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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
Philippine Forests.
From the Manila American.

From the Manila A1ner1cdu
Mr. Pinchot. who recently made a trip
through the islands In company with Capt
Ahern of the forestry bureau In order 10
study the character and extent of the for
ests of the islands makes the following
observations which will later be supple
mented by complete report on the forests
OF the Philippines: Probably more than
half the area of the islands Is in forest"
says Mr.. Pinchot. The best timber ! saw
in Mindanao. on the road built by the
army from the coast to Linao. where the
fighting with the Moros has been going on.
There the best trees are 100 to ITS feet
high with clear lengths OF 30 to 100 feet
and diameters of three to six feet. The
forest is dense and interviewer with creep
ers. and progress through 1t is often I'M
possible without cutting way. The Islands
contain large areas without forest as along
the railroad from Manila to Dagupan.
Nearly the whole Island of Cebu and parts
of Panay are without forests. On the other
hand. Mindanao and Paragua are nearly all
in forest. The pine of the Benguet province
is about the only tree which an American In
the Philippines will recognize. Although
nearly 100 species have been described and
classified, doubtless many Philippine trees
still remain unknown. Very many Of the
timbers are fine cabinet woods; nearly all
are heavy. and many sink in water. At
present their use is limited entirely by their
ability to withstand the attacks OF the
teredo and the white ant. LAUNDERING is O
problem on the islands. The death of near
ly all the carabao has in some places re-
duced the industry to the employment of
hand labor entirely. which IL scarce and
unsatisfactory. What numbering Is now
going on Is of the most primitive sort l
have seen heavy logs hauled with tackles
by hand. considerable part OF the tim.
Der used on the islands is imported from
the United States
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WAX CANDLES IN DEMAND.
Most Of Them Manufactured From
Ozocerite, Which is Dug From Earth.

From the New York Times.
In these days OF kerosene and gas and
electricity one might think wax candles
had been pushed to the wall by their mod
ern rivals, but as a matter of fact the old
friends by which our grandfathers and
grandmothers made love are still an i'm
portant factor in the lighting of homes in
this city. In the mansions OF the wealthy
as we'll as in the rooms of the poverty
stricken, candles may be found today.
though for widely different reasons. To
the poor candles are indispensable because
science never has discovered cheaper
mode of lighting. And to the rich the
flood of light emitted by forest of candles
is a boon because science has not and prob
ably never will discover softer and more
mellow light than that shed by the yellow
flame at the end Of the ancient wax cylin-
der
Both health and comfort are other points
taken into consideration by many New
Workers who burn candles in their bed
place. what little odor is caused
by candle fame is neither injurious nor
disagreeable and in the second, the fame
requires but little oxygen to keep 1t going,
nor does 1t heat room to an appreciate
degree, a double advantage too obvious to
be dwelt upon.
But outside of New York and our other
big cities the candle Is used extensively. In
country homes where gas Is not available
and where Oil lamps must be used the
candle is found frequently as an agreeable
and safe substitute. The wax candle Of to-
day, however, is a widely different thing
fl ON that of olden times The busy bee
may hum and collect honey and turn out
all the wax she likes: except that her prod
uct is used for the candles in Roman Cath
Ole and high" churches, she contributes
little or nothing to those found in the mar
kets.
Ozocerite mineral wax, dug from the
bowels Of old earth at depths varying from
which most candles now are made. In
America the mineral is dug in Utah and
in California, the European beds being To-
Gated in Wales and Galicia and Roumania.
When found in it's natural state OZocerfte
appears in translucent, dark brown, thin
films, which, upon being refined, resemble
beeswax closely.
The wax mines of eastern Galicia, leased
and operated by a syndicate Of American
capitalists, form one of the most curious
fields Of industry imaginable. They are
located around BOryslav, which Is also the
center of the eastern oil district of that
part of Austria. The entire wax fields are
but fifty acres in extent, but more than
limited area and almost 5000 men are at
work on the tract. The veins of the min
eral frequently are sixteen inches thick,
and 1t is dug with shovels and hoisted from
the shafts by windlasses. Many uses are
made Of this wax besides molding 1t into
candles and fortunes have been made by
the men interested in these curious mines.
the value of the crude product being
cents pound at the mouth Of shaft
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BECAUSE SHE DROPPED.
Reason for the Large Waist of the
Venus de Milo.

From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
1t is no exaggeration to say that the mod
ern woman will feel under everlasting OBJ
legations to Mrs. Ida Evans Haines of the
committee on dress of the National Council
of Women, who explained to the West Side
mothers council why the Venus de Milo
has large waist. Physical culturists,
medical men and dress reformers have long
made 1t point to drag the Venus de Milo
waist into all of their arguments against
close-f1tting clothing and the corset They
insist that the curves in the feminine waist
of our days are unnatural. and due alto
gether to the conduct Of our foremothers.
who were given to the reprehensible prac-
tice of tight lacing.
This theory has met with frequent and
severe setbacks in the past, mainly at the
hands Of those who have given a little
thought to the peculiar circumstance that
the slender waist Is quite common among
women whose maternal ancestors we're not,
for numerous and obvious reasons, addicted
to the ught-lacing habit, but Mrs. Haines
the Venus de Milo had big waist simply
because 1t was her own fault. At first
glance this may appear like woman 8
reason. but on second thought. and espe-
cially after Mrs. Haines has been given a
chance to explain herself more fully, 1t will
be recognized as a sound conclusion Mrs.
Haines Ia frank enough to admit that the
idea is not altogether her own. "a famous
doctor said the same thing some time ago. "
she remarked in the course of her address,
land 1 was greatly impressed with it,
And then she went on to prove that If the
Venus de Milo had only stood straight
that is, If she had not permitted her form
to droop-the dimensions of the waist, over
which dress reformers go into SO many
ecstasies, would have been reduced by one
and one-half inches
This is probably all there is to 1t. Beat
tiful as was the Venus de Milo, she did not
know how to carry herself. She lacked
the erectness, the pose, that stamps the
American girl of the period as the most
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Danger in Cigar Butts.

From the London Chronicle.
watchful common councillor has Just
drawn attention to the danger caused by
the throwing down of lighted matches and
cigar ends on the temporary wooden foot
bridges now in use on either side of London
bridge. His suggestion of danger was
treated rather lightly. The temporary
wooden bridge erected alongside London
bridge in 1867. when more extensive opera
tons were in hand. was destroyed by
disastrous fire on the night Of April II,
175e. The fire ragged all night, the burning
ruins falling into the river. Incendiarism
and spontaneous combustion were both sug-
gested. but 1t was also thought that some
careless foetman might have stimulated his
torch by striking 1t on the wooden palisade,
and 80 have caused the disaster. Parlia-
ment granted $4,000 In relief. and passed
an act which made any wiilful attempt to
destroy London bridge punishable by death
without benefit Of clergy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
TWO OLD CEMETERIES.
Growth of New York Encroaches on
Graves of Early Inhabitants.

From the New York Tribune.
The enterprise of the modern New Yorker
even stirs the dead. With the onward
growth of the city buryng grounds which
were once in parts relatively obscure and
remote from the busy centers of life have
been overtaken and surrounded by streets
and houses. Often the spade of the laborer,
In opening some new thoroughfare or In
excavating for some new building, strikes
the skull of an ancient inhabitant and
disturbs its timeless sleep.
But in spite of his love Of industry and
his proneness to tear down and reconstruct
the New Yorker of today has not yet
ceased to venerete the shades Of his pre-
decessOrs. The dead which are thus being
unearthed are to be cared for. No matter
If their bones may have grown 80 chalky
that they nearly fall to powder on being
moved; no matter If they are of unknown
name and origin: no matter II their depart
ure from the life Of the flesh may have
been under the shadow of a crime; no mat
ter If the skulls show by their contour that
they once held the brains of negro slaves;
no matter what may have been the creed
or race OF these former dwellers on Man.
haitian Island, they are to be honored at
last by resting places, guarded as far as
possible against future molestation.
1t happens that at the present time there
Is an agitation to guard the dead of two
ancient cemeteries on which the city has
encroached by the organization known as
the American scenic and Historic Preser-
walton Society. One is the Oldest Hebrew
cemetery on Manhattan Island. which,
when consecrated In 1853, was said to be
Outside the city, 1t fronts In the New
bowery, near Oliver street. and about it's
boundaries tower high East Side tenement
houses. With its time-worn slabs the quiet
ude OF this little burying ground is in
striking contrast with the noisy scenes of
life which surround 1t.
Under the auspices of both the American
Jewish Historical Society and the Ameri-
can Scenic and Historic Preservation So
ciety, the Odd Hebrew cemetery is to be
reconsecrated on April 20, and a tablet
will be erected which will bear this brief
but significant Inscription:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
FERRYBoArs ABROAD.
Old Side-Wheelers Taken From New
York to Foreign Ports.

From the New York Times.
AS the warm weather approaches the
time draws near for the return to these
waters of the big excursion steamboats,
that go south for the winter, but ply about
northern waters during the summer sea-
son. The side wheeers that emigrate like
the robins and the shad becoming
more and more numerous each year, all
seeming to do a profitable trade in the field
In which they engage. But even these mi
grations are not the only ones to which
| the side wheelers are subjected, for scores
Of them, after having made fortunes for
their owners in these waters, afterward
have been sold to foreign account and
taken away for good.
In Cuban and South American waters
are to be found large number of steam
boats and ferrybOats that started their ca
reers in and about North or East river and
the bay. Not many months ago the Bay
Shore, familiar about these parts. went
away from here for Cuba. and nearly was
lost on the way. Nearly all the ferry
boats to be found in Havana harbor for
merly piled about New York waters. There
Is the Brinckerhoff that Dynamite John
| ME" OBrien took down to Havana. She
got on fire while going, ran on reef
further along the route and then came
| near capsizing. but finally landed safely
inside Moro light. People often fear to
cross the waters about Manhattan Island
on the ferries, but these boats often are
better than they look and can stand some
hard seagoing. There also are many New
York-built ferryboats running on the Mis-
sisippi. and there Is said to be one on the
Rio de la Plata. All went down on their
own bottoms. too, either under their own
steam or being lowed.
Old sailors and longshoremen about West
street tell of some long trips taken by this
sort of craft One OF their pet yarns is Of
the Chebucto that came across the Atlantic
and now is running in Halifax harbor to
Dartmouth. distance Of one and a half
miles. Chebucto Is an old Indian name
for Halifax. The boat Itself was built in
Glasgow to replace the old Annex that was
taken from the East river to Halifax. On
that occasion an immense crowd was gath
cred in Halifax harbor to greet the Annex.
So great was the crowd that the wharf
broke down and many persons were drown
ed. The Chebucto is a vessel of 600 tons
gross. has a screw propeller and a capacity
for 222 passengers, which in these waters
would mean fully 1000 passengers. The
trip across from Clyde was made without
starting even rfvet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
A RIDE ON A CAMEL.
Plucky Woman Traveller Describes the
Experience

the houSekeeper.
1t was In western Australia. Water was
scarce and the long journey to the mines
had been rendered unsafe for man and
beast by the failure of the water supply 1t
was decided to make the experiment of i'm
porting camels and native drivers from
Africa. Large numbers of men were at the
mines and the hauling of provisions was
necessary to avert famine. Thus it was
that the camel displaced the OK as the king
Of the highway. When 1 concluded to take
the trip to the mines in the caravan, a min
lister. who was interested in the welfare OF
the miners. decided to go at the same time,
and volunteered to act as my escort The
truth is. the good had never tray-
eled by camel and he was anxious to try
the experience. So one fine morning the
camel and his two drivers stopped at nv
door. That awful beast!
! am sure the camel was the last thing The
Lord made. and. well. he has never been
finished The owner seemed to understa,d
him. In few well-chosen words he COM
manded the camel to kneel. The animal
obliged taking his own time. As we an-
preached he smiled and growed and turn
ing his long neck emphasized his interest IL,
us by making a sudden dive at the preach
er. The driver did not swear There are
no swear words in his language, and he
could not speak English. SO he relieved his
feelings by kicking the camel. When the
creature was finally Gained the rev.
erend brother took his place in the saddle.
l mentally thanked the Fates that had de-
creed 1t good form for the gentleman TO
mount first and occupy the front section Of
the saddle. 1 fully realized that 1t is some
times safe to hide behind preacher. The
driver fashioned one of his knees to form
a mount for me. from which sprang into
the saddle and when at ease he gave the
marching orders.
A camel has but one joint in his front legs
and two in the back. When he begins 70
get I'D no creature on earth but camel
could do such stupid things He straightens
out his back legs first. leaving that part Of
his body high in the air. AS l rose maIcs-
ucally above the preacher and could Jnly
with difficulty keep my seat, deadly fear
came upon me lest should fail upon him. !
and thus unwittingly and suddenly end a
career OF usefulness. My only comfort was
that he doubtless was better prepared for !
another world Just then than l was. When |
the beast finally gained his footing and I I
became accustomed to the 'rock-a-by" mo- I
ton. the ship Of the desert became most
comfortable means of conveyance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
OLD PEWTER.
Just the Right Note for Use in the
Country House.

country house.
From the New York Sun.
Pewter is in high favor again. The an
cient platters and basins that long did
duty as plaques or else lay hidden on the
top shelves of pantry closets are being
secured up and brought forward notable
fruit dishes and table centerpieces, and
pewter trays, tankards, tobacco jars and
beer sets are in demand. Pewter has the
merit Of never looking common or cheap.
while always looking homely and disable.
Hence 1t fits admirably with the present
taste for genuine primitive furnishings.
For the bungalow or country house where
silver appointments might seem pretentiOus
the well-modeled pewter articles just I'LL
the need
The best pewter takes a high polish and
lasts for generations. Being costlier than
the nickeled or lacQuered wares, it is much
better liked by householders who value
unusual possessions. Quaint pewter boxes
for dressing table trinkets, incense holders
and rose Jars of ancient Chinese and Jap
anese make are among late importations.
Some of these are hammered out in designs
similar to those seen in ivory carvings.
Odd birds and serpents, mythical beasts
heads and celestial bodies distinguish this
old pewter work. Curious medallion frames
and mountings for tapestry pictures are
also among the pewter belongings brought
from the east.
The modern pewter wares both in shape
and decoration are reproductions of old
styles. The deep, indented border and the
handles of one pewter tray show holly
leaves and clusters of mistletoe inter-
mingled with curiously turned horns and
quaint faces Goats heads form the han
dies of tobacco jar, the cover and sides
of which exhibit Flemish women in sabots.
full-gathered petticoats and peaked bodices.
A beer set of seven pieces on FURNISHED
tray has variety Of peasant scenes, the
same figures occurring in each. to set OF
hn IA a NJ
pewter wares have mems visages and
pagan-looking subjects. Loving cups show
fat friars and monks taking meat and drink
in homely comfort or peasants disportinG
gayly. Odd ale holders and liquor shakers
are brought out In pewter, and so are tea
caddies aid crumb knives.
Among the most original pewter belong
ings are flower holders of Dutch pattern
with squat three-handled bodies set up on
perforated stands. Candlesticks of prim-
tive shape are also on the list, with quaint
~ turned saucers and handles that suggest
their being easily picked up and carried
about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
ODD PATTERNS IN SILK.
A Young Woman Who Finds Designs
in Out-of the Way Objects.

in out-of-the-W Way Objects.
From the New York Sun.
A young woman who has unusual sue
cess as designer of silks keeps in her
studio what amounts to almost small mu
scum of the objects which have furnished
suggestions to her. Especially does she
value particularly pretty specimen of Jer-
sey ore from the blending of colOrs In
which she derived some twelve or fourteen
designs for mems scarfs and cravats Pat
terms 80 pleasingly out Of the ordinary
took at once with the manufacturers and
were duplicated by the thousand all
through the country.
Odd souvenirs of country rambles are
niched in with the drawings and silk sam
piers in this studio where a number Of as
sistants help to fill orders-pressed and
mounted butterflies block from the heart
of tree showing the curling grain fibers
and curious knots, specimens of bark and
fungi sprays of sea moss. pieces of quaint
ly colored quartz and twisted plant roots
are brought forward as responsible for
good selling designs.
Il seldom go to the libraries or to the
regulation authorities in search of IDEAS"
said this skillful workwoman. THE zoo,
the aquarium. the natural history museum,
even the markets. would afford me better
suggestions than those gained from
The markings and blendings on the skins
of live beasts. the structure of flower cups
and the plumage of fowls and birds are
sources that never fail. 1t pays the prac-
teal designer to be something Of bot
anist and woodcraftsman and to frequent
out-of-the-way places. got design for
a pretty light evening silk from the color
ing Of some fresh water fish alive and
lustrous. Some new-sawn boards furnished
another pattern of dress silk, and hit
upon unique design for wall drapery
through observing a nchen-covered log
which was almost ready to crumble into
mold.
I'm spare time In winter I study natural
objects as much as is possible in the city,
even the markings of the sparrows proving
useful. In summer vacations I get out as
far or as high up into the country as pos
sfble where can absorb impressions either
consciously or unconsciously. To succeed
as designer the commercial aspect as well
as the artistic must be considered. For in
stance there are designs that will impart
an appearance of durability and thickness
to an Indifferent quality of silk and various
schemes recognized by the manufacturer
besides the regular alterations Of fiashy
and unobtrusive patterns. The designer in
planning out a pattern must study how
these effects Of texture can be secured"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21
Relics Of Old London
j, tho london chronicle


1t is good news that the city fathers
think of bestirrine themselves to populariza
their splendid collection of relics of Old
London. now unattractively, housed in the
Guildhan crypts. Even a catalogue is
wanting. though it is in course of compila-
ton. The City Press suggests that the
neighboring site on which stood the church
of st. Michael Bassishaw should be utilized
for special building. It is some years
since the demolition of this church was
chronicled in these columns and the only
result hitherto has been loss of money and
an unsightly boarding. London still waits
for it's Fusee Carnavalet, and the city has a
fine chance to be first in the race. The
treasures of the museum are of the most
varied kind. There Is an up-dug statue of
Roman warrior; the head OF the statue
OF Edward vi destroyed in the royal ex-
change fire OF 1888: great many old signs
including that Of the boar's head, East
cheap. dating from 1868: the famous statues
OF Melancholy and Madness from old Bed
lam: and the foundation stone OF old Lon
DON bridge. = t
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Cyclones in England.
From the London Chronicle

Fortunately for the south of England the
cyclonic disturbances. which this year have
been more than usually numerous, have
kept fairly regularly to their normal track
This course has taken them across Ireland
and Scotland. and as a result the rainfall
account in these two countries is now much
ahead Of the average. Scotland north has
had an excess of nearly ten inches, the sur
plusage in the west and east being nine
and five inches respectively. Ireland has
beaten the average by between FIVE and six
inches. The south Of England has had but
a trife more than Its usual allowance; the
eastern counties. on the other hand, being
nearly an inch short. Yesterday 1t seemed
likely that the rain totals would be added
to, for the conditions, seemed to indicate
that the, weekend weather would prove
rainy and mild. rop -
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Russia's Methods.
From the Japan Times.

JHpdH IImeS.
A striking illustration of Russia's meth
DDS OF ingratiating herself with the Chin
csc Is given by Japanese military officer.
He lately made a trip to Dolo-nor, in Mon
golia, and while there interviewed the liv-
Ing buddha. AS expected the living
Buddha turned out to be young boy. but
what was surprising was that the Budiha
offered his guest Egyptian cigarettes and
coffee In rooms furnished in all respects
how he had acquired all these foreign sur
roundings the living Buddha said they had
been given him by some great friends
whom he would find in the next room. The
Officer went in and found portraits OF the
car and czarina of Russia. and the ia
panese officer left we are told. ''musing
over the special relations existing between
the Lama believers and the court Of st.
Petersburg"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-21

This tablet marks what remains
of the first Jewish cemetery in the
United States, consecrated in the
year 1856. when 1t was described as
outside the city,
During the war of the Revolution
1t was fortified by the patriots as
one of the defences of the city.
Erected under the auspices of the
American Scenic and Historic Pres
ervation Society and of the AM eri-
can Jewish Historical Society.