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Evening star., 1901-05-04
A R T N 0 TIE s.

A very interesting old portrait by Gains
borough Dupont, nephew and pupil of
Galnsborough. Is now on exhibition in the
Fischer Gallery. 1t is rich In color and
masterfully painted, being both unusually
simple ard exceedingly picturesque. Yet
perhaps nothing about 1t is more note
worthy than the gentle manner in which
the strong light passes into the deepest
shadow. Its distinctness and its lost ont
lines, which, combined with it's harmonious
coloring makes 1t not only Interesting b,t
very beautiful.
Here also may be seen landscape bv
Condros which received a medal in the
Spanish section at the Paris exposition. II
represents broad sweep of country with
open fields and gnarled olive groves, in the
midst of which the tower and roof of an
ancient monastery looms up. The sky is
hot and almost colorless. with tiny cloud
or two straying across 1t like a small mfr
of smoke, and the general impression is one
of tranquility and quiet which Is yerv rest.
full and attractive.
One Of Charles Warren Eaton's late
paintings is another newcomer in this paIs
fery. few sheep, a meadow and some
distant hills. all very pleasant in color and
atmosphere, but with the effect marred Nv
a number of conspicuous parallel lines Mr.
Eaton is a New York man. and It ia satd
that his group of thirty water colors ia one
of the most notable features of the exhibi-
tion in the Chicago Art Institute, which ia
now in progress. Besides these three
paintings, tiny drawing by Messonier has
Evening star., 1901-05-04
IN THE CH u RCHE S

Preparations are under way for the an
nual reunion of the Reformed, Lutheran
and Presbyterian churches in the District
Of Columbia, Maryland. Pennsylvania. West
Virginia and Virginia. at Pen-Mar in July
next The most notable Of these is the
erection Of a large new tabernacle. work
on which was begun few days ago. 1t
will be 1OOx12S feet in dimensions, and will
have seating capacity Of 5000 people. It
will be ornate in its architecture. and It is
believed it will increase the attendance at
the reunions. Heretofore the reunions, or
at least the literary part Of them. have been
marred by the want of seating capacity for
those who desire to hear the orators Of the
occasion. This year 1t is expected that
Vice President Roosevelt will deliver an
address on the occasion OF the Reformed
Evening star., 1901-05-04
SIX-TRACK ROLLING LIFT BRIDGE

was opened and closed on an average OF
about twice an hour, day and night. De-
spite the activity of the highway across the
river, the city records show that the cleo
tricity for operating this bridge costs not
more than SO per month, or less than many
merchant expends on the electrical dis
play before his place of business.
One of the annoying features of naviga-
ton on the great lakes is found In the
seeming inevitabiity of frequent collisions
by vessels with bridges and docks, owing
to the narrowness of the navigable chan
nels at many of the ports. Chicago river
was formerly the bugbear of the lake mari
ner In this respect, but conditions have
somewhat improved since the Introduction
of what the fresh water sailors We're at
hrst wont to call freak bridges" The
giant rocking structures can roll up out of
the way of the approaching vessel on such
snort notice that in very many cases the
dodging' IS successful. and either an ad-
Jacent dock has to stand the brunt of the
blow or else the additional margin offered
allows the vessel to pass on unScathed
Big Undertaking..
A majority of the large steel vessels now
carrying the bulk of the commerce Of the
great lakes are prevented from entering the
harbor OF Chicago because the river is OBJ
structed by about thirty swing bridges the
center piers and pier projections Of which
absolutely block the passages of the mod
of the steamers to be found on the Atlantic
few years ago. Lately there has been
lnaugurated a policy which cOntemplates
the earliest possible removal of all the
swing bridges now obstructng the Chicago
river and the substitution of rolling lift
structures IN one form or another When
1t IS explained that many of these bridges
VIII cost upward Of a third of a million
doi!arS each the magnitude of the under
taking nay be appreciated
Prophecies have recently heep p,odo oP
some sun more surprising developments in
rolling lift bridges in the future The in
vestors and engineers who have sunerin-
tended the construction of the larger struc-
lures at chicago are now confident that
such bridges may be greatly increased in
ienSth or span without passing the limits
OF safe construction. II is even claimed
that no matter how long the oyerhanginp
span may be. sufficient substructure conn.
terWc1sht and machinery can be provided
10 open or close the gap. a feat made the
more easy from the fact that such a hride.
rocks on smooth and level track.
Tests have demonstrated that thase ,eu,
ranged bridges, when open, are more at a bJe
against wind pressure than the Eiffel Tower
or the Park Row building in new York citv
lhe hlsnest sky-Scraper in the world The
western engineers who are chamDioninp
theSe new giants of the mechanical world
ADMIT that larger stresses are safely car
Tled py the substructures of the Forth
bridge and the Brooklyn bridge than will
In all probability be exacted Of the suh,
structure of the biggest rolling lift bridge
that will ever be constructed hut thew
DoIdiY assert that were a span reu,,ired
longer than either of those mentioned am
pie substructure could be provided and the
prlose De sa1eiy and accurately operated.
Evening star., 1901-05-04
Result of Ruthless Destruction os
Trees,

Result of Ruthless Destruction Of
Trees.
The white pine tree is disappearing"
said a student Of the confer family to q
Star reporter today in the grounds Of the
Department of Agriculture, though now
that attention has been called to the ruth
less destruction Of the trees the various
schemes Of reforestation and conservative
numbering are being given consideration, IL
has been calculated that the original stand
Of white pine in Canada and the United
States represented something like five hum
dred billion feet of merchantabie lumber.
board measure. In 1899 IT was computed
that the stand had been reduced to one
hundred and ten billion feet siXty-four bill
lion being in the United States in the re-
gion of the great lakes, forty billions in
Canada and six billions scattering.
The white pine is distinctively north
ern tree. The native distribution of the
tree was from Newfoundland ON the east
to Lake Winnipeg on the west and thence
to the southern boundary of Wisconsin,
Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Connecticut The white pine belt also fol-
lowed the Appalachian range as far to the
south Georgia. The best growth of the
tree was in Maine and the British territory
east OF that state. along the St. Lawrence
river, in New Hampshire, Vermont, north
ern New York, Michigan, Wisconsin Min
nesota and central Pennsylvania. The for
eSts Of white pine have been annihiated IN
New England, though some cutting con-
tinues in Maine. Some white pine still
grows in almost inaccessible parts OF New
York and Pennsylvania.
According to Prof. Spalding the white
pine tree seldom attains a height greater
than 100 feet or a diameter of more than
40 inches A tree of this variety once
measured by the division Of forestry OF
the Department of Agriculture was 40
feet tall and As inches thick. That tree
was 400 years old 1t was a little sapling
fifty years before Columbus sailed from
Palos.
1T is not an easy tree to propagate, so
many of the seeds being unfertile. 1t does
not. rule, produce flowers and cones
until ii is fifteen or twenty years old.
During the first decade of its life It will
and then it grows little faster TIL ma
turity. tree twenty years old ought to
be about 25 feet high and at thirty or forty
years of age II ought to measure about 90
feet"
Evening star., 1901-05-04
Yet q Little While.

Written for The Evening Star by Luella B. Touts
little whilet This life dear and pleasant
cannot think that 1t shall cease to be-
The pathes Of Its beauty-evanescent
As rainbow arch or frostwork traceryi
My little turn to live-how soon another
Shall dream my dreams and his brief way
beguilel
How can my heart be angry with my brother,
Who teurneys with me here this little whilsf
Evening star., 1901-05-04

From the Chicago Tribune.
Talk about your Mckinley prosperity!"'
exclaimed the disgusted rural money
lender. For the last three months. by
George, I've had So, 600 lying perfectly
idle! The bank won't pay me a blamed
cent of interest on it. and nobody wants to
borrow itr'
Evening star., 1901-05-04
ADVERTISED LETTERS,

The following is list of advertised letters re-
naming in the Washington ID. c. Post-offoe Sat
urday, May T. 1901.
To obtain any of these letters the applicant
should call for Advertised Letters"
III not called for within two .2l weeks they viii
be sent TO the Dead Letter Office.
Evening star., 1901-05-04

| De Kanter-"How did Lushman enjoy his
| ocean tripg'
Soakley-"Oh. he's dead sore. He paid
| the topnotch price for saloon passage,
| thinking that was the only way he could
get anything to drink."-Philadelphie
Evening star., 1901-05-04
A H0rse Note.

From the Philadelphia Press.
"I always did believe in exercise" said
the old mule, who was in a reminiscent
mood but l must confess l never enjoyed
taking it on the towpath."
"Ahr' exclaimed his bright young grand
son, that was where you drew the line,
eh
Evening star., 1901-05-04


There will open next week In the hemi-
cycle Of the Corcoran Gallery of Art an ex-
hibition of the paintings Of the late G. S.
Truesdell. who some years ago made his
home for time in this city. Mr.. Truesdell
was one Of the best-known painters of ami
mails. and his work is always interesting. He
spent the last years Of his life In France,
living most Of the time in the country.
where he became mastery Interpreter Of
peasant life and its surroundings. num-
Der OF his best canvases are owned In
Washington, and some Of them will be
loaned for this exhibition. Mr. Truesdell
was awarded a bronze medal at the Paris
Exposition of 1889, and in 1892 received a.
second medal at the Salon, being the Sec
ond American painter to win this high hon
or. which John 8. Sargent had first re-
ceived, in 1881. The Corcoran Gallery
bought. in 1891, one of Truesden's best
sheep pictures. "Going to Pasture" which
has enjoyed well deserved popularity.
The exhibition will continue for a week or
ten days.
Evening star., 1901-05-04

problems the church had ever faced We're
ABOUT to De solved that We had a piece
to touch button, when all would be done
"Of course, these promises have not been
fulfilled, and the result has naturally been
that many have berated the Organization
altogether a failure, while others have
labored on In half-hearted way Pastors
are heard also to complain that it has only
added to their already multiplied labors.
I'm the first place, we had no right IN
expect the league to do what was nrom
ised. 1t would be q misfortune if it did.
1t Is best for the church, for the individ-
ual Christian. to have burdens and labors
in order to the making Of moral muscle
and the development OF character. Rut
the time will never come when we shall
not have to toll. The machinery OF the
business world mas increased speed and in
creased production; but, at the same time
1t has made it necessary for men to work
more diligently and to think more rapidlv
in order to keep up with the increase Of
speed and of production. The church has
not moved as rapidly as the world and
foolishly complains Of the larger demands
made on Its liberality and it's time IF we
would save the world as it Is today we
must improve our machinery and at the
same time do more work or we shall not
keep up with an ever progressive world.
wherever dfligent pastor and peopIe
have used the league machinery in the do
ing OF this larger work there has been
every evidence of the wisdom of those who
planned the organization. The great con-
ventfons have not been without their ysIue
in stirring the zeal Of the church and in
giving vent to youthful enthusiasm. But
these have been the least important of ali
the things the league has done, and have
at times been followed by hurtful reaction
The league has been the training school
for the young people of the church. Manv
of them have learned to pray in public
to lead meetings, to engage in other lines
Of church work. who otherwise wouId
never have learned. They have been train
ed In applied Christianity, in good citizen
ship. in wise helpfulness of the Door In
such thorough acquaintance with the ma
chfnery of the church as has made n nos
s1ble for them to do through the church
the largest possible practical work. More
important than all, our young people have
thus been trained to be soul winners.
1.-The league has maintained a most i'm,
portant relation to the social and the in
tellectua! needs OF our young people-needs
which will be met elsewhere If we do NOT
meet them. 1t is useless for us to condemn
wrong tendencies if We do not help create
the right tendencies. If we would get rid
Of the bad we must not only take it away
but also put In the place OF 1t the good
The league has done incalculable service
in the hands of skillful management in
getting the people Of the church acquaint-
ed in furnishing pure entertainment in d.
recting the attention of those who other
wise might have fed on bad books to good
and helpful literature. and in helping the
Intellectual powers to assert themselves
There has also been training in liberal
tty and in missionary enterprise and In
loyalty to the church"
Evening star., 1901-05-04

National Jewelry Co National Ponorraph oom
Evening star., 1901-05-04

ne anniversaries Of the Baptist national
societies, at least Of those with which most
OF the Baptists in Washington and vicinity
are affiliated through church relationship,
are to be held in Springfield, Mass, from
tractive program has been prepared, while
at the same time provision has been made
for floor discussions Of means and methods.
The delegates from the various organiza-
tons Will assemble, not, as 1t was feared
to report a burden of excessive debt, but
with encouraging financial statements.
Evening star., 1901-05-04

At the Corcoran School the work is being
pushed forward with great energy, prepara-
tory to the medal competition and exhibi-
ton, which comes the last week Of this
month. Many attractive schedules Of vaca-
ton trips and prospectuses Of summer
schools Dignity the bulletin board, together
with an invitation to all to join an after
Moons sketching party whose declared des-
tination was some apple trees near one
Of the students pleasant suburban home.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-17
CORPORATE STOCK FOR SALE.
WORTH ON 8 PER CENT INTEREST
BASIS NEXT MONTH

There is TO be offered FOR sale by the Controller
on February ss.0ooooo corporate stock OF the city
OF New-York. per interest basis. With
the exception Of lot Of $4,000 for the Improvement
OF Silver Lake Park, in Richmond Borough, In
cluded in the last bond SALE IT the only sale OF
the per cent bonds since the time of Controller
Fitch The Silver Lake bonds were placed on a 8
per cent basis by Controller Coler with the inten-
ton OF buying them In for the Sinking Fund Bonds
for this fund. however. can be bought only az par
and there being bidder premium of one-half
of l per cent. Controller Coler's scheme was de-
feated.
The last bonds which sh per cent bonds"
the Controller said yesterday. sold per cent
basis People VIII pay higher premium for per
cent bonds on per cent basis than for sls per
cent bonds on a per cent basis. They sold on a 2s7
basis last time People had pay at the rate OF ll2
Three per cent bonds would bring It down On a.
lower basis to the city. The city would get money
cheaper in the long than by selling on the 81.
per cent Dasis. They are selling Government bonds
on less than per cent basis There is a great
demand now fOr New-York securities There was
an IDEA that the market going to be Hooded
that there were so many bonds there would not
De money enough to buy them People are coming
conservative, and they are getting at them in a
The last sale of per cent bonds of New-York
CITY took place prior TO consolidation under the ad
minstration OF Controller Ashbel P Fitch The
bonds amounted to s3.3i5.000 and were bought on
at 1003177. N ~ o0nS
New-York tribune., 1901-01-17
COLLEGE WOMEN'S CLUB.
MEMBERS LISTEN TO A LECTURE ON
RECENT DISCOVERIES IN EGYPT"
BY THE REV DR. SHAW.

Recent Discoveries in Egypt" the subject
of a talk by the Rev. DR.. John Balloon Shaw at
the College Women's Club yesterday at the Wal
dorf-Astoria, to which large audience listened
with deep interest
DR.. Shaw began by quoting Americans way
of bounding the United States "On the north by
the Pole, the south by infinite space, the
east by the borealis. and the west by
the Day of Judgment" Applying these words TO
his subject. DR.. Shaw said:
Almost equally beyond Limitation is the i'm
portance Of recent finds in Egypt, the historic
o1s ngne 0I W9rId Sas the largest share in the on
derfu legacy Of revelation in these excayations in
which evidence Of the veracity Of the Old Testa-
rnent is constantly being dug up The best witness
bar of scholarship is Egyptology.
The speaker touched briefly on the excavations
made in 1884 at the city of Rameses, said by trad-
ton to be one Of the treasure cities of the Pha-
raohs. This is regarded strong evidence that the
site of the treasure houses built by the Hebrews
has been found. year later Professor
Maspero found at Luxor, ancient Thebes a
shaft 6 wide and SO feet deep, leading through
intricate passag ges to tomb where were thirty
six mummies One of these identified by the
inscriptions as the Pharaoh OF Josephs time An
other was the "Pharaoh's daughter who found
Moses. Rameses and Thothmes first second and
third there also, and Jambes, a
court magician. who was one Of those who at
tempted to initiate the miracles OF Moses An IN
terestng feature OF this tomb the fact that
In a chamber above that where the mummies lay
was a supply of furniture and all household uten-
ss in accordance with the Egyptian belief that
life in the next world differs little from the known
In 1887 tablets unearthed bearing descrip-
tions OF religious and social customs and accounts
of expeditions, I'm which Sennacherib and others
mentioned In the Old Testament chronicles were
named
Within two three years tablet has been
found near Thebes inscribed with a poem cele-
brating the exploits of Manepta, the Pharaoh of
the Exodus OF this tablet Professor Graft said:
''The greatest battle OF the religious world will be
fought around that, because on IL is found the first
reference to Israel ever discovered" Last year
TExo he of Manepta discovered
The meeting began and ended with violin solos
by Miss Elsa Moltke and songs by Miss Ade-
laide Phillips.
The president of the club announced lecture by
Professor Samuel McComb, of Oxford University
TO be given February 25 for the benefit of the
scholarship fund His subject will be The Rose.
the Shamrock and the Thistle" Later announce
ment will give the place chosen for the lecture.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-17
CONFERENCE OF WOMEN.
BOARDS OF FOREIGN MISSIONS IN THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA
IN SESSION.

To discuss problems that vex women's executive
boards and suggest solutions are the objects of
the fourth conference Of the Womans Boards of
Foreign Missions in the United States and Canada
which began in the Marble Collegiate Church,
Twenty-ninth-st. and Fifth-ave., yesterday. Ono
hundred delegates. representing forty-seven
utive boards from nearly twenty-five denomina-
tions, were present the opening session in the
afternoon. Formal announcement was made of the
death Of Mrs. John W. Castree of this city, chair
of the Reception Committee, whose funeral
held at the same hour the meeting.
feature Of the afternoon discussion the
possibilities of these conferences. Women from
various parts of the country and Canada and mis-
sionaries from India and Japan took part. The
speakers somewhat diverted from their theme
when one woman declared that there phase
Of sentimentalty in the working of womens
boards auxiliares to mems boards. Women get
together and devise plans, raise money and en-
courage women to go out missionaries but have
nothing to do with managing fields. no direct care
and supervision of those whom they employ and
do not distribute the money they raise. To this
Miss Doremus, of the Woman's Union Missionary
society replied that since its organization that
ciety has been conducted entirely by women. Meth
odist delegates from Canada and from the United
States said that in their Church the womens
ceties were In way auxiliary the general
boards; that on the other hand, they employ train
and pay their own workers, send their funds d.
rectly to the field and have full supervision Of their
work the mems and women's societies being in
perfect harmony. Miss Deyo of Japan. said that
If anything the work of the womens boards in that
country is retarded by the mems boards. A mis-
sionary from India had found that societies aux
fliary to general boards at home worked in har-
mony the field. A delegate of the Friends asked
If her denomination is the only in which men
and women work together the board
Some thought that the same condition pre-
vailed in other societies.
report of the womens part in the Ecumenical
Conference was read by Miss Abbie B. Childs, of
Boston. Miss Frances B. Hawley read paper
The Plans and Conduct Of a General Missionary
Conference"
The following officers for this conference were
elected: Mrs. H. n. Cobb. president; Miss r. Van
Nest. recording secretary; Miss Mabel Brown.
sistant recording secretary; Miss Mary Janeway.
treasurer; Miss E. f. Olcott register.
Sessions will be held 10 a. m and p. to-
day.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-17
GOOD CHEER RECEIVED.

In q box OF miscellaneous articles received from
Miss Webb. Of Manhattan. were three infants
caps needebook. workbox, a travelling clock. vase
and holder progressive euchre outfit. silk pieces.
books etc: another large express box from Mrs.
Carter OF New-Jersey contained two silk waists
and a cambria shirt waist. table covers pillow
shams cushion covers, ruchings. broom brush hold
err remnants OF lace. silk. velvets and old linen
pieces. A pair OF pretty bed shoes came from Miss
Sarah Boucher. OF New-Jersey; silk pieces, from
Mrs Higgins of Spring Valley. N. Y; two books
and banner from the Misses Johnson. OF Tren-
ton n. J.; poem from II. B. c.. OF Connecticut
handsome cloak. "to keep somebody warm: some
silk pieces hat frame, flowers, etc. from 'Theo-
dora" OF Asbury Park, N. J.: a large package of
reading matter from "A Friend" flower seeds from
Mrs Harrington. OF Vermont parcel OF mag gazines
and humorous books from Elizabeth. n. J.. and
four packages of magazines from Morse" 1t will
not be possible TO send these packages to Mr.
Gardiner. OF Canada. the expense would be too
great The request made In the column that
different members might send one two magazines
or papers TO him by mail. Already many have
responded this call that there Will be no need
for TO be sent.
Mrs Eva Beach has been asked to take charge
of a new r s. s. branch in NewMexico. The peo-
pie living in these isolated places feel the need of
closer af1liation with the active members in the
busy places Of the world
New-York tribune., 1901-01-17
LARGE REDUCTION IN FURS.

''It is an i'll wind that blows one to good" is
an old saw especially applicable to the unusually
warm winter that has led c. C. Shayne. the fur
merchant OF Forty -second-st. to reduce his fine
furs to a price marvelousy low. Alaska seal coats
of the $780, $3.50 and s40O value have had $50 taken
off the previous figures; $500. 5000 and 800 coats
have been reduced by $75 and those formerly priced
at 5000 and $3.50 now are to be bought for from s25
s35 less.
Mr.. Shayne's large stock of Leipsic dyed Persian
lamb coats and Jackets has been reduced 10 per
cent. and mink. Hudson's Bay and Russian sable
have been marked down Is and 20 per cent.
The highest award for furs at the Worlds Fair
given to Mr. Shayne's exhibit. leaving II to
be inferred that his judgment in selection was not
surpassed by any dealer in the country.