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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
Indians sn1uggle in Cinnamon.

Uncle Sans red proteges, the Indians of
the west, have of recent date undertaken to
help the Chinese companies in the snug
Cling of Cinnamon into the United States,
and in consequence are giving the officials
no end of trouble" said T. G. Pitcher of
Tacoma, Washington, to a Star man at
the New Willard this morning. For a
long time the customs authorities have
known that Chinese are being smuggled in,
but they have been unable to detect the
methods used for bringing them across the
Canadian line. The way the information
was first secured was by hearing that sew
eral Indians were apparently becoming rich,
without any apparent means of livelihood,
and watch was kept on the Indians under
suspicion 1t has been learned that the
Indians have been going after the China
men in their canoes and that as soon as
the Monaghan was signed as passenger he
Invested himself Of all his clothes and as
sumed the wearing apparel of an Indian
squaw thus making detection almost impos-
sible, unless a watch was being kept on the
SmugglerS''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
BEFORE THE aR1D1RoN CLUB.
Warrington Had Similar Organizes
ton Hall n Century Ago.


'The frequent anniversary and festival
celebrations chronicled daily in The Star,
notably the Gridiron and other club din
ners, bring wildly to my mind similar oc-
casions In the hfties and sixties in Wash
ington." said an old-timer today. MY
residence for twenty years was in Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest. In the neigh
borhood were Judge wylie, Samuel L..
Gouveneur John Savage, the brilliant and
genial wit, poet and journalist; VIM. A.
Rind. the government printer; Commander
Samuel Reid. U. s. N. hero Of the famous
brig Armstrong. and his two sons, Sam
and Will: and last. not least, Eliab King
man Of Strawberry Hill, 14th and P streets,
journalist of the Baltimore Sun. They were
mostly literary fellows and belonged to our
club. and the following also were members
or guests on all occasions Of assembly, usu-
Gobright. Henry Watterson. Ben: Perley
Poore. Ben f.. Wilkins. Thos. c. Connolly,
L. A. Aiken. w. A. Rind. John F. Coyle.
w. B. Shaw, Gen. Martindale w. D. Wal
ZACH, Jas. E. Harvey, w. Robertson, W. H.
Pope, G. F. Morrison. Jno. NJ. Buckley,
Prof Alexander Dimitry, Prof Fitzgerald
Tasistro. Gen. Heinzelman. Col. Kretch-
mar, Joseph Tyssowski, ST., Gen. Albert
John Mitchell. L. A. Whitley of Rugby.
Seaton Donoho. Isaac Strohm. VIM. Collins,
e. Tucker Blake.
I'VE were the pioneer 'stags' of Wash
ington.
albert Pike used to sing his inimitable
song. The Arkansas Traveller Jack Saw
age followed with the Temptations Of St.
Anthony or with one of Moore's melodies;
dear old Johnny Cole Of the Intelligencer
and Washington Post sang melodiously
The Spider and the fly Alexander Dimi-
try roared out the 'Marseillaise' hymn in
French in a basso profundo voice which
shook the house; Gushing and the graver
statesmen and political writer's made witty
and eloquent speeches, or toasted the ladies,
the wives and daughters of the jewellers.
when we met at Strawberry Hill, E.
Kingman's delightful country home, we al
ways had one self-elected member present
who was more loquacious than the others
and often as amusing. That member was
Mr.. Kingmans accomplished poll parrot"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
Alcoholism in Mexico.

From the Mexican Herald.
The remedy for the vice of alcoholism In
this country is not to be found In pro-
hibition, but rather in wise regulation, In
demanding purity and high quality in all
alcoholic beverages, in the encouragement
Of the consumption of light wines and good
beer, and in educating the youth OF the
land to understand the grave peril to health
arising from the abuse of alcoholic drinks.
As the demands of business men for so,
briefly clear-headedness, punctuality and
steadness among employees grows so vii!
alcoholic excuses receive the stamp OK
social disapproval. The railway corpora.
lions have to demand sobriety. and they
are powerful educators Of public opinion
in this important matter. Business lie
here is taking on the complexity and siren.
uousness characteristic of business in all
advanced modern countries, and a premium
is thus placed on clear brains and un-
clouded minds. Forces most influential are
at work In behalf of real temperance. Mod
ern life cannot tolerate drunkenness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
Industry in the Northwest.

Arrangements are being made to build a
beet sugar factory at Chippewa Falls,
Mimi, at a cost Of 100000" said S. F.
Beach to a Star man at the Raleigh this
morning. Before the plans were put on
foot for the erection of the factory the pro-
motors secured contracts from the farmers
for planting four thousand acres in beets
this season and for the next two seasons.
By the time this years crop is ready the
plant will be in operation.
THE lumber business in Wisconsin Is
rather dull at this time, and 1t is too early,
Of course, to predict what next season will
bring forth. One thing 1 can tell you is
that farming is on the boom and many OF
the people that left the country for the
cities several years ago are now returning
to the farms, and in consequence the land
is bringing good prices. The farmers have
made barrel of money under the pros
porous administration of the republicans,
and the city people are beginning to realize
what money making proposition farming
is"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
Flowers for the Back Yard.

From the Woman's Home Companion.
The flowers to be found in the unpreten-
tious but pretty gardens of newcomers from
Germany are in a general way, those best
adapted for backyard adornment in all parts
of the country. Morning -glory vines and
woodbine can be depended upon to cover
fences or low buildings in reasonably brief
space of time, and If encouraged will run
Notously over trellises or arbors. The COM
mon crimson variety Of petunias will -four
fish with very little attention, and present
most pleasing appearance. Scarlet gerani-
ums and vivid-hued petunias are favorites,
as is also the yellow coreopsis. Roses Of
the common varieties of course have places.
and so likewise do lady's slippers, celandine
and zinnias. Dwarf sunflowers are used ex-
tensively for bordering walks or paths, and
some of the harder varieties of ivy are in
many instances encouraged to Irvine about
posts which would otherwise prove Earring
notes In the picture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
SKUNK MEAT PALArABLE.
So Say Hunters Who Have Been In
duced to Partake Of It.

From the New York Tribune.
The intrinsic value Of the useful skunk
does not necessarily end when his pelt Is
stripped. Sometimes, by those who are
used to him and his ways. he IS eaten like
a rabbit or squirrel or any other animal
which comes within the category of game.
This may seem improbable to the reader
whose acquaintance with the skunk Is con-
fined for the most part to his reputation,
but the men who have tasted the flesh of
the animal declare that it is as tender a.
young chicken, as full favored as duck.
juicy as goose and reminiscent of rabbit,
especially when served up in a steamins
potpfe with crust and much gravy.
To say that anybody makes a practice OF
devouring skunk in the season of his TAX
ing would be an eXaggeration. but 1t Is a
use his skinned body for food, and find 1t
palatable, too. AS nearly every farmer in
Yates county is skunk hunter during the
winter. the number of carcasses that &c
into the stewpan rather than the snow
drift may be imagined. 1t is hard to get
any of them to admit right out that they
eat skunk frequently, but it is a generally
admitted fact that the most numerous body
OF skunk epicures in the world are to b.
found within the borders Of Yates county.
One old trapper had this to say on the
subject:
II have eaten skunks, and don't make
no bones OF saying so. l don't do 1t reg
ular, any more than a hunter eats ducks
or rabbits every day of the week, but an
occasional skunk, we'll cooked and served
proper, Is dish that one has only got to
try to like. 1 was broke In on 1t without
knowing what was eating. If had been
told I suppose they couldn't have hired me
to touch the stuff. AS 1t was, I was helped
to dish of steaming potpie, and 1 cleaned
1t up and asked for more. I thought it was
rabbit. When they told me what 1 had
been eating I'll admit it made me feel
mighty Uneasy in the regions of my stun
lex. but the flavor of the burned stuff got
into my tongue, and the next time 1 trap
ped a skunk 1 cleaned 1t careful and gave
1t to the ole woman to cook into potpie
Tole her 1t was rabbit, and dinged II she
didn't like it. She thinks they're rabbits
now whenever I bring 'em home. The
great thing in dressing them is to be care
full an not git any Of the scent on the
meat, for If you do It's all off for po.pie.'
Another expert with gun and trap said
that he had frequently eaten skunks and
also woodchucks. The former. he said
were good deal like the black meat OF
tender chickens, although sometimes he
had tasted them when the flavor was more
like that of a duck. The woodchuck, he
said was like a cross between pork and
goose, very fat. juicy and tender. The only
way to cook the skunk, he observed, was to
stew it in potpie. Like rabbit. it did not
seem to take well to frying or broiling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
FORMS OF oATHs.
Customs Followed by Chinese, Hindooss
Persians and Other Peoples.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel. t,s sa-e
The bill to repeal the law providing for
extra judicial oaths In all civil courts calls
attention to the variety Of oaths that might
be brought into practice in a court Of world
wide cosmopolitanism. The section Of the
law which 1t Is sought to repeal has been
on the statute book for many years. but
has rarely been invoked by either OF the
parties to an action. Its existence has. how
ever, sometimes been prejudicial to the i'm
partial administration of Justice Chinese
witnesses must be sworn in several ways
IL they are to be bound to tell the truth.
In some cases the witness breaks plate
and assents to the imprecation that his soul
may be shattered in the same way IL ne
strays from the paths of veracfty.
With a large section Of the chinese the
formula Is for the person administering the
oath to light match or candle ana. DION Ns,,
ing it out tell the witness that thus VIII
his soul be eXtingulshed IL he does not speak
the truth, to which he assents by giving a
short nod Some tribes living on the Thib-
etan tableland can only be sworn in court
by cutting off the head Of a live gamecock.
The Hindu law says: Let a judge swear a
Brahmin by his veracity. a soldier by his
horses, his elephants, or his arms; an agrt-
culturist by his cows his grain, or his
money, and souder by all his crimes
Quakers in all civil cases are allowed TO
give their evidence in affirmation, as also
are the Moravians and Separatists. A Gala
of Abyssinia sits down over pit covered
with a hide, imprecating that he may fall
into pit If he breaks his word. A Brazil
ian savage to confirm his statement, raises
his hand over his head and thrusts 1t into
his hair or touches the point of his weap-
ons
Among the Aracans, an Asiatic tribe. the
witness swearing to speak the truth takes
in his hand musket a sword. spear, a
tigers tusk, crocodile's tooth, or stone
celt. The hill tribes Of India swear by a
tigers skin, and the Ostraks by a bears
head. The sacred oath In Persia is by the
holy grave" that is the tomb of Shan
Besa de, who Is buried in Cashmere. Mem
bers of the Kirk of Scotland are sworn by
lifting the hand while the book is laid open
before them; Jews are sworn on the PEN
tateuch with their hats on; Mohammedans
by placing the right hand fiat on the Koran
and the left on the forehead and then bring
ing down the forehead to the book. and nm
ally gazing a while at the book. The high
est oath Of the man who dwells by the Can
ees in India is taken on the water of that
river.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
May Print Instead of Engross Bills.

eff Governor Durbin has his way the state
of Indiana will in the future have special
make Of type for printing all bills passed by
the legislature, instead of having them en-
crossed by the enrolling and engrossing
clerks as has heretofore been the case"
said F. D. Semmes of Indianapolis to
Star man at the Raleigh. He appealed to
the legislature to make this change stating
that it would make the work cheaper and
could also be done more quickly than under
the PRESENT method. 1t is believed how
ever, that the governor wants to make it
impossible to change bill after it's passage,
as was said to have been the case with the
'anti-bitratrate OF potassium bill of H. B.
favor the change. because if would make
that much less patronage for their con-
stituents. The type would be patented and
used only for printing bills after their pas
sage into law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
THOs. ]. OWEN & son, AUCTs., sls ST. NV.

THOS j. OWEN son, AUCTS., 9l3 ST. NV.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE UNIMPROv-
ED REAL ESTATE, FRONTING 100 FEET
ON WALLACE STREET, BETWEEN BRIGHT
WOOD AND SHERMAN AVENUES. WITH \
DEPTH OF $50 FEET. MOST SUITABLE
FOR AN APARTMENT HOUSE.
By virtue of a deed of trust, dated September
Both, 1895, and recorded In Lber 2052 folio 435,
land records of the District Of Columbia, and at
the request Of the party secured, l SHALL on MON
DAY. THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1903,
AT HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK M, whether
weather be fair not, offer for SALE at public
auction, at the office of Thomas ]. Owen & Sons,
913 st. NV, I'd floor. Washington, D. c., the
following described real estate situate in the
county Of Washington, In the District Of Columbia,
to wit: All the west twenty feet front by the
full depth of lot twenty and all of lots twenty-one
and twenty-five, in block six, in Todd and Brown s
subdivision Of part Of Mount Pleasant and Pleas
ant Plains, as per plat recorded in Book Levy Court
No. 2, page "a, in the surveyors office Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Each parcel will first be Of
fered separately.
Terms of sale (Which will apply to each parcel
and to the whole) One third cash, one-thrd In
one year and onethird in two years. all cash, at
the purchasers option Deferred payments, if any,
to be represented by the purchasers promissory
notes, dated the day of SALE bearing six per
cent interest, payable semannualy, and secured
by deed Of trust the respective properties sold.
at the purchasers cost. Terms to be complied with
within ten days from day of sale. In of de-
fault the trustee the right, at his option,
either to resell at the risk and cost of the default
ing purchaser, after five days notice, to resort
to any other legal remedy to which he may be en-
parcel if sold separately, or of $500 if sold a
whole.
mh3-d&ds Fendall building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
Demand for Barrel Slaves.

Prices for hardwood lumber of every de-
scription have increased very much of late
in Tennessee on account Of the scarcity
of trees and white oak slaves are bring
ing an exorbitant sum- said D. F. Bax-
ter of Memphis to a Star man at the
Raleigh this morning. 1.-THE slaves are
needed for the manufacture Of whisky bar
rels and all the barrel makers have as
much as they can do to turn out suffi-
cient quantity to supply the demand that
is made from all sections Of the United
States. The stave men are worrying over
the scarcity of material, as most of the
timber along the water courses has been
cut, and that in the interior is almost in
accessible for transportation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
mh5-5t-T5
FUTURE DAYS.
WHO'S, j. OWEN & son. AUCT1oNEERs.

TRUSTEES SALE OF DESIRABLE BUILDING
LOT FACING SOUTH ON MORTON PLACE:
FRONTING TWENTY FEET THEREON BY
DEPTH OF SIXTY-NINE FEET, BETWEEN
9TH AND 7TH STREETS AND STREET
AND FLORIDA AVENUE NORTHEAST.
By virtue of certain deed OF trust, bearing
date June Sth, 1900 and recorded June 18th, 1900,
in Liber No. 249O, folio 295 ct seq. of the land
records of the District Of Columbia, and by the
written direction Of the party secured and holder
of the note thereby secured, the undersigned viii
offer for sale, at public auction in front OF the
premises. on THURSDAY, THE NINETEE y ! e,R
DAY OF MARCH, A. D. 1903, AT HALF-PAsi
FOUR O'CLOCK PM, the following described real
estate, to wit: Lot No. 101 in J. D.. Cameron
James Lowndes and William P. kellog's subdivf-
sion of square numbered $50, as said subdivision
is recorded in the Office Of the surveyor OF the
District of Columbia, in book No. 49, page No. ~.
Terms of sale, which to be complied with
within 10 days from the time of sale: All cash
or one third cash, balance in and two years;
notes of the purchaser secured on the property
sold bearing interest from date of sale at the rate
of per centum per annum, payable semi annually.
The trustees the right to resell the prop
erty at the risk and cost Of any defaulting pur-
chaser after five days REIMBURSEMENT in some
newspaper published in the District of Columbia.
All conveyancing, title examining and recording at
the expense Of the purchaser.
EDWARD f. RIGGS, Trustee
140S N. Y. ave-. Bond building
GEORGE J. YESTERDAY Trustee,
mh6-d&ds 141O G st. Ames building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
A FAST PACE MAINTAINED.
New York's Tenderloin Cannot Com
pare With Hot Springs.

1.-THE tenderloin of New York in it's palm
lest days, when it was as wide op-n as the
sea, could not compare with Hot Springs,
Ark, at this season Of the year in nigh
living and revelry,' said B. P. Peterson Of
New York to a Star man at the New VIII
lard this morning. IT have just returned
from visit to the Arkansas resort and l
never saw such a pace as is kept up there
in my life. It comes high, is but sporty,
you bet. The people in Hot Springs never
sleep, the saloons and dance halls are
open twenty-four hours every day. and one
part of the day is the same as another.
You can get any kind of a gambling; game
you call for. from faro to the ponies, and
all of them are well patronized throughout
the entire twenty-four hours.
1.-THE turf investment scandal was eX-
posed to the world while 1 was at Hot
Springs, and when the blow hit e. j.
Arnold he was as bland and smiling as he
ever was when his game was making an
exceptionally heavy winning streak. He
is clever fellow, who rose from a race
track tout to a winner in the gambling
world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
Verdi Home.
rom the New York Tribune

From the New York Tr1bune.
In few weeks there will be opened at
Rome a very interesting establishment, the
asylum founded by Verdi for musicians in
their declining years. 1t is for both sexes,
Is replete with modern comforts and at
tached to 1t are charming gardens. The
apartments of the men and women are en-
tirely separate, but they will have saloon
and dining room in common. The men Will
wear coat and soft hat similar to those
usually worn by the founder. Attached to
the establishment will be a Verdi museum.
full of the personal belongings of the found
err There will be accommodation for sixty
men and forty women. A friend of Verdi
has left sum of money for the decoration
of the crypt where Verdi remains he.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
Heavy Rains Benefit Texas Rice.

1.-THE heavy rains that have visited Texas
within the past few weeks have been the
means Of guaranteeing an exceptionally
large rice crop the coming season. All the
canals are in good shape and well filed
and the prospects were never better" said
F. G. Spinks Of Dallas, Texas. to a Star
man. at the Metropolitan this morning. In
fact, the demand for Texas rice has now
reached such a point that 1t is almost i'm
possible to fill it, and the farmers are now
taking much more interest in getting rice
fields than ever before since the experiment
of growing rice was first tried in the
lone star state"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
Rush of Settlers Westward.

1.-THE rush Of settlers to the west has be-
gun, and on all Of the trains in that section
may be seen immigrants and others on their
way to places they will make their future
homes" said D. G. Henderson Of Denver
to Star man at the Raleigh this morning.
Many OF the home-seekers are sturdy
farmers from Wisconsin and other middle
states, who, finding that they cannot make
as much upon their lands as they once
could, have sold out and are looking for
other fields to conquer Much Of the best
land Is being taken up, and the local farm
ers are having good crops, which Is encour-
aging to Those moving In"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
Digging for Oil in Kentucky.

Kentucky is rich in oil fields and large
sums of money are being made out of the
output" said G. H. Jackson of Louisville
to Star man at the Ebbitt this morning
"Wells are now being operated in four
counties, and others are expected to be
added to the list. Hundreds of wells have
been bored, and there are now more than
two hundred producing wells in operation.
Pipe lines are being run in many directions
and refineries are being established There
appears to be an unlimited quantity, and,
as usual, the Standard Oil Company is be-
coming interested in the output. In this
same region there are also thousands of
acres Of hard wood timber, and veins of
bituminous coal extend through the entire
section. Millions of dollars will be made
in Kentucky in the next few years, and
commercially the state will be known other
than for its output of whisky
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
Mountain of Plaster of Paris.
the New York Tribune

From the New York Tribune.
Forty acres of pure plaster of paris, from
ten to fifty feet thick, is the result OF the
effort Of two boys to smoke rabbit out OF
a hole under a ledge on Gloss mountain,
Woods county, Okla The gypsum ledge
was formerly the home of numberless wild
creatures which lived in the crevices of
the rocks, using dry COW chips, sticks and
other rubbish for their nests. The whole
mountainside was a mass of flames almost
Immediately when fire was applied, and 1t
burned for days. Only 800 degrees is re-
quired to convert gympsum into plaster of
paris, and the ledge is being transformed
into white powder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-06
Laying Up Treasures.
From Japan and America.

From Japan and America.
The Third Bank Of Japan received de-
post of 5000 yen. which will remain for
go years, from G. Abe. dealer In coal and
coke at Toxic. The bank has contracted
to pay the sum of 1,2os, All. 17e yen at the
end of $50 years. The father OF the de-
positor was jinriksha man, and he himself
was an Ice boy some twenty years ago.
Lately the father lost a ship In storm.
The ship had been insured for 5000 yen.
The money received from the insurance
company was deposited In behalf Of his pos
terity.