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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
Approaching the Gold Point.

From the New York Evening Post.
This weeks steady rise In sterIng ex-
change has aroused discussion as to the
probable date when the gold export point
would be reached this season. Last year
when the heavy shipments were IN progress
to Paris to pay for the Panama canal the
movement began in the week of April y,
with sight sterling selling at alta, the
level touched last Wednesday. Last year,
however, the low price of London exchange
at Paris made it possible for French bank
ers to draw drafts on the British capital in
payment for the gold secured here. Now
they cannot do this advantageously, be-
cause sterling at Paris sells for confines
higher than it did then.
Ordinarily sterling rules considerably
above this weeks level in May. Two years
ago London remittances sold at 4. So in the
week of May 8, when gold was sent out
In 1902 1t touched 4.SS12 late in April, when
the rletal was exported in payment for the
heavy shipments of Louisville and Nash
Vile stock that London bankers were rush
ing to this side. In the panic year of 1901
the gold movement began on April "a, with
sterling at 4.SSA. and call money loaning at
per cent. Notwithstanding the prevailing
strength in exchange here, however, inter-
national bankers do not expect exports OF
gold for month yet unless the situa ton
abroad should develop an urgent demand,
which is not now in sight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
Malaria and Drainage.

From the Baltimore Sun.
While our authorities are deaf to demon
STATIONS of the possibility of abolishing
malaria from the limit of this city cam
paign against mosquitoes and malaria has
been successfully waged by Klang and Port
Swettenham, obscure towns in the FEEDER
ated Malay States. In 1900 both were hot
beds of malaria. Of 293 houses in Klang
but three escaped infection during the last
four months of that year So serious did
the situation become that the Chinese resi-
dents held three days Chou chou" to
exercise the devil, to whom, instead of the
mosquito, the disease was credited Of 1876
government servants, lis were down with
malaria So bad was the case that the
British authorities resolved to apply the
measures recommended by Major Ronald
Ross. the discoverer of the exact connection
between mosquitoes and malaria. At a cost
of $4,000 swamps in and about the towns
were filled up, jungle and underground
were cleared and contour drain was dug
around the declivities to intercept the in
coming springs. The result is striking. In
December last less than 1 per cent of the
260 children of the two towns had the
malaria parasite in their blood, against "a
per cent of the 29S children in the districts
surrounding the towns. The records of
sick leave granted to officers in the two
towns still better prove the advantage of
drainage. In 1901 the days of sick leave
aggregated 102S; in 1902. 1875; in 1893, 73.
in 1904, II. Since July 1904, no officer has
suffered from malaria during the worst
malarial season. But every rose has its
thorns DR.. Watson who tabulates the
facts, has to lament that 1.-The fees result
ing from his private practice in connection
with malarial fever has fallen 10 zero" 1t
is something however to have proved that
tropical country. hotbed of malaria, can
he rendered absolutely free from deDlll-
tating and often deadly disease. In this
connection it may be noted that mosqui-
toes of the undrained areas about Klang
and Port Swettenham do not migrate into
the towns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

start. AS the session advanced weakness
or the cash grain caused additional depres-
sion In optional values. While several re-
ports from the southwest were received tell
ing of damage TO the growing crop the ad-'
vice lacked details and hence had little
influence In supporting the market For
July the lowest point of the day was
reached at 9oA. The market closed prac-
tically at the lowest point. Final quota
lions on July were at 90ha9oH Clearauces
of wheat and -four were equal to IO3 900
bushels Primary receipts were 42S 900 BUSH
els, compared with 90.699 bushels a wear
! ago. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chica 60 re-
ported receipts of 800 cars against 21O
cars last week and O. cars year ago
The feature of trading In the corn Dit
was further decline of 81 in the price of
the May delivery. The lowest point of the
day was reached at 49A the final quota
ton. The sensational decline was attributed
almost wholly to the enormous receipts ar.
rivals today being SOL cars. of which 5:sl
cars were of contract grade. That the
bull campaign was ended was admitted By
the majority OF traders
1t was said that several big settlements
were made today by foreign shorts and that
the principal short lines were now almost
entirely eliminated. The price of May was
OF 3 cents at the start, Initial quotations
being at 80 Throughout the day the price
steadily declined and at the close saIes were
made at 49N. Distant deliveries were az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
Review of Trade in Baltimore.
cial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dspa tch to The Star
BALTIMORE, Md, May Or. G. Dun
&, Company's weekly review of trade for
Baltimore issued today is as follows:
THE volume of wholesale business gencr-
ally is about normal and mercantile col
Iections are fair. Unreasonable weather
is having an adverse effect upon retail trade
in dry goods, clothing and mems furnish
ing goods Clothing manufacturers continue
to enjoy a brisk trade, liberal orders COM
ing in from the road and collections are
very satisfactory. Wholesale business in
dry goods and notions is only moderate,
but collections are good. There Is sHght
falling off in the jobbing demand for boots
and Shoes retailers being well supplied with
goods and collections are not altogether
satisfactory. Dealers in electrical supplies
report that their business, in common with
other supply trades, has been stimulated
by a large number of new buildings now
being erected; existing contracts are well
distributed and there are large number
of orders not yet placed. The activity in
regular business has also created a de-
mand for electrical novelties. etc Inc
lumber market has been overstocked, espe-
cially in heavy construction timber the de-
uand for which is materially reduced by
the large amount of steel ana reinforced
concrete work now being done; surplus
stocks are gradually being worked off, how
ever. and prospects appear more favorable,
though retail yards suffer from excessive
competition and cutting of prices.
General crop conditions seem favorable,
and fruit and vegetable packers anticipate
a successful season. The resumption OF
traffic on lake lines with their lower Teight
rates has caused an increased demand for
canned goods as a result of which better
Drices are hoped for when this season
mack is marketed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
UNFRIENDLY LONDON.
It's Feeling Toward American securi-
ties and Manipulators.

Correspondence of the Evening Post
The failure of Mr.. Hawkins has undoubt-
edly revived all the old distrust concerning
the American market. True. the failure
itself was due to large operator plunging
beyond his means, chiefly in American rail
road securities, and you may therefore say
II is absurd to saddle New York with the
responsibility. 1t must be remembered,
however that at the moment this operator
increased his commitments there was
very general feeling here fostered from
Wall street, that we were on the eve of
further important rise following the distri-
button of the Northern Securities assets.
Not few people. tired of looking on at the
inactive departments of the stock exchange,
turned their attention to Americans, and
the full blow in the face which was in
fcted by your markets sudden collapse
not only took away their breath, but left
them gasping with establishment and re-
sentiment.
Your readers must remember that there
are two things about such a slump which
profoundly impress the public here. The
first Is the manner in which prices go
down like stone. without any temporary
rebound such as We should experience here
But the fact which impresses us even more
ia that such violent losses should occur
without any tangible cause. 1t would be
the rarest thing on this side to find stocks
break so violently without disclosure of
some event affecting the intrinsic merits of
the securities themselves, or else through
some outside influence of so important a
nature as to be known to the public at
large With you, 1t is different The ma
nipulator plays so important q part, his
combinations are so gigantic that oper-
ators here are reduced to mere pawns in a
game in which they feel they are paying
against loaded dice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
LONDON INVESTORS CAUTIOUS
War Uncertainty Retarded the Specula-
ton In Stocks.

Special Cablegram to The STAR
LONDON. May 27.-This has been Ro-
jestvensky week the stock exchange,
few caring to invest or speculate in ad-
vance of the expected collision between the
Russian admiral and Togo. Feeling has
been general that great naval battle in
the far east is likely to produce important
price changes here and on the continental
bourSes.
1t is thought there would have been a
distinct upward movement in the stocks OF
this market this week but for the timld1ty
growing out of the movements of the Bar
tic fleet Some support for this view Is TO
be found in the course taken by consolS,
which in spite of adverse political consld-
erations advanced somewhat over last
weeks closing prices There also are ad-
vances in several other giltedge securities,
the movements of which are usually IN
fuenced by consols.
1t is noticeable, too, that in the foreign
department there was an increase III nrm-
ness, accompanied in some instances by an
upward turn in prices. British rails, SEN
stive as usual to traffic returns. made a
poor showing, there being nothing encour-
aging in the reports of operations In the
principal English, Irish and Scotch lines
Americans followed the course OF New
York to a large extent, and the quotation
tables show few stocks which have not
gained since Monday. though 1t is under
stood trading has been. on a very limited
scale. Kaffir circus continued TO DC IN q
state of extreme dizziness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Weakness Caused by Profit-Taking-
Further Drop in Corn.

CHICAGO. May 27.-Proft taking. due
partially to a heavy movement of wheat
TO northwestern grain centers. caused
weak wheat market here today. At the
close, the July delivery was off 1ha1as. In
fuenced by extraordinarily heavy receipts.
the price of May corn continued its down.
ward plunge. the closing figure today. 49a..
being the lowest point OF the day, loss
of 81. compared with yesterdays final quo
tations. July corn is off &aN. Oats and
provisions are almost unchanged
The wheat market was weak from the
start initial quotations on July being off
u TO *. at 9lLs to 9l% The principal cause
OF the weakness was unusually heavy re-
ceipts at Minneapolis and a consequent de-
cline in prices at that point. Crop news
from the northwest, well. was of bear
ash cast. and the weather. although still
cool, was considered favorable for the first
stage OF growth. An estimate on the crop
of Kansas made by officials OF certain
railroad was generally conceded to be quite
bearish. and this had much influence on the
market.
Realizing sales were in evidence from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
Costly Living in Gotham.
From the pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch
Every day In New York there is some
fresh aggravation to matrimony cropping
up in places affected by bachelors. 1t costs
10 cents more to be rubbed with alcohol
than 1t did six weeks ago. Manicuring is
81 instead of 70 cents For years the stand
ard charge Of the Turkish bath, chiropodist
and barber shop has been so cents. 1t Is
now IS cents all over the city. Cocktails
in bath cafes were formerly two for a quar-
ter. They are now Is cents straight. Same
way with cigars. Drug stores are charging
men more for toilet articles. The tailor who
used to press a suit for 80 cents now asks
IS cents, and 80 cents instead of quarter
for pressing trousers. Charges for laundry
work have gone up 20 per cent. In small
expenditures alone 1t costs the man who
has to look out for himself Sc week more
to live now than it did six months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
INQUIRY INTO RAILWAYS FUNDS
New Workers at Rutland Looking Up
Local Industrials.

RUTLAND, VT, May 27.-Otto Barnard,
president of the New York Trust Company,
and Douglas Robinson of New York, who
are in charge of the Merchants Trust Com
pany of New York arrived here today to
examine the affairs of the Rutland Street
Railway Company and Peoples Gas Light
Company and their holding corporation. the
Chittenden Power Company. The Mer-
chants Trust Company loaned upward of
$500, 900 to these concerns for the develop
ment of their properties
The only development here since the New
York failure has been the suspension of
construction work by the Chittenden Power
Company General Manager Fox says he
expects operations will be resumed in the
near future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
Suit Placed Hudson Valley B. R. Into
ReceiverShip.

BALLSTRON. N. Y, May 27.-Jarvis T.
O'Brien of Troy today was appointed re-
ceiver of Hudson Valley Railway Company
on application of Daniel P. Halpin. Mr..
Halpin sued the Hudson Valley Railway
Company and the Merchants Trust Com
pany of New York to foreclose fifty bonds
of the railway company which he holds and
which were secured by a mortgage given
to the Merchants Trust Company.
The Hudson Valley Railway Company
was a heavy borrower from the Merchants
Trust Company of New York, which was
placed in charge of receivers early this
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
Receivers Report Filed.

TRENTON N. J., May 2T.-James Smith
jr today filed in the United States court
his report as receiver of the Crescent Ship
yard Company and the Samuel s. Moore &
Sons Company. subsidiary concerns of the
United States Ship Building Company. Of
which he Is also receiver. Judge Lannine
made order fixing June 10 for cause to
be shown in Trenton why these reports
should not be approved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

fected by the weakness of May. July OPEN
ed " lower at 1915. sold OF to ass and
closed at 4S%a4Sh
Considering the weakness of wheat and
corn the oats market held remarkably
steady. Good buying by cash houses was
the main reason for the comparative firm
ness. July opened unchanged at 3o31. sold
between 3OAa3O1s and 3Osa3Ox and closed
Trading in provisions was extremely quiet,
and prices fuctuated within narrow
range At the close July pork was on
&C., at IL. 421s Lard was up shade, at
7.25a7.27h. Ribs were unchanged at f.Aa
7.221t.
Estimated receipts Gncomplete) for Mon
day: Wheat. cars; corn. 3S1 cars; OATS
lOA cars; hogs $1,000 head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
Another Receivership Dividend.

MACON. Ga, May 27.-Recever w. J..
Butler of the First National Bank, which
failed in the r. II. Plant collapse last year.
will distribute next week another dividend
of 10 per cent to all creditors of the in
stitution. This will make a total of 95 per
cent paid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
Children and Walnuts.

Children ana WalnutS.
Al other appetizing sandwich can be made
| from sliced cold chicken to which has been
| added thin slices of picked walnuts
Cucumbers are always refreshing on a
warm day and form ideal food for the
picnic luncheon. For sandwiches cut the
C, cumber not too thin and spread II on deli
cately cut halves of bread. Before closing
the sandwich sprinkle over the cucumber
Just a suspicion of salt and pepper.
The question of drinks for the picnic is
matter of conscience. Where wine or an
kinds is tabooed coffee and tea form the
principal beverages. If the nghting or
shirt lamp on the picnic grounds Is thought
to troublesome a fruit punch may be made
al home and carried in bottles To make
the punch the following is a reliable recipe:
A pint bottle of soda water and half pint
of cold water. Mix into this the juice OF
three lemons. two oranges and crushed fruit
of any kind. Put in enough sugar 10
sweeten A cup of claret wine Is great
iu,provement This drink. especially when
iced is delicious Nothing is more refresh
ing on a thirsty day than cold tea, but y
must be made rather strong and poured OH
inn ediately from the grounds. 1t is incest
served in Russian fashlon-with sugar ana
lemon juice.
Take Small Cakes.
Small cakes are much better to take on
the picnic than large ones which. besides
being difficult to carry, are equally hard
70 cut and serve. When there is day TO
prepare the luncheon nothing will be found
more appreciated than lemon cream cakes.
Cream together half pound of butter with
an equal quantity of powdered sugar ana
the grated rind of two lemons. AFTER
beating these ingredients for ten minutes
mix in the yolks of four eggs, beating each
separately into the butter and sugar before
adding another egg Whisk the whites of
the eggs to a stiff froth and add them, a
dessertspoonful at a time. alternately with
a tablespoonful of slfted -four TO the other
ir 81 edients until pound Of flour Is used
Then stir in a teaspoonful of yeast powder
Tour the mixture into fiat, shallow pan
which has been buttered and lightly busted
with -four and powdered sugar IN equal
parts and bake at once in a moderate oven.
The cake mixture should be quarter of an
inch thick before il is baked. When the
ca Ike is ready to turn out and is sufficiently
cool stamp it with a small diamond shaped
cutter and with sharp knife cut each lit
tie cake through the middle and remove
portion of the soft inner batter. Spread
over the inside of the cakes a mixture of
pounded almonds and cream, put the pieces
into their original shape and cover them
with icing which has been Favored With
lemon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

In speaking of the stock gambling public
as buying stocks one speaks of the usual
operation. The average man would rather
buy than sell for the same reason that the
average man Is right-handed. A life times
habit is behind il. The merchant and the
manufacturer make their money buying
goods and selling them for more than they
paid. The professional man sells his work
Tor more than it cost him 10 produce IL 10
sell a stock short seems almost contrary
20 nature The outsiders have not the
habit of It. And moreover the average
American is an optimist. 1t has paid him.
He has had faith in his country III us m
O. stit,rtiops and its resources and he has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

Season some heavy cream with celery salt
and pepper and mix by degrees with
81 fficent amount of tomato catchup to
favor il. Spread moderately thick slices of
bread with layer of the thick cream
then cover with water cress and make the
sandwiches. cutting. them into triangles or
squares. These dainties are useful only on
an outing where the distance is not great,
for transportation In the hot sun would not
inn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
Use Cabbage Leaves.

1t is secret known to only a few that If
sandwiches are wrapped in cabbage leaves
they will remain moist and delicious. This
idea is well worth remembering when fixing
up lunch for a railway journey.
II you intend to get the greatest possible
enjoyment cut of holidays you must be-
come proficient in the art of sandwich max
ing One of the old StandbyS is the egg and
creSs variety. Even this simple sandwich
may be made utterly unattractive by care
less hands, and there is never time when
one appreciates a daintily prepared meal
more than on an outing expedition, despite
the so-called Bohemian character of the
event The right way to make an egg sand
witch is to boil the eggs the day before. In
any case do not be satisfied with a tysmin-
ute boiling If allowed to cook ten ff-
teen minutes they are as mealy and as
dgestible as soft boiled eggs. When the
eggs are cold remove the shells and cut
them i'll half. Scoop out the yolks and
crush them with a spoon. Chop the whites
into small oice and stir into the yolks until
they are evenly distributed. Now mix all
with melted butter, salt, pepper. a few
.dro ps of vine gar and a little chopped ham.
II salad oil is liked use it instead of butter.
Mayonnaise is also wonderfully good as a
dressing. Spread the egg mixture on thin
slices of bread. put a layer of water -cress
between the pieces and cut into triangles.
Tomato cream sandwiches are very good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
Rules of Conduct.
From the New York Times

From the New York Times
Baron Alphonse Rothschild. who died in
Paris yesterday. deemed it a service to"the
young men of France who were ambitious
of emulating his success in business and
becoming great capitalists. to distribute
among them cards on which were printed
the following rules as to habits and COM
duct:
Shun liquor.
Dare to go forward.
Never be discouraged.
Be polite to everybody.
Employ your time well.
Never tell business lies.
Pay your debts promptly.
Be prompt in everything.
Bear all troubles patiently.
Do not reckon upon chances
Make no useless acquaintance.
Be brave in the struggle of life.
Maintain your integrity as a sacred thing.
Never appear to be something more than
you are.
lively.
Carefully examine into every detail OF
your business.
the classification of counsels of perfec-
ton The difficulty with them is that the
average young man of France. or, for that
matter of any other nation, would need 10
go back several generations and select MS
ancestors in order to be prepared TO follow
them. The shape of the average head does
not accommodate itself to the brain devel-
opment to which such a code would appeal,
and young man who was able to make
them his rules of conduct would probably
need no good advice from any one. II must
be conceded, however, that one who could
follow the Rothschid code would arrive
AT success inevitably. if he lived long
enough. That one does not. the rule.
follow it is no doubt partly his fault but
perhaps not wholly