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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22
MONSIEUR s. BING DEAD
AN INTERESTING PERSONALITY
IN THE ART WORLD.
Notable Collector of japanese Art
Wares - Promoter of the
Art Nouveau.


Special Correspondence Of The Star.
MANCHESTER, England. October IL. lyuo.
The death of the well-known expert, art
dealer and collector, Siegfried Bing, has
robbed the Paris art world of one Of its
most interesting personalities. All who
frequented 1t knew, and will sadly miss the
little old man with the inquiring eye, the
shrewd smile and fascina ting ways. Cap
piello has sketched him in his Figaro Sc
ries Of "Silhouettes Parisiennes," his pince-
neg in one hand. a Japanese figure in the
other. During more than thirty years Mon
sieur Bing was intimately connected with
the introduction into Europe and America
of the art of Japan. He had been sent &c
the far east while in the employ of COM
mercial firm to buy porcelain and pottery.
japanese pottery was revelation to him,
and from then EDWARDS 1t may be said that
his own house in the Rue de Provence be-
came the very pulse of the cult which was
to thrill the entire civilized world.
His Japanese Collections.
The moment was propitious: the revolu-
ton being recently ended, the attention
of the japanese was claimed by other mat
ters than art. and the impoverished nobii-
ity let go for song their family treas
u-es in bronze, lacquer, pottery or paint:
prints now selling for 500 francs could be
bought for SO confines. Paris as usual,
first appreciated the new manifestation OF
art. Collectors and artists We'd with one
another In acquiring, absorbing and fmi-
tating the good, bad and Indifferent speci-
mems that soon flooded the Quays and boule-
wards. One and all applied to Mr.. Bing.
taste and discrimination in making their
selection. He thus helped to found many
OF the famous collections. some OF which
later 1t fell to his lot to see dispersed In the
auction rooms of the Hotel Drouot. The
Goncourt, Burty. elliot. Koechlin. vevei
collections In Paris: the Oeder. Crosse,
Fuchs collections in Germany: those OF
Messrs Waggaman. Walters, Quincy
Shaw, Havemeyer, Freer in America and
many more, have all drawn from his magic
supply.
Wonderful Evenings at Strange Home.
Round the hospitabie table OF the ma
gician have gathered directors Of muse
ums enthusiasts eavants and students OF
every kind Brinckmann from Hamburg.
Morse OF Boston. Prof. FeneIlona, Eayashi.
Gonse, Nigeon, Whistler. Nono who have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22

~ yHEN a person ticks a postage
XA/ stamp he does not give the
wv slightest thought to the great
w care taken by the United States
bureau OF engraving and printing
In the cumming of the little piece or paper.
so long as the letter goes to Its destination
without trouble one has nothing to say
and II matters little how the gum Is put
on. But, all the same, the process Is 81
most Interesting and delicate one, requir-
ing great precaution in securing uniform
coating of the best adhesive gum to be
had. The process Is as much an exact
science as the building of the great naval
guns at the Washington or Brooklyn navy
yards.
So exactlng is the Post Office Department
in requiring a uniform coating that after
the cumming is over the stamps tested
TO discover II the coating Of the mucilage
varies seven ten thousandths OF a pound
to a sheet. which measures 1Stax23 inches,
each containing 400 stamps. The sheets
go TO the cumming room after printing.
and the cumming concludes one of the
principal processes necessary before deliv-
cry TO the Post ONCE Department.
There are eight cumming machines in
the light. airy room at the bureau of en-
craving and printing. where the adhesive
was applied during the last fiscal year to
5,S39. 363. go perfect stamps. Each machine
Is fed by a lady operative, who passes
the sheets on to an endless chain belt,
which carries them under a glass cumming
roller automatically coated with just the
proper proportion OF mucilage. The chain
belt goes right on with the freshly gummed
stamps to q covered drying box fifty feet
long containing coils of steam pipe. which
produce a temperature of 1902 Fahrenheit.
There is a slow journey of one minute
through this drying box and the stamps
come out with the muctlage perfectly dry.
The machine automatically delivers them
to female operative of an expert class.
She moves her educated hands over the
sheets and determines whether they are
passing through the drying box at just the
right speed to insure proper drying. II
the process Is not going along satisfactor-
lily the woman touches an electric button
and gives signal to the woman feeding
the sheets at the other end to increase or
diminish the speed of the chain belt.
There are other signals belonging to a
prearranged code that she may give. These
are highly essential because the state OF
the weather has much to do with the OPP
Grafton of the machines, which are run
at varying degrees of speed to suit. The
drying box will not dry the stamps as
rapidIy in damp weather as In dry. and
ere IS a st difference in the time for
o:1tg through thorough inspection fol.
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considsrate Of Him.

From the Catholic Standard and Times
Weary Walker-"Heres piece in dis
paper dat says ITS better to lie to q woman
II de truth would make her unhappy"
Thirsty Tim-"Dat's jist de way I feels
about It. Whenever kind-hearted ole lady
see ter me: II I give yer q dime will yer
spend It fur HQuGrf always sea NO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22

An application for the appointment of a
receiver for the Haight q Freese Co., bro
kers, who had Offices In New York. Boston
and Philadelphia. was made In the New
York state supreme court Friday. Deca-
cion va reserved
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scientific calculation to determine the pro-
portion of gum and paper. There was
science in the matter of the temperature at
which the gum should be spread upon the
paper. This Is so degrees and the specific
gravity must be %. special employe is
detailed to look after these features. The
varying degrees OF humidity in the atmos-
phere in different parts of the country pre-
sent many difficulties in the cumming room
and experts are needed to settle these trou-
bles. Experiments have shown that the
Mississippi valley south of st. Louis to New
Orleans is the most trying part of the
United States in which to gum stamps, ow-
ing to the excessive humidity prevailing at
all times or the year. causing the sheets to
stick together when sent to postnasters
and held for the public Stamp experts of
the bureau say that stamps that will meet
the requirements of New Orleans will be
suitable for any other pant OF the country
Besides the necessity to look after differ
ent sections Of the country, the atmospheric
condition OF the cumming room itself must
be looked after closely, experiments hav-
Ing shown that the temperature of the room
must be kept at so degrees Fahrenheit and
So per cent of humidity: Temperature and
humidity are taken each hour and the re-
suits are recorded on a blackboard. To
meet the changing seasons the quality of
the gum Is changed four times each year.
In the winter or during November. Decem-
Der. January, February and March soft
gum Is used; hard gum is used In June,
July, August and September. and there Ii
the spring and fall gums. used in April
and May and October. Tho summer gum
IL made hard to resist the humidity and to
prevent sticking together of sheets In tho
past Offices Of the country. The W.sSsr
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gum is to enable resistance to cold weather,
which causes curling and cracking.

gum is to enable resistance to cold weather,
which causes curling and cracking.
When you lick postage stamp you need
not fear that the gum is something unclean.
Postal gum Is the best quality on the face
of the cart. 1t is derived from dextrine,
a product secured in the process of making
starch from potatoes, corn and the cassava
root The starch from these vegetables Is
treated by roasting at a temperature of
about 300 degrees at the first stage, causing
1t to turn into dextrine Further changes
make postal gum and If the changes were
carried to the limit the result would be
grape sugar or glucose. The best postal
gum Is that which contains the least I'M
converted starch and little glucose
When the material for making gum
reaches the bureau of engraving and print
ing 1t looks much like flour except in color.
II comes in sacks of 200 pounds each, and
every consignment from the contractors Is
carefully inspected before using. 1t Is SUBJ
jected to mfcroscopical examination and to
chemical analysis and all this Is followed
by a praoticalstest.
The qualities the government demands in
the gum are adhesiveness, luster absence
of grit. fiexibility. resistance to humidity
and color About 100000 pounds of the
flour are used each year in the cumming of
stamps. the daily consumption being about
$50 pounds. The average cost Is around @
CtLtS pOuiiu.
The -four Is turned into liquid gum down
in the basement of the bureau. There are
three steam iacketed kettles of a capacity
of 100 gallons each. A formula is followed
In mixing the flour and water and care Is
taken in the cooking From the kettles
the gum Is pumped to a settling tank where
it is strained and reduced to the proper
specific gravity. Another pump takes 1t 10
the cumming room. where 1t Is again
strained In a large tank above the floor be-
ing conveyed later to the cumming ma
chimes.
Experiments are constantly going on In
the cumming room to find substitute for
the steam coils in the drying box, the OBJ
ject being to keep up-to-date. Less steam
heat Is considered desirable.
Over 100000 stamps are used in the
United States each day in the year. and the
cumming machines must keep pace with
consumption Without the number of ma
chimes having been increased In the last
five years the output has increased on an
average Of 100000 stamps q day. In four
years the people of the United States have
increased their use OF stamps that much.
The machines have a capacity. II forced, of
10, 00o. coo stamps each day This Is 81, 600
sheets. Both internal revenue and postage
stamps are gummed on the same machines.
the cumming process varying little.
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CUMMING POSTAGE STAMPS
AT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING

lows the cumming to see If there are any
defects, and the sheets are rolled to take
out the curl of the paper. Counting and
pressing is the next step before going to
the perforating room.
There are a dozen things done each day
TO keep track of the perfect cumming of
the stamps. When the machine pressmen
report for duty each morning they are fur
nished blank forms that must be filled out
at the close of the day. The blank re-
quires an accurate account of every ounce
of gum given to each pressman and every
sheet of stamps gummed on each machine.
The workman must state on his blank just
how many ounces of gum were distributed
on each LOCO sheets of stamps during the
day. The gum Is kept in a small tank con-
tanning fifty-two pounds of the liquid, and
this is exactly enough to coat 1000 sheets
The tank is equipped with a graduated
scale, which indicates at any moment
just how much gum has been used. All
this helps to get the precise proportions of
gum, and is an absolute check the
amount of gum used, the number Of sheets
handled, etc. AIS iaa j
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20
Committee Places.

Speaker Cate of the House and President Covington Of the Senate announced the standing commit tees Wednesday. Those from this section are placed as follows:
 Senator Thompson Is chairman of the committee on Public Roads. and also d mem ber of the Finance. \ Agriculture. and Mines commit tees. Senator Logan of Benton County Is chairman Of the Peni- tentiary committee and the State House committee and Is also a member of the Militia. Education, Rules, Mines aud Enrolled Bills committees.
 J. H. Mason is chairman Of the committee on Agriculture and al- so a member of committe on Coal Mines.
 G. A. Hurst IS a member of the committee on Journal and the committee on Cities and Towns.
 " E. Simpson is chairman of the committee on Immigration Is d member of two other commit tees, State Capitol and Journa l.
 w A. Anderson, of Benton Is on two committees, County and County Lines and Memorials.
 w. NJ. Keith, of Benton, is d member of two committee, Claims and Federal Relations.
 A. NJ. Ducan, of Madison, is d member of Committee on Public Buildings and also Engrossed Bills.
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20

IT begins to look very much as if Thomas K. Niedringhaus. Republican caucus nominee for Senator from Missouri. will be defeated after all, some of the Republican members Of the gen- eral assembly having bolted the caucus. The general assembly balloted in joint session Wednes- day. and on the first ballot Med ringhaus was two votes shy of election. and on the second and last ballot he lost two more. The general assembly adjourned to meet again yesterday al noon. K. (. Kerens is leading the fight on Niedringhaus, and while he himself has little chance Of being elected It is anybody to beat Med ringhaus. The Democrats are voting for Coekre1l, who was only two votes behind Niedring- haus on the last ballot.
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20
spEINeDALE, ARK. JAs 13, iso5.
BUSINESS NOTICE.

From this date the rate for display advertising 10 Tie News wiH be 10 cents per inch For standing ads. taking run If the paper, the rate will oe the same as heretofore.
 The present rate has been in force since the paper was established 10 l.s7 and when the circulation vas not one-fourth what 1t DOW is. The pres ent circulation Of The News IS l6Jo copies and the rate ~e have been get ting for display advertising has been considerably less than that charged bY neuspa pers with circulation not SC large. The price for advertising in all newspapers IS based on the cir cuIation. and The News has circu- Iation more than sufficient to justify this increase This explanation is made 50 that all may understand the reasons herefor and the publisher be- IieYes that all will admit that 1t is perfectly fair and just.
 Jso. P. STAFFORD. Publisher
 Dec. 30, ig04.
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20

and per diem of The members of the general assembly but when the House took up the bill for consideration t was found the enacting clause had been omitted, making it worthless. With such men a $ John Ike Moore in the senate this ought not to be, and 1t shows lack of proper consid- eration on the part of the members. The senate is usu- ally looked upon rather as a balance wheel for the House but If this thing keeps up the condi- tioHs will be reversed.
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20

THE members Of the general assembly from this section were divided when II come to the cleo tion Of officers. Representatives Simpson and Mason were on the winning side for speaker, being supporters Of ". ". Cate from the start. The other member from this county, Mr. Hurst, was for Mr. Du Laney, the two hay ing been school mates, but when Du Laney withdrew from the race Hurst lined up with the Cate forces. Senator Thompson of this county picked the winner for president Of the senate, being friend and supporter of A. W. Coyington. Senator Logan, of Benton County, was also on the winning side. Representatives Keith and Anderson voted for Pindall. The Republican mem- Der from Madison, Mr Duncan, went into Keel's caucus al the start but when that gentleman withdrew went to Cate. Mr. Fuller. of Carroll. was one Of Gates active supporters. and would. in all probability, have been temporary speaker had not MT. Keel and his followers gone to Cate in q body, in return for which that gentleman was elect ed to the position The News hopes the members may enjoy their stay in Little Rock and that they may win honors for themselves and accomplish much good for the state.
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20

NAN PATTERSON is reported to be i'll. Nan has caused pain to many newspaper readers who for the past several weeks have been forced to stare at her picture, or see her name in big, black type everytime they'd pick up news paper, and from this long-suffer- ing class she need expect no sym pathY.
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land Office at Harrison, Ark, Jan. II 1905 Notice is hereby given that the follow ing named settler has filled notice Of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that sald proof will be made before the judge or Clerk of Washington Co at FaYette vile, Ark, on Feb. ?, 1905, viz: Will liam l.. Shelley H. k. 25556, for the EA NE Sec g Twp IS N R 28 w
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: S $. Graham. w. F. Sanders, Henry Savage, all of Spring Valley, Ark, and John 5. Black, of Mayffeld, Ark.
 JOHN l. WoRTHiNGToN, Register.
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20

WHILE presiding over the House the other day MT. Row land of Boone County was called upon to decide a parliamentary question, and he frankly inform ed the body that he was not very well posted on parliamentary law and he thought about three fourths of the members were in the same condition.
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20
ADVERTISING CITIZENS
Men Who Helped the Audito,;,.
 Movement.

Some time ago when fupd were needed to carry on ,b. work on the auditorium. ard there seemed no place to nI to get them, James Weltn started out for the DIT. pose of raising S200. How well he succeeded is shown by the fol. lowing list of subscribers. H. not only raised S200, but made i. S25S. 50.
 Some of those whose names ao. pear below had previously Con. tributed to the auditorium fund
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20

ATTORNEY GENERAL ROGERS states posi- lively that he will be a candidate for governor next year and Congressman Little of Sebas- tian County has made d similar announcement. IL is doubtful II two better stump speakers can be found in the state and even If no one else enters the contest the campaign will be an interesting one.
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20
Care of Male Birds.

Your male bird should be at least two years old, and 1t would pay for the keep if your cocks had never seen a hen till you require them for breeding at two years, says H. Fuller In West ern Joultry Journal It pays every poultry breeder to build q small pen for his male birds and keep them separate-the fertility Of your eggs will pay you 100 per cent. Male birds should be well fed and kept dry dur ing mott. AS soon as one has mott cd his spurs should be taken off, as bird kept from hens develops a very long spur. Taking the spur off Is cas- fly done by roasting potato and while hot pushing the potato on the spur up to the leg. holding 1t there for thirty or forty seconds: then the spur can be twisted of. You are not troubled with a spur again If he lives for ten years.
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20

THE fact that W. w. Cate, speaker of the house, and A. W. Covington, president of the sen- ate, are friends of Gov. Davis has caused many people to think that the governor has strings on tn 2 general assembly and that that body will do his bidding. This is not altogether true. While Gov. Davis will have eonsidera- ble to do with shaping legisla- tion, ii is fact, nevertheless, that members who are known to be opposed to the governor sup ported Mr. Cate, and also sup ported and helped to elect other officials of the general assembly who are antagonistic to him. There Is subdued Davis and anti Davis feeling around the state house, but 1t is not nearly so no- ticable as two years ago and there IS apparently disposition on both sides to stop this fac tional fight, both for the good of the state and the party. So mote it be.
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20

C. NJ. WILDs, who formerly published paper at Ashdown, in this state, has moved to Bos- well, Choctaw Nation, where he has purchased the Boswell News. Charley formerly resided in Washington County and his old friends here wish him success in his new field.
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20

THE United States supreme court has reversed the decision Of the district court of St. Louis n the case Of Senator Burton of Kansas who was fined ., 500 and sentenced to six months impris- ment for accepting compensation for private service against the government while senator. While the evidence showed Bur ton was guilty he gets new trial on q technicality.
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20
RURAL ROUTE BOXES.
No Mail Can Pass Through Them
 Without Postage.

Again Uncle Sam steps 10 the front with a ruling and an order, in reference to the duties of a rural mail box. This ruling IS that while the boxes are purchas- ed by the owners of same, they come directly under control ot the government, So far as regulat- ing and protecting what goes in- to them. This is done not only for the benefit of the government, but the owners of boxes as well. It has become a custom. and a nuisance as well, that persons with advertising circulars, sale bill posters. patent medicine al manacs. and thousand and one articles. gro along rural route and stick their advertising or samples in the boxes for the own CT of same. This, 1t has been ruled, must cease, and only such matter as has the stamps properly attached have right to go in the box. The depart ment has issued circular to the postmasters of offices from which rural routes start, the text of which IS given here:
 Postoffice Department. Fourth As sistant Postmaster General. Division of Rural Free Delivery. Washington, D. C.. Jan }, 1905 To the Postmas- ter-Sir: Owing to the numerous com plaints which are being made to the department that adver tisng cir culars and other mailable matter. post age on which has not been prepaid, are being placed in rural letter boxes intended for persons who receive mail through such boxes: and in order that there may be no misunderstanding regarding the proper disposition o! such matter, you are hereby advised that patrons boxes erected on rural routes are intended exclusively for the reception of matter regularly in the malls. and "mailable" articles which carriers find deposited in such mail boxes on their routes, are proper. ly in the mails, and subject to all the rules regulating mail matter, includ- ing the payment of postage thereon.
 You will promptly and fully in. struct the rural carriers attached to your office that all mailable matter found in rural letter boxes, without the proper postage affixed or money provided sufficient to purchase same. should be taken to the initial post. office to be held for postage.
 Such matter on it's receipt at the postoffice should be treated in accord ance with the provisions of the postal laws and regulations covering matter mailed without prepayment of post age.
 Rural letter boxes are afforded the same protection under the law, as other United States mail boxes.
 Very respectfully,
 J. l.. BRIsTow.
 Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen. eral
The Springdale news., 1905-01-20

SOMEBODY in the senate ought to put the brakes on. They passed what was supposed to be an exact copy of the King Anti trust bill but when 1t got to the House 1t was discovered there were about thirty typographical errors and one whole section was omitted. And on the heels of this they passed bill appropri- ating S100,0 GOO to pay mileage