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HOW SLEEP MAY BE wooEp
Movements OF the Feet VIII Quses
the Nervous Brain.

Movements OF the Feet VIII Quscs
the Nervous Brain.
Most OF The mental devices for WOO
ing sleep have failed because they have
nearly always tried TO resort to focal
treatment" In other words. they have
made a homeopathic attempt TO stop
thinking by thinking about something
else, process which might also be
called elimination by substitution"
But all thinking. spontaneous or fore
cd, draws more or less blood TO the
brain, prevents deep inhalations and
bars the gate 10 the kingdom of dreams.
Any device. on the other hand. which
will make one take deep. long brcaths
spontaneously. the snvariable forerun-
ner Of sleep. may bc counted upon as a
genuine remedy for insomnia Even
deep breathing which is forced is bet
ter than any purely mental attempt to
win sleep. but If the deep breathing
can be produced involuntarily one is
sure Of passport 10 Nodland.
After several nights Of experiment
10 this desired end qthe writer decided
&c apply the principle adopted 10y the
masSeurs. who begin their manipula-
tons "at the point farthest from the
seat OF difficulty" which i'm the case
OF insomnia would be the feet Lying
on the right side. with the knees To-
gether and considerably fexed. the
victim OF insomnia should begin TO
pedal both his feet slowly UP and
down. with the movement entirely in
the ankles. The pedaling should keep
time with the natural rhythm Of res
piration and be continued until 1t is
followed by deep and spontaneous
breathing.
Several people who have tried this
remedy report that involuntary deep
breathing invariably begins before
they have pedaled up and down a
dozen times. In obstinate cases of in
Somnia the patient may need TO keep
up the pedaling two or three minutes
or even more. with iu,ermisSions, II
necessary. The treatment may also be
varied by moving the feet alternately
instead Of simultaneously. though the
latter method has proved the more
speedily etiicacious IN the cases known
TO the writer. The explanation Of the
result obtained is probably simple
The blood is pumped from the head.
and with the removal OF brain tension
a general relaxation follows. with a Sc
Quent deep respiration and its result.
ing sleep.-Good Housekeeping
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-01-27
Pride OF Hi. Performance

goes, there was introduced new
hymn. and after the dismissal OF the
services the organ blower found his
way 10 the players bench and asked in
a meek voice, How did the music for
that new hymn go this evening""
ooh, very well; very well. indeed. -
replied the organist. But why do you
askT'
We'll" said the blower. III tell you
the truth. / was a bit nervous and a
bit worried about it, for. you sec" he
went on explaining. Il never blowed
for that hymn before. "-Philadelphla
Press
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-01-27

q History repeats itself. You cannot
find the age OF woman in the Bible.
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urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when il should be able to
control the passage. II is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting. depend upon it. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due 10 a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. Il is sold
by druggists, in fifty SOE~
cent and one dollar AsfTssYk1t3k :s $ssss
sizes. You may have I 4 ssI':s,; 3;
sample bottle by mail ~. E1ss s93Egq
free. also pamphlet tell Homo Of s1am-.,,oo.
ing all about it, including many Of the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilrner
* Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's
SwamP-Root. and the address, Binghamtop.
N. T., on every bottle.
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Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
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Our advertising rates are uniform, and a
liberal reduction is made on all standing adj
vcrtisements, and rates will be made known
ON application. Changes Of advertisements
must be handed in not later thar Saturday
morning Of each week.
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The Sun at One Cent
Is rW CHEAPEsr lIIGH-CLAss PAPER
~ THE UNITED STATES.

~ THE UNITED STATES.
TuE suns special correspondents through
out the United States as well as in Europe.
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It's Washington and New York bureaus
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by druggiSts, in fifty
cent and one dol!a,
sizes. You may have Z
sample bottle by mai
free, also pamphlet tell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16
Handling Trains in New Station.

The committee Of railroad men which has
been preparing plans for the system Of OPP
Grating the trains In the new union station
has concluded Its labors, and report to
President Cassatt Of the Pennsylvania and
President Murray Of the B. & o. will be
made within few days. The fact that
committee was studying the terminal ia
cilities of the principal railroad systems Of
the world has been known ever since the
work of constructing the union station was
we'll under way. but the personnel Of the
committee was kept secret by the railroad
men In charge. From time to time reports
have been made to Messrs. Cassatt and
Murray of what has been accomplished
but the final report Of the system to be
adopted Is awaited with interest 1t Is un-
derstood that when this final report has
been presented it will be made public
The object Of appointing committee to
study the various railway systems of the
world was to secure for Washington the
very best terminal facilities. Many im-
prcvemeuts have been suggested in the best
of the present operating methods and tt is
declared that when the system Ia put into
final operation here 1t will surpass any
thing In the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16
MRS. w. F. WALKER DEAD.
Was Niece Of President Taylor and
Grandniece of Isaac Watts.

Mrs w. F. Walker, aged sixty-six years.
the wife of one of the oldest residents of
South Washington, died at her home. 11O5 C
street southwest. yesterday morning Mrs.
Walker whose maiden name was Adelaide
Harris, was born In Alexandria. Va. Her
father was John Harris. a descendant Of
the founder of Harrisburg the capital of
Pennsylvan mia, and her mother was Henri
eta Taylor. niece Of President Zachary
Taylor and grandniece of Isaac Watts, the
hymn writer. She was sister of the late
Joseph ID. Harris. who was connected with
The Star for many years.
She came to Washington to live in 1852
and was married in September. 1855. The
west and there reared a large family Of
children. Mrs. Walker had a gentle. kind
nature. and was highly esteemed by all
who knew her. Her Illness began last
March with severe attack of the grip.
She was stricken with paralysis June -
Mrs. Walker leaves husband, five sons
w. H., George E., Charles j.. Ernest F..
and Arthur L., and five daughters, Mrs. G.
n. White of Kansas City. Mo-: Mrs. F. l..
Hayes of Topeka. Kan. and the Misses
Mabel, Eta and Elinor of this city One
sister. Mrs. Bette Bartlett, also survives
her.
The funeral services will be held from
the family residence Monday at II O'Clock
In the morning. Rev. DIR. r. l.. Wright
pastor of the Ryland NJ. E. Church, will
offlciate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16
The Slow-Going Clam.
From Country Life in America

From Country Life In America
OF all the absurd forms of locomotion
practical by the creatures OF the deep tho
most ,e:posterous is that of the mussel.
Squids V ill startle you by darling back
wards, crabs hustle off sideways at lively
gait: bur nothing save the dull brain of
some kind Of clam critter," ponder;ng over
the transportation problem in those remote
epochs when time was no object could have
evolved So slow and cumbersome method.
You mGy often see mussels climb up the
piles of a wharf toward the high-water
mark. Notice the black threads attached to
the clam. They do tire business. The mus
sci shoots out a spray of gelatinOus stun
in the direction he wants to CO. and this
harden3 into those black threads He lets
go the old ones and climbs up by the new.
You can trace his progress up the pile by the
lunches of old threads which he leaves be-
hind at intervals. 1t has never been figured
out whether he could go mile in less than
a year. but it would be safe to back the
mussel in the animals slow race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16
MUSICAL EDUCATION
A Unique Project That Interests
All Parents.
PIANOS FURNISHED FREE
To Children Learning Music by
F. G.. Smith Piano Co.,
1225 Pa. Ave.

Mr. E. @. smith. who f,r than a quarter
Of century has been enc Of the leading champions
Of musical education for the young Is now putting
who desire their children to have the advantages
Of musical educa lion. but deprived Of the
privilege on account Of not having a piano In the
house.
Upon application at their warerooms, 1925 Penn
syivsn!a avenue. the F. c. Smith Company will de-
liver at your home good serviceable square piano,
which you privileged to six months free
paying only a slight charge for the actual cost Of
irHyaEr. There conditions restrictions
attached To this Offer which has for its sole object
the musical advancement OF children whose musi-
cal education is necessarily restricted by their not
having proper facilities for practice at home. The
company does furnish instruction free. but Will,
upon application. furnish the names OF competent
teachers who will call at your residence and give
the children instruction ut very reasonable rates
This. of course is entirely optional You employ
whom you please to teach your children-the COM
pany will furnish the plano free for the six months.
Aud If Won drsirr to keep the plano longer-you
may do so by paying nominal rental for It, This
Is also optional with you. Some parents have ex-
pressed Il delicscy about accepting the of
piano for nothing there lots of these
square pianos In the +. u. Smith Company's ware
rooms. where they doing nobody good, and you
might = well get the Of them. II Is the hope
of the company that after you have bad the benefit
OF plano in your house. you will appreciate what
a grand thing 1t Il to own-and some day that you
will perhaps buy instrument, and when you do
you Will think favorably OF buying It Of this com
pary. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16
PICCADILLY.
Theories With Respect to Name Of
Famous Street.

From the Liverpool Post
The busy thoroug hfare which we know
as Piccadilly Is far removed from any
thing rural as 1t is possible to imagine,
and it can hardly be realized that there
stood on what Is now one of the finest and
richest of the worlds streets The name
Piccadilly appears to be derived from the
ruffs, picadils or picca dilloes worn by the
gaIlants of the time of James and Charles
l. the stiffening points of which resembled
speI,r heads or -picardils. minutive OF
''pica" from the Spanish and Italian.
Blount, in his GIossographia Q656), inter-
prets 1t as the edge or a skirt of a garment
and a stiff collar or band for the neck and
shoulders whence the wooden piccadilIOes
(the pillory) IN Hudtbras Thus the first
house built In the road may have been SO
named from it's being, the utmost or skirt
house of the suburbs that way" Others
say the name is taken from the fact that
lone Higgins who built 1t (the house) got
most of his estate from the sale OF ptcca-
dillas," but the name occurs many years
earlier than the mention of the first house.
thus Gerard, in his Herbal (1596), states
that 1.-THE small wild bee-glosse grows upon
the drie-ditch bankes about PiccadilIa."
The road is referred to in slows narrative
of Sir Thomas Wyatt's rebellion in 1854 as
1.-The highway on the hill over against st.
James's" and in Aggas's map I56O) 1t is
lettered 1.-The way to Redinge." The upper
part of the Haymarket and the fields adj
joining to the north and west were the
"Pickadiily" Of the Restoration Evelyn
quotes the commissioners orders. July liz.
1862, to pave 1.-The Haymarket about Pigu-
deIlo" and tradesmens tokens OF that lat
bear .PickadilIa' and Probability"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16
DECLINE OF PROFANITY.
Gentle Slang Has Supplanted Cuss
Words of Old.
From the savannah News.

Irun the SaNhiiUah news
Many purists bewail the prevalence of
slang In the spoken language OF the period
Has II never occurred TO them that In the
vast majority of instances slang is relative
~ soft and harmless. that 1t is seldom pro
fame. and that what common speech has
suffered from interjections of slang and
can't phrases has been more than counter
acted by the disuse of hard old Anglo Sax
on swear words Thus the language is
really the gamer and usage is making
much of the slang good English Take any
good dictionary lately from the press. and
II Will be found to contain literally hum
dreds of words that We're considered slang
and not to be spoken in polite conversation
"A dozen or twenty-five or fifty years ago
Likewise, take any standard novel of three
four or five generations ago which reflects
the customs and people OF Its period and
IL VIII be found that some of the leading
characters In II We're given to politely
damning various parts of themselves and
about everything else on the slightest prov
ocation in any company whatsoever
In the days OF Sheridan IL was considered
good form for the gallant gentleman to
consign himself to perditlon piecemeal or
as a whole. while paying tribute to the
charms of the ladies with whom he was
conversing. The rotund and benevolent Mr.
PickWiCk himself was not averse to using
"A JudiCious oath while in the most charm
ing society. Thackeray In person and in
his novels. let drop swear words occasional
~ that would not now be tolerated in
geutlemans parlor. There was a famous
and brilliant lawyer of Charleston who
hourished not long before the outbreak Of
the civil war, who Swore plauslbly, artis-
ideally and easily In polite company. and
told risque stories in the most select cir
cles, and he was accounted among the most
delightful company to be found within the
broad expanse of the country In the good
old days OF long ago IL was regarded as a
gentlemans privilege to swear and IL his
oaths were nicely chosen no ofrense was
felt. IL Is not so now. Not that profanity
Is obsolete. but 1t is pretty nearly so In po-
lite society. 1t Is principally INDUCED in
by uncultured persons. or by the tipsy Oc-
casionally the gentleman may let slip an
oath. under provocation. but in such in
stances he Is careful to note that there Is
no woman within earshot. The d at
the dinner table or in the drawing room is
unknown In these modern and better days.
Men have higher and finer respect for
women. for themselves and for tho
language than In former times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
WASHINGTON GROVE. Nd.
July Is, 1904.
The Ladies' Guild gave its first social
and musical entertainment on Tuesday
evening. The program consisted or IN
strumentaI and vocal selections. Those
who took part were Miss May Smith. Mrs
Herbert L. Davis. Miss Ruth Hit, Miss
Leila Hit, Miss Helen WEIGH Miss Meta
Anschu and Mrs. Charles Linger; Miss
Hendricks recited.
The Chautauqua Round Table on Thurs
day evening had for it's study "Pasteur
and the influence of France upon scien-
tific progress" DIR. d. Elmer Wiber gave
a lucid and helpful lecture on Pasteur,
his life and work. and afterward an
swered questions asked by various per-
sons in the audience.
Hendrickson, the magician, delighted a
large audience tonight with his sleight-
of hand performance, smoke pictures.
sand etchings and shadowgraphs. He
will give another performance tomorrow
night.
The services of the day next Sunday
will be in charge of the Womens Foreign
Missionary Society of the M. E. Church.
BESIDES ladies resident at the Grove, Mrs.
F.. NJ Bristol of Washington and Mrs.
Huston, a returned missionary, will take
part in the exercises
Rev. II. r. Naylor. DID,. and Mrs. Nay
lor arrived today and occupied the pre-
siding elders cottage on the circle. DR..
Naylor has charge of the camp meeting
which begins next Tuesday night. He
will be assisted by clerical and lay COM
mittee of arrangement. viz, Revs. Joseph
Dawson. c. o. Isaac. a. Fl. Thompson. Fl.
NJ Rider and r. l.. Wright. and Messrs.
H. l.. Strang. d. f. Wiber. l.. Hunt and
r. L. Bains. The opening sermon Tues
day night will be by Rev. JOS. Dawson.
Ph.D. Special reference was made at the
Wednesday night service to the coming
camp meeting, and meetings have been
held daily this week to pray for the sue
cess of the camp meeting.
The residents of the Grove have organ
lied the Grove Building Association"
and elected officers as follows: President.
L. Cabell Williamson; vice president.
Charles H. Weaver; secretary, Robert L.
Bains; treasurer, Percy S. Foster
The Athletic Association will meet for
organization on Monday night and pre-
pare the schedule for the field sports to
be held here on Labor day. and transact
other business pertaining to the athletic
interests of the Grove.
A party of Juveniles Thursday night
vile.
Among the recent arrivals at the Grove
are Mrs Josie Foster. the mother of Mr..
Percy s. Foster, and Mrs. Adelia Du Val
of New York city.
Mr. l. r. Hit. jr.. and family arrived
this week and are occupying the Sunset
cottage on Grove avenue.
Mr. John r. Meyer and family have
taken the Tracey cottage. on Broadway.
for the summer.
DIR. W. d. Hughes and wife are the
guests of their daughter. Mrs. d. E.
Wiber, on Chestnut avenue.
Mrs Otis d. Swett- (nee Altschu) well
known In church and vocal circles in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16

Washington, and who for several weeks
has been studying voice culture in New
York with Mr. Oscar Saenger. arrived al
the Grove today and will spend the sum-
mer here.
The Ladies' Aid Society of North Capitol
M r. Church visited the Grove on Tuesday
and was entertained by Mesdames Bennett
and Armstrong at their home on LIST avenue
Miss Mary Breckenbridge Jolliff of Nir-
ginia. Miss Mary Hempstone and Mr.. Rollin
N. Conwell of Washington We're the guests
of Mr.. Norman p. Foster on Tuesday.
Mrs. Carroll l.. Hurdle is the guest of
Mrs. V. A. Hurdle at her cottage on Chest
nut avenue.
Mrs. John 7. Brady OF KeEsngton. Md.
was the guest of Mr.. r. Woodward on
Tuesday last
Rev. J. NJ. Slarrow, ID. D.. the pastor OF
Madison Square NJ. f. Church. Baltimore,
Md. was the guest OF his father-in-law.
Mir. Malcolm Gordon, on Grove avenue, on
Friday. His wife and son. who accompa-
MED him. will spend two weeks here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16
ENGLISH ARMY BANDS.
Government Allowance Inadequate to
Keep Them Up.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
The threatened extinction Of military
bandsIn the present form, at any rate
is to be depiored. IL only for the reason
that the big drum is the best recruiting
agent that the army possesses 1t Is I'M
doubtedly the case that the inspiring crash
Of brass and shrill whistling Of the ffes
accompanying regiment on the march
have done more to arouse martial enthusl-
asm in the hearts Of prospective soldiers
than all the government placards put to-
gether. The average aspirant for military
glory reads the well-known Free Kit and
remains calm; to hold out against the roll
of the drum, however, is quite another
thing.
For a long time past Pail Mall has looked
with disfavor on military bands. This has
now eliminated In the decision OF the war
office to issue a new set or rules under
which they are to be maintained in future.
These have occasioned CONSERVATION broad
cast, for when they come into enect-some-
where about the end OF July-it Will be
found quite impossible to carry on the
bands In anything like their present state
of efficiency. The principal reason for this
is first, because the numerical strength Is
to be cut down to a mere twenty-one in
each instance. and. secondly. because the
financial support hitherto accorded to
band by the commissioned ranks Is to be
Withdraw n altogether Accordingly, regi-
may on it's government subsidy of f16O per
annum When 1t Is remembered that this
works out at less than "a a week. the fulfill
ity of the proceeding needs no further la
boring,
Although the authorised establishment
Of a military band has for many years past
been twenty-o lone, and it is for this number
that instruments have been provided Of
ficially it has been the practice In every
regiment to add to this considerably. The
cost of doing so has been borne by the
officers all above the rank Of subaltern.
contributing for the purpose one days pay
per month. 1t is this system that the au-
thorities in Pail Mall are now going to
knock on the head. Army bands in future
are to be conducted in the regulation
manner or not at all. The latter contin-
gency is the sure and certain fate Of those
belonging to practically all the crack
corps Take the case OF the Grenadiers or
Coldstreams. for example Each maintains
and requires them for the proper dis
charge of the calls made upon them-thirty-
nine musicians in addition to the official
twenty-one. Without such aid it would be
impossible to perform half the pieces In
their programs Again. II they were not
available there would be one to take the
places of men temporarily of duty. AT
present a proportion of these extras are
always under training, and are drawn upon
to fill I'D the constant vacancies due to dis
charges, etc.