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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
ERRORS IN ILLUSTRATIONS
How Easily They Are Made and in
Haste May Be Unavoidable.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Perfection of detail" said the cartoon
list, us very rare in the making of pictures
whether they be. painted on canvas by the
great masters or drawn in line by the men
who illustrate the daily newspapers. 1t is
the general effect that tells. There are
few newspaper pictures and I don't ex-
clude my own--in which you can't pick
some flaw from the standpoint of realism
In the hurried effort of the newspaper art
list, who counts the minutes by the clock,
there may be some excuse for this, but
when we see man carving a turkey left
handed on the cover of a magazine we
must agree that the artist has either been
careless or else has employed a left-handed
model to pose for him, and the latter solu-
ton is scarcely probable. A fisherman
landing trout on a light rod with never a
finger on the reel is quite q common mis-
take among magazine illustrations, and in
the matter of costumes of various periods
the illustrators are woefuliy lacking in in
formation.
'"To illustrate how apt we are to make
mistakes" continued the cartoon st "sey-
eral years ago drew figure representing
Cuba, emaciated, starving a thing of skin
and bones The figure was half naked
and 1 tried to bring out all the horrible
detail-the shrunken limbs, the gaunt face
the ribs protruding through the skin. and
above all, the hollow cavity where the
stomach should have heen. A friend of
mine, q doctor took ne to task about it
Persons who are Starving to DEATH he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
Chrysanthemuns.

Maurice Maeterlinck In the Century.
Every year, in November, at the season
which follows on the hour of the dead. the
browning and majestic hour of autumn.
reverently go to visit the chrysanthemums
In the places where chance offers them 10
me. For the rest, 1t matters little where
thew are shown to me by the good will OF
travel or sojourn. They are, indeed. tho
most universal, the most diverse of flow
ers: but their diversity and surprises are.
40 to speak concerted, like those of fashion.
In I know not what arbitrary Edens Al
the same moment, even as with the silks,
the laces Jewels and curls, mysterious
voice gives the password in time and space:
and dociIe as the most beautiful women.
simultaneously, in every country. in every
latitude the flowers obey the sacred de-
cree.
1t is sufficient, then, to enter at random
one of those crystal museums in which
their somewhat funereal riches are dis
nlayed under the harmonious veil of tha
DAYS of November. We at once grasp tho
dorniuent idea the obtrusive beauty, tia
unexpected effort Of the year in this spe-
cial world, strange and privileged even in
the midst of the strange and privileged
world of flowers. And we ask ourselves "
this new idea is profound and really nee
essary idea on the part of the sun. the
earth, life, autumn or man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
JAPAN'S NAVAL POWER.
Nation Can Soon Do Without Assist
ance Of Western World.


In 1858 Queen Victoria presented a small
steam yacht to the Emperor of Japan, de-
failing some British bluejackets to the duty
OF instructing the Japanese in the manage
ment of that class Of vessel. The Japanese
undertook to handle the craft before they
had thoroughly learned their lesson. and on
the first voyage, when they wanted to stop,
they discovered that they had forgotten
how this operation was performed. They
therefore steamed round and round the Gulf
of Yeddo until the fires died down, and then
the yacht was tugged home. Since then
Japan has risen to the position of one of
the great naval powers and her progress
of recent years has been nothing short of
marvellous. AT the time of her war with
China her whole fleet displaced about thirty
thousand tons; today the aggregate dis
placement Is over two hundred and fifty
thousand tons. Japan has a fishing popula-
ton Of about two million men, and from
this section of the community she draws
her seamen. Hitherto she has been depend-
ing upon other countries for the construc-
ton or her vessels, but the time Is near at
hand when she will be able to throw off the
assistance of the western world. Her ar
senaiS are already capable of building pro-
tected cruisers and torpedo craft, and a
gun factory and armor plate factory are
now being established which will soon be
ready to begin work.
Her seamen are men of intelligence, re-
source ana sea lore, ana capable of quickly
acquiring sufficient mechanical skill to en-
able them to control the complex mechan-
ism of their modern men-of-War with COM
plete success. They desire no pampering
and they can live on the simplest food and
sleep anywhere; but in their new ships they
have more air and, in some respects great
er comforts than are to be found on many,
If not most British men-of-war. These
sailors of the far east take things very
much as they find them, with a stoical
calm. They face danger with much the
same spirit with which they take their
pleasure, and in spite of the rapid strides
which civilization has made in their coun-
try their luXurles are few and they are con-
tented and happy. They are devoted to
simple sports. to fencing and to acting; no
one can ever forget the dramatic entertain
ments on board Japanese men-ofwar who
has been privileged to witness them. Nor
does the memory soon become dim of one OF
these ships when decked out in gala dress
with chrysanthemums, cherry blossoms and
other blooms typical of Japan enlivening
the grim aspect Of the decks. The men are
adopts in the making of imitation paper
flowers, which so closely resemble the han
diwork of nature that at a casual glance
one hardly notices the detention
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
HUMOR IN SIGNS.
Birds Boarded and Babies Exchanged
to Exc Out Living.

From the New York Mail and Express
Placards and sign boards In New York
disclose some strange ways Of making a
living.
In East Bath street a sign in the win
dow of a house informs the public that
Birds are boarded here by the day, week
or month" A little further down town
a sign in basement window announces
latest fashion" and sign in the same
locality reads: 81 educate cross dogs and
cats to be gentle and well behaved"
"Young ladies are invited to come in and
learn the name and calling of their future
husbands" on West Odd street, near Sth
avenue. "Round-shouldered people made
straight" is an announcement on east 18th
street, and near 18th street on 4th avenue,
Perfect grace Is taught in twelve lessons"
and satisfaction guaranteed. Beauty pads
for thin ladies'" may be obtained on the
Bowery near Houston street; and not far
away ladies deficient in wardrobe are fash
ionably dressed on easy monthly INSTALL
ments.'
sore eyes in poodles effectually cured
here" is a piece of valuable information
given on East Broadway In Catharine
street, Babies are hired or exchanged, I"
teeth are bought and sold" In Hester
street BLACK eyes are artiflcially painted
over and false noses as good as new
and warranted to fit are advertised near
Chatham square, conveying the impression
that mayhem is not an uncommon crime in
some quarters.
On Chatham street the wayfarer is told:
"Dine here. and you will never dine any
where else," and on Mulberry street an I'M
dertaker makes bid for business with a
sign In his window which reads: why
walk about in misery when can bury you
decently for 49,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
DIMINUTIvE REPUBLICS.
Several Countries Are Smaller Than
Panama.
From the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal
Most OF the Independent states of South
America look small to us on the map, so
That when we hear of the secession of a
narrow neck of isthmian territory from
the republic of Colombia we feel sure II
must be an insignificant principally that
mas thus been created Compared with our
own vast nation, Panama Is certainly very
small; yet 1t Is larger than four other indie
pendent states of the western world and
very much larger than the smallest states
of Europe. OF these latter, Monaco is the
most diminutive, with its eight square miles
Despite its limited area, it has its own coin
age. postage stamps and troops, the latter
numbering five officers and seventy men
1t has also three towns-Condamine, with
621S Inhabitants; Monte Carlo, with 3, 1874.
and Monaco, with 1922. The principal in
dustry of the principallty as everybody
knows, Is the systematic absorption of
private revenues. San Marine, the oldest
republic in the world, has an area of
twenty-three square miles and popula-
ton of 9.o37. Among the other European
countries that are smaller than Panama are
Denmark exclusive of her colonies) Bel
GUM, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
If we turn to the western hemisphere we
find a great diversity Of areas among the
countries of North, Central and South
America. First, of course, comes the limited
States. with Brazil a close second. The
immensely of Brazil is better apprecia fed
when we compare 1t with our own country
than when we regard ii merely as a yellow
space on the South American map The
figures of for all the independent
countries of the western hemisphere are as
follows, though it should be understood
that in many cases they are based, at
least in part on estimate or euessUOrl,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
PALMISTRY.
FINDS IN OLD BINDINGS.
Rare Fragments Of Early Printing Line
Old Books.

Rare fragments OF Early fr1ntlng Linz
Old Books.
From Publishers Weekly.
Mr.. Voynich's discovery of rare typo
graphical fragments in the Innings Of old
bindings recalls the account Of more re-
markable find made by Blades in the
library Of the st. Adams Grammar School.
Blades was examining some volumes in
connection with his Life of Caxton," and
pulled out one book which was lying fiat
upon the top Of others. 1T was in a most
deplorable state, covered thickly with
damp, sticky dust, and with a considerable
portion Of the back rotted away into dust.
The white decay fell in Jumps on the floor
as the unappreciated volume was opened 1t
proved to be Chaucer's English translation
of Boecius de consolatione Philosophical"
printed by Caxton, In the original binding
as issued from Cations workshop, and I'M
cut!
On dissecting the covers they were found
to be composed entirely of waste sheets
from Cations press. two or three being
printed on one side only. The two coveSs
yielded no less than fifty-siX half sheets of
printed paper. proving the existence Of
three works from Cations press quite I'M
known before.
The late Henry Bradshaw tried very hard
for many years to draw the attention of
librarians and others to the Importance of
the evidence to be CLEANED from a careful
study of the fragments to be found in old
bindings. Valuable manuscripts are some
times found in the same way; the binding
of Edward WIS copy of Stephens Greek
Testament, for instance, contains large
fragments of an early manuscript of Hor-
ace and Persius. Any one may indulge IN
the pursuit of these hidden treasures. Mr.
Gordon Duff. in his EARLY Printed Books"
describes how, for a couple of shillings. he
bought off a stall in Booksellers row an
imperfect printed folio of about 1910 in an
original stamped binding, lined at each end
with printed leaves.
from one end came the title page and
another leaf of an unknown English Do
natus' printed by Guillam Faques; from the
other end two leaves, one having the mark
and colophon Of a hitherto unknown book
printed by Richard Faques, and which is at
present the earliest book known TO have
been printed from his press. The finding of
these fragments is of interest as showing
connection between the two printers called
FauueS."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
to make that addition in O manner that
would result in true chemical union. 1t 10
a rare and beautiful performances!
COLLEGE OF HoMEMAKINa.
Where Are the Marys and AIMS
Loved and Loving of YoreP"

From the New York Sun.
A new college is founded every day The
College of Journalism had hardly come
forth before the College of Blacksmiths
burst upon happy world. It was fol-
lowed in day or two by the Evanston
College of Novelists and Fiction Writer'S.
Colleges of domestic science for the train
ing of domestic servants and housewives
are getting to be numerous. The Ruskin
university at Glen Ellyn. ILL.,. trains it's
young women In the psychology of hus-
panos, dressmaking and related subjects
In the October number Of the Arena, Prof
Cnrlsman proposes still another institu-
uoh, school of domestic and sentimental
economy and technology, a college In
Which young women may At themselves
LOT the profession of home. making"
Prof. Chrismans scheme is somewhat
more ambitious than that of the existing
training schools of household science and
romance language He is all for all the
nonpathogenic cultures For instance he
wants to have the young women iudoc-
trinated in:
Culture, Aesthetic:
Culture. Child;
Culture. Domestic;
Culture, Medical;
Culture. Physical.
Now. culture in all its innumerable
ramifications is the dream of hundreds of
thousands of hearts and women's clubs;
but 1t is possible to have too wide and thin
surface of it. We may say of il what
the Latin proverb says of virtue. Lauda-
tur ct alget. 1t gets more taffy than 1t cuts
Ice. without going far as to agree
with the western philosopher who holds
that culture is excrescential not essen
tlal. 1t must seem to hard-headed folks
that Prof Chrisman wishes to provide
rather too much culture" for home maxi
ing use. Already the young women are
more than sufficiently superior in education
10 the young men; and the more kinds of
cultivation they put on the less attracted
toward marriage they seem to be. The
young men, for their part, are inclined to
De shy OF them as rather too good for HUI
man natures daily food. It ought to be
impossible not to respect the Greek lex
icon and comic sections. but the trans
fusion OF these into feminine veins some.
umes fills mere men with disquiet or
alarm:
Where re the Marys and AIMS and ElIzaa
Loved and loving of yore?
1t will not do for the women to be SO
accomplished and brilliant as to Brighten
the men away. Bread making and bed
making and dress making, the manage
ment of the broom, the furnace and the
milkman, domestic bookkeeping, the art
OF ruling cooks-this domestic culture
seems to he the most needed. The supply
or the literary, aesthetic, and other breeds
Is already at least equal to the demand.
They belong rather to college of wom-
ans club making than one Of home maxi
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30

said. may be abnormally emaciated in
every other part of the body except the
stomach. The abdomen. in the advanced
stages is expanded with gases until 1t
puffs up like balloon. giving the victim
a grotesque appearance. To substantiate
this statement he showed me some photo
graphs taken in India during a famine,
and l was forced to admit that he was
right"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
The Common Idea.
,om the Chicago Tribune.

From The Chicago Tribune.
Eminent Senator-"This friend that Won
want me to get government position for
you can recommend him as a man of good
ability and capable Of filing the place. I
suppose?''
Constituent-"Why, no, senator, I can't
do that. It's because he can't make a liv-
ing at anything else that want you to get
government job for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
What It May Do.

From the Chicago Post.
BE philosophical. What's the use OF is-
greet anyway"
s.Of no USE unless 1t leads you to avoi1
doing the same old foolish thing again."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30

Woodby Swellman-Do you dress for
dinner on Sunday. at you house?
Planeman-Sure. Except when you're
sick the landlady won't stand for serving
your meals to you in bed."-PhiIadelphia
Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
PROPOSALS.

Barracks, D. c., Nov. p, 19O3.-Sealed proposals
win be received here until noon Dec 20, 1903. and
then publicly opened, for steam heating plant
at Washington Barracks, d. G. Information on ap-
plication JOHN STEPHEN SEWELL, Capt. Engrs
no27 % 80, del 1924
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
MR.. B. FRANK GEBEST

WlMoDAUGHsIs CLASSES. 1903 NEW YORK
A.e;EEngh1h. French. Spanish, stenography,
arithmetic. typewritng, elocution chorus physi.
cal training dancing, dressmaking. Terms: 81 a
mo to members; membership. 81 year.
se21-n Miss ANNA f. Mcdonald Supt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-10
New York Women Drink.

New York, April 10.-Sociologically
considered, the women of today are like
& gigantic pie: The crust. the four
hundred. is stepped in champagne; the
bottom layer is soggy with beer; the
middle Is whisky cocktails.-The Rev.
l.. A. Banks, d. ID.
Records at Bellevue hospital for the
past week show that thirty three wom-
en-, many of respectable circumstances,
were admitted to the female alcoholic
ward. One hundred and fourteen men
were admitted. The records show a
steady increase in the percentage of
the number of women patients.
The Rev. DR.. L. A. Banks, rector of
Grace Methodist Episcopal church. at
10th street, near Columbus avenue,
told the members of the New York
conference in Poughkeepsie, that
is alarmingly on the in
crease among the better class of wom-
en- of our larges cities.
Some Of these days I will give more
startling facts he said Wednesday.
IF the habit of drinking among women
of the better and middle classes con-
tinues to increase, mean to make pub
lie names. l will say that every min
lister in New York knows women-good
drink. l have hear what
the society women do in Newport and
Washington, but know what they do
in New York in the way of drinking
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-10
WANTED TO DIE
Amos Woman's Mental Condition
Leads Her to Attempt to Commit
Suicide in Strange Manner.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, April 10.-Mrs. Jerry Field
disappeared from her home in this city
early yesterday morning and after a
long search by relatives and friends
was found late last night in the woods
near this city. When found she had
halter, a ewmatches and a Ratchet
and was making preparations to COM
nit suicide. She said it was her inten-
tion, in order to make sure of death, to
first adjust the rope SO that fall
would cause death. then to set fire to
her clothes and split her head open
with the Ratchet. When asked why she
desired to end her life Mrs. Fields de-
clared she har murdered her mother
in-law at the latter's request. She had.
committed the crime, she said not be-
cause she wanted to, but because her
mother-in-law wanted her to and she
had to do Ii. Mrs. Fields crime is
purely imaginary, as her mothar-in-
law is still alive and living in this city.
She has been sick for some time and
Mrs. Field is believed to have worried
herself into mental unbalance. She is
about So years old and the mother of
several children.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-10
iowa at WASHINGTON.

Washington, d. c., April 10-Post-
masters appointed: Hobart, kossuth
county, Even j. Campbell vice Harvey
Cook, resigned; Homer, Hamilton
county, w. III. johnson. Vice j. o. Wa
tiers, resigned; Ionia, Chickasaw coun-
ty, p. l.. Kepple, vice j. ID. Mead, re-
signed.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of the follow
ing persons to organize the Boone Ma
tional Bank. Boone. Iowa. with capt.
tail of 100000: A. j. Wilson. Il. E.
Hughes, Charles A. Blossom, William
L.. Pollock f. nj. Ballof and others.
The Iowa National Rank of Des
Moines has been approved as reserve
agent for the Charlton National Bank.
Albert W. Lides, Osaga Frank Bald
win, Charlton, and Thomas d. Law
renee. Corning. have been appointed
railway mail clerks.
Rural free delivery letter carriers ap-s
pointed:
walker-carrier. John B. Edward:
substitute, Harvey Powell.
Sergeant Bluffs-Carrier, Ernest r.
Bryan: substitute, Ell b. Woodford.
Walker-Carrier Charley o. Bross;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-10
The Whole Sixteen.

1t Is said that a reporter who had
been assigned to talk with an American
millianaire, on an important question,
was repeatedly refused admission to
his house. Then he sought out sem
ator who was personal friend of the
millionaire, and petittoned for his aid.
Armed with the senator's card he re-
turned to the m.llionaire's house, and
sent in his talisman. This time he was
admitted.
Young man said the millionaire,
do you know that sixteen reporters
have called upon me today about this
very question. and that have refused
to see them all?"
II ought to know 1t. sir" responded
the visitor, for am the whole six
teen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-10
MILLS HAVE CLOSED,
Over $500 Single Makers on the +

Over $500 Single Makers on the Pa
cific Coast Are Out.
Tacoma. Wash, April 1O.-During the
week over 200 Washington shingle mills
have closed down and upwards of $500
men have been thrown out of employ
ment
The cause for this action is attibu-
ted to a dull market in the east and a
surplus stock of shingles at the Wash
ington mills which the manufacturers
are unable to get rid of. This stock is
said to be greater than at any time
in the past, owing to the fact that dur
ing the past year several new mills
have been built and others have had
their capacity increased
The falling off in the demand in the
eastern markets is said to be due to
the conditions in the country districts.
In the middle states there was Il heavy
fall of snow and warm weather was
late in setting in. The result is that the
roads are almost impossible and farm
ers are unable to get to the dealers for
whatever amount of the product they
may need AS a great share of the
Washington shingles in the eastern
market find their way into the country.
this condition has been one of the first
things that has brought about the dull
state.
This condition of affairs has been ag-
gravated by the refusal of the railroads
to bill cars loaded with shingles to
points off the trunk lines. and thus the
manufacturers are unable to get ship
ments beyond the twin cities or Chi
cago.