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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
PIANOS FOR LITTLE.
Biggest Sacrifices Of the F. g. Smith Piano
Co.'S Incorporation Sale Will b
offered the Coming Week.
Unprecedented Reduced Prices to Close Out All
Slightly Used Uprights and Squares.
Good Pianos Are Selling at 500 to $3.50 Less
Than They Will Bring in the Fall
and Winter Season.

Tn, Incorporation Sal" OF tn" F. g. smith fah"
Co.. l2a5 Pa. ave. is progressing very satisfac-
turiIv Enir. lines OF Pianos hav" been closed out
and tn. selling has been remarkable. considering
the fact that IT Is midsummer. and usually dull
season with Piano horses The business activity
II this house can only be- ascribed to the UMPIRE
cci"ntri low sale prices they are quoting Tor the
hest makes IF inStrum, nts For the coming week
their principal efforts will be directed toward
closing ont all the slightly used pianos in stock
Several very superior Irri:hts of standard makes
VIII h,. offered nj Sls.I. Sl6.,. SID and $3.50 II
!uu secure Of these Instruments 1t will mean
a wing of $ltu To SlJO over what You would
Eav. pay fall for the same high grade
Pianos.
S,p,ar,. Pianos at $40 $3.50 $3.50, $50 and
So. organs AT 81. $50. SO. $3.50 and SIS arr"
among the other bargains that may be secured i,y
prompt buyers dnrin: III" next few days This
SHOULD b, the busiest week of tn" sale, for it
MARKS IN" period Of greatest SAT riii,"S
II You have old square upright piano that
Las utlvr It's USEFULNESS. is in storage. or other
wise In the way, why not turn II int" cash in cX-
,hang,. for u upright. Drop postal to I'D
Ia. n,r ar phun' ~. AMI have the r. c. Smith
co. submit ynu u proposition for it. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
Length of Alfalfa Roots.
From the Boston Ira nscript


Investigations have been made to de-
termine to what depth the roots OF alfalfa
will penetrate. An eighty year old plant in
stiff 'hardpan'' subsoil was followed to
depth OF ten feet without the end OF the
tap root being found. Many instances have
been recorded Of the roots penetrating
from thlrty-eight to sixty-six feet A min
ing tunnel was excavated in Nevada 100
feet below the alfalfa field and the roots
Of the plant We're found in the roof of
the opening. The searching roots of this
wonderful plant not only obtain food far
below the shallow feeding planta but
when the large boring roots decay they
leave their own fertiliZing ingredients and
and opening for air and water to pene-
trate. -,
Alfalfa thrives best In sandy loans of
creeks and river valleys in a warm climate
and with only a moderate rainfall but Ii
is grown successfully on the uplands and
prairies. 1t grows in attitudes from eight
thousand feet down to sea level but is
seriously affected by cold. wet winters A
plant eighteen years old, with 334 stems
growing from one root. fifty-two inches
above the ground. is the product of a Kan
cutting the better it will grow. After it
reaches eight inches high the first year of
sowing 1t will double the amount of stalks
by clipping. Ii not cut 1t probably will
grow up spindling and die.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
IN" Rays Emitted by the Sun.
From the London Globe


1t has been found lately that most of the
artificial sources of light emit radiations
capable OF traversng metals and a number
of other bodies opaque to light; that Is to
say, radiations affecting the eye as light
These rays. which are distinguished by
the name of n enhance the phosphor-
essence of phOSphorescent substances and
NJ. Blondlot. the well-known scientist has
employed this fact in trying whether such
rays are emitted by the sun.
To this end he placed a tube OF phos-
phorescent material-for example. suIphida
OF calcium-beb nd an oaken panel or shut
ter closing window exposed to the sum-
and keeping the chamber dark If now a
plate of lead. or even the hand. be inter
posed between the shutter and the tube tho
phoSphorescence diminishes. and when
the plate is withdrawn II increases. The
experiment is SO simple that many can re-
peat it. The panel of OaI, had thickness
of fifteen millimeters. The phosphorescence
Is rather feeble al first. and a sheet OF
bla ok paper may be held a background
to the tube. Plates Of aluminium and card
board between the shutter and the tube do
not prevent the phenomenon.
The N rays from the sun can be con-
centrated by a lens of quartz. They arc
reflected by polished glass and dfrused by
ground glass. Like the m rays from a
CrOokeS tube or flame those OF the sun
act on small tiny spark and a tiny flame
so as to increase their brightness but II.
Blondot has not obtained any photograph
ic effect from these rays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
LIVING BY THE CLOCK
Habit That Creates Wear and Tear on
American Nerves.
From the Boston Transcript

From the Boston Transcript
An eminent physician. at a recent e,tber-
ing OF his profession. directed notice afresb
to the daily tension under which most
Americans do their work. We rise on time
he remarked. in the morning whether nv.
an alarm clock. by the call of a servant mr.
by habit: eat breakfast and read the nnner
on ume a CLOCK in every room and a watch
frequently in our hand We then on tina
meet ONCE and outside engagements bust
ness appointments consultations always
preconsidering the amount of time that
VIII be required and timing the next en-
SaSement accordingly Often we slIbdiyide
this time and note by our watches exactly
how long we can discuss a subject
This is no eXaggeraton of the American
habit. Even such breaks in work as are
compelled by the need of physical refresh
ment are brought within time limits We
eat on time Just transact all our
business on time. II the typical American
were to be depicted in his most character
istic attitude, it would be perched on a stool
at a quick lunch counter" consuming his
midday meal in seven minutes at the out
side.
Doubtless, punctualty is virtue. Doubt
less ALSO the practice of doing things ex-
actly on time has won for u.s. as a people.
a large measure of industrial success. But,
carried to an extreme 1t oftt( is, 1t is
wearing to the individual. The people
whose nerves break down from exhaustion
incident to OverwOrk are often not so much
the victims of OVerwOrk as of the habit
of COMPRISING every bit of work within
prearranged limits of time. Let anyone try
the experiment of doing a given piece Cf
work steadily and with applicat ton, ut
without noticing by the clock exactly how
much time he is consuming, and he will
be amazed to find how much easier it will
scheming to bring the prescribed task
within fixed number of minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
Let Campers Be Careful.

From the Los Angeles Times.
The foreSt-fire season is beginning early
this year. which is all the more reason why
our forest regions. which are much too
small. should be carefully safeguarded. 1t
is quite the fashion to attribute these fires
to careless campers or other human crea-
lures in whom the spirit of wantoness is
rampant. but old mountaineers know that
nature sets many of her own fires bit
of gum which has eXuded from pine tree
will sometimes serve to establish con-
flagration in the woods. on the pr.nci pie of
the sun glass, especially when old sol is
sending down his rays with severity. At
the same time there is no doubt that many
of the fires in. the woods are occasoned by
people who ought to know better than to
set them 1t should be considered the duty
of every person who goes into the noun
tains to act as fire guard to the best of
his ability. for the conservation of our tree
growth in the hills is of the greatest mo-
ment. We appeal to the campers and the
hunters to see to 1t that every spark of fire
Is extinguiished before they break camp,
and to be careful where they throw burn
ing matches. they light their pipes
cigars or cigarettes when passing through
the woods. An ounce of carefulness w IL
sometimes save thousands Of dollars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
A DOUBLE DELEGATION
1ndiana's Twenty-Six Representatives
and Five Senators in Congress.

1t is a fact not generally known that
while Indiana has thirteen members of the
national House of Representatives. there
are thirteen other members of that law
making body who at some time or other
lived in Indiana so that in a certain Sense
Of the term Indiana is represented by a
double delegation. said Il member of the
Indiana delegation to a Star man at the
Nov Willard today.
There is not one of the aforementioned
thirteen who does not take a deep interest
In Indiana affairs. This second thirtce. Is
composed of McSSrs. Cannon, GrOSvenor
iluL. HIT. Alexander Smith OF Illinois
Green. lIeatwole Fordney, Graft, Williams
az Illinois. Jett and Dougherty.
Indiana. of course. is represented in the
Senate by two senators. but there are five
other senators who formerly lived in In
diana. They are Clapp. Spooner. Patterson
Rawlns and Burton. 1t will be seen from
this list that Indiana has produced many
men WHO are now prominent in the Coun-
ellis of the nation outside of its own delega-
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
Some Remarkable Brains.
From the London Globe


Dr. Matiegka of Prague. in a memoir on
the brain, states that the heaviest brain he
has found Is that Of a young man of twen-
ty-two years. and $50 meters In height.
which weighed 1870 grams. The female
brain does not seem to rise over 800
grams. and the lightest he knows about
Excluding the very aged was 1O20 grams
that of a woman Of twenty-five years l. so
meters in height. There is one of 1000
grams belonging to a woman of eighty nine
years. The average male brain weighs
1.aOO grams. and the female 1870 grams.
between twenty and fifty-nine years OF
remarkable brains. that of Konstantinof.
Bulgarian novelist. weighed 1.595 grams.
and that Of Smetana. composer. only go
grams. The average weight Of the brain
for different occupations he gives from
lao to 40 for workmen. 1.46S for BUSH
ness men, professional musicians and pho
tographers, and 1900 for medical men and
persons whose calling suppOSeS a university
education. Persons connected with the pro-
duction and sale of alcoholic liquors have,
as q rule, light brains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
MaZzini,
maZZln1.
Sidney Low in the Cornhill Magazine.

Sidney Low in the Cornhill Magazine
He had outlived his age. though he was
scarcely an old man when he died. But the
advanced" republican of the thirtieS and
the forties had never moved with the times.
MdZzini was stranded on the ideas of 1913.
themselves a somewhat belated inheritance
from the past. With the new scientific and
political movements that forming
while MazZini was dreaming of the republic
of the peoples and the brotherhood OF man.
he had small sympathy. He knew nothing
% natural science and cared less for it.
Darwinism and the doctrines of evolution
passed him by unmnved and unntereSted
He had never mastered the theories of the
modern economists. Nor did he In the least
understand the significance of the historic
dram which was being enacted under his
eyes. The development of the new world
empires of the Greater Britain Russia
United Germany. the United States. did not
appeal to him. His survey seldom travelled
beyond Europe. and in his Europe the Med
fterranean nations still occupied dispro-
portionate place. He could not realize how
comparatively insignificant in the larger
world that was opening Italy and her trou-
bles. Austria and her policies. had become
But one would aSsuredly not pass from the
record Of this ardent dreamer with the
sense that his life was spent in vain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
Honeysuckle and Galium.

Frum the COrnhli.
1t would be a disappointment II yellow
ladies' bedstraw. or gal!um. came not in its
season. year by year. among the stones
around our sun dial. The peculiar per-
fume of it refreshes greatly. more especially
if mixed with honeysuckle. 1t Is only in
Scotland. l believe. where wild honey
suckle blooms. late deep within wood
land shades. while yellow galum. with
flower stalks rising foot more.
makes gay the sunny banks outside. that
breathe this mixed sweetness.
Galium is far less vigorous of growth here
in the south. where. according to Gerarde.
lit wanders hither and thither upon the
ground. supporting its yellow spikes upon
the herbaSe or stones near at hand Red
lamium. always rather coarse-lookng, is
inclined to be u tireSome weed: though now
and then it is impossible not to enjoy the
dash of red given suddenly by cluster of
il at the edge of a border. in the grass or
somewhere else where 1t ought not TO be; q
short-lived triumph. TO be too quickly ended
as soon as the gardens come round"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
THE WIFE'S POCKET BOOK
Women Disagree Regarding the Best
Method of Domestic Finance.
From the Hnusekeepe,


The recent convention of the South Caro-
lima women's clubs was enlvened by dis
cussion OF the wifes right to a private,
independent income. A majority of the
delegates being agreed that every husband
should make his wife regular allowance,
apart from the sum advanced for house
hold expenses. the question then arose:
How large should this allowance be? A
certain definite percentage Of his income.
argued some. But how large a percentage?
Ten per cent said some. Five, said others
Let the percentage vary according to the
cost Of living in different localities was
suggested. There is nothing in this world
so helpful to individuality as the being able
to stand alone, and not lean on any other"
declared one earnest woman. See the
glow in the baby's face when she Is able
to balance herself her little feet We
women feel the same exhilaration when we
have our money. to do just as We please
with, and nobody asking: Why, what did
you do with that twenty-five dollars l
gave you last week? or (shall l whisper
ITO that twenty-five cents l gave You last
month";"
But there Is another side Of the question,
and as presented by famous woman OF
learning and good works 1t deserves a
respectful and thoughtful hearing Il don't
want any allowance from my husband l
want more. The ideal marriage Is an equal
partnership. financial and otherwise
should no more think of stipula ting for ten,
O.
Ing money. than l should of STIMULATING for
two pieces of pie at dinner every day or
a second cup OF coffee. The basis of every
true marriage Is absolute mutual confidence
The wife should feel that the words. with
all my worldly goods 1 thee endow,' are
more than sounding phrase put in the
ceremony for effect. She should feel that
all her husbands income is hers as well as
his. to use wisely for the best interest OF
themselves and their children For the
sake Of convenience 1t may be that the hus-
band assumes the role of cashier for the
firm. but the wife is to be regarded as an
equal owner of the income, whatever it NAV
be. In my opinion. the emancipated women
who Shrek most loudly for an independent
income are really placing the wife In the
light of a salaried employe. instead of an
equal partner. l never feel that am beg
ging a gift when 1 tell my husband that l
wish a certain amount of money. The wife
who clamors for certain fixed allowance
shows lack of confidence that her husband
will give her that equal share in his for
turneS to which she Is entitled Don't
marry any man with whom such a dtsIlu-
sioning commercial arrangement is neces-
sary.'
Here have diametric views on this
vital subject, both presented with anima-
ton and no small show Of logic When
women disagree shall man decide? How
shall a wife's pocket book be filled?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
KALAHARI POOLS.
Changes in Landscapes Due to Animals
Bison Trails-Beaver Meadows.
From the London Spectator.

rom Inc London Spectator.
The Berlin correspondent Of the Standard
sends precis of an Interesting lecture de-
livered before the Geological Society of
Berlin on the water pools of the kalahari
desert. These in most cases in great meas
ure owe their shape to the use made OF
them by the larger animals once 50 nu-
merous in that region. During the rains
the game scattered over the whole country
But i'll the dry season. when the only water
available was found in these pools, the
elephants. rhinoceroses. and other large
game. by constantly walowing in them
and using them as baths made the des
steep and circular. and thus gave a uni
form character to the pools They also car
ried off quantity of the mud on Their
bodies and so helped to keep the pans
deep and prevent them sitting up. Access
TO the pools was generally between two
large rocks. the path being worn into a
deep roadway by the animals which came
to drink. Speaking of the effect thus mad.
on the landscape. the lecturer, DIR. Pas
sarge. rotes that similar changes have
been caused by animals on the praries
He probably refers to the bison tracks and
roads which still score the surface Of the
North American praries. though almost
every one of the creatures which made
them has persisted
OF these Mr.. Paul Fountain says: The
plains are deeply scored with tracks even
to this day, worn during countless genera
tons by the biSons. which seem always to
have followed the same routes in their mi
grations and wander;ngs. These tracks are
likely to endure. for the bison. with Won
derful SaYacity. chose the easiest and SAT
est paths, avoiding barren boys and c-ey-
ices, 50 that travellers invariably follow
them. So deeply are these tracks worn
that, even If they were not kept fresh by
the frequent passage of horsemen and wag-
aI.,y
were obliterated: indeed. they may pos
sibly be traceable forever.
But the most marked and widely spread
change in North American landscape di-
deCtly due to animal agency, REMAINING,
permanent after the authors of IL have
been almost entirely destroyed. Is to be
seen In the beaver meadows These are
found scattered over the whole of the CON
tinent north of New York and east of thu
Rocky mountains, and are referred to in
ordinary business terms, when, for ex-
ample. such land is put up for sale The.
beaver meadows We're made in two ways.
Some were formed above the gradually
Sted up dams" which the beavers made
wider every year, but could not build I'D
vertically beyond a certain point The
other beaver meadows were originally fiat
forest by the side OF the streams on which
the beavers lived. They cut down every
tree these flats to build their dams or
across the ground. They also cleared away
all small timber and bushes between the
stumps, that they might roll the logs to
the water. Deer came and regularly fed
on these clearinSS. keeping the grass fine
and thus the beaver meadow was formed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
Women and Children on Weary Tramp

Tired and foOtsore a woman and her two
children girls six and eight years old.
arrived at the Baltimore and Potomac
depot this afternoon from Virginia They
had started to walk from Manassas to Har-
risburg. Pa, where the woman's sister
lives. On the road short distance below
Alexandria they were placed aboard a
train and their fares paid by some char
liable person. The woman gave her name
as May Estep. Her husband died two
years ago, she stated and since that time
she has worked as a domestic. Detective
Harrison escorted the woman and children
to police headquarters. and Capt. Board
man referred the case to the board of
charities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
Family Symptoms.
From Puck


Mr.. Jones-"That young Snodgrass acts az
If he was one OF the family"
His Only Daughter-'How so. papa?"
Mr. Jones-"Why. he acts scared when
your mothers around"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25

A thirteen-year-old colored child named
Sarah Day was bitten on the hand by a
dog last night and the member was pain
fully lacerated. She was taken to the
Emergency Hospital for treatment Her
home Is at CD I'd street southwest,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25

Firing me u head of salad. walter" said
the man. looking up from his paper
Yes sir. what sized head. sir?"
on. six and three quarters" replied the
absent minded man. still reading.-Yonkers
Statesman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

itching. Blind, bleeding Protruding Piiea.
Your druggist Will refund your money X PAZ0
OINTMENT falls to cure you. 20 csnte
ny2-s-26t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25

Elsie-"Mamma, are marriages made il
heaven"
Mrs Dimpleton-''Yes. dear"
Have l got to wait that long Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
Collections BY States.


a Including the state IF Nevada
b Including the state of Wyoming
Including the state Of Rhode Island
a including the Indian territory and the territory
of Ok ahoma.
Including the state of Mississippi.
Including the state II De 'awar. District of CO.
lunhia and two counties OF Virginia.
Including the states of Idaho and Utah
h Including III" states Il Maine ard Vermont
Including the territory OF Arizona.
k Including the territory of Alaska
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
More Drinking and Smoking.

During the fiscal year the withdrawals for
consumption of various articles on which
the tax WAS paid were as follows: Spirits
distilled from apples. peaches, grapes, pears.
pineapples oranges, apricots and other
fruits. l.5l3.o12 gallons. against 1.4c'1,H
gallons during the former fiscal year; spir-
its from materials other than fruits, H..
%hJ,::!3 gallons. against 1nf.io1 AT in the
year before; fermented liquors. 4i. 800 30
barrels, against ~. as. NJ. These figures
snow an increase in the conSum ption of
WHISTLES, beers, &c. There was likewise a
steady Increase in the of cigars and
smoking materials. In cigars. weighing
more than three pounds per thousand as
an illustration, the Withdrawals for con-
sumption during the year amounted to
u. iSGi:Dii:' cigars against q. 1903 :67 40 for
the corresponding year. There We're near
Iy "D.NS,Hn more cigarettes withdra wn
during the last fiscal year than in the pre-
ceding year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
DECREASE IN RECEIPTS
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLEC
TONS FOR THE PAST YEAR.
The Falling Off as Compared With Pre-
vious Twelve Months Was Sal ,127,-
6O7-Less Than Was Expected.

John w. Yerkes, commissioner Of internal
revenue. has prepared a preliminary report
of the receipts from internal revenue for
the fiscal year that ended June 30. and of
the cost of collecting this sum. Mr..
Yerkes says that collections from all
sources for the fiscal year amounted to
500 74o.3 S2. and that the cost of collection
cannot be accurately stated at this time
because the reports from all the collectors
not yet in. The receipts of internal
revenue for the fiscal year ending June 80
1902. were s2I1 .S67 $50. showing a decrease
for this fiscal year of $4112I,DI. This
is due to the repeal of the war revenue
taxes by Congress more than a year ago.
1t estimated that he repeal would
cause decrease of $75OoO,OOU a year in
the receipts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-25
Sources of Revenue.

The receipts have been as follows from
the different sources: Spirits. Sl3l -; -.
an increase of ln.S1J $50 over the previous
fiscal year: tobacco. $4,.114 $40 decrease
of s. 42i.1li over the last fiscal year; fer
mcntcd liquors. Si...A1. S:,G, n decrease of
S244t1, n4'i olcuma rgarne S7Ii 1873 a de-
crease of S22..JT. I'EI: filled cheese. 81. 40 an
increase of Si.44l: mixed flour. ST. 791. "A de-
crease of $411: adulterated butter and reno
waited butter. SlJ1..,tS. an increase of
that amount. the tax on this class of
butter began with the present fiscal year:
miscellaneous, Sb.>26.16l. a decrease OF
SlI.N.S.:El ba nks and hankcrS $500