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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17
MADE EIGHTEEN KNOTS.
The Battle Ship Maine Just Comes Up
to Speed Requirements.

The report OF the board which conducted
the trial OF the battle ship Maine, made
public at the Navy Department today,
shows that. allowing for tidal corrections.
the vessel developed speed Of eighteen
knots. which Is the exact contract require
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17
Condition of Mr. b. H. stinemetx

The condition of Mr.. B. H. Stinemetz is
reported by his physician. DR.. w. 8. Bow
en-, to be unimproved. The action Of his
heart Is weak - his death is anticipated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17
NEGRO SCHOOLS CLOSED.
Outcome Of the Race War at Carbon
dale Ill

CARBONDALE, ILL.,, September 1.-THE
board of education at Ell Dorado, where
race war has been raging since July, and
where Government Yates had stationed a
detachment of the Illinois National Guard
has discontinued the department of the
schools heretofore kept open for colored
pupils. This action was taken as no pupils
appeared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17
THE SHEPHERD MEMORIAL.
More Subscriptions to the Fund
Received

Mr.. Crosby S. Npyes, chairman. has called
a meeting of the ,executive committee ap-
pointed by gthe District Commissioners to
consider the subject Of a memorial to ex-
Gov. Alex. r. Shepherd for this afternoon
at o'clock, when the matter will be thor
oughly discussed and the committee for
mally organized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17

the explicit declarations of President Roose-
welt. to sanction-and ratify such arrange
ments.
The senator advocated reciprocity with
Cuba along lines that would be mutually
advantageous to zach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Co. bankers
and brokers, 1919 F St, members New York
stock exchange, Washington stock ex-
change and Chicago board of trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17
To Initiate Capt. Perry.

Commander McLean's action in placing
guards on the trains creates situation
similar to that which existed some months
ago, when Capt. Perry, with the Iowa, and
Commander McCrea, were at Panama and
Colon, respectively, and each train was oc-
cupied by force of American bluejackets
or marines. Captain Perry was then forced
to take possession Of the Panama railroad.
and 1t is probable that further interference
will result in similar action on the part of
Commander Mclean. Six trains are run
across the isthmus each day, two passenger
and four freights, and each one may have
to be provided with guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-17
Report From Banks Wanted.

The controller of the currency has issued
a call for the condition of the national
banks at the close OF business Monday,
September Is.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22


The Parsees are sun worshipcrs. and
it is an interesting sight TO see throngs
OF them on the shore OF the bay as
the sun rises, apparently from the sea.
performing the simple rites OF their
religion. the fiutter;ng robes showing
their fine figures TO the best advantage
as the day begins. Their religious
practices are simple in the extreme.
consisting mainly n strict dietary
rules and personal cleanliness.
The rigid observance of sanitary laws
produces the natural result of perfect
health among the adults-large fam
lilies OF active. healthy children anl i'm
mense numbers of old men, gray beard
ed white haired. but erect and prince
~ In their gait and attitude despite the
naturally enervating character Of the
tropical climate.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22

A student OF natural history had been
In the habit of immcrs.ng for preserva-
ton his different specimens or spiders
ard ants in bottles Of alcohol. He saw
that they struggled for n few minutes,
but he Thought that sensation was soon
exiir=uished and that they were soon
free FROM suffering.
Cn Oue occslS 81 he wished to pre-
s.rre large female spider and TWEEN
t. four Or her young ones that he had
captured lie put the mother into a
bottle OF alcohol and saw that after a
few EIcmcnts size folded 1p her legs
upon h,r body and was nj rest. He
then put into the bottle the young ones.
who. OF course. manifested acute pain
What WAS his surprise to. see the
mother arouse herself from her lethar
gy. dart around and gather her young
ones to her bosom fold her legs over
them. again relapse into inscnsibility
until Mt last death came TO her relief
and the limbs. no longer controlled by
this maternal instinct. released their
grasp and became dead! He has never
since repeated the experiment. but has
applied chloroform before immersion.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22

In Yucatan the gathering Of the ia
nous chicle chewing gum is an occupa-
ton apparently full Of romance, not
unattended with considerable danger.
Bands of men, known as "chicleros,'
go into the deep forests, under ex-
perienced leaders. armed with heavy
knives of special make, pals and ladies
for the sap. and each provided with
strong rope more than eighty feet
long to be used In climbing the lofty
sapota trees from which the gum Is
procured. The sap flows from gashes
cut in the bark. A camp Of chicleros
where the sap is boiled resembles In
yome respects an American maple
sugar camp. After months of work
the chicleros return from the forests
laden with bricklike blocks OF aromatic
gum. The finest gum, known as
"slcte," is collected from the fruit Of
the sapota, mostly by the native wom-
en-, and is seldom exported because 1t
is too well liked at home,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
APHORISMS.

In misfortune even to smile Is TO Of
fend.-Bacon.
Generosity is the flower OF Justice.
Hawthorne.
Every one can master a grief but he
that has it.-Shakespeare.
Nothing is more friendly to man
than friend In nced.-Plautus.
The plea OF Ignorance Will never take
away our responsibilities
Pride Is as loud q beggar as want
and IA great deal more saucy.-Frank-
lin.
Young men think old men fools. and
old men know young men to be so.-
Mctcalf.
Modesty seldom resides in a breast
that is not enriched with nobler vir-
tues.-G Goldsmith.
Never be afraid of what is good. The
good IL always the road to what is
true.-Hameleton.
If we could read the secret history
OF our enemies, we should find In each
mans life sorrow and suffering enough
to dlsarm all neutrality-suspicious..
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
EFFECTS OF VIBRATION.
Wounds Have Hcen Healed by sOun'
Waves of a Violin.

Waves of u Violin.
A man was conveyed to a hospital
In Paris suffering from an accident
which resulted in serious wound.
This wound refused to heal, and all
the various treatments applied to 1t
failed to effect the desired end. The
man was attacked from time to time
by violent paroXysms, and death ap-
peared certain. At length the surgeon
enlisted the services OF a good violin
player and treated the sufferer TO n
musical remedy. The patients parox-
ysms ceased, and from that time the
wound began to heal. The violin play
Ing was continued at intervals till re-
covery was assured.
In another case the wound continued
TO suppurate despite all that could be
done. The patient was calm and re-
signed, but nothing could be done for
the wound The violin was called into
requisitlon In this Instance also, and
the instrument was played close TO the
injured part, which was barred for the
purpose. The surgeon soon observed
change The wound assumed n
healthier appearance. and the process
OF healing began and progressed rap
idly.
1t is an undoubted fact that certain
vibrations can effect cures but the vi
brations must be strictly in accord
ance with the malady or nature OF the
wound. Some enthusiasts go so far as
TO assert that the character OF indivld
uals can be changed by the constant
application OF the proper vibratlon.-
pcarson's Weekly.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
The Rcd Eaptinn Coat.

It is said that one OF the early Hen
rvs was so enamOred of the sport of
fox hunting as to ordain ii to be q
royal sport, and the red coat was worn
In consequence. This, however, has
been pointed at as absurd. as in those
days scarlet was not royal livery at
all One thing there can Je no doubt
about. and that is the Scarlet coat Is
very popular for those who hunt reg
ularly, and ii must be confessed that
it adds picturesqueness to the scene.
The question of color seems to be
very much a matter of taste. 1t Is
looked upon as an indication Of social
position. In the abstract any one can
don the pink If so desired, but it Is con-
sidered out of taste to adopt that color
If one does not literally subscribe to
the hunt fund. The black coat is con
sidered out of taste to adopt that color
and the ordinary muft garment for
those whose subscription is very small
indeed. London Standard.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
ST. PETERS IN ROME.
1t Takes Many yiHits TO Realize Its
Vastness and SpIeador.

1t Takes Many NiHits TO Realize Its
Vastness and Splendor.
It is curious to watch the faces of
people as they enter the great doors Of
st. Peters at Rome and push back the
heavy Ieathern curtains that keep out
the noise and the air ana find them
selves in the presence of the most i'm
pressive spectacle on earth. as Byron
said:
Power, glory, strength and beauty-an are
aislcd
In this eternal ark of worship.
1t is easy to detect those who have
never been there before and those who
have become accustomed TO its mag
nitude and gorgeousness. 1t requires
several visits TO adjust the vision and
the mind to its colossal proportions
and brilliant decorations and enable
them to realize the vastness and the
beauty of the scene. The more fire.
quently Won visit st. Peters cathedral
the greater aud the more beautiful 1t
hccomos. and after a time YOU are en-
a5led to drink In with complete salts
faction the fullness OF its area. its al
ttude and its magniiicence.
The cost of the building up to date
has been more than $55,009.00O. and
TIE anrGai expense Of maintaining it
is abou, S35oo0. An architect and q
.aag Of worl;.nen are always employ
ed.-Eome Letter in Chicago Record
Hyf:iid
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
Failing From a Great Height

1t will be remembered that Mr..
Whymper. who had severe succession
Of falls once in the Alps. without losing
his consciousness. declares emphatical-
~ that as he bounded from one rock to
another be felt absolutely no pain. The
same thing happens on the battlefield.
The entrance of the bullet into the body
is not felt. and it is not till he feels the
blood flowing CT 4 limb paralyZed that
the soldier knows he is wounded.
Persons who have had several limbs
broken by Il fall do not know which
limb is broken till they try to rise. At
the moment of fall the whole intel
lcciual activity is Increased to an ex-
traor,l.nary degree. There is not a
trace OF anxiety One considers quick
ly what viii happen This is by no
uioaGs The consequence 81 presence Of
mind" It IS rather tie product of alb
s0.U;e necessity \ solemn coinposure
tahrs poSSeSSion CT the victim Death
by fall is beautiful one. Great
tluu-''s Gil tie victims soul They
fail painlessly into great blue sky
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
Dirty Patagonia.

".'aiagoE..:.s are rot giants. rs some
ha- s;..ic@cd and us Tie Biographies
III said = man who has travelled
'' i ;.ie large in comparison with the
oj..,u Soglh American natives; that is
a.l Everything Is relative. you know.
Ia they are very fat. That is why
Hey can stand the cold so we'll have
seen paiaEonian men and boys running
aroaul unClad while | was wrapped in
v'aril garments. with the snow falling
L .ran hem in quantities and the wind
moving bitterly. They are kept warm
by i,4eir fat-and dirt. Patagonia is
ere Of the dirtiest places imaginable
Eont go there IL you hate dirt. That
is iay advice TO all who contemplate a
Journey tc the jumping of place OF
South America"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22

This cat story comes from Pont Ste.
Maxence (Oise), and for such a small
place it is an extremely tall tale, says
the Paris Messenger 1t would appear
that resident in the place, who is an
enthusiastic angler, used to keep live
bait in a small tank on his premises.
The angler also had a cat who natu-
rally was fond of fish, raw or cooked.
This being SO, his owner covered his
tank with wire netting to keep pussy
out of temptation.
But the cat knew trick or two and
went to the nearest refuse heap for
some fowl giblets which were provi-
dentially lying there. These she took
to the tank. let them hang into the wa
ter from the netting and began fishing
on her own account. When the fish
nibbled at the bait, puss would catch it
with a nimble claw! The angler, no
ticing the trick, threw the bait away,
but half an hour later puss was at 1t
again.
We hardly know which to admire
most. the cats ingenuity or that of the
concocter of the story.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
ab!e lmnresslon on any ehanee visItor

1t was C0stigan.
ooh. saw you" said Costigan.
"Now what have you got To say"
'You saw Us. did you: Well, what
have TO say is that this young per
son got up so close behind me that
couldn't move without spilling a pint
OF coffee over her"
"Yes: but it was all your fault, you
know. Muller You said so yourself.
Never mind. old man. You're forgiven.
When ! passed you, you two looked so
affectionate that it seemed a pity to
interrupt" Just then the first assist
ant office boy came out with his ears
pricked and caught a few words. which
were duly reported a minute later. 81
was coming, anyhow, to ask you
favor"
"a favor" replied Muller, fearing the
worst.
"Yes. told you you didn't know
what you were talking about. Why
didn't you wait and let me tell you
last night: Do you know what made
me join you in your hostility to the
sex? Come over here and listen. My
wifc-yes. ! thought you would start
my wife and ! quarreled four years
ago We were divorced, and | was
afterward told she had married auoth-
er man. who--who isn't worth talking
about. Now. don't you understand?
Why. she has been here in New York,
typing, for months and months. |
found her by a, mere accIdent-just
like your running into her. She never
married anybody else. and never
would. She's going to marry me again,
and you are going to be my best man"
Muller went back into the inner Of
fee smiling so sweetly that he was
saIuted with a general grin, but he
held his peace. When he went to "the
old man" to see about getting away
early. he was met with: Certainly,
Mr. Muller. But why this suddenuess?
Why couldn't you have let it out soon
err?
1t was very embarrassing to him to
have to explain that he was going to
be groomsman, not groom-this time.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22

4 philldc ri.a druggist has made the
fo,iaw.n2 co.gction 0: amusing missives
that have been sent 10 him from time
to time:
i have cute pain in my baby's
s;uHimick Please give bearer some
thing TO cure it
My little girl has eat up lot OF but
tons Please send a nemetic by the
enclosed boy.
Dear doctor dog b.t my child on
tie leg please send some cork plaster
and cutter eyes"
"riedS send by bearer one postal
card Also kindly give bearer. my son.
some licoricr root"
Deer doctor wet is good for tirefoy
fever send some quick ] got it
Let my Johny have glas of sody
waiter wUd come myself but am
washing f. S the = cents is for the
sody waiter"
IF you can fill the enclosed prescrip-
ton for - cents do so If not return
by bearer"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
rIorence NIehtingnIe,s ReaI Name.


The fact Is but little known that the
family name OF Florence Nightingale
was not originally Nightingale, but
Shore Her father was rich Sheffield
banker of the name Of Shore and con-
nected with an old family which had
been in possession OF land In the coun-
ties OF Derby and York since the fif-
teenth century. Mr.. Shore assumed the
name of Nightingale long after the
birth of his children and because he in
herlted the fortune and estates of his
mothers uncle. There were but two
children in the family, both girls. The
eldest was named Parthenosse, be-
cause she was born in Athens, and this
name was supposed to indicate her ia
Tiers profound admiration for the Par
thenon. The younger, Florence, was
also named after the city Of her birth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
Gift. For the Mourners.

Some deliver into the musty old rec
ords Of Harvard has brought to light
an amusing provision with which one
Of the colleges eighteenth century
friends coupled what was for his time
very generous bequest to the Cam
bridge university.
Mr.. Thomas Brattle was the testa-
tors name, and his interest In Harvard
evidently extended to the individual
members of its undergraduate body,
for after leaving f20O, then the equiv
alent Of about $1,000, to the college
for its general uses his will gives half
crown to every student belonging to
1t who should attend his funeral.
Unfortunately no account OF Mr..
Brattle's obsequies is extant, but there
can be little doubt that the occasion
was made solemn by the presence Of a
large number Of "chief mourners" and
that good wishes for the deceased were
generally and feelingly expressed.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
No Al
SCIENTIFIC ToRTURERs.
Some or the CrueIties That Are Per
pcfr6ted I'm Vfyfseefiou

petrated In vivisection.
A ccitain DR.. Casten, wishing to
study the effect of massage upon dis
locations, deliberately dislocated the
limbs Of numerous dogs, says Henry
c. Merwin in The Atlantic. He pub
lished an account Of all these expert
ments, and the following Is a fair ex-
ample of them: Experiment s. Poo
die dog - replaced on the table
without choral. / dislocate his two
shoulders. The animal utters screams
Of suffering. l hold him for twenty
minutes with his two shoulders dislo-
Gated and the elbows tied together be-
hind his back s" :"
'Dr. Majendie." relates DR.. Elliston,
"in one of his 5arbarous experiments
which. l am ashamed to say, wit
messed. began by cutting out large
round piece from the back Of q beauti-
full little puppy"
Majendie may have been by nature
brutal man, but even he would hardly
have done that when he was young in
vivisection. sss In this country we
are not quite SO cruel as the French or
Italians, but we are more cruel than
the English. more cruel perhaps than
the Germans.
A medical man in Jersey City pub
lished an account Of some experiments
which he made upon dogs-I will not
shock the reader by describing them
and Of this publication the British
Medical Journal of Nov. 15. 1891, said,
at Is record of the most wanton and
the stupidest cruelty we have ever
seen chronicled under the guise Of sci
entific experiments"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
Recognized.

"You had piece in the paper this
mornin'," said the excited woman,
about my husband keepin' savage
dog. It amt So"
Madam" replied the editor, 1--WE
didn't mention anybody by name in
that item. We said a certain man in
the west part OF town"
"That fits him 10 T. You might
just as well have mentioned his name.
Everybody knows he's the certainest
man In that part OF town. and he's the
most contrary" Chicago Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
The RetOrt Judicial.

When Judge Barnard was on the
bench and holding court in Poughkeep-
sic, q lawyer who Gid not like him
CHANGED to see one cent coin lying on
she floor. Picking 1t up and holding it
forth In ostentatlous display, he said:
81 imagine, your honor, from the
value OF this coin, that it must belong
10 the court"
"And imagine" replied Judge Bar
nard, that If II was not such n small
coin the court never would have seen
it"-New York Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
CURIOUS KOREAN CUSTOM
The Battle of stones which Mark
beginning of New Year.

The Battle of stones which Marks
beginning of New Year.
One OF the most curious customs in
Korea marks the advent of the new
year. This Is the battle with stones,
participated In by inhabitants of Seoul.
At spot about mile and a half out
side the city walls, on the main road to
the Han river, the people assemble by
thousands either as witnesses Of or par
ticipants In this truly remarkable exhi-
bition Of warlike good will. BY previ-
Gus arrangement piles of stones are in
readiness, all carefully selected and Of
convenient size.
Without previous selection Of COM
batants the participants form them
selves into opposing armies, about the
only qualification for service being ap-
parently the ability to hurl stone at
the advancing forces of the enemy. At
first the stone throwing Is at long range
and uninteresting, but as the throwing
continues the forces draw nearer, and
the fight wakes fast and furious, men
being detailed to collect the stones into
heaps again or fetch fresh ammunition
for the firing line. Then the clash
comes, the two bodies meet, fierce rush
es are made, stones are discarded, and
knives and clubs are freely used. The
clash of weapons, the screams of the
combatants, the surging mass OF men,
some being trampled to death, now
falling, now struggling to their feet, the
blood flowing from numerous cuts-the
whole goes 10 make picture that de-
picts anything but the joy we attribute
to the coming OF new year. The fight
is kept up until the clang OF the great
city bell tells the combatants that 1t is
time to return home.
Perhaps the most singular feature
OF the celebration is that during the
remaining eleven months Of the year
the Korean Is as amiable n person as
can be found in any country, and by
some writers the average Korean is
characterized as the most abJect cow
ard on the face OF the earth.
But, towards or no towards, the
Korean people still indulge, as they
have for years, In this annual warlike
welcome of the new year. Indeed 1t Is
legal In Korea to fight not only on
New Years day, but during the first
moon or month Of the year. The GUS
tom has become national institution,
sanctioned by the government and
patronized by the king and the nobili-
ty. The police attend the battles, but
merely to keep order among the specta-
tors. Fighting Is the Koreans privi-
legc with the advent of each new year,
and he is expected to exercise that
privilege to the extent of his ability IL
he would be accounted good. country
loving Korean.-New York Tribune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22

In very early days, as now, the hair
WAS sometimes thin. and II had TO be
eked out In various ways to make be-
lieye that nature had been spendthrift
TO all alike. About the first description
eXtamt of woman's hair speaks OF
plated locks" known as Gretchen
hr:iids" TO us. To make these braids
seem longer silk the color OF the hair
was braided in. Then they took to
putting the braids in cases Of silk,
elongating them with all sorts of stuff
till they looked like umbrellas in GOV.
ers The Chinese pigtail is q modifica-
ton of this style.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-05-22
Making Tondnnt.

An experienced candy maker advises
that there should be nothing boiling on
the stove to throw off steam while
sugar Is cooking for fondant and that
in the summer season damp, rainy
day should not be selected for the
work.
Uncooked fondant Is much easier to
make than the cooked, but needs to be
used at once to be satisfactory. Meas
ure out water equal to the whites Of
two unbeaten eggs. Beat the eggs to
a froth, add the water and gradually
beat in confectioners' sugar until there
is n paste that can be handled. This
fondant makes the base for unlimited
combinations Of sweets.