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Anacostia and Vicinity.

A SUNRISE mound party was rendered Miss
Marv Shanks at her residence, No. 149 JET
ferson street Anacostia a few evenings
since by number of young folks. After
spending several hours in the enjoyment OF
music and games the company was invited
to the dining room, where relresna Iisnas
were served. Those present We're Misses
Mary Shank, Virgia Stone, Rosie simpson,
Inez Cross, Edith Crawford, Alberta war
field, Maud Small, M lmie Simpson Jean
nette Shanks, Estelle Latchford May
Latchford, Maggie and jamie Tourney.
Ellen Woodhouse and Messrs. Charles
Sherzer, William Davis William Webb,
Caldwell Golden, Raymond Pyles, Milton
Davis and Ralph Williamson.
The Ladies Home Literary Circle of Ana
costa held its regular hi weekly meeting
Monday evening last at the home OF MRS.
]. r. Mckinney. Mrs. j. Il. Anderson, the
president, presided over the session, which
was devoted to discussion of literary mat
tiers, followed by refreshments
At the stated convocation of Anacosta
Royal Arch Chapter, No. u, held the even
ing of the Sth instant in the Masonic Hall,
in Anacostia, the following officers were
elected to serve during the year 1904: Adolf
plus GUIDE, excellent high priest re-elect-
ed; Julius w. Tolson, king; Wilbur s.
Dodge SCRIBE Eugene f. Thompson, secre-
tary Ge-electeD; Alexander b. Garden,
treasurer (re-elected). The following offi-
GERS were appointed to serve during the en-
suing year: William A. Cohil, captain of
the host: Charles F. Roberts principal So
journer; William HI. Scott, royal arch cap
tain; James Mcpherson master of the third
veil; Nathaniel r. Harnsh master of the
second veil; Henry 7. Adams, master of the
first veil; James A. Crawford, sentinel: Ed
ward r. Davis organ'st; Walter B. Fry,
James Mcpherson and Isaac o. Gordon,
proxies to the Grand Chapter.
Mr.. Edward T. Davis of this place. who
spent Monday evening and night in Balti-
more, where he witnessed some of the fire
scenes, has returned to Anacostia, accom-
panied by his mother. Mrs. DAVIS prop
erty was not injured by the confiagration.
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The Rockies an American Italy.
From The World Today.


Perhaps the one element of the climate of
the Rocky mountain region that impresses
the newcomer most deeply and also most
pleasantly is that of the abundance of sun
shine. In this particular, both in winter
and in summer alike. this is not only the
Italy of America! it outshines Italy and
equals northern Egypt. Here every day
has its sunshine and practically every day
is all sunshine. When you go into the
mountains for the winter leave your ear
muffs at home and take your smoked
glasses. There is more sunshine than IN
either California or Florida Dwellers in
the mountains who have been called by
business or who have gone in obedience 10
fashion to Florida for the winter seldom go
more than once; they come back to near
with envy of the clear, bracing days their
neighbors have enjoyed at home. AT Col
orado Springs and at Manitou they average
$40 sunshiny days in year, that is, nearly
J3 per cent of their daylight is bright sun
shine. While they have twenty-five cloudy
days Chicago has ia. New York 10S Ashe-
vile 106. And equally important Is the
fact that the shortest days of winter will
afford eight hours of sunshine: contrast
this with the four and a half hours, the
most you can hope to gain In the celebrated
valley of Dayos. Switzerland. Salt Lake
City averages 315 days bright and clear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-11

want all persons who suffer from
Torpid Liver, Biliousness, Constipa-
ton, Jaundice, Headaches, Dizzi-
ness, thin or impure blood, with sal
low and dull complexion, who have
Pimples, Eczema or any Skin Erup-
ton, 20 throw away all Cathartics,
and all so-called blood purifiers and
try my Paw-Paw Pills. [ don't want
any money-don't want you to in
vest a penny until you have given
these pills a trial. | am willing to
give away millions OF them SO that
the people can learn, without cost,
that they are the best pills on earth.
| want to prove that Paw-Paw
Pills are to the liver and bowels what
Munyon's Paw-Paw tonic is to the
stomach, nerves and blood. Nv
Paw-Paw tonic is curing more peo-
pie OF chronic Dyspepsia, Indiges-
ton and serious cases of Nervous
ness than all the medicines that have
ever been compounded.
Your druggist has Munyon's
Paw-Paw Pills, 25c. bottle, but to
get trial supply free you have only
to send your name to
PROF. MUNYON, Philadelphia.
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II will be Interesting TO Kno" Thai VI ZIG
Christians enumerated at the last census
/ 2O2 O:'9 were Roman Catholics, 4o3,6l2 De-
longed to the established Church OF Eng
land 322 1856 were orthodox Greeks, 220, SG3
were Baptists, 155.455 Lutherans, $3.50
Presbyterians and 151,S4I put themselves
down as Professionals without giving the
sect to which they adhere.
The foreign population of India is very
small The British born number only So
G553; 104 ,5s3 were born in Europe, and only
Gal .954 out of nearly 3Jo,000.GG3 were born
outside the boundaries of India.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-11

The Languages Spoken
Referring again to the languages, the fol-,
lowing table will show those spoken by
more than 100000 people; and most of
them you never heard Of before, yet they
have grammars. dictionaries and litsra-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-11

1 venture to say that no other country
shows such an enormous birth rate as
India.
Notwithstanding the crowded condition of
the country and the density of the pOpula-
ton, which is 1877 to the square mile for the
entire empire, mountain, desert and jungle,
as against PA in the United states, the
people of India love their Wretched homes
and few can be induced to leave them.
The largest immigration ever known in any
one year was in 1901, When the total reached
only "a, 147, and the greater part of these
were induced to go to Uganda, Africa, to
work upon a railway and 1t Is asserted
that the greater part of them have already
returned to their homes. The average an
nual immigration for the last ten years
has been less than 10,otO.
Bengal the province of which Calcutta Is
the capital, on the eastern coast of India,
is the most densely populated. having 5SS
people to the square mile Behar, IN the
south, has 54s: Oudh, in the north, 531;
Agra, also in the north, 4l9, and Bombay,
2O2 Sc
Some parts of India have a larger popu-
lation to the acre than any other part OF
the world. The peasants. or coolies, as
they are called, are born and live and die
like animals. Indeed, animals never are so
closely herded together or live such miser-
able. wretched lives In 1900 100000 peo-
pie were more or less affected by the fam
inc. and 5.G07, 600 were fed by the govern
ment for several months, simply because
there was no other way Tor them to obtain
1000. 1nere was no idpoi eiicy couiu pei
form for wages, and those who were fortu-
nate enough to secure employment could
not earn enough to buy bread to satisfy
the hunger of their families.
Millions Starved to Death.
1t is estimated that 100000 of people
starved to death in India during the nine
tenth century, and in one year alone the
year in which that good woman Queen Vic
toria assumed the title of empress, more
than 100000 of her subjects died from
hunger Yet the population without immi-
grafton is continually increasing from nat
ural causes. The net Increase during the
The struggle for life is becoming greater
every year: wages are going down instead
Of up, notwithstanding the rapid increase
of manufacturing industries. the extension
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-11
Births and Deaths.

Few countries have such an enormous
birth rate and death rate Nowhere else
are babies born in such enormous num-
bers, and nowhere does death reap such
awful harvests Sometimes single fam
inc or plague sweeps millions into eter-
nifty, and their absence is scarcely no
ticed. Before the present sanitary regula-
tions and inspections were introduced the
death rate was nearly double what it is
now indeed, some experts estimate that
it must have been several times as great,
because no records were kept in some of
the provinces and in most of them they
were incomplete and inaccurate. India is
now in a healthier condition than ever be-
fore, and yet the death rate varies from
BIO per 1000 in the cold provinces of
Agra and Oudh to s2.1 per 1000 in the
tropical regions of Behar. In Bombay last
year the rate was 20 OF per 1000, in the
central provinces 5675, in the Punjab,
which has a wide area in northwestern In
dia, it was AT and in Bengal 1868.
The birth rate is almost as large equally,
the following table being reported from
the principal provinces named:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-11

This Company is prepared to inn
mediately commence the construction
of buildings in Baltimore in place of
those destroyed by the fire.
Communications may be adj
dressed to the Company at its Balti=
more office, 612 North Calvert street,
telephone call, Mt. Vernon 276, or at
its New York Office, at 137 Broadway,
New York City.
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ure; most of them poetry and metaphysical

There are 2,14S cities in India with more
than 5000 population, and thirty-one with
more than 100000 population. The largest
is Calcutta, which, according to the census
of 1901, has LBS, 400 people; Bombay has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-11

The Ilion Base Ball Association has come
to terms with the Pittsburg club for the
sale of Pitcher VIM. Scanlon to the latter
club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-11
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets An drug.
gsts refund the money II II fails to cure. =. W.
Groves signature = on each boz. 49, ocI-tb.stuf
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-16
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Alice VILE of Danbury, Conn, found
two six leafed cioyers recently.
Mrs. Payne Whitney's amulet is a
necklace composed of every transpar-
cnt stone known to the lapidary's art.
Miss Ethel Jackson in TAPPING, Ma
laysia, in addition to her school work
is gathering Methodist congregations
In Tamil and Chinese.
Miss Margaret Ridgeley, daughter OF
wealthy and aristocratic Baltimore
family, has determined to leave her
estates, her friends, her home, and as
a missionary go to Liberia.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs.
William K. Vanderbilt are two mem.
bers Of family Of great social infu.
ence who hold a notable reputation
among their friends as the best OF
mothers.
The sensation caused by the recent
temporary disappearance of Mrs. Og-
den Goelet's jewels has brought the
statement that the $4,000 worth In
question represent only one-ffth Of her
possessions.
Mrs. Eleanor Cooper, who died ir
Washington recently. left a viii be
queathing $4,000 to the Presbyterian
board Of home missions for the erec-
ton Of church, preferably for the
benefit of native Indians"
Miss Isadora Duncan. an American
girl, is making a big success in Wag.
ner opera at Baireuth as dancer in
the ballet in ''Tannhauser," and it is
said that Herr Siegfried Wagner, son
Of the great composer, will marry the
American dancer.
Miss Lulu Luck Terrill Of Roanoke
is one of the few young ladies of vir-
ginia holding municipal position. She
is assistant city clerk and auditor OF
the city Of Roanoke. She is one Of the
most charming and popular young girls
of the Magic City.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-16
THE EDUCATORS.

The Rev. Henry A. Buchtel. since he
was made chancellor Of the Denver
university, has cleared that institution
Of debt Of more than a quarter Of a
million dollars.
Barrett Wendell, professor at Har-
ward university, has been engaged to
give a series Of lectures on American
literature, manners, customs and in
stitutions during the first semester Of
the next scholastic year, beginning
probably in November at the Univer-
sity Of Paris.
AS a result of the visit of several
German educators to Chicago last
March, when they were the guests Of
the University Of Chicago, Emperor
William has conferred decorations on
DIR. w. n. Harper, Professor Harry
Pratt Judson and Professor Starr W.
Cutting Of the university.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-16
THINGS THEATRICAL.

Ethel Barrymore is now in the third
week Of her tour in Cousin Kate"
Rejane will be seen in seven differ
ent plays during her ten weeks tour
Of America.
Sir Henry Irving's coming tour OF
this country will be his last profession
al visit here.
Miss Maude Adams will begin her
season in October. making brief tour,
and then viii appear in the Empire
theater, New York.
Ezra Kendall has been unable to 20
to Europe this summer, as he had
originally planned to do. His time was
fully occupied on this side Of the At
lantic with the preparations for
"Weatherbeaten Benson
Paul NJ. Potter. who dramatixed
'Trilby," declares that his colleagues
in the United States should take leaf
out Of the book OF the French drama.
lists and meet the managerial trust
with playwrights' trust.
After finishing his work on the pro.
duction of ''The Coronet OF Duchess"
for Mrs. Bloodgood and Granny" for
Mrs. Gilbert, Clyde Fitch win begin
work on a new play for Blanche
Walsh, to be produced in New York.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-16
LABOR AND PROGRESS.

The windmill has been put to work in
Germany driving dynamos.
Bricks are now being made OF clean
sand and ground quicklime. They are
said to be hard as granite.
A company with capital Of $500, 900
has been chartered in Massachusetts
to manufacture nonrefillable bottle.
It is estimated that over 10000 pho
tographers, artists and engfavers are
employed In the single department Of
newspaper Illustration In this country.
The four principal diamond mines OF
the Kimberley district employ about
5000 persons. and from 100000 to
100000 carats are turned out each
year.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-16
CHURCH AND cLERG

The Methodist Episcopal Church
South has under consideration the es
tablishment Of a Methodist mission II
Jerusalem.
At the annual collection at Old Or
chard, Me-, Of the Christian Workers
alliance $4,000 was given in cash and
pledges, mostly cash.
Rev. Bonaventura Piscopo, mission
airy among Italians In the Pittsbure
district, is a nobleman by birth, son
Of Marquis GalassI Piscopo Of Naples.
The Rev. Stephen Gladstone Is going
to London to take up the work Of the
parish of st. Mary the Less, Lambeth,
where he worked when first ordained
to the ministry some forty years ago.
II brevity be the soul Of wit, then
the Rev. Charles Fl. Yatman has first
mortgage on the distinction Of being
the wittiest preacher In America. TO
an Ocean Grove audience the dominic
recently announced his text, then said,
"Don't worry; It's wicked" and sat
down.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-16
SCIENCE SlFTINGS.

Mercury is the only liquid metal.
Muscular exercise increases the num-
Der Of globules in the blood.
Except the sun and the moon only
Venus, Jupiter and some Of the bright
est fixed stars give a sensible shadow.
". Malcotti's invention, the telecrip-
tograph, reproduces conversations over
the telephone In print The inventor
IS al Italian and lives in Brussels.
1t has been demonstrated by Profess
or Curie that the emanations given or
by radium cause the death Of the
smaller animals when breathed by
them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-16
THE WRITER'S.

Mark Twain has decided to reside
permanently in New York city.
An Italian novelist, Salvatore Farina,
confesses that for sir years he com.
pletely lost his memory for languages
and names.
Marmaduke Pickthall, one Of the
youngest writer's In England, Is deep.
lys interested In Arabic literature and
has fine collection Of Arabic manu-.
scripts
Henri 6lenkewiczl the Polish novel.
ist spent q year In wandering and
hunting for bis student life at War.
saw. His house Is fllled with trophies
Of the chase, and he Ia collector Of
all kinds Of curiostias,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-16

Norwegian experts believe that by
the establishment Of sanitariums CON
tanning each about twenty persons II
viii be possible to exterminate tuber-
culosis In time, just as leprosy, once
10 prevalent In their country, was prac-
tically exterminated.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-16

Always have some definite fact In
your advertisement. Don't get tired
Of writing copy People Judge your
store by your advertisements. II you
havsn't anything that viii interest pso.
pie your ads are not likely to bring
people TO your store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-16
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE
Astoria National Bank

At Astoria. in the state of Oregon, at
the close of business, September 6,
1904.
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Shreveport National Bank.

Banking in some form is as old
as civilization itself. From dis
coveries recently made it would
seem that one thousand years be-
fore the Christian era banks were
maintained in Egypt and Baby
lon, though how nearly they re-
sembled modern institutions has
not beenlearned. The Chinese un-
derstood the use of paper money
long before the European nations
and had q national bank which
played an important part in the
financial affairs of the empire.
In ancient Greece the banking
system was 50 far developed as to
include deposits drawing interest,
advance on approved security.
discounts and letters of credit.
Aside from facilitating the trans
action of business, banks inn
mensely increase the amount of
business done in a community.
A bank receives from hundreds of
depositors, both great and small,
sums which would be unproduc-
tive in the hands of their owners.
These sums are merged by the
banks and are loaned to those who
use it to advantage and make it
productive, thus giving q power
full stimulous to the community.
In this respect the Shreveport
National Bank is thoroughly
abreast of the times. It is justly
regarded as one of the leading
banks of not only Shreveport but
the State atlarge. It is conducted
on sound business principles
The policy followed is conserva-
tive, yet liberal and progressive
in the highest degree, every effort
being made to secure all proper
advantages to customers. The
facilities extended by the Shreve-
port National Bank are Of supe-
rior excellence.
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Financial Statement.
Shreveport Caucasian.1

Shreveport Caucasian.1
In this issue is published the
report of the Merchants and
Farmers Bank and Trust Com
pany, which may be perused with
satisfaction by every one having
a direct interest in this financial
institution, as well as the public
in general. This bank has pros
pered steadily and is ranked with
the best and most substantial in
stitutions in the State and South,
which is highly creditable to the
gentlemen by whom its affairs
have been managed. We wish it
continued and unlimited success.
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Proceedings Of Board Of Health.

BENTON, LA, APR. Is, 1904.
Board of Health was called to
order by DR.. G. A. Wise, Chair
man and Health Officer, with fol-
lowing members present: C. D..
Sandidge and J. A. Ford.
The following claims were al
lowed: Whited 4 Wheless, two
accounts, $3.50; DR.. J. L. Scales,
$3.50; DR.. H. H. Barnacastle,
SIT SO; Drs. Atkins 4 McAnn,
$6. rs; DR.. G. A. Wise, account,
$31; Jim Edwards, $3.50.
On motion and second, Re.
solved, That from and after this
date no allowance will be made
for payment Of guards in small
pox cases.
Quarter salaries allowed: DR..
G. A. Wise, Health Oficer, $50;
B. r. Nash, Secretary, $40. Per
diem allowed: Dr.. G. A. Wise,
$40; G. D. Sandidge, s.; J. A.
Ford, s..
Minutes read and approved.
G. A. WISE, Chairman.
B. R. NASH. Secretary.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-04-21

We are in receipt of volume 1,
number 1, of the Baton Rouge
Times. 1t is under the manage
ment of Mr.. Will NJ. Steele, for.
merly of the New Orleans Pic
ayune, and is edited with marked
ability. Its editorials are well
written, its news columns are filled
with the latest news from all parts
of the world in q condensed form,
90 that the man of business may
keep posted without having to
wade through a mass of rubbish
and sensationalism. 1t gives
special attention to Louisiana
news, and for that reason should
be literally patron:zed in our
State. We wish it abundant
prosperity.
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April 1-Balance on hands 1898 50
The following quarter salaries were
allowed: E. T. Fuller, Justice Of Peace,
two quarters, $i3; Chas. Smith, Con-
stable, two quarters, SO; F. r. Garrett,
Justice of Peace, s.; J. 7. Nanny, Con-
stable, %; J. D. Rogers, Justice Of
Peace, 81; J. J. Albums, Constable, two
quarters, $i2; T. n. Love, Justice Of
Peace, two quarters, s.; J. p. Gleason,
Justice Of Peace. $50: T. w. Heath,
Constable, SO; w. n. Nichols, Con-
stable, two quarters, $i2; n. Baxnacas-
tie, Justice Of Peace, IS; J. w. Oneal,
Constable, %.
The following claims wero allowed:
Leo Hardware Company, $i66.56; DR..
II. Neeson, $50; r. p. Morton, $40;
Peter Means, road work, &c; J. A.
Kendrick, road work, 75c; J. r. Mat
lock, road work, 75c; J. E. Rogers, put
ting out Bodcau bridge ire, $50; b. r.
Avery 4 Sons, $i3.35; Sam Jenkins,
road work. &c; w. w. Lay, lumber,
$i0.A; sapp Z Love, $40; J. w.
Elston, $i5.2s; T. T. Land, salary, 500.
Tho Tax Collector presented tho fol-
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dent Of this BODY i hereby aufhoRized
10 donate to - Southern Good Roads
Convention through its Secretary, 81. n
Mayo, 3li Barronns street, New Or
leans, $40.
On motion and seconded, resolved, That
whereas The ordinance passed BY It's
body ordering N election for or against
tho levying Of special ~ mill tax an
nually to aid N the construction and
maintenance Of public roads and bridges
was not duly promulgated through the
oi6cial Journal Of the parish, this body
hereby reecinds said act and declares IL
null and void.
The following quarter salaries were
allowed: J. C. Bell, Justice of Peace.
two quarters, SIS; A. B. Childers, Cor
stable, 1856; A. r. Thompson, Sheriff,
$8i2.50; w. b. Scanland, Parish Treas
1rer, SIS; W. H. ScanlAnd, Parish
Printer, $3.50; B. R. Nash, Clerk d
Police Jury, $50; B. r. Mash, Secretary
Health Board, $40; T. T. Land, Parish
Attorney, IS.
The following per diem and mileage
was issued: C. D. Sandidge, $2.@;
T. W. Holmes, Nt.60; J. C. Logan,
$3.50; TT. Tdwsll, $3i.20; J. A. Ford,
S12; G. T. Mays, $26.1O; J. F. Adair,
$3.50; L. C. Biggs, $3.50; C. d. San
didge, as member of Board Of Health,
s.; RATE Watson, 1anitor, 81.
The following claims were allowed:
Whited & Wheless, $3.50; Dr. J. L.
Scales, $3.50; Drs. Atkins & McAnn,
1915; DR.. II. II. BaEnacastle, $l7 so;
Jim Edwards, $3.50; DR.. g. A. Wise,
s31; Dr.. G. A. Wise, quarter sahzy and
Per diem, $54.2O; A. r. Thompson,
$500; B. A. Kelly, $44-50; ]. II. Hen
derson, $7-S; Jim Ford, road work, Soc;
T. J. ridwell, repairing Black Bayou
bridge, $3.50; w. Il. Scanland, thre<
trips to Shreveport, to make bridge ret.
Elements, $f7.N.
The following warrants were issued
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-04-21

Judge Nichols is a good man
anywhere he is placed. He has
never disappointed his friends,
proved false to Louisiana or re.
creant to her welfare Mansfield
Journal.
Il is pleasant to know that the
old hero will serve the State even
in q junior place. He learned on
the battle field to obey command
ers and to fight for victory rather
than personal glory.-N.O. Item