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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
LEARNING ENGLISH.
Japanese Are Studying the LaDguaR
of Business and Commerce.

Japanese Are Studying the Language
of Business and Commerce.
From Japan and America.
One of the most promising signs of pro-
gress in Japan Is the rapid increase in the
study Of foreign languages, especially Eng
lish. The Japanese are preparing for the
widest possible development. and will soon
be ready to trade, on equal terms, in every
port of the world. They recognize a plain
truth. still invisible to Americans, that It
is not possible to trade to advantage with
foreigners who do not understand you. or
whom you do not understand. English the
japanese need at once. They want 1t for
trading purposes in Great Britain, and
with the far greater English-speaking
country so much nearer to them across
the Pacific. America. French and German
and Russian have also been studied, ana
are still studied with zeal, particularly the
last but none of these tongues approach
English in point of immediate advantage.
The great steamship lines Of the Japan
csc no longer ply between the distant ports
OF Europe and those Of Japan They are
running back and forth across the Pacific,
the future highway of the worlds COM
merce. The japanese themselves, either as
permanent settlers, or as agents or COM
merce and trade, as students OF our
methods, are pouring into the United
States They are coming here at the rate
of nearly two thousand a year Ihey are
going still more rapidly to HAWAII, al
though the stream of Japanese settlers will
not continue long in that direction. as 1t
will soon fill up that country to the satura-
ton point and then turn toward america
and swell the present current setting IN
frcm the land of the rising sun. On the
other hand more American traders and
business men are seeking their fortunes IN
Japan and the commerce between the
two countries is growing to enormous pro-
portions. So English is the one language
besides their own and the Chinese, that the
progressive Japanese must know.
In the Japan of today every college;
every university. every high school and
even every higher grammar school is teach
ing English. Besides this. English Is being
studied by men in every department or Ire,
and in every way possible. English CLUBS
and societies are being formed in Tokyo
and the other large cities and business
centers Of the empire, and these associa-
tions are giving readings public exercises
and presentations of English plays NO
opportunity is lost to learn an English
word or to master the intricacy of an Eng
iS1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
Army Orders.

The following changes OF officers of the
quartermaster's department are ordered:
Colonel James Nj. Marshall. assistant quar-
termaster general. to Jacksonville, Ind
ami assume charge of the general depot
OF the quartermaster's department to re-
lfeve Lieutenant Colonel Charles r. Bar
nett, deputy quartermaster general Lieu
tenant Colonel Barnett will proceed to St
Louis. Mo. and assume charge of the depot
OF the quartermaster's department. to re-
lieve Lieutenant Colonel Daniel D. Wheeler,
deputy quartermaster general. Lieutenant
Colonel Wheeler will proceed to San Fran
cisco and report to the commanding gen.
eral Department of California for duty as
chief quartermaster of that department
Major Crosby p. Miller. quartermaster,
at San Francisco, will report to the acting
quartermaster general.
First Lieutenant Thomas @. Ashburn.
dan. Ill, and to Chicago. and report to
Major General Arthur Macarthur for duty
as aid-de-camp on his staff.
board of officers. to consist Of Capt.
Joseph T. Dickman, Sth Cavalry; Capt
Geo. W. Van Deusen, Artillery Corps: Vet
erinarian Sidney L. Hunter, 9th Cavalry
is appointed to meet at Fort Leavenworth
Kan. for the purpose of conducting the
examination of applicants for appointment
as veterinarians of cavalry and artillery.
The leave OF absence granted First Lieut.
JohA W. kAbreth, Jr.. Artillery Corps, is
extended seven days
Leave of absence for one month is grant
ed Capt. Henry II. Pattson, Sd Cavalry
A board of officers. TO consist of Lieut.
Col. John l.. Tiernon, Artillery Corps;
Lieut.. Col John p. Story. Artillery Corps
Capt. Alfred NJ. Palmer quartermaster
Will convene at Fort Heath, Boston harbor
Mass. for the purpose of considering the
necessity Of purchasing additional land at
Forts Andrews and Heath. Massachusetts,
Leave of absence for two months has
been granted Col. Thomas C. Lebo 18th
Cavalry.
The leave of absence granted Mai Wal.
ter 5. Schuyler, ID Cavalry. is extended
fifteen days.
The leave OF absence granted Capt Ham
iton s. Hawkins, 18th Cavalry Is extended
one month and fourteen days.
The leave of absence granted First Lieut.
Arthur F. Cassels. Artillery Corps Is ex-
The leave of absence granted First Lieut.
Alyan {. Gillem, 18th Cavalry, Is extended
one month.
The resignation OF First Lieut. Howard
Atkinson. Philippine scouts has been ac-
copied by the President, to take effect Au-
gust %
Major Thomas r. Adams Artillery Corps
is detailed for service and to fill q vacancy
In the inspector generals department.
Contract Surgeon William R. s. George
will proceed to Ponce. Porto Rico. for tenn
porary duty during the absence on leave of
Captain Benjamin l.. Ten Eyck, assistant
surgeon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
PLEA FOR sLUM CHILDREN.
Fresh Air and Sunshine Needed by th'
Little Ones.

| Fresh Air and Sunshine Needed by the
Little Ones.
From the London Express.
The Garth was parched and weary with
the long-borne heat. Great cracks sapeo
thirstily for cooling, resting showers anu
the flowers dropped and faded. Softly ana
Silly the faint wind whispered promise Oh
rain. Men stood still to listen to the sough-
ing and the signing as to strain OF long
lest long-loved music. For hours ana
hours It soughed and sighed, now fainter
now clearer, but it was promise that
could in nowise be broken-it was certainly
coming!
At last it came! So softly, so sweetly.
only lust a tender little shower. but enough
to wash and cool everything. ana the
world looked a different place. 1es, II
came TO wash and lift up again the earth
flowers. But what of the little child-now-
ers, parched and droopy. WaShed-oua anu
nerve.ess with the sitting July Gays!
Hasn't it been almost unenouraDie In pis'
darkened drawing rooms, with windows
open at each end. and where shady palms.
cool ferns and sweet-scented roses ana car
nations make the air blessed with thelr
fragrance? Haven't the little people in airy
nurseries and shady school rooms. with ev-
cry contrivance ingenuity can devise and
wealth can procure to prevent It's teiiing
on them, gone slack ana langulo. ana
grown pale and droopy?
WE'LL think of 1t for the others that don't
grow whereabouts. One room-to feed in.
live in, sleep in. One small window (gen-
orally carefully shut that admits little be-
yond the odors Of bloaters, onions and fried
f1sh The children there are pale-they gen.
orally want washing so badly that you can.
hardly guess how pale. But you can see
how thin they are, and you can gauge the
slackness and the languor, for they haven't
even energy to play at shops with the de-
caying vegetables left to rot in the road
from the costers' carts and barrows.
prr. to- hoe oha6 hn nor h.An
VIII YOU refresh the child-fiowers? The
rain came to the earth. The fresh air can't
come to the slums. But you can take the
children to the fresh air. 1t only costs 8
pence per child to give them a whole day
of it-a whole day to draw big. deep
breaths of it into their poor, half-poisoned
little lungs. Don't you think you almost
owe tithe-offering Of sheer thankfulness
that your little scraps of humanity have q
different environment: Think 1t all out
and see.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
CONSTITUTIONS CREW SAD.
Latest Defeat by the Old Defender
Was n Crusher.

Was n Crusher.
dispatch from Oyster Bay, L l., last
night says: This was not a day Of rest for
the crew of the Constitution, now at anchor
in the harbor here. They will know no
idleness for some time to come. for the
Yachts manager and captain. in view OF
Yesterdays defeat, are bound to keep all
hands at work tuning up until the new
boat is able to show all the speed there is
in her. The new mainsail was stretched
again today, and a new and stronger CLUB
was provided for the big topsaH. 1t was
expected, therefore, that the Constitution
would start in tOmorrow's race In much
better form than was shown yesterday.
and her followers hoped for different re-
suit.
there was chagrin among the friends OF
the Constitution over yesterdays defeat
Bad sails, 1t was said, did not explain II:
Whenever the wind held true ana showed
any strength at all the Columbia simply
walked away from the Constitution, and
this. too. in conditions of sea that were
altogether favorable to the new boat Well
known yachtsmen who have followed all the
races between the two boats were astound-
ed at the spectacle, and unable TO ex-
plain it.
official trials at Newport. Is anticipated
with pleasure and much interest. The most
notable spectator Of the race will be Sir
Thomas Upton. He and his party. con-
sisting of Designer George L. Watson.
Charles Russell, Mr.. David Barrie and
Dr. Mackay. have accepted an invita-
ton to dine at Seawanhaka Club tomor-
row evening after the race, where they Will
meet Vice President Theodore Roosevelt,
a member of the club, and the owners OF
the Columbia and Constitution. While the
dinner will be altogether informal, 1t will
be notable as the first of series of en-
tertainments to be given Sir Thomas by
Americans during his stay In this country.
Owing to a Misunderstanding of orders,
the cup challenger Shamrock II did not
have a trial spin outside of Sandy Hook
yesterday The original program was to
have the yacht lowed to Sandy Hook from
her anchorage of Stapleton. Staten Island,
starting at IL O'clock and then to have
her go out for trial spin over the Amer
ica's cup course in the afternoon. But the
forenoon was spent In putting battens In
the new mainsail and in making some al
terations and repairs to the yachts rigging
It was noon before this was finished; SO
the Shamrock was not ready to start on
time.
The Erin towed the yacht outside. but It
was then too late to take trip under her
GUN canvas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Arrangements Complete for the An
nuaI Fair-PersonaI Notes.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE Md. August "a. 1901.
The officers of the Montgomery County
Agricultural Society have about completed
the arrangements for the annual fair to be
held here Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of next week Nothing has been
left undone to make this exhibition the
most successful in the sOciety's history,
and the managers confidently believe that
with favorable weather their expectations
IN this respect will be fully realized. The
preparations are much more elaborate than
usual. and thoroughly up-to-date exhibit
ton is promised.
The race committee is congratulating it
self upon the large number of high-class
horses secured for the various speed con-
tests. The entries closed yesterday, but
the list has not yet been made public.
President Lee Offutt. who is member OF
the committee, states. however. that the
race program will be the most attractive
ever presented at Rockville fair. and
promises four days of fine racing.
The officers of the society are: Lee Of
futt. president: John H. Gassaway, vice
president: John E Muncaster. secretary;
John j. Higgins. treasurer: John II. Bog
ley. David H. Warfield. Charles Vers, Lee
Offutt. John H. Gassaway. Samuel F.. East
burn. John c.. Bentley. Henry H. Griffith.
Josiah w. Jones. Charles w. Fields Henry
H. Miller and Arthur Williams, board of di-
Harry NJ. Williams. William Dorsey, AL
fred c. Tolson. Wilson b. Tschiffely. Jere-
miah p. Harrington. Charles F. Kirk. &.
Fenton Snoaffer, Frank C. Stone. Thomas
o. White, j. NJ. Edchison and Hazel w.
Cashell, advisory committee.
The third of the series of dances being
given at the Woodlawn Hotel. this town.
was held last evening. and. like the preced-
ing ones. was enjoyable in every way. In
addition to the guests of the hotel some Of
those present were Misses Florence and
Elsie Taylor. Virginia and Mary Brewer.
May Simpson. Ethel Lyddane. Lille Ander-
sen Bessie Taylor. Eliza Choate. Blanche
Nicholson, Margaret Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry A. Dawson. Messrs. Robert G.. Hill
ton. Claude Allnutt. Edward Hege, William
G. Riggs. Russell Brewer, Bowie Vinson.
James p. B. Neirs. Samuel NJ. Jones. John
Brewer. Charles and Abbot Beard. William
Reading. Abby Henderson, Lee Dorsey and
Albert Bouic.
Mr.. Samuel NJ. Jones of Baltimore is
spending about ten days visiting relatives
and friends in Rockville and vicinity
Mr.. William H. West of Washington is
among the recent arrivals at the Woodla wn
Hotel. this place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
The Arc of Quito.

From the National Geographic Magazine.
A large party Of French scientists have
landed in Peru to begin the remeasure-
ment of the arc Of Quito, first measured
1GO years ago by Bouguer, La Conda-
mine and Godin of the French Academy
of Sciences. AS great improvements have
since been made in the method and instru-
ments for geodetic work. arcs of the earth
can now be measured with an almost in
appreciate error. and 1t win be interest
ing to note how closely the remeasurement
will follow the first. In 1880 the French
government dispatched a reconnaissance
party, in command of Captains Maurain
and Lacombe. to make general survey
of the country and to submit a plan Of
organization They spent several months
in 1899 in Peru, and on their return rec
commended that the arc be prolonged in
both directions. Their plan has been
adopted, and the party that has recently
landed In Peru will work four Of five
years there carrying 1t out The arc will
entend over degrees. or about 43O miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
MIND HEALERS ARRESTED.
Charged With Using the Mails Tor
Fraudulent Purposes.

Helen Post, her husband. Col c. c. Post.
and her son-in-law, c. F. Burgman. were
arrested at Daytona, Fla. yesterday on In
formation sworn to by Post ONCE Inspec-
tor Fred d. Peer. charging them with
using the malls for fraudulent purposes.
The three were taken to Jacksonville,
where they will have preliminary hear
ing before United States Commissioners
william Archibald today.
The offense alleged consisted in sending
through the malls circulars protesting to
cure patients at distance by means OF
mental science. The instructions that were
sent to patients told them to go alone for
fifteen minutes each day and hold them.
selves receptive to the thought OF the
healer. she agreeing to think OF them At
the same time.
Mrs. Post claimed to be able to heal all
kinds OF diseases. even restoring the blind
to sight. holding that no disease was Inc
durable to her Mothed OF treatment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
Bryan VIII Not Leave Lincoln

The rumor that w. j. Bryan will soon
move to Chicago to make that city his
hcme is without foundation says a dis
patch from Lincoln. Mr.. Bryan is out of
the city, but his brother, Charles w. Bry-
an, said the report was news to him. and
he was satisfied there Is no truth In IL
He said W. ]. Bryan would continue to
live In Lincoln and publish his paper there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
INDIANS ROB THE DEAD.

Bodies OF Victims OF the islander
Disaster On Juneau.
A dispatch from Columbia yesterday says:
The steamer Hating arrived today, bring
ing the remains OF Ave victims Of the Is
larder disaster. In all nineteen bodies have
been recovered. and 1t Is automatically
stated that the total number of lives lost
was forty. The bodies brought here tor
day were those OF Mrs. Ross. wife OF Gov
ernor Ross Of the Yukon territory and her
infant child; Ma Ross Of San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
New York PrOyincialism.
From the Atlantic.

In London Philistinism Is restrained by
institutions and conventions. There is in
New York. for example, no club GORE
spending to the Athenaeum Club OF Lon
don, one that can confer the same prestige
on q member, that can SO determine his
status. In New York one of the great pri-
vate balls of last winter was given on q
first night" at the Academy, illustrating
how little OF an event representative
picture show was counted. In London
the convention of seeming to care for pic
lures Is not to be disregarded, and the ball
would have been given on some other night.
In music New York society can plead an
apparent exception to this social indiffer-
ence. But 1t Is open to question whether.
IL music did not include grand opera with
its spectacular effects and its opportunities
for display. 1t would not be in the same
category with literature and art.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
BAR ASSOCIATION ADJoURNs.
o. n. Rose Of Little Rock Elected
President.

The American Bar Association concluded
the business OF the main organization at
yesterdays session The educational
Last evening the annual dinner was held.
The general council reported the follow
ing nominations: President. U. N. Rose.
Little Rock: secretary, John Hinkley. Bal
timore: treasurer. Francis Rawle. Phila-
delphia: executive committee. u. NJ. Rose.
president ex oficlo; Edmund Wetmore, re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
BIRD 8. Ceier for Mayor.

John c. Sheehan OF tho Greater New
York democracy says the name Of Bird 3.
Coier viii be presented to the anti Tam
many conference as candidate for mayoGs
The ceneference meets In New York cft8
September q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-24
Horses and Wagons.

THE other items are those of necessity
rent. laundering. norseshoeing, meals to
prisoners, ice. gas. forage and fuel The
horses employed have been in service now
nearly two years, and the time has come
when 1t will be necessary to replace with
new ones those which have become inca
FACILITATED.
, "One of the wagons employed Is new,
and aside from repairs win be of little ex-
pense to the department unless some UNI
foreseen emergency arises. The second one
employed for the transportation OF pris-
oners was secondhand when It was pur-
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-28
EXPERIMENTS WITH FOXES.
Maine Man Rears AuimalA in Order to
Study Varieties

After eight years OF experimenting
and study in rearing young foxes, DR..
Samuel Watson of Lincoln, Me, is of
the opinion that the silver gray vari-
ETY. is the fox of the future. and that
the common red breed is running out.
to be replaced by the worthless cross
foxes and the almost priceless gray
ones. 1t has been his custom to catch
female foxes in traps in March and TO
keep them in easy confinement until
they give birth to pups, As Il rule q
mother fox will produce seven young
at litter, of which two or three will
be silver grays. Until the eyes Of the
pups are opened and they are able to
run about the pen the mother treats all
of her offspring alike, giving them food
and protecting them from danger with
a strict impartiality After that the
motherly instinct centeIs on the red
pups and the grays have hara strug
gle to live. The mother will not only
deny food them. but also take pains
to bite them without any apparent
provocatiCn. In course OF q few weeks
the grays become oAaciated and weak
II oLl ldtk vi upllllS nHlohf anu care ana
lie down to die from starvation. In
some cases the mother gets SO dis
sustod with the yoEAt grays that She
rails upon them and bites them to
death By nipping them in the neck
back Of the ears. In the time he has
been studying the habits OF these ami
mails DR.. Watson has kept more than
800 young foxes in custody. and though
nearly 20 gray pups we're born into
the world in good health he has sue
ceeded in raising only six to maturity
While the experiments of DR.. Watson
nave not been conducted over period
long enough to arrive at accurate con-
cluSions, it is his belief that the pro-
portion of gray pups in an average lit
ter is slowly growing. In every in
stance under his supervision the gray
pups are larger and more vigorous
than the reds at the time of birth. and
continue to hold the lead until their
parents begin their peculiar method of
wedding out undesirable progeny
Chicago Journal
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-28
WAS CUT OUT FOR A CRITIC.
Handy Man to Have About IL Newspaper
Office an Emergency.

oHtce In an Emergency.
The musical critic was unable to at
tend the pianoforte recital, but the
handy man on the paper allowed that
he could do the thing easy enough. says
the Boston Transcript. And this is
how he did it: Herr Diapsons recital
last evening at Acoustic hall was the
most recherche event of the musical
season. Herr Diapson is master in
cantilever, and both in his automobile
and in his tour de force he wrought
wonders of tonic stimulation. He was
especially potent in his dolce far niente
passages, and in his diminuendo cres-
cendo appoggiatura he displayed
chronological skill that was simply
wonderful. There was also a marvel
Gus musicianly abandon in the mute
bars, the instrument in these parts OF
the score being forcefully impressive
in silent fortissmo But it was per-
haps in andante caprisciosO that he
excelled himself. Here he discovered Il
coloratura, a bravura and an ensemble
trat fairly electrified his audience.
Herr Diapson, it is true, occasionally
erred in an OverpOuderosity of utabaga
and again in too lambcnt lustspiel;
but these lapses were hardly notice.
able in his rendering of cantabilious
intermezzo. The recital upon the
whole, was a marvellous exhibition of
.poca hontas Instrumentation and in
candescent cavatina" Slug four, who
takes lessons, said there was some
thing wrong about it. although he
couldn't say exactly what. and the
managing editor, upon looking the
critique over. was free to admit that it
was all Greek to him; still he said that
it seemed to read all right. so far as he
could discover to the contrary, and it
was quite in the line of the regular
critics composition-more luminous,
indeed, and he didn't see why it
shouldn't be printed, 1t was lucky, he
said, that they had So able an all
around writer on the staff.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-28

The admirers of Eugene Field will be
interested in new volume of verses by
him published by Tandy, Wheeler & Co..
on Denver. The verses We're originally
printed in the Denver Tribune when Mr.
Field was on its editorial staff. Many
of the poems have a local interest to
coioradoans in addition to their literary
merit All of them are permeated with
that sympathy and pathos which was
such a marked characteristic of his later
work, We understand the advance sale
of this book has been very large and il
VIII undoubtedly run through several
editions.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-28
Hairs Catarrh Cure
Is constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

The new member of the West Denver
board of education after an elaborate
examination says the board Is not so
black rs ii has been painted Yet it is
said that the original board of education
is the blackboard
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-28

Piso's Cure is the best medicine We ever used
for all affections of the throat anu lungs.-WM.
o. ENDsLEY, Vanhuren, Ind, Feb. 10. 1900
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-28

Ladies who take pride in beautiful.
clear white clothes should use Russ
Blea ching Blue, the modern bag blue.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-28

II is not true that the irrigation con-
grcss was postponed because there is no
irrigation in Colorado Springs. There
are the hrugSlnrCS.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-28

Papa-l am afraid Jones has u bee in
his bonnet. Little Sissiy-Papa, | don |
see how he could spell bonnet without
Il b.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-28

Johnson-Do You mean to insinuatc
that l cant tell the truth: Parkinson
by no means. 1t is Impossible TO say
what a man can do till he tries.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-06-28

The divine can never ba ;nhuman.