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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
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Purist to the End.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Those who have followed the more special
dramatic publications of the last two
decades will remember the informing con-
tributions of DR.. Alfred Ayers, who was an
authority on pronunciation and kindred
subjects. He died last month at the age of
seventy-flve years, and many quaint remin-
sciences Of the old scholars passion for
purity of speech are creeping into print.
The doctor-the real name of the purist of
purists was Thomas Embley Osmun-let
the hobby Of correct speech and pronuncia-
ton SO grow upon him that he fell into the
habit Of picking friends up for faults in the
course Of converse tion and even gave evil
dence Of the ruling passion on his DEATH
bed. In Bellevue Hospital, New York, one
Of his pupils, young woman from Cleve-
land, Ohio, who came on to help in nursing
him, undertook to divert his mind by re-
ferring to the proper way of reciting Ham
let's advice to the players, and giving the
passage in an intentional monotone I'm
mediately the dying elocutionist reused
himself, and, protesting that the rendition
was execrable, then and there gave it with
all his old expression and vigor. An instance
OF how the serious pursuit Of perfection
may involve momentary loss Of the safe.
guard Of humor was furnished when Dr.
Osmun walked into the Offices of his pub
fishers one day and asked for member of
the firm. The clerk strangely venturesome
IN such presence, replied that the man
wanted had flew de COOP" Young man."
cried the habitual mentor gravely, you
should say he has flown the COOP"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
PUBLIC LIBRARY THRoNaED.
Over 1000 Persons in Building and
1000 Calls for Books,


More than 1000 persons, visitors and
readers, thronged the corridors of the Pub
lie Library yesterday. the first day the
building was thrown open for business.
There were more than a thousand calls for
books. and the small staff Of the institution
was kept busy handling the applications
The building was thrown open to the pub
lie yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, and
from that time until the hour for closing,
0 o'clock last night, the building was con-
stantly crowded. There were about 1900
grown persons and 800 children in the read
ing rooms and book stacks during the day,
and when the doors were finally closed for
the night the employees heaved a sigh Of re-
lief. 1t was upon them that devolved the
work of attending to the wants Of all these
men. women and children. Those taking
books from the library were agreeably sur
prlsed upon being permitted to go into. the
book stacks themselves and select their
books. This system will be pursued in the
new building, as it was in the old Some
of the subscribers to the library were of
the opinion that the custom would be
stopped, as it had been in the Congress
sional Library when that institution moved
into its present home, but the trustees have
decided to allow the public to circulate
freely among the books and secure what
their fancy dictates. 1t has not been de-
termined as yet whether or not the build
ing will be opened until or o'clock in
the evening. For the present 1t will be
open until 8 o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13

morning the highest authorities go to the
palace to offer their congratulations in per.
son. and the lower degrees offer them vicar.
iously to their superiors All the japanese
world somehow or other congratulate their
monarch on having added another year to
his age.
This extends even to the Japanese leea.
lions abroad. For instance, in November
the attaches and secretaries Of the jap.
anese legation in Grosvenor Gardens, Lon.
don, will present their congratulations to
the minister: the minister will wire his to
the foreign minister at Toxic, and the for.
eign minister will personally offer his at
the palace. The legation will not be fllum.
mated externally, because the Month OF
November in England is not suited to such
effects, and also because the English peo-
pie would not understand but there will be
dinner party to celebrate the occasion.
The mikado In question comes of very
ancient line. which beats anything that
Europe can produce in the way Of dynasty.
He is the one hundred and twenty-first en-
peror after Jimmu Ten-o, who was the
first, and fourished about the year ego BIC.
His reign will ever be celebrated for the
fact that In 1t Japan passed at one bound,
as it were, from the darkness OF the middle
ages to the civilization Of the nineteenth
century, and became one OF the great pow.
ers with which the European statesmen
recognize they will have to reckon In the
future. For this the mikado Is mainly re-
sponsible.
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count of the death Of Mr.. Cornwelrs child,
pocfnopod ipdefiDitolv

postponed indefinitely.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. E. Umstead are occupy
ing their new residence on Metropolitan
avenue, where they gave a reception to
their friends. The couple were married last
Wednesday at nuptial mass at st. Johns
Maud A. Coupard, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles H. Coupard.
The supply of coal in Kensington Is still
very short When seen about the matter
Mayor Eckhardt said that everything pos
sible was being done to secure a supply.
Several weeks ago, he said, he had an APP
pointment with committee of the citizens
to call on the agents of the coal companies
in Washington but that owing to the fact
that several of the committee members
failed to meet at the appointed time and
place, the call was not made. Independent
of this he did what he could, and was rell-
ably informed, as he thought, that ship
ments of coal would be made and contin-
ued suffi cient to meet the demands of the
community. He gives the local dealer
credit for doing all in his power to supply
supply of wood was being brought into the
town, which was made possible by the dis
continuance of public work on the streets
during the present frozen condition or the
ground and that the teams which had
been used in this work were now hauling
large quantities of wood
Miss Mazel Jones of Washington College
is the guest of her schoolmate MISS He.eh
Martin.
Mr. III. O. Trowbridge has moved into his
new home on Warner street
Mr. Fedaline, who has been living with
his father-in-law, Mr.. j. b. Stupps: on
Washington street, has accepted a position
In California and leaves today for that
state, Mrs Fedaline accompanying him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
Frugal Chinese.
From the Chicago News.

From the chicago News.
The Chinese are very economical people,
In North China the people will eat horse,
mule, donkey or any animal, and they will
eat all the animal. even when it has died
of disease. The smallest children are sent
out to gather fuel One may see boys up
in trees beating off leaves as If they were
fruit, and not straw is allowed to lie idle
on the ground. In ordinary houses a dim
light. which costs almost nothing, will be
placed in a hole in a dividing wall SO as
to light two apartments. An old woman
who was hobbling along painfully was
asked where she was going. She explained
that she was going to the home of a rela-
tive. SO as to die in a place near to the
family graveyard and thus avoid the ex-
pense Of coffin bearers for a long distance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
Kensington News.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
KENSINGTON, Nd, January ID, 1903.
Ruth Cornwcll. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alton w. Cornwell, after a lingering illness
of several weeks. died yesterday. Her par
ents have lost five children, two of whom
died since they moved here, little over
year ago, and they have the sincere sympa-
thy of the community Funeral services
were held at the family's residence here to-
day at 2 pm. The final services are to be
held at the residence of Mrs. Cromwelrs
parents, 915 street northeast, Washing
ton, tomorrow. Mr.. CorEwel Is a member
of the town council, and the meeting of the
council called for Monday evening at the
residence of Mayor Eckhardt was, on ac-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13
BIRTHDAYS IN JAPAN.
Celebrated With Fetes in the Land of
the Chrysanthemum.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Japan is the land of topsy-turvy, and So
perhaps, 1t is only to be expected that IN
dividual birthdays-with the exception OF
that Of the emperor-are not taken any
notice of. but sort of general birthday OF
everybody altogether Is celebrated with
great rejoicing. There are two of these
general birthdays, one for each sex. The
male birthday which is known as the eel
ebration of the boys" occurs on the third
day of the third month, and the "celebra-
ton of the girls takes place on the ffth
day of the fifth month. These days are
general holidays for the young. All studies
and work generally are pu. aside, and boys
and girls. respectively. receive presents ac-
cording to their station.
The birthday of the mikado or ten-o, as
he is more properly styled. is also general
holiday for the Japanese everywhere. The
houses are all decorated with flags, and in
the evening the streets are gay with lights
of innunlerable colored lanterns. In The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13

rowers during the year was about $4,000.
ana the average number OF books issued to
each borrower was nine, or, taking into
had book 1913 days out of the 30, library
days OF the year. The largest circulation
In any one day was 1.046 volumes, and the
smallest 1873. The largest average daily
circulation was in April and the smallest
IN July. In the statement Of the circula-
ton no account Is taken Of the books
used in the reading room of the library
or Of the use of periodicals.
The financial statement Of the librarian
SHOWS that fines amounting to $685.. "a were
collected during the year, an average of
80. 30 month. A fine of two cents a day
Is imposed on overdue books. The amount
collected shows payment for 40 $50 days.
over the preceding year. The other
large item Of the financial statement
is $534.4 40 the amount received for
books drawn from the duplication, being
about the same as the previous year. This
money is used for the purchase of addi-
ttonai duplicates, thus increasing the books
In the library
Special Gifts to the Library.
Mr.. Flint says the gifts to the library,
especially Of books have been considerable
The only money donations received were
S. from Miss Catherine c. Colt. 500 from
Messrs. Woodward & Lothrop and 500
from Mr.. James T. Dubois, the interest on
the Henry Pastor memorial fund
The number of donors Of books was ITO,
and the number of volumes given 1881
pamphlets. 1881; periodicals, 3,517. The
most important gift, it is stated, was the
medical and general library of the late DR..
Samuel S. Busey, generously turned over
to the library by Mr.. John H. Saville, the
administrator of the estate. The libraries
Of the Anthropological Society Of Wash
ington, the Womans Anthropological So
ciety and that Of the Caledonian Club
have also been given to the library. OF the
miscellaneous gifts were globe and stand
from donor who did not wish his name
known; collection of political scrap books,
fourteen large volumes and some pictures;
Miss Alice Fletcher sixty-two pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-13

She-'The strain on the soldier in modern
warfare must be very great"
He-'It is. Sometime the photographer
isn't ready, and you have to wait hours,
and then the pictures may prove failures
Judge.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-17
CURRENT COMMENT,

The Springfield (Mass) Republican
Qnd) says: Senator Beveridge of
Indiana denies that he was identified
by means of railroad pass when
caught without money at a railroad
restaurant in his state the other dav,
and adds: I do not accept passes
from railroads or franking privileges
from telegraph companies Good for
him, then; and let his example be pass
ed along to the President Are there
other senators like him in this re-
Spect?'
The Philadelphia Record (Dem.)
says: Mr. Roosevelt believes that the
honor of the United States can be pre-
served only by means of a big navy.
But his predecessors protected the hon
or and guarded the interests of the
United States, and all their citizens,
with a very small navy, and Mr.
Roosevelt's successors will do the same
Seven years of khaki and SLOUGH hat
and Rough Rider methods and rest
lessness and constant talk of force
are more than this country needs"
The Charleston News and Courier
(Dem) says: THE costly entertain
ments provided for the family at the
public cost are beginning to attract
some public attention. The Chicag go
News says: When a submarine boat
takes Alice Roosevelt on a trip around
the bottom Of the sea and two torpedo
boats trail along to see that nothing
happens II Is evident that we are GO
ing to amuse our princesses regard
less of expense The naval display
at Oyster Bay for the amusement OF
the children, IL is remarked, resulted in
more damage TO the warships than
they received in all the Spanish war
Four years more of this business will
be expensive"
The Baltimore American Rep) says:
"Castro's point blank refusal TO pay
his honest debts should be the cue for
Uncle Sans Withdrawal Of any form
Of protection so Far AZ any legitimate
sort ~ collection goes. So long as the
Monroe doctrine 10 not interfered with
the Powers should be permitted 10 en-
force their claims. A President who
refuses ~ pay bis honest debts or 10
respect the findings ~ an International
board ~ arbitration, and who ln The
face ~ 80 fhia plans foreign war
~ aEsrfsslDE has carried fhe prlnCi-
pie ~ Impotence 90 Hn extreme hlth-
eff0 unknown The United states can-
zoe sHHh boz hands any too clean ~
hiiu. ~ ~ aayH.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-17
A Dend MINI Dining.

a correspondent of the Westminster
Gazette writes: 1.-The Lancet so often
tries to make our flesh creep by point
ing out the dangers we incur by eating,
drinking and even breathing, that per-
haps the following story, told in that
staid journal, is worth reproducing:
While residing at Rome / paid
visit to the lunatic asylum there. and,
among the more remarkable patients
one was pointed out to me who had
been saved with much difficulty from
inf1icting death upon himself by vol
untary starvation in bed, under an I'M
preston that he was defunct, declar-
ing that dead people never eat. 1t was
soon obvious to all that the issue must
be fatal, when the humane doctor
thought of the following strategem:
Half dozen of the attendants. dressed
in white shrouds, and their faces and
hands covered with chalk, were march
ed in single file, with dead silence.
INTO a room adjoining that of the pa
tfent, where he observed them, through
a door purposely left open, sit down
to hearty meal. 'Hello!' said he that
was deceased presently to an attend
ant, who be they?' Dead men, was
the reply. What" rejoined the corpse;
do dead men eat?' To be sure they
do, as you see,' answered the attend
ant. If that's the case exclaimed
the defunct I'll join them, for I'm
famished, and thus instantly was the
spell broken"
1t may be as well to add that the
above did not appear in the current
number, but in the year 1916.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-17
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
o,oati,,gs-The Hibernian Society

Meetings-The Hibernian Society.
SneciaI Notices-Securities Wanted,
Ivu. NJ. Davidson & Son: You VIII
Live Well, Union Station Restaurant:
on Saturday Nights, Savannah Trust
Companv: To My Friends. Nicholas
Sampson; Ship Notice, Williamson &
Rauers.
Business Nouces-Bicycle .Sundries
Cheap, G. w. Thomas; Home Helps, A.
N. g. c. w. West; Autumn Wedding
Gifts. r. Van Keuren & Co.
Ready to Show You the New Styles
3. H. Lew & Bro.
The Tribune Bicycle Awarded-At
Lattimore's.
They Are Very Good-The Delmonico
Company.
Merchant Tailoring-The Metropoli-
tan Company.
The Cotton King Piano-McArthur &
Sons Co.
When You Ask for Warburines-Row-
linski, Druggist.
Washington. D. c.. and Return-At-
lantic Coast Line.
Candles Tooth Powder. T. shup-
trine.
Cotton Gill Netting-Edward Lovell's
Sons.
Savannah Theater-"Pickings From
Puck" To-day and Tonight; THE
Telephone Girl" Tomorrow Matinee
and Night.
An Opinion of High Merit-Southen
Mutual Drug Company.
Why Not-Savannah Steam Laundry.
Foods-GrapeNuts.
Silverware-The Gorham Company.
Medical-Peruna; Wine of Cardui;
Syrup of Figs; Pinkham's Remedy;
Heroicide.
Cheap Column Advertisements
Help Wanted: Employment Wanted;
For Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal;
Miscellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-17
The Merry. Merry stoker.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Down in the hold the stoker sat.
He vowed he'd stoke no more:
In vain the captain tore his hair
And danced around and swore.
The good ship bodied upon the waves
AS helpless as a chip;
Five hundred people wished that they
Had not gone on the trip.
The captain on his Bonded knees
In pleading accents spoke:
"Oh. stoker. good. kind stoker, please
Go back a while and stoke"
The stubborn stoker shook his head
And frowned a fearful frown:
He would not bulge an inch, he said
Although the ship went down.
why is IL that vou will not stoke,'i
The captain sadly cried.
Why do you peril all these lives
Upon the stormy tide2"
The stoker lung his quid against
The heavy furnace door.
And there appeared an ugly dent
Where no dent WAS before.
t.l stoke 20 nloro-not on your nfeti
lie hercely made reply.
The cook WORT let mo have q knife
wish which ~ eat ny pie"
-. y. Kiser.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-17

woman made a fine silk flag,
stitching it with her own hands, and
sent it to the President. He returned
it to her, with the explanation that
he could not receive such presents.
But there are certain kinds of pres
ents, of actual rather than sentimental
value, that he does not return. Not
long ago he received a fine saddle
horse from admiring friends in the
West. Did he return it? On his re-
cent trip he was presented with a
special train with a we'll stocked
larder and wine closet. Did he decline
them with thanks?
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-17
Personal.

William Henry Parker, a colored
Philadelphia longshoreman, better
known as "Diamopd Dick" spends all
his leisure time in eVangelistic work
among men of his own class, and is
accomplishing much good. He is said
to be singularly eloquent and forceful
as an eXhorter.
Prof. Henry, B. Bates, the new pro-
fessor of electrical engineering at the
University of Colorado. occupied a
similar position for several years at
the School of Technology at Pottsdam,
N. Y. He is a practical as we'll as a
theoretical electrician of wide reputa-
ton, both at home and abroad.
Although the new motor act pass
ed by the British Parliament limiting
the speed of automobiles does not ap-
ply to the King-he is technically ex-
empt from all restrictions of Hawking
Edward has given his chauffeurs strict
orders to obey its, provisions to the let
ter thus setting a good example to his
subjects.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-17
IDLE ENGLISH MILLS.

1t is stated that foreign cotton man
ufacturers are feeling severely the high
price of cotton. In Lancaster. Eng
land, alone, according to a recent Off
cial report, there are 10000 looms and
100000 spindles idle. Production of
cotton textiles there has been reduced
100000 yards per week.
The reason so many mills are idle
is of course that there is little, If any.
profit in manufacturing cotton goods at
present prices. By curtailing produc-
ton. however, the prices of cotton
goods will advance until there will be
a profit in manufacturing them at the
present price of cotton. If cotton spin
ners are expecting that there will be
a very considerable decline in the price
of cotton, the probability is they will
be disappointed. There are no indica-
lions that the cotton crop of this coun-
try is going to be above the average.
If it shouldn't be larger than that of
the season just closed it is pretty GER
tain that the price of cotton would be
higher next August than it was last
August.
From no part of the cotton belt are
the reports of the condition of the crop
of an especially encouraging charac-
ter, while from many sections the re-
ports are far from favorable. 1t is
not probable that foreign manufac-
turers are holding off with the hope
of getting a supply of cotton at less
price than that which now prevails.
but simply because if they were to
run their mills they would do so at
a loss What they are expecting is
probably that textiles will advance in
price so that they can be manufactured
profitably.
1t wouldn't be surprising, however
if spinners who are buying cotton now
should prove to be more fortunate than
those who are holding off until con-
ditions for manufacturing become
more favorable. There is certain to be
an advance in the prices of textiles,
and the manufacturers who have a
stock of manufactured products on
hand will be in a position to take ad-
vantage of the advance.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-17
STILL DEPENDENT ON NEW YORK.

One of New York's commercial pa
pers says that the amount of miscon-
ception as to what is meant when it is
stated that money is being sent from
that city to the West and South to as
sist in moving the crops is surprising
In the minds of many the idea seems to
! be that the New York banks actually
| supply most of the money that is re-
! quired to move the crops. As a matter
of fact they furnish but a comparative
ly small part of it. There was a time,
not so very long ago, when they fur
they do now. but good crops for num-
Der of years have put the South and
West in a condition to move their
crops without much assistance.
Still, New York remains the great
financial center of the country, and
actually sends the money to move the
crops when the harvest time comes,
but it isn't all New York money by
any means. The most of it belongs to
the South and West
II ali NOlllES tbO0A AAl TINS way W AANAA
the crop moving season is over and
the farmers have settled their accounts
with the banks, the country banks have
a great deal of idle money. They don't
want to keep it in their vaults. and so
they send it to the banks of the money
centers Of their respective sections,
from which banks doubtless they are
large borrowers when they need money.
These banks at the local money centers,
in their turn, send the money to the
New York banks, the New York banks
being able to use it to advantage, and
hepce pay a small interest on it.
Thus it is that there is a pretty
steady movement of money. during one
part of the year, from the interior
banks to the New York banks, and in
to the banks of the interior. 1t may
be that neither the West nor the South
is yet quite able to move it's own crops,
and is still a borrower from New York,
though only to a limited extent. 1t is
probable that the money the South Dor
rows in September is paid back in No
vember, because, when the movement
of cotton is well underway, money
flows back into the banks fast enough
to enable them to meet all the demands
of their customers. 1t is only at the
beginning of the crop movement that
there is a movement of currency from
New York to the interior banks, and
this movement will, in all probability
continue, since money can be used to
better advantage between the crop sea-
sons in New York than anywhere else,
and hence New York can afford to pay
more for it. 1t is a question of a very
short time, however, when neither the
South nor the West will borrow from
New York. When they need money
for moving the crops they will simply
draw on their balances in the banks
of that city.