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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10

of the writing. which Is extremely archaic
from the curious system Of numerals en-
ployed, the tablet. it is said, cannot be of
later date than $500 B. c.
1t contains list of ninety-two vestments
which were presented to the temple by the
king. The name of the king is, unfortu-
nately. omitted. The inscription ends with
the words I'm all. ninety-two vestments,
the bill QisD Of the temple for the priests
this year" Many of the words are unknown
and doubtless technical terms employed
by the modistes of that period. Among the
items are twelve white robes Of the tenn
pie, eight robes of the house of his lady,
ten collars of the house of his lady, ten
pure gold collars. two white robes" An
item toward the end of this curious bill
-four scented robes''-is suggestive of the
passage in Psalm XVI. in which are men,
toned the robes redolent of "myrrh and
aloes and cassin." 1t was evidently the
custom in Babylonia to perfume the robes,
as 1t Is at present in India and Persia. This
document is of value as showing the great
development which had taken place in the
textile arts in Chaldea even at that early
period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
FOUND LOST TRIBE.
Sixteen Esquimaux Discovered on
Hudson Bay Island.

From the New York sun.
There has been discovered upon one Of the
islands of Hudson bay the remnant Of
lost tribe of Esquimaux, community
which has been for centuries without in
tercourse with any other representatives
of the human species, and whose members
never, until quite recently, had an oppor-
tunity of seeing a white man. The facts
Of the discovery are we'll established, hav-
ing been reported to the federal authorities
at Ottawa by the Rev. A. w. Buck,and.
Mr. auckland says that these strange peo-
pie still virtually live in the stone age,
knowing no metals. Their habitations are
built entirely of the skulls of whales.
The home of the tribe is upon Southamp
ton Island a piece of water-girt land nearly
as large as the state of Maine, lying al the
extreme north end of Hudson bay. These
people or their ancestors have undoubtedly
inhabited the island ever since pre-Colnm-
bian days and at the present time they ex-
list exactly as they must have done then.
Having been isolated for so long period. 1t
is natural that they should possess many
peculiarities. A very remarkable collection
of their utensils weapons of the chase and
other objects was secured by Mr.. Buckland,
but to the great regret of the Canadian
authorities, it was allowed by him to pass
into the hands of private persons.
The huts on the island are built by put
ting together the great jaws of whales and
then covering them with skins. In the
middle Of the primitive dwellings Is slight
elevation, on which stands the stone lamp,
employed for lighting, heating, cooking and
melting snow and drying clothes. This lamp
is nothing more than an open dish of whale
oil, with wick of dry moss soaked in fat.
The whale is the chief means Of subsist-
ence of these poor people. They use the
bone for many purposes, making plates and
cups and toboggan-like sleds. They also
manufacture sledges of walrus tusks, with
deer antlers for crosspieces. The members
speak dialect peculiar to themselves, and
they are the most daring Of hunters Not
more than sixteen members Of the tribe
now survive
Mr. auckland agrees with the explorers
who disbelieve the story that Andree was
murdered by the Esquimaux. He has lived
for years with these people in their tents,
and cannot say too much for their kindli-
ness of disposition and readiness to assist
strangers. He explains the finding by them
of instruments and other property by the
hypothesis that they belonged TO the Tyrfil
brothers who in 1894 nearly lost their lives
near Marble Island Hudson bay, and left
many valuable articles behind, including
their camera, plates, etc.
Mr. auckland is confident that Andree
will never again be heard from. When he
was asked by the Norwegian government
last year to undertake search Tor him,
he declined, believing that TO do SO would
simply mean waste of time and money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10

and educa tion," and that ''all the chambers
of commerce in the country nearly all the
school boards, the trades unions and great
number of societies were supporters Of the
movement. At the conference of colonial
premiers a resolution was passed favoring
out the empire, and so long ago as 1895 the
present premier of Great Britain declared
that the judgment Of the whole civilized
world had decided that the metric system
is the only rational one
A bill is to be introduced in parliament at
the next session, and this same secretary
says that 300 members Of the house of COM
mons have authorized the use Of their
names as ready to vote for 1t, and many
more are open to argument. In fact, slow
moving England seems to be Just about ripe
for the decimal system In everything but
money. Its nearness to the continent and
close trade and social relations Herewith
have doubtless made the people more IA
miliar with its terms and their meaning
than the people of this country are, but our
school children know all about 1t. FIRE.
quently in reports and dispatches relating
to foreign matters We have distance ex-
pressed in kilometers, altitude in meters
and weight In kilograms, without any ac-
companying explanations. A few months
of actual use of the metric system would
make us wonder by what perversity we
went SO long without 1t and stood the anti
quated system of old England
A bill that would harmonic all weights
and measures with our decimal money sys-
TEN by the mere adoption of the metric
system, which already prevails in most CIV
iized countries, was pending in the House
of Representatives nearly all the last ses-
sion and went over without action. There
is no reason why 1t should not be passed
at the coming session in short meter, and
it must be If we are to make sure Of not
being outstripped by the old country. Shall
we come in at the tail end of the procession
with Russia and China?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Wildcat Has Not Good Memory
for Traps.

From the London Spectator
Our almost extinct wildcat is beast
which for want Of memory has not been
able to hold its own. While the fox and
the badger, especially the latter, are adopts
at avoiding traps, the wildcat seems quite
unable to keep out Of them. Yet the glut-
ton, another carnivore of the northern for
ests, without any apparent brain endow%
ment of the positive kind, has learned the
whole art of trapping so successfully that
1t will follow along a whole line Of forty
miles Of traps, break into every one from
behind, and carry off the bats without
being caught. In the same way the balloons
Of Africa whether north south, main
tain themselves in a locality in their full
numbers long after most other creatures of
equal size have disappeared. The part Of
the Matoppo Hills in which Mr.. Rhodes
tomb is cut In the rocks is deserted by the
Matabeles because, as they are now dis
armed, the balloons carry off all their corn
and pumpkins. t--
The rat and the rabbit are not very diff
ferent in point of fecundity. But~while the
rabbit, except on very favorable. soil, dis
appears in a cultivated country like Eng
land, where 1t is not AFFORDED any protec-
ton, the rat Is practically master of the
situation, so greatly does his power of in
dividual experience, and probably also of
communication, exceed that OF the other
rodent 1t can hardly be an accident that
most thoughtful of birds, is by far the
longest-lived. There is an undoubted in
stance of this bird SURVIVING for century,
and half that time is quite a, common age.
But in the case of birds SO many other con-
siderations than thase Of brain, Intervene in
determining what leads 5tof longevity that
only vague consultations are possible.
Size, food and species all shave their known
results on the duration Of a, birds life. A
gannet has been known TO live for forty
years, Spanish imperial eagles to nearly
ravens for twenty years and swans for
nearly as long. But itgiS1 fairly safe in
ference that the lifei of birds Is, In proper
ton to their size, longer than that Of mann
mails. Comparing the general average of
brain power, that Of birds is much higher
than among the average fpf beasts: and it
is quite probable that 1t Y this excess of
brain vitality which gives the birds an ex-
cess also In bodily WtabHM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
Lady Curzon's India Dress.

From the Bombay Gazette.
Lady CurZon has a deep interest in and
admiration for the higher kinds of Indian
art work, and has succeeded In communcat-
ing some of her enthusiasm on the subject
to various influential friends at home and in
America by means of handsome presents.
1t Is probably not generally known that her
excellenoy's sympathetic imagination had
something to do with the original happy
conception of the great Indian art exhibition
In connection with the Delhi coronation dur
bar, and that her excellency is now watch
ing with close interest the detailed develop
ment of the scheme. Further, we have just
heard that at the durbar on the 1st of
January Lady Curzon will wear a dress of
exclusively Indian manufacture. A fortu-
nate Delhi craftsman, whose unique skill
fulness was one of DR.. Watts many discov-
cries during his tour, has secured the order
for this dresspiece, which will be in the
main idea of its design, a gorgeous piece of
silk embroidery work In imitation of peacock
feathers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
MopIsrEs oFooLDEN TIMES.
Ancient Liege Lords Had Also to Pay
Big Dressmakers' Bills.

From the Birmingham Ledger.
What may well be called the Oldest
dressmaker's bill in the world" is tablet
which was lately discovered in Chaldea.
This remarkable and unique document is
believed to have been written nearly 5000
years before the beginning of our era. It
was the custom of the Babylonian kings
to present to the temple. sets of robes for
the use of the priests and priestesses. This
was usually done every year. Many of
these lists are In the British museum. The
Oldest hitherto known has been that of a
king about 1850 B. c. The document now
discovered is, however. much oldc-. The
tablet is Of limestone and was found in the
ruins of temple in the city of Niopur, In
southern Chaldea. This temple was dedi-
Gated to the ghost god" and had large
priesthood attached to 1t. From the style
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
The Solitary Survivor.
Limestone, Tenn, Letter to the Knoxville Journal
and Tribune.

Limestone, Tenn, Letter to the Knoxville Journal
and Tribune.
On the night of September Z; 1868. the
Tooth Ohio Regiment, Infantry, in command
Of Col. Hayes, ran into Limestone on
freight train and was attacked the usxs
morning by a brigade of confederates un-
der command of Gen. A E. Jackson and
Col Jim Bottles, and the citizens of this
quiet little village were aroused from Their
slumbers by the rattle of artillery and
scattered in every direction, taking refuge
in fields and forests, cellars and mountains.
After hard days fight and on account OF
the failure of promised reinforcements, be-
sides having run out of ammunition, the
brave Ohioans were compelled to surrender
and go into rebel prisons. Thus ended one
of the most exciting days In the history Of
this village. So last Monday, September s,
was the thirty-ninth anniversary of the bat
tie at Limestone, and, out of a POPULATION
of some 200, Uncle Johnnie" Keeper IS
the only man in the village surviving to
commemorate the event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
Women Writer'S Limitations.
From the Melbourne Age.

from the MeIbOurne Ago.
The woman writer will have a harder
fight this next century than during the last
half of the nineteenth. Religious and do
nestle novels are both dead. The sex prob
lem sleeps. The open-air novel comes to
the FORE and the story that deals with the
lives of nations; and woman never has.
never WILL move as much, see as much as
man. Her travelling generally is along the
emotions, from the Plain OF Waiting to the
City Of I-am-Beloved So she must make
brilliant discoveries In the realm of the
emotions to score a success; and are there
many more such discoveries to be made?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
Cost of the Scrap Heap.
FROM the Electrlcal Reyiew

The contractor for the New York rapid
transit subway recently stated that owing
to the great development in electrical art,
generation of electricity is now only three
years. This is a startling announcement
and sets one to thinking. What becomes of
all the old machinery and who pays for the
new? How long will 1t be before a company
can install plant and feel assured that he
machinery will not have to come out within
year or two? Does not this continual
scrapping of machinery mean loss some
where?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
METRIC SYSTEM IN ENGLAND.
Decimal Association Of Britain Pro
noting Reform.

From the New York Mail and Express
Unless we make haste Great Britain, with
all its hide-bound conservatism, will adopt
the metric system Of weights and measures
ahead of this progressive land Some time
ago the secretary OF the Decimal Associa..
ton, which is vigorously promoting the re-
form, declared that within four or five
weeks no less than sixty city, town. and
county councils had adopted resolutions in
favor of it, "in the interest Of commerce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
THE WICHITA TWINS.
Thought Alike, Talked Alike and suf-
fered Alike in Kansas.

From the Kansas City Journal,
The Wichita QKan-l Eagle tells remark
able story of the current of sympathetic
,n5uenee which flowed between two broth
ers They are John Sites and Wilbur
Sites, twins, and they have lived in Wichita
for many years. About a week ago John
was taken to local hospital, suffering
from cancer of the stomach On Wednes-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
London's Endless Associations.

Nobody has ever accurately described
London. Every impression in London is
overcharged with a plethora of associa-
lions. London is palimpsest of which the
parchment has been so written upon by the
never-ending procession of its men and
women that no coherent impression Is de-
c.pherable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10

delicious and bealthful dessert. Prepared In two
minutes. No boiling, baking! add boiling water
and set TO cool Flavors-Lemon, Orange, Rasp-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
Funeral Of Chas. G. Smith.

Funeral services over the remains of
Charles G. Smith, whose death occurred
Friday, took place yesterday afternoon at
o'clock from his late residence, 113 South
Alfred street. Rev. DR.. Frank ]. Brooke
Of the Second Presbyterian Church Off
ciated and the interment was made in the
Presbyterian cemetery. The following per-
sons acted as pallbearers: DIR. Wiley of
Washington. DIR. Arthur Snowden, DR..
Thomas Gibson and Messrs. NJ. B. Harlow
William r. Domaine and H. D. Luckett Of
this city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10
What Shall We
Have for Dessert 2

This question arises IN the family every dsss
Let us answer it today. Try
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-10

Several small cases were disposed of by
Mayor Simpson in the police court this
morning. Francis Donohue and w. S. Ga
bic, charged with defacing the property of
Annie Lee, were fined IS each. The same
amount was collected from Albert Purcell.
who claimed to hail from Washington, and
whose alleged offense was that of indecent
conduct. For being drunk on the street
Charles Watkins was required to pay IS.
John Jordon, colored, got into trouble by
assaulting Louise Gaines. His fine was the
same as that imposed in the other cases.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-09
MRS. DAVIS WILLING
TO SELL BEAUV0lR'
OFFERS IL FOR $40. 900 AND IT IS
PROPOSED TO ESTABLISH
THERE A CONFED-
ERATE HOME.

jackson, Miss, April 9-Judge
Kimbrough, of Greenwood, one of
the most intimate friends of Mrs. JET
ferson Davis in the state, has given
publicity 20 letter she had received
from a prominent former confederate
in which he proposed to be one Of
twenty men who will subscribe $500
toward the Immediate purchase Of
Beauvoir, the old home Of jefferson
Davis. Of which it IS proposed to make
soldiers home. Mrs. Davis has
notified the Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams that she will take $4,000 for
the place. and they have undertaken
to raise the sum by subscription. So
far so, 900 has been promised, and the
movers Of the enterprise are confident
they Will be able to securo the money.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-09
WASHINGTON WEDDING
MISS TALMAGE AND Mr.. CHAs.
f. wYCRoFF MARRIED.

Washington, d. c., April "a
notable wedding today was that of
Miss Maud ralmage, youngest daugh-
ter Of the Rev. I. Dewitt Ia Image,
TO Mr.. Charles f. wyckoR of Ithaca.
N. Y. The ceremony was performed
at the residence of the lies fail or,
the officiating clergyman being tn
brother OF the bride, the Rev. Frauk
Dewitt Tslmago Of Chicago On &C
count of the prolonged illness Of DR..
Talmage the wedding was a quiet one
the guests including only the relatives
and a fow intimate friends OF the two
families.
The bride Of today is one Of the most
popular and charming Of the society
set in Washington. She is fond Of
horses, which she manages with skill,
and is endowed with splendid gifts OF
conversation. She has been in the
receiving line at many Of the moro
notable society events here. TIE wed.
ding lourneyswill be to Japan and the
Orient, and the couple expect TO be
away six months. When they return
they will live in Ithaca.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-09

light breeze. Weather, part cloudy
aud warmer. Tenn erature Al.
Poll. Observer.
Towboats leaving Pitts rrg yester-
day are; The Enterprise with tow
o II coal boats, the J. g. Fisher
with 10 COL beats, the Acorn with 4
coal boats and fat, the b. ID. Wood
with coal boats au flats, aud the
Darling with . fats.
The project for the raising Of the
bridges across the rivers Of Pittsburg
has been revived. Abandoned year
ago, in the face OF determined popular
and official protest, hackers have re.
newed their efforts to gain thor ends.
Rivermen favor the change as remov-
ing serious impodiments to navigation,
especially in the Allegheny river.
But there are other interests thar are
urging the scheme.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-09
COMMERCIAL CLUB.
THE REGULAR MEETING HELD
LAST EvENING-MATTERS
DISCUSSED.

The Commercial club held its reg
ular monthly meeting last evening at
the city hall. and decided to begin a
canvass for new members.
The club decided in the matter of
having Kentucky represented at the
st. Louis exposition that 1t was advis-
able for the city to lend all the aid
possible to the efforts to raise a sub
soription, the Legislature failing to
make an appropriation.
Messrs. Bowman. Rhodes and DANES
were appointed committee to cali on
the Elks executive committee and as
certain IL some per cent of one days
proceeds will not be donated for the
purpose.
The river committee was instructed
to forward to Washington on protest
against starting the work on Tennes-
see river at the head waters instead of
at the mouth. Unless it is begun
near the mouth, it will DO years be-
fore this portion of il gets any benefit
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-09
NORFOLK C0UNClLMEN
UNDER INDICTMENT.
ACCUSED OF PARTICIPATION IN
ELECTION FRAUDS IN NO
MEMBER OF LAST
YEAR.

Norfolk, Va, April 9-The grand
jury found true bills against ID. A.
Underwood, Frank jacobs, S. fl.
Kelly, Emmett S. Joynes and Robert
L. Reid for participation in election
frauds in November last, the specific
charges being neglect OF duty and
corrupt conduct. The first four named
arc members of tho city council from
the Fourth ward.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-09
MINSTREL STRANDED.
BARLOW AND WILSON'S LEFT
BUSTED IN TENNESSEE.

Lawrence McAvoy, alias Barlow,
and Robert Mishon, alias Wilson, man
ayers of the Barlow and Wilson min
strels, have left Murfreesboro, where
they played Saturday night. leaving
the company. without funds. The per
formers are stranded in Murfrees boro.
The missing managers took train
going toward Chattanooga The show
was in Paducah short time ago.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-09
aARRIEs IN ALABAMA.

Friends in the city have received
invitations to the marriage of Miss
Louise Odetta Mann, daughter Of
CAPTAIN John Mann, formerly of Pa
ducah, and connected with the @. o.
and 9. ". railroad, and Mr.. George
Frederick Fletcher, the event TO take
place ut the home of the bride in No
bile April 10.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-09
WILL CHOOSE OFFICERS.

The Paducah Medical and Surgical
society meets this evening 10 elect
officers for the ensuing year. Tho
meeting will be held with DIR. Della
Caldwell, aud large attendance is
anticipated. The entertainment COM
mittee for the state meeting meets
with DR.. Reddiok this afternoon.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-09
THE RIVER NEWS.
Cairo. 80. fall.

Cairo, 80. 90 fall.
Chattanooga. 80. I rise.
Cincinnati, 24.5-O 1 rise.
Evansville, 2i.s-l.3 fall,
Florence. 9.0-0.4 fall.
Jacksonville, 2S.O-2.e fall.
Louisville, 9.5--stand.
Mt Carmel. s.G-O.3 rise.
Nashville, 2i.4--S.s fall.
Pittsburg, l5S-3.2. rise.
Davis Island Dam, be-. 6 rise.
81. Louis, lido fall.
Paducah. $4,000 fall.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-09

TF1Ew get sufficient rest The care of young chill
dren the duties Of their homes and in many the
demands made upon them by modern society keep them
awake hours after they should be in bed, This
slant sranng of the killing hundreds Of thousands Of
One of the first results is that the delicate menstrual
function upset. This terrible drain appng their veswear
ing away the tissues that sleep cannot replace.
Mrs Lillian NJ. laCamp, No. 2l5 East Fourteenth Street,
Kansas No. is the secretary and treasurer Of the Kansas
City lodge Of the Order of Eastern Star which composed the
wives and daughters Of Masons Her position of great
trust in her keeping the of the order and the
money which the members pay for its support Her word carries
great weight with everyone who knows her. In writing this
testimonial line with her daily dutiesheping those who
in need When she tell them Of great remedy like Wine
of Cara who have better claim her time and consideration
the hundreds of thousands Of her suffering ssers Mrs
LaCanp says this for Wine of Cardu:
,less Wine Of Cardui Is certainly boon TO and tired
hay, known medicine that would quickly and
permanently suffering with the many diseases peculiar
to her have tried myself and know whereof speak and have
dozens Of mothers suffering with scanty pouse and
painful asruaon kidney liver trouble and have yet TO know Of
which not greatly improved by Its Because Of this
pleased endorse it, telling assured that will not dppon any,
LaCamp positive that Wine of Carui viii give relief
weak and suffering and she does not hesitate
in strong Of commendaton And she hopes that thousands