed to practice. Hence
their doctors rarely suffered death under
the hands Of doctors This is the very an
control of physicians in China, where any
body with or without a smattering about
pulses, ETC., can hang out his shingle and
begin practice. Individual governors have
tried occasionally to examine physicians.
But the government should take 1t in hand.
At present the number of Chinese who have
confidence in western medicine is very
small but increasing especially among in
telligent men. Although hospitals cannot
suddenly be called into being, yet a begin
ming should be made by compelling aspi-
rants in the medical art to pass regular
examinations, and only on receiving diplo-
mas to begin operations.
Evening star., 1901-11-02
INDIVIDUALISTS.
They Were Plain Anarchists Before
the Murder of the President.

They Were Plain Anarchists Before
the Murder of the President.
From the Boston Evening Transcript.
Boston anarchists are not the same as
they were a few months ago. Several
changes have occurred in their camp since
the assassination of the President, partly
because Of their own diplomacy, and 1t is
asserted by all who were questioned on the
subject that they are not holding any meet
ings. When they occupy themselves at all
with the principles in the creed 1t is merely
to read or to think, and they may have to do
more thinking than reading In the near
future if the Post Office Department carries
on its new policy of imposing prohibitory
conditions for the distribution of anarchistic
publications through the mails.
Another change has become noticeable in
Boston. There is not so much enthusiasm
over the name "anarchsm' as there used to
be. Some of the so-called philosophical an
archiSts say that this word has become
soiled by constant association, in the public
mind, with the idea OF violence and rash
ness, and does no longer represent the
movement. 1t should therefore be dropped.
"1ndividualism" has been suggested as a
substitute and meets with favor among a
certain class, but is Objectionable to COM
munists, who believe in a different form of
government"
Neither does it appeal with any: great
force to the minds of the Russian and Polish
Jews who call themselves anarchists. These
three factions, however, are not likely to
consult each other in the choice of a new
name as they never held exactly the same
views and are now drawing finer lines than
ever. 1t would not be surprising to find
communists and individualists pooling is
Sues although theoretically they are two
opposing. factions who are brought together
merely by a common desire to reduce the
power Of the government, but both of them
claim to be uncompromisingly opposed to
the plain anarchists. The latter would over
throw the government by measures which
are too revolutionary to receive an out
spoken sanction from any of the others.
Having taken this turn, the anarchist
movement in Boston may lose its identity
In the public mind, but go on with unabated
vigor along a different course local inter-
ests splitting on internal disagreements.
Evening star., 1901-11-02
White and Negro Schools.
From the Chattanooga Times.

One negro university in Tennessee ex-
pends from its endowment fund and contri-
buttons ten times as much as the state
gives toward the maintenance and develop
ment Of the state university. There are
smaller Tuskegees scattered all over the
south: they are growing steadily. They
turn out constantly charging number of
negro graduates who have been fitted for
intelligent work on the farm, in the shop,
in the building trades, and these trained
blacks are slowly, but still perceptibIy,
usurping the places that we neglect to At
our white boys to fill. What is to be the
end Of this? We have no mind to see
danger in it. as Prof. Dabney affects to
see but we do see humiliation for the white
man, unless there is a waking up to the
best interest of our southern boys While
there are dozen negro Industrial training
schools, with Tuskegee at the head. where
is there single well-equipped and success
full school for the training OF white youth
in mechanics. engineering, &C.? Where is
the southern duplicate Of Carlisle, Shelf
field and the school of applied sciences at
Cornell? We have no such thing. We
have not even begun the making of such
an institution,
Evening star., 1901-11-02
Result of Curiosity,
From the Chicago News.

FROM the chicago news.
When the gamin shambled down the
lake pier with huge dip net he was
greeted with suspicious glances. The ST.
lent anglers were opposed to any Intrusion
on their trailing perch lines.
What yer going TO do wild de net, kidT'
demanded one
"Fishr' snapped the gamin.
"G'wani What furT''
Anything"
"How?' :
Wait an seei"
The gamin tossed a brilliant object into
the water. Then he dipped swiftly. and
those around saw several fish wriggling in
the net. The boy picked out the brilliant
object and tossed 1t over for a second
time. Several fish were dipped up with
great ease
The anglers were curious.
Say. how is IL done?" they asked.
Dead easyi" responded the dipper. "See
dis? It's a little round mirror. On one
side is de advertisement of shoe firm /
trow dis over an der fish is queered. Dey
all runs up to see what It is. Den Just
dip 'em up. / can catch more fish IN an
hour den yer guys can in a week An
deres somethin' yer wouldn't believe IL I
was to tell yer"
What is it?"
"Why, every fish dip up is a female. De
males is too shy, but yer couldn't keep Dc
females from loosin' in de glass If Yer held
II out Of der water. Dey's Just like all
women"
Evening star., 1901-11-02
pAN-AMERICAN CLOSING.
Looking to the Final Disposition of
the Buildings and OrnamentatiOn.

the Buildings and OrnamentatiOn.
From the Buffalo Express.
The problem of the destruction of the
rainbow city is in the hands of the execu-
tive committee of the Exposition Company.
The first question to be determined is
whether the work of destruction shall be
let under one contract and the work of res
toration Of the grounds let under another
contract, or whether the work of destruc-
ton and restoration shall be let under one
contract. The question will be settled very
soon.
The land on which the exposition stands
belongs, for the most part, to the Rumseys
The Exposition Company has lease from
the Rumseys, and under it's terms the
Rumsey land must be restored to it's own
ers in the condition it was when taken. The
limit fixed for the restoration is June 1903,
or one year from next June The remain
der of the land inside the exposition fence
belongs to the city or to private owners.
This land must be restored to it's former
condition by June, 1902-that is next June.
The time for the Rumsey restoration is
ample. The time for the other restoration
is scant.
The contractors who are the successful.
competitors win go about the tasks of de-
struction and restoration in their own way,
so long as their methods are approved by
the proper exposition officials Builders.
wrecking companies and general contrac-
tors are on the watch for the specifications.
Portions of the exposition have a money
value. Among them are the trees Many
trees were planted before the exposition.
Most of them were imported from outside
places. A number of Buffalo people have
signified their desire to buy some Of the
trees for use around their homes This To-
cal demand is increasing. Even after all
are supplied. it is believed there will be a
number Of trees unspoken for. Some have
said that the ST. Louis exposition authori-
ties, who have not been idle during their
visits here, were planning to buy all the
trees unsold. Nothing has come of this
proposition yet. Any trees not sold will be
placed in storage, in the soil, to await a
favorable market
Other portions of the rainbow city have
been viewed by the st. Louis folk with a
calculating gaze, as if they had an idea of
buying What actually will come of it is
not known fully yet.
Evening star., 1901-11-02

sun. There are hundreds of such umbrel-
las in the market place.
Stroll with me through the great court
and take look at them. We are In q
field which seems to be growing umbrellas,
and under each umbrella is black haired,
yellow faced woman surrounded by piles
OF various articles. Here is one squatting
down among green corn, string beans and
o.ner vegetables. There Is one selling to-
bacco, and farther on is one who has moth
ing but corn husks to be used for cigarette
paper. On the opposite side of me is a girl
selling tea. Her stock is piled up on a mat
on the ground in front of her and she is
measuring 1T out with a little cocoanut
shell. / point to the shell and ask how
much and she replies 2 cents, using the
Javanese language.
Land of Fruits.
: What lot of fruit peddlers there are
everywhere. Here is one at my feet with
a heap of pineapples before her. The pines
are dead ripe. They are just fresh from
the fields and the rich odor of the fruit
fills the air. 1 pick UP one Of the largest
and the girl tells me it is worth five Java
nese cents, equal to two cents American.
As she talks / make note of her dress.
She is clad like hundreds of other women
in the market and is fair type of the
maidens of Solo, Her complexion is the
color of rich Jersey cream. Her hair is
black, long and straight; it is greasy with
oil and is combed tightly back from her
lOFeHedu anu IloQ III KNOT uIucI Tic
crown. Her ear lobes are filled with brass
plugs as thick as my thumb, the outer end
of each plug set with red and white glass
to initiate rubes and diamonds. She mas
on blue cotton Jacket and a sarong. Her
jacket is open at the front and l see the
blue breast band, which she in common
with all her sex here wears bound tightly
about the body just under the arms. AS l
look her mouth opens, her tongue rises ard
she pushes to the front of her lips 4 great
brown quid of betelnut and tobacco, and
holds it there a moment while down from
of red betel saliva slowly trickles.
Fruit Which Smells Like LimburEer
Cheese.
Moving on l come to a section which
makes me think Of some of the markets of
Germany or Holland, and 1 look about In
vain for Limburger cheese. see instead
enormous round prickly balls, some of
which are cut open and in which custard-
like pulp shows out This is the durian
fruit, single fruit often weighing as much
as a two-year-old baby. 1t has a smell
like stale eggs or very old cheese, but its
taste is delicious. The pulp which covers
the seeds is the edible portion. Ii looks
much like custard and is greatly priced by
the natives, and also by foreigners when
they can overcome their dislike to the
smell.
Another fruit which is sold is the pa
paya. much like muskmelon, which you
eat with spoon. 1t is a great digestant
and will help you with any other stuff you
Evening star., 1901-11-02

dress as 1t were. After a girls teeth
have been filed she is supposed to be
ready for marriage, and the boys be-
gin TO make Sleeps eyes at her. The fling
is painful ordeal. and ii is not all done
at once. When it is first begun Ii is in the
presence of a family party and feast fol-
lows. After this the teeth are blackened
with mixture of SCOT and iron filings,
which makes them shine like polished jet.
Among the Snrong Makers.
In going through the palace grounds
found many women at work In their homes
printing the sarongs or skirts which form
the chief dress of the people. Each sarong
is about two yards in length and about a
yard wide. II is merely strip of fine
white cotton, upon which the designs are
sketched out for the printers. The designs
are made with melted wax flowing from
little pencil with q bowl of LIQUID wax in
the end. After the design is sketched the
dye will only take in the unwaxed parts of
the pattern, so that IL must be carefully
put on some OF the designs require weeks
ana months TO complete, and the skitts
when finished are almost as costly as an
American gown. The strip of cotton in
the beginning is perhaps worth 30 cents
but in the hands of "A fine artist IL NAV be
so printed that 1t becomes worth $50 or
more. The commoner designs sell for 81
or -, but there are many which are very
expensive.
Tie work is very hard on the eyes, and
noticed that many of the women had on
spectaeles. Some of these sarongs are
printed by machinery. but the handmade
ones are more beautiful and are in great
demand. There are streets in the bazaars
which sell nothing else. Those worn by
the men are much the same as those of the
women. and there are millions of such
skirts sold every year.
In a Javanese Court.
The Sultan of Solo controls all executions
and to a large extent all the punfshments
of his people. His control. however, Is
more nominal than real. There Is Dutch
Resident governor here who tells his males
Evening star., 1901-11-02
An Autumn Exenfnn


Fritten for The Evening Star by G. II. Doing.
Fresh breezes from the glowing west,
Blow soft Ger hill and dale;
And blfthely from the knoll's brown crest.
The flicker of the dappled breast,
Makes answer to the quail.
The dank marsh deep in tangled maze,
Grows chilly in the shade;
And in the glen a golden haze.
Illumined by the SUMS last rays,
Will soon to twilight fade.
Along the autumn-tinted lane,
The kline wend slowly home;
The whistle Of the farmer lad,
Gives token of the fun he's had,
Since nutting-time has come
The shelibark gay, in satin leaf,
Shows fruit on every spray;
That frisky, cunning little thief,
The squirrel, to his hearts relief,
Takes all he wants away.
But twilight deepens into night;
Belated birds fiy home;
As day fades slowly from my sight.
The round moon rises. calm and bright,
To drive away the gloom.
Thus In the autumn Of life's day,
Though somber shadows fall,
The lamp Of hope iliumes my way,
And lfghts me through the evening gray,
To realms Of after all
Evening star., 1901-11-02

have eaten. Then there is the Jack fruit,
a single pear of which would fill 2 peck
measure, and weigh from thirty to forty
pounds. There are mangosteens. which
look like rich red apples, but which are as
white as snow on the inside and taste like
strawberries and ice cream. There are
great pomelos, oranges of all varieties, wa
terme1ons and muskmelons, as well as every
fruit of the tropics. There is no land in
the world which has better fruit than Java
and the best of all kinds comes to Solo.
FRANK G. CARPENTER
Evening star., 1901-11-02
Sure Proof.
from the Youths Companion.

From the 1ontbe CompanioD.
When France and Germany were at war
an Englishman was arrested by the French
and accused of being a German spy. A let
ter dated Berlin and signed by his
mother, was found upon him. He was tried
by drum-head court-martial and condemned
to be shot.
On the way to the place of execution he
said that he had left something behind, and
insisted on going back for it.
You can't go back" was the reply.
You are about to be shot"
II can't help that" said he. II have left
something, and must get it,
what have you left?'
My umbrella"
That settled IL. He was released. No
one but an EnglishmaB, said his captors
could be such a thorough-going imbecile as
that.
Evening star., 1901-11-02
Professional Orators.
From the London Chronicle, October IA.

FROM the lOnQ0n Cnr0nlcle, OctoDer II.
Gen. Buffers blazing indiscretion recalls
the discovery made nearly thirty years ago
by the late Lord Rosmead the Cape gov
ernor who went up to Pretoria at the time
of the Jameson raid to reassure President
Kruger to the best of his diplomatic ability.
When Lord Rosmead tthen Sir Hercules
Robinson was governor of New South
Wales. in the early seventies, it fell to his
lot to admit the erstwhile cannibal king
dom of Fill as an integral part of the Brit
ish empire. During the incidental cere-
monies he noticed that none of the great
fighting chiefs spoke In person, and that
each of them had a professional orator on
his staff. AS an Irishrnan, with a strong
sense of humor, Sir Hercules was naturally
tickled by such novel situation. and when
he got back to Sydney he repeatedly eulo-
gised the arrangement, pointing out that
the man of action was very rarely man
of words, and that civilization might very
well learn lesson from Pacific chiefs.
Evening star., 1901-11-02

..You have asked to see me- said an em-
ployer to his clerk.
ssYes, sir.
what do you want?"
IL wish to make a claim. which doubt
not your sense of justice will accept"
.sVery well; what Is it?'
s. ~ do the same work as e. and am
paid pound month less than he.- Il that
fair?'' osz-
mo; you are perfectly right. win at
Evening star., 1901-11-02

"Oh. my" she exclaimed impatiently,
well be sure to miss the first act. We've
been waiting a good many minutes for that
mother of mine"
Hours. should say" he replied, rather
tarflv.
'-0urs?" she cried, joyfully. "Oh. George,
this IS so enr'-Philadelphia Press
Evening star., 1901-11-02
No Screaming.

No Screaming.
From Puck.
Giadys-Were You alarmed when he kissed
you?
Ethel-Dreadfullyi
G1adys-And did you scream?
Ethel-Oh, no! 1t was a still alarm!
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IN The WINTER.
lBenson'S Plaster Is Pains Mastarl }

For coughs and colds Benson's Porous
Plasters are an incomparably better rem
edy than any other-external or internal.
Their medicinal properties enter the skin
and 90 strdtght TO tie $egt of The disease.
They relieve and cure seated" cold
without disturbing tao system or upsetting
the stomach. Cough mixtures often nul-
seate. Benson's Plasters are medicinal in
the highest degree, and quickest to act.
Placed on the chest or back or on both
Mt once in serious cases, the good effect is
feltimmeliately. The congestion Y elds, the
cough abates and the breathing improves.
Lung or bronchial affections or kidney
disease, are cured with the least possible
suffering md loss of time.
Benson's Plastcrs are UNNECESSARILY SUI
perior to Bcladonna, Strengthening, Cap
sicum or any other combination in plaster
form. They are also preferable to oint-
ments, linimcnts and splves.
Banson's Plassers have received ffty-fao
h25cst drar3S over all competitors; and
more than 5000 physicians and druggists
have declared them to be one of the few
trustworthy household remedies. For lie
by all druggists, or we will prepay postage
on any number ordered in the United
States on receipt of 20. each
BE sure you get tn %cnuin". Accept no
imitation or substitute.
Seahnrv a J"hnson Mtr. Chemists Ny.
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more:-
Seventh grade Rachel Ward 100; Mabel
Astle. 100: Rachel Ritt"uhouse 90 3: Edna NJ.
McVey. 997.
Sixth grade-Randolph Mowbray. % g.;
Lillian Cameron. 80 3; Victoria Ward, SO Q:
Minnie Carhart. 9s 3; Joseph Seery, 9s 81;
Alfred Magaw, 90 5; Thomas Mowbray. 9S;
Anna Rittenhouse 81 Z; George Howard a. Z;
John Astle. 81; Susie Ward &C.
Fifth grade-Britton Carhart IS; Ellis
As'le, 81 s; Arthur Astle, so /.
Fourth grade Margaret Cameron. 9s;
Anna Murray, 81 4; Edna NJ. Astle, $685.
Elvin Jackson, GIG.
Third grade-Ruth Murray. 90 Robert
Crothers. 49, Jasper Hall, So Herbert Kitten
house, 96; Elsie England, 925
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Report for the month of February The
following pupils received IN average Of IS
per cent or more in their studies:
Above Sixth grade-Howard Beaver, go;
Hattie Miller, 80; Arthur Holt, 80.
Sixth grade-Chare Holt, 80; Herbert
Bausheld, 9S; Norris Boulder, 80; Frank
Mitchell, 81: Samuel Miller, SO; Randall
Miller, SO.
Fifth grade. Frank Daniels, SO: Willie
Clark. 81.
Fourth grade Winnie Arrants, 9Si Stanley
Fitzgerald, IS; Michael Mitchell IS; Oliver
Blapsfeld. IS; Tonic Gallo, 96
Third grade-PoIie Mitchell, 90; Florence
Beaver, 95; Ethel Booth, 95; Patsy Gallo, 95.
Howard Deaver Charlie Holt, Stanley
Fitzgerald and Florence Beaver were present
every day
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COnOwingo School.

Report for Con0wingo scho"i for February:
Seventh grade-Albert Caldwell. 100; Viii
fred Love. 80; Pearl GorreI, 90.
Sixth grade -Margery McGuigan, 100;
Harry Shofl, 80; Elizabeth Maxwell, 50; Ida
Caldwell, 81; Edwin Queck, 90. Mary Eshle
man. 90; Gertrude Eshemau. 80; Medford
Love, 90
Fifth srale-Mary Barrow, 80; Marion
Mcdowell, 9S; John Queck. "a: Harry Love.
So.
Fourth grade Mary Michigan, 9s Nellie
Caldwell, 81; James GorreIl, "a; Rosanna
Ilgiufritz, 90.
Third Theodore Qufck, 80; Ralph
Capitola McVey, 81