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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
THE CUBAN BEE.
He f. Not Such Hustler ms the Ameri-
Variety.

From the New orleans Times Democrat.
while down in Cuba recently said a
Bohemian, Il stumbled on TO a rather in
teresting observation in connection with
the life of the Cuban bee, and L have
marked very clear difference between
the Cuban insect and his American rela-
tive. Bees are universally looked upon as
Industrious. hustling members of the in
sect world and have become famed in the
earlier school literature on this account.
Children are taught that the bee S example
Is one to be followed, and so far as the
American type is concerned there is no
reason for a discontinuance Of this lesson.
The American bee is a great hustler, and
he has sustained the honor conferred upon
him ia the verses and short stories found
in the early readers.
But with the Cuban bee II is different.
They are lazy. trifing fellows. almost SLOW
emily In the way they do things, and in the
al chitecture of the hive they do not show
that delicacy and precision in the matter
of finish and measurement which have
made the bee wonder to some of the men
of science. l even believe that l was able
to detect some difference In the flavor of
Cuban honey. some lack of that daintiness
of flavor found in the American product.
but this might have been an unconscious
prejudice on my part.
But at any rate, the Cuban bee is not
like the American bee. / have watched
them for hours, and they all look like
drones to me when compared to the Ameri-
can type. The Cuban bee has a sort Of
oX-carE movement when he goes about his
work. The American bee is snappy, quick,
almost electrical. Now, why is this? ]
have my own theory, and base 1t upon
the broadest principle Of science, a prin-
ciple universally recognized for its potency
in the shaping Of character. 1t is matter
of environment.
The; Cuban bee has been surrounded by
slow methods, and awkward, crude ways
of doing things. He simply reflects the
life, the mannerisms and the methods
about him. He is still the bee of the
cart age and buzzes about his business IN
oX~cart gait. He is a Cuban to the
manor born. The American bees industry
may be accounted for In the same way.
He is a natural-born hustler. He is an
American. full-blooded and full-hedged."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
A Senate Page Drowned.

According to dispatch to the New York
World from Milford, Conn, Sheldon Ed
wards of Roxbury, a page In the United
States Senate, while trying to dive to the
bottom of Lake Waramaug was drowned
Thursday within sight of thirty residents
of RoXbury, with whom he was spending
the day at the lake. John Whitehead of
Washington, his companion, made a gall
liant attempt to rescue Edwards and nearly
lost his life.
The two young men went out in a boat
together while on the shore the picnickers
were enjoying themselves. Reaching a
deep spot in the lake, which is known as
"bottomless," Edwards dived from the
boat and after some time reappeared
Il did not reach bottom, but I'm going
to try again." said Edwards, and he leaped
a second time from the boat. 1t was
full minute before he came up, and he
seemed to be in distress.
Il cannot SWIM" he shouted to White
head and sank from sight.
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FARRAGUT MEDAL FOR scHLEY.
veterans OF the Great AdmfrafA Fleet
Honor Their Shipmate

veterans OF the Great AdmirafA Fleet
Honor Their Shipmate.
The Associated Veterans of Farragut' s
Fleet have sent the following letter to
Rear Admiral Schley in presenting him
with the Farragut medal:
Rear Admiral w. s. Schley, United States
Navy:
Dear Sir and Shipmate: We take pleas
ure In presenting you with the Farragut
.medal-the insignia of your old alma mater
AS token of our high esteem for you as
an officer and also in recognition of your
INDUSTRIOUS services in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war and on board of the brave old
Wlnona at the capture of New Orleans, for
Wnlcn you received, with brother officers,
the congratulations of the Navy Depart
ment. the government, the country for
courage and daring, in letters from Wash
lngton, dated May 10, 1862 Farragut, in
speaking of his officers after his great VIC
tories on the Mississippi, said: We started
with few good officers of experience, but
snail end with some of the best in the
world The history of the late war with
spain, In which SO many of his pupils
adoed new glory to their already brilliant
records, has shown that the great admiral
was correct in his judgment.
AS survivors Of the grand old fleet
that did so much in helping to keep this
one of the most lnasterful of the powers
of the world. we cherish our souvenirs. our
mementoes, and our records, and wear with
pride the cross of honor dedicated to the
glory of the west gulf squadron, which
viii remain lasting memory after we
have passed away. With love and loyalty
we remain. fraternally yours
THE ASSOCIATED VETERANS OF
FARRAGUTS FLEET.
~ P. HOLLAND. Secretary"
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AMBIDEXTERITY,
Should the Use of Both Hands Be EN-.
cOuragedf

Should the Use of Both Hand. Be En-
cOuragedf
From American Medicine.
The question should ambidexterity be
encouraged is answered in the negative by
a writer in the American Journal Of Insan-
ity and upon the ground that, while
coarse movements may be performed near
ly as well by one-half Of the body as by
the other. accurate and expert movements
Of the brain than the other. Hence the
more expert hand should be consciously
still more and more specialized: making
the ordinarily Quiescent half of the brain
assume control tends 1t is said, to i'm
pairmen& Of mental processes as we'll as
inferiority Of physiologic speed and dex-
terity.
All Of which we deny, both fact and
theory being untrue. The writer has doubt
less been misled by observation Of the
function OF speech, which is single, and in
center. We have but one voice. but we
have two hands which in many cases at
different instants may be put in action with
the same dexterity.. Many surgeons can
operate equally well with either hand:
many artists paint with either hand, and
we have seen men who could write as well
with the one hand as with the other. The
critic Of ambidexterity may reply that this
is impossible with synchronous movements,
forgetting that in the musician. and espe-
cially in the pianist and organist, there IL
the most marvellous experiences OF both
hands executing most complicated and en-
tirely different functions, and at the same
instant.
The arguments against ambidexterity ap-
pear not only inconclusive. but are square
ly contradicted by facts. Surely also they
are against q desirable freedom of the
mind. without the musicians ambidex-
terity life would be deprived Of much charm.
We should encourage divided attention"
and that large .power Of the msnA over
the body shown In the synchronous control
6 nultixoFm activities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06

Tou tuo NdtiOudl MdSdZlne.
A few months ago the whole state was
in arms against the money evil, through
its legislature. judiciary and executive
waging aggressive war against the trusts,
the railroads and bogus corporations; frown-
ing upon foreign investments; relentlessly
squeezing the water out of inflated stocks;
resolving. memorializing, legislating and
enjoining. Now, as by the turn Of die,
it has been transformed into frantic mob
of spectators. stock gamblers and land
boomers. The trust DOGGY has fed; the
"encroachments of capital" which has
been the favorite shibboleth Of politicians
for years. is no longer a potent watch
word; the dread OF wildcat corporations is
gone, and the state is being flooded with
irresponsible companies with enough water
in their stock to float a navy. Even the
pCnderous ex-Gov. Hogg, one-time apostle
Of poverty, inimitable trust-smasher and
octupus eater, has turned capitalist, and is
pocketing the dollars with as much unc-
ton as he was wont formerly to approprite
the votes. 1t is the dream of the dollar;
the intoxication of the gamblers passion.
What matter politics or parties, platforms
or paramount issues, so the purse be full?
OIL is the potent word that has unlocked
to the people Of Texas the doors of a new
and splendid prosperity.
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Desolation Island.
from the London Chronicle.

Halfway between soath Africa and
Australia is one of the dteariest and most
inhospitable spots on earth. Kerguelen
Land, or Desolation Island. as some candid
map makers have called 1t. The French
made an abortive attempt to colonize It,
and enthusiastic English astronomers have
struggled through a few months there for
the sake Of getting good view of a tran
sit Of Venus. Nobody lives there now. But
cold. desolate and isolated as Kerguelen
Island may be, 1t may have it's valuable
uses. Mr.. Copeland. the agent general for
New South Wales In London. may have
heard rumors Of foreign designs, for he has
written a dispatch to Mr.. Barton. the COM
monwealth premier, pointing out its pos
sible value from strategic and coaling
cabinet decided to forward dispatch to
Mr.. Chamberlain, suggesting, It ID under
stood, that Kerguelen be added, to the
islan0e over which the scensmonWealth win
exercise direct supervisors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
SURGERY WITH A MATCH.
Painless Operation That Surprised a
CIer. i'm n Book Shop.


CLERK I'm Book Shop.
From the New York Times.
An aged, well-dressed man, with white
side whikers and a general appearance Of
substantial prosperity and eminent re-
spectability, stepped into the retail store on
5th avenue OF a book publisher the other
day and asked one of the young clerks in
a confidential undertone:
Have you a match?"
Certainly, SIR replied the young man,
producing a handful of lucifers from his
vest POCKET, but you will permit me to
say that it is against the rules to smoke
in this shop"
"Oh, that's all right" replied the old
gentleman amiably, 81 never smoke" With
that he began to tumble In his pockets.
Not finding what he wanted, he asked the
clerk for the loan of knife. Then he
lit the match, blew it out Immediately and
began to sharpen the burned end into
point.
marked the clerk, as he watched the whit
Ting process.
The old gentleman made no reply, but
when he had put a nice point to the match
he again spoke.
Perhaps he said, "you have a quiet
place where 1 could sit down for a few
moments without being observed?'
The clerk, wondering what the old gen.
tleman might ask for next, politely led the
way to a corner Of the store fitted with
easy chairs for the benefit OF such patrons
of the firm as might want to glance over
a book before buying 1t. The old gentle
man sat down and without a moments
hesitation rolled up the left leg of his
trousers to a point above the knee. Then,
using the back of the knife as a hammer
with a few well-directed blows he drove
the match into his knee. Then, readjust-
ing his trousers, he handed the knife back
to the astonished young man and said:
II ana very much obliged to you. You
see / have a wooden leg, and one of the
pins holding 1t together fell out. The match
win do very nicely until / can get home.
If you should happen to be over in Newark
and have anything the matter with your
leg. Just step into my office and / shall be
glad to assist you
Then, as he handed the clerk a card bear
ing the name OF a prominent financier in
Newark. he smiled. bowed politely and
walked out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
MAY HAVE CASH.
Judge Jackson Receives an Offer of
Money From Miners.

A special to the New York World. dated
yesterday, says: Judge John ]. jackson Of
the United States district court, who re-
Gently granted an injunction against the
striking miners at Thacker and had some
who ignored it arrested for contempt has
received a letter dated Thacker, July l, and
signed Miners of the Thacker Coal Com
pany," which reads:
eff you don't let our business alone you
won't sit on the bench much longer. We
have money to burn and don't care how we
spend it. If you want money write a let
ter to Charley Burke, representative
here, and sign j. and you will get 1t, II 1t
is So 600 and you will say you will dismiss
the injunction and men charged with con-
tempt of court. If you don't You need not
run for office any more
The fact that Judge Jackson obtained his
present office by appointment and was
never candidate" for any position does
not appear to have become known among
the Miners of the Thacker Coal Com
pdnV'
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HOW TO LIVE IN HOT WEATHER.
Existence Should BE Reduced to Its
Simplest Terms.

SA"plcSt 1ermS.
From the Brooklyn Citizen.
Existence should be reduced to Its SIM
plest terms in this weather If we were
In the tropics siesta at MONDAY and a
waving punkah, together with open lars
of water here and there to take I'D heat
by evaporation, would make the hottest
hours tolerable. AS for business that
would be attended to before the sun were
well up or after it had dropped low in the
west But the daily routine goes on in
New York, heat or no heat, and the many
deaths and prostrations yesterday point the
moral of unwholesome conditions and lack
of the simplest hygiene
In the first place. there is altogether too
much cookery. The elaborate Sunday din
ner claimed many victims. Housewives
brolled over their own fires, and the large
quantities Of meat and bread and stimulat-
ing fluids consumed were turned into bodily
heat energy more suitable for the arctic
than for a temperature in the sos. Also
New Workers suffered from too much ice
water, ice cream and soft stuff generally
These shocked the stomach and paralyZed
digestion. Human beings aren't camels
and the alimentary canal isn't a Ridge
wood reservoir. Thirst should be allayed
by small portions Of liquid of the tempera-
ture of well water, and taken frequently.
And the best means of cooling the system
Is by frequent bathing. Two or three cold
baths daily. whether in the ocean or ones
private tub will do wonders in keeping
us normal
Thousands obeyed the primary instinct
by spending the entire night under the
stars and by the roll of the tidal sea. At
the equator to sleep out Of doors is very
common; the roofs of the houses or the
compounds of European residences are i'm
promptu bed rooms. Where the air is not
malarial or fraught with catarrhal hui
nudity the practice is most healthful.
The minimum Of clothing, avoidance of
overexertion and great temperance in eat
ing and drinking are each and all impor-
tant factors. And, lastly, 1t is a good rule
to keep ones temper and avoid worry,
anger and annoyance. An overheated mind
fans the flames of the body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
Death of william Sweeney.

A telegram was received last night from
McKeesport, Pa, informing the police that
William P. Sweeney of this city was dead
in the Pennsylvania town and asked to be
advised about the disposition of the body.
The police learned that two young men,
William H. and John P. Sweeney of No.
II e street northwest, went from here to
Pittsburg some time ago. Mckeesport is a
suburb Of Pittsburg, and the police are in
clined to believe that the William H.
Sweeney of E street is the one who is dead
There was nothing in the message to indi-
cate the cause of the mans death
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
Abandoned State Capitals
From the Chicago Record Herald.


A wealth Of history and romance lies I'M
told in the half-forgotten stories Of aban-
doned state capitals. Kaskaskia, the first
capital Of Illinois. has been swallowed UP
by the encroaching Mississippi river. and
others have shared in varying degrees the
stings and arrows OF misfortune.
Cahaba, the former capital OF Alabama.
10 not even . town now. being returned by
the census as precinct 16. in Dallas county.
Several years ago the town site was sold
for taxes and was bought up by Q negro
for few hundred dollars.
The capital had been moved before the
confederacy was born, and when the war
was over the few men who had any money
left tried to start up business and put new
life Into the OLD place out could not. A
transferred to Selma, and CahAba was
dead Some wealthy men tore dswn thsiE
houses and had them. rebuilt In Selma, and
soon the few remaining houses were len
tenanxle0A
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or UnsOund Mind.

After a hearing today Justice Hagner,
presiding in the Probate Court, declared
the following to be Of unsound mind, and
directed that they be sent to the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane for curative
treatment: Anna Mueller, Christian Ruppel
and Thomas King.
The proceedings instituted against
Frances Coakley were dismissed.
The cases of Adelaide v. Hall. Mary E.
Upton and John A. Russell. alleged to be
of unsound mind, were continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06

BecOmes Property OF the GOvernmemt.
BY deed filed at noon today, the property
at the northeast corner of 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue, formerly occupied by
the Corcoran Gallery of Art, became the
property Of the United States. The deed,
which h executed by 8. H. Kaufman.
president Of the board Of trustees Of the
Corcoran Gallery Of Art, describes the prop
efty AZ original lots to- 8. In square 107,
O00
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
MANY TREASURY CHANGES
PROMOTIONS WHICH TOOK EFFECT
ON THE 1ST.
Clerks in the Various Bureaus of That
Department Who Have Been
Advanced.

The following promotions in the Treas
ury Department which took effect ON July
l, are announced:
Secretary's Office.
c. P. Montgomery, New York, 81 800 to
5000; c. ]. kellogg, Louisiana, 81 GOO to
s1soo; Geo. H. Slaybaugh, Pennsylvania,
81 600 to $3.50; Chas. B. Fisher District
of Columbia $T2O to $40
Office of Controller of the Treasury.
Lurtin r. CHM, Indiana, 81 800 to 81 600;
Miss Clare Greacen, Michigan, s1,4OO to
81. 800; John B. Simmons, Rhode Island,
81 400 to 81 600
Office of Auditor for Navy Department.
George H. French, New Hampshire, chief
of division to law clerk; H. P. r. Holt
Connecticut, sl,so0 to $1,000; n. D. Ritten-
our, Virginia, 81 600 to $500; D. C. Bran
don, Alabama and Wyatt Archer. Virginia,
s., 400 to $1,000; John C. Norwood North
Carolina, and Miss A. c. Pugh, Ohio 81 200
to ST. +. P 1aney, Georgia, and F. c.
Severance. Pennsylvania. $1,000 to 81 ,2OO
c. v Haskell, Pennsylvania, and William
Emerson, District of Columbia, 500 to
81 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
Between Feminine Friends.

From the Chicago Post.
Il WISH" remarked the girl In gray, that
] knew how to become a hypnotist"
Some Of u.s." returned the girl in blue
'are able to get married without resorting
TO the aid of hypnotism."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
Just as Easy and Cheaper.
ON the Chicago Record Herald.

DO you go away this summer"
NO; We've taken a smaller house and
we think We can be just as uncomfort a bic
at home as we can in a fashionable hotel
anywhere"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
III 1t Would Work.

From the Atlanta Journal.
This southern-man-for-p president idea, like
the Kelly motor. would be a good thing If
1t would work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06

Small Judges.
From the New York World.
The small judges who get hot about
shirt waists would keep cooler II they'd
wear 'eln.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06

From the Baltimore American.
The shirt waist question. promises to be
- exciting a. that conserving the TWEEN
tteth ceutuyXs
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Office of Controller of the Currency.

Paul w. Eaton. District Of Columbia
81 400 to 81. 600; Miss E. c. Bates. District of
Columbia, Miss ]. A. Smell, Michigan, and
Miss f. A. Saunders, New Hampshire,
81 200 to 81 400; Miss C. l. Willard, Wiscon-
sin, $1,000 to 81 200; George w Castle, Ken
lucky, Miss NJ Z, Bates Massachusetts.
Miss A. Avery, Minnesota, Miss s. F. Fitz-
gerald. District of Columbia, and Miss Ellen
Cary, District of Columbia $500 to 81 900;
MISS ;. n. Dutrow, District of Column
bia. $500 to 5000: Mrs E L. HHav. Vir-
GINA. N12O 10 SHnn
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Or for Navy Department.
TreaSurer's Office.

Gideon c. BantZ, Maryland, assistant
cashier TO deputy assistant treasurer; w.
II. Gibson, Pennsylvania, teller to assistant
cashier; Joseph o. Manson, Tennessee, as
sistant bookkeeper to chief of division; D.
w. Herriott, Indiana, assistant teller to
teller: Charles r. Smith. Louisiana, 81 500
to assistant teller; w. B. Mckeldon, Dis
trict of Columbia, 81 500 to assistant book
keeper; II. H. Settler, Pennsylvania and
Ellis w. kepner, Illinois, 81 600 to 81, 800;
Charles j. Gates, Arkansas, and Frank
Haines, Illinois, S1.4OO to $1,000: Miss
Emma Cilley, New Hampshire, and S. n
Petinsale, New York. 81 200 to 81, 400;
Frank E. Reppert, Kansas, and James r.
Brown, District of Columbia, 81 900 to
1920; Harry H. Hulbrit PENNSYLVANIA,
$500 to $1,000; R. E. Nicholson, Louisiana
and Mrs. Pauline Thornton, District of
Columbia, SI20 to $500; Birdette p. Hickox
Michigan, $50 to $500; Frank J. Brown
Iowa, S120 to $500 Charles Gulcksen
North Dakota: Miss f. Z. johnson, Miss
NJ f. Givaudan and Miss CT NJ Cum
minis, District of Columbia, $500 to $780,
Miss Emma Ballman and Miss Cora F..
Sauter, District of Columbia, S626 to $780,
Miss NJ. G. Robinson, District of Column
bia, $626 to $3.50; Miss NJ. E. Gillon, Miss
r. l.. Wooiverton, Miss B. NJ. Shaw, Miss
+. '. Moore and Miss Kate Swearington
District of Columbia, 500 to $3.50; William
L. Alexander. Texas; Miss E F. Moulton.
District of Columbia; Miss H. F. Ireland
District of Columbia. and Emil Krulish
Minnesota, $500 to ST20