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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
The First Matches.
From Chambers Journal,

the first really efficient Iucifer match
OIL Stockton-on-Tees, who in 1927 placed
tnem on the market under the name of
"congreves," in compliment to Sir William
CongreVe the inventor of the war rocket
Ihese matches We're sold for a Shilling ,
box, which contained, besides a few dozen
OF the matches, a little piece Of foIdad
sandpaper, through which each splint of
wood had to be drawn before 1t could he
liiaoe 10 inname An original tin box stamp
ca win the royal arms and bearing the
word Congreve," is preserved as a curl
osity in one of the London museums,
AS IN the case Of all other industries. this
was initiated by hand labor alone. The
dipped in the igniting composition one BY
one; but subsequently they were tied up in
bundles and dipped bloc the workms n
giving each bundle a twist with his hands
SO that the end of each splint would be
free to move to a certain extent, and
absorb a little more of the compound than
1t would if kept quite still. The next ad-
vance was to fix the splints in a frame so
that each was separated from its neighbor.
and this frame containing about fifteen
hundred matches, would be brought down
on a marble slab upon which the compost
ton was spread. The tipped matches, still
In their frame, would then be dried In air
for a few hours, and afterward placed In a
heated chamber to complete their desicca-
ton. Manual labor, as will presently be
seen, is now almost wholly dispensed with
in the manufacture of matches. The en-
ployment of yellow phosphorus for the
charging of matches made the industry a
very unhealthy one, and the work people,
IL not In the best of health, ran the risk
of contracting a terrible disease known as
necrosis of the jaw bone. the vulgar name
for which was ..phossy jaw" With i'm
provements in manufacture, this evil has
now been eliminated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
Strange Myths Of the Tibetans.

from the Bookloyers' Magazine.
The Tibetans have numberless strange
myths one, the most curious. pertaining to
the sun, moon and stars. The sun is be-
heved to be an immense ball of yak-meat
and fat, wheron the spirits Of departed an
cestors are supposed to feast the light be-
ing caused by its heated condition. The
stars are portions of this immense Yeast
winch. dropping to earth, give birth to ami
mals for the suStenance of suffering hu-
mainly. The moon is lesser ball of SINH
lar texture as the sun, in use while the
larger one Is being replenished for the NOR
row. When sun or moon fails to appear in
cloudy days and nights it means that the
deitfes are undergoing a period of fasting
and religious abnegation. And the parched
and sterile condition of bleak regions Is
ascrlped TO the fact that many thousand
years ago the sun ball slipped from the
hands of Its keepers, descended too near the
earth. and. before being recaptured scorch-
ed those parts with which it came In con-
tact,
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REGARDED AS OBSOLETE.
The Dynamite Guns Of the Army Will
Be Sold

has decided that the so-called
dynamite guns" which at one time formed
a picturesque feature of certain harbor de-
lenses are obsolete, and is getting rid Of
them as quickly as possible. Guns of this
type were mounted at Sandy Hook, FISH
er's Island, San Francisco and at one or
two other places. All of them have since
been sold and removed except the three big
15-inch pneumatic guns at the Preside Of
San Francisco, and these, too, will be sold
in a short time to the highest bidder
Their removal will mark the passing of
these guns, which at the time of their in
stallation were expected to revolutionize
modern warfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
SECRETARY EDWARDS RETURNS.
In Charge of Headquarters Of Demo
cratic Congressional Committee.

Mr.. Charles A. Edwards, secretary of the
democratic congressional campaign COM
mittee, has returned from the st. Louis
convention, and is again at his desk at the
headquarters of the committee, in the Riggs
House. Representative W. s. Cowherd of
Missouri, chairman of the congressional
committee, is in Kansas City, where he
went after the adjournment of the con-
vention. Mr.. Cowherd expected to remain
at his home for about ten days. He is ex-
pected back in Washington next week.
The congressional committee, before map
ping out its aggressive campaign, will
await the formation Of the national demo-
cratic executive committee. There will be
complete cooperation between the two
campaign organizations, and 1t Is In order
that the work may be properly divided that
the forthcoming meeting OF the national
committee In New York is awaited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
The Dirtiest People in the World.

FrOm Tue LANCET.
with possible exceptions in the cases of
Tibet and Lapland, we are compelled TO ad-
nit that the English working classes are
probably the dirtiest bipeds in the world
alike In their clothes and in their persons
and that they display themselves in public,
and even travel by public conveyances, in
conditions which would not be tolerated in
any other civilized country.
Nothing like English working class dirt
Is ever seen In public on the continent of
Europe, unless in it's far eastern nortions.
ana dirt Is prejudicial to health, not only
by Its direct physical operation, but in a
sun greater degree by reason of the alb
$50 s'.h;ot VI sen-respect which 1T entails and
which removes from the dirty man or wo-
man at least one safeguard against drunk
enness and against misconduct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
glyphics first deciphered by Sir Henry Raw

linson, another Quaker.
But 1t is in trade and commerce that
Quakers have made their most enduring
mark. Hydraulic engineering was fathered
by the brothers Tangye. George Stephen
son and the first railway were financed by
the Peases of Darlington. the misfortunes
of whose firm grieved the whole north
country year ago. Bradshaw. of the i'm
mortal railway guide, was a Quaker, and
so was Edmundson, who invented railway
tickets Practically all the cocoa and
chocolate consumed in Britain is made by
Quakers-the Frys of Bristol, Cadbury of
Birmingham and Rowntree of York. The
biscuit factories of Huntley & Palmer and
Peek & Frean are more Quaker enter
prises. The original Bryant & May were
both Quakers. Reckitt's blue, Chrsty's
hats and Allen & Hanbury's drugs are like
wise the wares Of Friends. Quakers esta-
blished the great breweries of Barclay &
Perkins. Hamburg & Buxton, the Aliens
and the Walkers. Sir Samuel Cunard
founder of the famous shipping line was
Quaker, and SO were the originals of such
banking firms as Overend. Quincy 4 Co..
Barclay, Bevan & Co. and Cave, Tugwell
& Dimsdale
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
Target Practice in Manila Raw

Orders have been issued for the United
States Asiatic fleet to conduct its target
practice in September in Manila bay instead
of off Chefoo as has hitherto been the Gus
tom. This change Is in pursuance of the
policy of the Washington government of
not permitting the battle ship squadron to
go nearer the zone of operations of the far
eastern war than Shanghai. Manila bay is
admirably adapted to target practice be-
ing about sixty by thirty miles in area.
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8 AN. to I PM.

ton. The ground is graded and a-dded ard
is enclosed with post and chain fence
There is an old building on one corner of
II which for some time has BEEN and stIlI
Is, used as public school house. There Is
plenty or room, however, on the unOccE
pied portion of the reservation for tn,
erection OF the proposed engine house One
OF the main purposes of this new establish
ment Is to assist in the fire protection of
the Washington navy yard and the private
buildings in that vicinity which are now
reported to be inadequately protected from
fire,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
Costumes of the Igorrotes

There will be no change in the costumes
of the Igorrotes at the st. Louis exposition
Statements concerning the proposed change
from President Francis. Senator Carter and
from Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Montgomery and
others of the board of lady managers were
sent to the President, and a result 1t was
decided that no order would be issued re-
quiring these people to weas anything more
than their native dress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
Notable British Quakers.

From the London Chronicle.
The number of Quakers whose names are
household words is amazing when 1t is re-
membered that there are less than 10000
of the sect In the kingdom. Lord Lister,
the inventor of antiseptic surgery, is a
Quaker So is Prof. Sylvanus Thompson.
the electrician Sir Edward Fry, the IA
NOUS ex-judge of the appeal court, and his
brother the M. P. are descended from the
celebrated Elizabeth Fry. John Bright and
w. e. Forster come inevitably to mind.
Mechanics Institutes were founded by
Friend DR.. Birkbeck, and Egyptian hero
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
Americas Rivalry Of Europe.

From the Berlin National Zeitung.
America is becoming a keener rival OF
Europe every year. When the Panama
canal is opened the field of battle will be
in South America and Eastern Asia There
the interests of Germany and Great Britain
are seriously threatened in an equal degree,
and both countries will therefore be de-
pendent upon one another in future pose
sibilities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15

At Cookville, Tenn, yesterday Gen NJ
G. Butler OF Gainsboro was nominated by
the democratic congressional convention OF
the fourth Tennessee district. Mr.. n. C,
Fitzpatrick, present representative, wal
not q candidate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15

Goodman Ephraim OF Baltimore, Nd,
Friday attempted suicide at the residence
of H. Kerb of Piedmont, with whom he
was stopping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15

1t pays to read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds of situations are filed
through them.
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ST. 10

Best of S. 90
G o W h / de Suit
Cases and best
of 50 Trunks. at
S4.19 Eighty
one cents saved
on each.
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sheepskin, made
to look like cow
hide and finished
to look like So
bags.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-04

organ virtuoso to make it respond with
anything like the volubility of which
it is capable.
OF the 10000 odd pipes over q
thousand are utilized for the sole pur-
pose Of initiating stringed instru-
ments and to make these give forth
the proper sound the pipes are made
of pure tin.
The electrical equipment for oper-
ating, controlling and actuating all the
complex mechanism involved in this
instrument includes two ten horse
power motors for working the bel
lows and a special motor of one ami
one-half horsepower for driving the
bellows of the echo organ. The cleo
tro-pneumatic system of the organ
contains thirteen hundred magnets for
manipulating the key and draw stop
actions. In these, magnets 130 miles
of wire was used.
There are five automatic electric
swell engines for actuating the swell
shutters, and there are more than
1000 electric circuits controlling the
varied mechanical devices
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-04
Electric Organs

Electricity has invaded every science
nd almost every art except music.
hich has remained under the Sow
reignty OF the physics OF air for many
enturies- Now air. mighty as il is in
t-ring the soul TO its profoundest
epths by the grand passions through
ne medium Of sound, has at last sue
umbed.
al Festival Music Hall at the
Worlds Fair in ST. Louis there is now
o be seen the largest organ ever built
The world.
The instrument was designed and
ullt at Los Angeles. Cal Fleming's
atent eleetro-pneumatic system is
ilized for producing many marvellous
esults
In this mighty organ there are 1909
ipes. and from various combinations
Z these sounding pipes there can be
reduced 17.1se,e69 9.1S3 distinct tones.
To the visitor the first view of this
emsrkable instrument of sound is
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-04

work ordered. The commission con-
ferred with the survivors OF the differ
ent commands, designs Of suitable mon
uments were asked for and submitted
and a contract was finally awarded.
These are all Of similar design, con-
sisting OF a pedestal and shaft Each
Will bear suitable inscription, and the
coat-of-arms Of Pennsylvania cast IN
bronze viii be placed upon each. In
grouping them they will be so arranged
upon the battlefield as to. bear eloquent
testimony to the part Pennsylvania
troops played in the desperate struggle.
The programme for the dedicatory
ceremonies is an elaborate one. The in
dividual monuments viii Be dedicated
between the hours OF a. m and u
o'clock noon on September II. Each
command win have charge OF the cere-
monies for the dedication Of it's own
monument, and the programmes will
vary.
President Expected There
The general dedication viii take place
at o'clock in the national cemetery at
Sharpsburg and will be In charge Of the
commission. The President OF the
United States, with the Gove<ners OF
Pennsylvania and Maryland. are ex-
pected to be present and make ad-
dresses.
On behalf OF the commission an ad-
dress will be made recounting IN detail
the achievements OF the Pennsylvania
troops. and the monument Will be
turned over to the United States Gov
ernment's Antietam Battlefield Com
mission by President Hswley OF the
commission.
Battle OF Antietam-
Fought September Is and II. 1862.
Federal forces commanded by Nc
Clellan.
Confederate forces commanded by
Lee
Total men engaged on both sides,
about Isl, 900.
Result-Union victory.
Effects-Lee's proposed invasion OF
Pennsylvania abandoned; emancipa-
ton proclamation made possible.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-04

"a n Saturday, September II, the
/ 0survivors of the men who battled
I Jon the bloody field of Antietam
will revisit the scene of that aw-
full strife. On that day. with cere-
monies that will fit the occasion.
there will be unveiled and dedicated
handsome granite shafts-One in COM
memoration of each command; thir-
teen in all, says the Philadelphia
North American.
These. shafts will be erected on the
srot where each. command encoun-
tered the most desperate opposition
to it's advance and thus, forty-two
years after the struggle the part that
Pennsylvanias volunteers played in
that bloody battle will be suitably
memorialized.
Preparations for that days ceremo-
MES are in charge of the Antietam
Battlefield Commission of Pennsylva-
MIA. On the 14th of April. 1903. Gov
ernor Pennypacker approved an act
creating this commission and appro-
priating $S2,500 for the purchase Of
the thirteen monuments authorized to
be erected by it.
The commission as appointed con-
sists of Joseph w. Hawley Of Media,
president: Oliver c. Bosbyshell Of
Philadelphia. secretary. and William
]. Bolton of Philadelphia.
The thirteen commands that partic-
ipated in the battle and whose deeds
are to be con1memorated are:
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-04

n He secret Of the successful pho
tograph is originality. and il is a
fact that most Of our famous
beauties owe their success less to
heir good looks than 10 their clever
less in posing before the camera Al
most any woman can gain a reputation
or beauty if she viii take the trouble
Q study herself It sounds simple.
Doesn't it, And 10 doubt il would sur
rise most women TO learn that they
ave really no idea what they look likei
-oU think their mirrors might tell q diff
erent tale? Not at aIL>when a woman
3oks into her mirror nine times out OF
en- il is not herself as she actually is.
ut the convenuonalized woman, at
rhich she is taking q peep. OF her
ealiy good points she has probably
ot a notion What concerns her most
the height Of her pompadour or the
set of her gown. When she visits
he photographer il is in the same
pirit. She has no idea Of what she
ants beyond a vague desire that her
ictures shall look pretty and stylish.
nd unless the photographer chances TO
e a man Of genius the best which she
5 likely 10 obtain viii be a very poor
IMITATION Of a fashion plate Now, 1
ave not a word TO say against the
ccman whose ambition in life is to
sok as though she had just stepped out
T the covers OF Vogue" or Bon Ton"
n. Gear. no.
II she chances L. he thin. with no real
c2uty 70 fall back upon. style" is
Undoubtedly her winning card. But
hat I object TO is that all should fol-
ow the fashion idea without regard
Or natural fitness For. hard g they
,ay try au women cannot be fashion
Dlates-thanE heaVen,-but each NAV
e charming IN her own way II she
ust has The courage TO be her
elf u nature has fitted her 10 play
be ingenUe in the drama Of life, let
er not try 70 usurp the leading wom-
ms place. Gibson poses are not for
er. Her charm lies in her very fem
rinity-and in her dainty. babyish
rocks she can smile her way into
carts which would BE- proof against
be strongest attacks OF the shirtwaist
irL But one must follow the fash
sn." you say. Docs Sarah Bernhardt
pillow the fashion? Who ever saw
nything Ike her queer. beautiful
OWES IN q fashion book2 She has the
ourage 10 De herself and that is why
he Is stm the divine Sarah" at an
&c when most women are peacefully
odding by the freside. OF rocking the
radle of their grandchildren.
admit. however, that common
ense as well rs artistic sense must
C. exercised, and far be it from me
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-04

to suggest that a woman should wear
a Greek gown at the breakfast table,
for instance, be her outlines ever so
classic.
But photograp ply has none of the
prosaic limitations of real life. Look
AT the picture OF the young girl on
this page. The sweetness of this face
would be mostly lost in conventional
pose, while the artistic use Of a bit OF
drapery and a big paper star trans
form it into the countenance of
saint And the girl with the palm:
see how ii adds to her height. until
the figure takes on almost heroic pro-
portions.
The head i'm profile illustrates what
a dOwr-drooping feather may do.
This is not a nose to be photographed
in profile. but with such hat the
tip-tilt is lost sight of in the general
effect With an up-naring brim such
as most hats possess nowadays this
nose would be simply = vulgar pug.
And so. l say. it is all in knowing
how TO pose. for when all is said and
done the line between the "profession-
al beauty and the woman with ap-
parently no pretensions To good looks
is sometimes 4 very narrow thread.
JEAN RITTENHOUSE.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-04

Survivors Chose Designs.
Immediately after the passage Of the
act and the appointment Of the COM
mission steps were taken to execute the
The colored American., 1904-09-10

surpass. We count for more in the
eyes of the world since our guest
went abroad than before, because the
world knows better now that most of
the things said against us TO our det-
riment, to prejudice our case in equ-
ity are baseless slandeTs. The more
representatives we send out, who pos
sess heart and faith and hope, and
in utterance, the more rapidly will We
bring a credulous world to recognize
the Justice of our plea, and aid us II
regaining the rights sacred to every
American citizen lost by reason OF
caste and political prejudice
Mrs. TerrelI:-Words fail us 10
The colored American., 1904-09-10

adequately express the warmth Of cur
welcome to you. Varied emotions are
awakened as we extend our hands TO
welcome your return. You have JUS
tilted every prediction made in your
behalf when you left US. The vast eX
panse of water which separated us
in body for a few weeks, could not
separte us in heart. Car prayers and
hoDes went out in your behalf and
they came back in rich fulfillment.
You rose equal to every occasion; and
you did the occasion and yourself
honor. You honCred your parents
your family your race and your coun-
try, and we intend by this slight tes-
timonial to show that We honor you
The colored American., 1904-09-10
MRS. J.E. FINN, 50 East High ST.,
Mrs. j. f. Finn.

MRS. J. E. FINN, 50 East High ST.,
1V1 Buffalo, N, Y, writes:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
Gentlemen: "a few years ago had
to give up social life entirely, as my
health was completely broken down.
The doctor advised a complete change
and REST for q year. As this was out
of the question for q time, 4 began TO
look around for other means OF reStOr-
ing my health.
E'I had often heard of PeruHs as an
excellent tonic, SO bought a bottle TO
see what ii would do for me, and II
certainly took hold of my system and
rejuVeRafed me, and in less than two
months 1 was in perfect health, and
EnOW when feel worn out or tired a
dose or two OF Peruna is all fhat
need "---MrS. j. E. Finn.
Pelvic catarrh is phrase coined by
nr. Hartman, covering all that large
sIass of diseases thzt used to be known
The colored American., 1904-09-10

You have utilized your talents to
splendid purpose. The women claim
YOU as theirs, but the men are equ-
ally proud Of you, because your father
and husband are men.
The great art of life consists in
fortitude and perseverance, and these
you possess in abundant measure.
They seem a small capital indeed,
but the individuals possessing them
are the guiding spirits in shaping the
destiny of the world today.
You lift on high the warning voice,
When public ills prevail;
Yours is the writing on the wall
That turns the tyrant pale.
The colored American., 1904-09-10

in reality alike. Pc
runa does not relieve
these cases by tempo
rarily mi tig ating
some symptom, but
by a removal of the
cause. Many a woman
can testify that local
treatment d o e s NOT
permanently cure. A
1arg c multitude OF
women are constantly
going from doctor to
doctor to receive lOcGl
treatment, with little
or no result.
In Peruna { h g 8 G
women find r prompt
and permanent cure.
limitations OfPe-ru-na,
Peruna has come to
be recognized as the
greatest remedy for
catarrh IN the world.
At first competitors
tried to deny this and
insisted that t h e II
remedies were just as
good. This was found
to be impossible, how
ever, and now imita-
GAOlAS a = > ~ III 3 Ing
up everywhere.
To sue ce s S fully
palm off an imitation
of Pcruna even for a
short time Is sure to
be a mOney-making
scheme, but no ono
who has ever taken
Peruna can be fooled
The colored American., 1904-09-10

as female weakness. The lower portion
Of the abdomen is called by anatcGists
the peIvis. The organs contained II
this portion Of the body are known a
the pelvic organs IAeie are several OF
them. very delicate ANA 5e-y su: ge'5 l.,
catsTrh- Few women C-c+ 10 es' t1r@s-
The colored American., 1904-09-10

on these limitations. No conscientious
druggist would sell one of them Every
purchaser should look carefully at each
package OF PerUna he buys, 10 be sure
tia he ! getting oFily genuine PerUna
Address Ir. Hartman, President Of
HE 1:artIua1, San.tsTIunls Columbus Q.