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Evening star., 1901-09-07
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striking example Of the magical effects
capable of being produced by any one con-
versant with the laws of sound was shown
by the late Prof. Tyndall, in one of his
lectures. He placed on the floor Of the
room an ordinary guitar. No one was
near, and yet some unseen hand drew
sweet music from it, so that all could hear
The guitar was replaced by a harp with
the same result. A wooden tray was then
substituted, and even from that issued
mysterious harmonies. The marvellous eff
feet was simply due to the sound conduct
ing quality Of wood. In a room beneath
and separated by two floors, was a piano.
and connecting the rooms was tin tube
containing deal rod, the end of which
emerged from the floor. The rod was
clasped by rubber bands so as to close the
tube, and the lower end Of the rod then
rested on the sound board Of the piano.
AS the guitar rested upon the upper end
of the rod. the sounds were reproduced
from the piano, and when the sound board
of the harp was placed on the rod it seem
ed as though the actual notes of the harp
were heard, the notes Of the piano being so
like those of the harp. AS the professor
said: "An uneducated person might well
believe that witchcraft was used in the
production of this music" and 1t Is GER
tainly more than probable that II he had
done the same thing publicly in an earlier
age, he would either have been reverenced
as possessing supernatural powers or have
been burned as a SOrcerer!
Evening star., 1901-09-07
NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
This Is the Sentiment of Children of
LOndOn's Slums.

LOndOn's Slums.
From the London Mail.
The children Of London's slums think
there Is no place like home, be it ever so
squalid and poverty-stricken. "They miss
the flaming naphtha lamps, the wfnkle bar
rows. the hokey-pokey man and all the
other things that have been their lifelong
companions said Father Stanton of st,
Adams. Holborn. yesterday when asked
by Daily Mail representative how the
children Of The slums take to their sum-
mer outings in the country.
Then, too, they are afraid of the dark
at night, and are lost In the daytime, in
the country" continued the kindly faced
great-hearted friend of thousands of street
arabs and gutter gamins. They have all
sorts of reasons for preferring the city to
the country, and SOME of them are per-
fectly inexplicable. One little boy wrote to
me after his outing last year, and said he
didn't like the country because while there
a wasp had stung him.
Another youngster took a day at Brigh-
in the country, and could give no reason
for his choice" 1t never entered the mod
est mind OF this favorite Of the slum chill
dren why 1t was.
''They like going out in vans best of ALL
the father went on, land then they eat
green fruit. and thoroughly enjoy them
selves. But though they like the hubbub of
the city best. and are really glad to get back
to 1t, their brown cheeks and bright eyes
tell merry tale when they return Then
you should hear the amusing. stories they
tell. and you would see how their cramped,
warped and stunted little minds have been
opened out by glimpse of the green won
derland they know so pitifully little about
Never mind what they say about 1t, it's
the good the outing does them that we are
after"
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Cape Dutch Clannishness.
rom fha British Madic0l Journal

The clannishness of the Scot is as moth
ing compared to that Of the Cape Dutch
Take this as an example: In a town of
1900 inhabitants an English doctor settled
some years ago. He could speak the taaI
and had some experience of the ways of the
people. There was only one other English
man In the town, but most of the white
people could speak English. On the death
of the district surgeon the Englishman was
appointed acting Bad seasons came
drought killed of 80 per cent of the sheep
and money became scarce. Then, as some
times happens, colonial Dutch doctor
dropped into the town and carried on
cash practice at reduced rates. The
drought continued. and. after two years.
he left with some f600 to the good. All the
book debts meanwhile had fallen to the
Englishman, who intended to stay ON,
Shortly after the departure of this Dutch
opponent the son of the minister of the
Dutch Reformed Church came home from
Edinburgh with his degree, and was at
once appointed to the district surgeonship,
which had SO long been kept open for him.
With extras it would be worth about HOO
year. About two years later the adver-
tisement OF the practice for sale showed
me that my Englishman had been squeezed
out When peace Is established there will
be keener competition In the mining CEN
ters and coast towns. house rents win be
more exorbitant than ever, the cost OF liv-
ing will probably be higher and fees lower;
but the whole OF the rest OF the country Is
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Agitation for Good Roads.
From Harper's Weekly.


Some sage has said that the civilization
Of a country Is shown by its roads This
being true, it is to be hoped that the agita-
ton now making head in different parts Of
the country will not cease until we are as
well provided for in this way as the best
Of the ancients. OF course. our railroads
surpass all their facilities for transit, but
if ordinary roads were to be left as
lcng without care as some Of the prehis-
toric highways that have been discovered
in various parts of the world. they would
look like 1.-The roads in Scotland before they
were made" But there has already been
progress, and the methods Of Macadam,
whom Scott referred to as the Colossus of
roads, are being applied in a modified
form in every part Of the country that
boasts Of gravel-pits. Road-building has
become science worthy the attention Of
the most skilled engineers. and experts are
already abroad in the land. The province
of Ontario has for some years past been
setting an example that might be followed
with profit in all our states The govern
ment employs an engineer to oversee road
building and to teach the art to all mu-
inequalities willing to learn. In this coun-
try the agitation has been left largely to
interested parties, the bicyclists and auto
mobile interests. but the good work is grow
ing. shown by the convention recently
held in Buffalo.
Evening star., 1901-09-07

correct errors in charts that the observa-
tories are to be built. One Is in operation
at Cheltenham. Md, one Is to be erected on
the north Atlantic coast, one in Sitka and
one in Honolulu.
The construction Of the observatory In
wolves infinite pains to insure the interior
free from all effects of heat, cold and
dampness. The walls, roof and floor will
be of extraordinary thickness, packed with
sawdust. and having air spaces between
the walls. Inside there will be a room con-
tanning the delicate mechanism necessary
foH the investigation. This mechanism will
consist of small magnets suspended by
mineral fbers. To each magnet will be at.
tached a tiny mirror, on which a ray OF
light will be allowed to fall. This ray or
light will be reflected on a slowly revolv-
ing cylinder covered with sensittzed photo
graphic paper. By this method the lateral
deviation, as well as the dip of the mag
netic pole from the true north. can be
noted and allowances made. DIR. H. w. M.
Edmonds of the coast survey is in charge
of the work.
Evening star., 1901-09-07

Prof. e. Semmola, In the Rendiconta Of
the Naples Academy, states that the new
eruptive cone of Vesuvius began to form in
September, 1900, and by April had reached
a height Of forty meters, but was difficult
Of ascent owing to it's steepness and the
thick coating of sand on its walls. The
cavity at the time. he says, was irregularly
elliptic and divided along its major axis
into two parts. In the northeastern Of
these there was a crater about twenty-five
feet In depth, in the middle Of which the
eruptive aperture emitting copious column
of gas and vapor was situated. while in the
smaller portion there was a crateriform
dyke full of cracks and with the walls
smoking in places. A wall extending about
half way up separated the two. The in
terror surfaces were coated with sublimates
showing various shades Of red and yellow
The vapor ascended in globular clouds,
which in calm weather spread into tree
shaped forms at about 100 meters in height,
He expresses the opinion, based on the en-
tire absence Of explosions or ashes or pro-
jected bodies, that while the activity was
considerable the. channels Of activity must
have been entirely free from distractions
such as would have caused violent action
to take place.
Evening star., 1901-09-07
CHINESE FOR CANEFIELDS.
A Plan to Provide Hawaiian Planter
With Cheap Labor.
From the Honolulu Star.

FROM the HONOLULU star
Chinese Vice Consul Goo Kim and nearly
all the prominent Chinese merchants Of the
city enlisted in scheme to promote
the proposition of bringing a limited num-
Der of Chinese laborers into Hawaii for
stated periods. Although no meetings
have been held. the merchants have
canvassed among themselves and have
found unity of sentiment in regard to
the matter. AS it now stands the PROPOSE
ton is 10 lay the subject before Delegate
Wilcox with the request that he endeayor
to get special act through Congress ap-
proving such plans as may be formu-
lated.
Mr.. Goo kims idea is that an arrange
ment can be made whereby 5000 Chinese
laborers can be brought in for strictly labor
purposes, they to be returned at the end
of three years He points out that as
they would not be registered they could
lot go into the mainland anyway. there
could not be any objection on the part of
the laboring men of the states. Inasmuch
as it would be a great advantage to the
people Of the islands and would not affect
the mainland labor market a particle he
does not see why Congress should object
To such a regulation. provided there is
nothing legal in the way.
l.. X. KentweI. one of the promoters
Of mammoth scheme of some months
ago to import large number of Chinese
into Mexico. and who is interested himself
in this matter. says: There is moth
ing personal or selfish on the part of
leading Chinese in their effort to get this
measure through. In all the discussion the
ruling thought has been the benefit of
the sugar industry. the Chinese recogniz-
ing that the keeping of that on a profitable
basis means the good of everyone
AS / understand 1t, the idea Is to ask
for the admission of $500 as a starter and
others as they may be needed. they to be
returned to China at the end of three
years. They would be brought here for
plantation labor purposes. OF course there
could be no contracts, and the immigrants
would not be compelled to remain as agri-
cultural laborers. Doubtless many of them
would soon leave for the city, but they
would run up against the same proposition
encountered by the Japanese. The Japan
ese got tired of working In the canefelds
and came TO Honolulu. They have found
out, however. that there is not employment
here for them and are returning again to
the sugar estates.
we have no intimation as to what Con-
gress might or might not do At the same
time We believe that the idea is reason
able one, IL it is clearly presented and is
understood at Washington. There will be
something done before Mr.. Wilcox returns
10 Washington. but just what 1 am unable
at this time to tell
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Russia May Feed England.
From the London Express.

Russia is taking steps to open up English
markets to Russian beef. and to larger
quantities Of eggs. butter and dairy pro-
duce than she now sends u.s. With this OBJ
ject commission. representing the differ
ent classes Of Russian agriculture, will
come to England on September %, and stay
till October II. The visitors will inspect
the large markets Of London visit the es-
Establishments of Sir Walter Gilbey, Lord
Rothschild and others, and generally ac-
quaint themselves with the conditions and
requirements of the English trade Incl
dentally they will spend four or FIVE days
at the Glasgow exhibition. The scheme Is
semi-official 1t Is initiated by Prince Sher-
baton. the president Of the Russian I'M
pertal Agriculture Society. a private body,
and the Russian government is paying
travelling exnenses
Evening star., 1901-09-07
The POpe's Skullcaps.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

The pope's wardrobe. in so far as his lin
en- cassocks and capes are concerned, is
looked after by the Nuns OF the Repara-
tion. on the solemn understanding that
none Of his discarded articles Of wearing
apparel are ever given or bartered away, a
practice common enough In the pontificate
of Plus TX. Leo XIII has been known to
break his own rule. and that no fewer than
three times in favor of the same privileged
lady, fair persuasive American who pre-
sented herself at the audience carrying a
skullcap Of the richest white satin. This
she succeeded in exchanging for that of the
pontiffs well-worn one. This ruse met with
a similar success on second attempt but
somewhat doubtful as to the result Lf a
third, the fair American brought the new
skullcap filled with golden coins as an Of
fering to Peters pence. She scored again,
needless to say. and the pope's staff are
awaiting with some curiosity the lady's
next appearance in quest Of the venerable
pontiffs skullcap.
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Famous YachtsyyOmen,
From the Woman's Home Companion.

OF American society women the number
of yachting experts is fairly legion. The
two most prominent. so far as records go,
are Mrs. ]. w. Martinez Cardeza and Susan
de oFrest Day-Parker. The former owns
the steam yacht Eleanor, whose lines are
familiar to port wardens and pilots the
world over. 1t is an ideal yacht of the
largest size. being 232 feet over all, go
beam and Is draft. Mrs. Cardeza's favor
ite cruise Is from Philadelphia or New
York to Newfoundland. where she has
hunting lodge in the middle Of a noble
wilderness.
The record Of the steam yacht Scythian.
which was owned and commanded by Susan
de Forest Day-Parker, Is familiar to all
yachtsmen. One of her cruises was truly
remarkable for the number of places yis-
tied and the distance covered inside of
three months.
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Deaths Due to wild Animals.

satisfactory decrease in the number Of
people and cattle killed by wild animals in
the Punjab is shown by the report for 1900
The ubiquitous snake is, Of course, far and
away the worst of these ills, but In prov
ince where considerably more than half a
million people must inevitably die every
year, in the ordinary course Of nature 1t
is reassuring to find that only 893 people
received their quietus from snake bite. 1t
is curious to note that more deaths from
snake bite occurred in houses than either
in the fields or In the jungle. The only
other human deaths from wild animals
were those caused by mad dogs and mad
tackals which numbered twenty-nine. Re-
garding cattle, 1872 were killed by leopards
and ninety-four by wolves. It seems
strange that no mischief should have been
caused by tigers or bears; perhaps they
are being killed off TOO fast. During the
year in question 1.SH wild animals were
slaughtered, including eleven tigers. 1S6
bears, 1S4 leopards and ninety-nine wolves.
Moreover 1922 snakes were killed.
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Sitka's Magnetic Observatory.
ON the San Francisco Chronicle

dispatch from Sitka says that the gov
ernment will soon commence the construc-
tion there of magnetic observatory for
the terrestrial division of the coast survey.
The observatory is one Of four to be con-
structed by the government for the pur-
pose of defining the deviation of the mag
netic pole from the true north. and will be
OF the greatest Importance to the coast
survey in marking mariners courses on the
charts. At present 1t is known that charts
ten or more years old are in many cases
worthless owing to the deviation of the
magnetic pole. 1t Is to overcome this and
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Prosperity. of the South.
~ the Atlanta Joatrna1o

This great country1iis fairly exulting in
abundance and basking in the sunshine OF
plenty. 1t Is gratifying to know that the
south is more than contributing its share to
the general and marked Improvement. The
value Of the cotton crop Of the season now
closing was estimated to be $4S2. 100000.
This is the crop of the south exclusively.
One source Of the prosperity Of this country
Is the excess OF the exports over the Inn
ports, and this balance would not be in
favor OF the United States but for the
southern cotton crop. There is fair pros
pect for another good cotton crop and that
1t will bring good prices Should the next
yield amount to $4S2 600, 600. or somewhere
near that figure, the south will be in better
condition than for twenty years.
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Slaughter Of Rats.

The number Of rats slaughtered In Toxic
between the 18th and the 26th ultimo was
209. .O62. Some Of the slaughterers received
50 yen by way OF reward. The Imperial
University is doing the thing on grander
scale. for it gives yen reward for any rat
captured within the dangerous xone."
Meanwhile the process Of cremation Il Wig
orously continued. The buildings to be de-
stroyed. with all their contents cover 400
tsubo-or one-third OF an acre-and forty
Evening star., 1901-09-07
POlaris as q Triple Star.
From the New York Sun.

rrom tne New 1ork sun.
recent bulletin of the Lick observatory
confirms an earlier announcement that
Polaris is triple star. The bright star
the north star-moves about the center of
mass of itself and a dark companion star
In three days. twenty-three hours, fourteen
minutes. These two stars also move slowly
around a third dark star In long period.
Evening star., 1901-09-07

pastoral and Dutch, and will be but little
affected by the coming boom. Few immi-
grants will find homes In the Dutch VII
lagos, and there san English doctor, how
ever able, would hayei no chance against
a Dutch one. Dress a1ld drink absorb far
more OF the income than would be the case
at home, and as usual the doctor is the
last to he paid. iffatsalb
Evening star., 1901-09-07
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH.
A Railroad COnipany Commands Train
Crews to Speak in English.

A RailrOad COnnpany Commands Train
Crews to Speak I'm English.
From the Railroad Gazette,
The recent order of the Lehigh Valley
railroad requiring the crews of shifting
engines to use only the English language
while on duty meets with universal appro-
baton here. The order says that under
no circumstances shall Pennsylvania Ger
man be spoken" and itsis said to have been
issued for the reason that recently serious
collision nearly resulted because a con-
ductor gave directions to his crew in this Ian
guage, and a brakeman who did not under
stand 1t perfectly shifted cars to the wrong
track AS the rules are printed in English,
the railroad officials are plainly in the
right in insisting that this language shall
be exclusively used by it's employees while
on duty.
What kind of language is this Pennsyl-
vania German tongue. which requires such
an unusual order to be issued to railroad
crews? 1t Is strange combination of Eng
lish and the German dialect spoken in
northern Bavaria.
that this language was dying out and
would soon be no more. Such prophecies
however, have proven to be false, for 1t is
now spoken more widely than ever before.
Two millions of people in Pennsylvania.
and probably million more who have emf
grated from Pennsylvania to the middle
west, use it in daily conversation. Even in
cities like Allentown and Reading no mer-
chant can be successful in business unless
his employees are proficient in its use. On
the trolley lines and in the railroad yards
employees may be heard employing it con-
stantly in social conversation. These men
speak English well, but it is easier for
them to chat In this strange dialect, which
is governed by no rules of grammar It
seems that they are using it even when on
duty, but the safety of the public demands
that this practice shall be stopped, and the
employees themselves will doubtless all
agree that the Lehigh Valley railroad has
done a good thing in issuing the order
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Diamonds for a Duchess.

The De Beers Company has forwarded TO
Lady Hutchinson. for presentation to the
Duchess Of Cornwall on her royal highness'
arrival, a beautiful and unique gift, con-
sisting OF parcel of diamonds carefully
selected from the output during the last six
months OF all the mines under the COM
pany's control. The stones number 60O
their total weight being 261 karats. They
range In size from four karats to half q
karat. Each stone Il perfect octohedron.
The total value OF the diamonds is esti-
mated at 81, 400 $4,000.
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Cresceus' Costly Harness.

The quarter boots cost about SO, shin
boots $f4, knee and arm extension $25.
The hind shin. speedy cut and hook ex-
tension. with curb Joint protection. cost $50
set. The two-minute harness of itself
costs but about $2J. yet the main harness
costs over 500. Cresceus' reins cost at
least $50 q pair.
Evening star., 1901-09-07
Interior Decoration..

The main altar. which stands at the head
OF the church. facing the nave. Is dedicated
to st. Francis Xavier. Above the image OF
81 Francis Xavier Is that OF the Holy Vir-
Gin: between the statues OF st. Peter and
st. Paul, and at the summit OF the altar
pieoe, II the bust Of God. the Creator. The
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-12-19
-Handke[chiefs
I GENT UP
MCKlBBENs

l.. c. Mitchell orders The TINES to
his address at Stafford, Kan, where
he holds the confidential relations of
private secretary to The Stafford
Milling & Elevator Co. He is a son
of George w. Mitchell, one OF our
most influential farmers. For more
than a year he was connected with
the Mo. Pac. Ry at Osawattomie and
Kansas City, Kan. He is a gradu-
ate of the Sedalia business college
and is an exceptionally bright and
promising young man. He writes
that his mills have contracted with
Williams Bros. for car loar of their
"Gold Seal high patent -four,
The reception given by Mr.. and
Mrs. DeArmond, Mr. and Mrs. H. c.
Clark at the formers elegant home,
on DeArmond Avenue, Inst Thursday
evening in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs.
observation-disclosures and Mrs. Edward
H. DeArmond, was certainly the
social event OF the season. Notwith-
ing the inclement weather the spa
cious mansion was thronged with
guests during the receiving hours
named, The receivingparty, in order,
we're Mr.. and Mrs. DeArmond, Mr..
and Mrs. Clark, Jas. A. DeArmond
and bride, Lieut.. Ed. DeArmond and
bride, Mr.. Bell and Miss Blevins, OF
Liberty, Mr.. and Mrs. Walker Can
non. In the dining room, tastefully
decorated with flowers and smilax,
were served delicious refreshments,
the ices we're served in the music
room. A string band at the top Of
the stairs discOursed sweet music
throughout the evening. 1t would
be very hard to find twoprettier girls
than the blushing brides, in fact it
was matter of comment, that the
men ofthe family were handsome and
the ladies beautiful.