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Evening star., 1901-09-21
sunerstitions of Crlspi.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
One would have said. Judging by Crisprs
career and what is known of his character.
that he, at least. would scoff at the evil
eve. for who has been SO bitterly opposed
to the church as he, and who is SO greatly
hated by her? Yet this same person. who
defied man and the pope. never without ex-
ception went without three articles about
his persona revolver. to keep off palpable
enemies: a rosary. to thwart the devil. and
a forked charm for the evil eye. He re-
fused to argue about them They were
part of his daily life, and his motives.
suspect even to himself. would not bear
analyzing In the usual bed room Of Crispi
at the villa Sina there was large piece of
tapestry to which a magnificent and artis-
tic ivory crucifx was attached. both al
ways hanging at the head Of his bed. When
his bed room was changed to admit of more
air the crucifx was forgotten. but the pa
tient noticed the omission at once. and
somewhat angrily insisted on It's being
brought Immediately. II like familiar OBJ
jects about me-" he said In explanation. AS
to superstition. he has more than once been
seen ID make the characteristic sign to
ward of bad luck, and even been heard to
relate dreams. but whether he really be-
lieved I'm II all Is a question which will re-
main unsOived, as no one ever dared Ques-
tion him.
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scopy and photography had been systemat-
ically undertaken in 1866 by means OF the
Henry Draper memorial fund. The Draper
catalogue gave the details of the spectra of
1851 stars deduced from the measure
ments of 2S .266 spectra. A second Draper
catalogue was promised which would give
the Spectra of 50 600 stars down to the
eighth magnitude from the north to the
south pole, and the Photographic bright
ness of 10000 standard stars of about the
tenth magnitude had been calculated. but
was yet to be given to the world. Alto
gether more than "a. .OOO photographs had
been taken as result of the Henry Draper
memorial, and this enormous treasure was
stored up for the perpetual use of as
tronomers at the Harvard observatory.
By means of the Bruce telescope at the
Harvard station at Arequipa, Peru. DIR
knobel went on to say, the apparent dis
covery Of a new satellite to the planet
Saturn had been made possible. Four
teen new stars had been discovered since
1872. when Tycho discovered the celebrated
Nova in Cassiopeia. and four of these.
Nova Normae, Nova Carinae, Nova Gem
tauri and Nova Sagittarii. had been discov-
cred by means of Harvard photographs.
The Harvard observatory had also under
taken photometric survey on uniform
plan of the whole heavens, involving
100000 observations. And the work of the
whole establishment was so organized that
new star could not appear In any part OF
the heavens or a known star undergo any
noteworthy change without immediate de-
lection by the Photographic eye of one or
more telescopes. "all-seeing and never
sleeping policemen that scanned the
heavens increasingly, even though the as
tronomer slept, and reported in the morn
ing every case of irregularity in the pro-
ceedings of the heavenly bodies. The his
tory of the award of this gold medal" DR..
Knobel concluded ''is the history of men
who have made an indelible mark In as
tronomy-whose labors have stimulated
and pioneered others in the path of sue
cess
Such were some of the reasons given
by the president of the leading English as
Economical society. himself a distinguished
astronomer, for awarding the highest
honor within it's gift to an American Prof.
Pickering had been unable to go to Lon
don, but the American ambassador, Mr..
Joseph III. Choate, responding in his be-
half expressed the patriotic appreciation
which is naturally called forth at such an
international exchange of courtesies, and
received the medal for transmission to
Cambridge where 1t now is. 1t is the same
design as is always used, the only change
being in the name Of each annual recipient
On the diverse is profile of Sir Isaac
Newton. with the motto, "Nubem peIIente
mathesi." to Indicate the dependence of as
tronomy upon mathematics. On the other
side is shown the structure of Lord Rosse's
famous reflector, with the words. .'Quc-
quid nitet notandum' whatever
Evening star., 1901-09-21
DEFORESTATION,
Climatic Changes Due to DenudinG
Land of Trees.

Climatic Changes Due to Denuding
Land of Trees.
From the Honolulu Star.
People speak of the change Of climate on
the Windward side of Hawaii. This Is not
to be wondered at II you denude a place
OF forest you must expect less moisture TO
be held In the ground. your streams be-
come gradually less and less In steady vol
ume and the appearance of the country
changes. There have been so many In
stances Of this. and yet mankind will not
learn. The immense sunbaked plains OF
India are the result of several thousand
years of forest destruction. There are bar
rem tracts in France and In Germany due
TO the same cause. and so clearly has forest
destruction been realized as a cause Of
rendering barren lands which erstwnile
were fertile. that the governments of these
countries have spent millions upon re-
foresting such sections of their respective
countries.
The Island of st. Helena Is constantly
cited as an example OF decreasing with
disastrous results within a short historic
period. When first populated the island
was covered with iuxuriant vegetation,
but man took to cutting down and burn
ing, while he was ably assisted by large
fiocks of goats, and the result Is that por-
tions of the island which used to support
vegetation in semi-tropical luxuriance
are now entirely barren. Not only have
the trees gone, but the rich soil has gone.
and there is nothing left but the bare ribs
of the island
There still exists the idea among some
people that forests affect the rainfall.
They do not directly. but they preserve
the results of the rainfall. The actual
rainfall on the wlndward side of Hawaii
is probably no less than It ever was, but
1t falls upon bare hiiisides. and the water.
instead of being stored up In myriad In
terstices of tree roots and vegetation,
rushes headlong into the sea In freshets.
bearing with 1t the rich soil and leaving
the rocky ribs.
The present fires In the forests Of Ha-
wall are calling special attention to the
matter Of decreasing. but 1t Is process
which has been going on for years. The
injury already done can be repaired. but
1t will take great effort and great expense
to repair the damage. II Is q serious ques-
tlon.
Evening star., 1901-09-21

We desire to repeat here again the statement
we nave consistently made from the start:
WE BELIEVE THIS THE BEST INyESTAfENT
BEFORE THE PUBLIC TODAY.
rakthermore We wish to say that we under.
sand one OF the Boston papers has recently quoted
prices ON Export Oil and Pipe Line Co. stock
which quotations cannot be verified and no enc
SO far as We can find has offered any OF his or heP
stock II any subscriber to this stock desires to
sell same at the purchase price, WE STAND
READY TO TAKE IT.
We have been frequently asked why with q
Well capable Of producing 10000 barrels II oil
per day, the company q continuing the sale II its
stock The sole and sufficient reason Is that the
company desires TO MAKE RETURNS To IT'S
SHAREHOLDERS AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE
DATE. that in order to do this 1t is essential to
Immediately provide EQUIPMENT FOR DELHEIs.
ING THE PRODUCT. and that to secure the
funds for this purpose IT Is necessary to sell its
treasury stock.
Those who have seen the company's prospectus
should send for supplementary Information" just
published; those who have not yet it should
send for both.
pany at Beaumont. Texas. to its fiscal agents,
as below. with check or draft payable to the
order of
Walter G. Hudson & Co..
FISCAL AGENTS.
s42 Stock Exchange Building. Boston. Mass.
MEMBERS BEAUMONT OH. EXCHANGE
AND BOARD OF TRADE
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$1 90 PER SHARE

full-paid and worcestershire
In Vlew' however, Of the rapid progress cf tho
company, the Increase In the value of its holdings
through developments made sinca Its Organization
ns substantial financial condition and the cer-
.ah'y VI its paying dividends at early day,
the directors have instructed us to discontinue tho
sale OF Its stock at the above figure We have
therefore to announce that shares can be secured
at u lo0 only until the close of business S.ptsm.
ber 80. and that the price will
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AgOG. PER SHARE,

Tor 1t can only be obtained at that price up 10 the
close OF business on Saturday next. SEPT. ~ 1901
No more stock will be sold this price to any one
after that time. Mail orders must bear date
AND POSTMARK not later than that day No
certificate issued for less than 25 shares
SINCE THE FIRST OFFERING of Its stock the
company has added to its lands 2 900 of val
liable oil properties, and also purchased Spindle
Top Heights tract. making its total holdings now
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Of Distinction.

As VIII be seen by this list, the Ameri-
cans distinguished by the Royal Society
Include Prof. Hall of the naval observatory;
DIR. Gould of Cambridge, whose chief as
Economical work, however, was done in
Argentina; Mr.. Hill. whose work was con-
nected with the annual publication of the
Nautical Almanac; Prof Burnham. who
has been connected with both the Lick and
the lerkes ObServatories: Mr.. Chandler q
nOn-professlOnal Cambridge astronomer:
Mr.. swift also A private observer: Prof.
Barnard of the Yerkes observatory and
Prof r.. e. Pickering the present director
of the Harvard observatory, whose name
with tnat of Prof. Axel Mo!ler OF Ger
many appears twice in this quarter-cen-
tury record. Prof. Pickerings second medal
was presented at the annual meeting OF
the society last winter. The address OF
the president. DIR. +. b. Knobel, on that
occa sion. though naturally dealing particu-
larly with the special work Of Prof Picker
ing. may be taken as fairly representing
the current English view OF the presen.
status OF astronomical science in the Unit
Ell States. and II only for that reason is
well worth summarizing.
After referring 10 the long series. OF
Annals. as the regular publications Of
the Harvard observatory are called, and
referring TO the amount and variety OF
original research which they evnced DR.
EnnbeI said that Prof Pickering's work
or variable stars had begun in 1876. when
he became director of the observatory
announcing in his first annual report his
Intention OF reducing Argelander's COM
parative observations of variable stars by
measuring the brightness of the variables
His first paper on this subject had been
ISSUED in 1880. and had recorded 3,276 com,
parisons made on five evenings and 800 on
D single night. which not only showed the
Rssiduity of the observer, but also that
quick weapons were quite as use
ful IN astronomy in less peaceful pur-
suits.
stellar Photography.
DIR Knobel then referred to the birth OF
stellar photography at the Harvard OBJ
servatory in 1850. when Bond and Whippie
obtained images of bright stars on the old
fashioned daguerreotype plates. and point
ID out that researches In stellar spectro-
Evening star., 1901-09-21

The Export OIL and Pipe Line Co. Is issuing
Evening star., 1901-09-21
FINANCIAL.
.[H|(y|[N7 77[Z[ZY pzzISji5 355 : GO.
OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

NO OTHER OH. COMPANY before the public to-
day occupies the assured position OF the Ht1 Mt
LEY. which has secured a MARKET FOR ITS
OIL IN ADVANCE OF PRODUCTION.
NO UNCERTAINTY TO income when con-
tracts ALREADY CLOSED with consumers for
delivery beginning DEC. l, 1901. its
ceivfns cash for its product, and earning div
fdenis before JAN. l. 1902
NJ QUESTION as to its having the oil to deliver.
when Its well now drilling Its Spindle-Top
Heights tract is GUARANTEED by the driller
to come In a gusher
No RISK Is taken by the driller In making this
guarantee. either: for EVERY well sunk on
this famous hill has proved a gusher and the
Huntley Co.'s land is within 200 feet OF the
two greatest gushers In the field. HEYw0QD
No. and EXPORT No. 1.
NJ WAITING for returns by its fortunate stock
holders, for both the getting and the selling Of
the product certain
TO PROVIDE THE TANKAGE required for its
product we offer a limited issue OF treasury stock
for public subscription and no Investor can afford
to delay in securing the at Its present low
figure of
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05
PASSING THE PRESIDENT
Scenes at Mr.. McKinley's Stand in
the Court Of Honor.
An Informal Reception I'm the white
House Precedes the Chief Maxfs-
trnte's Inspection of the Parade
Greetings for the Marching Host.


House Precedes the Chief Maxts-
trntc,s Iu.pecttop nj IN. Parade
c-s...,, g.. 81 w,.
1t was $40 O'Clock D. m. Yesterday when
the Presidents carriage left the pageant
and wheeled into the White House
grounds. Thirty-eight minutes had been
required in the ride FROM the Capitol. An
hour before this time the members OF
the inaugural Committee met at the
Executive Mansion and prepared to re-
ceive the Presidential party. OF the COM
mittee there were present Chairman John
Joy Edison, NJ l. Weller, A. A. Wilson,
a u browne, Charles j.. Bell. w. ".
COX Iheodore w. Noyes. Commissioner
MacIariand' ). w. Kaufman, and Isa-
uoIe Sahs-
1hey ieit the Capitoi Immediately after
.ne inaugural ADDRESS, ana repaired to
.he Nhite rouse 10 await the ARRIVAL OF
the PRESIDENT IL was not until the Presi-
ueht hau returned that the functions OF
the ihHnsnrzi committee began. all of
the ceremonies preceding being under the
auspices OF the JOINT Congressional Com
mlttee.
progress of the procession from time 10
graph instruments stationed at various
points along the line, and extending to
the White House and to the Presidents
reviewing stand An equally certain tndi-
cation of the approach of the Chief Mag
istrate was the sound of the cheering
which grew louder and louder as the
pageant moved up the Avenue.
When the driver of the carriage drew
rein under the portico. the President was
the first to alight. and he was followed
by Senator Hanna. Senator Jonas ~ Ar
kansas and Representative Cannon Sem
ator Jones had taken the Mace NJ Pen
McRa. in the ret,,r, from, tho
Capitol. The members of the Recention
Committee stood waiting beneath the nor
tico. When the President aI;ybt.d h, Nc
greeted by Mr. Edson and shoo,~ 80.
with the committee faw ,,a,...,.
words were exchanged ,rd tha,, ~ n.
Kinley led the wav int ~. yy,i,a L..
saving. "Cor,s a. ,.o.,a,
Following tho pres;dar...
one bearing Vice pras;aa,. DeS-,.
Senator snoonar ana paanaa...s.,
Rae. Mr.. RoosaveIt s--aa,oa - -.
tee cordia1Iy
AN INFORMAL RECEPTION
For ten minutes following there was an
informal reception in the uarlors and the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05
CONTINUED from First Page.)

ton parade. They were led by Governor
Hum and his staff.
Pennsylvania was represented in the
parade by three brigades, made up of
sixteen regiments Of the National Guard
and 5000 men. The troops of the Key
stone State were under command of Maj.
Gen. Charles Miller, ana &c 1T. Col. Will
lam J. Elliott, assistat adjutant gen
eral.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05

The Ninth Regiment led the line. with
ten companies and 600 men. This regi-
ment has its headquarters ct Wilkes
barre, and was commanded by Col. c.
Rtaniaunin nnugbor,y
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-30
RUGS

Fine examples Of the artistic skill Of
the Eastern weaver are shown la the
large and varied collection Of Oriental
Rugs and Carpets now on exhibition In
the Art Galleries OF the en-Thurber
Co
large invoice OF hne Beloochistans IL
to be added to our assortment today.
These rugs are noted for their deep rich
colorings and beautiful sheen.
These range iu price from ten to TWEEN
ty-hve dollars.
Some very rare and attractive saddle
bags from ShiraZ have also been secured
and are of an exceptional quality. The
soft dark blues rich reds and yellows ap-
pArent in tho products of Shlras are iH
these seen ~ their best These are made
into very attractive cetch-alls and recep-
taclss for magazines, etc.
Tha assortment OF LARGE carpets shown
here is complete with specimens OF Per-
sian. Turkish and india weave seldom
found in this country.
Special mention NAV be made of fine
Herez Saruks With Camels hair borders
These arc of exceptional beauty of do
sien aud texture These rugs are gusran-
iesd hy tho Tnden-Thutbe' Co. to he ab.
soiutcly clean and perfect and ~ the fin-
set possible quality.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-30
TO DISMISS
M0L|NEUX
INDICTMENT.
Hearing on the Application Of
the Alleged PoisOnsT Be-
fore Justice Mcmahon.

New York. Oct. 80 The application by
Counsel for Roland B. Moiineux for the
dismissal Of the Indictment charging him
with the murder OF Mrs. Katherine
Adams came mp before Judge Mcmahon
in the court OF general sessions today.
An application for an adjournment OF
the argument made by Assistant District
Attorney Carvan was denied Counsel
for MoineuN urged that this Indictment
be dismissed because sliegal evidence
was presented To the grand jury which
found the indictment and also on the
ground that the indictment was found on
insufficient evidence,
MIR Garvan ia asking for an adjourn
ment said the time given the district at
torney 10 answer was too brief.
Former Governor Black. who appeared
as one Of Molneuxs counsel objected to
any adjournment and Judge Mcmahon
decided that the defendants counsel
might present their argument later today,
and that the district attorney could then
he given time i'm which to prepare his re-
piN
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-30
British Arsenic Production,

In recent editorial he Manchester
fEnsland) Courier observes that while
the beer scare lasted in England arsenic
was. 80 TO speak. in everyone mouth.
but the poisonous properties OF the ele-
rrent need not blind us 60 the fact that 10
has many legitimate uses. and j.. for cer-
tain purposes. Indispensable. For <on-
siderable tine the produce of cerfain
rnines Ion Devon and Cornwall mas suniccd
for the needs of this country anc LETT q
margin for export, but of late foreign
competition had iis usual result. and the
Industry has fallen On evil days The
United States. Spain Portugal and Bel
eiun have ali begun to work theif own
deposits. and not only SO but are. or viii
shortly he. ready 10 compete with W in
tho open market Another adverse lnfu-
encs exists IN the dcclininE usc 81 ar
ssnic. dyes which formerly demanded The
employment ~ large auantifies havinr
been superseded by aniiine colors. n the
benefit If tho public. hut a. the expeurf
- ths Arsenic industry.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-30
MOTHER IS DEAD.
Tho Othsr Typhoid Fever Pa
tIsnts Will Recover.


The body of Mrs. James McDonough,
victim OF typhoid fever. was still At the
Rhode Island hospital up TO o'clock this
afternoon. awaiting disposition on the
part of relatives. The funeral. of course
must be private, and, therefore, cannot
take place from her late residence, 800
Williams street. this city
Her husband their three children
Mamie. Z. John y. and Michael, II years
respectively also the late Mrs. Melon
uugh's brother. Richard Hogan. are all
~ the same hospital, afflicted with the
disease. They were reported fairly com
Portable this afternoon, with prospects
la their favor.
James a 3-Near-old son. the first strick-
en- month ago. aud promptly taken to
St Joseph's hospital. Is ont of danger. so
the physicians assert
As soon as the outbreak OF the disease
occurred Superintendent of Health Chaplin
--4--.r4t4t t--tl-4.at could-Ana
npit her iu the house or vicinity any prob
able cause for the first ease. but the 9TH
ers undoubtedly followed from INFECTION.
He had the premises disinfected, sep
arated the Well from the afflicted aud
sent the latter to the hospital.
lie had case almost parallel several
wears ago on Page street. but the cause
was attributable 60 an adjacent privN
vault. bat all the patients recovered.
lie saws there need be no further anN-
tcty iu the present Instance aud that there
H. no probability ~ another similar and
sad family anliCtion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-30
MARINE
CORPS 100
YEARS OLD
Famous Old Military Orraniza-
ton Observing Its Centennial.
A Salute Fired.

The centennial of the Providence Ma
rine Corps of Artillery was observed this
afternoon. For several months the affair
had been in the hands Of live commit
tee and program was arranged for day
of days.
The Providence Marine Corps OF Artil-
lery has occupied most envlable posi-
don. not only In martial affairs but So
cialy. The best men. the leading manu-
facturers and merchants, noted profess
sional men have been in command or In
the ranks
During the civil War il sent battery af-
ter battery To the front and wrote history
ON every battlefield OF note during the
struggle for the life or the nation. hence
much interest was properly taken In the
observance OF the centennial,
The program opened with the firing OF
a salute Df 100 guns. "A battery being sta
toned for that purpose near the new
state house.
Later the members. part. active and
honorary. met at the armory on Benefit
street and enjoyed an hour in reminiscent
talk
At o'clock Major George Il. Peck de
livered a historical address based upon
the written records of the old organiza- =
ton
At 30 the members and invited guests
made short parade which terminal ted
at the Trocsdero door. and I'm that hall
the company at 500 o'clock sat down 10
sumptuous banquet.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-30
ONE KILLED
Passenger Train Runs Into an
Engine Near VanCs Stallion.

Washington. Pa, oct W.A local pas
seneer train on the Wheeling division Of
with light engine carrying worlmen on
their way 60 clear freight wreck near
Vance station. Pa. today kllng one and
iniuring seven others an employees Of the
railroad company
Tho dead: Michael Mahn. car Inspector.
The injured Conductor Ball. s o. Gore.
engineer A. Spanglor bridge supervisor.
James Baggau division supervisor. MI
chgel psdder supervisor clerk. NJ 10
wa r. freight agent. Gordon pe,purn.
~ is feared hat BaEgau. padden and
Spanglcr will die
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-30
FINANCIAL NEWS



Wall street Oct ~ -9ains reaching
New York Central and Manhattan we're
shown by opening quotations In stocks.
There We're no large transactions and
the number of different stocks dealt la
was small
The market continued upward after the
opening aud there were gains OF ! 10 "a
In New York Central. 81. Paul, the Pa
cifcs. sugar. Amalagamted. Manhattan.
Metropolitan Street Railway. New Jersey
central and Delaware and Hudson, H.
luois Central was dealt Ia ex rights at
Ss to 1908. aud the rights brought ~ n
-. Northwest. preferred and Lead rose
"A point and Iowa Central preferred ~.
Toward II O'Clock business decreased and
prices eased of on realizing. the New
York public utilities losing point.
The market dropped further when the
industrlals were attacked Sugar, Anal
gamated and Peoples Gas declining a
point Heavy buying orders appeared In
coslers causing average gains OF point
i'm the Fries and Readings and lifting Del
aware and Hudson, l.ackawanna and
New Jersey Central 2&s "a w points.
Rock Island rose ia and Baltimore and
Ohio Ia. Some improvement followed I'm
the general market particularly ANAL
gamated which reached S1is. Michigan
Central jumped eight points To l;S ON one
transaction. Prices were lower at noon.
Bonds were steady.
New Jersey Central was carried up hVe.
Sugar rose above 1l9 and Lake Erie ana
Western and International Pump gained
about a point each. The general list sag
ged from lack OF demand. 4. 5. Rubber
lost IA. and Glucose 1is
There were no fluctuations OF note in
the active quarter except decline IN L.
s. Steel to below last nights level Cleye-
land c. c. and ~. Louis preferred, Chi
cago. Great Western preferred. b., y. Y,
Chicago and st. Louis and Pcrc Mar
duette advanced a ? points.